Lu Yin raised his hand again and cut down another lantern.
Meng Sang spat out another mouthful of blood and turned to look at Lu Yin in disbelief.
What kind of power was this?
It was clearly Sang Tian, a creature that stood at the pinnacle of the spiritualized universe. Yet, it had been repeatedly defeated by this person. It did not understand what kind of cultivation technique this Tian Yuan Universe had created. Even it could not withstand such a cultivation technique.
This was far more severe than the physical injuries she had suffered before.
It stared at Lu Yin with bloodshot eyes as lanterns appeared behind it. Lu Yin raised his hand and was just about to slash down when the Door of the Eight Directions suddenly vanished. Lu Yin's eyes grew cold, and he suddenly changed the direction of his slash. The floating lanterns vanished, then reappeared to trap Meng Sang.
Meng Sang was about to escape, but Lu Yin had already sealed her within the lantern.
Blood dripped from the corner of Lu Yin's mouth. "You sealed me once, so I'll seal you as well. Let's see if you can survive after I survive." He then waved his hand and cut.
Meng Sang growled from within the lantern, and an indescribable aura swept out like a gale. Lu Yin's hand cut the lantern in two, and Meng Sang spat out blood from within before her body suddenly split apart and vanished.
Lu Yin was not unfamiliar with this scene. When he had crossed the river of time to find Meng Sang in Astral-10, she had also escaped just like this.
Now, this was Lu Yin's dreamscape, and Meng Sang could still escape.
Lu Yin immediately left the dreamscape.
In the back mountains of Heaven's Sky Sect, Lu Yin opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood. He stood up and took a step forward, using the Sirius Art to cover the fifth continent. Stars began to revolve one after another as he understood the entire continent.
Lu Yin's body vanished.
Beneath the Astral River on the fifth continent, Meng Sang spat out blood and trembled. She had only managed to escape at the price of a permanent drop in cultivation. She was only in the Primordial realm now, and she would never be able to reach Ku Ah's level again. This meant that even if the Tian Yuan Universe was reactivated, she would not be able to attain eternal life.
She had completely distanced herself from the other Sang Tians.
Lu Yin, you bastard. Meng Sang's eyes were filled with hatred as eight shadows slowly guarded her. She did not dare to act rashly in case Lu Yin found her.
Suddenly, Meng Sang's expression changed as she saw Lu Yin step out of the void and stare at her coldly.
Meng Sang did not hesitate to turn around and flee. The eight shadows once again blocked Lu Yin's path, using the Eight Methods of Sealing the Door.
The small boat flickered and reversed for a second, while the Eight Methods of Gate Sealing retreated for a second. Lu Yin struck out with a palm, sending a terrifying force through the void to strike Meng Sang's back and pierce through her body. The next moment, the Eight Methods of Gate Sealing reappeared to seal Lu Yin once more.
Meng Sang, on the other hand, had disappeared. She had given up on the Octadic Spectral Tribe in order to fight for a chance to escape.
At the bottom of the Milky Way, blood was flowing.
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief. He had escaped. This fellow's reaction had been too quick, and he had abandoned the Eight without any hesitation.
Another Sequence Foundation. He had just lost the Sky Devourer Silk Parasol, and now he had obtained the Octadic Spectral Eight.
Meng Sang had taken many blows from him, especially the True God's Freedom Art and the last palm strike. It was barely half dead, and even if it didn't die, it wouldn't dare to come out. Unfortunately, he hadn't been able to kill it.
If he didn't kill Meng Sang, there would always be hidden dangers.
Without Meng Sang's control, it was very easy for Lu Yin to take the Eight away. Since he could not use them, he could only suppress them in his heart and continuously break down the sequence particles.
As for the final chapter's poison, it quickly disappeared as well. After all, this poison was constructed from Sequence laws, so it wouldn't last for long.
Was that why he was ranked sixth?
Even Lu Yin had fallen for this.
If Meng Sang's poison hadn't lasted for such a short period of time, he would have been ranked in the top three at least.
His battle with Meng Sang had given Lu Yin a deeper understanding of the Sequence Foundation of the spiritualized universe.
Although the Sequence Foundation couldn't compare to the Sequence Foundation, the top ten Sequence Foundations were different.
They were just as powerful, and they struck fear into others.
After returning to the Above the Sky Sect, Lu Yin's crisis was resolved. Many cultivators heaved sighs of relief. Now that they were free from Meng Sang's threat, they finally dared to continue cultivating. Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to cultivate.
Not long after, Lu Yin arrived at the fifth pagoda and added the names of Astral-10's students to it.
Lu Yin stared at the fifth pagoda for a long time, speechless. The war with the spiritualized universe had only just begun, but so many people had already died. If this war had continued for too long, he really didn't know how many people would have survived.
The insectoid hive was in danger, and the Eternals were also in the spiritualized universe.
These dangers had not appeared out of nowhere, and they had actually existed in the Tian Yuan Universe for a long time. It was just that Lu Yin's sudden rise had completely exposed these dangers.
Was Lu Yin's appearance a good thing or a bad thing for this era?
Ordinary people only had a short lifespan of a hundred years, and if Lu Yin had not appeared, a generation would have already passed. That generation would not have experienced any wars, and they would not have died because of the shockwaves. However, because of Lu Yin's appearance, countless people had died.
