Chapter 862: Why Are You Here?


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    Two Iron Transcendents were fighting right outside Sumatra''s barrier. One hailed from Sumatra while the other was one of the scouts dispatched by another Continent''s Transcendent force to discern the strength level of Sumatra''s Transcendents.


    Currently, five Continents were on the move towards Sumatra, with their level of development being somewhat simr. Thereby, the respective Transcendents were evenly matched.


    The two Iron Transcendents had been engaged in a battle for two years already. Unless their respective Transcendent Worlds were destroyed, they won''t die. Hence, they fought nonstop.


    For respective reasons, both Transcendents had been observing the state of events on Sumatra Continent. But after Root made an appearance, Sumatra Continent disyed thetter for an instant before cutting off all means of observation.


    The Transcendents were no longer able to observe anything on Sumatra. As a result, they resumed their fights, which stopped all of a sudden, as the eyes of every Transcendent was harnessed upon Sumatra Continent, exactly above the Khatra Desert.


    Passing through the opaque barrier that prevented them from seeing the Continent was a human figure, short even by Mammoth n''s conservative standards, average among Free Humans.


    A face disying childlike innocence, widened eyes taking in the surroundings with excitement, and a body exhibiting the same, like a toddler heading to his favourite amusement park after months of begging his parents.


    A thin barrier covered the individual, same as the one protecting Sumatra Continent. As a result, the Transcendents were unable to detect anything from the individual other than his appearance, which was revealed by the barrier.


    A cord stretched between the individual and the Continent, serving as a tether. Once the time was up, it would pull the individual back into the continent. And of course, it was Sumatra''s power. Unless a Transcendent existed at the region capable of killing a Cosmic Being one-on- one, they could forget being able to damage this tether, much less sever it.


    Moreover, even if they managed to do something like that, Sumatra would hold them answerable. So even the scouts from other Continents dared not get close. They didn''t have much information about the Transcendents of Sumatra Continent, but Sumatra itself was extremely famous in the Sandbox Universe, especially among the older Mystic Transcendents.


    Absurdly Strong!


    That was the public opinion regarding Sumatra. And now, every single Scout was rampantlymunicating back with their Transcendents through their respective Transcendent Worlds.


    Everything the Scouts observed was ryed back to their home. And everyone witnessed the unprecedented situation, one where a cultivator didn''t walk out of a Continent, but flew out.


    Simr to the Mammoth n from two millennia ago, many forces attempted to leave their home Continent in an effort to explore outside and reach other Continents. The majority of them died pitiful deaths. But there were sess cases too.


    Hence, leaving a continent wasn''t anything special. As long as one could reach the border, they could simply walk out. That was all.


    But the individual before them was different. He...flew out, which was absurd, iprehensible even.


    Unlike newborn Continents that had yet to establish any defensive means, every decently developed Continent had a method or two to restrict flight for obvious reasons. They didn''t want the corruption from beyond the Continent to be carried by beings capable of flight and fall back into the Continent, which would result in devastating consequences.


    A Continent as developed as Sumatra out to have plenty of methods. And yes, even if the Hidden Eye waspromised, the barrier covering the continent wouldn''t allow anyone to pass through it. So, it was impossible to fly out.


    Even a Mystic Transcendent couldn''t force itself through this barrier, not to mention a mere cultivator. But what was this? Not only was the individual capable of flying out, but he was also assisted by Sumatra Continent to do so?


    "That''s absurd..." The Iron Transcendent from another Continent muttered, only to blink once and flinch in shock to see In standing before his face. He dwarfed In by arge extent. However, even though he couldn''t perceive anything other than In''s appearance, he felt nervous, scared even, feeling as if he was being stared at by a predator, ''Dangerous! He''s fucking dangerous!''


    "A Pranic Beast from another Continent. That''s interesting," In muttered as he observed the Iron Transcendent who was approximately thirty kilometres tall, resembling a bull-like entity covered by fish-like gills.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om


    In let out a cheerful smile and extended his hand forward, "It''s a pleasure to meet you. I''m In."


    The Royal Zinger-In!


    Even though the Iron Transcendent was already aware of In''s existence, being introduced by thetter still generated a formless pressure on his being. ''T-This is someone who can already kill me without entering the Transcendence Stage.''


    "I...I am..." The Iron Transcendent quickly regained his bearings, intending to introduce himself when In retracted his hand.


    "Just kidding, I''m not interested in knowing who you are," In scratched the side of his cheek andmented casually, "You''re mere prey, hehe."


