It was not long before the monster’s claws appeared near Beacon City. Both of its eyes were still locked onto Lu Yin as yet another earth-shaking roar rang out.
Far away from Beacon City, on the path leading to the Spirit Nidus, four battleships were flying towards the Spirit Nidus.
Master Qing Cao suddenly turned to look back at Beacon City. “It’s chasing us very closely. That’s unexpected. I’m even more surprised that that child has managed to evade it for so long.”
He then set down the bamboo basket that he had been carrying on his back. The basket fell apart, the bamboo transforming into a vine that sprouted leaves.
Master Qing Cao then whipped the vine out, striking each of the four battleships in quick succession. A single step caused him to vanish in the Spirit Nidus’s direction.
Every person aboard the four ships instantly lost consciousness, unable to withstand the sudden acceleration.
In Beacon City, Lu Yin watched the claws fall and let out a deep breath. “Beast, I don’t know how many megaverse’s you’ve destroyed. But right now, as I stand in front of you, what can you do to me? Hahaha.”
He activated the springboard and instantly vanished towards the Spirit Nidus.
He had used the largest springboard. It had not been created by the Spirit Nidus, though they were currently occupying it. It was unclear if the original springboard had formed naturally or if some unknown hand had constructed it.
In the past, the Spirit Nidus had used the springboard to travel between Beacon City and the Tianyuan Megaverse in just one year.
Lu Yin was using the springboard to flee to the Spirit Nidus.
It was impossible for him to continuously avoid the monster for ten years, especially without the help of the experts aboard Boundless. Lu Yin was not strong enough on his own to threaten the beast, and he also did not have nearly enough Immortal material to keep stalling.
However, if he used the original springboard, there would be no need for him to fight at all, as the monster could not match the speed of the original springboard.
It could only watch as Lu Yin disappeared.
The beast’s eyes turned bitterly cold. Its claws fell, and it effortlessly destroyed more than half of Beacon City before flinging itself forward again, chasing after Lu Yin in the direction of the Spirit Nidus. It refused to let him escape. Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
Beacon City was vast, yet its size was insignificant in comparison to the monster.
Its claws destroyed more than half of the city. This was not deliberate or malicious, but rather simply because the claws had fallen in that area, nothing more.
If the claws had fallen just slightly differently, all of Beacon City would have been destroyed.
With the beast gone, the people who had narrowly escaped the city’s destruction stared on in shock. What had just happened? A vast city had been reduced to ruins in an instant.
Yi Xia let out a long breath as he turned to look towards the Spirit Nidus. The day they had dreaded had finally arrived.
Why was it forbidden to use the main springboard? Simply because the Spirit Nidus feared drawing the attention of a civilization that they could not defeat.
That monster was the threat that they had feared.
Yi Xia had mentally braced himself, but there was no way that he could deny that the beast had reached Beacon City because it was chasing after Lu Yin.
A short distance away, E' Nan stared at the springboard and then approached it.
Yi Xia blocked the man’s path. “What do you think you are doing?”
E' Nan replied, “I’m going after Lord Lu.”
“You’re just chasing death,” Yi Xia stated in a low tone. “Using that springboard will send you within reach of Lu Yin, but it will also send you past that monster. It will crush you without a second thought.
“Besides, Boundless has already returned to the Tianyuan Megaverse. You can go back home.”
Yi Xia’s hatred of Lu Yin had been stoked by the High Seraph’s words. Despite knowing that the High Seraph only wanted Yi Xia to go back to the Spirit Nidus so that he could lure Yi Shang back from Lu Yin’s side, Yi Xia was still tempted. At this moment, the man decided to not get involved in any part of their conflict; he was the lord of Beacon City.
Had Yi Xia been taken away by Lu Yin? Had he followed Boundless to the Tianyuan Megaverse?
Yi Xia did not mind doing a favor for E' Nan, who was surprised by the information. “Boundless went back?”
He had not noticed the battleship as Lu Yin had dragged Boundless around Beacon City, straight to the springboard that led to the Tianyuan Megaverse.
Yi Xia nodded. “That’s right. You came here looking for Boundless, so now that it’s gone, there’s no need for you to stay. As for Lord Lu’s affairs, you don’t qualify to meddle in such things. Forget about you—not even the Seven Seraphs qualify.”
Despite not knowing how powerful the monster chasing after Lu Yin was, the fact that Lu Yin had been forced to flee told Yi Xia that the beast was at least as powerful as the High Seraph. There was no need to consider things any further, as any other possibility simply defied logic. It was impossible for anyone who had not even reached the High Seraph’s level to escape from a pursuing Immortal. Such a thing was simply not possible.
That meant that the monster was about as powerful as the High Seraph. There was no doubt about it.
E' Nan looked back in the direction of the Tianyuan Megaverse. Boundless went back? That’s wonderful! Those who left our megaverse determined to die should be enough to strengthen our forces at home and give us a better chance against the Nest civilization.
As for E' Nan himself, he could not go back yet.
He averted his gaze. “Where is the springboard that leads to the Spirit Nidus?”
Yi Xia grew puzzled. “Why do you ask that? Are you still determined to go to the Spirit Nidus?”
E' Nan replied, “I have not yet met with Lord Lu.”
Yi Xia frowned. “Boundless is already returning. Meeting with Lu Yin wouldn’t mean much to you now.”
E' Nan retorted, “No, it means everything.”
Yi Xia could not understand E' Nan’s motives, but he did not stop the man. He pointed a finger. “There’s a springboard that way. It will take you to the Spirit Nidus, but you will be discovered if you go there. With Boundless gone and Lu Yin alone, no matter how strong he may be, he cannot suppress the entire Spirit Nidus. There are a great number of groups that are hostile to the Tianyuan Megaverse there. You will need to be very careful.”
E' Nan was grateful for the warning. “Thank you.”
He then immediately flew off in the indicated direction.
His mission was to deliver a Nest to the Spirit Nidus, and nothing could sway him from that task. From the moment he had left his megaverse, E' Nan had never intended to return alive.
Yi Xia watched E' Nan disappear with a conflicted expression.
Just what kind of megaverse is the Tianyuan?
Elsewhere, Lu Yin endured the unmatched acceleration of the original springboard. If he had been lacking even the slightest in his physicality, the force would have ripped him apart.
He was traveling fast enough to reach the Spirit Nidus in just one year.