The newcomer's speed was very fast and his aura was very strong. Everyone was shocked by this loud voice and stopped what they were doing.
The people of the Flowing Sun Sect all revealed expressions of ecstasy and stepped aside to make a path for them.
A few words flashed through Liu Qun and Guan Chang's minds, "There really is a Mystic Thearch?"
Most fifth-grade sects would at most have a Half-emperor, but there was no lack of Mystic Thearchs. However, when they reached this level, they would announce that they had such a super expert in charge. Firstly, it was to show off their strength, and secondly, it was to make others fear them so that they wouldn't dare to have any ideas about them.
On the way to the Flowing Sun Sect, Liu Qun and the rest had a rough grasp of the sect's strength. They knew that there was a Half-emperor in charge, but they had never heard of a Mystic Thearch.
The sudden appearance of a Mystic Thearch had indeed shocked them.
However, this wasn't enough to make them panic.
There was only one person. One of them was a low-level Mystic Thearch, and the other was a mid-level Mystic Thearch. Unless a mid-level or high-level Mystic Thearch came, no one would be able to get away with it.
The newcomer was obviously not a high-level Mystic Thearch, nor was he a mid-level Mystic Thearch. He was just a super expert who had just stepped into the Mystic Thearch Realm.
However, this person looked very young, as if he was in his thirties. He had a resolute appearance, eyes like the sun, and an imposing aura. He wore a set of battle armor that emitted a strong fire attribute. His head, shoulders, chest, legs … every part of his body was wrapped tightly. This was a very complete set of battle armor.
This young man didn't carry any weapons. He sat on a low-level seventh-grade Firecloud Lion. The man and lion looked very majestic, giving off a powerful and shocking feeling.
"Xu 'er, you … you succeeded?" Liu Yue looked at the newcomer with a face full of surprise.
The young man nodded at Liu Yue and said, "Yes, Lord Father. Xu 'er didn't let you down and finally broke through to the Thearch Realm."
"Good … good, the heavens are really blessing our Flowing Sun Sect!" Liu Yue exclaimed with a face full of joy.
This young man was Liu Yue's son, Liu Xu, the future successor of the Flowing Sun Sect.
If the name Liu Xu was mentioned now, perhaps no one would recognize such a monstrous genius. He actually broke through to the Mystic Thearch Realm at such a young age. Why was he a nobody?
Actually, the name Liu Xu had once caused a stir in the central territory. However, he was like a shooting star that flashed by and quickly vanished without a trace, and no one paid any attention to him.
Fifty years ago, Liu Xu's name was like Ling Xiao's, being talked about enthusiastically by others.
It was all because Liu Xu had almost created a miracle similar to Ling Xiao in the Imperial Rankings Tournament, and he'd practically seized the position of the first Emperor from the young geniuses of the 18 great powers.
Unfortunately, in the end, he still fell short by a little and was forced to take second place, becoming the Imperial Exterminator.
At that time, Liu Xu did not mention which faction he was from. In the Imperial Ranking Tournament, he had also completed the mission alone, while the champion of the Martial Spirit Court had completed the mission with a team. In comparison, Liu Xu had proven the value of his strength.
At that time, Liu Xu received the pursuit of many major factions. Many factions all threw out branches to him, hoping to be able to recruit him.
But He Liu Xu did not accept these factions' good intentions. After the Imperial Rankings Tournament ended, he chose to enter seclusion alone.
In less than two years, Liu Xu achieved middle-stage Empyrean strength in one stroke.
Not only that, he even slayed the encirclement of over a dozen Empyreans with middle-stage Empyrean strength. Among them, there were even two high-level Empyreans.
This battle established Liu Xu's awe-inspiring reputation, and it also made people feel that Liu Xu had combat strength that overwhelmed those of the same generation!
It was just that after that battle, Liu Xu vanished from everyone's sight, and there was no news of him anymore.
At that time, everyone felt that he might have been killed by enemies, or perhaps he chose to take refuge somewhere.
Nobody knew that Liu Xu just returned to the faction he was at, the Flowing Sun Sect, and secluded himself to cultivate.
In just a few decades, Liu Xu actually went from middle-stage Empyrean strength to low-stage Mystic Thearch cultivation in one go. This speed was truly like sitting on a rocket, and it was so fast that it left people speechless.
Liu Xu was only around a hundred years old now, and an Emperor Rank expert at such a young age was rare even in the central territory. Even if it was amongst the 18 great powers of the central territory, it might not be able to easily foster such an outstanding and monstrous genius.
Why did Liu Xu have such outstanding achievements at such a young age?
Besides his own outstanding Tenbin, it was naturally related to his fortuitous encounters.
Since he was young, he was tested to have a physique that was infinitely close to pure fire attribute, and his cultivation of Tenbin was definitely quite high. Moreover, as the son of the Flowing Sun Sect's Sect Master, the cultivation resources he obtained were naturally very abundant. This allowed him to attain the strength of a high-level Earthly Sovereign when he was in his forties.
Reaching high-level Earthly Sovereign at this age was in the range of geniuses, but compared to the younger generation of the 18 major factions, it was not particularly dazzling.
However, when he suddenly achieved the title of the Second Killing Emperor, second only to the First Martial Emperor, with his own strength, then his dazzling point was highlighted.
