Ancestor Mojiang’s gaze turned fervent. That was it—that was the Arrow Progenitor’s arrow just now! During the ancient era, when the two mainlands had fought, the Arrow Progenitor had fallen within the Fifth Mainland’s Daosource Sect, and they had left their inheritance behind in the Daosource Sect’s ruins. When the Arrow Progenitor had fought against the Fifth Mainland in that ancient war, he had loosed many arrows, and the arrow just now had been one of them. As long as Ancestor Mojian could get his hands on that arrow, he would be able to use it as a guide to search for the Arrow Progenitor’s inheritance that was hidden within the Daosource Sect’s ruins.
Ancestor Mojiang acted immediately, and he reached out towards the Arrow Mountain Elder.
Yuan Shi’s response was even faster, as he had already sensed that Ancestor Mojiang was up to something. He naturally moved to stop the Imprinter.
“Destroy the Greatwood Lavazone!” Ancestor Mojiang ordered.
Yan Cheng’s face went pale, as he had been severely injured just now. If that arrow had deviated by even the slightest bit, it might have actually pierced through his heart and instantly killed him. In reality, it had nicked his heart, but it had not destroyed the crucial part that sustained him.
His heart could recover, but if that one part was damaged, then Yan Cheng would be doomed.
He had wanted to withdraw due to his injury, but Ancestor Mojiang was determined to destroy the Greatwood Lavazone. Thus, Yan Cheng could not retreat.
When the Arrow Mountain Elder heard Ancestor Mojiang’s words, his expression became determined, and he spat a mouthful of blood onto the arrow. He nocked it to his bow once more, but this time, he did not aim the arrow at Yan Cheng or the other Imprinter. Instead, he aimed it at Ancestor Mojiang.
When Ancestor Mojiang sensed Arrow Mountain Elder’s killing intent, he lightly tapped out. This seemingly gentle movement caused a gale to ripple out that penetrated the void as it descended. To the Arrow Mountain Elder, this gale was like the might of the heavens, and he could not resist it.
With no other choice, he released the arrow, and the void froze once again. This arrow broke through the gale and continued streaking towards Ancestor Mojiang, but Yuan Shi’s figure suddenly appeared before the arrow as he tapped out. The arrow was redirected towards the Imprinter who had been standing near Yan Cheng. The powerhouse had not expected the attack to suddenly change course, and due to his carelessness, his head was directly pierced through by that arrow, shattering with a bang.
A mighty Imprinter had died, just like that.
No matter how powerful one was, unless they were indestructible, there was no possibility of surviving if their head was shattered. This Imprinter naturally had not attained such a state.
Yan Cheng’s eyes went wide as he watched the powerhouse right next to him die. This person had been in the same realm as him, and their status had been close as well. He instinctively reached out and grabbed the arrow before disappearing.
The scene of the Imprinter dying had scared Yan Cheng. Even if Ancestor Mojiang ordered him to stay, he would refuse.
As for that arrow, since it could kill an Imprinter, it definitely was not an ordinary arrow.
Ancestor Mojiang also left the battlefield, and nobody tried to stop him.
Everything had happened too quickly.
The Arrow Mountain Elder could only stare blankly as the arrow was stolen before him. Although he wanted to form the seal and call the arrow back, it was impossible. The person who had snatched the arrow was Yan Cheng, and he was no ordinary powerhouse.
The Arrow Mountain Elder’s body trembled, and he nearly collapsed. Fortunately, a Neo-Vestige Sect disciple quickly rushed up to support the elder.
They were finished. They had possessed three inherited arrows, but one had been lost just now. Even the Arrow Mountain Elder felt an unendurable agony from the loss.
Yuan Shi landed, and solemnly said, “With your arrow techniques, you cannot possibly harm Ancestor Mojiang. If that arrow had truly been shot at Ancestor Mojiang, it would have served no purpose.”
The Arrow Mountain Elder feebly answered, “Junior knows this. Thank you, Yuan Shi, for your assistance.”
Yuan Shi nodded. “I will do my best to take back that arrow for you.”
The Arrow Mountain Elder smiled bitterly and shook his head. “There is no need. It was my fortune to have gained it, and it was also my destiny to lose it. If Teacher Yuan Shi takes a risk because of that arrow, it would not be worth it.”
Yuan Shi sighed. “In this war, no one will be spared, let alone items.”
After speaking, he vanished.
After Yuan Shi left, the Arrow Mountain Elder spat out another mouthful of blood.
At the same time, in the Endless Lavazone, Master Bei had a similarly pale face. He could no longer sense his arrow, and no matter how anxiously he tried to call it back, all of his efforts were useless.
