Chapter 1868: Strange Corpse
Xu Qing"s expression drastically changed. "The Cosmic Art?"
This was a war between the Great Eastern Alliance and the Astral Beast Domain. No one had expected to see the terrifying Cosmic Art suddenly appear. After all, that was the symbol of the Cosmic Sect.
Elder Jiu Shen appeared in outer s.p.a.ce, an ugly expression on his face as he shot a fierce glare towards Lu Yin. "Boy, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief. That had almost been the end! The giant praying mantis was too fast and dangerous, making it a grave threat. Thinking of this, Lu Yin quickly said, "Elder, please handle that praying mantis. That thing’s a major threat."
Elder Jiu Shen angrily retorted, "I"m not your thug!"
Lu Yin sneered. "I"m sorry to trouble you, Elder."
Jiu Shen snorted derisively. He looked very immature at this moment, and yet Xu Qing stared at the newcomer as though seeing a ghost. "The Cosmic Sect’s Elder Jiu Shen? Why are you here?"
Elder Jiu Shen turned his head so that he could look at Xu Qing. "I was just pa.s.sing by."
Xu Qing"s expression changed once more, and this time it was because he was angry. Pa.s.sing by? Was Jiu Shen treating Xu Qing like an idiot? Who “pa.s.sed by” a battlefield?
The Second Nightking and Liu Huang were unsurprised to see Jiu Shen. He had arrived half a month before but had kept himself hidden. While others had not been able to sense the powerhouse’s presence, the two of them had.
Elder Jiu Shen glanced at the Second Nightking in a very unfriendly manner. He had nearly been killed by the Second Nightking when they encountered each other in the Celestial Frost Sect’s ruins. If it had been a normal fight, Jiu Shen would have had no complaints, but at the time, he had been badly wounded after being affected by a Progenitor’s strength. Jiu Shen really wanted to get revenge when he saw the Second Nightking again.
As for the Second Nightking, he was unconcerned, as his strength was equal to Jiu Shen’s.
"Elder Jiu Shen, why is an elder from the Neoverse’s Cosmic Sect joining this Outerverse war?" Xu Qing asked as he warily looked at the elder. The arrival of such a powerful expert put an incredible amount of pressure on the astral beasts.
Elder Jiu Shen stared at Void Thunderbeast. "Who said that this is an Outerverse war? This is a war between our two Domains. Also, I just told you I was just merely pa.s.sing by."
Xu Qing became furious. "If Elder Jiu Shen insists on joining this battle, you must be prepared to die here!"
Elder Jiu Shen"s eyes flickered with killing intent.
Right at this moment, Lu Yin spoke up. "Senior, that guy just threatened you! Kill him!"
Elder Jiu Shen shot a vicious glare towards Lu Yin. "You need to stop spouting so much bulls.h.i.t! If you mess with me like that again, see if I don’t just kill you!"
Lu Yin quickly apologized, but he was inwardly cursing the old man for being too petty. Xia Ji had already targeted Lu Yin in order to get the pattern, so there was no longer any need to keep the pattern on the bottom of Lu Yin’s foot a secret.
Elder Jiu Shen looked back at Xu Qing. "If you’re bold enough to threaten me, then you must have something to rely on. Show yourself! Let me see which old friend is here."
Xu Qing"s expression grew dark.
Off in the distance, a pair of eyes opened. The next moment, everyone stared on in shock as s.p.a.ce was sliced open while a ma.s.sive, dark green long sword appeared. It was pointed straight at Elder Jiu Shen.
The elder’s expression changed slightly. "Is that- is that Sword King?"
Liu Huang had been keeping Xu Qing occupied, but this comment startled him. “Sword King? The Astral Beast Domain’s swordmaster?"
Lu Yin immediately grew curious. Were there swordmasters in the Astral Beast Domain?
Jiu Shen sneered when he saw the enormous sword approaching him like the sky itself was crashing down. “It’s been quite some time, old friend. I’m sorry I didn’t kill you on the battlefield back then."
As the elder spoke, the stars revolving around him converged to form a sword: Celestial Sword.
There was a bang that shook the entire battlefield.
Lu Yin was finally able to see the Sword King. He was a dark green, humanoid astral beast with an inverted triangular head and two horns. His two eyes took up nearly half of his head, making him quite disturbing to look at.
"Jiu Shen, today, I will defeat your Celestial Sword!" Sword King declared in a loud but deep voice that gave many people a headache.
