The wrath of a Deputy Sovereign of Civilization manifests as Heavenly Might. When a Deputy Sovereign of Civilization is enraged, it is known as Heavenly Fury. Heavenly Might is unfathomable!

Heavenly Fury is unstoppable! The palm strike unleashed by the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization was, quite literally, the Collapse of Heaven! This was a genuine Heaven Collapse.

Previously, when the Kunpeng King, a peak World Realm expert, made a move, it only caused the heavens and earth to shake; but now, when a Deputy Sovereign of Civilization attacks, it transcends mere shaking—it is a direct shattering of the firmament! That single palm intended to crush Lu Yuan and the very sky into dust! At this crucial juncture, Lu Yuan reached his most critical moment.

This was a formidable opponent unlike any he had ever encountered. He had sparred with some Civilization Realm experts before, but those instances were merely casual gestures, never truly committed attacks. Now, without a doubt, this was a genuine assault, and its ferocity was beyond measure.

Lu Yuan let out a long breath, summoning the full force of his abilities, and thrust forth the most exquisite sword strike from his Nourishing Immortal Sword. In terms of raw magical power, he was far inferior to this Civilization Realm opponent, so he could only compensate with sheer swordsmanship. The subtlety of this sword strike already incorporated seven of the Great Iron Laws; only the Iron Law of Strength, the Iron Law of Adaptation, and the Iron Law of Destiny remained elusive!

Palm met blade! Lu Yuan felt an earth-shattering force instantly surge into his body—a power that transcended all creation. His own magic power was easily shredded.

This force exploded within him, causing excruciating pain, and Lu Yuan was instantly repelled a significant distance. This Heaven-Shattering Palm was infinitely stronger than a mere casual gesture. Yet, even after taking the full force of the palm, he had not retreated very far!

Lu Yuan is incredibly strong! He withstood a palm strike from a Civilization Realm expert! "Very well, let's see how many moves you can endure," the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization’s killing intent had been fully solidified the moment Lu Yuan dared to offend his Heavenly Might.

Historically, the non-Civilization Realm figure who withstood the most moves from a Civilization Realm expert was Gu Shi, who took thirty-three strikes from the Power Saint Deputy Sovereign of the Strength Civilization—a genuine Civilization Realm entity—before finally collapsing, spitting blood. That was the limit! A boundary no one had ever surpassed.

Now, the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization intended to discover Lu Yuan’s limit. The Deputy Sovereign’s massive hands, which represented the Heavenly Dao itself, slammed down heavily toward Lu Yuan. This was no longer a casual strike but the signature move of the Barren Eagle Civilization Deputy Sovereign: the Soaring Eagle Civilization Palm.

This set of palm techniques was blindingly fast, encompassing devastating moves like Civilization Eagle Takes Flight and Civilization Eagle Soars, each strike being absolutely of the Civilization level. This particular strike was named Civilization Eagle Moves! The movement of the Eagle!

Swift as lightning! Its momentum overwhelmingly potent! Lu Yuan had already forgotten all external concerns, facing this single move with absolute focus.

This was no ordinary fight; it surpassed every battle he had fought before. This was a tempering of his absolute limits. If he could survive this confrontation under a Civilization Realm master, the rewards he gained would be immense.

Lu Yuan's fighting spirit surged to its absolute zenith! Facing this move from the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization, Lu Yuan instantly unleashed Sword Eight: Ten Thousand Swords Converge as One! Following this was Sword Seven: Lesser Sword Realm!

This brute-force style was clearly unsuitable; daring to clash power-for-power with a Civilization Realm expert was tantamount to courting death. Thus, Lu Yuan deployed Sword Eight: Ten Thousand Swords Converge as One! Ten thousand ultimate techniques manifested within a single sword stroke!

The sheer brilliance of this sword strike caused a flicker of surprise even in the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization. Boom! Two moves!

After two exchanges, Lu Yuan had not fallen. The established limit was thirty-three moves. How many could Lu Yuan withstand?

Lu Yuan now disregarded everything else, pouring all his focus into this battle. Every sword art he possessed was deployed, even utilizing Sword Nine: Sword of Seven Emotions, his ultimate killing blow. Only one sword technique remained unused—the absolute finishing move.

Aside from that one sword, every other sword art he knew was unleashed. The sword moves from the Ancient Sword Dao were all deployed: Sword One, Splendor Passes in a Season; Sword Two, Protection; Sword Three, Dust of Oblivion; Sword Four, Void; Sword Five, Sword Alone; Sword Six, Overlord’s Might Suppressing Heaven; Sword Seven, Lesser Sword Realm; Sword Eight, Ten Thousand Swords Converge as One; Sword Nine, Sword of Seven Emotions; and Sword Zero, Piercing Strike! All were used.

The sword moves from the Eccentric Sword Dao followed: Eccentric First Sword, Sword of Five Tastes; Eccentric Second Sword, Sword of Ten Thousand Sournesses; Eccentric Third Sword, Questioning Affection. There were also techniques learned from others: moves created by a genius female swordswoman from the Sword Gate, such as Lovesickness; moves from Yan Cangtian, like Returning Swallow Flash, Flying Swallow Return, and Swallow’s Turn; moves learned from Zhou Qingxuan, such as Heartbreak; and the learned Mistake! This one strike!

And finally, the Seven Extremes Converge Technique! Lu Yuan’s sword moves flowed out ceaselessly, and the difficulty of the moves he was parrying rose continuously. Three moves!

Five moves! Seven moves! Ten moves!

