Would Emperor Wu be willing to stay beneath the High Seraph when he possessed such terrifying power? If the two fought, what would be the result? What sort of impact would it have on the Spirit Nidus?
A single supreme powerhouse could rule the entire megaverse, but two supreme powerhouses spelled disaster.
What would actually be harmful to the Spirit Nidus?
Far away, Old Yu's expression turned grave as his eyes locked onto Emperor Wu. At this moment, Old Wu felt the same sensation from Emperor Wu as the High Seraph himself. There was no doubt that Emperor Wu had reached that level. What would happen next? Would the beast-form Spirit Rebirths truly rise up and suppress the human-form Spirit Rebirths?
Who was behind all of this?
Other than the High Seraph, who else could possibly possess the Nine Heavens Transformation?
Still, all of those things were concerns for later. At the moment, the most urgent matter was Seraph Lu; there was no way he could stand up to Emperor Wu, given his current state.
Old Yu’s eyes flickered. If Lu Yin died, Boundless was doomed. Not even their Origin Progenitor would be able to stop Emperor Wu. No matter how many experts might be hiding aboard that battleship, what could they possibly do?
Should Boundless be destroyed? Old Yu frowned. All of his calculations and plans had been shattered the moment that Emperor Wu had revealed the Nine Heavens Transformation. He had exposed himself as a powerhouse capable of overturning the entire situation.
Hu Wu, Tian Ya, and the others felt a chill run through them. This battle could not continue. It was time to retreat. If Seraph Lu did not retreat at this moment, there was no doubt that he would die. No one could confront Emperor Wu in his current state, aside from possibly the High Seraph.
As Emperor Wu stood in the middle of outer space, his aura coiled around him like a dragon. Just his glance was enough to darken the universe. His very presence felt like a terrible weight pressing down on the fragile paper that was the universe. It could be destroyed at any moment.
Lu Yin could not even breathe, as the pressure from Emperor Wu was that overwhelming. His power had grown to such an excessive level that his Natural Art’s suppression had become completely meaningless.
Lu Yin stared at Emperor Wu. "I'm quite curious—who taught you the Nine Heavens Transformation?"
Emperor Wu replied in a low voice, “You will never have the chance to find out.”
"What’s the matter? I thought that you were going to give me a gift before I die, no? What you just told me doesn’t count. I already knew that the Nine Heavens Transformation is a state. Old Yu told me," Lu Yin retorted.
Far away, Lu Yin’s comment caused Old Yu’s eyebrows to climb up his forehead. When did I ever mention something like that to him?
Emperor Wu said, "This must end. The Tianyuan Megavese has birthed someone like you, which has forced me to acknowledge the future potential of your megaverse. After all, you are still young. Unfortunately, there will only ever be one of you. Your megaverse is destined to be reset so that my Spirit Nidus can be completed.
"I will remember your name, Lu Yin."
Lu Yin felt frustrated; he had not gotten any useful information at all.
He was not even alone, as the entire Spirit Nidus most likely wanted to know the answer to Lu Yin’s question as well.
Who had managed to produce a powerhouse on the same level as the High Seraph, let alone one that was a beast-form Spirit Rebirth like Emperor Wu? He was known to focus solely on challenging the High Seraph and toppling the supremacy of the human-form Spirit Rebirths. Whoever was behind him was blatantly provoking a civil war within the Spirit Nidus.
There was no one in the Spirit Nidus who would do such a thing, not unless someone was hiding in the shadows, much like Old Salamander, and scheming against the High Seraph.
Someone had apparently wanted to use Emperor Wu to test the High Seraph's limits.
Old Salamander had used Emperor Wu as a blade for his own schemes, but was there someone else scheming against the High Seraph by also using Emperor Wu as a tool?
The first possibility that entered Lu Yin's mind was the Consciousness Megaverse. After all, only Lu Yin was aware that the Consciousness Megaverse had been secretly preparing to counter-invade the Spirit Nidus.
However, it was impossible for anyone from the Consciousness Megaverse to have taught Emperor Wu the Nine Heavens Transformation.
The revelation that Emperor Wu had mastered the Nine Heavens Transformation would certainly spark endless speculation within the Spirit Nidus.
That thought caused Lu Yin’s eyes to light up brightly. Why not fuel their speculations even more?
He retracted his divine energy back into his inner universe. He had been preparing to use his divine energy transformation, but now, he had decided to take a different approach.
Emperor Wu clenched a fist, and even that simple movement caused the universe to tremble. His power had reached such terrifying heights that, no matter how far away one might be, they all felt as though their life or death were under Emperor Wu’s control.
In front of him, Lu Yin let out a deep breath. "If you won’t tell me, then don’t bother asking me."
The moment he finished speaking, his consciousness erupted and settled into multiple layers behind him. Instantly, there were nine layers to his consciousness, each of which represented a "Heaven," and each of which contained a separate power or ability. This was the Nine Heavens Transformation.
Emperor Wu froze.
Everyone watching was stunned into silence.
Zhan Ming, Meng Sang, Old Yu, Old Salamander, and absolutely everyone else were completely dumbfounded.
Jiu Xian’s wine gourd slipped from her hand as she stared in confusion. What is going on? Another Nine Heavens Transformation? Damn it, how can he have it too?
Inside the Ascendant Hall’s Apex Palace, even the High Seraph was stunned.
Perfect silence reigned as every dazed eye was glued to Lu Yin.
This was the damn Nine Heavens Transformation! How did everyone seem to have it? First, there was Emperor Wu, who had long since publicly stated his desire to challenge the High Seraph. Now, how did even someone from the Tianyuan Megaverse suddenly know the technique? Who was generous enough to teach the Nine Heavens Transformation to everyone?
No one could have ever imagined that Lu Yin had learned the Nine Heavens Transformation through Yu Shan.
Lu Yin could understand why the High Seraph had never bothered to rescue Yu Shan, but ultimately, that had worked out in Lu Yin’s favor.
"You... how do you also know the Nine Heavens Transformation?" For the first time, Emperor Wu’s tone of voice shifted. Even when he had been brutally overpowered and humiliated, left horribly wounded and disfigured, he had not lost his composure. But at this moment, the red line down his face had twisted out of shock. It was clear that his emotions were in turmoil. He might even be on the verge of breaking down.
Everyone wanted to know how Lu Yin had learned the technique.
Old Yu even pulled out his spirit cloudstone, eager to call Lu Yin and get an answer.
Lu Yin just smiled. Go on, guess! All of you can guess.
That was his goal. He initially had not planned to reveal his Nine Heavens Transformation. The technique drew far too much attention, and it could easily provoke the High Seraph into taking action. However, after seeing Emperor Wu use the technique, it was to Lu Yin’s benefit to reveal that he possessed the same technique. What would the Spirit Nidus think of this situation?
There was no chance that the High Seraph had taught Lu Yin, but what other possibility was there? Yu Shan? That was even more of an impossibility. To start with, the man was simply unqualified, due to the fact that he had not fully mastered the technique himself.
Who else was there?
There was clearly someone hiding in the shadows and plotting against the Spirit Nidus.
Lu Yin wanted to see who was hiding in the dark. He wanted to find out just how deep the hidden waters of the Spirit Nidus reached.