Chapter 3083: A Surprise Attack

Chapter 3083: A Surprise Attack

In the Arboreal Realm, far from Mu Ke, a figure furrowed his brow as he drifted deep into thought.

"This direction won't work, and neither will the other. This is a problem. Why did Mu Ke move to the border?"

The man was none other than Mu Ji. After being kicked into a tear in the void in the Third Scourge by Ye Bo, the man had ended up in a parallel universe where his cosmic ring was stolen. Unable to directly return to any of the Scourges, he had been forced to return to the Arboreal Realm.

In order to return to the First Scourge, Mu Ji needed to cross the Arboreal Realm’s border and enter the Endless Frontier. From there, he could arrive at the entrance to the First Scourge, which would finally allow him to access the place.

While returning to the Arboreal Realm was not a problem, as the man had been born there, crossing the border was an issue.

For the time being, Aeternus had turtled up. There was no attack at the borders of the Sixverse Association’s universes, nor even anywhere throughout the Endless Frontier. If Mu Ji tried to force his way across the border, he would be caught by Mu Ke.

Mu Ji did not want to face Mu Ke again.

That wretched Ye Bo, he has to be Lu Yin! Why else would he attack me? What was the point of attacking me?

It had all been a flash, but Mu Ji had been attacked and his cosmic ring stolen. It was clear that Ye Bo had wanted to prevent Mu Ji from returning to Aeternus.

The worst-case scenario would be that Mu Ji had been framed as a human spy.

Ye Bo was the actual spy, but if he had managed to shift the blame onto Mu Ji, it would be the worst possible outcome for Mu Ji.

He was desperate to return to the First Scourge to explain everything to Progenitor Xi. Otherwise, Mu Ji would not be accepted in either the Sixverse Association or Aeternus. What could he even do? He would not just find a random universe to live out the rest of his days.

He needed to get back quickly. Damn you, Ye Bo!

...

In the First Scourge, Progenitor Xi was still unaware of Wang Fan's death.

For the Divine Selection, the First Scourge had sent Shao Yin and Wang Fan. Progenitor Xi was not sure what would happen to Wang Fan, but Shao Yin had at least a thirty percent chance of passing, which was quite high. After all, not even the Three Pillars and Six Skies or the Seven Skygods could be certain of returning from that battlefield unscathed.

After all, the Divine Selection was held at the Immemorial Citadel’s battlefield.

Eight participants had been sent to the Immemorial Citadel’s battlefield, and Progenitor Xi simply hoped that at least a few of the participants would pass the assessment so that the First Scourge would be strengthened.

As long as most of the Seven Skygods returned, and if a few individuals passed the Divine Selection, it would be time for Aeternus’s counterattack.

As for the Ossis Ark being sent to the Sixverse Association, it had always been a lie. While the people down below had not known, Progenitor Xi and the Seven Skygods had all been aware of this. The Ossis Ark could not leave the Immemorial Citadel. While it was certainly capable of destroying the entire Sixverse Association, the Immemorial Citadel’s battlefield could not be abandoned.

Without the Ossis Ark, the powerhouses at the Immemorial Citadel would be freed. Then, the location of the primary battle would merely shift.

Forgotten Ruins God arrived. "I just received word that only one of the Second Scourge’s representatives returned. The other was captured.

"One of the Fifth Scourge’s representatives returned, but they were seriously injured. The other died.

"Currently, the only ones who remain are our two representatives, the Third Scourge’s Di Xia, and the Sixth Scourge’s Ji Luo."

Progenitor Xi calmly continued to stare at a lake of divine energy. "Only half remain."

"Yes, just half, which is pathetic. Just imagine their expressions when they saw the Immemorial Citadel for the first time." Forgotten Ruins God chuckled.

Progenitor Xi looked at the other woman. "Have you recovered from your injuries?"

Forgotten Ruins God grimaced. "Of course not! It's all Little Lu Yin's fault, as well as that strange civilization which disturbed my seclusion. If not for them, I would’ve been able to stay in the Sixth Mainland until I had fully recovered."

