Chapter 4575: The Traitor Is You
Chapter 4575: The Traitor Is You
The presence of 100 branch streams of the River of Aeons threw time into chaos. The 100 individuals who had released those branches were instantly erased by time. Some turned to ash, some expanded, some shrank, and some simply decayed away until they vanished. Others transformed into strange forms, and even more strange deaths could be seen.
It took only an instant, but for those experiencing it, it might have been an unimaginable eternity.
All of them vanished. A full 100 individuals, all powerful Dukkhans, died in a single instant.
At this moment, gaps appeared in the primal talisman materials that surrounded Ruinfall. An indescribably majestic force appeared that connected with the temporal mist, and it caused the mist to grow even denser.
Ruinfall was releasing its limit. The more it released, the lower its chances of being dragged away by the River of Aeons’ main stream.
The cosmos rumbled. Lu Yin looked up. It felt as though some colossal entity was about to appear. The entire Aevum Inch was trembling. Even his palms felt numb. The gray power of time wanted to alter the state of his body. He was not the only one suffering from this phenomenon; every being in contact with the gray mist was dealing with the same thing.
He felt as though he had returned to when he had first entered the Mirari Realm and encountered the temporal mist there.
The River of Aeons’ main stream is about to descend.
Right as that thought ran through his head, he turned and focused in a specific direction. Right at where he was staring, a river had suddenly appeared in the void. There was clearly some colossal entity overhead, so why had a river appeared off in the distance? Could the River of Aeons have two main streams?
The next moment, Lu Yin saw the truth. He saw the true main stream of the River of Aeons, just as he had seen it in the Mirari Realm when Bai Xian'er had been dragged away in Zhao Ran's place.
It was somewhat different from the River of Aeons’ main stream that Old Man Hehe had attracted.
"Hehe, you actually thought of this method to avoid calamity? That is rather clever." Old Man Hehe's voice rang out.
Ruinfall replied with a frighteningly low voice, "You have been plotting against me all along."
"Hehe."
"Why?"
"You are getting in my way."
Ruinfall growled, "You are also getting in my way."
"Hehe, then why don’t we see whose methods are superior?"
"Today, either you will be dragged away, or I will!" Ruinfall let out a deep roar. Dense gray mist surged out from the primal talisman materials, even more majestically than before.
Old Man Hehe was surprised to see it. "Grand Clarity's materials and 100 branches of the River of Aeons do not seem to be enough to suppress your limit."
Ruinfall sneered. "Do I not also have you?"
"Hehe, so is that why you lured me here?"
"You plotted against me and wanted to use Temporal Primacy to drag me away, not knowing that, in the end, you would be caught in your own scheme. Roly-poly,[1] it is time for you to go!" Ruinfall suddenly tore open the materials that surrounded it, and a heaven-shaking power of time blasted at Old Man Hehe.
At the same time, infinite darkness fell, appearing very abruptly.
Lu Yin looked up. What terrifying Stillness! This seemed to be even greater than what Thousand Machinations had used. Was this Nethersea Suppression?
High above, purple divine energy boiled, and the River of Aeons’ main stream descended. A swaying figure entered Lu Yin's sight. He stared at it. Is that Old Man Hehe?
A tumbler? It really is a tumbler...
Lu Yin had never considered the possibility that Old Man Hehe could actually be a tumbler.
They swayed above the River of Aeons.
"Nethersea Suppression?" Old Man Hehe grew wary. "I knew it. How could Ruinfall have had the confidence to drag me away on its own?"
There was a snap, as claws lightly clicked together.
The sound was made by Thousand Machinations.
Old Man Hehe exclaimed, "What an honor! Three Abyssals are taking action. If someone were to attack the Death Megaverse at this moment, would you be able to make it back in time to reinforce it?"
"Would you?" Nethersea Suppression shot back.
"Hehe."
"It seems that you also made preparations long ago. In that case, let’s see whether your Obscura is more skilled, or if my Death Megaverse has accounted for every possibility." Nethersea Suppression’s voice surged like towering waves.
A gate descended from the void, and White appeared.
