Do you know how to mess with minds?
The Overlord was speechless. What kind of question was that?
Though they had never done such a thing before, messing with minds shouldn’t be too difficult.
The Overlord exchanged glances with Tang Yimo, Mi Jia, and the others.
In the next moment, the Overlord took the lead, stepping forward and turning into a streak of light that shot into the distance.
Since Young Master Lu had promised to back them up, he naturally went all out!
Lu wouldn’t send them to their deaths, so the Overlord trusted him completely.
Tang Yimo and Mi Jia also soared into the sky, transforming into streaks of light and charging toward the primordial stars occupied by gods and demons.
…
On the vast sea of Five Phoenixes,
Lu sat alone on his silver boat, fishing quietly.
Watching the actions of the Overlord, Tang Yimo, and the others, Lu couldn’t help but smile.
He put away the fishing rod.
Raising his hand, he placed a piece on the chessboard.
The gods and demons trapped within the chessboard domain were instantly swept away, drawn into the Destiny Tower to serve as resources for mission development.
Gods and demons were indeed ferocious, but with the title [God and Demon Hunter] in his possession, Lu was their natural predator.
With these gods and demons added to the pool, the Destiny Tower should be able to operate for quite a while longer.
But for the next batch, it would depend on how many the Overlord and the others could lure over.
Lu stopped fishing. One hand propped up his chin while the other held a chess piece, tapping lightly.
On the chessboard, scenes from the Primordial Starry Sky seemed to emerge.
It formed an intricate and complex game.
The corners of Lu’s mouth curved into a meaningful smile.
…
In the Primordial Starry Sky,
On each ancient primordial star, the gods and demons crouched in stunned silence as they watched the Overlord, Tang Yimo, and the others charge toward them.
“What are these humans doing?”
“Are they looking to die? Daring to charge out of the passage alone.”
“They’ve got guts. Since they dare come, let’s kill them! It’ll serve as a warning to that newborn Immortal-Martial world!”
The gods and demons sneered, their divine senses intertwining.
The Overlord’s black robes whipped in the wind. With axe and shield on his back, his dark hair flew wildly. His eyes were sharp and fierce. His burly frame contained explosive power, surging like a dragon.
He stared at the Immortal-tier god and demon perched on the primordial star.
A trace of disdain appeared on his cold, stone-like face.
He raised a single finger, pointing directly at the Immortal-tier god and demon.
Then he swept it sideways, encompassing every high-tier and low-tier god and demon.
“In this Overlord’s eyes, all of you… are trash!”
“Daring to covet Five Phoenixes? Sooner or later, I’ll kill every last one of you.”
The Overlord’s words rang out.
Pulling aggro?
Why bother with fancy tricks?
Direct, simple, and brutal—that was the most efficient way.
Even if it meant getting beaten…
The Overlord had never feared a beating.
Besides, with Young Master Lu backing him up… he couldn’t possibly die!
His divine sense fluctuated, ensuring every god and demon clearly understood his words.
Silence fell for a moment. The atmosphere in the void grew tense.
Tang Yimo and Mi Jia were speechless. Such simple, straightforward mockery… it had zero finesse. Could it really mess with the minds of these Immortal-tier gods and demons?
Wasn’t it too obvious?
Yet…
Reality proved they had overthought it.
In the eyes of the Immortal-tier god and demon, the Overlord—who only had the combat power of a low-tier god and demon—was utterly weak.
Being mocked by a weakling?
How could he endure it?
Naturally, he struck with thunderous fury!
Boom!
The Immortal-tier god and demon perched on the star erupted with world-shaking killing intent.
With a casual wave of his hand,
Terrifying energy exploded. An invisible giant hand formed around the Overlord and squeezed.
Pfft!
The Overlord’s body shuddered. He swung his axe and shield to block.
A heaven-shaking explosion erupted!
The pressure of an Immortal-tier—equivalent to a peak Emperor—made him feel, in that instant, as if he were about to fall into death.
That overwhelming, irresistible force was the same pressure he had felt when facing Evil Eye.
But back then, Zhu Long, Lu Jiulian, and the others had shared the burden.
Now, the Overlord faced this Immortal-tier god and demon’s pressure alone.
He felt as though he would be crushed in an instant!
Pfft!
A massive cloud of blood mist exploded in the air.
The Overlord’s body was completely shrouded in blood.
“Ant-like trash.”
The Immortal-tier god and demon glanced coldly and disdainfully at the spot where the Overlord had exploded, sneering.
In his view, a mere low-tier god and demon dared to provoke him—an Immortal-tier. He clearly didn’t know how to spell “death.”
On the star, the low-tier and high-tier gods and demons under this Immortal-tier’s command all burst into mocking laughter.
But as the blood mist dissipated,
The Overlord still hovered in the starry sky.
