MM Racing Chapter 140 Mythical Families, the Rat Emperor Fishes Alone for Eternity
Chapter 140 Mythical Families, the Rat Emperor Fishes Alone for Eternity
Chapter 140 Mythical Companions, The Rat Emperor Fishes Alone for Eternity (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Before Lu Yu could speak, Zhang Li quickly asked:
"Could it be that what's being suppressed beneath us are the remains of the Mother of Twilight, an incarnation of herself?"
When the story of the Crimson Dragon Tribe was first spread, the information that the remains of the deity were sealed and that Lu Yu possessed the sealing techniques was concealed. Therefore, many people were shocked when they heard this.
If this temple ruins are indeed the place where the remnants of an evil god are sealed, then the level of danger will be greatly increased.
After all, although the Mother of Twilight is an evil god, she is also a supreme being second only to the forbidden existence.
The Supreme Being refers to an existence recognized by the Supreme Mother River, whose incarnation has already possessed a trace of immortality, and the thoughts contained within the incarnation cannot be erased by the long years.
Once broken free, it will transform into a terrifying natural disaster, eroding the city into a twilight ecological zone, giving birth to a large number of Twilight Familiars, and impacting Oobuchi City.
The financial loss is a minor matter; if the Starry Sky Beast Tower malfunctions, the entire border region will descend into chaos.
Thinking of this, the others began to consider backing out; the best approach was to have the alliance impose a blockade.
The news that Lu Yu possessed the sealing techniques left behind by the Crimson Dragon Tribe was kept secret within the alliance to prevent the Twilight Order from targeting him.
"Not the Mother of Twilight, because the time is wrong."
The Mediterranean-looking old man shook his head and continued:
"Actually, you all have a misconception about ancient times. You think that history is vague and that you will encounter danger if you explore it at will. If that were true, the archaeology department would have been wiped out long ago. Even the giants would not be able to resist the pollution from taboos."
In fact, within the archaeology department, history is divided into six sections for easier differentiation. I will only briefly mention them, but please remember that this is a compilation based on a large number of ancient texts from a human perspective, and it may not be entirely accurate and may contain some errors.
The first era was the "Mythical Age," or the "Primordial Age," the moment the world was born, laying the foundation for its rules, and the Mother River appeared. My teacher said that most forbidden existences and ecosystems like the Pure White Realm were born during that time, and countless powerful mythical civilizations were nurtured. But for some unknown reason, the era ended, the great beings disappeared, and the second era—the "Dark Age"—came into existence.
As all races and demons began to emerge, humans were among them, existing in the form of primitive tribes. However, due to the blessing of the Mother River, they could not draw spiritual energy and could only rely on some powerful beings, offering sacrifices periodically in exchange for survival. Humans were merely food for the other demons, and that was a long and dark period.
It wasn't until the discovery of the Beast Taming Space, which transformed offense and defense, that the third era, the "Age of the Flame," began. Countless genius Beast Tamers rose to prominence, contracting powerful beasts to drive away monsters and establish human settlements. The seeds of civilization began to take root and flourish. Even between different settlements, mutual assistance ensured the continuation of human civilization. However, during this period, slavery remained the dominant system of human existence.
Later, with the improvement of productivity and the succession of human civilizations, the feudal dynasties were established. One human dynasty after another was born, occupying more human territory. However, the powerful human civilization also began to attract the attention of great beings, thus entering the fourth era.
The "Old Age," the Lost Age, largely refers to this period. What exactly happened during this time remains unknown. History has become an inviolable taboo; any attempt to unearth it, even by a Radiant Moon Rank Beastmaster, will result in a violent death, with a curse binding their blood relatives until they are completely wiped out.
Even in the early stages of the "Age of Stars," much of history remained taboo. It wasn't until the middle period that the influence of these taboos dissipated, and human development began to accelerate rapidly. Humanity's strength expanded to its peak, giving rise to a series of glorious dynasties, some of which are still recorded in history today. Civilization has continued uninterrupted since then.
During this period, powerful monsters radiated their spiritual energy across the land, giving rise to ecological kingdoms and breeding a large number of slave beasts. They also began to crave more resources, thus a war with humans was imminent, which was the largest-scale "Shattered Star Expedition" in human history.
