Star Odyssey

Chapter 1978: Revenge Will Be Exacted

Lu Yin looked down at the wounded man in a condescending manner. "You managed to escape in the Cosmic Sea, but that was only because God of Magenta let you escape. This time, it’s over for you."

Jin Mie’s face twitched, and he answered in a hoarse voice, "I can submit to you."

Lu Yin lifted his head to look into the distance where God of Magenta was trying to fight against the Second Nightking and escape. However, the difference between the two’s strength was simply too vast. Even if God of Magenta was one of Xia Ji’s clones that had cultivated Truesight to the point where he possessed a power level of almost a million, it still was not enough to stand up to the Second Nightking.

A power level of almost a million was completely different from actually achieving a power level of a million. This clone of Xia Ji's was simply too weak.

However, even if God of Magenta was not the Second Nightking’s opponent, his mastery of both the Knowing and Infinity realms of Truesight allowed him to drag out the fight with the Second Nightking.

"Come with me." The Second Nightking’s overwhelming power swept out, and God of Magenta was pushed to his limit. He was about to fall.

Suddenly, a candle emerged, and God of Magenta lit it. The entire area was instantly filled with runes that were entirely under God of Magenta’s control, and he shot a vicious attack at the Second Nightking.

Lu Yin's expression changed, and he shouted, “Retreat!”

He was able to see that the number of runes that had appeared were basically at the Semi-Progenitor level.

The Second Nightking also sensed the danger that had suddenly appeared despite not being able to see the number of runes. The oppressive sense of danger caused him to continuously retreat, and as he did so, a tear appeared in space.

God of Magenta turned to shoot Lu Yin a vicious glare. A Netherworld River appeared beneath the man’s feet, and he reached for the candle, clearly trying to flee.

Lu Yin arched a brow, and an astral chessboard reappeared beneath his feet. It spread out until it was also beneath God of Magenta's feet. Lu Yin was not trying to move himself, as not even the Second Nightking was strong enough to stand up to the level of strength of the runes that had just appeared. There was no chance Lu Yin would be able to either.

He just wanted to steal that candle.

God of Magenta grabbed the candle with a hand and then turned around to flee. At this moment, Lu Yin's eyes snapped wide open: Ce Secret Art: Board Manipulation.

Inexplicably, God of Magenta moved back where he had just been, and he let go of the candle he had just grabbed.

He was utterly stunned by this change.

Time had not changed, but space had. The attack that God of Magenta had released with the candle had only lasted for a split second, but as that attack ended, God of Magenta had failed to escape and had even failed to grab the candle.

Lu Yin yelled, "Second Nightking!"

The Second Nightking spun around and pointed a finger forward: Nightking Advent Immortal Finger. The cold froze even space.

God of Magenta was absolutely furious. He wanted to take that candle with him, but the Second Nightking had already attacked. God of Magenta could not afford to hesitate, not even to take that candle. However, it was also impossible for him to escape on his own.

In a moment of desperation, the man lit the candle to release the explosion of runes again and then turned and fled with the Netherworld River in his hand.

It was impossible for God of Magenta’s speed to compare to the Second Nightking’s, but the Netherworld River compensated for the difference.

Even though Lu Yin also had a Netherworld River, it only could increase his speed to match the Second Nightking’s, which meant that it would be of no use at all to the Second Nightking.

Furthermore, God of Magenta had released a second attack from the candle to create an opening to use to escape.

There was nothing that Lu Yin could do in this situation. In the end, God of Magenta was one of Xia Ji’s clones, and such a powerhouse would never be easy to trap.

The Second Nightking was unwilling to see someone with a power level of less than a million escape, as it was humiliating for someone at his level.

From beginning to the end, God of Mirrors was merely a spectator, never doing anything more than suppressing God of Wind.

Lu Yin did not care about Envoys like God of Wind, as he could easily handle such people with a single casual attack.

Lu Yin was instead focused on the candle that was still burning in space, staring at it in amazement. It was able to release such an incredible number of runes the moment is was lit; just what was it?

God of Mirrors was also looking at the candle with a strong desire.

Lu Yin saw that, so he stretched out a hand. The candle was extinguished, and it fell into Lu Yin’s hand. He then calmly put it away and turned to face Jin Mie.

God of Mirrors opened his mouth to say something, only to find that he did not know how to phrase what he wanted to say.

