The mantis's ferocious gaze changed as it stared at the corpse in disbelief. This corpse had actually blocked its attack?
It was a little shocking.
Lu Yin took this opportunity to take out Progenitor Wushang's hide and stared at the mantis' eyes.
The mantis shuddered, unable to move.
"Sea King, attack, three inches from its abdomen!" Lu Yin barked, his eyes turning into runes as he stared at the mantis' abdomen.
The Sea King's reaction wasn't slow, and he stabbed out with his spear, landing three inches from the mantis' abdomen. A huge force pierced into the mantis' body and sent it flying, spraying green blood along the way.
Lu Yin coughed and hurriedly put away Progenitor Wushang's hide and corpse. He was panting heavily, as he had almost been finished.
Fortunately, he had the corpse, which had not even been affected by the mantis' attacks. It was clearly a dead person, so who knew what kind of powerhouse it had been when it was alive?
The mantis was heavily injured by the Sea King's spear and did not attack again.
When Xu Qing saw that even the mantis could not kill Lu Yin, he immediately stopped fighting.
Lu Yin was also heavily injured and urgently needed treatment. At the same time, he was also afraid that the mantis would ambush the other Envoys, so he did not pursue the battle. Both sides had tacitly agreed to stop fighting.
Lu Yin had just returned to his spacecraft when Elder Jiu Shen came looking for him. He angrily roared, "Kid, withdraw from this battle immediately!"
Lu Yin seemed to be frightened by Elder Jiu Shen, and he clutched his chest as he coughed.
Elder Jiu Shen's gaze grew fiercer. "Kid, did you hear that? Withdraw from this battle immediately. It has nothing to do with you."
Lu Yin weakly replied, "Elder, I … I need to rest."
Elder Jiu Shen was furious. "Stop acting."
The Second Nightking and Liu Huang appeared, and when they saw Elder Jiu Shen's state, they quickly stood in front of Lu Yin.
Elder Jiu Shen glared at the Second Nightking. "Scram."
The Second Nightking had only listened to Lu Yin because his fate was in Lu Yin's hands, and he would not let Elder Jiu Shen off. "You talk big."
"I've tolerated you for a long time, Second Nightking. Some people were afraid of your Daynight clan and did not want you to enter the Neoverse, but I don't care."
The Second Nightking's eyes narrowed. "You can try." The Daynight clan had been forced into the Neoverse the Neoverse, and Elder Jiu Shen's words had lit a fuse.
Liu Huang, Elder Jiu Shen, "Shen, kid, I'm not lying..
"Kid, I'm not joking with you. This war has nothing to do with you. The Celestial Beast Empire isn't as simple as it seems, or else we would have destroyed it long ago. The Human Domain has seven half-progenitors, while the Astral Beast Domain only has one. Yet, they've been able to stand against us all this time. Do you really think that we're just plotting against the Sixth Mainland?"
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Ancestor Hui had schemed for many years. He had used the Mountain and Sea Realm as bait to confuse the Sixth Mainland and the Eternals with the war between the Human Domain and the Astral Beast Domain. He had made them think that the Fifth Mainland did not know the truth and had been fighting amongst themselves.
. The war between the Human Domain and the Astral Beast Domain had been part of the plan from the very beginning.
But after hearing Elder Jiu Shen's words, it seemed that the Astral Beast Domain's Celestial Beast Empire had not just been part of the plan; there were other reasons as well.
The Second Nightking frowned. Even though the Daynight clan was a pawn in the war against the Astral Beast Domain, they did not know much about the Celestial Beast Empire. He listened carefully to Elder Jiu Shen's words, trying to find clues about the First Nightking's death and the Third Nightking's fall.
"Humans have lived through ancient times. From the time when there were six mainlands, to the time when the Daosource Sect was still around, and then to the present day when the Fifth Mainland was separated from the Astral Beast Domain. They have experienced far too much, and within the six oldest mainlands, most humans and beasts coexisted. The Fourth Mainland only had astral beasts and no humans, and all humans were expelled from the Fourth Mainland. This is the most ancient legend that most of the Astral Beast Domain came from the shattered Fourth Mainland.
"No one knows what the Astral Beast Domain is hiding or what the Celestial Beast Empire inherited from the Fourth Mainland. During the war with the Sixth Mainland during the Daosource Sect's era, the Astral Beast Domain produced Progenitor Wushang, who was invincible. After the Fifth Mainland was divided and the Mother Tree was taken away, the Astral Beast Domain and the Human Domain both suffered a great calamity.
"The Human Domain started a war with the Astral Beast Domain not only to help the Human Domain mislead the Everlasting and the Sixth Mainland, but also because the Astral Beast Domain wanted to mislead the Everlasting and the Sixth Mainland. Otherwise, do you think they would have cooperated?
Don't underestimate the Astral Beast Domain, and don't underestimate the Celestial Beast Empire. "Elder Jiu Shen said a lot in a single breath.
It was obvious that he had told Lu Yin everything he knew, regardless of whether it was the ancient legends or his own guesses. He had also threatened Lu Yin in hopes that he would not participate in this war.
Elder Jiu Shen's words caused the Second Nightking, Emperor Liu, and Master Yuan, who had just arrived, to fall into deep thought. Lu Yin recalled the scene when he had first merged with the Yin Guai's body. Through the Yin Guai's memories, he had seen Imperial Preceptor Skymender and countless important figures of the Celestial Beast Empire worshipping a statue. He had also seen countless human-shaped sourceboxes.
The Astral Beast Domain was indeed hiding something.
