Chapter 3135: Rumors

Chapter 3135: Rumors

Voices rose up throughout the Sixverse Association, echoing through every corner.

"Do you know why we’re always at a disadvantage against Aeternus? It's because Aeternus has six Scourges and the Three Pillars and Six Skies. All of their power is united, and they can mobilize their full strength at any time. But what about us? We’re scattered across multiple parallel universes, with each of us fighting all alone. Of course we’re no match for Aeternus."

"Is it true? Is Aeternus really so strong?"

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"I know it’s true. My great-uncle’s second son’s neighbor’s master fought in Lord Lu’s crusade of the Endless Frontier, and he saw countless Aeternal powerhouses working together."

"Isn’t our Sixverse Association also united?"

"United my foot! Just look at the recent attack on the Heavens Sect. Did any other universe offer their aid? No, because they couldn’t! It’s said that most people in the Cyclic Universe didn’t even hear about the incident until after it ended."

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"Don’t be ridiculous. Didn’t you hear that many of the people who were spreading rumors were arrested?"

"That’s because they were badmouthing the Heavens Sect and spreading lies about Lord Lu’s death while also trying to sow discord between the Origin Universe and the rest of our Sixverse Association. Those people were basically helping Aeternus, and it’s good that they were dealt with. What we’re saying is different. We want the Sixverse Association to truly be united so that we can gather our full strength."

"That’s easy for you to say. The Sixverse Association has done fine for many years. Do you think that things are more dangerous now just because of Lord Lu?"

"That’s so short-sighted. Just wait until your universe is destroyed because no one goes to help you. Then you’ll know what desperation feels like."

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"What’s the point of talking about this? Even if we want to unite our universes, nothing will happen unless the people at the top agree. Besides, how are we supposed to unite our universes? Connecting parallel universes isn’t easily done, and even if we use spatial tunnels like on the Endless Frontier, Aeternus can easily destroy them."

"We can move to the Origin Universe."

"If we leave, what will happen to the ordinary people here? Do you know how many normal humans live in each universe? It’s impossible to even count them all. Leaving just isn’t realistic."

"That’s true. Just forget it. Leave it to the people at the top to worry about it."

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Recently, many voices had spoken up within the Sixverse Association. At first, most of them spoke against the Origin Universe, but suddenly, they spoke in favor of it.

No one knew where these voices came from, and no one investigated them. However, these topics did cause many in the Sixverse Association to start thinking.

Was it even feasible to fully unite the Sixverse Association’s parallel universes?

In the past, no one had ever considered such a thing. While the members of the Sixverse Association appeared to be equal, the Cyclic Universe had unquestionably stood above all the others. No other universe had dared to try to establish a connection to the Cyclic Universe, fearing the possible repercussions. The association’s internal conflicts had only been held at bay by the threat of Aeternus. Connecting their universes might not have been a good thing.

However, with Aeternus’s true strength fully revealed, the fragmented state of the Sixverse Association made it look fragile. If Aeternus attacked a single location and the other parallel universes were unable to instantly send support, a universe could be easily destroyed.

If Lu Yin had not returned alive and stronger than ever, the Heavens Sect would have faced a terrible crisis.

He continued explaining. "The Immovable Heavenly King Elephant was the mount of my ancestor, Lu Yuan. Long ago, during the Heavens Sect era, when the Aeternals issued their first Divine Commandment, the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant perished when the Second Mainland was destroyed. It died protecting the Mavis family and the Fifth Mainland."

The Divine Maiden grew pale as tremors wracked her entire body. Everything was over. There was no way to recover. The death of the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant meant that God's Domain had lost the power of all four elephants. How could they survive going forward?

Were they doomed to forever live under the control of the Origin Universe?

While they were both human civilizations, they were significantly different from each other. Their people’s thoughts, methods, and many other aspects were vastly different. The Divine Maiden simply wanted to protect the people of God's Domain, and possibly leave the Origin Universe. She wanted nothing to do with any war. However, all hopes of being able to leave had been shattered. At the moment, God’s Domain lacked the qualifications to go out on their own.

"Is it really dead?" she muttered.

Lu Yin nodded. "It is."

The woman was filled with sorrow. Losing all four of God’s Domain’s elephants completely crushed her.

Lu Yin stood a short distance away, silently watching.

The death of the four elephants had nothing to do with him directly. The Immovable Heavenly King Elephant had been his ancestor’s mount, but Lu Yin did not know the old man very well, and he had never met his mount. However, the collapse of God's Domain was closely tied to the Divine Maiden's own perspective on things. Despite being targeted by Di Qiong, the people of God’s Domain had not striven to advance and progress. Instead, they had focused solely on defending themselves. They had naively believed that they could hold off all outside threats.

When Lu Yin and his companions encountered God's Domain, they had nearly been driven off themselves. At that time, the Divine Maiden had been arrogant, believing that she held the power of life and death. How arrogant she had been.

God’s Domain had been defeated by their own stagnation and antiquated thinking.

Had they been willing to cooperate with the Heavens Sect and sought aid when Di Qiong had attacked, things might have turned out very differently.

Nothing ever happened by pure chance. God's Domain could not escape reality.

Lu Yin’s invasion of the First Scourge had resulted in Di Qiong moving to destroy God's Domain. There was a connection, but not a causal link. Di Qiong had always been targeting God's Domain, and they could not have escaped from him. It could be said that Lu Yin’s actions had expedited Di Qiong’s victory over God's Domain, but Lu Yin had also saved many people of God’s Domain.

There was no need for him to feel guilty.

The universe was a cruel place, which the Divine Maiden fully understood. The only thing that could truly be blamed was their own weakness.

If Aeternus destroyed the Heavens Sect, Lu Yin would not blame other civilizations for not sending support. He would simply resent himself for not binding those civilizations to the Heavens Sect.

It was imperative that he be proactive, not reactive.

Lu Yin left a short time later, though he granted the Divine Maiden the right to visit the Heavens Sect and see him directly. Without such permission, an ordinary person would never be allowed entry to the Heavens Sect.

The Origin Universe had taken in refugees from more than just God's Domain. To the Heavens Sect, God's Domain was just another defeated human civilization, one of countless throughout the megaverse, and their people lacked the qualifications to meet with Lu Yin.

Lu Yin treated God's Domain relatively well, likely because of his past interactions with them, or out of respect for the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant.

At this time, Sovereign Dou Sheng was sitting cross-legged at the entrance to the First Scourge, his golden cudgel planted in the ground beside him. He was standing guard on his own.

Far away, Mu Ji sensed the Sovereign’s presence, which made the Arborean uneasy. He had no desire to fight such a monster, as he could die all too easily.

However, the entrance to the Scourge was so close to Sovereign Dou Sheng. To pass through, Mu Ji would need to get past this monster. What should he do?