Star Odyssey

Chapter 2972: Bottom Line

"What? The Ancient Lightning Locust returned?" The Ice Lord was stunned.

The Progenitor-level Ice Spirit replied, "Clearly, after the beast was exiled to that parallel universe by the Lord of Lightning, it should not have been able to return, and yet it has. This must be the work of Aeternus."

The Ice Lord looked at the frenzied corpse that was still continuously melting the sequence particles that kept it frozen in place. The Aeternals had been scheming against them for far too long.

It was clear that they had been eyeing Whitecloud for a long time. After all, the gravest threat that Whitecloud had ever faced was the Ancient Lightning Locust.

Stago, the Lord of Lightning and several others had teamed up. After working together and exploiting the Ancient Lightning Locust’s weaknesses, they had trapped it in a maze in a parallel universe. How could it have returned so quickly? The only explanation was that the Aeternals had intervened. They had been watching all along, found the Ancient Lightning Locust, and led it out of the maze so that it could attack Whitecloud.

If they had known that the Ancient Lightning Locust could return, there might have never been a consensus to unite and invade the Scourge.

The Five Spirits Alliance enjoyed a very good relationship with Whitecloud, but the Luna Alliance did not. They were simply angry that they had been targeted by Aeternus because of Whitecloud’s affairs. Even then, Yue Shen had to pretend to be dead during an attack, which allowed the three different groups to join together and invade the Scourge.

In the end, it appeared that the Aeternals had been one step ahead since the very beginning.

"Evacuate the Ice Spirit Domain and find a way to send this monster to another parallel universe. Notify Whitecloud, and have them ask for outside help. We need to unite to fight against the Aeternals," the Ice Lord shouted, this was the only option that he could think of.

The Ice Spirit Tribe was not alone, as the other four members of the Five Spirits Alliance and the members of the Luna Alliance also immediately sought help.

The frenzied corpses were extremely difficult to kill, and if any other Aeternals appeared, it would be impossible to deal with them.

Moon Fairy quickly returned from Yu Huo’s native universe.

Despite trying to never underestimate Aeternus, they had still underestimated them.

No one knew just how powerful the Aeternals truly were, but they had managed to destroy the Heavens Sect, which had once been visited by thousands of races.

Their foundation and various back-up plans were the reasons why the Aeternals were able to instantly regain a strategic advantage.

In the Origin Universe, the Heavens Sect welcomed Jiang Chen. He was received by Arch-Elder Zen.

"Where's Brother Lu?" Jiang Chen asked anxiously.

Arch-Elder Zen replied, "The Dao Monarch is cultivating in seclusion. What happened?"

Jiang Chen solemnly explained, "Aeternus has launched an all-out war against Whitecloud and our subordinates. I want to ask the Sixverse Assocation to help."

Arch-Elder Zen's expression changed. "An all-out war? True God and the Seven Skygods are still in seclusion. How can the Aeternals launch an all-out war like this?"

Jiang Chen said, "I can't explain this with just a sentence or two, as it involves Aeternus’s master plan. We’ve struck a sore spot recently, even if we didn’t rush when we attacked the Scourge."

Arch-Elder Zen thought he must have misheard. "You also attacked the Scourge?"

"Senior, I really can’t wait. I need to speak with Brother Lu."

Arch-Elder Zen was facing a dilemma. "If at all possible, I would let you, but unfortunately, I can’t contact him myself."

Arch-Elder Zen was not simply trying to be evasive. Jiang Chen could see that the Heavens Sect was more concerned than anyone else when it cto Aeternus.

"With Brother Lu gone, who can make a decision for the Sixverse Association?" Jiang Chen asked anxiously.

While the Lord of Lightning had thought that they had everything under control, they had underestimated Aeternus’s determination to eliminate Whitecloud. Aeternus had brought back the Ancient Lightning Locust, which meant that they had known about its location for stime. Whitecloud had believed the beast to be banished forever, but the Aeternals had clearly investigated it beforehand and simply chosen to not rescue the beast. It had been kept in reserve for if and when the Aeternals decided to start a war with Whitecloud.

At the moment, Jiang Feng and the others were being held back by the Ancient Lightning Locust while the Five Spirits Alliance and the Luna Alliance were asking for reinforcements. In an instant, they had been overwhelmed by Aeternus.

This was a similar level of pressure as to what the Sixverse Association had always faced. Finally, Whitecloud was seeing something similar.

