Quite a few people noticed this as well, especially the Astral Beast Domain's Death Bugs, who let out angry cries.
During the Sovereign Tournament, the Death Bugs had been trapped in wine by Jiu Hao's Arcane Creation Realm star energy control. They had been extremely sullen, and the Death Bugs had lost all face.
Lu Yin had never thought that he would be able to trap Progenitor Chen's clone forever. His Arcane Creation Realm star energy control could only temporarily trap the clone, and it would quickly escape. If Progenitor Chen could be trapped so easily, then he wouldn't be Progenitor Chen.
In particular, Progenitor Chen's clones could fuse with each other. If he couldn't escape, then he could fuse with another clone and then separate again.
Lu Yin sighed and raised his hand to summon the General Appointment Platform.
At this point, he was no longer afraid of being recognized. After using the Acalanatha King's Elephant, he had recognized everyone who needed to be recognized.
When the General Appointment Platform appeared, Lan Xian's expression changed, and she blurted out, "A direct descendant of the Lu family?"
Because the Fifth Mainland had been abandoned by the primeval surnames and had its skies changed, many historical records were incomplete. However, the Sixth Mainland was different. Lan Xian had been able to recognize the Acalanatha King's Elephant, and now, she had recognized the General Appointment Platform.
She had thought that Lu Yin was from a side branch of the Lu family, which was why he had visualized the Acalanatha King's Elephant. Who would have thought that he was from the Lu family's main branch?
At this moment, Lan Xian looked at Lu Yin with a brilliant gaze.
"In my name, General Appointment," Lu Yin slowly said. At the same time, Progenitor Chen's clone that had used Reverse Step walked out. The transparent Progenitor Chen's clone that had used the Xia family's blade intent separated, and the seven clones surrounded Lu Yin. This scene was enough to shock even a Half-Ancestor.
Progenitor Chen and the Lu family's main branch had begun their battle on the Fifth Mainland.
Below the General Appointment Platform, two figures appeared. Progenitor Chen's seven clones attacked at the same time. One clone gathered a wellspring and merged with all the other clones. The first to appear in front of Lu Yin was Progenitor Chen's clone that had used Reverse Step. If Lu Yin tried to use Knowledge Denial, it would be broken. Above his head, a warring state shrouded the starry sky, and black lines appeared in all directions. This was the Wang family's secret technique, Forbidden.
Everyone held their breaths as they watched in shock. Progenitor Chen's clones were enough to deal with 600,000 to 700,000 Emissaries, which meant that Lu Yin was facing seven Emissaries at the same time.
He could attack, control, defend, and heal. It was simply perfect. This was Progenitor Chen. He had single-handedly slaughtered the Progenitor realm experts of the Sixth Mainland, causing a rain of blood to fall from the Sixth Mainland. Countless people were in pain and despair.
In front of Lu Yin, one of the selected individuals raised a hand and pressed down. A cloud appeared in the void and simultaneously pressed down on all of Progenitor Chen's clones. In an instant, all of them were simultaneously trapped. Secret technique: Cloudfall.
Lu Yin pointed at Bai Shaohong.
With Lu Yin's current strength, all of his opponents were Envoys, and he rarely had the opportunity to challenge an Enlighter like Bai Shaohong. But now, under the pressure of Progenitor Chen, Lu Yin had chosen Bai Shaohong for no other reason than the secret technique and this momentary opportunity.
Bai Shaohong's strength was far from enough to deal with Progenitor Chen's clones, but this was a secret technique. Cloudfall's secret technique could trap all of Progenitor Chen's clones. Even if Progenitor Chen's clones could escape, they would still be trapped for several breaths of time. Lu Yin was also trapped in the void by the Wang family's secret technique, but he had used his death aura to point at Cang Zhou. As the only powerhouse whose power level exceeded 700,000, Cang Zhou was enough to pose a threat to Progenitor Chen's clones.
Both Progenitor Chen's clones and Lu Yin were trapped at the same time. Cang Zhou faced Progenitor Chen's clone that was using Wellspring and exploded with flames, using his strongest attack to heavily injure the clone.
