Lu Yin frowned. This person was from the Above Heaven era, so it was normal for him to help Chu Yuan, but it would be troublesome if he attacked Lu Yin.
No one here would help Lu Yin.
"Didn't you hear me?
Release him immediately! "Leng Qing barked as he threw the needle at Lu Yin's shoulder. He wasn't trying to kill him, but rather to disrupt his struggle for the sword.
The Three Mysterious Ancient Sounds rang out, and the needle's trajectory was shifted to the pillar.
Lan Xian moved to block Leng Qing and whispered to Lu Yin, "You owe me another favor."
Lu Yin was puzzled, as he hadn't expected her to help him.
Nine Lights stared at her, "This is their business. Go back."
Lan Xian hugged San Xuan, "I want the Lu family's blood, especially this Lu Yin's."
Nine Lights frowned, as he still couldn't understand what she wanted his blood for.
"Isn't there some on the pillar?"
He Luo Mavis asked.
Lan Xian was stunned and subconsciously looked at the pillar. Sure enough, Lu Yin had spat out quite a bit of blood after being hit by the Forgotten Ruins God.
Lu Yin's face twitched, this woman …
Lan Xian had no reason to help him, so she waved her hand and the blood on the pillar flew towards her.
Lu Yin grew anxious, as Lan Xian had failed multiple times to get his blood, but she still hadn't given up. It was obvious that his blood was very useful to her, and only the heavens knew what she wanted. It would be troublesome if she had the ability to control enemies through blood. Undying Yushan was already a cause for alarm, but if Lan Xian joined in as well … Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Lu Yin no longer held back and sped up his recitation of the Primogenitor's Scripture.
The scripture was very difficult to memorize, and even with his current abilities, he could only recite half of it at most. Moreover, he had to take his time. Now that he had sped up, Chu Yuan couldn't keep up, and he grew anxious as well.
In that instant, the sword shook even more violently.
The moment Lan Xian took Lu Yin's blood, the two scriptures fought for supremacy. The swords suddenly became parallel and spun wildly as if they had malfunctioned. Everyone looked on, unable to understand what was happening.
Chu Yuan and Lu Yin didn't understand either, as they felt the sword break free from their control.
Suddenly, the tip of the sword stopped, aimed at Lu Yin, and stabbed forward.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. What the hell?
No one had expected this to happen. No one had been able to stop the sword from stabbing out, and even Lu Yin himself had not been able to react in time.
The sword pierced Lu Yin's heart, and he felt an intense pain sweep through his nerves. His vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
At the same time, the main hall shattered as a massive suction force flung everyone out. Together with the main hall's ruins, they vanished into the River of Spacetime.
…
The dim current washed the beach, and from time to time, a few strange fish were brought out, struggling to jump back into the river.
A hand suddenly descended and grabbed the strange fish. "There's food! Haha, I've finally caught one!" The person who spoke was a man in tattered clothes. His body was covered in mud, and he looked as if he had just crawled out of a swamp. He was very excited as he held the fish in his hand.
His words attracted many envious gazes from the surrounding people.
This was a very, very long beach. In the distance, the stars all fell on the beach, and the river water was endless. There were stars above, and there were also stars behind the beach. This beach was located in the starry sky.
Countless wooden houses stretched across the mudflat, with no end in sight. From time to time, people would walk out of the wooden houses and look longingly into the river, hoping to catch something.
"Old Black, how many did you catch?"
Someone shouted.
The dirty man who had caught the fish was very pleased. "Three."
"Not bad, you're not afraid of death. Many people have been dragged into the river and eaten over the past few days. The surveillance is stricter, and no one is allowed to approach the Star River at this time."
"What's there to be afraid of? The surveillance is just for show. They don't care if we live or die. Besides, if we really get close to the Star River, they won't dare to chase after us."
"Be careful, don't die. Human lives are worthless these days."
Old Black grinned and held the three fish tightly as he ran towards the depths of the beach.
There were many wooden houses on the beach, and they were arranged in a messy manner.
Old Black zigzagged his way to a wooden house and knocked on the door softly.
"Who is it?"
A hoarse voice asked cautiously.
Old Black whispered, "It's me."
"What is it?"
The hoarse voice relaxed a little, but he didn't open the door.
Old Black licked his lips. "I caught three fish by the Star River. Do you want them?"
The house was silent for a while. "You're willing to give them to me?"
"Of course, as long as you follow me, I'll give you all three fish," Old Black whispered.
"Scram!" the hoarse voice shouted angrily.
Old Black snorted. "Don't be ungrateful. Without me protecting you, you won't be able to survive in the Star River with your unstable Battle Force, let alone mine pyrolyte. If you eat these fish regularly, they'll definitely stabilize your Battle Force and even help you recover from your injuries. As long as you follow me, you'll have all of these."
"Scram!" the hoarse voice shouted angrily.
Old Black turned around and left. "You're so ugly. Who else would want you aside from me? Just wait to die in the Star River."
Inside the wooden house, a figure sat in the corner. His face couldn't be seen, but his eyes were very beautiful. As the stars rotated, a silver light swept across the beach and towards the wooden house. The figure hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at the silver light.
When the silver light moved away, the figure turned to look at the other corner of the wooden house. There was a tattered bed made of hardened sand. A person was lying on the bed, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive. There was a sword in his chest, and he just lay there like that.
The figure kept staring at the person on the bed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Bright stars rose from the other side of the beach, illuminating the Star River and the countless old wooden houses on the beach.
The figure stared at the person on the bed for an entire night. When the light outside shone, he coughed a few times and walked out of the wooden house.
When the light outside dimmed, a day had passed. The figure returned to the wooden house and sat in the corner, staring blankly at the person on the bed again.
After some time, there was a knock on the door. "Have you thought it through? I caught another fish today. Including the three from yesterday, that's a total of four fish. Even the supervisor is jealous. I'll give them all to you. What do you think?"
The figure curled up and said in a weak voice, "Scram."
"Stupid woman, you're disfigured, and you're still pretending to be virtuous. In the past, even if you caught forty fish, I wouldn't be able to touch you. But now, you're just an ugly woman, an ugly monster who doesn't even care about trash. What's there to be virtuous about? Think it through. If you're alive, there's still hope, but if you're dead, there's nothing. Don't expect anyone to take you away. Those people can't even protect themselves."
The figure didn't seem to hear him and continued to stare blankly at the bed.
The next day, the third day, the fourth day … Time passed, and the figure stayed like that for one day.
She looked at the person on the bed as if she could bring him back to life.
Ten days later, on the beach, the people living in the wooden houses all lined up to hand in something.
In the distance, a young man crossed his arms and looked at those people with disgust.
"Uncle Jiang, when can we get out of this predicament?"
The young man asked in a displeased tone. He was Xia Sheng, Xia Yi's illegitimate son.
His life had been rough. As Xia Yi's illegitimate son, he had never entered the Summer Blade Continent and had been abandoned by Xia Yi. It was only after Xia Jiuyou had killed all of Xia Yi's other sons that he had been remembered. However, Xia Yi still didn't care about him.
After Nan Yuan had stepped down from the Board of Governors, the Xia family had been left with no one. Only then did Xia Yi remember this illegitimate son and throw him into the Board of Governors to represent the Seven Courts.
That period had been the peak of Xia Sheng's life, and he had come into contact with many important figures. He had even been qualified to speak with Alliance Master Lu, who had unified the Innerverse and Outerverse. He had truly seen the light and was full of ambition. He had planned to use his position as a Board of Governors to establish his own power and expand his influence.
However, with the great changes in the universe, Ancestor Xia Ji had followed the people of the Cosmic Tree, and the Seven Courts had completely fallen apart. The Board of Governors only existed in name, and he had been forced to return to the Xia family. Now, things had changed, and he could only stay in this trash place.
"Young Master, lower your voice. Don't let the family head hear you," Uncle Jiang warned in a low voice.
Xia Sheng disdainfully shook his head. Family head?
Xia Yi had long since ceased to be the family head. Now, the Xia family could only be managed by Ancestor Xia Ji. Xia Yi was in charge of the entire shoal, and he had only come here because of Xia Yi.
Sometimes, he would think that it would be great if he wasn't Xia Yi's son, but rather Ancestor Xia Ji's illegitimate son. Of course, this was just a thought.
The most unfortunate thing was that the Board of Governors was gone, or else he wouldn't have ended up like this. The authority that had replaced the Board of Governors wasn't something that someone like him could enter. Even his cheap father, Xia Yi, wasn't qualified.
"Why is there so little?"
A stern voice shouted.
Xia Sheng and Uncle Jiang looked over.
They saw a person wrapped in black cloth bending over, coughing, and speaking in a hoarse voice, "I- I'll do my best."
"Do your best?
This month is almost up. If there's still so little, I'll throw you to the front lines. "
The black-clothed person nodded repeatedly.
Xia Sheng frowned. "Don't bring someone like her to fill the numbers. She's clearly injured and her battle force isn't stable. There's no way she can harvest pyrolyte. It's a waste of energy."
"Yes, Young Master. Throw her to the front lines after this month," Uncle Jiang said.
Another day passed. When the starlight dimmed, everyone subconsciously left the shoal and returned to the wooden houses. Only a few people stayed by the Star River, staring at the river with bloodshot eyes.
The black-clothed person walked towards the wooden house.
Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream was heard. Many people looked over and saw a person's body split into two on the beach by the Milky Way. Blood stained the ground and even the water of the Milky Way around it. The blood spread in all directions.
This scene made the people who had planned to stay on the shoal to catch fish tremble in fear. They subconsciously retreated a lot.
Big Black was among them. He had been lucky these few days and had caught a few fish, but it was still a little short of what he had expected. Seeing someone being bitten to death, not only was he not afraid, but he was even more ferocious. All he could think about was that woman.
He wanted her. Although she was ugly now, she used to be brilliant. She was his dream, and no matter what, he had to get her once.