Lu Yin looked down at him. "You escaped from the Cosmic Sea, but the Violet Deity let you go on purpose. This time, you're finished."
Ember's face twitched, and he said hoarsely, "I can join you."
Lu Yin looked into the distance where the Violet Deity was struggling against the Second Nightking in an attempt to escape. However, the difference between the two was too great. Xia Ji's clone mainly cultivated the Aeon Evolution True Scripture, and even with a power level close to a million, he could not last long against the Second Nightking.
A power level close to a million was a completely different concept, and Xia Ji's clone was too weak.
Although the Violet Deity was not the Second Nightking's match, with the Aeon Evolution True Scripture's Unbounded and Knowless realms, it took a while for a victor to be decided.
"Follow me." The Second Nightking's spiritual force swept past the Violet Deity, who was on the verge of collapse. He suddenly took out a candle and lit it, causing the endless void to transform into rune lines that shot towards the Second Nightking under the Violet Deity's control.
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he said, "Retreat." In his eyes, these rune lines were infinitely close to the level of a half-ancestor.
The Second Nightking also felt the danger. Although he could not see the rune lines, the formless sense of danger caused him to continuously retreat, and a gap appeared in the void.
The Violet Deity turned around and glared at Lu Yin. The River Styx appeared beneath his feet, and he reached for the candle, intending to leave.
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow, and a Star Chessboard appeared beneath his feet and extended to the Violet Deity's feet. He did not intend to move, as even the Second Nightking might not be able to withstand the rune lines, let alone Lu Yin.
Lu Yin simply wanted to leave the candle behind.
The Violet Deity grabbed the candle and turned to leave. Lu Yin's eyes widened as he used the Secret Plan — Reversal.
The Violet Deity's actions were inexplicable as he retraced his steps and forcefully released his grip on the candle.
He was shocked.
Time had not changed, but space had changed. The rune lines that the Violet Deity had used to ignite the candle only lasted for one second.
In that one second, the rune lines ended, and the Violet Deity's attempt to escape with the candle was not completed.
Lu Yin shouted, "Second Nightking!"
The Second Nightking turned around and pointed a finger. The Nightking's Immortal Finger froze the void.
The Violet Deity was infuriated. He wanted to take the candle away, but the Second Nightking's attack had arrived. If he hesitated any longer, he wouldn't even be able to escape, much less take the candle away. With no other choice, he used his rune lines to ignite the candle once more, causing it to explode with a barrage of rune lines. He then borrowed the power of the River Styx to turn around and flee.
The Violet Deity's speed was not comparable to the Second Nightking's, but Lu Yin's use of the Styx allowed him to bridge the gap.
Lu Yin also had the Styx, but its enhanced speed was only comparable to the Second Nightking's. Thus, there was no difference if the Second Nightking used it or not.
Moreover, he had also used the candle to explode once, giving him a chance to escape.
Lu Yin felt helpless. After all, this was Xia Ji's clone, and it would not be easy to keep him here.
The Second Nightking could not accept the fact that he had let a person with a power level of less than a million escape. It was simply too humiliating.
Mirror God had been watching from beginning to end. At most, he had only been able to control Wind God.
As for Astral Envoys like the Wind God, Lu Yin didn't even consider them worthy of his attention.
The candle burned in the void, and Lu Yin looked on in amazement. Just what was this thing that could cause such a terrifying number of rune lines to erupt from it?
Mirror God also looked at the candle with a longing gaze.
Lu Yin saw this and raised his hand to extinguish the candle. He then put it away and calmly turned to Embers.
Mirror God's mouth fell open.
He wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say.
Embers' limbs had been crippled, and he lay miserably on the ground. His eyes were filled with apprehension; he did not want to die.
Lu Yin looked at him with a cold gaze.
It was Xia Ji who had worked with the Nightmare Society to draw out the blood debt of seventy-two lives. Dark Lotus had died, and the Nightmare Society had been destroyed. Now, Embers was here as well, and only Xia Ji was left.
"Alliance Master Lu, I can join you and become a member of the Great Eastern Alliance. I'm not weak, you know that," Embers said in a hurried and weak voice. He really did not want to die.
He was ambitious and wanted to cultivate the Aeon Evolution True Scripture to a higher level. For this, he had not hesitated to betray the Home of the Gods and take the risk to sneak into the Candle God's seclusion grounds.
"You traitor! First, you betrayed the Home of the Gods. Now, you want to betray Xia Ji and join Alliance Master Lu. Next, you'll betray the Great Eastern Alliance. Alliance Master Lu, don't believe him," Mirror God said hurriedly. Anyone would be tempted to join an expert like Embers.
"Xia Ji and I were just using each other. I didn't know his identity back then, and it was Ji Qiang who asked me to work with him to destroy Leon's Armada. I never thought that I would have anything to do with Xia Ji. He's a half-step Ancestor, and he was the one who used me. As for the Home of the Gods, I only wanted to cultivate the Aeon Evolution True Scripture to a higher level. I never thought of betraying it.
You forced me. "Mirror God was furious." You traitor, and you still have the face to say that? How do you explain stealing a treasure and sneaking into the Candle God's seclusion grounds? "
Embers gritted his teeth. "Treasure?
What treasure? It's the Candle God. "
Mirror God frowned. "What did you say?"
Lu Yin looked at Embers.
