Jueyi turned around and faced Lu Yin. His expression was ugly and desolate. "You knew that I would attack you?"
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back. "Let's see. There aren't many places in the Fifth Mainland that can attack me."
Jueyi closed his eyes. "You're the Death God's successor. Kill me if you want."
Coincidentally, the Yao Emperor woke up at this moment.
Lu Yin turned around and looked at the Yao Emperor with interest.
Hen Xin, Jueyi, and the Hellwyrm all looked at the Yao Emperor. It was huge, and it attracted the Hellwyrm's attention.
Space was silent as everyone looked at the Yao Emperor.
The Yao Emperor woke up and opened its eyes. The first thing it saw was the Hellwyrm, but it was confused at first. It thought that it had seen wrong, but then it stared at the Hellwyrm.
The Hellwyrm glared and raised its claws, letting out an earth-shattering roar. At that moment, Progenitor power erupted from its body and swept through space.
Hen Xin and Jueyi had come from the Above Heaven era and had seen more than one Progenitor before. They were no strangers to Progenitor power, but the Yao Emperor was different. He had never experienced the baptism of a Progenitor's power, and when the Progenitor power swept over him, his entire body trembled and he subconsciously curled up. His might as the ruler of the Celestial Beast Empire completely disappeared.
As for the other beasts in the area, they didn't even dare to raise their heads.
This was a biological instinct that not even the Yao Emperor could avoid.
The Hellwyrm was satisfied, as this was the effect that it had wanted. The beasts that it had tried to intimidate were all abnormal and unafraid of it. The more it thought about it, the more pleased it became, and its roars grew louder and louder. It even forgot about Lu Yin's existence.
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on, and he barked, "Shut up!"
The Hellwyrm was furious; who would dare interrupt its might?
It glanced around and saw Lu Yin and the slipper. It then shut up, not daring to make a single sound.
The lesson from before had been engraved in its heart, and Lu Yin had purposely placed the broken blade above its head to make it feel threatened at all times. Coupled with its fear of the slipper, the Hellwyrm was now completely obedient to Lu Yin.
The Yao Emperor trembled, not even daring to raise its head due to its fear of a Progenitor.
Lu Yin realized that he had overestimated the Astral Beast Domain. No matter how intelligent the Imperial Tutor was or how powerful the Yao Emperor was, they were still beasts with instincts that were different from humans.
The Eternals believed that humans had a deep-rooted weakness and that their emotions were their weaknesses. However, weren't these also human strengths?
Giant Beasts also had emotions, but their emotions were far less rich than that of humans and were easily suppressed by their instincts. If it were a human, even when facing an Ancestor realm creature, they might not necessarily perform so badly under certain circumstances.
"Yao Emperor," Lu Yin said.
The enormous Celestial Demon trembled and slowly raised its head. It did not look at Lu Yin, but rather at the Caged Wyrm.
The Prison Flood Dragon continued to stare at it. Although it did not release the power of the Progenitor Realm, the suppression that came from the depths of its soul made it difficult for the Demon Emperor to breathe.
"This is my mount," Lu Yin's voice rang out.
It was only then that the Yao Emperor noticed Lu Yin, and he was shocked. "Lu Yin?"
"We meet again," Lu Yin said indifferently.
The Yao Emperor stared at Lu Yin, and then he couldn't help but look at the Caged Wyrm. "The legends are true. Did you really subdue a Progenitor?"
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Do you want to try and see if you can escape from its mouth?"
These words caused the Yao Emperor's hair to stand on end. He could not help but look at the Hellwyrm again, suppressing his fear and despair. "What are you trying to do?"
Lu Yin laughed. "Me?
The humans established the Tianzong Sect, but the gift they received during the opening ceremony was your threat. What do you think I'm trying to do? "
The Yao Emperor's heart sank, as he recalled what had happened before. He had lost the Absolute Path, and there was nothing left in the Astral Beast Domain that could threaten Lu Yin.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that Jue Yi was directly behind Lu Yin, and he subconsciously looked over.
"You want Jue Yi to attack me?"
Lu Yin asked.
The Yao Emperor was shocked. How did he know?
Jue Yi bitterly sighed. As expected, even if he had not attacked earlier, he would have been forced to do so by the Yao Emperor. Otherwise, he would have been exposed and would not have even had a chance to attack.
The Yao Emperor had just fainted and did not know what had happened. However, with Lu Yin's words and the fact that the Caged Wyrm was behind Jue Yi, it was not difficult to guess what had happened. Jue Yi had already attacked, but had failed.
Jue Yi was a powerhouse that the Skymender Imperial Tutor had lobbied for over a year, and he had already formulated a plan to lure Lu Yin to the Astral Beast Domain to kill him. However, the plan had failed before it had even begun. Most importantly, the Absolute Path had been lost, and there was no way for them to make a comeback.
"Alright, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you." Lu Yin's figure flashed, and he appeared above the Caged Wyrm's head.
The Caged Wyrm's Progenitor power crashed down, one wave attacking Jue Yi while the other wave attacking the Yao Emperor.
The Yao Emperor instinctively felt fear, and he did not have the will to resist.
Jue Yi wanted to resist, but Hen Xin was staring at him. With the Caged Wyrm around, he had no chance.
In the end, Jue Yi was heavily injured and tossed into Mount Supreme while the Yao Emperor was captured by Lu Yin and brought to the Celestial Beast Empire. As for the Absolute Path, he left it to Hen Xin.
Hen Xin might not be reliable, but he was a human, and there was no point in using the Absolute Path to threaten Lu Yin.
