Chapter 3469: Skyshearer Millstone

Within the Consciousness Domain, Qi Gong’s expression drastically changed. "Wu Wei, you-"

Shi Lin’s eyes narrowed as he looked upward. Wu Wei was doing this on purpose. The mere presence of the conscient was already a strong enough deterrent. The moment it spoke, even if the other party had been considering retreating, they were instead forced to act boldly in order to save face. If not, how would anyone be able to maintain their reputation?

Qi Zun had captured Wu Wei, and the conscient harbored a deep resentment towards the Qi family. The being was deliberately attempting to harm them.

As anticipated, the moment Wu Wei roared, Lu Yin’s expression fell.

He slowly rose to his feet while staring into the Consciousness Domain.

A Universe-realm conscient was indeed a formidable opponent, but if he could devour that consciousness, he might be capable of contending with the High Seraph using consciousness alone.

"Third Master, don’t be rash!" Old Tao urged, which was as much as he could say.

Lu Yin ignored the old man and kicked Astral Anura towards the Consciousness Domain. "Go test it out for me."

Astral Anura was dumbfounded. He had not expected something like this from Lu Yin. This was pure cruelty.

The toad tried to turn back while still hurtling forward, but he suddenly felt a harsh chill. Lu Yin was staring at Astral Anura, cold bloodlust in his eyes. The toad clenched his jaw and swallowed its hesitation.

Those humans call me a beast? Lu Yin’s the real beast!

Astral Anura increased his size greatly, and his golden color changed. His skin grew mottled and multi-colored as he took out his steel fork and a necklace of skulls appeared around his neck. He charged towards the Consciousness Domain.

Test it out? Fine, I’ll test it! But just once...

No one had expected the toad to be the first to take action.

In an instant, Astral Anura released an aura that made the stars tremble. It was the aura of a Dukkhan.

Even if Astral Anura stood at the bottom of his cultivation level, he still possessed a terrifying level of strength.

Countless people watched as the massive toad raced into the Consciousness Domain, thrusting his steel fork forward with incredible force. "Take this!"

Wu Wei’s consciousness surged like a storm. In the toad’s eyes, Wu Wei’s consciousness was a dark cloud, like Lu Yin. The most formidable conscient Astral Anura had ever encountered was also Xu Jin.

The fork pierced the dark clouds, stirring the void.

Consciousness struck like thunder, causing violent reverberations. Astral Anura’s mind reeled as if it were a small boat caught in a raging storm. He knew that he might faint at any moment.

Gritting his teeth, he repeatedly thrust his fork forward. "Take this! Take this! Take this..."

Each time, there was a burst of energy from the trident as it pierced the consciousness, striking the Consciousness Domain’s ground.

The earth cracked open. People who had been cultivating underground hurriedly escaped, though some were directly caught by the energy and obliterated.

Both the Qi family and the Revolt Alliance immediately took action, as experts tried to block the fork’s energy.

However, Astral Anura was too strong. His attacks were not something that average cultivators could withstand.

"Take this! Take this! Take this..."

Countless energy blasts bombarded the ground.

Qi Gong shouted, "Shi Lin, if the Consciousness Domain is destroyed, you will shoulder the blame!"

Shi Lin stepped out from the Revolt Alliance, his eyes flaring. His consciousness surged out, sweeping over the ground to form a protective barrier above it.

"Members of the Revolt Alliance, protect the Consciousness Domain!"

"Members of the Qi family, protect the Consciousness Domain!"

Every cultivator in the Consciousness Domain released their consciousness to block the fork’s energy.

Astral Anura was not intentionally trying to destroy the Consciousness Domain, but rather test Wu Wei’s consciousness. As for Wu Wei, the conscient was targeting the toad. Protecting the Consciousness Domain had nothing to do with the conscient.

While the toad was among the weakest of Dukkhans, he was still a Dukkhan. Any creature that was overcoming Dukkha was insane in some way, though they also all possessed an extraordinary determination in their obsession. Shaking such an individual’s consciousness was never easy.

That was true even for Wu Wei, one of the Thirteen Luminaries.

Qi Gong looked up, fully aware of Wu Wei’s hatred for the Qi family. That hatred had caused this disaster to befall the Consciousness Domain. "Wu Wei, you’ll never be able to return to the Consciousness Megaverse! Never!"

