A figure flew out from the Moon Pit.

"Hmm?"

The Sacrificial Elder rubbed her narrow eyes, wondering if her eyes were deceiving her.

Yet when she confirmed that someone had indeed flown out of the Moon Pit, the charming elder gasped in shock. Following behind the first figure were three more, one of whom she recognized very well—it was the human from Earth she had personally kicked into the pit just moments ago.

In the past, anyone who claimed that one could fly out from the bottom of the Moon Pit would have been met with scorn and ridicule. Let alone the cases recorded in ancient texts, didn't the death of the Supreme Elder from the Upper Crescent Second Moon Clan 300 years ago explain everything?

No matter how peerlessly beautiful or powerful one was, falling into the Moon Pit meant certain death. There was simply no other possibility. But witnessing the impossible happen with their own eyes, all the Moon Clan members were dumbfounded.

The tens of thousands of members from the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan who had gathered there fell into a collective silence. They all stared up at the four figures floating in the air.

"..."

Leader Deng Zhe was stunned, but his face quickly turned as cold as ice, for he did not recognize the young man flying at the front. This was not one of those ignited human skins. Nor was it the food about to be charred.

So it has to be an outsider! But it definitely isn't one of the other Moon Clan tribes, because the Moon Clan would never save humans, let alone jump into the Moon Pit to rescue them. So...

Leader Deng Zhe spoke coldly, "You're a human from Earth!"

His assertion rippled through the crowd, causing a commotion among the tens of thousands of Moon Clan members. The eight Elders beside Deng Zhe immediately took to the air, squinting as they scrutinized him.

…

This young man was, naturally, Xu Lai. When Luo Chu accidentally shattered the wooden plaque, Xu Lai had informed Ruan Tang before instantly teleporting over.

He didn't answer the Moon Clan leader's question. Instead, he surveyed his surroundings and his lips curled. "Earth is barren enough. Are you people of the Moon competing for the title of the worst celestial body?"

Then his gaze fell upon the Moon Pit. This thing was fascinating. It was a Pill Furnace, and a supreme-grade Immortal Artifact at that. But this Immortal Artifact had clearly been intentionally shattered, causing it to lose its spiritual essence. Hundreds, if not thousands, of fragments were scattered across every corner of the Moon.

After all, it was an Immortal Artifact. Even in pieces, it was not something ordinary cultivators could contend with. Luckily, after the long passage of time, the alchemical flame was not too fierce. Otherwise, Luo Chu and the other humans would have been melted in an instant.

"How dare you!" the white-haired old woman Zheng Yu shouted angrily. "Our leader is asking you a question, and you dare not answer? Are you seeking death?"

Her husband, Zheng Ding, had an even more murderous glint in his eyes as he sneered coldly, "Do you think a nobody like you can act so recklessly in the territory of the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan?!"

Xu Lai's gaze landed on the couple. With a calm expression, he uttered just one word.

"Scram."

Silence filled the area. Even the whistling wind seemed to fall still, as if it dared not blow.

On the Moon, apart from the Royal Clan, the highest status belonged to the four Upper Crescent and four Lower Crescent clans. Within the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan, aside from the leader, the eight Elders were the most revered.

Of course, there were also several Supreme Elders in a deep slumber as part of their Dao Endowment, and they would not awaken unless the clan faced annihilation.

Earth was the noble Moon Clan's pigsty. How dare a mere Zhu Lang act so arrogantly toward the honorable Elders?

The Moon Clan members in the area all laughed, their laughter thick with mockery. They stomped their feet and shouted in unison, "Empty!"

To the Moon Clan, stomping one's foot while shouting 'Empty!' was an incredibly vulgar and disgusting insult. In Hua Country, it was equivalent to killing your enemy's parents, desecrating their graves—not just once, but dozens of times—and cursing their ancestors for eighteen generations.

Although Xu Lai didn't quite understand the Moon Clan's language, his Divine Sense could feel their brimming malice. He couldn't be bothered to waste words.

He released a sliver of Realm pressure, and then...

The Moon quaked!

The remaining seven great Crescent Moon Clans and the Royal Clan felt a terrifying pressure that seemed capable of annihilating heaven and earth, as if they were facing a formidable enemy. All the sleeping Supreme Elders from the four Upper Crescent and four Lower Crescent Moon Clans were abruptly awakened from their Dao Endowment.

They all looked towards the source of the overwhelming pressure.

That was… the residence of the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan—Tangshan!!!

In the deepest part of the Exotic Realm, a middle-aged man from the Royal Clan, who had been lying amidst several beauties, abruptly stood up. He gazed toward The East, inhaling sharply in shock. He was the number one expert on the Moon; no Moon Clan member was stronger than him.

There's such a terrifying being among the Human Race of Earth? And he has come all the way to Tangshan… What is his purpose? Is it the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan, or… me?

The Royal City echoed with the Moon King's angry and fearful roar, "Humans from Earth are attacking! Activate the Lunar Command Great Array!"

An endless chill surged in the King's heart. He had never felt like an ant before, but now… he felt like an abjectly insignificant ant.

The Lunar Command Great Array was his greatest trump card for self-preservation.

「At the same time, in Chang'an City.」

The three on-duty Watchmen's expressions changed drastically as they sensed the terrifying pressure rising from the direction of Tangshan. The most powerful public force of the Human Race was the twelve Night Watchmen, all at the pinnacle of the Divine Gate realm. But even Zhang Henshui, known as 'Noon' and one of the leading Watchmen, felt insignificant under this terrifying pressure, as if the other party could crush him with a mere wave of their hand.

"Such a terrifying being exists among the Moon Otherworlders!?" Zhang Henshui's face contorted. "They have always been waiting for an opportunity to invade Earth. Now that he has reached Tangshan, could it be he wants to..."

The Watchman known as 'Ugly', Zhao Wumian, instantly teleported to the top of Chang'an City, shouting anxiously, "Otherworlders are attacking! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle!"

Simultaneously, the nine Watchmen in seclusion in Hua Country on Earth, all the Night Watchmen, and the major powers including the Three Sects, Nine Pavilions, and the Martial Dao Association were notified of the Otherworlders' impending attack on Chang'an. They all stepped into the nearest Teleportation Array, preparing to travel to the Moon to defend the city.

…

Of course, the situation was much simpler for the Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan. Aside from the three newly awakened Supreme Elders, everyone else was kneeling, including Leader Deng Zhe and all the other Elders like Zheng Yu and Zheng Ding.

Their heads were pressed against the ground, their previous arrogance and mockery gone. Their hearts were now gripped by a fear that was impossible to describe.

Who on earth is this person? Why does he possess a Realm pressure even more terrifying than the Moon King's? Is he from Earth? Or is he a cultivator from another star? Or perhaps… not from the Solar System, but another star system entirely?

Whichever possibility it was, it turned their faces ghostly white, their bodies drenched in cold sweat.

"Senior."

From an inconspicuous earthen building, three old men shrouded in an aura of death emerged. They quickly made their way to the edge of the Moon Pit and knelt down, trembling.

The leader among them spoke with a quavering voice, "May I ask what offense my Lower Crescent Third Moon Clan has committed to provoke you, Senior, to display such pressure and seek battle with our clan…"

This was not an accusation but a cautious inquiry.

"Ask your descendants," Xu Lai said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back. "Today, I want an explanation."

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