Thirteen moves! Fifteen moves! Twenty-one moves!

Twenty-nine moves! In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan was approaching the historical record set by Gu Shi’s thirty-three moves. It must be noted that this was not a casual finger-flick from a randomly selected Civilization Realm expert from any era; this was a true Civilization Realm master using his genuine Civilization-level techniques for an entire epoch.

For instance, the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization had already unleashed his Barren Eagle Civilization Palm, each strike towering over the heavens and capable of shattering the world. Despite all this, he had failed to defeat Lu Yuan after twenty-nine moves. This was astonishing.

The Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization was furious internally—to think Lu Yuan had withstood so many moves! It was utterly infuriating that a non-Civilization Realm entity had survived twenty-nine strikes under his hand; he was the one losing face! Fortunately, Lu Yuan was clearly near his limit; under the current circumstances, Lu Yuan would perish in at most two or three more moves.

Lu Yuan was indeed trapped in dire straits. Facing the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization, Lu Yuan felt countless eagles soaring; every single one was a true Civilization Eagle, and upon each Civilization Eagle rested a mystery of the supreme Heavenly Dao, far beyond comparison with the Kunpeng King’s mere twenty percent Civilization techniques. Twenty-nine moves!

It was twenty-nine moves now! But he felt he would certainly perish by the thirty-third move, absolutely unable to reach the thirty-fourth. What to do?

Just then, Lu Yuan suddenly sensed an Iron Law wildly ascending within his body. What Iron Law was this? Lu Yuan abruptly realized that his Iron Law of Adaptation was continuously rising.

The Iron Law of Adaptation was split into two main aspects: adaptation to the world and adaptation to warfare. The adaptation to the world aspect had reached its peak during his encounter with the Evil Sword Civilization, when the sword saint civilization’s heart resonated with his swordsmanship, causing his adaptation to the world to become full. The adaptation to warfare aspect had reached only about fifty percent through subsequent cultivation, remaining stagnant.

But now! Now, adaptation to warfare was rising sharply. Facing a Civilization Realm expert—a being that represented the culmination of all warfare, the highest ceiling of combat power—Lu Yuan pushed with all his might, unleashing every technique he possessed in a desperate struggle.

This finally stimulated the Iron Law of adaptation to warfare. By the time Lu Yuan registered what was happening, the adaptation to warfare had reached a full one hundred percent. Ten percent adaptation to warfare, ten percent adaptation to the world!

This meant that the Iron Law of Adaptation—complete! The Iron Law of Adaptation was the eighth Iron Law he had achieved! There were only ten ultimate Iron Laws in total.

The later the Iron Law, the harder it was to master, but the greater the leap in swordsmanship and tier level gained upon its achievement. Lu Yuan already possessed seven Iron Laws, meaning his swordsmanship was already on par with, if not superior to, that of an ordinary Civilization Realm expert. Now, having reached eight Iron Laws, his current strength in terms of technique already surpassed the average Civilization Realm expert, exceeding the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization.

With his sword arts greatly advanced, Lu Yuan felt that dealing with the thirtieth move was not nearly as difficult as he had imagined. He successfully defended the thirtieth move, and with a slight shift of his long sword, he also parried the thirty-first. Lu Yuan's sword technique execution had reached a level of divine skill.

Even the giants on the Heavenly Ranking watching nearby sensed this divine mastery, and the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization himself was shaken; he hadn't expected Lu Yuan's mastery of technique to surpass his own. With his sword arts vastly improved, Lu Yuan was able to meet the onslaught of the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization with a slight reserve of energy, and in the blink of an eye, they passed the thirty-third move. Thirty-three moves without defeat!

The previous highest achievement below the Civilization Realm was Gu Shi, who succumbed after thirty-three moves against the Power Saint Deputy Sovereign of the Strength Civilization. Now, Lu Yuan stood undefeated after thirty-three moves, meaning he had forged a new record. The Heavenly Ranking giants who were initially reluctant to accept Lu Yuan’s second position were now utterly convinced.

But what use was a new record? He was still destined to die at the hands of the Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization. It was almost unbelievable that a World Realm figure could escape the clutches of a Civilization Realm master.

Lu Yuan remained completely focused, utterly oblivious to everything else, immersed in the supreme realm of sword techniques. Every casual strike was integrated with heaven and earth, leaving no trace of weakness. In the midst of this exchange, the thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth, and thirty-sixth moves passed.

In a flash, he was undefeated through the thirty-sixth move. The Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization was now boiling with rage. Lu Yuan setting a record would naturally bring him fame throughout the world; even if the Deputy Sovereign were to die here, Lu Yuan’s record would be remembered throughout this epoch unless someone could break it.

Lu Yuan gained glory, but the Deputy Sovereign was utterly disgraced, failing to defeat a mere World Realm entity even after thirty-six moves. He had lost all face, and the more moves Lu Yuan sustained, the greater the Deputy Sovereign’s humiliation would be. The Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization was truly enraged in his heart.

He had decided to deploy his true ultimate technique: the “Eagle Swallow Civilization Dual Kill.” The Deputy Sovereign of the Barren Eagle Civilization had an old rival, the Deputy Sovereign of the Martial Swallow Civilization, and this Eagle Swallow Civilization Dual Kill was created specifically to slay her. He had intended this ultimate move for his old adversary, but now he was using it against Lu Yuan. This demonstrated the immense fury Lu Yuan had provoked!

He was determined that Lu Yuan must die! Die without a burial site! (To be continued)