The monkey also wanted to go to the second continent, as it felt that it was the safest. However, Lu Yin had threatened it, saying that while the second continent was safe, it would definitely be watched by the seven-star mantises. Only then did the monkey fearfully head to the third continent.
Lu Yin and Elder Chan split up to search for parallel spacetime. This was not easy, as one needed to travel through parallel spacetime, and the people on the seven continents should not be able to find it. They had to arrange this properly.
Five years quickly passed in the current spacetime.
At the top of the seven continents, the killing game continued.
A large mantis brandished its blade, and a face twisted in fear appeared in front of it. The face could not even utter a single word before it was chopped into pieces.
The mantis brandished its blade and clashed with it, causing a metallic sound to ring out as it scanned the area with its narrow eyes.
There were mantises everywhere, and in the distance, there was another mantis that exuded a terrifying pressure. It was the Progenitor mantis that Lu Yin and the rest had seen.
There was only one Progenitor mantis in the entire spacetime, and above it was the seven-star mantis that had yet to return.
There were dozens of people surrounded by mantises, and they were tightly huddled together as they stared at their surroundings. An aura of despair enveloped them, and some of them were missing limbs. Fresh blood flowed down the center of the crowd, causing the mantises' eyes to turn red.
"So it's true. This is the land of death."
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come. I should have listened to those people."
"Bastards, you're all a bunch of bastards. If you want to kill us, we'll kill you too. Come on, come on!"
Frenzied roars were accompanied by despairing howls and struggles before death, which excited the mantises even more.
They loved to watch humans wail before they died, and they could never get enough of this scene.
The furthest Progenitor mantis excitedly raised its blade and swung it down, slicing through the void. Along the way, many mantises were split in two, and it eventually slashed towards those people.
Those people were killed before they could even react.
To the mantises, killing their own kind was also a form of entertainment.
The Progenitor mantis jumped around excitedly, its blade incomparably sharp and reflecting its sinister and terrifying face.
The top continent was covered in blood, and the stench of blood filled the air.
Under this blade, only a few of those people survived. They were all trembling in fear.
A group of giant mantises surrounded them, their shadows covering them. They looked up and saw pairs of blood-stained blades and ferocious faces with sharp fangs.
Someone immediately went crazy and let out a wild laugh. His head was pierced from head to toe by the blade.
"No, no, I don't want to die, I don't want to die. I can live, please don't kill me, don't kill me …" Someone begged. Several blades fell, cutting him into pieces.
Everyone stared at the last person. His eyes were lifeless, and his pupils were flickering. Apart from the numerous praying mantises, the blood-stained blade, and the corpses on the ground. The blood had gathered into a river and rushed straight to his head.
Mantis did not make a move, but the blade was getting closer and closer. This was a kind of enjoyment, the ultimate enjoyment. In every game, the last person would bring them the ultimate enjoyment, because the last person was the most fearful.
The more fearful they were, the more they didn't know what they would do. This kind of unknown and desperate struggle for survival was what they looked forward to the most.
This person's legs had long since gone soft. He sat on the ground paralyzed, unable to stand up no matter how hard he tried. His entire body lay on the ground trembling, muttering something to himself.
The surroundings were filled with strange laughter. The mantis' laughter was like a nightmare.
When he climbed up from the lower continent to the second continent, he had heard it too many times. Every time, it would wake him up from the dream. He originally thought that he could escape when he reached the second continent, but what he faced was an even crueler game.
Why was it like this?
Why was it like this?
If he had known, he would have listened to those people. There was clearly a place to escape. He didn't want to stay here anymore. He wanted to live.
"I can escape, I can escape." His voice kept ringing out. This person had also gone crazy.
A praying mantis raised its blade and was about to strike down. The next game would soon begin.
Suddenly, the sharp blade swept across, cutting off all the praying mantises around. It was that progenitor realm praying mantis.
The progenitor realm praying mantis's huge shadow shrouded the last person who had gone crazy. It slowly approached him, its triangular head close to that person, listening.
"I can escape. Some parallel universes are filled with humans. They said that they can take us away. I can escape. I should escape. Hahahaha, I am going to escape. Hahahaha …"
The progenitor realm praying mantis raised its body and stepped forward. With a bang, its body pressed the person into a pool of blood. Its cold eyes stared at the second continent. Parallel universes?
Humans?
Too interesting.
Another ten years passed. In these ten years, the seven continents didn't seem to have changed much on the surface, but there was an additional voice inside. This voice was getting louder and louder, so loud that it changed many people's minds.
Go to the parallel universes. There were humans there. There, they could escape these monsters. There … they could live.
The top continent was hell. Only by escaping to the parallel universes could they live.
It was unknown when it started. It was about ten years ago, but this voice had grown uncontrollably. It developed at a speed that even Jiang Qingyue and Ghost Monkey did not expect.
It was as if there was a pushing force that kept increasing.
Lu Yin sat on the Prison Drake's back and looked at the top continent. "That praying mantis wants to change games."
Elder Chan said, "It already knows that there are people from the parallel universes coming to save these people. It didn't stop them. Instead, it pushed them. It's as if it wants to treat this parallel universe as a second top continent."
"You will get tired of a game after playing it for a long time. It knows how to play."
