Chapter 2284 - 2282: Four Great Family Patriarchs

A few days later, Zi Ying returned with Edgeless City!

This magnificent giant city was a rather impressive Dao soldier, which could be used as a fortress within Banlan. However, due to the enormous size of Edgeless City, even Zi Ying found it difficult to maneuver, which consumed a significant amount of her Dao force.

Fortunately, Lu Ye utilized Dao Runes to allow her to borrow power, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to maintain it.

According to the original plan, Edgeless City was intended to be sent into Banlan.

However, the choice of location required some consideration.

If there weren't so many humans within Edgeless City, they could have easily sent it into a major battle zone, where such a fortress could be far more effective than a battle planet.

But ultimately, Edgeless City housed a large number of humans who needed to be accommodated. Furthermore, in the previous battle, its protective array was broken, and several array bases were destroyed, all of which needed repairs.

As a result, there weren't many locations to choose from.

Outside the colorful stellar space, Edgeless City arrived at a suitable location, at the core, where four figures stood tall.

This time, Lu Ye had to guide them. Without him, Edgeless City could not be precisely inserted into Banlan. If by any chance it ended up in a territory controlled by the Insect and Blood Races, it would be disastrous.

As the master of Edgeless City, Zi Ying also had to contribute.

Chen Gushan and Ho Linglong were to accompany them back — the two elders originally didn't intend to return to Banlan, as they saw no hope of advancing in Cultivation Realm and had little lifespan remaining. Having finally stepped out of a lifelong prison, who would be willing to return?

But this time, they needed to deliver Edgeless City near the human race's home planet, which was the main base of the human race's battle alliance. Relying only on Lu Ye and Zi Ying might not suffice, so they had to accompany them. Regardless, the two elders held great prestige on the human side, and having them mediate certain matters would be more effective.

Moreover, once settled, Edgeless City would also need their presence to oversee.

Dark Butterfly and her two direct descendant Insect Race members stayed in the insect hive. Dark Butterfly was now keen on exploring the inner world and also preparing for Dao Harmony, so she had no concern for Edgeless City's affairs.

"Shall we begin?" Lu Ye turned to look at the three beside him.

Zi Ying and the others all nodded.

The next moment, Edgeless City, under Zi Ying's control, swept towards Banlan. In comparison, Edgeless City was extremely massive, while Banlan seemed tiny. But as they approached Banlan, the massive city rapidly shrank, as if the Void near Banlan was infinitely enlarging.

Edgeless City then transformed into a point of light and was invested therein.

Banlan stellar space, the human race's battle alliance home planet.

This was the main base of the human race, the rearmost area of the human race, and the central hub. It was home to eighty percent of the human population, with various noble families establishing themselves here.

Coincidentally, today, the Family Heads of the noble families were gathered to discuss important matters, and these matters were evidently related to Lu Ye.

Some time ago, the upheaval in Huang Quan big battle zone had shocked the world, with nearly all the Insect and Blood Races in the entire battle zone exterminated, and as many as six Insect and Blood Races Dao Fusions perished in the zone.

All signs indicated the matter was inextricably linked to Lu Ye, as Huang Quan, the Chief Governor there, only sent people to investigate the situation after receiving Lu Ye's information.

The matter also seemed somewhat linked to the Insect Matriarch Dark Butterfly, as all six Insect and Blood Races Dao Fusion members died in the insect hive, including the Blood Race powerhouse Che Lin, who was only a step away from Peak Dao Fusion!

A powerhouse of this caliber was not easily killed, yet he seemed to have been effortlessly slain, a feat only Dark Butterfly could achieve!

But why would Dark Butterfly kill Che Lin? What role did Lu Ye play in all of this?

The extermination of the Insect and Blood Races in Huang Quan big battle zone was indeed a great delight, but numerous unclear issues lingered. Most notably, how did Lu Ye manage to accomplish this, and where was he now? If he truly possessed this capability, why hadn't he returned to the home planet to serve the human race!

Thanks to Lu Ye's previous actions, no one doubted his stance anymore. Even if he had once been captured by the Insect Race, he ultimately sided with the human race. In recent days, many Insect and Blood Races had fallen by his hand, yet he never harmed any human companion.

The main agenda for today's discussion was to find a way to contact Lu Ye.

But according to the current intelligence gathered, Lu Ye fell into Banlan several years ago, when he was just an Enter the Path. In just a few short years, he had slain countless enemy Dao Fusions, a terrifying growth indeed.

Not many people had interacted with him, and even fewer could contact him.

Yan Hong was one, and Yan Xiaowu from the Yan family was one, but both had tried and failed to reach Lu Ye, as they couldn't even send messages.

The battle alliance even called in Kang Xing, Jyang Yuning, and Zhao Tuo, the three who first encountered Lu Ye upon his entry into Banlan and fought alongside him on the Blue Water Battle Planet.

