Star Odyssey

While a straight line was certainly the shortest distance between two points, not everyone could take such a path on the rear battlefield. There were simply too many variables in the evershifting situation.

However, for a Semi-Progenitor, moving between two array bases in a straight line was very simple. Kuang Yan was not the first to do so, nor would he be the last. This was a very common path taken by the generals.

It only took Kuang Yan two steps to reach the halfway point between the fourth and fifth array bases. He stared upwards at the massive form of the jiao in shock.

Despite Kuang Yan’s many years on the rear battlefield, he had never been so physically close to a Progenitor-level powerhouse before. Whenever Aeternus sent a Progenitor towards the rear battlefield, the expert would be blocked by someone from the Dominion Realm. The most recent incident had been the attempt by the Seven Skygods’ Corpse God, who had fruitlessly attempted to attack Ceaseless Impetus, only to be stopped far away from the five array bases.

The jiao opened its eyes and looked down at Kuang Yan. The general was not a mere Semi-Progenitor, as he was someone who had spent endless years on the rear battlefield; the man’s killing intent drew the beast’s attention like a lamp.

After seeing that the jiao was looking at him, Kuang Yan became far more subdued as he took another step. He was facing a tremendous amount of pressure, but that just motivated him to move even closer. This was the general’s character. This was General Kuang.

Suddenly, the jiao’s eyes opened wide as it stared in Kuang Yan's direction.

Kuang Yan was startled by the abrupt change in the jiao’s demeanor, and he thought that the beast was about to attack him. Even if the massive jiao had been subdued, it was still a living creature. What would Kuang Yan be able to do if the jiao tried to take a bite of him?

"Excuse me, you’re in my way." A pleasant voice suddenly spoke up from right next to Kuang Yan's ear.

The general’s pupils constricted to dots, as this situation defied his imagination. He spun around and saw someone calmly standing in the sky less than five meters away from him.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, and her figure was impressive. Her eyes sparkled like bright stars, and even at a distance of several meters, Kuang Yan could see his own reflection in the woman’s eyes. The most eye-catching detail about the woman’s appearance was what looked like the image of a flower on her face. It was simply the shape, and there was no color in the flower image. And yet, the first sight of it gave Kuang Yan a mental image of the flower fluttering in a breeze. The flower that appeared in Kuang Yan’s mind was red.

The woman’s captivating eyes and stunning face drew in even Kuang Yan.

She was calmly standing in the middle of the sky, but she did not give Kuang Yan even the slightest glance. She was entirely focused on the fourth array base, and more specifically, on a certain person who was there.

Kuang Yan did not dare to move. He instinctively felt that if he moved at all, he would likely disappear forever.

The general did not feel any pressure from the woman at all, but that was exactly what was so terrifying about her.

She had managed to arrive just a few meters away from Kuang Yan in absolute silence. He had not sensed anything when she had arrived, and he could only come up with one possibility: this woman was a Progenitor.

Kuang Yan had no idea just how many Progenitors belonged to Aeternus, but as he looked at the woman in front of him, her appearance gradually merged with someone’s description: Forgotten Ruins God.

At this same time, Lu Yin looked up from his location on the fourth array base. He looked past Kuang Yan and saw Forgotten Ruins God. The two stared at each other.

Forgotten Ruins God smiled. It was a lovely smile. The curve of the lips was overwhelming, and her eyes took on an indescribable shape as the beautiful woman mouthed a message to Lu Yin. "I'm here to kill you."

Lu Yin's expression changed completely. God of Flames’ figurine appeared on his shoulder, and he simultaneously called upon the runes of the Champions’ Stage. A terrifying number of runes reinforced the punch that Lu Yin unleashed.

The next instance, the void froze everywhere within the nearby region. This phenomenon instantly encompassed the entire fourth array base, and then spread out to cover the fifth and third array bases as well.

A landmass appeared beneath the three array bases, and the moment it appeared, the eyes of everyone on the three array bases went blank. It was as though all thoughts had left their minds. Everyone, including Semi-Progenitors Arch-Elder Zen and Hen Xin, had the exact same reaction.

Not one person above the strange landmass that had appeared was able to remain conscious, with the sole exception of Lu Yin.

With the runes from the Champions’ Stage, Lu Yin was barely able to ward off the effect of the landmass that had appeared. “In my name, I summon a champion."

A voice fell, and E Chi raced towards Forgotten Ruins God while wielding his serrated blade. It dropped down, completely disregarding Kuang Yan.

