Chapter 4498: Imprint

Lu Yin did not believe that. No living creature could transcend karma unless they managed to stand above their current level of karma, such as the karmic path that he had hypothesized.

That great path was what Lu Yin understood to control all karma throughout the entire Aevum Inch. It could also be regarded as the main stream of karma, just like River of Aeons’ main stream.

Wang Wen was very powerful; Lu Yin had no doubts of that. Even after a decisive battle with Gao Tian, he had revealed no sign of being injured at all. As far as many people knew, he had stayed in the Tianyuan the entire time, never leaving, and not even his aura had ever changed. That was what made him truly terrifying.

"Humans, you want to learn about that Keeper of Balance from my past?"

Lu Yin and the others looked at Gao Tian, but they gave no answer.

"You will not find him. His power is beyond your understanding. Humans, let me go, and I can help you deal with him," Gao Tian shouted, "Humans, you do not understand the Aevum Inch at all, nor do you understand Obscura. Only I can help you.

"Only me."

A sword flashed, light flickering over its blade before it vanished. It was a Dao Sword.

The Dao Sword severed a portion of Gao Tian's karma, leaving the Plume Immortal dazed for a moment. Lu Yin appeared above the bird’s head with a clenched fist that smashed down.

Bang!

A deafening boom spread through the cosmos.

Countless people looked out at the Aevum Inch as a vault of stars trembled from shockwaves that created a visible storm that swept through the megaverse.

This was the most powerful punch that Lu Yin was able to unleash at the moment: a falling Star Fist.

The punch outright shattered Gao Tian's head. Its beak had already been destroyed, and its skull had been cracked. This punch ended the Plume Immortal completely.

Right up to the moment of its death, Gao Tian had never expected Lu Yin to strike so suddenly, and it was not able to react at all.

During the time that Lu Yin had been examining the Plume Immortal’s past with karma, he had already planted the Dao Sword for this exact moment.

Learn about Wang Wen through Gao Tian? How could that be possible? Gao Tian might have some knowledge of Wang Wen, but would it say anything truthful? False guidance was more dangerous than total ignorance.

Lu Yin would rather face Wang Wen as a complete unknown than a Wang Wen who was distorted by Gao Tian's deception.

The Plume Immortal’s hatred for humanity had guaranteed that its words could never be trusted. That punch killed Gao Tian and also brought the karmic chain on Lu Yin's wrist close to completion.

He had killed three supreme powerhouses in quick succession: Nan Ling, Death's Dominion, and Gao Tian. In particular, no matter how much strength Gao Tian had possessed at the time that it fought against Lu Yin, it had still undeniably been a three-law Immortal. Killing the bird increased Lu Yin’s karmic chain even more than killing Nan Ling and Death's Dominion combined.

It was possible that Gao Tian had been Wang Wen's final means to exterminate the human civilization, or perhaps the Plume Immortal had been Wang Wen's final measure to stop Lu Yin's rise. Whichever was the case, Lu Yin was practically ruined, and he had only just broken through to the Immortal realm.

This was also a conversation, an exchange between Wang Wen and Lu Yin. Lu Yin used the fact that his karmic chain was approaching completion as payment for Wang Wen to no longer target the Trio.

Gao Tian's body plummeted. The blood that the corpse shed as it fell formed a crimson line as it plunged into the Nine Odysseys Megaverse.

Green Lotus, Mister Mu, and the others looked at Lu Yin's wrist. His karmic chain had clearly increased by another segment, and it was approaching completion.

Their hearts grew heavy. Lu Yin had not even had a chance to enjoy the Immortal realm, and yet he was already at the end of his path.

Lu Yin calmly watched Gao Tian's corpse fall until it finally smashed onto a barren planet. He then let out a deep breath. "This war is over."

During this war, humanity had paid a terrifying price. The Spirit Nidus had even been reset, and it was no longer capable of supporting life.

Everyone felt the weight of their losses.

Mister Mu moved to Lu Yin's side and emotionally said, "You have already done more than enough. Rest for a while."

Lu Yin gave a bitter smile. "Master, even if I don’t want to rest, I have no choice."

Mister Mu's expression grew complicated. He stared at Lu Yin, and for a long time, did not know what to say. He wanted to comfort Lu Yin, but the man did not need comforting. Everything that he did had been carefully thought out. He had considered his actions more than anyone else.

"Eh? Master, is that Gao Tian?" Chu Songyun exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Yin and the others turned to look, and their expressions changed, especially Lu Yin’s.

At this moment, they were all staring at the Champions' Stage Purgatory. At this moment, it had gained a new imprint, and it was both vivid and lifelike. It was none other than the dead Gao Tian.

The Champions' Stage was an innate gift of the Lu family, and it had originally allowed them to summon champions whom they had slain. The Investiture of the Gods, on the other hand, allowed them to invest powerhouses of the Tianyuan, allowing copies of them to be summoned by that member of the Lu family.

However, the two innate gifts had a limitation: they could not be used on creatures from outside the Tianyuan.

When Lu Yin had comprehended his Karmic Dao in the Spirit Nidus, his Investiture of the Gods and Champions' Stage had both transformed.

His Champions' Stage had become the Champions' Stage Purgatory, capable of suppressing powerful enemies and increasing his own karma. It was the fastest way for him to accumulate karma.

As for summoning champions, it was not possible to do that with creatures from other megaverses.

However, Gao Tian's imprint had just appeared on the Champions' Stage Purgatory. This was the indication that a champion could be summoned.

Mister Mu grew excited. If Lu Yin could summon Gao Tian as a champion, he would be virtually invincible. If he could continue to add more powerful enemies as champions and then summon them, who could possibly stand against Lu Yin?

There was a phrase describing the Lu family: One person is as strong as a nation; one person lords over all.

A member of the Lu family who awakened both the Investiture of the Gods and the Champions' Stage innate gifts could confer gods and summon countless champions to fight on their behalf. That was true invincibility.

To be honest, when Mister Mu had first learned of the Lu family’s two innate gifts, even a powerhouse like him, who had once reached the level of an Aberrant, had been rather stunned. The Lu family's innate gifts were more excessive than anyone else's. It was only because they possessed certain restrictions that he had eventually found them reasonable. Without those limitations, then even as a fellow human, he would have thought them unreasonable.

But unreasonable was also good. The more unreasonable an ability was, the better. In the past, the innate gifts could only be used on those from the Tianyuan. Had that limitation now been changed to extend to the entire Aevum Inch?

Lu Yin stared at the imprint on the Champions' Stage Purgatory and frowned. "I can’t summon it."

Mister Mu's heart sank. "Is it not an imprint for summoning a champion?"

Lu Yin shook his head. "My breakthrough was too sudden, and I haven’t had time to familiarize myself with all aspects of my power. I just tried, and I can’t summon it."

Mister Mu asked, "Could it be that your realm is still insufficient? In the past, it was also very difficult for you to summon champions who were far stronger than yourself, but that did not mean that it was impossible."

Lu Yin thought about it. "That is possible."

Green Lotus exclaimed in admiration, "The Lu family's ability to summon champions? Mr. Lu, if you can summon champions, the Aevum Inch will be yours to roam freely!"

Chu Songyun had also heard of the Lu family's innate gifts. As Lu Yin's disciple, he had naturally made a special trip to visit the Lu Sanctum. He grew excited at this moment, but then he suddenly thought of something. "But now that you have a karmic chain, even if you can summon champions, will the karma from killing opponents still be assigned to you?"

Mister Mu and Green Lotus instantly lost their excitement.

There was no denying that the greatest limitation of all Immortals was always their karmic chain. If not for that, then even without being able to summon a champion, Lu Yin's own power would still be absolutely intimidating. There would be no reason for him to fear a supreme powerhouse. Even if he came across a three-law Immortal, if he could not win, he would still be able to escape and make his opponent pay a price.

Lu Yin put his Champions' Stage Purgatory away. "I will study this further after I enter seclusion. Now that the gates are working again, I need to make a trip to Vestigium.

"Master, Senior Green Lotus, I will have to trouble you with handling what comes next."