According to the records, that battle shattered the Star Age, and blood stained the starry sky. Although humanity was severely weakened and dozens of powerful dynasties were destroyed, the demon races fared even worse. Countless races were wiped out, and the surviving demon races were forced to retreat to the other side of the Great Abyss, occupying half of the world.
Then, at the urging of a king, the kings set aside their past grievances, abandoned their separatist rule, and established the Supreme Council and an alliance, thus entering the present-day "Dawn Era," symbolizing the breaking of darkness and the beginning of everything. Technological exchanges began between the various great domains. Although friction still existed, overall peace prevailed, allowing human power to develop to a new peak. Furthermore, most of the archaeological excavations focus on civilizations from the mid-Star Age onwards.
At this point, the other two archaeologists secretly gave the old man from the Mediterranean a thumbs up. That's how he used his advantages to lure Lu Yu into the project.
It was only then that everyone realized that the past years had actually been divided into six eras: mythology, darkness, the flame, the old days, the stars, and the dawn.
Because it's a division based on human perspectives, it resonates deeply.
Humanity's current happy life is not due to the protection or pity of a great being, but rather to the countless ancestors of humankind who overcame all obstacles and transformed themselves from the lowest level of food into a top race occupying half of the world.
Even so, the monsters did not give up their counterattack. Battles continued to break out on the border battlefield, and the monsters' power continued to expand. Many great beings began to make plans, and a large number of evil god cults became active, making the situation more and more tense every day.
No one knows when this explosive barrel will detonate. If humanity fails, then the dawn will be swallowed by darkness, ushering in eternal night!
Therefore, we must seize the time to improve our strength.
The Mediterranean-looking old man swallowed, easing the dryness in his throat, and continued:
"The Crimson Dragon Tribe existed approximately a thousand years ago, at most no more than two thousand years ago, which is the tail end of the [Age of Stars]. The temple ruins in front of us use the Skeleton Script, which is the script of a few undead. It disappeared in the middle of the Age of Stars, but there were still traces of its activity in the early stages. In addition, even the Skeleton Kingdom rarely uses this ancient script anymore, or it is used in the Underworld. Therefore, the timeline does not match up."
According to Lu Yu, the severed limbs of the Twilight Mother were torn apart by the Crimson Hundred-Eyed Dragon King at the cost of his life, and were sealed by the power of the Crimson of Life, which is the power of life.
The Triple Rebirth of the Corpse Angel Ritual is a triple ritual of the dead, which is the power of death. Its core ability is suppression and obliteration, and it will transform the obliterated spiritual energy into Corpse Angels. These are high-level servants that only the gods of the underworld can create, who wield the power of the dead and spread glory.
Therefore, it can't be the same seal; the seal... most likely belongs to something else.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but Zhang Li felt a little regretful. If the location were confirmed, Lu Yu could help reinforce the seal.
However, everyone soon had a new question, and Qi Wei asked it out of curiosity:
"Then who is being sealed away?"
"It should be the mechanical heretic mentioned in the translation on the previous blog post." The answer came not from the balding old man, but from Lu Yu.
His tone was calm, though he already knew it had nothing to do with the Mother of Twilight, but he still felt a little expectant.
To others, these high-level beings were nothing more than a bunch of ticking time bombs. But for Lu Yu, who possessed the ability to extract resources, it was a golden opportunity to fleece them!
Suppression = Inaction = Doing whatever one wants!
His smile grew increasingly wild.
What's the difference between high-quality materials that you can't resist and a neighbor's sister who gives them away for free?
"That's right!"
The Mediterranean-looking old man gave Lu Yu an appreciative look. "The archaeology department needs people like him," he continued, explaining.
"The Triple Reverse Rebirth Angel Ritual is not fixed; the emphasis is on the intention rather than the form. However, the core is to simulate the ritual of the path of life and death and connect with the underworld. Therefore, we can infer from the first level, which is the hundred aspects of death of the gear puppet, that it should be related to gears or machinery..."
At this point, he was also somewhat confused. If it was an enemy, then what about the metal structures in the ruins?
