Chapter 1265: Lu Yin’s Power

Wang Yi had remained calm, and his expression had remained still during this entire time, not even blinking when Yao Gu had attacked him. However, upon seeing Lu Yin make a move, Wang Yi’s fingers twitched, and his eyes sparkled. This would be a worthwhile fight.

Shang Qing was standing at the central mountain pass above the other four passes, and he was also watching the events play out on a screen. “You are much more useful than Lei Nü or Shu Jing—keep going. The Hall of Honor must be the most powerful, so I hope that you can be second only to me.”

On Zenith Mountain’s eastern face, after flinging Yuhua Mavis through the pass and past the checkpoint, Lu Yin faced Little Arrow Saint. This person was one of the Sixth Mainland’s Realmlings, and he had once chased after Lu Yin for several days. If not for receiving help from Xin Nü and some others, Lu Yin would have been in grave danger. After that, when Lu Yin had fought Little Arrow Saint in the Daosource Sect’s ruins, Lu Yin had only managed to escape after being injured. Thus, the two had never had an all-out battle before.

Little Arrow Saint had constantly thought about Lu Yin, as he was unable to get over their battle in the Daosource Sect’s ruins. Lu Yin had improved far too quickly, and when the two had last seen each other, they had possessed similar levels of strength. But now, Lu Yin had become extraordinarily powerful, and Little Arrow Saint felt threatened after seeing Lu Yin’s fight with Yuhua Mavis.

Little Arrow Saint felt increasingly scared the more he thought about this. Since the Fifth Mainland’s Hall of Honor had chosen Lu Yin as a gatekeeper, then they must be fully confident in his strength, which caused Little Arrow Saint to panic slightly.

His eyes flickered. No matter how strong Lu Yin had become or how fast he had improved, Little Arrow Saint was still confident that Lu Yin could not easily defeat him. In fact, Little Arrow Saint was not actually thinking about passing through the checkpoint, as his main goal had always been to defeat Lu Yin.

As Lu Yin glanced at the Realmling, nine lined battle force appeared over Little Arrow Saint’s arrow, and an imprint appeared behind him. The Empyrean Imprinter was ten meters tall and had a barbaric appearance. Little Arrow Saint’s face flushed red, and his veins bulged out as a blood-red mist surrounded him. He bellowed, “Power Transfer!” and a terrifying aura emerged before condensing on his arrow.

Power Transfer was a secret technique that the Progenitor of Secret Arts had created. It allowed the user to burn their own essence to communicate with the Progenitor of Secret Arts, and there were rumors that a select few could even ask the Progenitor of Secret Arts to possess them, which would allow them to temporarily become extremely powerful.

Lu Yin had previously seen Young Master Changbai use Power Transfer as well, but Young Master Changbai had been much weaker than Little Arrow Saint. This Power Transfer was chilling, and an indescribable power had spread across the mountain, leaving Lu Yin and all of the competitors on the eastern side feeling a genuine fear and awe.

It was the aura of the Progenitor of Secret Arts. Little Arrow Saint had managed to summon the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ aura by using Power Transfer. He was a Realmling, and in the Sixth Mainland, he was second only to the Daosource Three Skies.

Xin Nü, Shi Zhongjian, and the other elites from the Sixth Mainland were all surprised to sense Little Arrow Saint going all out. People would generally only use Power Transfer when they were holding nothing back at all; did Little Arrow Saint no longer care about ZENITH?

Outside of Zenith Mountain, a powerhouse from the Sixth Mainland closely watched Little Arrow Saint’s actions. Using Power Transfer to communicate with the Progenitor of Secret Arts required one to pay a steep price, and Little Arrow Saint had to defeat Lu Yin now.

Lu Yin had just dealt with Yuhua Mavis, but he was already fighting with Little Arrow Saint, which drew the attention of countless eyes.

At this moment, Lu Yin was also able to tell that Little Arrow Saint was going all out. The secret technique obviously placed a huge burden on the body, but Lu Yin was also able to sense that Little Arrow Saint had become much stronger since last time. Right now, Lu Yin the Realmling’s arrow gave him a threatening feel, and he could also feel the aura of the Progenitor of Secret Arts.