In the next moment, Lu Yin broke free from the seal and visualized the Acalanatha King's Elephant. He recited the Primogenitor's Scripture and used his full strength to unleash the Limitless Void Palm. The Xia family's blade intent clones and the giant Progenitor Chen's clones broke free from Cloudfall's restraints, but the rest of Progenitor Chen's clones were not. They were directly defeated by the Limitless Void Palm, especially the clone that was using Wellspring.
It would be very difficult to win without destroying him.
Lu Yin had used Bai Shaohong's secret technique to create an opportunity to win against all seven of Progenitor Chen's clones.
It seemed like Lu Yin was fighting against seven clones alone, but he also had helpers beneath the Commander Appointment Stage. The Commander Appointment Stage was an innate gift, and it did not count as an external force.
At this moment, Lu Yin had yet to break through to become an Emissary, and he did not have an astral source within his body. Once he successfully broke through, he would be able to use his astral source to summon generals without fear of death energy consumption. Cang Zhou, Jiu Han, and Dragon Lord could all be summoned, and he would be able to summon even more powerhouses in the future.
This was the innate gift of the Lu family. One person could rule a country, and one person could be revered.
Compared to the direct descendants of the Lu family who were developing normally, Lu Yin could be considered to be neglecting his duties. He had broken through to the Origin Tribulation Stage, and there were only a few people present at the Commander Appointment Stage.
In the west, Guru Qing Hua was shocked. "That person who was summoned can control Progenitor Chen's clones at the same time. It should be a secret technique. I don't know who it is, but he must be an innate genius to be able to do this. Even so, he died at Lu Yin's hands."
Lan Xian's eyes were burning as she stared at Lu Yin. The Lu family, the Lu family's people, and the Lu family's bloodline.
Five of Progenitor Chen's seven clones had been destroyed by Lu Yin, but he still did not dare to be careless. This was because Progenitor Chen had nine clones.
The others also did not believe that Lu Yin had won. Even though Progenitor Chen's current power level was heaven-defying, it was still not enough. This was Progenitor Chen, an unrivaled Progenitor.
"That should be coming out soon," Lan Xian muttered to herself as she recalled what the Blood Ancestor had once mentioned about Progenitor Chen. Everyone knew that Progenitor Chen had nine clones, and that he had created his own Sirius Technique and fused it with the giant's bloodline. He was unrivaled in the universe, but no one had ever mentioned Progenitor Chen's innate gift.
Did Progenitor Chen have an innate gift?
This was a question that countless people had overlooked, but the Blood Ancestor could answer this question. He did, and he was extremely powerful. He was so powerful that even the Blood Ancestor would feel fear when mentioning him. It was precisely because he was too powerful that Progenitor Chen's innate gift and the runic technology that the Rune Ancestor had created had disappeared into the river of history. No one was willing to mention it.
Lan Xian stared at Progenitor Chen's clone. His innate gift was about to come out.
To those who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation, innate gift was extremely important. The Ten Arbiters Council, which dominated the younger generation, unconditionally accepted cultivators with innate gifts, so one could imagine how important innate gift was. However, the further one progressed, the less important one's innate gift became. What determined one's cultivation was always battle techniques or bloodlines.
Even so, innate gift could not be ignored.
Lu Yin looked at the remaining two clones and suddenly thought of the word innate gift. Did Progenitor Chen have an innate gift?
There was a whoosh as another clone walked out from one of the clones. It faced Lu Yin, Bai Shaohong, and Cang Zhou, who had been called out from the General Appointment Platform. It raised its hands and formed a circle before slowly rotating, as if it wanted to encompass the entire universe within it.
Lu Yin's expression changed as he sensed danger looming over him. He did not hesitate to unleash a Clear Void Palm as he quickly retreated from his original position.
The Clear Void Palm was blocked by Sengoku, and Lu Yin constantly moved his body. Bai Shaohong and Cang Zhou simultaneously attacked Progenitor Chen's clones from different directions.