He had a bad premonition, and his heart fell. He spat out a mouthful of blood and nearly lost consciousness.
In the Technocracy’s territory, Yan Cheng returned to one of the giant mechanical fortresses and immediately began healing himself. His injuries were very severe, as that arrow had left behind more than just a puncture wound on his body. If not for the fact that the Arrow Mountain Elder’s cultivation was not enough for him to release the arrow’s full power, then just being grazed by it would have been enough to kill Yan Cheng.
At this moment, Ancestor Mojiang appeared before the Imprinter.
Yan Cheng finished applying the medicine around his heart and then hurriedly offered his respects.
Ancestor Mojiang gently replied, “There is no need to bow. This battle must have been tough on you.”
Yan Cheng respectfully answered, “If not for Ancestor, Junior would have been dead. Thank you, Ancestor.”
Ancestor Mojiang grunted, and then his expression grew rather strange. “That arrow, how is it?”
Yan Cheng’s eyes flashed, and he pulled out the arrow to pass it over to Ancestor Mojiang.
Ancestor Mojiang stroked the arrow. “Indeed, it really is the Arrow Progenitor’s arrow. Very good, very good, I like it.”
Yan Cheng’s heart skipped a beat. He had known that the arrow was not ordinary, but he had never thought it would actually be the Arrow Progenitor’s arrow.
His wound was agitated by the realization, and blood seeped out from his chest, though Yan Cheng did not mind. Instead, he spoke up. “If not for Senior, this Junior would not have been able to bring this arrow away. Thank you, Senior, for your assistance.”
Ancestor Mojiang frowned. “This arrow is not bad.”
Yan Cheng lowered his head and remained silent.
Ancestor Mojiang’s tone turned cold as he passed the arrow back to Yan Cheng. “Keep it safe. With this, one can sense the Arrow Progenitor’s inheritance within the Daosource Sect’s ruins. If I am able to obtain the Arrow Progenitor’s inheritance, this life of mine will not be in vain.”
Yan Cheng retrieved the arrow, but then he suddenly coughed up blood and shakily stood up. A cold light flashed through Ancestor Mojiang’s eyes.
“Rest well,” he said before leaving.
After Ancestor Mojiang left, Yan Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. Ancestor Mojiang had been very clear in stating his desire for the arrow, but Yan Cheng had no intention of handing this arrow over to the other man. Yan Cheng intended to leave the arrow behind for his juniors in the Yan family. They would be able to bring it into the Daosource Sect’s ruins and use it to search for the Arrow Progenitor’s inheritance.
However, the attitude that Ancestor Mojiang had shown before he had left made Yan Cheng feel a little apprehensive. These old fellows were notorious for their ruthless methods, particularly Ancestor Mojiang. In order to receive the Martial Progenitor’s support, he had willingly led the entire Mojiang bloodline to invade the Fifth Mainland. Ancestor Mojian was someone who would resort to anything to achieve his goals. With their strength, the Yan family’s juniors had no hope of competing against those of the Mojiang bloodline.
As he thought about this, Yan Cheng immediately sent someone back to the Sixth Mainland to inform Ancestor Autumnfrost, as Yan Cheng intended to offer the arrow to Ancestor Autumnfrost. With the offering of the arrow and Xiaojing’s upcoming marriage to Autumnfrost Qing, it would be enough to securely tie the Yan family to this colossal creature that was the Autumnfrost family.
It should be known that Ancestor Autumnfrost was actually slightly stronger than Ancestor Mojiang.
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Before long, the people who Yan Cheng had sent to return to the Sixth Mainland fearfully stared ahead at a point in outer space. “Ancestor Mo- Mojiang?”
Ancestor Mojiang casually waved a hand, and the Hunter instantly turned to dust.
“Sure enough, he wanted to offer this arrow to the Autumnfrost family. Yan Cheng, I will let you know the outcome of crossing me.” Ancestor Mojiang’s voice was cold, and he vanished in an instant.
One arrow was obviously not enough to satisfy Yan Cheng. Over the upcoming days, the Sixth Mainland centered the majority of its focus on conquering the Greatwood Lavazone. Yan Cheng also moved out on multiple occasions, as he wanted to force the Arrow Mountain Elder to use another arrow.
Yan Cheng’s thoughts were quite clear: if the Arrow Mountain Elder used another arrow, then he would immediately escape and would simply let Ancestor Mojiang handle the situation. Whether or not Ancestor Mojiang would be able to snatch another arrow was none of Yan Cheng’s business.
He hoped that Ancestor Mojiang would be able to obtain another arrow. That way, the Cosmic Imprinter would not keep staring at the one in Yan Cheng’s possession.