There don't seem to be many deities related to machinery.
Could it be the orthodox religion of the Mechanical God worshipped by the Mechanical King Domain? Or the God of Steam? Or the newly emerged God of Mechanical Natural Evolution advocated by the Oil-Smelling Faction?
Moreover, since this ritual was successful and will give birth to a skeletal angel, even if it's a defective one, it should still exist.
If the Yellow Springs can be interpreted as its physical form, then where did its soul go?
The ceremony wasn't disrupted, was it?
Many questions lingered in the old man's mind, but there was too little information, and the remaining bone tablets had been almost completely weathered away, so these secrets were buried in the past.
However, he was not disappointed. Isn't it an archaeologist's duty to uncover these ancient secrets?
Thinking of this, the old man told everyone this information one by one. The majority of them thought that he had already died of old age.
After all, even gods perish before the passage of time, let alone a mere angelic servant, so he didn't think much of it.
Just as they finished talking, the cold mist had completely sunk, revealing the true ecology of the underworld.
The powerful life forms in this world are not merely destructive; on the contrary, they are important components, even apex, of the ecological niche, influencing the environment and survival habits of numerous life forms from top to bottom.
For example, powerful pets that possess the ability to reproduce have the talent to increase the reproduction speed of all life in the area. This kind of ecology, which is different from natural elements, is also part of the laws of the world.
It can promote the movement and reproduction of life. However, weak life will die in large numbers due to physical exhaustion. The surviving life will be born with special abilities, accelerate reproduction, expand the population, and generate species diversity. They may even cultivate natural treasures that enhance reproduction by gathering a large amount of spiritual energy.
The treasures generated by these lower-level beings will then become sustenance for this higher-level being, enhancing their talents and forming a cycle.
I give birth to all things, and all things nourish me.
Even in the abyss where killing is the main theme, there are unique ecosystems. Many pet breeding bases are actually created by building an environment based on a few special pets.
The reason why basic goods from the Human Alliance are cheap is largely because they use supernatural powers to interfere with the growth of plants and animals, thereby greatly reducing costs.
Although there was deliberate intervention from the alliance to stabilize prices, it also shows humanity's utilization of the ecological environment.
If one is powerful enough, one can forcibly radiate and transform a small world and annihilate countless lives simply by influencing its own ecosystem.
Sometimes, when faced with natural disasters, different ecological zones may be chosen to respond.
Therefore, mastering ecology is equivalent to mastering the power of nature; destruction and creation are just a thought away.
The Yellow Springs ecosystem is similar, born from the remains of the dead angels, and therefore covers a vast area. A large amount of Yellow Springs water flows within it, even corroding the surrounding skeletal areas, like an ancient moat.
The flowers, resembling human hands, which were originally buried under bones, were revealed and floated on the river surface, like hundreds of drowning people, longing for someone to save them from their suffering.
It was eerie and deathly silent.
"This is the Yellow Springs Water Ghost Flower, a unique and extraordinary plant in the Yellow Springs ecosystem. It looks like a human hand, and if you touch it, it will drag you into the water."
Once life comes into contact with the Yellow Springs Water, its soul will be eroded, falling into a strange tranquility. In the end, it will be corroded by the Yellow Springs Poison, turning into a skeleton at the bottom of the water. Its soul will be imprisoned by the Yellow Springs Water Ghost Flower. As time goes by, more and more soul and spirituality will accumulate, and it may even give birth to a subspecies of water ghost pet called the "Yellow Springs Water Ghost".
They can freely roam the Underworld, manipulating its waters to attack. They are far more powerful than the original species, and their evolved form is the Ghost Ship of Oblivion. Within the Underworld, there is a River Styx that runs through the entire region, rewriting the entire ecosystem. There are even specialized families of corpse retrievers who use it to retrieve beast tamers who failed in their explorations of the River Styx, forming an entire industry chain…”
Zhang Li took the initiative to explain, and the others listened attentively, witnessing more of the Yellow Springs' ecosystem. For example, in the water, large groups of Yellow Springs Nether Fish with human faces and long whiskers swam around, spitting out bubbles that would only burst upon reaching the surface, spraying Yellow Springs water. This was extremely deadly to life outside the Yellow Springs ecosystem; even boats attempting to sail through would be capsized.
