Green leaves drifted through the void and enveloped the Champions' Stage, suddenly restraining it. E Chi released a fierce attack and slammed his serrated saber against the Champions' Stage, forcing it back.
"Nutjob Lu, do you really think that you can kill me?" Lu Yin shouted.
Nutjob Lu licked his lips. "Kid, you might be much better than that idiot Lu Qi, but it’s still only so much."
He threw out a palm strike, releasing a dense burst of ominion energy. The attack resembled a malevolent spirit, and it went right through E Chi, rumbling towards Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression changed drastically. Nutjob Lu’s ominion energy was brutal and possessed an irresistible nature comparable to Divine Martial Armor. If the two were on the same level, then it would be possible for Lu Yin to use the power within his chest to counter ominion energy. However, Nutjob Lu’s ominion energy had been cultivated to the tenth stage, which was equivalent to the Progenitor level. This made it far beyond Lu Yin’s ability to resist.
With no other choice, he utilized the runes of his borrowed Champions' Stage and did his best to weaken the approaching ominion energy.
Ominion energy slammed into the glowing sphere of runes that Lu Yin had manifested. By the time the palm strike forced its way through the sphere, it had already been greatly weakened.
Nutjob Lu sneered. "Not bad, but let’s see just how long you can endure for."
Another palm strike was thrown out.
At this moment, Progenitor Smoke appeared right outside of the Celestial Treasury.
When Nutjob Lu had first attacked Lu Yin, Progenitor-level shockwaves had rippled out, and that had instantly drawn her attention. She was not alone, as Nong Yi, Specter Progenitor, and the others had similarly noticed the fight.
"Bai Wangyuan, what are you doing?" As soon as Progenitor Smoke appeared, she stared at the entrance to the Celestial Treasury. She could sense the domineering ominion energy within it.
Bai Wangyuan replied, "This has nothing to do with you, Xi Wei. This is an internal feud of the Lu family. This is something that they need to resolve by themselves."
Progenitor Smoke's expression instantly and drastically changed. "Is Lu Xiaoxuan inside? Did you send Nutjob Lu in to kill him?"
Wang Fan said, "Xi Wei, this is none of your concern."
Progenitor Smoke became furious, and she shouted, "Are you trying to start a major war? If anything happens to Lu Xiaoxuan, Mu Xie won't hold back."
"So what?" Bai Wangyuan shouted right back.
Progenitor Smoke recoiled. She was instantly reminded of Liu Yue's death three years ago, as well as the confrontation that had taken place more recently. The enmity between the four ruling powers and the Lu family had never disappeared, but merely somewhat suppressed. At this moment, Nutjob Lu was the one attacking Lu Yin, not the four ruling powers. They were still being careful to not violate the truce.
Bai Wangyuan and two other Progenitors were standing guard at the entrance to the treasury. Even if Mu Xie appeared, he would not be able to charge in.
Lu Xiaoxuan had fallen into their trap.
Nong Yi had never expected such a situation to occur, but at this moment, there was nothing that they could do. Even if an all-out war erupted, they would not be able to contend with the deep foundations of the four ruling powers. Aside from the three Progenitors standing guard outside the entrance to the treasury, the four ruling powers were also protecting four of the seven planets in the Outer Realm.
Specter Progenitor's eyes flickered. Lu Xiaoxuan was currently in grave danger. If he died, what would happen to the God of Death's inheritance? Who knew how the youth had obtained the God of Death inheritance? That inheritance had to go to him, Specter Progenitor!
Bai Wangyuan turned to look into the Celestial Treasury. Everything should be just about finished.
Inside the treasury, Lu Yin hid behind the jiao, doing his best to evade Nutjob Lu's various attacks. The jiao tried to break free, but Nutjob Lu blocked the entrance.
The summoned Nong Yi and E Chi, even after being supported by Lu Yin’s Progenitor-level runes, were still unable to measure up to Nutjob Lu's ominion energy. Nutjob Lu's strength had exceeded Lu Yin’s expectations.
This man was absolutely no weaker than Xia Shenji.
"Kid, how long do you think you can last for?" Nutjob Lu glanced at the jiao. With a wave of his hand, his Champions' Stage was sent flying toward the beast.
The jiao howled as it tried to evade, but the Champions' Stage chased after the beast.
Lu Yin cursed the jiao for being so useless, and he glanced towards the entrance. Progenitor Smoke and the others should have already arrived. In that case… He took out Zenith Mountain. "Senior, it's up to you now."
Mu Xie stepped out from Zenith Mountain. He looked over at Nutjob Lu and then simply vanished. Countless afterimages could be seen in the sky as Mu Xie instantly appeared right next to Nutjob Lu, at which point the man struck out with a palm of his own. Nutjob Lu quickly raised a hand that was entwined with ominion energy.
Boom!
A deafening bang shattered the void within the Celestial Treasury, and countless spatial cracks spread out in every direction, exposing a darkness so deep that it seemed to devour all light.
Bai Wangyuan and the others looked into the Celestial Treasury in shock. "Mu Xie? How is this possible?"
Lu Yin roared with laughter. "Did you really think that I would fall for such a trick? Since you wanted to create an opportunity for Nutjob Lu to kill me, then why wouldn't I create an opportunity for Senior Mu Xie to help me put down Nutjob Lu? Nutjob Lu will die today!"
Lu Yin pulled out the slipper and delivered it to Senior Mu Xie with the Yu Secret Art.
Beneath the scroll of Investiture of the Gods, Nong Yi raised a wooden staff and pointed it at Nutjob Lu.
E Chi raised his serrated saber and slashed down.
Lu Yin's pupils transformed into runes, and he focused all his attention on weakening Nutjob Lu.
The ominion energy covering Nutjob Lu's body grew faint, weakened by Lu Yin’s runes.
Again, Mu Xie’s palm struck Nutjob Lu’s. The madman wielded a terrifying level of ominion energy, and he also possessed the inherent physical strength of the Lu family, which meant that he was able to suppress a Progenitor with nothing more than his physical prowess. Surprisingly, Mu Xie was on equal footing with the madman.
No one had anticipated that Mu Xie, who did not appear particularly robust, would actually be comparable to Nutjob Lu in terms of physical strength.
Lu Yin had never been worried about Mu Xie. Mister Mu's standards for accepting disciples were beyond extraordinary. The more that Lu Yin understood his master’s standards, the more confident he became in his senior brother, Mu Xie. As one of Mister Mu’s disciples, Mu Xie’s true strength would absolutely astonish Bai Wangyuan and the others. This was the source of Lu Yin’s confidence about killing Nutjob Lu after joining forces.
If Mu Xie were replaced by the Progenitor of Bloodlines, then even three Progenitors would not give Lu Yin as much confidence as Mu Xie did on his own.
Mu Xie gripped the slipper and fiercely slammed it down.
The Champions' Stage appeared in front of Nutjob Lu as the slipper struck, shattering the stage.
Nutjob Lu spewed out a mouthful of blood. He tilted his head back and let out a roar. Ominion energy spread in an endless surge as it formed a Progenitor's world.
A śarīra appeared beneath Mu Xie's feet, and the glowing energy formed characters in the air that clashed with Nutjob Lu. At the same time, the hand holding the slipper slapped down again. There was no hesitation.
The slipper was truly an extraordinary weapon. Even Undying God’s body had nearly been shattered by it, let alone Nutjob Lu’s.
In his current state, Nutjob Lu was completely unable to block the entrance to the Celestial Treasury, and the jiao was constantly looking for an opportunity to escape.
However, Bai Wangyuan and the others were also blocking the entrance from the outside.