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Immortal Demon Lord, Netherworld Emperor, Great Sage.
Standing in the river of time, gazing at the center of this storm, watching Lu Yu facing the forces of the entire universe, still struggling and resisting, he felt deep down that Lu Yu was very foolish.
To oppose the entire universe, this is exceedingly foolish.
The power of the Martial Cultivator comes from the universe itself, yet to attempt to use a portion of the world's power to resist the entire world's power, this is an immensely foolish act.
It's simply impossible to succeed.
Yet, in his heart, there was a vague sense of anticipation, hoping Lu Yu could achieve this impossible feat.
"It's too soon, he shouldn't be doing this now."
The Demon Emperor's figure also appeared on the river of time; she had been watching Lu Yu's movements all along.
At this moment, it had reached a very critical point, the power accumulated at the storm's center was already nearing Lu Yu's limit.
Soon it would be revealed if Lu Yu would live or die.
Of course, the hope of survival was exceptionally slim, one could even say it was almost "0".
If there was no external intervention, Lu Yu's current chances of survival were "0"; even with external intervention, the chance only increased from nothing to infinitesimally small.
The Immortal Demon Lord smiled slightly and said, "Don't you see him as the variable of this era?"
"Since you see him as a variable, why not believe he can manage it?"
"He's going to die." The Demon Emperor stated emotionlessly.
The Immortal Demon Lord, seeing the Demon Emperor's attitude, felt a bit helpless; he wanted to see if the Demon Emperor would show any expression under such circumstances; he was very curious.
The result was clear, the Demon Emperor did not show any emotion.
The Immortal Demon Lord also felt some sentiment; perhaps their path of cultivation was wrong, the further they went, the less emotion they had.
Although he seemed to be smiling, it was actually a facade; he wished to remember his younger self.
The Immortal Demon Lord's demeanor became solemn, his expression serious, and he asked, "Will you do it, or shall I?"
The Demon Emperor did not respond; her figure disappeared in front of him, using her actions to tell him who would act.
In some sense, the fact that Lu Yu so quickly came into conflict with the universe consciousness was primarily caused by the Immortal Demon Lord.
To speed up Lu Yu's growth, he manipulated the outbreak of origin of the myriad phenomena realm demons and forced Lu Yu to fight, boosting Lu Yu's origin quickly.
This led to the current situation.
The Immortal Demon Lord muttered to himself, "The mess I've made, I have to clean up myself."
And with that, his figure dissolved into countless specks of light, disappearing on the river of time.
In the Black River, the remaining four supreme great ancestors of demons, seeing the Immortal Demon Lord's figure vanish, let out a sigh of relief.
His presence, along with that shadowy figure, placed tremendous pressure on them.
Their power was awkward; compared to other strong beings of the Divine Ancestor realm, they could already enter and exit the river of time, their strength could crush ordinary Divine Ancestor realm entities.
However, compared to the Immortal Demon Lord and the Demon Emperor, who could navigate the river of time freely, they were utterly powerless.
Especially with an unparalleled existence that both the Immortal Demon Lord and the Demon Emperor feared hovering over them; with a single misstep, it would consume them as snacks.
Their situation was very awkward, they were not enough to match those above, yet surpassed those below, and the unparalleled existence they summoned didn't differentiate friend from foe, wiping out one of their own upon a move.
Now that the Immortal Demon Lord and the Demon Emperor had left, they focused on awakening the supreme being, ignoring external affairs.
As for Lu Yu, the Immortal Demon Lord had always been keeping an eye on him, so they had no way of seeing through the river of time to this threat they feared.
All the demons knew the collision of Lu Yu and the cosmic consciousness had caused a cosmic storm, yet they were unaware of the particulars.
No matter what, they all believed once the true form of the supreme being descended, this world would become the ideal of demons.
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Immortal Demon Lord, Netherworld Emperor, Great Sage.