    ''This bastard!'' Just as the Iron Transcendent felt insulted and raged in response, he was stunned to see that In was no longer standing before him. Blinking in confusion once, he turned around and noticed a Bolt of Transcendence moving through the Sandy-Grey Void tunnel and heading towards the Transcendent Worlds.


    ''This is taking a while.'' In thought as his figure travelled as a Bolt of Transcendence. It was


    a risky mode of travel, since his entire information was transformed into a Bolt of Transcendence. If any individual were to intercept the bolt and absorb even a portion of it, In would lose that data permanently from his build.


    Even with his uing fight against Brangara, he didn''t n on using this method. The only reason he attempted it now was thanks to Sumatra''s protection. Even as he travelled as a Bolt of Transcendence, the barrier formed by Sumatra perfectly outlined him.


    It was a long tunnel, taking him minutes to travel even at the speed of light, which is what he travelled at as a Bolt of Transcendence, ''Approximately fourteen minutes, that''s a long distance indeed.''


    It was significantly longer than the distance between the Sun and Earth. ''Then, how are the Bolts of Transcendence unleashed by the Transcendent Worlds almost instantaneous?''


    ''Is it a power of Sumatra?'' He couldn''t understand it for the time being, but In didn''t wrack


    his brain for it, ''On Earth, there''s a famous quote that a thought can travel the universe in a single second. Maybe it''s some aspect of the mind or soul that allows instantaneousmunication between a cultivator and their respective force''s Transcendent through their cultivation technique.''


    By the time he concluded his thoughts, he had arrived at the cluster of Transcendent Worlds hailing from Sumatra.


    The Bolt of Transcendence condensed into a Spirit Container, followed by a heart. In''s body was recreated around it, a perfect transition between matter and energy. Observing his body, In noticed that he hadn''t sustained any damage from the action. His energy too hadn''t been consumed, since Sumatra had assisted him with the process, ''Having a powerful backer is always amazing!''


    Transcendent World-Tentacles of Tusk!


    In had arrived at his destination and stared down at the figure of Mahira Tusk, "You''re bigger than I thought."


    "In..." Mahira Tusk red up from her Transcendent World and eyed the figure of In, "What are you nning? You''re not even a Transcendent. It''s suicidal toe here..."


    "Wow, is that concern I see?" In acted like a third-rate thug and made exaggerated facial expressions with apanying bodynguage, "Now, that''s some of the finest horse shit I have ever witnessed."


    An ivory tusk sprouted out of Mahira Tusk''s Transcendent World and mmed into In. However, nothing happened, as Sumatra''s barrier solidly protected In.


    "See, it took you less than a second to attack me," In uttered casually and looked around, noticing another Gold Transcendent belonging to the Mammoth n, "Is that you, Undrakha? I saw you in Gann''s memories."


    "What are you after, In?" Mahira Tusk red at In, helpless as even she wasn''t capable


    of destroying Sumatra''s barrier. She didn''t have the guts either, for that would immediately imply making an enemy of both Sumatra Continent and Sumatra''s Transcendent Eater.


    It might seem like they were in a cooperative rtionship where the Sumatra''s Transcendent Eater would funnel energy into Sumatra Continent through Parute Trees to develop the Continent and in response, gain records of every individual that die on the Continent to further its strength.


    It might seem that way, but in reality, Sumatra''s Transcendent Eater was Sumatra''s subordinate, a fanatic subordinate at that. Facing a Transcendent Eater was one of the most foolish endeavours, even for a Transcendent.


    ''The energy supply for my Transcendent World tooes from it.'' Mahira Tusk thought in helplessness, which was why she could only re at In, incensed because she was assured that In was aware of this information, which was why he behaved so smugly towards her.


    There was a small energy fluctuation from her spot as Mahira Tusk analysed the situation.


    ''There''s only one option then.''


    ''Wake up, Cutie Ren!''


    In response to the energy fluctuation, a spherical plushie jumped out of a hole from one of the


    spikes covering the Transcendent World-Tentacles of Tusk.


    It rolled across the spike and elerated, following which it scaled up another spike, using it


    as a ramp to fly out andnded next to Mahira Tusk, "Yes! I''m here, Mo...!"


    The spherical plushie paused all of a sudden and nced at In. It shrugged and reverted its


    gaze to Mahir Tusk. Two secondster, it swerved in In''s direction and eximed in


    surprise, "What the fuck, In?"


    "Why are you here?"