Chapter 995 (1/2)
Shi Zhongjian slapped out with the flat of his sword yet again, only to be welcomed by the interchange of day and night. This was the Daynight Punch, Lu Yin’s only battle technique that could make use of his spiritual force.
Lu Yin believed that his spiritual force was able to rival even the Ten Arbiters’. Although he might not have caught up to them quite yet, he definitely was not that far behind. However, he had never been willing to use spiritual force attacks against the Sixth Mainland cultivators who were at the level of a Realmling. This was because the Sixth Mainland’s cultivation focused heavily on imprints, and Lu Yin knew that imprints could refine spiritual force. Thus, he had been worried that his spiritual force would be insufficient to pose any threat to such powerhouses.
However, at this time, Lu Yin wanted to take the risk. Even if his spiritual force could not threaten this Realmling, Lu Yin wanted to see if it could at least create an opportunity.
The Daynight Punch shot out, and Lu Yin’s spiritual force erupted as Shi Zhongjian swatted down with his sword. The Realmling was stunned by the punch, which caused his stone sword to fall from his hands, out of his control. Lu Yin then activated the Yu Secret Art to teleport the sword away while also slapping at Shi Zhongjian with his left hand with a One Hundred Stacks, One Hundred Fiftyfold Shockwave Palm.
There was a soft thump when Lu Yin’s palm connected with Shi Zhongjian’s abdomen, and the swordsman spat out a mouthful of blood, though he did not take even one step back. Instead, he raised his hand up high and swung it down at Lu Yin. ”Heaven Splitter.”
Even without his stone sword, Shi Zhongjian was still able to use his most powerful Swordstar technique. However, Lu Yin had already been prepared for this, and his Fatesand as well as his eight lined battle force both emerged to defend him from this attack. However, the Fatesand was only able to partially cover Lu Yin’s body. As a result, the Heaven Splitter was able to bypass the uncovered sections and strike down, tearing right through Lu Yin’s eight lined battle force to leave a massive wound on Lu Yin’s back.
The two both retreated after trading blows and injuries.
Lu Yin had tried to plot against Shi Zhongjian, but Shi Zhongjian had also been trying to scheme against Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had forgotten about one particular detail: Shi Zhongjian came from the Rock Realm, which was part of the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ territory. Thus, Shi Zhongjian had also comprehended the Reversal Cycle.
Lu Yin stared on, stunned, as Shi Zhongjian’s injuries visibly recovered at an astonishing speed. Then, the stone sword suddenly tore through the void and returned to the Realmling’s hand. “You are one of few who have ever injured me. Even if you can’t match up to the Ten Arbiters, as long as we are suppressed by this cosmic phenomenon, the difference between us is not too much. Still, this fight is over.”
After he finished speaking, Shi Zongjian’s figure flashed.
A ripping pain spread out from Lu Yin’s back, as the Heaven Splitter was not an attack that merely cut once. Rather, each stroke from the Swordstar would continue wreaking havoc within a person’s body, exactly like how the White Knight had suffered from Shang Rong’s remnant energy in the past. In fact, back then, Lu Yin was actually the reason why the White Knight had been able to recuperate so quickly. However, at this moment, the remnant destructive energy of the Heaven Splitter was still rampaging through his back.
Shi Zongjian’s words were true. Lu Yin was indeed quite a bit weaker than the Realmlings and the Ten Arbiters; even with the cosmic phenomenon’s suppression minimizing the difference between realms, there was still a disparity between them.
Lu Yin did not hesitate, and he quickly fled as he took out one of Shamrock Enterprises’s special medications to treat himself. A smear of shadow also appeared on his back, which was the Ghost Monkey. Lu Yin had ordered the monkey to help him take care of the Swordstar’s remaining energy in the wound on his back.
The Ghost Monkey wailed, “Seventh Bro, how am I supposed to have the ability to remove a Realmling’s remnant energy?”
“Aren’t you a Lockbreaker?” Lu Yin endured the pain, but Shi Zhongjian appeared behind him and smashed down with his stone sword.
The Ghost Monkey was so frightened that he instantly vanished.
Lu Yin simultaneously activated both the Yu Secret Art and his Truesight to divert the stone sword’s path while also weakening its power. In the end, the sword slap still smashed into Lu Yin’s right side, blasting him to the ground.
The Time Reversal Technique was too absurd, or at the very least, that was what was racing through Lu Yin’s mind at this moment. Just how could it heal someone’s injuries so quickly?
Shi Zhongjian’s gaze focused as he looked below him. Then, he picked up his stone sword once more. This time, he sliced out with a massive Heaven Splitter, and at the same time, from another direction, countless arrows shot through the sky, piercing the void as they streaked towards Lu Yin.
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. Little Arrow Saint, not good!
The attacks from the two Realmlings arrived at the same moment, and Lu Yin’s heart skipped a beat as he tried to dodge. Why were there two Realmlings here? Had everyone else died already?
Lu Yin managed to dodge the arrows and the sword, but he could not escape from Shi Zhongjian, who was still chasing after Lu Yin. The tip of the Realmling’s sword hung low in the sky, as he was in the stance to launch the heavy sword technique again. At that exact moment, the void broke open, and Xin Nü appeared, who swatted a hand at Shi Zhongjian. Shi Zhongjian was startled, and he hurriedly shifted his stone sword to block this new attack, but his body was still sent flying with a bang.
He looked in front of himself, amazed when he saw the calm Xin Nü. “What are you doing?”
Xin Nü arched her brow. “I want to challenge you for the position of Realmling.”
Shi Zhongjian was caught off guard.
Lu Yin was also stunned.
Even Little Arrow Saint, who was approaching them as fast as he could, was also stunned. Was she really challenging Shi Zhongjian for his position of Realmling right now?
Shi Zhongjian squinted at the girl. “You want to save this person?”
Lu Yin also looked over at Xin Nü. She had already rescued him once back when he had been attacked by both Zhi Yi and Little Arrow Saint. Now, she had saved him yet again, and it was even during a public battle. The repercussions that she would face from this move would be severe, as this was no different from betraying the Sixth Mainland.
Just what was she trying to do?
Xin Nü replied, “Any Realmling can capture him alive, but I want to give him to Sky Zhi to obtain the opportunity to meet the Progenitor of Bloodlines.”
Shi Zhongjian’s eyes flashed. Although this reason was rather far-fetched, it was at least somewhat plausible.
Nearby, Little Arrow Saint said, “In that last battle, you also blocked Zhi Yi to save this person. There must be some relation between you two.”
Xin Nü ignored Little Arrow Saint and continued to stare at Shi Zhongjian. “We are both from the Rock Realm, so decide: either give up your Realmling position or fight me!”