Chapter 3302: Suppression

Lu Yin arrived near Earth and stood beside Kong Tianzhao. "Uncle Kong, are you okay?"

Lu Yin called Jiang Feng ‘Uncle Jiang.’ Since Kong Tianzhao was from the same generation as Jiang Feng and was even Jiang Qingyue’s master, it felt natural to Lu Yin to call the man ‘Uncle Kong.’

Kong Tianzhao nodded and relaxed his hand. After being released, the sword flew back to Earth.

In Whitecloud City, Jiang Feng was sitting in place, not moving at all. The sword quietly landed in the man’s arms. He held it, completely unaware of the world around him.

Lu Yin watched, and the sight left him incredibly sad. The once mighty Lord of Lightning had fallen into a catatonic state.

What might happen to Ancestor Lu Yuan in the future?

When the gate opened again and Spirit Nidus arrived with a full-scale invasion, there was no chance that Ancestor Lu Yuan would be able to hold them off.

Three behemoths clashed in outer space, becoming entangled. The Pridebeast and the Megalith were covered in black marks from the multiple lightning strikes. However, the Ancient Lightning Locust was not in much better condition, as the Pridebeast’s terrifying punches were taking their toll. Every time the Ancient Lightning Locust tried to counterattack, the Megalith would body slam it and drain the bug’s energy.

The Pridebeast occasionally gave the Megalith a nod of approval, and the Megalith returned the gestures. Their coordination was growing increasingly smooth.

Liu Pianran arrived and admired the two beasts. "Little Seven, are those your two pets?"

Lu Yin nodded. "They're rather dumb, but they’re still useful."

Liu Pianran laughed. "Jiang Feng used to have his own pet. During our Earth's apocalypse, it was known as the Lightning Eagle. Sadly, it wasn’t able to keep up with him, and it died during one of his battles out in the universe."

Kong Tianzhao interjected, "Whitecloud City has lost too many people. The bottom line is that Earth reached out to join the greater universe too soon. If those people had waited until now to show themselves, things would have turned out very differently."

"Aunt Liu, how is Uncle Jiang?" Lu Yin asked.

Liu Pianran shook her head. "Just the same."

Jiang Chen and Jiang Qingyue also arrived. When they saw the Pridebeast and the Megalith fighting against the Ancient Lightning Locust, Jiang Chen went bug-eyed. "Brother Lu, are those two yours?"

A smile spread across Lu Yin’s lips. "Yep."

"That’s awesome!"

Jiang Qingyue’s eyes lit up. She was immediately reminded of the statue of the Origin Progenitor that stood in the Heavens Sect. The statue depicted the Origin Progenitor with the Divine Eagle perched on the man’s shoulder and the Ancestor Python wrapped around his waist. With his own two beasts, Lu Yin bore an increasingly uncanny resemblance to the Origin Progenitor.

As Lu Yin watched the Ancient Lightning Locust continuously release lightning, he suddenly thought of something. "Given Uncle Jiang’s current state, why did the Ancient Lightning Locust still come after him?"

Jiang Feng had been found at the megaverse’s boundary in front of the stone gate. At that time, he had been severely injured by lightning. When the Ancient Lightning Locust arrived, it had not even had a chance to attack before it sensed Master Qing Cao’s presence. With that, the bug had fled, and Jiang Feng had been left alone, drifting in outer space.

The man had not been attacked by the Ancient Lightning Locust, and there was no way Master Qing Cao would have used lightning against Jiang Feng. That meant that there was only one possible source of the lightning that had wounded Jiang Feng: himself.

Progenitor Ku had lost a portion of time that he had experienced. According to Mister Mu, when time was taken from someone, all of their opportunities related to that time, as well as any cultivation stemming from it, would be lost forever. With the karmic cause removed, the karmic resulting effect would also disappear.

That means that Master Qing Cao took away Jiang Feng’s lightning-related cultivation, which was how he was injured by his own lightning. He lost all control of his power.

But in that case, if he no longer controls lightning, why did the Ancient Lightning Locust still show up?

Could the bug be holding a grudge? Did it remember where to find Whitecloud City? Does this mean that, regardless of whether Jiang Feng has his power of lightning, the Ancient Lightning Locust is still going to attack? Or could there be some other reason?

"Go on! Hit it! Hit it!" Jiang Chen shouted excitedly as he waved his arms.

In the distance, the Pridebeast punched the Ancient Lightning Locust hard enough to make the bug scream. However, its fist was met by golden lightning, and the Pridebeast was electrocuted badly enough to blacken its whole body and force it back. The Megalith swung its tail and struck the bug, but the same lightning zapped the Megalith through its tail, wounding that beast as well.

