Chapter 741: Crash the Golden Lotus

The black-robed elder stood in the void, emanating no aura whatsoever. Not even a ripple of Genesis Qi was present, making him appear like an old man who had never cultivated before.

But at this moment, countless astonished gazes were fixed upon him.

They had all witnessed firsthand how the golden orb, which contained all of Saint Yuan Palacemaster's power, had been casually crushed by this mysterious black-robed elder.

"Who is this?!"

"Such power, it's probably no weaker than Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's peak."

"But within my Cangxuan Heaven, I've never heard of such a person."

The powerful experts from all sides looked uncertain and whispered among themselves.

Even sect masters like Palm Master Qing Yang, Heavenly Sword Sovereign, and Ancient Whale Venerable wore expressions of shock. They clearly didn't recognize the black-robed elder, but from his act of assisting Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao, it was evident he knew them. This surprised them even more; Yaoyao was one thing, but how could Zhou Yuan, a mere Divine Dwelling stage practitioner who had just reached the Alpha stage when he first arrived at the Cangxuan Sect, know such an incredibly powerful individual?

"Master Cang… Cang Yuan?!" Zhou Yuan stared at the black-robed elder with a hint of disbelief, finally stammering out the name after a moment. He had clearly not expected Cang Yuan, whom he hadn't seen since their parting years ago, to appear at this most critical juncture.

Cang Yuan turned his gaze back to Zhou Yuan, smiled, and said, "Not bad, little one. In just a few years, you've entered the Divine Dwelling stage. But now is not the time for reminiscing; you've got quite a bit of trouble here."

He glanced at Saint Yuan, who, in the distance, was equally stunned by his appearance. Then, he looked up at the fissure in the boundary wall far beyond the void.

In the distance, the cold expression on Saint Yuan Palacemaster's face had vanished. He stared at Cang Yuan with a look of alarm and suspicion, asking in a deep voice, "Who are you?! Why are you meddling in the affairs of my Cangxuan Heaven!" He was certain that Cang Yuan was not a native of Cangxuan Heaven.

Cang Yuan looked indifferently at Saint Yuan, saying, "Instead of being a proper person, you choose to be a dog of the Sacred Race." Saint Yuan's body was currently filled with the Sacred Race's power, which Cang Yuan found quite repulsive.

Saint Yuan's face twitched, and he laughed angrily, "You are quite arrogant!" Saint Yuan was currently in the Dual Lotus stage, his strongest state to date, which undoubtedly made the usually cautious him a bit more brazen. In his view, even if Cang Yuan was very powerful, he was far too dismissive.

Cang Yuan looked at Yaoyao behind him. He could instantly discern her current state and the cracks on her skin, and his eyes immediately turned slightly cold. Although Yaoyao's identity was extraordinary, he had raised her bit by bit, essentially considering her his own child. They had been separated for several years, and now, seeing her forced into such a predicament, even with Cang Yuan's temperament, a tremendous rage surged within him.

"Your Dual Lotus stage, forcibly elevated by external power, doesn't even count as a true Dual Lotus stage," Cang Yuan said faintly. "Even if you encounter true Single Lotus Saints, they wouldn't consider you a threat."

Saint Yuan frowned. He couldn't discern Cang Yuan's origins and indeed held some apprehension. He immediately said, "If you are here for these two, I can let bygones be bygones regarding previous events." Although he was furious about Zhou Yuan dispersing the Cangxuan Saint Seal, Saint Yuan understood that killing Zhou Yuan now would be useless. It would be better to settle the score after collecting all the Saint Seal fragments. At that time, he would not only kill Zhou Yuan but also completely raze his Great Zhou, leaving no blade of grass untouched! As he thought of this, a deep murderous intent flashed in the depths of Saint Yuan Palacemaster's eyes.

However, upon hearing Saint Yuan Palacemaster's attempt to de-escalate the situation, Cang Yuan merely smiled faintly and said, "Let bygones be bygones? You've beaten my two children to this state. You may not pursue it, but I, this old man, certainly will have a good reckoning with you." His words were calm, yet they carried a hint of domineering intent that made one's heart tremble.

Saint Yuan's expression turned cold: "You shouldn't push your luck too far!"

However, this time, Cang Yuan didn't want to waste any more words. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and everyone watched with wide eyes as two lifelike golden lotus flowers slowly materialized above his head and on his left shoulder. The Dual Lotus Stage! Cang Yuan, astonishingly, was also in a realm equivalent to Grand Ancestor Cang Xuan's peak! Moreover, his Dual Lotus stage was clearly not like Saint Yuan's superficial one; it was cultivated through his own efforts.

"Let me show you what true Dual Lotus is." Cang Yuan's hand seal changed, and the two golden lotus flowers shot straight into the sky. In that instant, heaven and earth dimmed as if the cosmos had been inverted, and the entire Cangxuan Heaven's Genesis Qi surged violently.

The powerful experts from all sides were horrified to discover that as the golden lotuses rotated, all of them lost their connection to heaven and earth, and the Genesis Qi within their bodies vanished into thin air.

The two golden lotuses intertwined and spiraled, finally transforming into two streaks of light that shot directly towards Saint Yuan. Wherever the golden lotuses passed, chaos was born.

At Cang Yuan's level of cultivation, the two refined golden lotuses were not mere ornaments. They gathered the power of the origin, and when unleashed, they were equivalent to two genuine Saint Treasures! Moreover, they were natal Saint Treasures! That kind of power was truly capable of changing heaven and earth!

Therefore, when Saint Yuan saw this scene, his pupils couldn't help but contract. Only when truly facing the Dual Lotus stage could he clearly feel the gap between himself and that realm. He had been able to defeat Cang Xuan before only because the latter was merely a wisp of a remnant soul at the time; if Cang Xuan had been at his peak, their strengths would still not have been on the same level.

However, by this point, Cang Yuan had already made his move. With his very first strike, he unleashed his natal Dual Lotuses with thunderous fury, a power that truly possessed the ability to shatter stars.

Saint Yuan's expression flickered, but ultimately, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. The opponent was indeed very strong, but he was also in the Dual Lotus stage. He simply didn't believe that the opponent could treat him as nothing!

With a thought from Saint Yuan, two golden lotuses also shot up from above his head and shoulders.

The golden lotuses rotated, shaking the heavens.

Under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, the four golden lotuses shattered the void, directly colliding with a thunderous roar above the emptiness.

Boom!

An indescribable shockwave raged outwards.

The shockwave swept across almost half of Cangxuan Heaven, stirring up Genesis Qi storms on numerous continents... Above the Black Abyss.

All eyes were fixed on the four golden lotuses colliding in the void. The space there had long since collapsed, with massive spatial fissures continuously appearing, and chaotic spatial storms roaring out from them.

Cang Yuan watched the four golden lotuses clashing in the void with an expressionless face. A hint of disdain curled his lips, and then he suddenly flipped his palm.

In the next instant, two of the golden lotuses erupted with billions of chaotic lights. As light and shadow swayed, the cosmos trembled, and at that very moment, they forcefully shattered the two golden lotuses that belonged to Saint Yuan Palacemaster.

Expressions of shock emerged on the faces of the powerful experts from all sides. Who could have imagined that Saint Yuan Palacemaster, who had been parading his might and thought he was the ultimate victor, had now had two of his golden lotuses shattered by this mysterious black-robed elder?

Some gazes turned to Saint Yuan Palacemaster, whose eyes were also filled with horror. At this moment, the powerful aura emanating from his body began to rapidly dissipate, like a punctured balloon. At this point, everyone knew that Saint Yuan Palacemaster had truly suffered a major defeat this time.