Star Odyssey

Chapter 1609: A Troubled Giant

Long ago, one of Progenitor Chen’s clones had taken the bloodline of the giants. From smallest to largest, the development of all of the various giants varied, but they were still all quite similar. Lu Yin had witnessed Progenitor Chen's memories and had watched how the Progenitor had once fought against other giants, and Lu Yin had also personally fought against the guardian giants.

Those giants were incomparable to the giants Lu Yin was currently staring at.

And yet, after receiving Ku Wei’s blood, these giants would gradually be able to regain the power their race had possessed in ancient times.

"Alliance Leader Lu, do you really want to pull 200 colossal giants into your Great Eastern Alliance’s military?" Qing Kong asked.

"What's the problem with that? These colossal giants are very powerful, and they won’t suffer after joining my Great Eastern Alliance."

Qing Kong explained, "Companies in the Innerverse are fundamentally different from those in the Outerverse. The Outerverse is able to have its four great conglomerates, and they are each able to exert influence far outside of their immediate holdings, but such things are impossible in the Innerverse. All of the largest companies of the Innerverse have other powers standing behind them and controlling them. For example, my Giant Consortium has to offer up a percentage of our profits to the rulers of the great flowzones, but even more importantly, we have another power standing behind us and exerting control over us. That power is Chaosgod Mountain."

Lu Yin was caught off guard. He had already known that it was possible for another power to be behind Giant Consortium, as there was no other way for them to be able to safely hide the colossal giants, but he had never considered that their support could come from Chaosgod Mountain. The consortium was not located even remotely close to Chaos Flowzone.

"Chaosgod Mountain is the one protecting you?" Lu Yin asked.

Qing Kong’s voice grew deep, "We have a mutually beneficial agreement. Chaosgod Mountain merely focuses on cultivation arts, not battle techniques, and they train their disciples to have almost supernatural reflexes. We giants are born with strong physical bodies, and Chaosgod Mountain has kept an eye on giants since ancient times. It’s to the point that we have no secrets from them any longer, including our bloodline.

"Chaosgod Mountain periodically selects giants who leave here, and those giants become their training tools. If we don’t agree, they’ll wipe us out, and we are unable to resist with our strength."

Lu Yin frowned. "What about the Sword Sect and the other rulers of the eight great flowzones? Don't know of your existence?"

"Of course they know, but the eight great flowzones focus on their own affairs, and each of them has their own secrets. My Giant Consortium is a secret that belongs to Chaosgod Mountain, and they simply don’t interfere with each other.”

Qing Kong let out a sigh. “Without Chaosgod Mountain’s protection, we giants have been randomly attacked and slaughtered in the past by the Expeditionary Forces, so this truly can be regarded as mutually beneficial.

"I merely wanted to inform Alliance Leader Lu that interfering with the colossal giants’ bloodline will create trouble with Chaosgod Mountain."

Lu Yin was unconcerned about Chaosgod Mountain. He was focused on the Expeditionary Forces that Qing Kong had just mentioned. "Are you talking about the Hall of Honor’s expeditionary force? One of the three major militaries?"

Qing Kong was surprised. "Alliance Leader Lu doesn't know that Overseer Cong Ying controls a part of the expeditionary force? That was why he was able to become an overseer so easily. His ancestors have always been part of the most powerful controllers of the expeditionary force, and it was that military that destroyed our giants’ technology."

The Hall of Honor was the true ruler of the Fifth Mainland. In addition to the peak experts and major organizations that belonged to the Hall of Honor, they also had their own militaries, namely, the Beast Extermination Force, Guardian Force, and the Expeditionary Forces.

The Beast Extermination Force stood guard at the border between the Human Domain and the Astral Beast Domain. They were active at all times, and it was also the only military that could not be commanded by the grand marshal. Guardian Force, as the name implied, protected the Honor Zone and Mt. Microcosms. As for the Expeditionary Forces, they were intended to be the Hall of Honor’s blade against the Neohuman Alliance. They could be dispatched to any point in the entire Human Domain and would be sent against any target that the Hall of Honor wished destroyed that the Interstellar Supreme Court did not move against.

