Star Odyssey

Chapter 1905: Remove Your Veil

A fierce glint flickered in the Cloud Valley Master’s eyes. It was more than insulting to be forced to beg a junior, and he swore to make this youth pay for it.

"In that case, let's sign an agreement," Lu Yin said.

The Cloud Valley Master was taken aback. "What did you say?"

Lu Yin spoke confidently as he explained, "We’ll sign an agreement that the eastern weaves will be ceded to the Great Eastern Alliance in exchange for our assistance. However, I don’t want you to sign this for me, but rather a Semi-Progenitor."

The Cloud Valley Master’s rage nearly exploded. "Alliance Leader Lu, I have already said that you will be given the eastern weaves! Do you not trust me?"

"I can't," Lu Yin replied bluntly.

The Cloud Valley Master felt like he was about to burst a vessel. "Given the prestige of a Semi-Progenitor’s identity, how could any of them agree to sign this with a junior like you? Alliance Leader Lu, reinforcing us is also helping yourself. If we lose, you won’t only have to face the Astral Beast Domain as your enemy, but also my Sixth Mainland. Do you think the Daosource Sect will let you go after this?"

Lu Yin sighed. "If that’s the case, we are already enemies. Sorry, but I will never show mercy when dealing with enemies. You can completely forget about receiving our support. You can also forget about receiving further reinforcements from the Sixth Mainland. Let me make things perfectly clear: even if Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao tries to support you, he won’t be able to make it to you.”

The Cloud Valley Master's expression changed. "You have a Semi-Progenitor?"

"What a joke! The Fifth Mainland has the most Semi-Progenitors - a total of six. Do the math," Lu Yin answered mockingly.

The Cloud Valley Master had not expected to be readily rejected by Lu Yin. "Consider this matter carefully. Do you really want to become an enemy of my Sixth Mainland? The Progenitor of Combat and Progenitor of Bloodlines can both easily destroy you."

"And Progenitor Chen can destroy them just as easily," Lu Yin snorted.

The Cloud Valley Master became completely confused. "Progenitor Chen?"

Lu Yin sneered. "Have you already forgotten what happened when the Progenitor of Secret Arts betrayed humanity and tried to destroy Burial Garden? He was eventually defeated when Progenitor Chen retaliated. Both the Progenitor of Bloodlines and the Progenitor of Combat are already aware that if they dare attack me, Progenitor Chen will not remain silent. Do you seriously think your Sixth Mainland can invade my Fifth Mainland again? Just try it!"

The Cloud Valley Master frowned and subconsciously glanced over at Qing Hua, who was standing nearby.

Qing Hua somberly said, "It’s true that Progenitor Chen took action back then. Semi-Progenitor Lan Xian mentioned it."

The Cloud Valley Master's heart dropped. Progenitor Chen was still alive? If that was true, then the Progenitor of Combat and the Progenitor of Bloodlines would not be able to do a thing, and if the Progenitors did not take action, who could threaten Lu Yin? He was able to ignore even Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao.

"Please ask Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao to come to a decision. Matters concerning my Great Eastern Alliance are not something we are qualified to handle," Qing Hua said. He was once again being shown how difficult it was to deal with Lu Yin. Qing Hu had already learned this when he had watched Lu Yin scheme against Madam Hong and others, but the Empyrean Imprinter had not expected the youth to move so quickly at this time.

The most important detail was that no one could counter Lu Yin’s claim. Progenitor Chen had indeed taken action in the past, but no one could confirm whether or not he actually supported Lu Yin. Logically speaking, the Progenitor should protect Lu Yin as the youth was the most likely candidate to be the Fifth Mainland’s next Progenitor. It would not make any sense for Lu Yin to not receive support.

Lu Yin was nowhere close to being intelligent enough to control everyone he dealt with. He was able to succeed entirely due to his own abilities. If a Fifth Mainland expert with a power level of over a million made the same claims as Lu Yin, no one would believe them, but when Lu Yin said such things, people tended to be convinced he spoke the truth. This was in part because of Lu Yin’s natural charisma.

However, the Cloud Valley Master’s words had not been lies, either. Yao Di had brought reinforcements to the Primal Zone, and if the Celestial Beast Emperor was able to hold back Lan Xian and the other Semi-Progenitors from the Sixth Mainland, then the reinforcements he had brought would join up with Xu Qing’s returning horde and would deal the Sixth Mainland a fierce blow.

Still even if the Great Eastern Alliance did not provide the requested assistance, the Cloud Valley Master still had time to get other reinforcements, but things would become far more difficult if the Great Eastern Alliance decided to hinder those reinforcements from traveling through the eastern weaves to Ironblood Weave and the Primal Zone.

