Any random expert from the Lu family would be able to crush this region of space.
Ye King looked at Lu Yin fiercely, and there was even a hint of excitement in his eyes. "You're from the Lu family. The Hall of Honor probably doesn't know about your identity. Otherwise, even if they didn't kill you, they would have chased you away. It must be a coincidence that you're here, or else why would a direct descendant of the Lu family be here?
"There's also another possibility. You made a mistake in the Lu family and were abandoned."
Lu Yin sneered. "You have quite a lot of ideas."
Ye King sneered. "It doesn't matter if you have someone from the Lu family backing you, you're going to die today. Leaving you alive is just a disaster, so I might as well take a gamble. If the Lu family helps you, I'll admit defeat."
Lu Yin shook his head. "There's no need for the Lu family to do anything. Once the General Appointing Platform appears, you won't have a chance."
Ye King sneered. "Even the Lu family's General Appointing Platform requires astral sources to display its power. Besides, with your ability, how many experts can you summon?
Stop being so pretentious and prepare to die. "Before the General Appointing Platform had appeared, Ye King had wanted to negotiate an alliance with Lu Yin. Now that the platform had appeared, however, he was no longer willing to do so. Lu Yin's bloodline was too attractive to him, and he desperately wanted to obtain it. Besides, the Second Nightking hadn't made a move yet, so Ye King did.
That tree was split into two layers, and with the Second Nightking's strength, he should be able to break through the second layer. He should be breaking through the first layer right now, but he still hadn't broken through the second layer. Ye King could understand the Second Nightking's thoughts; if that was the case, then he would kill Lu Yin and steal his bloodline.
Lu Yin was disdainful, as he had yet to display his true strength. Not to mention the Reaper Transformation, even the three stages had been sealed off. Using the General Appointment Platform today was just an attempt to test out a new way of fighting, one that used death qi to replace astral sources.
He had learned this from Tiandou.
"Summon the generals with my blood," Lu Yin said. Outside the Generals Appointment Platform, figures appeared one after another. This was Lu Yin using death qi to summon generals. There were a total of five people, and all of them were Emissaries. They were the Amethyst Beast, Cang Zhou, Dragon King, Jiu Han, and the cultivator from the Sixth Mainland's Stone Realm.
Ye King was shocked. "Impossible! How can you summon these people without astral sources?
These people must be using astral sources. "
Lu Yin was too lazy to explain to him. Although the Five Emissaries were not as strong as Ye Wang, Ye Wang could not use his astral source and could only use his physical body to cast the Shang Wu True Technique. With the immortality of the Five Emissaries, it was still possible for them to hold him back.
Following Lu Yin's command, the five Envoys charged towards the Leaf King.
Ye King casually punched through Dragon King's body. Dragon King was unable to resist, but he quickly reappeared and charged towards Ye King.
These five emissaries were to be killed by the Ye King. All they had to do was keep him occupied.
Lu Yin tried to use Death's Guard, a defensive battle technique that Skydou had taught him.
Not long after, a layer of Death Qi formed on the surface of his body like an eggshell.
Leaf King fiercely broke through the five Emissaries' blockade and attacked Lu Yin with a palm strike. His palm landed on the deathly aura barrier, and Leaf King was forced back a step. His face paled; what was this?
Behind him, the five Star Emissaries once again came to entangle him.
Leaf King was furious, but there was nothing he could do. This was the power of the Lu family's General Appointment Platform. Once summoned, the target would be immortal unless the Lu family was destroyed or the summoned general's power was exhausted.
Leaf King finally understood that Lu Yin was not using his astral source to cast the General Appointment Platform; he was relying on Death Qi.
Legend had it that Lu Yin had obtained the God of Death's inheritance and cultivated Death Qi.
Back then, he had been captured by the Human Alliance and transformed by Death Qi, causing a huge commotion.
"That's Death Qi," Leaf King gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept this.
Lu Yin raised his head. "It's my turn now." He then covered himself with a layer of death energy. He raised a hand and used Reverse Step to close in on Leaf King, reaching out to grab him. Leaf King reflexively struck out with a palm at Lu Yin, and the two palms collided once more. Both palms retreated at the same time, but at this moment, death energy appeared on the back of Leaf King's hand, transforming into layers of chains that extended outwards.
Leaf King was shocked and tried to shake the chains off, but how could he do so so easily after being corroded by Death Qi? Lu Yin put away the General Appointment Platform and pulled the chains towards him. He then used Death Qi to form a sword in his left hand and slashed out.
With a whoosh, half of Leaf King's body was cut open, but there was still no blood. Lu Yin was shocked. "I'd like to see what you are."
He used the chains of Death Qi to bind Leaf King and chased after him with his sword.
Not only was Leaf King's body corroded by Death Qi, but his movements were also restricted. Death Qi's power was completely different from the astral source's, and his body, which could defend against Lu Yin's palm attacks, was not very effective against Death Qi's sword.
These were two completely different types of power.
"Lu Yin, are you really going to fight to the death?"
Leaf King roared.
Lu Yin sneered. "You?
Try it. "
Leaf King fled, and the stars in the sky disappeared. He once again grasped the astral source and used Exile in an attempt to push Lu Yin away. However, Lu Yin's body was pushed away, and the chains of Death Qi continued to bind him. No matter how far Lu Yin retreated, the Death Qi remained imprinted on the back of Leaf King's hand.
Even cutting off his arm was useless, as Leaf King's body had been imprinted by Death Qi's sword.
It was also at this moment that Lu Yin experienced the terror of Death Qi.
