Luo Shan’s eyes flashed. Lu Yin. He had to be the one behind this plot as well.
In the Transcendent Universe, Lu Yin had used Monarch Mu to force Luo Shan into a fight against Lord Wei while Lu Yin himself went to capture Zi Jing. This time, Lu Yin was using Chen Le to force Daheng to fight against Luo Shan. That man was so vicious.
Luo Shan felt a chill touch his heart. With Lu Yin targeting the Monarch, Luo Shan knew that he would never find peace unless he betrayed humanity.
However, he was a human being, and he could not even imagine what it would be like to join Aeternus.
There was a very narrow path left open for him.
Luo Shan looked back at Mr. Daheng again. There was no way to clearly explain the situation, and if Daheng did not believe what Luo Shan said, the fight would continue. Even if Daheng did believe Luo Shan, would Lu Yin let them go?
Since Daheng had arrived in the Three Monarchs Universe to fight against Luo Shan, Lu Yin had to be observing their battle. Lu Yin would never let anything happen without having absolute control of the situation.
There were times when the truth was not particularly important; instead, one’s choice was what mattered.
Luo Shan decided not to explain things to Daheng, which left an exit for the Monarch.
Mr. Daheng gasped for breath. Why had no one from the Heavens Sect appeared yet? He was no match for Luo Shan. Daheng had never defeated Luo Shan ever since their childhood. If things continued this way, Luo Shan might very well kill Daheng.
"Luo Shan, give me the stone!"
Luo Shan sneered. You idiot! You still can’t see what’s happening?
How could Mr. Daheng be blamed? How could he ever imagine that Wu Heng had betrayed him and that Lu Yin was scheming against him? Unless something unexpected happened, Mr. Daheng would forever remain ignorant of these facts.
It was much like when Luo Shan had wanted to go after Lu Yin. It should have been nearly impossible for Lu Yin to sense anything in advance.
When scheming occurred without any hint of malicious intent, it was easy for deception to take place.
Luo Shan was the one who was being wrongly accused, which was why he was able to see the truth, but so what? While he could share the truth with Mr. Daheng, Luo Shan remained silent for his own sake.
Those who failed to see the truth would be plotted against, while people who could see the truth would try to protect themselves. This was human nature.
The one detail that Luo Shan could not understand was that Daheng was clearly no match for the Monarch. Where was the Arborean’s confidence to demand the stone from Luo Shan coming from?
Luo Shan did not believe that the Heavens Sect would openly attack him. Daheng might believe that, but Luo Shan knew that, even if Lu Yin did use the strength of the Heavens Sect to attack, the Dao Monarch would not be dumb enough to leave behind evidence that would cost him the trust of the Sixverse Association.
The Heavens Sect had just completed a nearly perfect crusade to conquer the Endless Frontier, and this accomplishment had brought Yin's reputation within the Sixverse Association to the peak. At such a time, it was impossible for the man to destroy his own reputation.
In the Transcendent Universe, Lu Yin had shown that he was aware that there were situations he could not survive without the protection of a sequence powerhouse.
"Daheng, where is your confidence of forcing me to capitulate coming from?" Luo Shan sneered.
Mr. Daheng wiped some blood from the corner of his mouth. Still, no one from the Heavens Sect was joining the battle. The pressure from the tri-colored monarch essence was increasing, and Mr. Daheng looked miserable. "When did you learn the second move?"
Luo Shan and Mr. Daheng stared at each other. "Really, you are just too stupid. You can't even learn the first move, while I have already learned the second. In that case, let me use the second move to send you to the afterlife."
As Luo Shan spoke, the Hollow appeared in front of him again.
A single step would cause Luo Shan to enter the Hollow once again.
However, he suddenly stared intently at Mr. Daheng. Had the man just pulled out a copper coin?
It was indeed a copper coin, and it was about the size of a human head. It looked rather ordinary, and yet it caused Luo Shan's expression to change drastically.
He stared at Mr. Daheng. "Really? Did you?"
Mr. Daheng threw the copper coin. "Drop dead, Luo Shan!"
Luo Shan's expression turned ugly, and he immediately entered the Hollow, vanishing.
The copper coin drifted about in the void before returning to Mr. Daheng's hand.
The Arborean stared at the copper coin. Did Luo Shan really just run away? Damn it! What in the world is Lu Yin doing? If someone from the Heavens Sect had helped, Luo Shan would never have been able to run away! Now that he’s escaped, it will be difficult to find him.
Mr. Daheng felt humiliated that he had been forced to reveal his trump card.
OMA's Thoughts
Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC'ed By: OMA