Lu Yuan blocked! Blocked! Blocked again! Keep blocking! Blocked seven hundred and eighty-nine strikes in a row! He perfectly parried every bit of the "Shattering Meteor"! That Divine Spear of Instant Speed didn't even graze Lu Yuan once.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed couldn't help but be greatly shocked: "You actually blocked all of my Shattering Meteor." This technique, Shattering Meteor, was as fast as a falling star, yet scattered like one too. In an instant, it was like thousands of meteors descending, making it impossible to tell which one to block; in fact, blocking any single one was a mistake, and blocking them all was also a mistake—such was the bizarre speed of Shattering Meteor.

This ultimate move of the Lord of the Civilization of Speed was not something he created himself. He paid an immense price to hire someone—the Lord of the Undying Civilization—to devise it. The Lord of the Undying Civilization was one of the mightiest giants between heaven and earth, even stronger than figures like the Lord of the Immortal Ancient Civilization or the Lord of the Buddhist Ancient Civilization. A technique created by him was naturally extraordinary.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed had defeated many opponents using this very move, Shattering Meteor.

But now, this bizarre and rapid technique was easily parried by Lu Yuan.

"Don't use the same move on me a second time," Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. While the Shattering Meteor technique was indeed formidable, it unfortunately appeared before Lu Yuan for the second time. To use such a move in front of him—was this an insult to Lu Yuan? After blocking the Lord of the Civilization of Speed's Shattering Meteor, Lu Yuan's sword remained sheathed: "I said I would grant you three moves. If you remain ungrateful, I will execute you without hesitation. I always keep my word." The favor owed to the Lord of the Civilization of Speed had been repaid; now it was time to strike back fiercely. Anything less would not suit his style.

Lu Yuan let out a long cry, and his sword finally left its sheath.

The moment it emerged, it unleashed one hundred and forty-one extreme forms of technique.

Sword Moves the Mountains and Rivers! Sword Moves the Stars! Sword Moves the Universe!

Lu Yuan’s swordsmanship gave the Lord of the Civilization of Speed this overwhelming impression.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed was aghast internally; Lu Yuan possessed such powerful swordsmanship. However, his heart quickly settled, for he remembered that Lu Yuan's weakest attribute was his magical power. How could Lu Yuan's mere twelve-era magical power drive such exquisite swordsmanship? As long as he used his own power to shatter it, it would be fine.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed summoned the God Slaying Spear, immediately engaging Lu Yuan in a head-on collision!

Spear and sword intertwined, transforming into an endless rain of countless energy stars.

The God Slaying Spear carried an aura of annihilating all creation, yet the Myriad Nourishing Divine Sword held the feeling of gathering the righteous energy of heaven and earth within itself.

Boom!

The magical power infused into the God Slaying Spear clearly held a slight advantage, but only a slight one—it wasn't a decisive upper hand. However, in terms of technique, it was completely at a disadvantage. Thus, summarizing this single clash, Lu Yuan held the advantage, and the Lord of the Civilization of Speed was at a disadvantage.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed retreated: "You... you are Thirteenth Era, not Twelfth Era?"

"Unfortunately for you, I am Thirteenth Era," Lu Yuan said calmly while wiping his blade. "And you, a Fourteenth Era, possess less magical power than imagined." This was the Lord of the Civilization of Speed's fatal flaw; his magical power was inherently weaker than that of a typical Fourteenth Era being.

Lu Yuan looked at the Lord of the Civilization of Speed: "It is a pity, but you have swung your spear at me too many times, so you must die. Three moves have passed. Those who seek to kill me shall perish."

Lu Yuan drew his sword again. This time, it revealed one hundred and forty-one extreme forms of technique. He was still employing the one hundred and forty-one extreme forms; the remaining eighty-odd forms were temporarily unused. Relying solely on the one hundred and forty-one extreme forms was more than enough to torment the opponent to death. Of course, only Lu Yuan dared to use the word "only" for the one hundred and forty-one forms; no one else would dare treat this record-breaking number so casually. It was too extravagant, too bold.

Lu Yuan's swordsmanship surged like a sea of stars, sweeping toward the Lord of the Civilization of Speed. Although the Lord of the Civilization of Speed possessed the formidable innate spiritual treasure, the God Slaying Spear, his own prowess was mediocre. He could only execute Shattering Meteor, which Lu Yuan had already blocked once. Let him break through it one more time.

"To use the same move against me three times in a row is truly unwise," Lu Yuan sighed deeply, casually shattering the Lord of the Civilization of Speed's Shattering Meteor, while simultaneously driving his long sword through the opponent’s shoulder. With that single strike, blood immediately gushed from the Lord of the Civilization of Speed.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed dared not fight further; he immediately activated his Speed God Step and fled. Normally, this move was highly effective; no one with the same or higher magical power could catch him.

With a single step, the Lord of the Civilization of Speed covered an unimaginable distance. At that moment, Lu Yuan’s voice drifted into his ear: "You are truly slow."