Though battered, his expression was filled with ferocity.
Wiping the blood from his mouth, the disdain on his face grew even thicker.
He didn’t know Young Master Lu’s sophisticated techniques for messing with minds.
What he knew was this simple, direct, and brutal form of mockery.
“If I were Immortal-tier, I’d crush you!”
The Overlord said.
Boom!
The laughter on the primordial star abruptly stopped.
The Immortal-tier god and demon’s eyes flashed with rage.
Then, a terrifying attack tore through the void once more, instantly engulfing the Overlord!
In the boundless sea,
Lu smiled, brewing a pot of hot tea. Steam rose gently as he placed a chess piece on the board.
In the Primordial Starry Sky,
A beam of light descended. The Overlord opened his eyes—his wounds fully healed, his condition restored to peak.
“As expected of Young Master Lu!”
The Overlord narrowed his eyes, his boldness growing.
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He stared at the Immortal-tier god and demon, raising his finger with utter contempt and disdain.
“You… can’t kill me!”
“Trash!”
“Get lost already!”
The Overlord’s voice echoed.
The Immortal-tier god and demon exploded like a powder keg!
Rage seemed to sweep across heaven and earth.
Terrifying pressure spread—an Immortal-tier’s aura. The low-tier and high-tier gods and demons on the star struggled to breathe under the bloodline suppression.
Yet…
What shocked these gods and demons was that
This insolent human seemed unkillable.
The Immortal-tier’s attacks struck again and again. Each blow carried the power to easily crush a low-tier god and demon, yet the human recovered unscathed every time, continuing to mock and taunt.
The sight filled them with nameless fury.
After more than a dozen lethal strikes, the Overlord still hadn’t died.
In fact, relying on his unyielding will, he continuously accumulated power.
He rarely had such an opportunity to suppress his strength indefinitely.
Though he had always been durable in the past, even he would eventually die.
But with Young Master Lu’s support, he felt as though he had gained immortality!
Thus, the power suppressed by his unyielding domain grew stronger and stronger!
Like a spring compressed to its limit—once released, it would unleash a heaven-shaking rebound!
Bang!
Just as the Overlord was crushed and revived once more,
He felt it was enough.
His eyes blazed red as he stared at the Immortal-tier god and demon.
In the next instant, the accumulated power exploded.
In that moment, overwhelming demonic qi surged, transforming him into a great demonic figure dominating heaven and earth.
Bang!
A single strike collided with the Immortal-tier god and demon’s attack. Energy ripples spread outward.
The Overlord coughed blood but burst into wild, exhilarated laughter.
He felt the doubts and bottlenecks in his cultivation shatter in this moment!
“Immortal-tier god and demon… nothing special…”
“If you’ve got the guts, kill me!”
The Overlord said.
Blood dripped from his mouth and nose. After dropping those harsh words, he turned and fled.
He felt he had done enough.
The aggro should be sufficiently pulled.
“Seeking death!”
On the primordial star, the Immortal-tier god and demon’s rage reached its peak.
This weak human dared to taunt him again and again.
If he couldn’t even kill a low-tier god and demon-level human, how could he establish his authority?!
So, without further hesitation, the Immortal-tier god and demon pursued.
Like a streak of light, he sped through the void, closing in on the Overlord.
That unrelenting killing intent.
Mi Jia and Tang Yimo watched in stunned silence.
It actually worked?
The Twelve Witch Kings were already itching to act. They roared and charged toward another primordial star occupied by an Immortal-tier god and demon.
Transforming into the Heavenly Witch, they copied the Overlord’s naked provocation.
Feeling it wasn’t enough, they split into twelve and cursed in unison.
Tang Yimo and Mi Jia also followed suit.
The Overlord sped toward the Five Phoenixes passage.
But his speed was far too slow compared to an Immortal-tier.
Along the way, he was blasted apart several times, yet each time he revived, full of vigor, continuing to taunt and provoke.
In this way, the Overlord lured one Immortal-tier god and demon—along with many low-tier and high-tier subordinates—straight into the million-mile range of the Five Phoenixes passage.
…
In the Nine Heavens,
Within the void rift,
From deep within the rift, a powerful surge of divine sense erupted.
Ancient Emperor Hao had been monitoring the situation in the Primordial Starry Sky. When he saw the Overlord luring gods and demons toward the Five Phoenixes passage, his expression changed slightly.
“What exactly is this Lu Ping’an planning?”
“These gods and demons… fools!”
Ancient Emperor Hao’s cold voice rang out.
In the next moment, he transmitted to the Water Tribe Ancient Emperor: the plan to unite the other gods and demons must be accelerated.
Otherwise, by the time she finished recruiting, the gods and demons originally stationed outside Five Phoenixes to pressure them… might all be gone.
“Lu Ping’an…”
Ancient Emperor Hao’s tone grew colder.
