Chapter 2070: The Eagle And The Fish


    "This looks familiar," Forgotten Ruins God muttered.


    Everyone else felt rather confused, as they had never seen such a massiveke before. Could this be the scene of the other Mainds being destroyed?


    The Fifth Maind had the Astral River while the Sixth Maind had the inverted waterfall.


    No one noticed Chu Yuan''s expression of absolute shock. He was familiar with this ce, as not only had he seen it, but he had also visited this ce before. This was where he had met the Origin Progenitor.


    "Up above!" Lan Xian eximed, fear evident in her voice.


    Everyone looked up.


    A massive shadow enveloped them. It was sorge they could not see the edge. Suddenly, they heard a deafening sound that caused space to grow chaotic. It was the cry of an eagle.


    Everyone stared in disbelief as a majestic eagle flew down andnded. As it approached and drew closer, they realized that it was muchrger than it had first appeared to be, as it covered half theke.


    Theke itself wasrge enough that Lu Yin could not see the shore, despite having passed his third stellr tribtion. It wasrge enough to hold an entire region of the universe, and yet the eagle fully covered half of thiske. It was evenrger than Ancestor Tortoise!


    When he saw the eagle fly over andnd, Leng Qing''s pupils shrank to pinpricks, and he shouted, "The Origin Progenitor’s eagle!"


    Jiu Yao and Lan Xian were both startled, and they were instantly reminded of the statue they had often visited in the past. It was a statue of the Origin Progenitor, and there was a massive python wrapped around the waist of the statue as well as an eagle perched on his shoulder. Could this really be that eagle?


    Lu Yin stared in a daze as the eagle descended. His mind went back to the legend he had heard in the Perennial World that imed that there was a massive eagle perched atop the Mother Tree while the Python Ancestor wrapped around the base of the Mother Tree’s trunk. Lu Yin had already seen the Python Ancestor for himself, so could the eagle also be real? Was this that same eagle?


    The eagle covered theke as itnded. Its talons stretched into theke. It seemed to grab onto something, and the entireke churned so violently that the nearby stars were disturbed. Water sshed everywhere, each dropletrge enough to drown out an entire star. However, given the size of the eagle, they were nothing more than mere droplets.


    The eagle’s talons remained in theke for just a few more moments before it soared back into the sky once again, making its way towards outer space as it let out another cry.


    The eagle’s cry contained anger and annoyance that Lu Yin and the others could clearly hear.


    Suddenly, they all heard a rough voice speak up from beneath them. "Come on, little birdy. Come on! Get over here and catch Lord Fish. It’s not good to make Lord Fish wait and frown, so get over here!"


    Everyone looked down, and they all saw a massive tail suddenly appear within theke. It smashed down onto the surface of theke, sending out crashing waves that were powerful enough to distort space.


    Lu Yin instantly felt that the voice sounded rather familiar, and he kept looking around for who had spoken. Finally, he realized that the voice wasing from the enormous mouth of the fish that they were staring at. The fish was so unbelievablyrge that it was impossible to see either side of its head. The fish continued mocking the eagle. "Come on, Lord Fish will ept you, little birdy. Come on, get over here! Lord Fish is bored."


    The angry eagle let out another scream from far overhead. It then dropped, its talons stabbing straight into the water. However, the fish had already dived to the bottom of theke before the eagle was even able to get close. The fish was startlingly quick, and this singr exchange made it clear that the fish had done the same thing to the eagle countless times before. The eagle failed to catch the fish, and it flew back up into the sky.


    The fish resurfaced as it pped its tail onto the surface of theke once again. "Little birdy, where’d you go? Lord Fish misses you! Get back here! Lord Fish loves eating roast fowl and two-legged beasts. Come back to Lord Fish! Lord Fish will teach you how to lockbreak! Lord Fish will teach you how to be a Progenitor!"


    The eagle let out an enraged scream. It continued to swoop down at theke in an attempt to catch the fish, only to fail yet again. The mouthy fish was slippery, but the eagle became so angry that it tried to simplypletely drain theke. However, a mysterious force stopped the eagle from doing so, and it was even pushed up away from theke. This only made the eagle even more enraged than ever.


    "Lord Fish wants to use this little birdy as a mount, just like those two-legged beasts. Hurry over here and be Lord Fish’s mount! Lord Fish is in a good mood right now, and I will teach you things that will allow you to stand above all of your peers." The fish shouted again and again. It was incredibly irritating to hear, but there was nothing that the eagle could do to stop it.


