Lu Yang certainly didn't expect Patriarch Nether Whisper and the others to really stop Sky-Shrouding. After all, the gap between the two sides was too large. If they really stopped him, he would worry about a trap instead.
Besides, he didn't need to really stop Sky-Shrouding.
He only needed to stall Sky-Shrouding for an instant. Just one instant of operating wonders and applying the Knowledge-Perception Barrier was enough for him to finish the job.
[The Mortal World].
Lu Yang's figure was like chasing light and flowing electricity, appearing inside the pavilion instantly. He saw Zhu Xuanhao and [Star Lord Clear River] who were still unconscious.
Without a shred of hesitation, Lu Yang took action completely out of instinct.
Boom!
Lu Yang struck down with a palm, instantly beating the two into powder. In an instant, infinite illusory colors exploded with spiritual Qi, but were all pocketed by him.
Almost simultaneously, another loud bang.
Sky-Shrouding broke through the void and arrived, but only saw the last bit of spiritual light in Lu Yang's palm, and that storage bag already stuffed full by him.
"Bastard..."
The next second, their gazes crossed.
Without the slightest pause, just in the gap of this glance, Sky-Shrouding had already acted. Infinite smoke on his body instantly filled the space between heaven and earth.
These smokes were all transformed from the profoundity of the Knowledge-Perception Barrier, carrying a strong blinding effect, acting indiscriminately on the square inch of land around Lu Yang, leaving him no way to dodge. His eyes, originally full of shifting thoughts, instantly lost their luster, seeming to suddenly forget what to do next.
Alliance broken, turning hostile!
Sky-Shrouding's palm quietly extended, about to grab the storage bag just grabbed by Lu Yang, and by the way, wipe away Lu Yang's memory regarding the storage bag.
In this way, this is my storage bag!
However, the next second, Lu Yang's eyes suddenly regained brightness. The [Future Life Aspect] emerged behind him, taking away all the influence of the Knowledge-Perception Barrier.
Future injuries have nothing to do with the current him.
"Fuck off!"
Regaining clarity, Lu Yang raised his foot and kicked out, colliding squarely with Sky-Shrouding's extended palm. In an instant, both of them swayed together.
Hmm?
Lu Yang was amazed in his heart. Fleshly body combat was his forte. That kick just now held nothing back; he thought he could at least kick the other party flying.
However, in reality, although Sky-Shrouding fell into a disadvantage, he wasn't kicked flying. Instead, his feet took root in the ground, forcefully withstanding the mighty power of his sturdy body. The pale palm only had the web between thumb and forefinger split, bones and tendons not broken. And the next second, the injury was wiped away by the Knowledge-Perception Barrier.
Fortunately, Lu Yang didn't pin his hope on this kick either.
The next second, he slowly extended his palm, forming hand seals. Streaks of flowing light gathered on his straight fingers, constantly outlining profound inscription.
Ten thousand inscriptions converged into a point at his fingertip.
Just this one point, grayish-black in color, obscure in brilliance, yet made Sky-Shrouding, who noticed that point of light color, suddenly feel a strong response in his heart.
Great Extinction! Great Terror!
Clearly just a thumb-sized brilliance, yet it made the smoke transformed from the Knowledge-Perception Barrier profundity around Lu Yang retreat, then decay and collapse.
This was an irreversible change.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death; formation, existence, destruction, and emptiness. Just as humans eventually die, World Realms also have a day of demise. This illusory color represented absolute nirvana.
[Tribulation Evil Profound Light]!
In a flash, Sky-Shrouding's reaction couldn't be called slow. The originally dispersed Knowledge-Perception Barrier suddenly collapsed, also gathering towards his palm.
Lu Yang sensed clearly, knowing what method Sky-Shrouding would use next. Nothing more than the same as dealing with [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] in the previous life, using the ultimate Knowledge-Perception Barrier to forcibly cover his memory of the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light], thereby erasing it from the reality out of thin air.
If unprepared beforehand, naturally he would suffer a big loss.
But since he knew Sky-Shrouding had such a move long ago, how could he not be prepared? At this moment, he had already raised his eyebrows a step ahead of Sky-Shrouding!
Lips and teeth opened and closed; the resonant incantation suddenly rang out:
"Illuminating what the sun and moon do not illuminate, brightening what heaven and earth have not brightened!"
The next second, light erupted!
At this moment, another phantom behind Lu Yang, the [Past Life Aspect], stood out. A lamp fire at the fingertip held light and spat beauty, illuminating the smog!
[Overturned Lamp Flame]!
