Chapter 2420: Entrance To The Upper Three Gates

Chapter 2420: Entrance To The Upper Three Gates

Behind Lu Yin and the jiao, the fourth array base’s defenders flooded into the New World with the protection of the Semi-Progenitors’ inner worlds. Upon arriving, everyone started to eradicate the scattered corpse kings that had been left behind.

“Be careful. The true depths of Aeternus's power are unfathomable. They have both Progenitors and Semi-Progenitors, such as the Twelve Marquises. Every last one of them is a terrible opponent to deal with,” Arch-Elder Zen called out.

Lu Yin nodded. “Senior, make sure our men don’t spread out too far. Staying close will prevent them from encountering accidents, as well as ensure that they can quickly retreat, if necessary.”

“I know.”

After the city was smashed apart, Lu Yin decided to have Arch-Elder Zen and the other Semi-Progenitors oversee the rest of the cleanup. In the meantime, Lu Yin had the jiao take him deeper into the New World. His target was the huge scarlet eye. If he could destroy it, then Aeaternus’s endless streams of corpse kings would be cut off. Still, that did not mean that the Seven Skygods themselves would be hindered, as the Aeternals still had the coordinates for the known universe. For those at the Seven Skygods’ level, it would not be too difficult for them to return.

While Lu Yin lacked the strength necessary to exterminate the Seven Skygods, or any Progenitor, for that matter, destroying one of Aeternus’s giant scarlet eyes would still be a meaningful loss for the Aeternals.

The fact that Corpse God had abandoned everything to rush over to the Starfall Sea as soon as the giant eye near the Fifth Mainland was threatened proved just how important these things were to Aeternus.

Cities were scattered along the path into the depths of the New World. The jiao instantly destroyed each city without any hesitation. When Lu Yin turned back, he saw that they were moving further and further away from the Mother Tree. At this moment, Lu Yin was seeing the Perennial World from the Aeternals’ perspective. To them, Mother Tree was stained blood-red.

Even after all this time, Lu Yin still had no idea just how the Mother Tree had managed to reach its current size. It was large enough to separate humanity from Aeternus. Just how long would it take Sapling to reach that size?

Suddenly, Lu Yin’s gaze focused on a location some distance away. There, his domain had detected the presence of a Semi-Progenitor. It might even be one of the Twelve Marquises.

The jiao was ordered to attack, and it raised a claw and slashed at the location that Lu Yin had indicated.

The void was torn apart, and the attack even channeled into the ground below as well. The damaged extended further than the eye could see. The power of a Progenitor could suppress absolutely everything, and all the nearby corpse kings were instantly crushed, producing rivers of blood.

A figure shot out from the ruins of a city, and numerous shapes that resembled centipedes materialized in the air. They almost instantly scattered in all directions.

Sure enough, Lu Yin had found one of the Twelve Marquises, and from Marquis Lan’s memories, Lu Yin was able to identify the Semi-Progenitor. He had an innate gift that created creatures known as chilopods. They looked like centipedes with black bodies and crimson mandibles, and their venom was incomparably deadly.

Whenever this marquis appeared, the five array bases always ended up struggling. His chilopods were so venomous that even touching the tiniest amount was lethal. Furthermore, the victims would suffer unbearable pain during their final moments. Throughout history, this one enemy had slaughtered countless defenders from each of the five array bases. Of the Twelve Marquises, this particular marquis ranked among the top three for those who had killed the most humans. He had also participated in the latest assault on the rear battlefield, and no one could calculate how many he had killed.

This marquis was absolutely worth a bit of Lu Yin’s time.

Endless numbers of chilopods scattered in all directions. The cacophony caused by the disturbing sounds of rustling chitin and the clicking of sharp, crimson mandibles was enough to give anyone chills.

The jiao raised its claws and slashed down.

There was a deafening boom, and enormous cracks opened up, crisscrossing across the ground. The void crumbled as spatial cracks spread far into the distance. The aftermath of this one attack reached all the way to the five array bases.

When the jiao raised its claws again, not a single chilopod remained. All of them had been instantly crushed to death, and their bodies had fallen into the spatial fissures.

A marquis who had frustrated and terrorized the Perennial World over the years had been killed just like that. He had never even had the opportunity to actually show himself.

