Chapter 3350: Absolute Reversal

Lu Yin’s hatred for the Boundary Guardians gave him strength. He was eager to eliminate Tian Ci, the last of them.

As soon as Tian Ci saw Lu Yin charging at him, the Boundary Guardian turned tail and fled.

This opponent was too difficult to handle. Sequence particles could not approach Lu Yin, and while Tian Ci’s innate gift allowed him to see through all attacks and cultivation methods, Lu Yin's style of combat was brutally straightforward. No matter how well Tian Ci read Lu Yin’s actions, it would be impossible for him to block any of the attacks. This was especially true of Lu Yin’s physical strength, which could overwhelm Tian Ci’s Spirit Transformation weapon, Three-Foot Edge.

Against Lu Yin, Tian Ci was completely and utterly suppressed.

He did not want to die. The Tianyuan Megaverse would undoubtedly be reset, and before that happened, Tian Ci intended to become a Dukkhan. After the reset, he would find an opportunity to become an Immortal.

That was his goal.

He was the strongest of his entire generation in Spirit Nidus. He had been chosen to serve as one of the Boundary Guardians. He could not die in such a place.

Lu Yin was surprised to see Tian Ci turn and flee. A dignified Ortuser was able to run away quite decisively.

However, escape would not be easy. The Tianyuan Megaverse’s powerhouses were already rushing over.

With the two Seraphs restrained by the Origin Progenitor, Palace Master Yao and Tian Ci locked down by Lu Yin, and Meng Sang's absence, Spirit Nidus had essentially lost all of their top masters. The Tianyuan Megaverse’s Three Suns and Six Rulers were more than enough to crush the opposition.

Tian Ci fled in the direction of the Tianyuan Megaverse, as he had no other option. On the other hand, Palace Master Yao landed on the battleship. When she glanced over, she found that Lu Yin was still staring at her.

The massive Heaven-Devouring Umbrella opened, and it looked completely different from what Lu Yin had seen before.

Before, no one had been controlling the sequence base. At that time, Bao Qi had been the only powerhouse aboard the battleship, and he had just been forced to enter Dukkha and was lost in his own confusion. This time, Palace Master Yao was controlling the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella.

Inside the battleship, Spirit Nidus’s young elites nervously watched as Lu Yin approached. This person made them feel the fear of death.

The pressure emanating from Lu Yin made them feel like ordinary humans facing a mountain. It was a highly unusual sensation for them. These youths had seen the Seraphs on multiple occasions, but none of those experts had ever exuded the same sort of pressure as Lu Yin.

The entire battleship fell deathly silent. No one spoke a word as they all watched Lu Yin draw closer.

The masters of Spirit Nidus who had charged towards the Tianyuan Megaverse did not dare to return to the battleship. Even Tian Ci was trying to escape. Anyone who ran into Lu Yin would meet death. The people who were still on the battleship, including even Palace Master Yao, were too afraid to leave. They could only hope that the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella would protect them and that the Seraphs would be able to defeat their powerful opponent.

The Heaven-Devouring Umbrella was a sequence base, something recognized by everyone in Spirit Nidus. It was one of their megaverse’s most powerful treasures, and yet, for some reason, when they looked at Lu Yin, the people aboard the battleship had absolutely no confidence.

Lu Yin stood near the battleship. The Heaven-Devouring Umbrella separated him from the ship as he stared at Palace Master Yao.

The woman had never anticipated finding herself in such a situation. She was regarded as the greatest Spirit Nidus expert beneath the Seven Seraphs, and she was even on the verge of achieving that title herself. She stood near the top of Spirit Nidus. Despite that, she was currently being forced to retreat by a young man. Lu Yin's strength was more than what Palace Master Yao could accept.

She understood how Lu Yin had previously succeeded in preventing Bao Qi from attacking the entire battlefield while also holding back the other Seraph.

The sequence particles scattered across outer space were indeed overwhelming, but they fell short of what Lu Yin had seen in the Rivers and Mountains Painting.

He attacked the battleship with a palm strike, and the terrifying power of his attack was nullified the moment it made contact with the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella. The sequence base’s sequence particles were like intricate machine parts as the force behind Lu Yin’s attacks was instantaneously broken down and neutralized.