The lowest level of soldiers in the Expeditionary Forces were at least Explorers, and it could be seen as an example of the invincible army that Lu Yin wanted to create.

Lu Yin had not expected that Cong Ying would be supported by the Expeditionary Force; no wonder the overseer had been confident to move against the Great Eastern Alliance and to cause problems for Continental Shipping. He had the influence to sway various major forces of the universe into cooperating.

"So, Chaosgod Mountain secretly protects the giants and holds off the Expeditionary Force, and your colossal giants sent out to provide them with resources and training aides, right?" Lu Yin clarified.

Qing Kong nodded. "Our relationship isn’t complicated. Even though the Expeditionary Forces is powerful, they still need the eight great flowzone’s cooperation within the Innerverse. Without that, they would struggle to accomplish anything. After all, they aren’t the Interstellar Supreme Court.

"After the colossal giants are exposed, Chaosgod Mountain and the Expeditionary Forces will both work to create trouble for your Great Eastern Alliance."

Lu Yin seemed not to hear Qing Kong's words, and he instead asked about another topic, "How many giants are at Chaosgod Mountain?"

Qing Kong seemed confused by Lu Yin’s question. "Not many. Maybe dozens."

"In that case, how long until the next giant is sent to Chaosgod Mountain?" Lu Yin asked seriously.

Qing Kong's eyes flashed. "What do you mean, Alliance Leader Lu?"

"I'm just curious. Is this something that’s not convenient for Boss Qing to share?" Lu Yin asked.

Qing Kong thought for a bit. "It won't be very long before the next giant needs to be sent. More than a month. Less than ten giants will be sent, and ten of the giants they have will be returned to us."

Lu Yin thought of a possibility. It was one that would lead to a chance of taking down Chaosgod Mountain.

Chaosgod Mountain was the controlling power of one of the eight great flowzones, and they also oversaw the dark side of the Innerverse. They had connections with countless other forces, and each and every move they made would always be watched by other people. Lu Yin had not initially had any intention to target them, but the giants’ circumstances caused Lu Yin to view the matter with a bit of hope.

Colossal giants had remained hidden for many years, which proved that Chaosgod Mountain had carefully concealed the matter. Since Chaosgod Mountain was able to secretly control the colossal giants, then why couldn’t Chaosgod Mountain be secretly controlled in turn?

Chaosgod Mountain’s ability to keep the colossal giants’ location hidden provided an opportunity. Naturally, the giants were unable to exploit this matter, but things were different with Lu Yin involved.

The more he thought on the matter, the more Lu Yin felt that his plan was feasible. Lu Yin moved away from Qing Kong and immediately called Wei Rong.

Wei Rong's eyes blazed. "There’s a certain chance that the giants can’t be exposed. They are Chaosgod Mountain’s secret, and that allows for protection from the Expeditionary Force. Even if the giants rebel, Chaosgod Mountain will still do their best to keep the matter hidden. With this, it’s not that there is no chance of counter-controlling Chaosgod Mountain, but the problem at the moment is whether or not Chaosgod Mountain’s top powerhouses can be suppressed quickly enough.”

Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Chaosgod Mountain’s most powerful expert was Cang Zhou, who Lu Yin had already met more than once. He was a powerhouse with a power level of more than 700,000. Given Liu Ye and Fei Hua's strength, they were absolutely able to suppress Cang Zhou. Envoys stood at the top, but there were not many of them even in the Innerverse. Even the Daynight clan only had one expert with the strength of Nightking Dijiang, so Lu Yin did not believe that Chaosgod Mountain had a second Envoy.

Lu Yin became excited as he thought of the possibility of gaining control of Chaosgod Mountain. That was the ruling power of one of the eight great flowzone!

Lu Yin had already destroyed the Blaze Realm, but the Blaze Realm had only controlled a third of Blazing Mist Flowzone. Chaosgod Mountain was an entity on an entirely different level.

After controlling Chaosgod Mountain, the Great Eastern Alliance would have a true foundation within the Innerverse, and even more importantly, no one would know that Lu Yin controlled Chaosgod Mountain.

