Chapter 2569: Taking Action

The emerald green lens on the woman’s eye suddenly beeped.

All eyes turned to her. The gaze of the man sitting across from the woman was as sharp as a sword.

"Sir, your gaze is too much for a delicate woman like me to endure," the woman commented playfully. As she gently tapped her lens, a glimmer of light flashed within it. "Luo Qian."

The man abruptly rose to his feet. "Where is he?"

The woman raised a hand to stop the man from speaking before she tapped her lens again. She let out a soft laugh. "Luo Lao'er, I knew that you'd be fine. What happened? You’re only willing to come back now? Hehe."

Luo Lao'er's voice answered from the other end of the call. "Sister, don't joke around. Your little brother almost lost his life."

"Oh, how did that happen?" the woman asked curiously. She motioned downwards with her hand again, gesturing for the man to remain patient.

Luo Lao'er sighed bitterly. "Do you have any idea where I woke up? The Three Monarchs Universe! I woke up in the Three Monarchs Universe!"

The woman was astonished. "You returned to the Three Monarchs Universe? On your own?"

"Of course not! It was that woman, Tu Shuangshuang, who captured me. I don't know why I woke up in the Three Monarchs Universe, especially since I was even at the border. I barely made it back. Thankfully, I was able to contact my mother's family, and they sent me back to the Transcendent Universe," Luo Lao'er complained resentfully.

The woman said, "Your mother's family? That’s the Fenglei clan, right?"

"Yes."

"The Fenglei clan must still be quite powerful. But haven't they been targeted by the Mu family for quite some time?"

"Sister, you're pretty well informed."

"Hehe, my job is to keep an eye on you, our hostage. Of course I need to know about everything around you."

"Ah, there's no need to know anything anymore. My family’s gone."

The man's expression turned cold, and he slowly and solemnly approached the woman.

The woman was surprised by Luo Lao’er’s comment. "The Fenglei clan is gone? What do you mean? Were they really destroyed by the Mu family?"

"Of course not! How could just Monarch Mu, that foolish woman, possibly hope to destroy my Fenglei clan? We escaped. The Fenglei clan’s been around for years, and we haven’t been wasting that time. We picked something up on the battlefield-" He paused for a moment. "Sister, there are some things that aren’t convenient for me to share with you. Still, I've come to find you now."

The woman tersely responded, "Meet me at the usual place. Come alone."

With that, she ended the call.

The man frowned. "Where is he?"

The woman gave a location to the man, who immediately left.

Someone nearby wondered aloud, "Why did Luo Lao'er come back? Shouldn't he have disappeared with the Fenglei clan?"

A smile crept across the woman's face. "He isn’t willing to give up. None of you understand him at all. He may hide his emotions deeply, but he wants revenge. If he disappears with the Fenglei clan, he’ll never be able to get revenge. Why else do you think he worked so hard to get into the Sixverse Academy?"

"Isn't he afraid of being captured by the Mu family?"

"Why would he be captured? The Mu family went after the Fenglei clan because of him, but since he’s our hostage, we’re responsible for keeping him safe. He’ll never learn about the agreement that’s been made between the Three Monarchs Universe and the Transcendent Universe. He still believes that he's a hostage. Let's not talk about him anymore. We’ll never see him again."

Far away from the group, Luo Lao'er let out a pent up breath. Death was merely a thought away.

Before long, the gloomy looking man passed through outer space to appear directly in front of the vessel that Luo Lao'er was traveling in. With a single step, the man took Luo Lao'er away, leaving the other occupants of the spacecraft completely bewildered.

"Esteemed senior, might I ask how I’ve offended you?" Luo Lao'er showed a shameless smile.

The man looked at Luo Lao'er and slowly answered, "I apologize, Second Young Master."

Luo Lao'er's expression instantly and drastically changed. "You’re from the Three Monarchs Universe?"

The man answered softly, "Mo Courtyard, Fu Yuan."

Luo Lao'er's face grew pale, and he looked at the man warily. "Why did you come find me?"

"Monarch Mu has requested your presence," Fu Yuan said.

