It was also possible that Luo Shen had been the one to manipulate events so that Zi Rong had learned the Corpse King Transformation. Everything had been under her control.
She had protected Lu Yin from harm, while constantly trying to get closer to him. When Feng Mo had attacked Madam Nalan, why had it coincidentally happened right when Lu Yin was on Aegis Planet? If not for that, Feng Mo’s attack would have succeeded. Luo Shen must have also orchestrated that.
Everything that Luo Shen had done had been to get closer to Lu Yin.
Across the vast battlefield, Lu Yin and Luo Shen locked eyes.
Luo Shen had blood leaking from the corner of her mouth as she stared at Lu Yin. The woman’s expression was incredibly complex. At that moment, Lu Yin could not read it at all.
Did Luo Shen really love him? How could that even be possible? She was Whiteless God, an ancient powerhouse who had lived for countless years. They had only met a handful of times. Lu Yin was not nearly self-absorbed enough to believe that Whiteless God could have fallen for him. Everything had to have been an act.
The dirt spear pierced Luo Shen’s body, pinning her to the ground and spilling her blood.
Luo Shen looked at Lu Yin and mouthed something.
His eyes narrowed as he watched her body be torn apart by dozens of soil spears. He remained frozen in place, dazed. He was completely confused by what Luo Shen had just said to him. "I knew you were Long Qi. You owe me your life."
Long Qi was the alias that he had used during his first journey in the Perennial World. He had encountered many dangers while using that alias. He had visited the rear battlefield, been attacked at Dragon Mountain, and then returned to the Fifth Mainland. Throughout that entire time, when had Lu Yin ever owed Luo Shen anything? Had Whiteless God ever helped him?
It was during that time that Luo Shen had also visited the Perennial World, arriving there via Jupiter in order to chase after Lu Yin. However, for most of that time, she had been in the Zenith Mountain. When had she ever saved Lu Yin?
The black rain of dirt spears continued to fall, stabbing down across the Immemorial Citadel’s battlefield.
Whiteless God’s death was just one minor detail of the entire conflict.
One by one, corpse kings emerged from the Ossis Ark, only to be crushed by either the ancient super giant, Supreme, or the earthen spears.
Of the top five strongest creatures from the Ossis Ark, Lu Yin had killed the triangular-headed corpse king. The long-legged creature was surrounded by runes, which erased parts of its body. However, the runes were nothing more than remnants of the Rune Progenitor’s power. It was nearly impossible for the runes to kill the long-legged creature.
A dirt spear pierced the long-legged creature's head, ending it.
Arrow God blocked the earthen spears, but she could not fend off the combined assault of Ye Wu, the Abandoned, and Ce Wangtian. Ce Wangtian slapped Arrow God’s forehead with his slipper, forcing Arrow God to use her innate gift to avoid death as her body dropped down.
Ye Wu and the Abandoned instantly chased after the woman.
Ce Wangtian was unaware of Arrow God’s innate gift and was therefore a step too slow. Fortunately, Lu Yin knew about it.
A dirt spear shot down, straight at Arrow God. The woman’s body was inundated by a rain of black spears.
Mu Ji's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at his Roulette of Life and Death. He completely ignored the spears falling from up above. "Spin, spin!"
Then, the spears dropped.
A short distance away, Wang Xiaoyu stared blankly up at the descending spears. Was she about to die?
Lu Yin glanced at Wang Xiaoyu. There were multiple indications that the woman had not really betrayed humanity, but if he did not target her, the Aeternals would become suspicious of her.
The best way would be…
Progenitor Chen appeared beside Wang Xiaoyu, and he wrapped an arm around her waist while throwing a palm strike at the sky, shattering the soil spears. Lu Yin’s attack caused the Progenitor’s body to drop down a bit from the pressure. He turned to look at Lu Yin. "Lord Lu, let her go."
Lu Yin's expression turned cold. "She was the primary instigator of the war between the Fifth and the Sixth Mainlands. She is the worst Redback in the history of the Fifth Mainland. How could I face my dead ancestors if I let her go? So many died during that battle, including even the Rune Progenitor. All that remains of him are his runes."
Progenitor Chen took a deep breath. "She never betrayed anyone. Aeternus used her to get me to start that war. I will bear the cost of that conflict."
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. It was best if Progenitor Chen protected Wang Xiaoyu, as this allowed the woman to decide on her own whether to reveal herself or not.
Held by Progenitor Chen, Wang Xiaoyu struck the man’s chest with a palm and broke free from his embrace. The man stared at her in shock.
He did not have any specific reason to trust Wang Xiaoyu, as he simply trusted her without question or doubt. He did not need to investigate her at all.
"Xiaoyu."
Wang Xiaoyu slowly retreated to the black Mother Tree. Suddenly, Forgotten Ruins God swooped down and grabbed the other woman before racing back to the black Mother Tree.
Progenitor Chen did not chase them, and he simply watched.
Forgotten Ruins God glanced back at Progenitor Chen. "Xia Shang, Xiaoyu belongs to my Wang family. The scar that you left on my face back then means that you will never get her back, haha."
Far away, Lu Yin frowned. How had Forgotten Ruins God avoided being killed by his Dust World?
He looked in another direction, which was where Forgotten Ruins God and Ancestor Tianyi had been fighting.
At the moment, Lu Tianyi was staring at his own hands in confusion. He had no idea how Forgotten Ruins God had escaped.
Forgotten Ruins God was one of the first of the Seven Skygods whose identities was exposed. After so long, her power should have been thoroughly understood. Lu Tianyi should have been able to suppress the woman, and the dirt spears should not have had any trouble executing her. So, why was she completely unharmed? Not only had she escaped from Lu Tianyi and the dirt spears, but she had also managed to get close to Progenitor Chen and take Wang Xiaoyu away without alerting the man.
This should not have been possible, given Forgotten Ruins God's abilities.
Lu Yin suddenly considered Forgotten Ruins God's words. The scar that Progenitor Chen had left on her face must be the flower mark.
Had Progenitor Chen wanted to kill her? Of course he had, and yet Forgotten Ruins God still lived. The only sign of Progenitor Chen’s attempt to kill the woman was the flower on her face. Clearly, Progenitor Chen had failed to kill her in the past.
Just how powerful was Progenitor Chen?
Each era had its own supreme powerhouses.
During the ancient Heavens Sect era, the Origin Progenitor and the Three Realms and Six Daos had represented the pinnacle of strength.
Later, during the Daosource Sect era, the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas had been nothing more than a title. There would not have been any connection to the strongest powerhouses from the Heavens Sect era, except for the fact that Progenitor Chen and Progenitor Ku had both been different. They had represented the pinnacle of power during the Daosource Sect era.
Progenitor Ku had invaded the Scourge on his own and faced True God without dying.
Progenitor Chen had been confident that he could create a battle technique that could challenge True God, and one palm strike had been enough to obliterate Progenitor Xi.
Each of them were supreme experts.
Despite his incredible combat strength, Progenitor Chen had still failed to kill Forgotten Ruins God. Clearly, humanity had been underestimating the woman all along. She had never revealed her true strength, or perhaps, she possessed incredible abilities that were focused on survival.