For example, the spider lilies that sprout on the shore emit a fragrance that can induce hallucinations, and the swaying water plants of the underworld can be ground into powder to treat amnesia.
Unfortunately, because this Yellow Springs ecosystem is mostly shrouded in cold mist, there aren't many creatures.
Otherwise, there would be Yellow Spring Clams that can nurture Yellow Spring Pearls that can resist soul attacks, Yellow Spring Six-Clawed Crabs that can cut off souls, and so on... If it is Yellow Spring born after the death of a dragon-type life form, there will be a large number of Dragon Blood Worms on the riverbank that can be used for the Dragon Offering Ritual. They will continue to reproduce and then rush into Yellow Spring, drink Yellow Spring water, and hope to one day transform into butterflies.
Every ecosystem is a treasure.
As the little spider, the mouse, and the egg grow stronger, they can also radiate out ecological secret realms, turning the beast-taming space into a small plane. Even selling slave beasts can easily bring in a lot of wealth.
the other side,
Crimson Moon Lotus and Crimson Moon Dream stared at the bottom of the Yellow Springs. Lu Yu then made a friendly inquiry to the two benefactors:
"What are you looking for this time?"
"Yellow Spring Jade!" Red Lotus of the Crimson Moon replied, and continued, "It is a spring-eye jade condensed from the eye of the Yellow Spring. Only two can be condensed from one Yellow Spring. It can be placed on a powerful corpse to transform it into a new Yellow Spring eye."
They actually came here with two purposes.
Because the Yellow Springs ecological secret realm is rare, and the Yellow Springs Dragon is even rarer, each one is a top-tier pet beast of the undead type, and no one would be willing to kill it.
So the mother decided to kill a powerful dragon beast, artificially create a secret realm in the underworld to nurture the Yellow Spring Dragon, and then take out its heart to help her sister evolve into the Evil Eye Tyrant.
As for the second one, go into the temple to take a look and confirm some things.
Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, having guessed this as well. He was amazed by the Red Moon family's extravagance and even had the idea of venturing into the tiger's den to feed the tiger with his own body.
Two tigers... can damage your kidneys!
So Lu Yu offered, "Do you need a salvage service?"
"Okay, but I don't have any money..."
Red Lotus nodded, pushed her younger sister forward, and said with a smile:
"Can we use her as payment?"
The appearance of Yu Xiyan brought considerable pressure, prompting Chi Yue Honglian to prepare to help her silly little sister.
If we really wait for Lu Yu to take the bait himself, we'll end up as the shameful older single woman version of the succubus!
Akatsuki was taken aback, then remained silent and acquiesced.
However, having experienced the three great illusions of life, Lu Yu assumed the president's silence was due to laziness, shrugged, and joked to ease the tension:
"Never mind then, I'm as handsome as you and I haven't charged you."
Stare~
Akatsuki looked at him for a while, then nodded very seriously:
"Um!"
You can charge a fee!
Lu Yu smiled. The president was indeed too cute. Every time he joked, it sounded like he was telling the truth.
"Hmph, shameless!"
Red Lotus spat out a remark, but Lu Yu's appearance was indeed perfect, with every feature meticulously sculpted and in the right place.
The children I have later will probably be very good-looking... Pshaw, I mean my sister's children!
Thinking of this, a blush rose on her fair face, and she turned her head slightly to indicate that she was willing to exchange a Morning Star material for the Yellow Spring Jade.
After all, crossing the Yellow Springs is extremely difficult. There is a spiritual energy barrier above the Yellow Springs, making it impossible to fly. Sailing is also easy to destroy the ship and kill the people. Not to mention, there is a mysterious guy sealed below the Yellow Springs.
"This is getting a bit troublesome..."
Luo Qingyue was still in [Investigator] mode. Looking at the Yellow Springs Water, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, feeling somewhat troubled.
In reality, the ritual of destruction can cause the Yellow Springs to collapse and dissipate, but it will also revive the mysterious thing that was suppressed by triple death.
