This scene reminded Lu Yin of Wu Wei's Great Sky-Carving Disk, which was a near-physical consciousness attack.
This Xing Jue's power level even surpassed Hua Manyi's.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold as he stepped forward and instantly vanished.
Xing Jue's consciousness covered the entire area like a swamp. He had fought with cultivators for many years and knew how to deal with powerful cultivators.
Cultivators who wanted to deal with pure consciousness lifeforms either had to have a powerful consciousness or bombard the void with a Realmless to wear down their opponent's consciousness. Consciousness lifeforms responded by spreading their consciousness throughout the universe, making it difficult for cultivators to move. Even if they could leave, their every move would be under the consciousness lifeform's control.
The two had fought for many years and understood each other too well. It was often easy to tell whether one could defeat the other.
Xing Jue had thought that he could use his consciousness to suppress Lu Yin and restrict his movements.
However, when Lu Yin's consciousness moved as if he were walking on flat ground, Xing Jue knew that he was in big trouble. This person had actually ignored his consciousness attack, which meant that he had the ability to fight against Xing Jue's consciousness. Once this person got close, Xing Jue would be in danger.
Who was this human?
Why had he not seen him before?
Lu Yin had fought against more than one Sang Tian, such as Meng Sang Tian and the Hundred Grass Sang Tian. None of those Sang Tians had been able to face Lu Yin directly, and they had only been able to distance themselves from him and think of ways to deal with his consciousness. This was also the reason why Lu Yin had dared to stay behind and fight Lu Yin.
This person had never appeared in the consciousness universe before, but his strength was so terrifying. Where had he come from?
This was too illogical.
Xing Jue immediately retreated.
His consciousness retreated like a tide, and the other consciousness lifeforms around him retreated even more decisively than Xing Jue. Lu Yin was too much of a threat, so much so that they no longer wanted to fight.
Even if he wanted to run, was that even possible?
Lu Yin was already very close to Xing Jue, and he struck out with a palm that destroyed the void. A powerful force pierced through the heavens, creating a path of darkness that devoured Xing Jue's consciousness along the way. Xing Jue was shocked; this strength?
"Who are you?"
Lu Yin frowned. He could not fight like this, as he still needed to absorb this person's consciousness. Thinking about this, a beam of light shot through the void and reversed for a second.
The consciousness that had been devoured by the Realmless returned, and it was as if that palm had never been unleashed.
Xing Jue was stunned. the power of time combined with the strength from before made this human more threatening than Emperor Wu. Since when had such a terrifying person appeared in the spiritualized universe?
He did not hesitate to flee, and as he retreated, his consciousness transformed into shadows that extended all the way to Lu Yin's feet.
Lu Yin frowned. Shadow?
Was this guy's combat skill?
Before he could think further, a familiar scene appeared in front of him.
A blade descended from the sky and slashed into the woman's body. That woman was Ming Yan.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank. Yan 'er?
The surface of his body trembled, and the surrounding starry skies shook. This caused Xing Jue to turn around in shock. Impossible, this guy's consciousness was at the Starry Sky level?
He stared blankly at Lu Yin. Just who was this person?
Lu Yin clenched his fists, as Xing Jue's consciousness had triggered the fear in his heart. He had once again seen Yan 'er being stabbed by Xia Ji's blade, which had caused his mind to become unsteady. This was a technique that directly affected one's consciousness. If not for the fact that his consciousness was strong enough to disperse it, this fear would have been deeply imprinted in his mind.
He had experienced this technique more than once, and the one that had left the deepest impression on him was Bai Shaohong's innate gift: Heart. It allowed one to see what one missed, feared, hated, or loved the most. Both techniques allowed an enemy to see what they feared the most. One could only be seen, while the other could be directly imprinted into one's consciousness.
Heart innate gifts were very unique, and this Thirteen Celestial Phenomenon cultivator could cultivate a similar power. Its level far surpassed this innate gift, but it was also based on one's consciousness. As long as the opponent's consciousness was stronger, this power would be useless.
"Who are you?"
Xing Jue's voice echoed throughout the heavens. This was already the third time he had asked this question. He could not understand how such a terrifying person had suddenly appeared in the spiritualized universe and could even ignore his battle technique.
His name was Xing Jue, Nightmare Xing Jue. His consciousness could allow other lifeforms to see what they feared the most. As long as one's consciousness was not stronger than his, they would not be able to escape, and there was no limit to the amount of consciousness he could use.
With this technique, he would not be afraid even if he faced two Sang Tians at the same time. He could split his consciousness and strike fear into all spiritualized cultivators as long as there were no top-tier powerhouses interfering.
But today, his technique had actually failed. He had encountered a human whose consciousness was stronger than his. What a joke, this was a human. He had never dreamed that such a day would come.
Even if it was Yu Sang Tian, he did not believe that his own consciousness would be weak. Yu Sang Tian's consciousness was at most at the Cosmic Realm.
Lu Yin's gaze was cold. "Congratulations, you've angered me. Since you like consciousness, I'll use my consciousness to play with you."
After he finished speaking, a terrifying consciousness surged out and instantly changed the heavens and the earth. It covered the universe's starry sky and spread out. Not only did it cover the trap, but it also covered the Boundless Expanse and the consciousness lifeforms that were fleeing even further away.
The entire starry sky was covered by the consciousness, and the sky collapsed.
Xing Jue was shocked. No, this was impossible. This person's consciousness was ranked at the top of the Thirteen Celestial Phenomenon cultivators. How was this possible?