The moment the Sixth Mainland moved out at full force, the situation became very terrifying for the defending Fifth Mainland. The invading forces contained almost ten powerhouses with power levels over 200,000 as well as multiple experts with power levels exceeding 300,000 and even 400,000. The Greatwood Lavazone simply could not resist such an assault, and just a lone Envoy like the Arrow Mountain Elder could not stop all of the attackers.
Fortunately, Millions City had arrived in the nick of time. The first appearance of the mobile fortress had eliminated quite a few of the Sixth Mainland’s experts with its energy cannons, and it had also destroyed a large number of the Technocracy’s androids, which finally gave the Greatwood Lavazone some breathing room.
Yan Cheng had not expected a mobile fortress like Millions City to appear at the border. This sort of ancient construct was not technically considered a firearm despite it being built from advanced technology.
The Technocracy wanted to influence the control of Millions City, but to their surprise, they found that they could not do anything.
Mobile fortresses like Millions City hailed from the ancient era, and it had its own safeguards in place. The weapons consumed star essence to power their energy attacks, and the defensive barrier surrounding Millions City had been upgraded to the point of being able to withstand attacks from Envoys. Additionally, it was very difficult for outside technology to influence the fortress.
Half a month passed, and during this time, there were very few attacks on the Ironblood Lavazone. Lu Yin’s military contributions had risen to 50,000 due to him successfully crossing lavazones to transport the dark lava as well as killing multiple enemies. He had gathered quite an outstanding service record, but unfortunately, after he had killed an Enlighter when first arriving at the border warfront, not a single other Enlighter from the Sixth Mainland had tried to fight him. Thus, he had only been able to kill cultivators and androids at the Hunter realm.
On one particular day, Commander Zhang sought out Lu Yin. “The Greatwood Lavazone is facing a bitter fight, and they need more support. Alliance Leader Lu, I’m sorry, but only you can go.”
The Ghost Monkey was angered by this. “Seventh Bro, why? Why are they asking you to do everything? The Sixth Mainland people who’ve invaded the Greatwood Lavazone are basically all lunatics! You’ll just be sending yourself to your death by going there.”
Lu Yin did not want to go either, and he hesitated.
Although his universal armor could resist attacks with power levels of around 300,000 or so, quite a few of the battles in the Greatwood Lavazone had involved Imprinters. Reportedly, even Ancestor Mojiang and Yuan Shi had fought several times there, and going there was essentially the same as looking to die. On such a battlefield, there would be no decisive role for him to play like in Ironblood Weave, and he would be destined to be a spectator. It was more important for him to preserve his own life.
Commander Zhang sighed. “Millions City’s support has helped reduce the severity of the Greatwood Lavazone’s crisis, but have you noticed how the strength of the forces attacking the Ironblood Lavazone have weakened? The enemy forces were likely transferred over to the Greatwood Lavazone, and although we don’t know why the Sixth Mainland is so determined to conquer the Greatwood Lavazone, we cannot allow that region to be breached. As this region’s commander, I cannot go, and Yuehua Mavis is the only one here who can stall an Imprinter. Thus, you are the only option.”
“Let me consider this,” Lu Yin said.
Commander Zhang nodded. “In my eyes, you are still a student, and so, I will not force you. For a student like yourself, reaching this level of power is not easy. If you truly aren’t willing to go, then guard this Ironblood Lavazone well for me, and I’ll go.”
Lu Yin’s heart was moved. He had nearly forgotten that the person before him was a mentor from the Astral Combat Academy.
“Seventh Bro, don’t be soft-hearted! Don’t go looking to die!” the monkey shouted.
In a downcast tone, Lu Yin replied, “I’ll go.”
The monkey wailed in agony.
Commander Zhang’s eyes contained complex emotions. “Nobody can escape this war, and since you’ve come to this battlefield, you must make sure that you are prepared to make sacrifices.”
Lu Yin did not plan to become a sacrifice. If he truly could not save his own life, then he would use his ultimate move: summoning his Master.
Truthfully, Lu Yin was extremely curious about Mister Mu’s level of strength. With just a wave of his hand, he had casually obliterated Blackless God’s strand of spiritual force. Although that did not mean that Mister Mu could defeat Blackless God’s true body, it did not seem to be too unreasonable. Also, Lu Yin remembered Blackless God’s shock upon seeing Mister Mu.
The two clearly knew each other, and from what Lu Yin had seen, Mister Mu’s true strength was possibly greater than even Yuan Shi’s.
Mister Mu was Lu Yin’s true hidden trump card.
