Chapter 421: Reversal Upon Reversal

Although Li Yu had long known that the moment he faced the Ancient Saint’s avatar, it would be a great calamity and a dead end.

All the "dangers" he had experienced in the past, added together and multiplied, might not even equal the threat brought by the Ancient Saint.

This was, after all, an extremely ancient sovereign with profound foundations who mastered multiple authorities.

Even if what came was merely a projection of His avatar, it was likely restricted to the demigod level by the Master of the Curtain.

But so what?

Can an avatar of the same realm be considered the same concept when it comes from a sovereign versus an ordinary god?

If any other True God’s demigod-level power projection were to come, it would be absolutely impossible for it to unleash such a suffocating combo of forbidden arts in an instant.

Logically speaking!

After feeling this terrifying, extreme deterrence, Li Yu should have immediately surrendered.

At this moment, the spectators watching the battle, upon hearing the Master of the Curtain’s commentary and putting themselves in the shoes of the Son of the Vortex God, all held this thought.

After all, one must survive.

Being arrogant at first and humble later is not that shameful.

If you die, you really have nothing left.

These thoughts were all very correct.

However, Li Yu’s intent at this moment was not surrender, but the exact opposite direction.

It was precisely because no one could glimpse his thoughts; otherwise, if exposed, it would once again shock the myriad worlds.

The power displayed by the Ancient Saint’s demigod-level projection made Li Yu very satisfied.

"If I pop a bubble and open the Truth Soul Body, I naturally want to maximize the benefits."

"For instance, the championship of this first Infinite Grand Tournament—if I can get my hands on it, I must not miss it."

"And the key to winning the championship truly lies in whether this demigod-level power projection of the [Ancient Saint] can be used by me."

"Hmm, before that, I really do have to die once."

Li Yu moved his mind and immediately put it into action.

There was no choice.

After all, it was the Ancient Saint attacking; the combined power of the three great cosmic forbidden arts was even more dangerous than when he was surrounded and killed by the "Seven Gods" before.

After all, when facing the Seven Gods, Li Yu still had the strength to resist and could find loopholes.

But facing the furious Ancient Saint this second, apart from being able to turn his thoughts, he couldn't even move a finger.

The only thing he could do was not struggle, not resist, and not surrender, but actively go to his death.

He let the "Spirit-Extinguishing Storm" conceptually erase him.

Was Li Yu tired of living?

Naturally, he was not.

He had lost the initiative and fallen under the Ancient Saint’s control.

To continue the game and the slaughter, he had to break free first; otherwise, he could only be slaughtered.

Therefore, dying once was unavoidable.

Fortunately, Li Yu seemed to have prepared for this long ago.

He died very smoothly and seamlessly.

But this scene!

Left countless spectators and gods in confusion.

The tipping and comment interface saw another small wave of activity:

"How could this be? This shouldn't be, right?"

"Although an [Ancient Saint Avatar] is indeed a desperate opponent, with the Son of the Vortex God’s unscrupulous style, how could he not have even a shred of resistance?"

"He just fell like that? Even if he was completely countered by the Ancient Saint in the Path of Flesh and Blood, he shouldn't be unable to even struggle, right?"

"The Son of the Vortex God has always been cunning and treacherous; since he dared to refuse the Ancient Saint’s offer to surrender, how could he not have a backup plan?"

A large number of confused questions had not yet brewed into an explosion.

The next second, the answer came directly.

The moment Li Yu died.

A massive change suddenly occurred in the universe where he had descended.

An incredibly domineering, purple-black divine Qi surged forth, spawning a large amount of black clouds and flesh, filling every corner of the universe.

The rhythm belonging to life overflowed along with it.

"Amniotic fluid-like" Qi, filled with divine authorities such as restoration, maternity, and gestation, seemed to break through the concept of space-time and permeate the universe.

The speed of this change was so fast that even the Ancient Saint did not react in time.

In less than one-tenth of a second!

The empty landing point here transformed into a bizarre and terrifying womb universe.

At this point, everyone understood what Li Yu was going to do.

He had activated the rebirth-type cosmic wonder [Mother God’s Umbilical Cord]; he was indeed dead, but he was about to be resurrected immediately.

Just as the spectators were wondering when the Son of the Vortex God had set up the umbilical cord.

The Ancient Saint looked toward the edge of the universe first.

There, countless purple-black umbilical cords connected to an "embryo" as large as a star, and the embryo had already opened its mouth, while the other end was in another unknown universe.

The Master of the Curtain’s commentary was precise:

"The Son of the Vortex God is as cunning as ever, not disappointing the spectators."

"He knew he was no match for the Ancient Saint’s avatar, so he set up the [Mother God’s Umbilical Cord] in advance and set the exit for his gestation and resurrection in another plane."

"Clearly, he is about to start playing hide-and-seek with the Ancient Saint."

