Skymender sighed. They had failed. One year. They had only managed to stop the humans from taking control of the Extreme Path’s exit for one year. If I’d known how things would turn out, I would have agreed to help Aeternus deal with the humans.

The Astral Beast Domain was about to gain a new ruler.

In the Perennial World, Lu Yin had risked certain death to fight against both the jiao and Xia Shenji. How could he ever allow a mere Astral Beast Domain to remain free from his control? Lu Yin had long since desired to unite the entire Fifth Mainland so that he could face the four ruling powers.

Yao Di still had not regained consciousness. Lu Yin observed the emperor, Hen Xin and Jue Yi standing behind him.

Lu Yin patiently wanted for Yao Di to awaken, as the Astral Beast Domain already belonged to Lu Yin.

The jiao rushed through the Astral Beast Domain, and it arrived very quickly. Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back, as he had now gained complete control of the Extreme Path. There was no longer anything in the Astral Beast Domain that could threaten him at all.

From behind Lu Yin, Jue Yi’s expression suddenly grew dark, and he abruptly reached out to grab Lu Yin’s neck. At the same time, the man’s death energy formed a scythe in his other hand that slashed at Lu Yin.

Not only was Jue Yi a Semi-Progenitor, but he had also been one of the gatemasters of the Twelve Heavenly Gates from the Heavens Sect’s peak. He was completely incomparable to Xia Ziheng and the other Semi-Progenitors that Lu Yin had faced in...