All four of Jin Mie's limbs had been crippled, so he was lying on the floor in a miserable manner. His eyes radiated fear, showing his desire to not die.action

Lu Yin’s indifferent eyes looked down at the man.

Long ago, Xia Ji and the Ignition Crew had built up a blood debt by targeting people with the Lu surname and ending seventy two lives. Jin He had already died, and the Ignition crew had been wiped out. At this moment, Lu Yin had Jin Mie in his hands, which left only Xia Ji.

"Alliance Leader Lu, I surrender to you and will become a part of your Great Eastern Alliance! I’m far from weak, as you already know," Jin Mie said. His words were cut short, and his voice was weak. He was literally begging, as he did not want to die.

All the man had ever wanted to do was reach a higher level of mastery of Truesight. This was the reason why he had not hesitated to betray Gods' Origin and had even risked his life to sneak into God of Flames’ seclusion area. Jin Mie was nothing if not persistent in pursuing his ambition.

"You traitor! First you betrayed my Gods’ Origin, and now you want to betray Xia Ji and submit to Alliance Leader Lu? What next? Will you betray the Great Eastern Alliance? Alliance Leader Lu, don't believe a thing that he says!" God of Mirrors quickly spoke up as soon as Jin Mie started begging. Someone who could change sides so casually would make anyone nervous.

Jin Mie’s voice grew firm. "Xia Ji and I were only ever using each other, and I didn’t even know that I was working with him at first. Ji Qiang was the person who asked me to work with him, and he told me to help him destroy Leon’s Armada. I never imagined that he was actually Xia Ji from the very start. There was something else to his plans, and the Semi-Progenitor was just using me. As for Gods' Origin, I only ever wanted to gain a greater mastery of Truesight. I would never have betrayed you all, but you forced me!"

God of Mirrors became furious. "You’re a traitor, and yet you still have the gall to blame us? You stole a treasure from Gods’ Origin and even sneaked into God of Flames’ seclusion area! How do you explain that?"

Jin Mie gritted his teeth. "Stole a treasure? I never touched any treasure that’s the God of Flames’."

God of Mirrors frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Lu Yin turned to look at Jin Mie.

Jin Mie was breathing heavily, and he coughed a few times before he replied. Blood was dripping out of the corner of his mouth. "I- I snuck into God of Flames' training place, but God of Flames was not there! I'm not lying! God of Flames disappeared a long time ago, and all that was left was a candle."

God of Mirrors looked over at Lu Yin, who pulled out the candle that he had just grabbed. "This candle?"

Jin Mie nodded and turned to face God of Mirrors. "You can’t have forgotten why God of Flames was called God of Flames, right?"

Lu Yin glanced over. God of Mirrors’ expression instantly changed, and he forced himself to explain when he noticed Lu Yin’s eyes. "He is called God of Flames because his innate gift is a candle. When that candle is lit, it lights up the world. That’s why he’s called God of Flames."

Jin Mie agreed, "That's right! But God of Flames hasn’t been in seclusion at all, as only that candle was left in his training location. I believe that he caused himself to be erased while training Truesight, reduced to only the candle you see here."

Lu Yin looked at the candle in his hand and felt a moment of panic; was this thing God of Flames?

God of Mirrors stared at the candle in Lu Yin's hand and immediately begged, "Alliance Leader Lu, can you give me that candle? If it really is God of Flames, it’s possible that I might one day be able to resurrect him with Truesight."

Lu Yin arched a brow and then bluntly stored the candle away. Even though the idea was rather frightening, God of Magenta had used that candle to release an attack that had forced back even the Second Nightking. How could Lu Yin not want such a powerful treasure? "Senior God of Mirrors, I can see how confused you must be, but tell me, how can a man become a candle?"

God of Mirrors realized that Jin Mie’s story sounded absurd, but he remained determined. "Truesight is a miraculous system, and no one knows what level God of Flames might have reached. It’s possible that he had already mastered Truesight to the Semi-Progenitor level, so it might not be impossible for him to have become a candle."

Lu Yin still refused. "That’s ridiculous."

God of Mirrors frowned. He desperately wanted to get that candle back, but after seeing Lu Yin's attitude, the man knew that it would be impossible. "Alliance Leader Lu, we can allow you to study all of the ruins here in Gods’ Origin."

"You already told me that when I told you the location of the statue. Actually, the location I told you was a lie."

