Star Odyssey

Chapter 1545: What Is That?

Lu Yin was the most offended out of anyone here. He had actually slaughtered all of those corpse kings on his own without any assistance, but he could not admit to it. After all, he could not explain where he had gotten the knife, the aquatic plant-shaped power vessel, or the spear. After all, those items had all been taken from the four Junior Progenitors.

Bai Teng's plan had already succeeded, as he had merely wanted to ruin Lu Yin's reputation to prevent him from becoming a Progenitor’s disciple or an Array Grandmaster’s apprentice. All of this was to stop the White Dragon Clan from rising up and becoming the peak power. Also, Bai Teng really did suspect that Long Qi had been the one to kill Bai Shaohong. All of the four Junior Progenitors had been of roughly equal strength, and the other three would not have joined forces to kill Bai Shaohong. And out of everyone who had traveled to the Dominion Realm, Long Qi was the one who had hidden his strength the deepest.

Ni Huang was beyond furious. The four ruling powers had been at peace with each other, but Bai Teng’s words were no different than directly spitting in the White Dragon Clan’s face. Clearly, Bai Shaohong's death had driven the sect mad.

"Bai Teng, don't stir up unreasonable trouble!" Long Ke shouted angrily.

Bai Teng sneered. "You all are too shameless! The White Dragon Clan has clearly worked together with Humility's Gate to give that child military achievements that are not his."

Grandmaster Qiu Ling’s expression had soured, and she turned to look at Lu Yin. "Long Qi, tell the truth: are the achievements mentioned truly yours, or did you steal accomplishments from the Star Alliance's experts?"

Lu Yin's expression grew dark, and he turned to look at Bai Teng, where he saw the sect master’s smug eyes. Then, Lu Yin coldly answered, "Just because Bai Shaohong is unable to do something, that does not mean that I, Long Qi, am also incapable. There are some people who claim that, Long Qi, am qualified to be another Junior Progenitor and that I have replaced Bai Shaohong, but I hate hearing this! Did Bai Shaohong ever expose a Redback? How many traitors did he arrest? How many monsters did he kill on the rear battlefield? Did he ever step foot upon the New World that represents humanity’s hope? Or did he ever have the ability to repair a sourcebox array?

"He was capable of none of these things! So why should I be compared to him? I did kill corpse kings with help from Star Alliance’s experts, but if Bai Shaohong had been there, he would not have even been able to protect himself. I am Long Qi, and your Celestial Frost Sect’s Junior Progenitor Bai Shaohong cannot compare to me! Don't measure me by such trash’s standards!"

Lu Yin’s words echoed far as he had spoken loudly. He had given the Celestial Frost Sect no face at all. Belittling Junior Progenitor Bai Shaohong accomplished nothing, so even Long Ke, Ni Huang, Qing Chen, and the others present were shocked by Lu Yin’s words.

Lu Yin was really taking advantage of this opportunity to step upon the Celestial Frost Sect’s reputation.

"I will readily admit that the four Junior Progenitors were truly powerful when we traveled to the Dominion Realm, but that was also because I, Long Qi, had not yet broken through to the Enlighter realm. After I became an Enlighter, what sort of obstacle would Bai Shaohong have been to me? How dare you compare him to me!” Lu Yin spoke loudly, fully intending to be as arrogant as humanly possible. Behaving in a subdued manner? That was impossible, and Lu Yin had no intention of becoming Mu Xie’s disciple, and neither did he want to become Qiu Ling’s apprentice. Lu Yin did not plan on staying in the Perennial World, so therefore, it did not matter who he offended from the Celestial Frost Sect.

The Celestial Frost Sect had no evidence that could prove that Lu Yin had killed Bai Shaohong, so he would be fine. After the ceremony to worship the ancestors was finished, Lu Yin would return to the Fifth Mainland with the old man’s help. Lu Yin had already made plans with the old man, and no one could stop them.

The greatest obstacle stopping Lu Yin from returning to the Fifth Mainland was now gone, so what was there to be afraid of? Without even considering the Celestial Frost Sect, Lu Yin was willing to go up against all four ruling powers right now, with the sole exception of the White Dragon Clan. After all, he did not want to end up trapped on Dragon Mountain.

Silence reigned beneath the Ancestral Dragon Altar.

Bai Teng was utterly stunned. He was the sect master of the Celestial Frost Sect, so how could he have ever expected an arrogant youth to scold him so? This was something that would enter the history books.