He tried to attack again, but with Palace Master Yao controlling the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella, it was difficult to deal with the sequence base. Lu Yin had stolen it once before, but this time, the umbrella seemed alive as its sequence particles continuously shifted about to block Lu Yin’s attacks.

Palace Master Yao repeatedly attacked with her Bifrost Unscathed Sword. Lu Yin was able to deflect the strikes, but their rising frequency made him cautious.

There were limits even to Extremes Must Be Reversed.

Far away, the round-faced old man and Bao Qi worked together to fight against the Origin Progenitor. The Origin Progenitor possessed formidable strength, but he had been trapped beneath the Immemorial Citadel for far too long, and Lu Yin was afraid that he might run out of strength.

If it was impossible to take the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella or board the battleship, Lu Yin would simply take everything else.

He appeared on the opposite side of the battleship. He raised both hands to attack the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella, but what he was really doing was pushing the battleship closer to the stone gate.

Inside the battleship, the young elite all felt a chill. "He wants to capture all of us!"

“It’s over! His strength is too terrifying! This battleship was made from the hardest and heaviest materials in our Spirit Nidus. Supposedly, not even those who have mastered the ninth sequence technique can budge it.”

“This man is able to fight the Seraphs.”

“But not even Seraphs might be able to push this ship.”

“I don’t want to be captured by the Tianyuan Megaverse! Even if our Spirit Nidus wins this war, we won’t be there to see it! Brothers, let’s fight back.”

“Let’s attack.”

In an instant, the young elites attacked from within the battleship. However, the attacks meant nothing to Lu Yin; he did not even need to block or dodge. The young elites were only as strong as Envoys, and they were quite young in comparison to Semi-Progenitors or Progenitors. The truth was that they had cultivated for quite some time.

They were of a similar age as Lu Yin, and their cultivation roughly matched that of the four ruling powers’ Junior Progenitors. The greatest difference was their numbers. The Perennial World had only had their four Junior Progenitors, while there were dozens of similarly talented individuals on Spirit Nidus’s battleship.

Palace Master Yao sharply ordered, "Stand down!"

The young elites, despite their anxiousness and nervousness, could only obey.

Yuan Mie and the purple-haired girl had not joined in the attacks. No matter how desperate they might feel, they would not participate in such futile actions.

As far as Lu Yin was concerned, the young elites’ actions had been like ants threatening a dragon. It was less than a joke.

He continued to push the battleship closer to the stone gate.

Palace Master Yao approached Lu Yin, standing at him just within the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella.

Lu Yin's expression was somber, and cold killing intent could be seen in his eyes.

Palace Master Yao spoke up, “Lord Lu, I truly admire you. I believed that we would easily sweep through your Tianyuan Megaverse, but it appears that we underestimated you. Had we known the truth, we would have brought reinforcements from the Consciousness Megaverse to avoid being pushed into such a passive position.”

Lu Yin looked at the woman. “Tianyuan might be incapable of stopping your Spirit Nidus, and we might face destruction, but you won’t live to see that day.”

His words caused the young elites on the battleship to grow even more worried.

They had joined the invasion to earn glory and win resources, not risk death.

Palace Master Yao looked unusually calm as the battleship moved closer to the stone gate. Her voice dropped to a whisper so that only she and Lu Yin could hear her words. “Lord Lu, there are certain means available to us that I didn’t intend to reveal. You humans here in the Tianyuan Megaverse have fought against Aeternus for so long, but there are certainly disputes between you humans as well. My Spirit Nidus is no different.

“If we can put an end to this battle, I can promise you that, before the final victor is determined, none of the ordinary humans of your Tianyuan Megaverse will be touched. What do you say?”

Lu Yin was taken aback. “You’ve kept some of your strength hidden?”

Palace Master Yao’s expression grew solemn. “Throughout our battle, have you ever seen me use any sequence techniques? I didn’t use them because I was worried about you repelling my sequence particles. Rather, my sequence technique poses a threat to certain individuals, so it is inconvenient for me to use it.

