Mr. Mu had killed the Specter Clan expert without even moving.
The surrounding Enlighters were aghast. What was going on today?
Each of these experts was more powerful than the last.
Mister Mu casually waved his hand, causing Yuehua Mavis and the others to faint, leaving only Lu Yin conscious.
Lu Yin was in awe. "Master, you came just in time."
Mister Mu replied, "Hei Wushen should only have a strand of his spiritual force left in the Outerverse. Now that it's been wiped out, it's unlikely that you'll meet him again."
What did he mean?
Did he not want to give the jade stone anymore?
Lu Yin was on guard, as that would not do. "Master, the Neohuman Alliance is making a big move. There are seven people from the Seven Skygods, and there will be others if he's not there."
Mister Mu replied, "The Outerverse is not worth the Seven Skygods mobilizing all of their forces, but there might be other experts." He then gave Lu Yin another jade stone. "Do not use it unless it's absolutely necessary. Otherwise, I'll expel you from the sect."
Lu Yin was grateful. "Thank you, Master."
Mister Mu looked at the people on the ground, and his gaze finally stopped on Zhu Tiezhu. "I never thought that there would be someone from the Ce family here."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "The Ce family?"
"The Seven Courts, the Ce family," Mister Mu replied.
Lu Yin recalled that the Ce family was from the Seven Courts. He looked at Zhu Tiezhu in shock. "He's from the Seven Courts' Ce family?" Mister Mu looked at Zhu Tiezhu.
"I promised to give you an opportunity last time, but that promise was fulfilled on that little girl. You were the one who volunteered. Today, I'll give you another chance, but you'll need to explore it further. Whether or not you can obtain it will depend on your own comprehension." He then raised a hand, and Zhu Tiezhu's corpse floated into the air. A drop of blood appeared on his forehead, and Mister Mu tossed it towards Lu Yin. "This is the blood of someone from the Ce family. Master will help you cross the river of space and observe the chess game."
Lu Yin's eyes glazed over, and the scene in front of him darkened. After an unknown amount of time, he appeared in a sealed space. The entire space was pitch-black, and only the white moonlight illuminated a corner. Under the moonlight, there was an ancient chessboard. Lu Yin subconsciously approached the chessboard and looked at it. He did not know how to play, but at this moment, his consciousness seemed to have merged with the chessboard.
If someone were to look at Lu Yin now, they would realize that he wasn't Lu Yin at all, but Bamboo Iron Pillar. His appearance was exactly that of Bamboo Iron Pillar.
The chessboard was very ancient, and it was unknown how long it had been passed down. The chess pieces on it had long since fallen to dust.
Lu Yin watched on in a daze, his eyes dull and lifeless. His mind was filled with chess pieces, and from time to time, he would see someone place a piece, someone laugh, someone make a move, or someone withdraw a move. The game was very exciting, and although he couldn't understand it, he could feel it.
Every chess piece was like a star, and the chessboard was like the starry sky of the universe. He was both inside the chessboard and in the starry sky.
Am I a chess piece or a chess player?
Being set up?
Or was it a trap for someone else?
Lu Yin had lost all sense of self. It was as if he had turned into a chess piece or a laughing chess player.
"Hahahaha! I, Ce Wangtian, observed chess, played chess, withdrew a move, and comprehended chess for hundreds of thousands of years. Finally, I created a secret technique, the Scattered Stars Chess. Throughout the universe, only I, Ce Wangtian, can withdraw a move. A person's life experience cannot be regretted, but I, Ce Wangtian, will do so. Only I, Ce Wangtian, can do so.
The chess piece landed with a thud, and the light dispersed the darkness. The chessboard encompassed the universe, and Lu Yin suddenly woke up. He was no longer looking at the dusty ancient chessboard, but at the underground of Myriad City. In front of him was Mister Mu.
Beads of cold sweat formed on Lu Yin's forehead as he recalled everything he had just seen. Ce Wangtian?
Withdraw a move?
Was it the Scattered Stars Chess?
That was a secret technique of the Ce family.
"How is it?" Mister Mu asked, his expression indifferent.
Lu Yin hesitated. "Master, I don't know if I have comprehended it."
Mister Mu nodded. "Opportunities are destined by the heavens. Whether or not you have comprehended it, it is still an experience."
Lu Yin didn't know if he had comprehended it, but the Yu Secret Art was different. The Yu Secret Art could be cultivated, but the Ce Secret Art seemed to be a state of mind. It could also be said that Ce Wangtian had passed it on through the chessboard. "Master, where is that chessboard?"
He wanted to observe it one more time, as it would be a pity if he couldn't comprehend the Secret Art. Although he didn't know the true use of the Secret Art, Ce Wangtian's words had made Lu Yin's heart surge with emotion. One could go back on one's words, and it was equivalent to reversing time and space. One could redo everything that had happened in the past, and Ce Wangtian had done it.
Could the Secret Art of Plan really do that?
Lu Yin really wanted to comprehend the Secret Art of Plan.
"That is the ancestral land of the Seven Courts' Ce family. Even the true heir of the Ce family only has one chance to enter it in their lifetime. This person has never been there before, but I brought you in through the Ce family's blood. If you want to go again, you will need the Ce family's permission."
Lu Yin hurriedly asked, "Master, there are still his grandson and son outside. Can you bring me in to take a look at their blood again?"
Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin with an abnormally deep gaze. "Yes, but they have to die first."
