Progenitor Hui was no different from Wu Tian. In order to deceive and outmaneuver Aeternus to reverse humanity's disadvantageous position, Progenitor Hui had sacrificed his own son, and ultimately, himself.
Humanity's survival and victory had all been built upon the sacrifices of many different people.
"Dao Monarch Lu, deliver a message to Wu Tian for me," Undying God stated as he stared at Lu Yin. During the battle at the Immemorial Citadel, Undying God had made a point of avoiding Wu Tian, and he had instead chosen to fight against Burial Garden’s Tombkeeper. It was possible that Undying God did not know how to face Wu Tian, or that he simply did not want to.
"I owe him nothing, and he owes me nothing. Even if he hadn't been imprisoned in the Scourge, I wouldn't have fought Aeternus to the death for the sake of humanity. What does humanity's survival have to do with me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Undying God’s body exploded and transformed into one of Eternal Decree’s seeds that floated in the air in front of Lu Yin.
He stared at the seed. No one could predict the future. Undying God, who had once been known as Wu Xing, had wanted Wu Tian to be free. As far as Wu Xing was concerned, he had been more aware than anyone else.
Lu Yin grabbed the seed and crushed it. From that moment on, Undying God would never appear again.
Lu Yin's attention shifted to the distance. Blackless God had fled, but Xu Jin had stayed behind.
Far away, an eyeball rolled about within a dark cloud. It was Xu Jin.
"I'm curious. Why didn't you use True God’s Natural Art at the Immemorial Citadel?" Lu Yin asked.
The eye spun, and the dark cloud shifted to flee. Xu Jin wanted to stay alive. As long as its seed remained intact, it would be able to revive. It was already quite clear that it could not take Lu Yin in a direct fight.
Lu Yin watched Xu Jin escape and then moved at the speed of time with Inverse Step.
Everything nearby froze, aside from the dark cloud that was racing away, an eyeball inside it constantly rolling about.
Lu Yin vanished and instantly reappeared in front of Xu Jin.
He had used Lightstream to cross both time and space.
The eye stared blankly at Lu Yin. "You've already killed me once. Let me go. I'm already dead."
Lu Yin looked at Xu Jin. "Resurrecting with True God's Eternal Decree involves many limitations. Some of your powers can't be used anymore. You haven’t truly been resurrected."
"So what? As long as I'm alive, that's enough!" Xu Jin shouted.
Lu Yin felt disappointed. He had considered keeping Xu Jin alive in order to absorb the creature’s consciousness again and heal the star of consciousness. Unfortunately, Lu Yin had since realized that the resurrections were not authentic. All of the power that the returned being used came from True God. It was all fake.
Xu Jin's consciousness could no longer help Lu Yin.
Lu Yin raised his hand and pressed it back down.
The deck sank. Xu Jin let out a howl as it was exterminated. Only a seed was left behind.
Lu Yin was too familiar with Xu Jin’s abilities. The eyeball had possessed an innate gift that allowed it to see both the visible and the invisible. If he hadn’t already fought and killed the Three Pillars and Six Skies, Lu Yin would have had more more trouble dealing with his various opponents.
It was precisely his well-developed knowledge of his opponents that let Lu Yin resolve things so quickly.
After crushing another seed, Lu Yin looked at the end of the Ossis Ark. There were still a few left.
The Ossis Ark continued to break apart. Violent tremors ran through the ship as it split in two.
Lu Yin watched half of the Ossis Ark drift away. On the distant half was True God and his followers.
Lu Yin frowned. Where had Forgotten Ruins God and Wang Xiaoyu gone? They should have also been aboard the Ossis Ark. Similarly, Blackless God had already fled. That one was his gift for True God.
"Dao Monarch Lu, I’m quite impressed. You chased after all of my Aeternals on your own and even managed to destroy my Ossis Ark. You’ve nearly eliminated all of the Three Pillars and Six Skies. Not even Tai Chu could have accomplished so much," True God's voice rang out.
