Lu Yin's eyes flickered as he stared at the monkey's shadow. He had never trusted the monkey, and he had even used his innate gift to block it. The main reason was that the monkey knew too many secrets.
A person's knowledge was related to their environment, and it was impossible for them to know so much from tomb raiding.
Even though Lu Yin was wary of the monkey, it had never been a threat to him, so he didn't really care.
However, the monkey's sudden change left him at a loss as to what to do.
The overbearingness of a tamed beast lay in the fact that if he died, the tamed beast would die as well. However, if the tamed beast died, the tamed beast would be fine, and at most, he would be severely injured.
This was the Beast Taming Technique. The monkey had reversed the Beast Taming Technique and forcefully become Lu Yin's tamed beast, which was why Lu Yin was most worried about it.
He just hoped that nothing bad would happen to the monkey. Who knew what the consequences of reversing the Beast Taming Technique would be? Even if the monkey became an enemy, it would be better than dying and causing harm to Lu Yin.
In the Mountain and Sea Realm, a figure appeared on a golden stage.
While Lu Yin and the rest were looking at the monkey's shadow, Shangqing appeared on another golden stage. Shangqing's expression was calm, and three streams of energy surrounded him. He looked like an immortal.
To him, climbing a mountain and stepping onto a stage was normal.
Next to him was Feather Mavis.
Next, the Tearing Lady and Qiu Shi also stepped onto the golden stage.
The Mountain and Sea Realm was huge, but the golden screen magnified the size of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and everyone could see it.
Hidden Weep looked up and scanned the surroundings. His gaze turned cold as he looked at Lu Yin and stabbed out with his spear. He did not want to waste any more time.
The black spear stabbed out, its tip flickering with black light. While Lu Yin was still in a daze, the spear pierced through his heart, causing blood to drip down the tip.
Hidden Weep's gaze turned cold. "Don't blame me. You can only blame yourself for blocking my path." His spear trembled as he sent Lu Yin flying.
Hidden Weep retracted his spear and was about to ascend the mountain when he suddenly felt that something was amiss. Was Lu Yin really that easy to stab?
He slowly turned around and saw that Lu Yin was still standing there, looking at him with a strange expression.
You Weep's face sank, and he closed his eyes and pulled on the reins. The warhorse neighed as black flames shot up into the sky, forming a fiery tornado that swept across the surface of the sea. There was a loud bang as space was torn apart, and You Weep saw Lu Yin once more. However, Lu Yin was already right in front of him.
You Qi coldly snorted. It was an illusion. Someone had used an illusion on him.
Lu Yin's palm pierced through Quiet Weep, but it wasn't just the palm imprint; his entire body had also pierced through Quiet Weep.
Quiet Weep turned around and stabbed out with the tip of her spear. Lu Yin dodged and then reached out to grab the spear, but this time, it was not as easy as the first time. Quiet Weep had used her strength as an Enlighter, and both her physical body and star energy had been greatly enhanced. With the addition of the war banner's support, even Lu Yin's physical strength was unable to firmly grab onto the spear.
However, what he wanted was not to grab the spear, but to touch the object.
As the spear was caught, Lu Yin's other hand struck out with an empty palm.
You Weeping loosened her grip, and the Emptiness Palm once again pierced through his body.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. Sure enough, there was a prerequisite for this person to become transparent, and that was that Lu Yin would not be able to touch the object. Once someone touched the object, they would not be able to become transparent.
Quiet Weep's warhorse raised its front hooves and viciously stomped at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin did not move from his spot, and the warhorse's hooves stomped him into the seabed.
Quiet Weep immediately felt that something was amiss, as it was another illusion. Black flames surged from his body and shattered the illusion once again. He suddenly turned to look at the tall mountain and discovered that the Ghost Monkey's shadow had disappeared.
The Ghost Monkey was the one who had used the illusion on Quiet Weep.
When the Astral Beast Domain had sent people to participate in the Tournament of the Strongest, the monkey had been one of the candidates. However, because it had become Lu Yin's tamed beast, it had been unable to participate.
As one of the Astral Beast Domain's Spiritual Academy's Five Academy Masters, the monkey's innate gift was top-notch. Few people of the same generation could break free from its illusions.
Although it was not as mesmerizing as Night's End, Daybreak, it was still enough to pose a threat to enemies.
Previously, the monkey had not been able to help Lu Yin because Lu Yin had advanced too quickly, and the monkey had not been able to keep up with his realm. His opponents were also too powerful. Now, however, the monkey had broken through to the Hunter realm with the help of the Progenitor's blood, and it was strong enough to fight alongside Lu Yin.
The monkey's most important ability was not its illusion attacks, but its innate gift of shadows.
By the time Quiet Weep realized that the monkey had used the illusion on him, it was already too late. The monkey had already turned into a shadow and merged with his own shadow.
The moment the monkey merged with Quiet Weep's shadow, Lu Yin attacked with an empty palm strike.
This palm strike landed squarely on Quiet Weep.
Quiet Weep was knocked off his horse and fell into the sea. Lu Yin attacked again, slamming Quiet Weep's entire body into the seabed.
Quiet Weep had never imagined that he would be beaten so miserably here. Lu Yin's attack methods were ever-changing, and he even had two secret techniques. He also had all sorts of strange attacks, and he even had a tamed beast. Even Quiet Weep found this inconceivable.
No matter how mysterious the Burial Garden was, it was not as mysterious as Lu Yin.
In particular, this person's physical body was so powerful that he was practically a monster. Otherwise, that spear strike from before would have ended the battle.