If he could, he would kill this thorn in his side immediately and replace Five Phoenixes’ Immortal-Martial Dao Origin with the Nine Heavens’.
But he couldn’t.
This was why he had the Water Tribe Ancient Emperor recruit the gods and demons.
The Nine Heavens alone could no longer restrain Lu.
Only by borrowing the power of the Primordial Starry Sky’s gods and demons could he suppress Five Phoenixes.
Soon, he calmed down.
He didn’t know what Lu was planning, but… perhaps he could turn the tables.
…
When the Water Tribe Ancient Emperor received Hao’s message, her expression changed slightly.
“Didn’t I already tell them not to attack?”
The Water Tribe Ancient Emperor was baffled.
Of course, she could never have imagined that Lu Ping’an would send people to provoke these gods and demons into attacking.
If she knew, her mentality would probably collapse.
Kui Si’s fate had already shaken her slightly. If the gods and demons she painstakingly recruited were wiped out in one go, she feared her mentality would truly shatter.
Lu Ping’an wasn’t just messing with minds himself—he was calling in a whole team to do it together…
After adjusting her emotions, the Water Tribe Ancient Emperor accelerated.
She had to speed up her recruitment!
Otherwise, Five Phoenixes would only grow stronger.
The growth rate of this Five Phoenixes was simply absurd!
…
Bang!
The Overlord’s eyes blazed red. Demonic qi surged around him as he swung his axe with full force.
The axe beam sliced across the Primordial Starry Sky.
But the Immortal-tier god and demon’s strength was overwhelming. He ignored the counterattack and blasted the Overlord away again.
Yet the Overlord revived once more, lively and full of vigor.
Repeated deaths and revivals forged his will into something even stronger.
For him, this was a grand opportunity.
The transformation between life and death brought him immense insight into cultivation!
Finally, the Immortal-tier god and demon lured by the Overlord’s taunts stepped into the million-mile range of the Five Phoenixes passage.
The Overlord’s aggro-pulling mission was temporarily complete!
On the other side, the Twelve Witch Kings, Tang Yimo, and Mi Jia also charged wildly, drawing the wrath of their own Immortal-tier god and demon as they fled toward the Five Phoenixes passage.
Of course, their fates were similar to the Overlord’s.
Blasted apart again and again.
Boom!
The Immortal-tier god and demon’s terrifying fist slammed down.
The Overlord struggled to block, but the immense force made him feel like a porcelain doll about to shatter.
His body was sent flying hundreds of thousands of miles through the starry sky.
A beam of light descended.
The Overlord’s wounds healed instantly. This cycle of pain and revival brought a wry smile to his face.
Messing with minds… really was a technical skill.
It was harder than he thought.
Compared to Young Master Lu’s effortless mastery, he still had a long way to go.
But it was over.
Seeing the other three Immortal-tier gods and demons lured into the million-mile range of the passage,
The Overlord grinned.
“Young Master Lu… we’ve completed the mission!”
The Overlord called out.
“Well done.”
A voice like a sudden thunderclap rang faintly.
Then space tore open.
A silver boat slowly emerged from the rift.
Lu, in snow-white robes, sat upon the silver boat. A chessboard lay before him as he pondered the game.
Steam rose from the teacup, filling the air with fragrance.
The scene was poetic and picturesque.
Yet in this murderous battlefield of the Primordial Starry Sky, it stood out starkly.
The four lured Immortal-tier gods and demons—and their subordinates—immediately sensed something was wrong.
Far away, the other four Immortal-tier gods and demons watched.
They hadn’t been taunted, so they hadn’t attacked.
Now, seeing the situation shift, they narrowed their eyes.
The Overlord, Tang Yimo, Mi Jia, and the Twelve Witch Kings took positions behind Lu.
They were panting heavily.
Through the cycle of being blasted apart and reviving, only to taunt again, their wills had grown even stronger.
This mission to mess with the gods and demons’ minds had allowed them to grow tremendously.
“You’re the human who killed Evil Eye and Kui Si!”
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons stared gravely at Lu.
Though Lu looked frail, humans were never to be judged by appearance.
Lu placed a chess piece.
The world seemed to tremble.
The chessboard domain instantly expanded, enveloping the four gods and demons.
Within this million-mile range, Lu could act without worry. Even if the elemental god and demon hidden in the spatial turbulence tried to rush the passage, Lu could react instantly.
Lu raised his head and smiled at the four Immortal-tier gods and demons.
His gaze swept over the many subordinate gods and demons behind them. The smile on his face grew deeper.
This shift in expression instantly ignited fury in the four Immortal-tier gods and demons.
Why did this expression make them feel so uncomfortable?
It was as if they had already become this human’s property—tools to be allocated and used.
