Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

Chapter 322. A Clash of Physiques, the Power of a Greater Sage? Shocking

It was a monster covered head to toe in red fur. Its entire body emanated a strange aura as well.

Its form was roughly similar to that of a human, yet its features could not be seen clearly. On its face, there was only a pair of scarlet eyes, filled with chaos.

This monster looked simply too bizarre.

It crouched in the air, its eyes fixated on Lu Yuan.

There seemed to be caution in its gaze, but also greed. It looked as though it had found the richest feast imaginable.

Even though the red-furred monster had suffered a loss in the collision just now, it still showed no intention of giving up.

By the look of it, it was ready to charge again at any moment.

It wants to eat me?

At the sight, a faint smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face.

It was his first time encountering such a creature.

Anyone else would likely have felt intense fear.

But Lu Yuan was different. There was only curiosity in his eyes.

Because he remembered that in his previous life, after the Immortal's Cave in the Yellow Mountain had opened, it seemed to have caused enormous casualties among the Outer Cosmos beings.

Many had died there.

Now it seemed obvious that the cause had been the red-furred monster before him.

And he also wanted to know what exactly this creature was.

Roar!

Suddenly, the red-furred monster let out another howl.

Powerful layers of aura surged from its body, while blood-red mist spread continuously from around it.

The disturbance around Lu Yuan and the monster caused the surviving Outer Cosmos beings nearby to tremble with fear.

Even though they had all reached the Sage Realm, the scene before them was simply too bizarre.

As for Yu Heng, who now had only half his body left, his entire frame was trembling.

The reason was simple.

He had already faced the red-furred monster before. He knew how terrifying it was.

So the moment he heard that howl again, it triggered the fear in him to the extreme.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan paid no mind to what the others were thinking.

Knowing that the red-furred monster intended to attack, instead of waiting, he directly stepped forward and struck first.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Golden vital qi surged, and the Great Sun's Furnace emerged.

Under that immense force, it seemed as though even the blood-red mist might be forced apart.

Opposite him, the red-furred monster's body hair stood on end at once, while clumps of black mist began pouring out from it without cease.

In the next instant, the surrounding fog grew even denser. It then continued its attack, turning into a streak of red lightning as it charged directly at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan threw a punch while activating the Jade Emperor's Divine Thunder Art, colliding with it once more.

Boom!

The entire space trembled.

Opposite him, the red-furred monster roared and launched its own attack.

It possessed no particular technique.

It simply threw punch after punch.

In a single instant, it attacked over a hundred, or even thousands of times.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The surrounding space continued to shake.

The colliding force was so terrifying that it seemed the entire area might burst apart at any moment.

Lu Yuan showed no fear, responding strike for strike.

But to his surprise, he discovered that the red-furred monster's physique and raw power had reached an almost inconceivable level.

Even when he fought with full force, he could not gain the slightest upper hand.

Boom!

Another clash followed.

From the red monster's body, Lu Yuan felt an immensely powerful force that shook his internal organs, forcing him back.

He was somewhat shocked.

For the first time ever, in a battle against another being, his physique had been shaken.

The monster did not retreat. Instead, it pressed forward again, its aura growing even more intense.

In almost the very next instant, it attacked once more.

"You really think you can take the upper hand?"

At this moment, Lu Yuan's own fighting spirit was fully ignited.

An even more powerful force exploded forth from within him.

Ten grotto-heavens manifested. Unlike before, this time they truly appeared in full.

Within each grotto-heaven sat a god identical in appearance to him. In an instant, his combat strength was multiplied tenfold.

After that, Lu Yuan made no unnecessary movement.

He unleashed the strongest power within him, weaved it together with all the vital qi in his body, and then threw out a punch.

Boom!

It was like ten thousand thunderbolts exploding at once.

The red monster was finally shaken and began to retreat.

Lu Yuan naturally did not stop there.

He chose to press on. In an instant, he threw several hundred punches.

Splat.

The display of power was truly overwhelming.

One had to know that Lu Yuan was already capable of fighting across realms by virtue of his own strength alone. Now, with a tenfold increase in combat power, he was only more terrifying than before.

The red-furred monster was incredibly strong. Almost no Lesser Sage would have been its match. Yet now, it was being suppressed.

So it only knows how to use brute physical force, cannot employ divine abilities, and its physical strength is comparable to the Greater Sage Realm?

Lu Yuan had roughly estimated the power of the monster before him, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

If that were the case, then he no longer needed to hold back at all.

Another five grotto-heavens manifested.

Around Lu Yuan, power surged like an ocean, while golden vital qi flowed like molten lava.

Opposite him, a flicker of alarm finally surfaced in the red-furred monster’s scarlet eyes as it tried to retreat.

Unfortunately, everything was already too late.

Lu Yuan stepped forward, his entire body engulfed in golden divine radiance.

At this moment, Lu Yuan resembled a god descending into the mortal world.

Once again, he threw a punch.

But this punch was far from ordinary. It carried layer upon layer of thunder.

Since he already held the advantage, why not use it?

Boom!

The void roared again.

The red monster could no longer endure the attack and spat out a mouthful of blood.

But its blood was not red. Rather, it was a viscous black. It seemed to have been struck by lightning as it staggered backward again and again.

Meanwhile, though the Outer Cosmos beings nearby still could not see clearly, they could all sense that someone was battling the creature from within the blood-red coffin.

And they had already guessed that it was the human, Lu Yuan.

What they did not know, however, was who currently held the upper hand.

Rumble!

Another thunderous blast rang out.

The surrounding blood-red mist seemed to be thinning.

"What's going on? Is the outcome settled?"

"What exactly happened?"

"Will we be in danger next?"

The Outer Cosmos beings spoke one after another, their voices full of fear.

As time passed, the blood-red mist grew thinner and thinner until, at last, it vanished entirely.

They finally could see clearly.

Yu Heng of the Eternal Race stood not far away; he was reduced to only half a body, his aura withered, and it felt as though his life would soon dissipate completely.

Elsewhere, Lu Yuan still stood alone in midair, his entire form covered in golden vital qi while radiating incomparably powerful pressure.

More importantly, in his hand, he was holding a monster covered all over in red fur.

So, the creature within the blood-red coffin had been this thing?

Everyone immediately figured out the sequence of events.

But very quickly, shock appeared on all their faces.

That monster had filled them with terror, left them utterly helpless, and had nearly killed Yu Heng.

And yet now, it had been directly suppressed by the human Lu Yuan?

Just how powerful was Lu Yuan?

At that moment, every Outer Cosmos being present raised their estimate of Lu Yuan's strength by yet another level.