Death Bug and the Sword King were from the same batch of astral beasts as reinforcements, but they had been hiding all this time in order to kill Lu Yin at a critical moment.
Although it was a pity that Lu Yin had lost the Death God's inheritance, Xu Qing had no choice but to use this move to completely destroy Lu Yin.
Death Bug was ready to charge out at any moment. With its speed and strength as an Envoy, Lu Yin would not be able to dodge. Moreover, the octopus beast was disrupting the star energy, making it even more impossible to dodge.
Just as Death Bug was about to charge out, the octopus beast disappeared.
Death Bug was stunned and flapped its shell. Where was the octopus?
Gone?
It had watched as the octopus beast crashed into a yellow planet and never come out again. How could this be?
Lu Yin should not have been able to kill it.
Outside of Jupiter, Lu Yin sighed. He had thrown the octopus into Jupiter, and once it entered, it would not be able to leave. Even with his current strength, he did not dare to enter, even if he knew that this place might lead to the Cosmic Tree.
Xu Qing would never have dreamed that such a place existed outside of Earth. Lu Yin did not even need to defeat the octopus beast; all he needed to do was trick it into entering.
Death Bug was stunned for a while, but the octopus beast still did not come out.
Lu Yin looked around and found it strange. The octopus beast could not have been the only one ambushing him, but where were the other astral beasts?
One was searching while the other was in a daze.
After a while, Lu Yin shook his head and stepped out, appearing outside of Earth. Just as he was about to enter, he felt a sense of danger. Death Bug slammed into him from behind and sent him crashing into Earth.
There was a loud boom, and Lu Yin crashed into a tall building like a meteor. His body was pressed into the ground, and from the center of the building, the ground shattered and spread throughout the entire city.
Intense pain spread from his back, and Lu Yin grimaced as he propped himself up. Above his head, rocks crashed down with another boom.
He touched his back and found that blood had seeped through his clothes.
He looked up and leapt out of the ground to look at the sky. At that moment, he saw rune lines with a power level of over 600,000. Was that Death Bug?
Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine when he saw that it was Death Bug. Fortunately, he had thrown the octopus beast into Jupiter in advance, or he would have been in trouble if the two beasts had joined forces.
His miniature armor had shattered, and he did not have any special defenses. Fortunately, Death Bug's power level was not high, or that attack would have pierced through him. Even so, it was still a great threat to him due to its special species.
The speed of killing insects was fast, and they ignored physical defense. They were simply his nemesis.
However, it wasn't without a solution.
Lu Yin's eyes turned into runes. As long as the difference in power level wasn't too great, he could deal with a Knower or Unknowable cultivator.
Suddenly, he turned to look in another direction, where he saw a familiar yet terrifying number of rune lines. It was the mantis.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank when he saw two blades slashing down. This was Xu Qing's true trump card.
Earth's trap was too obvious, and even if Lu Yin had come, he would definitely have come prepared.
The octopus had lured Lu Yin to Earth, and Dead Bug's sneak attack had been enough to draw out Lu Yin's backup plan. The real killer was the mantis.
With the mantis' speed, there was no way Lu Yin could dodge it.
The truth was that Lu Yin could not avoid the mantis's attack. He watched as Saber Lian slashed down, and then the attack mysteriously disappeared. Lu Yin was pushed back by the force of the mantis's charge, but he was not injured at all.
The mantis's ferocious eyes flashed with astonishment, and it looked up. At some point in time, another person had appeared in the sky. It was an old man who did not seem to be anything special, but it was this old man who had redirected its attack.
Yu Secret Art: Void Transfer. The old man who had appeared was the Yu family's resident elder, the one who had led the Yu family out of the Neoverse and had survived despite being chased by the Seven Skygods.
Lu Yin naturally could not charge into the trap alone, so he had found the Yu family's resident elder and awakened him so that they could come to Earth together.
Fortunately, the Yu family's seclusion grounds were not too far from Earth.
Lu Yin panted heavily, feeling a lingering fear. Thankfully, the Yu family's resident elder had not disappointed him. Someone who could escape the Seven Skygods' pursuit was indeed powerful.
He had to thank the city for remembering the Yu family's resident elder.
Back when the Technocracy had joined forces with the Sixth Mainland to attack the Outerverse, the city had sent an Emissary through the Astral Wilderness into Frostwave Weave, but that Emissary had been chased away by the Yu family's resident elder. The city had attached great importance to this matter and had told Lu Yin about it. Otherwise, Lu Yin might not have remembered this elder.
Cough cough.
The Yu family's resident elder looked haggard. "I can't help you much. The injuries caused by the Seven Skygods are very difficult to recover from, so you must be mentally prepared."
Lu Yin pointed at the praying mantis. "Senior, can you deal with it?"
The Yu family's resident elder looked at the praying mantis. "Let's try."
The praying mantis let out a sharp shriek and charged at Lu Yin. Its speed was so fast that Lu Yin could not react in time. At the critical moment, the Yu family's resident elder waved his hand and used the Yu Secret Art to redirect the praying mantis' attack.
Compared to the Sea King, the Yu family's resident elder was more suited to deal with the praying mantis. He did not need to use too much strength, and he only needed to restrain the praying mantis' attack.
In outer space, the Death Bug disappeared and reappeared in front of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. The three beasts had been prepared, and if nothing unexpected happened, they could indeed deal with him. But now, he needed to deal with them.
Once the three beasts were dealt with, the pressure on Xu Qing's side would be greatly reduced.
