Chapter 3164: Control From Beyond

The meal was enjoyable for everyone. Lu Yin met Jiang Feng's wife, who was a very gentle soul, and the food was delicious. Everyone drank a lot, and the alcohol hit them hard. Jiang Chen kept smacking the table, urging Lu Yin to also call the Lord of Lightning “father,” which caused Jiang Qingyue to constantly attack her brother in anger.

Far away, the giant mantis lay on the ground, quivering.

Jiang Feng's laughter echoed throughout the entire area.

Lu Yin rarely let himself relax, but during this meal, he laughed louder than anyone else.

...

In the Fourth Scourge, Wei Shu crouched by a river of divine energy, seemingly lost in thought.

Aeternus’s Scourges were completely different from what they had once been.

He looked up at the black Mother Tree. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm had imprisoned True God, and the Sixth Scourge had been occupied by humanity. What was happening to reality as they knew it?

Wei Shu regretted betraying humanity and joining Aeternus, but no one could have predicted the sudden turn of events.

He sighed heavily. He could not help but wonder what would happen to the Fourth Scourge.

Blackless God was gone again, so if any enemies invaded the Fourth Scourge, they would be finished. There were no sequence powerhouses left, and all of the Scourge’s frenzied corpses had been taken. In fact, they only had five Progenitor-level corpse kings remaining.

Of the human traitors in the Scourge, there were only two peak powerhouses remaining. One was Wei Shu himself, and while he still dared to wander about, the other peak powerhouse remained hidden in a tower.

"If only I could obtain True God's ultimate techniques," Wei Shu muttered, desire filling his voice.

"Even if you found them, you wouldn't be able to train in any of them."

"Who said that?" Wei Shu asked out of reflex. He then realized his situation, and he spun around to stare blankly at a person who was standing less than a meter away from him. Wei Shu’s face grew pale. "Yo- it's you?"

Lu Yin stared at the river of divine energy. "Squatting here won't help you find True God's ultimate techniques."

Wei Shu's heart sank. He recognized who was in front of him. Lu Yin was the leader of humanity. He had led multiple invasions into the First Scourge, and he had also taken over the Sixth Scourge.

What was Lu Yin doing in the Fourth Scourge? It was over! Wei Shu knew that he was no match for Lu Yin, and could not even put up a fight. This was the end of his road...

Lu Yin glanced over at Wei Shu. "Work hard. Maybe you'll find True God's ultimate techniques."

He then took a step forward and vanished.

Wei Shu stood frozen in place, stunned. He continued to stare at the place where he had just seen Lu Yin. The man rubbed his eyes.

He’s gone? Wait, was someone even here? Did I just hallucinate the whole thing? Lu Yin told me to work hard? How ridiculous!

Right, it had to have been a hallucination. If Lu Yin had entered the Fourth Scourge, how could Wei Shu possibly survive? The Scourge would already have a new master.

Lu Yin went through a cosmic door and quickly arrived in a different universe. This was the parallel universe that was Ye Wu’s home.

Lu Yin had once had a cosmic door that could directly connect to this universe, but it had been destroyed. For the moment, the only way to the universe was through a cosmic door in the Fourth Scourge, which was difficult to get to.

Aeternus no longer posed any threat to Lu Yin, not unless he was surrounded by the Three Pillars and Six Skies, which was impossible in the Fourth Scourge.

While the butterfly had managed to put a stop to one great battle, it could not stop a second one from taking place.

For the moment, his top priority was the military declaration.

He needed to formally declare his intentions as the Heavens Sect’s Dao Monarch. This military announcement would officially unite all of the parallel universes beneath the Heavens Sect’s banner, unifying humanity into a single crusade against Aeternus.

What the Heavens Sect had failed to accomplish in the past, Lu Yin would achieve.

He quickly found the mountain range where Ye Wu and his disciples had stayed in the past. The mountains looked the same as the last time Lu Yin had seen them. There were corpses and skeletal remains scattered around, but no trace of Ye Wu or his followers could be found anywhere.

Had they fled?

Lu Yin arched a brow, and he quickly scanned the entire mountain range. There was no sign of any recent activity.

