Lu Yin praised, "As expected of the Origin Array Heavenly Master. You were able to see the problem with a single glance."
Xia De glanced at Lu Yin, as this guy was still as ruthless as ever. If Mu Shang had not seen through Qiao 'er's plan and had used the same old method to dispel the sourcebox array, then Qiao' er would have died without even leaving behind a corpse. Lu Yin wanted Mu Shang to personally kill Qiao 'er, which was too ruthless.
Mu Shang arrived a few meters away from Qiao 'er and frowned. He raised a hand and grabbed a strand of the sourcebox's murderous intent. It was as if he had pulled at the entire knot, causing it to change.
Qiao 'er's face was deathly pale. She did not understand why her master had pulled on the knot when he could have easily taken her away.
Mu Shang could not possibly explain this to Qiao'er, as he was currently competing with Lu Yin in the art of lockbreaking. Since Lu Yin had changed the knots, Mu Shang had to change them back to their original state. As for Qiao'er, he could take her away whenever he wanted.
In the first array, the humans were engaged in a bloody battle against the Eternals. At the edge of the array formation, the Half-Martial Ancestors were watching the battle below. Even though they did not understand sourcebox arrays, they could tell that Mu Shang was very relaxed.
Bai Chi sneered. "A mere Realmorigin Formation Master dares to challenge an Origin Formation Heavenly Master? Ridiculous."
The Formation Master of Jieyuan he spoke of was naturally Lu Yin.
Xia De sighed. "I've never seen a Realmplain Array Master modify a sourcebox array created by an Origin Heavenly Array Master before."
Bai Qi was also astonished, as this meant that Lu Yin was very close to becoming an Origin Array Heavenly Master.
Lu Yin stared at Mu Shang, as every move that Mu Shang made gave Lu Yin a different feeling. Mu Shang truly lived up to his reputation as an Origin Array Celestial Master. A sourcebox array was not something that an ordinary Origin Array Master could set up, and even a Realmyuan Array Master would find it difficult to do so. This was because it was too complicated. Mu Shang relied on his intuition to see the bigger picture, while Lu Yin could make changes based on his experience.
Lu Yin had too much experience, and the experience he had gained from fusing with Celestial Master Qiuling's body was unparalleled. Coupled with the various Realmforce Array Masters and Origin Array Masters, as well as the lockbreaking methods from the Daosource Sect, it was as if Lu Yin's heart was filled with power. In terms of lockbreaking, Lu Yin had also fused the experiences of many other Lockbreakers.
Lu Yin's changes were not too difficult for Mu Shang. After all, there was a gap between him and the Origin Heavenly Master.
Not long after, Mu Shang recovered and came to Qiao'er's side.
Qiao 'er's eyes were red. "Master, Qiao' er thought she would never see you again."
Mu Shang frowned. "Why did you lose the key?"
Qiao'er felt unnatural.
Just as Qiao'er had said, they did not care about the life and death of the people in the new city.
"Master, that Lu Xiaoxuan wants to kill me." Qiao 'er raised her head and glared at Lu Yin, her eyes filled with venom. Even though it hadn't been long, the experience from before was unforgettable. It had even left a shadow in her heart, and she had to take revenge.
However, when she looked up and saw Lu Yin, she happened to see him take out a sourcebox and slowly place it down.
Qiao 'er's pupils shrank as she screamed, "Master!"
Mu Shang looked up and saw the sourcebox fall. He was shocked. "Lu Xiaoxuan, how dare you!" He grabbed Qiao'er and tried to flee.
The principle behind a sourcebox array was that the killing intent of a sourcebox interacted with each other, forming a path that only the master of the array could control. It was a miraculous form. If a sourcebox was suddenly placed within a sourcebox array, it would be like a mountain crashing into a calm lake. Forget about the lake, even the entire lake would collapse.
Once this sourcebox fell, the sourcebox array would undergo a massive change, and it would undergo an irreversible change. No one could predict what would happen next.
Not even Mu Shang, the Heavenly Master of Formations.
He dared to take the risk.
Throughout history, there had been many instances where Heavenly Masters had died within sourcebox arrays. In other words, dying within a sourcebox array was the fate of all Heavenly Masters.
When he saw the sourcebox fall, Mu Shang grabbed Qiao'er and tried to flee.
However, Bai Chi and Bai Qi both moved to stop them, as they had not expected Lu Yin to be so ruthless. If this sourcebox fell, even Mu Shang might die, let alone Qiao'er.
Unfortunately, their attempts to stop Lu Yin were futile. Lu Yin borrowed the rune lines from the General Appointment Platform to suppress Bai Qi and Bai Chi with the might of his Progenitor rune lines. They allowed their sourceboxes to fall to the ground, and the danger from the sourceboxes grew closer and closer to the array.
Mu Shang could take Qiao'er and escape from the sourcebox array, but how could Lu Yin let them? Another wave of rune lines descended, and at the same time, Progenitor power descended from the Sovereign Realm to protect Mu Shang. Bai Wangyuan had taken action. He did not care about Qiao'er's life or death, but he could not allow anything to happen to Mu Shang. After all, he was the Heavenly Master of Formations from the Frigid Immortal Sect.
Progenitor power revolved around Mu Shang's body, and the rune lines descended without any killing intent. Lu Yin did not want to kill Mu Shang; he only wanted to push him down and see how the youngest Heavenly Master of Formations in history would react to the sudden change in the sourcebox array.
The rune lines slammed into Mu Shang's head, and because of his Progenitor power, Mu Shang was able to withstand the attack. However, he could no longer hold Qiao'er back, and his hand unconsciously loosened as she fell into the array.
Qiao'er stared blankly at Mu Shang as he rose into the air, and she could see Lu Yin's icy gaze.
