There were many reasons that made it impossible for this battle to continue.
Even if Lu Yin wanted to kill the Only True God, it would have to be after he had unlocked the Four Locks Formation.
"What about you?
Where have you been all this time? "
Lu Yin asked with his hands behind his back. He had given up on killing the Only True God. This battle was over, and he could relax.
The Only True God smiled. "I've been in a corner that you can't see."
Lu Yin stared at the Only True God as if trying to see through him.
"It's wise to give up on this battle. Tianci has left, and he'll bring his universe here. He can't see any hope with you here, so he can only fight," the Only True God said.
Lu Yin and the others' expressions changed. "The universe behind Tianci?"
The Only True God nodded. "In the past, Heaven's Sect was too brilliant, but it was useless. That brilliance eventually dimmed. As I said before, Tai Chu looked down from the Nine Heavens. He couldn't see the dangers in the dark corners. Countless schemes and conspiracies could drag him down.
"But you're different. You climbed up from the Nine Heavens, and the first thing you saw was not the endless light, but the dark corners. You know that dangers only appear in the dark corners. Tianci and I are both in the dark corners.
"If you see them, then there's no chance. Tianci knows this very well, so if he really wants to bring the people from his universe here, he can only start a war."
Lu Yin was curious. "You Eternals can't coexist with us, but you can coexist with the humans from his universe?"
The Only True God smiled. "Who says we can't coexist?
The Eternal Kingdom has already succeeded. It's just that you're unwilling. "
"Then they're willing?" Lu Yin didn't understand. No one was willing.
The Only True God slowly said something that Lu Yin couldn't understand even after he returned to Heaven's Sect.
"They want to live, but you have to live. It's different."
In the back mountains of Heaven's Sect, Lu Yin was fishing with tea brewed by Zhao Ran beside him.
The second battle in Disaster Zone had started, and Heaven's Sect had also become a battlefield. Star Eater had charged over, and Master Shan and Moon Ghost had died in battle.
Fortunately, Star Eater had been defeated in the end. Elder Chan, Mu Xie, Prison Drake, and the Ancestral Turtle were all here. Star Eater alone had not been able to destroy Heaven's Sect.
Lu Qi arrived and looked at Lu Yin's hand, "You can't undo it?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't worry, Dad. It'll be fine."
Lu Qi sighed and sat down beside Lu Yin.
The fish in the lake were scared away.
"Little Seven, I'm so useless. I can't even participate in your battle." Lu Qi blamed himself.
Lu Yin smiled. "Father is a carefree person. When have I ever been so sentimental?"
Lu Qi scratched his head. "If your mother knew about this, she would laugh me to death."
Lu Yin looked at Lu Qi, "You did well."
Although Lu Qi was frivolous, and it was said that he'd stolen Lu Yin's mother, he'd still been the one to stand in front of Lu Yin when the Lu family had been exiled. Without him, Lu Yin wouldn't have survived until now.
The General Appointment Platform had been Lu Qi's innate gift, and now that it was gone, he had lost the symbol of the Lu family. However, he had never cared about it, and he hadn't even mentioned it to Lu Yin when they met.
Lu Yin understood Lu Qi's love for him. He was a father who was willing to risk his life for him, and that was enough.
"Zhao Ran, make some tea."
"No, I'm leaving. I'm not used to it."
"Dad, you've been fishing in the Zhongping Sea. Why aren't you fishing here?"
"It's different. I'm not as refined as you. I'm leaving."
Lu Qi didn't want Lu Yin to see him blaming himself. He wanted to become stronger, no matter what. At the very least, he had to reach the level where he could fight alongside Lu Yin. Even if he had to take a hit for his son on that battlefield, it would be good.
"Dad."
Lu Qi turned around. "Hmm?"
Lu Yin smiled. "You've done well. Actually, it won't be long before even Patriarch Lu Yuan might not be able to participate in my battles. Your son is such a genius."
Lu Qi froze, rolled his eyes, and ran off.
Lu Yin smiled, looked away, and continued fishing.
At this point, the Kingdom of Eternity in the six Zones of Calamity, as well as the Kingdom of Eternity in the parallel universe that the Eternals had occupied, were constantly being dismantled. The Eternals were all trapped in the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and this universe seemed to belong to the humans for the time being.
After some time, the Kingdom of Eternity was almost completely dismantled. Lu Yin stood up and headed for the Expedition of Calamity.
Er Ji was dead, and he wanted to pay his respects to her.
The Expedition of Calamity didn't feel any grief. They were just ordinary people with short lifespans, and death was a common occurrence.
Calamity replaced Er Ji and became the leader of the Expedition of Calamity.
He was the one who welcomed Lu Yin.
Looking at Er Ji's portrait, Lu Yin paid his respects according to the Expedition of Calamity's tradition.
"Mother had enjoyed enough while she was alive. Death is normal. You don't have to be sad."
Lu Yin's gaze was complicated. "What about you?
How much longer can you live? "
Calamity calculated. "More than a hundred years."
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. A hundred years was too short. Perhaps the next time they met, the leader wouldn't be Calamity anymore.
He was clearly at the top of the cultivation world, but he couldn't cultivate.
Although the Expedition of Calamity was violent, it had helped him a lot.
Lu Yin thought of Elder Gong, Master Shan, and the others. His old friends would leave one by one, and the Eternal Realm wasn't a happy thing.
