Chapter 2894: A Long-Term Plan  

Shaman God stared at Lu Tianyi in a crazed manner. "Like I said, no one can kill me! Lu Tianyi, I’ll remember this! I’ll leave the sequence particle research here for now, but I’ll be back for it!"

With that, the Skygod’s body instantly vanished without any warning.

Lu Tianyi's fingers fell upon nothing, and he stared at the empty space. Shaman God was gone.

Lu Yin quickly approached. "Ancestor."

Lu Tianyi had a solemn look on his face. "He used the Law of Space to break his body apart and forcefully escape. While he got away, he’s at death’s door. Unless he receives the help of a truly powerful individual, he’ll still die."

"But since he escaped, he must have some sort of back-up plan." Lu Yin was unwilling to just give up.

Lu Tianyi nodded. He had not expected Shaman God to have such a trick prepared, but the Progenitor had still been able to wound Shaman God, which would have been an impressive accomplishment even during the Heavens Sect era.

Suddenly, the void nearby twisted, and Shaman God reappeared.

Lu Tianyi and Lu Yin stared blankly at the man, who stared back at them in a daze. Why was he back?

Lu Tianyi quickly attacked, and a finger struck Shaman God's forehead. The Skygod’s head was destroyed, and yet his body still briefly disappeared. At the last moment, Lightstream flickered, and reversed time by a second. Shaman God's fading body returned, and Lu Tianyi took the opportunity to raise a hand and strike Shaman God's nearly headless body. The sourcebox array within Shaman God's body that had been formed by space sequence particles was directly destroyed by Lu Tianyi. This was something only Lu Tianyi could do.

With the sourcebox array broken, Shaman God could no longer escape. At this moment, he looked completely dead.

Lu Yin stared at the headless body. Was the Skygod really dead? It felt unreal. This was one of the Seven Skygods. Lu Yin had never heard of any of the Skygods dying, aside from in the distant Heavens Sect era. He had simply wanted to take the sequence particle research, yet had inadvertently caused the death of one of the Seven Skygods?

Shaman God's body swayed, and then lines of blood flowed from the ruined body. They merged together and formed a head out of the various lines of blood. The face glared at Lu Tianyi. "You weren’t the one to kill me! Lord Wei, why did you do this?"

The expression of the face of blood changed, and revealed an expression of mockery and arrogance. "How many years has it been since you learned about the Transcendent Universe’s sequence particle research and targeted this universe’s ruler? For all of the years since then, I’ve been waiting for this exact moment."

"You aren’t Lord Wei?" Shock covered the features of the head of blood, and then once more grew arrogant. At this moment, such arrogance was strangely reassuring.

"I dealt with him one step ahead of you. As soon as I eliminated Lord Wei, you came after me. Truthfully, I never thought that this would be the way to kill you. Few of the Seven Skygods have ever died since the moment of their inception. Even during the Heavens Sect era, only one or two ever died, and after that, no one has managed to kill any of the Seven Skygods. You’re just too difficult to kill.

"This was the only way to deal with you, and it means that one less person will die."

"Who are you?" Shaman God demanded.

Lu Tianyi sighed. "It’s been a long time, Hui Wen."

Lu Yin was stunned. "Progenitor Hui?"

"Haha, it has indeed been a long time, Lu Tianyi. Your Lu family nearly ruined my luck."

"You’re Hui Wen? That despicable, sneaky bastard?" Shaman God’s fury was clearly seen on the face of the head formed from blood, but that expression quickly changed again and returned back to that of Progenitor Hui.

"When it comes to being despicable, how could anyone compare to you Aeternals? Aside from the shattering of the First Mainland, all of the other Mainlands were destroyed through sneak attacks or underhanded means. Your shameless ways led to the fall of the Heavens Sect. Shaman God, you played no small part in all of that.

"During the Battle of Turtledove River, you slaughtered your way across the entire battlefield. Lu Tianyi is right, you need to pay the debt of blood you owe."

