Chapter 2756: The Chiliagonist

Chapter 2756: The Chiliagonist

Old Mo pressed a hand down, causing darkness to envelop An Jiu and the other Umbrians, but the divine energy forced them all away from the darkness.

An Jiu and all the other Umbrians continued to charge at Old Mo, each using the same combat technique. Some of the palm strikes split into two images that merged back into a single attack, while others split into three images that merged into a single attack. An Jiu managed to release a palm strike that split into six different images before merging back into one.

With the boost from the divine energy, the Umbrians’ attacks shattered the void and revealed the Hollow.

The old Umbrian with the strength of a Semi-Progenitor managed to divide his palm strike into seven images that merged together, but when the old man used the divine energy, his body started to break down. Ignoring his own condition, the man continued to attack Old Mo.

Thousands of Umbrians used divine energy to strengthen their abilities as they attacked Old Mo, creating an impressive sight.

Old Mo's face fell, and darkness rose up from below to once again surround all the Umbrians, and this time, they did not emerge from the darkness again. They no longer existed in the universe, nor anywhere else.

Lu Yin's eye twitched. That was the power of divine energy. He had seen it before, and there was no denying that divine energy was an absolutely terrifying power.

While none of the Umbrians had been particularly strong, the divine energy had boosted An Jiu and the other Semi-Progenitor-level Umbrian to the point where their combat strength could challenge a Progenitor. Even so, they had disappeared so quickly.

"Let's go!" Shan Pu shouted.

A voice reached the two men. "Join forces with us. None of us can fight this old monster on our own."

Lu Yin's eyes turned cold. "One of Aeternus’s corpse kings?"

Shan Pu sneered. "Join forces with you? What a joke! Let's go."

"You are not able to leave. It seems that you don't have any understanding at all regarding the strength of someone at this level."

As one, Shan Pu and Lu Yin tore the void open to leave the Umbral Universe. They both managed to find a destination among the infinite parallel universes, but as soon as they did so, the darkness invaded the rift, warping the tear and leaving the void unstable.

From far away, Old Mo's cold eyes glanced over at the two men. "Now that you’re here, don't even think about leaving. Today, this Umbral Universe will be cleansed."

Both the golden light of the Investiture of the Gods and the red light of divine energy flickered as the endless darkness pressed in upon them. Old Mo’s cold eyes stared at Lu Yin and Shan Pu, and the old man’s hand rose to grab them.

Without his card, a member of the Lost Clan like Shan Pu had lost most of his combat strength. Meanwhile, Lu Yin took out his slipper and attacked. He wanted to launch a sneak attack while Old Mo was not paying attention.

However, Old Mo had lived for countless years, and his combat experience could not be estimated. He had managed to survive through the desperate years after the fall of the Heavens Sect, and he would be wary of even a speck of dust approaching, let alone a slipper.

Lu Yin's slipper was unable to even touch Old Mo. down below, An Jiu charged upwards, and he rushed straight into the sun-like divine energy.

The movement caught Old Mo’s attention, and he looked over. He saw an absurd amount of divine energy enter An Jiu's body. The Umbrian suddenly regained consciousness, and he let out a miserable scream. "Ancestor! Ancestor, save me! Ancestor–!"

Old Mo frowned. He raised a hand and contracted his fingers. The darkness twisted around the divine energy as it slowly condensed, squeezing the divine energy’s red light while also trying to drag An Jiu away.

An Jiu suddenly looked back upwards and roared at the sky. The skin across his body melted, as did his entire face. Entering this pool of divine energy was no different for the Umbrian than if a normal human had fallen into lava. The divine energy did not burn the Umbrian, but rather transformed him into a monster with red eyes. He turned to look at Old Mo and then lashed out at the ancient powerhouse. The bonds of darkness were broken, and An Jiu raced towards Old Mo with an upraised arm, even as it broke apart. One palm became two. Three palms continued to increase until there were eleven, and then those eleven palm strikes merged back into one.

"Let's join forces."

