Swallowed Star: Nightmare of Time
Chapter 216

Rumors

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He hasn't logged on since King Shenmu and Lu Yan'an finished their drinks...

One day, Lu Yan'an received an email from a friend in the military. The email was simple. "Jue, I heard you obtained Secret Pattern inheritance on the Yuanming Continent?"

"What? You even know about this?" Lu Yan'an felt a mix of emotions. He knew that the Five Elements Squad's announcement of the inheritance would cause a huge uproar, but he never expected the consequences to come so quickly.

The human "Jue" is a disguised identity. After all, the news of Lu Yan'an's death has spread, and the Alien Race powerhouses in the universe have been investigating the accuracy of this information. Lu Yan'an naturally dared not reveal his identity. Jue, this identity, has always been kept very low-key, and he is considered a fairly normal powerhouse who has barely reached the rank of Feng Wang.

However, once it's linked to the inheritance of Secret Pattern, many people who covet these Secret Pattern but consider humans "absolute" to be insignificant and easy to deal with will face significant trouble. Clearly, the Five Elements Squad deliberately concealed his achievements and focused on promoting his barely-achieved title of Feng Wang!

If Invincible King or a Feng Wang peak expert obtains the Secret Pattern inheritance, other Feng Wang probably wouldn't dare to provoke them.

"Absolutely brilliant"? A mere kid who barely Feng Wang? Who does he think he is?

True treasures can only be possessed by those with immense power. This alone is enough to tempt even the inheritance of Universe Venerable; it would be strange if it didn't ignite a fierce battle for it!

"Tianmeng King, where are you?" Lu Yan'an immediately contacted the Tianmeng King.

A moment later, in a restaurant in the Virtual Universe, Lu Yan'an and a powerful humanoid being with a dog's head, "Tianmeng King," were having a quiet conversation in a private room.

"Tianmeng King, you said I obtained the Secret Pattern inheritance, where did you hear that?" Lu Yan'an frowned and said, "This matter spread so quickly, there must be someone stirring things up behind the scenes."

"I was shocked when I first heard the news. I carefully inquired about the source of the information and found that it was the work of the Five Elements Squad! They described every detail too realistically."

Tianmeng King shook his head and smiled, "He even gave an exact cosmic coordinate, which is xxxxx... And that place is indeed the Secret Abyss of the Yuanming Continent. It is said that, Jue, you obtained your inheritance there! Moreover, many powerful figures on the Yuanming Continent have already gone to the location of that Secret Abyss to investigate its authenticity. Now, at least throughout the entire Yuanming Continent, the news has spread like wildfire."

Lu Yan'an's face immediately turned ugly.

Coordinate?

"The Five Elements Squad!" Lu Yan'an was furious.

When Lu Yan'an learned of the email from Tianmeng King, he had already guessed that it was related to the Five Elements Squad. Now that he heard that even the "Coordinates of the Secret Abyss" had been made public, he had even less doubt and was almost certain that it was the Five Elements Squad.

"The Five Elements Squad is two-faced. I'm still thinking about how to compensate you, but you're trying to use me as a tool to kill someone!" Lu Yan'an bitterly. "I wonder what role the King Shenmu is playing in all of this."

"You've got guts."

"You guys have some nerve, daring to pull this stunt on us after witnessing my true power."

"Ruthless."

"You guys are ruthless. I originally intended to continue lying low, digesting my gains before fulfilling my promise. Since you can't wait... then let's fight!" Lu Yan'an was filled with killing intent. "Kindness is often taken advantage of, and good horses are often ridden. You all take my low-key identity as 'Jue' for granted, thinking I'm easy to bully. Then I'll have to find an opportunity... to show my true colors and strike fear into the hearts of some ambitious people."

It is foolish to fight again and again against those who are greedy.

The best approach is to demonstrate strength through a truly bloody and insane battle, thus deterring other powerful individuals. This would make them realize that "Absolute" is incredibly strong and dangerous, naturally preventing anyone from provoking Lu Yan'an again. Without enmity and given Lu Yan'an 'Lu Yan'an strength, no one would target Lu Yan'an.

After all, there are plenty of powerful beings at the Feng Wang of the universe who possess enormous wealth and treasures.

As long as the strength matches... no one dares to mess with them.

Tianmeng King looked at Lu Yan'an and asked softly, "Yang, are you alright?"

