The moment this scene happened, the entire Red Coat universe rumbled. Thunder exploded and countless people fainted.
The world was red as if the universe was roaring.
"Damn it, damn it!" A huge roar spread throughout the starry sky, followed by heavy breathing. It was suppressed to the extreme, causing the entire universe to be suppressed. Countless stars trembled.
In the blood tower, Jiu Wen was shocked. He looked up. What was this?
"Jiu Wen, it's your turn. Take the turbid treasure of the blood tower and die with the West Upper Peak. I've broken the merciless path that he forgave me. You guys are the only ones left." A voice entered Jiu Wen's ears.
Jiu Wen looked around, and his expression changed drastically. "It's you. You're here."
"There's not much time left. If you break another 20% of his merciless path, his strength will completely decline. Isn't this what you've always wanted to do?
Lu Yin is too young, and his will is not strong enough. Now that you've broken 70% of his merciless path, this person will definitely be able to deal with him. "
"He and Red Hero are both unknowns. They won't make a move."
"Even so, he will never be able to recover after breaking 70% of his merciless path. We'll leave it to Lu Yin to deal with him in the future. This person can kill Xian Ling, who conforms to the laws of two universes, alone. It won't be a problem for him to kill a heavily injured Red Hero. Break his merciless path quickly."
Jiu Wen's eyes flickered. "Why are you doing this?"
"There's no time."
"You're the one who's running out of time."
Jiu Wen shouted and stepped out of the blood tower. In his palm, the broken wine gourd reappeared. "Moon in the wine, sky in the pot."
A drop of wine landed in the starry sky, causing ripples. In the blink of an eye, it covered the Red Coat universe below the stars. Then, it quickly swept past the starry sky and spread into the distance.
Jiu Wen suddenly stared in a direction. There.
He used wine as a sword, and the sky in the pot as a shield.
The umbrella opened up another merciless world.
The red blade entered the umbrella, and the heartless sorrow became a sword.
With a whoosh, the starry sky of the universe split into two and tore apart the starry sky. However, it suddenly stopped in a certain place and let out a loud sound as if it had collided with something.
The surging power seemed to collapse as it pressed down on the entire Red Coat universe below the stars. Countless people were shocked as if they saw the universe turn upside down.
The next moment, a shield appeared in front of Jiu Wen.
"Er Mao?"
Far away, at a distance of fifty years away from the Red Coat universe under the stars, Lu Yin had been keeping an eye on it.
Nineteen years ago, he hadn't returned to the three universes at all. He had been keeping an eye on the mortal zones.
He had deliberately given up on dealing with Red Hero in order to force the mastermind behind the scenes to speed up its progress. The mastermind had been plotting for so long just to deal with Red Hero. Now that it had reached this point, how could it allow Wei Rong to give up? If it was as Wei Rong had guessed, it would definitely take action.
As expected, something had happened in the Mortal Realm. Bei Xia's rise had been too sudden, and everything had gone too smoothly. It was as if the entire Mortal Realm was cooperating with him.
After nineteen years of observation, Lu Yin was certain that it wasn't controlled by someone, but rather a guide.
A long, long time ago, someone had created a way of doing things that would definitely shine in the chivalrous culture of the mortal world. No matter who it was, they would be Bei Xia.
Bei Xia's rise was very sudden. He was like the Son of Heaven, but he met with disaster on his wedding day. That kind of disaster was not something that anyone could accept.
That night, both Lu Yin and Red Hero had seen it, and it had caused him to recall his own past. He had forcibly recalled the painful, suffocating feeling of extreme hatred.
It had broken through the Merciless Dao of Forgiveness.
Lu Yin had been waiting for this moment, and he had also been waiting for Er Mao to appear.
He hadn't planned anything with Jiu Wen, as he definitely wouldn't be able to hide anything from Red Hero.
However, Jiu Wen understood Lu Yin too well, and he knew that Lu Yin wasn't someone who would give up so easily. When he saw Red Hero's Merciless Dao being broken, Jiu Wen immediately understood Lu Yin's intentions.
It was all to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes.
This mastermind had been targeting Red Hero all this time, but it was hard to say whether or not it would also target the human civilization. Lu Yin would rather fight openly than be used.
As for Red Hero, with the unknown pressuring her, none of them would be able to touch her for the next two thousand years. Jiu Wen wasn't afraid that Red Hero would act against him.
Thus, the only one who didn't have time was the mastermind behind the scenes, not them.
Whether or not the turbid treasure in the Blood Tower and the West Upper Peak would be destroyed depended on Jiu Wen, not Red Hero.
This sort of simple coercion wasn't difficult to see through, and even Red Hero didn't believe it. However, the mastermind behind the scenes didn't dare to gamble. Countless years of planning had been for this moment, and if Lu Yin truly gave up, then it would completely fail.
The moment Er Mao was forced out, the initiative changed hands.
An oppressive red filled the sky, and Red Hero slowly walked out. His eyes were filled with killing intent as he stared at the shield. "So, it was you."
Lu Yin also teleported to Jiu Wen's side and looked at the shield. "I didn't expect you to be the one scheming against Red Hero, Er Mao."
Jiu Wen was even more surprised that it was actually a shield.
Er Mao floated in outer space and said in a low voice, "Humans are really pitiful. Instead of dealing with the traitors of their own civilization, they help them deal with me. How pitiful. It's no wonder that Ninth Base was defeated."
"Why?" Red Hero shouted. Another portion of the Path of Ruthlessness had been broken, and this portion of the Path of Ruthlessness had been broken by Taisi.
In outer space.
