Chapter 2945: Decision  

Lu Yin remained with Yu Huo for the moment, as Lu Yin wanted to find some way to learn more about the Ossis Ark.

The next day, more and more cultivators appeared in the area, forcing Lu Yin to take Yu Huo elsewhere. The fish was terrified, and he acted very frightened by the threat of death. Lu Yin had no idea how the fish had ever become a True God Guard Captain.

The two spent more than half a month moving about.

Finally, one day, Yu Huo suddenly pointed in a particular direction, and then he asked Lu Yin to travel in that direction to reach a place where someone would meet them.

Lu Yin pretended to hesitate, but he eventually agreed. He led Yu Huo to the meeting point, and after three days, they met an unknown six-tribulation Envoy in a hidden location.

There were too many cultivators in the Perennial World, and there were a number of them who had passed their sixth stellular tribulation. It was impossible for Lu Yin to have met all of them.

This Envoy was a kingly-looking old man. If not for the fact that he had arrived to help Yu Huo, no one would ever consider that the man could be a Redback.

The old man was surprised by Lu Yin's presence.

Yu Huo moved towards the old man while releasing a sigh of relief. "This is Ye Bo."

"Ye Bo?Ye Bo?" The old man was surprised.

Yu Huo answered impatiently, "Alright, let's go. Which parallel universe can you take us to?"

The old man respectfully replied, "The White Bamboo Universe."

Yu Huo nodded. "The White Bamboo Universe? Not bad. Let’s go."

The fish then turned to look at Lu Yin. "Ye Bo, the White Bamboo Universe is a universe that belongs to Aeternus, and we’ve left a few spies in this Origin Universe who are able to travel to the White Bamboo Universe, or other similar universes. This is one of our guides. We’ll be safe in that universe, and you’ll learn whatever you wish to know when it’s the right time.”

Lu Yin took a while to consider the matter. "Alright."

Yu Huo smiled. Being able to win over a powerhouse like Ye Bo was an impressive achievement. Ye Bo was clearly powerful enough to become one of the True God Guard Captains, and coincidentally, several of the other captains had died recently, and they needed to be replaced.

"Then, let's go."

The old man tore the void open, but at that moment, a golden light enveloped the entire world, and Yu Huo's expression changed drastically. What was this?

"Sure enough, I could find you by watching this spy. You can forget about escaping now! Hey, that fish looks familiar..." Lu Qi’s voice was quickly moving closer.

The old man was horrified. The Investiture of the Gods?

Yu Huo was furious. "You’re being watched by the Lu family?"

The old man had no idea when he might have been exposed, as it should have been impossible. Nothing should have revealed him.

Redbacks who could serve as guides to Aeternus’s parallel universe were some of the most tightly guarded secrets. Ever since the old man had first become a Redback, transporting Yu Huo was his first mission. How could he have been caught?

Of course, the Envoy had not been caught. Lu Yin had simply sent Lu Qi a message, and the old man had been a reasonable excuse for Lu Qi to attack. Lu Yin wanted to learn about the Ossis Ark, but he had no intention of traveling to the Aeternals’ territory. What if he was discovered while there?

Lu Qi attacked, instantly destroying the island.

There was no opportunity to leave the Perennial World.

Yu Huo begged, "Ye Bo, take me away from here!"

Lu Yin grabbed Yu Huo and shot to the bottom of the Middle Ocean in order to escape. Behind him, the ground shook as the power of a Progenitor caused the Middle Ocean to boil. Dazzling golden light lit up the entire area as a sword swept across the bottom of the ocean, chasing after Yu Huo without ever stopping.

Yu Huo regretted ever contacting the Redback. The Envoy had been under Lu Qi’s observation, which meant that Lu Tianyi and the other Progenitors would show up at any moment. That would really be the end of the fish.

At this moment, the fish was knocked about by a massive impact that left him stunned. "Ye Bo, take me away from here!"

"I'm going to go stop Lu Qi." A hoarse voice replied.

Before Yu Huo could even react, he saw the blurry figure shooting up from the bottom of the Middle Ocean. Right after that, a shocking battle erupted above the water, and Lu Qi roared, "Ye Bo, your cultivation has improved so quickly! I can't keep you here.”

"Everyone from the Lu family deserves to die!"

Yu Huo's body was blasted far into the distance by the battle that raged. Only once his momentum disappeared did the fish find that he could once again control his body. He automatically swam further away. Suddenly, a blurry figure appeared from a different direction. "Let's go."

