Chapter 4458: The Mirebound Red Umbrella

In the Tianyuan, Forgotten Ruins God and Wang Xiaoyu stared up at the stars, also feeling the great power. It was unfathomable. They could not imagine what kind of existence could possess such strength. They must be omnipotent.

Skydog's ears drooped, and it did not dare to even raise its head. This was too terrifying.

From Skydog's back, a voice spoke, "How many years has it been since I last felt this power? Are you well? It is time for us to meet."

After speaking, a hand rose, and a jade-like palm gently tapped at the space in front of the figure. A strand of sword intent appeared and shot toward the Nine Odysseys Megaverse. In an instant, it fell upon the Nine Odysseys, slicing straight at Chu Songyun.

The slash arrived quickly, but its speed was not fast. Blood Tower and the others all saw it, and they were greatly alarmed. They hurried to take action.

Blood Tower’s power was cut through, and his gray power of time was instantly torn apart by the sword intent.

Awe Gate, Chen Jian, Mister Mu, and the others all moved as one, but no one could stop this sword strike.

The single strand of sword intent kept drawing closer to Chu Songyun, determined to kill him.

Left with no choice, Mister Mu pushed his mirebound artifact out in front of Chu Songyun, but the sword intent did not clash against the cauldron. Instead, the slash simply vanished, reappearing beneath the mirebound artifact and continuing straight for Chu Songyun. At this moment, no power could stop it.

Chu Songyun watched the sword intent approach. Master, even if I do not break through, I will still draw out this Keeper of Balance for you.

As that thought occurred to him, he suddenly grabbed the hilt of the red sword and slashed out.

The sword swept past, striking nothing. The strand of sword intent passed through the red sword to appear right before Chu Songyun's eyes.

He froze. How could this be?

Throughout the entire Trio, every force had failed to stop that sword intent. At this moment, the sword intent became the center of the cosmos, the focus of everyone's gaze.

Just as the sword intent was about to kill Chu Songyun, a portion of an umbrella shielded him, and there was a light clang as a rib was struck.

Chu Songyun stared at the umbrella before him. This was not his own red umbrella, nor was it Jiu Wen's. So whose was it?

Following the umbrella rib upward, he peered into the void, to where the River of Aeons flowed. A red umbrella appeared and gradually opened, driving back the strand of sword intent.

"It’s finally appeared. Do you know how long I have waited for this moment?" A warm voice called out from Skydog's back as another move was made. Another strand of sword intent was about to be released.

Lu Yin suddenly appeared in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, arriving by teleportation. He appeared with Master Qing Cao, who was given an order, "Gate!"

Master Qing Cao opened a gate without hesitation, one that led to Vestigium.

Lu Yin stared in the direction of the Tianyuan. "Keeper of Balance, you have broken the rules of Obscura again and again! Obscura’s rules are greater than the cosmos itself. How will you answer for this?"

From Skydog's back, someone sounded troubled. "What a quick reaction."

With that, they vanished.

Only then did Forgotten Ruins God and Wang Xiaoyu dare to look over. There was nothing on Skydog's back. That person had left.

The Human Trio grew calm once again. In the Nine Odysseys Megaverse, Lu Yin stared at the Tianyuan. Would that person attack again? Probably not.

"Master?" Chu Songyun called out.

Lu Yin looked over and smiled. "Continue your breakthrough. No one can stop you."

Chu Songyun's eyes blazed. "Yes!"

He then sat down, cross-legged, and Lifeforce surged from his body.

As for Lu Yin, he looked up at the red umbrella that had appeared. This was the guardian artifact of the Second Rampart, the Red Umbrella. This was Hong Shuang's weapon.

Everyone else was staring at the Red Umbrella. It had emerged from the River of Aeons, or to be more accurate, it had appeared from the Mirari Realm.

It had to have come from the forbidden region within the Mirari Realm, the one that had been searched multiple times without revealing anything at all. Exactly where had the Red Umbrella been hiding?

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. In truth, he was waiting, hoping that Hong Shuang herself would appear since even her guardian artifact had revealed itself.

But even after waiting for a long while, nothing happened. He could only teleport away.

During the great war, Hong Xia had destroyed the Nine Ramparts, Hong Shuang had fought against Qiu Huang. After she was betrayed by Hong Xia, both had been heavily wounded. Qiu Huang had died during that battle, while Hong Shuang had gone far away, eventually entering a forbidden region within the Mirari Realm. She had also taken the Second Rampart’s guardian artifact away with her.