"It's nothing. I was just wondering who's spreading rumors to cause me trouble." Lu Yan'an smiled coldly. "Looks like the entire Five Elements Squad has completely broken ties with me."

"Actually, not everyone in the Five Elements Squad is spreading news about you. I heard that the King Shenmu was seriously injured while trying to cover up the news for you, and was even forced to withdraw from the Outer Region Battlefield in the end," Tianmeng King said. He was also full of sighs. He really didn't expect that someone in the Five Elements Squad would dare to help him under such circumstances.

"What? Shenmu was forced to retire from the army?" Lu Yan'an's expression changed slightly. So that's why King Shenmu's behavior was so strange when they were drinking that day. He had previously thought that King Shenmu was in a bad mood after arguing with his teammates, but now it seemed that it was more than just an argument.

"Tianmeng King, thank you for telling me this news. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known that Shenmu had gone through such a ordeal to help me," Lu Yan'an said.

"Hmm, you should think carefully about how to break this deadlock! The four members of the Five Elements Squad, in order to put pressure on you, first gave this information to the Alien Race, and then spread it to our Human Faction. As soon as I found out, I came to find you immediately," said Tianmeng King.

Lu Yan'an nodded. "This matter is very troublesome. I'll go back first and think of a solution."

"Go," Tianmeng King cautioned, "Be careful. The Outer Region Battlefield is teeming with Alien Race. To deal with those greedy Alien Race, you must strike hard from the start. If you inflict pain and instill fear in them, they won't dare to act recklessly. If you don't inflict enough damage, I'm afraid more and more Alien Race will try to infiltrate. Moreover, our human race isn't entirely innocent either. I don't know how many people have been misled by this news!"

"Fortunately, there's the Military System to oversee things, so the powerful figures within our human race can't openly attack you. You should focus your main efforts on the Alien Race now!"

"I understand." Lu Yan'an nodded.

It seems...

A massacre is about to begin!

Yuanming Continent.

"The news is true. Several powerful figures who have reached the Feng Wang have joined forces to forcefully break through the Secret Abyss and searched it thoroughly." The two Machine Race facing each other, the slightly taller one saying solemnly, "Some details they found in the Secret Abyss match the information described by the Five Elements Squad!"

"So it seems it's true?" the diminutive Machine Race exclaimed in surprise. "It seems there really is a lineage."

"Currently, many powerful beings from Alien Race on the Yuanming Continent are investigating information about that human 'Jue' through various means, but so far they have not found him."

The tall Machine Race said hoarsely, "Once that human is discovered, it will be time for war and slaughter. At that time, I'm afraid many Alien Race will get mixed in."

"Kelvin," the short Machine Race grinned, "Are you going or not?"

"Haha, this human is weak, just a little guy who has just Feng Wang. How could he be qualified to have such an inheritance? This Secret Pattern inheritance is an inheritance that even Venerable would covet! I'll go, of course I'll go," said the tall Machine Race.

"If we join forces, we'll each get half of the treasure."

"Good!"

These two Machine Race thus formed an alliance. On the Yuanming Continent, the Feng Wang powerhouses were usually quite leisurely. When Feng Wang -Feng Wang warriors fought each other, it was rare for them to fight to the death. However, the Secret Abyss Inheritance suddenly made the Yuanming Continent very popular. Even some Feng Wang powerhouses from other nearby star field battlefields rushed to the Yuanming Continent.

On the Yuanming Continent, a sense of unease and panic suddenly arose.

Even the Feng Hou of those Alien Race, under orders, secretly began investigating, searching for the whereabouts of that human "absolute," but strangely...

I can't find it no matter how hard I look!

"Are humans really that good at hiding?"

"Damn humans."

"He must have been scared away, he must have been frightened into leaving the Outer Region Battlefield." Many powerful figures on the Yuanming Continent cursed inwardly. However, they were quite understanding, after all, he was only a barely qualified Feng Wang, and he probably left long ago after being fortunate enough to obtain the Secret Abyss Inheritance.

The person most furious and worried about this on the Yuanming Continent was the Thick Earth King of the Five Elements Squad. However, he also understood that with Lu Yan'an's strength—killing Feng Wang as easily as slaughtering a dog—it was impossible for him to escape. After this incident, Lu Yan'an had probably formed a life-or-death enmity with them!

"Who told you to take what you shouldn't have?" The Thick Earth King's eyes were extremely fierce, completely different from the image Lu Yan'an had seen before!

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