Chapter 1072: I Will Recover What Was Lost (1)

"We don’t have Overlords of Spacetime here," the elderly man in black robes shook his head. "However, there are late-stage Sovereigns who comprehend the Great Dao of Spacetime. If they were to use past-scrying arcane arts, they should be able to manage it, albeit barely.

"If needed, I can summon one here." He had already discerned what Wu Yuan intended to do.

"A late-stage Sovereign powerhouse? Alright, then I would have to trouble Senior to invite one over," Wu Yuan said in a low voice.

In truth, if Wu Yuan were to reveal his mana body, it could barely employ a past-scrying arcane art with its power and insights. However, in Wu Yuan's view, it wasn't necessary to expose this secret.

Ordinary Overlords couldn't perform such a large-scale past-scrying arcane art. It required a powerhouse who had comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime.

"Wait a moment," said the elderly man in black robes. It was clear that he was sending a message.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Time went by.

Whoosh~

Less than two hours later, a barely perceptible ripple of spacetime swept through the distant void. Immediately after, a figure in purple robes appeared out of thin air.

"Senior Creation Emissary," the woman in purple robes bowed respectfully, appearing extremely deferential.

In the Immutable Land, almost all Overlords and late-stage Sovereign powerhouses knew the elderly man in black robes.

As the Creation Emissary, he was the spokesperson for True Saint Bu Xiu in a sense.

As for Wu Yuan? The woman in purple robes didn't pay him much attention. Though he emanated the aura of a Sovereign, it lacked an eternal Dao resonance, indicating he hadn't comprehended a Great Dao to the ninth-level Dao Field stage.

"Wu Yuan, this is Sovereign Yan Xin, a late-stage Sovereign powerhouse who has comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime to the eighth-level Dao Field stage," said the elderly man in black robes.

"Yan Xin." The elderly man in black robes then looked at the woman in purple robes, introducing Wu Yuan: "This is Overlord Wu Yuan, a late-stage Overlord powerhouse renowned across many universes."

"Overlord Wu Yuan? The one who slew thousands of Sovereigns from the Immortal Court?" The woman in purple robes, who had been indifferent before, was suddenly startled.

Though the Immutable Land was relatively isolated, as a late-stage Sovereign powerhouse, Sovereign Yan Xin had naturally heard of Wu Yuan's reputation.

"Sovereign Yan Xin, sorry to disturb you," Wu Yuan forced a slight smile. "I need you to perform a past-scrying arcane art, retracing time to approximately 60,000 years ago. The range covered should be a radius of a hundred billion light years from us." Wu Yuan stated his requirements.

"Yan Xin, can you do it?" the elderly man in black robes asked.

"I can," Sovereign Yan Xin nodded. "Shall I begin then?"

Wu Yuan and the elderly man in black robes both nodded slightly.

Whoosh!

Sovereign Yan Xin took a step, arriving tens of millions of li away.

Immediately after, surging waves of powerful Sovereign mana spread in all directions, combining with vast fluctuations of Spacetime. She began casting the past-scrying arcane art.

Whoosh~

In an instant, the arcane art Sovereign Yan Xin cast enveloped all of outer space in a radius of a hundred billion light years. Countless points of light appeared in outer space, and the scenery of this vast void began to change.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Time began to flow in reverse, the scenes that had once appeared in this void rapidly rewinding, as if in a dream.

However, these illusory changes did not affect Wu Yuan and the elderly man in black robes. The two watched quietly.

One year, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years... The scenes of this vast void seemed to fast-forward in reverse, constantly flashing backwards. At the same time, Sovereign Yan Xin's aura grew increasingly unstable and strained.

Most Sovereigns could scry the past after comprehending a Greater Law. However, most Sovereigns could only retrace time in a small area for a short time. Being able to rewind scenes from several years ago was already quite impressive. After all, the further back in time, the more chaotic spacetime became, making it increasingly difficult to trace events back to their origins.

Meanwhile, the past-scrying arcane art Sovereign Yan Xin was performing today would retrace scenes from 60,000 years ago. And the range was a full hundred billion light years.

At this moment, in the endless dark void, dreams and reality intertwined as scene after scene flashed by at increasing speed. Ten thousand years, twenty thousand years, thirty thousand years...

Sovereign Yan Xin's face had turned somewhat pale. Clearly, she was gradually approaching her limit.

Finally, Sovereign Yan Xin spoke in a low voice, "Senior Creation Emissary, Overlord Wu Yuan, this is the scene 60,000 years ago."

Whoosh~

The scenes in outer space that had been rewinding for 60,000 years finally changed noticeably. The illusory image of a vast, boundless world finally appeared in their field of vision.

"Stop!" Wu Yuan suddenly spoke.

In that instant, the illusory scenes in this vast world abruptly halted.

Right there.

Wu Yuan silently gazed at those familiar silhouettes.

A hundred thousand years had passed. He never imagined they would meet again in such a manner.

In his vision was a group of Eldritch Deities and Great Eldritches gathered at Heavenly Pillar Mountain, holding a grand meeting of the eldritch race. Hou Tong was among them. Besides Hou Tong, Wu Yuan also saw many other familiar figures, such as Eldritch Deity Hou Lu, Eldritch Deity Zhu Jiu, and others.

Evidently, 60,000 years ago, Hou Tong had already cultivated to the High Eldritch phase.

The eldritch race of the Huanggu World seems to have developed quite well.

Wu Yuan murmured to himself.

After watching for a while, Wu Yuan spoke slowly, "Sovereign Yan Xin, please continue retracing time to a hundred thousand years ago. However, just focus on that woman. There's no need to focus on other areas."

Wu Yuan pointed at Hou Tong.

Sovereign Yan Xin looked towards the elderly man in black robes.

"Do as he says," the elderly man in black robes said in a low voice.

"Yes," Sovereign Yan Xin nodded, inwardly wondering why the Creation Emissary was so courteous to him.

Whoosh~

The scene changed, and time continued to rewind. But this time, because the area covered was far smaller, Sovereign Yan Xin actually found it much easier to manage.

A hundred thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Make time flow normally now, going forward." Wu Yuan spoke again.

"Mm," Sovereign Yan Xin nodded.

The scenes stopped rewinding. Following that, time moved normally. The protagonist of it all was Hou Tong. And through the scenes revealed, Wu Yuan finally saw everything Hou Tong had experienced after his departure.

The immortal race was destroyed, all of Huanggu was unified, and the eldritch race once again prospered. But the once lively Hou Tong had become silent and quiet. She now poured all her energy into cultivation.

She had always been a top-tier genius of the Archeldritch tribe. Her grandfather was also a High Eldritch, and due to her special connection with Wu Yuan, she received the full support of the Snake Ancestor, Eldritch Deity Zhu Jiu, and the others.

In less than 20,000 years, she cultivated to become a High Eldritch. Later, her strength continued to progress.

However, her personality remained cold. She disliked worldly affairs and simply buried herself in cultivation, transforming into different identities to wander the tribes across the land, just as she had done when traveling with Wu Yuan.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years passed.

It's coming.

Wu Yuan gazed at the illusory scene, waves of emotion stirring in his heart.

Sovereign Yan Xin seemed to understand what Wu Yuan wanted to see. Besides Hou Tong, the previously blurry scenes in outer space grew clear. The entire Huanggu World was fully presented before Wu Yuan.

On this day, the Huanggu World was peaceful.

Boom!

Without warning, a colossal hand reached out from the endless void. It was hundreds of millions of li long, slamming down heavily onto the Huanggu World.

Countless fissures ran through the Huanggu World, like a massive cracked egg. Among them, the most conspicuous crack split the entire world, appearing extremely grotesque.

In an instant, the world began to collapse. Heavenly Pillar Mountain crumbled, the world's membrane tore, deep cracks appeared in the earth, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions wreaked havoc, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth grew chaotic... It was a scene of world-ending devastation.

Countless living beings perished in the natural disasters.

"What's happening?"

"Wha...What's wrong with the world?" The highest echelons of the eldritch race - the Eldritch Deities and High Eldritches – were all completely dumbfounded, staring in shock at the scenes unfolding across heaven and earth. It was too catastrophic.

"Is it a great calamity of heaven and earth?"

"Quick, run!"

"Hurry and escape!" Top existences like the Snake Ancestor and Eldritch Deity Zhu Jiu could only swiftly save some of the eldritch race members. High Eldritch Hou Tong also desperately tried to rescue others.

In reality, with their strength, they might not necessarily die even if the entire world collapsed.

Unfortunately, a bloody maw appeared along the torn membrane of the world, and a terrifying suction force began pulling the entire world in.

This force was incomparably powerful, not something that the High Eldritches and Eldritch Deities of the Huanggu eldritch race, who only reached the threshold of Archimmortal at most, could resist.

"No!"

"Stop!"

"Damn it! Is it a devil from beyond the heavens?" Countless High Eldritches and Earth Eldritches cried out in despair, along with the innumerable ordinary living beings, instantly engulfed by this suction force.

Did I cultivate diligently all those years only to die now?

A glimmer of despair flashed in Hou Tong's eyes.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Snake Ancestor, Hou Tong, and the others were all devoured without a trace, utterly exterminated.

They had no power to resist whatsoever. Not just their flesh and blood, but even their souls were completely consumed.

The entire world fell into utter silence.

Then, with a resounding boom, another gigantic palm crashed down, instantly annihilating the already crumbling world with unparalleled might.

With that, the Huanggu World was completely reduced to nothingness.

"Yan Xin, you can stop now," the elderly man in black robes sighed. "There's no need to continue casting the arcane art."

"Understood." Sovereign Yan Xin nodded, her face now somewhat pale as she ceased maintaining the arcane art.

Whoosh~

The flowing scenes of time and space that had filled billions of li instantly dissipated, returning the void to tranquility.

"Sovereign Yan Xin, thank you," Wu Yuan suddenly said. "Were you able to sense the culprit?"

"My apologies, Overlord Wu Yuan, but I could not," Sovereign Yan Xin said with a bitter smile. "The powerhouse who launched the attack was too strong. Being able to recreate their method of attack was already my utmost limit."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

Super powerhouses affected the flow of the spacetime they inhabited. The stronger they were and the greater the disturbance, the harder it became to trace their past.

"Yan Xin, you may go now," the elderly man in black robes said in a low voice.

"Yes." Sovereign Yan Xin bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew. Only Wu Yuan and the elderly man in black robes remained in this expanse of void.

"Wu Yuan, my condolences," the elderly man in black robes sighed. "No one could have anticipated the Abyssal invasion. By the time I reacted and sent word to the Overlords and Sovereigns of the Immutable Land, it was already too late."