Star Odyssey

Chapter 2944: Forbidden

Chapter 2944: Forbidden

"Who are you?" A hoarse voice entered Yu Huo's ears.

Yu Huo turned around and looked back. He saw a blurry figure that could not be clearly made out.

"A fish. A fish with intelligence. You must be the one the Lu family is searching for," the hoarse voice continued.

Yu Huo stared at the indistinct figure and then demanded, "Are you Ye Bo?"

The figure moved closer, but Yu Huo was cautious and pulled back.

"Who are you?" The hoarse voice continued. Of course, the blurred figure was Lu Yin.

He had felt an uncomfortable sensation when he arrived on Lu Qi's island. It had been a feeling of absolute revulsion. This feeling did not come from Lu Yin himself, but rather from the Origin Universe. The feeling had lasted throughout his conversation with Lu Qi, and Lu Yin had spent that time searching for the source of the feeling, eventually landing on the fish.

While Lu Yin had seemingly been chatting with Lu Qi about the White Dragon Clan, Lu Yin had actually been studying the fish. He had noticed that the mention of the White Dragon Clan had caused the very human emotions of ridicule and anger to appear in the fish’s eyes, which was very odd. At that moment, Lu Yin had started to have the ridiculous suspicion that Lu Qi had accidentally caught Yu Huo.

Yu Huo had been badly wounded by Ancestor Tianyi's finger, and he had been forcibly reverted back to the form of a fish. Currently, very few places in the Middle Ocean had any sign of peace and quiet, one of which was very clearly the region surrounding Lu Qi's island. No one would dare to disturb Lu Qi, so it was not particularly surprising that Yu Huo would end up in that part of the Middle Ocean.

Just in case his suspicions were correct, Lu Yin did not rush to deal with the fish. Something else had occurred to him instead, and that idea had led to the current scene. Lu Yin was impersonating Ye Bo in order to try to learn more about Aeternus from Yu Huo.

The fish warily eyed the blurred figure. "Are you Ye Bo?"

"If you’re not going to answer, then you can just die," Lu Yin spoke in a hoarse voice while releasing a surge of killing intent.

This development startled Yu Huo. "Wait! We aren’t enemies!"

"You aren’t human, and neither am I, but how does this mean that we aren’t enemies?"

"I’m from Aeternus."

The killing intent faded, and a smile spread across his face as he continued in the hoarse voice. "Aeternus?"

Yu Huo released a sigh of relief when he saw that “Ye Bo” did not continue to be aggressive. "You should already know that I am part of Aeternus. I’m the fish that the Lu family is looking for."

"A fish claims to be from Aeternus?" Lu Yin asked in obvious disbelief.

Yu Huo became anxious, "I am Yu Huo, one of Aeternus’s True God Guard Captains. You’ve met Cheng Kong before, who’s also from Aeternus."

"Cheng Kong? I do seem to remember meeting someone with that name before. Are you really from Aeternus?" Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

"I am from Aeternus, which means that we aren’t enemies. There’s no reason to be hostile."

"Is that all? How boring. I’m going." With that, Lu Yin moved to leave.

"Wait!" Yu Huo grew anxious.

Lu Yin stopped.

"What are you doing now?"

"None of your business."

"You want to go after the people in this universe, right?"

"I told you, it’s none of your business."

"I can help you."

Lu Yin acted confused. "I won’t join Aeternus."

Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "Tell me."

Yu Huo was about to speak, but suddenly hesitated. He was clearly worried about sharing this information, and Lu Yin saw fear in the fish’s eyes.

This was a secret that even one of the True God Guard Captains did not dare to share, which meant that it had to be something shocking.

This could possibly be Lu Yin’s greatest gain from posing as Ye Bo. There was also the Redback who was on their way to help Yu Huo, which was another bonus.

After a moment of silence, Yu Huo gritted his teeth. "I need you to promise me one thing! You’ve spoken to Cheng Kong before, so if anyone learns that you know what I’m about to tell you, you need to tell them that you learned it from Cheng Kong."

"Fine, that doesn’t matter," Lu Yin replied while staring intently at Yu Huo. It seemed that this was a truly important secret, if one of the True God Guard Captains needed someone else to take the blame.