Thinking of the ramifications, Bai Teng's eyes suddenly flashed red. This would definitely be recorded down in history! The fact that the exalted master of the four ruling powers had just been scolded by a youth was something that would certainly be passed down for countless generations, and this thought drove him mad.

"Junior, you are too bold!” Bai Teng attacked, though Long Ke immediately moved to protect Lu Yin.

A stifling pressure suddenly fell upon the area, and Bai Teng was forced back to where he had been standing, and Elder Xi Zi and the other people from the Celestial Frost Sect were unable to stop anything.

Mu Xie appeared, his face calm.

Everyone immediately bowed to him once more.

Lu Yin bowed low. He had been arrogant enough, so now he was nervously waiting for things to play out.

"Bai Teng, you claim that my Humility’s Gate falsified military achievements?" Mu Xie opened his mouth as he casually looked over at Bai Teng.

Bai Teng bowed deeply. "This junior would not dare. This junior merely said that they exaggerated Long Qi’s accomplishments by claiming that he defeated almost ten Envoy-level corpse kings at the Enlighter realm. While he did this with the help of others, Qing Chen took these accomplishments and attributed them all solely to Long Qi. This junior merely feels aggrieved for those members of the Star Alliance."

Shameless! Countless people silently screamed at Bai Teng. Half of the members of the Star Alliance had been forced there by the Celestial Frost Sect!

"Long Qi, Bai Teng claims that you are incapable of fighting against Envoys, though Bai Shaohong was able to fight against some. Given your disdain for Bai Shaohong, do you dare to fight against an Envoy?" Mu Xie casually asked as he turned towards Lu Yin.

If Lu Yin refused, it would be impossible for Mu Xie to ever accept him as a disciple, and the Progenitor might even kill Lu Yin. He quietly replied, “This junior is willing to fight."

Mu Xie looked back at Bai Teng. "What do you say?"action

Bai Teng took a deep breath. Excitement flashed in his eyes, as he had been waiting for this exact moment. He had known that it would be impossible for him to eliminate Long Qi at Dragon Mountain, but that was precisely why he had brought Shi Xin along. "If Long Qi can defeat this one next to me, Shi Xin, then this junior will believe his reported achievements from his time in the New World, and I will even send a congratulatory gift to the White Dragon Clan for raising such a genius."

"No!" Ni Huang immediately interjected. He had heard of Shi Xin's reputation before. This person could be considered invincible among single tribulation Envoys. How could Long Qi possibly deal with such a person?

Ni Huang instantly understood why the Celestial Frost Sect had brought an elder that they held in such low regard to Dragon Mountain; everything had been planned out in advance.

Lu Yin grew suspicious, and he looked at Shi Xin. This person could cause even Ni Huang to be nervous.

It was at this moment that Shi Xin looked up and locked eyes with Lu Yin. A rare glint of excitement flashed through his eyes as he looked at Lu Yin and reminisced.

Bai Teng looked at Mu Xie, completely ignoring Ni Huang.

Mu Xie casually replied, "Very well."

He then disappeared once more.

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Bai Teng smiled arrogantly and turned towards Lu Yin. "Long Qi, if you can beat Shi Xin, then this sect master will have misjudged you before. If not, you are clearly nothing more than an arrogant, ignorant child, no matter how talented you may be. So what? Given the nature of your heart, your future achievements will be limited."

This was a vicious statement, and the sect master clearly intended his words to be heard by both Mu Xie and Qiu Ling. The moment that Lu Yin lost the fight, Bai Teng believed that it would be impossible for him to be accepted by either Mu Xie or Qiu Ling.

Ni Huang was furious. He had not known that Bai Teng would be so shameless. He looked at Lu Yin with grave worry and shared all the information that he knew regarding Shi Xin.

Lu Yin was surprised, and he looked over at Shi Xin. This person had actually fought against the Seven Heroes long ago, and he had always maintained his promise to never continue beyond the first stellular tribulation. What a dumb thing to promise.

Still, regardless of how silly or simple the person was, the moment that Lu Yin looked at Shi Xin, his heart changed.

"It’s said that Shi Xin lost to the Seventh Hero."

"That’s right, he lost to Little Seven."

…

Lu Yin heard the murmurs around him. Wasn’t I Little Seven? That’s me! Since you’ve already lost to me once, then you shall lose to me again!

The fight began.

Lu Yin overestimated himself while also slightly underestimating Shi Xin. The moment the fight began, Lu Yin ran into trouble. Shi Xin's physical strength was comparable to that of a grey-eyed corpse king at the same level. Realizing this shocked Lu Yin, as it was incredibly rare to run into such a physically powerful human.

