Star Odyssey

Chapter 2038: The Name Of Garan

The surface of Ancient God's body continued to break apart even as he released a punch that shook the entire Fifth Mainland. Far away in the Outerverse, the Progenitor of Bloodlines opened his eyes and stared southwards in shock. This power?

Lu Buzheng stared at the attack that encompassed everything he could see.

Boom!

A deafening sound filled the area as space was torn apart from side to side. The Astral River, the Innerverse, Outerverse, and even the Cosmic Sea were affected. If the Fifth Mainland was a pond, then half of it had just been torn open.

The moment Ni Huang and the others saw Ancient God preparing to attack, they had hidden themselves on the back of Ancestor Tortoise. Many members of the Mavis family quivered. They had never witnessed such a terrifying level of power before.

In the Neoverse, Arch-Elder Zen and the other Semi-Progenitors suddenly looked up. Who did this power belong to? Was this one of the Aeternals or one of the ancient powerhouses?

Lu Yin was laying on Ancestor Tortoise’s back as well. He sucked in a few breaths before he lifted his head. He was not met by the sight of Ancient God, but rather a massive mountain that rose tall into the sky like a pillar.

Arch-Elder Zen had said that the Sky Pillar had once supported the Daosource Sect and that it was tough enough to block the passage to the Starfall Sea. Thus, it was impossible for most Progenitors to break through the Sky Pillar.

At the last moment, Lu Yin had taken out the Sky Pillar and moved it behind Lu Buzheng with the Yu Secret Art to block Ancient God’s punch and save Lu Buzheng.

Events proved Arch-Elder Zen’s words to be true: the Sky Pillar was indeed able to block even a Progenitor’s attack.

While Ancient God was able to exert a level of strength that allowed him to resist the mental network and approach the level of strength of a Progenitor, he was not actually able to utilize the strength of a Progenitor. After all, this was just a Semi-Progenitor avatar, and it did not have the strength to destroy the Sky Pillar.

Everyone on Ancestor Tortoise’s back clearly saw the Sky Pillar.

Lu Buzheng was currently hiding behind the Sky Pillar, looking at the mountain that had just blocked Ancient God’s attack. The man felt beyond grateful, as he knew how close to death he had just been. He also thanked his ancestor for helping him to con Destiny, as the Tri-Yang Ancestral Qi Technique’s summon had guided the man to safety.

"Hurry! Get over here!" Lu Yin shouted. He waved a hand, causing the Sky Pillar to shrink down as he collected it with the Yu Secret Art.

Lu Buzheng raced over to Ancestor Tortoise. He had been given the time needed to escape.

Off in the distance, Ancient God’s huge body kept shrinking. The mental network was still pulling at him and trying to capture him as his scarlet eyes locked onto Ancestor Tortoise. Well, more accurately, his eyes were fixed upon Lu Yin who was on the back of the tortoise. “I thought that you were nothing more than an ant. I never thought that you would be the one to thwart me."

Lu Yin heard Ancient God’s comment, and he looked over at him. "No matter how powerful you might have once been, you are now nothing more than a monster who betrayed humanity. Compared to me, you are the ant—no, you’re a vermin. Everyone wants to kill you."

Ancient God remained calm, despite the cracks spreading across his body and it slowly broke down. “Little ant, do you understand just how powerful the Heavens Sect was in ancient times?

"Do you understand just how powerful the Three Realms Six Dao were in ancient times?

"Do you understand just how powerful the various races were in ancient times?

"You understand nothing. Even a race as powerful as the old humanity was eventually defeated by my Aeternus. This is inevitable. The pinnacle of living evolution is eternal life, but that end is beyond human ability. Not even the Origin Progenitor was able to accomplish that, as only my Aeternus can. This is the future of all life forms, no matter if one is human, astral beast, or something else. All life must evolve. This is an incessant drive.

"The moment life stops evolving, it will die. I have no desire to die, and neither do you. Unfortunately, you are limited by your own body. What of humans? What of monsters? Eternal life is the only thing that matters."

Lu Buzheng stepped onto the Ancestral Tortoise and turned back to look at Ancient God with a complicated expression. "Is that why you, a Dao Monarch, betrayed humanity?"

