Star Odyssey

Chapter 2398: The Only Nemesis

After hearing Big Sis’s comment, Lu Yin was left speechless. In the past, it would make sense for Progenitor Yōu Ming to be referred to as “Senior” by Progenitor Liu, but at the moment, Big Sis did not seem to be much older than Lu Yin himself.

Progenitor Liu could not believe his ears. "How could you be Progenitor Yōu Ming? Even if Progenitor Yōu Ming was still alive, she should not be like you."

Big Sis felt quite frustrated. "I don't know how I got like this, but if I still had my former strength, I’d crush the four ruling powers!"

"I know," Undying God interjected, causing everyone to turn and look at him.

He continued in his typical lazy manner, "You wanted to go to the Immemorial Citadel, but you failed because Ce Wangtian cheated you. It was just bad luck."

"Ce Wangtian?" Lu Yin and the Big Sis exclaimed in unison; one in shock, and the other through gritted teeth.

Big Sis did not know why, but the moment Ce Wangtian’s name was mentioned, she felt a terrible wave of anger for no apparent reason. Her rage was so great that her face flushed red.

Undying God continued, "Ce Wangtian cheated you, and he went to the Immemorial Citadel in your stead. Since you didn’t make it, you can only be considered unlucky."

"How did Ce Wangtian cheat?" Lu Yin asked.

Undying God lazily turned to look at Lu Yin. "Doesn’t matter, he cheated. Back then, Ce Wangtian cheated many people, and she was far from the only one. The man was a bastard."

Lu Yin completely agreed. After all, what kind of person would create a secret technique just to cheat at a chess game?

"Alright, I'm going to sleep now. You guys leave," Undying God lazily ordered.

Progenitor Liu frowned. "You want to sleep? You’ll have plenty of time to rest after you’re dead."

The Progenitor then looked at Big Sis. "If you are truly Progenitor Yōu Ming, then is there a way to kill him? After all, he’s currently trapped by the Python Ancestor."

Big Sis became irritated. "There’s nothing that I can do, and it’s useless to bring anyone else in, not unless you have someone at the level of the Three Realm Six Dao, but even that might not be enough to overcome his innate gift."

"So, is this guy trapped here? Can no one do anything at all to him?" Progenitor Liu refused to accept such a thing. "If things turn out like this, then does it not mean that the Seven Skygods are able to freely enter and leave my Perennial World?"

"Do you have any better ideas?" Big Sis shot back.

Progenitor Liu angrily swore, "This is bullshit! This will be the end of my Perennial World!"

Big Sis wanted to argue, but Lu Yin interrupted by grabbing her attention. "Big Sis, can you injure him if we can incapacitate his innate gift?"

"Why? Do you have a way to do that?" Big Sis looked over at Lu Yin. "Don't bother trying to use the God of Death’s attack. If you do, you’ll be left helpless, and then who knows who might attack you. Don’t trust the people here, as they’re all worthless. Besides, the God of Death’s power is only good for one attack, and that might not do anything unless the God of Death himself launches the attack."

Lu Yin was well aware that it was impossible to use the God of Death’s attack. To begin with, there was not enough death energy to deal with a Progenitor let alone Undying God, not even if the God of Death’s left arm and his scythe were both taken into consideration. Big Sis had brought the matter up out of habitual intimidation. She simply wanted to threaten the four ruling powers, even if there was no one to hear her.

"Very few people even during the Heavens Sect era were able to deal with Wu Xing's innate gift, and I have no idea if Bai Wangyuan or any of the others are capable of doing so. However, I can think of one person who was absolutely able to deal with it," Lu Yin said as he stared at Undying God.

Undying God finally looked over. "Well, you’ve certainly piqued my curiosity. Who is it?"

Lu Yin took a deep breath. "Progenitor Ku."

Undying God's expression instantly changed.

Big Sis and Progenitor Liu’s expressions also changed. "The master of one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas? That Progenitor Ku?" magic

"Was Progenitor Ku from the Daosource Sect era able to overcome Undying God’s innate gift?" Progenitor Liu felt that he must have misheard. As far as most people knew, Progenitor Ku had been a Progenitor of very average strength. Even though the man was known to have been the master of one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, almost no one would rank Progenitor Ku alongside people like Progenitor Chen, the Rune Progenitor, Bai Wangyuan, or the rest of his peers. Progenitor Ku had simply been too low-key, and so practically no one ever mentioned him, both during the current era and the man’s own era.

