雷霆翊 viable look, his eyes were cold and devoid of emotion as he stood in the grand hall, amidst a sea of shocked faces. The grand hall had been the seat of power for the Kuineng宗, a temple of immense prestige and influence. Now, it was a place of turmoil and loss.

"Are you sure it's Lu Yiping?" Lei Hao asked, his voice cracking under the weight of unbridled tension.

"Yes, Your Eminence, it must be Lu Yiping," the elder replied, his voice trembling. "The Yijian of the nine turns entered with such force that our elders and Jin Tianhong were sent crashing into the earth. They were made to kneel there."

"The elder of our temple who came to investigate recognized Lu Yiping," he continued, his voice barely above a whisper.

The hall fell into a deathly silence, the air thick with the unspoken fear that Lu Yiping's name invoked.

Jin Guangshang, his expression marred by grief, bowed deeply before Lei Hao. "Please, O Elder, destroy Lu Yiping. Avenger our elders and Jin Tianhong."

Lei Hao's voice was heavy with determination as he replied, "Rise, you need not bow. Lu Yiping cannot escape justice!" Then, he turned to the elder who had reported the news. "Pass the order to the elders in charge of the Kuineng formation. Prepare to activate the formation at my command! And all demigods and gods, follow me to confront Lu Yiping!"

The severe tone of Lei Hao's voice echoed through the grand hall.

"Obey the orders of the Supreme Elder!" the elders of the Kuineng宗 and the great grand elder of the Wu Shengmen echoed back, their voices trembling with reverence.

In an instant, Lei Hao, Chen Yougan, the twin barefoot elders, Yu Qing Shangren, Zhi Zu, and Huan Mo太祖 led the Kuineng宗, Wu Shengmen, Tai Qing Sword sect, Tian Shou Men, and Bai Bie Men out of the grand hall. The grand elders and sect heads of other super sects followed behind in an enormous procession.

They surged forward like a tidal wave, their presence extraordinary.

The ground where the elders of the Kuineng宗 and Jin Tianhong had been thrust into the earth by Long Jiao Jinniu remained quiet. It was where Lu Yiping and Long Jiao Jinniu awaited the arrival of the Kuineng sect's masters.

As the presence of the sects grew stronger around them, whispers spread through the ranks.

Suddenly, a voice echoed, "Xuan Tian sect!"

"It's Elder Ji Tian of the Xuan Tian sect!"

A stir rippled through the crowd.

Elder Ji Tian, leading a group of Xuan Tian sect elites, appeared from the distance. The Xuan Tian sect had been invited to the grand event by the Kuineng sect.

Elder Ji Tian came to a halt as he saw a figure blocking his path, the back of which he recognized immediately. His eyes widened in shock, and without a second thought, he bowed deeply from behind Lu Yiping.

"Ji Tian greets Elder Lu Yiping," he said.

The Lin Ze group was left in shock.

"Lu Yiping?!"

"The Ancestor Lu of the Punishment of the Heavens!"

Many of the powerful figures around them stepped back, their faces filled with terror.

Lu Yiping turned his cold gaze towards Ji Tian, and a chill ran down Ji Tian's spine. He hastened to explain, "Elder Lu, our Xuan Tian sect has come to the grand event, and we have no intention of attacking you."

"Is that so?" Lu Yiping replied calmly.

Ji Tian hastened to say, "The heavens and earth can bear witness. We have only come to join in the festivities."

Suddenly, a shockingly powerful aura emanated from the direction of the Kuineng sect's ancestral hall. The crowd looked up to see an immense shadow approaching from the horizon.

The Kuineng sect, Wu Shengmen, Tai Qing Sword sect, Tian Shou Men, and Bai Bie Men, along with other super sects, raced towards the scene in an immense show of force.

Elder Ji Tian's expression shifted as he saw the procession of the Kuineng sect and the Wu Shengmen approaching, stepping back from Lu Yiping to avoid any misunderstanding.

Lu Yiping, however, did not seem to mind.

In an instant, the grand forces of the Kuineng sect, Wu Shengmen, Tai Qing Sword sect, Tian Shou Men, and Bai Bie Men arrived at the scene.

Jin Guangshang and Jin Meijuan came forward, their eyes red with fury as they saw their kin, Jin Tianhong, kneeling in the earth, his life force ebbing away.

"Tianhong!" Jin Guangshang roared,沖上前去，抱住 Jin Tianhong, weeping loudly: "My son!"

The Kuineng sect's members remained silent, heavy-hearted.

Jin Meijuan glared at Lu Yiping, her eyes filled with murder.

"Lu Yiping, you killed my husband, now you have killed my nephew. You and your kind will not go unpunished! You will all meet your end without a trace!"

Before she could finish, Long Jiao Jinniu struck her with a palm, sending her crashing into the ground, just like Jin Tianhong and the several elders of the Kuineng sect who had been subdued earlier.

"Meijuan!"

An elder of the Kuineng sect, whose heart was just as broken, charged at Long Jiao Jinniu with a punch, his might overwhelming, capable of shattering mountains.

Long Jiao Jinniu met the punch with a palm of his own.

Crash!

The elder was sent sprawling through the air, his armor shattered, rolling wildly before crashing to the ground, a bloody mass.

"What?!"

Both Lei Hao, Chen Yougan, and the twin barefoot elders, Yu Qing Shangren, Zhi Zu, and Huan Mo太祖 were taken aback by this sudden turn of events.

No one had expected an elder with an aura of eight billion levels of martial power to be struck down by a palm from Long Jiao Jinniu!

During the Tianbei Sealing, Long Jiao Jinniu had defeated Fei Jie with his nine-turns empty拳 and sealed him away as the Nine-Turns War-General. Many had guessed that Long Jiao Jinniu's power lay around seventy million levels.

Now, with an eight billion-level martial aristocrat being struck down by a single palm, Long Jiao Jinniu's strength seemed to surpass that of a demigod as well!

Lei Hao, Chen Yougan, and the others exchanged looks, their faces contorting with shock and awe.

Jin Guangshang was white with fear.

Lu Yiping surveyed Lei Hao, Chen Yougan, the twin barefoot elders, and the others with a cold gaze, then calmly said, "Kill them all!" His voice was as cold as the winter wind, echoing through the skies of the Kuineng sect and reaching the ears of all the strong.

Lei Hao, Chen Yougan, and the twin barefoot elders were taken aback by this declaration.

"Full activation of the Kuineng formation!"

"Quickly!" Lei Hao shouted in terror.

Instantly, the ground beneath them rumbled and trembled violently. Massive auras of a great formation burst from the earth, an aura of ancient primordial power sweeping through the land. Before this terrifying force, all felt oppressive, even the most formidable among them.

"The Kuineng formation, the first divine formation in the nine heavens, once fully activated, will claim the lives of all inside. Quickly, retreat!"

In terror, everyone backed away, fleeing towards the boundaries of the Kuineng sect.

As they fled, a massive shadow appeared in the sky above the Kuineng sect...