The śarīra charged at Shao Yin from the front.
A solitary śarīra did not pose much of a threat to the man, but Mu Xie had more than just that one śarīra; his true attack was his Śarīra Kingdom.
For a very long time, Mu Xie had kept his true śarīra inside the Mother Tree, where he had used it to search for Ye Bo and to train with Origin Tracer.
After Lu Yin managed to find Ye Bo, Mu Xie had been able to release his main śarīra, and that allowed him to use his true Progenitor's world: Śarīra Kingdom.
The śarīra suddenly separated, forming a central piece with eight satellites surrounding it. This was the form of Mu Xie’s Śarīra Kingdom, and the entire thing then crashed into Shao Yin. The man was forced back a step, as the power of the attack far exceeded his expectations. This attack was nearly as powerful as one made by a sequence powerhouse.
Mu Ke’s saber chopped down once again.
Shao Yin waved a hand, dispersing the Śarīra Kingdom. He was highly wary of both Mu Ke and Mu Xie, and he prevented any of their attacks from approaching. He was quite frustrated, as he could not understand how these two men were able to erase his attacks. What kind of battle technique were they using?
The entire First Scourge had been thrown into chaos, but Shao Yin had no time to worry about anyone else. His only intention to break free of Origin Tracer.
Unfortunately for Shao Yin, he could not find any way forward, as he was completely unable to comprehend the time-manipulating battle technique.
Helpless, Shao Yin could only retreat. This was not because he lacked the strength to fight against Mu Ke and Mu Xie, as even when cooperating, the two men could not defeat Shao Yin. Still, their techniques were too bizarre, and their relentless assault and total focus on him made Shao Yin uneasy.
As he pulled back, Mu Ke’s attacks grew sharper, and Mu Xie’s Śarīra Kingdom blocked Shao Yin’s path. The Śarīra Kingdom was not able to deal much damage to the man, but it was tough and durable enough that it was difficult for Shao Yin to break through even with his sequence particles.
He tried to move in a different direction, but Mu Ke would not allow it.
Step by step, Shao Yin was forced to move towards the black Mother Tree.
This was exactly what Mu Ke and the others were trying to do, and it was exactly what Lu Yin had told them to do; force Shao Yin to the black Mother Tree.
Shao Yin felt that something was off about Mu Ke and Mu Xie’s actions. Whenever he retreated, the attacks he faced grew softer, yet any time he tried to move in a different direction, the attacks grew fiercer. Something was definitely wrong.
He quickly decided to not go along with their plans. Shao Yin knew that he needed to move in a different direction.
Mu Ke’s saber slashed out again in a fierce attack as the Śarīra Kingdom closed in.
This time, Shao Yin was determined to change direction. He retaliated with a Divine Yin Awl, firing it at the Śarīra Kingdom while dodging Mu Ke’s saber. Shao Yin had managed to figure out that the men could not negate his attacks so long as none of their attacks got close to him.
While Mu Ke and the others had their own techniques, Shao Yin was not an idiot, and he had managed to determine the pattern.
A beam of light shot out, forcing Mu Ke to dodge.
As soon as this happened, Qing Ping stepped forward from where he had been watching carefully. He had also been taught Origin Tracer.
The three disciple brothers had all learned Origin Tracer, though they all had different levels of mastery of the technique. Mu Ke was able to easily negate Shao Yin’s attacks due to also being a sequence powerhouse, while Mu Xie found it more difficult, though he could succeed with great effort. As for Qing Ping, it was much more difficult.
For this reason, he decided not to use Origin Tracer at all, and instead used Judgment.
The set of scales appeared, with one side appearing beneath Qing Ping's feet while the other appeared under Shao Yin's feet.
This was Qing Ping’s method of using the laws of the universe to judge another law. The path he walked was unique to him alone, but it was a path that had once allowed him to judge even Di Qiong. Facing Shao Yin was naturally within Qing Ping’s capabilities.
