Published at 28th of October 2026 6:05 am

Chapter 4603: Do You Understand Now?

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As for how Lu Yin would eventually explain things to Thousand Machinations, he had not thought that through yet. When the time came, he would ask Wang Wen. In any case, Wang Wen could do anything. Becoming an Abyssal would mean completing one of Obscura’s five-star missions, and the reward could also be exchanged for Wang Wen's help.

As for the fact that Lu Yin had joined Obscura, Thousand Machinations would not say anything. If they wanted to say something, the bear would have done so long ago.

Devouring Trace’s death was related to Chen, and Thousand Machinations had definitely guessed as much. Since they still had not exposed Lu Yin’s clone as a spy, Lu Yin no longer had any scruples.

Nethersea Suppression looked down at Lu Yin from the sky. "Did you not tell Thousand Machinations about the Grand Clarity ruins?"

Lu Yin bowed again. "Senior Thousand Machinations does not care. They once told this junior that they have never participated in the Death Megaverse's wars. These Grand Clarity ruins may be extremely important to the Death Megaverse, so this junior felt that I should tell you, Senior Nethersea Suppression."

This was not a very good reason, but Nethersea Suppression did not take issue with it.

Lu Yin had expressed his desire to become an Abyssal earlier precisely to give Nethersea Suppression a foundation to think on its own.

According to Nethersea Suppression's guess, Lu Yin had not told Thousand Machinations about this matter because he wanted to use this merit to become an Abyssal, as Thousand Machinations refused to let him become one.

Giving a seemingly reasonable excuse in advance and then allowing Nethersea Suppression to “see through it” was Lu Yin’s true plan.

"Give me the coordinates of the ruins."

Lu Yin did so.

"If the ruins are real, I can find a way to make you an Abyssal," Nethersea Suppression stated.

Lu Yin was overjoyed. "Thank you, Senior!"

The Grand Clarity ruins were even more important than Lu Yin had assumed. Just the location of mere ruins were enough for Nethersea Suppression to promise to help him become an Abyssal. Of course, the fact that Lu Yin had absorbed an absurd amount of Stillness might have also contributed to the matter. In any case, and no matter what the reason, he had opened a path through Nethersea Suppression.

Because the Grand Clarity ruins were real.

It was also the location of a surprise that Lu Yin had left for both the Death Megaverse and Obscura.

During the 200 years that he had stayed in the Trio after killing the Lepidarch, Lu Yin had made several visits to the Grand Clarity ruins to confirm that his divine energy clone had adapted to the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array. He had even taken the clone away.

If his divine energy clone had not adapted to the sourcebox array, Lu Yin would have stayed in the Trio. Only by taking that clone away would he let the Grand Clarity ruins be exposed to the Death Megaverse and Obscura.

In addition to that, he had also set up another sourcebox array within the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, arranging it with the existing array as a base. This made it even more difficult for anyone from the Death Megaverse or Obscura to enter.

If they could easily enter the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, Lu Yin would not have gained any advantage from having his clone adapt to the array.

Adapting to the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array took at least 200 years. From the moment that Lu Yin first exposed the Grand Clarity ruins to when war broke out between the Death Megaverse and Obscura, everything had to finish within that period of time.

If that time was exceeded, his advantage in the Grand Clarity ruins would completely vanish.

War with Obscura should be very close to breaking out, though Lu Yin had no way to confirm when exactly it would begin. He could only try his luck, as he had no other choice.

He had also completely destroyed the megaverses that had been home to the Grand Clarity Civilization and taken the ferryman of the River of Aeons away. After all, that was what he had promised.

The megaverses had been destroyed, but the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array remained unharmed. The sourcebox array had not disappeared with the destruction of the surrounding megaverses. After all, not even Grand Clarity had been able to take that sourcebox array away.

Nethersea Suppression did not speak to Lu Yin any further. From the depths of the Nethersea, a strand of Stillness pierced the sky and shot away.

Lu Yin watched it. Could that be Nethersea Suppression’s means of communicating with the other Abysses?

With them no longer being able to freely use Abyssal Displacement, many matters could only be handled by Dark Prisonbone, but to get anything done, it was first necessary to contact the skeleton bird.