"The Heavens Sect will eventually reclaim the Sixth Mainland. It's no longer safe for you there," Progenitor Xi stated. "Or were you waiting there for Lu Yin?"

Forgotten Ruins God smiled. "Maybe. I'm quite fond of our Little Lu Yin. I can just imagine it when he becomes a Progenitor. In the current megaverse, aside from Dukkhans and Ortusers, no one will be able to overpower him. He's going to be so arrogant! I laugh just thinking about it.

"Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot that you were one of those old freaks."

The Progenitor dodged. "Astral Anura, you!"

Astral Anura beamed at the woman. "This time, my boss is the Sixverse Association. Sorry, old friend."

Progenitor Xi frowned. Had this attack been planned? Things were getting troublesome.

Meanwhile, Lu Yin approached Hui Wen in his disguise as Mu Ji. Lu Yin pretended to fight the man. "Come with me! You've been exposed."

"You aren’t Mu Ji?" Hui Wu was caught off guard.

Lu Yin spoke very quietly. "Mu Ji hasn’t betrayed Aeternus. I simply tossed him into some parallel universe, but he’ll eventually make it back. When he does, you'll be finished. He saw you leave the Scourge right before Corpse God was attacked."

Hui Wu's expression fell. "You came here to take me away?"

"Yes."

Hui Wu stared at Lu Yin for a moment. "Thank you, but I can't leave."

Lu Yin arched a brow. "You have to leave. As soon as Mu Ji returns, he'll expose you so that he can regain Aeternus's trust. You won't be able to survive."

"I'm sorry that you’ve gone through so much trouble, but I really can't leave." Hui Wu remained firm.

Lu Yin became upset. "What are you thinking? Isn't it better to stay alive? Both you and Wu Tian! Do you understand how much we’ve risked to save you? This isn’t a game! Every step we’ve taken could have killed us! First Wu Tian refused to leave, and now you are too. Why?"

Hui Wu pushed shoved Lu Yin away with a palm strike. "There are things I can't explain. I'm sorry, I really can't leave."

A golden meteor appeared in the sky above them, blazing with divine energy as it crashed down.

"Have you seen the Immemorial Citadel?" Lu Yin asked as he stared at Hui Wu.

The man trembled for a moment.

"Countless powerhouses have sacrificed themselves at the Immemorial Citadel as they endured wave after wave of attacks. No one knows how long they will be able to endure for, or how many more will come to reinforce them. One day, the Immemorial Citadel will fall. If you want to die, why not go die there? Why stay here in Aeternus? What can you accomplish here?

"In this place, your strength means nothing," Lu Yin argued.

Hui Wu sighed and even nodded. "That’s right, but it’s precisely because I can do nothing that there’s a reason to stay here."

Lu Yin could not understand the man’s reasoning.

"Go back. Thank you, Brother Lu."

The golden meteors of divine energy continued to rain down on the ground of the Scourge, and they forced Lu Yin to retreat.

Lu Yin had intended to cooperate with Hui Wu while posing as Mu Ji, as doing so would not only strengthen the impression that Mu Ji was a human spy, but it would also give humanity a chance to rescue Hui Wu.

However, Hui Wu had blatantly refused to leave Aeternus.

The battle started quickly, and it also ended just as swiftly.

Sovereign Dou Sheng protected Lu Yin as he raced towards Mu Ji’s tower, still disguised as the man. Lu Yin pretended to grab something from the tower, and then everyone withdrew from the First Scourge.

There was no reason to remain and continue the fight. This was not the time for a decisive battle.

As soon as Lu Yin and his allies retreated, Astral Anura also left.

The ground of the First Scourge was shattered, but they had not suffered any significant losses. In fact, nothing worthwhile had been lost.

All of the human traitors who had defected to the First Scourge had already perished, including Wang Fan, who had died on the battlefield at the Immemorial Citadel. Shao Yin was the only one who was still alive.

The Scourge’s frenzied corpses had been depleted, and the Progenitor-level corpse kings had also been used up.