The droplet-shaped creature was stunned. “An Immortal...”
It instinctively redirected the massive droplet and flung it towards the claws.
The massive droplet slammed into the claws, shattering the universe. A vast swathe of darkness spread out, devouring everything it touched.
Jiang Feng stared into the endless darkness. He could see the specks of Immortal matter spreading through the darkness, scattering in all directions.
Zhao Ran quickly yanked him back.
Lu Yuan and the others sharply ordered, “Everyone, fall back!”
The darkness continued to expand, spreading out to envelop everything nearby.
Luo Chan immediately took Shan Xiao away.
Only the Immortal bug and the gigantic arm stayed behind. As for the claws, almost half of them had been dissolved by the massive droplet. Soon, the Immortal monster’s roar of pain transformed into one of greater rage.
The Immortal monster had arrived in the Tianyuan.
When Lu Yin had used the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm to search for Netherfiends, he had also created a disturbance that acted as a beacon to the Immortal beast. It had followed that commotion towards the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.
Lu Yin had been waiting for it there, as he had intended to fight the Immortal.
However, when the Nest civilization had suddenly attacked the Tianyuan, Lu Yin had no choice but to go support his home. He knew that he would not arrive before the insects, and even after he comprehended the karmic wall technique, he had not been confident that he could delay the swarm long enough for him to catch up to them. For that reason, he had come up with a plan.
He had woven karma.
He had woven the Immortal monster’s karma.
That Immortal had initially chased after Lu Yin because he had used the Tri-Azure Sword Intent. The original wielder of that sword intent had removed four of the monster’s arms, earning the beast’s undying hatred. With the support of the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm, Lu Yin had created a new thread of karma that he wove into the monster’s, shifting its tie of the sword intent to the Nest civilization.
The monster had already been traveling through the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm on its way towards the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, and it had been much closer to the Tianyuan than the other human megaverses.
With its hatred redirected, the monster had veered towards the Tianyuan. Despite moving slower than the green lotus leaf, the monster had been closer than Lu Yin, so their arrival times ended up being quite similar.
Still, the fact that the monster had arrived even just a day before Lu Yin was enough.
The monster’s hatred meant that it was entirely focused on the Nest civilization, and naturally, its target was the Immortal bug.
Lu Yin had done something similar in the Consciousness Megaverse. He had infused his Karmic Dao with Immortal matter to create a karmic connection for the monster. Doing so had consumed most of his karma, but with the support of the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm, he had managed to succeed without even using any Immortal matter.
However, the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm had paid the price instead. Far more karma had been consumed than what was in Lu Yin’s own Karmic Dao. If he had tried to rely solely on his own karma to weave the Immortal monster’s karma, he would have exhausted all of his karma long before succeeding.
After all, Lu Yin had not woven an ordinary karmic connection, but instead inserted new hatred into the monster’s past. The karma that he had consumed to do so was more than what Lu Yin dared to even consider.
The droplet creature could never have imagined that its plan to invade the Tianyuan would be repeatedly delayed by Lu Yin, who was interfering from so far away.
First, he had erected the karmic wall. Then, he had directed the Immortal monster towards the insects.
If not for Lu Yin, the Tianyuan would have already fallen.
The Immortal bug had no desire to fight against another Immortal, and yet the monster had locked onto it.
The impacts sent ripples through the void as countless droplets battered the monster, leaving dents in its hide. It let out roars of fury. Its eyes looked wild, but they never left the droplet creature as the arm and claws slashed out again and again.
The beast was essentially the lowest of Immortals. Master Qing Cao had easily flung the monster into Heavenspire, and Greater Sancte Green Lotus had casually hurled it beyond the three human megaverses. Later, it had been driven beyond the Heavenly Karmic Macrocosm yet again by Master Qing Cao.
As the Immortal bug bombarded the monster with more droplets of water, the beast appeared to be in even less control of the situation than Jiang Feng had been.
Still, the monster’s defenses were shocking. Jiang Feng had not dared to face any of the droplets directly, while the monster simply took them all head-on.
Its sheer size made it seem like it could simply weather any blow.
“Why are you attacking me? As another Immortal, do you not fear increasing your karmic chain?” the droplet creature shouted. Its previous composure was completely gone. It was capable of suppressing the Immortal monster, but it would not be easy to eliminate the beast. On top of that, the insect was not willing to pay the karmic price to kill another Immortal.
It only wanted to eradicate the human civilization in this megaverse; what did the beast have to do with that?
The Immortal monster never offered any sort of reply. It simply continued to flail its arm, slashing out with its claws. The destruction not only affected the Immortal bug and the battlefield, but also vast regions of outer space throughout the Tianyuan. Planets shattered, and swarms of insects were annihilated. Countless lives were lost in the endless destruction.
The entire Tianyuan was swaying.
Lu Yin clenched his fists. The monster’s size was inconceivable, and it was a complete catastrophe for the Tianyuan. Unfortunately, there was no other choice. The monster was the only creature capable of keeping the Nest civilization’s Immortal occupied.
Just one more day, and then the green lotus leaf would reach its destination. It was almost there. They just needed to buy a little bit of time.
Bang.
Ancient God crossed his arms. An overwhelming force blasted him away even with an entire crowd of cultivators behind him. Even the shockwaves from the monster’s arm was more than what they could handle.
Lu Yuan released his Investiture of the Gods.
Emperor Slayer fired his Emperor Slayer Cannon, but just the wake of the arm’s passage shattered the attack before it could make contact.
“Where did this beast come from? Another Immortal? Why are there so many Immortals?”
“Retreat! All of you, fall back to the parallel universes. Don’t die for nothing...”
Compared to the humans, the insects were able to bear such losses. Luo Chan kept shifting the swarms of bugs around, teleporting countless insects into the Aevum Inch.
The droplet creature slipped through the void, cracking its river of droplets like a whip to fling the monster away. Unfortunately, only moments later, the beast charged right back. Its eyes were still locked onto the droplet creature. There was no finesse to the monster’s attacks; it just kept flailing its solitary arm in broad arcs, but its bulk alone allowed it to crush stars.
One was unimaginably huge, and the other was tiny, but the two Immortals waged a monumental duel across the Tianyuan.
Claws fought against droplets of water as Immortal matter clashed with Immortal matter. It was a simple battle, but absolutely deadly.
Any battle technique would be ground to dust beneath the sheer power of the blows being exchanged. It was a fight that could shatter a universe.
Lu Yin calmly watched on from the Aevum Inch. A fight between Immortals was not as dazzling as he had imagined. In fact, it was startlingly simple.