Lu Yin's consciousness had already reached the Celestial Phenomenon level, and after absorbing so much underground consciousness, he had reached the Cosmic Realm. He had then absorbed many consciousness lifeforms from parallel spacetimes, as well as the Heaven's Craftsmen Realm, the Ark Realm, and other hidden consciousness lifeforms. Although he had used up a lot of his consciousness, he had also absorbed Hua Manyi's. In other words, he had almost two Cosmic Realm consciousnesses, which naturally surpassed Xing Jue's.
When this consciousness appeared, Xing Jue knew that it was over. There was no way he could resist it.
Monster, this was a monster.
A consciousness lifeform's attack could be complicated, but it could also be simple.
As long as one's consciousness surpassed the consciousness lifeform's, it would be difficult for the consciousness lifeform to win. Battle techniques were rare in the consciousness universe. Here, they only had methods of using consciousness.
Wu Wei's Sword of Heaven was an exception. Aside from the sword itself, very few people in both the consciousness and spiritualized universes knew of this technique.
But if one's consciousness could not surpass a consciousness lifeform's, then one would have to think of a way. This was especially true when facing a consciousness lifeform's consciousness.
Lu Yin had a deep impression of the technique Hei Wushen had used: Endless Road.
Back then, Hei Wushen had used this technique to prevent Wu Jiang from going to Immemorial City. If not for Hui Zu, that battle would have been troublesome.
At the time, everyone had thought that it was Hei Wushen's innate gift combined with the True God's Freedom Technique. Later on, Lu Yin found out that it was Hei Wushen's method of using consciousness in conjunction with the True God's Freedom Technique. This allowed a person's consciousness to be extended infinitely, to the point where even though they could clearly see the end, they would not be able to reach it.
There were many similar methods of using consciousness, and it was not easy to break through them. Every consciousness lifeform had their own method of using consciousness.
Hua Manyi had used his consciousness to grasp the Horizontal Flower Shadow, causing space to reverse.
Wu Wei's Great Sky-Carving Disk was a materialized consciousness, and it was also a method of using consciousness.
This Thirteen Celestial Phenomenon's method of using consciousness was to draw out a creature's fear. This was because consciousness encompassed thoughts and memories, and this was Wu Wei's method.
All methods of using consciousness were based on consciousness itself. If one's consciousness was not strong enough, then their foundation would be shattered.
When he saw that Lu Yin's consciousness had completely surpassed his own, Xing Jue knew that he was no match for Lu Yin. His method of using consciousness had not been effective from the start, and all he could do was flee.
In the distance, everyone on Wu Jiang looked up at the sky. They knew that Lu Yin had encountered a powerful enemy, or else he would not have used such a majestic consciousness.
The Ancestor was the most shocked. She knew that Lu Yin's consciousness was very strong, and it was constantly growing stronger, but she had not expected it to be this strong.
How was this possible?
He was clearly a human from the Tian Yuan Universe, so how could he have such a terrifying consciousness?
Only consciousness lifeforms would be truly shocked by such a consciousness.
One had to know that when she had been at the Celestial Phenomenon level, she had been the strongest consciousness in the Tian Yuan Universe. Neither an Eternal nor a Primogenitor could surpass her.
However, a junior had actually surpassed her in such a short amount of time, and not just by a little bit.
At that moment, the Ancestor's mentality changed.
Joining hands with Wu Jiang to deal with the spiritualized universe?
This was not realistic from the start. It was not that they could not defeat the spiritualized universe, but that if they did, even more terrifying monsters would be released.
In the distant sky, shadows continuously gathered, but they could not get close to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin raised a hand, and his consciousness gathered above the sky as the Great Sky-Carving Disk descended.
Xing Jue's consciousness surged up. "Great Sky-Carving Disk?
What does Wu Wei have to do with you? "
Lu Yin could not be bothered to answer. The Great Sky-Carving Disk ruthlessly smashed down, directly penetrating Xing Jue's consciousness and causing it to shrink.
In Lu Yin's eyes, Xing Jue's dark cloud had shrunk by a third.
To a consciousness lifeform, this was a heavy blow.
Lu Yin's finger flicked up, and then he brought it down again. Great Sky-Carving Disk.
"Human, my name is Xing Jue, and I'm a Celestial Phenomenon. You can't kill me. I have value in keeping me alive," Xing Jue shouted.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Restrain your consciousness and follow me."
Xing Jue's consciousness surged, and he hesitated.
Lu Yin sneered, and the Great Sky-Carving Disk ruthlessly descended.
Consciousness lifeforms used their consciousness not only to deal with spiritualized cultivators. Before spiritualized cultivators appeared, the consciousness universe itself also had battles, and consciousness lifeforms also needed to cultivate.
Only by wiping out consciousness lifeforms could the consciousness of this universe increase and strengthen other consciousness lifeforms. This was the law of the jungle, and it would not change no matter where it was.
The Great Sky-Carving Disk was effective against cultivators, but it was also effective against consciousness lifeforms.
In the surroundings, countless consciousness shadows surged over, but Xing Jue did not give up. He thought of all sorts of ways to deal with Lu Yin, but in front of Lu Yin's boundless consciousness, these consciousnesses were like mayflies trying to shake a tree. They could not even shake him.
The Great Sky-Carving Disk ruthlessly smashed down, and Xing Jue's body shrank again.
He begged and howled, but it was useless.
Lu Yin looked on coldly, and the Great Sky-Carving Disk descended once more.
At that moment, the surrounding consciousnesses suddenly condensed, forming a mirror in front of Lu Yin. Inside the mirror was the Above Heaven Sect, the Boulder Foundation, the Imperial Robe, and Yu Sang Tian. On this day, Yu Sang Tian had destroyed the Above Heaven Sect, burned Immemorial City, and massacred the entire Tianyuan Universe. No one was his match.