Lu Yin watched everything that happened. While he was also unable to see Sovereign Shao Yin himself, it was impossible for Lord Wei to make something up at such a time. Clearly, the power that had wrapped around the man’s body had to belong to Sovereign Shao Yin.
No matter how powerful Lord Wei might be, even if he was equal to the masters of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, it would be difficult for him to be stronger than Sovereign Shao Yin. The Transcendent Universe focused on cultivation technologies, and it was in the process of studying sequence particles. The people of the universe did not cultivate or develop their personal strength to alter the fundamental rules of a universe.
If the Great Sovereign was comparable to the Origin Progenitor, then the Three Sovereigns were likely comparable to the Three Realms Six Dao. That was not a level of power that Lord Wei could stand up to, let alone when such a person launched a sneak attack.
Lu Yin could not understand what Sovereign Shao Yin had just done with his attack, but it was clear that Lord Wei was already done for.
Lord Wei’s defeat was not unwarranted. It was impossible to measure the amount of preparations that the You family had made for this day. They had been preparing since at least You Xian's generation, and possibly even longer.
The You family had cooperated with Luo Shan and Sovereign Shao Yin to deal with Lord Wei, while also using He Ran, Bai Qian, and Xuan Qi. How could a plan that involved so many powerful and influential people be ruined by ordinary people? It had been an extremely thorough plan, and after seeing it, Lu Yin would be far warier of the You family in the future.
At that thought, Lu Yin was reminded of the black energy converter that he was after. Sure enough, there was a real black energy converter hidden in the laboratory.
Sensing the majestic energy it contained, Lu Yin grabbed the energy converter and left.
Even though Lord Wei had lost, he would not die quickly. Lu Yin needed to take advantage of this bit of time to get as much done as possible.
Far away, Lord Wei's screams horrified all who heard them, and countless people across the Transcendent Universe were overcome with despair.
When the ruler of their universe died, there was no predicting what fate would befall the Transcendent Universe.
Uncle Mo was unable to save Lord Wei, so he turned around and left. There was no hesitation to be seen. He understood that he needed to rescue Lord Wei in order to stay alive. Otherwise, remaining would only lead to Uncle Mo’s death as well.
Luo Shan watched Uncle Mo leave and made no move to stop the man. Luo Shan only needed to cooperate with the You family at the beginning of the battle in order to help them finalize the preparations to carry out their plan. As for how they would deal with Lord Wei, that had nothing to do with the Monarch.
"Sovereign Shao Yin, you’ve gotten involved in the internal affairs of my Transcendent Universe! How do you intend to justify your actions to the Great Sovereign?" Lord Wei roared.
You Xian sneered. "You're still spouting nonsense. Only my You family has been attacking you this entire time."
Even as the man spoke, he continued to attack Lord Wei.
Lord Wei's body continued to break apart as the shadows that enveloped his body continued to tear him apart. He was no longer able to use his manifested thoughts. It was as though his thoughts had grown sluggish.
Elsewhere, at the bottom of a staircase, He Ran helplessly stared at a display that showed the events taking place. The moment Lord Wei was defeated, she would be done for as well. How could this have happened? How could the You family have hidden their strength so well? It was absurd. He Ran had assumed that she had been fighting against the You family, and even surpassing them. However, who could have known that even she had been nothing more than their pawn this entire time?
If she stayed where she was, she would only be waiting for death. It was clear that Lord Wei was about to die, but He Ran could not accept her own death as well.
She shouted, "Ke Jian!"
The man was standing close by, also lost in shock at what was transpiring. He heard He Ran's cry and hurried over to her. "Madam?"
"Get me away from here!" He Ran ordered, her face pale.
Ke Jian looked back at the image on the display. Leave? Could they really leave? If they did, they would never be able to return.
"Ke Jian, take me away from here!" He Ran shouted, suddenly angry.
While Ke Jian wanted to, reason told him not to.
He was different from He Ran. She had to leave in order to survive, as she was an enemy of the You family and was one of Lord Wei’s people. On the other hand, Ke Jian did not have to follow Lord Wei. As long as the You family was willing to accept him, he could follow them instead.
The moment Lord Wei died, Ke Jian’s only option would be to turn to the You family. The You family would not be concerned about Ke Jian at all, as they would rule over the entire universe.
Ke Jian hesitated. He did not want to leave. He wanted to stay in the Transcendent Universe. If he left, he would have no way to recharge his white energy converter once it was drained, and that would cause him to lose his current status.
He Ran's expression changed. "Ke Jian, get me out of here! I still have one more white energy converter, and I can give you another."
Ke Jian stared at He Ran. At this moment, he was not even considering whether he should leave, but rather how he could demonstrate his new loyalties. He could capture He Ran and give her to the You family as a demonstration. No, that would not work. What would be enough to cause the You family to accept a traitor like Ke Jian?
He was facing a dilemma, and he did not know what to do.
At this moment, a hand fell onto the old man’s shoulder. "It looks like you’re going to betray Sister Ran."
Ke Jian's expression changed drastically as he spun around, startled. "Xuan Qi?"
He Ran also stared in shock. "Xuan Qi? You- you're not dead?"
Lu Yin gave her a small smile. "Sister Ran, do you want me to be dead?"
He Ran stared at him, confused. What was going on? Just what had happened?
Xuan Qi was not dead, which meant that he had deliberately faked his own death. Was he also cooperating with the You family? But if that were true, then why would he have planted Luo Qian's lens in the Ziyou Realm to frame the You family?
Thinking of that, He Ran still resented how Luo Shan had been secretly cooperating with the You family. The entire situation was a farce.
Ke Jian stared at Lu Yin who was right beside him. "Were you sent here by the You family?"
The old man’s thoughts mirrored He Ran’s.
A smile spread across Lu Yin's face as he replied, "You’re completely wrong."
With that, Lu Yin’s hand dropped. There was a snap, and Ke Jian’s body was pressed to the floor. There was a brief moment when Ke Jian reflexively fought back with his white energy, but he was completely helpless against Lu Yin. The old man grew horrified, and he suppressed the pain he was suffering from the hand pressing down on him as he stared up at Lu Yin in disbelief. "What?"
Lu Yin flicked his wrist, and Ke Jian’s body was thrown far away, where it landed with a bang.
"If you hadn’t betrayed He Ran, I could have still admired you a bit. Unfortunately, you’re nothing but a traitor." As Lu Yin spoke, he directed his hand towards the distant form of Ke Jian and then bent all five fingers. The white energy was ripped away from Ke Jian's chest and pulled straight into Lu Yin’s hand. "That’s one more."
He Ran calmly watched everything. She found herself unable to figure out who this man represented, as his actions did not appear to benefit the You family.
"Who are you?" He Ran asked. Ke Jian was not someone who could be easily defeated without years of cultivation. Was it possible that Xuan Qi had been hiding his strength the entire time?
She suddenly thought of another possibility, though it seemed too fantastical to be real: could Xuan Qi and Zi Jing have been plotting against He Ran from beginning to end? Was that actually possible?
Lu Yin glanced over at the display again. Lord Wei’s struggles were almost finished.
Lu Yin walked over to He Ran and stared at the perfect face. His hand rose, and he briefly touched her face while admiringly saying, "What a beautiful person. My Heavens Sect needs a mascot like you.”
He Ran's expression changed drastically yet again, and her mouth fell open. "You’re from the Heavens Sect? Aren’t you and Lu Yin enemies?"