While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 203 will let you die knowing why!
Yunlan Sect, atop Yunlan Mountain.

As the first rays of dawn pierced through the clouds and fell upon the massive mountain gate, the deafening sounds of training echoed within the Yunlan Sect, their roars reaching the heavens, displaying the grandeur of a great sect.

However, at this moment——

Click!

A crisp yet chilling cracking sound resounded through the sky! The sky directly above the Yunlan Sect seemed to be torn apart like a fragile brocade by an irresistible force!

A spatial rift several meters long appeared out of thin air, its edges rippled with destructive energy fluctuations. The next moment, three figures slowly stepped out from the deep, dark spatial rift.

The young man in the green robe at the head of the group had an indifferent expression, followed by a burly man with a wild aura and a purple-haired girl with bright eyes on his left and right.

The moment the three appeared, an immense, abyss-like pressure swept down like a tangible tsunami, engulfing the entire Yunlan Sect! All the disciples on the plaza instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and those with weaker cultivation levels even had their legs go weak, almost unable to stand.

“Enemy attack—!!”

A piercing alarm suddenly tore through the sky, and the array points throughout the sect shone brightly!

"Clouds and smoke covering the sun, rise!"

Almost at the same moment the alarm sounded, an aged yet urgent roar erupted from the direction of the main hall. The array nodes throughout the sect were instantly activated at full power, and countless powerful white beams of light shot into the sky from all parts of the mountain, intertwining and spreading in the air in an instant!
The vast white energy surged like a raging sea, instantly transforming into a massive, sky-covering cloud that enveloped the entire Yunlan Sect.

Cloud patterns swirled across the sky, radiating an astonishing defensive power, as if capable of blocking all attacks in the world.

However, facing this sect-protecting formation that had gathered the power of the entire sect and formed in an instant, Lu Yu, the leader, showed no emotion whatsoever. He didn't even glance at the formation, but simply raised his right hand and gently pressed it down on the cloud-covered sky that covered the heavens and earth.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling brilliance.

Only an invisible yet extremely domineering absolute force pressed down like the sky collapsing!

The seemingly indestructible "Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Formation" was as fragile as paper in the face of this power. It couldn't even withstand a single breath before it let out a mournful cry and shattered into countless scattered points of light amidst countless horrified gazes!

"puff--!"

The great formation was torn apart by the brute force, and the terrifying backlash struck like a heavy hammer. All the disciples and even the elders who were maintaining the formation were struck as if by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of blood and kneeling on the ground with pale faces.

The entire square was filled with painful groans for a moment.

"Who dares to offend my Yunlan Sect?!"

Several powerful auras suddenly burst forth from the main hall, led by Yun Shan, whose aura had reached the Dou Zong level.

His face was ashen, his eyes filled with shock and rage as he locked his gaze on the three figures in the air. Behind him, Yun Ling and the other elders were also on high alert, their battle qi surging wildly within them.

Yunshan's gaze finally settled on Lu Yu, who was at the head of the group, and his voice was extremely gloomy: "Who exactly are you? What grudge do you have against my Yunlan Sect that you would resort to such a vicious act?!"

Lu Yu remained calm as he looked down at the Yunlan Sect members who were on high alert. He slowly spoke, his voice clearly echoing throughout the entire mountain peak: "Fine, I'll let you die knowing why."

"I am the master of the Lingbao Pavilion."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Yu pointed his fingers like a sword and casually pointed at the clouds and mountains below.

A thin wisp of purple-gold light flashed by, its speed even surpassing the perception of the soul.

Yunshan's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints, and the expression of shock and anger on his face froze instantly. Before he could even make any defensive or dodge movements, a tiny blood hole appeared on his forehead.

Immediately afterwards, a tiny purple-gold flame silently ignited from the blood hole, instantly transforming into a raging inferno that engulfed the entire body!
Wherever the purple-gold flames passed, flesh, bones, fighting spirit, and even the struggling soul within him, all melted away silently like snow meeting the sun, turning into nothingness without leaving even a trace of ash.

This ambitious former sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, who had just broken through to the Dou Zong realm, was completely wiped out of the world by the mysterious purple-gold flames before everyone's very eyes, without even being able to utter a scream.

One finger, and a Dou Zong is instantly killed!

Just as Yunshan was about to die, Lu Yu's gaze shifted slightly, as if he could pierce through the void, coldly sweeping towards a shadowy spot in the back mountain of Yunlan Sect.

"Let those cowardly rats who hide their heads and tails come out too."

His words carried on like magic, as he shook hands with someone from afar.

"No!!" Two terrified screams suddenly erupted from the shadows, then abruptly ceased. The space there seemed to be gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand, violently collapsing and compressing!
Two Soul Hall protectors, who were lurking here and possessed strength at the mid-level Dou Zong level, were crushed into two wisps of blood-red energy before they even had a chance to reveal themselves, their souls instantly scattered.

However, in the last instant before the second Soul Palace Protector was crushed, he desperately crushed a pitch-black jade slip!

A strange spatial fluctuation immediately vanished into the void, rapidly traveling at an untraceable speed towards a distant direction.

……

Deep within a branch hall of the Soul Palace on the distant Northwest Continent.

