Chapter 3062: Testing

Chapter 3062: Testing

The man grew annoyed when he saw that Lu Yin still had the same cold expression, but he continued speaking. "For example, Di Xia is ranked first. He’s a powerful corpse king who was personally trained by Lord Di Qiong, and he’s been chosen to represent the Third Scourge for the Divine Selection. Then there’s the second-ranked Senior Fei. She was born in an Aeternus Kingdom right here in the Third Scourge, and she’s trained in the Corpse King Transformation since her childhood.

"There's the third-ranked Senior Xin Wu, who was brought here by Lord Di Qiong many years ago. There’s also..."

Lu Yin closed his eyes. He was no longer paying any attention to the man, as he had already learned what he needed to know; there were at least twenty peak powerhouses in the Third Scourge, as well as dozens of Progenitor-level corpse kings. Lu Yin understood the strength of the Third Scourge now.

Truthfully, it could not compare to the First Scourge, but if the Seven Skygods were not included, then the Third Scourge was not much weaker than the First Scourge. The fact that the first ranked Di Xia was qualified to represent the Third Scourge during the Divine Selection meant that he absolutely had to be a sequence powerhouse. On top of that, what about Fei?

Unfortunately, he had no way of forcing the woman to reveal her true strength at the Wu Tian Observatory.

After seeing Wu Tian’s situation, Lu Yin had decided to stay in the Third Scourge. Mu Ji was not something to worry about for the moment, as he wanted to use Lu Yin, and Lu Yin intended to do the same thing. They were both aiming at their own goals.

When Lu Yin considered that Mu Ji wanted help finding True God’s ultimate techniques, Lu Yin would much rather take Wu Tian away.

This was also why Lu Yin had decided to start training the Corpse King Transformation; he wanted to stay in the Third Scourge.

He calmed himself and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he was surrounded by darkness. His mind had entered the Corpse King Monument, and he was in the body of a corpse king.

It was just his consciousness. The Corpse King Monument had somehow used the power of consciousness. How did Di Qiong have that power?

Lu Yin instantly grew wary, as consciousness was not an easy power to deal with. The Chiliagonist had relied on his mastery of consciousness to become one of the True God Guard Captains. If Di Qiong could also use consciousness, then Lu Yin would need to tread very carefully as he moved around in the Third Scourge.

Using the body of a corpse king to master the Corpse King Transformation was a reasonable way to test the technique.

Lu Yin was already familiar with the Corpse King Transformation, but it was only at this moment that he was willing to try cultivating it. He had always found the technique very powerful.

...

In the First Scourge, a cosmic door activated as a figure passed through it. Xin Wu appeared.

He landed in the First Scourge and looked around, where he saw rents in the ground. Were they scars from when the Sixverse Association had invaded?

Xin Wu looked up at the sky and immediately noticed that most of the cosmic doors that should have filled the sky were missing. The First Scourge had been dramatically weakened by the repeated invasions.

"Did Di Qiong send you here?" Progenitor Xi suddenly spoke up, startling Xin Wu. He had no idea when or how the woman had appeared.

"Yes. Three of your True God Guard Captains are in our Third Scourge. Lord Di Qiong sent me here to ask how you would like us to deal with them," Xin Wu replied. His eyes revealed his wariness.

Before he left the Third Scourge, Di Qiong had strictly warned Xin Wu to not offend Progenitor Xi. It was clear that this woman was truly extraordinary.

Lu Yin and the other captains had guessed correctly, and Di Qiong had only recently thought to send someone to inform the First Scourge that three of the True God Guard Captains were in the Third Scourge. The man truly did not care about them at all.

In fact, if Di Qiong had not seen Ye Bo at the Wu Tian Observatory, Xin Wu would have never been sent to the First Scourge.

"Why didn't he come here himself?" Progenitor Xi asked calmly. She did not look away from the lake of divine energy that she was staring at.

"Lord Di Qiong recently fought a battle, and he is currently in seclusion," Xin Wu replied.

"Tell me more."

Xin Wu did not hold back and shared everything he knew, though he was ignorant of the fact that Di Qiong had entered the Origin Universe and faced Lu Yuan. Xin Wu only knew that Di Qiong had destroyed God’s Domain and brought three of the First Scourge’s True God Guard Captains to the Third Scourge.

