The Imposter is Still an Imposter

I refuse.

Lin Yi hadn't even finished uttering the word "absolute," and his afterimage was still lingering in place, but his True Body had already merged with the space and completely disappeared from the spot.

"Careful!"

Despite being prepared, Lin Yi's sudden attack, launched without warning and before he could even finish speaking, still sent alarm bells ringing in the hearts of the three Kunmo Race prodigies.

Almost at the same instant Lin Yi disappeared, they pushed their already compressed domain force field to its peak, their bodies flying backward as if propelled by a powerful spring.

Lin Yi's target was clear: Shalisi, the one among the three Kunmo Race rules were the most mysterious and who could potentially cause the greatest interference with spatial movement.

He knew very well that when facing multiple opponents, it was best to disable the opponent's control and disruption cores first, if possible.

"Sizzle!"

The tip of the Universe-Rending Spear, wreathed in silver spatial cutting power and golden extreme Sharpness, suddenly appeared before Shalisi like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.

The force field surrounding her, formed by the fusion of the suppleness of water and the distortion of light and shadow, emitted a tearing sound the moment the tip of the Cosmos Ripper touched her.

The force field twisted and caved violently, attempting to deflect the power of the spear tip, but the spatial penetration attribute, concentrated to its extreme, forcibly tore through this layer of defense.

However, it was this brief moment of force field obstruction that bought Shalisi precious time to react.

Her slender figure swayed backward like ripples on water, defying the laws of physics, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow to the heart.

The tip of the Cosmos Ripper Spear grazed her shoulder armor, sending up several fragments of broken blue shell.

They flashed away, retreating thousands of meters before regaining their footing, a hint of lingering fear flashing in their dark red compound eyes.

Fighting against cultivators of Space Rule is like this: you are always on the defensive, never knowing where or when a fatal attack will come from, like walking on a tightrope over a bottomless abyss, where the slightest mistake will lead to annihilation.

"We can't hesitate any longer!" Gelagu roared, his voice filled with determination.

Furthermore, Balote and Elise instantly understood.

Without any hesitation, they made a strange movement, and then a dark red light shone brightly on their chests, which were covered by the armor of rules, as if something inside had been forcibly ignited.

"Puff!"

Three thick, dark red blood mists, so dense they seemed impossible to disperse, suddenly gushed out from their chests.

The blood mist did not dissipate; instead, it seemed to possess a life of its own, rapidly intertwining and merging in the air to form a complex blood-red rune array.

Immediately afterwards, the array diagram burst into flames, transforming into three blood-red pillars of light that poured back in.

"Buzz!"

An aura far more violent and ferocious than before surged into the sky from the three of them!

Countless dark red patterns, writhing like blood vessels, instantly appeared on their battle armor. The originally distinct forces of fire, earth, water, light, and metal were now forcibly blended and amplified by a blood-red energy full of primal life force.

Their realm of rules temporarily broke through to the Triple Domain at this moment.

Although it was merely a forced advancement through burning one's essence and blood using a secret technique, resulting in a superficial realm, it was indeed the pressure and energy level of Triple Domain.

The Rules of Blood!

The secret technique was completed, and the three of them were surrounded by blood-red light, exuding an overwhelming aura.

The crimson patterns on Gelagu's lava crystal armor pulsated like veins of magma, Shalisi's water-light armor was stained with a strange dark red, and Balote's metal armor was wrapped with crimson threads full of death.

Gelagu stared intently at Lin Yi, whose aura was equally imposing, wielding the Cosmos Ripper, his eyes icy cold. His voice, like muffled thunder, carried a hint of heartache and a final admonition:

"You've forced us to use the methods prepared for this secret realm; you have every reason to be proud! Retreat now, how about it? Otherwise, even if we can't kill you today, we'll make you pay a heavy price."

"So the hidden third rules are all rules of blood. Is that why they dare to stand before me? No wonder they gave me a feeling of trepidation."

Lin Yi sneered inwardly.

