The process of smacking the three knights did not take even a minute (lasting half as you do), but for the people in the city, it felt like an eternity. They stared at the man standing in the air like a God. He was not releasing any aura, yet it felt as though a resplendent light radiated from his very being, blinding them all.
These people did not know who Yun Wuji was, but they felt a wave of relief knowing that, finally, someone this mighty was protecting them.
Instead of their useless Emperor, they could finally feel safe from the oppression of the three great sects.
'Shit! What to do?!' Helian Jue, on the other hand, felt completely opposite to his people. Now that Yun Wuji was in conflict with the Pure Land's knights, his fate looked grim no matter how he viewed it. The Pure Land was an omnipotent place, filled with experts everywhere. No matter how strong Yun Wuji was, he would not escape their wrath!
The most depressing thing was that this fight had happened in the Helian Dynasty, which could also draw the ire of the Pure Land. If Yun Wuji decided to stay here and the Pure Land sent a punitive force to take him down, the aftermath could destroy this place as well!
He was now pressed between two beasts. If he asked Yun Wuji to leave, he would risk offending him, but if he didn't, this place could be flattened like Sakura's chest in the next fight.
"Getting into a fight with them, aren't you afraid of getting into bigger trouble?" Li Suo suddenly asked while Yun Wuji continued observing the direction the three knights had flown.
"Not really," Yun Wuji answered casually, completely unconcerned.
"This isn't like you. Shouldn't you be more cautious in your approach? Perhaps set them up later instead of fighting them in front of everyone?" Li Suo asked. She hadn't spent as much time with Yun Wuji as Hei Xiaolian, but she still knew many things about his character and personality, especially after learning how he had taken down his enemies and become the absolute ruler of the God Realm.
Aside from being a horny, lustful beast, he was very scheming.
"Because I don't need to. I am strong, very strong," Yun Wuji stated calmly. "Using schemes and plots when you can simply solve things with your fists is absolutely stupid."
Yun Wuji was the type of person who liked to scheme when he was weaker or when his opponent was his equal, but if he was stronger, all he had to do was end things with a punch. If one punch wasn't enough, another one would be. He would keep punching until it was.
"...Fair enough," Li Suo said, becoming speechless. His reasoning made sense, but she couldn't help adding, "What about the True Gods? Are you confident in defeating them?"
"Of course. Right now, I can fight evenly with a Divine Limit Realm practitioner. If I use Invictus and go all out, I can take on any True God and kill them as well," Yun Wuji said confidently. His current battle strength rivaled that of a Peak Divine Limit Realm fighter. With the activation of Invictus, his power naturally jumped even higher, and if he were to use Omnipresent Domain, he would become even more formidable.
"This includes Mo Su as well?" Li Suo stayed silent for a moment before asking again.
"Hmm, I am not sure. I don't know much about him, but I do know that the Omnipresent Domain won't work against him," Yun Wuji thought for a moment before answering. Mo Su possessed the two ultimate time and space devil artifacts, which he could use to interfere with space and time, directly countering Yun Wuji's Omnipresent Domain, which was itself a space-time domain.
The Devil Pearl and the Nether Mirror are artifacts on the same level as the Eternal Heaven Pearl and the World Piercer. Even if they are not at their peak right now, they can still interfere with the stability of Yun Wuji's Omnipresent Domain and disrupt it, making it very difficult for him to use.
"But it doesn't matter. First, I already deduced that the Pure Land would not mobilize any of the High Priests, much less Mo Su. And even if they did, it's no big deal. I can use it as an opportunity to test myself."
He was absolutely confident in himself. Even if, by some freak accident, he were to be defeated, he could easily escape and change his identity. Once he reached the Divine Master Realm, he would return to settle the score with them.
From the very beginning, Yun Wuji had never even cared about the Pure Land or the Kingdoms of God. To him, his main enemy was the crumbling laws of the Abyss.
The others were just minor issues. He could deal with them along the way and collect some waifus while at it.
"It is assuring that you have everything planned then," Li Suo muttered before falling into silence. Somehow, she began feeling depressed. Yun Wuji was too efficient, which made her feel useless. She couldn't find any opportunity to help or show her worth.
After landing on the ground, Helian Jue's group immediately ran to him. "Supreme one!"
"Senior!" Helian Lingzhu hesitantly stepped forward.