After bidding farewell to the Expedition of Calamity, Lu Yin's next destination was the Limitless Empire. Emperor Shang was dead, and the broken Di Zun had been carried back to the Limitless Empire. It was said that it could be repaired, but he would have to decide who would take control of the Di Zun and become the new Emperor Shang.
When Lu Yin arrived at the Limitless Empire again, there were many changes, even though not much time had passed since their first visit.
Since it was connected to the Genesis Space, cultivators from the Limitless Empire often entered out of curiosity, which also brought about changes in the cultivation world.
The most obvious change was that there were many more people flying in the sky. This wasn't something that the ordinary people of the Limitless Empire could achieve.
Lu Yin's arrival didn't attract much attention, and he directly entered the Imperial City. There were no longer any pillars around the city, as they were scattered in the rings that connected the Genesis Space and the various parallel spaces.
One of them was called Ying Du, who had participated in the Second Battle of Calamity and was killed. His unlimited mecha, Indestructible, had also been destroyed.
A twelve-ring ring allowed one to have unlimited mechas, and in theory, they could fight against Sequence Law Realm powerhouses. However, participating in that kind of battle was miserable.
Ying Du's death was an example. Although he had a large body in the Second Battle of Calamity, he hadn't been able to achieve much. Instead, he had been a target.
The Limitless Empire's pillar of support had died so easily on the battlefield. This made the Limitless Empire even more fearful of Above Heaven and the Eternals, especially when the two halves of the Sovereign were brought back. This made the Limitless Empire sink even further.
Silence.
No one could describe what they were feeling, but they knew that the Di Zun was far from enough to protect them.
This was even worse than being suppressed by Lu Yin.
Hong Nian gathered the upper echelons of the Limitless Empire and headed to the palace. Lu Yin was currently sitting in Emperor Shang's seat, calmly looking at his right hand, thinking about how to deal with the Four Locks Formation.
The upper echelons arrived one by one.
Shang Tianzong, Shang Cheng, Shang Anan, Bu Wu, Liu Ling, and Optimus Prime. The remaining four were Jiao Feng, Yi, Huan Zhan, and Shang Qiu.
These people represented the future of the Limitless Empire.
They didn't dare to make a sound, and they just stood there silently.
Lu Yin looked up and swept his gaze across the crowd, finally landing on Shang Tianzong and the others. "I'm very sorry about Emperor Shang's death."
Although the Limitless Empire had been suppressed by Lu Yin and forced to listen to him, that was only a temporary measure. The Limitless Empire had great potential, and once the thirteen-ring ring energy was developed, it would bring about a huge increase in the human race's strength. Moreover, many parallel space connections relied on ring energy, so Lu Yin had to comfort them.
Emperor Shang was also one of the Eight Outer Paths, but he hadn't completely joined the Above Heaven Sect.
Shang Tianzong bowed. "Sect Master, you're too serious. Since we've become one of the Eight Outer Paths, we have the duty to protect the Above Heaven Sect and fight against the enemy. Life and death on the battlefield are very common."
Lu Yin looked at him. "Emperor Shang helped me a lot. Now that he's sacrificed himself, I have the duty to protect the Limitless Empire he left behind. Who is willing to replace Emperor Shang and become the new Emperor Shang?"
Everyone looked at each other, mainly at Shang Tianzong and Shang Cheng.
They were Emperor Shang's sons, and only they were qualified to become the new Emperor Shang.
Lu Yin's gaze also landed on them.
The two subconsciously looked at each other and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes. Their once passionate pursuit of the throne had already become an extinguished beacon, and there was no longer the light in their eyes.
Was there any meaning in becoming Emperor Shang?
It was just another fighter by Master Lu's side.
Was Emperor Shang willing to join the battlefield?
Of course not. Shang Tianzong's words were just polite. If the Limitless Empire had a choice, they wouldn't want to get close to the Above Heaven Sect even if they were beaten to death.
Now, whoever became Emperor Shang would be a fighter by Master Lu's side. They had to participate in such a war, and they had to face such death.
Emperor Shang's current position was like an abyss of death to them. It was like a bottomless cliff, and they could fall to their deaths at any time.
No one answered. Lu Yin had expected this, and that was why he came. Otherwise, there was no need for him to come. The Limitless Empire had its own ways to find a new Emperor Shang.
The current situation was that no one was willing to become Emperor Shang.
"Shang Tianzong," Lu Yin said.
Shang Tianzong's heart sank, and he bowed respectfully to Lu Yin. "Headmaster."
Lu Yin looked at him. "You are the Crown Prince of the Limitless Empire. You should take over the throne."
Shang Tianzong hurriedly said, "Headmaster, although Father is dead, he brought the Limitless Empire to its current height. The entire Limitless Empire misses him, and we don't want to go against his wishes."
"When Father was alive, he was more inclined to let Fifth Brother take over the throne."
Shang Cheng hurriedly denied it. "Headmaster, there's no such thing. First Brother is the Crown Prince, and he should take over the throne. This is the rule of the Limitless Empire."
Shang Tianzong frowned and looked at Shang Cheng. "Fifth Brother, you've always been competing with me for the throne. I feel that I'm not as good as you, and Father knows that. He has advised me many times to let you become Emperor Shang. Don't reject it."