Not long after, Jiang Qingyue escaped. This was the plan. If she didn't escape, how could she lure the seven-star mantis over?
The Progenitor realm mantis chased after her. It was very fast, but Jiang Qingyue wasn't slow either, especially with the help of the Dragon Turtle. The Progenitor realm mantis couldn't catch up at all and finally gave up.
It circled the entire spacetime. Other than Jiang Qingyue, no one could fight it.
After a few days, it was certain that there were no powerhouses in this spacetime. Only then did it return to its original spacetime in satisfaction.
The next one to come should be the seven-star mantis.
Jiang Qingyue returned, panting heavily.
Lu Yin looked at her. "How was it?"
Jiang Qingyue gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. "I'll deal with it."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. The Progenitor realm mantis' strength was singular. Although it had the destructive power of a Progenitor, it was not as strong as the powerhouses in the Primordial Space who had experienced the Origin Tribulation to break through to the Progenitor realm and had an Ancestral World. However, it was not something a Half-Ancestor could easily defeat.
It was good that Jiang Qingyue still had a trump card.
"The next battle won't be long," Lu Yin muttered to himself.
Half a month later, the Progenitor realm mantis came again. It seemed to be looking for Jiang Qingyue, but it didn't find her, so it returned.
Then, a month later, it came again. It came again and again until Lu Yin and the others were almost numb. It wasn't until half a year later that Lu Yin felt his heart palpitate again.
This feeling only appeared when facing a threat.
He opened his Heavenly Eye and looked into the distance. He saw a huge mantis appear in the starry sky. It looked similar to the Progenitor realm mantis, but it was more than ten times larger and exuded an oppressive aura.
"It's here." Lu Yin's expression was solemn.
The Hell Wyrm's claws curved, not wanting to move. It also felt threatened.
Although it was not a Sequence Law powerhouse, the seven-star mantis was valued by the Eternals and made the Lightning Lord find it troublesome. It must be extraordinary.
The seven-star mantis stared ahead with its triangular head. Behind it, the Progenitor realm mantis appeared and was clearly communicating. However, Lu Yin and the others were too far away and couldn't hear it. Even if they could, they might not understand.
Jiang Qingyue revealed her aura.
The seven-star mantis suddenly looked over. The Progenitor realm mantis also sensed it. It spread its wings and shuttled through the void.
Jiang Qingyue stepped forward and slashed out with her sword.
The Ancestor realm mantis let out a strange laugh. Its long and narrow eyes stared at Jiang Qingyue with a chilling glare. Its arm blade slashed down, and with a bang, Jiang Qingyue was cut down. The Ancestor realm mantis sped down even faster.
Lu Yin stared at the mantis, but it didn't seem to have any intention of approaching. Its eyes were fixed on Jiang Qingyue the entire time.
Many experts were extremely cautious. If they weren't cautious, they wouldn't have survived until now.
Old Monster Mo was like that, and so was this Seven Star Mantis.
Lu Yin was able to see through the lines in space, and he moved to attack.
The Seven Star Mantis had been staring at Jiang Qingyue, who was fighting with the Progenitor realm mantis. Suddenly, his head tilted to the side, and Lu Yin appeared. He had disguised his appearance to prevent the Seven Star Mantis from recognizing him. His strength had yet to reach the Progenitor realm, so he could not pose a fatal threat to the Seven Star Mantis. Thus, the Seven Star Mantis would not immediately leave.
The result was just as he had guessed. Even though the Seven Star Mantis was cautious, it wouldn't flee upon encountering a Half-Martial Ancestor.
Lu Yin gripped his sword and slashed out with the twelfth sword.
The sword slashed straight at the Seven Star Mantis, but the mantis casually waved its arm blade and sliced through the sword. It then spread its wings and instantly appeared in front of Lu Yin. It raised its arm blade high and slashed down.
Seven Star Mantis
The Seven Star Mantis was enormous, and the pressure it exerted was immense.