As far as most people believed, Progenitor Ku had only managed to master one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas out of luck. He must have found a Mountain and Sea that suited him perfectly.

However, Lu Yin was claiming that Progenitor Ku had been capable of overcoming Undying God’s innate gift.

Only after fighting Undying God could a person understand just how incomprehensible his innate gift was. Progenitor Liu believed himself capable of fighting against Bai Wangyuan and the other Progenitors from the four ruling powers, but he had been completely suppressed from the beginning to the end against Undying God. In that case, how could Progenitor Ku have been capable of standing up to Undying God?

Lu Yin and Undying God stared at each other. "You should already be aware of this."

Undying God's eyes grew sharp, and they lost all of their laziness. "How do you know about this?"

Lu Yin smiled. "I saw it. Progenitor Ku didn’t care about you at all. When he charged forward to fight against all of Aeternus on his own, he simply passed by you and injured you badly. Your innate gift can’t do anything against Progenitor Ku."

Undying God was stunned. "You saw it? Can you see through time?"

Lu Yin did not explain himself, and he instead addressed Progenitor Liu. "Senior, no matter what you may think of this junior, the most important thing right now is to deal with the Skygod in front of us. I would like to ask Senior to continuously attack Undying God and to force him to remain in his drifting state."

"Why?" Progenitor Liu was puzzled.

Lu Yin answered softly, "This is the only way to kill him. If we can kill one of the Seven Skygods, then there will be one less."

Progenitor Liu took a long look at Lu Yin, and then he nodded. "I am willing to trust Lu Xiaoxuan. I hope that you don't let me down."

The old man then turned to look at Undying God. At that moment, the infinite sword qi reappeared, filling the entire area before raining down endless attacks onto Undying God.

It was not that Undying God did not want to avoid these attacks; rather, he was completely pinned down by the Python Ancestor and could not evade the attacks at all. Still, none of the sword qi managed to cause even the slightest bit of injuries.

Lu Yin took a deep breath. It was time to demonstrate his mastery of Extremes Must Be Reversed.

There were many powerhouses that earned Lu Yin’s great admiration. Progenitor Chen had possessed unparalleled combat power, and each of his nine clones had been capable of individually killing another Progenitor, making the man invincible during his era. Progenitor Hui had been able to calculate the future and ensure the continuation of humanity, which was also worthy of great admiration. Mister Mu was another whom Lu Yin admired. While Lu Yin knew almost nothing at all about his master, Mister Mu had shown Lu Yin kindness and taken him as a disciple.

While Lu Yin had never seen the God of Death in person, his Arcane Art - Fatal Revival had allowed Lu Yin to survive as long as he had.

Destiny was inscrutable.

Wu Tian had developed the methods for humans to use weapons.

The Origin Progenitor had managed to leave behind a sword that could transport people through time and space.

However, none of these people had shocked Lu Yin as badly as Progenitor Ku had.

Progenitor Ku had always maintained a very low profile, despite being one of the most powerful Progenitors of his generation. He had barely left a mark in history, yet he had faced all of Aeternus on his own. It had been a single, glorious moment at the end of his life, but no one knew about the man’s sacrifice. Furthermore, Progenitor Ku had created Extremes Must Be Reversed, which provided an alternative path towards controlling the powers of time and space. This single technique had shocked Lu Yin more than anything else about Progenitor Ku.

During his year of seclusion, Lu Yin had not merely fished when resting; he had also spent a great deal of time in contemplation. He had spent a great deal of time considering both Extremes Must Be Reversed and Wielder - Invincible, and his comprehension had greatly improved.

He hoped that the results of his comprehension would prove useful now.

Facing the distant figure of Undying God, for the first time, Lu Yin tried to activate Extremes Must Be Reversed without targeting himself.

The truth was that Extremes Must Be Reversed was not truly a battle technique. More accurately, it was a summation of Progenitor Ku’s essential understanding of the universe as a whole. It was more or less a perspective made tangible.

There existed too many extreme states throughout the universe, and Extremes Must Be Reversed referred to how, once an extreme was reached, things must begin to revert and regress from that extreme.

