Chapter 3316: Former Enemy

The man’s expression caused Zhan Yan's heart to sink. She instinctively tried to move from where she was standing, but she was suddenly struck in the back by a hand. Her mind went completely blank as she forgot absolutely everything: where she was, what she had done, her name, her battle techniques, her various skills—everything instantly disappeared.

She even forgot to turn around, and simply continued to stare blankly at the mountains and rivers in front of her.

Wang Xiaoyu and the man with the Nest saw Forgotten Ruins God standing behind Zhan Yan, her eyes deep and mysterious. The Skygod’s aura had completely transformed. It was like a rose had blossomed in a dark abyss. Her clothes and veil both took on a deep, dark hue. As soon as Zhan Yan was struck by the Skygod’s palm, Forgotten Ruins God had gently pressed a hand onto Zhan Yan’s shoulder. At that moment, a violent torrent of sequence particles surged out and invaded Zhan Yan’s body. The woman stood in place like a puppet, unaware of anything at all.

Sky-Devouring Nine Wolves appeared in the sky, and they raised their heads and howled.

The man with the Nest was so terrified that his legs went weak. He stared ahead in horror. The nine enormous wolf heads were clearly terrifyingly powerful, and it felt as though they were about to devour the entire universe.

Wang Xiaoyu stood at the top of a mountain, her hair flowing in the wind as she calmly watched on.

There was a sharp hiss, and then a streak of blood shot through the air before landing to form a neat line on the ground.

Zhan Yan continued to stare straight ahead, her eyes blank even as the light faded from them and she slowly collapsed.

Forgotten Ruins God retracted her hand, and her sequence particles vanished. At the same time, the Sky-Devouring Nine Wolves dissipated. She looked up at Wang Xiaoyu, who was still on the mountain peak, and smiled. It was a beautiful, seductive, and irresistibly alluring smile. "See, Xiaoyu? I told you that it would be quick, hehe."

Wang Xiaoyu looked down and met Forgotten Ruins God's eyes. "Congratulations, Ancestor, on becoming the master of the Rivers and Mountains Painting."

Forgotten Ruins God let out a heavy sigh. She looked rather troubled. "But I haven't mastered it yet. Despite how long we’ve spent in this thing, we still can't figure out how to control the sequence base. Xiaoyu, you're so smart. Have you figured it out?"

"No."

"You’re always so cold. Well then, I’ll just have to take my time studying it." The Skygod’s eyes then fell to the base of the mountain where the man was still standing. Her smile returned, and the man’s heart fluttered uncontrollably. He started walking toward Forgotten Ruins God without even realizing what he was doing.

Forgotten Ruins God was a stunningly beautiful woman, but at this moment, the man found her unbelievably attractive. This was despite the fact that he had just seen her incredible strength for himself.

Even if a deadly abyss lay before him right now, the man would willingly step into it. He was completely enraptured by Forgotten Ruins God at the moment.

"What’s your name?" Forgotten Ruins God looked the man up and down as her eyes crinkled into beautiful arcs that resembled crescent moons.

The man suddenly returned to his senses, and he stared at Forgotten Ruins God in fear and horror. What had just happened to him? Why had he unconsciously approached this woman? He thought of her Sky-Devouring Nine Wolves and glanced at Zhan Yan’s corpse laying on the ground nearby before swallowing hard.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine. He looked back at Forgotten Ruins God, and while there was still a smile on her face, there was something unbelievably frightening about it.

"M-my name is Yan Gang."

"How did you manage to obtain this Nest?"

"I coincidentally found it. I guess I just picked it up."

"You really are a fated child, aren’t you? Now, tell me, what do you plan to do with this Nest?"

Yan Gang looked at the Nest that Forgotten Ruins God held in her hand. His initial confusion was quickly replaced by pure hatred. "I want revenge! I want to kill Lu Yin!"

"Lu Yin?" Forgotten Ruins God was taken aback.

At the top of the mountain, Wang Xiaoyu's eyes flickered.

Lu Yin?

Everyone in the megaverse knew who Lu Yin was, but that did not mean that they were qualified to interact with him, let alone form a grudge.

Few qualified to be Lu Yin’s enemies, let alone have the ability to try to get revenge against him.

