Before crossing his Origin Tribulation, Lu Yin had broken through the Three Gates, giving him enough strength to fight experts who had endured three Origin Tribulations. His physical defenses were terrifying. After crossing the tribulation, he had sealed the Three Gates, but in doing so, he had also endured the tempering of a Four-time Origin Tribulation, and his strength had soared.
His battle force couldn't withstand a single punch from Heluo Mebis, but Lu Yin's physical defenses were astonishingly formidable. She was the first person in the Heavenly Sect Era to find that out.
Her punch had only helped Lu Yin recover his body; it hadn't harmed him in the slightest.
She couldn't believe the result.
Just then, Chu Yuan appeared overhead. No one knew what he had done, but all the power Heluo Mebis had released toward her surroundings converged in his palm. He controlled it like a whirlpool, then struck Lu Yin with it.
The strike was no weaker than Heluo Mebis's punch just moments ago. The difference was that Lu Yin had already recovered, so he could no longer absorb the blow with Extreme Reversal.
This was the moment Chu Yuan had been waiting for. He believed Heluo Mebis could unleash an attack powerful enough to reach the limit of what Lu Yin's body could withstand. If she exceeded that limit, he would win the match. But if she failed to surpass it, he could seize the chance to land a follow-up strike—one powerful enough to end the fight.
Heluo Mebis hadn't expected Chu Yuan to swoop in and steal the advantage. As she watched his palm fall, she couldn't stop him in time and looked anxiously at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression remained calm. Facing Chu Yuan's descending palm, he slowly raised a hand.
Heluo Mebis's