Since Lu Yin did not understand what had happened, he would just go take a look.
He made his way back to the Mo Courtyard with the excuse of paying a formal visit to Chen Le. He wanted to meet the commander of the Mo Courtyard who was expected to soon become a peak powerhouse.
But when Lu Yin arrived at the Mo Courtyard, he was informed that Chen Le was not present.
Lu Yin's heart fell. "Where has Senior Chen Le gone?"
He was speaking to one of Che Le’s disciples. "Master did not mention where he was going. What do you need from my master, Acting Bureau Director? I can deliver your message for you."
Lu Yin replied, "I quite admire Senior Chen Le, so I came over to meet him. However, since he isn’t here, then there’s no need to bother."
He turned to leave, but after just a few steps, he looked back. "How long has Senior Chen Le been gone for?"
The disciple replied, "You just missed him, Acting Bureau Director."
Lu Yin's eyes hardened, and he gave the disciple a faint smile before leaving the Mo Courtyard. "Thank you."
Cang Bi felt rather puzzled. "Is there something that you need from Senior Chen Le, Acting Bureau Director?"
As he spoke, his expression suddenly changed. "Are you suspicious of Senior?"
"You’re overthinking things. I merely admire the commander of the Mo Courtyard and wanted to pay him a visit," Lu Yin reassured the man.
Cang Bi sighed in relief. "That's good, Senior Chen Le can’t be a spy. He is our Three Monarchs Universe’s next peak powerhouse, and he has done great things on the Endless Frontier. If any accusations of him being a spy are brought up, many will definitely step forward to refute those claims."
Lu Yin grew curious. "Refute any suspicions? What do you mean?"
Cang Bi explained, "Senior Chen Le’s cultivation journey is simply dazzling. He was guided by Monarch Luo, Monarch Mu, and Monarch Xing, and he has even earned the admiration of peak powerhouses from other universes. Mr. Daheng from the Arboreal Realm even called Senior Chen Le a marvel of humanity."
Lu Yin exclaimed, "That's amazing. For him to have trained under the three Monarchs themselves to reach his current level, Senior Chen Le must be incredibly powerful."
"That goes without saying." While Cang Bi was indifferent about most of the members of the Mo Courtyard, he showed a bit of deference to Old Greenpeel, but felt genuine admiration for Chen Le. "Senior’s greatest achievement was slaying a corpse king at the same level of strength as him with a single arrow. His mastery of the Monarch Arrow is truly peerless, and it was this accomplishment that caused him to be praised by Mr. Daheng. As soon as Senior Chen Le breaks through, as a peak powerhouse, he will be a weapon of mass destruction wherever he goes. He’ll be someone capable of altering the course of any battle."
The two spoke as they returned to the courtyard that had been given to Xuan Qi and his team from the Voidforce Universe’s Bureau.
Lu Yin watched as Cang Bi returned to stand guard after they returned from the Mo Courtyard, and his face fell. He raced back to the Voidforce Universe. If his guess was correct, then the intended recipient of the strange message that Wu Tong had received was actually Chen Le. The Demi-Monarch might already be actively searching for the remnants of the Bai clan. According to Old Greenpeel's memories, Chen Le had recently been investigating the Bai clan.
While timing alone was no proof that the Bai clan had been exterminated by Chen Le, it did prove that Chen Le was searching for the clan. With his mastery of the Monarch Arrow, Lu Yin was almost entirely certain of his suspicions.
Lu Yin had already moved the surviving members of the Bai clan to the Red Zone, but he had also made it a point to leave behind clues pointing towards the Red Zone. That meant that Chen Le would be able to find the survivors, as long as he was determined enough. This was no different from how Old Dian had used the remnants of the Bai clan as bait to lure out the people who wanted to annihilate them.
When Lu Yin weighed Chen Le's fear of the Red Zone against his desire to become a peak powerhouse, the man seemed rather likely to take the risk.