"But, can this really stop an avatar of a sovereign-level Ancient God, even if this avatar only has demigod-level power?"

"Before the Son of the Vortex God enters a safe point, He will not stop the hunt."

"Of course, the True God projections hunting other demigod geniuses have the same setting."

Just as these words fell.

A shocking change followed.

The Ancient Saint didn't even cold-snort; He attacked silently.

With a wave of His hand, He wiped away all the flesh and divine wombs in sight.

In terms of status!

The Ancient Saint and the Mother of All Ages could be said to be evenly matched, and perhaps the latter was even a little stronger.

But the Ancient Saint was a living avatar projection, while the Mother God’s Umbilical Cord was just a pirated wonder that had been replicated.

Being able to withstand it for a second was already quite remarkable.

It was precisely because of this one-second delay that Li Yu was born and resurrected.

Of course, he could be counted as a premature baby.

Inside another empty landing point universe!

Li Yu, as the Son of the Vortex God, rose slowly from the purple-red amniotic fluid, which represented the fusion and collision of the divinity of the "Vortex God" and the "Mother of All Ages."

If countless mortals saw this scene, it would be enough to trigger a great disaster.

But the current spectators were all transcendent powerhouses and gods within the myriad worlds.

So, far from causing any disaster!

On the contrary, it triggered screams.

Among them, the "Wicked God" was the most excited.

Its projection, which had descended into Wanfu City, directly released the psychic scream that had destroyed the ancient spirit race, nearly wiping out half of the citizens of Wanfu City, until it was gagged by the Master of the Curtain.

But what It wanted to express was also very clear.

It had completely locked onto the Son of the Vortex God!

If the Ancient Saint failed this time, then It would definitely take action later.

The other spectators and gods ignored the Wicked God’s scream and just stared at the tense aftermath.

Everyone knew!

Li Yu seemed to have escaped successfully, but in reality, he was still dancing on the edge of death.

After all, the Mother God’s Umbilical Cord only had one chance; once used, it was gone, and he had already used up his two lives of the Water of Life and the Philosopher’s Stone.

In other words, if he were caught again, he would undoubtedly die.

And the Ancient Saint, having been rejected by the Son of the Vortex God and then humiliated,

could not suppress His anger and killing intent at all.

Without hesitation, He pursued immediately. For the Ancient Saint, traversing planes was simply too easy; He did not need a space-time secret blade.

But just as the Ancient Saint traversed over, He only had time to see the back of Li Yu holding a secret blade and fleeing to the next plane.

Seeing this, He laughed instead of being angry:

"Little thing, you cannot escape."

"Especially since you fled in the wrong direction in your panic."

"When you fall into My hands, you will receive great liberation and great fortune."

"Since you are unwilling to ascend to godhood under My command, then ascend on My [Sacred Art Platform]."

The Ancient Saint finally spoke again, His anger seemingly eased, having found the pleasure of teasing Li Yu.

The divine oracles it spat out ignored the plane barriers and drilled directly into Li Yu's ears.

At the same time, its mysterious body, shrouded in a Chaos Robe and smaller than that of an ordinary human, also ignored the barriers and appeared behind Li Yu in an instant.

It looked as though the Son of the Vortex God was about to be caught.

A subtle change occurred abruptly.

Before the Ancient Saint's avatar projection could even reach out a hand, the scene before it changed suddenly.

A familiar scene revealed itself and enveloped it.

It was precisely the "Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Changes," constructed from countless secret mirrors.

Clearly, it had stepped into a trap.

However, the Ancient Saint did not care; it was merely a pirated wonder, not the original.

Even a demigod like the "Martial Saint" was only trapped for a moment, let alone it.

Yet, just as it intended to move to leave.

Before its eyes, another change occurred.

Accompanied by a roar capable of shaking the multiverse, a terrifying skull emerged from the depths of the labyrinth, and amidst surging scarlet blood flames, it transformed into a heaven-shaking, terrifying demon god, charging toward it.

Before this demon god even arrived, the entire labyrinth and the universe were instantly soaked in a "Blood Swamp."

And even more shocking was the movement in the next breath.

This scarlet demon god seemed to possess the authority of time and space as well, appearing before the Ancient Saint in an instant.

In its hand, it held that very pirated [Spear of Destruction].

Powerful as this Ancient Saint avatar was, its expression could not help but change slightly at this second.

Outside, the excitement was constant.

The gods and the audience had all thought that the always cunning and shameless Son of the Vortex God would not let himself be hunted down without putting up some kind of response.

Yet none had expected it to be like this.

In this moment, almost the majority of the audience fixed their gaze on this lopsided battle for survival.

Although the footage of the other demigod-level prodigy contestants was also spectacular, Li Yu stole the spotlight entirely.

It was too tense, too full of suspense.

On the message interface, aside from the shrieks of the Evil Gods.

