"Give me one more chance. Ancestor, plead on my behalf. Give me one more chance and I can make up for my mistakes," Shaoyin screamed.
Beside the lake, the Ancestor's expression was calm. "Shaoyin, if not for your contributions, you would not have been punished like this. You should know what the Eternals' punishment is."
Shaoyin was terrified. "I understand, I know. Ancestor, please give me one more chance. As long as I cultivate my power to perfection, I will not be weaker than any of the Seven Skygods. I don't want the position of one of the Seven Skygods anymore. I just want to serve the race. Ancestor, please give me one more chance."
The Ancestor coldly said, "Put it down."
Shaoyin gritted his teeth and looked down. Although sinking into the divine power lake was not the Eternals' punishment, it was still not an easy punishment.
Yu Huo and the others had become captains of the True God Guards because they could cultivate divine power. However, even if they could, how much could they absorb?
If they had absorbed enough, they would not have died in the battle just now. Shaoyin was the same.
He could cultivate divine power, but if he came in contact with too much at once, the pain would be a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand times worse than death.
Not only that, but if he sank into the divine power lake, the slightest carelessness would cause his entire body to be corroded by the divine power, turning him into an inhuman monster that was even more disgusting than a Corpse King. He had seen such monsters with his own eyes. They were killing machines that did not even listen to the Eternals' orders.
He did not want to become such a monster.
But no matter how much he begged, it was useless. In the end, his entire body sank into the lake.
The surroundings of the lake were silent. This was the norm in the Zone of E, and no one spoke much.
Lu Yin looked around. There were originally some Progenitors who had joined the Eternals, but a few had died in the previous battle. The Eternals had lost no less than twenty Progenitors this time.
The Thunder Lord was a ruthless person. Lu Yin had launched a crusade against the Endless Battlefield while the Thunder Lord had attacked the Zone of E directly.
"According to the usual practice, one sinks and one pulls up," the Ancestor said indifferently. As soon as he finished speaking, the lake churned as if something was about to come out.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. Was there something else in the lake?
Soon, a person was pulled up. He curled up into a ball and trembled.
As soon as he left the surface of the lake, he howled madly, as if he had gone mad. Not only were his eyes bright red, but even his skin and hair were bright red. Streams of energy swirled around him, and as he howled, pressure spread out in all directions.
Lu Yin was involuntarily pushed back. What was this?
Ancestor Xi frowned: "Sink down, continue pulling."
The roaring figure calmed down when he touched the God Power Lake. He was no longer crazy. Then, another figure was pulled up. Just like the previous one, he roared like a madman, as if he was unwilling to leave the God Power Lake.
Lu Yin stared blankly. What was that?
What a terrifying pressure. One after another, one after another. Were these Corpse Kings?
No, human?
That wasn't right either. This was a monster that had been completely corroded by divine power. It wasn't a Corpse King, nor was it a human. It seemed to have lost its rationality.
Looking at the footprints on the ground, he was forced back. It was just a roar. Although these monsters had lost their minds, their strength was terrifying.
He pulled up four monsters in a row, and all of them had the ability to intimidate him with their voices. Every one of them was a Progenitor, and every one of them seemed to be the embodiment of divine power.
No way, the Eternals were hiding these things?
Then why didn't they use them in the previous battle?
The fifth figure was pulled up, and Lu Yin stared at him.
This figure left the lake, but he didn't roar or curl up. He was just hung up like a dead person. His four limbs hung down, and his long red hair covered his head. He looked like a ghost.
Ancestor Xi's eyes lit up: "Name."
The figure was still lying there as if he was dead.
Ancestor Xi wasn't in a hurry and just stood there.
Around the lake, everyone looked over curiously. Occasionally, there would be astral beasts that would appear, and they would also look over curiously.
Most of the Eternals were humans. Although there were astral beasts, there weren't many of them.
Lu Yin stared at the figure. He wasn't dead, but he didn't know what was going on.
"Name." Ancestor Xi asked again.
The figure still didn't respond.
At this moment, on the other side of the lake, a maid spoke up while trembling: "He, he is called Mu Ji."
Ancestor Xi looked over, and many people's gazes landed on the maid.
The maid panicked. Her master had died in the previous battle, and she was waiting for Ancestor Xi to arrange a new master. She didn't expect to see the original master here.
"Mu Ji?" Ancestor Xi was astonished: "The Mu Ji who wants to control the middle plate?"
Lu Yin raised his brows. Control the middle plate?
He looked at the middle plate.
Many people looked over.
The middle plate rarely spoke, but now, it was staring at the figure: "It's him."
In Two Blade Sect, the pink-haired girl exclaimed: "I remember now. A few hundred years ago, the race recruited a person who could control others with evil. It's him."
The blue-haired man nodded: "He wants to control the captain of the True God Guards with evil? That's a fool's dream. Because of that, he sank into the god force lake. I thought that he would turn into a corpse, but he didn't."
Lu Yin looked at the figure. He actually wanted to control the captain of the True God Guards?
Ancestor Xi looked at the figure: "Mu Ji."
The figure moved, and shortly after, he slowly raised his head. He stretched out his hand and pushed aside the red hair that was covering his face as he looked around.
It was a pair of faint red eyes, and it was far from the scarlet of the monsters just now. This person's gaze was gloomy, and it made Lu Yin feel uncomfortable.
"I'm released?" It seemed like he hadn't spoken for a long time, and his voice was dry and hoarse.
After looking around, this person looked at Ancestor Xi. He straightened his body and rubbed his eyes: "Ancestor Xi?
I'm released? "
Ancestor Xi calmly looked at him: "When someone sinks, someone floats. Mu Ji, you're free."
Mu Ji blinked, and then he laughed and pushed aside his hair: "Free, that's great. Hahahaha, I'm free, and I didn't turn into a monster. Hahahaha."
Ancestor Xi's lips curled up. Anyone who could survive in the god force lake without turning into a corpse was a genius.
"From now on, you're the captain of the True God Guards. I hope you won't make the same mistake as before and work harder for the Eternal Race."
Mu Ji moved his limbs: "Thank you, Ancestor Xi."
The crowd dispersed, and Lu Yin took a deep look at Mu Ji before leaving.
The Eternal Race's foundation was indeed deep, and who knew how many monsters there were under the god force lake.
In the battle just now, the Eternal Race didn't send out these monsters, so they probably weren't that useful.
There were monsters under the god force lake, and there were the three legendary ultimate skills. Should he find time to go down?
Thinking of this, Lu Yin stopped and looked back at the god force lake again.
So far, there were only five captains of the True God Guards, so adding Mu Ji to the team didn't require them to assemble.
In Lu Yin's opinion, the Eternal Race would definitely fill in the captains of the True God Guards as soon as possible.
In that case, he would become a veteran captain.
A few days later, Mu Ji suddenly came to Lu Yin's tower and asked to see him.
Lu Yin didn't understand why he was here.
He walked out of the tower.
Mu Ji smiled and walked over, very polite: "Captain Yebo, it's the second time we've met."
Lu Yin was indifferent: "What's the matter?"
Mu Ji smiled: "Nothing, I just want to get to know you, Captain Yebo. We're both captains of the True God Guards, and now there are only five captains left. There are many opportunities for us to work together, so I want to get to know you first."
Lu Yin looked at Mu Ji. This person was too normal. He had been in the lake for hundreds of years, but it was as if nothing had happened. If it weren't for his light red hair and eyes, Lu Yin would have suspected that he wasn't in the god force lake at all.
"There's nothing to know," Lu Yin said indifferently.
Mu Ji smiled: "Don't be so cold. I just went to find Dual Blade, and we had a good chat. In fact, sometimes people who seem cold and indifferent are more enthusiastic once they open their hearts. Captain Yebo, are you like that?"
Lu Yin looked at Mu Ji calmly and didn't say anything.
Mu Ji didn't feel awkward and continued to smile: "Alright, whether or not I am, you and I have to get to know each other. We'll have a long time together in the future."
"Not necessarily," Lu Yin said.
Mu Ji seemed to like to laugh: "Captain Yebo, you're really interesting. Do you have no confidence in yourself or in me?
If it's me, you don't have to. I'm very powerful. "
Lu Yin raised his brows.
Mu Ji's expression changed, and he said very seriously: "I'm really very powerful."
Lu Yin turned to leave, about to return to the tower.
"Captain Yebo, do you want to spar?
I think we'll become good friends, "Mu Ji shouted.
Lu Yin didn't even look back as he walked into the tower. The tower's doors were closed, and only the maid stood outside while Dugu faced Mu Ji.
Mu Ji sighed: "Really, everyone is so cold. Boring, boring." With that, he left.
Lu Yin stood in the tower and watched Mu Ji's departing figure. He was actually very curious about what this person had experienced under the divine power lake and why he hadn't turned into a monster called a berserk corpse.
Those berserk corpses were powerhouses who had made mistakes. Like the Shaoyin Divine Sovereign, they had been sunk into the lake.
Those who hadn't reached the Progenitor realm weren't qualified to be sunk.
Since those powerhouses had turned into berserk corpses, how had this Mu Ji managed to keep his attitude the same?
After Mu Ji left, Two Bladers came to see Lu Yin again.
"Hey, Yebo, that Mu Ji came to see you, right?" the pink-haired girl asked, her large eyes flashing with curiosity.
Lu Yin nodded.
"Don't believe anything he says." The pink-haired girl clenched her fists in anger.
Lu Yin was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
The blue-haired man said, "This guy is disgusting. When he first joined the clan, he cooperated with us on missions and tried to control us several times. Fortunately, we were vigilant and didn't fall into his control. It's not just us; he should have attacked others as well. Besides the Corpse Kings, there's no one he doesn't want to control."
"If not for the fact that he controlled the middle plate, who knows what would have happened."
Lu Yin didn't understand. "How did he control you?"
"Evil," the pink-haired girl said in disgust.
Lu Yin was confused.