Chapter 1455: Zhen Luliu

As Zhou Yuan’s voice suddenly rang out, the eyes of all the Saints present narrowed, for they could all hear the surging power hidden beneath his calm tone. This Saint, considered the youngest among all the heavens, seemed even more formidable than they had imagined.

Grandmaster Green Willow’s expression also changed, and a flicker of anger crossed his face. With his eyelids slightly lowered, he said, “Apologize? I’m afraid they aren’t worthy of it.” Given his status, a mere ruler of a small dynasty like Zhou Qing didn't even qualify to speak to him. Under his rule, there were countless rulers like Zhou Qing, each governing dynasties far superior in strength and scale to the Great Zhou. When those dynasty rulers saw him, they would all prostrate themselves in awe and reverence, not daring to even raise their heads. And now, Zhou Yuan actually wanted him to apologize to his parents?

Grandmaster Wan Zu also spoke up at this moment: “Zhou Yuan, Green Willow didn’t actually do anything to your parents; they sustained no injuries. His previous action was merely to make you appear sooner.” His words clearly sought to excuse Green Willow.

Zhou Yuan turned his head to look at Grandmaster Wan Zu and slowly said, “Grandmaster Wan Zu, in the Cangxuan Heaven, your words hold no sway.”

Grandmaster Wan Zu’s face immediately darkened. This Zhou Yuan was even more arrogant than he had imagined!

“Oh? What audacity! Today, I’d like to see just how much you can…”

However, just as his voice was about to completely fall silent, the surrounding void suddenly shattered. Streaks of light burst forth, and within them were chains, akin to glazed jade. These glazed chains contained immensely dense and powerful Saint might. They were aimed directly at Grandmaster Green Willow.

“Do you really think I’m afraid of you?! When I became a Saint, you likely weren’t even born yet, Zhou Yuan!”

The sudden attack caused Green Willow’s expression to subtly darken. He waved his sleeve, and a torrent of emerald-green Saint might, like a colossal python, roared forth. It crushed the void as it collided with the glazed chains.

Boom! Boom!

However, the instant they made contact, Green Willow’s pupils involuntarily contracted, for the glazed chains shattered his Saint might with overwhelming force and an unimaginable speed, striking at him directly.

“How is this possible?!”

“He can actually shatter my Saint might?!”

Disbelief surged within Green Willow. Although Zhou Yuan was now also in the Saint realm, he had, after all, become a Saint centuries earlier, while Zhou Yuan had only taken a mere few years. Even if Zhou Yuan possessed the identity of the Cangxuan Heaven Master, it shouldn’t be possible for him to defeat his Saint might so easily, should it? And most importantly, the glazed chains clearly weren’t even utilizing the power of Cangxuan Heaven yet! This kid seemed to have grown much stronger than a year ago!

At that moment, the glazed chains pierced through the void and directly penetrated his body. However, Green Willow’s body twisted at that instant, transforming into wisps of green mist. His true form reappeared several hundred zhang away, his expression dark and annoyed. The glazed chains trembled, pursuing him as if teleporting.

“Zhou Yuan, that’s enough!”

Grandmaster Wan Zu’s face was stern. Zhou Yuan’s actions were clearly a disregard for him, or perhaps, a show of force. This made Grandmaster Wan Zu let out an indignant laugh internally. A junior who he had never even considered worthy of his attention back then, now dared to disregard his words in such a manner?

With that thought, Grandmaster Wan Zu made his move. He extended his palm, and immediately, the heavens and earth seemed to dim. A colossal palm descended from the sky, striking towards Zhou Yuan. Within that colossal palm, there appeared to be numerous majestic light figures. Each light figure contained terrifying Saint might, and upon closer inspection, they seemed remarkably similar to Grandmaster Wan Zu himself, albeit from different periods of his life.

“Zhou Yuan, calm yourself down!”

The colossal palm descended. An attack of this magnitude would normally be enough to effortlessly wipe out the entire Great Zhou City. However, under Grandmaster Wan Zu’s control, the power was precisely aimed at Zhou Yuan alone, without any leakage.

Facing an attack from an experienced Dual-Lotus Saint, Zhou Yuan’s eyes flickered. Immediately, he formed a hand seal with one hand. A vortex suddenly appeared before him. Within the vortex, vast and boundless Genesis Qi from heaven and earth converged. Finally, the Genesis Qi condensed into a single point, seemingly forming a tiny speck of light. In the next instant, the speck of light expanded, like a seed, growing at an astonishing speed to form an immense, towering tree.

The tree glowed with a crystalline luster, and each of its leaves was inscribed with extremely ancient patterns. This was Zhou Yuan’s manifestation using the power of Cangxuan Heaven. At this moment, the tree’s branches and leaves stretched out, seemingly holding up the sky. They collided with the ancient colossal palm that was pressing down.

Boom! Boom!

As the two collided, dull thunderous roars seemed to explode in the void, reverberating throughout the entire Cangxuan Heaven.

The instant the ancient tree supported Grandmaster Wan Zu’s colossal palm, Zhou Yuan’s gaze, sharp as a blade, locked onto Green Willow in the distance. With a flick of his finger, the ground beneath Green Willow suddenly cracked open, and glazed chains shot out, coiling around his body.

Green Willow roared in anger, and emerald-green Genesis Qi surged out. With a twist of his body, he transformed into billions of green light figures, scattering in all directions. After the brief skirmish, although the outcome was difficult for Green Willow to accept, he had to admit that Zhou Yuan’s current Saint might was surprisingly several degrees stronger than his own. Therefore, he had no intention of clashing head-on again. Currently, Zhou Yuan was barely holding off Grandmaster Wan Zu by leveraging the power of Cangxuan Heaven, but this was only temporary. Once Grandmaster Wan Zu freed himself, he would certainly help him suppress Zhou Yuan. Therefore, avoiding his direct assault was the most rational course of action.

As countless green light figures soared away through the void, Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Green Willow was indeed cunning and deceitful; he was deliberately trying to stall for time.

However, just as those countless green lights vanished into the void, a crimson light suddenly swept across the distant horizon. That crimson light seemed to contain an extremely scorching power, capable of incinerating the firmament. The crimson light blazed across the land, instantly obliterating countless green lights. Only one remained, clearly Green Willow’s true body.

“Zhuan Zhu!” A furious roar emanated from within that green light.

Zhou Yuan’s eyes flashed, and he flicked his fingers repeatedly. Glazed chains pierced through the void around Green Willow and swiftly, like lightning, coiled around his body. Vast power was applied, directly trapping him.

“Since you’re unwilling to apologize, then I’ll just have to force your head down.”

With a thought from Zhou Yuan, a boundless heavenly might descended from above at that instant. Illusory images of endless mountains and rivers flickered into existence in the void, ultimately crushing down heavily upon Green Willow’s body. Under the suppression of such formidable power, Green Willow’s body immediately began to collapse. His Saint might was shaken apart, and then, amidst his furious roars, his body slowly bent downwards. Finally, with a mighty roar, he was completely prostrate on the ground. His head was positioned precisely towards where Zhou Qing and Qin Yu stood.