Even so, the Ancient Lightning Locust had suffered much worse damage than the other two creatures. It was against two powerful astral beasts, and its golden lightning started to dim. The bug turned to flee.

The Pridebeast and the Megalith were about to chase after the Ancient Lightning Locust when the bug whirled back around and shot vicious glares at both of its attackers. At the same time, lightning flashed, lighting up the sky and giving the Ancient Lightning Locust a menacing appearance.

The Pridebeast and the Megalith both stopped as one. They glanced at each other, but they did not move again.

The Ancient Lightning Locust instantly escaped.

Lu Yin raged at the two beasts, "Go get it and capture it! If it gets away, I’ll zap you both with lightning every day!"

The Pridebeast and the Megalith turned back to look at Lu Yin, and they almost reflexively gave him a thumbs-ups.

Lu Yin glared at them. "Now!"

The Pridebeast grimaced. It was clear that the ape did not want to go after the bug, but the Pridebeast still moved quickly. It leaped onto the Megalith’s tail, and the Megalith swung its tail to fling the Pridebeast straight after the Ancient Lightning Locust.

The bug looked back and released a terrifying blast of lightning.

The Pridebeast clenched its fists and simply pushed through the lightning to deliver a heavy blow to the Ancient Lightning Locust. The bug shrieked, and its lightning struck the Pridebeast, causing the ape to also let out wails of agony.

That delay let the Megalith arrive, and a swing of its tail knocked the Ancient Lightning Locust unconscious.

With that, the battle between the three massive beasts was brought to an end.

Not once had Lu Yin needed to even lift a finger. The Pridebeast, the Megalith, and the Ancient Lightning Locust were all incredibly powerful beasts, and each of them far surpassed the jiao or Ancestor Tortoise. As for the Divine Eagle and the Python Ancestor, they were likely on par with Lu Yin’s two pets, given their age and the fact that they followed the Origin Progenitor.

Even when the Ancient Lightning Locust was unconscious, the lightning that covered it did not dissipate.

The Pridebeast gave the Megalith a thumbs-up while flashing its big white teeth. The ape pointed at the Ancient Lightning Locust, indicating that the Megalith should drag the unconscious beast back.

The Megalith opened its mouth, revealing even bigger white teeth. Its tail rose up, and it made the equivalent of a thumbs-up at the Pridebeast.

You do it.

The Pridebeast frantically gave more thumbs-ups.

No, you do it.

The Megalith smiled even wider, and its tail thrashed so wildly that it nearly smacked the Pridebeast in the face.

You do it! You do it!

The two massive beasts kept giving each other thumbs-ups.

Lu Yin’s mouth twitched as he watched. This was just embarrassing.

Kong Tianzhao remained calm. After living for so long as a cultivator, there was little that he had not already seen.

Jiang Chen’s jaw dropped, and his eyes lit up. "That’s awesome! Those two are so cool!"

Liu Pianran showed a small smile. "Little Seven, come over for a meal sometime."

Lu Yin coughed. "Maybe next time. I’m going to take the Ancient Lightning Locust back first. We might be able to tame it."

Liu Pianran nodded. "That’s fine."

Jiang Qingyue warned, "Brother Lu, you need to be careful. The Ancient Lightning Locust is going to be very difficult to tame."

Jiang Chen grew even more excited. "Brother Lu, you’ve already tamed those two, so there’s no way the Ancient Lightning Locust will be a big deal for you. How about you give one to me?"

Lu Yin answered generously, "Go ask them yourself. You can have one, as long as they’re willing."

Jiang Chen’s face fell. His strength was not enough to qualify him to even pick the two massive creatures’ teeth.

Still, they’re just so amazing, especially the way they give thumbs-ups. It’s perfect! Where did they learn such a gesture? It looks so familiar...

"You two, drag it over here," Lu Yin commanded, his voice echoing across the stars. A terrifying ripple of power swept over the Pridebeast and the Megalith like a hurricane.

The two beasts jumped in surprise, instantly reminding them of the beatings that they had suffered. They quickly grabbed the Ancient Lightning Locust and raced back to Lu Yin, giving him more thumbs-ups and flashing big white smiles even as they ran.

As the Megalith drew closer to Lu Yin, it quickly lost its grin, which caused its body to puff up. It was trying to avoid draining nearby energy; otherwise, Lu Yin would punish it again.

It was at this moment that the Megalith realized that its ability was too inconvenient; it did not look as powerful as the Pridebeast when it gave thumbs-ups.