Forgotten Ruins God grew increasingly curious. "Hehe, you want revenge against Lu Yin? Tell me, what sort of grudge do you have against him?"

Yan Gang remembered his past, and it caused him to clench his fists tightly. "I was born on Firesmelt Planet in the Outerverse’s Frostwave Weave. I followed the heir of the Tianyan Tribe, Yan Feng. We were close from childhood, but when we went to train on Earth, things went wrong. I ended up as Lu Yin’s enemy, and later, when Yan Feng was going to marry the Great Yu Empire’s Jenny Auna, Lu Yin showed up and killed Yan Feng in front of everyone, which led to Firesmelt Planet’s destruction.

"It’s all Lu Yin's fault! If not for him, Firesmelt Planet would still exist.

"I've suffered endless humiliation over the years. Later, some sycophants compiled a list of people who had offended Lu Yin in the past. Because of that, no matter where I fled, I was always found. They didn’t try to kill me, just humiliate me. Over and over again, the cycle repeated as they tried to catch Lu Yin’s attention. They never even saw me as human."

As he spoke, Yan Gang squatted down. He clenched his jaw as he stared at the ground. "I've spent decades living in hell! I;ve tried to die many times, but they always brought me back. I didn’t dare to even make contact with my family, and I avoided getting close to anyone. I wandered about on my own, while treated like their toy. They believed that, one day, Lu Yin would notice their efforts and praise them.

"I hate them, but I hate Lu Yin even more. I hate everything there is!"

Forgotten Ruins God looked down at Yan Gang. "What a pitiful little thing. You still haven’t understood the truth of reality."

Yan Gang looked up at Forgotten Ruins God in pure confusion.

The woman stared down at him. "Do you know the greatest form of revenge?"

Yan Gang looked dazed.

"It’s forcing those sycophants to suffer humiliation and torment at the hands of the very person they are seeking to impress. Those people have been trying to use you to get closer to Lu Yin, so why haven’t you turned in your Nest, made peace with Lu Yin, and accepted the Heavens Sect’s rewards? Then you can turn around and humiliate those people instead," Forgotten Ruins God slowly stated.

Yan Gang’s mouth fell open in shock. Why had he never thought of that? Those people had been doing everything they could to get closer to Lu Yin, but if Yan Gang turned in his Nest and got to Lu Yin before those people, he would be rewarded by Lu Yin, and then he would be able to use Lu Yin’s power to humiliate those people. How deep would their despair be?!

"The more desperate they are to get close to Lu Yin, the better they understand his power. As for you, if you have Lu Yin behind you, just how much power will you be able to wield?" Forgotten Ruins God's voice sounded like the seductive whispers of a devil.

Yan Gang grew excited. "Yes! I’ll turn in the Nest! I’ll use Lu Yin to humiliate those beasts! They don’t deserve a good death! I want them to die! I want them all dead!"

"Hahahaha! Xiaoyu, look at how cute this little guy is! He believes all of that! Hahahaha!" Forgotten Ruins God burst into laughter.

Wang Xiaoyu watched silently as Forgotten Ruins God toyed with Yan Gang and manipulated his mind. The woman’s expression never changed.

Yan Gang was startled, and he stared blankly at Forgotten Ruins God. "Wait, is that not right?"

Forgotten Ruins God shook her head before giving Yan Gang a look of pure pity. "Child, Lu Yin is your enemy. Have you forgotten that?"

Yan Gang could not understand what Forgotten Ruins God was saying. Was she right, or not? Should he turn in his Nest, or not? He felt terribly confused.

"What a foolish little thing! Since you control a Nest, you’ll stay with us for now. I want to see just how powerful these Nests really are to scare darling Lu Yin so much, hehe." With that, Forgotten Ruins God moved through space, dragging the Rivers and Mountains Painting in a specific direction. She was not able to control the sequence base from the inside.

The moment she left the universe, Forgotten Ruins God's expression changed. Anger covered her features as she turned to stare into the distance. Progenitor Chen was approaching.

"You’re haunting me like a ghost, Xia Shang. One day, you’ll pay for this."

Progenitor Chen stared at Forgotten Ruins God as she moved the Rivers and Mountains Painting. "Where’s that old man?"

