The battle between Captain Ji, Elder Jiu Shen, and Highsage lasted for more than two hours before ending. In the end, Captain Ji was unable to escape being suppressed.
During this time, he wanted to attack Lu Yin, but he was stopped by Elder Jiu Shen. Anything could happen to anyone except Lu Yin, as this concerned the Sirius Sect's inheritance.
Lu Yin was grateful to Elder Jiu Shen, who glanced at his feet. "Protect the bottom of your feet."
Highsage heard him. Strange, the bottom of my feet?
Did I hear wrong?
Captain Ji lay on the surface of the sea, his body covered in wounds. Lu Yin saw that his rune lines did not even reach a power level of 600,000, which was about the same as Cang Zhou's. Lu Yin wondered how he could pick him out.
The greatest beneficiary of this battle was Leon's Armada. Of the Four Pirate Groups, the Armada had never competed with anyone. After defeating the Nightmare Squadron and the Longevity Squadron, Leon's Armada had essentially become the overlord of the Cosmic Sea.
Unfortunately, several of their eight squadrons had died.
Everyone was cleaning up the battlefield in the Cosmic Sea when Da Qiu found Lu Yin. "Alliance Leader Lu, please tell Captain Leon that it's not a good thing for so many pirates to gather. Please disperse them as soon as possible. Otherwise, we'll have to take action."
Lu Yin understood Da Qiu. "Don't worry, they'll disperse soon."
The pirates had suffered heavy losses from this battle, and they would not be able to recover in a short period of time.
After Leon's Armada's victory, everyone was still in a good mood. However, when news of the Neoverse arrived, everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
Elder Gong and Elder Sirius had been defeated, and Xia Ji had defeated both of them. Not only had he won, but he had also broken into the Sirius Sect and stolen the Sirius Jade Annulus, causing the Sirius Sect to suffer heavy losses.
No one could believe this news, and it was simply a joke. How could Xia Ji have been able to win against two opponents at once? They were not random passersby, but rather Elder Gong and Supreme Sage Celestial Master, one of the seven Demigods of the Human Domain. They were invincible powerhouses, and Supreme Sage Celestial Master had a sourcebox array, so he should not have been defeated.
Elder Jiu Shen immediately contacted the Sirius Sect while Highsage contacted the Heavenly Master as well.
Lu Yin frowned, as he had never expected this outcome.
Cang Zhou couldn't figure out how they had lost, and even he himself had been selected. Lu Yin also couldn't figure out how Elder Gong had been defeated. Even if they hadn't destroyed the Xia family, they should have at least severely injured Xia Ji. Right, Lu Yin suddenly remembered that Xia Ji still had a clone.
According to Starsibyl's divination, there were three strands of rune lines heading towards the Neoverse. In other words, including Xia Ji, there were three of them. Could the other person also be a Half-Progenitor?
He had to join forces with Xia Ji to defeat Elder Gong and Saint Heavenly Master?
Soon, Lu Yin found out the reason. Xia Ji hadn't defeated the Sage Heavenly Master and Elder Gong with his own strength. Instead, he had used the Sage Heavenly Master's secret technique.
Everlasting Sky Island's secret technique, All Rivers Return to the Sea, could transform an enemy's attack into its most primitive form of energy and erase it. The Elysian Celestial Master had been willing to teach Lu Yin this secret technique, but Lu Yin had already possessed the Yu and Plan Secret Arts, so he hadn't learned it.
In the previous battle, Shangsheng Shen Wei had also used All Rivers Return to the Sea in an attempt to block Captain Ji's spear. The Sea had indeed erased most of the spear's power, but the remaining power had still managed to injure Shangsheng Shen Wei.
Logically speaking, since most of the spear's power had been erased, Shangsheng Shen Wei should not have been injured. However, he had still been severely injured. There was only one reason for this: All Rivers Return to the Sea's greatest flaw — it was an indiscriminate attack.
Once All Rivers Return to the Sea was used, not only would the enemy's attack be reduced to its most primitive form, but also Origin Energy.
Even Lu Yin's astral source was the same. He could either completely transform the spear into its most primitive form of energy, but if he couldn't, then the remaining power of the spear was not something he could block with his physical body.
This was similar to how Lu Yin had relied on his physical strength to fight an Emissary. The Emissary had suppressed his star energy, making it so that he could not use battle techniques or even secret techniques normally. He could only rely on his physical strength to activate the Empyrean Palm. Xia Ji, on the other hand, had used the Sage Celestial Master's Myriad Rivers to the Sea to heavily injure both the Sage Celestial Master and Elder Gong while they were both affected by the secret technique.
He had also been affected by the secret technique, but he had made ample preparations. Elder Jiu Shen and the others didn't know how he had managed to injure the Sage Heavenly Master and Elder Gong, but they knew that the Sea of Rivers Return had been the reason for their defeat.
Fortunately, they had only been defeated and had not suffered any serious injuries. Xia Ji could only use this method once.
However, once was enough for Xia Ji. All he wanted was the Sirius Jade Annulus.
"Has his goal been the Sirius Jade Annulus from the very beginning?" Lu Yin blurted out.
Elder Jiu Shen's expression turned ugly. "Xia Ji has always had designs on our Sirius Sect. He wanted to obtain the Sirius Jade Annulus, but he never had the chance. He targeted Everlasting Island in order to find a way to fight the Elysian Celestial Master. He knew that Elder Gong would not be a bystander when he fought the Sage Heavenly Master, so it would definitely be a two-on-one situation. From then on, he had already calculated every step, especially the All Rivers Return to the Sea.
"Even with the All Rivers Return to the Sea's influence, it would not be easy to defeat a Half-Ancestor. He had been preparing for this for a very long time."
