The Fire Phoenix continuously emitted a phoenix cry that pierced the sky. He felt it, the cosmic power gathered upon him, and his strength surged crazily.
A hint of delight appeared in the Fire Phoenix's eyes, not expecting the will of the Great Universe to favor him so.
Boom! The Fire Phoenix exploded, breaking free from Lu Yu's grasp, and flames reformed the Fire Phoenix's body not far away.
His aura grew even stronger.
Lu Yu was somewhat surprised, not expecting his power to suddenly soar, breaking free of his control.
Lu Yu took a deep breath, not wanting to delay any longer.
He raised his hand, extending his palm, which continued to grow, covering the sky and blocking the day, enveloping a vast starry sky within his grasp.
A new starry sky appeared in his palm, and seeing it, the Fire Phoenix felt incredibly unfamiliar, causing a sense of panic within.
A feeling in his heart—entering there would surely mean death.
At this moment, even with the favor of the universal consciousness, the Fire Phoenix had only one thought, to flee.
He transformed into a beam of flame and rapidly escaped.
After reaching the Saint Ancestor realm, he hadn't felt the fear of death in a long time.
Now, facing the fear of death, he made a foolish decision.
After choosing to run, the universe's will seemed thoroughly disappointed, and the power within him rapidly dwindled, plummeting.
"No... no... don't abandon me!" the Fire Phoenix cried out in terror.
"Get in there!" Lu Yu's voice came from above.
Immediately, the Fire Phoenix found the starry sky rapidly receding around him.
No... it was his body retreating swiftly; this time and space were already under Lu Yu's control, and no matter how fast he flew, he could not escape.
The starry palm closed, and the Fire Phoenix's figure vanished.
Lu Yu had no affection for this ungrateful Fire Phoenix, directly dissected its essence, sealing its unconscious body in a star, creating a blue sun.
If it had cooperated nicely with Lu Yu, maybe he would have retained its consciousness.
"So weak, only five ten-thousandths," Lu Yu remarked with some disdain.
At the same time, Lu Yu also sensed the universe's ill will towards him.
His mastery over world permissions far exceeded that of the Blue Flame Fire Phoenix, yet during the battle, the heavenly forces were of no help.
He was forced to use the power of his microcosm to handle the Blue Flame Fire Phoenix.
Lu Yu looked up at the sky, as though conversing with the cosmic will.
After a moment, Lu Yu lowered his gaze. This great universe world's will was, after all, merely the world's instinct, not a true world consciousness.
If this universe possessed autonomous consciousness, it would not allow the existence of the Saint Ancestor realm.
Suddenly, the oppressive force of the surrounding heaven and earth on Lu Yu weakened significantly.
Lu Yu's heart stirred, as the microcosm level he glimpsed revealed a black, corroded land in the universe, from which swarmed countless demons.
The delight on his face disappeared, as the lessening of oppression was no good sign.
For him, this matter was both a blessing and a curse.
The good news was that the universe's suppression on him had diminished greatly.
The bad news was that the time left to him was even shorter.
The urgency within him made Lu Yu quicken his pace.
The problem was, the world permissions he possessed were limited to his incarnation, unable to be shared.
Without the support of world permissions, he could not manifest in the great universe, meaning he could not create avatars.
Suddenly, it dawned on him that he did indeed have an incarnation in the great universe.
He once had a fusion world, and inside, he nurtured an avatar. Considering the time, that avatar should have matured by now.
A smile reappeared on Lu Yu's face, finally about to use the world permissions he had obtained for so long.
Utilizing world permissions, Lu Yu quickly locked onto the location of the fusion microcosm.
He discovered that the fusion microcosm was lingering at the edge of the Shenwu Realm's time-space, ready to leave its vicinity at any moment.
The avatar within the fusion microcosm inherited Lu Yu's memories, knowing that the Candle Dragon Lamp could guide it out of the Shenwu Realm's time-space, back to the normal world.
It had yet to depart because the avatar was still devouring demons to further grow.
When the avatar first sensed Lu Yu's consciousness, it was incredulous, as it had severed its connection with Lu Yu. Logically, Lu Yu should have been dead.
However, the familiar aura before it unmistakably belonged to the deceased original body.
After listening to Lu Yu, the avatar remained silent for a moment before agreeing to his request.
Actually, at this point, the original body had no control over the avatar.
The avatar could make any decision, and Lu Yu could not force it, as he was now essentially an independent person.
Soon, changes occurred in the fusion microcosm; a giant taller than stars appeared in the void.
Faceless beings emerged from the giant's body, each possessing manifold realm power.
Lu Yu connected to the avatar, using world permissions to open a time-space channel, sending these faceless beings with manifold realm power to various star realms where he knew Saint Ancestor realms resided.
The plan was for these faceless beings to locate the precise positions of the Saint Ancestors, after which he would launch long-range attacks to capture the Saint Ancestors into the microcosm.
As he sent off the faceless beings, Lu Yu curiously asked, "Why don't you give them faces?"
The avatar expressionlessly replied, "I can't sculpt faces, and using my own didn't feel right, so I left it at that."
Lu Yu: "..."
He pondered if he had somehow made a mistake when creating this avatar?
Why was this avatar's personality nothing like his own?
Mind you, he used to spend an hour crafting faces in games.
Moreover, this sneaky style of quietly developing on the battlefield's edge didn't seem like him... well, perhaps in that aspect, it was quite like him.
Lu Yu couldn't counter it, as he himself had done just that a short time ago.
"Ah, found one so quickly."
Lu Yu's mind stirred, receiving feedback from the faceless beings; they had already located a Saint Ancestor's precise position.
By employing world permissions, Lu Yu remotely viewed the star realm where the faceless being was located. That realm was a plain composed of bones.
The faceless being had confirmed that the Saint Ancestor was within the Skeleton Plain.
Upon confirmation, Lu Yu directly used world permissions to open a time-space channel, reaching out.
In the starry Skeleton Plain, Bone Demon Saint Ancestor lazed in his lair, wanting no part in the battle with demons.
Suddenly, his heart jolted with a sense of impending doom.
The Bone Demon Saint Ancestor looked up to find an unfamiliar starry sky overhead.
The colossal starry palm directly seized the entire Skeleton Plain into the microcosm.
The Bone Demon Saint Ancestor hadn't even reacted before disappearing into the microcosm along with the Skeleton Plain.
As Lu Yu harvested the Bone Demon Saint Ancestor's world permissions, messages from seven or eight faceless beings came relaying they had located the specific positions of other Saint Ancestors.
Upon receiving the information, Lu Yu was dumbfounded by the unexpectedly high efficiency.
After observing events on the other side through world permissions, he understood why the Saint Ancestors' locations were confirmed so quickly.
This was because their world had turned black.
The places where the Saint Ancestors were hiding were seriously polluted by demonic aura, forcing them to leave their hiding spots and expose themselves, which directly allowed the faceless beings to lock onto their locations.
An urgency rose within Lu Yu, thinking if those Saint Ancestors were corrupted into demons, who knew how long it would take to obtain their world permissions.
Instantly, eight temporal wormholes appeared in front of Lu Yu, and eight large hands extended from behind him, reaching through the wormholes to grasp the Saint Ancestors on the other side.
Such commotion alarmed the Saint Ancestors, causing some trouble.
Nevertheless, all of them ended up within Lu Yu's grasp.
Without the intervention of the cosmic will, they stood no chance against Lu Yu.
However, Lu Yu's actions attracted attention from the darkness.
"Is it you?"
In the darkness, a white-haired youth looked towards a place where a Saint Ancestor had disappeared.
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