At some unknown time, Lu Yuan was already leisurely standing beside the Lord of the Civilization of Speed. Moreover, Lu Yuan was idly playing with two high-tier divine artifacts: one shaped like a cross, the other resembling flowing green water, constantly shifting. These two high-tier divine artifacts had now completely fallen into Lu Yuan's hands.

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed finally recalled that this encounter was different from the past. No matter how powerful his previous opponents were, their speed never surpassed his. But Lu Yuan was different; Lu Yuan’s speed surpassed his own. The Lord of the Civilization of Speed had never experienced this. He pushed his Speed God Step to its absolute maximum, but it was useless. Lu Yuan’s sword mercilessly pierced his heart, instantly shattering his Minor Thousand World of Speed. Lu Yuan stood behind the Lord of the Civilization of Speed: "Why go to such lengths?"

Indeed, why go to such lengths!

This was the last thing the Lord of the Civilization of Speed heard.

My everlasting life!

The Lord of the Civilization of Speed lamented one last time and finally perished.

Between heaven and earth, another Lord of a Civilization had fallen.

The lament of heaven and earth sounded once more—a mournful song for the demise of a Lord of a Civilization.

Lu Yuan shrugged. The possessions of the Lord of the Civilization of Speed contained no divine artifacts, but there were quite a number of Heaven-tier spiritual veins—a full thousand of them. These were useful to Lu Yuan. Other than that, nothing else was of much use. The Speed God Step movement technique was inferior to the Sword Step he had created, but he collected it anyway; perhaps it would be useful later.

Lu Yuan once again took out the Book of Theorems and the Pen of Truth, beginning to refine these two high-tier divine artifacts until they were immediately consumable. This meant he now possessed a total of four high-tier divine artifacts. Lu Yuan estimated, taking out three of them and leaving the cross-shaped one unconsumed, he immediately ingested the other three.

After swallowing them, torrents of magical power began to circulate.

Lu Yuan felt his own magical power rapidly ascending, even vaguely grasping a sliver of the Secret of Eternity—the ultimate profound mystery of 'Eternal.' Lu Yuan now understood what 'Eternal' meant: enduring forever, existing forever. This was an insight from the Gate of Eternity. He felt that a connection had been established between himself and the Gate of Eternity, a connection far tighter than the previous three links.

Fourteenth Era—he had finally reached the Fourteenth Era.

This was a level of magical power worth boasting about.

Of course, this rapid ascent was only possible due to Lu Yuan's unique opportunities, immense strength, and fortunate destiny. If not for encountering the eruption of these divinely rare artifacts, which appear only once in billions of years, Lu Yuan would likely still be diligently stuck in the Twelfth Era. Jumping from the Twelfth Era straight to the Fourteenth Era was extraordinarily exhilarating.

Exhilarating!

Lu Yuan was ecstatic to the extreme.

Upon reaching the Fourteenth Era, Lu Yuan remembered there were still divine artifacts to claim. He immediately activated his Sword Step, moving with winged speed toward the Gate of Eternity. Lu Yuan’s current speed surpassed everything under heaven. It didn't take him long to return to the vicinity of the Gate of Eternity. At this point, he suppressed his speed and finally landed on the Third Grade Land of Enlightenment.

Lu Yuan's return sparked widespread discussion.

Two people went; only Lu Yuan returned? What did this result signify?

The Lord of the Martial God Civilization asked: "You and the Lord of the Civilization of Speed contended for the high-tier divine artifacts; what was the final outcome?" Because the result was utterly impossible to guess, the Lord of the Martial God Civilization’s question immediately drew the attention of all the other Lords of Civilization. Lu Yuan shrugged: "What outcome could there be? My speed was similar to his, evenly matched. We reached a hundred million miles out simultaneously."

Hearing Lu Yuan say this, the surrounding Lords of Civilization were shocked. They knew Lu Yuan was fast, but they hadn't expected him to truly be no less than the Lord of the Civilization of Speed.

"Then what happened next? The Lord of the Civilization of Speed is extremely bigoted; he wouldn't agree to split the two high-tier divine artifacts just because your speeds were equal," said the Lord of the Civilization of Transformation.

"You are quite correct," Lu Yuan replied. The Lord of the Civilization of Transformation's understanding of human nature was beyond his own capabilities. "I initially suggested we split the two high-tier divine artifacts equally, but he refused. Consequently, he sought to kill me. I had no choice."

Here, Lu Yuan paused briefly, and everyone waited for his conclusion. Lu Yuan shrugged: "So, I merely counter-killed him."

What!

What did Lu Yuan just say?

He counter-killed the Lord of the Civilization of Speed.

It was true that the Lord of the Civilization of Speed’s actual strength was weaker compared to an average Fourteenth Era being, but he was still a Fourteenth Era figure nonetheless. And Lu Yuan was seemingly only Twelfth Era, right? How did he manage it? This seemed impossible, yet Lu Yuan was here, and the Lord of the Civilization of Speed was conspicuously absent, which suggested Lu Yuan might be telling the truth.

The Lord of the Civilization of Transformation, however, knew Lu Yuan’s temperament; whatever he said was likely true. Killing the weak Fourteenth Era being, the Lord of the Civilization of Speed, was certainly an impressive feat for Lu Yuan.