Ten days later, at the border between the Human Domain and Technocracy, Lu Yin sat cross-legged on a planet in what was once the Endless Weave. A giant Hellwyrm crawled behind him, its aura causing space to tremble.
The wireless Gu vibrated, and Lu Yin picked it up.
"Repair at any time." These words came from the Genesis Academy.
Lu Yin put away the wireless Gu and took out Mount Supreme, releasing Xia Shenji.
Ever since he had imprisoned Xia Shenji, he hadn't let him out or spoken a single word. Now was the time.
Xia Shenji fell out of Mount Supreme and landed on the ground.
He had been heavily injured by Lu Yin, and his Progenitor strength had dissipated to the point that he could barely feel it. He had also been crushed by the Hellwyrm, and now, he couldn't even compare to a Half-Ancestor.
Lu Yin sat there quietly as he looked at the miserable Xia Shenji clone. Beside him was the General Appointment Platform while behind him was the Hellwyrm. He was alone.
Xia Shenji struggled to stand up, swaying as he looked at Lu Yin without saying a word.
Lu Yin looked at him. "Aren't you curious why I let you out?"
Xia Shenji sneered and looked around. "What's your goal? Just say it. But let me tell you something: I'm a clone."
Lu Yin rubbed his head in distress. "I know. Clones aren't afraid of death. I've met more than one clone like you. The first one teamed up with me to destroy the main body and take over the main body."
Xia Shenji's gaze turned cold.
"The second one teamed up with me to destroy the main body," Lu Yin continued.
Xia Shenji's gaze turned even colder. Whether it was the first or the second, the clone had replaced the main body, which meant that the clone was working with this person. Those who cultivated the Nine Clones Technique were all direct descendants of Shenwu Plane, and those who worked with Lu Xiaoxuan deserved to die.
"You're the third clone I've met." Lu Yin's lips curled up as he looked at Xia Shenji with interest. "Do you want to work with me to destroy the main body and take over the main body?"
Xia Shenji's clone angrily rebuked, "Lu Xiaoxuan, do you think I'll believe you?
Clones can't replace the main body; this is a restriction of the Nine Clones Technique. Otherwise, Shenwu Plane would have been in chaos. "
Lu Yin smiled. "But I did let my clone replace my main body. The first one was the one who sought me out, and since we're friends, I helped him out. As for the second one …" He leaned forward. "I was the one who gave him the will to resist the main body."
Xia Shenji's clone's eyes narrowed. "Impossible!" Xia Shenji's mind was clear, and he was a clone, but he could still say that a clone could not go against the main body. This meant that Xia Shenji had complete autonomy, but it also showed Lu Yin just how tyrannical the Nine Clones Technique was.
For a person with independent personality to be willing to fuse with the main body, what a terrifying cultivation technique.
"Nothing is impossible. Do you want to know who that person is?"
Lu Yin said slowly.
Xia Shenji's clone narrowed his eyes. "Clones can't resist the main body. This is an eternal truth. You can't trick me. Lu Xiaoxuan, what are you trying to achieve?"
Lu Yin let out a long sigh. "I just wanted to have a chat with you. I wanted to see what a Progenitor like you thinks about this universe."
Xia Shenji was startled, but he soon burst into laughter. "Whatever you think it will be, whatever you want it to be."
Lu Yin shook his head. "I don't understand."
"If you do, then you're a Progenitor. Lu Xiaoxuan, you'll never become a Progenitor," Xia Shenji mocked.
Lu Yin raised his brows. "I fought a Half-Ancestor as a third Origin Tribulation cultivator, and I even killed one.
Progenitor? "
Xia Shenji coldly replied, "You have a flaw, and I can see it. There's a seal in your body, and I could sense it when I fought with you. This seal is not simple, and it's preventing you from becoming a Progenitor. That's why you'll never become one."
Lu Yin replied, "When I broke through to become a Melder, I broke through one seal, and when I became an Explorer, I also broke through another seal. How can you be so sure that the seal on my back can suppress me?"
Xia Shenji disdainfully replied, "So what if you can break through the seal? If you want to become a Progenitor, why should it be you or Lu Xiaoxuan?"
"What do you mean?"
Lu Yin did not understand.
Xia Shenji looked deeply at Lu Yin. "Let me tell you, breaking through to Progenitor isn't just about one's cultivation, but also one's mental state. Lu Xiaoxuan used to be optimistic and kind, like a ray of sunshine, but now you're dark and gloomy. You're a completely different person from before. If you want to become a Progenitor, is it Lu Xiaoxuan or the current you?"
"Of course it's me," Lu Yin answered directly. He had already forgotten Lu Xiaoxuan's memories, so how could it be Lu Xiaoxuan who became a Progenitor?
Xia Shenji sneered. "If you don't break the seal, you won't be able to become a Progenitor. Once you break the seal, you'll recover Lu Xiaoxuan's memories, emotions, and personality. You'll inherit everything from Lu Xiaoxuan. When that happens, will you still be you?"
Lu Yin's eyes went wide. Will you still be you?
These words echoed in his mind. Will you still be you?
When that happens, who will I be?
Lu Xiaoxuan or Lu Yin?
At that moment, Lu Yin was at a loss.
Xia Shenji burst into laughter. "Your mental state will forever prevent you from breaking through to the Ancestor Realm. If you don't break the seal, you won't be able to become an Ancestor. Once you break the seal, what about Lu Xiaoxuan? Kid, you're dead for sure. No matter how strong you are right now, even if you're an invincible half-step Ancestor, you'll never be able to compare to a Ancestor Realm expert.
Lu Yin's mind was still replaying those words. When that happens, will I still be me?