Luo Lao'er started to struggle. "I am a hostage of the Transcendent Universe. What right does Monarch Mu have to take me away? I want to speak with someone from the Transcendent Universe! I want to see my father!"

Fu Yuan kept a tight grip on Luo Lao'er and abruptly vanished. The two had returned to the Three Monarchs Universe.

Luo Lao’er was soon tossed down. He recognized where he had ended up; it was the very core of the Three Monarchs Universe, a place where only the three Monarchs and a few others were allowed to enter. He had once frequently visited the place, but that had all changed after Luo Zang was born. It had been a very long time since Luo Lao’er had last visited this particular location.

"Luo Qian," said a woman sitting atop a giant staircase. Her face appeared calm, but her eyes were cold enough to freeze space itself. Still, there was no denying that she was incredibly beautiful. She was Monarch Mu.

Luo Lao'er slowly lifted his head and looked up at the woman sitting in an unreachable position. For some reason, the scene suddenly overlapped with the first time that he had met He Ran. That woman also stayed at the top of a staircase, but the one in the Three Monarchs Universe exuded a sense of majesty, while He Ran's staircase, while lacking such majesty, had separated Luo Lao’er from the woman above like an uncrossable chasm.

"Monarch Mu." Luo Lao'er's voice was heavy as he lowered his head.

Monarch Mu’s cold eyes looked down from high above. "Where has the Fenglei clan gone?"

Luo Lao'er looked confused. "The Fenglei clan? Aren't they in the Lower King Domain?"

Monarch Mu's eyes grew even colder. "Monarch Luo asked me to preserve a remnant of the Fenglei clan's bloodline. Your blood is half of the Fenglei clan's bloodline, which will do. However, that's only on the condition that you tell me where the Fenglei clan has gone."

Luo Lao'er clenched a fist. "I am Monarch Luo's son!"

Monarch Mu smiled lightly. "Which also makes you

my

son. I will protect you, but you must first tell me where the Fenglei clan is."

Luo Lao'er looked puzzled, and he asked, "Why do you want to find the Fenglei clan? Luo Zang wants me dead. What does any of this have to do with the Fenglei clan?"

Monarch Mu stared at Luo Lao'er for a long time before saying anything, "These years must have been hard for you."

Luo Lao'er trembled but said nothing.

"All I need is to find the Fenglei clan. As long as I can find them, you can return to where you were. I will even promise that no one will dare to harm you. You will forever remain the Three Monarchs Universe’s Second Young Master and Luo Zang's second brother. This is what I will promise you," Monarch Mu said.

Luo Lao'er looked conflicted, his eyes flickered as he hesitated over something.

"It's just the Fenglei clan. The most that I can do is spare Fenglei Guanqin's life, as he is your uncle. What is your relationship with the others? You are their ancestor. If you ask for their deaths, they will die, no?" Monarch Mu's voice sounded extremely tempting, and Luo Lao'er found himself forced to consider her words despite his own feelings. The more he thought about what she suggested, the more sense it made. It was true, he was the Fenglei clan’s ancestor. That was what they called him. If he wanted them to die, they should be willing to offer him their lives. As various thoughts bounced around his mind, Luo Lao'er's eyes took on an abnormal shade of red.

He suddenly looked upwards. "I'll take you there."

Monarch Mu's eyes lit up. It was just too easy to control this child. A smile appeared on her face, giving her a charming expression. "That's good, my son."

As she spoke, she appeared next to Luo Lao'er. "Let's go."

She was impatient to get her hands on the resources that she required so that she could send Xia Shenji back to the Origin Universe. Soon, she would take over the Origin Universe, which would become the Three Monarchs Universe’s new territory. Compared to the Three Monarchs Universe, the Origin Universe was much better.

This was important enough that it was worth even keeping Luo Lao’er alive. He did not truly matter, as he was nothing more than trash.

Luo Lao'er drew on the power of his energy converter to tear the void open, and he quickly identified Aeternus Nation from the innumerable parallel universes before making his way to it, alongside Monarch Mu.