"You’re mad! Even if I die, you’ll die with me!" Shaman God roared.

Progenitor Hui sneered. "I died a long time ago, and only my mind has remained. Now that I’ve revealed myself, do you really think that I was ever controlled by you? Lu Tianyi, finish it, or have the kid do it."

Shaman God refused to accept defeat. "Hui Wen, you can't defeat Aeternus directly, so you rely on these kinds of twisted methods! You’re too despicable! Completely hateful..."

There was a bang as Shaman God's body shattered completely, destroyed by Lu Tianyi 's sequence particles.

Lu Yin watched as Shaman God's body vanished into a cloud, and an indescribable feeling of relief overcame him. The Seven Skygods were not immortal.

From the moment Lu Yin had first learned about the existence of the Seven Skygods, he had thought about how to defeat them. However, the further Lu Yin had risen, the more he had understood just how unfathomable those seven powerhouses were. There seemed to be no limits to their strength, and any time that Lu Yin had felt like he had seen their limits, he had later discovered that what he had seen was not the truth at all.

There had even been a time when Lu Yin had doubted if it was even possible for the Seven Skygods to die.

However, Shaman God was dead, and his death had shattered Lu Yin's impression of the invincible Seven Skygods. Even they could still die.

Shaman God had died because of Progenitor Hui’s plotting, but also because Lu Yuan had managed to leave the Skygod badly wounded before Lu Tianyi had delivered the final blow. It had taken several of humanity’s most powerful individuals to work together, but so long as Shaman God was dead, everything had worked out.

Lu Tianyi let out a breath. "Finally, I killed one."

"Yes, I finally killed one." An ethereal voice came from Progenitor Hui. All that remained was his manifested thought.

Lu Tianyi looked over to see a figure form from condensed manifested thought. The translucent figure was none other than Progenitor Hui.

Lu Yin stared at Progenitor Hui. This man was a true legends. Unlike Progenitor Chen, who had left behind records of victories in battle, or Progenitor Ku who had left behind a magical battle technique, Progenitor Hui’s influence ran through a great deal of human history. He had created and enacted the plan that had gotten revenge on the Sixth Mainland. He had been the one to leave behind the Tecnocracy, which had managed to create a bit of breathing space for humanity to fight against Aeternus. He had been the one to set up Ceaseless Impetus on the rear battlefield to defend the Perennial World from the Aeternals' invasion. Once again, Progenitor Hui had done something miraculous, by scheming against Shaman God and bringing about the downfall of one of the Seven Skygods.

Progenitor Hui had never been the strongest Progenitor in human history, and yet he was the Progenitor who had left the greatest mark in human history. His legends and accomplishments had served as greater contributions for humanity than anyone else.

Lu Yin admired Progenitor Hui more than almost every other Progenitor.

It was shocking for Lu Yin to be able to meet Progenitor Hui in the Transcendent Universe.

"Brother Lu, your descendent is very good. I admire him." Progenitor Hui smiled as he looked at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin quickly stepped forward and bowed low to Progenitor Hui. "This junior is Lu Yin. Greetings, Progenitor Hui."

"Haha, smart, strong, and polite. I can’t understand how the Lu family managed to give birth to such a child. Child, are you sure your surname is Lu?" Progenitor Hui teased.

Lu Tianyi shook his head. "Really? Your tongue is just as sharp as ever. Alright, talk to me. What’s happening?"

Progenitor Hui smiled. "In life, so long as you talk, you will always gain something."

Lu Yin curiously observed Progenitor Hui. This man was Progenitor Hui, one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. The same Progenitor Hui who had been mocked by Progenitor Smoke, who had said that Hui Wen was the most conniving of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, while also mentioning that the man had loved to make sarcastic remarks.

Progenitor Smoke had told Lu Yin that Progenitor Hui had once mentioned that he only acknowledged a few people as worth his attention, but that Progenitor Ku was one of them. For that reason, many people had challenged Progenitor Ku to a duel, while many others had started to take a detour when they had seen the man.

While Progenitor Smoke had not said much, and had even gritted her teeth when speaking about Progenitor Hui, she clearly admired him.

This was Progenitor Hui.

"We found Ku Jie. I’ll have him talk to you when he eventually wakes up," Lu Tianyi mentioned.

Hui Wen's eyes flared. "You found Ku Jie? Didn't that idiot go after True God to challenge him? He's still not dead?"

"Not dead."

"That’s ruthless enough. I'll accept it."

Lu Tianyi studied Progenitor Hui. "This manifested thought of yours can persist for much longer."

Progenitor Hui shrugged. "I was up against Shaman God. You know how difficult an opponent he is.

"I also learned about the Transcendent Universe’s sequence particle research long ago, which was when the ruler of this universe decided to choose me to become his next body. I did my best to escape, and after I became a Progenitor and was confident, I came back to this universe. With my abilities and intelligence, I dealt with him, and just a short time after that, Shaman God learned about the sequence particle research and came after me."

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "I see. The You family told me that someone once escaped after being selected by Lord Wei. So that was you, Progenitor Hui.”

"Since Shaman God decided to throw himself into a trap, of course I was happy to follow along. I sent my mind into his body, pretending to be trapped. All along, I maintained the image of being the ruler of this universe, and I kept up the sequence particle research.

"Kid, what’s your take on things?" Hui Wen suddenly turned to address Lu Yin.

Lu Yin coughed. "The Technocracy was divided into two opposing factions, one of which was supported by the Sixth Mainland, and the other by the Perennial World. The two sides fought against each other in the Sophic Rift. However, while they appeared to be enemies, they were really taking advantage of the Sixth Mainland and the Perennial World to gather resources that were used to create an army of mechanical ants that was gathered to deal with the Aeternals. If my guess is right, you’ve been spending your time here in the Transcendent Universe, studying sequence particles together with Aeternus through through this universe."

"Hahahaha, clever! I’ll admit that you’re pretty smart, kid. Taking that risk to save you during the Tea Ceremony wasn’t a waste. Yes, you’ve got it. Sequence particles are not at all easy to study. Do you really think that this research was able to succeed by relying on the Energy Research Group? That girl Zi Jing was able to solve just one problem, while most of the obstacles were actually dealt with by Shaman God.

"He’s an incredible Array Grandmaster, and I’m another Array Grandmaster. We complemented each other well, and together we were finally able to finish the sequence particle research.

"Shaman God believed that I was Lord Wei the entire time, which is why he believed he could really control me. I relaxed while allowing him to remain in control while I waited to find a chance to deal with him. Who would have thought that something would happen to your Lu family? Honestly, Brother Lu, your Lu family must have been really desperate! You had to have a child rescue you!"

Lu Tianyi frowned. "If you have something to say, do it now."

Progenitor Hui rolled his eyes. "I had originally planned to reach out to your Lu family when the sequence particle research was about to succeed, and ask you to work with me to get rid of Shaman God, but your Lu family was actually banished, which complicated matters. I don't care for those people from the Sixverse Association, as I don’t trust them. I didn’t have a choice but to trick Zi Jing and scare the girl away so that the research would be delayed."

"Is that why Zi Jing coincidentally appeared in the Fifth Mainland?" Lu Yin was caught off guard.

Progenitor Hui nodded with a smile. "She doesn't know it, but I was the one who set up that whole thing. I manipulated the appearance of Lord Wei. Shaman God thought that he had my manifested thought under his control, but he needed to attend to many different things with his avatars, which meant that it was impossible for him to keep an eye on me at all times. When he was distracted, I had a chance to do what I needed."

Lu Yin understood that this was how Zi Jing had managed to escape. Given the importance of the sequence particle research, Lu Yin had always been a bit puzzled by the fact that Zi Jing had been able to escape from the Transcendent Universe, and he finally had an explanation.

"Does that mean you have always been observing me, Senior?" Lu Yin asked.