Yu Huo exhaled. "We, the Aeternals, have an absolutely terrifying weapon which is known as the Ossis Ark."

Lu Yin's pupils shrank. The Ossis Ark?

During the crusade to conquer the Endless Frontier, Shao Yin, Yi Ren, and a few of the Aeternals’ other Progenitor-level combatants had attacked the third battalion. Before the end of the battle, Yi Ren had betrayed the Aeternals, only to be incinerated by flames of divine energy. This punishment from True God had been a fate worse than death, and Yi Ren had felt the need to accelerate his death. He had done so by mentioning the Ossis Ark.

After the crusade ended, Lu Qi and a few others had told Lu Yin about the incident, and the words “Ossis Ark” had a deep impression on him.

The flames of divine energy had slowly burned Yi Ren to nothing, inflicting a pain worse than death. Yi Ren had feared that pain so much that he had begged for death. To ensure that the pain would end, he had shouted out the words “Ossis Ark,” and the fact that the True God had indeed instantly killed Yi Ren after that was proof that the Ossis Ark was a great secret of Aeternus.

Lu Yin had wanted to learn more about this "Ossis Ark," but he had not been able to find any clues yet.

Unexpectedly, he had received a surprise from Yu Huo.

"What’s the Ossis Ark?" Lu Yin suppressed his excitement and probed for more information while acting completely calm.

Yu Huo stared at the blurry figure before him. "Human beings have flagbearers. On a battlefield, as long as that flagbearer doesn’t fall, their army will not lose morale. We Aeternals also have something similar to a flagbearer, which is the Ossis Ark. The difference between us and humans is that, when the Ossis Ark appears, it means that things are over.

"The Ossis Ark does not herald battle, but rather utter destruction. Right now, there is a consensus within Aeternus. When the True God emerges from seclusion, along with the Seven Skygods, he will fall upon the Sixverse Association with the Ossis Ark, completely destroying it all, including this universe."

"So, what exactly is this Ossis Ark? Some kind of weapon?" Lu Yin asked softly in his hoarse voice.

Yu Huo shook his head. "It is forbidden to speak of it. All I can tell you is that the Ossis Ark represents the strength of Aeternus and that it is fully capable of destroying the Sixverse Association. As for what the Ossis Ark actually is, I can't say anything. Speaking further will kill me."

Lu Yin was irritated. "You haven’t told me anything at all! This Ossis Ark and flagbearer comparison tell me nothing other than their symbolism. How am I supposed to trust that?"

Yu Huo replied, "I swear that the Ossis Ark is undoubtedly able to destroy the entire Sixverse Association. If you want to truly understand what the Ossis Ark is, then you must join Aeternus, and I can even ensure that you get a special exception. Once you learn about the Ossis Ark, if you still doubt that it can destroy the Sixverse Association, you will be allowed to leave Aeternus, and we will resume our current relationship of cooperation."

"It’s possible to leave Aeternus after joining?"

"You won't want to leave. The Ossis Ark’s mere existence is enough to guarantee that the Sixverse Association can be destroyed." Yu Huo was completely confident.

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. The Ossis Ark? Yi Ren had mentioned this before dying, and Yu Huo was bringing it up again. Since the Ossis Ark was a forbidden topic for the Aeternals, it had to be incredibly important. But how could humans learn more about this threat?

"What do you say? Come with me to Aeternus’s territory, and I promise that you won't regret it," Yu Huo tempted.

Lu Yin answered in a hoarse voice, "Ye Bo is not a solitary existence. You should know this."

"I do," Yu Huo replied. This was not a secret. The Perennial World was aware of it, and so were the Aeternals. However, no one knew for certain what exactly Ye Bo was. Was it a team? Or a cloning technique?

"I will go with you to Aeternus’s territory, but if I feel that your Ossis Ark might not be enough to destroy the Sixverse Association, I can abandon this body at any moment."

Yu Huo was taken aback. Was Ye Bo really someone who used clones?

"That’s not a problem." Yu Huo’s goal was to safely return to Aeternus. As for the secret of the Ossis Ark, it was still up in the air whether he would say anything more to Ye Bo. Even a True God Guard Captain like Yu Huo would not carelessly speak about the Ossis Ark.

The only option was to ask Aeternus for further instructions.