As Monarch Mu appeared in Aeternus Nation, she immediately saw seven broken towers in the distance, as well as the broken land surrounding her. She could also feel the pervasive death energy that seeped up from deep underground. What was this place?

"Mu? Monarch Mu?" A desperate scream came from below.

Monarch Mu looked away from the death energy deep underground and saw the frozen Fenglei clan members some distance away. Her expression grew cold, and she tossed Luo Lao'er aside. She vanished from where she had stood, and instantly reappeared right in front of Fenglei Guanqin.

The patriarch’s face was covered with despair as he looked at Monarch Mu. Next to the man was Fenglei Guishan.

"How did you find this universe?" Monarch Mu asked, very curious. She was shocked, as the power that she sensed underground left her very uneasy. She was Monarch Mu; how could a Monarch feel uneasy from mere energy?

Fenglei Guanqin swallowed. "It was an accident."

"An accident?" Monarch Mu frowned. She had lost all interest in the Fenglei clan, as there was no escape for them. Rather, she was more concerned about the underground death energy. The more she studied it, the more uncomfortable she became.

Suddenly, the death energy surged up from underground. It was like a colossal creature revealing itself.

Monarch Mu was very wary, and her attention was entirely focused on the energy surge. Suddenly, Fenglei Guishan attacked the woman from behind. Given his close proximity, the palm would strike Monarch Mu without anything stopping it.

Out of sheer instinct, Monarch Mu's monarch essence blocked the attack, and a terrifying pressure appeared, stifling everyone as Fenglei Guanqin was sent flying.

The impact of the palm strike forced Monarch Mu to take several steps. She looked back in disbelief. Was the man a hidden Monarch?

Three streams of energy appeared around Fenglei Guishan, and each one transformed into the form of a person that then attacked Monarch Mu as one.

The woman let out a contemptuous snort. She had no intention of participating in this fight. Seeing that she had walked into a trap, as well as the audacity of whoever had set it, she could see their confidence. She was not the same as Xia Shenji, who would recklessly walk into a trap even if he knew that it was there.

While Monarch Mu’s opponent was a powerhouse who was as strong as her, that did not mean that they could stop her from leaving. Her only regret was that she would need to abandon the resources that she needed.

Monarch Mu tore the void open, but glanced at Luo Lao'er before leaving. She could see the hatred that filled his eyes. "I killed your mother."

Luo Lao'er's eyes grew large, and a cold light glittered in them.

Monarch Mu sneered. She only needed to take a single step to leave this small universe. There was no need for her to know who had set the trap for her, or even who the unknown Monarch was. Only by cooperating with the other two Monarchs could she fight against such a powerhouse. Monarch Mu was far more cautious than most people.

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

However, she had also overestimated herself, or rather, underestimated the person who had set the trap.

Just as she was prepared to take the step away from the parallel universe, her body was inexplicably forced back from the spatial tear she had created. It was as if her previous action had somehow been undone. This was the effect of Origin Tracer.

Mu Xie appeared and started fighting against Monarch Mu.

Monarch Mu was badly startled. "Who are you?"

Countless silver needles abruptly appeared, each one was covered with monarch essence. They formed a diagram around the woman, and she pushed it forward to stop Mu Xie's attack.

The resulting thunderous boom caused Aeternus Nation to tremble. It had already endured the battle between Lu Yin and Specter Progenitor, and it was being forced to endure another fierce battle now. The pressure of the peak experts’ battle strained the universe.

Mu Xie was astonished. Could a diagram formed from silver needles really block his attack?

The moment the thought occurred to him, the diagram shattered. Monarch Mu's figure flickered, and she fled. More silver needles shot out from her body, and they filled the Aeternus Nation in an instant. The power was quite similar to a Progenitor's world, as endless silver needles replaced the sky. Monarch Mu manipulated the needles, and they moved to resemble a starry sky that placed an intense pressure on all of Aeternus Nation.

Fenglei Guanqin and the other clan members were mortified by the battle unfolding before them. Resistance was futile before such power. This was a level of strength that they would never be able to withstand. The strength of a Monarch was capable of reducing all to dust.