Decades passed quickly after the Masters' arrival.
Over the years, as the Master Clans gradually returned, Outer Heaven seemed to have gone back to the way it was. The only difference was that humans were no longer ostracized or targeted. But humanity could never return to the days when it had held the upper hand.
Back then, no one in Outer Heaven dared offend Human Civilization. Lu Yin had pointed his arrow at heaven and earth, invincible in battle, daring to kill anyone. Humanity had seemed like the highest-ranking beings in all of Outer Heaven.
But now, even though Lu Yin had become one of the Six and been publicly acknowledged by the Masters—
Human Civilization had, in effect, attained the status of a Master Clan.
Yet humanity had fallen quiet. Other beings left them alone, and they no longer went out of their way to provoke anyone else.
It had been more than two thousand eight hundred years since Wang Wen took the Master-level power. This Freedom Period, so brief by comparison, had been marked by ceaseless war. Now it had ended, and a new member of the Six had emerged.
Karma Convergence Realm and the Karma Master Clan had both returned. Only Sheng Yi was missing.
When Lu Yin handed Saint Rou over to the Karma Master, he already knew that the move he had made with Sheng Yi was over.
But it didn't matter. His opponents from now on were the Masters. Even a powerhouse like Saint Rou could no longer take part; Sheng Yi's usefulness was limited.
Besides, Sheng Yi could still help him gain more karma. Of course, since they had worked together, Lu Yin wasn't about to turn on her. He had simply given her two choices: leave on her own and flee into