Shi Xin was no less startled than Lu Yin, and he was possibly even more surprised. The Envoy had never considered that a cultivator not at the Envoy realm could ever compare to his own physical strength.

There was a bang as a fist collided against a palm. Lu Yin squeezed Shi Xin's fist tight even though his own palm was already numb from his opponent's overwhelming strength. Lu Yin’s physical strength had already been comparable to an ordinary Envoy’s when he had been a Hunter. Since then, he had used dragon saliva, opened his three meridian points, and remolded his body with a formcast model when breaking through to the Enlighter realm. Given all of these improvements, Lu Yin’s physical strength was now comparable to that of an expert with a power level of more than 600,000.

Shi Xin deserved his reputation as a genius who had once competed with the Seven Heroes. If he had continued to improve at a normal rate, then he should have already reached a power level of 700,000 or more. Instead, he willingly kept a promise to never attempt another tribulation, which Lu Yin found both ridiculous and honorable.

The stone ground of Dragon Mountain was hard, and yet it cracked from the shockwave from the two combatants’ clashing attacks.

As they both sank into the ground, Shi Xin stared at Lu Yin in surprise. "I find it unbelievable that an Enlighter can measure up to me. You are absolutely no worse than the Seven Heroes when they were at your level, and you might even be stronger than they were."

Lu Yin raised his hand to grab hold of Shi Xin's other fist again. The void in the area around the two became distorted due to the unbelievable forces being exerted, and spatial cracks spread across the ground and shot into the sky.

"Who did you lose to, and why did you make that promise to never undergo another tribulation?" Lu Yin asked.

Shi Xin answered solemnly, "I'll tell you if you win."

Even as he spoke, veins of stone appeared across his body and slowly spread out. Lu Yin arched a brow—an innate gift? He grew wary, and he pulled both of his hands back while retreating slightly. Shi Xin pushed forward and then disappeared as he entered the true universe. Lu Yin moved at the same time and also entered the true universe.

Countless spectators in the area were instantly shocked. They had only ever heard of the four Junior Progenitors being able to enter the true universe before the Envoy realm. Now, they had just seen another person do the same. More importantly, they were all able to see that Long Qi had not been forced out of the true universe after just a brief moment; rather, he seemed able to stay in there. This was beyond anything that most people could accept.

However, Lu Yin did not have any time to worry about what the crowd was thinking. He wanted to defeat Shi Xin, but the Envoy was so fast that Lu Yin could barely grasp the man’s shadow even in the true universe.

This was the speed granted by the Celestial Frost Sect’s Wind God technique. It was just as famous as the Wang family’s Four Arts or the White Dragon Clan’s Roving White Dragon.

Golden lines appeared over Lu Yin's body, and his ten lined battle force lit up the area. At the same time, he released his domain and his spiritual force.

Across from Lu Yin, Shi Xin's body swayed, and his expression changed drastically. Both spirit force and domain attacks?

Lu Yin turned his head and lashed out with a Vacuum Palm.

It squarely struck Shi Xin's body, and forced him out of the true universe. His feet left behind two deep ditches in the ground.

He was knocked back 100 meters by Lu Yin's Vacuum Palm, but he was uninjured. However, cracks had appeared on the stone-looking veins atop his body, though they soon recovered.

Lu Yin did not hesitate and unleashed multiple Vacuum Palms.

Shi Xin looked up and calmly waved his right hand. A blast of wind visible to the naked eye wrapped around his body and isolated him from the void. With the Wind God technique in use, even though Lu Yin's Vacuum Palm rained down on the vortex, none of his blows could pierce it.

Lu Yin’s fingers twitched. This was troublesome. It had been a long time since he had met an opponent who could block his Vacuum Palm, which had essentially sealed off Lu Yin’s most effective attack method.

Shi Xin leaped forward and returned to the true universe. As he maintained the vortex surrounding his body, he raised a hand. "Wind God Slash."

As he shouted, a sharp attack shot forward. Regardless of if Lu Yin could see it or not, the attack would strike true.

Lu Yin raised a hand in response: Channeling Diagram.

Boom!

A violent vibration caused the Ancestral Dragon Altar itself to tremble. Countless sharp slashes were transformed into thin lines that were dispersed in all directions. It was the power of the Wind God Slash that had been redirected away by Lu Yin’s Channeling Diagram.