Lu Yin's face was expressionless.
All along, Xi Zu had been one of the key figures he guarded against. After all, someone whom Star Toad would greet of its own accord, and who called the Great Celestial Venerable Tai Hong, could not possibly be weak.
During the earlier battle to surround Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng, she had forced Void God back with a single sword strike. Lu Yin had known then that she was immensely powerful, but he had still underestimated her.
Alone, with a single sword, she had forced the Lu family to cultivate the Progenitor Sutra to make up for their deficiencies in Essence, Qi, and Spirit. One could imagine how wary Old Ancestor Lu Yuan had been of her. She was undoubtedly on the same level as Old Ancestor Lu Yuan, and perhaps was even a powerful Cross Tribulation expert. That was why even Star Toad cared about her.
Wood God had been a trump card prepared for this battle, while Celestial Venerable Dou Sheng had been an unexpected addition. Even with those two peerless experts joining the fight, they still could not suppress the Eternal Clan in its current state. The Eternal Clan's Star Toad, Arrow God, and Ancient God were all peerlessly powerful, and now Light Luo Sword Heaven had appeared as well. There was no point in continuing unless all the Rulers of Space-Time from the Six Directions Meeting joined the fight. Otherwise, it was meaningless.
What rankled Lu Yin most were Mu Ji and Wang Fan. Wang Fan was one thing; Lu Yin knew he was a traitor and could eliminate him when he got the chance. It was better to know. Mu Ji was different. He had actually seen through Lu Yin's identity as Ye Bo. If Lu Yin did not deal