Wu Tian hung above the Wu Tian Observatory from the chains. They pierced into his bones and flesh, and he hung there like a slab of meat.
Lu Yin stared at the man. He did not even notice that the sky had grown dark. Above the Aeternus Kingdoms, glowing orbs floated to provide light. Where there was light, there would also be darkness.
Once the darkness fell entirely, Lu Yin stepped onto the viewing platform.
The moment his foot touched the platform, Heaven's Sight activated outside of his control, and he stared at Wu Tian.
At the same time, Wu Tian’s eyes opened, and he looked back at Lu Yin. Their eyes met, and they each saw astonishment in the other's eyes.
Lu Yin had thought that Wu Tian was dead. Not the slightest hint of life could be felt from the man, and Lu Yin doubted that Undying God had truly intended to kill Wu Tian.
As for Wu Tian, he was shocked to see Heaven's Sight.
Lu Yin just stared at Wu Tian.
Wu Tian's murky eyes suddenly grew crystal clear for a moment, and Lu Yin saw his own figure reflected in Wu Tian's eyes. That lasted for less than a moment, and then Wu Tian closed his eyes again. Once more, his body gave off the same rotting, decaying aura that made him seem dead.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. He had not been mistaken. For that brief instance, he had seen relief in Wu Tian's eyes.
What was he relieved about? Did he recognize that I’m not part of Aeternus?
Before Lu Yin could consider the matter any further, someone approached the platform from another direction. They moved as silent as a shadow and slowly drew close.
Lu Yin looked over to see a woman with long black hair pulled back in a braid. She had delicate features, and while she was not as stunningly beautiful as the woman with fiery red hair, the black-haired woman had an indomitable spirit and a firm determination that Lu Yin could sense at just a glance. This woman’s resilience was practically written on her face.
The woman arrived at the Wu Tian Observatory and immediately stepped onto it. She ignored Lu Yin and walked over to stand directly beneath Wu Tian. "Do you think that you can survive this time?"
Wu Tian’s eyes opened, but he said nothing. He simply looked at the woman.
She continued in a cold voice, "Let's see if you can stay alive."
At that moment, a thin, curved sword appeared in her hand, and she thrust it at Wu Tian.
Lu Yin instinctively wanted to block the attack, but Wu Tian's eyes suddenly flitted over to Lu Yin, freezing him in place.
Lu Yin watched as the woman's sword pierced Wu Tian's neck, but no blood appeared or leaked from the wound. It seemed as though all of Wu Tian's blood had dried up long ago. The tip of the sword emerged from the back of the man’s neck, and the attack tore the sky apart. The resulting distortions spread across the Third Scourge.
A great distance away, Di Qiong’s eyes opened, and his gaze pierced the void to look at the Wu Tian Observatory and the woman who was stabbing Wu Tian, as well as Ye Bo who was standing nearby.
Unconcerned, Di Qiong’s eyes slowly closed again.
Wu Tian would not be so easily killed.
The thin sword was pulled back. The woman continued to stare upwards, but Wu Tian remained the same as ever. It looked like he might die at any moment, and yet he continued to live.
"You still can't die. You deserve to suffer here, but I will continue to do everything I can to kill you." The woman’s voice was frigid, but it elicited no response from Wu Tian. Her thin sword disappeared, and she turned to leave.
Lu Yin called out, "Wait."
The woman turned back to look at him. "Why do you want to kill him?"
The woman was unruffled. "Who are you?"
"True God Guard Captain Ye Bo."
"One of the First Scourge’s True God Guard Captains?" The woman's eyes flickered, and she briefly sized Lu Yin up Lu. Without another word, she stepped forward, ready to vanish into the twisted void.
Lu Yin also stepped forward, instantly arriving at the woman's side. She casually threw a palm strike at him. It looked gentle, but the attack had compressed layer after layer of the void. It was in no way inferior to Vacuum Palm, and most peak powerhouses would not be able to endure it.
Lu Yin used his divine energy to dodge the attack, and as he did so, he reached out and grabbed the woman's arm.
She allowed Lu Yin to grasp her arm, but then her eyes instantly changed, taking on an intense crimson color—Red Eyes Transformation.
A terrifying force transmitted down the woman's arm, and Lu Yin was flung away. The thin sword reappeared in the woman’s hand, and the blade twisted to stab at Lu Yin from an inexplicable angle. Somehow, the thrust managed to seal off all of his possible escape routes.
Lu Yin had faced many sword masters over the years, and he was quite accomplished with the sword himself. In particular, after acquiring Heaven's Sight, he had found that it was extremely easy for him to break down any sort of weapon technique. Despite all that, this sword thrust gave him a different feeling. This did not seem to be a sword technique, but rather something alive.
He could not clearly see the edge of the sword and could only barely dodge the attack. Both of his arms and stomach were cut by the sword, and blood trickled down.
The woman had not tried to deliver a fatal attack, or else she would have aimed the sword at Lu Yin's head.
He understood this, and it was also why he had limited the level of strength that he had used to try to evade the attack.
"Is that all there is to a True God Guard Captain?" the woman said as she sheathed her sword, her eyes as indifferent as ever.
Lu Yin let out a breath. "Your sword technique is quite special."
"Why did you try to stop me from leaving?" The woman stared at Lu Yin. She only spoke to him in an icy tone. Most people who lived in the Scourges were rather aloof and indifferent, with Mu Ji being an exception.
"Is that man really Wu Tian?" Lu Yin asked.
The woman was surprised. "You’ve heard of Wu Tian?"
"I’m from the Sixverse Association’s Origin Universe. Wu Tian is a legend in our universe," Lu Yin explained.
She stared at him for a moment. "And?"
"If possible, I want to kill Wu Tian," Lu Yin declared.
The woman looked away. "You betrayed your universe?"
Lu Yin’s voice grew cold. "I have always been their enemy."
"I’ll have to disappoint you. That man really is Wu Tian, but you cannot kill him."
"Why not?"
"If I can't kill him, how could you?"