Using Power Transfer had raised Little Arrow Saint’s aura to its peak. He had already broken through to the Enlighter realm before ZENITH, and he was currently comparable to the Ten Arbiters. After using Power Transfer, he stood at the peak of his peers.

“Lu Yin, we’ve fought twice before—once in the Cosmic Sea, and another in the ruins of the Daosource Sect. This will be our third and final match!” Little Arrow Saint roared as nine lined battle force completely surrounded him and dyed the sky red.

Although most people did not understand what was happening at this moment, they could all tell that this was a very powerful attack.

Lu Yin’s fingers twitched as he kept an eye trained on Little Arrow Saint.

Little Arrow Saint released his bow string, and the arrow flew towards Lu Yin.

He knew that Lu Yin possessed a secret technique that could divert attacks. After learning that Lu Yin had been selected to be a gatekeeper, Little Arrow Saint had also learned that Lu Yin possessed another secret technique that allowed him to instantaneously dodge any attack. Regardless, both of these secret techniques were useless against this attack, as the Realmling had released a chain of arrows. Even if Lu Yin was able to shift one arrow away and also dodge aside, a second arrow, hidden within the first, would still land. This was Little Arrow Saint’s killer move.

If Lu Yin did not dodge the first arrow, then he would then have to endure the full power of both arrows.

Although Little Arrow Saint was very impulsive, he had thought this attack through and was very confident about it.

This attack was the strongest that a Realmling like Little Arrow Saint was capable of unleashing.

Little Arrow Saint had considered every possibility, but there was one detail that he had not expected.

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he used a two hundred fifty stacks Vacuum Palm.

When Lu Yin had fought against Little Arrow Saint in the Daosource Sect’s ruins, he had only been capable of using a hundred stacks. Since then, Little Arrow Saint had improved and had even become an Enlighter. As for Lu Yin, he had improved far more in terms of his Overlaying Stacks Path. Vacuum Palm was a culmination of one’s understanding of the Overlaying Stacks Path, and when that technique was coupled with his physical strength that had been strong enough to fling Yuhua Mavis through the mountain pass, it simply shattered the arrow.

Both the first and hidden second arrow shattered, and the remaining force of the Vacuum Palm struck Little Arrow Saint’s chest head on. The Realmling had no time to react, and his body flew back after he loosed his arrow. An excruciating pain spread throughout his body, and an immense pressure that crushed his organs caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood. His body flew towards the sky, but then it was then forced back towards the ground by the energy waves released by Zenith Mountain.

Little Arrow Saint’s eyes were about to pop out of his head, and he could not understand what had happened. He felt a numbness, and his body began to show cracks, particularly around his chest. His natural instinct had triggered the Secret Technique of Resurrection.

Ah!

Little Arrow Saint spat out yet another mouthful of blood as he struck the ground. He looked at the sky and vomited blood once more. The sky and his surroundings grew blurry as his body trembled uncontrollably. The Secret Technique of Resurrection triggered once more, but his hair and flesh grew white as he coughed again before finally fainting.

Everybody on the eastern side of Zenith Mountain had fallen silent. They had all felt the fearsome aura that Little Arrow Saint had emitted, and they had all been genuinely afraid, to the point where they had even not dared to look at his arrow.

The power level of that arrow attack had exceeded 400,000, which was significant even to Envoys. This power level had only been achieved after he used Power Transfer to communicate with the Progenitor of Secret Arts.

Despite that, such a terrifying attack had been utterly destroyed by a single palm.

Everyone fell silent as they carefully observed Little Arrow Saint’s body, wondering whether or not he was still even alive. They would never forget how pathetic he looked at this moment.

Some people had already guessed that Little Arrow Saint would be defeated, but they had never expected him to lose this badly.

Countless people stared at Lu Yin in awe. This was the strength of a gatekeeper, one of the five strongest powerhouses in the younger generation. He had flung Yuhua Mavis through the checkpoint and then defeated Little Arrow Saint with just one attack. Only people that Lu Yin approved of would be allowed to go through the pass, and no one else would be able to do so.

This was the strength of a gatekeeper.

On the western side of the mountain, the Sixth Mainland’s elders were all stunned. Madam Hong was completely astounded to see just how powerful Lu Yin had become.

Ever since ZENITH had begun, Lu Yin had attracted many people’s attention. He was the epitome of a gatekeeper, as he was in absolute control over who could go through his checkpoint.

Who could defeat Little Arrow Saint after he used Power Transfer? That palm strike did not seem to have exhausted Lu Yin, which meant that it was possible for him to use the same attack a dozen more times to stop people from proceeding up the mountain.

The people on the eastern face were all frightened, and they all stared at Lu Yin as if he was a monster.

Lu Yin looked down at Little Arrow Saint. He had previously used two hundred fifty stacks of the Overlaying Stacks Path to force Emperor Luo to take a few steps back, and even Leader Hong had not wanted to take such an attack. Madam Lan had been an Enlighter with a power level of over 400,000, but she had been injured by just a single palm. Just from this, no matter how powerful Little Arrow Saint became, he would not be able to withstand Lu Yin’s full force Vacuum Palm.

Out of all the participants in ZENITH, there were likely less than fifteen people who were capable of withstanding Lu Yin’s attack.

This attack was his killer move.

Lu Yin watched as Little Arrow Saint’s hair turned white, and his eyes narrowed. Lu Yin was surprised that the Realmling was not dead. Had he used the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ Secret Technique of Resurrection? Lu Yin had been foiled by that secret technique more than once before, as Shi Zhongjian and Little Arrow Saint had both used it against him in the past. Lu Yin had guessed that the secret technique required a price to be paid, and at this moment, he became certain that the price was related to the user’s lifespan. Although Little Arrow Saint had not died, he had aged significantly, and he no longer looked young at all. Instead, he resembled Undying Yushan.

Although the secret technique would reduce a person’s lifespan, it was truly a miracle that Little Arrow Saint was even still alive.

Lu Yin quietly stood in the mountain pass and looked down at the competitors below him.

Those who caught his eye panicked and did not dare to meet his gaze.

Over the years, Lu Yin had built up quite a reputation for himself as the founder and leader of the Great Eastern Alliance. When that was added to the invincible attack that he had just used, it was enough for all of the elites in ZENITH to look away from his gaze.

If Lu Yin’s match with Yuhua Mavis had surprised people, then his victory over Little Arrow Saint through a single attack had astounded them.

The elites on the other sides of the mountain were all shocked as well.

Bu Kong, Wen Sansi, Jin He, Zhi Yi, Qiu Shi, and the other predicted finalists all looked at Lu Yin nervously.

Wen Sansi realized that there was a high chance that his barrier would not be able to survive Lu Yin’s attack.

Star Devourer looked excited, as he wanted to fight with Lu Yin.

Wu Taibai smirked; Lu Yin had become truly powerful.

Some people paid attention, though others did not even care. For example, Yao Xuan only graced Lu Yin with a single glance. Although Lu Yin was strong, he had only used a singular attack. No matter how physically strong Lu Yin might be, he still might not be able to withstand Yao Xuan’s attack. The Master’s mission centered on Lu Yin, and the human’s physical strength made things a little interesting. It was a difficult mission, but still not impossible.

Wang Yi still remained calm. The more powerful, the better it would be, as it would make Lu Yin’s defeat even more meaningful.

Many of the competitors on the eastern side hesitated, as they did not know how to go about passing through the first checkpoint.

One such participant was Nan Yanfei. He had kept a low profile up to this point, and he had not fought with anyone. He actually could have arrived at the mountain pass even before Little Arrow Saint, but he had held himself back. After seeing Little Arrow Saint’s outcome, Nan Yanfai grew anxious and gulped nervously.

Nan Yanfei did not think of himself a coward, but he still froze at this moment. He wanted to let some other people go through the pass in front of him so that he could watch and see what would happen next.

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Translated By: WQ

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA