Chapter 1787: Progenitor Chen?!

In the Ross Empire’s mobile fortress, Lu Yin watched as his die slowly came to a stop at six pips. His eyes went wide at his luck; he really had rolled Possession.

The mysterious space with the balls of light was quite dim, and Lu Yin was left speechless at the sight before him. All of the balls were quite dark, indicating that none were worth merging with. This was his first time encountering such a situation, but he did not want to use up all of his star essence in this place.

He simply merged with a random orb of light and opened his eyes. Huh? This is familiar…

He had not Possessed a human, nor an astral beast, and not even a corpse king. Was he one of those mechanical ants?

Lu Yin was surprised to discover that he had actually Possessed the body of one of the mechanical ants he had Possessed once before. He was still in the body of something that had the strength of a Hunter, so it was no surprise that the orb of light had been so dim. With Lu Yin’s current strength, a Hunter was just too inferior to him.

Lu Yin twirled his antenna to look around. He was still surrounded by countless mechanical ants. It was almost exactly the same scene that he had witnessed before. He manipulated the body of the ant to leap up onto the ant in front of him. He continued forward, using the same method as before. Unfortunately, there had been too many ants the last time, and Lu Yin had not been able to see anything at all regarding where they were headed.

However, this time he was able to see something. There were still countless mechanical ants up in front of him, and he had no idea what was behind. There were many raw materials being moved around, and scavengers were the ones moving the materials around.

Eventually, the scenery changed before Lu Yin’s eyes, and he returned to his own body. Even then, he did not move, but simply sat there in silent thought.

He had once guessed that there was a connection between the disappearance of massive amounts of materials in the Technocracy and the scavengers which cleaned the battlefields, but he was still surprised to learn that he had been absolutely right.

Scavengers were specially designed machines that the Technocracy used to clean up regions of outer space that were used as battlefields. Lu Yin believed the Master Brain to be their creator and master, as there were scavengers in both First Edition City and Sky Creation Academy. If the mechanical ants really were being produced with materials gathered by the scavengers, then both First Edition City and Sky Creation Academy had to be secretly involved as well, though it had to be the Master Brain controlling everything.

Lu Yin lifted his head. He was still just postulating, and though he was not very clear on many details, he felt that his guess was quite likely the truth.

This Possession had taken up 80 million star essence, which, fortunately, was not everything Lu Yin had left. He still had about 200 million star essence left for him to hang on to.

After resting for ten days, Lu Yin lifted his hand and brought his die back out. He tapped it to begin rolling it again.

He rolled two pips right away, but unfortunately, he did not need Blackhole Disassembly for the time being.

He rested for another ten days before rolling again.

How would the Neohuman Alliance respond to recent events? Everyone was watching and waiting to see. The Great Eastern Alliance was proceeding quickly with the efforts to unite the Innerverse, but there was nothing for Lu Yin to personally take care of. Since there was nothing, then he might as well roll his die.

This time, he rolled Possession again, which left Lu Yin rather surprised. This was quite a bit of luck. He returned to the same mysterious space as always, but this time, he was no longer surrounded by dim balls of lights, but by radiant spheres.

Why were there so many? Lu Yin was stunned. This should not be possible. Given Lu Yin’s strength, such vibrant balls of light had to belong to Envoys, and not even average Envoys. There were even several balls of light that Lu Yin found difficult to look at. Just what level of strength did such brilliant light represent? He had never Possessed any such person.

Lu Yin decided to give it a try just once. Maybe he could Possess an expert with a power level of 800,000, 900,000, or even a million.

It was a good idea, and Lu Yin tried to merge with the brightest ball of light he could find, but, unfortunately, it was impossible.

His vision changed, and he went straight from the dark mysterious space to a land that was dark red and shrouded in dusk. Lu Yin had Possessed another body. This time, it was a person, but there were no memories.

Lu Yin stood in place, somewhat dazed. There were no memories at all, absolutely none! He looked down at his hands and examined his body. It all looked normal, and he was made of flesh and blood. However there was no body heat; the body was as cold as a corpse. A corpse king? No, there were no thoughts of cruelty or rage, nor any impulse to destroy everything. It seemed that it was simply a corpse lost in the wilderness.

This corpse could move, but had no memory. It somewhat reminded Lu Yin of the mummified corpse that he had Possessed in the Forgotten Ruins in the Perennial World’s Dominion Realm. However, the two bodies were also fundamentally different. After all, Wang Su had discovered that the corpse in the Forgotten Ruins had been the key to triggering the trap.

That corpse had been a mere tool, while the one that Lu Yin was currently Possessing was able to freely move about, and simply had no memory. It was completely different from a corpse king.

Why were there so many things in the universe that were so bizarre? Lu Yin was quite puzzled.

Lu Yin then looked up and glanced around. He was in a desolate location, and the sun was setting on the horizon. He saw some small white clouds that were drifting by, but were they really clouds? There was also a cool breeze that felt like it came from the sea. Wait, was there a sea nearby?

Lu Yin controlled the corpse and started to walk forward. Suddenly, without him understanding what was happening, an astral chessboard appeared beneath the corpse’s feet, and the body then vanished. When it reappeared, it was a great distance from its original location.

Lu Yin was startled; had the corpse just used a secret technique? How was that possible? Could his own secret technique somehow have been triggered by this corpse? That was impossible, as only his consciousness had Possessed this corpse, and there was no way to have brought the secret technique as well. Lu Yin tried to use the Ce Secret Art, but nothing happened.

Sure enough, it had not been his own mastery of the secret technique that had been triggered, but something from the corpse itself. It seemed to have activated the secret technique without conscious control.

What the hell was going on? Was this the corpse of someone from the Ce family? Could it be that he had ended up in some place that belonged to the Seven Courts?

Lu Yin was confused, but he continued to walk into the distance. Soon, he saw a figure walking quietly along. No, it was actually jumping.

Lu Yin had goosebumps all over his body immediately, and a coldness burgeoned from the depths of his heart. He remained where he was and watched in silence.

It did not take long for the person to become clear. They were an old man with a face that looked flushed from having drunk too much wine. He only had a single leg that was made from wood, and the other leg was missing entirely.

Lu Yin let out a sigh of relief. This person only had a single leg, so no wonder he was jumping to get around.

The one-legged old man jumped and landed quite close, but leaped away again, seemingly without even seeing the corpse that Lu Yin Possessed.

Lu Yin looked away and continued to walk forward. It seemed like there was more than just the strange corpse in this place, and he wanted to see what other strange corpses were in this place.

The duration of his Possession was quickly running out, so Lu Yin hurried forward, hoping to trigger the Ce Secret Art again.

The next moment, an astral chessboard appeared beneath his feet, and the secret technique was activated. He instantly disappeared, and though he was not very far away when he reappeared, the secret technique was instantly triggered again with each step that Lu Yin took. It seemed as though this corpse never tired and was able to use the Ce Secret Art repeatedly without any sort of limitations.

The cool breeze grew stronger as Lu Yin continued forward, and he could tell he was quickly approaching the sea. There was only a cliff up ahead separating him from the water up ahead. Lu Yin looked around and saw a lone figure sitting atop the cliff with its back to Lu Yin. Though he could not see the person’s face, the figure radiated a feeling of extreme loneliness.

He heard the sound of the sea, and just as he was about to continue forward, he sensed motion from behind. He turned to see a very cute girl facing him with a smile on her face. She had lively eyes, and she was looking straight at him.

Her appearance startled Lu Yin, and he almost fell. The girl lifted a hand and attacked as Lu Yin watched in fear. The attack started up high, and quickly descended, piercing through the void and shattering space.

The next moment, the attack disappeared. The girl stepped forward and walked past Lu Yin, moving in a different direction. Every time she covered a certain distance, she would pat the air before her, unleashing a terrifying attack that dropped down in front of her. The whole time, there was a cute smile on her face. The whole thing was truly odd.

Lu Yin was left speechless. The girl had practically scared him to death.

He subconsciously put a hand to his chest before remembering that the was not in his own body. He then lowered his hand with embarrassment. That girl was likely also a corpse, though her eyes had been quite alive and very weird.

Without another thought about the girl, Lu Yin turned his head back to look at the lonely figure that was sitting at the edge of the cliff.

The Ce Secret Art activated without his control once again, and Lu Yin next appeared right at the edge of the cliff. He could see the sea down below, as well as the sun setting over the sea.

He could vaguely make out enormous creatures that were swimming through the water, but were they actually living creatures? Their presence quite surprised Lu Yin. He wanted to jump down and take a closer look, but he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat and he remembered the figure sitting nearby. He looked over at the person, and his pupils instantly shrank to dots. That- that person was… Progenitor Chen?

The scenery suddenly changed once again before Lu Yin’s eyes as his consciousness returned to his own body. He was instantly on his feet, his eyes darting about. He was not wrong; he had just seen Progenitor Chen sitting atop the cliff by the sea! Lu Yin had already experienced the Progenitor’s memories, and he knew that the person he had just seen was Progenitor Chen.

But how could Progenitor Chen be in that place? There were corpses there. Could Progenitor Chen actually be one of them?

Lu Yin frowned, and he found himself unable to understand anything that he had just seen. Just what was that place? There had been a corpse from someone in the Ce family, that weird one-legged old man jumping around, the girl with bright eyes but very odd behavior, and finally, he had seen even Progenitor Chen! That place was definitely not ordinary.

Could it be Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum?

Lu Yin shook his head. That was not very likely, as he had already visited Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum.

Where could that place have been?

Progenitor Chen was sitting next to the sea all alone, and did not move like the corpse that Lu Yin had Possessed. Just how long had the Progenitor been sitting there? What was he looking at? What was he yearning for?

Lu Yin lifted his hand and brought his die out once again. He wanted to roll a six again to revisit that place.

There were too many secrets in the universe. From ancient times to present, which powerhouse had appeared and lived who had not had their own secrets? Some had become legends, while others had lived and died shrouded in mystery.

When Lu Yin had spoken with Mister Mu in the Technocracy, his master had said that Progenitor Chen’s death was a mystery. Was it possible that Progenitor Chen was still alive? Had that been a corpse?

Lu Yin finally shook his head. It was impossible for him to determine anything at all, so he could only wait to verify things later on.

At the moment, he was still just an Enlighter. Maybe after becoming an Envoy and rolling Possession he might be able to Possess a more powerful person and gain information regarding some of the ancient secrets.

He pulled out his gadget, but nothing major had happened. Lu Yin closed his eyes, intending to rest for a few days before rolling his die again.

Actually, how much of his star essence had that Possession consumed? He quickly checked, and blinked when he discovered that there was absolutely no star essence left at all. Well, not quite all of it. He had started off with around 200 million star essence, but at this moment, there was just a few million left, which was a meaningless amount for Lu Yin.

It was only enough star essence to return to the Timestop Space and cultivate.