As soon as Jiang Chen left, Arch-Elder Zen reached out to the Lu family. Whitecloud had asked for help, and the Heavens Sect could not ignore that request.

However, before the Heavens Sect could even react, frenzied corpses appeared on the rear battlefield, as well as in the Cyclic Universe and the Arboreal Realm.

Lu Tianyi looked at the rear battlefield, where Leng Qing was struggling with a frenzied corpse.

"I didn't expect Aeternus to create another group of frenzied corpses." Lu Tianyi was stunned. While the Five Spirits Alliance knew nothing about these monsters, and perhaps Whitecloud as well, how could the Origin Universe be as ignorant?

They had fought against the Aeternals for far too many years and had obtained a good understanding of the Aeternals' strength.

"These monsters are able to ignore sequence particles, and their bodies are so tough that it’s nearly impossible to kill them. We’ll suffer greatly if we fight them directly. As long as they're left alone, they destroy whatever they see. They have no intelligence and are just killing machines," Lu Qi said.

As Lu Tianyi stared at the rear battlefield, Leng Qing's blade struck the frenzied corpse, though there was not even a trace of any damage.

"A frenzied corpse is easy to deal with, though that’s only for people like us. The rulers of the Sixverse Association are all in seclusion, which is what makes these frenzied corpses so difficult for the Sixverse Association to deal with, let alone Whitecloud."

"What did Whitecloud do to Aeternus to actually make them bring out these frenzied corpses? Not even the Aeternals can control these things. As soon as they’re released, they can’t be taken back. They’re basically consumables, and even the Aeternals will feel this steep price.”

Lu Tianyi looked solemn. "This really is an all-out war. The Aeternals are serious this time.

"Since they’ve released these monsters, they have no intention of taking them back. The best way to deal with these frenzied corpses is to lure them away, but the Aeternals have already placed divine energy wherever they released the frenzied corpses, which drives them crazy. They are drawn to the divine energy, destroying everything there."

Lu Tianyi then disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in the sky above the New World, where Leng Qing was fighting against the frenzied corpse.

Leng Qing had tried everything he could think of, but nothing could hurt the frenzied corpse. However, the monster was similarly unable to harm the Progenitor. On top of that, if Leng Qing could not be seen by the frenzied corpse, the monster would do nothing to the man. The frenzied corpse would only destroy whatever it saw.

As soon as Lu Tianyi appeared, he dropped down in front of the frenzied corpse.

The monster stared at Lu Tianyi with its completely scarlet eyes. It let out a roar and raised its hand to grab the Progenitor. There was no sign of any combat ability at all.

In the face of the frenzied corpse, Lu Tianyi simply raised a finger and pointed at the monster.

The fingertip touched the frenzied corpse’s palm, and the monster froze in place. Starting from its palm, its body started to break apart. The phenomena spread across its entire body, until the entire thing shattered as Leng Qing stared on in shock.

Leng Qing took a long look at Lu Tianyi. This was a level of strength that Leng Qing could not even imagine.

He felt certain that not even most Sequence Progenitors could do anything to the frenzied corpse, and yet Lu Tianyi had shattered it with just one finger. It seemed that nothing could stop the man.

Nutjob Lu had been dealt with so simply, and so had the frenzied corpse.

Lu Tianyi pulled his hand back. "Those things are quite tough."

In the Dominion Realm, Lu Qi rolled his eyes. No matter how tough the monster might have been, it still could not endure even one of Lu Tianyi’s fingers.

Originally, before the Lu Sanctum was thrown out of the Perennial World by the Python Ancestor’s rolling over, Lu Qi had understood Ancestor Tianyi’s strength. In fact, Lu Qi had believed that his father, Lu Feng, was as powerful as Ancestor Tianyi. However, after the Lu Sanctum was exiled, they had encountered the Aeternals. The endless assault they had suffered at that thad clearly shown Lu Tianyi’s terrifying abilities to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi believed that Lu Tianyi might not be much weaker than Ancestor Lu Yuan. However, Lu Tianyi always kept a low profile, to the point where not even the Great Sovereign or any of the other human powerhouses had even considered taking Lu Tianyi along when they attacked Aeternus.

That joke had entertained Lu Qi for quite stime.

However, it was also a good thing, as it meant that the Origin Universe had retained an incredibly powerful individual.

