After Sage Stone died, the Cyclic Universe had started searching for a qualified replacement, but the Great Sovereign had suddenly selected someone. Very few were aware of who the Great Sovereign had chosen, and not even Lord Xu was among them.
However, while nothing was publicly known about the new Sage Stone, the Voidlord had heard that the newest Sage was a violent madman.
Now that I see him, I see that it’s true.
Food Sage and Arrow Sage also turned to look at the distant location, and a flicker of fear flashed across their eyes. This person was not an easy opponent.
Lu Yin slowly turned around to look as well, and he met a familiar pair of eyes: Nutjob Lu.
Sure enough, the new Sage Stone was none other than Nutjob Lu.
Lu Yin was not surprised by the sight, as Nutjob Lu had fled to the Cyclic Universe, and it would be stranger if he did not return at some point in time. The only thing that had caught Lu Yin off guard was the sight of Nutjob Lu showing up at this particular moment.
Nutjob Lu’s violent aura left countless people unable to even breathe.
The man looked at Lu Yin, and an insane grin stretched across his face as he slowly and deliberately walked forward. "Get out of here! I’m going to pass through the Heavenly Gate."
Lu Yin's expression grew cold, as the man was purposely trying to back Lu Yin into a corner.
Since Lu Yin had failed to push Evergreen Sage aside, it was expected for him to step back. At worst, he would be unable to meet the Great Sovereign and would lose the opportunity to be acknowledged as the ruler of the Origin Universe. However, with Nutjob Lu’s appearance at the moment of Lu Yin’s failure, rumors would spread and change the reason why Lu Yin stepped away from the Heavenly Gate.
Stepping back and being forced away by Nutjob Lu were two completely different concepts.
"How cruel. There must be some sort of grudge between them." Food Sage was surprised to see Nutjob Lu slowly approach Lu Yin. If Lu Yin did not retreat, the madman would walk through him, but if Lu Yin stepped back, it would look like he was afraid of Nutjob Lu. The timing was perfect.
Unfortunately, Lu Yin was unable to push Evergreen Sage aside.
Arrow Sage frowned. "That's rather low."
Lord Xu stared at Nutjob Lu. While this man was one of the Nine Sages, Lord Xu actually felt a bit of fear when he looked at this new Sage Stone, which did not match the others of the Nine Sages. "Sovereign Lotus, do you know where this Sage Stone is from? Is he possibly from the Origin Universe?"
From the way that Nutjob Lu was trying to corner Lu Yin, as well as the hatred in his eyes when he looked at the youth, everything seemed to indicate that the man was from the Origin Universe.
Sovereign Lotus slowly answered, "His surname is Lu."
Everyone was shocked, and found this answer hard to believe. Another person from the Lu family?
Lord Xu suddenly thought of something. "I remember hearing that there was a traitor in the Lu family. Is that him?"
Sovereign Ninth Lotus said nothing, which was enough of an answer.
Everyone's expressions changed upon learning that this man was another member of the Lu family. No one from the Lu family was simple, and at this moment, the family’s heir was facing a traitor.
Nutjob Lu continued to walk towards Lu Yin. "Either go in or get out of the way. Don't block the path."
Lu Yin watched as Nutjob Lu drew closer. "It looks like you’ve done well for yourself here in the Cyclic Universe."
Nutjob Lu gave a fierce smile. "If you betray the Origin Universe, you can make out just as well as me."
Lu Yin's expression remained cold. "Was it the four ruling powers that approached you to betray the Lu family, or was it Sovereign Shao Yin?"
"What difference does it make? Couldn’t it have been Sage Yuan?"
"He isn’t qualified."
Inside the Heavenly Gate, Yuan Qiunan's expression grew ugly when he heard his master being openly insulted.
As for Nutjob Lu, he cackled. "He really isn’t, is he? After leaving the Lu family and being prompted by the Great Sovereign, I was able to take a step forward. Brat, do you want to work with your senior brother to attack me again? Try it, and this time, I’ll be able to kill you."
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. Had Nutjob Lu improved again? The madman was another person who had lived since the Heavens Sect era, and he was also a member of the Lu family. Logically speaking, he should at least be comparable to Old Mo, but Nutjob Lu had been incarcerated by the Lu family for many years, which had resulted in his strength stagnating. Had he really been able to take another step of progress after being promoted to a Sage by the Great Sovereign?
If that was true, then things had just become even more difficult.
Lu Yin understood just how incredibly powerful Old Mo was. If Nutjob Lu had also managed to touch upon the power of sequence particles, he could only be stronger than Old Mo. There was no way that the madman would be weaker.
Lu Yin could not even imagine how freakishly strong a Progenitor from the Lu family who had touched upon the laws of a universe would be.
However, it was incredibly difficult to master sequence particles. Leng Qing had also been one of the ancient Heavens Sect’s Twelve Heavenly Gatemasters, all of whom had been among the most powerful Semi-Progenitors. The man had broken through and become a Progenitor, but he was still nowhere close to comprehending sequence particles. As for Nutjob Lu, it was hard for Lu Yin to know if the man had done so or not, given how long he had lived for.
Nutjob Lu drew closer and closer. It was possible for him to cover the entire distance with only a single step, so why was he moving so slowly when approaching Lu Yin?
The only answer was that the man wanted to slowly torture Lu Yin. The madman was determined to force everyone from the Lu family to pay the debt that they owed him.
"The Sixverse Association exiled the Lu family so that they could atone for the Heavens Sect's arrogance. Do you agree with that?”
"Hmph! The Lu family should be destroyed! They got off cheap by being exiled."
Lu Yin stared at Nutjob Lu. "What is your status here?"
"Sage Stone," Nutjob Lu replied.
"And what’s your status within Aeternus?" Lu Yin challenged.
Nutjob Lu laughed. "Little brat, are you trying to create a rift between me and the Cyclic Universe? How childish."
Lu Yin looked away. Nutjob Lu was already only a few meters away, and he only needed to take a few steps more.
If the madman wanted to pass through the Heavenly Gate, Evergreen Sage would get out of his way, but Lu Yin also needed to get out of the man’s path. Nutjob Lu was moving straight at Lu Yin, and he had no intention of letting the brat off easy.
Lord Xu wanted to go to the Heavenly Gate to stop Nutjob Lu, but Sovereign Lotus said, "Lord Xu, allow our Cyclic Universe to deal with this ourselves."
The Voidlord frowned.
"Hey, what is Lu Yin doing?" Snack Sage shouted.
Everyone looked to see Lu Yin raise his hand up to Evergreen Sage’s shoulder once again.
Nutjob Lu looked up as well.