As a trickle detached itself from the Main River of Time and wrapped around Lu Yin, more and more trickles of time seemed to be drawn away from Shi Jian and toward him.
Lu Yin was swept up in time, and more and more of it surged around him.
Shi Jian's eyes narrowed. A rumble came from within, and its body split into nine: Nine Transformations.
A terrifying aura shot into the sky, becoming a power that sought to control time and forcibly draw it away from Lu Yin.
Lu Yin opened his eyes. "Did you forget that I can use Nine Transformations too?"
Shi Jian stared fixedly at Lu Yin.
But Lu Yin only smiled. "Still, there's no need. Combat techniques are merely tricks. Compared to the vast universe, they're insignificant."
"This is the time the universe has granted me. If I say it exists, then it exists. No one can take it away."
As he spoke, the Main River of Time sent even more time flowing toward Lu Yin.
Shi Jian didn't believe him. It tightened its grip on the threads of time, and only then were the trickles it had split off brought to a halt.
Lu Yin watched closely. As expected, he could see the threads of time.
Shi Chu's move had worked. If Lu Yin hadn't split off part of his awareness, Shi Jian would never have been able to threaten him. Since that was the case, he stepped forward. If Shi Jian wouldn't come to him, he would go to it. It was simple.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Yin used Instant Movement to step into the Main River of Time, pass Shi Jian, and roam through time.
Shi Jian instinctively launched an attack. It became a line that pierced through time toward Lu