Supreme took a step forward and clashed head on with Ye Wu. The man was blasted backwards while an indescribable force also forced the mecha to retreat.

Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. This was it.

Ye Wu possessed an unknown ability. It was his sequence particles, and the law of the universe that he had mastered caused harm to whatever attacked the man, regardless of the outcome of the attack. The law that the man had comprehended still eluded Lu Yin.

He had ordered Supreme to attack Ye Wu because the mecha’s formidable defenses could withstand the damage from such attacks.

Inside Supreme, the emperor was shocked and a bit confused. What kind of power was he up against? Whatever it had been, it had been strong enough to force Supreme back. While it was impossible to see it outside, the emperor knew that the mecha’s light barrier had reached its limits. Another attack like that, and the light barrier might fail entirely.

Why did the Heavens Sect have such formidable enemies wherever they went?

The emperor felt incredibly unlucky. Before encountering the Heavens Sect, the Infinity Empire had been unstoppable, but the moment they had entered the Fifth Mainland, disaster had been on their heels. It was impossible to shake off the Heavens Sect, and the ruler of the Infinity Empire was being dragged around to act as a thug, fighting against increasingly formidable enemies.

He was even beginning to question Supreme's defenses.

The emperor was shocked by the exchange’s outcome, but Ye Wu was equally astonished. The law that he had comprehended was incredibly powerful, and when he had fought in the Fourth Scourge, while Ji Luo had succeeded in severing Ye Wu’s arm with a single slash, Ji Luo had been wounded in the process because of Ye Wu's sequence particles. They forced an exchange of mutual harm, and everyone who faced Ye Wu had to deal with it.

However, that effect was useless against a mecha like the one Ye Wu was currently facing.

No matter how much damage was dealt, it went to the mecha, not the pilot, let alone Lu Yin.

At the thought of Lu Yin, Ye Wu shot towards the young man after momentarily evading Supreme. Ye Wu wanted to attack Lu Yin himself.

Lu Yin calmly watched as Ye Wu approached, and then he used Inverse Step to move at the speed of time.

Everything around him froze, aside from Ye Wu, who simply moved slower. The man could even see Lu Yin moving, but he was unable to attack while Lu Yin moved at the speed of time.

Lu Yin was about to attack, but then he suddenly felt a sense of danger, and it prompted him to retreat and open up a bit of distance. He raised an arm and swung it, releasing Setting Sun.

The image of the sunset appeared, and everyone saw the last light of day!

The comprehension technique was unleashed, and it painted the dark, deep starry sky with the beautiful scene of a setting sun. Ye Wu felt a brief bit of warmth, but then his heart grew cold. He recognized what he was seeing. This was a comprehension technique.

Before another thought could enter his mind, it went blank. His understanding of martial arts was reduced to nothing, which led to Ye Wu suffering some backlash. He coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Behind him, Supreme's sword sliced across.

Ye Xiaoxiao cried out, "Master!"

The sword struck Ye Wu and sent him hurtling through space. He crashed into a planet, but shot straight through it.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

At the same moment, Supreme was pushed back by an unknown force. The mecha’s light barrier shattered, and inside, the emperor was jarred. He felt dizzy, and he nearly threw up. Blood trickled out of his mouth due to his internal organs being shaken up.

On the other hand, Lu Yin remained completely unscathed. He stood still in outer space and looked down.

Was Ye Wu dead? Of course not. If he could be killed so easily, how could he have possibly merged with the body of Progenitor Chen’s clone, which had possessed the Heaven’s Furnace innate gift?

Lu Yin’s father, Lu Qi, had gained a massive increase in strength from merely having the pressure of Heaven’s Furnace within his body. The man was so confident that he proclaimed himself immortal, and he had managed to earn the moniker "Immortal Lu Qi." In that case, what about Ye Wu, or rather, Progenitor Chen’s clone that had originally possessed Heaven’s Furnace? There was no doubt that he had been far more formidable.

Naturally, there were limits to this. Ji Luo had once severed Ye Wu’s arm, and Xu Jin had also left the man severely injured by using True God’s Natural Art.

While Supreme's defenses were incredible, and even though the mecha wielded the sharpest sword, it was not as powerful as the Seven Skygods and was unable to mortally wound Ye Wu.

