Chapter 2703: Seeing The Big Tree Again

Chapter 2703: Seeing The Big Tree Again

Lu Yin's scalp went numb, and he found himself in the air once again. He was being targeted by Cheng Kong. The Aeternal did not care about Jiang Qingyue at all, possibly because they did not want to offend the Lord of Lightning. Dragonturtle was also not attacked, though more because doing so was useless. Dragonturtle's holy light was too effective, and he was clearly skilled at protecting himself.

Not only was Cheng Kong targeting Lu Yin, but it was likely that the Aeternals did not want to let Lu Yin do anything. Cheng Kong had likely observed the entire battle between Lu Yin and the Progenitor-level corpse king, which meant that Cheng Kong knew that Lu Yin was capable of escaping, given the opportunity.

"You will die," overlapping voices echoed in Lu Yin's ears. It was Cheng Kong’s voice.

"Despicable bastard!" Dragonturtle roared.

Jiang Qingyue closed her eyes. She could sense Cheng Kong’s presence.

Lu Yin kept his power in his chest. If he brought it out, Cheng Kong would instantly attack, preventing Lu Yin from tearing through the void and escaping. The corpse king’s attacks were incredibly powerful, but Cheng Kong’s attacks were fast and almost unavoidable, which made them even more difficult to deal with. When fighting against the corpse king, there had been a few windows of opportunity for Lu Yin to escape, but against Cheng Kong, there were no chances at all.

Lu Yin looked around, observing the chaotic lines of space. "Senior Dragonturtle, how long can you endure for?"

Dragonturtle was struggling. "Not too long. That one corpse king is simply too strong."

Lu Yin frowned. He needed to find a solution as quickly as possible.

"Don't listen to him—he can definitely hold out for a long time still," Jiang Qingyue suddenly said, "He’s also able to use absolutely domineering fusion to cover his shell. Even Father said that that state’s difficult to break through."

"Little Yue, just because it's difficult doesn't mean it's impossible! What are we going to do if one of the Seven Skygods shows up? Cheng Kong is already here, and you know how terrifying that one is." Dragonturtle felt helpless.

Lu Yin suddenly dodged to the side. Cheng Kong was keeping an eye on Lu Yin and would brook no escape attempts. Lu Yin needed to find some way to deal with Cheng Kong so that he could have even a moment to work with. Just that, and he could escape, which would resolve the entire situation.

"Cheng Kong, do you remember Tu Shuangshuang?" Lu Yin called out.

There was no answer. Cheng Kong did not speak.

"I have her.

"I was the one to ruin your plans, and I also exposed Yun Wu as a spy. I’ve even found a way to expose your Bubble Fantasy."

As he spoke, Lu Yin took Tu Shuangshuang out from the Zenith Mountain in his cosmic ring, and he tossed her to the side. He instantly used the power within his chest, but faced a dangerous attack so quickly that he was forced to first evade it.

Tu Shuangshuang looked around in confusion. "Where am I?"

She looked over at Lu Yin and saw bubbles around him. The sight filled her with joy, and she called out, "Master? Is that you? Master? Master?"

There was a sudden bang, and her head exploded from an invisible force. She was instantly smashed to death.

Lu Yin's pupils shrank. Tu Shuangshuang had been attacked by Cheng Kong. When even one of Cheng Kong’s own disciples got in the way, they would be killed without any hesitation. This demonstrated just how the Aeternals handled things.

Jiang Qingyue thrust her sword forward, but she struck nothing at all.

"Forget it, Little Yue. You may be able to sense Cheng Kong's aura, but the gap between the two of you is too big. How could you possibly hurt them? For Cheng Kong, you are moving so slowly that you will never be able to touch them," Dragonturtle said.

Outside of the shell, Yi Ren was still talking, begging Dragonturtle to take Jiang Qingyue away and leave Lu Yin behind. This matter had nothing to do with the two of them.

However, Dragonturtle's shell remained in the way, blocking everything that approached for days.

Jiang Qingyue was right; the shell was incredibly tough. Dragonturtle blocked all the attacks from outside, and he did not even need to use the purplish-black substance. If not for the threat of Cheng Kong, Lu Yin would have escaped long ago.

"I strongly suggest that you leave—the Lord of Lightning already knows that we are in danger. When he arrives, no one will be able to save you," Dragonturtle threatened.

The threat scared Yi Ren, but it also made him work even faster. He absolutely had to kill Lu Yin.

Cheng Kong was also obsessed with killing Lu Yin.

The trap had been laid perfectly. If not for Jiang Qingyue and Dragonturtle, Lu Yin would have already died. This trap had been prepared years ago, and since Lu Yin had been caught, they refused to let him go.

Lu Yin continued to observe the spatial lines around him. The moment they appeared even a bit stable, he would tear the void open and leave. He could not stick around and die. After all, he did not believe that Dragonturtle was capable of resisting one or two of the Seven Skygods, if those powerhouses appeared.

Hey, what’s that?

Yi Ren heard the voice but was unable to locate Cheng Kong. The Progenitor’s eyes flickered.

Despite spending so much time inside the turtle shell with Lu Yin, had Cheng Kong still been unable to kill Lu Yin? Yi Ren did not believe that at all.

...

At this same time, within the void, Lu Yin was clinging to the big tree’s branches. He had no idea if Cheng Kong and the Aeternals were giving chase, as Lu Yin had no chance to look back. He was too busy trying to avoid being thrown aside by the big tree.

The tree was desperate to get rid of its passengers.

"This is the big tree that Master is looking for!" Dragonturtle was surprised.

These words caught Lu Yin off guard. "The Lord of Lightning is looking for this tree?"

"I need to catch it for Master!" Dragonturtle said excitedly.

The big tree heard this, and it grew even more frantic. As it flailed its branches, flames blossomed on the branches like flowers. It was both beautiful and dangerous.

Lu Yin stared at the slowly blooming flames. What was this?

"Let go!" Dragonturtle grabbed Lu Yin and suddenly pulled away from the tree. The three retreated from the tree just as the branch that Lu Yin had been holding onto burst into flames. If he had been just a moment slower, those flames would have touched him.

The big tree was blazing as it quickly disappeared, awkwardly running away.

Lu Yin and the other two fell and landed on a meteorite.

Lu Yin looked into the distance, but the big tree had already vanished.

"It’s good that you reacted quickly, as you would have been doomed otherwise. You can’t touch those flames. Master warned me about them." Dragonturtle looked afraid. "It's just a pity that I couldn't catch it."

"You scared it." Jiang Qingyue had clearly seen the tree’s reaction.

Dragonturtle shrugged. "I had no idea it was so timid. That thing has appeared on countless battlefields without fearing anyone, and yet it behaves so timidly. It’s such a strange tree."

Lu Yin looked down at his hand. Those flames should be the same ones that had burned the Books of Destiny. Those three books had been burned because he had wanted to seek information about the Immemorial Citadel.

He had previously assumed that those flames had come from the Immemorial Citadel itself, but he now realized that they had actually come from the big tree. In that case, the big tree had to be related to the Immemorial Citadel.

Lu Yin remembered how Undying God had mentioned that Ce Wangtian had tricked Progenitor Yōu Ming and gone to the Immemorial Citadel himself instead.

The big tree had taken Ce Wangtian away while Progenitor Yōu Ming and others had fought in the War Of Turtledove River on the Third Mainland.

By putting the various pieces together, it was not difficult to come to the conclusion that the big tree was able to take people to the Immemorial Citadel.

With that, it became clear to Lu Yin why the Lord of Lightning was searching for the big tree; he wanted to also go to the Immemorial Citadel.

Just what was the Immemorial Citadel? Mister Mu, the Lord of Lightning, and the powerhouses from the ancient Heavens Sect era had all wanted to go to that place.

What about the Great Sovereign? Did he also want to go to the Immemorial Citadel? He should be able to get to that place.

What about the Aeternals? What did they think about the Immemorial Citadel?

The more Lu Yin learned about the megaverse, the more questions that appeared. It seemed that there were people trying to conceal the truth.

"This is not the Sixth Mainland," Dragonturtle stated, "However, it's also not a dangerous place."

Jiang Qingyue looked over at Lu Yin and said, "I’m sorry."

Lu Yin was taken aback. "Sorry for what?"

"I led you straight into a trap."

Lu Yin laughed. "Nothing about that was your fault. Aeternus set that trap for me, and I would have gone with or without you, eventually. The truth is, the two of you helped me survive this encounter."