…
In the Voidforce Universe, an arrow shot into the Red Zone, stabbing straight into the ground. Tri-colored monarch essence covered the arrow. The arrow did not pierce through the void, but instead instantly disappeared. It was as though the void was unable to react to the arrow’s presence.
The ground in the Red Zone broke open, and fissures spread in every direction from where the arrow had struck. Buildings shattered, and a cold aura swept through the air.
A roar of anger rang out, and raging voidforce energy shot into the sky, followed by a long spear that was shrouded in an incredible amount of voidforce energy.
A man rose up from underground, and blood leaked from his wounds. His eyes were bloodshot with rage as he glared in the direction that the arrow had come from. He was the Void Morphora protector of the Red Zone. His only task was to defend the Red Zone from any and all enemies.
The man was powerful enough that it was difficult for anyone to catch him off guard, unless they were at the level of a Void Suprema. Despite that, the guardian had not been able to react to the arrow, and it had pierced his shoulder. If not for the distance between himself and the attacker, his wounds from the arrow would have been far more severe.
This was a Monarch Arrow from the Three Monarchs Universe.
"Who dares to invade the Bureau?" the man shouted furiously as he glared outside the Red Zone.
Inside the Red Zone, many staff members were both shocked and angry, and they also turned to stare outside the Red Zone. That single arrow had already caused numerous casualties.
Ghost Three and Ning Ran were both in the Red Zone at the moment, and they felt incredible pressure as they looked out.
The Bureau Manager immediately sent a message to Xu Wuji, as they were being attacked by a powerful enemy.
Another arrow pierced the void, aimed straight at the Void Morphora.
The man thrust both of his hands forward, and his spear released a surge of voidforce energy that was several times greater than the man’s own reserves. A nearly impenetrable barrier formed around the entire Red Zone. This barrier was close to the Void Suprema level.
The arrow shot towards the voidforce energy barrier, and after a brief pause, a second arrow flew over as well. Following that, a full volley rained down, and the barrier was eventually shattered. The arrows were all aimed straight at the Void Morphora.
The man was mortified. He could control an amount of voidforce energy that was close to a Void Suprema’s, which meant that no one within the same realm should be able to breach his barrier. However, this enemy had done so in just a few arrows. Who? Who was this? This person had to be right at the cusp of becoming a peak powerhouse.
Even a true powerhouse would not dare to be careless against this arrow technique.
The Void Morphora thrust his spear forward, only for the weapon to be cleaved in two by an arrow. The residual momentum propelled the arrow forward towards the Void Morphora. He dodged and just barely avoided the attack.
Had his spear not absorbed some of the power of the attack and slowed the arrow, the Red Zone’s guard would have struggled to survive the attack.
Every arrow that was sent towards the Void Morphora locked the void down, preventing the man from dodging. This was the end. If the Bureau Director did not arrive soon, the Red Zone’s guardian knew that he would die.
In the depths of the Red Zone, the captured spies were all thrilled. Could a powerhouse from Aeternus have come to rescue them?
Cheng Feng looked up. Is it Lord Shaman God?
Yi Jun stayed seated within the region with the beautiful scenery, a Poison Toad still perched on her shoulder.
As the ground of the Red Zone broke apart, a ray of sunlight shone down, illuminating the woman’s pale face.
She observed the constant shaking of the Red Zone. The place was clearly on the brink of collapse. Finally, a smile bloomed across her face. This invader should be a powerful Aeternal.
On the ground, the Void Morphora stared off into the distance in horror, overcome with despair.
Five arrows fell from far away. Four were aimed at the Red Zone’s guardian, while the fifth shot towards the bell tower.
There was a thunderous boom, and the bell tower crumbled. The arrow continued on after destroying the tower, and fell into a crevice in the ground. At the bottom was Yi Jun, and she watched the approaching arrow with a vacant expression.
As the arrows flew across the Red Zone, stars and planets exploded from their passage.