The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 905 - 410: Five Spirits as One, The Great Dao is Simple
When there is a certain gap in martial strength, but the gap is not too wide, the role of wisdom becomes apparent.
Compared to Lin Yun, Dao Embryo’s wisdom could only be considered that of a mortal.
He indeed had an exhaustive strategic approach, but not because of his intelligence, rather because he was overly powerful and knew he had only one weakness. To guard this single weakness wasn’t difficult.
His calculations regarding the small world Lin Yun was in were also due to his control over fate, akin to being able to read the script in advance and make targeted arrangements.
In situations like the current one, that’s where the difference in IQ shows.
Ordinary people know to find ways to deal with their weaknesses, while intelligent people will use their advantages as much as possible to create weaknesses for others.
The effects of Tai Bai’s sword, as witnessed by Lin Yun, were strong, capable of taking him traveling through time. That sword from Tai Bai was very powerful.
However, Dao Embryo was also strong.
Lin Yun also wanted to leave him permanently stranded in a bygone temporal realm with a single sword strike, but he couldn’t do it.
He only had one chance to act. Lin Yun could only sever his connection with the future momentarily, preventing his strength from accessing future power and making him stay in the present.
That was enough.
Upon hearing Lin Yun’s words, Dao Embryo realized that he truly could no longer suppress everyone else with his control over the Great Dao, and he couldn’t help but rage impotently.
"I must kill you!"
Dao Embryo transformed into Lin Yun’s appearance and, raising his hand, numerous tentacles materialized, reaching out to strangle Lin Yun.
Lin Yun scoffed coldly, "I’ve brought you down to my level of experience, and you still want to fight me?
I have never lost in equal-level combat since I started out!"
"Holy Spirit Slash!"
Lin Yun employed the sword technique taught to him by the Tai Bai Sect of the Tai Bai Divine Kingdom. As he swung his sword, a purest flame covered the blade, and with an effortless strike, he chopped Dao Embryo’s tentacles into several pieces.
With a single touch, the flame traveled along the tentacles, attacking Dao Embryo’s true body.
Such strong and intense flames were too much even for Dao Embryo to handle.
Previously, it would take the combined efforts of the Five Spirits to launch such an attack, yet now Lin Yun had accomplished it single-handedly.
Not underestimating his opponent, Dao Embryo quickly severed the tentacles to cut off the source of the flames, but Lin Yun’s next sword strike was already on its way.
It seemed as if Lin Yun was relentlessly pounding Dao Embryo into submission on the battlefield.
Tai Bai was somewhat puzzled by all this.
But what was unfolding before his eyes was clearly not an illusion. At this crucial moment, Lin Yun stood out, which gave Tai Bai a glimpse of hope.
Yet, in the midst of battle, Lin Yun was feeling somewhat troubled.
Dao Embryo might appear to be in a sorry state, but Lin Yun was unable to inflict any substantial damage, and as the attacker, if he halted his assault, the opponent could counterattack.
His judgment was correct. After dodging Lin Yun’s fiery attacks a few times, Dao Embryo laughed triumphantly.
"Do you think that playing clever tricks will be useful? Obviously, someone like me, who controls the Great Dao, is not someone you can defeat. Just like the Way of Fire and the Sword Dao you take pride in, once you have displayed them before me, I can master them to a level even more profound than yours."
Lin Yun realized that this fellow just loved to show off.
But what he said was indeed true.
As Lin Yun struck out with his sword once again, Dao Embryo retaliated against Lin Yun with a sword strike of his own using the tentacles.
It was the same unbending Sword Dao, with the power of Sword Intent strong enough to destroy an entire world.
By comparison, Lin Yun’s power was still somewhat lacking.
But Lin Yun did not retreat at that moment, having unleashed such ferocious Sword Intent, there was no room for retreat.
With a collision of their swords, Lin Yun was cut in two, but Dao Embryo’s body also bore a bloody wound.
"Ah Yun!"
The situation took a sudden nosedive, leaving those anchoring the rear unresponsive, as Lin Yun was dismembered. Everyone panicked, but fortunately, both halves of Lin Yun’s body ignited at the same time, quickly fusing back together.
Indeed, the Dao Embryo was formidable, but his flame was no less intense. The Sword Dao from the Dao Embryo sought to destroy his body, while his flame refined and devoured all the Dao melodies, but this wasn’t of much use.
In recent years, Lin Yun had comprehended an extensive range of the Great Dao, all reaching the level of complete perfection.
Therefore, his Sword Dao had reached the ultimate limit it could achieve, but even at this limit, it fell slightly short of the Sword Dao replicated by the Dao Embryo.