The Cloud Valley Master was facing a dilemma. Given the current situation, the Fifth Mainland no longer feared the Sixth Mainland. There was actually an easy way to resolve this situation, which was to give up on the Primal Zone and allow Xu Qing to safely return to the Astral Beast Domain and end the war. However, was the Cloud Valley Master allowed to make such a decision? This was something that only a Semi-Progenitor was qualified to do.

Lu Yin was also wanting to see if the Sixth Mainland would be willing to abandon the Primal Zone.

If the Sixth Mainland turned away from the Primal Zone, the Cloud Valley Master and the other powerhouses would then be able to attack the Great Eastern Alliance, and most of the Astral Beast Domain’s forces would also return to the Celestial Beast Empire. Only one powerhouse with a power level of over a million would be needed to protect Ironblood Weave.

That would not be a good situation for Lu Yin.

The current balance that he had established in the Outerverse was also based on the premise that there would be a decisive battle in the Primal Zone.

The Cloud Valley Master waited for Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao’s response while Lu Yin waited for the Cloud Valley Master’s answer. During this time, Lu Yin also stopped the Sixth Mainland’s reinforcements from passing through the eastern weaves, isolating the Sixth Mainland’s forces in the same manner he had done to Xu Qing.

The eastern weaves held a strategic location that had allowed Lu Yin to cut Xu Qing off from support from the Astral Beast Domain, as well as hinder the Sixth Mainland’s reinforcements from reaching the Cloud Valley Master.

Location could prove a determining factor in war.

Lu Yin believed that the Astral Beast Domain would no longer be able to force their way through the eastern weaves after this war if they wanted to conduct another invasion. Doing so would be no different from delivering themselves into the hands of an enemy.

The battle between Yao Di and the Sixth Mainland’s three Semi-Progenitors did not last very long. The Cloud Valley Master soon received a reply from Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao, and the Imprinter heaved a sigh of relief and immediately contacted Lu Yin.

Lu Yin immediately answered.

"Alliance Leader Lu, when you decided to stop my Sixth Mainland’s reinforcements from joining us, did it ever cross your mind that regardless of the hatred between the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands, we are both still humans? Despite that, you chose to help those beasts," the Cloud Valley Master spoke slowly.

Lu Yin replied indifferently, "In that case, have you ever considered that when my Great Eastern Alliance took over the defense of the eastern weaves when those same astral beasts were slaughtering all of the inhabitants of this place, that those dying were also humans?"

The Cloud Valley Master fell silent for a moment. "My Sixth Mainland can sign an agreement with you to temporarily cede the eastern weaves over to your Great Eastern Alliance. This will be for a duration of 10,000 years, and there will be other conditions. Yao Di must first be driven back, and also, we must not lose even a single Semi-Progenitor."

Lu Yin frowned. "10,000 years is too short."

"If you don’t agree, then we will simply withdraw from both the Primal Zone and Ironblood Weave, leaving both places as well as the eastern weaves in the care of your Great Eastern Alliance. I’m not sure if the Great Eastern Alliance has the strength to handle that?” the Cloud Valley Master asked coldly.

Lu Yin’s finger twitched. That was not part of his plans. If the Sixth Mainland completely withdrew from that area, the Great Eastern Alliance would be forced to step into Ironblood Weave, and then Lu Yin would be pinned down.

"Very well, 10,000 years it is. Who will sign the agreement?" Lu Yin asked. He decided to leave his problems for 10,000 years in the future. After all, who knew what would happen to him after so much time?

The Cloud Valley Master replied, "Herb Immortal, one of the Four Empyreans."

Lu Yin could accept this choice. Not only was Herb Immortal one of the Sixth Mainland’s Four Empyreans, he was also a Semi-Progenitor. His status was sufficient.action

After reaching an agreement with the Cloud Valley Master, Lu Yin spent a long time coaxing Kui Luo to return to the Primal Zone to ensure that the Sixth Mainland’s Semi-Progenitors all survived and that Yao Di was forced back.

Kui Luo was very reluctant to go, but a single comment Lu Yin made sent the Semi-Progenitor leaving in a hurry: "That Lan Xian is quite interesting."

At that time, excitement and anticipation had been in Lu Yin’s voice. Kui Luo was a loyal vassal of the Lu family, and to his understanding, Lu Yin must have developed an infatuation. This was a very big deal for someone like Kui Luo. In addition to learning all of the Sixth Mainland’s dirty secrets, finding Lu Yin a qualified woman was something just as important to accomplish.