There was a thump as the new Progenitor Chen clasped its hands together, causing the heavens to tremble. After that, Lu Yin heard an incredulous voice. "Head, above your head."
He looked up, and his pupils constricted. What should have been a vast and boundless universe with no end in sight had been transformed into a furnace. It was as if the entire universe had been compressed and refined into something like a pill furnace. And right above him was the lid of the furnace, trapping him inside. How could this be? When did this happen?
Lan Xian was shocked. "Heaven and Earth Furnace."
Qing Hua Shangren was not clear about Progenitor Chen's innate gift. Even though he had lived for a long time, he only knew what he was qualified to know. As for everything about Progenitor Chen, only the three ancestors knew. Lan Xian was a Half-Progenitor, so she was qualified to know from the Blood Ancestor.
"Heaven and Earth Furnace?" Qing Hua Shangren was confused.
Lan Xian's voice was dry. "Progenitor Chen's innate gift is the Heaven and Earth Furnace. He uses the heavens and earth as a furnace to refine everything. There is nothing that cannot be refined, and no one can escape from it. Once absorbed into the furnace, it is equivalent to the end of one's life. Back then, Progenitor Chen used the Heaven and Earth Furnace to refine Progenitor Nan.
Qing Hua Shangren was shocked; Progenitor Chen had refined a Progenitor.
It was no wonder that no one knew about this. The Sixth Mainland's Progenitor Nan had been refined by Progenitor Chen, and it had been such a miserable fate. If news of this spread, it would be enough to infuriate countless cultivators of the Sixth Mainland. It was no wonder that there had been no records of Progenitor Chen's innate gift or Progenitor Nan's innate gift. Progenitor Nan had also been erased from the Sixth Mainland's history. His existence had served as a foil to Progenitor Chen, but it had also tarnished the reputation of the Sixth Mainland.
"Just watch. In a bit, you'll know why Progenitor Nan's existence was erased. It wasn't just a humiliation, but also an indescribable sorrow and despair," Lan Xian said bitterly.
Lan Xian was not the only one who had recognized Progenitor Chen's innate gift; the Second Nightking had as well.
He had been born during the Daosource Sect's era. At that time, the Fifth Mainland's Daosource Sect had still existed, and the mother tree had not moved. Just like how Lu Yin had heard of the Symbol Progenitor and Progenitor Chen countless times after embarking on the path of cultivation, the Second Nightking had also heard of Progenitor Chen the most.
However, at that time, the Daynight clan had been a vassal of the Frigid Immortal Sect and had been enslaved by the Frigid Immortal Sect. Thus, they did not know much about Progenitor Chen, the Symbol Progenitor, and the others, and they could only be considered hearsay. It was only after the Frigid Immortal Sect had left that the Daynight clan had risen to prominence.
Although Lu Yin did not know much about Progenitor Chen, he had still heard of the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
"It's said that the Heaven and Earth Furnace has refined more than one Progenitor …" the Second Nightking said in shock. His words caused everyone's scalps to go numb, as well as some records about Progenitor Chen.
The Sea King's eyes flickered as he looked at Lu Yin. He knew that Progenitor Chen was invincible, and no one could defeat Progenitor Chen. Even if Lu Yin's innate gift was peerless, once the Heaven and Earth Furnace appeared, everything would be over.
The Sea King had a complicated expression on his face. Back then, he had relied on Progenitor Chen's bloodstained robes to break through the Upper Three Gates, and he had a special feeling towards Progenitor Chen. Now, would he have to watch as Progenitor Chen killed Lu Yin?
Would he let Lu Yin remain as an Enlighter forever?
That was the greatest tragedy of all.
Once the Heaven and Earth Furnace was fused, it could no longer be opened.
Lu Yin continuously used his Vacant Palm in an attempt to break through the Heaven and Earth Furnace, but he could not shake it in the slightest. He also wanted to use the 'Plan' Secret Art to escape, but this was the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and it used the heavens and earth as a furnace. No matter how far the 'Plan' Secret Art escaped, it would remain within the furnace.
The 'Plan' Secret Art could not be used to escape from a greater teleportation array, and it could not be broken through.