God of Mirrors was stunned. "It’s fake?"

Jin Mie was also taken aback.

Lu Yin looked over at Jin Mie. "I already knew that God of Magenta was Xia Ji's clone, so I told you that lie in order to lure him into making a move."

Lu Yin then turned to smile at God of Mirrors. “Your Gods’ Origin owes me a favor."

God of Mirrors was stunned. Lu Yin’s words sounded accurate, but something about them felt very wrong.

Jin Mie felt worse than ever. He and God of Magenta had been tricked! The whole thing had been a scam. It was no wonder why Lu Yin had given away the location of the statue so easily. Such behavior was not at all in line with Lu Yin’s character.

Lu Yin was completely unconcerned with God of Mirrors’ feelings at this moment, as he was using his gadget to call Big Sis.

It was not long before her image appeared on Lu Yin’s display. This time, she looked like a dwarf with a long beard. Seeing her startled Lu Yin for a moment.

"Little Seven, what's the matter?" Big Sis asked as she flicked her beard out of the way.

Lu Yin did not know how to deal with her new appearance, so he simply shifted the video to show Jin Mie. "Big Sis, look who I found."

Big Sis stared at the screen and quickly leaped to her feet. "Jin Mie?"

Lu Yin nodded.

Jin Mie stared at the display showing Big Sis, and his eyes started to dart about as he nervously asked, "Are you- are you Lei Qingqing?"

Big Sis stare Jin Mie with cold eyes for a moment before sneering. "Little Seven, did you capture him?"

"How do you want me to deal with him?"

Jin Mie stared at Big Sis. "Lei Qingqing, what happened back then has nothing to do with me! We only followed Ji Qiang’s orders! It was all his plan, and I had nothing to do with it!"

Big Sis’s eyes glinted as she tipped her head. She and her mercenaries had been chased through the Innerverse, and even in the Outerverse. That terrifying experience was something that she would never be able to forget.

The people who had left Leon’s Armada and the Cosmic Sea with Big Sis at that time had all been family members, and she could still clearly see the faces of those who had died. Despite not saying a word, she had never abandoned her pursuit of getting revenge on Jin Mie. Xia Ji might be the target of most of Big Sis’s hatred, but the Ignition Crew had been the ones to actually take action against Big Sis and her family.

Jin Mie had delivered the order to Jin He that had led to the judgment of the list of people surnamed Lu.

Big Sis would never forget the hatred that had risen from the helplessness, sadness, and despair that she had felt at that time.

"Little Seven, it’s time to collect our debts," Big Sis stated indifferently.

Jin Mie's expression changed drastically, and he turned to Lu Yin. "Alliance Leader Lu, I can help you! Don't kill me! I can help you reach the Infinity level of Truesight! I’ve hidden vast amounts of wealth! I-”

While the man was still talking, Lu Yin casually swatted out with a hand, ending the man’s life.

A powerhouse who would submit to him. The Infinity level of Truesight. Vast wealth that had been hidden. These were certainly tempting conditions to even Lu Yin, but no matter what he was offered, nothing could compensate for the seventy two lives that had been lost.

Lu Yin was the reason why Big Sis and her mercenaries had been driven out of the Innerverse, and if they had abandoned him, nothing would have happened to them, and none of them would have died. Lu Yin was the sole reason why those people had died, as he was the excuse that their enemy had used. At the beginning, because of him, Big Sis’s mercenary group had merely been expelled from the Innerverse. If those people were willing to give up on him, they would not have had any accidents, and they would not have died so miserably. Those people had died because of him. He needed to repay his debt.

Jin Mie had been dealt with, but that did not mean that things were finished. Xia Ji had been the one to instigate everything.

"Big Sis, we will eventually get revenge on everyone," Lu Yin said.

Big Sis just looked away and ended the call.

The Champions’ Stage appeared in front of Lu Yin. "By my name, I anoint a Champion."

There was no longer any reason for Lu Yin to hide his Champions’ Stage. Those who knew about his identity were already aware, and anyone who did not know would not understand.

God of Mirrors was one who did not understand, and he stared at the Champions’ Stage in amazement. What was this thing?

God of Mirrors had wanted Jin Mie to be punished and executed by Gods’ Origin, but he had not dared to say a word as he watched Lu Yin’s cold attitude while performing the killing blow.