As Ni Huang battled the Half-Ancestor Corpse King, she also had Xia De contact Lu Yin. They had to return to the Cosmic Tree Realm as soon as possible, or they wouldn't have any hope of surviving. The sudden appearance of an acquaintance caused Ni Huang's expression to change.
"Green Bamboo Marquis?"
Neon Emperor was shocked.
The person who had appeared at the border of the Fifth Mainland's Technocracy was none other than Marquis Green Bamboo, one of the Eternal Race's twelve Marquises. He looked at Ni Huang and found her rather strange. "The grand elder of the White Dragon Race is actually here in this wasteland? What a coincidence. You're destined to die at my hands."
Ni Huang was anxious and contacted Xia De again. They had to leave now. Even the Twelve Marquises had appeared. This proved that this place had become the main battlefield of the Eternals, second only to the battlefield on the other side. They were now equivalent to falling into a new continent and would be surrounded by the Eternals.
With the appearance of the Twelve Marquises, Progenitor Realm corpse kings might appear as well. The two Progenitor Realm experts from the Sixth Mainland would not be able to hold them off.
"How many of the twelve Marquises have come?"
Ni Huang stared at the Green Bamboo Marquis and shouted.
Marquis Qing Zhu's lips curled up. He had a gentle temperament and held a bamboo flute in his hand. If one didn't know him well, no one would have guessed that he was one of the twelve marquises of the Eternal Race. "Let me think. There should be three or four of them."
The Ni Empress's expression changed. If the Seven Skygods were considered to be the Eternal race's Progenitor Corpse Kings, then the Twelve Marquises were the Eternal race's Half-Progenitor Corpse Kings. Every single one of them was comparable to the Ni Empress in terms of strength, and their seniority was even greater. The Ni Empress had relied on the White Dragon Tribe's innate vitality to survive from the era of the Daosource Sect until now. However, the Twelve Marquises were all powerhouses from that era, or even earlier.
No one knew why such ancient figures like the 12 Marquises hadn't broken through to the Ancestor Realm, but they knew that the 12 Marquises were extremely terrifying in the Half-Ancestor Realm.
Three or four of the twelve marquises had come, so the abandoned land was finished. Even if the Ancestor realm did not appear, they would still be finished, so there was no need to wait.
Ni Huang sent a telepathic message to Wang Si and Old White Ghost, intending to return to the Starry Sky of Trees immediately. However, bad news came from Xia De. The New Void Corridor had been destroyed.
"What did you say?
The Xinkong Corridor was destroyed?
Who did it? "
Wang Si cried out in alarm, her expression extremely ugly. She remembered that Old Zen and the others had said that the Sky Founding Court was colluding with the Neohuman Alliance. Could it be true?
In order to guard against the Neohuman Alliance, they had ordered Xia De to guard the New Sky Corridor, but they had never expected that Lu Xiaoxuan would lure him out.
It was all Lu Xiaoxuan's fault.
Xia De replied in a low voice, "It's not the Genesis Court. It's the other side."
Wang Si was shocked. "Did something happen to the Starry Sky Tree?"
"What did the Heaven Founding Academy say?
Can you fix it? "
Old Bai asked anxiously.
Xia De replied, "I should be able to fix it, but I'm not sure when."
Ni Huang's face darkened. This was bad. They would have to endure this calamity together with the Abandoned Lands.
The Twelve Marquises were already difficult to deal with, and now that the Stellar Source could not be replenished, they would become weaker and weaker. Even he could not see any hope of victory.
…
Endless Corpse Kings poured in from outside the Starfall Sea. Their countless scarlet eyes brought despair. But not long after, from the depths of the Technocracy, endless mechanical ants also appeared.
At this moment, Elder Chan was fighting a Half-Ancestor Corpse King at the border of the Starfall Sea.
The battle between the Half Martial Ancestor and the Star Envoys was disadvantageous to the human race. Now that countless Corpse Kings were pouring in, he couldn't see any hope for the human race to resist.
However, as endless mechanical ants poured out of the Technocracy, Elder Chan's eyes lit up as he watched the mechanical ants fight the zombie king. What was this?
The Corpse Kings were densely packed throughout the starry sky, and the same was true for the Mechanical Ants that were surging into the starry sky.
The two torrents collided, unfolding an unprecedented battle at the border of the Technocracy and the Starfall Sea.
The battle stunned Ni Huang and the rest.
The Technocracy's interior had completely changed. Yi Ben City and the Genesis Court were moving towards Wayan. The two mechanical armies that had been fighting stopped at the same time and looked towards the Human Domain.
…
At this moment, Lu Yin was led to the Cosmic Sea by Kui Luo. Not long after, he appeared outside the fifth pagoda.
The Cosmic Sea was filled with corpses. Some belonged to humans, while others belonged to zombie kings.
Island after island had been destroyed. It was completely different from the last time Lu Yin had been here.
Even the Mavis Bank had fallen. Everyone had gone through a lot of battles, and had finally managed to eliminate the Zombie King that had attacked them.
"There's also a battle between half-ancestors in the east. It's really troublesome. There are intense battles everywhere," Kui Luo said solemnly.
Lu Yin landed outside the fifth pagoda. Liu Yefei, Brute Force, and the rest of the Lu Xuan Army and the Small Soldier Corps hurried out.
Highsage Leon sat nearby, panting heavily with his blade in hand.
He had gone through an intense battle, and there were experts among the zombie kings. If not for him, the fifth pagoda might not have lasted until now.
"Is there anyone else in the fifth pagoda?"
Lu Yin asked as he looked at the fifth pagoda.
Brute Force answered in a low voice, "No. Those monsters attacked, and the Lu Xuan Army went to meet them. They're coming out as well."
Lu Yin looked around the fifth pagoda and saw many familiar faces: Yu Hua Mavis, Lulu Mavis, Shu Jing from the Hall of Honor, the Scion of Light, Mu Ziying and Hua Xiao from the Sirius Sect, and Liu Tianmu, Liu Shaoqiu, Ling Gong, and the others from the Innerverse.
These people had all gone through the recent battle and were either contacting their own sects or deep in thought. Their expressions were unprecedentedly solemn.
Lu Yin scanned the crowd and said, "The only place in the entire Fifth Mainland that's suitable for us to go is the eastern Flowzone of the Innerverse. I've decided to move the fifth pagoda since it can't be left to the Eternals."
"Those who wish to continue the test in the fifth pagoda may enter. It won't affect you."
Mu Ziying hurriedly asked, "Brother Lu, what about the Sirius Sect?
Will they go to the Innerverse? "
Lu Yin replied, "I'm not sure."
"Why not go to the Realm Mountain?"
Shu Jing couldn't help but ask.
Lu Yin looked at him. "There's no way to replenish the astral sources in the Neoverse."
"But the Glory Realm has 3,000 great realms and has the deepest foundations. The Realm Mountain also has its own defensive capabilities," the Scion of Light added.
Lu Yin frowned. "I'm not asking for your opinions. I'm just informing you."
The Scion of Light said, "Then we'll return on our own." They had wanted to return to the Neoverse before, but they had been stopped.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "No."
Around the fifth pagoda, a group of cultivators looked at Lu Yin blankly. These cultivators had come from all over the Fifth Mainland, and some had even concealed their identities to come from the Sixth Mainland. How could they not be allowed to leave?
Lu Yin's tone was solemn. "The humans are facing a calamity, and anyone who can make it to the fifth pagoda is an elite. The trash has long since been eliminated. You are the future of the Fifth Mainland, and I cannot allow anything to happen to you. Why was the fifth pagoda built?
It was all for you, to pick out the elites of the Fifth Mainland from the countless cultivators. Now that you've been chosen, there's no reason to send you to your deaths. "
Everyone was stunned. Lu Yin's words sounded reasonable, but they still felt that something was off.
At this moment, Lu Yin looked at his gadget, and his expression changed. He looked to the west. Was this the reason for the Technocracy's existence?
All this time, no one knew why the Hui Ancestor had created the Technocracy.
That was why Hui Kong had gone to the Technocracy alone to find out the truth.
Lu Yin had used his die's Possession to fuse with the mechanical ants twice, and he had seen an endless number of them. The second time, he had seen the Scavenger, which had given him a guess. But now, he had confirmed it.
The Technocracy existed to create mechanical ants to fight against the endless Corpse Kings, and the materials for the mechanical ants came from the Sixth Mainland and the Cosmic Tree Realm.
Why had Yiben City and the Genesis Court gone to war?
If they did not go to war, then they would not have an excuse to ask for materials. Only by going to war could they openly ask for materials from the Sixth Mainland and the Cosmic Tree Realm and cooperate with them.
A batch of materials would always disappear from the battlefield, and the materials that the Scavenger had taken away were the materials that the countless mechanical ants had been created from.
From start to finish, the Technocracy had been a cover for sucking blood from the Sixth Mainland and the Cosmic Tree Realm. They only existed to deal with the Eternals.
Under the premise of this grand plan, the humans, the Sixth Mainland, and the Cosmic Tree Realm were just targets to be used.
The Hui Ancestor had only given the Technocracy one mission, which was to resist the Eternals.
When the Eternals invaded, the Technocracy would explode.
No one had expected this, not even the Eternals or the humans. Otherwise, Hui Kong would not have stayed in the Technocracy for so long.
The Hui Ancestor had seen through the ages and planned for the ages, causing the Sixth Mainland to suffer the consequences of its own actions while protecting the Fifth Mainland. He had created the Technocracy for the Fifth Mainland, leaving behind the possibility of resisting the Eternals. The Cosmic Tree Realm's limitless power sourcebox array was also said to have come from the Hui Ancestor.
Without the Hui Ancestor, the humans would have crumbled long ago against the Eternals.
Humans excelled at intelligence and creation, and the Hui Ancestor represented the pinnacle of human intelligence. It was not an exaggeration to say that he could see through history and the future. This was not divination, but wisdom.
Brother Hui Kong, you should be at ease now!
Even though the Technocracy had erupted and appeared on the front lines against the Eternals, Lu Yin did not relax.
If the Eternals were so easy to deal with, then the humans would not have only one mainland left, and a broken one at that.
Although there were many mechanical ants, the Technocracy was still creating them endlessly. This meant that the Hui Ancestor knew that there were not enough mechanical ants, so how long could they last?
Lu Yin took out Mount Supreme and began to enlarge it.
Mount Supreme was the Hall of Honor's most precious treasure, and it could be enlarged or shrunk. If it was small, it could be stored in a cosmic ring to store living creatures. If it was large, it could carry stars, and the Fifth Pagoda could be stored inside.
Lu Yin stored the Fifth Pagoda and everyone around it into Mount Supreme, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Only Highsage Leon did not enter.
"Captain, what are you doing?"
Lu Yin did not understand.
Highsage Leon replied, "I want to return to Eternal Sky Island."
Lu Yin replied, "There are only a few people there, so they can easily enter the Innerverse. Let's go."
Highsage Leon shook his head and looked at Lu Yin with gratification. "Little Seven, you've reached your current level in just a few decades. This is unprecedented, and I'm proud of you. Help me take care of Leon's Armada, and if possible, I'll go to the Innerverse with Master and the others to find you. If we can't …" Highsage Leon paused, "Take care of yourself."
With that, Highsage Leon headed towards the Neoverse.
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