He had discovered the mortal zone a long, long time ago. At the time, he had been surprised that this mortal zone had been preserved even after the Second Stronghold had been destroyed. However, after observing it for a long time, he discovered that there was nothing wrong with this mortal zone. Although it was very similar to the place where he had been born, it wasn't the same place.
Since such a place had appeared in the Second Stronghold, it wasn't surprising that this universe had appeared as well.
Since it was very similar to the place where he had been born, and even the chivalrous culture was similar, he would occasionally walk through this land.
At first, he was cautious and would only walk through it occasionally to reminisce about the past.
He cultivated the true Path of Ruthlessness. He could be ruthless, but there were right and wrong. It was just that he had chosen the wrong side.
However, this Path of Ruthlessness did not mean that he had completely forgotten the past. He still reminisced about it.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to deceive Hong Shuang.
His initial caution slowly disappeared with the passage of time. A long, long time later, he did not know when, but he started to confuse this mortal zone with the place where he had been born. He thought that they were the same place, but it did not matter.
He did not expect that someone would spend such a long time just to plot an opportunity to break his Path of Ruthlessness.
At that time, he had not fully mastered the Path of Ruthlessness. How could he have expected someone to do something like this?
But that was what the Shield had done for so many years.
From the beginning, it had told Jiu Wen about Red Hero's betrayal and told him about Red Hero's power, until now, the shield had been plotting against Red Hero step by step.
Lu Yin could not think of any great hatred or resentment that would make it do this.
He was also very curious.
"Why did you set up this mortal zone before I fully mastered the Path of Ruthlessness?" Red Hero shouted again.
He stared at the shield.
The shield's voice was full of resentment. "Do you think the Path of Ruthlessness is very mysterious?
When dealing with a Path of Ruthlessness, the center of gravity should not be used. Have you forgotten this? "
Red Hero's eyes widened. "Qiu … Emperor."
Emperor Qiu?
Lu Yin was confused. He looked at Jiu Wen, as he had never heard of this name before.
Jiu Wen's eyes widened as well. "I see. It's Emperor Qiu's weapon. No wonder it looked familiar."
"Who's Emperor Qiu?" Lu Yin asked.
Jiu Wen said in a deep voice, "He was an absolute powerhouse who fought against the Second Stronghold during the Nine Bases Era. From what I remember, Emperor Qiu's opponent was the Base Master, Hong Shuang."
"Wasn't the Second Stronghold's strongest enemy Xian Ling?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Jiu Wen said, "That was a war. The Nine Bases Era supported each other, and so did the enemies. Xian Ling was a strong enemy, and so was Emperor Qiu. However, I don't know the details."
Lu Yin was puzzled. Since Jiu Wen could recognize that Er Mao belonged to Emperor Qiu, Red Hero should have known as well.
How could he have been schemed against by Er Mao?
Or did he think that Er Mao would not scheme against him?
"Why would he scheme against me?
I thought of many possibilities, but I never thought it would be you. "
Red Hero's tone was gloomy. "You were the one who cooperated with me to get rid of Emperor Qiu. I helped you regain your life and gave you a chance to join the unknown. You should be thanking me. Why?"
The shield vibrated, and its voice became even more venomous. "That's because Master was bound to die. Master did not expect to be schemed against by a despicable person like you. He could only pin his hopes on me, hoping that I would avenge him one day. From the moment Master died, I've been thinking of ways to take revenge."
"When dealing with the Path of Heartlessness, the focus is not on gravity. I've investigated your past and reappeared in the mortal world.
I can only do this if you're harmed. "
"I didn't see through your weakness. It was Master. Master saw through the weakness of the Path of Heartlessness."
"Red Hero, didn't you use this weakness to betray Hong Shuang?
You caused Hong Shuang to leave, and no one knows whether she's dead or alive. "
As it spoke, its voice became louder. "Now that you've forgiven me, it's only a matter of time before this Path of Heartlessness is broken. Humans will not let a traitor like you off. You're dead meat."
Red Hero was furious. "You're courting death."
Lu Yin looked at the shield. "Er Mao, let me interrupt. What does Emperor Qiu's death have to do with Red Hero?"
Er Mao's voice was cold. "Kid, don't think that you're smart. You humans are all self-righteous. Hong Shuang is like that, and so are you. Be careful of being plotted against by this traitor."
"Back then, my master, Emperor Qiu, accepted Xian Ling's invitation to invade the Second Stronghold and fight Hong Shuang. At the critical moment, this traitor used the Ten-Eyed Crow's innate ability to ambush Master. This caused Master and Hong Shuang to fall into a battle of life and death, causing Master to be severely injured. This traitor also betrayed Hong Shuang at that time. Hong Shuang was determined to die and almost killed Master.
"Even after Hong Shuang left, Master knew that he would not survive. This traitor knelt before Xian Ling and prayed to the unknown. Xian Ling also betrayed Master. Master had no choice but to pretend to betray Master and join forces with this traitor. In the end, Master died.
"Master's greatest wish before he died was to eliminate Xian Ling and to kill Red Hero."
"If Red Hero had not betrayed your human civilization and fought to the death on the battlefield, Master would not have cared even if he died. However, he used Master to drag Hong Shuang down. He used the shameful identity of a traitor to take advantage of Master. This was something that Master could not tolerate.
Master's dignity was being trampled on, and he had to die. "
Lu Yin looked at Red Hero and was shocked. Red Hero actually had the Ten-Eyed Crow's innate ability?
This was something that he had not expected, but it made sense. The Ten-Eyed Crow had died at Hong Shuang's hands, and Red Hero knew its location. It was not impossible for him to obtain an innate ability.