Long Xian's spear pierced through the protective barrier, which had been given to him by Long Xi. It was powerful enough to block an Emissary's attack, but it could only block an Emissary who had survived the first Origin Tribulation. Long Xian had survived the second Origin Tribulation and was extremely powerful.
He was betting that the circle would not be able to stop him for more than two seconds. He was betting that Draconic Seven would not dare to kill Long Ding, or that he did not have the ability to kill Long Ding. After breaking through, the pain that Long Ding had to endure would probably cause him to lose consciousness.
To be able to become the commander of the Flying Armor Army and an Emissary, Long Xian's ruthlessness was carved into his bones. Even if he was faced with a hopeless situation, he would still choose to die together with his enemy.
If Lu Yin had been an ordinary cultivator, or if he had been the adopted son-in-law that Long Xi and the others knew, then he would definitely have panicked. Even in his normal state, he would not have dared to resist an Emissary's attack, much less in the midst of a breakthrough. However, he was not an ordinary cultivator. He was Lu Yin, the Outerverse Master of the Fifth Mainland, the champion of the Sovereign Tournament, and the Lu Yin who had dominated the Fifth Mainland and overturned the Daynight Flowzone.
Long Xian was ruthless, but Lu Yin was even more ruthless than Long Xian. The moment Long Xian's spear broke through the protective circle, Lu Yin immediately pushed Long Ding towards the tip of the spear. If Long Xian continued to attack, Long Ding would definitely die.
Long Xian had imagined that Lu Yin would react in many ways, and the most likely reaction would be fear and shock. However, he had never expected that Lu Yin would make such a decision in the span of a single second. Long Xian immediately retracted his spear and slowed down his attack.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Yin struck Long Ding's back with his palm, sending Long Ding flying towards Long Xian. At the same time, he rushed out of the ground.
Long Xian caught Long Ding in his arms. In front of him, Long Ding spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering all over his face. Ignoring the blood stains on his face, Long Xian hastily took out some medicinal pellets to treat Long Ding's injuries.
Long Ding was already seriously injured, but even so, he still grabbed Long Xian's clothes tightly. "Father, kill him! Kill Long Qi!
"Alright, I'll take revenge for you. I'll definitely kill Long Qi!" shouted Long Xian. "Flying Armor Army, protect the young master!"
"Yes, General."
The moment Long Xian attacked, Long Tian's image also disappeared, and the connection with the Cloud Connection Stone was lost. Similarly, the moment Long Kui was sealed by the Flying Armor Grand Array, Long Xi's image also disappeared.
The two siblings only saw Long Xian make a move, but they did not see what happened after.
However, when Long Kui saw this, he was even more surprised. His impression of Lu Yin had been constantly changing, and when Long Xian had attacked just now, he had thought that Lu Yin was dead for sure. He had not expected Lu Yin to be able to react in such a way.
Hui descended from the sky and clawed at Long Xian.
Long Xian's body was covered in fine draconic patterns, and he raised his head to block the attack with his spear. His body was ruthlessly pressed into the ground by the pyrolyte. "Scram!" Long Xian shouted as he stirred up the void. His astral source transformed into a visible shockwave that surged up from the ground and sent pyrolyte flying into the sky. This wave of astral source power swept through the Flying Armor Pass, stripping away everyone's control over their star energy.
Lu Yin was stunned, as he was at a huge disadvantage when fighting against an Emissary. His star energy control was at the level of a World-level cultivator, but even so, he still couldn't control it.
He hid behind Long Kui and stared at Long Xian.
Long Xian's killing intent towards him was so great that Lu Yin even forgot about the pain he had experienced when he was trying to break through. That extreme hatred and killing intent seemed to have solidified, and that astral source was Lu Yin's killing intent.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's back went numb, and a chill surged up from the soles of his feet. His eyes narrowed. Not good, there's an assassin behind him! His expression changed, and a Star Chessboard appeared beneath his feet. At this moment, everyone had turned into chess pieces. Long Kui, Long Xian, Guo Shan in the distance, the surrounding Flying Armor Pass soldiers, their battle techniques, and the distant assassin's attack.
In that instant, Lu Yin saw the situation clearly. A cold gust of wind was only a few meters away from him, and it had come from an ordinary-looking old man outside the general's manor. That gust of wind should have been enough to kill Lu Yin, but the old man had also used astral source to attack him. He was an Emissary level assassin.
The Boundless Realm's methods of assassinating Lu Yin were becoming more and more ruthless.
Everything happened in an instant. Lu Yin's mind raced as he used the Secret Art of Plan to divert that gust of wind, causing it to shoot towards Long Xian.
Long Kui's back was facing Lu Yin, so he did not see it.
However, Long Xian saw it, and he was shocked. Was that a secret technique?
Even in this part of the universe, secret techniques were rare. He did not know any, and neither did Long Ding. Even Long Kui, Liu Lu from the Liu family, and the others did not know any secret techniques.
Long Xian would never have dreamed that Lu Yin had a secret technique.
The Boundless Assassin had not expected this either.
The gust of wind swept past Lu Yin and Long Kui and shot towards Long Xian.
Long Xian instinctively raised his spear, but Tian Hou's attack happened to land at the same time. The three Astral Source battle techniques clashed, causing cracks to appear in the void that was protected by the Flying Armor Pass array. Coincidentally, one of the cracks extended to where Long Ding was, splitting his body in two.
Long Xian's face was drained of blood, and he looked like he had gone mad. "Ding 'er!"
The cracks in the void swallowed up the surroundings, and many Flying Armor Pass soldiers were torn apart.