Shao Yin pointed a finger, intending to destroy Qing Ping's Progenitor's world.
It did not work. Qing Ping's Progenitor's world was not a battle technique or a physical attack. Instead, it was a judgment based on the laws of the universe. Although it did not use sequence particles, it used a shortcut that allowed it to function similarly.
"Judgment: near or far? It must be near."
Blue lines appeared across his body, and as the lines on his back disappeared, a blue gemstone appeared nearby. Shao Yin grabbed it and swallowed it in one gulp.
Mu Xie and Qing Ping both exclaimed in shock, "Eight-Star Garan?"
Mu Ke's expression fell. He had also heard of the Eight-Star Garan, but how could Shao Yin use it?
If Big Sis or Arch-Elder Zen were present, they would not be surprised by the sight, as they had once attacked Shao Yin with Lu Yin in the Decaying Diablo Universe, and had seen him use the Eight-Star Garan innate gift. The power that this innate gift could unleash depended entirely on how powerful of an attack had occurred in a given area in the past.
As Shao Yin swallowed the blue gemstone, invisible ripples spread out. He raised his hand and shot an arrow at Qing Ping, replicating one of Arrow God's attacks.
The first time that the First Scourge had been invaded, Arrow God had arrived to offer support, and she had done so by firing arrows. Lu Yin had nearly been struck, and the Lightning Lord and Chu Jian had both been badly wounded.
Mu Ke’s saber slashed out, severing Arrow God's attack. While the arrow was powerful, it was not to the level of being able to overpower Mu Ke with a single shot. Arrow God was more of a threat because of her continuous attacks that could suppress the entire battlefield.
However, Arrow God had only ever fired one arrow in the area where Shao Yin stood.
While only one arrow could be replicated, Shao Yin was only getting started. Terrifying lightning crackled across his body, and it lit up an entire region of the Scourge, bright enough to pull everyone’s attention for a moment.
Even high in the sky, Jiang Feng noticed the lightning, recognizing it as his own.
Shao Yin flashed a wicked grin, reveling in the sensation. He had unwittingly replicated the Lord of Lightning's power. Shao Yin turned to face the three men, and sneered at them.
“Die!” he shouted as he unleashed the lightning. The attack shattered the void.
Jiang Feng's expression instantly changed, as he understood the danger the three men faced. He moved to intervene.
Above him, the Ancient Lightning Locust grew enraged, and it looked down as it released a furious roar. Blue lightning flashed from its eyes, tearing through the void. The beast was attacking Shao Yin.
Just as Shao Yin was about to attack Mu Ke and the other two men, he felt a sudden chill. As he looked up, he saw blue lightning falling upon him. Without any hesitation, he redirected the replicated golden lightning towards the falling blue lightning.
The two lightnings collided in the most dazzling spectacle to have occurred in the First Scourge.
No one had expected Shao Yin to suddenly fight against the Ancient Lightning Locust.
Even Shao Yin himself was stunned by the sudden development.
He had intended to use the Lord of Lightning's power to sweep his adversaries away, but had instead found himself targeted by the Ancient Lightning Locust.
The blue lightning was relentless, and it continued to rain down. The golden lightning that surrounded Shao Yin was overwhelmed and suppressed. He had only managed to replicate the power that the Lord of Lightning had released in a single location, and Jiang Feng had not used his full strength there. The Ancient Lightning Locust's full-power attack was unstoppable. The blue lightning burned Shao Yin's skin as it tore it apart. His body was bombarded by the blue lightning, and the golden lightning quickly dissipated.
Desperate, the man used his sequence particles, and released all of them in an attempt to counter the lightning.
When the blue lightning finally crashed into the ground, the exchange ended.
Mu Ke and his companions were left bewildered by the sudden turn of events they had just witnessed. They could not make sense of what had just happened.
OMA's Thoughts
Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC'ed By: OMA