Chapter 593. A Great Crisis, the Final Battle?

They had not stepped forward to curry favor with the Celestial Court or Lu Yuan. They had done so because they knew the two factions' success would eventually bring disaster upon them as well.

Even so, Lu Yuan's response delighted them.

"King Lu is too courteous," they replied together.

If this had been before, they would not have been so respectful. But now, Lu Yuan was a Celestial Seat Immortal.

No one could predict how far he would rise. The cosmos had always respected strength, and they would never put on airs before a Celestial Seat Immortal.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded and said nothing more.

He turned toward the distant void. After a brief silence, he spoke again. "If everyone still wishes to watch, why not show yourselves and visit my Celestial Court as guests?"

The warning was meant for those who had watched from the sidelines. As soon as he finished speaking, hidden auras surfaced across the distance and rapidly withdrew.

"King Lu is joking. We were only passing by. We will leave now."

"Yes, yes. King Lu may do as he wishes."

"Right, right. We will visit as guests another time."

Lu Yuan now possessed the unquestioned authority of a true powerhouse. None of the watching races dared test him, and they left at once.

Remaining any longer might offend Lu Yuan, and none of them could withstand the consequences. Within moments, every aura in the sky had vanished.

Lu Yuan paid them no further attention. After ordering everyone to rest and recover, he asked Zhu Qingyu, the other core members, and Jiang Huanyun's group to remain.

He knew the two factions' attack had not been the true crisis. Far more serious matters remained.

"A Celestial Seat Immortal. One journey through the cosmos, and you've already surpassed everything I imagined."

Jiang Huanyun spoke first, his voice filled with emotion.

He had known Lu Yuan would return stronger than before, but becoming a Celestial Seat Immortal in so little time still seemed inconceivable.

"You're too kind, Senior. It was only luck," Lu Yuan replied with a modest smile.

Jiang Huanyun smiled, then shook his head, hardly knowing how to respond.

This was luck? How was that possible? That was the Celestial Seat Immortal Realm. How many were there in the entire universe?

He himself had been trapped in the Grotto-Heaven Immortal Realm for a long time.

Why had he not been lucky enough to reach the Creation Immortal Realm?

Jiang Huanyun set the thought aside. After a moment, he continued, "You must have sensed it on your way here. A strange power has appeared across Earth's famous mountains and great rivers. We suspect it comes from the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons."

Their greatest concern was no longer the two factions, but the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons.

They could not afford the slightest carelessness.

"Yes."

Lu Yuan nodded. "This is also why I gathered all of you."

After that, he told them everything he had experienced on the Celestial Star and along the way.

When Jiang Huanyun and the other Jiang Clan members heard that every Teleportation Dao Platform in the Milky Way Starfield had been destroyed, they were visibly alarmed.

Zhu Qingyu and the others were initially puzzled, but Jiang Huanyun's explanation soon made the implications clear.

"The Teleportation Dao Platforms were destroyed... Does that mean if something happens to Earth, no one outside will be able to reach us in time?" Zhu Qingyu was the first to speak. She continued, "Then all of this was likely planned by the two factions and the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons together."

Her conclusion left everyone silent.

Lu Yuan looked at Zhu Qingyu with approval.

She had pieced together the situation and its implications almost immediately. Her judgment was as sharp as ever.

In the future, if he was not present, he could safely leave the Celestial Court to her.

"Yes." Lu Yuan cleared his throat before continuing. "I believe Earth was the two factions' target from the beginning, not the Celestial Star or anywhere else in space.

"Their plan is likely already complete. The abnormalities in the famous mountains and great rivers must come from arrangements that connect them to another world. When the time is right, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons will descend through them and threaten all of Earth."

The moment Lu Yuan returned to Earth and sensed those auras, the entire plan had become clear.

Earth and the entire Milky Way Starfield were now in imminent danger.

Meanwhile, every Teleportation Dao Platform had been destroyed.

"I also believe the final battle will take place here," Jiang Ningxian said. She alone had accompanied Lu Yuan throughout the journey and understood the situation clearly. The next descent would be nothing like those before it. Far more terrifying beings might appear, perhaps even ones beyond a Supreme Immortal's ability to handle.

"Is there any way to stop it?" Ice Fairy asked.

Earth was home to far too many ordinary people. If war broke out, countless lives would be lost. Preventing the descent would be best.

"There is no way. The two factions would not have acted unless every preparation was complete. We can no longer stop the descent."

Jiang Ningxian had identified the heart of the matter. They could only face what was coming.

After hearing this, everyone present, especially Zhu Qingyu and the others, frowned.

Jiang Huanyun also lowered his head, not knowing what to say. They had guarded against everything, yet in the end, those people had still succeeded.

"That is why I called you here. We must gather all our strength and send word into the cosmos so that more experts can reach Earth. What comes next will be a true war, and its outcome may affect the entire universe."

Lu Yuan's tone was grave.

The Extracosmic Heavenly Demons they had encountered before were not particularly strong.

What came next would be far more terrifying.

Whatever came, they would have to face it. Otherwise, the coming crisis would engulf not only Earth and the Milky Way Starfield, but the entire universe.

As Jiang Ningxian had said, this would be the final and decisive battle.