This is because he came from a minor world, while the Dao Embryo belonged to a major world.
It’s like both being at max level, but Lin Yun is an elite mob template, while the Dao Embryo is a boss template.
"All of you come at me together, no need to waste time anymore."
After repelling Lin Yun with a strike, the Dao Embryo was even more spirited.
Lin Yun was the strongest among the Five Spirits, and with him defeated, what good would it be for the others to gang up?
In such high-level confrontations, numbers cannot compensate for a gap in quality.
Even if all the Innate Gods of minor worlds joined forces, he would remain fearless.
Lin Yun’s expression was as still as water; this was the first time he had been at a disadvantage in an equal match.
I thought I was the best at cheating the system, but I didn’t expect someone to be even bolder than me. Who created this mess!
The light of hope in Tai Bai’s eyes dimmed again; she had thought Lin Yun could create a miracle!
But unfortunately, the Dao Embryo in front of them was unbeatable.
"Ah Yun, you and Sister Qing should go. The two of you have the most hope of growing strong enough to defeat him."
Tai Bai hadn’t given up resistance, despite not seeing any hope, she still wanted Lin Yun and Qing Nu to leave first.
As for the third and the Fourth Elder, she could only say sorry; she didn’t have the ability to ensure their escape, even if she disintegrated herself.
However, they didn’t protest. At this time, they could see that the formidable enemy was too strong to beat; if Lin Yun and Qing Nu could escape, they would die without regrets.
"We haven’t lost yet, and in my life, I don’t have the habit of surrendering."
Lin Yun held his longsword, the fierce fire still burning fiercely.
"Clearly, you can’t win. I’m curious, with what do you expect to win?"
Dao Embryo didn’t pursue the victory; he was very confident in himself.
Lin Yun ignored his taunting, wrapping his Divine Soul around his sisters and Qing Nu.
His Divine Soul was incredibly powerful, a result of the baptism of the River of Time.
Under the protection of Lin Yun’s Divine Soul, the others knew what Lin Yun was about to do.
Fusion, it was the only option right now.
If the Five Spirits as One still couldn’t defeat the Dao Embryo, then there really was no hope.
However, Lin Yun had only ever fused with three of them, and those fusions were not too proper or complicated.
This time, it was a proper fusion with all four; Lin Yun had never tried it before and didn’t know if it would succeed, but now, there was no other choice but to fight.
Otherwise, as Tai Bai said, they’d have to abandon the sisters and escape.
"Fusion? I’m so scared, brother, you’re so burning hot, I’m afraid I can’t take it."
Lin Yun: "..."
What time is it, Fourth Elder, you’re still cracking jokes at my expense!
Without another word, Lin Yun wrapped her in his fire. Wood feeds fire; Lin Yun felt his strength increase more than twofold.
"Ah, brother, it’s so hot, I can’t take it."
"Shut up!"
Lin Yun was speechless.
Ignoring the odd behavior of Fourth Elder, he channeled all of his and Fourth Elder’s strength into Li’s body.
"Ah, Sister Three will definitely burst," he worried.
Li’s face turned red, and in fact, she indeed felt like she was going to burst several times.
Ahem, they were in the middle of a team fight, so Lin Yun completely shut down Fourth Elder’s senses to make her keep quiet—otherwise, this fight would be far too unserious.
Afterward, following the sequence of Earth engendering Metal, and Metal engendering Water, they finally poured all their strength into Qing Nu’s body.
At that moment, Qing Nu’s vanished snake tail grew out once again.
Water by nature can encompass all things; only she and Lin Yun could withstand such mighty power.
As the Five Elements merged, their Divine Souls also closely connected, rallying around Lin Yun.
Their momentum soared, even surpassing the peak moments of Dao Embryo.
"This..."
Dao Embryo was stunned; it was just a figure of speech, and he had not expected Lin Yun to actually come up with such a method.
When the five of them united as one, their strength increased not by a mere fivefold.
"Don’t make such a stupid face with Ah Yun’s face!"
Qing Nu was a total Lin Yun devotee. She couldn’t stand others wearing Lin Yun’s face, and to make matters worse, they didn’t look the least bit handsome while doing so.
In her fury, a massive torrent sprang up out of nowhere, with the momentum to sweep across the universe, raging towards Dao Embryo. Dao Embryo attempted to replicate it, but he found this wave to be infused with myriad Great Daos, composed of countless Great Daos, yet also the singular Great Dao.
He couldn’t replicate it!
The deluge engulfed Dao Embryo, and within the suffocating waters, there were flames capable of incinerating the world, penetrative wood that leaves no gap unfilled, metal that could break through anything, and earth—thick and resolute.