In the past, he had only been able to use the Death Transformation, but it had been quickly exhausted. To him, Death Qi was more like an explosive power. Now, however, it was different. He tried to use Death Qi, and it was different from the current cultivation system of the universe. It was able to suppress Leaf King.
This did not mean that Death Qi's cultivation system surpassed the astral source's cultivation system, but rather that Leaf King had no way of resisting this special power.
If it had been Senior Brother Qing Ping, who was at the same realm as Leaf King, then Death Qi might not have been effective.
Leaf King had been imprinted by Death Qi, and there was no way he could defeat Lu Yin. At that moment, the tree that had trapped the Second Nightking cracked open. Lu Yin's brows rose; was the Second Nightking really trapped?
He had been suppressed by Leaf King, and the Second Nightking had no hope of escaping. Now that he was suppressing Leaf King, the Second Nightking must have helped him.
Leaf King's expression turned ugly; the Second Nightking must have seen that he had no chance of winning and had decided to come out to end him. At this point, Leaf King wanted to escape from the outside world to the World Mountains. Only the World Mountains could save him. Over the years, he had contributed countless pills to the Hall of Honor and contributed greatly to the World Mountains. As long as he could escape to the World Mountains, he would at least not die.
The sky above the outside world cracked open, and Leaf King stepped out and disappeared.
At the same time, the Second Nightking walked out of the tree.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed coldly, and the Star Chessboard appeared beneath his feet. Plan Secret Word — Retraction.
The cracked sky suddenly recovered, and Leaf King seemed to be dragged back into the outside world by an invisible force. The Plan Secret Word had reached the realm of Retraction, and it was terrifying. It was no wonder that the Ce family had not been able to comprehend it after so many years. It was also no wonder that they had once said that Ce Wangtian was not an ordinary ancestor. This mysterious power that could restore space reminded Lu Yin of the Desolate Ancestor's words.
Although it was a completely different power, the mystical aspects were similar.
The Plan Secret Word dragged Leaf King back, and the Second Nightking immediately attacked with a finger.
This time, Leaf King no longer had the strength to resist the Second Nightking's attack, and he was sent crashing into the ground. His body was covered in cracks, but there was still no blood.
Lu Yin landed and looked down at Leaf King, who was sprawled on the ground. The Second Nightking stared at him as well.
Leaf King no longer had a path of escape.
Leaf King slowly looked up and saw Lu Yin. His entire body crumbled. "You- you can't kill me! I've contributed greatly to the Hall of Honor, and I've supported the Great Eastern Alliance. I've never had any enmity towards you."
"If it weren't for you, Xia Yi would still be my prisoner. You used Yu Mu's betrayal to give me the Astral Source Pill and plotted against me. If I hadn't coincidentally created the sapling, I wouldn't even have known about the pill. Also …" Lu Yin sized up Leaf King. "What exactly are you?"
Leaf King panted heavily, and his eyes flickered.
Lu Yin sneered. "Think of a good excuse. If I don't believe you, you'll suffer a fate worse than death. You know the Hui family, the Hall of Honor, and even the Lingling clan's inherited battle techniques. You also know the truth behind the primeval surnames and that the Lu family has the innate gift of the General Appointing Platform. Tell me something that I can believe, or I'll let you know what despair is."
Leaf King stared at Lu Yin and gritted his teeth. "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
Lu Yin squatted down and met Leaf King's gaze. "Let's see if you have any value."
Ye Wang's eyes widened. "Of course! I can use the Astral Source Pill to help you monitor the whereabouts of everyone who has it. I can even detonate the pill to create a powerful attack. Even if your opponent is at the same level as you, they will definitely lose if they are disturbed by the pill. That's how I killed Yu Mu."
Lu Yin nodded, as the truth behind Yu Mu's death had been revealed. "Not a bad use. Continue. Let me remind you that Balsam is still in the outside world, and I don't know how much she knows about you. If the two of you don't agree, then it won't be good."
Leaf King's expression changed, and in the end, he sighed. "The Hui family, the Hall of Honor, the Lingling clan, and even the True Scripture of Eon Evolution were all things that I learned over the years. I relied on my innate gift."
Lu Yin was stunned. "Innate gift?"
Leaf King bitterly replied, "Actually, I'm human, really human. My innate gift is absorption. It was this innate gift that allowed me to transform my body into a special tree that had fused with the Mother Tree's material. It was also because of this innate gift that I was able to cultivate the Lingling clan's inherited battle techniques and obtain all sorts of battle techniques. I even managed to cultivate the True Martial Technique to a level that surpassed Master Yuan's.
"The Astral Source Pills are actually the seeds of my current body. They aren't pills at all, but rather my power. They contain a trace of my power, and I can sense the location of every single Astral Source Pill. The reason why I sent Balsam to test you back then was because the Astral Source Pills that she had given you had escaped her control.
"This is the truth about me, and there's nothing special about it. Of course, I know about the primeval surnames and the Lu family because I also came from the era of the Daosource Sect. Back then, I was just a small character who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation. It was also during that era that I obtained the Mother Tree's bark, and I used it to absorb and transform. Many years later, I walked out again. If it wasn't for the fact that I had absorbed and transformed for such a long time, I would definitely be much stronger than I am now. At the very least, I would have a power level of over a million, and I might even have broken through to become a Half-Ancestor. The transformation of my body gave me boundless potential, but it also limited my cultivation. I …"
Lu Yin quietly listened to Leaf King speak without interrupting him. When Leaf King finished, he asked, "What was that tree that trapped the Second Nightking?"