Two more of the four great Evil Gods of the Chaos Universe laughed along.

They were none other than the Blood God and the One of Ten Thousand Changes!

After all, dwelling in the same multiverse, they had frequently waged war against each other over the long years, and their relationships were poor.

Watching Li Yu use the "Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Changes" and the "Skull of the Blood God" to toy with the Ancient Saint.

Both these Evil Gods were amused by it.

If they were in the outside world at this moment, Li Yu might have even been blessed by both gods for this scene.

The Master of the Curtain, who loved reversals to the extreme, reacted violently to this:

"A counterattack! The Son of the Vortex God's counterattack has arrived!"

"Who could have imagined? Facing the pursuit of a Sovereign-level Ancient God's avatar, the Son of the Vortex God, with only Legendary-level strength, actually dared to set a trap halfway and attempt to capture the Ancient Saint's projection."

"The Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Changes plus the Skull of the Blood God, stacked with the Spear of Destruction... it is simply a perfect application of wonders. If it were any other contestant in the battlefield, even those like Morning Star, the Undying Blade, or the God of Slaughter, they would have been ambushed and killed if caught off guard."

"Very spectacular, but also very regrettable."

"Used against other contestants, this would be a perfect, lethal scheme."

"But used against an Ancient Saint avatar, the flaws in this plan are simply too many."

"For instance, the direction he fled was wrong; why not flee toward a safe zone? Along the way, he could have diverted the disaster, dragging other prodigy contestants and the True God projections hunting them into a chaotic melee, which would have been perfect for fishing in troubled waters."

"Also, why didn't he use the [Dream Helmet] and the [Death Note]? If he had stacked those two as well, this Ancient Saint avatar might truly have been severely wounded."

"Perhaps the difference in status is too great, and the Son of the Vortex God is no longer as cunning as before."

These words also gained the agreement of the audience; it was as if the speaker had voiced their own thoughts.

The methods of diverting disaster and fishing in troubled waters.

Were actually the solutions the audience of the myriad worlds thought of after putting themselves in Li Yu's shoes.

It might not have been effective, but it was almost the only path to survival.

The Master of the Curtain, who had been slapped in the face by Li Yu repeatedly.

At this moment, seemed to have finally made a correct prediction.

Just as the commentary finished.

Inside the labyrinth, the result of the duel was out.

A scene that was incredibly unbelievable, yet reasonable upon a second thought:

One could see a lizard claw reach out from under the Chaos Robe, and then, under the reinforcement of layers of magic halos, it forcibly clamped onto the Spear of Destruction held by the Blood God.

The other lizard claw collided head-on with the Blood God.

After paying the price of having the Chaos Robe shattered.

The Blood God was beaten back to its original form.

It transformed back into the cosmic wonder, the Skull of the Blood God, and was snatched up by the Ancient Saint, who had revealed its true appearance.

With a wave of the forcibly seized Spear of Destruction, all the surrounding secret mirrors collapsed, and the labyrinth was shattered as a result.

It was also a combo move consisting of three forbidden arts.

Li Yu had no choice but to commit suicide.

Yet the Ancient Saint avatar resolved it with ease.

The gap between the two!

Was clear at a glance.

Just as the audience of the myriad worlds saw the appearance of the Ancient Saint avatar and were about to speak up.

The Ancient Saint avatar seemed to have grown tired of the cat-and-mouse game and intended to transition directly into a modification surgery.

It took a step abruptly!

In a single instant, it crossed two cosmic planes and teleported directly in front of Li Yu.

The Son of the Vortex God, who had just used the three cosmic wonders to trap the Ancient Saint and seize the chance to flee.

Looked up and saw the Ancient Saint avatar again, as if seeing a ghost.

That familiar lizard claw raised up, and with Plane Sealing, Cosmic Exclusion, and an additional new secret art, [Life Imprisonment], it captured Li Yu on the spot.

Seeming to see the "unwillingness" and "doubt" in the Son of the Vortex God's eyes, the Ancient Saint avatar chuckled and said:

"You are cunning, but too greedy."

"Since you knew that the [Holy Grail of Corrupted Life] and the [Holy Scepter] were wonders forged by Me, why did you not discard them?"

"Carrying them on your person, even if you flee to the ends of the heavens, I can arrive with a single thought."

After speaking, the Ancient Saint's lizard finger hooked slightly, and those two wonders indeed floated out from Li Yu's person.

When this scene occurred.

On the message interface, there were constant sighs.

Almost all the audience felt: The Son of the Vortex God is done for.

But not a single viewer berated Li Yu for being disappointing.

There was no help for it; as the Master of the Curtain said, the gap in status between the two was too vast.

Yet it was at this very second.

Many viewers and gods noticed something wrong first: the imprisoned Son of the Vortex God not only showed no fear on his face, but instead revealed a smile of a conspiracy successfully executed.

(End of chapter)