A branch hall master, clad in black robes and possessing an aura of a four-star Dou Zun, stood respectfully before a figure in blue robes. The blue-robed figure was surrounded by towering black mist, his aura as obscure as an abyss; he was none other than the Soul Hall's Ninth Heavenly Venerable—Mo Yu!
A wisp of dark mist swirled around Mo Yu's fingertips as he spoke indifferently, "Which region's souls have yet to be fully collected?"

The black-robed branch hall master trembled slightly and hurriedly bowed in response, his voice tinged with fear: "Reporting to Lord Demon Rain, it's still... it's still about the Cloud Mist Sect. I've already sent people to urge them on; they should have been there long ago..."

Before he could finish speaking, a rapid and sharp spatial fluctuation suddenly tore through the silence of the hall and entered the senses of the two of them!
The branch hall master's expression changed drastically in an instant. He was all too familiar with that fluctuation—it was the unique distress signal inside the Soul Hall!

"Lord Demon Rain!" he exclaimed in horror, his voice filled with disbelief and terror. "It's a distress signal from the Cloud Mist Sect! The two Earth-level Protectors stationed there... their soul imprints have been extinguished!"

The dark water vapor surrounding Demon Rain Celestial Venerable suddenly surged violently, and his chilling voice seemed to come from the Nine Nether Abyss: "Oh? Two mid-level Dou Zong were killed at the same time? It seems we've met our match. Since I am here, I will personally go and see who has the audacity to touch the people of my Soul Palace."

The branch hall master immediately forced a stiff, obsequious smile and bowed, saying, "Why trouble the Heavenly Venerable to take action personally? They are nothing but a bunch of ignorant ants. I will take care of them and extract their souls to present to you, Your Excellency!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yu's churning steam subsided slightly, and he said indifferently, "Very well. You can handle it then. Make a quick decision and bring back the troublemaker's soul."

"As ordered!"

The branch hall master felt as if he had been granted a pardon, secretly rejoicing at the opportunity to perform before the Heavenly Venerable. He immediately used a secret technique to sense the clear spatial coordinates transmitted from the crushed jade slip.

The jade slip was not only for sending a distress signal, but it could also lock onto a location and open a brief spatial passage the moment it shattered.

Without hesitation, he turned around, his fighting spirit surging, and entered the temporary passage maintained by the power of the jade slip, descending towards the Yunlan Sect.

However, the instant he stepped out of the spatial rift and descended above the Yunlan Sect, before he could even see the situation below, a furious roar shook the heavens:
"Where did this piece of trash come from? Get the hell out of here!"

Black Qing's towering figure shot into the sky like a cannonball, his fist, as big as a bowl, condensed with terrifying physical strength, and he threw a simple and direct punch!
The space itself collapsed inch by inch under this punch!
The branch master of the Soul Hall didn't even have time to react; the look of astonishment had barely appeared on his face when his entire body was struck head-on by a colossal mountain.

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, the Soul Hall branch master, a four-star Dou Zun level cultivator, was instantly blasted apart by Hei Qing's brutal punch, turning into a cloud of blood mist. Even his soul couldn't escape and was annihilated in an instant!
Far away in a branch hall of the Soul Palace, Demon Rain Celestial Venerable was about to close his eyes to rest when he suddenly opened them. He clearly sensed that the soul imprint of that branch hall master had completely vanished in that instant!

The black vapor surrounding Mo Yu suddenly boiled, and the terrifying aura made the entire hall vibrate. He slowly stood up, his chilling voice filled with boundless killing intent:
"How brave!"

The next moment, he took a step forward, his figure completely merging into the void, descending towards the Yunlan Sect with overwhelming killing intent. He wanted to see with his own eyes just who this person was, daring to kill so many of his Soul Palace's powerful figures in succession!
Boom!

Almost at the same time that Hei Qing punched the Soul Palace branch master into a bloody mist.

Lu Yu stood in mid-air, watching the dissipating blood mist, a helpless expression on his face. He said softly, "Senior Hei Qing, could you please go a little easier? The corpse of a Dou Zun expert is excellent material for crafting puppets..."

Upon hearing this, Hei Qing chuckled, a hint of embarrassment appearing on his rugged face. He scratched his head and said, "Hehe, it's been a long time since I've had a proper fight. When a Dou Zun suddenly appeared, I couldn't resist. Next time for sure! Next time for sure!"

Just as the two were speaking, the space above the Yunlan Sect was suddenly torn open by an extremely cold force, creating a huge rift. A figure dressed in a blue robe slowly stepped out from it.

"You scoundrel—!!"

A roar filled with boundless rage suddenly exploded, rolling in like thunder from the heavens, shaking the entire Yunlan Sect to its core!

Mo Yu's figure stepped out from the spatial rift, the black water vapor surrounding him boiling wildly, like a raging, dark ocean.

Above the sky, the originally fine raindrops instantly turned into a torrential downpour. Each raindrop turned as black as ink, containing a bone-chilling killing intent, shrouding the entire Yunlan Sect in a grim atmosphere.

His blue-glowing eyes were fixed on Lu Yu and Hei Qing below, the rage within them almost tangible. The consecutive losses of two Earth-level Protectors and a Four-Star Dou Zun branch hall master were no longer a simple provocation, but a blatant trampling of the Soul Hall's dignity!
"How dare they repeatedly slaughter the people of my Soul Palace..."

Mo Yu's voice was as cold as ice, yet it trembled slightly with extreme anger, "This Heavenly Venerable will extract your souls and imprison them in the Soul Prison forever, to suffer the torment of countless souls being corrupted!"

(End of this chapter)