Yu Huo felt terribly confused. "Are you Ye Bo? Weren’t you just fighting with Lu Qi?"

"That’s another me."

Yu Huo was startled. Sure enough, Ye Bo was someone with multiple clones. Such an ability seemed too miraculous. There were rumors that the Origin Universe’s Xia family had a method of developing nine clones. Supposedly, the person who had reached the greatest mastery of that technique was someone named Progenitor Chen. Could Ye Bo’s method of developing clones be from the Xia family?

There was no time to think about such things, as the battle between the two Progenitors was still raging above the Middle Ocean. No matter how far they might have moved from that battle, Yu Huo could still feel the shockwaves.

However, Ye Bo’s strength was astounding. Just one of his clones was capable of fighting against Lu Qi. There was no doubt that Ye Bo had the strength to become a True God Guard Captain.

"Do you have any other spies you can contact?" Lu Yin asked.

Yu Huo replied, "Not right now. All of them might be under the Lu family’s observation.

"Lu Yin is exceptional at finding spies. I have no idea how he does it. By all logic, our secret guides should have never been exposed."

“Ye Bo” acted quite irritated. "We were just found and almost caught, which means that someone might catch up to us soon. You better find a way for us to leave soon, or else I might not be able to protect you."

Yu Huo begged, "You have to save me! Don't worry about things here. As soon as the True God comes out of seclusion and the Ossis Ark arrives, this entire universe will be destroyed! You’ll be able to do whatever you want at that time, and I promise you that you will receive all that you desire."

"There's nothing that I want." Lu Yin put on a show of indifference.

Yu Huo had no idea what to say to tempt this Ye Bo. The fish knew nothing about Ye Bo. Even Aeternus’s information that claimed that Ye Bo was a team of people had been completely wrong. It was clear that the person possessed multiple clones.

Time passed, and Lu Yin repeatedly escaped with Yu Huo. The whole time, Lu Yin asked experts from the Perennial World to help by attacking. Lu Qi appeared several different times, and even Lu Tianyi showed up, forcing Ye Bo and Yu Huo to struggle greatly before they managed to escape.

Yu Huo was so frightened that he nearly fled to his own universe.

Lu Yin believed that if he scared the fish just a few more times, he would definitely escape.

"I really don't want to go back there unless I absolutely have to. My people can improve our strength by devouring our own kind. If I go back like this, there’s a high chance I end up as the other guys’ food. I need to return to Aeternus." Yu Huo remained determined.

Lu Yin shrugged. "I can't promise that I won't be found by Lu Qi or someone else again. If we get found again, I might not be able to help you escape. If I have to, I’ll leave you and escape on my own."

Yu Huo suddenly remembered something. "Take me to the Lower Realm!"

"Do you have a spy there?"

"No. My cosmic ring was knocked away from me by Lu Tianyi’s attack. He was focused on holding back the Python Ancestor at that time, so he might not have noticed. As long as we can find my cosmic ring, we can go back. There’s a Cosmic Door in it."

"Why don’t you just go straight back to Aeternus’s territory?"

"Only the Seven Skygods are able to do that. None of the rest of us have marked a coordinate seal to that area."

"You wiped out the White Dragon Clan in the Lower Realm, so there’s a good chance that there are Progenitors down there. Trying to get your ring is risky. I can’t do that."

"That’s the only way I can get back to Aeternus!"

"I have no obligation to help you take such a risk."

They were abruptly interrupted by the arrival of a ?arīra above their heads. Mu Xie had arrived.

Yu Huo was stunned to see another Progenitor suddenly appear.

Lu Yin threw Yu Huo far away before putting on a show of fighting with Mu Xie. The goal was to force Yu Huo deeper and deeper into despair, making the fish so desperate that he would be willing to share the secrets of the Ossis Ark.

After Mu Xie, Leng Qing appeared, followed by Arch-Elder Zen. The entire Perennial World was enveloped by the Progenitors’ oppressive auras.

Yu Huo was indeed getting more and more desperate. How could they escape from so many Progenitors? Would he really need to return to his native universe where he would become food for others of his species?

Lu Yin grabbed the fish’s body. "Sorry, but I can't protect you any more. I’m going to have to distract them with you so that I can escape."

Yu Huo screamed, "Ye Bo, you have to believe me! This universe will definitely be destroyed! You are already the humans’ enemy, and you can’t afford to be Aeternus’s enemy as well."