He temporarily took control of the cosmic consciousness, manipulating the cosmic laws.
Lu Yu felt like he was about to give out, his Divine Body of the Star River had already shattered, his bones were bending under immense pressure, yet his eyes kept gaining power, endlessly.
Suddenly, he felt the pressure on his body vanish, thinking everything was over.
The next second, what greeted him was a boundless force of heaven and earth, directly shattering his Divine Body of the Star River, annihilating his body, scattering his origin...
This force was so immense it instilled despair, yet Lu Yu couldn't feel despair, as he hadn't realized before it was all over.
Lu Yu's presence disappeared into the world, completely dead...
The Immortal Demon Lord glanced at the place where Lu Yu had died, released control over the cosmic consciousness, and a surging force of heaven and earth poured towards him, a backlash from the cosmic laws.
When the force of heaven and earth came, it could not find a target; the Immortal Demon Lord existed outside this plane, rendering this world powerless against him...
The light of countless laws roamed around the Immortal Demon Lord for some time before finally disappearing.
The same scene occurred where Lu Yu was, the manifestation of countless cosmic laws, the emergence of power, yet eventually finding no target and dispersing into the world.
The difference was that because of the Immortal Demon Lord's realm and power, the cosmic laws couldn't do anything to him.
As for Lu Yu, because his origin was scattered by the Immortal Demon Lord and "died," the cosmic laws recognized him as dead and ceased their attack.
Did Lu Yu die?
He thought he was dead because his body had been annihilated, his origin scattered.
But strangely, even as his origin dispersed, his consciousness didn't fade away, he could still think and perceive the world.
"What is going on?" Lu Yu wondered in his heart, unable to understand his current state.
"Am I dead?" A crucial question arose in Lu Yu's mind.
"I'm not dead!" He answered himself; he had not died.
"Where is my body?" Another question emerged in his heart.
Lu Yu had lost his body, yet his consciousness persisted in the world, though he felt like he had multiple bodies.
He tried to use immortal laws to resurrect, to restore his body but failed; he could not feel any power of laws.
The laws had lost their effect on him.
Or rather, during his struggle against the cosmic laws, he lost the ability to use the universe's laws.
More accurately, it was his access privileges.
The cosmic consciousness had revoked Lu Yu's access to use the power of laws, he could no longer borrow the power of heaven and earth nor comprehend the laws of the universe or wield their power.
The Immortal Demon Lord could have helped Lu Yu regain those privileges, but he did not, seeing it as yet another difficulty or challenge for Lu Yu.
Only by finding his own solution could Lu Yu hope to become the "variable" that changes the world's fate, breaking the cycle of reincarnation.
Everything would depend on Lu Yu himself.
To restore his body, it was up to him.
Lu Yu died in this universe, the soul jade tablet in the Divine Weapon Pavilion shattered, unleashing the constraints of his avatar, now becoming the sole entity in the universe.
Zhao Tianjue was very surprised when he learned Lu Yu's soul jade tablet had shattered, he had just heard Lu Yu broke through to the myriad phenomena realm and left the dueling space.
He had high hopes for Lu Yu, believing he could become a formidable figure in the myriad phenomena realm.
Unexpectedly, just as he reached the myriad phenomena realm, Lu Yu fell.
"What a pity... what a pity..." Zhao Tianjue sighed twice.
Soon, he calmed his emotions, focused his mind, and immersed his consciousness into the Heavenly Dao.
He was only a step away from the Divine Ancestor realm.
The avatar drove the small world to where Lu Yu had fallen, to find the remains of the main body.
But he was disappointed; nothing of Lu Yu remained, he had completely vanished from the universe, and the avatar departed in disappointment.
Before leaving, the avatar seemed to glimpse a starry sky, a battered and ruined starry sky.
Upon a second look, the starry sky vanished, leaving only endless void.
In a place the avatar could not see or perceive, the scattered essence of Lu Yu still existed in the universe, not dissipated.
