Chapter 00442: How Boring
# How Boring
Chapter 442
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 442 – How Boring
“Senior Sister Ai, you and Xiuru just rest here for a while. I’m going to take a look at the Moon Spirit Immortal Court’s Grand Hall,” Lan Xiaobu said as he stood up.
He had summoned Geng Wuxue to meet him—in fact, he was ordering Geng Wuxue to fetch Wu Qiancheng.
As for how to deal with Geng Wuxue afterwards, that was Wu Qiancheng’s business.
Let internal disputes like these be handled by Wu Qiancheng himself.
But Geng Wuxue hadn’t shown up yet, and it was obvious that this guy was planning to fight it out.
With that in mind, there was nothing to be polite about.
“Junior Brother Lan, in that case I shall come along with you,” Ai Ying’er immediately said.
Although she sat there, her mind was constantly worried about Wu Qiancheng.
There was no reason for Lan Xiaobu to go rescue Wu Qiancheng while they remained behind waiting.
“I’m coming too,” Wu Xiuru quickly added.
Lan Xiaobu thought for a moment.
Indeed, with Wu Qiancheng imprisoned in the Five Elements Prison, even if they stayed in the Twin Moon Merchant Building, they would be restless.
“All right then, let’s head out together.”
“What about Geng Xun?” Wu Xiuru asked.
Lan Xiaobu chuckled, “Since we are all going willingly, this guy is nothing but dead weight. We might as well kill him.”
At the mention of that, Feng Qi’s heart skipped a beat.
He immediately realized that Geng Wuxue had angered the Five Universe King right in front of him.
And thinking of how the Five Universe King was inquiring about the Leviathan Ruins Sea, Feng Qi suddenly wondered whether he should send a message to the Hundred Stone King.
……
Inside the Grand Hall of the Moon Spirit Immortal Court, Geng Wuxue, the Hundred Stone King, Shen Xuan, and Hong Ku all stood at separate corners.
In addition to these four, there were at least a dozen strong Immortal Emperors—mid-stage or late-stage cultivators—scattered throughout the hall.
Each one had deployed their magical treasures, their expressions tense as they stared toward the entrance of the hall.
After a brief discussion, they all agreed that setting a trap was now impossible, and that someone like Lan Xiaobu was not likely to be foiled by ordinary stratagems.
The only way was a direct confrontation.
Lan Xiaobu was only strong in array techniques; as long as they could suppress his formation of arrays, all problems would be solved.
To neutralize Lan Xiaobu’s arrays, they would have to fight inside the Grand Hall.
No matter how many arrays Lan Xiaobu set up, he couldn’t arrange them inside the Immortal Court’s Grand Hall.
When they initiated their attack, it would be inside the hall.
First, there were a few Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Formations here; second, this was their home turf.
As soon as Lan Xiaobu entered the Grand Hall, everyone would strike at once, leaving him no chance or time to set up his arrays.
Outside the hall, there were also Ninth-Level Defensive Immortal Arrays.
If Lan Xiaobu tried to force his way in, he would have to contend with powerful experts at or above the level of Immortal Kings.
To them, these people were cannon fodder for Geng Wuxue—the main purpose was to distract Lan Xiaobu and alert the occupants inside that Lan Xiaobu had arrived.
In their view, for Lan Xiaobu to enter the Immortal Court’s Grand Hall, he would have to break through the outer defensive arrays.
Of course, Lan Xiaobu certainly had the strength to break those arrays.
Lan Xiaobu could also use his formation techniques to break through, but doing so would alert them.
So now, everyone kept their eyes fixed on the entrance of the Grand Hall.
The reputation of the Five Universe King was so great that they had only one chance.
The Hundred Stone King gripped his magical treasure tightly, a look of helplessness on his face.
After coming out of the Leviathan Ruins Sea, what scenes hadn’t he seen? Yet now he had to face the Five Universe King so tensely.
If anyone truly understood just how powerful the Five Universe King was, they surely would.