“There are eighty-eight different sequence techniques, but the top five are known as the Absolute Sequences. What I cultivate is the fourth-ranked technique, Absolute Reversal. Lord Lu, we can end this battle.”

Lu Yin was astonished. “Fourth-ranked? That is quite a problem. You people from Spirit Nidus have a specific characteristic: when you have an advantage, you want to crush everything, but when you are at a disadvantage, you still try to negotiate from a position of superiority. You people try to make it sound as though you are doing me a favor. In the past, I would have despised such an attitude, but now, I can understand it. If you want me to withdraw, go ahead and try. Show me if your Absolute Reversal can really turn the tides.”

Palace Master Yao exhaled. She was beautiful enough that the Astral River would dim beside her. Sequence particles surged from her, and they flowed through the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella at Lu Yin.

While Lu Yin had told Palace Master Yao to make an attempt, it did not mean that he would passively accept her attack.

He released his inner universe, and both the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella and Palace Master Yao’s sequence particles were repelled.

No matter how powerful the sequence particles might be, they were useless if they could not make contact.

Palace Master Yao’s eyes grew cold as she moved into the sequence particles that formed the Heaven-Devouring Umbrella. Water dripped from her hand as it formed into a sword. She slashed the sword at Lu Yin, attacking with her Bifrost Unscathed Sword.

Lu Yin looked up at the shimmering water sword that was instantly upon him. It was aimed straight at his brow.

He flicked a finger. There was a bang as he forcefully deflected the sword qi, bending the attack. Infinity surged, raising his strength so much that Palace Master Yao staggered back. The terrifying power she felt from Lu Yin almost made her stop breathing, and she involuntarily relaxed her grip. The sword qi curved around and attacked Lu Yin from behind. More water dripped from the woman’s hand, forming countless green-colored Bifrost Unscathed Swords that fell upon Lu Yin like raindrops.

This was the same technique that she had used before, but this time, Lu Yin reacted differently.

He used Verdant Eternity’s ability to perfectly preserve his energy and then transformed the power of Infinity into countless finger strikes. He retaliated with the Dao of One Heavens.

Countless finger attacks collided with the rain-like Bifrost Unscathed Sword in a massive explosion at the side of the battleship. The vessel nearly capsized from its violent sways.

Lu Yin pointed again, this time using One Word Manifestation. This was Chu Yi’s legendary battle technique.

A single point passed through the explosions that scattered about. The attack was aimed at Palace Master Yao’s brow. Sequence particles protected her body, but that simply allowed Lu Yin's finger to strike the woman’s forehead. At the same time, he also made contact with her sequence particles.

Lu Yin's heart dropped. Something was very wrong. This woman seemed determined to test the waters, and yet she had allowed herself to be struck by an attack, as long as it allowed her sequence particles to make contact with Lu Yin. Did she not fear death?

A single attack shattered Palace Master Yao’s beautiful face as cracks opened up on her forehead. It looked like a fatal injury, but Lu Yin saw intense green light flickering, and it continuously mending her crumbling skull.

Lu Yin's expression changed.

So, this was it!

The true purpose of the green water was not to allow the woman to unleash her Bifrost Unscathed Sword, but rather to heal her. This was the true form of Palace Master Yao’s Spirit Transformation weapon; the sword formed from the green water was nothing more than a facade to confuse her enemies.

Lu Yin had been tricked. He had believed that he could kill his opponent with one blow, only to fall into her trap and make contact with her sequence particles.

As her forehead healed, Palace Master Yao’s eyes showed a combination of fear, relief, and exhilaration. "Farewell, Lord Lu."

As she spoke, Lu Yin felt as though the sky fell down upon him as the ground caved out below him. He felt a familiar power pressing down upon him. Was this Flipping the Sky?

He looked up, but he saw nothing, even as he suffered under the pressure of Flipping the Sky. What was happening?

Not only that, but his right shoulder broke, and a clear palm print appeared there. He had been attacked by his own palm strike. He looked back at Palace Master Yao, suddenly realizing why her sequence technique was called Absolute Reversal. That was precisely what it did.