Star Odyssey

Chapter 3202: Seizing A Scourge

The Heavens Sect had not garrisoned the Sixth Scourge with many powerful cultivators, but the Aeternals had not made any attempt to reclaim it either. This fact had made Lu Yin realize something: the Six Scourges were not very important to Aeternus.

Perhaps the Scourges were simply a part of True God's obsession, some kind of desire to compare himself to the Origin Progenitor.

However, all six of the Origin Progenitor’s Mainlands had contained a core of Primaldust.

The myriad paths of cultivation were all different, and even when they might appear to be similar, they were not the same.

The Sixth Scourge did not have any foundation reminiscent of Primaldust. While it was possible that the lakes and rivers of divine energy had once served a similar function, all divine energy had been drained from the Scourge.

Step by step, Lu Yin approached the black Mother Tree. He needed to find the Primaldust that lay at its roots.

The closer he moved to the black Mother Tree, the closer he drew to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm.

The moment the Great Sovereign had fused into the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, Lu Yin had not said a word to the woman.

When he arrived just outside the columns of light, Lu Yin saw that the Great Sovereign’s back was facing him.

"Are you confident?"

The Great Sovereign did not answer. Her obsession, her tribulation for overcoming Dukkha, was True God. Only by killing him could she hope to overcome Dukkha. All of her hope had rested on Sovereign Shao Yin, who had been the only one who could make her Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm work. For the sake of her plans, no matter what he had done, the Great Sovereign had refused to touch Shao Yin or let anything happen to him. The higher he had risen within Aeternus, the greater the likelihood of her Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm succeeding.

In the end, her plan had indeed succeeded. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm was her personal battle against True God. True God’s power was constantly being sapped away, as the Great Sovereign was using her own vitality to suppress her opponent.

As long as she could completely strip all of True God's power from him and kill him, she would overcome Dukkha, which would enable her to become the first person in the history of the megaverse—or at the very least, the first known human—to achieve Immortality.

Lu Yin looked back up at True God, whose expression was still as calm as still water.

Had True God’s words been intended for Lu Yin, or for the Great Sovereign? If it was really impossible for humans to achieve Immortality in this megaverse, then the Great Sovereign's fate was already sealed.

Could this have some sort of connection to that blood-red figure?

The mysterious figure had appeared when Tian Fa had died, and it had been so powerful that both Hongyan Mavis and Astral Anura had been rendered completely helpless. Neither of them had ever experienced such despair before that moment. The experience had instantly caused everyone involved to think of the legendary Immortal realm.

It was possible that Immortals had lived in the megaverse for eons, simply hidden.

That figure’s appearance had weighed heavily on Lu Yin ever since he had returned from the Mirari Realm, and it had started to hinder his cultivation. In particular, when it came to dealing with the Boundary Guardians, Lu Yin constantly felt as though he was also facing something beyond the Origin realm, someone invincible from the fabled Immortal realm.

The Heaven’s Sect military declaration had given countless people confidence, but the appearance of the Boundary Guardians had shaken Lu Yin's.

In some ways, it was similar to what he had felt when he had first seen the six Scourges from the top of the black Mother Tree. Initially, Lu Yin had truly felt a sense of despair, but he had managed to overcome it. But at this moment, that despair had returned.

Even for people renowned for creating miracles, miracles did not recur endlessly.

“What are you afraid of?” The Great Sovereign’s voice entered Lu Yin’s ears. He looked over, but the Great Sovereign was facing the First Scourge and her back was to him. “You’ve done well, child. I never thought that you would make it so far. Since you’ve managed to reach this place, what are you still afraid of?”

Lu Yin did not respond.

“I owe your Lu family nothing.”

Lu Yin's expression turned cold. "You don't need to say anything."

He had heard this same phrase more than once in the past. The Great Sovereign had repeatedly stated that she never owed the Lu family anything at all.