Kuang Yan just stood in place. His back was to E Chi, and the general continued to simply stare at Forgotten Ruins God.

He could see the reflection in her eyes, and Kuang Yan noticed E Chi approaching. The scent of blood arrived first, and the suffocating smell froze the Semi-Progenitor in place. There was a Progenitor in front of him and another one behind him. Why were there so many Progenitors here?

Forgotten Ruins God watched with great interest as E Chi's blade fell. "So, is this the trump card that the Lu family left behind for you?"

She waved a hand, and E Chi’s body was somehow sliced in half, but Lu Yin could not even see how. Half of E Chi’s body was crushed, and it passed right through Kuang Yan.

If not for Forgotten Ruins God, E Chi’s strength meant that even the slight impact would have shattered Kuang Yan’s body.

The general blankly stared at E Chi, whose body had dropped down. The remaining half of the champion’s body adopted a charging stance. Fear overwhelmed Kuang Yan, but something erupted within his heart forced him to move. He was Kuang Yan, the general of the fifth array base! He was Kuang Shuai! So what if there was a Progenitor in front of him? Move, move move!

Kuang Yan released a low growl as the muscles in his arms swelled. He forced himself to move and punched at Forgotten Ruins God.

Forgotten Ruins God had not expected Kuang Yan to suddenly make a move. "You’re in my way."

The woman then slowly raised a hand. A casual wave of her hand had just destroyed half of E Chi’s body. For Kuang Yan, he would be finished if Forgotten Ruins God so much as twitched in his direction.

Kuang Yan knew that he was already dead, and while he was not willing to accept his death, he was even more unwilling to allow fear to control him. He was a Semi-Progenitor, and he was fighting on the rear battlefield. He had worked hard to ensure that the fifth array base was the last place the forces of Aeternus wanted to approach. Kuang Yan had his own pride, so why should he be afraid? In the worst situation, he would simply die.

At this moment, Lu Yin's pupils transformed into runes, and he stared at the sky in front of Kuang Yan.

Forgotten Ruins God indifferently waved her hand, and an invisible power lashed out. It was the same attack that had destroyed half of E Chi's body, and it was absolutely impossible for Kuang Yan to endure such a power.

The Semi-Progenitor could not even understand how Forgotten Ruins God had attacked him.

Lu Yin was similarly unable to understand the attack, but such?understanding was unnecessary.

The moment Forgotten Ruins God attacked, Lu Yin had arranged a counterattack from the runes that were placed in front of Kuang Yan. Forgotten Ruins God’s attack passed through the runes, and they weakened her attack by more than half, though the remnants of her attack still struck Kuang Yan and sent him flying.

The general’s body flashed through the sky like a meteor.

Lu Yin's face turned pale. "Get down here!"

The jiao let out a roar as it rushed down towards Forgotten Ruins God, its fangs and claws bared in a threatening manner.

Forgotten Ruin God stared at the jiao with a stern expression. "Begone!"

Her hand struck out again, and Lu Yin immediately focused his eyes on the space in front of the jiao.

However, this time, the endless runes under Lu Yin’s control were unable to influence Forgotten Ruins God’s attack, and it struck the jiao with full power.

A smile appeared on Forgotten Ruins God's face. A technique from Truesight that relied on borrowed runes could never affect her attacks. She had only casually struck at Kuang Yan, but even a weakened attack had left Kuang Yan at death’s door.

How could Forgotten Ruins God possibly attack the jiao with the same level of attack that Kuang Yan had received?

Lu Yin was unable to significantly weaken Forgotten Ruins God’s attack, but she also failed to injure the jiao.

The jiao was merely pushed slightly backwards, and it immediately rushed forward yet again, though with a hint of fear in its eyes.

Forgotten Ruins God was quite surprised. "So it’s pretty tough? In that case…"

Just as she was about to attack the jiao again, E Chi charged at her from below again. Lu Yin clenched his fists tightly, and bloody tears streamed from his eyes as he used every last rune available to resist the invisible attack. Lu Yin did everything he could to put some pressure on Forgotten Ruins God.

Even Xia Shenji had been cautious against such an encircling array of attacks, and Lu Yin believed that Forgotten Ruins God should be no different.

However, Lu Yin had completely underestimated Forgotten Ruins God. No, Lu Yin had underestimated the Seven Skygods.

Forgotten Ruins God just moved the landmass beneath the three array bases upwards a bit, and E Chi was crushed. At the same time, the jiao was sent flying, and all of Lu Yin’s runes were dispersed.

Lu Yin’s body trembled as he spat out blood. He could not defeat this woman. They were not even on the same playing field. The strength that Lu Yin had just mobilized was enough to fight off Xia Shenji, as that Progenitor would have needed to pay a price to break free from such an assault. That was why Xia Shenji had retreated and then taken Bai Sheng to the Fifth Mainland so that someone else could keep the jiao and E Chi busy.

Unfortunately, all of Lu Yin’s efforts proved useless against Forgotten Ruins God.

Was this the true power of one of the Seven Skygods? ｂ𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎ｌ.ｎｅｔ

"Hehe, did you misunderstand something?" Forgotten Ruins God stared at Lu Yin with a smile on her face. Her eyes sparkled, and the image of the flower only accentuated her beauty. "I am a Skygod!"

With that, the pressure around the fourth array base solidified, placing an incredible amount of strain on everyone on it.

Lu Yin gritted his teeth. "Do you really want to push things this far?"

He pulled out the broken scythe and prepared to bring out the God of Death’s Death's left arm as well so that he could release his most powerful attack.

However, another person suddenly appeared, and they stood before the fourth array base. This person was also a woman. Progenitor Smoke had appeared.

"A Progenitor bullying a three-tribulation junior? Is this what the Seven Skygods are capable of?" Upon Progenitor Smoke’s arrival, white smoke spread out, surrounding the fourth array base and forcing back the landmass that Forgotten Ruins God had caused to appear. Everywhere in sight, the landmass fought the white fog for dominance.

The sight of Progenitor Smoke allowed Lu Yin to heave a sigh of relief. He had been saved.

It was at this time that Arch-Elder Zen and everyone else recovered from their stupor, and they stared out into the sky between the array bases in shock. There were two Progenitors fighting each other in front of their eyes.

The two women clashed against each other in front of the fourth array base.

"There’s no need to be in such a rush. I was just stopping by to say hello," Forgotten Ruins God said while flashing a charming smile at Progenitor Smoke.

The other woman coldly retorted, "That’s a rather frightening way of saying hi."

The smile never left Forgotten Ruins God’s face. "Of course. No ordinary people qualify to receive a greeting from one of the Seven Skygods. What’s wrong? You seem worried about the little guy."

Progenitor Smoke glared at Forgotten Ruins God. "So you’re Wang Miaomiao, the founding matriarch of the Wang Family? Why did you betray humanity?"

Forgotten Ruins God blinked and then pointed at Lu Yin. "I’ll answer if he asks the question, but I won’t answer any of your questions."

Progenitor Smoke arched a brow and then automatically glanced back at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had also heard Forgotten Ruins God’s words, so he bluntly asked, "Why did you betray humanity?"

This was a familiar scene to Lu Yin, as he had experienced the same situation when the Daosource Sect’s main hall had traveled through time and space. Lu Yin and several others had been shuttled along within the main hall, and Forgotten Ruins God had said the same thing. Anything that Lu Yin had asked, Forgotten Ruins God had actually answered.

The woman smiled. "It was too boring."

Lu Yin's face twitched. He had heard her give this same answer before. She was not actually telling the truth, was she?

"Hey, you should join Aeternus, too! Then you won’t ever be bored," Forgotten Ruins God said to Lu Yin while grabbing his hand.

Lu Yin's eyes turned cold. "If you actually joined Aeternus just because you were bored, then you absolutely deserve to die."

Forgotten Ruins God rolled her eyes. "Why are you being so serious? Every living creature is born from the universe, which means that all life shares the same origin. However, the form of life can be completely different. What will worrying so much accomplish? It just tires you out. You look exhausted. You know what? Just forget it. I just came by to say hello. Oh, also, I wanted to see how powerful you’ve become for you to intimidate the four ruling powers."

A smile returned to the woman’s face. "Honestly, it's just average."

She then turned around and made to leave, but Progenitor Smoke immediately moved as well, blocking Forgotten Ruins God’s path.

The Skygod’s entire demeanor instantly changed. She became dark and cold, and the air around the fourth array base stilled. "Little girl, you better let me leave. Have you considered the consequences of blocking my path?"

Progenitor Smoke's expression changed. At this moment, she felt an unimaginable pressure from Forgotten Ruins God. Progenitor Smoke was an ancient powerhouse who had lived through many things, but she was not skilled at combat, and no one else from the Dominion Realm had made any moves to help her.