Lu Yin took a step forward as he stared at Ancient God. "The biggest difference between humans and other creatures is our intelligence. Humans possess the seven emotions and six desires, as well as countless emotional bonds. Humans are never alone! Every single life holds the same meaning as all other lives. If all life becomes immortal, how can the universe endure?"

Ancient God indifferently replied, "It’s a matter of survival of the fittest. Not everyone qualifies to achieve eternal life. I possess it while you don’t. Both of us were born from this same universe, but how can we determine the difference between us? If you one day come to understand, I can act as your guide and lead you to pursue eternal life."

"Didn't you just say that I'm not qualified?" Lu Yin mocked.

Ancient God remained completely unruffled. "I can allow you to seize eternal life because I am a Dao Monarch."

"No longer!" Lu Buzheng roared.

Most of Ancient God's body had already collapsed. "The Heavens Sect has already disappeared, and it will never return. Without the Heavens Sect, humans lack guidance. They will never overcome Aeternus. In the end, all of them will become cattle kept in captivity. There has only ever been one Origin Progenitor, and without him, what are you?”

Ancient God’s body was reduced to ash as he finished speaking.

Lu Buzheng was furious, and he wanted to argue, but Ancient God was already gone.

Lu Yin did not have any strong feelings about a Dao Monarch betraying humanity and becoming Ancient God, as Lu Yin was not from that era.

On the other hand, the betrayal struck Lu Buzheng to his core.

The Dao Monarchs were the emblem of Lu Buzheng’s era. No one had ever imagined that one of the Dao Monarchs would betray humanity.

In the past, all of humanity had looked down upon the Aeternals, and they had never even imagined that a Dao Monarch would join Aeternus and become a monster.

"The ancient Dao Monarch of the Third Mainland walked down a path that reached the limits of the human body. He created the race of colossal giants and developed humanity’s strongest body cultivation method. I never thought that he would betray us," the white-robed young man mourned.

Lu Yin was taken aback. "He created the colossal giant race?"

The young man looked over at Lu Yin. "He established the colossal giant race, and he did so from the bodies of ordinary people. That is the power of a Dao Monarch. While I hate to admit it, unless there is a human with the combat strength to stand up to a Dao Monarch, we can never truly achieve victory."

Lu Buzheng frowned. "I refuse to believe that all Three Realms Six Dao are dead. Even if other people have died, my Lu family’s Progenitor will not, let alone Destiny. The existence of such legends will allow us to rebuild the Heavens Sect and eliminate the Aeternals."

"We don't need them to reestablish the Heavens Sect." The young man in the gold-trimmed white robe clasped his hands behind his back. "My goal is to become a Dao Monarch, and I will definitely do so one day."

Lu Buzheng snorted derisively. "That will only happen a long time in the future. We’ll discuss that if we live that long."

Lu Yin looked at the young man in surprise. Lu Buzheng had not refuted the young man’s claim, so did that mean that even Lu Buzheng believed that this person could eventually become a Dao Monarch?

The young man glanced over at Lu Yin, and a small smile appeared on his face. “Let me introduce myself. I am Sky Garan, Dao Chosen of the Sixth Mainland."

Lu Yin felt lost. "Garan? Dao Chosen?"

Sky Garan's eyes flashed. "You- you’ve never heard of Garan?"

Lu Yin shook his head.

Sky Garan's expression grew dark. He had already learned a great deal about Lu Yin, and he knew that this person wielded the most political influence in the entire Fifth Mainland. Despite that, Lu Yin had never heard of the Garan family. What had happened to his family’s descendants? Sky Garan had thought that he had not heard word about his family because they held too lofty a status. Just like the Origin Progenitor, it was impossible for most people to have heard of the Garan family. However, if not even Lu Yin knew the name, then there was clearly a problem.

"Have you really never heard of the Garan family?" Lu Buzheng was also taken aback. "The Garan family rules the Sixth Mainland, just like how our Lu family rules the Fifth Mainland. Actually, what about the Lu family?"

It was at this moment that Hen Xin arrived.

Highsage Grandmaster quickly spoke up. "This is not the time to reminisce about the old days. Let's first drive Aeternus out. This is our best opportunity with Ancient God gone."