Even Liu Tianmu could not block a single spear strike from Lu Yin. Aside from the other four Enlighters in the Mountain and Sea Realm, it was very difficult for anyone else to block a single spear strike from Lu Yin, not to mention the Sword Sect's Eleventh Sword.
The monkey's shadow merged with Quiet Weep, making it impossible for him to remain transparent. He looked up, and Lu Yin's palm struck him again.
Quiet Weep was knocked to the bottom of the sea by the consecutive palm strikes, and he could not endure it any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Outside the Mountain and Sea Realm, Mu En shook his head. "This generation's inheritors are still too weak. How can they stand at the peak just by relying on formless battle techniques and willpower? Their innate gifts are very powerful, and they can collect the innate gifts of the dead to use, but there are also many limitations."
Highsage Shen Wei sighed. "Actually, he's not weak at all. Looking at the past competitions between the Five Scions of the Stars, only the era of the four captains of the Death Legion could compare to him. However, there are just too many geniuses in this generation."
"Now, I'm just curious about that kid called Lu Yin. How did he cultivate? When we were his age, we would have been considered pretty good if we had even half of his strength. That's enough to qualify for the Five Scions of the Stars," an elder said.
Mu En slowly replied, "This generation's Five Scions of the Stars should be the true peak of their generation. There's even an unsolvable Three Suns Ancestral Qi, which is really unfair to the others. Any one of the Ten Arbiters would have been able to become one of the Five Scions of the Stars in any other era. What a pity."
Xia Meng looked at Mu En. "Without the Sixth Mainland's invasion, no matter how strong they are, they don't have the qualifications to compete. Besides, the Five Scions of the Stars have already been eliminated."
Mu En did not say anything and just quietly watched the screen.
Highsage Shen Wei had a helpless expression. The Five Scions of the Stars had already been eliminated. He looked at Lu Yin on the screen. So what if he won? What awaited him was an even more despairing opponent.
In the Mountain and Sea Realm, the black flames on the surface of the sea gradually dissipated. In the distance, Ming Yu and the rest watched anxiously.
Lu Yin stood on the surface of the sea and looked down at the seabed. He could see that Hidden Weep's rune lines had weakened significantly. So what if he had broken through to the Enlighter realm? Emptiness Palm did not depend on one's realm. Once it struck, whether one could withstand it or not depended on one's defense.
Hidden Weep had broken through to the Enlighter realm, and his attack power could easily exceed 300,000. His defense was even more unbreakable, and it made it impossible for others to attack him. However, once his transparent battle technique was broken through, then this person's defense would not be able to withstand the Emptiness Palm.
If this person had not broken through to the Enlighter realm, then Lu Yin guessed that a single Emptiness Palm would have been enough to blast his organs out. His defense was even weaker than Lan Si's or Nightking Zhenwu's.
This person's weakness was too obvious.
Above the sea, a shadow slowly merged into Lu Yin's arm. It was the Ghost Monkey.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "You weren't lying. You can use the blood of a half-ancestor or even a Progenitor to infinitely increase your strength. You actually broke through from the Explorer realm to the Hunter realm."
The monkey fell silent for a moment and then said, "Seventh Bro, you've never trusted me, right?"
Lu Yin did not deny it, as he did not need to. Today, he would make things clear to the monkey. If the monkey could not gain his trust, then he would rather erase him.
Breaking through from the Explorer realm to the Hunter realm was too terrifying. Who knew if the damned monkey would break through to the Emissary realm the next time?
Furthermore, the damned monkey had absorbed the blood of a Progenitor, so it was impossible for him to completely absorb it all at once. The monkey's strength might increase even further in the short term.
"Seventh Bro, my name is indeed the Ghost Monkey, but there has never been a Ghost Monkey bloodline in the Astral Beast Domain. From ancient times until now, I've been the only Ghost Monkey."
Lu Yin listened quietly.
"And my name comes from Progenitor Wushang."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and he was shocked. "What did you say?"
The monkey sighed. "I know that it's hard for you to believe, but this is the truth. My appearance was an accident, and I was born from the shadow of Progenitor Wushang's blood. My consciousness has always been with Progenitor Wushang since I first appeared. In other words, I was created by Progenitor Wushang."
Lu Yin frowned in disbelief. "You were created by Progenitor Wushang?"
"You can't believe it, right? That's why I didn't say anything before. I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me even if I told you, and that you would treat me as an enemy and erase me. But now, I have no choice. I went from the Explorer realm to the Hunter realm in an instant. If I don't tell you now, then given how cautious you are, you might erase me. There's nothing I can do about it."
Lu Yin suppressed his shock and asked, "What makes you think that I'll believe you?"
"Aside from lifeforms created by Progenitors, who else can directly break through to the Cruiser realm?
Who else can absorb the blood of a Progenitor as an Explorer?
Only me. Throughout history, no other lifeform has been able to directly absorb the blood of a Progenitor like me. That's because I was born from Progenitor Wushang's blood, so I can directly absorb the blood of a Progenitor, "the monkey said proudly.
Lu Yin fell into deep thought and did not say anything.
"Seventh Bro, do you remember when I told you that the Astral Beast Domain's Celestial Ice Phoenixes were my harem?
That's true. When I was born, Progenitor Wushang was delighted and designated the Celestial Ice Phoenixes as my harem. Only Progenitor Wushang, the ancestors of the Celestial Ice Phoenixes, and myself know about this. It was even recorded in the clan's history. If not for the accident that happened later, I would have long since become one of the Astral Beast Domain's oldest ancestors, "the monkey said proudly.