"I have inadvertently implicated your tiny place. I shall leave immediately," Yun Wuji said, stopping them from speaking. Then he looked at Helian Lingzhu and added, "You can follow me if you want."
Having finished speaking, he turned and took off into the sky.
Helian Lingzhu hesitated for a moment, staring at Yun Wuji's back, then at her father and friends. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Goodbye, Royal Father. Goodbye, everyone!"
"Lingzhu!"
"Junior sister!"
"Your Highness!"
She did not turn around to face their calls and flew after Yun Wuji. "Senior, please wait!"
Mo Cangying's face was pale, but strangely, aside from his hollowed heart, he didn't feel anything else, as if he had already become numb, or perhaps he had expected this outcome long ago.
Yun Wuji was flying slowly, just enough for her to cough up to him. When she did, he said, "I told you to stop calling me senior. It makes me feel old."
"Y-yes! Yun Wuji," Helian Lingzhu whispered, lowering her head to hide her blushing face.
Hei Xiaolian and Li Suo watched in silence. This pure and sweet girl was clearly completely smitten with him.
"Yeah, that's better," Yun Wuji nodded casually. He stretched out his hand and said, "Hold on to me." At their speed, it would take a long time to travel. He could have used his profound energy to hold her, but why pass up the opportunity to play the romantic ambiguity game with her?
Helian Lingzhu stretched out her hand shyly. When her fingers touched his, it felt as if she had been electrified. Her heart started pounding fiercely, and as she held his hand, a strange sweetness spread through her chest, making her feel dizzy.
Swoosh!
The two traveled at an impossibly fast speed. Not long after leaving the Abyssal Qilin Realm, they reached a new land of living. When he landed, Yun Wuji casually took out a small building from the Sky Poison Peal and quickly set up a formation to isolate the abyssal dust. The isolation didn't completely repel the dust, but it blocked more than 95% of it.
He was naturally unaffected by the abyssal dust and could easily keep it away from his surroundings, but he wasn't stupid enough to show his full ability to Helian Lingzhu, not just yet.
After all, the two had only known each other a short time, and he obviously had very shallow feelings for her.
In this world, one of the main factors why the laws of the Abyss are much crueler than those of the God Realm, and why each year many forces are forced to abandon their people, is the limited space. Every force has an isolation barrier designed to isolate the Abyssal Dust.
Each barrier differs in effectiveness. The most powerful is the 'Divine Grace,' created by the True Gods of the Kingdoms of God, which perfectly isolates the Abyssal Dust. Other forces are not so fortunate. Their isolation barriers vary greatly, with some barely able to isolate 50% of the Abyssal Dust.
The range of an isolation barrier is also limited, and it consumes a large amount of energy. Aside from the 'Divine Grace,' other barriers are powered by Abyssal Stones and Abyssal Crystals, which are found only in the Endless Fog.
So, quite literally, people risk their lives to bring these resources to protect their communities. That is why all those deemed useless are kicked out of the protection of the isolation barriers and forced to withstand the corrosive Abyssal Dust. This is the norm in this world. Not even the Kingdoms of God are exempt; they, too, occasionally abandon useless and unproductive people when their populations grow.
"We will be living here from now on. This place is still close to the Abyssal Qilin Realm. If you miss your homeland, you can visit it," Yun Wuji said as he entered, speaking to Helian Lingzhu, who followed him timidly.
The reason he had left the Abyssal Qilin Realm was to avoid implicating them. He had no reason to prevent Helian Lingzhu from seeing her family again.
The Abyssal Qilin Realm was very close to the Endless Fog, making it a good place to be. Yun Wuji could explore the Endless Fog and return to rest in the Abyssal Qilin Realm when he grew bored.
But since this had happened, he chose a place between the Endless Fog and the Abyssal Qilin Realm.
"Really?! Thank you, Sen… Yun Wuji!" Helian Lingzhu's face lit up as she thanked him quickly. She was about to call him senior again, but quickly corrected herself.
"Do you know why I asked you to come with me?" Lying on the sofa, Yun Wuji stared at Helian Lingzhu and spoke.
"Why?" Lingzhu asked curiously.
"Because I want someone to accompany me, and I took a liking to you," Yun Wuji sized her up, then added with a smirk, "And also because you like me."
'...Brain 404 Error!' Lingzhu's body stiffened, her eyes froze in place, and her brain stopped working.
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