At that moment, his communication pearl transmitted a message; with a sweep of his divine sense, the Hundred Stone King was immediately stunned.
The message had been sent from Feng Qi of the Twin Moon Merchant Guild.
Feng Qi informed him, “The Five Universe King went to the Twin Moon Merchant Guild merely to inquire about matters concerning the Leviathan Ruins Sea, nothing more.”
Just that single line made the Hundred Stone King understand: they had all been used by Geng Wuxue.
Geng Wuxue had said that the Five Universe King was already giving the Twin Moon Merchant Guild trouble and that soon they would be found.
But clearly, that was not the case.
Should they continue with their original plan, or even turn against him now?
The Hundred Stone King quickly shifted his thoughts while transmitting Feng Qi’s message to Shen Xuan and Hong Ku.
Moments later, Hong Ku’s message came through.
Hong Ku felt that with the current setup—even if the Five Universe King’s formation techniques were extraordinarily strong—they could probably only end up helplessly caught.
Nearly twenty strong Immortal Emperors were present, along with several Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Formations.
In addition, there was one top-grade magical treasure: the Sky-Locking Net.
Even a half-god cultivator trapped by the Sky-Locking Net wouldn’t be able to escape.
Then, even if Lan Xiaobu had as many arms as he wished, being besieged by nearly twenty Immortal Emperors plus several Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Formations, there was no way he could escape, right?
Shen Xuan then said, “That message came a tad too late. If they were to withdraw now, it would be too late.”
With these Ninth-Level Immortal Slaughtering Formations and so many Immortal Emperor experts guarding, if they dared withdraw, then Geng Wuxue would surely attack them.
The Hundred Stone King immediately responded, “There is no time to withdraw. But they still have one way out. When Lan Xiaobu breaks through the door and enters, they must immediately activate their magical treasures against Geng Wuxue. Only then can we gain the Five Universe King’s understanding.”
Hong Ku fell silent, and Shen Xuan merely asked in three simple words, “Why so?” If they were sure Lan Xiaobu would prevail, that action would be understandable.
But if once Lan Xiaobu enters they find themselves trapped, why take such a risk with their lives?
The Hundred Stone King sent a message in the fastest way possible, “None of you have seen the Void Stone, so you do not know how terrifying the Five Universe King is. I can assure you this: on the Void Stone, his strength was a hundred times greater than what we see now, yet the Five Universe King emerged completely unscathed. Not only that, but dozens of Immortal Emperors have died at his hands. Every Immortal Emperor killed there was far stronger than any of us.“And there is something even more terrifying that I haven’t told you, though it’s too late to mention it now.
I can assure you that if we face Lan Xiaobu with this setup, our chance of success is only one in ten, or even less.
“When we chose to cooperate with Geng Wuxue earlier, it was because we had no other choice. Now that we have an option, I’ve decided to side with the Five Universe King. It’s too late for you to turn against me now. I’d estimate that in no more than half a stick of incense’s time, the Five Universe King will appear here.”
Almost immediately, Shen Xuan replied as quickly as possible, “Hundred Stone King, I choose to believe you. How shall we proceed?”
“Good. When the Five Universe King breaks through the door and enters, we will immediately take action against Geng Wuxue.” The Hundred Stone King relayed this message to Shen Xuan and Hong Ku.
Almost as soon as he sent out that message, a roar suddenly exploded in the skies above the Grand Hall of the Immortal Court.
Boom! The very top of the Grand Hall completely shattered, and a figure stepped down from the void.
At that moment, everyone understood.
The Five Universe King hadn’t entered from the hall’s entrance as they had expected; instead, he had come directly from above the hall’s roof.
The hall’s roof was fortified with several Ninth-Level Defensive Immortal Arrays, but in the eyes of the Five Universe King, it was as if he were walking through an empty realm.
“Attack…” Geng Wuxue screamed, his voice choked with despair.
