Lu Yin lowered his gaze and looked at the masked man.
The masked man frowned. "Since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish." He then opened one of his hands and bent his fingers, causing the void to crack open as a strange eagle-like creature appeared. It pierced through the void and smashed towards Lu Yin.
Lu Yin raised both hands and unleashed a series of palm strikes that contained 350 Stacks.
Bang bang bang …
The void exploded as a gale swept out in all directions, distorting the horizon and tearing the void apart.
The masked man was shocked. How was this possible?
An Enlighter had actually blocked his battle technique.
Lu Yin retracted his hand. Not good, he had used too much strength. His character was not one that could challenge an Emissary by himself. He immediately retreated and put on the giant's right arm. The giant arm looked very strange, and he then charged towards the masked man. "Die, spy!"
The masked man frowned. He did not know why, but he felt a sense of danger. It was as if he was being targeted by someone terrifying, but this person was just an Enlighter.
When he thought about how this person had used a series of palm strikes to block his battle technique, he felt even more uneasy. No, he had to first destroy these people's astral source.
There was a loud boom as Lu Yin's giant right arm slammed into the ground, shattering it and causing a gale that blew Luo Fan and the others away.
Lan Gui also flew out uncontrollably. He silently cursed Lu Yin as he coughed up a mouthful of blood. He had almost been finished.
Underground, the masked man cursed as well. The giant's right arm could unleash an attack with a power level of 500,000, which was equivalent to an Emissary's attack. It naturally did not pose much of a threat to the masked man, but this person had used a palm technique to block his attack. Now that he had a power vessel, it was truly troublesome.
While everyone was being swept away by the gale, the masked man took the opportunity to dodge the giant's right arm. The Star Scattered Chessboard appeared beneath his feet, and he moved.
The masked man had just retreated and was about to move past Lu Yin to attack the people on the square platform when he suddenly felt a chill run down his back. He turned around and raised his hand, causing his astral source to surge. The star energy in Lu Yin's body was uncontrollably suppressed, but he did not use any star energy. Instead, golden battle force was imprinted on his palm as he unleashed an Empty Palm.
The masked man's eyes narrowed, and he subconsciously dodged when he saw the golden battle force. He had thought that he could avoid it, but he had not expected Lu Yin to also have a Greater Transfer Array.
Lu Yin's palm was still aimed at the masked man's original position, but his body's direction had changed. Lu Yin had used his Great Transfer Array to shift himself behind the masked man, and his palm landed on the masked man's back without any resistance. The masked man spat out a mouthful of blood, and he could not believe that an Enlighter had actually injured him.
Intense pain spread through his body, and the masked man felt as if the bones in his back had been shattered. He couldn't stay here any longer, so he borrowed the force of Lu Yin's attack to flee without hesitation.
Lu Yin was stunned, as he hadn't expected this person to flee so quickly.
The Star Scattered Chessboard appeared under his feet. He moved again, trying to make this person stay.
Suddenly, in the distance, the five triangular gears spun faster. The pair of scarlet vertical eyes blinked and then shattered. The Top World was shaken, and countless people looked over.
Soon, the sky returned to normal. The scarlet vertical eye was gone, and the five triangular gears were also gone. All that could be seen was the dusky sky.
By the time he wanted to chase after the masked man, the masked man had already left.
This was the first time he had used his true strength to deal with an Emissary. Even though his astral source had been suppressed, he could still suppress the ordinary Emissaries with his golden battle force and Emptiness Palm.
Luo Fan and the others had not been able to see the battle clearly, and the only one who had seen it was Lan Gui.
At this moment, Lan Gui struggled to get up, and his limbs were twisted. The masked man had not been gentle, and he had almost been crushed.
Lu Yin looked into the distance and saw that the sky had returned to normal. He then looked back at the square platform. Qing Chen and the others opened their eyes, but they did not get up.
Finally, Lu Yin looked at Lan Gui.
Lan Gui's expression changed, and he pursed his lips. "Erm, Old-" He was about to call himself Lu Yin's father, but when he recalled how Lu Yin had attacked the masked man, he did not dare to say it out loud. He guessed that this brat was one of the Four Way Libra's most elite disciples, so he said, "I'll be leaving now. Thanks for saving me."
Lu Yin quietly watched him leave and did not stop him. This person might have been difficult to deal with against others, but Lu Yin had dealt with him easily. A single palm was enough.
Many of the people who had been blown away were injured, and some of them were quite seriously injured. Luo Fan's arm had been cut, and she struggled to get up. She saw Lu Yin's serious expression in the distance. Had he forced an Emissary to retreat?
Everything returned to normal, and the sky in the distance darkened. Only the Four Way Libra still had light.
Lu Yin landed not far from the square platform, and Luo Fan came over. "Where's the attacker?"
"Lan Gui forced him to retreat," Lu Yin said.
Luo Fan was stunned. Lan Gui had forced him to retreat?
She had clearly seen Lan Gui spit out blood and fall to the ground.
She looked at Lu Yin seriously and did not ask any more questions.
Not long after, Qing Chen left the square platform, and Lu Yin stepped forward. "Superintendent, six spies attacked and were forced to retreat."
Qing Chen replied, "I know. Thank you for your hard work." She then looked into the distance, her eyes still solemn and filled with worry.
On the square platform, the remaining Emissaries left one after another. Qing Chen moved and pressed the platform down, restoring the ground to normal.
"Senior Qing Chen, Mu Yu greets you."
"Greetings, Senior."
The Emissaries hurriedly bowed.