The scene of a woman in red entering a forbidden region had replayed again and again in Lu Yin's mind. She was Hong Shuang.

The Rampart Warden had certainly not died, which meant that she should still be in the Mirari Realm.

The Keeper of Balance was not attacking any longer, which suggested that they may have entered the forbidden region in the Mirari Realm, as that was where the Red Umbrella had emerged from. There was no doubt that the Keeper of Balance had noticed so. Even though nothing was certain, Lu Yin had to go to the forbidden region, just in case.

He was taking a risk. If he encountered the Keeper of Balance at this moment, it would be extremely dangerous.

But he simply had no other choice. If Hong Shuang really was in the Mirari Realm at this moment and the Keeper of Balance attacked her, it would be impossible to predict how things would unfold.

Lu Yin had witnessed the confrontation between Hongyan Mavis and Feng Bo. If Lu Yin himself had not arrived, Hongyan Mavis would still be trapped within the Mirari Realm.

Lu Yin entered the Mirari Realm and stared at the forbidden region. There was nothing to be seen.

He glanced towards the River of Aeons and saw Zhao Ran, who was staring at him.

"What happened?" Lu Yin asked.

"An umbrella came out from that forbidden region."

"What else?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing else?" Lu Yin frowned. "Did anyone, or any creature, go into the forbidden region?"

Zhao Ran shook her head. "No."

Lu Yin walked towards the forbidden region and went right in.

He came back out. There was nothing there. It was still empty. Strange.

Hong Shuang was not there, and the Keeper of Balance also did not seem to have entered the Mirari Realm either. Had Lu Yin guessed wrong? Then why had the Red Umbrella emerged from the forbidden region?

He teleported out of the Mirari Realm and back to the Nine Odysseys Megaverse. Almost no time had passed for the outside world. Lifeforce was still erupting from Chu Songyun's body, and his own red umbrella had gained another rib. He was now a Ninefold Crimson of the Path of Dispassion. The man had already formally stepped into the Immortal realm, and all that remained was to comprehend the cosmic law with which he resonated.

Lu Yin let out a breath of relief. Fortunately, Ancestor Lu Yuan had called him back in time, otherwise, Chu Songyun would have been in grave danger.

When Ancestor Lu Yuan had found Lu Yin and reported that Chu Songyun was about to attempt to break into the Immortal realm, Lu Yin had immediately known that something would go wrong. The Keeper of Balance would never allow the human civilization to grow stronger.

That was why, the moment that Lu Yin returned, he had immediately grabbed Master Qing Cao and threatened the Keeper of Balance with a gate to Vestigium.

In truth, Lu Yin had been one step too late. If not for the appearance of the guardian artifact Red Umbrella, Chu Songyun would have already died.

The increase in humanity’s power was forcing the Keeper of Balance to act with greater and greater frequency, which was a huge problem for it.

Hong Shuang also had not appeared. Where exactly was she?

In the Tianyuan, Skydog's body dropped down a slight bit, and Forgotten Ruins God and Wang Xiaoyu both bowed respectfully.

"So she isn't here. She really did walk the road of no return. All these years of waiting have lost all meaning. In that case, let everything vanish." After saying this, a gate appeared before the figure, and a voice passed through it. "Ba Se."

"You have broken the rules." Ba Se's voice returned.

"I am from inside, and also from outside. What rules are you talking about? Besides, I did not do anything to that person."

"In Obscura, the rules are greater than the cosmos. You are no exception. Once or twice can be tolerated, but not a third time."

"Very well, but the power of this human civilization keeps rising, and they are becoming somewhat uncontrollable. Humanity is a very peculiar civilization. They are born as ants, yet they have infinite possibilities. Some people cling to their own small world while others hold the entire cosmos within their hearts, with infinite scope. Do not allow a second Nine Ramparts to appear."

"Impossible," Ba Se replied with absolute certainty.

"Do not initiate a mandatory conscription for any wars during the period of protection granted to this human civilization."

"Understood."

***

Day after day passed. One day, Chu Songyun's aura gradually calmed, and the endless withered leaves became nothing more than drifting ash. The disappearance of the wondrous sight that had filled the universe signified that Chu Songyun had officially stepped into the Immortal realm.

Humanity had gained another Immortal.

