Evil Qi enveloped heaven and earth, turning the entire realm into a scarlet hue, permeated with a faint blood scent.
Red light waves shot from the palm of the bloodthirsty clone, continuously weakening the defensive power of the Space-Time Secret Realm, attempting to break through this dimension.
The flame within the Candle Dragon Lamp burned slowly, the transition between black and white releasing the power of space and time, sustaining this dimension.
Seemingly unaffected by the attacks of the bloodthirsty clone.
The bloodthirsty clone noticed this and withdrew his arm, the light waves gradually disappeared.
Without being attacked, the Space-Time Secret Realm began to hide, slowly vanishing into the heavens and earth.
The bloodthirsty clone's eyes narrowed, his heart shook, his right hand formed a virtual grip, boundless Evil Qi rapidly converged into his palm, a divine blade shining with blood light appeared in his hand.
The intent of the blade circulated within his heart, the blade glow exploded, a boundless thin line separated heaven and earth.
The red thin line separating heaven and earth touched the edge of the Space-Time Secret Realm, unleashing a burst of divine light, causing distortion in the surrounding heavenly space.
The flame of the Candle Dragon Lamp grew larger, seemingly burning more fiercely.
Zhou Hong, in the Space-Time Secret Realm, sensed the changes of the Candle Dragon Lamp, awakening from cultivation.
His consciousness connected to the Candle Dragon Lamp, and he saw the outside scene, immediately noticing the bloodthirsty clone hovering in mid-air.
Zhou Hong's heart startled, feeling a chill in his heart and body, surprised that Lu Yu had indeed come for him.
Seeing the bloodthirsty clone attacking the Space-Time Secret Realm, Zhou Hong almost instinctively assumed Lu Yu was seeking revenge for the assassination attempt on him orchestrated by the Zhou family.
Currently within the Space-Time Secret Realm created by the Candle Dragon Lamp, not part of the battle space, even if killed, no one would discover it.
However, he quickly calmed down; he possessed the Zhou family's supreme treasure, the Candle Dragon Lamp, and feared Lu Yu not at all.
Even if Lu Yu, a Martial Cultivator of the God-Communing Realm were at its peak, he couldn't withstand the power of the Candle Dragon Lamp—this was Zhou Hong's confidence.
The Candle Dragon Lamp without anyone manipulating it could resist the attacks of the bloodthirsty clone, showcasing its might.
Confident, Zhou Hong activated the Candle Dragon Lamp, intending to suppress Lu Yu in minutes.
Glancing at the outside battle space, Zhou Hong activated the Candle Dragon Lamp to trap the bloodthirsty clone within the Space-Time Secret Realm, preventing Lu Yu from escaping.
Today, he intended to eliminate this hidden danger once and for all.
So far, Zhou Hong was unaware of Lu Yu's numerous clones.
During the Zhou family's top-tier Martial Cultivators' attack on Lu Yu, Zhou Hong was taken and hidden by someone.
Afterward, Zhou Hong was only informed by the Zhou family that the assassination attempt on Lu Yu failed, advised to take the Candle Dragon Lamp to cultivate, without detailing to Zhou Hong.
The Zhou family's top-tier Martial Cultivators suffered a setback in Lu Yu's hands, and naturally wouldn't reveal this, leading to Zhou Hong's current misunderstanding.
Misjudging, the bloodthirsty clone before him as the genuine Lu Yu.
The bloodthirsty clone trying to break the Space-Time Secret Realm felt the ambient space-time power beginning to fluctuate nearby, realizing the other party aimed to pull him into the Space-Time Secret Realm.
Even though aware of this, the bloodthirsty clone lacked the strength to resist; he couldn't control space-time power, nor resist the power of the Candle Dragon Lamp acting upon him.
Recognizing the other party's intention, the bloodthirsty clone instead withdrew his power, aligning himself with the pull into the Space-Time Secret Realm.
His original purpose was to enter the Space-Time Secret Realm, to explore what exactly this unexpectedly appearing realm held.
Upon entering the Space-Time Secret Realm, before discerning the surroundings, Lu Yu heard a familiar voice.
Zhou Hong, clutching the Candle Dragon Lamp with one hand, watched Lu Yu with a playful smile and said, "Lu Yu, never got the chance to eliminate you, didn't expect you to deliver yourself here."
"Zhou Hong?" Lu Yu frowned, turning to face Zhou Hong hovering in mid-air.
Soon his frowning eased, revealing surprise on his face, unexpected that the Space-Time Secret Realm was Zhou Hong's creation.
Lu Yu suddenly understood why he couldn't find Zhou Hong's trail, as he was hiding here.
If not for this time a clone passing by nearby, detecting the hidden Space-Time Secret Realm would have been impossible.
The chaotic power fluctuations nearby were already quite fraught, let alone discovering the space-time fluctuation emanating from an area of merely half an inch.
If not for Lu Yu's keen perception, finding it would truly be challenging.
Seeing Lu Yu's surprise and shock, the smile on Zhou Hong's face grew more pronounced; the more confident Lu Yu seemed now, the happier he would be when bringing Lu Yu down later.
Soon he would make Lu Yu realize that at times innate talent doesn't decide everything; many situations show background matters more than talent.
"You avoided it in the past instances, this time I'll personally take your life!" Zhou Hong stared intently at Lu Yu, the Candle Dragon Lamp floating above his palm, flames soared.
Black and white flames illuminated the Space-Time Secret Realm as night and day, time changed with the flicker of the Candle Dragon Lamp.
The bloodthirsty clone felt something quickly slipping away from him.
Vaguely, he felt that what was slipping away was called time.
Lu Yu looked up at the Candle Dragon Lamp; surprisingly, it was a treasure of time, able to manipulate the power of time.
This was far stronger than the time power he grasped, by unfathomable degrees.
Until now, he couldn't accomplish stripping away time or lifespan from another.
Though affected by the Candle Dragon Lamp, causing the bloodthirsty clone's existence time to diminish rapidly, Lu Yu showed no hint of worry.
