NOVEL NEXT Chapter 324: The Hunt Aeon
Phantylia glanced at the Divine General and disdainfully blew a breath.
Whoosh!
The whistling green wind instantly dispersed the construct.
Seeing his objective achieved, Ren lifted the time stop on Jing Yuan. At the same time, the Ambrosial Arbor began to wither, completely unable to regenerate as all of its energy had been condensed for Phantylia.
Now, Phantylia was a living Ambrosial Arbor.
Jing Yuan's body stiffened, and he knelt on one knee. Although time had been stopped, Ren had not blocked his senses. He clearly understood everything that had happened.
"Phantylia, Emanator of Destruction!" His mind raced. The Emanator seems to be obeying Ren's commands. Combined with what Tingyun had said, Jing Yuan began to believe the unbelievable. The Ren before him was an existence capable of fighting an Aeon.
Slowly standing up, Jing Yuan's expression was extremely grave.
However, what was even more unexpected was this.
Boom!
The sky of the Luofu cracked open. Everyone looked up.
The celestial Grotto-Heaven cracked, leading directly to the universe. Spanning across the deep starry sky, a blue-purple form appeared. A certain sharp light emanated from its body, reflecting from the cosmos into the Scalegorge Waterscape.
Everyone looked up, staring blankly at its powerful limbs, drawing a brilliant and dazzling bow. As Xianzhou natives, words echoed in the minds of Jing Yuan and the others.
Evil creatures cause chaos, igniting war
After quelling disaster, widespread devastation remains
Patrolling thousands of miles of stellar rivers
Hunting the remnants of immortal evil
Arrow pierces the firmament!!
The Hunt Aeon, Imperator of Arches, Lan.
Its divine arrow was about to descend, its target the evil creature birthed by the Ambrosial Arbor.
But Jing Yuan and the others understood. Lan's hunt was always without regard for cost. Its salvation and destruction were almost indistinguishable. Its divine arrow would surely annihilate the evil creature, but it would also annihilate all other things, causing the Celestial Ark to plummet.
"You want to kill my pet right in front of me? Do you take me for non-existent?" The cold words came from Ren's mouth.
Enveloped in golden imperial attire, he gazed at the faceless Lan. One was above the starry sky, the other below the Luofu. Between looking up and looking down, it was as if they were looking straight at each other.
"..."
Lan's arrow was shining. Ren's imperial robe was fluttering. For a moment, the air was extremely oppressive.
After a long time, the arrow in Lan's hand still hadn't been shot. The blue-purple light around its body bloomed, seeming to resist something. In reality, it was the layers of space that Ren was crushing towards it.
To deal with the Aeon of Destruction, he had rarely used spatial power, treating Nanook as a sandbag. Now, in his confrontation with the Hunt, what Ren wanted was to oppress it, giving it so much pressure that the arrow in its hand couldn't even be released.
Compared to Destruction, the path of the Hunt is narrower. Gradually, the light around Lan's body contracted, completely suppressed by Ren. The arrow in its hand also began to dissipate.
Finally, under everyone's gaze, the light of the Hunt faded. The sky recovered. The figure of Lan disappeared.
Jing Yuan, Jingliu, Kafka, Welt, and the others felt their hearts tremble, stirring up huge waves. That person actually forced the Aeon of the Hunt to leave with just a gaze and an aura! Was there anything more unbelievable in the world?
"Master…" If Phantylia was fearful of Destruction, she was reverent of Ren. He could repel both.
For a time, everyone's feelings varied.
In Kafka's wine-red eyes, there was undisguised shock. "Elio's script has completely faded."
"Cough, cough, Kafka," Silver Wolf's voice came to her ear.
"What is it, Silver Wolf?"
"I wanted to tell you, if you meet someone named Ren, do not get into a conflict."
Kafka's eyes narrowed slightly, a tempting smile on her lips. "What a coincidence. That person is right in front of us. You seem to know him?"
"Uh, I know him. A friend. Sounds like you didn't provoke him, so it's fine. I'm out, bye-bye." The sound of static disappeared.
"~ Is it related to the previous anomaly?" Kafka had a strong impression of Silver Wolf's sudden disappearance earlier.
Jingliu and Luocha saw another variable in Ren. Is he also an Aeon? An Aeon one could approach and touch?
Fu Xuan's eyelids twitched wildly. What Tingyun said was actually true! That person is even more terrifying than Lan, the Aeon they follow.
Yukong stared blankly. Seeing Lan's arrow, her mind thought of Caiyi. If… he had been there then, would he have been able to stop it?
Fu Xuan's eyelids twitched. "General, should we surrender now?"
"If we can, of course we should. I'm just afraid they won't give us the chance. My actions were reckless," Jing Yuan's lips curved into a bitter smile. He had thought all living beings were pawns of the Aeons, but he never expected Ren to be beyond pawns and players.
Tingyun also witnessed his divine power. After a brief shock, she comforted everyone. "Grand Astrologer, General, there's no need to worry. Our benefactor is not an evil person."
"I think so too. Mr. Ren has also helped our Astral Express before," Welt pushed up his glasses, calming himself, and gave his impression of Ren.
"That's right! Ren also helped us save Jarilo-VI," March 7th added proudly.
"Tingyun, everyone from the Astral Express, I'm afraid we'll need your help to connect us. The Xianzhou Luofu will be eternally grateful." Facing such power, all schemes were like floating clouds.
Ren shed his Emperor's Regalia of Domination. He turned to look at Jing Yuan and the others, grinning lightly. "Let's have a good chat."
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