He had never considered this question before, and for a moment, he was at a loss.
Xia Shenji was shrewd and ruthless, and he had seen through Lu Yin's desire to become a Progenitor. He had broken through Lu Yin's mental state with a single sentence, something that Lu Yin's former enemies had not been able to do.
This was a Progenitor, and even if his cultivation was no longer present, he was still a Progenitor.
Snort!
There was a loud sound as the Helldrake sneezed, waking Lu Yin up. He slowly turned to look at it.
The Helldrake blinked and subconsciously wanted to bare its fangs and claws, but it quickly restrained itself and bent its claws to show that it was admitting defeat.
Lu Yin did not care about it as he stared at the top of the Helldrake's head. More accurately, he was staring at the Nine Clones Technique.
Xia Shenji was right. When he became a Progenitor, Lu Xiaoxuan's memories would return. Then, would he be Lu Xiaoxuan or Lu Yin?
This question was very similar to the Nine Clones Technique. Between Xia Luo and Xia Jiuyou, who was the main body?
Xia Jiuyou was the main body, but Xia Luo had resisted his will, which meant that Xia Luo was also the main body.
The same person could be split into two, and both were the main body. This was the drawback of the Nine Clones Technique. Then, could Lu Yin's mental state flaw be resolved with the help of the Nine Clones Technique?
Lu Xiaoxuan was Lu Yin, and Lu Yin was Lu Yin. Regardless of whether Lu Xiaoxuan or Lu Yin won in the end, only one of them could become a Progenitor. Or perhaps, just like Progenitor Chen, all nine clones could become Progenitors.
Lu Yin suddenly looked at Xia Shenji with a solemn expression. "Thank you for reminding me."
Xia Shenji frowned. "Lu Xiaoxuan, the flaw in your mental state will prevent you from ever becoming a Progenitor. So what if I reminded you? You won't be able to become a Progenitor."
Lu Yin smiled with pride and arrogance. "Who says I won't be able to become a Progenitor? My mental state has a flaw. Lu Xiaoxuan is here, and so is Lu Yin. Then we'll separate. Isn't that what your Xia family has always done?"
Xia Shenji's expression changed, as he had miscalculated. He had actually forgotten about the Nine Clones Technique. The flaw in Lu Yin's mental state was exactly the same as the Nine Clones Technique, and it could be resolved through the Nine Clones Technique.
"Progenitor Chen's nine clones all became Progenitors, so why can't I? If Lu Xiaoxuan and Lu Yin become Progenitors, then I'll be a Progenitor. Thank you, Xia Shenji," Lu Yin said loudly. Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked in the direction of the Technocracy. The New Void Corridor had been repaired.
Outside the Genesis Court, in the Technocracy, a distorted path of the void suddenly appeared. This was the former New Void Corridor.
The Wang family's side of the New Void Corridor had been destroyed by the Everlasting Tribe, but it had finally been repaired after so many years.
The moment the New Void Corridor was repaired, a figure stepped out and descended upon the Technocracy.
The Genesis Court was on the verge of collapse. Headmaster Sen knew that after the New Void Corridor was repaired, a powerhouse would definitely descend upon the Astral Trees. He had assumed that it would be a half-Ancestor, but he had never imagined that a Progenitor would appear. Furthermore, it was the ancestor of the Xia family, Xia Shenji.
When Xia Shenji walked out of the New Void Corridor, the entire Genesis Court, including the main city, and countless planets in the Technocracy trembled. Regardless of whether they were humans, beasts, or androids, they all felt an unimaginable pressure from a Progenitor.
The Lost Voyager Army, the gigantic mechanical giant, and the Third Fleet that had once terrorized the battlefield all froze in shock, not daring to move at all. The half-androids were shocked by the Progenitor's aura. This was a power that they had never imagined existed. How could it be so terrifying?
Could a living being release such a power?
Xia Shenji walked out of the New Void Corridor and looked around. There was a familiar aura. Huiwen?
Huiwen had left behind some power here?
The Technocracy had been created by the Hui Ancestor, and it had been created specifically to collect materials to create mechanical ants to deal with the Eternals' Corpse Kings. The Hui Ancestor had also left behind a physical consciousness that could easily trap a half-Ancestor, but it had been used up in the previous battle.
Even if it had not been used up, unless the Hui Ancestor personally appeared, it would be impossible to stop Xia Shenji.
After all, they were of the same generation.
Xia Shenji did not care about the Hui Ancestor's power, and he immediately looked in a certain direction. His lips curled up. "Found it." The entire universe trembled, and the void tore apart as the Divine Martial Sword Region descended.
The Fifth Mainland had produced Progenitors before, and the Sixth Mainland's three ancestors had fought here before. However, compared to Xia Shenji's Progenitor's World, they were too weak.
When the Divine Martial Sword Region appeared, not only the Technocracy, but the Fifth Mainland and the Astral Beast Domain also sensed it.
The Blood Ancestor was the first to sense it, and his face turned pale. "This …" Such a terrifying Progenitor's World reminded him of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas that he had faced during the Daosource Sect's era.
All of the half-Ancestors looked up in shock.
The Astral Beast Army and the Astral Beast Army felt uneasy, and they all prostrated themselves. Even the Yao Emperor was trembling. An extreme Progenitor's power had descended upon the Fifth Mainland, and it had brought about a revolution in the Fifth Mainland's strength. It had refreshed the Fifth Mainland's understanding of power.
At this moment, even Lu Buzheng and the others, who had seen many Progenitors during the Astral Beast Era, were shocked. This Progenitor's World's power was extremely rare even during their era.
Fate's direct descendant, Fate's Daughter, frowned. "An extreme Progenitor?"