Lu Yin stood under the fifth pagoda in silence.
A few days later, news came from the border of the Tian Yuan Universe that the spiritualized universe wanted to negotiate with him.
Lu Yin arrived at the border, and outside the stone gate, the spiritualized universe's people on the battleship looked over.
"Negotiation?" Lu Yin asked.
Chu Yi replied, "The president wants to negotiate with you."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. It seemed that the spiritualized universe already knew that Meng Sang had lost the Eight. Did they want to threaten him again?
Across from him, the round-faced president walked out of outer space. "Master Lu, come out for a chat."
Lu Yin walked out and stopped in front of the round-faced elder. "What do you want to talk about?"
The round-faced elder looked at Lu Yin and then raised a hand and extended a palm. "For the next fifty years, the spiritualized universe will not wage war against the Tian Yuan Universe."
Lu Yin raised a brow, but he did not speak and continued to listen.
"In return, you will return the Eight to us," the round-faced elder said.
Lu Yin laughed. "You know about Meng Sang's matter?"
The round-faced elder's expression turned solemn. "Master Lu, you are the first person I've seen in my life to be able to defeat Meng Sang. Even Yu Sang Tian would not have been able to do so at your age. If you are willing to join the spiritualized universe, you might even be able to reach Yu Sang Tian's position in the future."
"I've already heard this kind of nonsense several times. I don't want to hear it anymore." Lu Yin grew impatient. "As for returning the Eight, are you joking with me?"
The round-faced elder was not angry. "Using the Eight in exchange for fifty years of peace is not a loss for you. Based on my understanding of the Tian Yuan Universe, due to the fixed mirage domain, your universe has many parallel spacetimes with different flows of time. You can even enter a mirage domain where time does not flow.
"It might seem like fifty years, but to you, that's five hundred, five thousand, or even fifty thousand years. Such a large span of time is enough for your Tian Yuan Universe's strength to soar."
Lu Yin smiled. "You really do understand us well."
The round-faced elder said, "You can't use the Eight, and no one in your Tian Yuan Universe can either. Why don't you return it to me?
Why not take fifty years of peace? "
Lu Yin nodded. "Logically speaking, if I can snatch a mere Eight from Meng Sang, then I can snatch it from any of you."
These words caused the round-faced elder's expression to darken, but he did not retort.
"However, I still refuse." Lu Yin was decisive.
The round-faced elder frowned. "Master Lu, you have to think this through. Using something that is completely useless to you in exchange for a chance to increase your strength is very rare. Right, it seems like you think that our reinforcements will only arrive in fifty years. You guessed wrong. I can guarantee you that our reinforcements will arrive in twenty years at most."
Lu Yin's gaze was piercingly cold as he stared at the round-faced elder.
The round-faced elder was confident. "It's only twenty years. In other words, you can use the Eight in exchange for thirty years of peace. How about this? It's still fifty years, which means that you can obtain seventy years of peace.
"With your Tian Yuan Universe's current strength, it is impossible for you to stop our spiritualized universe. One more chance to increase your strength is equivalent to one more chance of victory, isn't it?"
Lu Yin was amused. "So you're helping us?"
The round-faced elder shook his head. "I just want to take back the Eight. Compared to your sudden increase in strength and wasted time, the Eight are more important to me. If I lose the Eight, it will be difficult for me to explain myself to Yu Sang Tian. Time is like water, so I don't care. As for your sudden increase in strength, I don't care either. Once Yu Sang Tian arrives, you will have no chance. I cannot make any mistakes, so this is an opportunity that I am selfishly giving you."
"Yu Sang Tian will come?" Lu Yin was surprised.
The round-faced elder smiled. "Of course."
"How is his strength compared to yours?"
"Incomparable."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Incomparable?
Was the difference that great?
This Yu Sang Tian could not possibly be an Eternal Realm cultivator.
The Ancestor had said that Yu Sang Tian's strength should be about the same as the One True God's, so the Progenitor should be able to stop him.
Mister Mu's strength had declined greatly due to the situation in his own universe, and he had also used Ancient Tracing to fix his mirage domain. His true strength was far from the Progenitor's, who had been able to defeat the One True God at his peak. Thus, dealing with Yu Sang Tian should not be a problem.
"I know that your Tian Yuan Universe has an absolute powerhouse who might be able to fight against Yu Sang Tian, but whether that powerhouse can act or recover to his peak strength will require time. Seventy years should be enough. Master Lu, don't make a mistake," the round-faced elder said slowly.
Lu Yin looked at the battleship. "Meng Sang massacred Astral-10."
The round-faced elder did not mind. "It's just an academy. It won't even cause a ripple in a war. How many Progenitors died in that war?
An academy is worthless in comparison. "
"If I give you the Eight, how will I answer to the people who were killed by Meng Sang?" Lu Yin asked.
The round-faced elder frowned. "That's your problem, and it has nothing to do with me. I'll say it again: return the Eight, and I'll give you seventy years. This is the best opportunity for you, so don't make a mistake."
"What if I don't return it?" Lu Yin asked.
The round-faced elder's gaze turned cold. "I gave you a chance for my own selfish reasons, but you gave it up for your own selfish desires. I overestimated you."
"Your reinforcements will arrive in twenty years. Why should I believe that you'll give us another fifty years?" Lu Yin asked.