They really had run away.

Were they hiding from Lu Yin, or from Aeternus?

His expression grew cold. After taking a moment to think, he started moving in a specific direction, and he soon arrived at the place where he had first discovered the meteorite that had been the home of the Totem Civilization's people after they had abandoned their bodies. However, that meteorite was missing.

He quickly took out Bi Rong’s compass and used it to try to find the Totem Civilization’s meteorite.

Meteorites were natural objects from the universe, and the compass could only target such items. All Lu Yin needed to do was focus on the shape of the meteorite. While there were countless meteorites in the various parallel universes, no two were exactly alike.

Lu Yin guessed that Ye Wu and his two disciples had probably taken the Totem Civilization's meteorite with them.

Ye Wu sought revenge for the Totem Civilization, and he had bravely joined the attack on the Fourth Scourge, where he had fiercely joined the efforts to kill Xu Jin. The man’s deep bond with the Totem Civilization suggested that he had most likely taken the meteorite. If that was true, then Lu Yin could find the man by using Bi Rong’s compass.

A short time later, Lu Yin tore through the void with the compass. He had found it.

In an unfamiliar universe, Ye Sheng clenched his long spear. He was continuously practicing. He had bonded with Da Hui's corpse, which had granted him an instinctive understanding of spear techniques. He had initially felt elated at the knowledge, believing himself to have achieved a new level of skill, but meeting Lu Yin had made Ye Sheng realize just how far he still had to go.

After joining Lu Yin to attack Aeternus, Ye Sheng’s master had immediately taken the two disciples away.

While it appeared as if they were trying to evade Aeternus, Ye Sheng understood his master quite well. The man was clearly trying to avoid Lu Yin.

The fact that Lu Yin was capable of forcing Ye Sheng’s master to flee, despite the man’s apparent youth, left Ye Sheng feeling rather resentful. He felt inferior and also frustrated.

He was irritated with Lu Yin, but he could do nothing about it. He wanted to cultivate, or get a stronger corpse to bond with, just like his master.

"Brother, you've been staring at that spear for a long time. Is it helping?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked. She was resting her chin in her hands while staring at Ye Sheng with a curious, almost innocent expression on her face.

Ye Sheng frowned. "Go away. Don't bother me."

Ye Xiaoxiao stretched, her movements graceful. "You're too serious. I know what you're thinking about. You're still upset about losing to Brother Lu, aren’t you?"

Ye Sheng's eyes grew cold and he turned to stare at Ye Xiaoxiao. "Are you that familiar with Lu Yin? You keep referring to him as ‘Brother Lu.’ Do you realize that Master took us away to avoid that man?"

Ye Xiaoxiao looked puzzled. "Why?"

Ye Sheng sneered. "That guy’s no good."

As they were speaking, Ye Wu suddenly appeared in front of them. He was staring out into space.

Ye Sheng quickly noticed the older man’s presence. "Master?"

Ye Xiaoxiao beamed. "Master!"

"Silence." Ye Wu sounded stern. For some time, he had felt increasingly uneasy, which was a sensation that he had not experienced in a long time. Was there an enemy, or was it something else?

"Let's go."

Ye Wu quickly tried to move Ye Sheng and Ye Xiaoxiao away, but as he did so, a powerful aura swept through the area. Ye Wu's expression instantly and drastically changed as he whipped around.

There was a person standing in outer space, looking down at the three individuals. "It looks like you’ve been trying to avoid me."

Ye Wu's eyes bulged in disbelief. How was this possible? How had they been found? They had left no traces behind and had even chosen a parallel universe at random. On top of that, Lu Yin was supposed to be dead, right? How was he alive?

Ye Sheng and Ye Xiaoxiao both looked up as well, and they saw Lu Yin standing above them.

Ye Sheng was startled. How had they been found?

That same question was on everyone's mind.

Lu Yin stared at Ye Wu. "Considering the fact that we're allies, it's not very polite to just leave without a word."

Ye Wu answered in a flat tone, "I promised you that I would help kill Xu Jin. Now that it’s dead, there’s no longer anything between us."