Underground, ripples parallel to the ground above spread through the void in layers that were nearly imperceptible to the naked eye. There were various ruins in the area surrounding the phenomenon.

Lu Yin studied the situation for a moment, and then his eyes grew large. That place might very well be what connected the Upper Three Gates and the New World!

There were only a few paths of escape available to the corpse kings. The first was the enormous scarlet eye, while the second was to pass through the Upper Three Gates and head to the Starfall Sea.

The jiao howled as it lashed out with its claws, tearing open the ground next to the fissure that connected to the Upper Three Gates. The pressure of a Progenitor’s strength was enough to keep all the corpse kings away from Lu Yin.

Lu Yin looked down. Sure enough, this fissure was the opening in the New World that connected to the Upper Three Gates.

When the Sea King had forcefully opened the Upper Three Gates, this place in the New World had been connected to the Fifth Mainland. After Aeternus occupied the Starfall Sea, they had moved through the Upper Three Gates to come to the New World, which had increased the pressure on the rear battlefield multiple times over.

Lu Yin looked back at the five array bases. The entrance to the Upper Three Gates was very far away from the rear battlefield. Just how had Bai Xian’er made it to this place?

He looked around. No matter what might have happened in the past, the exit of the Upper Three Gates was completely different from how it had been a few dozen years ago.

If Lu Yin had arrived right after the Sea King broke through Upper Three Gates, Lu Yin might have been able to glean something about how Bai Xian’er had arrived. But right now, it was impossible to determine anything.

Getting to this location could be regarded as a milestone, as it meant that the Starfall Sea had been completely recovered for humanity. Next, Lu Yin would claim the entire New World.

The defenders of the other array bases watched as Lu Yin led the defenders of the fourth array base into the New World and then killed two of the Twelve Marquises. As they pushed through the New World, the combined efforts of Hen Xin and Yao Di felled another marquis, and the people watching were starting to twitch from their growing impatience.

All the array bases competed with each other on the rear battlefield. Regardless of any outside opinions, the fourth array base had completely and undeniably surpassed all the other array bases at this moment. Their success, combined with Lu Yin’s mocking remarks before leaving, made the rest of the protectors of the rear battlefield grinding their teeth in frustration.

Having fought on the rear battlefield for so many years, being looked down upon by people from the Forsaken Land had left a sour taste in their mouths.

Up in the Dominion Realm, Progenitor Long quietly commented, “Lu Xiaoxuan has already pushed quite far into the New World. Regardless of whether a Skygod appears or whatever might befall him, we’ll become laughingstocks if we still refuse to act.”

“If this is all just a part of Aeternus’s plan to force us into losing the rear battlefield, then all of mankind will have to pay the price,” Bai Wangyuan said gravely.

“If Aeternus wanted to trick us, they wouldn’t have waited so long. The crack in the Mother Tree will naturally make all of us more worried, which means that we are less likely to fall for their tricks than normal,” Wang Fan said.

Bai Wangyuan lifted a hand, and Bai Xian’er’s image manifested from his communication crystal. “Xian’er, what’s wrong?”

Bai Xian’er calmly gazed at the Progenitor. “Senior Progenitor Bai, Lu Xiaoxuan will never throw his life away.”

This single sentence struck Bai Wangyuan’s mind like a bolt of lightning. He quickly put his communication crystal back away. “Let’s fight.”

Within moments, battle cries rang out from the remaining four array bases. The Shenwu World spread across the New World. Bai Wangyuan, Xia Shenji, and Progenitor Long all attacked as one. Xia Yan and the other Semi-Progenitors released their inner worlds to envelop their troops, and they all charged from the array bases and into the New World.

Lu Yin turned his head back to look. “Couldn’t hold yourselves back any longer? Then let’s work together. We’ll talk after Aeternus is completely and permanently driven out.”

A determined glint appeared in his eyes. “Jiao, forward!”

This was the first time that the mood on the rear battlefield had been elevated by hope and excitement. Armies from each of the five bases charged into the depths of the New World, slaughtering their way from city to city.

Progenitors from each of the four ruling powers entered the New World, and they immediately began to push into its depths.