Chapter 419 – Main Course and Dessert

Two large silver eggs, each about half the height of a person.

The surface of the eggs had vine-like pattern designs, exuding a metallic texture.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered.

He moved swiftly towards the two silver eggs.

However, before he could get within a hundred meters of the eggs, they shot off like cannonballs.

The speed was so quick that Lu Yuan couldn’t react in time and could only watch helplessly as the eggs flew away.

“Chase?!”

Lu Yuan gathered his strength and called out to Yuwen Tong.

But Yuwen Tong shook her head, “Forget it.”

She continued in a calm voice, “These are the final survival tactics of children from Starry Sky families; we might not be able to catch up. Besides…”

Yuwen Tong paused, her voice turning cold, “Someone wouldn’t want us to go for complete annihilation.”

“The Bai Family?”

Lu Yuan instantly understood.

Yuwen Tong didn’t respond, but her meaning was clear.

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but frown.

When they were in a life-and-death crisis, the people from the Bai Family didn’t come to help. Now the fight was over, and they decided to get involved.

They were really turning out to be the worst teammates.

“What if those people come back for revenge? Can the Bai Family take responsibility for us?”

Lu Yuan spoke coldly.

“Perhaps.”

Yuwen Tong answered expressionlessly.

Lu Yuan looked at her.

After a moment, he averted his gaze, letting out a soft sigh.

“We… are still too weak.”

“Yes.”

Yuwen Tong responded softly.

She lifted her head, her deep purple eyes gazing at the damaged sun and moon hanging in the sky, and suddenly said, “But this stage won’t last long.”

Lu Yuan agreed with a nod, and the two of them said nothing more.

The oppressive silence continued for a while until the phenomenon beneath them broke it.

Lu Yuan noticed that in the water region where they stood, black smoke had somehow begun to rise in large quantities.

This black aura emerged from the water, lingering at the water’s surface without dispersing.

As a result, the once turbid water region gradually became clear, taking on a transparent gem-like red hue, which was quite beautiful.

“What is this?”

Lu Yuan attempted to grasp a wisp of black aura, probing it with his mental power, only to be shocked when he discovered that the black aura could actually corrode his mental power.

He could clearly feel a trace of decaying Strength following his mental power, seemingly attempting to invade his mind, so he quickly severed that mental power outside his body.

“It’s the ancient aura left here surging… Don’t get too close to the water’s surface, or it might be dangerous,” Yuwen Tong warned Lu Yuan, squinting her eyes as she examined the area beneath them.

“Ancient aura…” Lu Yuan repeated softly.

“The ancestral land secret realm is a collapsed ancient battlefield. There are numerous remnants of battles fought by ancient powerhouses here. These auras usually settle at the lower layers of the secret realm, and when stirred by external forces, they naturally rise…”

Yuwen Tong explained and then urged Lu Yuan to leave.

“Let’s go, the Bai Family’s secret realm exit is about to open. I’ve been sent the coordinates; we should head there now…”

“The Bai Family seemed to have released a coordinate point before.”

“That was fake.”

“Hmm?!”

…

Inside the ancestral land secret realm, two silver light spheres, one large and one small, sped through the air like light and electricity.

As they neared a certain coordinate, their speed gradually slowed down, gradually revealing the appearance of two massive silver eggs.

One of the silver eggs emitted a beam of white light into the void.

The white light projected in the air, slowly melting a hole into the void.

The void hole gradually expanded, approaching a size that could accommodate the passage of the two silver eggs.

Just as the void hole was about to fully form, suddenly, a mass of thick black liquid descended from above.

“Bang!”

Caught off guard, the two silver eggs were directly enveloped by the black liquid.

The white light used to hold open the void hole flickered and disappeared.

The metallic shell of the silver eggs, once wrapped in the black liquid, appeared to be rapidly corroded, as if submerged in sulfuric acid.

Before long, one of the silver eggs was corroded to the point of breaking, and a frail, aged figure fell out from it.

The old man, completely naked, had just opened his eyes when he found himself entangled in black liquid. His pale face immediately showed terror. He was about to speak, but the next moment, he was completely engulfed by the black liquid.

The black liquid wrapping the silver egg seemed to swell suddenly, and a chilling chewing sound emanated from within.

Amidst this sound, the shell of the second silver egg also broke open. A figure shot out, desperately trying to escape into the distance.

However, before he could get far, several tentacles of viscous black liquid extended and firmly grasped him, pulling him back relentlessly.

“Damn it! What are you?!”

The escaping figure revealed a face filled with disbelief and shouted through gritted teeth, “Do you know who I am? I am Anders Tulan. If you dare touch me, there will be no place for you in the entire Moyun galaxy!

Let go of me, you bastard!…”

Anders shouted in panic, but the black liquid seemed indifferent to his warnings. It continued to pull him back, slowly yet greedily.

Half a minute later.

Anders’s voice completely faded in the space. On the massive, irregular black liquid, only a grasping hand remained, clutching at the air repeatedly.

Soon enough, this hand was also engulfed in the viscous black liquid.

After devouring two people, the sticky black liquid covering the two silver eggs churned vigorously, occasionally emitting steam, resembling a satiated, burping giant.

Not long after, the massive black liquid shrank inward.

A figure gradually formed.

It was a handsome young man with slightly dark skin, sporting silver short braids, and vine tattoos adorning his neck and face.

He looked just like the previously devoured Anders.

Except this Anders had pitch-black eyes, devoid of irises. His demeanor was incredibly sinister and eerie.

“Not bad.”

” Anders” examined himself from head to toe, seemingly satisfied with his current form.

“Finally tasted something decently delectable. This identity is not bad either; it can serve as a stepping stone for the next stage of Strength recovery… should be useful for a good while…”

Anders muttered to himself, suddenly spitting out a complex, glowing rune. Gazing at the bizarre rune pattern, twisted like vines before him, he chuckled softly.

“You should feel honored to serve as my cover for a while.”

“Don’t worry, the Tulan Family will not perish. Your entire family will reunite within my body and become immortal with me!”

Having said that, Anders swallowed the rune back.

His eyes flickered, shifting from pure black to silver irises, and his aura transformed from sinister and eerie to arrogant and frivolous.

He scanned his surroundings indifferently and finally locked onto a direction, turning into a streak of silver light as he quickly darted away.

“Just a few more desserts remain.”

“Perhaps they’ll be even tastier than the main course.”

“I can’t wait…”

…

“With the Immortal Bloodline secured, how are we going to explain things to the Tulan Family?”

Outside the secret realm, a handsome youth withdrew his gaze from the scene before him and frowned.

“It was just discovered that the one who secretly infiltrated our Bai Family secret realm this time was Anders Tulan, the youngest son of Halil Tulan, one of the grand star lords.”

The white-haired middle-aged man beside him remarked calmly.

“The grand star lord’s son… no wonder…”

Upon learning the identity of the intruder, the handsome youth’s expression turned grim.

“In that case, it’s uncertain whether the Immortal Bloodline can indeed be preserved.”

“That depends on how the Council of Elders handles it.”

The handsome youth furrowed his brow and said, “There’s a risk they might use the Immortal Bloodline as a bargaining chip. What do you think?”

He turned to the bespectacled old man beside him.

The bespectacled old man lowered his head, focusing on the tea cup in his hand as he gently blew on it, responding casually, “I’m not a member of the Council of Elders, so I can’t influence the family’s decision. What else is there to say?”

The handsome youth blinked, contemplated saying something, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

As the three casually chatted, a handsome yet sinister face with vine patterns appeared on the screen before the handsome youth.

“Anders Tulan?! How is he still here?”

The handsome youth was taken aback and just as he was about to speak, the screen before him went completely dark.

Half a second later, with a grim expression, the handsome youth said word by word, “That guy… destroyed my Blood Sprout Mech!”

“What?!”

Meanwhile, within the ancestral land secret realm, Anders was leisurely wiping his mouth as he lifted into the air with a relaxed demeanor.

“Didn’t expect such an unexpected reward… Tsk… this meal was quite a feast.”

…

Elsewhere in the ancestral land secret realm, Lu Yuan and Yuwen Tong had already regrouped with the remaining trialists from the Xia State.

The group stood quietly in an ancient valley, with no one speaking.

The Bai Family had used the trialists for a blood sacrifice to their mech, intending to rescue Yuwen Tong, who was in crisis.

When the groups came together, a brief exchange made the truth clear.

But even with a reason, the Bai Family had not attacked the trialists without cause.

Moreover, due to Yuwen Tong’s connection, they specifically spared the group from the Xia State.

Despite learning the truth, the trialists from the Xia State remained despondent, with expressions filled with complexity and numbness.

So many tenth-stage, ninth-stage, and eighth-stage powerhouses… each was a top-notch talent on their planet, nurtured with countless resources and efforts, bearing the hopes of their people.

Yet, they were slaughtered without hesitation, without any regard for connections.

They once thought their relationship with the Bai Family was a “transaction,” a “hired” and “being hired” sort of relationship.

Now it was clear it was all just wishful thinking on their part.

To the Bai Family, people from less advanced civilizations were merely “pigs and dogs,” slightly valuable but meant to be exploited and, if necessary, discarded without a second thought.

“Advanced civilization… so this is what ‘advanced civilization’ means…”

Lu Yuan’s face was expressionless, his mind churning with cold thoughts.

“If the Bai Family had chosen someone else from another planet for their talent instead of Yuwen Tong, would we be the ones used as resources today?”

Lu Yuan suddenly found that his previous idea of leveraging Yuwen Tong to connect with the Bai Family, an advanced civilization, to enter the Starry Sky, had completely vanished.

“If I really want to enter the Starry Sky, I have to rely on my own strength. I’d rather wander the universe alone than live at someone else’s mercy, with my life and death in the hands of others!”

Lu Yuan made a silent resolution and glanced at Yuwen Tong again.

Yuwen Tong’s face showed no emotion.

But Lu Yuan knew that this trial must have also greatly impacted and affected Yuwen Tong.

Her thoughts must have changed compared to before, but given her awkward situation, she probably couldn’t extricate herself from the Bai Family right now, even if she wanted to.

The group stood there, the atmosphere heavy, quietly waiting for the real exit to open.

Feeling idle, Lu Yuan opened his professional panel to take a look.

The recent battle had not been without gain for him.

His [Martial Arts Grandmaster (Extraordinary)] professional level had increased by one, reaching level 13.

He had gained 1 skill point and 1 attribute point, bringing his total to 2 skill points and 1 attribute point.

Unfortunately, he had nowhere to allocate them, so he could only save them for now.

Another gain was comprehending the killer move-the [Eight-Armed Demon Tribulation: Collapse].

This killer move, based on the power of the ultimate skill “Collapse” at level 2, was formidable and had become his top-tier finishing skill.

“Since I’ve advanced the perfect limit break form three times, it’s time to enhance my finishing skills…”

His [Finishing Skill: No Style], which was once a trump card, was now clearly lagging behind his combat power.

Lu Yuan felt it necessary to find some time to reorganize and improve the skills on his professional panel.

With his current level and perspective, [No Style] indeed had significant room for improvement and enhancement.

The previous [Deity: No Style] under the second perfect limit break was a makeshift creation and hadn’t been meticulously refined.

“If only I could experience Yuwen Tong’s mental power secret technique enhancement one more time. In that state, my deduction efficiency was far superior to normal…” Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Suddenly, a wave of consciousness transmitted over to him.

Yuwen Tong’s voice echoed in Lu Yuan’s mind.

“Lu Yuan, I have something I need to handle alone. You stay here with the others. I’ll be back before the exit opens…”

“Huh?!”

Lu Yuan was startled upon hearing this and instinctively looked up at Yuwen Tong.

However, Yuwen Tong didn’t give him a chance to make eye contact. As Lu Yuan glanced over, she was already airborne, swiftly heading back in the direction they had come from.

“Where is Lord Tong going?”

Yuwen Tong’s sudden departure surprised the others from Xia State as well.

Everyone’s gaze involuntarily turned to Lu Yuan, as he was the strongest among them after Yuwen Tong.

Facing their inquisitive looks, Lu Yuan shook his head.

He hovered in the air, frowning slightly as he watched Yuwen Tong transform into a streak of light and disappear over the horizon.

Standing quietly, Lu Yuan gazed in the direction where Yuwen Tong vanished, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

After a moment, a mist rose in his eyes, gray and hazy, transforming into a chaotic vortex.

When the vortex and mist dissipated, Lu Yuan took a deep breath, and in the next instant, he, too, vanished into the void.