    Lu Yin was utterly speechless. Even if he could not see the entire fish or had a good idea of what it looked like, its voice sounded exactly like that miserable fish that rode around on top of Xi Qi''s head. That nasty little fish had to this massive fish’s descendant.


    "Chu Yuan, you look like you know this ce." Heluo Mavis stared at Chu Yuan.


    Lu Yin looked over as well.


    Chu Yuan answered in an indifferent tone, "That eagle is indeed the one from the Origin Progenitor’s back garden, and the Python Ancestor was nearby. As for that fish down below, I heard the Origin Progenitor refer to it as the Arkfish."


    "So that’s the Arkfish? There were rumors that the Origin Progenitor used it specifically to train the eagle, and I can see why now," Heluo Mavis murmured to herself.


    Lu Yin looked back down at theke. There had been mention of the Arkfish in the Perennial World’s legend as well, but as far as Lu Yin was concerned, it was more like a fart fish. The words it spew were simply infuriating.


    The main hall trembled, startling everyone, as this stop had been incredibly brief. Previously, every stop had been sessively longer, and everyone had expected this to be their longest stop yet.


    The statue once again started absorbing all the stellr energy from everyone''s bodies and devouring it. Theke disappeared as they resumed traveling through time and space.


    Right as everyone thought that the same cycle as before would continue, something inexplicably changed. The stellr energy that the statue had been devouring suddenly stalled, and then it was violently sent back. It started pouring back into everyone''s bodies.


    Lu Yin reflexively started using the Cosmic Art again, but he did nce at the statue. Why was the cycle so short this time?


    Before he could even really consider the change, a tremor shook the main hall, catching everyone off guard. Had they already arrived at their next destination?


    There was a burst of light outside the main hall, and they were greeted by the sight of an enormous tree covered with glowing fruits. The tree was falling, and a massive figure was standing next to it and punching at the tree.


    Heluo Mavis waspletely stunned. "The divine tree!"


    She leaped forward, but she was blocked by the power that isted the main hall from the rest of the universe.


    The main hall shook again right away, and it returned to the dark river of time. They had only seen the tree for a maximum of two seconds before it disappeared. Then, the stellr energy started draining from everyone once more.


    Heluo Mavis had gonepletely white. She had just seen a colossal giant attacking her Mavis family’s divine tree. She had never seen that giant before, but rumors imed that the colossal giants had been created by the Dao Monarch of the Third Maind. Did the fall of the Second Maind have something to do with the Third Maind? Was there a connection to the colossal giants?


    Before everyone could recover from the sudden changes, stellr energy suddenly shot back into their bodies once more. At almost the exact same time, the main hall shook. They saw someone stirring up the Astral River, which meant that they were looking at the Fifth Maind. They could see the Astral River twining through space like a ribbon, but they could not see the face of the person disturbing it.


    The main hall kept trembling. As it became more and more frequent, they saw more and more glimpses of events throughout history.


    Sometimes they saw battlefields, and other times a peaceful location in outer space. There were times when they saw a wedding, or just the Mother Tree. The scenes flickered by faster and faster until it became impossible to clearly see anything.


    Lu Yin stared at what was happening outside the main hall. Everything he was seeing at this moment were bits of history. He watched snippets of events that had yed out across the various Mainds, powerhouses who toyed with stars, and even the Heavens Sect.


    He had never before imagined that he would one day have the opportunity to see the Heavens Sect for himself.


    The Mother Tree held up the universe, and the Six Mainds circled the Mother Tree. When the main hall appeared outside another Maind, Lu Yin saw both a Sky Pir and the Mother Tree standing tall in the distance. He saw the Daosource Sect standing proud like an imperial pce atop the Sky Pirs. There were countless races streaming towards the Heavens Sect. It truly was the peak of human civilization.


    Lu Yin did not recognize what he was seeing, and he only recognized it for what it was because Leng Qing had recognized the sight and remarked that it was the Heavens Sect. That point in time had been the era when humanity had stood at the absolute center of the universe. Every powerful Progenitor and Semi-Progenitor who had lived during that era had represented the essence of humanity. It was an era that had been beyond prosperous.


    When Lu Yin saw this, it was the image of what humanity should have to him. This was, and should have been, the true face of mankind.


    Ever since Hen Xin and the other people from the ancient era had appeared, everyst one of them had kept speaking of the Heavens Sect, and their words and demeanor had given Lu Yin an ever-growing mental image of the ce. When he finally saw it for himself, the impression was instantly etched into his very bones. He saw the stunning magnificence of the Heavens Sect, and its power to y with stars and the universe itself. The Aeternals were nothing more than monsters while the astral beasts only deserved to be enved.


    For a long time afterwards, Lu Yin remained quite emotional. He suddenly understood why Sky Garan had dered that he would rebuild the Heavenly Sect. It also made sense that the same goal had been Lu Xiaoxuan’s dream. After seeing the Heavens Sect for himself, rebuilding the Heavens Sect became Lu Yin’s dream as well. He wanted to ce the Tower of the Fifth within the Heavens Sect to guide and train humans, paving the way to the future.


    Lu Yin had not held such a grand ambition since the time he had been left as white meat on Driftcharge.


    The constant ebb and flow of stellr energy within the main hall continuously shifted to different points in time and space. It was clear that something had changed, and Lu Yin and the others all started to panic, as they were afraid that they might be left in a random point in space in an ancient era.


    Leng Qing, Chu Yuan, and Heluo Mavis did not fear such a possibility, as they were actually eager to return to the Heavens Sect era. For them, this bit of time travel felt like a bit of a tour. Still, regardless of the process, returning to their own ce and time would be the best for them.


    Forgotten Ruins God finally took action. She had no idea what sort of changes might ur to the main hall in the future, but since things had already started to change, she felt that making the first move would secure the advantage. All she needed to do was get the sword.


    The dark-red stream of energy took on the form of a massive wolf head that tried to devour Leng Qing and the other two Semi-Progenitors. At the same time that she released her innate gift, Forgotten Ruins Godshed out with Four Arts: Celestial de.


    Leng Qing changed back and merged with his de while fiercely shing out at Forgotten Ruins God. The man collided with Four Arts: Celestial de, but Leng Qing was the one who was pushed back. The stellr energy kept fluctuating within his body, and he did not have a reliable level ofbat power at this moment. He was actually weakened right at the moment of impact, which was why Leng Qing was forced back.


    Forgotten Ruins God raised her hand. Four Arts: Pearl.


    Forgotten Ruins God had never used the Four Arts before this moment. However, during this surprise attack, she had started by using the Four Arts’ Celestial de to stop Leng Qing while simultaneously sealing Leng Qing’s prowess with the de away with the terrifying Four Arts: Pearl.


    Leng Qing’sbat strength plummeted, as his de had been sealed.


    Forgotten Ruins God seized this opening to sweep past Leng Qing while racing towards the statue.


    Jiu Yao and Lan Xian instinctively moved to stop the charging woman, but they were sent flying with a Sit and Forget. Lan Xian suffered the brunt of the blow, as she was knocked all the way down to the lower level of the main hall where she spat out blood. The difference in strength between Lan Xian and Forgotten Ruins God was too much.


    Jiu Yao was the Sixth Maind’s only Semi-Progenitor who was even close to approaching the Progenitor Realm, but at this moment, he was facing Forgotten Ruins God who was using the Aeternals divine energy. On top of that, Jiu Yao was weakened as he was still missing some of his stellr energy.


    Forgotten Ruins God had held back from doing anything earlier since she had been concerned about the unknown consequences her actions might have while traveling through time and space. However, as soon as she took action, she revealed an unrivaled level of strength that instantly crushed three Semi-Progenitors.


    Only Chu Yuan and Heluo Mavis were left near the statue, and it was impossible for either of them to stop Forgotten Ruins God.


    Lu Yin looked up from where he was on the lower level of the main hall. When he saw that Forgotten Ruins God was moving towards the statue, he jumped up and moved to block her path. The Cosmic Art was activated at full power, and Lu Yin took in every scrap of stellr energy that he could.


    The stellr energy had just started to surge out of the statue again to fill everyone’s bodies. As Lu Yin used the Cosmic Art, it caused the stellr energy levels around him to soar. Forgotten Ruins God had no choice but to enter the area affected by Lu Yin’s Cosmic Art if she wanted to take the statue.


    It looked like Lu Yin wanted to use the higher levels of stellr energy caused by the Cosmic Art to force greater amounts of stellr energy into Forgotten Ruins God''s body and overwhelm her. Unfortunately, such a thing could only be a dream. While it was possible to overwhelm Heluo Mavis or Chu Yuan with such a method, it was impossible to do the same to Forgotten Ruins God. If things reached a point where Forgotten Ruins God could be affected, then Lu Yin would already have self-destructed.


    "Naive." Forgotten Ruins God struck out at Lu Yin with a hand. It was not a powerful attack, as she still did not want to kill Lu Yin.


    Lu Yin took out his eggshell and hid inside it. He then pulled out his needle-like weapon and thrust it at Forgotten Ruins God.