The rapidly devolving situation forced Xia Shenji to leave the entrance to the passage and go face off against the Progenitor-level corpse king.
However, due to Arch-Elder Zen’s sudden absence, Aeternus intensified the assault on the Three Monarchs Universe, and they even sent a Progenitor.
It was Yi Ren.
Chen Le was forced to step onto the front lines.
In a rare display of strength, Forgotten Ruins God exerted her full strength, which Monarch Luo and Monarch Xing struggled together to hold back. Xia Shenji assisted the two Monarchs, and the three powerhouses were only barely able to hold the Skygod back. However, Chen Le was able to deal with both Yi Ren and the Progenitor-level corpse king on his own.
At the critical moment, Sage Yuan revealed himself from behind the rainbow wall, and he stopped the attacks from striking the universe’s first line of defense.
Chen Le had not expected Sage Yuan to appear. He had not even known that Sage Yuan was in the Three Monarchs Universe.
The new Monarch was not alone, as Forgotten Ruins God and Yi Ren also had not expected to see Sage Yuan, who was one of the Cyclic Universe’s Nine Sages, appear. Why was he in the Three Monarchs Universe?
Monarch Luo, Monarch Xing, and Xia Shenji showed no hint of surprise by the Sage’s arrival, though they were completely caught off guard by Arch-Elder Zen's sudden departure.
Lu Yin seized the opportunity and arrived next the entrance to the passage to Shenwu Continent. A short distance away, he caught sight of a familiar figure: Mu Shang.
This was the time for Lu Yin to put his divine energy to the test. He changed his appearance and then mentally pictured the scene of the Three Monarchs Universe invading and subjugating the Fifth Mainland. In this bleak vision, Lu Yin saw his loved ones, friends, and the rest of the inhabitants of the Fifth Mainland become subhumans. They were killed and tortured, rendered completely hopeless.
Lu Yin could not allow this to actually happen.
Slowly, a scarlet light blossomed in Lu Yin's eyes. The glow came from the red dot at the center of the power system in his chest. The red glow spread, and Lu Yin started to radiate an aura of cruelty, ruthlessness, and brutality. He felt an inexplicable desire for endless violence that only welled up and continued to grow stronger. Within moments, the formidable crimson energy erupted, engulfing everything it encountered.
Lu Yin’s awareness grew hazy, and he lost track of his thoughts. All that consumed him was an overwhelming urge to eliminate a very specific face. He was overcome by an uncontrollable compulsion to take that life
Some distance away from Lu Yin, Mu Shang was staring at the entrance to the passage. The Sealing Path was a sourcebox array that had been designed by Grandmaster Gu Yan. While Mu Shang understood the principles behind it, that was not enough for him to be confident in undoing the sourcebox array. As long as he worked on his own, there was a very good chance that Mu Shang would fail. To undo the Sealing Path from the Three Monarchs Universe, someone at least as capable as Grandmaster Gu Yan would need to make the attempt, and they would also need to be supported by more than one Progenitor-level expert.
This passage must open! The Fifth Mainland has to be connected to the Three Monarchs Universe. Lu Yin, this is what you deserve! Your Lu family should have disappeared long ago!
Mu Shang's eyes blazed with excitement. He was determined to remove the Sealing Path by any means necessary.
Suddenly, a dark red light shot past the man, and his scalp went numb. He whirled around and saw a red dot off in the distance, though it was quickly getting closer. What is that?
There was a deafening explosion that shattered space. Lu Yin, enveloped by a scarlet aura, was completely unscathed, despite the oppressive monarch essence that surrounded him. With a single sweeping motion, he eliminated everyone in his path.
He moved forward, his eyes locked onto Mu Shang as he launched another attack.
Mu Shang was badly startled. "A corpse king?"
He immediately set up a sourcebox array and brought out a power vessel, but both defenses were effortlessly torn apart by Lu Yin.