When its blade fell, a cold glint flickered, and even Lu Yin became serious.
A dark purple substance spread out, and the sword slashed upwards. There was a loud bang, and Lu Yin continuously retreated in shock.
The Seven Star Mantis was indeed worthy of being valued by the Eternals. Its strength was actually on par with Lu Yin's Palm Realm battle force. If Lu Yin wanted to win through brute force, he would have to rely on his limitless inner world.
Lu Yin was shocked, and so was the Seven Star Mantis. It had never met anyone who wasn't an ultimate powerhouse who could withstand its attack. Other creatures could not do so either.
This human was very powerful.
"Human, you are the strongest in this space-time," the Seven Star Mantis said in an ear-piercing voice.
Lu Yin gripped the hilt of his sword and pointed at the mantis. "You are the strongest monster in that space-time."
"Chirp! You've picked the wrong opponent. Fortunately, you can bring some other fun to this game. Chirp!" The mantis' blade fell, and Lu Yin had no choice but to use all his strength to defend himself.
He was continuously pushed back by the blade, and the Seven Star Mantis closed in on him. Victory was in its grasp.
There was a loud bang, and the sword broke.
The Seven Star Mantis' arm blade slashed horizontally, and before the blade reached its target, the void had already been sliced horizontally. With the strength that Lu Yin had just displayed, he was definitely not a match for this attack.
Lu Yin growled and used the broken sword to block the attack. The blade slashed down and sent both Lu Yin and the broken sword flying. Lu Yin tightly grabbed the back of the mantis' arm blade, which was the mantis' claw. Behind him, a finger descended.
The Seven Star Mantis suddenly turned around and saw Elder Chan and Lu Tianyi, who had been drawn out by Elder Chan's Three Yang ancestral qi. This finger had come from Lu Tianyi's Law of Destruction.
Lu Tianyi's finger was so powerful that even a powerhouse with a Sequence Law might not be able to block it. This finger was the killing move that Lu Yin had prepared for the Seven Star Mantis.
He had used himself as bait to capture the mantis and create an opportunity for Elder Chan.
Lu Tianyi's finger descended, piercing through the void. The fingertip rapidly approached Lu Yin, but it was unable to get any closer. No matter how fast the finger moved, Lu Yin felt as if it was out of his reach. His entire being felt out of place, as this space and time did not seem right.
By the time he reacted, his body had already moved far away from where he had been. Elder Chan's finger, which had been drawn out by Three Yang ancestral qi, remained where it had been.
A huge force swept over the blade, and Lu Yin hurriedly let go. The mantis retracted its arm blade and retreated. Its triangular head tilted towards Elder Chan, and its long, narrow eyes stared fixedly at Elder Chan. "Human, you are the strongest."
Elder Chan was confused. What had just happened?
He spat out a mouthful of blood. Forcefully using Three Yang ancestral qi to display Patriarch Tianyi's Sequence Law had caused great damage to Elder Chan. If this attack had succeeded, it would have been worth it. However, it had failed, and Elder Chan had lost his ability to fight.
Lu Yin stared at the seven-star mantis. Just now, time had disappeared. This meant that this mantis had used a speed that was equivalent to time and forcefully smoothed out time, causing what had happened in that period of time to be treated as if it had never existed. Or rather, it had quickly passed by, causing Patriarch Tianyi's finger to fail.
This was a speed comparable to time.
"Chirp chirp, an attack that can threaten me. That feeling is a Sequence Law, right? Chirp chirp, you're amazing. Human, where did you come from?
You've set up a trap for me. "The Seven Star Mantis stared at Elder Chan. In its eyes, Elder Chan was the true mastermind, and the attack that had threatened it had come from Elder Chan.
Elder Chan's face paled as Patriarch Tianyi slowly disappeared. He was already powerless.
The Seven Star Mantis.
