The cultivator whom Lu Yin had Possessed this time could be considered quite powerful, though he still was not Ling Que’s opponent.
However, the Sixth Mainland cultivators indeed held too great of an advantage against the Fifth Mainland cultivators. Without the innate suppression that the latter suffered from and the former’s imprints, the person whom Lu Yin had Possessed would not have been able to withstand even one blade from Ling Que.
But at this moment, these various advantages had piled up and caused Ling Que to be surrounded and forced to the border of life and death.
If Lu Yin had not Possessed this person’s body, then Ling Que would unquestionably die here; he was already an arrow at the end of its flight. But now, things were different.
Lu Yin approached Ling Que step by step.
Ling Que closed both of his eyes, opened them wide once again, and looked at the sky with a fond expression. “My cheerleaders are gone. It’s a pity that they can’t see me one last time.”
Lu Yin was left speechless; this person was still thinking of his cheerleaders even at the moment of his death. Speaking of those girls, that group had indeed left a deep impression on Lu Yin.
“Bring it on! Even if it’s death, I can force you to share my fate!” Ling Que barked as he stared at the cultivator whom Lu Yin had Possessed. The doomed man’s gaze was unyielding. “You Sixth Mainland trash will be overtaken by us sooner or later. It’s just like what that person said: you guys are nothing more than slaves to your cultivation system.”
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, as Ling Gong had said this exact phrase when she had fought against Blood Looney.
“I’ve been moved by you. Come on, kill me,” Lu Yin said as he looked at Ling Que with sincerity in his eyes.
Ling Que was dumbfounded. “What did you just say?”
Lu Yin righteously replied, “You said it right—we Sixth Mainland cultivators are all trash, and you are the powerful ones! Your words have moved me, so come. Kill me!”
Ling Que blinked. “What did I say?”
“KILL ME!” Lu Yin barked.
Ling Que’s face twisted. “You- are you crazy?”
“I’m letting you kill me, as I’ve been moved by your words,” Lu Yin loudly replied.
Ling Que swallowed his saliva, feeling a little more than dumbfounded. What exactly was it that he had said a moment ago?
Lu Yin could not wait any longer. The longer he dragged things out, the more his reserves of star essence would be depleted. And of course, he wanted to waste as little as possible; otherwise, he might not have enough to upgrade the poisons to a sufficient degree to influence the border’s defense.
Lu Yin suddenly attacked Ling Que by having his host pick up his blade and he sliced out with it.
Out of reflex, Ling Que dodged aside and counterattacked with his Que’s Mighty Slash that had merged into the void. Soon, the neck of the cultivator whom Lu Yin had Possessed was slashed open, and he died shortly thereafter.
Ling Que’s mouth fell wide open—his attack had not been that fast since he was exhausted. Logically, this person should have been able to easily evade the attack, and what had happened to the man’s imprint? Or his martial techniques? He had not used either, which was very strange. Could Ling Que’s words have truly moved the man’s emotions to such a degree?
Ling Que felt as though he had discovered a new path. From now on, he absolutely had to say something before his battles in the future, as he might move them emotionally as well. Right, just what was it that he had said?
In the Greatwood Lavazone, Lu Yin’s eyes suddenly opened, and he instinctively grabbed at his neck and touched it, only to find that it was still intact.
In that instant, he had experienced the sensation of having his throat sliced open. That feeling was not a good one, especially since his throat had been slit by Ling Que.
He had tasted death. Additionally, Lu Yin did not know if he had misperceived this sensation, but when he returned to his own body, he felt like it had been moved by something. However, no matter how much he checked himself, he could find no changes. He shook his head and thought no further of it, and instead hurriedly checked his cosmic ring. He heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately only around 20,000 star essence had been depleted.
This was actually quite reasonable, as he was not too far away from Chaos Flowzone; there was only the Astral River and the Starfall Sea separating them, making the distance as the crow flies between the two locations not much. Also, the time that Lu Yin had spent Possessing the Sixth Mainland man had been extremely short. All in all, it was expected that he had only depleted that small amount of star essence.
Also, if the strength of the person that Lu Yin Possessed was low, then Possession would cost less star essence.
Lu Yin calmly restored his die and tapped it again, but then, suddenly, within the range of his domain, he sensed Qiong Xi’er, Wei Rong, and Zhu San approaching him. He inwardly grew a bit anxious; why did they have to choose this time to approach him? It would be a complete waste if he rolled three pips: Enhance.
Fortunately, when the die stopped, what appeared was five pips.
Five pips: Gift Copy was a seemingly useful, but actually useless roll. It allowed Lu Yin to borrow other people’s innate gifts, but it came with the condition that he had to touch the person whose innate gift he wanted to borrow within ten seconds of getting the roll. He had previously used this number to borrow the lightning from the rabbit that had stomped the Nine-Headed Ape unconscious, later using that lightning to kill a powerhouse who had ambushed him. He had also borrowed the Ghost Monkey’s innate gift of shadows. This time, he could not waste this roll.
Ten seconds was enough, and as soon as he thought about it, Lu Yin’s figure vanished.
Moving across the dark lava, Qiong Xi’er’s trio was heading towards Lu Yin.
“Are you certain that he’s really here?” Zhu San complained.
Wei Rong glanced around, as he had come looking for Lu Yin to discuss if there was any way to counterattack against the invaders. In Wei Rong’s strategy book, there was no such thing as an eternal defense; they would certainly eventually be breached if they continued doing nothing but defending.
In the past, Armament Weave had faced an invasion from the Great Eastern Alliance, and the Outerverse’s situation this time was similarly desperate. Wei Rong had found the means to stall for time back then, and in the end, he had managed to preserve the Wei family. Against the Sixth Mainland, no matter how great the difference in strength between the two mainlands may be, there would always be an opportunity for them to strike back as well.
And this was something that Wei Rong could only discuss with Lu Yin and Qiong Xi’er at this time.
Qiong Xi’er was flying along when Lu Yin suddenly appeared beside them and pressed a hand on Qiong Xi’er’s shoulder. “Looking for me?”
Lu Yin’s sudden appearance nearly scared Qiong Xi’er out of her mind, and Wei Rong was also frightened. He was very jumpy at this time; he considered himself an intellectual and believed that it would be too tragic if he died on the battlefield.
Qiong Xi’er stared at Lu Yin, dumbfounded. Then, her gaze shifted to Lu Yin’s hand that was on her shoulder, and a strange expression appeared on her face.
Lu Yin pursed his lips and retracted his hand. “Sorry, I got a little happy at seeing an old friend.”
Behind the two people, Zhu San grew furious, and he lashed out at Lu Yin, aiming a kick at Lu his butt, but Lu Yin easily dodged it.
“You, the one surnamed Lu! Don’t take advantage of a friend’s wife! You scoundrel, you promised me before!” Zhu San shouted.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. “Relax, I’m not interested in her.”
Qiong Xi’er arched a brow. “What does that mean? Speak clearly.”
“Right, what do you mean? Isn’t our Xi’er fascinating?” Zhu San glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was left speechless by Zhu San’s sudden change. “Sure, she’s fascinating.”
Zhu San’s eyes immediately turned bloodshot. “I knew that you were trying to snatch Xi’er from me! You bastard!”
“Alright, stop bickering you two. Brother Lu, we have some matters that we wish to discuss with you,” Wei Rong told Lu Yin.
Lu Yin nodded. “Go on.”
Wei Rong looked around and then landed on the ground.