The consciousness that shrouded the Consciousness Domain roared to life. In Astral Anura’s eyes, the massive consciousness suddenly condensed. The dark clouds shrank and then formed what looked to be a colossal millstone. It was the Skyshearer Millstone.

A deep rumbling echoed in everyone’s ears.

The millstone swept over the universe, much to the horror of all who had wanted to watch the unfolding spectacle in the Consciousness Domain, and they all started bleeding from their seven orifices.

The consciousness vibrations instantly reduced some people into imbeciles, while those remaining quickly fled.

There were certain events that should not be observed, as even just watching came at a cost.

Within the Consciousness Domain, everyone saw what looked like a massive millstone appear above the consciousnesses of Shi Lin and the other cultivators. It looked like it was about to crush the universe.

This was not an unfamiliar sight to many, as those who had cultivated within the Consciousness Domain had endured the millstone’s pressure on a daily basis. It was constantly tempering their consciousness.

The grinding pressure made their consciousnesses more resilient, but this process also left them feeling worse than if they had died. It felt as if their entire being was being crushed.

This was why only a select few ever succeeded in cultivating the power of consciousness within the Consciousness Domain.

Anyone with even slightly weaker willpower could not endure such agony.

Every year, nearly half of the cultivators who entered the Consciousness Domain would be ground into idiots.

The millstones that people were forced to face for cultivating their consciousness were all small. At best, they would be a few tens of meters in diameter. But the one that had appeared overhead was by far the largest that any of them had ever seen. It was vast and endless. It truly looked as if it was going to crush the entire universe.

The moment that all of the consciousness cultivators saw the millstone, they were overcome by chills as an innate fear welled up from deep within them.

This instinctive fear of the millstone stemmed from all the trauma that they had suffered.

This was Wu Wei’s consciousness battle technique: Skyshearer Millstone.

All living creatures possessed consciousness. Without that, they would not be considered alive. Even plants that had some level of cultivation possessed at least some consciousness. And as long as there was consciousness, it could be crushed by the Skyshearer Millstone. There could be no escape.

The Skyshearer Millstone had been the cause of countless disasters in the Consciousness Megaverse, as it had left many Spirit Nidus cultivators worse than dead.

Even Shi Lin was scared of the Skyshearer Millstone. He had no confidence that he could face such a thing on his own.

As soon as the Skyshearer Millstone appeared, Astral Anura spat out blood. His vision grew blurry, and he seemed to see his great-grandmother squatting by a beautiful lake, waving at him. That lake was stunning, covered with unique flowers, and the foliage was multicolored.

Great-grandmother...

A hand reached down, grabbed Astral Anura, and flung the toad away.

Lu Yin had arrived. Astral Anura had not been able to endure the pressure. The grinding power of the disk of consciousness was absolutely terrifying. This was the power of one of the Consciousness Megaverse’s Thirteen Luminaries. Lu Yin could not even imagine how Qi Zun had managed to defeat such a being, or how any human could hope to cultivate their own consciousness to such a level.

"That the Grandverse Manor’s Third Boss! He’s making a move!" someone shouted.

Within the Consciousness Domain, an entire group of cultivators turned to glare at Lu Yin. The man had actually dared to take action.

Grind him down! Grind him to death! Teach him the cost of provoking the Consciousness Domain!

Qi Gong’s heart dropped. Even in the face of the Skyshearer Millstone, did the man still dare to take action? Where was his confidence coming from?

Shi Lin frowned.

How is this possible? He still has the courage to step forward?

The leader of the Revolt Alliance was aware that the people of Grandverse Manor were not conscients, but rather people from the Tianyuan Megaverse.

More and more people throughout the Spirit Nidus were learning of this, but no one spread the news. There was a tacit understanding in place.

How could anyone from the Tianyuan Megaverse possess such a powerful consciousness? How had he cultivated it?

Lu Yin stood beneath the Skyshearer Millstone, his entire being seemingly crushed by the grinding sensation. In particular, his consciousness was continuously drawn out and compressed. It was pushed to the brink of shattering.

So that’s how it is

. He looked up. Regardless of whether he used his own consciousness to attack, his consciousness would still be drawn out.

If his consciousness was pulverized, he would become an imbecile.

The millstone in the sky had been formed from a terrifyingly powerful consciousness, making it utterly unstoppable for most cultivators. Not even a Dukkhan like Astral Anura could do anything against it.

Had Qi Zun truly defeated this conscient?

