The chatting voices grew louder, until someone had an idea. “Hey, why don’t we make a bet. We can wager on how long that newcomer will hold out for and on whether he’ll eventually escape, or if he’ll die or surrender to those conscients.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Even the High Seraph, who’s a Lesser Sancte, was driven away. How could this man possibly hold out? We might as well bet on whether he’s allied with those conscients already. He might even be one of them.”
“Sure, let’s bet on that.”
“I bet that he only lasts one move before being killed.”
“I bet two moves. Did you already forget how brutally he crushed that Luminary with the blade before?”
“True, that was him... I bet he lasts five moves.”
“I bet...”
“Regardless, he won’t be able to escape.”
Almost all the people in the group looked down as their eyes lit up. Finally, there was a bit of entertainment.
However, the man and woman leading the two groups maintained indifferent expressions. Aside from the High Seraph alone, there was no human in either megaverse who could survive against so many of the Thirteen Luminaries. Even if this newcomer was powerful enough to defeat some of the weaker Luminaries on his own, he was still doomed.
At the bottom of the cliff, Lu Yin sighed. He had seen so many memories that he had been unable to distinguish the memories from reality. Things had reached the point where his mind had slipped, and he had forgotten that his own Nine Heavens Transformation was founded upon his own consciousness.
Vast amounts of consciousness fell towards him from every direction as Old Chief and the others attacked as one.
“That’s him!” Shuangdao called out.
Lu Yin stood unmoved as the torrent of consciousness crashed against him. Ahead, a silhouette of drifting petals appeared. This was Hua Manyi’s signature use of consciousness.
Lu Yin watched as a woman stepped forward, the flower petals allowing her to shift through space as she used her consciousness to attack with a palm strike.
Behind her, Shuangdao followed up with his Frozen Skyblade.
From the side, Gui Shaoqing released a wave of consciousness. All the while, streams of consciousness incessantly attempted to invade Lu Yin’s body and suppress his own consciousness.
The earlier battle with the High Seraph had helped the gathered Luminaries grow more familiar with each other’s fighting style. Because of that, their coordination was far more impressive as they attacked Lu Yin.
Old Chief maintained the rear position. From his fingers appeared a sharp sword attack that Lu Yin found extremely familiar. Is that... Heaven’s Blade? So, Wu Wei isn’t the only one who can use it.
When the High Seraph had been surrounded by the six Luminaries, he had released Everstone to counter their consciousness. Lu Yin felt that it was unrealistic for him to defeat the six Luminaries head on. However, he did have one tremendous advantage over the High Seraph when facing conscients: his own consciousness.
Lu Yin’s consciousness was as powerful as three Universe-realm conscients combined. Even if he did not have the support of a sequence base like Everstone, his own consciousness would not be easily shaken.
Behind him, his consciousness was released, revealing the Nine Heavens, and he underwent the Nine Heavens Transformation.
He pressed a hand down, striking the void and sending shockwaves rippling through the surroundings as his terrifying power instantly shattered the void. This blocked all of the attacks aimed at Lu Yin, creating an absolute and invisible barrier.
Xi Wen’s flower petals, Gui Shaoqing’s wave of consciousness, Lan Huifeng’s control of space, and Shuangdao’s Frozen Skyblade were all forced back. Lu Yin’s solitary move was an attack of absolute strength. He dealt with the surrounding conscients with an entirely different manner than the High Seraph. While the High Seraph also possessed incredible physical strength, it was not something that he relied on. On the other hand, Lu Yin frequently fought while relying on raw physical power.
Brute strength shattered the void, creating an opening in the siege aimed at Lu Yin. Even from the top of the cliff, it was possible to see waves of energy surging around Lu Yin. He had thwarted attacks from six of the Thirteen Luminaries, and he had done so by directly countering their assault.
The man and woman leading the groups were visibly shocked. How is this possible? Is his consciousness really that powerful? And what is with his physical strength?
A sword slash appeared in front of Lu Yin. The attack sliced at him from the left, as Old Chief had attacked with the Lower Heaven’s Blade.
Lu Yin sensed that this slash targeted the outcome while ignoring the process.
Since that was the case, he would allow the outcome to be realized.
Suddenly, a chill struck Lu Yin's heart. Something was very wrong. He focused on the approaching attack and realized that this was not Wu Wei’s Heaven’s Blade. As the slash approached him, Lu Yin became increasingly aware that the slash was not cutting down an outcome, but instead severing the process. This was the complete opposite of Heaven's Blade.
At this moment, Xi Wen also attacked with a sword slash, and it felt familiar. She was attacking with the Middle Heaven’s Blade.
Lu Yin fell back again and again as his focus shifted to Xi Wen’s attack. Again, something felt wrong. This slash did not cut at the outcome or the process. What was it?
It was clear that both attacks were the same, and yet their target was entirely different.
It was clear that neither attack was Heaven's Blade, though it was just as obvious that all three attacks originated from the same source.
Suddenly, Lu Yin’s mind went blank, and his pupils dilated for a moment. He had been affected by Lan Huifeng. Earlier, when the Luminaries had fought against the High Seraph, Lan Huifeng had also been able to affect the High Seraph, causing his mind to falter for a moment. Lu Yin had failed to avoid that outcome as well.
At that exact moment, two sword slashes fell.
Everyone was watching, including the youths atop the cliff who were unable to understand the battle unfolding down below. Even so, they felt an inexplicable tension. They were not worried about Lu Yin. Instead, they wanted to see the fight continue so they could be entertained for longer. They were also driven by the insatiable greed of cultivators and longed to see ever more impressive battles, in hopes of gleaning something from the efforts of others. This much was true even of the man and woman leading the two groups.
They were the only ones atop the cliff who were able to perceive just how terrifying the battle taking place down below was. They both knew that they would have died long ago in Lu Yin’s place.
Who is he?
From behind Lu Yin, a sword emerged from the uppermost layer of the Nine Heavens. It was Heaven’s Blade.
The Lower Heaven’s Blade severed the process, ignoring the outcome.
Heaven's Blade cut at the outcome, ignoring the process.
As the two attacks collided, the Middle Heaven’s Blade that Xi Wen had unleashed appeared to be magnetically drawn towards the other two attacks.
The moment that all three slashes made contact with each other, an indescribable sensation formed rippling waves that spread outward with enough force to cause Old Chief, the other Luminaries, and even Lu Yin to step back.
Lu Yin stared at the place where the three sword slashes had met, his eyes brighter than ever. He then looked over at both Old Chief and Xi Wen, whose eyes were also ablaze. They all understood that the true technique had just been revealed by the convergence of the three slashes, and Lu Yin became determined.
At that moment, the Frozen Skyblade fell, freezing everything in its path as Gui Shaoqing’s consciousness surged.
Yu Ye watched carefully, ready to strike at any moment. Even the High Seraph was injured by us, let alone you.
Old Chief stared at Lu Yin. The old conscient’s eyes were also burning fiercely. Old Chief also needed the other two techniques, but how had this man acquired one? Right, didn’t he enter this place before and defeat Shuangdao? Could he have received Heaven’s Blade at that time?
Old Chief had thought that Wu Wei’s surrender meant that it was impossible for him to ever have an opportunity to obtain the true Heaven’s Blade, which was why the ancient conscient had allowed Xi Wen to keep her Middle Heaven’s Blade hidden.
At this moment, Old Chief was determined to claim all three.