Lu Yin finally understood. Xia Ji's first step had been to lure out the Elysian Celestial Master and Elder Gong, allowing him to obtain the Sirius Jade Annulus. To be honest, it was not a brilliant plan, but it was very practical.
Xia Ji had calculated every step, but he had not considered that Lu Yin's appearance would cause the Cosmic Sea to lose the battle. Otherwise, the battlefield would have been in the Cosmic Sea.
Capturing Highsage Leon, forcing the Elysian Celestial Master to appear, and then luring out Elder Gong had been his original plan.
However, this accident had still allowed him to succeed. The heavens were toying with him.
"What does he want the Sirius Jade Annulus for?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Elder Jiu Shen glanced at Lu Yin's feet. "You don't know?"
Lu Yin was stunned, and then his expression changed. "Are you saying?"
Elder Jiu Shen asked, "Did Elder Gong mention the secrets of the Sirius Art to you?"
Lu Yin understood; Xia Ji's goal was this diagram as well.
Xia Ji wanted to use this diagram to cultivate the Sirius Art to the highest level, which would allow him to control the stars that Progenitor Chen had left behind. He would be able to control the boundless power that only Progenitor Chen had ever possessed, which would allow the Xia family to rule the Fifth Mainland or help him become a Progenitor.
No wonder Xia Ji had spent so much effort to obtain the Sirius Jade Annulus.
The problem was that there was no diagram in the Sirius Jade Annulus; it was beneath his feet.
This was awkward. Lu Yin blinked. Xia Ji had schemed so much, offending both Everlasting Sky Island and the Sirius Sect, and then successfully obtaining the Sirius Jade Annulus. What would he think if he discovered that the diagram was beneath his feet instead of inside the Jade Annulus?
He would probably vomit blood. Just thinking about it made him happy. Lu Yin was inexplicably happy, truly happy.
What did it mean to draw water with a sieve?
Xia Ji was the most obvious example. He had thought that his plan would succeed, but it had been ruined by himself. Fate had played a trick on him; his plan had still succeeded, but in the end, he had discovered that what he wanted was gone.
This was a great tragedy, but no matter how sad it was, Lu Yin still felt sorry for him.
He really hoped that the old man would not be able to take it and die. No matter what, the seventy-two lives of Big Sis' mercenaries were his.
In the distance, Highsage Wudi's expression was gloomy and ugly.
Highsage Shen Wei asked softly, "How is Master?"
Highsage Wudi replied, "Let's go back to Everlasting Sky Island. We must get our revenge."
"I'll go as well," Highsage Leon said.
Highsage Wudi glared at him. "You stay here. What can you do with your body?
Stabilize the Cosmic Sea. "He then left with Highsage Shen Wei.
Elder Jiu Shen said, "I'm leaving as well."
Lu Yin asked, "Will the Sirius Sect start a war with the Seven Courts?"
"It's hard to say. This matter concerns the Sirius Jade Annulus, which is the greatest inheritance of our Sirius Sect. Many disciples will not give up, so there's a high chance that a war will break out. However, the Hall of Honor might not be willing to see that happen." He then looked at Lu Yin and whispered, "Don't expose the diagram. Xia Ji has been plotting for so many years, and once he finds out that you have it, he won't give up and will kill you."
Lu Yin nodded. "What about Commander Ji?
What should we do? "
Highsage Wudi had already left, so only Elder Jiu Shen could handle the situation.
Elder Jiu Shen looked at Commander Ji, who was being suppressed on the surface of the sea. His gaze turned cold, and he swept past. After he left, Commander Ji's body slowly dissipated; he was just a clone.
Elder Jiu Shen had acted decisively and ruthlessly, which represented the Sirius Sect's current stance.
When they found out that the Sirius Jade Annulus had been stolen by the Xia family, the Sirius Sect's disciples had gone berserk. Countless disciples had clamored for it back, and some of the more radical ones had even headed south to wage war against the Seven Courts.
Within the Seven Courts, the other families had not expected Xia Ji to do such a thing. This was all part of Xia Ji's plan, and it had nothing to do with the entire Seven Courts. The Seven Courts had only joined forces to protect Progenitor Chen's tomb.
Now, the Sirius Sect and Everlasting Sky Island would definitely not give up. If they joined forces, even the Seven Courts might not be able to handle them.
They could not blame the Xia family, as Xia Ji was the only half-progenitor in the Seven Courts. It was because of his existence that the Seven Courts had been able to protect Progenitor Chen's tomb. Otherwise, Elder Chan alone could have caused the Seven Courts to collapse.
If the Sirius Sect and Everlasting Sky Island really wanted to go to war with the Seven Courts, they could only accept the challenge.
Accepting the challenge was one thing, but they still had to know the reason; otherwise, they would be too passive. The Seven Courts was just an alliance of interests; Xia Ji did not have the final say.
A few days later, on the Xia Dao Continent, the family heads of the Seven Courts had gathered.
The You family head, You Kexin, the Ku family head, Ku Pu, the Ce family head, Ce Lao Yan, the Hui family head, Hui Zhi, and the She family head, Xie Hua, were all sitting quietly in the Xia family's main hall. Xia Yi was sitting at the head of the table.
Xia Yi's expression was calm. He had also been injured in the battle in Universe Sea, but one could not tell from his appearance.
"Brother Xia, the Seven Courts have joined forces and shared interests. In this new universe, they have occupied a piece of land. It is not easy. Now, because of Senior Xia Ji, we might become the public enemy of the new universe. Can Brother Xia give us an explanation?" Hui Kong asked. Within the Seven Courts, the Hui family was a representative.
The others looked at Xia Yi. They did not dare to blame Xia Ji, but they had to know the reason.
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