However, while Xin Wu did not know about these things, Progenitor Xi did.

She knew that Ye Bo and the others had been captives of the Origin Universe, so if Di Qiong had taken them back to the Third Scourge, he must have gone to the Origin Universe.

"It seems that he didn't gain much of an advantage," Progenitor Xi muttered. She looked over at Xin Wu. "Bring them to me. They belong to my First Scourge, so it's not good for them to remain in the Third Scourge."

"I understand," Xin Wu replied, though he then hesitated instead of leaving.

Progenitor Xi looked at the man. "Is there something else?"

Xin Wu still hesitated, but after looking at Progenitor Xi for a moment, he asked, "May I inquire if the First Scourge intends to participate in the Divine Selection?"

"Di Qiong is quite cunning. You want to reach the same level as the Three Realms and Six Daos, but the Third Scourge holds Wu Tian prisoner," Progenitor Xi commented indifferently.

Shao Yin's eyes flickered, and he momentarily found himself speechless. He had not considered the possibility of Xin Wu being a test, nor had he ever imagined that someone as powerful and famous as Wu Tian could be imprisoned in the Third Scourge. Was that how strong the Three Pillars and Six Skies really were?

Despite his arrogance, Shao Yin never believed himself capable of surpassing Wu Tian, at least not at the moment. After all, he had nearly been killed by Lord Xu, and that man was far inferior to Wu Tian.

"You may join the Divine Selection," Progenitor Xi consented.

Shao Yin offered another bow. "Thank you, Senior."

Xin Wu returned to the Third Scourge and went to deliver a report to Di Qiong.

"You were injured by a single strike? The man uses formidable sequence particles," Di Qiong remarked with some sense of gravity as he acknowledged Shao Yin's strength.

Xin Wu maintained a respectful attitude. "That man is not one of the Seven Skygods, but there is no doubt that he will represent the First Scourge in the Divine Selection."

Di Qiong looked up. "The strength of the First Scourge is profound, and they are not so easily weakened. Still, the rulers of the other Scourges are formidable in their own right. This next Divine Selection will certainly be fiercer than the last.

"Go. Return those three True God Guard Captains to the First Scourge."

Xin Wu nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait," Di Qiong called out.

Xin Wu quickly turned back around. "Yes, my lord?"

Di Qiong studied the man. "Do you feel resentful?"

Xin Wu was startled by the question. "I don’t dare."

"Do you really not dare, or do you simply not dare to show the resentment you feel?"

"I hold no resentment, my lord. Di Xia and Fei are both beyond me. I genuinely hold no grudge," Xin Wu answered anxiously.

Di Qiong's eyes were ice. "You are not their equal. Remember that."

Xin Wu quickly agreed and then nervously took his leave.

The other Scourges might be strong, but that did not mean that the Third Scourge was inferior to them. Whoever lasted to the end of the Divine Selection remained to be seen.

Two of the Seven Skygods were already dead, and another had been severely wounded. Who could say that the Three Pillars and Six Skies would remain unscathed? If one of Di Qiong’s people could become one of the Three Pillars and Six Skies, then his Third Scourge would wield even greater influence within Aeternus.

...

In the Third Scourge, at the Corpse King Monument, the man who had tried to explain things to Lu Yin had grown extremely annoyed, and his hands itched to strike Lu Yin. The young man appeared to be completely unfazed by anything he was told, and he treated the man’s words like air.

If not for the strict prohibition of any sort of combat within the vicinity of the Corpse King Monument, the man would have already attacked Lu Yin.

After returning to the Third Scourge, Xin Wu did not immediately go find Ye Bo and the other True God Guard Captains. Instead, he went into seclusion to recover. He had been wounded by Shao Yin’s attack.

Finally, the day that Xin Wu emerged came, and he went to find the captains.

He found Dual Bladeform and Chong Gui easily enough, but Xin Wu found it impossible to locate Ye Bo. It did not even occur to Xin Wu that Ye Bo might be attempting to cultivate the Corpse King Transformation.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA