The monkey helplessly replied, "Seventh Bro, I've already said everything that needs to be said. Anyway, this thing is very difficult to deal with. From what I know, no one in the same realm has ever defeated a Cosmic Hou alone. Back then, they had to surround and attack the Cosmic Hou, just like how we dealt with the Daynight Restoration Technique."
"Even human powerhouses that far surpass the Cosmic Hou couldn't do anything?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
"Do you think that the Cosmic Hou are bred freely? They're the treasures of the Astral Beast Domain, and there are plenty of powerhouses protecting them. The Cosmic Hou that have appeared throughout history have all been plotted against by you humans, and they've all died in the end," the monkey said.
"If that's the case, then the Astral Beast Domain still dared to send this Cosmic Hou to us. They're really bold."
The monkey added, "This is indeed strange. It's as if the Astral Beast Domain's rulers are certain that the humans won't act against the Cosmic Hou. Could it be that Bu Tian also calculated this?
That's too strange. "
Not long after, Lu Yin arrived at the Lifeseek Realm's Mirror of Clarity. There was nothing special about it; it was just a smooth mountain wall that looked exactly like a mirror. It was flawless, and it could even reflect a person's appearance. This was the place where countless experts had fought over, and whoever controlled this mountain wall would become the Lifeseek Realm's Realm Master.
It was rumored that the Mirror of Clarity could simulate one's battle techniques and make up for any flaws, but Lu Yin did not know if this was true.
Even if it was true, Lu Yin did not think that he would be able to improve much in a single day.
It would be great if he could bring this mountain wall to the Time Stop Space, where he could simulate it without limit. Unfortunately, that was impossible, as his die could not appear in the trial zones.
Lu Yin walked up to the Mirror of Clarity and appeared within. The next moment, his figure transformed into a physical body and attacked.
Lu Yin also seemed to enter the Mirror of Clarity and fought against an identical version of himself. The Sirius Art, Overlaying Stacks, Multiple Shockwave Palm, Flash, Skybeast Claw, Daynight Punch, and so on. Every battle technique that he had learned was displayed one by one.
He was able to see his own battle techniques through the eyes of his opponent and experience them for himself. It was a wonderful feeling.
Two hours later, Lu Yin's body trembled and his consciousness retreated from the Mirror of Clarity. He looked at his palm. It seemed that he had used Flash at times, and his Overlaying Stacks had been too wasteful. Also …
"Seventh Bro, what's wrong with you? Have you gone crazy after being in a daze for two hours?" the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin frowned, finding this annoying. He didn't even think about it before immediately blocking it off. He then looked at the mirror again, where he reappeared and battled with an identical copy of himself.
Just as he had guessed, if he could stay in the mirror for a period of time, his battle prowess would definitely increase. Unfortunately, it would only last for a day.
A single day was not enough for him to transform, and he had been pondering this question the third time he had left the Mirror.
There were less than 15 hours left until the final competition. He needed to rest for a few hours, which meant that he had less than 10 hours left. It was impossible for him to become stronger in 10 hours.
Could his attack reach the upper limit of what Tian Hou could withstand?
Lu Yin didn't know, and neither did the others, because no one knew what Tian Hou's limit was.
Hold on! Lu Yin's eyes suddenly lit up. He had reached a dead end. Why did he have to surpass the upper limit of what it could bear?
Was there no way to surpass the upper limit and injure its main body?
Tian Hou's main body was a vortex, a vortex, a vortex. Lu Yin fell into deep thought and subconsciously looked at the Mirror of Clarity. He saw the Art of Sirius circulating on the surface of his body, and he recalled the scene of his nine stars being swallowed up by a vortex. His own Art of Sirius had limitless possibilities.
More than ten hours later, the screen that isolated the battlefield rose once more. People from the Innerverse and Outerverse, including those from the Astral Beast Domain and Technocracy, were all watching. The final battle of the Tournament of the Strongest had begun.
Tian Hou was already standing in the middle of the battlefield, and Lu Yin's figure quickly appeared. He stepped into the battlefield and was now less than a hundred meters away from Tian Hou.
Everyone held their breaths as they watched the battlefield.
Many were nervous.
"Lu Yin is strong, but even Starsibyl was defeated. Can he win?"
"I don't think so. I've asked the elders in my clan to investigate the legends of Tian Hou. It's almost impossible to defeat that creature alone."
"That's right, we've looked into it as well."
Tian Hou had defeated Starsibyl, and its legend had gradually spread. It had originally been classified information, but because of the Tournament of the Strongest, Tian Hou's name had spread far and wide. Anyone who had heard of it did not have much hope for Lu Yin, as the rumors were too exaggerated. Tian Hou was invincible in a duel, as there had never been a powerhouse in history who could break through the upper limit of a Tian Hou's endurance.
"Aren't you guys annoying? Every time Lu Yin fights, he says that he'll definitely lose, but he always wins," a young girl said impatiently.
The people around her were about to open their mouths, but they suddenly realized that they could not refute her words. It seemed that this was indeed the case.
"It's different this time. His opponent is a legend," Kuang Wang said in a low voice as he appeared out of nowhere.
Even Astral-5's leader had said this, which made the others even more worried.
No matter what the crowd thought, it did not affect the two people in the battlefield.
"Seventh Bro, are you confident?
Why do you block me every time you want to increase your strength?
Is it that shameful? "the monkey shrieked.
Lu Yin frowned. "Shut up."
"Hehe, if you're so capable, block me right now and seal your right arm, haha!" the monkey cackled.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and looked across, coincidentally meeting Tian Hou's gaze.
Without wasting any time, Tian Hou melded into the void and appeared in front of Lu Yin. He did not need to dodge, as he was confident that no one could break through his upper limit. He raised a hand and grabbed at Lu Yin, just like he had when he had faced Starsibyl.
Whether or not Lu Yin could deal with Tian Hou would depend on whether or not his plan was correct. Lu Yin's eyes widened, and his body flashed as he appeared behind Tian Hou. He reached out with one hand and inserted it into Tian Hou's body just as Tian Hou had done to him.
Everyone who saw this had strange expressions on their faces. What was this?
Grabbing each other?
Tian Hou's eyes flashed with confusion, but he did not feel any vibrations. Was this human not attacking?
The next moment, Tian Hou's expression changed, and his black whirlpool body suddenly paused. Lu Yin's lips curled up as he raised his left hand and slapped the back of his right hand. "Twenty Stacks, Thirtyfold Shockwave Palm." Boom! A shockwave exploded out, tearing through the void and distorting everything in its path.
Tian Hou's black robes were instantly torn apart, and his entire body was sent flying into a nearby mountain peak. Twenty Stacks exploded out consecutively, shattering the ground and causing the void to distort as countless spatial cracks spread out.
Countless people were stunned as they stared at this scene in disbelief.
On the Astral Beast Domain's side, Feng Jiu and the others' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
During the Tournament of the Strongest, Tian Hou had faced multiple opponents, including Starsibyl, but he had not been injured in the slightest. Now, he had been sent flying the moment he stepped onto the stage. Was this a joke?
It was not just those from the Astral Beast Domain; everyone else could not believe their eyes. How had Lu Yin done this?
Starsibyl's eyes lit up, as the results of her divination were getting closer and closer.
Nightqueen Yanqing, Kuang Wang, and the rest stared at the arena, not understanding what was happening.
High up in the sky, the Astral Combat Academy's mentors faintly appeared. Even further away, Lilac Snow's figure appeared and stared at Lu Yin in shock. This human had actually injured Tian Hou. Was he the variable that the Imperial Tutor had mentioned?
Dust filled the sky as Tian Hou was pressed into the ground.
Lu Yin looked into the distance and then raised his hand to take a look. His guess had not been wrong, but it had also exceeded his expectations. He had originally thought that this Tian Hou was an amalgamation of whirlpools, and that he had used the Sirius Art to forcefully suppress the whirlpool's rotation. That should have been the case, but this Tian Hou was not a whirlpool. The essence of its power was devouring.
Furthermore, he had only been able to injure Tian Hou for an instant. Lu Yin could not activate the Sirius Art without being discovered, so he could only insert his hand into Tian Hou's body and use the surface of the Tian Hou's whirlpool to obstruct his line of sight. However, the moment he launched his attack, his right hand would leave Tian Hou's body, and he would not be able to use the Sirius Art to suppress Tian Hou's whirlpool. Thus, even though Lu Yin had exploded with Twenty Stacks, only the first one had actually struck Tian Hou. The rest had been wasted.
Devouring and whirlpool — these were Tian Hou's powers. Trying to break through Tian Hou's defenses with extreme strength was very difficult, and Lu Yin was currently unable to do so. He could only follow the method he had just used and slowly disintegrate Tian Hou's body through its devouring whirlpool.
However, Lu Yin's attack had been very heavy, and Tian Hou should not have had it easy either.
A gale swept through the area, and the dust settled. Tian Hou's black whirlpool body appeared from underground, and he stared at Lu Yin in shock, followed by intense excitement.
Before coming here, Tian Hou's master, Skymender, had said that aside from Starsibyl, no one else could force him to use his full strength. However, Starsibyl had disappointed him too much in yesterday's battle. He had been waiting for this so-called variable, and the man in front of him was that variable. He was the opponent that Tian Hou had been looking forward to fighting.
"You're the variable that Master mentioned," Tian Hou said in a low voice, his tone excited.
Lu Yin was stunned. "Variable?"
Tian Hou stared at Lu Yin. "If you can injure me, then you're a variable. I'm looking forward to your strength." He then merged into the void again and appeared behind Lu Yin. This time, he did not carelessly grab at Lu Yin like he had before. Instead, he used a battle technique to attack. It was not that Tian Hou did not know any battle techniques, but that no one had been able to force him to use them before, not even Starsibyl.
Tian Hou's battle technique came from the Spiritual Academy. His black arms were illusory and illusory, and he displayed palm shadows that brought about a chilling shockwave.
"Phantom Soul Palm! Seventh Bro, be careful! This thing is like your Shockwave Palm and can be infinitely stronger!" the monkey warned.
Lu Yin did not dare to be careless, and he hurriedly retreated. The void where he had been standing cracked as countless palm shadows spread out and covered the entire area. Lu Yin's entire body was enveloped within, and as the endless palm shadows descended, he did not retreat. Instead, his hands trembled and his left hand slapped out. "Thirtyfold Shockwave Palm." There was a whoosh as Lu Yin's left hand collided with Tian Hou's palm shadows. There was no shocking collision, and Lu Yin's attack simply vanished into nothingness as his attack had been devoured.
The next moment, Lu Yin felt an intense pain in his chest as his entire body was sent flying. Tian Hou's Phantom Soul Palm had directly struck him and pressed him into the ground.
Many people's hearts skipped a beat. Lu Yin had clearly struck Tian Hou before, but he had failed again.
Boom!
The ground rumbled, and Tian Hou did not hesitate. Boundless palm shadows descended onto the ground and viciously attacked Lu Yin.