Immediately following them, Wang Wen stepped out of the gate. He looked ahead with a smile.
Lu Yin was very eager to clearly see just what White was, but their visage was hidden beneath the temporal mist, overwhelming divine energy, and black Stillness.
Far in the distance, three terrifying powers completely covered everything.
Lu Yin looked over, but everything was covered. Then who will kill Ruinfall?
Just as he thought of that question, another gate appeared and more figures appeared. They were none other than Hong Xia and Furball.
"If we are comparing numbers, how can the Death Megaverse compare to us?" Furball arrogantly walked out of the gate and looked at Ruinfall and the experts standing around the Abyssal, which included a Seven-Treasure Anura.
Furball’s words came to an abrupt stop.
Hong Xia's eyes were ice-cold. "You said it backwards! If we compare numbers, Obscura is vastly inferior to the Death Megaverse."
Furball sneered. "Then let’s compare quality. These are all small fry."
Old Sixth immediately grew furious. Clenching the haft of their steel fork, they pointed it straight at the two enemies. "This Abyssal is right here! Are you two treating me as if I am invisible?"
Hong Xia stared at the toad in surprise, only for disgust and killing intent to quickly replace the surprise in his eyes. "A Seven-Treasure Anura? Why are you in the Death Megaverse?"
"Where else would Lord Sixth be if not in the Death Megaverse? Huh? A human? Obscura also has humans? Perfect! Lord Sixth hates humans the most! Come, brat." Old Sixth tightened their grip on the steel fork and brazenly charged at Hong Xia. Stillness flooded forth, releasing an incomparable darkness.
Anura Eye.
Hong Xia did not understand. The Seven-Treasure Anuras were clearly allies of the Trio, so why was this one supporting the Death Megaverse? It even claimed to hate humans.
Still, none of that mattered. "Leave this damned toad to me."
As he spoke, Hong Xia moved forward with his sword.
Furball’s gaze locked onto Ruinfall, though they covertly glanced over at Lu Yin. The giant dining table suddenly appeared, and Furball let out a savage laugh. "Anyone below the Abyssal level is ultimately nothing more than an ant. Ruinfall, today I will send you on your way!"
Lu Yin could not see what sort of expression Ruinfall had at this moment, but it was likely utter contempt.
One had to know that the four standing around Ruinfall to protect it were not simple experts, even if they were not Abyssals.
There was no need to mention the sword-testing stone. The pure black creature was strong enough to fight Old Sixth multiple times before the toad managed to become an Abyssal. The two had fought five battles, and the Seven-Treasure Anura had only won by one move. The black creature was undoubtedly a two-law Immortal. As for the remaining one, if the red skeleton had also participated in the contest to become an Abyssal, then if Lu Yin guessed correctly, it had also survived facing off against the sword of the sword-testing stone.
Where did Furball get the confidence to fight them all at the same time?
After all, none of that was even considering the fact that Ruinfall was also present. Even if Lu Yin could offer any help, he needed to make sure that he only did so with complete confidence.
The answer soon appeared. Green grass appeared and swayed. The Immortal Lord had also arrived.
With so many experts present, this was essentially an all-out war between Obscura and the Death Megaverse.
At that moment, Furball's voice reached Lu Yin. "Ruinfall is releasing its limit. As long as you force it to act, you can attract the River of Aeons’ main stream over. I will create an opportunity for you."
Beside Lu Yin, the blood-stained skeleton and the pure black creature charged forward in unison.
Even so, as soon as Ruinfall is dealt with, I’ll still be exposed, won’t I? At the very least, Old Sixth and the others here will know what happens
Also, there’s Thousand Machinations. Do they really not care, like they said?
Lu Yin was unable to see the situation clearly, so he could only take things one step at a time.
Wang Wen had paid a great price to make use of him in the wager with Thousand Machinations, to the point of even teaching Lu Yin the Heavenbond Art. Wang Wen should not be willing to see his tool exposed so easily.
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, the green giant fiercely attacked the pure black creature. In response, the creature of the Death Megaverse erupted with Stillness and pushed Furball’s giant fist upwards, the force shaking the cosmos.
The Immortal Lord immediately used their Nine Revolutions of Qianyuan, and green grass swept toward the blood-stained skeleton.
That skeleton roared at the sky. Stillness spread out from their bones to form a spiderweb-like that covered its body, only to then break away from the bones, block the green grass, and even wrap around them.
But the Immortal Lord had still been underestimated.
While they were not a two-law powerhouse, the Immortal Lord was by no means weak. More and more blades of green grass sprouted, and a terrifying amount of Lifeforce condensed into a single breath: One Breath Art.
Farther away, Old Sixth wielded their steel fork while the Anura Eye above the toad’s head frantically attacked Hong Xia.
There was a cold expression on the man’s face. Every slash of his sword carried the Path of Dispassion and caused the steel fork to tremble. If Old Sixth had not absorbed more Stillness before becoming an Abyssal and used it to stabilize the steel fork, they would not be capable of blocking Hong Xia at this moment.
Hong Xia was a peak two-law powerhouse, comparable to a senior Abyssal like Death's Dominion. Moreover, he knew how to conceal his strength, which made him unfathomable.
It was virtually impossible for Old Sixth to defeat the man.
As the most talented creature in the Seven-Treasure Anuras’ long history, Old Sixth’s strength was quite impressive. He might have already surpassed Old First’s strength to be second only to Ancestor Shan, but the Seven-Treasure Anuras were not the strongest species in the Aevum Inch. Hong Xia was also one of the most talented humans of all time.
On top of that, he had lived far, far longer than Old Sixth.
The toad was under a great deal of pressure.
Lu Yin had no time to pay attention to the other battles. His gaze swept past the sword-testing stone before finally stopping on Ruinfall.
As long as he could force the Abyssal to take action and release some of its power, the main stream of the River of Aeons would drag it away. Wang Wen, let’s see what plans you’ve prepared to help me survive being exposed.
Lu Yin clenched a fist. Stillness gathered over his hand. He opened it again to throw a palm strike at Ruinfall.
He could use neither the Cosmic Art nor the Duality Seal on this battlefield because the latter could only be used with Activeness that he produced by converting Stillness with Extremes Must Be Reversed. His version of the technique was different from Death's Dominion’s.
Lu Yin could only use pure Stillness and any battle techniques that relied solely on that power.
His fist slammed into the primal talisman materials, widening a gap that had opened.
Within the materials, Ruinfall spun around to face Lu Yin. "So, you are the traitor."
Lu Yin fell silent. Had the Abyssal known that there was a traitor? This entire situation really was just one scheme within another.
Obscura had planted a traitor within the Death Megaverse, and the Death Megaverse should also have a traitor within Obscura. Both sides were watching each other, and both sides were plotting against each other. Both sides were colossal entities, and neither consisted of fools.
However, Lu Yin was more willing to trust in Wang Wen's abilities.
Thinking of this, he threw another punch.
Ruinfall shouted sharply, "Sword-testing stone, why have you still not taken action?"
The sword-testing stone did not move at all. It simply stood in place, allowing Lu Yin to attack the Abyssal.
Ruinfall sensed that things were bad. It remembered that the sword-testing stone would never attack human skeletons, which was why it had been thrown into the Neathersea ages ago. Damn it! These remnants of the Nine Ramparts are all useless! After this battle, they should all be destroyed.
Bang, bang, bang.
Lu Yin attacked the primal talisman materials again and again, though he did not dare to make too much of a commotion. Once Nethersea Suppression noticed what he was doing, no matter how heaven-defying Wang Wen’s abilities might be, he would not be able to help Lu Yin remain hidden.
He attacked while keeping an eye on the distant battlefield.
100 branches of the River of Aeons, the main stream, Stillness, and divine energy completely shrouded that area. It was the most terrifying battlefield that he had ever experienced. Even when the Trio had been assaulted, Lu Yin had dealt with their enemies one by one. Besides, during that battle, no one as terrifying as Wang Wen or Nethersea Suppression had appeared.
1. THIS is literally what Old Man Hehe is, though the name changes from place to place. ☜