Published at 24th of June 2026 6:03 am

Chapter 4351: Crushed

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Ni Ren had no chance of leaving. No matter how deeply its long blades carved into Lu Yins body, he kept the creature pinned down and ripped its body apart inch by inch bit by bit ever so slowly

Since the beginning of the war, Ni Ren had not suffered such wounds, even when fighting against Hong Xia. At this moment, it was experiencing the true taste of approaching death, and it did not want to die.

Rifted Firmament.

Ni Rens world shattered the void. Countless spatial tears gathered, flowing towards it.

Lu Yin clenched both fists and raised his head to roar upwards. Even more divine energy erupted, expanding in a circular wave. The tricolored divine energy was tyrannical beyond measure, and it actually forced Rifted Firmament back momentarily.

Lu Yin was too close to Ni Ren. It wanted to absorb every spatial rift with Rifted Firmament to launch its strongest attack, which it had used once before with its two long white blades. Doing so had enabled Ni Ren to cut through even Lu Yins most powerful attack.

But at this moment, it could not even gather the spatial tears, as they were being constantly pushed away by the tricolored divine energy.

Ni Ren was horrified. It merged the few fissures it had managed to gather with its twin blades and slashed out. The twin blades cut into Lu Yins chest, biting deep into his bones.

He suddenly grabbed hold of both blades with his hands. Divine energy churned, and he wrenched hard. All of the power that he had gathered with Extremes Must Be Reversed was released throughout his entire body.

Crack!

A sound rang out as cracks spread down the white blades. To Ni Rens utter shock, they shattered.

It could not believe it. Its civilizational weapons, both of which had recorded Immortal civilizations, had actually been crushed and shattered.

Keeping a hold of the remaining blade shards, Lu Yin charged. The fragments ripped through, tearing Ni Rens body apart. Lu Yins arms acted like blades as he swung them nonstop, carving Ni Ren apart again and again.

It could only retreat, but its speed could not come even close to matching Lu Yins. There was no escaping from the ability to teleport.

You forced me to do this! Ni Ren roared. Its cement-like body suddenly warped, transforming into the shape of a blade. Blade Realm: Heartless!

Ni Ren turned itself into a long blade, recording itself as a civilizational weapon that then slashed at Lu Yin.

He raised a hand. The shards of the white blades were instantly reduced to dust by the approaching slash. In its blade form, Ni Ren chopped straight down at its opponent, only to suddenly stop. Heavens Sight Crow Immobilization. Ni Ren had forgotten that Lu Yin could do this as well.

Using its Blade Realm: Heartless exacted a terrible price. Recording itself meant abandoning its cosmic law. Doing so could elevate its slashes to the highest level possible, but at the cost of being catastrophically weakened afterwards. It had never imagined that it would need to use this method against an opponent who was not even an Immortal.

Even worse, the attempt had failed.

At this moment, Lu Yin spread his arms out as divine energy wrapped around every finger. The tricolored divine energy surged wildly, making it look as if he was holding two suns in his hands. Together, he slammed them both against Ni Rens body.

Boom!

A deafening explosion erupted from where Lu Yin and Ni Ren met. The void expanded and then shattered. The damage reached infinite distances.

At the point of impact, Lu Yins two hands shattered Ni Rens body and even moved past it.

In an instant, Ni Ren had been slapped into three pieces. It had never dreamed of being defeated in such a fight, let alone losing so miserably.

At that instance, the cosmos grew blurry, and Ni Rens comprehension blurred with it. The Aevum Inch grew pitch black.

This frenzied release of divine energy allowed Lu Yin to regain a bit of his consciousness. He hurried to release his Investiture of the Gods. Ming Yan released her consciousness, spreading it over Lu Yin to keep him lucid. Seeing that his eyes were still crimson, Ming Yans heart ached. This battle had been too brutal.

He spat out a mouthful of blood. Even with Extremes Must Be Reversed helping him to recover, it was nowhere near enough to mend the wounds that he had suffered from Ni Rens slashes. The cuts on both sides of his neck had almost severed his head from his body.