"It is also very confident. It is not worried about whether there are strong people in the parallel universes."
"No, it is worried."
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "It is precisely because it is worried that although it allowed these people to go to the parallel universes, it did not investigate it. It is waiting. Waiting for the Seven-Star Praying Mantis to return. This is the safest way."
"This changed game is a gift to the Seven-Star Praying Mantis. It is safe and stable. This is what it wants."
Lu Yin and the others had been in this space-time for fifteen years. They had waited for fifteen years, and they still had to continue waiting.
He did not plan to leave until he dealt with the Seven-Star Praying Mantis.
The Eternals tried their best to rope in various helpers. He also had to think of a way to eliminate those helpers one by one. Jing Zhe was not the last, and the Seven-Star Praying Mantis was not the last.
Finally, when it was the thirtieth year, a feeling of palpitations appeared.
Lu Yin was especially afraid when he looked at the top continent. He knew that the Seven-Star Praying Mantis had returned.
"Ask Qingyue and Ghost Monkey to come back. The trap has been set. We are just waiting for them to take the bait."
Lu Yin said as he headed in a certain direction. That was the parallel spacetime that they had discovered.
There were people in the parallel universes that Lu Yin had brought over from the seven continents over the years.
The praying mantis could not tell who was who. They could not even distinguish between Corpse Kings and normal people.
They could not tell the difference.
Although the Progenitor realm praying mantis had not come to the parallel universe, it had sent ordinary praying mantises over. It was certain that there were humans in this parallel universe.
Lu Yin and the others returned to the parallel universe and waited for another three years. During these three years, praying mantises constantly entered to investigate. The people in the parallel universe had been taught by Lu Yin and the others, and their strength was far superior to the people on the seven continents.
This allowed the praying mantises to confirm that this universe was different from the one they were in.
When it was the thirty-fifth year, the Progenitor realm praying mantis entered the parallel universe.
Jiang Qingyue walked out. "Its opponent is me."
This was something that had been decided long ago.
Lu Yin had first seen Jiang Qingyue in the Sixth Mainland. At that time, she was only an Emissary. However, as time passed, Jiang Chen and Jiang Qingyue broke through to the half-step Ancestor realm.
She cultivated in the Ice Spirit Clan, where time flowed a hundred times faster. Lu Yin did not know how long she had cultivated, and he did not ask. After all, it was not convenient to ask about her age.
However, it should not have been a short time since she had broken through to the half-step Ancestor realm.
Half-step Ancestor was a classification of the Origin Space. In Whitecloud City, Lu Yin did not know what a half-step Ancestor was, but he was curious about Jiang Qingyue's strength.
This was her first official battle after accompanying Lu Yin, and her identity was the master of this parallel universe.
The Progenitor realm praying mantis was bewildered as it looked at Jiang Qingyue. She was not an extreme powerhouse. "Human, who are you?"
Jiang Qingyue's gaze was cold as she raised her sword and pointed it at the praying mantis. "Get out."
The praying mantis tilted its triangular head. "Are you the strongest person in this universe?"
"I'll say it again. Get out."
Jiang Qingyue deliberately acted tough. This was what Lu Yin had taught her, but she did not express it at all and remained as cold as ever.
The Progenitor realm praying mantis moved, slashing its blade from top to bottom and tearing through the void. It had been ordered by the Seven-Star Praying Mantis to test this universe.
Jiang Qingyue attacked at the same time, but no sword shadow could be seen on her snow-white sword. All that could be seen were the cracks caused by the collision.
The blade collided with the sword, and Jiang Qingyue retreated. The Progenitor realm praying mantis's narrow eyes flashed with a cold glint, and it spread its wings on its back. Its speed suddenly increased as it swung its blade at Jiang Qingyue.
Lu Yin frowned. If not for the Dragon Turtle hiding in Jiang Qingyue's sleeve, he would not have been able to resist taking action.
It was not easy for a half-step Ancestor to fight an Ancestor. He could do it, and so could Senior Brother Qingping. Even Senior Brother Mu Xie and Senior Brother Mu Carving could do it, but that did not mean that it was easy. On the contrary, this was Mister Mu's standard for selecting a disciple. Even now, Lu Yin could barely see through Mister Mu's realm, which was definitely on the same level as a Grand Empyrean and even higher than the Thunder Lord.
Although Jiang Qingyue was the Thunder Lord's daughter, that did not mean that she could definitely do it.
The pressure from the blade's swinging forced Jiang Qingyue back, but there was no fear on her face. Instead, it was the same tenacity and fearlessness that Lu Yin had seen her for the first time. The blackish-purple substance continued to spread, giving Jiang Qingyue the strength to resist the praying mantis's blade.
White Cloud City had never fought the Seven-Star Praying Mantis before, let alone this Progenitor realm praying mantis. He had no idea what the blackish-purple substance was, and he only knew that Jiang Qingyue's sword had suddenly become powerful.
The heavens were constantly being slashed apart.
Jiang Qingyue was barely able to resist the Progenitor realm praying mantis's blade, but as time passed, she would definitely be defeated unless she had some other strength.
A half-step Ancestor from the Primordial Space had an inner world, so what did Jiang Qingyue have?
The outcome of this battle was far from being decided.