The woman just looked puzzled.
Lu Yin continued somberly, "Give me a bit of time, and I will be able to achieve a level of strength where I will be able to kill Feng Bo."
Hongyan Mavis was taken aback. "You plan to break through and become a Progenitor?"
Lu Yin shook his head. "A Progenitor’s breakthrough is never easy, and I’m not even close to the opportunity to try that. Still, my current strength can undergo a transformation."
Hongyan Mavis did not press any further. "Then go ahead and train. No matter how long you need, I'll stand guard for you."
Lu Yin nodded and walked toward the River of Time. He looked at the seemingly endless river flow by. He knew that there was neither a known beginning nor end to this river, but he hoped to one day travel against the flow and visit the ancient past.
To accomplish that, he needed to transform Lightstream.
Lu Yin had already decided to transform Lightstream into a ship.
Lightflow used the power of space to chase time, and Lu Yin intended to create a ship from his inner world that could sail on the River of Time. This was the direction that he had envisioned for his inner world after a long time of contemplation.
Seeing the River of Time flow through the Mirari realm had only firmed his determination.
The River of Time was a river, and therefore, it had banks and could have bridges. And theoretically, boats should be able to traverse it.
Despite spending years on the riverbank, Lu Yin had never once seen a ship drift along the River of Time. He wanted to be the first to navigate it.
This was the direction that Lightstream would move towards, but even if Lu Yin succeeded in this endeavor, there was no way to know whether a transformed Lightstream would be enough to deal with Feng Bo.
Lu Yin needed to cultivate another technique, and he intended to master True God’s Natural Art.
Lu Yin had acquired the Natural Art by Possessing Xu Jin and reading his memories. Lu Yin had also witnessed the power of the technique firsthand in the Second Scourge. At that time, both Lord Xu and Mu Shen had been severely injured and barely been able to do anything to defend themselves. The Natural Art was one of True God's three ultimate techniques.
Since Lu Yin had acquired it, it was only natural that he wanted to cultivate it.
Lu Yin’s current goal was to use True God's Natural Art to kill Feng Bo.
The only thing was that, Lu Yin did not know how difficult it would be to cultivate the Natural Art. He had not been able to absorb many of Xu Jin's memories, and seeing the technique had been quite a lucky opportunity.
True God's Natural Art was a technique that transformed thoughts into lanterns. When the lanterns were destroyed, the associated thoughts would be destroyed as well. That would leave a person in a state of having no sense of self or others. They would abandon all goals and try to attain an eternal unity with the universe...
Lanterns appeared in Lu Yin’s inner universe. One by one they floated into outer space.
Lu Yin focused on a single lantern and cut it.
Poof!
A spurt of blood erupted from his mouth as his eyes snapped open. He had made a mistake. That was not the correct way to cut a lantern.
"Little Seven!" Hongyan Mavis grew alarmed and rushed over to check on him.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "I'm fine."
He hesitated, and then, with a glint in his eyes, said, "Feng Bo's candle damaged me a bit, but luckily, it’s nothing too serious."
Hongyan Mavis felt confused, but while she wanted to say something, she had noticed that Lu Yin was trying to signal her with his eyes.
She frowned. "Feng Bo's Wind and Candle uses the power of time. He developed the ability from his innate gift. The phrase 'as the wind blows, the candle burns to its end' once brought disaster to the Second Mainland. His candles are not easy to get rid of. Are you sure that you’re fine?"
Lu Yin's face grew pale. "I'm fine."
Suddenly, burning candles appeared on each of his shoulders.
Lu Yin's expression changed drastically. "Old man, how dare you attack me?"
Feng Bo's voice echoed from the distance, "Kid, I told you that it isn’t easy to ignore my battle techniques! Not even sequence powerhouses can escape from me! Since one of my candles wasn’t enough to harm you, let's see how well you can handle two! I'll keep adding more and more, so let's see how long you can last."
Lu Yin glared at Hongyan Mavis. "Senior, didn't you say that the old man couldn't hear us from where he is?"
Hongyan Mavis answered in a bitter tone, "You were just injured, and I let my guard slip for a moment..."