The Imperial Tutor sighed, as he had failed. The Extinction Path had only been delayed by a year. If he had known this would happen, he would have agreed to work with the Eternals to deal with the humans.
The Astral Beast Domain was about to have a new master.
Lu Yin had faced the Helldrake and Xia Shenji in the battle to the death in the Astral Tree Domain. How could he allow a tiny Astral Beast Domain to escape his control? He needed to unify the Fifth Mainland and deal with the Four Libras.
Outside the Extinction Path, the Yao Emperor was still unconscious. Lu Yin looked at him with Hen Xin and Jueyi behind him.
He was waiting for the Yao Emperor to wake up. The Astral Beast Domain would be his.
Helldrake rushed over at top speed. Lu Yin had his hands behind his back as he controlled the Extinction Path. There was nothing in the Astral Beast Domain that could threaten him.
Behind him, Jueyi suddenly attacked, grabbing the back of Lu Yin's neck with one hand while controlling the deathly energy in his other hand to form a scythe.
Jueyi was a Half-Ancestor, one of the Twelve Elysium Sect Masters from the Above Heavens era. He was extremely powerful, and Xia Ziheng and the others that Lu Yin had faced in the Astral Tree Domain could not compare to him. Jueyi's sudden attack was enough to kill Lu Yin, so he instantly erupted with the power of a Half-Ancestor without holding back.
After he attacked, his inner world exploded, and the Death Gate opened wide. Death was everywhere.
Even Hen Xin would not be able to escape unscathed from Jueyi's sudden killing intent, let alone Lu Yin.
Jue Yi had clearly seen Hen Xin's expression change from shock to shock. He also saw Lu Yin's smug expression as he stared at the Yao Emperor. In that moment, Jue Yi attacked without hesitation. His mind was filled with thoughts of the Death God's inheritance and the Death God's left arm. He needed to obtain these things, and these were the conditions that the Imperial Tutor had agreed to cooperate with him.
Jueyi had not actually wanted to attack right away. He had been discussing with Imperial Tutor how to lure Lu Yin out of the Human Domain so that he would not be able to rely on Progenitor Chen's strength. That way, they would be able to act freely, and he believed that Hen Xin would not help him. As long as Lu Yin came to the Astral Beast Domain, Jueyi would be able to capture him, even if he brought a Half-Ancestor with him.
Lu Yin had suddenly taken control of the Astral Beast Domain, which meant that the Astral Beast Domain had no way of threatening him. That Progenitor was about to arrive, and when that time came, the entire Astral Beast Domain would be under Lu Yin's control, including Imperial Tutor Skymender.
He was not confident that Imperial Advisor Bu Tian would not betray him. Once he revealed their plan, he would be finished.
He could only give it a shot.
There was no better opportunity than now. As long as he killed Lu Yin, as long as Lu Yin died, he did not believe that a Progenitor would take revenge. How could a Progenitor be willing to become a mount? It might even be grateful to him.
Lu Yin had used his own methods to grasp the Absolute Path and had knocked the Yao Emperor unconscious. He was immersed in the joy of being able to control the Astral Beast Domain, and the Progenitor had yet to arrive. Jue Yi believed that he was so close to Lu Yin, and if he did not act now, he would not have another chance. Thus, Jue Yi had not hesitated to kill Lu Yin in a single strike.
He believed that this attack would definitely succeed, and there would not be any accidents unless Lu Yin had truly reached the Progenitor realm.
Lu Yin had indeed not reached the Progenitor realm. Even though he could fight against four Half-Ancestors, those four Half-Ancestors were far from being able to compare to Jue Yi. However, even if his strength was insufficient, external items would be able to make up for it. Lu Yin had plenty of external items. Forget about Jue Yi, even Xia Shenji had not been able to break through.
When Jue attacked, Lu Yin immediately reacted. The fact that he had left these two in the Astral Beast Domain meant that he did not trust them. Since he did not trust them, how could he allow them to get so close to him?
