From beginning to end, the Lucas Family cultivators in the grand hall did not interrupt Joe Di and Quentin Di's conversation. By now, perhaps they believed they had learned everything they needed to know, since Joe Di and Quentin Di had been talking for quite a while. At last, a Realm Genesis cultivator seated on the left slowly spoke, "Who else from the Di Family is here? Name them all, and be clear. The clearer you are, the less you'll suffer. If you're not clear, things will get difficult for you."
"Joe Di..." Quentin Di called out anxiously, fully aware of how terrifying these people were. Any one of them could crush him, Quentin Di, with a mere finger.
Joe Di waved his hand at Quentin Di, but didn't look at the Realm Genesis cultivator. Instead, he gazed calmly at the Boundary Fusion Realm cultivator seated at the top and said, "I only have one question for you. Who was it that severed Quentin Di's legs just now?"
"Is it because you easily broke his restriction that you think you're so impressive? You must have barely stepped into the Third Step, right?" The Boundary Fusion Realm expert replied indifferently, not answering Joe Di's question at all.
"So your name is Joe Di? No wonder you're so bold—must be because you've stepped into the Third Step. I'm terrified! No wonder you dared to come here, already at the Third Step, huh? Haha..." The Realm Genesis cultivator who had questioned earlier sneered when Joe Di ignored him, then reached out to grab Joe Di.
Joe Di's eyes turned cold. His domain instantly locked onto the Realm Genesis cultivator, and the long blade on his back transformed into a slash of blade light, tearing downward as he said, "You're right. Because I've stepped into the Third Step, I really do think I'm impressive."
No one around moved. In everyone's eyes, Joe Di was at most a cultivator who had just stepped into Realm Genesis. Realm Genesis might be terrifying elsewhere, but on Lucas Star, no one cared. There were too many Realm Genesis cultivators here, most of them already at the mid or late stages.
Others might not notice right away, but the Realm Genesis cultivator fighting Joe Di felt a chill in his heart. He realized he couldn't break free from Joe Di's domain at all. If he couldn't even escape Joe Di's domain, how could he possibly fight him?
His hand seal was also trapped within Joe Di's spatial domain, his outstretched hand frozen in place as if turned to ice. At this moment, he could only watch helplessly as the blade light from Joe Di's long blade descended between his brows, utterly unable to resist.
Could there really be such a powerful cultivator in the world? The Realm Genesis cultivator's eyes were filled with terror.
The first to notice something was wrong was the Boundary Fusion Realm expert seated at the top. He suddenly stood up and shouted sternly, "Stop!"
"Pfft!" A burst of blood erupted, almost at the same moment the Boundary Fusion Realm cultivator uttered those words. There was no stopping—Joe Di had never intended to stop after drawing his blade.
The grand hall fell silent, a sense of fear swirling in the air.
With a single strike, Joe Di killed the Lucas Family's Realm Genesis cultivator, Luke Wu. Even the strongest on Lucas Star couldn't kill Luke Wu in one blow. The key was, when Joe Di struck, Luke Wu couldn't resist at all. No wonder this man came to Lucas Star without hesitation.
When did such a top-tier expert appear in the Five Elements Universe? Wasn't it said that after the Second Creation War, nearly all the powerful cultivators in the Five Elements Universe were wiped out?
"You... you killed Luke Wu of the Lucas Family?" The Boundary Fusion Realm cultivator at the top trembled as he pointed at Joe Di, unsure if he was angry or afraid.
Quentin Di was stunned. He hadn't expected his own family to have such a peerless expert—one who killed that formidable old man with a single strike. Although he had never met his father, from what his mother had said, he could infer that his father wasn't nearly this powerful.
"Yes, I killed him. Do you want to try me too? Go ahead, I'll let you use your technique first." Joe Di spoke, even hanging his long blade back on his back.
The Lucas Family's Boundary Fusion Realm cultivator calmed down instead, trying to soften his tone. "My name is Luke Jowan, patriarch of the Lucas Family. Our family descends from Luya of Kunlun. We never provoke others, but we are not to be trampled upon either. Yet you came here and killed our Realm Genesis cultivator, Luke Wu..."
Joe Di laughed mockingly, "So you're saying that when Luke Wu tried to kill me, I should have just waited to let him do it?"
Luke Wu didn't intend to kill you, only to subdue you. With your strength, you could have subdued Luke Wu, but you chose to kill him. Our Lucas Family always values reason, but we do not fear those who act unreasonably." Luke Jowan's tone grew even colder.
As he spoke, all of Lucas Star was aware that a peerless expert had arrived and killed Luke Wu.
At that moment, every defensive formation in the Lucas Family was activated, and countless experts rushed toward the Lucas Star Hall.
Joe Di mocked, "So you're saying Quentin Di of the Di Family just appeared here for no reason? And he broke his own legs?"
Quentin Di cried out in grief and anger, "These people are like bandits! They killed my two companions, then subdued me and brought me here. They demanded I reveal every member of the Di Family and their whereabouts. Other than my father, I don't know anyone else in the Di Family. Because I hesitated, they broke my legs and wouldn't let me heal them myself."
Joe Di waved his hand and laughed, "So much for valuing reason—this is the Lucas Family's idea of reason? Very well, let me tell you my idea of reason..."
Before Joe Di finished speaking, all the cultivators in the hall summoned their artifacts, each unleashing their strongest technique. At the same time, the hall doors opened again, and several Realm Genesis cultivators and two Boundary Fusion Realm cultivators rushed in. Without a word, they all unleashed their strongest divine techniques at Joe Di.
Fierce domain auras and killing intent crashed down. Quentin Di could barely breathe; in an instant, blood began to flow from his seven orifices. There was no need to fight—he would be killed by the pressure alone.
Clearly, they intended to win by numbers. Joe Di was in no mood for courtesy now. His long blade swept out, blade lights forming endless curtains, waves of blade curtains becoming blade force, blade force turning into blade tides, and the blade tides surging forth like a cosmic flood!
Triple Loom, the wind and sand are dark over the Nether Sea, waves roll and innocence floats. Blade light stretches ninety thousand miles, not a trace of dust in sight.
Joe Di's attack was a killing move, leaving no retreat. There was no room for courtesy now—it was simply a matter of who killed more.
The surging blade tides crashed down, and the Boundary Fusion Realm cultivators could barely resist. Together with the seven Third Step experts who had rushed in, a total of seven Realm Genesis cultivators and three Boundary Fusion Realm cultivators joined forces to block Joe Di's Triple Loom.
Blood mist exploded continuously, and the activated killing formations seemed like paper, unable to affect Joe Di at all. Instead, Joe Di's Triple Loom tore them to shreds.
At that moment, every Lucas Family cultivator felt a chill in their hearts. Together, they had only blocked the fourth wave of blade tides. In just four waves, four of the ten Third Step cultivators had died, and all the Boundary Fusion Realm experts were dead. Judging by Joe Di's blade tides, there were clearly more to come—the fifth wave was already surging forth.
Joe Di's Triple Loom could even scare off the likes of Vassa the Monk, let alone ordinary Third Step cultivators.
"Stop! Fellow Daoist Di, stop! Our Lucas Family will offer unconditional reparations and apologies..." Luke Jowan screamed desperately. In his view, even if the Lucas Family's heritage from Luya of Kunlun meant a single cultivator couldn't beat Joe Di, with so many experts together, Joe Di should be torn apart.
But who could have known Joe Di's strength was so overwhelming? They suspected that even Luya of Kunlun himself might not be able to suppress Joe Di.