Chapter 2901: Miserable Old Mo
While Lu Yin’s battalion could enter the Big Stone Universe next, Lu Yin instead opted to go to the Umbral Universe.
The absolute lack of light in the Umbral Universe was difficult for the fourth battalion’s cultivators to adjust to, but that was also unnecessary. It was a very small universe, and only a few Semi-Progenitors needed to take action to clear the universe.
Rather, Lu Yin’s primary goal for coming to this universe was to find Old Mo.
The old man was completely amoral, and it was possible for him to join Aeternus at any time. For such a powerhouse, they either needed some sort of guarantee that he would join the Sixverse a.s.sociation, or he needed to be eliminated. There was no third option.
During the Aeternals’ attack on the Heavens Sect, Old Mo had also targeted Lu Buzheng, showing absolutely no intention of helping the humans. For this reason alone, Lu Yin was inclined to eliminate the man, despite the fact that losing a human Sequence Progenitor was a terrible loss.
The other three battalions also moved onto parallel universes that were more challenging battlefields.
The first battalion was attacked by a Progenitor-level corpse king the moment they entered the universe, but the monster only managed to attack once before Xia Shenji executed it. It had had no chance of escape.
Mu Ke led the second battalion to a universe that was filled with astral beasts. In this parallel universe, the Sixverse a.s.sociation had alway been at a severe disadvantage due to the fact that the astral beasts had allied with Aeternus.
In order to purge the universe, not only did all of the Aeternals need to be wiped out, but all the hostile astral beasts also needed to be extinguished. While this was not particularly difficult, it was very time-consuming.
The third battalion led by Xu Wuwei did not meet any difficult opponents, but they soon found that the spatial tunnel leading to the next universe had been destroyed by the Aeternals. Thus, the Sixverse a.s.sociation needed to restore the connection between the two parallel universes.
Proximity sent orders back to the Sixverse a.s.sociation, and at the same time, Wei Rong suddenly spoke up. "Arrest all of the people in the Magnajade Universe’s data center and send new people to take over the data center’s operations."
Sage Bodhi had the same idea. Two of the Magnajade Universe’s spatial gates had been destroyed, which was a problem. It was too coincidental, and the only reasonable possibility was that someone had informed Aeternus ahead of time that the crusade was headed towards the Magnajade Universe. In response, the Aeternals had done whatever was necessary to destroy the two connections to the universe, stalling the third battalion’s progress.
The only people capable of accessing and sharing the relevant information were the people who worked in the Endless Frontier’s data centers.
The Magnajade Universe’s data center had a large number of people working in it, but that was not a problem for Wei Rong. He was someone who would rather kill a thousand innocents than let a single guilty person go free. However, they were on the Endless Frontier, and Sage Bodhi was the General of the Endless Frontier. She was the one who decided what would happen with the people from the Magnajade Universe’s data center.
The Sage opted to simply replace all of the workers in the data center. Executing this many people without having any evidence would only incite panic in the other universes in the Endless Frontier.
What’s more, the Sixverse a.s.sociation had forced some of these parallel universes to join the Endless Frontier. For examples of that were the Three Monarchs Universe and the Big Stone Universe. These universes made up the majority of the parallel universes in the Endless Frontier, but there were also others that had been at war with Aeternus even before they had encountered the Sixverse a.s.sociation. This was true of the Lilliput Universe and the Decaying Diablo Universe.
The more important a universe was on the Endless Frontier, the more cooperative their relationship with the Sixverse a.s.sociation would be. Sage Bodhi always needed to consult the various parallel universes with each of her decisions.
"How is the fourth battalion doing?" After handling the matter of the Magnajade Universe, Sage Bodhi turned back to w.a.n.g Wen.
He replied, "There is no way to get any information from the Umbral Universe, but that’s not a problem."
The Umbral Universe? Sage Bodhi’s eyes narrowed. A battle in the Umbral Universe had recently drawn the attention of the Lost Clan’s Great Elder. She hoped that there would not be any complications in that universe.
At the same time, Lu Yin was spreading out his domain. While he was doing that, the sequence particle sensors were being deployed.
When Lu Yin"s domain swept through one particular area of the Umbral Universe, someone whispered, "There was a reaction."
Lu Yin"s eyes abruptly snapped open, and Infinity emerged from his body. Its lines of light entered his arms, and the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant let out a roar. "Old man, get out here!"
A single palm strike shattered the void, and a deeper darkness appeared in that area of the universe.
Old Mo stepped into outer s.p.a.ce from that darkness. "Child of the Lu family, do you really have the guts to make trouble for me?"
Lu Yin sneered. "Old man, when my Heavens Sect was attacked, you helped the Aeternals even though you were once a gatemaster of the Twelve Heavenly Gates. You will be executed without mercy."
As Lu Yin spoke, his Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds appeared, and its golden light illuminated the Umbral Universe. It acted as a beacon, directing Leng Qing and others to attack Old Mo.
Every battalion had a Sequence Progenitor, and the fourth battalion was no exception. Shan Zheng, a powerhouse from the Lost Clan who was second only to Great Elder Shan Gu, was part of the fourth battalion. He was the Lost Clan’s response to Lu Yin’s request for support in the crusade.
Lu Yin had originally only intended to send out three battalions, but the addition of the Lost Clan’s Shan Zheng meant that a fourth battalion could be formed.
Old Mo’s expression grew ferocious. "I will make you regret this!"
An endless sea of darkness spread out, and the already dark Umbral Universe was shrouded in an even deeper darkness. However, this darkness was unable to suppress the Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds’ light.
Leng Qing and Xia Qin both attacked, but Old Mo aimed a raised hand at the two of them, and they were instantly deprived of all their senses.
The two suddenly froze in outer s.p.a.ce, exactly like what had happened to Lu Yin and Shan Pu in the past.
They had been deprived of their senses and no longer knew which direction to go in, or anything else for that matter. Unless someone rescued them, they would remain lost in the darkness forever. This was the effect of Old Mo’s mastery of sequence particles for the Law of Darkness.
Multiple figures stepped out from the Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds, totalling six summoned G.o.ds. Because Monarch Mu had been killed by Shaman G.o.d, Lu Yin had lost the ability to summon her as a G.o.d. Still, he had six other peak powerhouses that he could use.
Old Mo was vicious, and he used Inverse Step while raising his hand and flicking out finger sword attacks at Leng Qing and Xia Qin.
It was at this time that Shan Zheng appeared in front of the two Progenitors, and with a wave of his hand, Shan Zheng dispersed Old Mo’s attacks. Even so, Shan Zheng was forced back a few steps, and he looked over at Old Mo in surprise. That attack had been impressively powerful.
Old Mo’s eyebrows rose, but at this moment, the summoned form of Xia Shenji and Lu Yin’s other summoned G.o.ds attacked.
Sequence powerhouses were incredibly powerful, and they existed on a different level from ordinary Progenitors. However, this did not necessarily mean that numbers could not compensate for the difference in power.
The summoned forms of Xia Shenji and Leng Qing demonstrated the true power of the Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds. The Shenwu World fell as a slashing attack while Leng Qing’s Celestial Blade World and Arch-Elder Zen"s quiet path also attacked.
The power of six Progenitors fell upon Old Mo from every direction, and the man was immediately pressured.
He used Inverse Step to create a field of chaotic time and s.p.a.ce with which to evade the attacks. It was useless to try to deprive summoned G.o.ds of their senses. There was only one option left. "Darkest Sky."
In the world of darkness, Old Mo was alone.
The absolute darkness instantly suppressed the light of the Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds. This attack was capable of suppressing everyone, and Old Mo seized the opportunity to rush towards Lu Yin. The young man had to die.
A cruel smile appeared on Old Mo’s face as he approached Lu Yin. A hand stretched out. "Give me Heaven"s Sight!"
The old man’s fingers drew close to Lu Yin. With the Darkest Sky in effect, no one could escape from Old Mo unless their own mastery of sequence particles had surpa.s.sed his own.
Just as the man’s hand was about to touch Lu Yin"s head, Old Mo inexplicably felt uneasy. The sensation was so bad that his scalp went numb. He had survived for many years, even living through the destruction of the various Mainlands at the end of the Heavens Sect era. This was due not only to his strength and ability, but also his trust in his intuition.
As soon as Old Mo felt uneasy, he pulled back. Unfortunately, he was still a step behind. Lu Yin"s Heaven’s Sight pierced through the darkness, and his universe erupted from his chest, creating an isolated universe that repelled the Umbral Universe with a sh.e.l.l of the Hollow.
The Hollow insulated the two universes from each other, and it separated Lu Yin’s universe from his surroundings. However, Old Mo failed to pull his hand back quickly enough, and the Hollow enveloped the hand, tearing at it.
Old Mo wailed in agony as he ripped his hand back. His wrist had been torn open, and he was now bleeding profusely.
He stared at Lu Yin in shock. How had the youth suddenly rejected the Umbral Universe? How was this even possible? Old Mo’s unease suddenly returned, and he spun around to see that Shan Zheng had appeared behind him. A card flew towards Old Mo, and a powerful attractive force pulled at him.
The fact that Shan Zheng was capable of breaking free from the Darkest Sky proved that he was a sequence powerhouse.
Normally, Old Mo"s cautious nature would make it impossible for one of the Lost Clan’s cards to capture him, as his sense for danger was far too refined.
Old Mo used Inverse Step again, preventing Shan Zheng from getting closer to him with the region of chaotic time and s.p.a.ce. "Child of the Lu family, I will definitely make you pay for this!"
"To do that, you first need to be able to escape!" Lu Yin shot back. Old Mo"s pupils shrank sharply as his Inverse Step suddenly failed. Lightstream had appeared beside him at some point, and it reversed time for a moment, undoing the effect of Inverse Step. As a result, Old Mo returned to his original position.
As Lightstream was taking effect, Shan Zheng"s card arrived, and Old Mo was sucked in.
Lu Yin let out a breath as he stared at the card.
Leng Qing and Xia Qin had been released from the sensory deprivation effect the moment Old Mo was sucked into the card, and they moved next to Lu Yin as they stared at the card.
This was a battle between Shan Zheng and Old Mo. Shan Zheng had warned Lu Yin before that, even if he succeeded in pulling someone as powerful as a SkyG.o.d into the card, no one should try to interfere. The traps in the card had been set up by Shan Zheng, and only he could use them effectively. If others were present, they could easily hinder him instead of helping him.
Lu Yin did not believe that Shan Zheng was capable of killing Old Mo. That man was a monster who had lived since the Heavens Sect era, and his capabilities were fathomless. In particular, Old Mo was still alive even though he had once betrayed Wu Tian.
Before too long, the edges of the card started to warp.
Lu Yin shouted, "Get back!"
Monster Mo reappeared, though he looked extremely miserable now. His body was covered with blood while panic and rage filled his eyes. He glared at Lu Yin with open hatred, but he only moved to escape.
Lu Yin immediately attacked, using Inverse Step as he slapped the slipper at Old Mo.
Old Mo screamed, "Child of the Lu family, I will never let you go!"
The old man’s screams gradually faded away. Lu Yin watched, helpless, as Old Mo disappeared. He had used a power vessel to escape.
A Sequence Progenitor had been forced to escape with a power vessel. Who could have imagined such a thing?
This moment reversed the situation in the entire Umbral Universe.
Shan Zheng appeared, panting heavily and looking just as miserable as Old Mo. Wounds covered the man’s body, and he did not look like he was in much better condition than Old Mo.
"Senior, are you alright?" Lu Yin asked with great concern.
Shan Zheng waved the question off with a hand, though the movement was clearly rather weak. "That old man is incredibly powerful. I couldn’t hold him back."
Lu Yin comforted Shan Zheng. "He’s a powerhouse who’s survived since the Heavens Sect era. You did well to injure him so badly, Senior. This should prevent him from taking action any time soon."
Shan Zheng remained nervous. "You cannot be careless. While his sequence particles are not particularly powerful right now, the Law of Darkness that he wields is extremely strong. It is the same law as your seven-star Immemorial card, Evernight. My Lost Clan only has three cards at that level, and of those three cards two of them use the Law of Light, and only one uses the Law of Darkness."