Guo Shan kept dodging, his face pale.
In the distance, the Boundless Assassin's expression changed. This kid actually had a secret technique, and it was one that he had never seen before. This assassination attempt had failed again, and he retreated.
The cracks in the void caused a flaw in the Flying Armor Pass array. Long Kui took advantage of this opportunity to escape. He did not bother with Long Xian and grabbed Lu Yin. At the same time, he took Guo Shan onto Tian Hou's back and flew away.
The flaw in the Flying Armor Pass only lasted for a moment, and it quickly recovered. Long Xian's advantage in the Flying Armor Pass was too obvious, and Lu Yin and Guo Shan would become Long Kui's weakness. With Long Ding dead, Long Xian would have no qualms about betraying the White Dragon Tribe. No one knew what he would do next.
As the Flying Armor Pass grew smaller and smaller, Lu Yin could still hear Long Xian's mournful screams. Lu Yin's gaze turned cold; this enmity was too great.
Long Kui raised a hand, and the Cloudpass Stone trembled. Long Xi's image appeared, and she looked anxious. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Lu Yin was fine. "Elder, protect Long Seven as he breaks through."
"I understand. Don't worry, Princess. What about Long Xian?" Long Kui asked.
Long Xi said coldly, "He betrayed the White Dragon Tribe. Once Long Seven is safe, you can deal with him as you see fit."
"Understood." Long Kui nodded.
After leaving the Flying Armor Pass, Lu Yin's attention returned to his own body. A wave of intense pain assaulted him once again, but fortunately, he had already endured more than half of it.
Long Xi looked at Lu Yin with pity in her eyes, but her tone was resolute. "Hold on and break through. No one will look down on you in the future, and you will be the pillar of the White Dragon Tribe. You must hold on."
Lu Yin growled, "I know."
Long Xi closed her eyes, and the image disappeared.
The pyrolyte traveled at full speed, and four hours later, Lu Yin was brought to a secluded mountain valley. The area was desolate, and the pyrolyte's aura prevented many creatures from approaching.
Long Kui and Guo Shan quietly waited in the distance.
Lu Yin continued to endure the intense pain by himself, and finally, after half an hour, the pain disappeared. His body had completely adapted to the tribulation crystals, and he had broken through to the next stage.
It was an indescribable feeling. The moment he broke through, he felt the star energy flow within his body change slightly. It wasn't obvious, but it was this subtle change that made his aura much stronger than before. He could freely change the form of his star energy and casually attack. Every palm strike and technique was clearly different from before, and the most obvious change was in his physical body.
Lu Yin could directly feel that his body had become stronger than before. His previous limit had been 250 Stacks, but now, he might be able to reach 300 Stacks. It was a pity that he didn't have the Wisdom Root Tea, so he couldn't extrapolate it. Still, even if he couldn't extrapolate it to 300 Stacks, the increase in strength was enough to increase the power of 250 Stacks.
With his current strength, he could easily defeat Wang Yi, Wu Taibai, and the others. They had been evenly matched during the Sovereign Tournament, and at that time, Lu Yin's attacks had just reached the upper limit of what those two could withstand. Now, he had surpassed that limit, and once he surpassed it, he could rely on his various techniques to easily obtain victory. However, it still wasn't enough, and he was still far from reaching the power level he had when he was in the Reaper Transformation.
It would be great if he could reach the power level of the Reaper Transformation in his normal state.
Breaking through to the next stage had almost doubled Long Ding's power, but Lu Yin's body was already strong enough, so it couldn't be doubled. Once he broke through to the middle finger, his power would be doubled, and he might even be able to match the power of the Reaper Transformation.
Blood stained the ground beneath his feet, and Lu Yin felt some lingering fear. Breaking through to the third stage wouldn't be like this, would it? It was too painful.
There were still tribulation crystal threads around the lower stage, and they would need to be slowly absorbed.
Long Ding was too jumpy. If he had waited until he had completely absorbed the threads before fighting Lu Yin, none of this would have happened.
"Did you succeed?" Long Kui and Guo Shan stared at Lu Yin as he walked over, their eyes shining.
Lu Yin nodded and clenched his fists. He deliberately said, "I feel like I've become much stronger. It should be more than double. Fighting Long Ding will be much easier now."
The two weren't surprised.
Long Kui smiled. "Long Ding's physique is already above yours. The stronger your body, the less obvious the increase after breaking through. However, your potential will be greater. Congratulations."
Guo Shan looked at Long Kui in shock and then at Lu Yin. How much did the White Dragon Tribe not understand this kid? Long Ding's physique was above his?
This was ridiculous!
Lu Yin coughed, stared at Guo Shan, and then coughed again.
"Since you've already broken through, you should stabilize here and absorb the tribulation crystal threads. Don't repeat Long Ding's path," Long Kui said, his tone gradually changing to one that carried a hint of killing intent.
Lu Yin knew what he wanted to do. Long Xian's hatred for the White Dragon Tribe could not be washed away, so Lu Yin had to eliminate them completely.
"Tian Hou will stay behind to protect you. Restrain your aura, and don't go anywhere until I return." Long Kui leapt up and disappeared into the real universe, heading towards the Flying Armor Pass.
Tian Hou's huge body shrank until it was the size of a palm, and it jumped onto Lu Yin's shoulder to protect him.
Lu Yin pursed his lips and looked at Guo Shan. "Thank you."
Guo Shan was taken aback. "What are you thanking me for?
I didn't help you with anything, and everything I said was true. Don't randomly thank me, or you'll die. "
Lu Yin smiled. "I know."
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