But these three also failed to establish contact with Lu Ye.

The inability to send messages suggested that Lu Ye had already perished...

This left everyone extremely shocked and regretful.

It's as if witnessing a rising new star suddenly plummet.

At that moment, an unusual disturbance emerged, prompting all family heads present to turn their heads in unison towards a specific direction.

Soon after, they all rose and swiftly moved outside the meeting hall, gazing upward at what they saw, leaving everyone stunned.

Beyond the home planet, a massive city had appeared at an unknown time. Despite the family heads being at Peak Dao Fusion and fully exerting their ocular power, they could only see a small black dot.

What is this?

How did it appear?

Everyone's expressions grew serious, for this was the home planet, the last line of defense for the human race's Central Hub. For such a massive city to suddenly appear without anyone noticing is no trivial matter.

If this city were an enemy's, it would mean the outer protective measures of the home planet had failed completely, posing a fatal threat to the home planet.

Not daring to delay, they swiftly moved towards the massive city, intending to investigate.

At Edgeless City, Lu Ye and the other three still stood side by side, observing from afar as a large group of figures transformed into streaks of light approaching them.

Soon, many at Dao Fusion entered the city. When the two sides met, the family heads revealed extraordinarily shocked expressions.

Because they saw Lu Ye, who was presumed dead, and the already "fallen" Zi Ying…

The news of Zi Ying's fall spread earlier, originating from Huang Quan, who assumed Zi Ying had died after being unable to contact her…

Apart from Lu Ye and Zi Ying, two other figures also seemed familiar to them.

"Veteran Chen, Veteran Ho? How are you two here?" A middle-aged man leading the group looked at Chen Gushan and Ho Linglong with confused suspicion; what baffled him even more was these two appeared so aged.

He hadn't seen Ho Linglong for a long time, but he visited Chen Gushan a few years ago, as Chen Gushan's secluded location wasn't far from the home planet. Back then, Chen Gushan didn't appear so old, yet within a few short years, he now seemed to be hiding signs of death.

"That speaker is the head of the Yan family, Yan Yao." Zi Ying whispered to Lu Ye, knowing Lu Ye didn't know these family heads at all.

Besides Yan Yao, there was Huang Chen, the head of the Huang family, Sun Baihan from the Sun family, and Zhou Quan from the Zhou family...

All heads of the Four Preeminent Noble Families had gathered. The rest were either other family heads or the most esteemed elders.

One could say these people represented the highest authority of the human race's home planet.

"Veteran Chen, what's the story with this city?" Huang Chen also asked.

There were far too many questions in everyone's hearts.

Not only did the presumed fallen Lu Ye and Zi Ying suddenly appear unharmed, but they were also together with Veteran Chen and Veteran Ho, and unexpectedly, a giant city appeared.

What was even more surprising was that this giant city… seemed to be a Dao soldier, with signs of many creatures living within the city.

"Your arrival is timely; it saves me the trouble of gathering you one by one." Chen Gushan spoke, as he had planned to summon all the home planet's family heads, but now they had gathered themselves, making it easier.

"There are matters you need to be aware of." Chen Gushan continued speaking, raising his hand to pat Lu Ye's shoulder: "You heads should be familiar with the young man beside me, correct?"

Everyone nodded, naturally familiar with Lu Ye; the subject of today's meeting was him, thanks to the recent upheaval he stirred up within Branlan.

Beside Chen Gushan, Lu Ye cupped his hands in salute: "Lu Ye greets all family heads."

Numerous eyes turned towards him, maintaining a composed expression.

"I understand there's been news previously that Lu Ye has discovered certain secrets deep in the relics. What I want to tell you today is that the young man indeed discovered secrets."

Once he spoke, many at Dao Fusion showed interest, some almost eager to perk their ears up to listen more intently.

Because they were intensely curious about what secrets lied deep within the relics.

"This city is the secret of the relics' depths! This city is a Dao soldier, known as Edgeless City..." Chen Gushan began to slowly narrate the situation of Edgeless City.

This version was agreed upon by Chen Gushan and Lu Ye before their return; such a gigantic city couldn't just appear from nowhere, but the current situation beyond Branlan was inconvenient to explain to the family heads. To reveal everything would inevitably cause unrest.

Trapped inside Branlan, who wouldn't want to leave? Not mentioning others, the likes of Huang Chen and Yan Yao, all at Peak Dao Fusion, could they resist such temptation? Human hearts are prone to fail such tests. Of course, this tale is temporary; discussions between Lu Ye, Chen Gushan, and Ho Linglong have already yielded further plans and arrangements.

Therefore, the origin of Edgeless City was attributed to the relics' depths. Regardless of what secrets lay inside the relics, nobody knew, allowing Chen Gushan to narrate it as he pleased.