No matter whether Mian ultimately won or lost in this struggle, it would delay the time until it broke through to become a Main Sequence. Even a slight delay might give its kind a chance to reduce their numbers.
Besides, he had no idea what Lu Yin would do with Mian.
Lu Yin hadn't thought about it either.
Perhaps he would capture Mian, as he had Sit Order Sequence and Lin Dao Sequence. Or perhaps he would avoid it and let Mian break through naturally?
Normally, he couldn't let Mian break through to the Main Sequence. That would mean facing an even stronger foe—and all for Jian Wu's people? This wasn't a question of whether it was worth it. Jian Wu's people were people, and so were the inhabitants of the Threefold Universe.
Lu Yin had no time to think about it. He would take things one step at a time. First, he had to defeat this Nine Tribulations Heavenly Suffering.
Whoosh!
Lu Yin checked his momentum and held his ground, then flung out the Yanmen Fifth Needle.
The needle forced Nine Tribulations Heavenly Suffering down into a lower void. It was already weak and had no chance to recover. Though it had only endured the experience of the Six Paths Sinking, that was still enough to put it under immense pressure.
Lu Yin could only hope the needle would finish off Nine Tribulations Heavenly Suffering. He really didn't want to experience Eight Paths Sinking.
Unfortunately, a wish was just a wish.
Watching Nine Tribulations Heavenly Suffering slowly come to a halt, Lu Yin's heart sank. He had lost.
The next moment, Eight Paths Sinking descended.
Lu Yin lost without surprise.
He had tried every method he could think of, wearing down Nine Tribulations Heavenly Suffering with Toad Boss and