Since they had already come this far, since they had already attacked, they decided to go all out rather than wait for the other gods and demons the Water Tribe Ancient Emperor was recruiting.
Fear?
Caution?
With four Immortal-tier gods and demons attacking together, such emotions were thrown aside.
“He’s alone. The four of us can kill him!”
A cold voice boomed.
Their words carried absolute confidence.
The confidence of Immortal-tier beings—equivalent to peak Emperors!
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons charged at once.
Their wills spread, commanding their subordinate gods and demons to attack in unison.
In an instant…
Gods and demons soared through the void. The shockwaves they produced made hearts tremble.
The Overlord, Tang Yimo, and the others felt the immense pressure.
They looked toward Lu with concern.
“No worries. Return to guard the passage mouth…”
Lu said calmly.
Hearing this, the Overlord and the others quickly retreated to the Five Phoenixes passage mouth and took up defensive positions.
Lu slowly stood.
The silver boat transformed into silver wings stacked behind him.
Golden light surged. His white robes turned golden, his black hair turned golden.
Title activated.
God and Demon Hunter!
Buzz…
A mysterious aura spread outward.
The four gods and demons felt a sudden oppression.
It came without reason, yet it tightened their hearts.
To have killed Evil Eye and Kui Si—this human indeed possessed extraordinary means!
But they were four Immortal-tier gods and demons. Four against one—how could they lose?
Facing four Immortal-tier opponents, Lu felt quite relaxed.
The pressure was light—this was the confidence brought by the enhanced Golden-Element Immortal Demon Body.
It seemed that even at the peak Emperor or Immortal-tier level, there were still differences in combat power.
Moreover, Lu hadn’t even unleashed his Innate Purple Qi yet.
Once he did, his strength would rise even further!
“Kill!”
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons suppressed their unease and charged.
Yet Lu did not engage them immediately.
Instead, he moved leisurely through the starry sky, leaving countless golden afterimages.
Dong dong dong!
With every step he took, the low-tier and high-tier gods and demons revealed expressions of pain.
Lu tore open spatial rifts, capturing the subordinates of the four Immortal-tier gods and demons like dumplings into a pot.
The Destiny Tower was still operating. Gods and demons were an extremely important strategic resource—Lu had to maintain a sufficient stockpile.
With grain in hand, the heart feels no panic!
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons were furious.
They felt utterly ignored.
Lu Ping’an wasn’t treating them as opponents at all!
He was brazenly harvesting their subordinates right in front of them!
Suddenly,
A faint mosquito-like voice rang in their ears.
“Lu Ping’an dares to be so arrogant and careless. Join forces with us—kill him together!”
“Nine Heavens… Hao?!”
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons calmed down. They exchanged glances, then—without hesitation—charged toward Lu.
Hm?
Lu seemed to sense something unusual.
He glanced at the four Immortal-tier gods and demons, whose attacks had suddenly intensified.
At the Five Phoenixes passage mouth,
The Overlord and the others, who had been watching Lu battle the gods and demons,
Suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure.
A suffocating pressure!
“Enemy attack!”
The Overlord roared!
Mi Jia and Tang Yimo’s hair stood on end. Even as Golden Immortals, they felt the breath of death envelop them.
Space shattered!
From the chaotic spatial turbulence,
A brilliant golden light erupted!
Boom!
A golden beast burst forth with overwhelming killing intent.
Its golden claw covered the entire spatial passage.
“Elemental god and demon?!”
Far away,
The other Immortal-tier gods and demons’ expressions changed slightly. As Kui Si had said, the nobility of elemental gods and demons was deeply rooted in their hearts!
Meanwhile, the four Immortal-tier gods and demons who had attacked together saw their eyes light up!
“Hao… did he plan this with the elemental god and demon? To strike at this exact moment!”
The four Immortal-tier gods and demons were invigorated.
The remaining four Immortal-tier gods and demons watching from afar also launched powerful attacks!
They too had received Ancient Emperor Hao’s transmission. In this moment, they unleashed world-shaking killing intent!
Eight Immortal-tier gods and demons attacked simultaneously!
Completely surrounding Lu.
And the void shattered!
Ancient Emperor Hao’s arm stretched out from the spatial rift. The “Proximity” formation word surged, sealing space.
A series of killing moves, a series of plans…
Interlocked perfectly!
The eight Immortal-tier gods and demons couldn’t help but marvel at Ancient Emperor Hao’s insidious cunning.
Yet soon, they discovered that
Lu, surrounded and under siege, remained utterly calm.
Even in this desperate situation, his expression didn’t waver.
Not even the adult golden elemental beast attacking the passage mouth caused him to change color.
In fact, upon seeing the other four Immortal-tier gods and demons join the fray, he revealed a smile that sent chills down the gods and demons’ spines.
That smile… was the smile of harvest season arriving.
As if everything was within Lu’s expectations.