Greater Sancte Blood Tower burst into laughter. Everyone was delighted. First was Ancient God, and now was Chu Songyun. One breakthrough after another made it seem as though they were seeing a glorious future arrive for their civilization.

At this moment, even the fact that the Keeper of Balance had sealed the human civilization’s upper limit was temporarily forgotten.

Ba Rong felt dizzy. Just how many Immortal beings does this civilization have? Why are there so many? One, two, three...

At the moment, even if the Immortal stone monster and Ba Rong were excluded, the Trio had ten Immortals. If Aberrants like Lu Yin and Progenitor Chen were added, the total would rise to twelve. This meant a total of fourteen Immortal-level beings, as well as a guardian artifact.

In terms of strength, aside from a true top-tier powerhouse, their human civilization had already become a fishing civilization.

It was a pity that Greater Sancte Green Lotus had sealed himself within a Crimson Lotus Tomb, as he would have been yet another Immortal to humanity’s numbers.

With such a large number of Immortals, it was no wonder why Ba Rong was dazed.

Facing Lu Yin, Chu Songyun bowed low. "Thank you, honored Master, for your guidance. Without you, your disciple could have never stepped into the Immortal realm."

Lu Yin gave a small smile. "This was your own opportunity."

Chu Songyun's gratitude toward Lu Yin surpassed heaven itself. If not for Lu Yin, the man would still be in Crimson Starshade’s megaverse, resisting their Path of Dispassion. He would have never had an opportunity to truly understand himself. Without Lu Yin, where would the red sword have come from? Without Lu Yin, Chu Songyun would have died during his breakthrough.

Lu Yin was not only Chu Songyun’s master, but he was also more like a father who had given the man a second life.

Next, everyone looked toward the Red Umbrella. It was a mirebound artifact, Hong Shuang's weapon, and yet it had not left after Chu Songyun's breakthrough. The guardian artifact was still floating in the sky.

"Chu Songyun."

"Your disciple is here."

"Take the mirebound artifact."

Chu Songyun looked at the Red Umbrella and then walked toward one step at a time.

Everyone had their own opportunities. Of the two guardian artifacts, one belonged to Mister Mu and the other to Chu Songyun. Neither belonged to Lu Yin.

He would not force an opportunity to become his, and in any case, there was no need for him to possess so many mirebound artifacts.

Human civilization had once given rise to the Nine Ramparts. It was not necessarily impossible to restore the Nine Ramparts. Since Lu Yin had decided to open up another path for human civilization, he did not fear thinking bigger. Let things come. No matter how many civilizations in the Aevum Inch were hostile to humanity and targeted them, he would still walk forward, forge another era of glory, and eventually avenge their predecessors.

Chu Songyun arrived beneath the Red Umbrella and then opened his own umbrella, which slowly dissipated. However, the Path of Dispassion within his umbrella’s ribs moved towards the Red Umbrella guardian artifact and gradually merged with it.

At this moment, Chu Songyun’s red umbrella possessed ten ribs, indicating that he was a Tenfold Crimson of the Path of Dispassion. This was truly extraordinary.

Xi Shangfeng, Bing Xu, and Meiran Dan had only become Eightfold Crimsons on the Path of Dispassion while He Xiao had only achieved Ninefold Crimson. But the moment that Chu Songyun had broken into the Immortal realm, he achieved Tenfold Crimson on the Path of Dispassion. As he continued to cultivate, he would inevitably reach Elevenfold Crimson or even Twelvefold Crimson.

His potential remained very high.

His Path of Dispassion merged with the guardian artifact, and eventually, the Red Umbrella entered Chu Songyun’s grasp. At the same time, the red sword slid into the umbrella’s handle: Sorrow Without Heart, Forged as a Sword. This had been Rampart Warden Hong Shuang's weapon, and now, it was Chu Songyun's weapon as well.

Everyone was delighted. After Green Lotus, Mister Mu, and Jiang Feng, Chu Songyun was the fourth human to complete a direct breakthrough to the Immortal realm. Not only that, but he also possessed a guardian artifact. Humanity’s strength had just risen by another level.

The Trio celebrated. Though a certain gloom still lingered, it was inevitable that there would come a day when it was shattered.

Lu Yin reentered the Mirari Realm and went to search the forbidden region. He combed through it again and again, but he still could not find Hong Shuang.

"There’s a note," Zhao Ran called Lu Yin over. A slip of paper had come down the River of Aeons, and she handed it over to Lu Yin.

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