The Pridebeast’s thumbs-up was so enthusiastic that it nearly poked Lu Yin in the nose.

Lu Yin lost the urge to scold the two creatures. Instead, he turned his attention to the Ancient Lightning Locust.

It was a fearsome creature that had managed to restrain all of Whitecloud City, and it had even made trouble for Aeternus. But despite its formidable power, Lu Yin had captured it today.

In a one-on-one fight, the Ancient Lightning Locust could hold its own against either the Pridebeast or the Megalith, but it had struggled against both at once.

Lu Yin ordered the Pridebeast and the Megalith to drag the Ancient Lightning Locust back to the Heavens Sect.

When the Ancient Lightning Locust appeared, it created quite a commotion in the Heavens Sect. Countless parallel universes focused on the Origin Universe, awed by the strength of the Heavens Sect.

In particular, the sect’s guardian beasts were incredibly powerful. Many people watching the scene felt that Lu Yin had not even needed to do anything, as his two enormous beasts had seemingly taken down the Ancient Lightning Locust.

Just outside the Heavens Sect, the jiao’s jaw dropped when it saw the Ancient Lightning Locust. Without any hesitation, the jiao turned and fled far away. It was running away.

This caused the Pridebeast and the Megalith to exchange confused looks.

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he took one step to instantly appear in front of the jiao. "Where are you going?"

The jiao reflexively bared its fangs and claws, but as soon as it realized that Lu Yin was the one in front of it, the jiao instantly lowered itself submissively. It moved its head closer to Lu Yin, holding it so that he could see the scar on its head from the lightning.

Lu Yin understood. "So, the Ancient Lightning Locust was the one that zapped you senseless?"

Lu Yin had always thought that the jiao had been struck by the Lord of Lightning, which had rendered the beast an idiot. However, Jiang Qingyue and the others had said that it was Jiang Feng. Also, the timing did not add up. Finally, Lu Yin understood; the Ancient Lightning Locust had attacked the jiao. The Lord of Lightning had stolen the Ancient Lightning Locust’s lightning, which was why the two had possessed the same power.

It was no wonder why the jiao had fled the moment it had seen the Ancient Lightning Locust.

"Don’t worry, I’ve captured it. It won’t be allowed to hurt you again. If it bullies you, just ask the Pridebeast and the others for help," Lu Yin said as he grabbed the jiao and headed back to the sect.

When they returned to the Heavens Sect, the Ancient Lightning Locust woke up. Instantly, it bared its teeth and glared at Lu Yin.

The jiao instantly shrank and hid.

The Pridebeast punched the Ancient Lightning Locust’s head, while the Megalith slapped the beast with its tail. Both were quite aggressive with their actions.

The Ancient Lightning Locust showed no sign of submitting, and it continued to radiate lightning as it glared at Lu Yin.

Countless people from within the Heavens Sect watched on in amazement.

All of them had heard of the Ancient Lightning Locust, at least to some degree. It was an absolutely terrifying creature, and very few could defeat it in the entire megaverse.

No matter how the Pridebeast and the Megalith beat the Ancient Lightning Locust, it refused to submit.

Lu Yin arched a brow and then waved a hand, telling the Pridebeast and the Megalith to stop.

The two massive creatures glanced at Lu Yin, and then back at the Ancient Lightning Locust. They exchanged smiles before stepping back. It looked like they were happy to witness the Ancient Lightning Locust’s forthcoming suffering.

Lu Yin faced the Ancient Lightning Locust directly, not saying a word. He released his inner universe, instantly dispersing the lightning sequence particles and fully exposing the Ancient Lightning Locust.

The beast was startled. Where was its lightning? Before it could form another thought, Lu Yin took a step forward, instantly appearing above the creature’s head. The Ancient Lightning Locust was about to attack, but Lu Yin raised a foot above the beast.

Boom!

One stomp instantly flattened the Ancient Lightning Locust. The force behind the stomp far exceeded all of the attacks at the Pridebeast and the Megalith had launched at the Ancient Lightning Locust. The bug was dazed.

It had not expected such overwhelming power to come from a puny human like Lu Yin.

The Ancient Lightning Locust had reigned supreme in the megaverse from the moment it had been born. Neither the humans nor the Aeternals had been able to defeat it. Whenever it encountered an opponent it was unable to defeat, it had simply fled. Even then, just how many creatures in the entire megaverse were able to overpower the beast?

Only Jiang Feng had ever managed to steal the beast’s lightning, and that was the real reason why it hated that human. The Ancient Lightning Locust would never be satisfied until it killed Jiang Feng. It needed to reclaim its lightning. It alone in the entire megaverse deserved to wield such power.