Starting with Chaosgod Mountain, Lu Yin would be able to conquer the entire Innerverse. After that, he would be able to turn his attention to the Cosmic Sean and the Neoverse. All of this depended on whether or not he would be able to seize control of Chaosgod Mountain.

However, before anything at all, Lu Yin needed to control himself and have the Great Eastern Alliance cower in Fennel Flowzone and do nothing. They could not draw the attention of others. Lu Yin could only slowly determine his path for the future, but at least he had finally found his path forward.

He would need to leave the matter of dealing with Chaosgod Mountain to Wei Rong, and the overall situation would be given over to Wang Wen. The most important detail was that nothing at all could be exposed. The moment that Lu Yin’s actions against Chaosgod Mountain were exposed, the entire Innerverse would unite against him. After that, it would become practically impossible for him to gain control of the Innerverse.

A few days later, the entire tribe of colossal giants, with the sole exception of Chen Huang, had absorbed Ku Wei's blood. Each and every one of them looked at Ku Wei as though they were staring at their ancestor.

Even though Ku Wei was weak, he still felt very content at this moment. He had never had such eyes staring at him, and he unconsciously started to float, only to be brought back to earth by Lu Yin.

"Master, why did you hit me?" Ku Wei asked in a strange voice.

Lu Yin glared at him. "Make sure I have a good relationship with these colossal giants. You’ll be in charge of the Great Eastern Alliance’s first giant army."

Ku Wei grinned. "An army? Alright, Master, don't worry! Our giant army will absolutely be the most powerful part of the Great Eastern Alliance’s military."

That remained to be seen, and Lu Yin suddenly thought about the invincible army he would establish. In comparison, the giants’ army had a stronger base, but with various equipment taken into account, a large army would still hold a clear advantage.

"200 is too few. Try to get more giants to join the army," Lu Yin whispered before moving on to Chen Huang.

Chen Huang sat in place, looking like a mountain range. He faced the setting sun, his eyes melancholic.

A 10,000-meter-tall depressed giant was contagious.

"Clan Chief Chen Huang, why don't you refine your own bloodline?" Lu Yin asked as he sat down beside Chen Huang.

Chen Huang shifted, but the movement shook the sky. "Someone needs to remain awake."

Lu Yin's eyes darted about. "What is the clan chief worried about?"

Chen Huang looked down at Lu Yin. "Can you promise me that you won’t allow the blood of my giants to be spilled in vain?"

Lu Yin stared off into the distance. "My future enemy is the enemy of the entire human race. I can assure you of this, Clan Chief: my purpose is for the benefit of all humanity."

"That's good," Chen Huang said before falling silent.

Lu Yin left. Chen Huang understood what was at stake. In order to improve his tribe’s bloodline, he needed to allow his giants to accept Ku Wei’s blood. Thus, Chen Huang himself had remained the last impure colossal giant in order to witness the giants’ transition.

Lu Yin found it to be a pity, for given Chen Huang's strength, once he improved his bloodline, he would immediately reach the cusp of becoming an Envoy. It was possible that he would even become an Envoy and become the first giant in the modern era to do so. Lu Yin felt it was a pity to lose a powerhouse who could stand up to an Envoy.

However, the other colossal giants still gave Lu Yin a surprise. In addition to Chen Huang, there was another colossal giant who had a power level that exceeded 300,000. After integrating with Ku Wei’s blood, this giant’s power level rose to the nearly reach 400,000, which far exceeded Ku Wei’s strength. This giant was Chen Jian. Like Chen Ji and the other colossal giants, Chen Jian stared at Ku Wei with blatant adoration.

Out of the remaining colossal giants, sixteen had the strength of Enlighters, and the rest of the adults were all comparable to Hunters. Even the young had the strength of Cruisers, which made them truly a force to be reckoned with. Even if the Hall of Honor’s Expeditionary Forces had Enlighters, they did not have so many experts with such a high level of strength.

This was the power of the colossal giants. Progenitor Chen had once voluntarily faced the wrath of the Daosource Sect in order to have one of his clones accept the blood of this race, the colossal giant race.

When the day came that these giants would grow to be larger than a planet, it would truly be a sight to see.

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