“Is it even true that the High Seraph is in seclusion?”
“It’s possible.”
Meng Sang took a deep breath. “If I return, I might be able to stop the High Seraph from resetting the Small Spirit Megaverse.”
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. “It’s also possible that you will join him when he resets the Small Spirit Megaverse.”
Meng Sang shook his head. “That’s impossible. If the High Seraph was willing to allow that, he would have taken us Seven Seraphs with him and reset the Small Spirit Megaverse long ago. With eight experts, even if only half of us succeeded in achieving Immortality, we would have more than enough power to far surpass your Tianyuan Megaverse. Instead, he has kept this matter hidden. If I return, he will most likely simply eliminate me.”
“Since you’re most likely going to be taken out, then why bother returning at all? You seem confident that you can join him when he resets the Small Spirit Megaverse.” Lu Yin would not be swayed by Meng Sang’s protests. He had told the Seraph from the start that he was being used, both to build the springboard and to delay the Spirit Nidus from sending reinforcements.
The springboard was complete, but Lu Yin was not certain whether the Spirit Nidus would send any reinforcements.
It was possible that reinforcements had been sent even before the springboard was finished. If that were the case, then Lu Yin had simply been unlucky.
Still, that did not matter. Both Meng Sang and Bao Qi had already been dealt with, which meant that the only real expert remaining from the Spirit Nidus’s vanguard was the president of their Chamber of Commerce. Even if that Seraph joined forces with fresh reinforcements from the Spirit Nidus, there was no guarantee that they would have the strength to overpower the Tianyuan Megaverse.
While Lu Yin was uncertain of Wei Nu’s goals, there was no denying that the opportunity to kill Bao Qi in the Mirari Realm had provided them with a substantial advantage for the future battles.
Meng Sang did not panic even after sensing Lu Yin’s bloodlust. “Lord Lu, you have your methods, but I also have my own. I would have never succeeded in becoming a Seraph otherwise.
“The springboard is finished, which will either delay the Spirit Nidus from sending reinforcements, or they are already en route. I’m sure that you’re hoping for the first.
“However, what if, right at this moment, the springboard were destroyed?”
As the man spoke, the distant springboard started twisting. The astral phenomenon was destabilizing.
Lu Yin looked over, his expression tightening. This was a problem. Building the springboard might have stopped the Spirit Nidus from sending reinforcements, but if it was destroyed almost as soon as it was completed, the Spirit Nidus would grow far more wary of the Tianyuan Megaverse.
The fact that a springboard was not protected could only be an indication of an intense battle. Such a sudden destruction would imply that the Spirit Nidus was losing, because such a crucial asset should be heavily guarded by their side. If it was still destroyed despite those protections, it meant that the situation was turning south for the invaders.
This would certainly serve as a signal, but it would not at all be to the Tianyuan Megaverse’s benefit.
This was precisely what Meng Sang had prepared.
“If that springboard is destroyed, the Spirit Nidus will know about it. What do you think they’ll do then? If they haven’t already sent reinforcements, then the construction of this springboard might have convinced them not to send any. However, if this springboard is suddenly destroyed, then they’ll suspect that something has happened here, and the reinforcements they send will be far, far more powerful than what was initially planned.
“If they have already sent reinforcements from the Spirit Nidus, then things will be even worse for you. To ensure that they completely crush your Tianyuan Megaverse, my Spirit Nidus will undoubtedly immediately send a third wave.
“It doesn’t matter which scenario is true, as you’ll be doomed either way. It’s even possible that the High Seraph himself might get involved. You suspect that he’s distracting us and sending us away, but I believe that he’s already sensed the threat of your Tianyuan Megaverse.
“If the High Seraph arrives, how will you withstand him?”
Meng Sang’s description of the situation was quite accurate. At this moment, all that Lu Yin could think about was Master Qing Cao. Between having the Immortal in the Spirit Nidus or in the Tianyuan Megaverse, Lu Yin would prefer the man to stay in the Tianyuan Megaverse. There, his years of silence suggested that he was hesitant to take action. However, he was currently in the Spirit Nidus, but the fact that the springboard was completed, only to immediately be destroyed, might lure him back to the Tianyuan Megaverse.
If an Immortal joined the invasion, then regardless of whatever restrictions limited them, both Lu Yin and the Origin Progenitor would suffer disastrously.
Lu Yin was impressed. “It’s no wonder why you were able to become a Seraph.”
He had never underestimated Meng Sang, but Lu Yin lacked sufficient knowledge of both the springboards and the Spirit Nidus. Even if he had known more, there had been nothing he could have done to protect himself from Meng Sang’s threat of mutual destruction.
Mister Mu arrived at that moment. “If I had more time, I could prevent the springboard from collapsing, but I don’t have enough time.”
Meng Sang stated, “Sixty breaths, Lord Lu. Either I die, or you bet that I’m lying to you and that the Spirit Nidus won’t be able to detect the springboard’s destruction.”
Lu Yin immediately released the man. “You’re free to go.”
Meng Sang was caught off guard, and he stared at Lu Yin.
“But first, you need to give me the method for constructing a springboard. Then, I’ll let you return,” Lu Yin finished. Word of the vanguard’s defeat had not yet reached the Spirit Nidus, which meant the megaverse was still in the dark. Lu Yin could not take the risk that the Spirit Nidus would detect the destruction of the springboard; losing that bet would spell an unprecedented disaster for the Tianyuan Megaverse.
True God was still an unresolved issue, and the Nests were also a threat. Pulling more forces from the Spirit Nidus, especially their High Seraph or Master Qing Cao, would be too much for the Tianyuan Megaverse to handle.
Lu Yin was the final decision-maker for his megaverse, but he was all too accustomed to being unable to act freely. He wanted nothing more than to kill Meng Sang and avenge the people of Astral-10, but it was necessary to suppress that hatred. Revenge would eventually come.