.
The first time.
For the first time, it had been driven back.
Countless eyes stared in shock at Thousand Machine Strange Performance. It had been driven back.
Ever since Death Lord returned, Thousand Machine Strange Performance's first appearance had silenced all of Outer Heaven.
It had single-handedly withstood the attacks of ten realms.
Then it had withstood the attacks of thirteen realms.
It had taken the combined efforts of Main Dao Absolute Experts like Ming Fan and Shi Buzhan to hold it back.
It was precisely because Thousand Machine Strange Performance existed that Saint Rou and the other Absolute Experts had been released from Time Ancient City. Otherwise, they would have had almost no chance of returning.
They had appeared for the sole purpose of facing Thousand Machine Strange Performance.
And now, Thousand Machine Strange Performance had been driven back by Lu Yin, a man with the power of only two Dao Laws.
Lu Yin used Instant Movement to pursue it, still with twenty percent fused, and brought down a blow empowered by his terrifying strength.
Suddenly, he stopped. For some reason, he didn't land the blow.
He watched Thousand Machine Strange Performance's figure fly backward. Its eyes were terrifyingly calm, just as they had been when they first met—when it had listened to his stories and helped him devise battle techniques. It felt as if everything was under its control.
Lu Yin was chilled to the bone. He slowly clenched his fists. The black-green flames covering his body went out, and he froze in place. Even the Dead Silence Bead state vanished.
In the distance, Thousand Machine Strange Performance came to a stop, moved its arm, and smiled at him. "Mm, very good. Keep going. You really can succeed. In that case, I won't kill you. You have