Elder Jiu Shen laughed loudly. "Bold words! Don’t embarra.s.s yourself."
Liu Huang tightly clenched his sword hilt. Rather than the Celestial Sword Technique, the Sword Sect"s Thirteen Swords should be what all swordsmen strove to contend with. Liu Huang wanted to fight Sword King.
Elder Jiu Shen had appeared to reinforce the Great Eastern Alliance, but Sword King had similarly appeared to support the Astral Beast Domain. Also, he was not alone, as countless astral beasts rushed into the asteroid field from Ironblood Weave. The Celestial Beast Empire’s reinforcements had arrived.
Lu Yin frowned. The Great Eastern Alliance did not have many forces that could be sent to reinforce them. Fortunately, they did have quite a few Envoys. Rather than sheer numbers like the astral beasts, Lu Yin had instead focused on quality in his reinforcements.
The Sea King and Yuan Shi arrived, which added two more powerhouses to Lu Yin’s forces at once. Their arrival caused Xu Qing"s eye to twitch, and he ground his teeth. The Envoy-level reinforcements from the Celestial Beast Empire had also arrived, and they had actually received three more powerhouses.
A battle that shook the entire Fifth Mainland erupted.
There were already more than thirty Envoys fighting in this war, which was unprecedented. The Hall of Honor and the Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect were both intently focused on the eastern Outerverse.
This moment demonstrated the full extent of Lu Yin"s influence. He had actually managed to gather all these Envoys and have them fight with him in this war, and there were even four old monsters with power levels of more than a million. This level of warfare shocked countless people.
Lu Yin had never expected a terrible battle to break out so suddenly, and he immediately ordered the fleet to pull back. When Envoys fought, even the tiniest moment of carelessness could end up affecting the fleet, and Lu Yin did not want his forces to be reduced to nothing more than cannon fodder.
The same was true for the horde of astral beasts that Xu Qing commanded, and they also fell back as a fierce battle broke out between the Envoys.
Lu Yin"s opponent was a giant octopus-looking astral beast. It was not considered a powerful creature, but it did possess an amazing level of defense. Not only could it endure Lu Yin’s physical attacks, but the octopus also seemed to have robust defenses for both Lu Yin’s domain and spiritual force.
His Hollow Palm proved ineffective, and even though he had already finished forty nine cycles and was a peak Enlighter, he still could not harm the beast. The giant octopus had a power level of over 700,000, but Lu Yin felt that it might even be able to block Liu Qianjue"s sword.
The Astral Beast Domain was home to far too many different species of strange creatures. The moment that Lu Yin stepped onto the battlefield, the octopus had already focused on him. It seemed that it had been sent over specifically to deal with him.
Lu Yin"s greatest advantages were the power of his Hollow Palm and his G.o.d of Death Transformation. However, even though the octopus had no battle techniques, it was able to suppress all star energy in the area, freeze s.p.a.ce, and its defensive abilities were absolutely monstrous.
A long time pa.s.sed with Lu Yin unable to do anything to the octopus, though he had to remain very cautious to avoid the astral beast’s attacks.
As more and more fights broke out on the battlefield, Xu Qing grew increasingly apprehensive of Lu Yin. The giant octopus was able to lock down someone like Liu Qianjue, but a powerhouse at Ling Taizu"s level could still eliminate the octopus. Despite this, the octopus had been tasked with keeping Lu Yin tied down, which showed just how wary Xu Qing was of the youth.
One thing had not changed for Lu Yin, and that was the fact that the reserves of death energy in his chest were not enough for him to use that power multiple times.
Soon, Lu Yin received another report: Abel Phoenix had died to a sneak attack from the giant praying mantis.
The giant mantis was fighting against the Sea King, but the Sea King’s power level was weaker than the mantis, and he could not completely block the creature’s attacks. This had led to Abel Phoenix being attacked and summarily cut down. The Sea King was enraged, but he was unable to defeat his opponent.
Lu Yin glared at the enormous praying mantis with eyes that burned with murder, but the astral beast was too powerful for Lu Yin to do anything to it.
If Liu Ye and Fei Hua arrived, they would be able to deal with the mantis, but without them, who could deal with it?
Yuan Shi and the other top powerhouses all had their own opponents.
Suddenly, the giant praying mantis glanced at Lu Yin with its cold eyes. In a flash, the creature had disappeared. Xu Qing had given the mantis an order to kill Lu Yin.