As he watched the Caged Wyrm leave, Hen Xin knew that from this moment on, the Fifth Mainland was completely under Lu Yin's rule, and no one could resist.
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The Astral Beast Domain welcomed the baptism of Progenitor power. The Caged Wyrm unleashed his Progenitor power without restraint, shaking the Astral Beast Domain and forcing countless creatures to submit to him.
Lu Yin sat on the Caged Wyrm's head and traversed the Astral Beast Domain. He saw various regions and strange astral beast tribes.
The Caged Wyrm did not move very quickly, as Lu Yin wanted to see the Astral Beast Domain clearly. From now on, this place belonged to him as well.
"The Great Realm of Nothingness is up ahead. It's where the Void Wanderers live," the Yao Emperor said weakly. He had been heavily injured by the Caged Wyrm's attack, and he did not even have the strength to fight back against Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked ahead and saw many Void Wanderers floating about. The further he went, the more Void Wanderers there were. There was also a Void Wind in outer space that not even Enlighters could withstand.
The Void Wind was unique to the Great Realm of Nothingness. Ghost Monkey had told Lu Yin about it, and Lu Yin had used his understanding of the Great Realm of Nothingness to trick the Daynight clan. If he remembered correctly, Ghost Monkey had said that the Third Nightking was in the Great Realm of Nothingness.
Since he was already here, he might as well take a look and see if the Third Nightking was there.
The Caged Wyrm raised its claw and tore the Great Realm of Nothingness apart with its Progenitor's power.
Within the Great Realm of Nothingness, the Void Wanderer Ancestor was overwhelmed with shock as boundless fear descended upon it. It knew that this was the power of a Progenitor, and it was something that it could not withstand.
However, it did not flee. As the Great Realm of Nothingness was torn apart, the Void Wanderer Ancestor appeared, and Lu Yin saw its enormous body once more.
When he saw the Void Wanderer Ancestor, Lu Yin recalled the scenes from the battlefield. If not for the Void Wanderer Ancestor wearing Progenitor Wushang's hide, the Astral Beast Domain would not have been able to withstand Lan Xian's attack.
However, Lu Yin did not need it now.
Even if the Void Wanderer Ancestor was wearing Progenitor Wushang's hide, it would not be able to affect the Caged Wyrm too much.
The Void Wanderer Ancestor's enormous body was not much smaller than the Caged Wyrm's. The Caged Wyrm looked at the Void Wanderer Ancestor and subconsciously raised its claw to threaten it. Its eyes were filled with disdain. A creature that was not even a Half-Progenitor had no right to compete with it.
The Void Wanderer Ancestor fully displayed its submission.
"It's just a bit bigger, but it doesn't have much attack power. What a pity." At this point, Lu Yin had already seen through the Void Wanderer Ancestor's true nature. It was just a humongous Void Wanderer that looked intimidating, but was actually useless.
"The Void Wanderers are one of the top ten races in the Astral Beast Domain because of their large numbers. Other than that, they are useless."
Lu Yin looked at the Great Realm of Nothingness that had been torn apart and released his domain. All he could see were Void Wanderers, an endless number of them. His heart skipped a beat; these Void Wanderers were good stuff. Even Sentinels who had just started cultivating could use them to travel through the void and increase their chances of survival.
Wasn't this a living power vessel?
Lu Yin's eyes lit up at this thought; these Void Wanderers could definitely revolutionize the cultivation world.
He suddenly thought of another question and looked at the Emperor. "Can these Void Wanderers travel through any space?"
"Yes," the Emperor replied.
"What if that space requires an Emissary to tear it apart?"
Lu Yin asked.
The Emperor replied, "Void Wanderers don't need to tear apart space. Their essence is to wander about in the void. Although it looks like they can travel through the void, it's actually just a form."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed as he thought of the Astral Tree Domain.
In that domain, only Emissaries could tear through the void and travel through it. Even Enlighters couldn't do that. However, if these Void Wanderers could help cultivators travel through the void, did that mean that whoever controlled the Void Wanderers would be able to control the void as well?
Once an Enlighter from the Fifth Mainland used the Void Wanderers, they could use their advantage of traveling through the void to escape even if they couldn't defeat an Enlighter from the Astral Tree Domain. With the help of the Void Wanderers, it would be easier to defeat an Enlighter from the Astral Tree Domain.
This was just one aspect of the situation. If the humans had more Void Wanderers on the battlefield, their chances of survival would increase by more than ten to twenty percent.
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn as he sent a message to Lu Buzheng. He wanted to use these Void Wanderers to protect the cultivators on the battlefield.
There were many strange creatures in the Astral Beast Domain, such as Sound Monsters, Yin Monsters, Dimensional Beasts, and so on. In the past, the Astral Beast Domain had only thought of resisting, but now, if these astral beasts cooperated with humans, how great would the changes be?
On the other side, in the Heavenly Sect, Lu Buzheng immediately contacted Lu Yin through a wireless gu.
Lu Yin accepted the call.
"I thought you already knew, but humans and astral beasts have been working together since the Heavenly Sect's era. During that era, the humans from the five mainlands liked to go to the Fourth Mainland to find suitable astral beasts to nurture. For example, the Celestial Demons could make up for some people's lack of spiritual force, while the Void Thunderbeasts could make up for the lack of speed. There were also Void Wanderers, Celestial Ice Phoenixes, and so on. They were all suitable for cooperating with humans," Lu Buzheng explained.
"In that era, it was enslavement," Lu Yin said in a low voice.
He had heard the word "enslavement" many times. Aside from the Eternals using it to describe humans, it was also used by Hen Xin, Jue Yi, and the others. The Heavenly Sect had enslaved all races.