Liu Xu did not have such a monstrous speed of advancement from the beginning. Instead, he had other encounters in the Chaotic Abyss of War and obtained a precious inheritance, and also separated the inheritor's memories.
This was the reason why he could reach his current realm in just a few decades without relying on any elixirs.
The Central Region was vast and boundless, and secret realms were not uncommon. There would always be a few who were favored by the heavens and obtained fortuitous encounters.
Ling Xiao obtained fortuitous encounters, and his combat strength was astonishing. Yuan Zhantian was also the inheritor of the Sacred Battle Ape, and Wu Bufan possessed the Chaotic Battle Physique. The three of them were all favored by the heavens, but it was not just them. Liu Xu was also one of the favored by the heavens.
He had the ability to fight above his cultivation level, and everyone in the Flowing Sun Sect knew that his prestige in the sect far exceeded that of the Sect Master. Now that he had broken through to the Mystic Thearch Realm, their reverence for Liu Xu had reached a state of blindness.
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"Who are you? How dare you invade my Flowing Sun Sect!"
Liu Xu coldly looked at Liu Qun and the others and shouted. A violent flame spread out from his body, and the people around him had to quickly retreat far away.
The scorching flame was unbearable, and the powerful aura caused the surrounding air to tremble slightly.
Liu Yue said, "They are from the Proud Smiling Palace. They want our Flowing Sun Sect to become one of their subordinates. We did not agree, so they used force."
"What kind of power is the Proud Smiling Palace?" Liu Xu did not understand.
He had been training hard and rarely paid attention to what was happening in the outside world. Naturally, he did not know about the Proud Smiling Palace.
"It is a new power, but it is quite strong. Xu 'er, I will tell you after the enemy is repelled!" Liu Yue said.
Liu Qun slightly frowned and said, "Our Palace Master's combat strength is outstanding, and he is majestic. He is not even afraid of a power like the Sha Tian Gu Family. He is also a rank 7 alchemist, and it won't be long before he becomes a Saint Alchemist. It is your honor to submit to our Palace Master, so why are you so stubborn?"
The Flowing Sun Sect was already a top rank 5 sect with a Thearch Realm master. If it had two Thearch Realm masters, it would be a rank 4 sect.
If such a power became a subsidiary of the Proud Smiling Palace, it would be extremely beneficial to the Proud Smiling Palace.
"I don't care how powerful your Palace Master is, our Flowing Sun Sect will not submit!" Liu Yue said firmly.
Their Flowing Sun Sect still needed to be passed down to his son, so how could they become a subsidiary of someone else?
"Since that is the case, then don't blame us for being impolite!" Liu Qun said.
"Father, all of you step back. I want to see how impolite they are!" Liu Xu replied coldly.
Liu Qun was just about to attack when Guan Chang spoke from the side, "Leave him to me. You aren't a match for him!"
As a mid stage Mystic Emperor, Guan Chang was able to sense how extraordinary Liu Xu was, so he volunteered to fight.
"Hmph! Both of you come at me together. If the two of you can defeat me, then why can't our Flowing Sun Sect submit to you!?" Liu Xu spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, it was like a blazing sun had gradually risen behind him. He was like the son of the sun, and a vast aura descended towards the surroundings while the energy of his world surged out in all directions.
Nine brilliant suns, nine different colors, and a myriad of gorgeous rays of light illuminated the world like the light of Buddha. It was so dazzling that everyone couldn't open their eyes.
"What … what kind of world energy is this? It is actually … so terrifying!" Liu Qun spoke with an astonished expression.
Guan Chang revealed an expression of extreme disgust as well. Such a vast Righteous Sun was the bane of his darkness element.
"Attack!" Guan Chang grunted coldly, and then balls of black mist transformed into countless demons that enveloped Liu Xu.
Zi zi!
It was just that when Guan Chang's world energy came into contact with Liu Xu's world energy, it was immediately burned by that powerful blazing energy until it shriveled up.
"Both of you come at me together. Otherwise, you won't have a chance!" Liu Xu said very confidently.
Right now, a small sun appeared on his forehead, and it was like a supreme battle pattern, making people feel that he was incomparably mighty!
Liu Qun also didn't stand on ceremony. He didn't deduce the power of his world as he directly brandished his longsword and slashed out streaks of incomparably huge cyan sword qi, which attacked Liu Xu who was in the middle of the nine brilliant suns.
Guan Chang also withdrew his world energy as he slashed out with frightening black saber astral saber. Every saber had the power to destroy mountains and split rivers.
"Just in time, I can use you guys to test my moves!" Liu Xu revealed a maniacal smile.
His battle intent soared as he drove the power of his world. Streaks of brilliant suns descended from the sky. Red, yellow, blue …
Nine streaks of different colors blasted towards Liu Qun and Guan Chang's powerful moves from different directions.
Rumble!
A series of deafening booms rang out incessantly.
Streaks of elemental power kept splashing out, and the two groups of people in front and behind retreated a long distance, for fear of being affected.
When the people of the Flowing Sun Sect saw that Liu Xu was fighting one against two, their eyes were filled with worry, but more than that, they were filled with excitement.
And the hundred people who came with Liu Qun also revealed a look of shock. They didn't expect that the Flowing Sun Sect was hiding such an expert. Faintly, everyone felt that this trip might have deviated from the result they wanted.