"If they were truly confident they could keep me here, why waste words? They should have attacked with overwhelming force the moment they completed the secret technique. This blustering threat only exposes their weakness. It's clearly a temporary triple state that has consumed their life essence, and it's estimated to be short-lived. Moreover, life essence is finite; the boost gained from burning it will likely consume more as the battle progresses, leading to their demise even faster."

"Logically, the best solution is to keep them occupied, engage in hit-and-run tactics to wear them down until their secret techniques end and their life force is depleted, at which point you can easily reap the rewards."

Lin Yi's gaze swept almost imperceptibly over the Star Realm Army soldiers below, who were still fighting fiercely, struggling to hold on with the defensive line he had previously stabilized. "But, that's not an option now."

If he were to employ a hit-and-run tactic, these three Kunmo Race prodigies, each possessing combat prowess in Triple Domain, could instantly reduce the Kans Space Station and its garrison to dust.

"However, let's look on the bright side."

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and his Star Core circulated wildly at an unprecedented speed. The power of his Triple Domain intertwined around him, forming a terrifying force field. "Killing scum in the three-domain state will earn me much more military merit."

"If three temporary triple units clash head-on, it's one against many. They can't afford to expend their life essence, and I can't afford to expend my energy. It's still unknown who will give out first." Lin Yi's mind raced, and he instantly devised a strategy. "To be on the safe side, I'd rather pay a price and finish this quickly!"

"Kill!"

Almost at the same moment Lin Yi made up his mind, the three Kunmo Race prodigies also moved.

The blood sacrifice ritual is a precious time-consuming process that cannot be wasted.

The battle erupted instantly.

Gelagu was like a human-shaped, blood-red star, carrying the scorching heat that could burn the eight wastelands and the weight that Star Shatter. Every part of his body—fists, palms, elbows, and knees—was transformed into the most terrifying weapon.

It did not pursue the outward release of energy, but instead compressed the violent power of the blood-red fire and earth rules to an extreme degree, condensing it on the body surface and fist. Each strike was simple and unadorned, yet contained the terrifying power to collapse mountains, like a blood-red mountain range that was constantly advancing, pressing down on Lin Yi head-on and forcing him to confront it head-on.

Balote, on the other hand, Incarnation a blood-gold death hurricane.

Its speed, amplified by the power of the Blood Law, soared to a terrifying level, its twin blades transforming into countless death lines that tore through space.

The sharpest metal is responsible for breaking through defenses, the Death Rule erode life force, and the rules of blood endow it with strange vitality and tracking ability.

It was like a persistent, invasive disease, spinning wildly around Lin Yi, searching for any opening in his defenses. Every attack it made was cunning and ruthless, aimed directly at his vitals.

The most troublesome one is Shalisi.

Her hands moved like invisible strings, Dao Resonance twisted force fields and crimson lines of water imbued with the rules of blood, like countless invisible tentacles that filled every inch of space around Lin Yi.

These force fields not only slow down spatial movement, making Lin Yi's teleportation less smooth and free, but also deflect his attacks at crucial moments, and even refract and amplify some of the attack energy of Gelagu and Balote, forming a more bizarre combined attack.

Faced with the combined attack of the three, Lin Yi was not intimidated at all and instantly brought his own advantages to the extreme.

As a higher-level rule, Space Rule are not merely simple tools for movement, but also powerful techniques that integrate offense and defense.

Lin Yi's figure flickered in the starry sky, sometimes like a mirage, disappearing under Gelagu's lava punch, but his True Body appeared on Balote's flank, forcing the opponent to retreat with a spear strike containing life-corroding power.

Sometimes she uses spatial folding to slightly shift the spatial plane she is in, causing Shalisi's distorting force field to fall into empty space.

At times, it would use the Universe-Rending Spear to carve out tiny yet stable spatial rifts, like setting traps to devour and cut off incoming attacks.

In Lin Yi's hands, the Universe-Rending Spear sometimes moved like a dragon soaring through the air, striking, thrusting, picking, and sweeping, fully demonstrating the Sharpness of gold. It not only drew upon the power of space, making the spear strikes silently, but also appeared from the most unexpected angles. By utilizing the Life Rule, it not only made the spear's momentum continuous, but also dissolved the erosion of the rules of death and blood.