After enduring the severe injuries, he released his inner universe before attempting to filter out the tricolored divine energy. If he could not do that, then as soon as Ming Yans consciousness gave out, Lu Yin would lose his mind once more, and it was impossible to predict the results of that.

This had been his first attempt to use tricolored divine energy. He had never expected it to be so powerful. He had instantly bridged the gap with Ni Ren, surpassing the creature to the point where Ni Rens slashes had not been able to even break through his physical defenses.

Divine energy was strong, supremely so.

This was also only tricolored divine energy; what would happen if Lu Yin fused all twelve colors of divine energy that Obscura possessed?

He did not even dare to imagine such a thing. He had no assurance that he could withstand it even after he became an Immortal.

For the time being, separating the tricolored divine energy was already a struggle.

But at that moment, a paper bridge spanned the cosmos, and a mud doll appeared.

Lu Yin frowned. What was Ba Se doing? He had fought so hard, and yet an enemy was still allowed to appear before him.

Fortunately, he had made preparations. He brought out a Zenith Mountain and released Master Qing Cao and Kang Tian.

Lu Yin was glad that he had brought them along. If not, he would have struggled to do anything at all, given his current state.

The moment Master Qing Cao and Kang Tian appeared, the mud doll fled in terror. No one pursued it. Instead, they glanced around and inhaled a cold breath. What had happened?

The aftermath of the battle between Ni Ren and Lu Yin had not dispersed yet, and the two Immortals could feel the lingering sharpness of Ni Rens blades, which they did not even dare to touch. They felt like an ordinary person facing a blade, and the chill left them shuddering.

They also sensed the tyranny of the tricolored divine energy. It had seemingly flooded the entire Aevum Inch.

They turned to stare at Lu Yin.

Ill trouble you two to stand guard. Also, keep an eye on Ni Ren. Its that puddle of cement over there. Its been heavily wounded, but dont let it escape, Lu Yin warned.

Master Qing Cao looked over at Ni Ren. Half-dead, it was unable to flee even if it wanted to. Alright.

With two Immortals standing guard, Master Qing Cao and Kang Tian, as long as they did not encounter one of the Mudwater Dominions most powerful eight elders, there would be no trouble. Lu Yin could focus on dealing with the backlash of fusing his divine energies.

Time passed slowly. The end of war that Ba Se had announced never came. It was possible that the Mudwater Dominion was waiting for Ni Ren and that, if it did not return, the war would not end.

They did not know that Ni Ren would never return.

That mud doll had been scared off the moment it appeared, and it was impossible to say if it had seen Ni Rens miserable state.

Kang Tian shot occasiona glances at Lu Yin. What a monster!

It had tried to touch one of the lingering spatial tears with its spatial mire, but the moment it did so, Kang Tians efforts were torn apart. That was just a remnant of the battle that could vanish at any moment. The snail could only imagine how dangerous the real fight had been.

It was too terrifying, especially since Lu Yin was not even an Immortal. He was too terrifying and was a true monster.

It took several days for Lu Yin to finally separate the tricolored divine energy and return the three lines to their respective stars.

Only then did he open his eyes and let out a heavy breath. That tyrannical pressure that Master Qing Cao and Kang Tian Immortal had been feeling finally disappeared. It had been the dominance of divine energy.

Why hasnt Ba Se appeared yet? Has the war still not ended? Lu Yin coughed. Ming Yan quickly appeared beside him, and she supported him with an expression of aching concern.

He gave her a weak smile. Im fine.

Ming Yan nodded. Mhmm.

There was nothing more to say. She and Lu Yin were one. If Lu Yin died, she would not be able to continue living, so there was no point in urging him to be careful. Being together with him was enough, and it was also the only path left to her.

After sending Ming Yan back into the Investiture of the Gods, Lu Yin examined himself. What a mess.

His entire body was covered with wounds from the white blades, and he was still dyed red from blood. From when he had first started cultivating, he had frequently encountered death, but only a few times had he fought such a brutal and difficult fight.

He touched the two sides of his neck, feeling a lingering sense of terror. His neck had nearly been cut through. Just a bit more and he would have been decapitated. The worst part of the divine energy transformation was that he lost all sense of reasoning and was reduced to a state of madness where he did not even know how to defend or evade. If Ni Rens slashes had been just a bit more powerful, then the increase in strength after Lu Yins transformation would not have mattered. After all, a severed head would still end everything.

He had survived by just a hairs breadth.

With such severe injuries, he would need quite some time after returning home to make a full recovery.

His attention finally fell upon Ni Ren, and he approached the creature. Master Qing Cao and Kang Tian watched.

Ni Bieluo wont let you go. Ni Rens voice was low and hoarse. It was extremely weak.

Lu Yin nodded. I wont let it go either. The Mountain Sword Sect's ancestor must be avenged, and Ill make that happen.

All on your own? Ni Ren mocked.

Lu Yin said, You seemed to have the same attitude before our fight.

Without giving Ni Ren a chance to retort, he kicked it into his Champions Stage Purgatory. This battle with Ni Ren had consumed far too much karma, so Lu Yin would use his defeated opponent to recover.

While watching his Dao of Heaven surge, Lu Yin sat down in exhaustion and looked over at Master Qing Cao. Can you contact Ba Se?

Master Qing Cao shook his head. I cant.

Lu Yin closed his eyes. It was time for him to focus on healing while he waited to fully harvest Ni Rens karma.

Days passed, one by one.

Finally, the paper bridge disappeared. Far away, the eight elders gathered within a vast Mudwater Dominion. However, another one of their members was missing, and this time, it was Ni Ren.

What? Why hasnt Ni Ren returned? Thats impossible.

How could that be? Has Obscura gone mad to dare to kill Ni Ren? Arent they afraid of karma designation?

Ni Bieluo spoke up, Ni Ren was defeated by that Aberrant, and it is unknown whether it lives or not. We can only act as if it is dead.

Ni Ques voice sounded. Hmph! Some other Obscura member must have crippled Ni Ren first and then left it to that Aberrant to kill. Despicable!

Probably not. Ni Ren isnt stupid. We already knew that theres a formidable Aberrant on the battlefield. If it had fought against another Obscura member, it definitely would have first designated karma. After our last gathering, Obscura was already unwilling to wage war with us, let alone cripple Ni Ren for the Aberrant to deal with. Given Ni Rens strength, it is impossible for someone to have seriously wounded it without it designating their karma.

Ni Bieluo continued, From start to finish, no other Obscura member fought Ni Ren. The one who defeated it was that Aberrant alone.

Ni Que and the other elders were all shocked. That Aberrant defeated Ni Ren one-on-one?

Correct.

How is that possible? No one could believe it. They knew exactly what Ni Ren was capable of. Even if that was not taken into account, an Aberrant was not an Immortal; how could one have defeated Ni Ren?

Ni Ren had recorded two Immortals, which was essentially the same as resonating with two cosmic laws. Of course, essentially meant similar, not identical.

Even so, that was beyond terrifying. Of the various Obscura members, the only ones with the strength to face Ni Ren were two-law Immortals. Otherwise, Ni Ren could simply hunt down anyone at the same level. That was the nature of the Mudwater Dominions creatures.

They always faced enemies one level higher than themselves. No one at the same level as them could even escape. When had a creature with a lower realm killed one of them, let alone cross multiple realms to seize victory? An Aberrant was so far below Ni Ren that the mere idea was absurd.

If this was true, they could not imagine a time when the Aevum Inch had seen a battle so wildly lopsided.

Ni Bieluo spoke slowly. In this war against Obscura, we have lost. All members of the Mudwater Dominion, listen: from this day forward, do not approach this region. If you encounter that Aberrant, flee immediately. That Aberrant belongs to a civilization known as humanity.

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