The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 884 - 390: He Is Not Fighting Alone

One cannot deny, Tai Bai came very close to succeeding.

Although Lin Yun had never been tricked by anyone in this lifetime, only ever deceiving others, in a moment of concern, he nearly capitulated.

It was just that close, allowing Lin Yun to snap back to realization.

If Tai Bai could travel through time and space to kill him, why did she need to threaten him using the lives of others?

This could only mean that Tai Bai had her reservations.

Thinking about how Tai Bai was always within the Twisted Space and never approaching near the sun, Lin Yun quickly understood.

She probably dared not come near the sun either.

The information from Su’e was correct; Tai Bai feared the sun.

But still, she came at such a critical moment. Lin Yun felt that she might have seen into the future.

Both Dongfang Yao and Su’e could comprehend the Great Dao of Time, so Tai Bai’s understanding of time might be even deeper, especially since she was cooperating with, or could even be said to be controlling, destiny. She would likely know much more about what was to come.

Therefore, it was possible that she had seen a future where she was defeated by him, and the crucial turning point was now. Hence, she specifically came to snipe at him to shatter a future yet to occur.

But at this time, she wasn’t entirely confident. Considering that she had only recently obtained the source of Zhen Li and was likely in the process of merging with it, it was plausible.

The source of the Innate Gods should not be that easy to blend with. Perhaps she could not fully unleash her own strength, which is why she thought to hoodwink Lin Yun into giving up resistance.

As Lin Yun saw through all this, Tai Bai’s face indeed changed slightly as she coldly uttered, "Don’t you care about the lives of Mortal Realm? With one slash of my sword, their souls will be scattered to the winds."

Knowing that Lin Yun had seen through her, Tai Bai openly declared her strategy.

I am indeed using others to threaten you.

Lin Yun indifferently said, "The life and death of all beings, what has it got to do with me? Furthermore, you can go and hurt those I love, but let me tell you, if you do that, I will retaliate against you in an even more cruel manner."

Listening to Lin Yun’s decisive words, and though under the bright sun, Tai Bai still felt a chill.

If Lin Yun had not perceived her vulnerability, her threats might have worked. But letting this man realize even a sliver of opportunity meant that he would never concede defeat. Threatening with the people he cared about would only fuel his fighting spirit more.

At this point, one had to rely on true ability.

Tai Bai finally raised her sword.

Having failed to coerce him, it came down to the final duel.

"You should know, even now, I am not someone you can defeat. I simply did not wish to engage with you," she said confidently, her sword pointing at Lin Yun, her expression full of pride.

Lin Yun could not help but chuckle lightly, crooking his finger and taunted, "Come at me then!"

This move was akin to the combined technique of the Lion’s Roar and the One-Yang Finger, lacking in lethality but exceedingly insulting.

Tai Bai truly wished she could scour the Mortal Realm to find people related by karma to Lin Yun, capture them and bring them to the sun, to force Lin Yun to show himself. But it wasn’t that she didn’t want to—it’s because the Heavenly Dao remained unpolluted, aiding Lin Yun by hiding the traces of those people.

She wasn’t just battling against Lin Yun alone; she was fighting against Yun, the Heavenly Dao, and all beings under the heavens.

"Tai Bai Heavenly Emperor Sword!"

As Tai Bai swung her sword, Twisted Space seemed as if it would be torn asunder by her; people dared not approach, but the Sword Qi flowed unimpeded.

To Tai Bai, such powerful Sword Qi was merely a basic attack, but Lin Yun had to dodge or face death or injury.

Lin Yun suddenly felt like he was playing a boxing game, yet the opponent was only fighting from range with energy blasts, giving no chance for close combat.

Lin Yun did not dare to engage in close combat; after all, at this point, it was a matter of biding time. Since the opponent was in a hurry, there was no need for him to rush. With Xiao Qing refining the Power of the Sun for him, the moment when the small sun turned into a big sun would be his time to counterattack.

At the critical moment, it all depended on Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing, the eternal Divine Spirit.

As for Lin Yun himself, he began to move agilely within the sun, having mastered the Cheating Heaven Step Technique to perfection—an art capable of even deceiving the Heavenly Dao. Just using it to dodge barrages of Sword Qi wasn’t particularly difficult.

Yet Tai Bai seemed tireless, slashing with her sword ceaselessly one strike after another.

Lin Yun did not know how many times he had dodged, until the corners of Tai Bai’s mouth slightly curled up, and suddenly, Lin Yun stood still, not moving an inch.

Just as Tai Bai’s sword did not emit Sword Qi this time, but was the sword in her hand itself.

Whoosh—a sound as the blade flew just inches in front of Lin Yun, piercing deeper into the sun and then fading away.

"How did you dodge that!"

Tai Bai was stunned; that strike had been her long-premeditated killing blow. Just one sword strike was needed to finish Lin Yun; all previous Sword Qi was just to build momentum and lull Lin Yun. She never expected that Lin Yun would just stand still, neither dodging nor evading, thus avoiding the truly fatal attack.

"The Cheating Heaven Step Technique was your creation, but when I use your technique against you, you’re not even angry. Instead, you seem so calm and collected. Were you holding back something malicious? Did you really think I could be easily outmaneuvered?"

Lin Yun said somewhat smugly.

He really did see through Tai Bai’s intentions, but this move also indeed involved a gamble. Fortunately, the Heavenly Mandate was on his side.

So naturally, the loser was Tai Bai.

Her strength far surpassed Lin Yun’s, but it was her power that was kept out by the sun, leaving only the purest Sword Qi to reach Lin Yun, whom she couldn’t hit even though he kept dodging.

Cheating Heaven Step was indeed founded by Tai Bai, an exceptional technique, but it had one small flaw: on the 3,197th step, the next step would always land on a predetermined spot.

As the saying goes, the Great Dao is impartial, and destiny has its ways in every four and nine.

Even the Heavenly Dao cannot calculate everything to death; so how could the Cheating Heaven Step Technique avoid everything?

Balance exists among all things; no matter how many variables there are, there will always be a constant.

Tai Bai targeted that constant, but Lin Yun was resolute, standing in place, not taking that step.

"You never reached that step!"

Tai Bai’s mind was thrown into disarray; in the future she glimpsed, Lin Yun should have died under her sword. This was... illogical.

Besides, Lin Yun had never reached that step when he previously performed the Cheating Heaven Step, often finishing the battle in just dozens of steps.

"Oh, you mean that? I had a warning from the Heavenly Dao! Just now, I suddenly felt a pang of anxiety, which was a warning from the Heavenly Dao."

Lin Yun candidly revealed his act of cheating.

Executing the Cheating Heaven Step, with the Heavenly Dao filling in the gaps and suddenly alerting him, he was not fighting alone!

Tai Bai’s mentality collapsed completely.

A fair fight, and the other side cheats.

"You’re forcing me."

Tai Bai clenched her fist, seemingly ready to use her trump card.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Xiao Qing ceased her breathing exercises, and within Lin Yun, a small sun was slowly rising...