The Progenitor had only just tracked Forgotten Ruins God down, and he had no idea that Yuan Qi had been left behind with Lu Yin, or that Lu Yin had already met up and encountered the Rivers and Mountains Painting.

"He’s inside the painting. Do you want to be trapped again? If you have the guts, come on in." Forgotten Ruins God taunted as she entered the Rivers and Mountains Painting.

Progenitor Chen shook his head. "If that old man were still around, he would have never allowed you anywhere near the painting."

He then unhesitatingly entered the Rivers and Mountains Painting.

As he looked around at the mountains and rivers that surrounded him, Progenitor Chen noticed that the sequence base had shrunk significantly.

Forgotten Ruins God stared at the intruder. "Xia Shang, you actually dare to enter this painting?"

Progenitor Chen snorted. "I managed to fight my way out of it once before, which means that I can do so again. So, that old man really isn’t here? Wang Miaomiao, what’s going on with Xiaoyu?"

Forgotten Ruins God chuckled. "Why don’t you ask her yourself? Why ask me?"

Still at the foot of a mountain, Yan Gang was overwhelmed.

Xia Shang? Isn’t that Progenitor Chen’s name? Why am I running into so many legendary people?

He had only barely managed to reach his current level of power due to his Nest, but so many legendary figures kept appearing in front of him. Yan Gang simply could not make sense of his situation.

Progenitor Chen looked at the peak of a mountain.

Wang Xiaoyu appeared as calm as ever. "I’ve betrayed humanity, so if you want to put me down yourself, go ahead. I willingly chose to betray humanity, so there’s no point in saying anything more."

Progenitor Chen attacked, but not Wang Xiaoyu. He went after Forgotten Ruins God.

Forgotten Ruins God had been expecting the attack, and she retaliated with Sit and Forget. Even Progenitor Chen was briefly dazed by the battle technique. When true experts fought each other, even the briefest of distractions could have irreversible consequences. However, Forgotten Ruins God did not immediately follow up on her attack, as she was also briefly dazed. Progenitor Chen had also used Sit and Forget.

The Progenitor had mastered the Wang family's signature technique.

Two people were momentarily disoriented, which caused Forgotten Ruins God to grit her teeth in frustration. She enjoyed no advantages against Progenitor Chen. He also knew the Wang family’s abilities and techniques, having learned them, while Forgotten Ruins God had dealt with Progenitor Chen’s innate gifts and Progenitor’s world before. While eight of his clones had been destroyed, the one that remained, the strongest, was still capable of pushing her back. This was the clone that had remained in seclusion in Burial Garden for so many years, focused on developing a battle technique that had impressed even True God: Linked Palm.

Progenitor Chen easily forced Forgotten Ruins God onto the defensive, and the woman retreated step by step.

Progenitor Chen’s Linked Palm borrowed the sequence particles of the Rivers and Mountains Painting, and overwhelming sequence particles mercilessly crushed the Skygod. Forgotten Ruins God nearly spat out blood. She had waited for Yuan Qi to be defeated, and then she had ambushed Zhan Yan, all in order to steal the Rivers and Mountains Painting. And yet, she was incapable of wielding the sequence base’s sequence particles as skillfully as Progenitor Chen.

The man possessed combat instincts that Forgotten Ruins God could never equal. She had known this for a long time.

During their era, both Progenitor Chen and Progenitor Ku had astonished Aeternus, and the Seven Skygods had been forced to take the two men very seriously.

"Xiaoyu, what are you waiting for?" Forgotten Ruins God shouted as Progenitor Chen shattered her Sky-Devouring Nine Wolves. Mountains and rivers continued to disappear as sequence particles were continuously used by Progenitor Chen’s Linked Palms. Each attack was powerful enough to shatter space.

The mountain above Yan Gang crumbled, and everything around him grew illusory. The world that he was standing in was fake.

At that moment, a scepter suddenly appeared in Progenitor Chen’s hand. This was Wang Xiaoyu’s innate gift, the King’s Scepter.

"Can you hold the king’s scepter?"

Progenitor Chen silently stared at the scepter. Suddenly, the scepter transformed into a beam of light that pierced the man’s body. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he slowly turned to look at the distant form of Wang Xiaoyu.

The woman was as calm as ever. "If you won’t attack me, you will die."