When Lu Yin had fought against Nutjob Lu in the Lu Sanctum’s treasury, he had pulled out the death energy in the Specter Abyss so that he could use the God of Death's attack to defeat Nutjob Lu. However, Nutjob Lu had revealed the ability to use the pupilless eyes stage of the Corpse King Transformation. At that point in time, Nutjob Lu’s physical strength had far exceeded Xia Shenji's, and it had caught Lu Yin off guard. However, despite such incredible power, Nutjob Lu had still been badly wounded when Lu Yin had augmented his attack with divine energy.
Such a thing would not have been possible even with the combination of the God of Death's scythe and left arm. Only divine energy could unleash such power.
With the boost in strength that Lu Yin received from the divine energy, everything that Mu Shang threw out to defend himself might as well have been paper, as Lu Yin effortlessly ripped everything apart.
Mu Shang was grabbed by his head, and the next instance, both figures vanished.
With neither Xia Shenji nor Sage Yuan nearby, there was no one who could stop Lu Yin.
Lu Yin appeared in a remote region of the Three Monarchs Universe, still holding onto Mu Shang.
The Array Grandmaster crashed into the ground with enough force that every bone in his body was shattered. Blood spewed from his lips as he stared up at the imposing figure who had captured him.
It was a monumental struggle for Lu Yin to retain his sanity. He stared down at Mu Shang's face while attempting to rein in the rampaging divine energy. However, an insatiable bloodlust coursed through his veins with enough intensity that it shook Lu Yin to his core. All that he could think of was to kill, kill, kill…
Mu Shang coughed up more blood as he tried to escape, but Lu Yin instantly blocked his path. While staring into Mu Shang's eyes, Lu Yin muttered, "It’s time to end this."
The Array Grandmaster’s pupils instantly shrank, as he recognized that voice. "Lu Yin? You are Lu Yin!"
There was a thunderous crash as Mu Shang's body was smashed to the ground once again. He was mercilessly pummeled by Lu Yin’s fist.
The same moment that Mu Shang breathed his last, the uncontrollable bloodlust that had overwhelmed Lu Yin's mind miraculously disappeared, which allowed him to return to his normal state of mind.
He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. That had been too dangerous. He had simply wanted to test out the divine energy inside him while also leaving evidence of Aeternus at the scene. He had not expected things to become so dangerous. If he had been the slightest bit careless for even a moment, his mind might have been devoured by the bloodlust.
This was the power of True God Wei Yi.
It was no wonder that Aeternus was mankind's greatest enemy. It was possible that the minds of every Aeternal was filled with aggression and the desire to enslave others. However, the moment Mu Shang died, all thoughts of violence had disappeared from Lu Yin’s mind.
He stared at the ground. Had Mu Shang been the source of that obsession with killing? Had Mu Shang been the key to the raging bloodlust?
Lu Yin looked into his chest. The red dot was still there, hanging like an eternal red star that shone down on the rest of the power system in his chest. The red dot illuminated the continent of fatesand.
The mixed energies within Lu Yin’s chest were too bizarre. He could not make sense of what was there, and even Mister Mu found it mysterious.
Despite using the divine energy, the red dot did not seem depleted at all, and it instead seemed more like a seed that had been planted in his body.
Lu Yin feared that the divine energy would one day take control of him. That would be a terrible disaster.
He could still vividly remember the vision of the future that had appeared when the Books of Destiny had merged. Would he really one day slaughter his loved ones and friends? Every time the thought returned, it left him nervous.
Xuan Jiu had been absolutely right; Lu Yin was an ominous person. He wanted to change the future before. But now, he had to change it.
…
While Lu Yin was eliminating Mu Shang, elsewhere, Monarch Luo and the rest of the Three Monarchs Universe’s forces held steady at the rainbow wall.
With the support of Sage Yuan and Chen Le, the rainbow wall held strong. It would not fall even if another Progenitor-level Aeternal arrived.
As the fighting on the front lines started to ease, what had happened at the entrance to the passage reached Monarch Luo’s ears.
Enraged, Monarch Luo charged over to the passage, with Xia Shenji and Sage Yuan right behind him.
An area of outer space that had been tainted with remnants of divine energy were what met them.