Lu Yin did not bother with the matter any longer. Instead, he decided to look around. He had not carefully explored the Nethersea yet.

The Nethersea was not only the Death Megaverse’s source of Stillness, but it was also where Nethersea Suppression’s Abyss was located. Aside from Abyssals or creatures of the Death Megaverse, nobody else could enter the Nethersea. However, the Abyss was also there, and that was home to Nethersea Suppression’s followers.

On top of that, Lu Yin had not forgotten that the sword-testing stone was also in the Nethersea.

The sword-testing stone had been brought to the Nethersea because it would not attack human skeletons. Lu Yin wanted to see where it was.

Then, there was also the steed of time, which was said to be somewhere within the Death Megaverse.

Elsewhere, Nethersea Suppression contacted Dark Prisonbone, and the bird went to the coordinates that Lu Yin had provided. Naturally, it found the Grand Clarity civilization ruins.

Although the megaverses there had all been destroyed, it was not easy to erase all traces. They were simply no longer able to affect the cosmos.

Dark Prisonbone's gaze fell directly upon the tall mountain that had stood at the very center of the four megaverses. The megaverses had clearly been destroyed, but the tall mountain remained unharmed.

Dark Prisonbone moved closer, and the moment it did so, it felt an immediate sense of danger.

Is this the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array? Dark Prisonbone was startled. This really was the ruins of the Grand Clarity Civilization. It had not forgotten the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array.

This sourcebox array had allowed a Grand Clarity creature to drag a Rampart Warden to death. That battle had been one of the most important ones during the war against the Nine Ramparts. The Plume Immortal had not expected Grand Clarity to have failed to take away this particular sourcebox array.

Dark Prisonbone tried to force its way into the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array several times. It could break in. After all, the sourcebox array no longer had a powerful array master controlling it, so at best, it could only block an ordinary Immortal being. It could not possibly stop Dark Prisonbone, but if the bird forced its way in, the sourcebox array might be damaged or destroyed.

After thinking for a while, Dark Prisonbone left and returned straight to the Nethersea, where it reported what it had found to Nethersea Suppression.

"The Clear Sky Locked Earth Array? Bring Thousand Machinations here. They have the most knowledge of sourcebox arrays out of all of us." Nethersea Suppression's voice rang out. It then looked into the depths of the Nethersea. "Chen, come translate for Thousand Machinations."

Lu Yin felt helpless. He had to already face Thousand Machinations so soon.

But this was also within his expectations. Since the Grand Clarity ruins had the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, no matter how he considered the matter, Thousand Machinations had to understand sourcebox arrays.

Before long, Dark Prisonbone's shadow fell upon the sea again. It had returned with Thousand Machinations.

The bear looked at Lu Yin with an amused gaze, and Lu Yin bowed.

Nethersea Suppression still did not reveal itself. All that could be seen was a pair of eyes staring down from the dark-yellow mist. "It has already been confirmed that the Grand Clarity ruins are real. Thousand Machinations, the Clear Sky Locked Earth is there. Can it be used? If it can, it will absolutely be a harsh blow to Obscura."

Dark Prisonbone glanced at Lu Yin. It was shocked that this human skeleton had found the Grand Clarity ruins.

Thousand Machinations snapped their claws, and Lu Yin translated, "It can be used, as long as one can adapt to the Clear Sky Locked Earth in advance."

Thousand Machinations really did know about everything. Having experienced the war against the Nine Ramparts, the bear was far too knowledgeable about humanity, and they also knew about other civilizations’ methods.

"Adapt? How long is needed for that?"

Lu Yin translated, "That is uncertain, but it should not be too long."

"Good. If the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array can be used, then we can suppress Obscura if we fight at the Grand Clarity ruins. Obscura also wants to find these ruins," Nethersea Suppression said.

"Who should adapt to it?" Dark Prisonbone asked.

The first one that Nethersea Suppression thought of was Lu Yin. "Chen."

Lu Yin’s brows would have shot up, had he had any. Before he could think much about the comment, Thousand Machinations waved a paw. Even without any translation, it was obvious that the bear was refusing.