As the Five Elements engendered one another, infinite Great Daos evolved within them, slowly eroding Dao Embryo away.
After unleashing that strike, Qing Nu could not maintain the united state any longer and started to collapse first, with four figures splitting from her body, all gasping for breath.
Lin Yun was no exception; the confluence with four others was utterly exhausting.
That strike was already at their limit.
It was an attack born beneath the Great Dao and then transcending the Great Dao in the opposite direction.
Dao Embryo had no power to resist and was completely erased.
Nothing remained but a pool of clear water.
"Did we win?"
Tai Bai could hardly believe it, but it seemed to be the case.
Lin Yun quickly said, "Don’t rush, let me set a few more fires."
He was afraid of jinxing it.
With a little strength recovered, Lin Yun rapidly created a mini sun, and the other sisters cleverly squeezed out their last bit of power, pouring it into Lin Yun’s body to make the mini sun grow.
The water that eroded Dao Embryo gradually dried up, revealing Dao Embryo within—he truly wasn’t dead.
"Hahaha, I told you, you can’t kill me!"
What greeted him was an intensified mini sun.
"Boom!"
In the explosion, Dao Embryo finally turned to ash.
"I am eternal! One day, I will return!"
The angry roar echoed through Qiong Yu.
Lin Yun looked up to the sky, only to see darkness.
In the boundless worlds that seem like a starry sky, is there an even greater world beyond the stars?
Just like matryoshka dolls, small worlds within larger worlds, and larger worlds within yet larger worlds...
"It’s over."
Tai Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief, only those who have experienced the future can understand how terrifying it is to be born from a Dao Embryo.
Although the sword did not convey emotions, only images, Tai Bai could still comprehend how desperate her past self was.
She could empathize with herself.
The only memory she couldn’t empathize with was the time she battled Lin Yun.
Her own expression was so strange, she couldn’t understand it, but she was greatly shocked.
Now, the Dao Embryo has been finished off and burnt away by Lin Yun, everything should have ended.
But there’s one odd thing, the history has undergone obvious changes, why is there no ripple in the river of time.
Could it be, this battle hasn’t had any impact on the course of history?
As these thoughts crossed her mind, Tai Bai’s expression became serious again.
Lin Yun, who had just relaxed not long ago, saw a powerful fortune condensing rapidly above the large world; it was the collective fortune from many small worlds, and in short order, another embryo formed outside of the large world’s halo.
"The Dao Embryo, revived..."
The several Divine Spirits who had just gone through a great battle were now somewhat dazed.
Even Lin Yun himself felt his head buzzing.
Goodness, does this boss respawn indefinitely?
At this moment, Lin Yun understood what the Dao Embryo had said before.
The future where he successfully emerges is an inevitable future, if they kill one Dao Embryo, another will take form.
Moreover, if they wish to make another move against the Dao Embryo, they might trigger the Dao Embryo’s counters again, encountering his future self.
Having been deceived by the Dao Embryo once before, Lin Yun couldn’t guarantee that the same tactic would kill him another time.
This isn’t just troublesome, this is clearly extremely troublesome.
"He has bound his own fortune to that of the large world, the large world lives, he lives; the large world dies, yet he does not die."
After observing for a while, Lin Yun understood the mystery behind it.
Not only that, the fortunes of many small worlds were already interconnected with the large world; the small worlds live, the large world lives; the small worlds die, yet the large world remains unaffected. And should the large world collapse, the small worlds would also crumble.
This is about gathering the power of the myriad worlds to sustain one person and, on top of that, binding one’s own destiny with all worlds—this Dao Embryo, truly a grand thief.
But being able to do this also shows his capability.
Perhaps in a million years, this Dao Embryo will break out of the chrysalis once again, and by that time, even if Lin Yun and the others join forces again, they might not be his match.
"What should we do now?"
Everyone looked toward Lin Yun in unison, undoubtedly, Lin Yun was the team’s core; at this time, all they could rely on was Lin Yun.
Tai Bai also knew that this was too much for Lin Yun, coming up with a solution wasn’t so easy to find.
"I’ve got it!"
Lin Yun’s rebuttal came swiftly, yet Tai Bai hoped that Lin Yun’s rebuttal was even more forceful.
Even more violent was fine.
"What method?"
She asked while subconsciously grabbing Lin Yun’s hand, Lin Yun didn’t push her away but held it instead, giving her peace of mind as he explained, "Balance, it exists among all things. This is a saying I heard when I was in the Mortal Realm: ’The Great Dao is Simple.’ This saying, is the key to breaking the predicament."
Despite having reached this point, Tai Bai still didn’t understand.
How does balance become the key to breaking the predicament?