Only when he saw that the enemy had torn through several Ninth-Level Defensive Immortal Arrays and even shattered the hall’s roof did he realize the gap in power…
As soon as Geng Wuxue ordered the attack, the Hundred Stone King, Shen Xuan, and Hong Ku also sprang into action.
Instead of rushing toward Lan Xiaobu, all three charged at Geng Wuxue.
Geng Wuxue, who was just about to activate the Sky-Locking Net, suddenly found himself facing three magical treasures.
Moreover, each of those three was no less powerful than him—and the strength of the Hundred Stone King and Hong Ku was even greater.
“You…” Geng Wuxue’s eyes burned with rage.
He had never expected that while Lan Xiaobu had not yet moved against him, the people around him would turn on him first.
Lan Xiaobu had broken through the roof of the Moon Spirit Immortal Court’s Grand Hall; now everyone realized that by then many Immortal Emperors were no longer eager to act.
Yet at this very moment, the Hundred Stone King and the other two had already turned against Geng Wuxue.
Unless someone was Geng Wuxue’s diehard follower, no one would foolishly act at this critical moment.
Geng Wuxue had only been occupying the position of Immortal Court King for a short time; he had not yet earned anyone’s loyalty.
Lan Xiaobu settled himself at the very center of the ruins in the Grand Hall, his expression one of puzzled calm.
He had long been aware that more than a dozen Immortal Emperors lay in ambush here.
Because their opponents were formidable, he had wasted some time setting up Ninth-Level Void Entrapment Slaughtering Formations.
As for higher-level Void Immortal Arrays, Lan Xiaobu truly felt they weren’t necessary.
But what he hadn’t expected was that once he entered, no one attacked him.
Instead, three Immortal Emperors were seen besieging a man clutching a net-like magical treasure.
Judging by the aura of his attack and the imperial robe on his body, Lan Xiaobu immediately knew this man had to be Geng Wuxue.
Had an internal switch taken place?
Lan Xiaobu did not step forward to attack; instead, he sent a message calling Ai Ying’er and Wu Xiuru into the hall.
They were preparing for a grand battle, yet it had ended merely with the hall’s roof being blown apart.
How dull.
“Uncle Lan, what are they doing…?” Wu Xiuru began, but only half a sentence escaped her lips before she recognized Geng Wuxue and cried out, “Mother, that dog thief is Geng Wuxue!”
Ai Ying’er’s fists clenched tightly.
She held deep-seated enmity toward Geng Wuxue—her family’s hatred for him ran deep.
A number of Immortal Emperors who had been ready to ambush Lan Xiaobu quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Ai Ying’er, “Greetings, Your Imperial Majesty.”
Ai Ying’er’s icy gaze swept over the dozen or so Immortal Emperors, her face cold and expressionless.
These people were nothing but fence-sitters; even if they wouldn’t dare nominate themselves to save her husband, at the very least, they should not so quickly fall in with Geng Wuxue.
“Bang!” A spray of blood light burst from Geng Wuxue’s chest, propelling him out of the air.
Wu Xiuru immediately rushed forward, her foot landing on Geng Wuxue as she restrained him.
Lan Xiaobu merely walked to the front of the hall and sat down.
He waited for an explanation.
The three who had attacked Geng Wuxue hurried forward, offering a respectful Immortal Emperor salute, “The Hundred Stone King, Shen Xuan, and Hong Ku greet the Five Universe King.”
The Hundred Stone King? Never had anyone thought that the Hundred Stone King was among those besieging Geng Wuxue.
Lan Xiaobu did not immediately question the Hundred Stone King; instead, he spoke coolly, “From what I observe, you all were supposed to ambush me together with Geng Wuxue. How is it that halfway you turned on him?”
Shen Xuan and Hong Ku exchanged uncertain looks.
What were they to say? Had they long ago found Geng Wuxue unbearable, and seized this opportunity to act against him?
(That’s all for today’s update.
Good night, friends!)
(The End of the Chapter)