The enormous figure of Supreme towered high in outer space. The mecha held its sword while staring downwards.

Lu Yin waited patiently.

Ye Sheng and Ye Xiaoxiao both watched on anxiously. How was their master?

Some time later, Ye Wu finally reappeared. He looked battered, and there was blood dripping from his forehead. Supreme's slash had not been entirely ineffective.

The man glanced at Supreme and then looked at Lu Yin. "You even know a comprehension technique."

Lu Yin remained calm. "I know more than what you can imagine."

Ye Wu's eyes grew cold. "Is this all you can do? That mecha can’t kill me, and you can't defeat me. Because you helped me avenge the Totem Civilization, I'll let you go with this, but if you keep pushing me, you can’t blame me for being cruel."

Inside Supreme, the emperor sneered. "Cruel? What more can you do? Try it."

Ye Wu ignored the man and simply continued to stare at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin saw the cold determination in Ye Wu's eyes and knew that the battle had incited a deadly resolve in the man. In the past, they had neither been friends nor foes. Ye Wu, like Lu Yin himself, adhered to his own moral code, and for that reason, Lu Yin had been treated differently from the Aeternals.

However, if he pushed past his limits, there was no doubt that Ye Wu would retaliate with overwhelming force.

"Come with me to give Progenitor Chen an explanation," Lu Yin insisted, unbothered by the pending threat. No matter how strong Ye Wu might be, could he surpass the Seven Skygods?

Without hesitation, Ye Wu raised both of his hands, and Heaven’s Furnace appeared in outer space. It was positioned to trap both Lu Yin and Supreme inside.

Heaven's Furnace was an immensely powerful innate gift, and it took almost no time for it to close. Still, the brief moment that was necessary was enough for Lu Yin to escape, given that he could move at the speed of time.

He used Inverse Step, and everything around him froze. However, after less than a moment, things started moving again, and Lu Yin found himself staring into Ye Wu's cold eyes.

Lu Yin was surrounded by sequence particles. Ye Wu already knew about Lu Yin's ability to move at the speed of time, and he had preemptively scattered sequence particles around in order to prevent Lu Yin from escaping.

Ye Wu had accumulated a great deal of combat experience.

During the brief time that Lu Yin was delayed, Heaven's Furnace closed.

"This is your last chance! Leave, and we will never see each other again," Ye Wu stated in a frigid tone.

When Ye Sheng saw that Heaven's Furnace had managed to trap both Lu Yin and Supreme, he finally relaxed. He glared at Lu Yin with open hatred.

There was no way for anyone to escape after they had been trapped within his master's innate gift. Whether a person lived or died was completely up to Ye Wu.

Ye Xiaoxiao patted her chest, also feeling relieved. "I thought that Master wouldn't be able to defeat them! Thankfully, he did."

"I told you, Lu Yin is despicable, but you didn't believe me," Ye Sheng said with a sneer.

Ye Xiaoxiao bit her lip while staring out into space. Was he really so hateful?

Inside Heaven's Furnace, the emperor was unaware of his current situation, and he tried to slash at the walls with Supreme’s sword in an attempt to break free.

However, the attempts failed, which stunned the man. "How can this be?"

Through the wall of Heaven's Furnace, Lu Yin stared at Ye Wu. "This is your last chance as well. Come with me. We don’t need to be enemies."

Ye Wu stopped hesitating, and the pressure inside of Heaven's Furnace instantly spiked. He intended to obliterate both Lu Yin and Supreme.

Ye Wu had survived the loss of his wife and the destruction of his home. He would never place his life in the hands of another.

The more valuable the corpse that Ye Wu had bonded with was to Lu Yin's universe, the more opposed Ye Wu was to visiting the place.

Lu Yin let out a breath, and then he looked upwards. He was within this innate gift yet again. He had faced Heaven’s Furnace during his first stellular tribulation when breaking into the Envoy realm. If not for Extremes Must Be Reversed, Lu Yin would not have survived that first encounter.

At the moment, Lu Yin had already anticipated entering Heaven’s Furnace, as he wanted to see if Heaven's Furnace or if the One Word Manifestation was superior.