Since he dared to turn his back on them, it meant that he was confident in being able to protect himself.
The moment Jue Yi attacked, Lu Yin's heart erupted with power, and the various Sirius stars flickered. Jue Yi's attack was extremely fast, and even ordinary Half-Ancestors would not be able to react in time. However, the power in Lu Yin's heart was able to detect everything.
In that instant, Lu Yin took out the corpse and used it to block behind him. Jue Yi's hand was blocked by the corpse, and the sickle formed from the deathly qi in his left hand slashed at the corpse, but it did not leave a single mark.
Jue Yi's eyes narrowed. In front of him, Lu Yin turned around, and a small person had appeared on his shoulder at some point. It was the Candle God.
"You've finally made your move," Lu Yin said indifferently. The Candle God released a terrifying amount of rune lines that were comparable to a Half-Ancestor's and pushed Jue Yi away. Jue Yi's expression turned sinister. Since his sneak attack had failed, he could only use force. As he thought about it, his inner world extended out and enveloped Lu Yin. "You have nowhere to run within the Death Domain."
Jue Yi unreservedly displayed the battle prowess of a peak Half-Ancestor as the leader of the Elysium Gate. The Death Domain extended out endlessly, enveloping the surrounding regions. Within the Death Domain, not even a blade of grass grew. It was filled with a deathly stillness and an oppressive aura. Anyone who stepped into the Death Domain would be devoured, and not even their bones would be left behind.
This was Jue Yi's domain.
Even Hen Xin felt apprehensive when being enveloped by the Death Domain. He hurriedly retreated, not caring about Lu Yin. Perhaps in his heart, he did not need to care about Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression turned cold. He had fought against Xia Ziheng and the other Half-Ancestors, but not a single one of them had given him a sense of despair that made it difficult to breathe. Regardless of whether it was Xia Ziheng's inner worlds that were proficient in attacking or Half-Ancestor Chai's inner world that enveloped an entire region, none of them had been able to give Lu Yin true despair.
However, Jue Yi had given him this feeling.
When the Death Domain completely enveloped him, Lu Yin knew that he was no match for Jue Yi. Even if the power in his heart could break through the Death Domain, it would be consumed very quickly, much faster than breaking through Half-Ancestor Chai's inner world.
But why did he have to break through it?
This was the Death Domain, and Jue Yi cultivated the power of the Death God, which was death energy. Lu Yin was the true successor of the Death God and could control death energy. No matter how high Jue Yi's cultivation was, as long as he had not become an Ancestor, he would not be able to become the true controller of death energy. However, Lu Yin was different.
Within the Death Domain, there were very few people in the same realm who could fight against Jue Yi. Even Hen Xin, who was also a leader of the Elysium, had no choice but to retreat.
Jue Yi wanted to eliminate Lu Yin in the shortest amount of time possible and replace him in controlling the death energy.
Lu Yin looked up, and the formless black and white wind around him transformed into a tornado that swept out. In an instant, he transformed into the Death God Transformation. He held the giant Gou Lian in his hand, and the Death Domain that had been suppressing him began to tremble. Following that, the death energy continued to rise and converge within his body. The moment the Death God Transformation appeared, not only did Jue Yi's power not harm him, it even became his strength.
Lu Yin's body flickered with black and white energy as he forcefully absorbed the Death Domain's power. "I'm the successor of the Death God. Using my own power against me?
What a joke. "
Jue Yi's eyes narrowed. He hadn't even visualized the Death God, and the Gou Lian in his hand slashed down. This technique didn't use the power of death energy, and Lu Yin was trying to control the Death Domain so that Jue Yi wouldn't dare to casually use the death energy.
Lu Yin turned to look at Hen Xin. He had no intention of resisting.
Hen Xin saw Lu Yin staring at him and hesitated for a moment. When he saw Jue Yi's Heaven Slash coming down, he gritted his teeth and raised his hand, slicing through the void and destroying Heaven Slash.
Jue Yi looked at Hen Xin, his eyes filled with anger.
Hen Xin frowned. His thoughts were much deeper than Jue Yi's.
Lu Yin's attitude was difficult to grasp. That look just now was clearly forcing him to make a decision. If he didn't make a move and Lu Yin returned safely, he would be finished.
"If you and I work together, he won't be able to return. Hen Xin, do you really want to submit to this brat?"
Jue Yi rebuked.
Hen Xin didn't know either. His attack just now had been subconscious. Now that he thought about it, should he have made a move?
Lu Yin's lips curled up, but he didn't say anything. It was as if he was watching a show.
He wasn't in the mood to fight with Jue Yi. He wasn't Jue Yi's match in terms of death energy, but most of Jue Yi's power came from death energy. It was impossible for Jue Yi to kill him. Lu Yin wanted to see what Jue Yi had up his sleeves.
Jue Yi ignored Hen Xin and stared at Lu Yin. The Death Aura suddenly disappeared, and he took a step forward. His figure appeared beside Lu Yin and pressed down with his palm. It looked like a palm imprint, but it was filled with strange murmurs. This was a power that was completely different from death energy.
Jue Yi was one of the Twelve Elysium Sect Leaders and was known as a peerless Half-Ancestor. Even without death energy, he was still a peerless existence.
Lu Yin was astonished. He stared at Jue Yi's palm. The number of rune lines contained in this palm was enormous, and it wasn't inferior to the power of death energy that he had used. This palm could surpass Xia Ziheng and the others. As expected of an Elysium Sect Leader.
However, no matter how strong this palm was, it had nothing to do with Lu Yin.
Behind Jue Yi, Hen Xin walked out and struck out with his palm. A purplish black substance condensed and collided with Jue Yi's palm. The void exploded, and the shockwaves swept towards Lu Yin. However, Hen Xin forcefully blocked them, so Lu Yin's clothes didn't even move.
Jue Yi was forced back by the palm, and his arm was shattered. He looked at Hen Xin in shock. "You!"
Jue Yi was no match for Hen Xin in terms of palm strength. Hen Xin had three Ultimates, and his battle force had been cultivated to the peak. The only thing Jue Yi could use against him was death energy. Other than that, there was nothing else he could do.
"With me here, you won't be able to harm a single hair on the Daoist's head," Hen Xin shouted.
Jue Yi didn't understand. "Why?"
Hen Xin shouted, "When the Above Heaven was established, the Daoist walked on behalf of the heavens. This is something that you and I both agree on. Yet you joined forces with this group of beasts to attack the Daoist. This is a betrayal of humanity."
Jue Yi was about to speak when his expression suddenly froze. He slowly turned around and saw a shocking scene.
The Hellwyrm bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it stared at Jue Yi. It didn't make the slightest sound, nor did it release any Progenitor's power. However, just staring at it caused Jue Yi's heart to turn cold. This was a Progenitor.
Hen Xin's eyelids twitched. He had acted so decisively because he had sensed the Hellwyrm's appearance. With this Progenitor's strength, it was impossible for Jue Yi to harm Lu Yin, which was why Lu Yin had been so fearless. Fortunately, he had cultivated his domain to the Void God realm and could sense space. Otherwise, he might not have been able to act so decisively.
These thoughts flashed through Hen Xin's mind, and he retreated a few steps to give way to Lu Yin. "Daoist, how should we deal with Jue Yi?"
Lu Yin smiled at him. "Thank you, Sect Master Hen Xin. If it weren't for you, I might have died."
Hen Xin seriously replied, "With your strength, how could Jue Yi possibly deal with you? You're exaggerating."
Lu Yin looked deeply at Hen Xin and then at Jue Yi. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it."
When he heard Lu Yin's words, Hen Xin's gaze trembled. A chance?
Right, this kid had purposely turned his back on them to give them a chance. He wanted to see what they would do, and he had even purposely chosen to do it in the Astral Beast Domain. This was a trap that was too ruthless. He had used Hen Xin as bait. Was he confident or arrogant?