"I have my path, while the Lu family has their own, and humanity has one as well. My goal is the same as the Lu family’s and everyone else’s, which is to eradicate Aeternus. That is why I have faith that my path is correct, and it is also why I am confident that I can destroy Yong Heng. Child, if the day comes when your path requires you to sacrifice some people in order to proceed further, will you do it or not?"

Lu Yin stared at the woman’s back. "There are countless paths. If one doesn't work, I'll simply choose another."

"While there are countless paths, you may not be able to find the right one. You need to simply continue moving forward. Your Lu family was exiled because of the seeds that were sown in the past—they deserved it. The consequences have already been borne, so what are you afraid of now?

"The moment the Lu family returned, you were already reborn. The seeds you sow will determine what fruits you will reap. Karmic cause and effect will never disappear."

Lu Yin did not understand anything the Great Sovereign was saying. "Crazy woman, are you really confident about destroying Yong Heng?"

“Insanity is nothing more than a matter of perspective, child. The day will come when someone will call you mad as well.” The Great Sovereign was clearly irritated. If not for the fact that she was trapped in the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm Realm, she would have slapped Lu Yin. He had caused an insult to become her moniker.

Lu Yin stared at the Great Sovereign’s back. "I firmly believe that, when my path is blocked, I will be able to forge a new one."

He then turned around and left.

He had entered the Scourge to explore beneath the black Mother Tree. However, when he drew close to the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm, he found that there was no way to access the tree’s roots from the Sixth Scourge, which meant that he would have to approach from another Scourge.

The Fifth Scourge was Arrow God’s domain. The woman commanded five sequence powerhouses who were known as the Five Elders.

Of the six Scourges, the Fifth Scourge had been regarded as the second most powerful one, right behind the First Scourge, as they had possessed the most sequence powerhouses.

However, at the moment, there were only three of the Five Elders left, as two had died.

A figure appeared in the sky, emerging from a cosmic door. They casually tore through the void and allowed a gigantic figure to pass through; it was Supreme.

The figure who had first appeared was Ye Wu.

Behind him, The Abandoned revealed himself.

Countless corpse kings throughout the Fifth Scourge roared at the sky and flung themselves upwards, only to be slaughtered by Supreme’s sword. The ground was stained with blood.

The Magician, Wen Huan, and Jie looked up at the sky in shock.

"Let’s go! Just abandon the Fifth Scourge! Without Arrow God, there's no way we can stop the Heavens Sect."

"They’re all part of the Outer Eight Paths! Lu Yin is definitely on his way."

None of the three hesitated to flee from the Fifth Scourge.

In the First Scourge, Arrow God learned that her Fifth Scourge was being invaded, but she did not move. Most of Aeternus’s top powerhouses had already gathered in the First Scourge to defend it from any assaults from the Heavens Sect.

No one could predict what Lu Yin might do next.

Already, there were many times when everyone had believed a battle was over, only for Lu Yin to treat it as the beginning. The Aeternals had suffered from such situations more than once before.

The Magician and the other two arrived in the First Scourge, which meant that the Fifth Scourge had been effectively abandoned.

True God watched calmly as Supreme and the other two slaughtered all of the corpse kings in the Fifth Scourge, but he said nothing.

Lu Yin arrived in the Fifth Scourge, and he looked up at the black Mother Tree. “From this day forward, the Fifth Scourge will also belong to me. Any objections, Yong Heng?”

True God placidly replied, "If you want them, then you can have all the Scourges, aside from the First Scourge. What do any of them matter?"

Supreme, Ye Wu, and The Abandoned cleared the Scourge out for Lu Yin. Unless the Aeternals decided to reignite the war with the Heavens Sect, nothing could stop the three.

The Heavens Sect was cautious of the Boundary Guardians and would not fight an all-out battle with Aeternus, but at the same time, the Aeternals were wary because the Boundary Guardians had refrained from attacking the Heavens Sect outright.

Given the current situation, losing a few Scourges would not mean much to Aeternus.

