âAs I thought!â Lu Yun sneered at the development and cocked his arm back with the Water Virtue Orb, smashing it on the gray hand.
The orb crashed into the large hand before it could close around the compass.
Grayish-yellow liquid spurted out as the orb shattered the hand. The compass successfully finished drawing a world and stoppered the crack on top of the coffin, resulting in an immediate decrease of the gray fog in the area.
The gray zombie lost its mind and pounced on Lu Yun; it seemed that it would lose its source of strength once the crack was sealed off. However, the zombie disintegrated into dust before it could reach its target.
The young man with a sword and the Brightheart World King gaped at Lu Yun. The two of them had fought together for so long, but hadnât inflicted the slightest wound on the zombie. Meanwhile, the kid that seemed to be only in the true void realm had vanquished it as soon as he took the field?
The gray fog that could turn the living into zombies was well and truly dispersing.
âWhat happened here?â Brightheart asked with trepidation now that they had some breathing space. âWhy are things like this?â
The young man with a sword was closely assessing Lu Yun. He could clearly see that the unexpected newcomer was in the true void realm!
That was Lu Yunâs real cultivation level after putting away the Tome of Life and Death; it was the strength he could bring to bear after piercing through the Hongmeng barrier. Since he couldnât deploy the strength of a Nihil World Sovereign in the Tomb of the Hallowed Emperor, he had to return to his origins and utilize only the cultivation level that heâd won for himself.
Of course, he couldnât change the fact that the Tome of Life and Death became his nascent spirit whenever he was in the fourth realm. When the book activated and the six hellfires burned, he would still be a Nihil World Sovereign. His consciousness and body were that of a Nihil World Sovereign, but his cultivation level receded to the true void realm after he put the treasure away.
In other words, he was a Nihil World Sovereign with strength in the true void realm.
This was obscured from outsiders; they simply thought that he was in the second cultivation level of the fourth realm system. However, his soul force was already at seventh step, and it was stronger than a grandmasterâs! He could utilize even connate treasures!
This kind of insane genius canât go to the Star Sect!
âHow did you do it?â The young man sheathed his sword and stared unblinkingly at Lu Yun with eyes that glittered like the stars.
âWas that hard?â Lu Yun asked with utmost innocence. âAnythingâs easy with a connate treasure in hand. Ask senior brother Wuliang if you donât believe me, right, senior brother?â
Lounging in the world of swords, Xing Wuliangâs nerves thrummed with alarm when he saw the look in the young manâs eyes. This Void World King from the Hongmeng wanted to take one of the Star Sectâs disciples!
He charged out of the world and planted himself between Lu Yun and the youth. He grinned brilliantly, âHow are the methods of my Star Sect, honored World King?â
The young man arched a brow and chuckled merrily.
âYou can keep the Metal Virtue Orb. If the inclination strikes you one day, you can come to Ingress Blood Island for a visit.â He undid the gourd at his waist and poured himself a generous mouthful before heading deeper into the tomb.
Xing Wuliang paused, then set his jaw. âJunior brother, this âHorizonâs Edgeâ is a personal treasure that master gave to me. I canât give it to you. But⌠I can give you the Water Virtue Orb as a greeting gift!â
Ingress Sword Island had gifted the Metal Virtue Orb to Lu Yun, one that could release an extremely strong connate world like the world of swords. If Xing Wuliang didnât express a similar sentiment on the spot, he really would have this genius slip right through his grasp. Heâd handed over the sectâs formations, talismans, and the medallion, but that didnât mean Lu Yun had to become a Star disciple.
If he changed his mind, all he needed to do was to release his memories of the sectâs methods and have the medallion detonate itself.
However, Lu Yun remained unmoved and kept his eyes fixed on the disappearing young man.
There was an Ingress Sword Island in the Hongmeng as well. Or rather, thatâs what itâd been called when the faction had been first established. Its name had shifted to Ingress Blood Island sometime along the way.
It was one of the Ten Valleys of Evil.
The name âIngressâ touched a chord in Lu Yunâs heart.
Iâd thought that if Ge Long and the others really were building a faction in the Hongmeng or any of its worlds, they would call it Emerald Palace or Golden Ao Island or something like that. But he used his own name instead?