As Kui Luo passed through Ironblood Weave, he made mention of how important it was for Lu Yin to leave descendants behind, and how it was imperative for the Lu family to flourish.

Lan Xian, I need to learn whether or not you are qualified to become part of the Lu family's glorious future.

As he watched Kui Luo make his way north, Lu Yin became very glad he had never mentioned Ming Yan’s existence to Kui Luo, as this provided him with the means to control Kui Luo’s actions a bit in the future.

Lu Yin knew that one of the reasons Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao had added the requirement to any agreement that Yao Di be forced back was a means of testing Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had just threatened to block the Sixth Mainland from sending any reinforcements through the eastern weaves, including even Semi-Progenitor Jiu Yao himself. If Lu Yin was unable to send a Semi-Progenitor to help fight against Yao Di, it would show that he was incapable of carrying out that threat, which would expose the youth’s lies. There would be no agreement if Lu Yin did not have the necessary strength.

The Fifth Mainland’s Hall of Honor had already come to an agreement with the Sixth Mainland, so as long as the Fifth Mainland’s bottom line was not crossed, the Fifth Mainland’s Semi-Progenitors would not take any action against the Sixth Mainland. This meant that the only Semi-Progenitor Lu Yin could even try to get to take action. However, as soon as Kui Luo took action, it would also show that the Semi-Progenitor who had sneaked into the Sixth Mainland’s Daosource Sect and who had uncovered their secrets was someone allied with Lu Yin. That would create a whole new mess for Lu Yin.

However, Lu Yin did not care as it would also become impossible for the Sixth Mainland to be willing to risk a falling out with him.

The strength that Yao Di had revealed had provided Lu Yin with a great deal of assurance. He did not know how powerful Kui Luo was, but if the man was forced into a deathmatch with the Sixth Mainland’s Semi-Progenitors, the Sixth Mainland would lose miserably, and the Sixth Mainland was already aware of this.

A Celestial Demon stood tall and arrogant at the border of the Primal Zone. He wielded an obsidian star that looked like a catastrophe that would befall any who opposed this creature. This dark star was the manifestation of Yao Di’s inner world. His spiritual force was so dense that it created a cloud of destruction that was crushing Herb Immortal, Xue Laogui, and Lan Xian to the point they vomited blood.

None of them were able to even manifest their own inner worlds. Before Yao Di’s power, they were only barely able to endure.

Yao Di’s body transformed into the form of a Celestial Demon. His gazed locked onto the obsidian star, and he casually waved a hand. Before anyone had the chance to even blink, Xue Laogui's abdomen was torn open.

Lan Xian gritted her teeth, and she started playing her three-stringed instrument with even greater intensity. The blooming cherry blossoms surged in an attempt to protect the three humans from the obsidian star.

Within the manifestation of Lan Xian's inner world, Herb Immortal's medicinal cauldron clashed against Xue Laogui's white lava. There was a deafening bang, and space warped and shattered. However, the obsidian star remained unshaken.

Yao Di was terrifyingly strong, and both Lan Xian and those watching the fight descended into despair. This was the power of the astral beasts who had once reigned at the top of the Fourth Mainland, and who currently ruled the Astral Beast Domain.

When Yao Di raised a hand, the pressure the three humans suffered grew even more intense, and the obsidian star seemed to grow larger.

Xue Laogui roared. His white lava enveloped the medicinal cauldron as the two attacked yet again. As the attacked moved closer to their opponent, white lava poured down from the cracked cauldron and the cherry blossoms that were Lan Xian’s inner world trembled without end, and she spat out blood.

"This is your last chance! Leave the Primal Zone!" Yao Di bellowed. He had no intention of fighting the Sixth Mainland to the end. Even if he killed these three Semi-Progenitors, the Sixth Mainland still had their far more powerful Progenitors as well. The last thing the Celestial Demon Emperor wanted was for a Progenitor to show up at his imperial city.

The three humans exchanged glances. None of them felt that it was worth sacrificing even one of their lives to keep the Primal Zone. They were about to answer when they heard a strange laugh.

"This old man wants to experience the strength of the Celestial Demons’ spiritual force once again!" Kui Luo revealed himself and confronted the obsidian star. The old man’s spiritual force erupted, and it pushed the dark star back that had been suppressing the three human Semi-Progenitors.

Yao Di’s confident appearance disappeared. This person was a true powerhouse. "Who the hell are you?"

Kui Luo shot Yao Di a dirty look, and then suddenly turned to face Lan Xian. "Hey, baby-doll, take off that veil."

Both Herb Immortal and Xue Laogui were left speechless, and Lan Xian could not find a single response to give to such an absurd demand. They were being brutally beaten by their opponent, so just what was this old man saying?