The only thing was, True God could not make any sense of Lu Yin’s intentions.

Does he really want to seize that Scourge? It’s useless to him. If he sends experts from the Heavens Sect to guard the Scourges, it would be beyond stupid. In that case, what is his goal?

No one could guess at Lu Yin's purpose, as he had not told anyone.

He walked to the base of the black Mother Tree in the Fifth Scourge, and there, he found Arrow God's residence. It was a cold palace. He continued walking forward and entered the building. It was lit with firelight, which gave it a particularly creepy appearance.

The walls were covered with indecipherable murals, which likely belonged to Arrow God's native civilization.

The entire palace had been meticulously constructed. The stairs, the layout, the towering ramparts, and the murals all seemed to come from the imperial palace of a prosperous dynasty.

Lu Yin had once served as the Royal Regent of the Great Yu Empire, he had seen a similar cultural heritage fully displayed within that empire’s imperial palace.

He glanced at the throne in the palace, but had no interest in it. He approached the living quarters and eventually stepped into a room. It was the only room in the entire building that had any color to it.

The entire palace was the same dark-gray color, but this one room was pink.

Lu Yin had never expected to see pink within Aeternus’s Scourges.

At this exact moment, Arrow God shot to her feet in the First Scourge, clearly intending to return to the Fifth Scourge.

Progenitor Xi looked at the other woman. "What are you going to do?"

Arrow God coldly replied, "Return."

"If you go back, you’ll die," Progenitor Xi stated.

There was no sign of hesitation as Arrow God pulled out a cosmic door and passed through it to return to the Fifth Scourge.

Di Qiong frowned. There was clearly something in the Fifth Scourge that Arrow God cared deeply about. Was there not something in the Third Scourge that Di Qiong also cared about? Wu Tian was still in the Third Scourge. Should Di Qiong allow the Heavens Sect to take that man back? He could not accept that.

If that happened, it would be better to drive the Heavens Sect out from the Fifth Scourge.

Just as Di Qiong was about to leave, True God spoke up. "Do not be reckless."

Di Qiong turned to face the black Mother Tree and respectfully said, "Lord, Wu Tian is still in the Third Scourge."

"Leave him."

Di Qiong was startled, and he could not help but glance over at Ancient God.

Wu Tian had repeatedly refused to leave the Third Scourge. There had to be a reason behind that, though Di Qiong still did not know. Ancient God certainly knew, and given that True God was not allowing Di Qiong to take action, it was clear that True God did not care about Wu Tian. This meant that True God also knew Wu Tian’s reason.

No matter how badly Di Qiong wanted to understand this matter, he had no choice but to back down after receiving True God’s command.

Aside from Arrow God, no one went to the Fifth Scourge.

In the Fifth Scourge’s palace, Lu Yin was standing outside of the pink room. He had pushed the door open and was looking at what seemed to be a cozy princess’ room. It did not mesh with the rest of the Scourge at all. He picked up his foot to step forward, but as he did so, he felt a cold killing intent appeared behind him. He turned around to see an icy glint. Arrow God had arrived.

She actually dared to go after Lu Yin.

There was a clang as The Abandoned cut her arrow down. The man stood in front of Lu Yin, and Ye Wu stepped forward from another direction.

"You came here alone? Are you looking to die?" Lu Yin stared at Arrow God with a cold glare. He did not hold back with his murderous intentions.

No one had ever spoken to the Three Pillars and Six Skies in such a manner before. The Aeternals had always been the ones threatening others, but they were suddenly being looked down upon and threatened by someone else.

Arrow God had not felt suppressed for a very long time.

"Get away from there," said Arrow God. Her face was beautiful enough to destroy kingdoms, and many who saw her preferred to die under her arrows, if doing so at least meant that they would earn her attention.

She was stunningly beautiful, and the eerie surroundings only amplified her beauty. She seemed like a princess in eternal slumber.

Her scarlet hair fluttered, but her face displayed her steely determination.