The four figures transformed into four streams of light of different colors, colliding wildly in the cold starry sky.

Golden spear light, blood-red fist imprints, gray-white blade light, and distorted force fields—various forces of law collided and annihilated, erupting into a dazzling yet deadly halo.

The shockwave, like a relentless tide, continued to spread outwards, shattering nearby meteorite fragments and battlefield debris.

This is a contest of will versus rules, strength versus skill.

Lin Yi was like a king dancing on the edge of a knife. Although he could always avoid fatal attacks at the last second, he was under considerable pressure.

The temporary Triple Domain is still triple, especially since the three opponents cooperated seamlessly, combining offense and defense, making it difficult for him to find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

He attempted to use teleportation to ambush one of them several times, but each time he appeared, the other two would unleash a barrage of attacks, forcing him to abandon his offensive and instead defend or dodge.

Time passed amidst the fierce fighting.

Lin Yi could clearly sense that although the blood-red light emanating from the three opponents was still intense, the burning momentum seemed to show a slight, almost imperceptible sign of fatigue.

Especially the burly Kunmo Race, which had been subjected to a direct assault and bore the brunt of his counterattack, exhaled blood vapor with a restless scent, a sign of excessive burning of its essence and blood.

An opportunity is brewing.

Just after a fierce collision, Lin Yi used his Cosmos Ripper to deflect Balote's double-bladed stabbing attack, then flashed away, preparing to create distance and look for another opportunity.

At that very moment, Lin Yi suddenly noticed that the female Kunmo Race prodigy who had been manipulating the distorting force field like the most precise instrument had experienced an extremely subtle sluggishness in her movements.

It wasn't that she was careless, but maintaining such a large-scale, high-intensity force field interference, and precisely controlling it to avoid affecting the two of them, was a huge burden on her soul power and control over the rules.

This momentary delay is like a tiny stutter between the gears of a precision clock—brief, yet fatal.

Lin Yi, who had been keeping most of his senses focused on her, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Chance!

In a flash, Lin Yi made a decision.

However, he did not choose to attack Shalisi, who was showing signs of weakness, because the distance was too far and Balote was nearby providing support.

His target was the enemy facing him, whose force field coordination with Shalisi had created a slight gap due to his all-out attack.

That robust and proud Kunmo Race!

"Buzz!"

With the Space Rule activated at full power, Lin Yi's figure disappeared once again.

He appeared behind Gelagu in an instant, like a ghost.

The Universe-Rending Spear thrust out silently, its target the core of Gelagu's armor, which shimmered with intense blood light and a reddish-yellow luster, in his back.

This shot embodies most of the power he can muster at this moment, perfectly blending the power of metal penetration, spatial cutting, and life erosion, aiming to defeat the enemy in one strike.

Gelagu also felt the deadly chill coming from behind.

It wanted to turn around and defend itself, but Lin Yi's appearance was too sudden and his attack too swift.

At this critical moment, Balote, who had been lurking like a shadow, displayed his terrifying reaction speed and decisiveness as a top genius.

It didn't try to intercept Lin Yi's lightning-fast shot; it was too late.

Its choice is to attack where the enemy must defend.

Balote let out a hoarse shriek, his entire being merging completely with the twin blades, transforming into a golden-gray death beam that seemed capable of devouring all light.

This death ray ignored the distance in space. Almost at the same time Lin Yi drew his gun, it carried a terrifying will that could pierce through stars and annihilate life, and went straight for the open left side of Lin Yi's vest that had been exposed due to his all-out attack.

This is a life-or-death choice.

It bet that Lin Yi wouldn't dare to directly withstand this fatal blow, which embodied all of its Death Rule and parts of its Metal Rule and blood rules.

If Lin Yi returns to defend, Gelagu will be saved.

Feeling the deadly aura behind him, sharp enough to freeze even Star Core, Lin Yi's eyes became incredibly calm at this moment, even carrying a hint of cold mockery.

defend?

No!

This is the opportunity he's been waiting for!

Lin Yi had already calculated that although the tall, thin Kunmo Race's attack was strong, the main threat lay in the subsequent erosion of the Death Rule and the instantaneous physical destructive power. He was confident that he could withstand most of the power with the Voidwalker Suit, the Triple Rule Armor, and the Space Folding Secret Technique.

And this robust Kunmo Race, once pierced by Cosmos Ripper, would undoubtedly die.

"Die!"

Lin Yi let out a low, cold shout, ignoring the deadly attack coming from behind, and poured all his power into the Universe-Rending Spear in his hand.

"Puff!"

"Clang..."

Two voices rang out almost simultaneously.

Lin Yi's Universe-Rending Spear pierced Gelagu's back without any resistance.

The power, condensed to its extreme, erupted instantly. Golden light tore through its thick defenses, spatial forces shattered its internal structure, and the Life Rule eroded its boundless vitality.

Gelagu's massive body stiffened abruptly. It looked down in disbelief at the dark golden spear tip protruding from its chest.

It opened its mouth, trying to let out a final roar, but only shattered internal organs and thick blood foam poured out.

Immediately, Lin Yi flicked his wrist, Gelagu's body instantly disintegrated and scattered.

Almost at the same instant, Balot's "Soul Piercing Thrust," imbued with the will to die, struck Lin Yi hard.

The Voidwalker Suit emitted a piercing tearing sound as the resilient spatial folds were forcibly ripped open. The golden Sharpness contained within pierced through first, followed by the Death Rule power that frantically eroded life like a maggot clinging to bone, and finally, a violent surge of blood energy.

"Snap!"

Lin Yi's left shoulder instantly caved in, his armor shattered, his flesh and blood were mangled, revealing his bare bones.

A mixture of deathly grayness and Sharpness, violent energy instantly invaded his arm, frantically destroying his meridians, flesh, and bones, and attempting to spread towards his torso.

Having landed a successful blow, Lin Yi endured the excruciating pain in his left arm and the mixed energy that was constantly eroding his life force, and retreated without hesitation.

His right hand Universe-Rending Spear askew, its tip dripping dark red blood. His left arm hung limply, the wound a bloody mess, revealing the bare white bone.

However, although the injury looks serious, it's actually nothing serious.

Just as he discovered after their fight, the imposter was indeed an imposter. His temporarily enhanced strength, though seemingly at the triple level, clearly lacked a perfect integration of the three types of rule power.

After being weakened multiple times, this attack not only failed to hit a vital point, but after breaking through his defenses, it only caused him minor injuries.

Such injuries are nothing in the eyes of those who cultivate the Life Rule.

With a thought, Lin Yi unleashed a surge of lush, verdant Life Rule towards the wound on his left arm, fiercely clashing with the three different types of life force energies. His flesh began to wriggle and grow at a visible speed, and the broken bones began to reconnect and heal under the protection of the life energy.

Within moments, Lin Yi's left arm was fully restored.

Although the surface was still entangled with destructive energy of three colors, requiring him to continuously devote some of his mind and energy to suppress it, it was not a major problem.

Then, Lin Yi's cold gaze swept over the remaining two Kunmo Race.

Having witnessed Gelagu's brutal killing and then seeing Lin Yi quickly stabilize his injuries and still possess combat strength, Shalisi and Balote felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Escape!

We must escape immediately.

Three people attacked together and one was killed; if they continued fighting, they would surely die!

This idea spread rapidly through their minds like wildfire.

Without exchanging any words, Shalisi and Balote moved in perfect unison, one transforming into a distorted blue-red streak of light and shadow, and disappeared into the complex area of Star Shatter Belt above the battlefield.

The other burst forth with extreme speed, transforming into a golden-gray streak of light, fleeing straight into the depths of space, far from the battlefield.

They clearly understood that splitting up and fleeing was their only option to save their lives at that moment.

As for who will be hunted down, that's up to fate.

Lin Yi, watching the two figures fleeing for their lives, had his mind racing.

"That female Kunmo Race possesses twisted rules. Even if we catch up, given her bizarre abilities, it will inevitably take some effort. In the process of fighting and fleeing, she might escape the battlefield."

"And this tall, thin Kunmo Race's rules are all offensive; if I manage to stop him, I can easily subdue him."

With that thought in mind, Lin Yi made a decision instantly.