Lu Yin smiled awkwardly. "Then forget it." He had no enmity with the Zhu family, and it wouldn't be right for him to kill them. Mister Mu's insight was worth investigating, and if he really did kill Zhu San in order to observe the chessboard, Mister Mu might even expel him.
"By the way, Master, what about them?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu's figure vanished, but before he left, he said, "Part of their memories have been erased."
Lu Yin relaxed, as that was good. He didn't want these people to remember that he was the one who had saved them from the cannon. Wait, if their memories were erased, didn't that mean that their cosmic rings were his as well?
Lu Yin blinked and rubbed his chin. Wasn't that a little too despicable?
He felt a little embarrassed, as he had already taken their star essence, so it was better for him to return their cosmic rings to them!
Lu Yin returned the cosmic rings of Yuehua Mavis and the others, but he didn't have Hugh Phinhas's. He wasn't a saint, and an enemy was an enemy. He was already being merciful by not killing him.
Should he kill him or not?
Lu Yin was conflicted.
Suddenly, he thought of something and released his domain. He found Qiongxi'er and Zhu San close to the surface, and they were both unconscious. With a wave of Mister Mu's hand, neither of them would be able to escape. But strangely, Qiongxi'er should have been controlled.
Lu Yin didn't hold back and drained Qiongxi'er's blood. If he hadn't heard wrong, someone had said that Myriad City would be controlled with the blood of the Qiong family, so he had to hold back. As for Zhu San, Lu Yin had felt that he wasn't simple the first time he had met him, but he hadn't expected him to be someone from the Seven Courts.
He had already met people from the You, Yu, Ku, and Ce families in the Seven Courts, and there were still three families that he hadn't met yet.
Whatever was happening underground did not affect the surface.
Wei Rong had joined forces with many others to attack the protective barrier that sealed off Myriad City. Even Auffman had woken up, and he wanted to escape instead of going underground.
The moment he had regained consciousness, he had wanted to kill the Corpse King, but no matter how he attacked, the Corpse King would not die. The Gray Eyes Transformation had increased the Corpse King's physical strength by ten times, and even Auffman had not been able to break through its defenses. Now, all he wanted to do was leave.
On the ground, the Corpse King roared, and cracks appeared on its lotus energy before it shattered.
High up in the sky, Auffman and countless other cultivators were still attacking the protective barrier, but the Corpse King's roar shook Myriad City.
Auffman's expression changed, and he looked at the surface of the city lord's mansion. The Corpse King also stared at him, and it leapt up and tore through the void, causing black lightning to descend.
Myriad City turned dark once more as lightning streaked across the sky, killing countless cultivators.
Starfox and the rest quickly descended.
Qiongshanhai coughed up blood, and his injuries recovered slightly. He ignored the Corpse King's massacre in the sky and instead charged towards the underground. That was the most important place.
The Corpse King swept through the area with black lightning and clawed at Auffman.
Auffman's gaze turned sinister, and his body transformed into a humanoid monster that was more than ten meters tall. He also swiped at the Corpse King with his claw.
This was his innate gift, the Tyrant King.
With a bang, a shockwave tore through the void, and the spreading spatial cracks turned into a black curtain that enveloped Myriad City, causing countless people to scream in panic.
Even though Auffman had transformed into the Tyrant King, he was still unable to block the Corpse King's attack, and his claw was pierced through. The Corpse King appeared above Auffman's head, and black lightning bombarded him. The Tyrant King howled and shook off the Corpse King before clenching his claw and attacking the Corpse King.
The Corpse King condensed lightning and punched out.
With a bang, many people in Myriad City died with blood flowing out of their seven orifices. Wei Rong's brain was buzzing, and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He looked up in shock and saw that the Tyrant King's arm had been broken. The Corpse King descended in front of the Tyrant King, and black lightning flashed past. The Tyrant King fell straight to the ground, and he finally returned to Auffman's appearance. His head was pitch-black, and he had no aura.
The Corpse King's body had been burned into his brain. The Corpse King's battle prowess had already surpassed Auffman's, and in addition to the Gray Eyes Transformation, his physical body was strengthened by ten times. Other than Yue Hua Mavis, no one was his match.
Underground, Qiongshanhai found everyone. When he saw Auffman's death on the screen, he hurriedly deactivated Myriad City's protective barrier.
The Corpse King leapt into outer space and disappeared.
Qiongshanhai heaved a sigh of relief and scanned the area. Everyone had fainted, and he hurriedly shook Qiongxi 'er awake to ask her what had happened.
However, Qiongxi 'er only remembered that she had encountered a Specter Clan expert and had pretended to be controlled. She had no recollection of what had happened after that.
She had lost nearly ten minutes of her memories, and that was when the energy cannon was about to be fired. Mister Mu had left, and everyone except Lu Yin had their memories erased.
Lu Yin pretended to be unconscious, but he was shaken awake by Yan Yan not long after.
The others gradually woke up, but none of them remembered anything about those ten minutes.
Everyone was horrified, as erasing memories was not easy, especially when it came to cultivators. Yuehua Mavis was also present, and the Mavis Clan was very protective of their memories. However, her memories had still been erased, which was terrifying.
Furthermore, that Specter Clan expert and Bamboo Iron Pillar had both died. Bamboo Iron Pillar had died in a very strange manner, and all the blood in his body had disappeared.
Everyone immediately contacted the organizations behind them to verify their memories.