Qing Chen solemnly said, "This old man also thanks everyone for supporting the array base."
"It's our duty to protect humans," the old man said.
The beautiful woman looked at Lu Yin. "Senior, who is this?"
Qing Chen introduced Lu Yin to them. They had not expected to see someone from the White Dragon Clan here.
Even though they had been sending astral source to the array base, they had been able to see what was happening outside. They had just been unable to interfere, but Lu Yin's display of strength over the past few days had truly amazed them.
Especially in the last battle. Although he had relied on external items, he had still managed to force the Emissaries to retreat. They had also seen that Lu Yin had a secret technique that was not simple.
Mu Yu smiled at Lu Yin. "Little brother, if you have the chance to visit the Misty Rain Tower, I'll treat you well."
Behind her, Luo Fan blushed and lowered her head without speaking.
Although they were all Emissaries, they did not necessarily know each other. There were many Emissaries in the Astral Tree Domain, and some were even wary of each other.
Not long after, Qing Chen brought Lu Yin back to Dragon Mountain.
"Superintendent, what happened?" Lu Yin asked.
Qing Chen replied, "The situation at the back of the Mother Tree is not good. The Sovereign's Realm was unable to stop all of the enemy's Progenitors, which caused the Astral Tree Domain to crack open."
"Can't stop the Progenitors?" Lu Yin was worried.
Qing Chen replied, "The Astral Tree Domain has always been at a disadvantage against those monsters. Once they attack with all their might, it's very difficult for us to stop them all. That's why a long time ago, we set up a huge sourcebox array behind the Mother Tree, known as Unlimited Power. The base of this sourcebox array is made up of five enormous triangular landmasses.
"If those monsters want to destroy the array base, they have to climb up from the bottom of the triangular landmasses. For us, it's very easy to defend against them, but that's only against ordinary monsters. Monsters that surpass the strength of an Emissary, or even Progenitors, are either blocked by the ancestors or by the commanders of the array bases working together with the array core.
"The reason we weren't able to stop them this time is probably because the array core isn't there."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Array core?
What's that? "
Qing Chen's expression turned ugly. "A person."
Lu Yin was stunned.
"The commanders and array cores are the most important parts of each array base, and they're both Progenitors. If one of them leaves, the array base's defensive capabilities will be greatly weakened, and it might even disappear," Qing Chen explained.
Lu Yin's expression changed. Could it be that …?
"The Progenitor seniors who went to the Sovereign Realm to rescue the Junior Ancestor had an array core among them?" Lu Yin blurted out.
Qing Chen nodded. "That's right."
Lu Yin understood now. It was no wonder why those monsters had not directly killed them when they set up the trap. They had only wanted to trap the Junior Ancestor.
To trap the Junior Ancestor and rescue him, a Progenitor had to be mobilized. No matter how many Progenitors there were in the Astral Tree Domain, the five array bases had already divided up ten. How many Progenitors could there be?
Furthermore, the Four Way Scales could not be at ease with others rescuing their Junior Ancestor. They had been faced with a choice: they could either not save the Junior Ancestor and still protect the array bases, or they could risk the array bases being destroyed to save the Junior Ancestor.
Clearly, the Four Way Scales knew that the Junior Ancestor's importance surpassed the array bases.
"For many years, nothing has happened to the array bases, and the battle at the back of the Astral Tree Domain has never been that intense. Only recently did it become more intense. The Four Way Scales did not expect that the departure of the array core would lead to such a situation. We can only say that we fell into the enemy's trap." Qing Chen's expression turned ugly.
Lu Yin felt a chill in his heart. From Long Xian's scheme to the Sovereign Realm, to the trap that had trapped the Junior Ancestor, and now, to breaking through the array bases' defenses and causing the Astral Tree Domain to tremble. It could be said that the enemy's actions were linked to one another, and they had not taken a single step out of the enemy's calculations. This level of scheming was terrifying.
And this was only one aspect of the situation. The Redbacks and spies had caused everyone to panic, and they had even caused the Astral Tree Domain to transfer experts to form the Humble School. All of this had caused the Astral Tree Domain's experts to split apart. What was even more frightening was that no one could confirm the identities of the Redbacks.
Lu Yin looked to the south and suddenly felt as if the Astral Tree Domain had been grabbed by a large hand, just like how Lan Gui had been grabbed by the masked man. The Astral Tree Domain could not break free, and it was getting closer and closer to death.
"Are the Progenitors of the Astral Tree Domain inferior to those monsters?" Lu Yin suddenly asked.
Qing Chen's body trembled. "Of course not. The ancestors of the Four Way Scales in the Astral Tree Domain are all invincible powerhouses.
More than one or two peerless experts were born in the past, and the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas were glorious to the extreme. "After saying this, he fell silent and no longer spoke.
After all, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas had existed in the past.
Back then, there had been Progenitor Chen, Progenitor Hui, and the Symbol Progenitor. To Lu Yin's knowledge, these were the true powerhouses. Progenitor Chen had beaten the Sixth Mainland to the point that they did not dare to record it, and the Symbol Progenitor had caused the Sixth Mainland to not dare to acknowledge his existence. Progenitor Hui had even calculated the passage of time. In comparison, how could the current ancestors of the Astral Tree Domain compare?
Lu Yin felt that the ancestors of the Astral Tree Domain were about the same level as the Sixth Mainland's Three Progenitors, and even the Three Progenitors combined might not be able to defeat Progenitor Chen.
Humanity was regressing. Lu Yin suddenly had this feeling.