She regretted what she had done, as she should not have provoked this person. She should not have said those words, and she should not have come here. Why had things turned out this way?
No one could answer Qiao'er's question, as her body was submerged within the sourcebox array. Coincidentally, the sourcebox had fallen, and the array suddenly changed. It was as if the killing intent had formed a monster that swept out in all directions and tore through the void. This was no longer a sourcebox array, but rather an amalgamation of countless killing intent.
As for Qiao'er, she had completely vanished, and it was impossible for her to appear again.
Mu Shang lowered his head and watched Qiao'er disappear, and his face was extremely gloomy.
As Mu Shang fell into the first array base, the Progenitor power also disappeared.
Bai Wangyuan's voice traveled to Lu Yin's ears. "Lu Xiaoxuan, don't go too far."
Lu Yin smiled, and he no longer relied on the rune lines from the General Appointment Platform. Instead, he looked down at the changing sourcebox's killing intent. At this moment, even an Heavenly Master of Formations would find it difficult to dispel the sourcebox's killing intent. This was the charm of sourceboxes, as only Lockbreakers could see through them and see the other side of the universe.
They were people who could uncover secrets.
Mu Shang stood up and glared at Lu Yin with an icy gaze. "She doesn't deserve to die."
Lu Yin continued to look down with his back facing Mu Shang. "What you say doesn't count."
"Lu Xiaoxuan, you're too ruthless," Mu Shang said slowly.
Bai Chi walked over and whispered a few words to Mu Shang.
Bai Qi looked at Lu Yin with a complicated expression. Was he not going to show any mercy to his enemies?
Xia De laughed. What was Qiao'er to him? He had killed Wang Si in front of everyone, and she was a Half-Ancestor, and a rather important one at that. Killing Wang Si was equivalent to becoming a mortal enemy of the Wang family, but did Lu Yin care?
He didn't care at all, as he was already a mortal enemy of the Four Cardinal Scales.
Now, the only thing that he cared about was the Progenitor realm.
Bai Chi said something, and Mu Shang took a deep breath. His expression was resolute as he stared at Lu Yin's back. "Back then, Yu Hao and I had an agreement that the moment we met would be the moment he challenged me. Was that Yu Hao you or someone else?"
Lu Yin was puzzled. Was there such a thing?
Right, Lu Yin recalled that when the students of the academy had been on their way to Shenwu Plane to train, he had asked Liu Shaoge to disguise himself as Yu Hao. Liu Shaoge had only said that in order to not expose himself.
"Now that we've met for the first time, do you dare to challenge me, Lu Xiaoxuan?" Mu Shang asked coldly.
Lu Yin turned around and met Mu Shang's gaze. After a moment, he replied, "Sure."
Mu Shang was terrifyingly calm. "Time and place. You choose."
Lu Yin asked, "When is your birthday?"
Mu Shang's eyes narrowed. "It's an auspicious day. My birthday is forty-eight days from now, and many senior Lockbreakers will be present. I'll let them witness and see if you, Lu Xiaoxuan, have the potential to replace me and become the youngest Origin Array Master in history."
"I'm looking forward to it," Lu Yin replied.
Mu Shang took a deep breath and then turned to leave. He needed to make his preparations. His sourcebox array had been modified, and he could not determine Lu Yin's strength.
Logically speaking, it was already inconceivable for someone to become a Realmyuan Array Master at such a young age, but Lu Yin still had the ability to modify Mu Shang's sourcebox array. Even an experienced Realmyuan Array Master like Grandmaster Deng Guo might not be able to do so. Furthermore, Lu Yin was confident that he could challenge Mu Shang, which meant that he was not blindly confident.
This person needed to be taken seriously.
After Mu Shang left, Lu Yin left the first base as well. His duel with Mu Shang had been unexpected, but he had no choice but to accept it. Even if Liu Shaoge had said so, he had used his identity.
With his current lockbreaking ability, he was definitely not Mu Shang's match. Fortunately, he still had forty days.
After returning to the fourth base, the first person he contacted was Qiuling. The only way he had a chance of beating Mu Shang was to enter her body again and gain all of her lockbreaking experience.
Although Mu Shang was the youngest Origin Array Master in history, he was still young and might not necessarily be Qiuling's match. Even if he was not, she would not be any weaker than Mu Shang.
It was not difficult to find her contact information, and with Lu Yin's identity, it was easy to find.
"You're Lu Xiaoxuan?"
Qiuling had not expected him to contact her.
In other people's minds, Celestial Master Qiuling was an Origin Array Heavenly Master who leaned towards Shenwu Plane. Given Lu Yin's relationship with Shenwu Plane, he shouldn't have had any contact with her. However, Lu Yin knew that Celestial Master Qiuling was Redback.
"Long time no see, Celestial Master Qiuling. I still haven't thanked you for what you did back then," Lu Yin smiled.
Qiuling was confused, "What?
Are you talking about the Dragon Mountain Go?
Then there's no need to thank me. The White Dragon Clan paid a price for me to guide Long Qi, but I never thought that Long Qi would be you, Lu Xiaoxuan. "
Lu Yin replied, "Of course, I'm not referring to that. If it weren't for the Sage, I would not have been able to escape from the Top Realm. With the Sage's abilities, it would have been easy for you to capture me back then. I will remember this favor."
Qiuling solemnly replied, "Don't spout nonsense, Lu Xiaoxuan. I didn't help you with anything."
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "No matter what you say, I will definitely repay this favor."
Qiuling shook her head, "There's no need for that. You shouldn't have contacted me anyway. That's all." She then wanted to end the call.
Lu Yin hurriedly said, "Senior, you must be a descendant of the Lu family."
Celestial Master Qiuling jumped at those words. "What are you talking about?
How could I be a descendant of the Lu family? "