"Why not?" Nethersea Suppression did not understand. Chen really was quite suitable.

Before returning to Thousand Machinations' Abyss, Lu Yin had already wanted to use the Grand Clarity ruins to target both the Death Megaverse and Obscura. However, he had not expected his efforts to be so appreciated by Nethersea Suppression that the Abyssal would suggest having Chen adapt to the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array. Would that not be a waste?

"There is no reason. If it is not allowed, then it is not allowed," Lu Yin translated.

Nethersea Suppression stared at Lu Yin. "Is that what Thousand Machinations said?"

Lu Yin showed an extremely respectful attitude towards Nethersea Suppression at this moment. "Yes. This junior does not dare to mistranslate even a single word."

Nethersea Suppression stared at Thousand Machinations. "Chen is not an Immortal being, and he will not be able to play much of a role in our fight against Obscura. After all, we do not need an Aberrant to deliver the killing blow. At the same time, he possesses an enormous amount of Stillness. If he uses the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, he will be able to hold back one member of Obscura. Why is that not allowed?"

Thousand Machinations glanced at Lu Yin. "I do not know, if you are enabled to attack with the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, whether you would attack Obscura or the Death Megaverse."

Lu Yin did not answer. Thousand Machinations had spoken to him alone, and the message was not intended for anyone else.

Just as he had thought, Thousand Machinations would not reveal that he had joined Obscura, but the Abyssal also would not tolerate allowing Lu Yin to control the battlefield.

"What did they say?" Dark Prisonbone stared at Thousand Machinations and Lu Yin, feeling that something was going on between the two.

Thousand Machinations looked at Nethersea Suppression and spread their paws.

Lu Yin translated, "I have another use for him."

Nethersea Suppression said, "Then let it be Withered Requiem. With an Abyssal’s power cooperating with the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, it should be enough to kill one member of Obscura."

Dark Prisonbone flapped its bone wings. "Withered Requiem was originally assigned its own opponent. If it is sent into the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array, the plan will have to change."

Nethersea Suppression's tone grew dark. "If possible, I would like to get all of Obscura to go into the Clear Sky Locked Earth Array and wipe them out in one stroke, but that is unrealistic.

"Dark Prisonbone, take Withered Requiem to the Grand Clarity ruins."

Dark Prisonbone teleported away.

Nethersea Suppression's eyes pierced the dark-yellow mist to where Lu Yin was facing Thousand Machinations. The human skeleton bowed low. "This junior acted on my own initiative. Please forgive me, Senior."

Thousand Machinations looked at Lu Yin with amusement in their eyes. "How did you come across the Grand Clarity ruins?"

Lu Yin respectfully replied, "The Lepidarch."

"The Lepidarch knew of the ruins?"

"Yes. That is what it offered to save its life as it was dying, but this junior did not agree."

"You told Nethersea Suppression because you want its help to become an Abyssal."

Lu Yin bowed again. "Senior, please believe this junior. I have absolutely no intention of defecting to Obscura. During this battle, this junior will definitely kill one member of Obscura to demonstrate my loyalty."

Thousand Machinations shook its head. "You should not participate in this battle."

Lu Yin was startled and looked up at Thousand Machinations.

The bear continued, "Do you know that, to become an Abyssal, one needs to enter the Death Megaverse and pay their respects to Death Overlord? Wang Wen has helped you so much, and he even granted you half of his Heavenbond Art. What do you think that was for? Just to enable Obscura to kill a few more Abyssals?

"Wrong. I will tell you." Thousand Machinations looked at Lu Yin with a smile. "It is to use you to test Death Overlord."

Lu Yin did not understand. "What does that mean, Senior?"

Thousand Machinations said, "You cultivate the Heavenbond Art, and divine energy is hidden within your bones. Once you become an Abyssal and pay your respects to Death Overlord, as long as the Overlord is in the Death Megaverse, they will see through you."

Lu Yin's heart dropped.

"If Death Overlord is not there, then naturally, they will not be able to see through you, and you will be able to leave the Death Megaverse safe and sound.

“Now, do you understand?" Thousand Machinations asked.

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