"Senior, how would you like to respond to Whitecloud’s request?" Arch-Elder Zen arrived at the rear battlefield, and he saw the remains of the frenzied corpse that had just been shattered.

As soon as Jiang Chen visited the Heavens Sect and requested help, messages had gone out and cin. Soon, everyone learned that more frenzied corpses had appeared at the border warfronts of most of the Sixverse Association. The monsters were difficult to deal with, as even sequence powerhouses struggled to destroy the monsters. For example, Xu Wuwei needed to rely on his voidforce puppet.

Only Lu Tianyi, Sovereign Lotus, and Mu Ke were able to eliminate the frenzied corpses.

However, Arch-Elder Zen had just seen Lu Tianyi crush a frenzied corpse with a single finger. Seeing such strength was very reassuring.

However, Lu Tianyi, Sovereign Lotus, and Mu Ke were among the most powerful individuals in the entire Sixverse Association. They were second only to the rulers of their respective universes. Even if Whitecloud had many experts, just how many could possibly possess that level of strength?

It was not unreasonable for Jiang Chen to cand ask for help.

Lu Tianyi replied, "Since Whitecloud is asking for help, then we must help. However, we need to determine how to do that. Get back in touch with Jiang Chen to find out what exactly he needs from us. We will do our best to reach out to Little Seven."

Lu Qi broke in, "Yes, nothing can happen to Whitecloud."

Those people were going to be his in-laws, so how could he allow anything to happen to his in-laws?

Of course, Arch-Elder Zen already knew that it was important to help Whitecloud, but to do so, it was necessary to go through Lu Tianyi and the others. The Heavens Sect itself did not have any powerhouses who were strong enough to deal with a frenzied corpse and help Whitecloud, aside from possibly Progenitor Yōu Ming, but she alone would not be enough.

On top of that, even if they did help Whitecloud, it was important to keep the Origin Universe’s safety in mind. The Aeternals excelled at deception.

In the Scourge, Lu Yin emerged from the temple, his face calm. However, internally, he was very concerned. The fact that the Aternals had attacked both the Five Spirits Alliance and Whitecloud indicated that they had a certain degree of confidence. Otherwise, Progenitor Xi would have never considered all-out war.

The Lord of Lightning had once said that Aeternus was like a pool of water with a bottom that could never be seen. No one knew its true depths, but no matter how many experts humanity raised up, or what methods they used, the Aeternals were always able to counter it.

Lu Yin had believed that, by entering the Scourge, he would be able to easily understand Aeternus’s full strength, but he found that that was not at all the case.

When had Marquis Wu and Marquis Wang becProgenitors? How many frenzied corpses were hidden beneath the lakes of divine energy? How many peak powerhouses were able to withstand the corrupting effect of divine energy? When would the Ossis Ark appear? Where was Whiteless God? There were many things that Lu Yin could not fully understand.

Even more importantly, the Aeternals still had a number of outsider powerhouses.

As Lu Yin let out a deep breath, a voice spoke from behind him. "It looks like we’re serious about things this time. Whitecloud must have done something extraordinary."

Lu Yin looked back and saw that Mu Ji had appeared. The man certainly liked to talk.

Seeing Ye Bo’s attention, Mu Ji smiled. "Captain Ye Bo, even you and I might not be able to survive an all-out war. We should enjoy this time, as once we receive a mission, we might be running to our deaths."

"What do you know?" Lu Yin asked.

Wang Xiaoyu emerged from the temple and passed by the two men. She never glanced at them or looked back.

Marquis Wu and Zhong Pan stepped out and left in the smanner. Only the pink-haired woman of Er Dao Ryo said anything. "Ye Bo, watch out. Don’t let him control you."

Woof!

Skydog passed by and quickly disappeared.

Mu Ji laughed. "I don't dare to try to take control of anyone anymore. Just because I managed to survive my tin the lake of divine energy doesn't mean that I can survive an execution. I’ll definitely die next time."

Lu Yin looked away and started to walk off.

Mu Ji's voice reached Lu Yin’s ears. "You just askedwhat I know. How long have you been a member of Aeternus?"

"A few years," Lu Yin replied in a frigid voice.

Mu Ji shook his head. "No wonder you don't know about this. People like you who fight in a war without knowing anything are the most likely to die. I'm a kind person, so I’ll tell you this much. The reason why we’re launching a total war this tis because Whitecloud City has touched Aeternus’s bottom line.”