For one example, time itself was an extreme state. Progenitor Ku had believed that his Extremes Must Be Reversed should be effective on time, and by using his Withered Bark as a medium, the man had managed to reverse time and gained mastery over the mysterious power. This was what had allowed Lu Yin to sense time and improve his mastery of Inverse Step until he could create a chaotic field of both space and time.

At this moment, Lu Yin was attempting to use Extremes Must Be Reversed to undo Undying God’s extreme state.

Drifting was another extreme state. Undying God’s innate gift was able to allow him to drift away from attacks that targeted him, space, and even time. If Extremes Must Be Reversed could succeed, then Undying God’s state of drifting would be undone, and while the attacks that were raining down were not deadly to Undying God, they would finally strike true.

Lu Yin had thought of this method after unconsciously thinking back to when Progenitor Ku had attacked Undying God and instantly shattered half of the Skygod’s body. Lu Yin felt that Progenitor Ku had most likely used this same method.

If Lu Yin was correct, then Progenitor Ku could be considered Undying God’s natural nemesis.

Undying God did not care at all about Progenitor Liu’s endless attacks of sword qi. The Skygod focused entirely on Lu Yin while remembering that attack from long ago.

Ku Jie had not been regarded as very important or dangerous by the Aeternals, but ultimately, the man had shattered the Aeternals expectations time and time again. In the end, the Seven Skygods had been forced to step out and fight against the man. Undying God had lost to Ku Jie on more than one occasion.

Undying God had lived since the Heavens Sect era, but the person who terrified him the most was not Wu Tian, nor any of the other Three Realms Six Dao, but rather Ku Jie. The man had been a nobody, and yet his strength had been utterly terrifying. On top of that, the man’s combat abilities had been impressive, and the fact that he had managed to create Extremes Must Be Reversed simply defied all understanding.

Ku Jie had been praised by True God himself on more than one occasion, with the comment that Ku Jie had been born in the wrong age.

Undying God had never expected to come across this power ever again, especially not at this moment.

Unfortunately, Lu Yin’s attempt to use Extremes Must Be Reversed failed, as he was not able to affect Undying God at all.

Undying God was indeed struck by the sword qi, but that was not because Lu Yin’s use of Extremes Must Be Reversed had been successful, but rather because Undying God had reflexively released his drifting state to avoid being wounded by having his innate gift undone. As soon as he was struck by the sword qi, Lu Yin realized that Extremes Must Be Reversed had failed.

Extremes Must Be Reversed had failed, but Undying God had still been hit by an attack. It was easy to see just how much Undying God feared Progenitor Ku.

Progenitor Liu saw the attacks land and believed that he had succeeded. "Keep it up! I will use the way of the sword to unify. I refuse to believe that he can't be killed!"

It was never easy for someone to become a Progenitor, and while there appeared to be a massive difference in strength between Progenitor Liu and Undying God, that was simply because certain characteristics of Undying God countered Progenitor Liu too well. When it came to pure destructive power, even Bai Wangyuan and the other from the four ruling powers had to respect Progenitor Liu’s abilities.

Progenitor Liu's All Swords Lead To One was not something that most could compare to.

Lu Yin shook his head. "It failed."

He found it to be quite a pity. If he had known Undying God was so afraid of Extremes Must Be Reversed, Lu Yin would never have bothered doing things in such a manner, and he would have instead simply used the slipper. What a pity.

Progenitor Liu was quite surprised, but then he saw that his sword qi was no longer able to harm Undying God.

Undying God gritted his teeth. "Boy, the difference between you and Ku Jie is greater than what you can imagine! You might be able to succeed after you become a Progenitor, but for now, you should just stop dreaming."

His entire demeanor constantly changed, flipping from lazy to intense and fanatical in a moment.

The change showed that Undying God had lost his confidence. Progenitor Ku’s abilities had shaken the Skygod’s state of mind.

However, shaking Undying God’s mental state did not even matter. As long as it remained impossible to harm him, all efforts remained useless.

"Again!" Progenitor Liu shouted. He could see how Undying God's expression had changed from the power Lu Yin had just used, which suggested that it might eventually prove useful.

Lu Yin looked up. "Let’s continue."

He did not believe that every attempt of Extremes Must Be Reversed would fail, and they only needed one success. Just one would be enough.

Undying God snorted contemptuously as he maintained his drifting state. He was absolutely certain that Lu Yin would never succeed.