Embers panted heavily and coughed a few times as blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. "I- I snuck into the Candle God's seclusion grounds, but there was no Candle God there. I'm not lying. The Candle God disappeared a long time ago, and there was only this candle."
Mirror God looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin took out the candle. "This?"
Embers nodded and looked at Mirror God. "You haven't forgotten why the Candle God is called the Candle God, right?"
Lu Yin looked at Mirror God.
Mirror God's expression changed, but under Lu Yin's gaze, he braced himself and said, "It's because the Candle God's innate gift is a candle. Light a candle, and its divine light illuminates the world. That's the Candle God."
Embers replied, "That's right. The Candle God's seclusion grounds didn't exist at all, and there was only one candle. I suspect that he cultivated the Aeon Evolution True Scripture to the point that he lost himself. In the end, there was only one candle left."
Lu Yin looked at the candle in his hand and panicked. Was this really the Candle God?
Mirror God looked at the candle in Lu Yin's hand and begged, "Alliance Master Lu, can you give the candle to me? If it really is the Candle God, then perhaps I can use the Aeon Evolution True Scripture to revive him one day."
Lu Yin raised a brow and took the candle without hesitation. Although it was a little scary, the Violet God had relied on it to force back the Second Nightking's attack. How could he bear to part with it? "Senior Mirror God, I think you're confused. How can a person turn into a candle?"
Mirror God also knew that this was unbelievable, but he still said, "The Aeon Evolution True Scripture is mysterious. No one knows what realm the Candle God has cultivated to. Perhaps he has reached the half-step Ancestor realm, and it's not impossible for him to turn into a candle."
Lu Yin immediately rejected him. "Ridiculous."
Mirror God frowned and wanted to take the candle back, but Lu Yin's attitude made it impossible. "Alliance Master Lu, you can see all the ruins in the Home of the Gods."
"I already mentioned this when I told you about the statue's location." Lu Yin continued, "Speaking of which, the statue that I told you about earlier …
The statue's location is fake. "
Mirror God was stunned. "Fake?"
Annihilation was astonished as well.
Lu Yin looked at Annihilation. "I already knew that the Violet God was Xia Ji's clone. The reason why I gave him the fake location was to lure him out." He then looked at Mirror God and smiled. "Your Home of the Gods owes me a favor."
Mirror God was stunned. Lu Yin's words sounded right, but there also seemed to be something wrong with them.
Annihilation felt bitter; he had been tricked. It had actually been a scam. No wonder Lu Yin had told Mirror God about the statue's location so easily.
Lu Yin didn't care about what Mirror God was thinking. He opened his gadget and contacted Big Sis.
Not long after, Big Sis appeared on the screen. She had turned into a short dwarf with a beard, and Lu Yin was given a fright when she appeared.
"What's the matter, Little Seven?"
Big Sis asked, her beard swaying.
Lu Yin was speechless and pointed his gadget at Annihilation. "Big Sis, look at who this is."
Big Sis looked at the screen and suddenly stood up. "Annihilation?"
Lu Yin nodded.
Annihilation looked at Big Sis on the screen and hesitated. "You're Lei Qingqing?"
Big Sis stared at Annihilation coldly and sneered, "Little Seven, he's in your hands?"
Lu Yin asked, "What should we do with him?"
Annihilation stared at Big Sis. "Lei Qingqing, what happened back then had nothing to do with me. Ji Qiang was the one who found us, and that plan was Ji Qiang's. It had nothing to do with me."
Big Sis narrowed her eyes. She had been hunted down in the Innerverse, and even after escaping to the Outerverse, she had still been hunted down. That kind of misery was something that she could never forget.
Those who had followed her out of the Cosmic Sea and away from Leon's Armada had all been her family members. Although she had never said anything, she had never relaxed her investigation of Annihilation. This grudge had originated from Xia Ji, but it had been the Annihilation Society that had acted.
It had been Annihilation who had given the order to Annihilation, which had led to Annihilation's exile.
She couldn't forget that hatred, that helplessness, sorrow, and despair.
"Little Seven, it's time to give them an explanation," Big Sis said coldly.
Annihilation's expression changed, and he looked at Lu Yin. "Alliance Leader Lu, I'm still useful. Don't kill me, and I can guide you in cultivating the Unbounded Realm. I have many resources hidden away, I-" But before he could finish, Lu Yin casually slapped out and extinguished his life force.
An absolute expert seeking refuge, the Unbounded Realm of the Unbounded Realm, and many hidden resources. These were all conditions that could tempt Lu Yin, but no matter how good they were, they couldn't compare to the seventy-two lives that had been taken.
It was because of him that Big Sis's mercenary group had been expelled from the Innerverse. If those people had been willing to give up on him, they wouldn't have died so miserably. Those people had died because of him, and he had given the enemy a reason.
Annihilation's death hadn't ended, and the source was Xia Ji.
"Big Sis, this grudge will be avenged," Lu Yin said.
Big Sis turned off the screen.
A General Appointment Platform appeared in front of Lu Yin. "In my name, General Appointment."
At this point, Lu Yin no longer needed to hide the platform. He already knew what he needed to know, and he didn't understand what he didn't know.
The Mirror God didn't understand, and he stared at the platform in shock. What was this?
The Mirror God wanted Annihilation's punishment to be carried out by the Home of the Gods, but he didn't dare say anything in the face of Lu Yin's decisiveness.