Chapter 261: You're at the Mid stage Divine Palace Realm?
"Just an insignificant ant. Killing him means nothing." The Spirit Clan's patriarch spoke coldly.
Standing beside him were several members of the Xiao Clan. Their expressions were rather unnatural. The "ant" he mentioned was in fact one of the Xiao Clan's own prodigies—though he had long since been cast out of the clan. Yet no matter what, the blood flowing through his veins could not be denied.
Still, out of consideration for the relationship between the Spirit Clan and the Xiao Clan, these Xiao Clan experts said nothing. They simply pretended not to hear the patriarch's words.
"An ant?"
Li Xun slowly rose to his feet. Radiance flowed around him, and the calm and serene aura he had exuded moments ago suddenly erupted—vast and boundless, shaking the heavens and earth.
"Do you realize," he said coldly, "that by striking at Xiao Fan, you've made yourself my enemy?"
"So what if I have?"
The Spirit Clan patriarch sneered. His eyes were deep and ancient, suffused with a destructive power that could topple worlds. Within those pupils reflected a vision of a crumbling cosmos—terrifying to behold.
He gathered his focus and guarded himself carefully.
When facing Li Xun, he dared not harbor even the slightest contempt.
His earlier words, and the recording crystal he had shown, were all meant to provoke Li Xun—to force him to act. Judging from the results, the plan was working perfectly.
Once Li Xun made a move, he would be able to gauge the youth's true strength.
After all, they had already made preparations. Several great powers were ready to unite against Li Xun. There was no way they would act blindly without first testing the depth of his power.
Inside the grand hall, an elder from the Crape Myrtle Holy Land sighed inwardly. Producing a jade slip, he swiftly sent a message to the Crape Myrtle Holy Lord, urging him to come at once.
Given the situation now, he alone clearly couldn't keep things under control.
Both the Spirit Clan patriarch and Li Xun were no ordinary figures. If they truly fought, not even he—nor perhaps even the Holy Lord himself—could easily stop their clash.
After all, both men possessed terrifying strength.
The Spirit Clan patriarch needed no explanation; anyone capable of leading a great clan was never weak. But Li Xun—though young—had already amassed a record of victories so shocking that it defied belief.
"Do you know," Li Xun said suddenly, his tone calm yet edged with danger, "that your Spirit Clan's nest is also billions of miles away from here?"
He spoke lightly, and without any visible effort took a single step forward.
At that moment, divine radiance exploded throughout the palace. A beam of Holy light illuminated heaven and earth, blazing like a second sun. From that brilliance emerged a colossal footprint—golden and resplendent, as though forged of purest gold.
That single step seemed casual, effortless, yet within it was contained a supreme and inviolable will. Its speed exceeded all imagination; the light flashed and vanished in an instant, stunning everyone present.
"So powerful!"
Every Divine Palace Realm expert present turned pale.
They had already guessed that Li Xun would attack, and they knew he was formidable. But none had imagined that his strength would be this overwhelming.
A single casual step had unleashed a pressure so immense that they could not even muster the thought of resisting. It was as though they were standing before an emperor of the ages, the air thick with the scent of laws themselves—more than one, in fact.
"Good!"
Rather than fear, the Spirit Clan patriarch's eyes gleamed with excitement. Raising his head, his gaze burst forth with ten thousand streams of light, each one like a heavenly chasm splitting the void.
The divine beams crossed the sky, dazzling and brilliant, as though piercing through the river of time itself—meeting Li Xun's descending golden footprint head-on.
And in the instant the two forces collided, a thunderous explosion shook heaven and earth, and the entire grand hall trembled violently. One after another, radiant symbols lit up within the chamber, countless runes spreading outward to fill every direction.
It was a near-indestructible formation—normally strong enough to withstand several blows from a Saint. Yet at this moment, it was trembling uncontrollably, as though on the verge of collapse.
Rumble!
Boundless shockwaves rippled out in every direction. Everyone present was forced several steps backward. Those of weaker cultivation turned pale and spat out mouthfuls of blood on the spot.
And this—this was merely the aftermath of the two men's clash.
To think what it would be like to stand in the very center of that exchange—it was unimaginable.
After a long while, the dust began to settle.
The Spirit Clan patriarch staggered backward, the cushion beneath him exploding to shreds. His body retreated several paces, and blood dripped from the corner of his lips. In the depths of his eyes flickered a hint of horror.
He had blocked Li Xun's strike—but he was still injured.
For him, this was almost impossible to accept.
After all, he was a veteran powerhouse, while Li Xun was a newly risen prodigy. Their backgrounds and foundations weren't even on the same level—and yet he, the patriarch of the Spirit Clan, had been wounded in a single exchange.
If word of this spread, his name would be forever recorded as yet another glorious mark upon Li Xun's dazzling record of victories.
Seeing this scene, representatives of many great powers felt their hearts quake.
So this was the famed Profound Sun—Li Xun. Having only just broken through to the Divine Palace Realm, and yet already displaying a near-invincible might.
Among his peers, who could possibly rival him?
The Spirit Clan patriarch had been forced back more than ten zhang in a single exchange, while Li Xun stood perfectly still—composed, calm, and utterly unruffled, exuding a noble confidence that made the contrast painfully clear.
The difference in strength was obvious at a glance.
"Mid stage Divine Palace Realm!"
The Spirit Clan patriarch's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Li Xun, forcing the words out through clenched teeth.
He had expected Li Xun to be powerful—never once had he underestimated him—but he hadn't imagined that Li Xun's true cultivation had already reached the mid stage Divine Palace Realm.
How long had it even been since his breakthrough?
From the time he left the minor world of the Great Strength Divine Demon Sect until now, barely two years had passed—yet Li Xun had already advanced this far.
Even if one is soaked day and night in mountains of spirit stones and devoured pills like its air, such terrifying progress should be impossible!
At this pace, Li Xun might very well become a Saint within a hundred years!
That also confirmed what many had suspected—that the Saint level materials he had purchased earlier truly were for preparing his own path to Sainthood.
"Mid stage Divine Palace Realm?!" someone gasped. "Heavens above—could Li Xun be the reincarnation of some ancient Emperor? Do realms hold no barriers for him?"
"This isn't just about barriers," another said solemnly. "This has already reached a level beyond reason. His cultivation speed alone defies belief—but he's also invincible within his realm!"
"Throughout the ages," an old cultivator sighed, "I have never once seen someone like Li Xun. I myself have been trapped at the late stage of the Divine Palace Realm for nearly a thousand years—compared to the Profound Sun Holy Son, I feel utterly ashamed."
The hall buzzed with discussion.
By now, not a single person harbored any complaint about the Crape Myrtle Holy Land's decision to seat Li Xun here.
If even Li Xun wasn't qualified to stand in this hall—then truly, who in the world could be?
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