Even Wu Da felt sorry for Heluo Mebis and the others. "It's your misfortune to live in the same era as Lu Yin. You might not have had to appear in the same era at all."
If these people had been deciphered earlier, they might now be Semi-Progenitors, or even Progenitors. Or they could have been deciphered later, when Lu Yin was nothing more than a legend to them, just like Ancestor Chen. Sadly, they had appeared at neither the right time nor the wrong time, but at this very moment. That was fate.
The angriest one of all was the fish atop Xi Qi's head. It kept cursing Chu Yuan. "Sir Fish gave you power, and you still lost? Foolish! This two-legged beast is so foolish! Quick, Sir Fish is going into battle! Hurry!" As it spoke, it slapped Xi Qi.
Xi Qi looked aggrieved. "I-I don't dare. Big Brother Lu is too scary."
"What are you afraid of, you foolish two-legged beast? Sir Fish only needs to teach you a little, and you'll win. It's just death energy. Sir Fish taught him before, too. Huh, wait. What is Sir Fish talking about? Who did I teach? Two-legged beast, repeat Sir Fish's words."
A sly glint flashed in Xi Qi's eyes. "You said these two-legged beasts are all pretty good, and qualified to be mounts."
"Exactly! That's what Sir Fish said. They're all pretty good, and qualified! Hahahaha!"
Xi Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid Trash Fish would insist that she take the field. That would be awful; any one of these people could finish her with a sneeze.
Outside the plaza, Lu Yin walked toward the mountain gate. Behind him, Heluo Mebis slowly got to her feet. Her abdomen had clearly been cut open, yet