Lightstream appeared and flickered, taking on the form of a small boat as Lu Yin peered into the past.

Currently, Lu Yin could observe up to 3,275 seconds into the past, which was quite a bit of time.

It was also more than necessary. He only needed to see the full process of Heaven's Furnace manifesting and then closing.

The results surprised Lu Yin, as Heaven's Furnace had appeared the moment Ye Wu had started fighting against Supreme. The man had simply not made the furnace visible. When he formed a circle with his hands, it had been a trick to make people think that the gesture was needed to bring out Heaven’s Furnace. The innate gift had already been in place, which meant that it was too late for any enemy to react.

Lu Yin observed Heaven's Furnace from the moment it started forming to the moment it was sealed shut. All the while, he listened to the incessant sound of Supreme's sword striking the walls of the furnace.

The pressure grew increasingly intense.

The emperor's expression fell. The alarms inside of Supreme were blaring, as the mecha was suffering from some unknown form of mounting pressure.

The man was not sure if Supreme would be able to withstand this pressure. Their enemy was remarkable, but the emperor was already certain that he could not break free.

He could not help but look over at Lu Yin.

The young man was glancing around. Lightstream receded, and Lu Yin stepped forward to a certain corner of Heaven's Furnace. "The essence of One Word Manifestation is to find a path to survival in even the most desperate situations. Heaven's Furnace is no exception."

After speaking, he pointed a finger as he stared intently at a single point in the furnace and then struck at the wall of Heaven's Furnace.

There was a resounding crash, and the echoes shook the nearby universe, with ripples spreading out to encompass a massive area.

Ye Wu's expression changed drastically.

Impossible, he...?

Lu Yin turned to smile at Ye Wu. "Heaven's Furnace isn't invincible. If it were, how could Progenitor Chen’s clone have died?

"Given more time, Progenitor Chen might have been able to resolve the weaknesses of Heaven's Furnace, but for you, it’s impossible."

As Lu Yin finished speaking, the void suddenly broke open. It was not space breaking apart, but rather Heaven's Furnace. The immense pressure produced visible streams that shot out of the fissure, and the energy quickly shrouded the area where Ye Sheng and Ye Xiaoxiao were.

Ye Wu quickly grabbed his two disciples and retreated. Where the two had been standing quickly collapsed under the escaping pressure from the broken Heaven's Furnace.

This power could even obliterate a peak powerhouse.

Ye Sheng felt his scalp go numb. If not for his master, he would have died just now.

Lu Yin stepped out of Heaven's Furnace and stared at Ye Wu. "Do you have any other tricks? Feel free to bring them out now."

Lu Yin was well aware of Ye Wu's abilities; he had his unknown sequence particles, Heaven's Furnace, and a level of physical strength that allowed the man to withstand attacks from even a Skygod. With everything combined, the man was a formidable opponent who could challenge one of the Seven Skygods.

However, after exhausting all of his abilities, Ye Wu was at Lu Yin's mercy.

The man’s eye twitched as he stared at Lu Yin. More than once, Ye Wu had been amazed by the power that Lu Yin had revealed, despite being a Semi-Progenitor. In particular, there had been his fight against Xu Jin. If not for Lu Yin, Xu Jin would not have died, and Lu Yin’s performance during that battle had been awe-inspiring.

However, the young man seemed to have become even more unfathomable since then.

Lu Yin was revealing abilities that he had not used during the battle against Xu Jin. Ye Wu had never before seen Lu Yin’s comprehension technique, that small boat of light, or the finger attack that had broken Heaven's Furnace.

Feeling helpless, Ye Wu abandoned his thoughts of resistance. There was no escaping this young man.

"I'll go with you, but these two have nothing to do with this. Let them go."

Heaven's Furnace disappeared. Ye Wu would not attack again. He had surrendered to Lu Yin.

Supreme also appeared, though the emperor felt a lingering sense of fear. Without Lu Yin, the emperor had no idea what would have become of him.

The Infinity Empire needed to be taught such lessons in order to abandon their aggressive warfare policies. However, Lu Yin’s lessons were too harsh, and they allowed no room for recovery.

Lu Yin shook his head. "They need to come too."

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA