Hui Santong lowered his head, his expression complicated.
Compared to the other inheritors of the Seven Courts, Hui Santong knew far more, not only about his Hui family, but also about the rest of the Court of Seven Names.
The more one knew, the more there was for one to think about.
“I will not pursue the matter of the Giant Emperor, so draw a map of where you encountered Ancestor Hui Kong,” Hui Santong growled.
Lu Yin replied, “Sorry, but I have no knowledge of the Technocracy, so I can’t make a map for you.”
Hui Santong sighed, but then he suddenly remembered something. He looked at Lu Yin solemnly. “Are you being controlled by the Neohuman Alliance?
Lu Yin had already thought of this issue, and he replied, “If I tell you that I’m not being controlled, do the Seven Courts have any way to verify it?”
Hui Santong shook his head. “It’s not important if we have a method or not, as the only authority that can genuinely recognize your situation is the Hall of Honor. Even if we accept what you say as true, you will still be hunted down by the entire universe. It will be impossible for you to live like before.”
Lu Yin also thought of this, and he turned to look at Lei Nü.
Lei Nü indifferently replied, “Judicial Commissioner Mu En is outside Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum. When we leave, he’ll take you to the Honor Zone. Nothing will happen to you if you are proven to be clean.”
Lu Yin nodded, outwardly showing his relief, but deep down, he was worried about the black and white mist inside his heart. Who knew what would happen if that was detected and taken as the Neohuman Alliance’s method of controlling him. Lu Yin would not be able to argue his way out of anything at that time.
Still, he needed to be tested, and Yuan Shi and Eversky Island would not be able to back him up this time. It was a matter of principle.
After visiting Aeternus Nation, Lu Yin finally understood why the Hall of Honor was so adamant about eradicating the Neohuman Alliance. If he were given the choice, he would issue the same command.
However, a test was another issue altogether. He did not want to surrender his fate to the hands of others and be wrongly accused.
Of the Hall of Honor’s nine overseers, one of them was from the Daynight clan, and there were also others among them who were eager to benefit from the Daynight clan. Lu Yin would never believe that those people would treat him justly.
“The Hui family’s patriarch will contact you after we leave,” Hui Santong said. He believed that Lu Yin had met Hui Kong, but Hui Santong did not believe that Lu Yin and Hui Kong referred to each other ‘brothers,’ as the age difference between them was simply too extreme. Hui Santong then hesitated for a moment before adding, “I really hope that you aren’t being controlled by the Neohuman Alliance.”
Hui Santong looked off into the distance. Due to the commotion caused by the Giant Emperor, all of the guardian giants had been lured over to the pool of blood, which meant that none of them were blocking the way out. The humans quickly left and fanned out in various directions.
Hui Santong was the first of the trio to leave, immediately followed by Lei Nü. Lu Yin chased right after them.
When Hui San Tong noticed Lu Yin, he turned around and stared at Lu Yin in confusion. “Why are you following me?”
Suddenly, he seemed to understand something, and his expression soured. “What do you want?”
Lu Yin chuckled. “I’m lost, so can you lead the way?”
Hui Santong’s eyes widened. “You want to follow me too?”
Lu Yin nodded and looked at Lei Nü, who was staring back at him.
Hui Santong was left speechless.
Why does everyone want to follow me?
“What do you want?”
“The Root of Intelligence.” Lu Yin did not conceal his intentions.
Hui San Tong frowned. “We might not be able to find it. After all, that comes from our ancestor, Progenitor Hui.”
“Come on, don’t say that. Progenitor Hui is also an ancestor of all of humanity. It’ll be up to our own luck whether or not we can find it,” Lu Yin replied with a smile. He really wanted to get his hands on another Root of Intelligence so that he could deduce more of the Overlaying Stacks Path. With his current physical strength, he was definitely able to use more stacks, and his strength would greatly increase if he fused more stacks into his Vacuum Palm. If he succeeded, his Vacuum Palm would become a technique that could strike fear even in the hearts of Enlighters like Xia Jiuyou.
Hui Santong felt rather helpless. It was actually a bit absurd that there were two people following him. Never in the history of the Seven Courts had outsiders had entered Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum, except for Burial Garden, who knew the tomb as well as the Seven Courts. Also, never before had anyone from the Seven Courts acted as a guide for outsiders.
“Just keep walking. You’re not going to give up on finding anything just because there’s two of us here, right?” Lu Yin asked without any confidence. He was truly a bit concerned.
Hui Santong looked at Lu Yin, and then he looked at Lei Nü. “I won’t look for the Root of Intelligence any longer,” he said as he flew off.
Lei Nü frowned and glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin didn’t expect Hui Santong to decisively give up on the root just like that. But since the youth did not want to look for the root, Lu Yin could not force the matter. Lu Yin and Lei Nü were both more powerful than Hui Santong, so even if he did manage to find a Root of Intelligence, it would never belong to him. Someone as intelligent as Hui Santong would have instantly realized this.
This meant that Hui Santong was now headed somewhere everyone was aware of.
There was no way for Lu Yin to change Hui Santong’s mind, so he could only follow in silence.
Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum was indeed vast. After half an hour, Hui Santong turned around and saw that Lu Yin and Lei Nü were still following him, so he said, “I heard that you were captured by one of the Seven Skygods, Shaman God. Where did he take you?”
“Aeternus Nation,” Lu Yin replied.
Hui Santong trembled and stared at Lu Yin in shock. “You were captured and taken to Aeternus Nation?”
Lei Nü was also stunned to hear Lu Yin’s answer, and she even stared at Lu Yin and began to carefully examine him.
Lu Yin said, “It seems like you guys have heard of it before. That’s right, that Aeternus Nation.”
“Where is it?” Lei Nü asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. “I don’t know. I only know that it’s in a separate dimension and that it has seven Towers of Darkness, with each one representing one of the Seven Skygods.”
“You were taken to Aeternus Nation, but you were able to escape? Honestly, I don’t buy it,” Hui Santong said.
Lu Yin replied, “That’s why I need to undergo some testing. Otherwise, nobody will ever believe me.”
“What’s Aeternus Nation like? I’ve heard that it’s a paradise created by the Neohuman Alliance where they research ways to have people live forever,” Lei Nü asked.
Lu Yin’s expression darkened. “It’s hell, a place that should be destroyed immediately if discovered.”
Lei Nü no longer spoke, and Hui Santong also remained silent as they continued moving forward.
Before long, they felt star energy fluctuations off in the distant horizon. Soon after that, the trio saw tens of enormous earthworms, each more than a thousand meters long, floating in midair. Xie Xiaoxian and Shu Jing were flying above the worms and were attacking the creatures.
Hui Santong averted his gaze, clearly having absolutely no intention of helping the two out, and he began to take a detour around them.
“What are those things?” Lu Yin asked.
“What happens to a human corpse after it dies?” Hui Santong countered.
Lu Yin immediately understood, and he thought back to the creatures that he had seen in Northline Flowzone. They actually looked somewhat similar to the giant earthworms currently before him.
However, these worms were definitely more powerful, as they were attempting to devour Progenitor Chen’s corpse.
While there were many worms here, each one was not that powerful. Thus, Shu Jing was able to handle them on his own, as could Xie Xiaoxian.
Lei Nü looked down, and her pupils shrank. Seeing all these worms coiled together in a writhing mass was rather revolting.
These were simply parasitic worms, much like the tiny parasitic worms that lived within the hair follicles of common people. However, in this mausoleum, they had been blown out of proportion due to the massive size of Progenitor Chen’s clone.
“If these worms have appeared, then does that mean that the corpse of Progenitor Chen’s clone is down there?” Lu Yin asked.
Hui Santong explained, “Not really. These worms have no effect on Progenitor Chen’s corpse. With their strength, how could they possibly devour the corpse of Progenitor Chen? They’re merely parasitic worms, though they’re also a source of food for the guardian giants.”
“That’s food?” Lu Yin was surprised.
Hui Santong said, “Why don’t you go have a bite? They’re supposed to be pretty tasty.”
Lu Yin felt disgusted. “Have any of you ever tasted them before?”
Hui Santong did not reply, instead speeding up and continuing forward.
Xie Xiaoxian and Shu Jing had both noticed the trio, and they were both focused on Lu Yin.
That despicable bastard.
“Hey guys, don’t leave!” Xie Xiaoxian shouted as she quickly chased after the three youths.
Everyone who had entered Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum had moved on from the pool of blood and headed deeper into the mausoleum, all except for one person: Ku Wei. Everyone seemed to have forgotten about him, and in some sense, he had even forgotten about himself. During this entire time, he had been hiding in a guardian giant’s hair while praying not to be discovered.
After the giant crossed the broken city walls, Ku Wei blinked in amazement.
Really? A giant civilization formed here?
He was clearly a tad slower than the rest of the participants. If the guardian giant that he was riding on had not crossed the walls, then Ku Wei might have never found out what was going on.
Guardian giants were more like beasts than humans, and they acted purely on instinct. Ku Wei’s particular guardian giant had been drawn to the pool of blood.
There were many other guardian giants who had left after circling the pool of blood once or twice. The guardian giant that Ku Wei was riding upon seemed a little bit off, however, as it actually instead bent down and stuck its head into the pool, possibly to wash its face. However, this action essentially tossed Ku Wei straight into the pool.
Kui Wei was caught off guard, and he fell into the pool of blood. As soon as he fell off the giant, the guardian giant caught sight of the youth.
Although guardian giants relied heavily on their sense of smell, they were also able to see if something was not too far away. At this moment, Ku Wei and the guardian giant locked eyes with one another.
The guardian giant naturally reached out for Ku Wei, who felt as though a mountain was falling down on him.
Kui Wei was terribly alarmed, and he used the Ku family’s Finger Tap technique.
The giant’s palm was simply too massive, and Ku Wei could only break off a single finger of the giant, but he was still slapped by the hand, and the force of the impact nearly crushed him to death. Ku Wei could not help himself from spitting out a mouthful of blood. However, as he did so, the blood in the pool flowed into his body. This was the blood of the guardian giants as well as the Giant Emperor, but mixed in among all the giant blood was also the tiniest traces of Progenitor Chen’s blood.
Lu Yin had absorbed the majority of Progenitor Chen’s blood, but since the blood had laid within the pool for an unknown length of time, some of it had eventually dissolved into the general blood pool.
The concentration of Progenitor Chen’s blood within the pool was insignificant, but Ku Wei had swallowed enough blood to absorb some of Progenitor Chen’s blood as well.
The guardian giant scooped Ku Wei out of the pool, picked him up, and brought him closer to its eyes to examine him. After a moment, the giant glared at Ku Wei before tossing him away.