A cold sweat covered Lu Yin"s back. He could not use the Ce Secret Art, so he tore into the true universe as fast as he could. The giant octopus’s tentacles reached into the true universe, only for them to be sliced off by the giant mantis’s blades. Blood spurted out.
The mantis swept its blades at Lu Yin, and at the same time, the Sea King thrust his trident forward, only to be pushed back by the praying mantis’s blades.
"Boy, RUN!" the Sea King yelled.
The mantis"s right blade slashed down, cutting through s.p.a.ce. As the attack pa.s.sed by, many astral beasts and s.p.a.cecraft were sliced through, and Lu Yin"s pupils shrank to pinp.r.i.c.ks. Given the terrifying power of this attack, his bodysuit armor would not be able to protect him.
In the distance, Elder Jiu Shen was about to use the Star Transference secret technique, but Sword King"s ma.s.sive sword fell in front of the elder right when he was about to leave.
If Elder Jiu Shen used Star Transference, Lu Yin would not end up facing the mantis’s blades, but rather Sword King’s sword. The two were not on the same level at all. Desperate, Jiu Shen’s revolving stars exploded in front of the giant mantis, shaking the beast. It was pushed back, and its blades cracked.
However, Elder Jiu Shen himself was not doing well, and he spat out blood after Sword King’s blade fell down.
The giant praying mantis did not fall back, but instead continued to attack Lu Yin. The Sea King arrived, and he employed a battle technique that caused what looked like ocean currents to surround the mantis as he stabbed his trident at the astral beast’s back.
The giant praying mantis was caught off guard and was finally pushed back. The ferocious light in its eyes instantly disappeared and was replaced with surprise and confusion.
The Sea King’s face twisted as he looked back. "Boy, RUN!"
Lu Yin saw the move that the Sea King had used against the mantis, and it seemed to be the Envoy’s innate gift. This was Lu Yin’s first time seeing the Sea King’s innate gift.
Lu Yin had a.s.sumed that the mantis would stay to fight the Sea King, but unexpectedly, the creature continued chasing after Lu Yin.
The astral beast appeared in front of Lu Yin. It moved so quickly that Lu Yin could not even see the blades move as they flashed. Lu Yin was cut deeply, and his blood sprayed into outer s.p.a.ce.
This strike did not kill Lu Yin, so the giant mantis rushed forward once again. Lu Yin gritted his teeth, but the giant octopus’s tentacles struck down towards his head. The star energy in the area was suppressed, and Lu Yin could not dodge.
At this critical moment, the tip of a trident shot past Lu Yin’s neck and stabbed at the giant praying mantis.
The creature used its right blade to block the Sea King’s trident while the mantis’s left blade continued to slice towards Lu Yin. It looked like Lu Yin was about to die.
Nothing that Lu Yin had could stop the mantis at this point in time. Not his secret techniques, battle techniques, sourcebox arrays, or even Truesight. Lu Yin was too weak compared to this beast. It was a powerful astral beast that had managed to fight against both Liu Ye and Fei Hua without losing. The mantis had a power level of 800,000 to 900,000, which meant that it was not an opponent that Lu Yin could handle.
On top of that, the mantis’s attacks surpa.s.sed the threshold of what Lu Yin’s bodysuit armor could block.
Elder Jiu Shen, Yuan Shi, the Second Nightking, Liu Huang, and the other powerhouses were all too busy to offer Lu Yin any a.s.sistance.
At this moment, Lu Yin was at death’s door. This was almost exactly like when w.a.n.g Si had chased after him. Lu Yin felt a terrifying power approach, so he pulled out the corpse that he had picked up in Burial Garden that he had not been able to damage no matter what he had tried.
There was a loud bang as the giant praying mantis’s blade struck the corpse’s neck. The attack shattered the void, and a shockwave swept across the battlefield, crushing numerous battleships and astral beasts.
The Second Nightking and the other experts all stared at Lu Yin. Some were worried while others were excited. Some were panicking while others were ready to celebrate.
The Sea King almost instantly appeared behind Lu Yin, only to stare blankly at Lu Yin, who was hiding behind a corpse. The corpse was completely unharmed. Although the mantis’s blade had landed on the corpse’s neck, the Sea King could clearly see that there was not even the smallest mark on the corpse’s neck. What the h.e.l.l?