A being capable of destroying a civilization is definitely not a simple character; one wrong move and you could easily be brought down.
Yu Xiyan leisurely picked spider lilies by the Yellow Springs, even pinning one to her head, looking stunningly beautiful.
Qi Wei said that it would be better if he could take fewer puffs of hallucinogens.
Every time, Lu Yu enjoys himself while he suffers. Afterwards, he has to edit videos for Lu Yu to help him become famous, and a large portion of his earnings have to be used to buy more online buzz for him...
Even the victims haven't suffered this much!
As for Jiang Ji... she didn't want to think about it, so she directly led a group of nuns to chant hymns, condensing a large amount of thorns, which intertwined together, preparing to build a bridge directly.
"That's a great idea!"
"I almost forgot, we can't fly across, but we can build a bridge!"
"The Thorn Church may be a bit crazy and a bit eccentric, but they really know how to do infrastructure!"
"..."
Soon, a bridge of thorns was completed. Jiang Ji wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Lu Yu, preparing to invite him.
My bridge is very big, let's walk together!
However, before she could even speak, the waters of the underworld surged, and the water droplets fell onto the bridge of thorns. Then, at a visible speed, they began to wither and dry up, finally falling into the underworld and disappearing in an instant.
This scene instantly extinguished the idea of those who had originally planned to pay to use the bridge. They were glad they hadn't gone across, otherwise there would have been a few more widows in Dayuan City.
Later, some people tried to build a stone bridge, tear down the temple, or even throw bricks into it like Lu Yu did... but without exception, they all failed and were annihilated by the waters of the Yellow Springs. There was even one person who tried to urinate into the Yellow Springs and almost lost everything.
This scene made everyone want to turn back. The Yellow Springs Secret Realm was indeed not so easy to get through. It seemed that the 100,000 yuan could only be considered as paying to see the scenery.
Moreover, in their view, although the Yellow Springs Secret Realm was not as dangerous as the previous two, it was precisely because the rules were simple and straightforward that there were no loopholes to exploit.
In other words, it will be very difficult for Lu Yu to pass!
After all, Spider-Man also tried using the Ruins Gundam, but the gears were corroded, and it seemed to be affected by something at the bottom of the lake, which greatly reduced the repair speed.
Thinking about this, everyone suddenly felt much better; seeing others lose was like them winning.
Lu Yu ignored them and went straight to the edge of the Yellow Springs, feeling the boiling aura of death within. He said to the rat that had already hidden in his pocket:
"Thanks for your hard work, here's twenty bags of potato chips!"
"Hmph, it's nothing, ten packs will be enough. After all, it's me, the little mouse, who supports this family!"
The mouse thought Lu Yu was thanking it for helping the little spider control the ruined Gundam. It was modest, but the corners of its mouth couldn't help but turn up.
Lu Yu didn't say much, but simply stroked the mouse, making it squint its eyes happily.
"No... Xiuren... this isn't right... that's it... that's right... Xiuren, you're amazing..."
The mouse struggled symbolically for a few moments, then obediently began to enjoy the massage from the sculptor, feeling quite pleased with itself.
I feel so bad. Sister Spider was there too, but Xiu Ren only thanked me. I hope she won't be angry.
I'm not the kind of hamster that destroys other people's homes, and I don't want to see you all angry, but it's okay, I'll take care of Xiuren Geigei...
Just as the mouse was pondering, it suddenly noticed that Xiu Ren had let go of its hand. Just as it was about to say that it wasn't enough, it suddenly found itself floating in mid-air.
Is this what is going on?
The mouse looked down and found that it was covered in silk threads, and Lu Yu also had a fishing rod made of spider silk in his hand.
"What...does this mean?"
The mouse slowly typed a question mark, a vague sense of foreboding rising in its heart.
"Let the Rat Emperor fish alone for eternity, and didn't you just agree to that?" Lu Yu said confidently.
To conquer the Underworld, the mouse is the key!
"When did I... glug..."
Just as the mouse was about to speak, Lu Yu flicked his fishing rod, sending it flying into the Yellow Springs.
"Gurgle... Xiu Ren... You... Gurgle... You're not human..."
"Gurgle... You're... a real dog!"
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