The timing of this move could be said to be just right, accurately seizing the moment Sky-Shrouding actively gathered the Knowledge-Perception Barrier. The raging firelight left him nowhere to hide.
Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang pushed out the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light] in his hand.
This was a killing move formed only after the [Future Life Aspect] had endured sufficient injury. Its might was by no means limited to mere accumulated power.
It contained the workings of the Dao itself.
At this moment, Sky-Shrouding clearly sensed that the obscure brilliance before his eyes had already locked onto him through causality, causing fragmented scenes to reflect within his pupils.
That was his future.
The [Future Life Aspect] embodied the future. The [Tribulation Evil Profound Light] it gave rise to did not strike the present Sky-Shrouding—it descended directly upon his future self.
I cannot block it…
In that instant, Sky-Shrouding understood everything. This was an attack that transcended the present moment. What could he possibly use to defend against it? Even if he invoked the Knowledge-Perception Barrier to forcibly erase it, when the destined moment in the river of time arrived, the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light] would still follow karmic resonance, manifesting from nothingness, never ceasing until it struck its target.
It could be said he had actually already been hit!
The offense and defense presented at this moment were just an irrelevant process. The final result was already destined; he would inevitably be hit by the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light]!
My [Great Forest Wood] isn't suitable for dealing with this kind of method... and he also has [Overturned Lamp Flame]!
Thoughts spun rapidly in Sky-Shrouding's mind. Techniques and arts have specializations. To deal with this kind of method, [Sword Edge Gold] and [City Rampart Earth] were undoubtedly more suitable.
[Sword Edge Gold] could sever the hit future.
[City Rampart Earth] could modify the hit karma.
Unfortunately, he was [Great Forest Wood], and was preempted by the slightly restraining [Overturned Lamp Flame]. Facing this strike, he actually showed a bit of embarrassment.
Boom!
Under the traction of karma, the obscure brilliance solidly submerged Sky-Shrouding's figure. Infinite brilliance stirred up a storm visible to the naked eye, cutting the smoke around Sky-Shrouding like a thousand cuts. Wherever it passed, the jade towers and magnificent buildings in [The Mortal World] were collapsing!
This change was extremely terrifying.
The original [The Mortal World], with clouds filling the sky and immortal palaces standing in great numbers, was now stained with layers of dust where swept by the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light].
As if passing through billions of years in an instant, the originally splendid and magnificent buildings became decayed, tattered, turning into a patch of ruined walls.
This was just the aftermath.
The true place of main attack was ultimately Sky-Shrouding. And at this moment, the rolling smoke was shaved off by the obscure brilliance, gradually revealing a slender figure.
The previous Sky-Shrouding was covered by smoke all over, at most revealing a pair of slender pale palms. However, at this moment, as the smoke was defeated, he also revealed more appearance. The long boots under his feet, the fluttering hem of his robe, the jade belt at his waist were all revealed one by one.
But that was all.
The most important parts, the upper body and even the face, were still not revealed. The revealed unisex robe still made people unable to distinguish his specific gender.
The next second, the smoke reunited.
Hoo...
Deep breathing sounds spread leisurely. Rolling smoke covered Sky-Shrouding again, but couldn't cover the obscure colors that erupted from time to time, faintly leaking out!
He's injured!
Lu Yang saw clearly, joy instantly overflowing in his heart. Knowledge-Perception Barrier couldn't even wipe it away, indicating the injury caused by [Tribulation Evil Profound Light] far exceeded expectations!
I won?
While Lu Yang couldn't help giving birth to this thought, he prepared to put away the storage bag in his hand, subconsciously pinching his five fingers, intending to weigh it.
Then he froze.
Because his five fingers actually pinched empty air.
Where is my storage bag?
Looking back, he saw a storage bag had appeared in Sky-Shrouding's hand at some unknown time. Narrow and long eyes contained a smile, staring straight at him.
Are you joking? With his Dao comprehension and divine abilities, if not to extract a part of the Knowledge-Perception Barrier's wonders to grab things, how could he really be helpless?
Although he was injured because of this, so what?
Mere minor injuries, how could they be more important than treasures!
I want to see what you swallowed alone...
Sky-Shrouding sneered in his heart, directly opening the storage bag, then frowning slightly: This is... one [Five Elements Star Essence], one drop of [Sun Moon Profound Fluid]?
Could be considered rare treasures.
But seemed not that precious?
Thinking of this, Sky-Shrouding looked up, then saw Lu Yang leisurely taking out a larger, fuller storage bag from his pocket.
Sky-Shrouding: "..."