Green Lotus and the others nodded. "Do not worry. Leave the Trio to us."

Lu Yin stared off into the distance before leaving.

He had looked in the direction of Crimson Starshade. Hong Xia was in that direction as well, still observing the Human Trio.

If Green Lotus had not appeared during this war, Hong Xia would have been yet another supreme powerhouse attacking their human civilization. His power was by no means inferior to Death's Dominion or the Divine King’s. He was an extremely difficult opponent to deal with. If not for Jiu Wen being able to somewhat restrain him, it would have truly been difficult for Lu Yin to face Hong Xia in addition to everyone else. Of course, Hong Xia might not have dared to take overt action due to his fear of violating Obscura’s rules.

With the war over, Hong Xia had also returned to Crimson Starshade. What was he thinking?

***

Lu Yin laid down inside the red coffin, and his consciousness entered Vestigium. When he opened his eyes again, he saw the familiar Divine Tree. His consciousness had arrived in Vestigium.

The floating coffins were connected to Obscura’s gates. If the gates failed, the coffins would likewise fail to deliver one's consciousness to Vestigium.

It seemed that, of Obscura's many miraculous methods, White contributed a great portion.

And yet White was helping Wang Wen.

In the past, Lu Yin had once wanted to trade with White to have them protect the Trio. Thinking back, that idea had really been a joke.

"Ba Se, give me an explanation."

Ba Se's voice rang out, "An explanation for what?"

Lu Yin stated flatly, "The Keeper of Balance attacked my human civilization, and White helped him by blocking the gates. You owe me an explanation for this."

"Transparent attacked your human civilization?" Furball cried out in shock. They had never expected something so serious would happen.

Lu Yin continued in a neutral tone, saying, "The Death Megaverse’s Death's Dominion, the Divine Realm’s Divine King, the Plume Immortals’ Nan Ling and Gao Tian, and the Mudwater Dominion’s Ni Bieluo were all used by Wang Wen to attack my civilization. To prevent me from seeking aid from Vestigium, Wang Wen received White’s cooperation in disabling the gates.

"Ba Se, did you know about this or not?"

Furball could not believe what they were hearing. "What did you say? How is that possible? So many supreme powerhouses attacked your civilization, and you humans still survived?"

"Shut up!" Lu Yin snapped. He revealed an entirely different attitude from all the other times he had entered Vestigium in the past. This time, his tone was filled with dominance and pressure.

Furball shouted angrily, "Human, you dare to rebuke me?"

Ba Se slowly replied, "Something went wrong with White's cultivation, which caused the gates to fail. That is their explanation."

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "And you believe them."

Ba Se replied, "Did White directly move against you?"

Lu Yin nodded. "I understand what you mean. If breaking the rules remains unnoticed, then it can’t count as breaking the rules. That is true of White, and it has been true of Transparent all three times."

"Hehe, child, that is what rules are." Old Man Hehe laughed.

Furball asked in astonishment, "Ba Se, is this human telling the truth? So many powerful enemies besieged his human civilization, and yet he survived?

“Right, I almost forgot. You can teleport. As long as you fled right away, it wouldn’t be impossible for you to survive. It looks like you abandoned your own civilization."

The Immortal Lord listened on in silence. Was that human civilization finished? As they thought back to their own war that they had fought against humanity and compared their power to what they currently possessed, the former was practically child's play.

Still, while it was cruel enough for Lu Yin to directly abandon his human civilization, it was undoubtedly the correct choice. For Immortals, one's own survival took precedence over all else.

Lu Yin calmly stated, "Nan Ling, Death's Dominion, and Gao Tian were all killed by me. The Divine King and Ni Bieluo both escaped, but had they fled any slower, they would have died."

Vestigium fell silent.

Even Ba Se was rendered speechless at this moment.

After a while, Furball asked in shock, "Hey, human, this isn’t a joke, is it?"

The Immortal Lord listened in silent shock. How was that possible?

"Hehe, this little fellow is not joking. He is very strong," Old Man Hehe confirmed with a laugh.

Lu Yin continued in an indifferent tone, "Whether I am joking or not, just tell me where you are, and I will tell you to your face."

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