"Why should I believe you?"

"The Ossis Ark! The day it arrives is the day that humanity will die!"

"Bullshit." With that, Lu Yin prepared to throw Yu Huo far away. At this moment, it was impossible for the fish to even return to his own universe, as Ye Bo was regarding Yu Huo as an enemy.

"The Ossis Ark! The Ossis Ark is..."

The ocean floor fell silent as Lu Yin stared blankly at Yu Huo. With his figure blurred, Yu Huo was unable to see Lu Yin’s face, which prevented the fish from seeing just how badly shocked Lu Yin was by what he had just heard.

"Is that really true?"

Yu Huo heaved a sigh of relief. "I told you that, as soon as you learn the secret of the Ossis Ark, you will never question that it can destroy the humans! I didn't lie to you! Now you know the power of the Ossis Ark."

Lu Yin swallowed, feeling overcome with weakness. Was the Ossis Ark real?

A chill swept over him, seeping into his bones. Was what he had heard about the Ossis Ark true?

"Hurry! Escape!" Yu Huo reminded.

Clarity snapped back to Lu Yin's eyes. "I’ll get you back to Aeternus."

Yu Huo was overjoyed. "Really? Can you escape?"

"I'll fight to make sure that you can escape, but you have to promise me that you’ll fight to get me a high position within Aeternus."

"I can promise that you’ll become a True God Guard Captain. I already told you that."

"Alright." Lu Yin threw Yu Huo away once more. "I don't have many clones left, but I’ll do my best to buy you time."

The fish was quickly regrabbed by Lu Yin who was pretending to be another one of Ye Bo’s clones. At the same time, the fake battle above the ocean started once again.

Mu Xie and the others all felt quite puzzled. The act should have ended, so why was Lu Yin acting more and more like he was being cornered? Didn’t it look like he really did want to escape with the fish?

Far away, Lu Yin's voice entered Lu Tianyi's ears, and the young man shared what he had learned about the Ossis Ark.

Lu Tianyi was startled. "Is this true?"

"Ancestor, I want to go to Aeternus’s territory."

"No!" Lu Tianyi instantly refused. "The Aeternals are too dangerous. No one knows how many powerhouses they really have, and not to mention Aeternus, there are also their allied outsider powerhouses. There’s a very good chance that you will be caught."

Lu Yin replied, "I won't be caught. I’m already using a bit of Cheng Kong's body to disguise myself. Not even you, Ancestor, can see through that disguise."

Lu Tianyi grew stern. "The megaverse is vast, and there are too many strange creatures. It does not necessarily require one to have a high cultivation to see through certain things. After all, how did that odd creature Cheng Kong die? You can’t take this risk."

"If the Ossis Ark comes, who can stop it?"

This question gave Lu Tianyi pause, and his expression turned ugly.

"If Yu Huo hadn't been trapped in our universe, we would have never learned about this secret. Once the Ossis Ark shows up, it will already be too late. Even if Ancestor Lu Yuan comes out of seclusion, so what? Even if the Great Sovereign and everyone else fights with their full strength, what can they do? Is there any chance of stopping the Ossis Ark? The Aeternals still have the Seven Skygods and True God. All together, the Sixverse Association will be instantly wiped out. Ancestor, let me go."

Lu Tianyi's finger trembled. "This is not your responsibility, Little Seven. Give me Cheng Kong’s bubble, and I will impersonate Ye Bo. Given my cultivation, it will be harder for anyone to see through me."

"It's better for me to go. Ancestor, you need to stay here and protect the Origin Universe," Lu Yin replied.

Lu Tianyi shouted, "Little Seven, as your ancestor, I order you to come back! The Heavens Sect needs you! The Lu family needs you! You cannot risk your future. You are the master of the Origin Universe! Come back now!"

Lu Yin gave a bitter smile. "Are the Aeternals stupid, Ancestor?"

Lu Tianyi had no answer.

"They aren’t. That is how they managed to destroy the original Heavens Sect and four of the Mainlands. They are too smart. They were able to deceive the four ruling powers and the entire Sixverse Association with their plots, and no one is able to deceive the Aeternals. Not even you, Ancestor, can do that. If you go, you will never come back.”

"And yet you want to go!" Lu Tianyi clenched his fist.

Lu Yin sighed. "There is something I haven’t told you, Ancestor. I have divine energy."