Lu Yin stared down at Ye Wu. "What about Heaven’s Furnace?"

Ye Wu's eyes narrowed. "That's none of your business."

"Do you know that Heaven’s Furnace is an innate gift unique to a single person? His name is Xia Shang, though he was also known as Progenitor Chen. He’s one of our Origin Universe’s most respected powerhouses. What did you do to him? Did you steal his corpse, or did you kill him?" Lu Yin's expression turned cold.

After seeing Ye Wu use Heaven’s Furnace in the Second Scourge, Lu Yin had been waiting for a chance to address this issue.

Xia Shang could not be disrespected. Regardless of how Ye Wu had obtained Xia Shang's corpse, even if he had killed Progenitor Chen’s clone, an explanation was needed.

Ye Sheng pulled Ye Xiaoxiao back as Ye Wu slowly drifted upwards. "Did you come here alone?"

"That’s enough." Lu Yin's demeanor was icy.

Ye Wu stared at Lu Yin. "I don't know anything about Xia Shang or some Origin Universe. The body was a gift."

Lu Yin's eyes went wide. "A gift?"

Ye Wu continued in the same serious tone. "That’s right, it was a gift to the person who created the symbiotic corpses method."

"Who gave it to you?" Lu Yin pressed.

Ye Wu shook his head. "I don't want to be your enemy, but I'm not afraid of becoming one. I have no reason to lie to you. I genuinely don't know."

Lu Yin glared at Ye Wu, who stared straight back at him.

The man was genuinely unafraid. He had not been afraid of Aeternus, and he was also unafraid of Lu Yin.

"Come with me to the Origin Universe. Xia Shang is greatly respected there. Regardless of your reasons or whether you knew anything about him, you need to explain yourself to him," Lu Yin demanded.

Ye Wu was taken aback. "

To

him? Isn't he dead?"

"Xia Shang cultivated nine clones. The body that you merged with is one of those clones. How you are dealt with should be decided by Xia Shang alone, so I will take you to see him," Lu Yin replied.

Ye Wu refused. "I have no intention of going with you. If anyone is going to do something about this, it should be Xia Shang himself, not you."

"Are you refusing?" Lu Yin's tone of voice grew even colder.

Ye Wu's fingers twitched. "You're not my match."

Lu Yin took out a Zenith Mountain and released Supreme.

The massive mecha stood tall in outer space, inciting awe in both Ye Sheng and Ye Xiaoxiao. What was this thing?

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

They had seen technological civilizations while traveling about various universes, but they had never seen such a massive mecha before, not to mention one that looked so intimidating.

Inside Supreme, the emperor felt aggrieved. Once again, he was being used as Lu Yin’s thug. Even so, nothing could be done about it. Supreme’s defenses were incredible, and the mecha also wielded the sharpest sword. Anytime the mecha encountered opponents who were unable to overpower its defenses, it could simply wear them down.

Lu Yin enjoyed using Supreme to oppress his opponents.

At the same moment that Supreme appeared, the emperor attacked, and the mecha’s sword slashed at Ye Wu.

Compared to Supreme, Ye Wu looked pathetically small, but the mecha’s aim was incredibly precise. No matter how small its opponent was, none could avoid Supreme's aim.

Lu Yin was using one outsider powerhouse to deal with another. All he needed to do was watch.

Ye Wu knew absolutely nothing about Supreme's formidable strength, but when he saw an enormous sword falling down upon him, he chose to meet it head-on. The man took a step to the side and then punched at the blade. Supreme was massive, but its reaction speed was incredible, which was part of what allowed the mecha to face off against sequence powerhouses.

While Supreme was unable to counter opponents who could move at the speed of time, like Lu Yin, most people found it extremely difficult to deal with Supreme's attacks. If a single attack did not land, the mecha could simply attack an entire region.

Ye Wu's fist met Supreme's sword, and the universe warped at the point of impact as countless spatial cracks radiated out.

Ye Wu's expression changed as a searing pain filled his fist. How could this giant sword cut through his body's defenses? Impossible!

He quickly changed tactics and dodged, and the area where he had just been standing was sliced open by the sword, revealing the Hollow.