Startoad was startled by Lu Yin's gratitude, and it glared at him, "Hey, why are you thanking me? Don't be so courteous, you'll get me killed. No, it's none of my business whether I know or not."
Hongyan Mavis smiled sincerely, "If you hadn't forced Tianfa to use its laws, it would have been able to escape. I wouldn't have been able to stop it. You were the one who forced it, and you were the only one who could hurt it. You didn't go easy on it."
This was the truth; if it had only been Lu Yin and Hongyan Mavis, the two of them wouldn't have been able to force Tianfa into a corner, much less injure it.
Although the decisive power had come from the Regent, who had been invited by Elder Dan Gu, Elder Dan Gu wouldn't even have had the chance to ask the Regent to help if it hadn't been for the Startoad. Tianfa could have left the mirage, and Hongyan Mavis wouldn't have been able to stop it.
The Startoad shrieked, "Don't talk nonsense. How did I fight? It has nothing to do with me. Don't accuse me, it's wrong and immoral."
Lu Yin was grateful, "Don't worry, I'll pay you."
"Lu Yin, don't talk nonsense. What hire? You're crazy."
"What, you don't want your nest anymore?"
"That's mine, not the price for hiring me."
"Then what price do you want? Just say it."
"I don't want it, I wasn't hired by you. You're even worse than Ensio. Don't hurt me, I beg you, don't talk nonsense."
"You still don't want your nest."
The Startoad was desperate, and it pointed its trident at Lu Yin, "Kid, don't go too far. If you provoke me, you won't have a good time. I'm Ku Ai, and even you and Kai Hong together can't beat me."
Hongyan Mavis was displeased, "It's just a toad."
The Startoad went berserk, charging at Hongyan Mavis with its trident.
Lu Yin shook his head; it was impossible for the Startoad to escape. Ignoring the threat it posed to Tianfa, even moving its trident would count as participating in the battle. How could he let it escape? Hongyan Mavis disdainfully.
Hongyan Mavis was disdainful. The Star Toad wasn't weak, but even if she didn't use the Sequence Laws, she would still be able to defeat it.
Suddenly, the fog stopped.
The wind stopped.
The river of time seemed to have stopped as well.
The entire mirage domain changed, becoming like a painting. Everything was still, and only Lu Yin and the others could move.
The Star Toad froze in mid-air. Its mouth slowly opened as it stared blankly into the distance. "I + +"
Hongyan Mavis slowly turned around and saw Heavenly Punishment, which was originally supposed to be scattered. The blood-colored liquid actually gathered from all directions and condensed together to form a person, a blood-colored silhouette.
Lu Yin saw it as well, and he stared at it blankly. No way, it hasn't been resolved yet?
Primordial realm. That should not be the case. It was not impossible to kill Primordial realm experts, so why was Tian Fa still alive?
He subconsciously wanted to make a move, but he found that even though he could move, his speed was very slow, as if he was trapped by countless ropes. It was very difficult.
Hongyan Mavis clenched her fist and wanted to punch the bloody figure, but the movement of her fist seemed to have slowed down by ten thousand times.
The Star Toad hugged its pitchfork and wanted to flee. Damn it, it had seen a Primordial realm expert die before. Primordial realm experts were not immortal, and even though their realm surpassed the Progenitor realm, their battle prowess still depended on the being that had broken through to the Primordial realm.
The path did not mean invincibility or immortality, so why was Heavenly Punishment still alive?
It couldn't win, it definitely couldn't win. It was over, and it decided to stay in the mirage domain for the rest of its life.
The bloody figure slowly condensed, and it raised its hands to take a look before moving its legs and twisting its neck. It seemed very unfamiliar.
In front of him, although Hongyan Mavis' punches were slow, it was obvious that she was going to punch.
The bloody figure stared at Hongyan Mavis, and Hongyan Mavis stared back at him.
The bloody figure smiled and raised his hand, condensing a strange blood-red sword. There was a blurry image on the hilt that couldn't be seen clearly.
He took a step forward and instantly shot past Hongyan Mavis, leaving a trail of blood behind him as he landed on the ground.
Hongyan Mavis was powerless. She lowered her head and saw that a huge wound had appeared on her body from bottom to top.
One strike, just one strike, and Hongyan Mavis had been heavily injured. She couldn't even resist.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Impossible! That was Hongyan Mavis, one of the Six Daos of the Three Realms! She could rival Ancestor Lu Yuan and Gu Yizhi before they broke through to the Primordial realm! How could she be heavily injured by a single strike?
However, there was nothing impossible about what had just happened.
It was as if the entire mirage domain had been frozen.
Was Heavenly Punishment really that invincible?
The blood-red figure swept past Hongyan Mavis. After slashing at her, it seemed to be a little confused. It looked at the blood-red sword before looking back at Hongyan Mavis. It waved its hand and slashed again. This time, the sword slashed horizontally, leaving a huge horizontal wound on Hongyan Mavis' back.
No one could fight back, and Hongyan Mavis' movements were ridiculously slow.
Lu Yin's eyes widened as he watched the bloody figure raise his sword for the third time and slash down. Then came the fourth and fifth strike. He growled, "Stop!"
The bloody figure turned to look at Lu Yin.
As for Hongyan Mavis, she collapsed. She had been slashed five times and had almost been torn apart.
The moment she fell to the ground, she couldn't believe it. How could someone be so strong?
Even against her master, she shouldn't have been so powerless. Who was this?
This was beyond their imagination, and it definitely wasn't Heavenly Punishment. This was a powerhouse that they didn't recognize.
It was over. They hadn't expected such an existence to appear.
If they had known earlier, they wouldn't have attacked Heavenly Punishment, but it was too late now.
Nothing could be perfect. Lu Yin had set up a trap to kill Heavenly Punishment, and regardless of whether he won or lost, he had thought of a way out. However, he hadn't expected such an existence to appear after he won. At this moment, even if Ancestor Lu Yuan and a Grand Empyrean were here, they probably wouldn't be able to stop this existence. After all, they couldn't leave Hongyan Mavis powerless to resist.
This was a variable that no one would have thought of outside of the scheme.
Lu Yin hadn't expected such a variable to appear, and the moment it appeared, it brought death.
The bloody figure looked at Lu Yin for a while before taking a step forward and disappearing.
Lu Yin punched out. Although his speed was slow, he wouldn't give up. Even if this punch never touched this person, he would still attack. Just like Progenitor Chen, he would die standing.
The Startoad had been stunned for a long time, and its scalp had gone numb. It knew very well how strong this existence was if Hongyan Mavis couldn't even resist, but it had never expected to fight against such an existence.
This was an Eternal Life Realm existence that had survived the calamity.
From what it knew, since ancient times, the strongest powerhouse should have been the human ancestor, Tai Chu, who was second only to Tai Chu.
These two were rare existences that made the Startoad feel that even if they hadn't reached the Eternal Life Realm, they were close to it.
However, even these two shouldn't have been able to leave Hongyan Mavis powerless to resist. At the very least, she should have been able to land a punch, but now, she couldn't even land a single punch.
Monster, this was a monster.
Blood covered everything in front of it.
The Startoad stared blankly at the bloody figure and opened its mouth wide, "We're friends."
The bloody sword landed with a hiss, and the sound of metal clashing could be heard. The Startoad was cut down by the sword, and a wound that almost split it in half appeared on its body.
The Startoad crashed to the ground and rolled its eyes, pretending to be dead as blood flowed everywhere.
The bloody figure took another step forward and appeared in front of Lu Yin. Lu Yin's punch didn't even land halfway, and he maintained his punching posture. It looked ridiculous, but only he knew how powerless he was.
The bloody figure raised his sword high and slowly brought it down. It didn't land instantly like when he had killed Hongyan Mavis and the Startoad, but it was so slow that it was only a bit faster than Lu Yin's punch. Even so, it would still land on Lu Yin's body before he could land his punch.
This was a despairing contrast, and the bloody figure was enjoying Lu Yin's helplessness, despair, and resistance. He was toying with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes went wide as he watched the blood-red blade descend upon his shoulder. The moment it touched him, he felt a bone-chilling cold as an intense pain spread throughout his body. The blade then tore through his flesh and bones, and he heard the sound of his bones being cut open. It was very, very slow, and it felt as if time itself had stopped. This moment of pain seemed to last forever.
Lu Yin's punch was already out, but the bloody figure easily dodged it. The difference between them was just too great.
No matter what Lu Yin did, he couldn't escape the fate of being killed.
How could this be? Lu Yin couldn't accept it. He had been on the passive side for so long, and he had even died more than once. How could this still happen?
He was unwilling to accept it. He had all sorts of powers and could face any enemy head-on. Even if the Only True God acted against him, he was confident that he would be able to fight back. How could a shadow suddenly appear and kill him?
He had power, and he definitely had the power to resist all sorts of possibilities.
The sword cut through his body from his chest all the way to his abdomen. The physical strength that Lu Yin was so proud of was like paper in front of this bloody figure. Hongyan Mavis and the Startoad all had unimaginably strong defenses, but they were still easily injured and on the brink of death. Lu Yin was no exception.
The sword slashed down, and blood splattered onto the ground, leaving behind a trail of blood.
A small boat of light appeared around Lu Yin's body, and it shuttled back and forth for a second.
Although the bloody figure's attack was slow, that was relative to someone at Lu Yin's level. It took less than a second for the attack to end, and Lu Yin could easily return to his previous state of being injured in a second.
The small boat shuttled back and forth without being affected by the frozen void, which seemed to have exceeded the bloody figure's expectations.
The bloody figure raised his hand and slashed at the small boat.
The small boat shuttled back and forth, avoiding the attack.
This scene gave Lu Yin a flash of inspiration. Flowing light didn't just chase after time through space; it also devoured much of the time that wasn't contained by the River of Time. It was a time that was independent of their cognitive universe, and this bloody figure clearly couldn't affect that time.
In that case, if he wanted to attack this blood-red figure, he would have to transcend this universe. But how?