It could tell, but that scene had been extremely dangerous. It was not sure if this human had been faking it.
Lu Yin sighed. Since his plan had failed, he could only fight head-on.
Lu Yin stirred up the spatial lines and visualized the Acalanatha King's Elephant. His Realm of the Palm battle force spread out, and his limitless inner world fused together. He punched out, and the stars in his heart swayed.
The Seven Star Mantis was wary of Elder Chan and did not pay much attention to Lu Yin. However, it would not ignore Lu Yin's sudden attack. It raised one of its arms, its eyes still fixed on Elder Chan as it swung its other arm at Lu Yin.
This attack seemed ordinary, but it sealed off all of Lu Yin's paths of attack. The Seven Star Mantis might not have cultivated any blade techniques, but attacking was its instinct. This creature had been fighting with other creatures since the day it was born, and its instinctive killing sense was not inferior to that of a specially cultivated blade technique. In fact, it was even smoother.
Lu Yin's Celestial Eye stared at the arm blade. Whether it was a weapon's cultivation method or a creature's instinctive killing, as long as he attacked, there would be traces. The Celestial Eye could see through all weapon techniques.
The arm blade sealed off all paths of attack, but perfection did not exist in the universe. The Seven Star Mantis had not reached the level of a Sequence Law, let alone perfection.
Under the Celestial Eye, Lu Yin stepped in reverse, reversing space-time.
The arm blade suddenly froze and was pushed back at a strange angle. The Seven Star Mantis was shocked, and Lu Yin took advantage of this opportunity to punch the mantis' abdomen.
This punch landed squarely on the Seven Star Mantis.
The Seven Star Mantis would have dodged Elder Chan's sneak attack as quickly as possible, but Lu Yin's attack had been fair and square. The Seven Star Mantis had thought that it could block it, but it had been hit by Lu Yin instead. The power of a hundred punches was something that even a Sequence Law powerhouse might not be able to withstand. The Cyclops King was bent over, and the Seven Star Mantis was not known for its defense.
Green blood flowed from the corner of its mouth as its huge body was sent flying. Its long, narrow eyes were filled with disbelief. It could not believe that a human who had not even reached the Extreme Realm could injure it so severely with a single punch.
This punch made it question life itself.
Its abdomen was cracking.
The Seven Star Mantis stared at Lu Yin with its long, narrow eyes and emitted an angry chirp.
Lu Yin took a step forward, raised his hand again, and punched out.
The Seven Star Mantis no longer dared to underestimate Lu Yin. It was only because Elder Chan was an Extreme Realm powerhouse that it was wary of, but this human in front of it was also a great threat.
Four pairs of wings spread out from its back, and the Seven Star Mantis suddenly disappeared as its speed increased dramatically.
Lu Yin frowned and stopped where he was.
The Seven Star Mantis appeared from the side and slashed down with its arm blade. Lu Yin took a step back, and the arm blade slashed in front of him. He grabbed the arm blade with his left hand and the slipper appeared in his right.
The slipper had been upgraded once more, and Lu Yin was certain that the Seven Star Mantis would not be far from death if it was hit by the slipper now.
Perhaps it was afraid of being ambushed twice, or perhaps it had sensed danger, but the moment the slipper appeared, the Seven Star Mantis spread out its six pairs of wings and suddenly disappeared.
That strange feeling appeared again. Lu Yin held on tightly to the arm blade and did not let go. He wanted to slap the slipper away, but he could not find the Seven Star Mantis's body. Its body was constantly moving, dragging Lu Yin through the void. Compared to time, Lu Yin could only be sure of the arm blade in his hand.
The Seven Star Mantis wanted to use its speed to get rid of Lu Yin, but it still underestimated Lu Yin's strength. As long as the arm blade was caught by him, it would be difficult to get rid of it.
The Seven Star Mantis was good at speed, not strength. Its strength did not surpass Lu Yin's, so it could not get rid of him at all.