Bang!
The Death Bug slammed into Lu Yin's body, and he was sent flying back. However, he was fine since his Knowing Unknowability had withstood the attack.
He wanted to retaliate, but he could not find the Death Bug.
There was another collision from the side, but the Death Bug was so fast that Lu Yin could not even grasp its trajectory. Even the Vacant Palm could not be used, as he could not find its direction.
The stars revolved, and over ten thousand stars spread throughout the city. Within the city, countless people were fleeing for their lives when they saw the sudden appearance of the stars. Their eyes were filled with fear, and they did not dare to make contact.
A shadow flashed past the corner of Lu Yin's eyes, and he subconsciously struck out with his palm. The Vacant Palm brushed past the Death Bug and shattered the void. Lu Yin's body was hit again, but he still could not find the Death Bug's trajectory.
His domain, spiritual force, and spiritual force were all used, but he still could not find the Death Bug's trajectory.
Fortunately, the Death Bug's attacks were ineffective against him, and it seemed like a stalemate. Lu Yin was not sure if he could catch the Death Bug while in the Grim Reaper Transformation, but he wanted to give it a try. Suddenly, he heard the Yu family's resident elder's voice. "Kid, I can't hold on any longer."
Lu Yin was stunned, and he looked up into space. The praying mantis was constantly trying to charge towards Earth, but the Yu family's resident elder used various methods to stop it each time. "Senior, what did you say?"
"Kid, I told you that I was heavily injured by the Witch Spirit God and needed to be sealed in ice to recover. I can't help you for long. This beast is extremely fast and its attacks are fierce. I can't stop it anymore," the elder said helplessly.
Lu Yin was anxious. If the Yu family's resident elder could not stop the praying mantis, then he would definitely die. "Senior, can you think of a way to destroy it?"
"It's very difficult. I could easily destroy it at my peak, but I'm too heavily injured," the elder said helplessly.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "What if I have a Progenitor item?
Something that can instantly freeze the praying mantis. "
The elder was astonished. "You have a Progenitor item?
You can try. "
Lu Yin took advantage of the moment when the Death Bug had struck him to retrieve Progenitor Wushang's hide from his cosmic ring and use the Yu Secret Art. "Senior, don't stare at it. This is Progenitor Wushang's hide."
In outer space, the elder casually waved his hand, and Progenitor Wushang's hide appeared in his hand.
The moment the hide appeared, the Death Bug suddenly stopped moving, as if it had sensed something.
The praying mantis's originally ferocious gaze was now filled with confusion and fear. The aura of Progenitor Wushang's hide gave it an innate suppression.
The Yu Family's elder looked at the praying mantis beast. The space beneath his feet shifted, and Progenitor Wushang's hide imprinted on the praying mantis beast's head. In an instant, the praying mantis beast couldn't even move. Its body was penetrated by the Yu Family's elder, and it fell to Earth, crashing into the mountains.
The elder was exhausted. "Kid, that beast is heavily injured and covered in Progenitor Wushang's hide. It won't be a threat to you. I'll be leaving now. Don't go back on your words." He then turned and left.
Lu Yin stared in the direction where the praying mantis had been sent flying and saw that the rune lines were rapidly weakening. The praying mantis was heavily injured and couldn't move. Now, he just had to deal with the Death Bug.
Wait, where's the Death Bug?
Ever since Lu Yin had taken out Progenitor Wushang's hide, the Death Bug had stopped attacking him. Something was wrong.
Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly rushed over to where the praying mantis had fallen.
The Death Bug looked like an insect, but it was actually a creature that had cultivated for many years. It wasn't an unintelligent beast, and it could tell that Progenitor Wushang's hide was suppressing the praying mantis. The only way to kill Lu Yin was to work together, and it couldn't do it alone.
Lu Yin tore through the void and arrived beside the mountain. He looked down and saw a ferocious blood-red gaze. Progenitor Wushang's hide had fallen to the ground, and the Death Bug was there as well.
The Yu Family Elder left in a hurry.
Not good! Just as that thought appeared in Lu Yin's mind, he was sent flying by a huge impact. It was the Death Bug again, and the praying mantis's blade descended from above.
It had been heavily injured by the elder, and its body had been pierced through. Its strength had been greatly reduced, but it hadn't slowed down by much. The blade slashed down, and Lu Yin subconsciously retrieved the corpse. There was a thump, but the corpse was unharmed.
Even if the praying mantis had been at its peak, it wouldn't have been able to harm the corpse in the slightest.
Although the corpse hadn't been harmed, the force of the blow still sent Lu Yin flying and crashing into an island.
Lu Yin flipped over and landed smoothly, black and white mist surging out from his body as a giant cocoon wrapped around him.
The Death Bug viciously slammed into the cocoon, sending it into the sea.
Back in Nanjing, Zhou Shan didn't know how Lu Yin was doing. The astral beasts had attacked, and Earth had once again descended into Armageddon. All of the surveillance equipment in outer space had been destroyed, and he didn't even know where Lu Yin was fighting.
Billions of people on Earth were in a state of panic.
At the bottom of the sea, Lu Yin transformed into a Grim Reaper, black and white mist coiling around his body as he leapt out of the sea. The aura that caused astral beasts' souls to tremble descended, but it only lasted for an instant and couldn't change the situation. In front of him, the praying mantis's blade descended. Lu Yin raised his left arm, and the white mist formed a shield that collided with the blade. There was a thump, and his body was sent flying.
He had blocked the blade's attack.