Chapter 2761: Leaving
The Sixverse a.s.sociation was merely an alliance of six parallel universes, and they were far from a family. There was no need for them to share secrets with each other.
The Lost Clan also looked down on the other members of the Sixverse a.s.sociation.
The only piece of information that they shared with Proximity was Old Mo"s ident.i.ty. As for the reason why the ancient Progenitor had slept in the Umbral Universe for so long, nothing was said. Though, Shan Pu did mention that Old Mo had awakened because An Jiu had feared being killed.
While some of the details felt a bit off to Sage Bodhi, she did not press with any questions. Neither Shan Pu nor Lu Yin were people who could be interrogated by her, or even by the Sixverse a.s.sociation.
After ending their communications with Sage Bodhi, Lu Yin and Shan Pu spent some time resting and recovering in the Flow Universe.
Compared to the Umbral Universe, the Flow Universe was far too safe and relaxing.
After a few days pa.s.sed, Lu Yin recovered enough to be able to move his arms.
He still needed to continue searching for Wendy Yushan. Lu Yin had confirmed that she had not been sent to the Umbral Universe, but he still needed to check the more dangerous Gourd Universe as well as the distant Platinum Universe. Sovereign Shao Yin was truly vicious.
"When will you leave the Endless Frontier? I heard that youve already purged two universes," Shan Pu asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Thats going to be difficult. The Big Stone Universe should have been officially purged, but because theres no sign of what happened to Cheng Kong, nothing can be officially announced. The other neighboring universe is the Umbral Universe, which we both just saw. I dont think its going to be easy for me to leave."
Shan Pu grew sympathetic. "You really are incredibly unlucky to have run into that kind of old monster."
Lu Yin"s eyes flashed. It had not been due to poor luck. An Jiu had only managed to awaken Old Mos power. What had awakened the old monster had actually been the golden light of Lu Yins Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds.
On the other hand, if Old Mo had not woken up and Lu Yin had not survived the battle in the Umbral Universe, then he would have never obtained Heavens Sight.
This thought caused Lu Yin to touch his forehead. Opportunities and risk really did go hand in hand.
Heaven"s Sight was normally not visible, as the curved lines only appeared when it was actively used.
Old Mo had been so determined to obtain Heavens Sight that, as long as he had not died in the Umbral Universe, there was no question that he would eventually track Lu Yin down. That man was going to be a ma.s.sive problem.
While chatting with Lu Yin, Shan Pu dropped multiple hints that he wanted to know why the Lost Clan was so concerned about Lu Yin, but how could Lu Yin reveal the truth?
After spending more than ten days resting in the Flow Universe, Lu Yin and Shan Pu were able to receive the results of the investigation into the Umbral Universe.
"Congratulations, Dao Monarch Lu. The Umbral Universe was destroyed due to the battle, so all the Aeternals evacuated from the universe. For that reason, the universe was confirmed to be purged, and your report with Senior Shan Gus observations meant that most of the energy detected during our investigation of the universe came from Dao Monarch Lu. Thus, credit for purging the universe had been awarded to you as your accomplishment. With this, you are free to leave the Endless Frontier whenever you wish."
Sage Bodhis news for the two men turned out to be quite interesting.
Shan Pu instantly grew excited after hearing the information. As long as Lu Yin left the battlefield, Shan Pu would not have to babysit the young man. Given Shan Pus strength and knowledge, he could remain safe almost anywhere on the Endless Frontier.
This was also because of the Lost Clans fighting methods.
The battle in the Umbral Universe had not been conducive towards the abilities of a Lost Clansmember at all. Shan Pu had never been given any opportunities to demonstrate the power of his card, and his personal strength was quite limited without his card.
Lu Yin was happy to learn that he could leave the Endless Frontier, but how could he do that while Wendy Yushan was still on the Endless Frontier?
"Dao Monarch Lu, why do you look so unhappy? You can leave!" Shan Pu said.
Lu Yin frowned. "I can"t leave yet."
Shan Pu was confused. "Why not?"
He felt a horrible premonition.
Sure enough, after hearing about what had happened with Wendy Yushan, Shan Pu cursed. "That shameless, despicable b.a.s.t.a.r.d Sovereign Shao Yin actually did that? Thats disgusting! That beast never changes! if I had known that this would happen, I really would have asked the Great Elder to destroy him."
Lu Yin grew very curious. "Destroy him? Is there a grudge between Sovereign Shao Yin and your Lost Clan?"
Shan Pu sneered. "Its more than just a grudgemy Lost Clan almost eliminated him.
"When the Cyclic Universe first made contact with my Lost Clan, nothing went wrong. Our Great Elder merely needed to go to the Cyclic Universe to initiate communications between our two universes. However, Sovereign Shao Yin instigated a conflict, which ultimately led to a war between our two universes. That war caused my Lost Clan to lose two powerhouses with the Shan surname, and the Cyclic Universe lost one of their Nine Sages, who died in our universe.
"Sovereign Shao Yin is universally known to be a despicable and shameless animal. He covets the power of my Lost Clans cards, which is why he provoked the Cyclic Universe into attacking my Lost Clan. The Great Elder mentioned that the Sovereign might have also had other intentions, but the bottom line is that my entire Lost Clan hates the b.a.s.t.a.r.d more than anyone else. If at all possible, none of us would want anything to do with him.
Lu Yin remembered that, during the Shangsan Festival, when he had first attracted a card to himself, it had been when he had mentioned that he wanted to kill Sovereign Shao Yin. At the time, he had thought that the card had been attracted because he had exposed his true feelings, but was it possible that the card had appeared because of his specific vendetta against Sovereign Shao Yin?
The entire Lost Clan hated Sovereign Shao Yin, so it would not be a surprise if their cards did as well.
Shan Pu cursed a great deal, but no matter how much he swore, there was no changing the fact that Sovereign Shao Yin had successfully forced Lu Yin to stay on the Endless Frontier.
The battle in the Umbral Universe had shown Lu Yin just how insidious Sovereign Shao Yins action was.
After all, the Umbral Universe had been incredibly dangerous due to Old Mo unexpectedly showing up. There was no guarantee that other, similarly powerful old monsters might not be hidden in other parallel universes. Even if that was not the case, the Chiliagonist[1] had also been hiding in the Umbral Universe.
Across the various parallel universes that Lu Yin had visited during his time on the Endless Frontier, he had already encountered more than three Progenitor-level monsters, and he was only visiting universes that were regarded as relatively safe.
From what he had learned, there were more than six peak powerhouses fighting in the Gourd Universe, which meant that the universe was a meat grinder even for people at the Progenitor level.
Lu Yin could easily die if he was not careful.
Sovereign Shao Yin had been very clever. He knew that he could not do anything to Lu Yin himself, so the Sovereign had arranged things so that Lu Yin would be killed by the Endless Frontier. The Sovereigns hands would remain clean, and Lu Yin would die while serving humanity.
Shan Pu gasped as he gave Lu Yin an anxious look. "Are you really heading out to find Wendy Yushan?"
Lu Yin nodded. "Shes family."
Shan Pu opened his mouth to try to convince Lu Yin not to go, but he could not find any words to say. The term "family" carried incomparable weight for everyone. It was like a mountain that not only weighed down a person, but also protected them.
No one could freely abandon their loved ones.
This was just as true for the Lost Clan, and in fact, Lost Clansmen valued family more than most.
Shan Pu patted Lu Yins shoulder. "If you are able to leave the Endless Frontier alive, then I will definitely help you insult Sovereign Shao Yin to death."
Lu Yin was left speechless. He had expected Shan Pu to say something impa.s.sioned, but did the man want to curse Sovereign Shao Yin to death? There were countless people in Lu Yins Heavens Sect, and every last one of them could curse Sovereign Shao Yin for days on end.
At this moment, Sage Bodhi sent another message. "I forgot to mention that the little girl, Wendy Yushan, has returned to your universe."
Lu Yin and Shan Pu both stared blankly at the message on the display.
"She went back?" Lu Yin grew excited, and his eyes flared.
Shan Pu stopped breathing. She went back?
In Proximity, Sage Bodhis eyes flickered as she replied, "Yes, she has already returned. One of your Origin Universes Progenitors delivered the news to the Three Monarchs Universe, where it was pa.s.sed along to us. It seems that the little girl understood the implications of being sent to the Endless Frontier.
After sending the reply, Sage Bodhi murmured to herself, "But how did she escape from the Endless Frontier? Sovereign Shao Yin is no fool, and it should have been impossible for the woman to simply tear through the void and return to her own universe. He would not have left such a careless loophole open, so how could she have escaped? Was she rescued by someone? What could have happened?
"Send word to investigate this Wendy Yushan. I believe that things are not straightforward with her," Sage Bodhi ordered the personnel of Proximity.
Proximity was both the command center and intelligence center of the Endless Frontier, and it was seamlessly integrated with all of the data centers across the Endless Frontier. It was unquestionably the largest intelligence organization in the entire Sixverse a.s.sociation, and it was not at all difficult for them to investigate a single person.
In the Flow Universe, Lu Yin was also thinking about what could have happened.
Sovereign Shao Yin would not have been dumb enough to simply toss Wendy Yushan into the Endless Frontier. He not only needed to ensure that Wendy Yushan would not die, but also that she could not leave the battlefield.
The fact that she had escaped meant that she had either been rescued by someone, or she had saved herself.
However, what could Wendy Yushan do on her own? The only possibility that Lu Yin could think of was the power of time.
Wendy Yushan had an innate gift to reverse time. Her innate gift was her greatest secret, and she had only ever revealed it to Lu Yin.
With the power of time, it was not impossible for Wendy Yushan to have escaped. After all, there was no way that Sovereign Shao Yin would be personally keeping an eye on her while she was on the Endless Frontier.
Lu Yin felt relieved. Fortunately, Wendy Yushan had lived up to his expectations and had escaped, which meant that there was no reason for Lu Yin to remain on the Endless Frontier, risking his life.
Shan Pu laughed. "Your family member actually escaped on her own? Sovereign Shao Yin fell into some s.h.i.t this time, hahahaha! You don"t need to stay on the Endless Frontier now."
Lu Yin nodded and visibly relaxed. He looked over at Shan Pu and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior, for saving me. I, Lu Yin, will definitely repay you."
Shan Pu waved the thanks off with a hand. "I didn"t save you. In the Umbral Universe, I was basically just a bystander. You are the one whos truly impressively powerful. When I was your age, I was not qualified to even get close to such a battle."
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "If not for you, Senior, I would have never been able to escape. I will remember your great kindness."
"Fine, but you should leave quickly in order to prevent Sovereign Shao Yin from moving against you again. As long as you leave the Endless Frontier, he wont have an easy time targeting you," Shan Pu urged.
Lu Yin nodded. He understood that he could not afford to waste any more time. "Ill be leaving now, Senior. Before long, I will definitely visit the Lost Clan and seek you out."
Shan Pu nodded as he watched Lu Yin tear the void open and leave the universe. Once Lu Yin left, the older man felt tremendously relieved. "Hes finally gone. Now I can find a place to rest on the Endless Frontier, and I can even offer a satisfactory explanation to the Lost Clan.
"Still, the Great Elder went to the Umbral Universe so quickly. He truly cares about this child. There must be something more to this."
Shan Pu then reported Lu Yin"s departure to Proximity.
Upon receiving the news, Sage Bodhi immediately sent a message to Sage Yuan. The Sage did not have much of a reaction. He had not known that Sovereign Shao Yin had thrown Wendy Yushan onto the Endless Frontier.
Sage Yuan could no longer get involved with anything that targeted Lu Yin, and the Sage was also still confined to the Endless Frontier, which was why no one had bothered to inform him of what had happened.
However, Sage Bodhi shared another bit of news that caused Sage Yuan to become so excited that he laughed out loud.
"Ill be waiting! Waiting to hear of that little beast"s fate! Things won"t be easy for him. He doesn"t understand what that level of power means, and neither do you, Sage Bodhi! Neither of you have ever fought against that kind of powerhouse yourselves.
"That is the same level as the Seven SkyG.o.ds, and everyone at that level is practically invincible, second only to those on the same level as the Great Sovereign. The little beast will definitely be torn into pieces, hahahaha!"
Sage Bodhi ended the conversation. Lu Yin did not understand that level of power? The battle that had just been fought in the Umbral Universe had been at that exact level of power.
We recently were given a better option than "the Thespian" for this guy, and wanted to let you know. "Chiliagonist" is 2 greek roots mashed up: chilia = greek for thousand and agonist = greek for role. We felt this was much more accurate, given the original meaning in Chinese for this corpse king.
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Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC"ed By: OMA