Elder Jiu Shen was not joking; he was truly afraid.
"I've said so much just to tell you that humans have their own ways, and beasts have their own ways. Don't think that you've succeeded just because you've temporarily stopped the Astral Beast Domain. If this continues, even I won't be able to protect you. If you hadn't saved yourself in that battle just now, you would have died," Elder Jiu Shen said gravely.
Lu Yin bowed to Elder Jiu Shen with a solemn expression. "Thank you for your advice, Senior. I'm not trying to be brave, nor am I trying to compete with the Astral Beast Domain. However, I cannot abandon the countless lives of the Outerverse. My name is Lu Xiaoxuan, or Lu Yin. I came from the Cosmic Sea to the Innerverse, and I also settled down in the Outerverse. I started off on that tiny Earth, which is one of my homeworlds. If the Astral Beast Domain massacred the Sirius Sect, would Senior not care?"
Elder Jiu Shen facepalmed, as he had wasted his breath.
Ever since the start of the war, many people had tried to persuade Lu Yin to give up, but they had all been rendered speechless by Lu Yin's words. Were cultivators really heartless?
Could they really treat human lives like dirt?
Not necessarily. If they were truly heartless, then why would there be wars?
War was a struggle for benefits, but it was also a means of protection.
If Progenitor Chen did not care about the Fifth Mainland and its countless lives, then why would he fight to the death?
Why would the Astral Tree Domain resist the Eternals?
At the end of the day, the essence of war was protection.
"If I can't save Lu Yin, then I'm willing to die in front of him," Master Yuan spoke up and looked at Lu Yin with admiration.
Elder Jiu Shen glared at Master Yuan. "Stop arguing. It's none of your business."
Master Yuan smiled. "You're still the same. No matter what you do, you're still better at defending yourself."
Elder Jiu Shen sneered, "Better than you. You haven't improved after all these years. I can send you flying with a single slap."
"But I've protected many people," Master Yuan continued to smile proudly.
Elder Jiu Shen held his breath. "Stop saying that. You haven't changed even after so many years. It's disgusting." He then stared at Lu Yin. "It's fine if I can't persuade you, but I'm warning you, there are some things you shouldn't say. Also …" His eyes narrowed. "If you really die, I'll take that thing with me."
Master Yuan shook his head. "Still the same."
Lu Yin had the Second Nightking and Liu Huang leave. He then looked at Master Yuan apologetically. "Senior, this war might not be as optimistic as I thought it would be. It's my fault for dragging you into this."
Master Yuan waved his hand and looked at Lu Yin with admiration. "Me coming here has nothing to do with you. Countless lives are at stake here, and even if you hadn't come looking for me, I would have come. You, on the other hand, were willing to take on this war alone."
Lu Yin felt helpless. "This used to be the Great Eastern Alliance's territory, and it's also my hometown. Countless people call me Alliance Master, and I can't let it go."
Master Yuan sighed. "Yes, I can't let it go. I can only fight. Even if I die, I have no regrets."
Lu Yin walked over to the control panel and looked at the flashing red dot on the fleet. "We've lost more than half of our fleet. After this war, the Great Eastern Alliance's strength will be greatly reduced. But that doesn't matter. What I'm most worried about is that we won't be able to contain the Astral Beast Domain."
"Is the Astral Beast Domain really as terrifying as Elder Jiu Shen says?"
Master Yuan's expression was solemn. "You have to remember that humans are the best at expanding the universe. If the Astral Beast Domain didn't have the ability, then no matter what the reason was, they would have been enslaved by the humans a long time ago."
Although Master Yuan's words were not as clear as Elder Jiu Shen's, Lu Yin still understood. Master Yuan's meaning was the same as Elder Jiu Shen's; the Astral Beast Domain was not easy to deal with.
"Actually, if the Great Eastern Alliance hadn't come, then I would have been prepared to face the Astral Beast Domain alone, even if I had to die. Speaking of which, you saved my life."
Lu Yin smiled as well. "We clearly won the war, but it's like we lost. Elder Jiu Shen really knows how to dampen the spirits of his own people. He's not a good comrade."
"Hahahaha, you just got to know him?
When I first met him, he was already like this. Compared to risking his life, he's better at protecting himself and occasionally dampening the spirits of his own people. If it weren't for his extraordinary innate gift, he would have been hung up and beaten a long time ago. "
Lu Yin was curious. "Senior, please tell me more."
Master Yuan was flabbergasted. "You should heal yourself first. It seems like your injuries are quite serious."
Lu Yin did not mind. "I'll be fine soon." The Wisdom Gate constantly released his vitality, and with the help of pills, as long as his injuries were not too serious, he would be able to recover quickly. Lu Yin was the least afraid of competing with others in endurance. Unfortunately, with his strength, he would either crush others or be crushed. No one would compete with him in endurance.
A day later, the Ice Emperor withdrew from the battlefield due to his severe injuries.
He had fought several consecutive battles, but his opponent had always been Feng Lin, and his injuries had also been caused by Feng Lin.
Lu Yin immediately suspected that the Ice Emperor had done this on purpose.
The Ice Emperor was naturally at a disadvantage against Feng Lin. Both of them used ice, but Feng Lin had the tri-colored light that could melt anything. The more they fought, the more the Ice Emperor was at a disadvantage, and in the end, he was injured by the tri-colored light.
After the Ice Emperor withdrew, the Mountain God also withdrew. He had almost died in the previous battle, as there had been too many experts. Even with his strength as an Emissary, he was not confident that he could survive.