Lu Yin answered coldly, "If the Origin Progenitor were here, you wouldn't survive."
True God gave a small smile. "Are you saying that you don’t believe that you can kill me?"
"I’ve never believed that I could kill you. I'm just doing my best to ensure that the Great Sovereign's sacrifice won’t be in vain," Lu Yin retorted. He then started to move through space. He was making his way towards the broken half of the Ossis Ark. He was not going to destroy the bones, but rather take them with him.
"Tai Hong? She was nothing more than a madwoman. Her restrictions won't be able to last for very long," True God stated.
Lu Yin stared at him. "You’re right. She was a madwoman, but that madwoman managed to change history."
During the battle in the Scourge, Lu Yin had not fully comprehended True God’s power. He had once had an impulse to gather humanity's strongest powerhouses and have them work together to take True God down, but the battle on the black Mother Tree at the Immemorial Citadel had shown Lu Yin the truth. True God had rendered Lu Yin completely powerless. Even as a Progenitor, Lu Yin did not believe that he had bridged that gap.
True God was the strongest being in the megaverse. The only ones who might be able to stand against him were the Origin Progenitor and Mister Mu. Lu Yin was still no match.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to take Mister Mu or anyone else along while Lu Yin traversed the River of Aeons. Changing his location in the past was similar to reversing his own ripple in the water, but he could only reverse his own ripple, not anyone else's. If he could, he would not be traversing time, but rather reversing it, and the subsequent karma for such an action would result in unimaginable consequences.
When it came to traversing the River of Aeons, Mister Mu had warned Lu Yin that any cause he altered that did not belong to Lu Yin himself would result in severe effects.
For example, if Lu Yin carried people in a Zenith Mountain while traversing the River of Aeons, there would not be any issues, as long as their timelines never overlapped. However, if anyone in a Zenith Mountain managed to alter their own karmic cause while traveling through time, it would alter someone else’s effect.
This meant that no one who had fought at the Immemorial Citadel could be taken along with Lu Yin. That was why he had chased after the Ossis Ark alone.
Facing True God alone was not just a challenge for Lu Yin, but also a tribute to the Great Sovereign.
If not for the Great Sovereign’s sacrifice to restrain True God, the battle at the Immemorial Citadel might have ended very differently.
Even so, Lu Yin needed to at least try. Whether or not he managed to kill True God, he had to at least make an attempt, so that the Great Sovereign's sacrifice would not be in vain.
Soil covered space overhead. It was from Lu Yin’s inner universe. Infinity swirled above the landmass, taking on the form of various astrological phenomena. All together, an incredible amount of pressure fell upon True God's half of the Ossis Ark. The earth was below and the sky above, but then the earth was above and the sky was below. Lu Yin had overturned everything with Flipping the Sky.
This Flipping the Sky was stronger than any other time he had ever used. The earth was his Dust World, which had become a Progenitor’s world, and the resulting pressure was not from Dust World alone. There was also the astrological phenomena in the sky that had been produced by Infinity, which was a Progenitor’s world that represented the pinnacle of physical strength in the megaverse.
Beside True God, Ancient God’s expression turned somber. He let out a breath and prepared to make a move, but True God stopped him.
As he looked up, True God admired what he saw. "Your comprehension technique. When you first created it, as Lu Xiaoxuan, I was amazed. Even Lu Yuan made an appearance, and the Seven Skygods attacked the Perennial World as a sign of respect for you. Lord Lu, whether you were Lu Xiaoxuan or Lu Yin, your talent has always been astonishing.
"But aren’t you underestimating me? Tai Hong may have made it difficult for me to act, but that doesn't mean that I can't defend myself. The limits of my Dominion are beyond anything you can imagine."
With that, Yong Heng leapt up to stand at the top of the broken Ossis Ark, and he allowed Flipping the Sky to fall upon him.
Flipping the Sky passed through the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, and continued on, straight for True God.