Again, Lu Yin and Shan Pu heard the voice. They glanced at each other and stopped hesitating. There was no doubt that Old Mo would kill them, which meant that their only choice to survive was to cooperate with the Aeternals.

Just as An Jiu's eleven palms fused into one, Lu Yin's slipper, Progenitor Nong’s Plowing the Land, and Shan Pu’s battle technique from the Lost Clan all shot forward.

Old Mo shrugged. "There’s a rat here, and I want to see if it will die, or if it will manage to escape from me."

Far away, a pair of slitted scarlet eyes stared in the direction of the Umbral Expanse. Suddenly, darkness fell all around the eyes, making it impossible for the individual to escape. This corpse king was the Chiliagonist that Shan Pu had mentioned earlier. This was the Progenitor-level corpse king that Aeternus had sent to the Umbral Universe.

In the same way that the Lost Clan knew of Old Mo’s existence, Aeternus had also been aware of the ancient powerhouse.

Seeing there was no escape, the Chiliagonist started moving towards the Umbral Expanse, and he soon looked at Old Mo, Lu Yin, and Shan Pu.

Old Mo looked at the corpse king with a teasing expression. "You aren’t going to try to run away?"

The Chiliagonist was a corpse king who looked like an ordinary human with a pale face. He stared at Old Mo with slitted scarlet eyes. "You call me a rat? You are no different."

Old Mo’s eyes narrowed.

"I am well aware of your story. After betraying Wu Tian, you managed to survive, and then you remained hidden here so that you could find what Wu Tian left behind."

Old Mo glared. "Presumptuous!"

The darkness filled the sky and fell, pressing down upon the Chiliagonist. The corpse king responded with a vicious smile. "Undying God asked me to say hello to you and offer you a chance to join our Aeternus. Your past is unique among humans, and you can be given forgiveness.”

Lu Yin’s finger twitched. Something that Wu Tian had left behind? Had Old Mo betrayed Wu Tian?

Old Mo snorted contemptuously. "I will neither return to the Origin Universe, nor turn to monsters like you."

Despite sleeping for countless years, Old Mo was still aware of the general situation. He was aware of the existence of the Sixverse Association, the Lost Clan, and the Seven Skygods.

The Chiliagonist let out a raucous laugh. "You’ve remained hidden here for so many years, yet you call us monsters! Look at the sort of monsters that you yourself have cultivated! Those freaks don't even have eyes."

"I can't tolerate your nonsense, rat." Old Mo pointed a finger, and darkness pierced the heart of the Chiliagonist. Old Mo’s control of the darkness was too powerful, and every attack he released could instantly kill an ordinary Progenitor.

The Chiliagonist glanced at Lu Yin and Shan Pu. They were both bound by darkness and were completely unable to provide any help. The corpse king could only rely on himself to stop this old monster until a senior arrived.

The corpse king could not break free from the darkness, as it possessed a level of power comparable to that of his seniors. His only option was to attack Old Mo himself.

Again, darkness pierced the Chiliagonist. The corpse king did not fear pain, just the same as any other corpse king.

Pain, fear, despair—a corpse king did not feel any of the negative emotions that humans experienced, but they could grant them to humans.

The slitted scarlet eyes stared at Old Mo as he recited, "The Protagonist."

The moment the words fell, an intangible power spread out. It passed through the darkness, as though the two were in separate dimensions. The darkness and the intangible power passed by each other without any interference.

Old Mo frowned. "An intangible power? Is this your Progenitor’s world?

"If you are able to transform an innate gift into a Progenitor’s world, then you must have a high status within Aeternus."

The Chiliagonist did not answer as the intangible power spread further and further, gradually approaching Old Mo. Finally, the intangible power gathered together, and an unseen form charged at Old Mo.

Darkness gathered in front of the old man, but it was unable to stop the intangible power.

While the intangible power could not compare to the power of Old Mo’s darkness in quality, quantity, or strength, it was a completely different sort of power. No matter how strong the darkness might be, it simply could not affect the intangible power.