Lu Yin also recovered himself. "Let’s take this opportunity to deal with Aeternus, and then we can talk about these other matters."

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something, and he glanced behind to check on Ni Huang and the other Semi-Progenitors from the Sixth Mainland.

He saw that they were all staring at Lu Buzheng with conflicted expressions.

Lu Yin's eyes flashed. The four ruling powers had originally been subservient to the Lu family, which made their thoughts transparent as they stared at Lu Buzheng. What’s more, this expert was even a gate master of one of the ancient Twelve Heavenly Gates.

Still, this was not the time to think about such things, and it was definitely not the time to stir up internal conflicts.

Lu Yin asked Yunying Mavis to direct Ancestor Tortoise towards the passage to the Starfall Sea so that they could use the Sky Pillar to force Corpse God back and block the passage. This would be their second attempt.

When Ancestor Tortoise approached the passage to the Starfall Sea, they were once again met by a sea of scarlet eyes with slitted pupils. It was a sight that would give anyone chills.

In front of the horde stood Forgotten Ruins God, Marquis Wang, the Semi-Progenitor corpse king, and a Semi-Progenitor astral beast.

By the raw number of experts, the Aeternals were at the disadvantage.

"Charge through!" Lu Yin yelled loudly, but Ancestor Tortoise stopped. It stared at Corpse God, who was holding the passage to the Starfall Sea that was still some distance away open, and a bit of fear could be seen in the creature’s dull eyes.

"Alliance Leader Lu, you can’t rely on Ancestor Tortoise here," Yunying Mavis said helplessly.

Lu Yin looked over at Lu Buzheng. "We can use the Sky Pillar to block the passage, but who can get it there?"

Lu Buzheng stared at the distant form of Corpse God, and a solemn expression appeared on the man’s face. “First, I want to know who that is."

Ancient God was one of the ancient Dao Monarchs, and this revelation had terrified Lu Buzheng. Even if Corpse God was not on the same level as Ancient God, it was possible that this individual was not much weaker.

Lu Yin replied, "I don't know Corpse God’s identity, but there’s another one of the Seven Skygods who’s known as Undying God, and his real name is Wu Xing."

"Wu Xing?" Lu Buzheng, Hen Xin, and Sky Garan all shouted in shock. It was clear that they recognized this name.

Lu Yin responded, "It seems he’s someone else famous from your time. Within Aeternus, the Seven Skygods rank second only to the legendary True God, which means that all of them have extraordinary statuses. I’ll tell you more about all this later, but for now, we need to push forward and shove the Sky Pillar into the passage to the Starfall Sea."

"How do you intend to push this Corpse God away?" Hen Xin asked. There was no one among them with the strength to force back a Progenitor, let alone one of the Seven Skygods.

So far, of the Seven Skygods, only Corpse God had revealed his true body. The aura that he gave off was enough to intimidate anyone.

Lu Yin explained, "There’s a sourcebox array in the Sky Pillar that was put there by Progenitor Hui, and it’s similar to the Perennial World’s Ceaseless Impetus. The Ceaseless Impetus sourcebox array is actually a more developed version of this sourcebox array, but so as long as the Sky Pillar is pushed into the passage, Progenitor Hui’s sourcebox array will be triggered, and that should be enough to push Corpse God away."

"Are you sure? That person over there is clearly a powerful Progenitor," Lu Buzheng asked suspiciously.

Kui Luo was left speechless. "Where's all that arrogance that you had earlier?"

Lu Buzheng glanced at Kui Luo. This old man had a nasty tongue.

Lu Yin replied, "It should work. There’s a sourcebox array in the Perennial World that Progenitor Hui set up, and it’s been able to block the all-out assault of the Aeternals for many years."

Lu Buzheng was shocked. "Was there truly such an expert? I don’t think that there was someone who mastered lockbreaking to that extent even during our time."

"Do not underestimate the power of a Dao Monarch," Hen Xin retorted.action

Highsage Grandmaster spoke up. "This is our only option. If we can’t accomplish this, then the Fifth Mainland will inevitably fall to Aeternus. They will be able to send an unending horde of their monsters over, and even Ancient God will return."