Looking at the millstone, Lu Yin was reminded of the High Seraph.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Yin endured the crushing pressure of the Skyshearer Millstone as he lifted his hand and swept it out: Setting Sun.

Setting Sun. With one move, the horizon saw its last light!

No matter if it was spiritual force, one’s physical body, battle techniques, or consciousness, all would be burnt beneath the Setting Sun.

Your strength will burn!

The Skyshearer Millstone trembled, and cracks appeared all across it.

Countless people were startled, especially the Consciousness Domain’s consciousness cultivators. None of them could believe that the Skyshearer Millstone had actually cracked.

This Third Boss was somehow overcoming the Skyshearer Millstone.

Shi Lin’s pupils shrank.

A comprehension technique? This man even knows a comprehension technique?

Qi Gong’s expression changed drastically. This was a man who could resist Wu Wei’s consciousness. He even knew a comprehension technique that was shattering Wu Wei’s Skyshearer Millstone! How was such a thing even possible? Just how strong was this Third Boss?

"A comprehension technique?" Wu Wei’s deep voice echoed.

All around Lu Yin, violent consciousness surged, relentlessly slamming into him.

His star of consciousness trembled, and his own power of consciousness was constantly being drawn out and squeezed. His vision blurred, as his consciousness was insufficient compared to Wu Wei’s. The fact that Lu Yin could endure at all was already remarkable.

"A Celestial-realm consciousness? You are quite strong," Wu Wei’s voice rang across the universe, the conscient’s words shocking countless people.

Celestial-realm consciousness? The Third Boss actually possessed Celestial-realm consciousness? It was no wonder how he was able to endure the Skyshearer Millstone.

Shi Lin’s expression changed yet again. Even his consciousness was only at the Celestial realm. This man was from the Tianyuan Megaverse, so how had he cultivated? How had he achieved a Celestial-realm consciousness at such a young age?

Lu Yin waved his hand again, and his Setting Sun continued to blaze.

The cracks covering the Skyshearer Millstone grew larger and larger.

Wu Wei’s deep voice spoke up again, "I can do nothing to him. The vow I made to Qi Zun has been fulfilled. I will do nothing further."

With that, the consciousness suddenly withdrew, vanishing from the Consciousness Domain.

The sky above the Consciousness Domain was left empty.

Light shone down, illuminating a lone figure who stood in the sky, staring down upon the Consciousness Domain. It was Lu Yin.

He let out a breath as he wiped at his ear, where blood had leaked out. Had he been bleeding from his seven orifices?

Wu Wei had continuously bombarded Lu Yin with a constant pressure of consciousness. That pressure had been so intense that Lu Yin had struggled to endure. While Wu Wei had failed to defeat him for the moment, Lu Yin had also failed to overpower the conscient. It was impossible for him to do so, unless he used his full strength.

However, Lu Yin was aware that his opponent had not been using its full power, either. As expected of a Universe-realm conscient.

From down below, a group of the Consciousness Domain’s cultivators stared up at him.

Lu Yin's eyes swept the crowd. He saw many powerful consciousness cultivators. This place had gathered the Spirit Nidus’s most powerful consciousness cultivators, and there were about nearly ten with Progenitor-level consciousness. It was truly remarkable.

Beneath the Consciousness Domain’s surface, an incredible amount of consciousness was hidden. Unless Lu Yin was mistaken, that consciousness belonged to the surrendered conscients.

That consciousness stirred his heart.

The light caused shadows to fall upon the Qi family.

Qi Gong’s face was pale. "Wu Wei, even without your vow, you are a protector of the Consciousness Domain. How can you not take action when enemies are attacking? Lord High Seraph will not spare you!

"You can no longer return to the Consciousness Megaverse. All you can do is protect the Consciousness Domain. Wu Wei! Wu Wei..."

No matter how the man shouted, Wu Wei never responded.

Shi Lin spoke up, his voice glacial. "This man seeks to destroy the Qi family, not the Consciousness Domain. Qi Gong, you’re on your own."

With that, he led the members of the Revolt Alliance away from the Qi family.

The Qi family stared at Qi Gong, hope filling their eyes as they anticipated Qi Zun’s appearance.

At this moment, only their ancestor could deal with the Third Boss.

"Father, please call upon Ancestor Qi Zun."

"Patriarch, Ancestor Qi Zun should appear now."

"We respectfully request Ancestor Qi Zun to come out from seclusion."

"We respectfully request Ancestor Qi Zun to come out from seclusion."

"We respectfully request..."