Chapter 1318: Chapter 1317: What Should I Fear When Even the Immortals Are Not Present

"Dare to launch a sneak attack, kill them!" The Cultivators were enraged.

They had been overwhelmed by the presence of the Heavenly Emperor when he entered the scene and stopped attacking, and the Biluo Sky Army had ceased their assault as well.

Who would have thought that after the Biluo Sky Army stopped, they would dare to sneak attack? It was utterly shameless.

"Cease all hostilities." The Heavenly Emperor reprimanded softly, his position in the Candle Sky Civilization akin to the heavens, possessing the highest supremacy. His word could determine life and death, and his command was the absolute iron law, none dared to defy.

The Biluo Sky Army ceased their attack once again.

The Heavenly Emperor’s gaze swept over the Integration Period Cultivators. Not completely sure before, but now, upon seeing these juniors, he was certain; the ’Cultivation World’ referred to the ’Box World’.

So it seemed, the Box World had indeed been opened.

"I am the Heavenly Emperor, the Sovereign of Candle Sky, there has been some misunderstanding. Where are the Immortals? I will explain in person." The Heavenly Emperor looked indifferently at the group of Integration Period Cultivators, his worry was provoking the Immortals, as for these cultivators, he did not even consider them worth his attention.

Back in the Great Yu Era, Integration Period Cultivators were not even qualified to see him.

He is the Heavenly Emperor?!

Upon learning the identity of the other party, the Integration Period Cultivators showed expressions of surprise; they found that they couldn’t see through the other party at all.

Wait, he can speak the language of the Cultivation World?

Seeing the Heavenly Emperor surprised Elder Brother Lu Yang even more.

Could he be Emperor Wu Yao of Yu?

Lu Yang’s original situation before being switched was quite dire, and he worried that after Emperor Wu Yao switched places with him, it might be dangerous.

It seems he was worried for nothing; Wu Yao was thriving in the outside world, even becoming the Cosmic Dominator.

A newly advanced Integration Period Cultivator, dissatisfied, flew out from the crowd, "What kind of nonsense misunderstanding? Your Candle Sky Civilization led an army to our Cultivation World to plunder Spirit Stones!"

Had it not been for the strength of their Cultivation World, they would have been looted clean by the Candle Sky Civilization long ago!

The brows of Wu Yao furrowed slightly in displeasure; a mere junior at the Integration Period, not even with a firm foundation, dares to bawl in his presence?

With a flick of his finger, the newly advanced Integration Period Cultivator didn’t even get a chance to react and was sent flying directly.

"Utterly ignorant of the enormity of the heavens and earth, how did your elders teach you?"

The crowd was shocked; they did not see how Wu Yao had made his move. As they attempted to catch their flying companion, they too were repelled and sent flying.

Elder Brother Lu Yang caught the person and flew to the front, confronting Wu Yao directly, "Elder, is it not excessive to deal so sternly with an ignorant junior?"

Wu Yao let out a cold laugh, "A Middle Tribulation Stage dares to stand up for others, have your elders come to see me."

Elder Brother Lu Yang held a high position in the hearts of everyone; hearing Wu Yao insult him, they collectively spoke out in reprimand, with several even wanting to take direct action.

Elder Brother Lu Yang raised his hand to signal everyone to hold back, continuing, "Currently, the Immortals are wandering in all directions, unknowable when they will return. My name is Lu Yang, and I can represent the Cultivation World; elder, you can explain this misunderstanding to me."

Something stirred in Wu Yao’s heart; hearing this, could it be that there were no Immortals currently in the Cultivation World?

It made sense, even as an Immortal he desired to leave the Cultivation World to see the outside, the other Immortals likely shared similar thoughts. Once the seal on the Cultivation World was broken, they all left.

"Explain? Fine, but first release my army." Wu Yao’s tone carried a command as he spoke these words.

Since the Immortal was not present, he did not need to hold any reservations, and there was no need to be overly polite with these youngsters. First, retrieve his subordinates, then worry about the rest later.

Otherwise, explaining himself to those who captured his man, as if he was inferior, would be utterly disgraceful.

Even if the Immortal were to return later, it’s unlikely they would fuss over such trifle matters.

Moreover, he had left some tactics in the Cultivation World; should he return there, he could rely on these tactics to contend with the Immortals. The Semi-Immortals of the Cultivation World meant nothing to him.

Lu Yang’s brow furrowed slightly. Considering Wu Yao had indirectly saved him, his demands couldn’t possibly be agreed upon, making Lu Yang’s tone much heavier.

"Senior’s demands are somewhat unreasonable. Your men attacked the Cultivation World; if we hadn’t had some skill, we might have become prisoners at your feet. Now that they’re in our hands, naturally, we will deal with them."

"Unreasonable? I afforded you a modicum of respect, do you truly think you have the right to refuse?"

Wu Yao’s lips curled into a cold smile as he reached out with a sky-obscuring hand to take away the entire Biluo Sky Army.

The hand imprint was as large as the stars, capable of smashing the Star Cores with a snap of the fingers, imbued with the power to bind. The Cultivators were shocked, paralyzed as if a Fixation Technique had been cast on them, watching helplessly as Wu Yao took away the Candle Sky Soldiers!

Boom—

Lu Yang executed the Buddha Land in Palm, clashing with Wu Yao’s sky-obscuring hand imprint.

The two giant handprints canceled each other out, and only then could the Cultivators break free from their imprisonment.

"Transcendance Tribulation Peak?" Lu Yang quickly assessed Wu Yao’s realm. When their handprints collided, he found himself at a disadvantage—not from a lack of skill, but from a gap in cultivation level.

As an Immortal restarting cultivation, Wu Yao’s foundation was so solid he could challenge beyond his level, among those of the Pass Tribulation Peak, he was incredibly strong. That Lu Yang’s handprint hadn’t instantly crumbled had surprised Wu Yao.

"You do have some skill, no wonder you claim to represent the Cultivation World."

Despite his words, Wu Yao still didn’t consider Lu Yang a threat—in terms of cultivation level, status, or vision, he towered over Lu Yang.

"But a young man who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth needs to be taught a lesson!"

With a thought from Wu Yao, the trajectory of the stars shifted and, in an instant, were refined into nodes of an Array Method, forming an unknown formation that enveloped everyone.

A gravity thousands of times heavy instantly compressed their bodies, and it increased exponentially. Magic artifacts were flattened into useless thin discs, and the expressions of those who saw this drastically changed as they hurriedly fled from the Great Formation. Only Lu Yang did not run away.

Wu Yao had set up the Star Array specifically to deal with him. If he fled, the Star Array would follow.

"Fall." Wu Yao said softly.

The refined stars shrunk tenfold in size, yet their hardness increased a hundredfold, tough enough that even those in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage would find it hard to shatter.

The stars fell like rain; with both hands, Lu Yang propped up a star, but more stars continued to fall, shattering the previous ones and targeting Lu Yang.

Soon, Lu Yang was overwhelmed by successive falling stars, his life or death unknown.

"Condense." Wu Yao drove the formation, the gaps between the stars engulfing Lu Yang emanated green light, followed by the closing of the gaps, disappearing out of sight. The stars became one entity, sealing Lu Yang within.

The Integration Period Cultivators watching the battle became incensed, "Elder Brother Lu Yang!"

The Biluo Sky Army was fervently excited, and although they had witnessed the power of the Heavenly Emperor countless times, they were still astonished.

How potent these native powers of the Cultivation World were, yet they still were no match for Lord Heavenly Emperor.

"Hm?" Wu Yao sensed a tremendous force emerging from within the star seal, fiercely assaulting the seal.

The seal trembled, and the accumulated stars burst into powder with a bang. The heavens shattered, the earth split, Lu Yang, with Arhat Fist, forcefully shattered the star seal. His clothes were slightly dirtied, but he was unharmed.

"I’ve endured you for quite some time now, and you were the one who struck first!" Lu Yang said angrily. Since Wu Yao wasn’t giving any face, there was no need for Lu Yang to show him any either!