Star Odyssey

Chapter 1983

After resting for ten days, Lu Yin forced down his excitement and rolled his die again.

He had no idea if he had used up his luck or what, but all four rolls turned out to be Gift Copy. He had never encountered this situation before, and it was very unusual for him to not even roll Timestop.

Lu Yin had no choice but to rest for another ten days before trying again.

Ten days later, he watched as his die slowly came to a stop, revealing four pips. He quickly appeared in the Timestop Space.

The only thing that Lu Yin needed to focus on in this space was cultivating the Cosmic Art. That was what he most urgently needed to master.

Almost a year soon passed by, and the scenery before Lu Yin's eyes changed as he left the Timestop Space.

He had managed to simulate 50,000 stars with the Cosmic Art, but it was still far from enough. He needed to keep going.

His next roll was a Pilfer, and a colorful piece of paper fell out. It was covered with various printed advertisements.

Lu Yin arched a brow as he tore the paper up. Who would store an advertisement in their cosmic ring? Had it been saved because of nostalgia?

Another Pilfer, and a bottle of some sort of drink fell out.

Two pips. Worthless.

He had already rolled four times, so Lu Yin needed to rest for another ten days.

He had already been in seclusion for a month, and the Tower of the Fifth would quickly finish construction as the workers were in full swing. A quick estimate said that it would be finished in about a month or so.

While the construction was proceeding, battles had also broken out around the rising Tower of the Fifth.

Despite the numerous inheritances that would be available in the Tower of the Fifth, there were nowhere near enough for everyone to receive an inheritance. To increase one’s chances of obtaining an inheritance, it was best to eliminate as much of the competition as possible.

This was just like the Astral Tower competition that had occurred in the Mountains and Seas Zone before, and battles were constantly breaking out around the rising Tower of the Fifth.

Many cultivators formed small groups that intended to enter the Tower of the Fifth together.

Little Mountain God, Kuang Wang, Yue Xianzi, and Ling Que, Xi Yue, and a few others were fighting a fierce battle with another group of people. The second group was made up of people from the Cosmic Sea. Some of the smaller crews in the Cosmic Sea had banded together.

Ling Que and the others had assumed that their opponents would be easily dealt with, but something did not feel quite right.

"These guys are pretty difficult to deal with. A few of them are even using the same sort of attacks. They don’t seem like they’re from the Cosmic Sea." As Ling Que spoke, his opponent opened his mouth and let out a loud roar that forced Ling Que back.

Ling Que's expression turned ugly. "Damn, your mouth really stinks!"

The man just sneered as he shot towards Ling Que. This man was a Hunter, and he was pushing Ling Que in an intense fight.

Ling Que was feeling rather frustrated. Even though he was still a Cruiser, he was just a single step away from becoming a Hunter. With his high combat ability and innate gift, he was usually able to compete with Hunters, or even hold out against Enlighters for a bit. Despite that, he was being overpowered by this opponent.

Little Mountain God was also feeling pressured. He was fighting against two women, and they used cooperative battle techniques that had sealed off any path towards victory. He was someone powerful enough to compete with the Ten Arbiters, even if Little Mountain God was not at Ling Que’s level. “No, these guys aren’t from the Cosmic Sea or even the Neoverse. They came from the north, which means that they should be from the Sixth Mainland."

"Shut up, you stupid rock!" one of the women yelled as her assault on Little Mountain God grew even more intense.

Little Mountain God just swayed to the side as he shouted, "Wait a minute, I'm right! Hey, come see this! People from the Sixth Mainland are actually trying to steal inheritances from the Tower of the Fifth!"

Ling Que also started shouting, "Everyone, come look at this! These guys are pretending to be a crew from the Cosmic Sea! Look at this!"

Kuang Wang, Yue Xianzi, and the others in the group all looked completely confused. Were their opponents really from the Sixth Mainland?

One of the women fighting with Little Mountain God became furious. "We’re from Jasper World! Stop spouting shit!"

Little Mountain God sneered. "Blow it out of your ass! You’re from the Sixth Mainland!"

The woman became angrier than ever, and her attacks grew even more violent.

Suddenly, an old man appeared nearby. He was an Enlighter, and he stared at the woman lashing out at Little Mountain God. "Girl, the Sixth Mainland is not welcome here, so leave.”

The old man then started to force the women back, and their expressions turned ugly, "You old bastard, stop this shit!"

More and more people started to appear at this particular battlefield. "Go back to the Sixth Mainland!"

"Why are people from the Sixth Mainland here?"

"Leave!"

Just a short time later, the entire group was driven off.

Little Mountain God stood proudly, and Ling Que leaned closer. "Are they really from the Sixth Mainland?"

Little Mountain God blinked absently., "How should I know? Isn’t that what you said?"

Ling Que was speechless. "You said it!"

Little Mountain God was confused. "Really? Eh, just forget about it. It’s not worth worrying about. Some old farts will get involved and deal with it."

The old Enlighter was still nearby, and he easily overheard the two’s conversation. He turned to glare at Little Mountain God.

Little Mountain God just sneered at the old man before turning back to Ling Que. "I'm not afraid of that old man, but there’s also no reason to start another fight. I wonder what’s going to happen inside the Tower of the Fifth."

Ling Que felt like he was seeing the real Little Mountain God for the first time. "I had no idea that despite looking so honest and simple, you’re actually quite scheming and cunning. I’m glad that I didn’t run into you during the war in Blazing Mist Flowzone."

Some time ago, there had been a war in Blazing Mist Flowzone, and the Sword Sect had cooperated with Beast Tamers Flowzone to fight against the Lingling clan and the Wen family, so the two men had been enemies during that time.

Little Mountain God rolled his eyes. "You aren’t good enough to challenge me, so go find your sister."

Ling Que sneered. "When my sister shows up, you’ll be done for."

Little Mountain God refused to accept his inferiority.

There were similar battles taking place everywhere around the Abyss of the Sea, as everyone wanted to monopolize the inheritances that would be available in the Tower of the Fifth.

However, it was not just youths who had gathered and were fighting. The qualifications for people to enter the Tower of the Fifth still had not been announced, and many older experts had also appeared. There were even Envoys hiding themselves as they anxiously waited for the announcement.

Lu Yin's inheritance was far too tempting for many people, especially the God of Death Transformation that would be on the tower’s ninth floor. That technique would grant invincibility to anyone who received it, and they would be able to sweep away all of their peers.

As for Extremes Must Be Reversed, no one even recognized the name of the technique, with the exception of a few people from the Ku family, so almost everyone ignored it.

Still, it was something that had been placed on the ninth floor of the tower, so everyone still wanted to get it.

Aside from reducing the competition for the inheritances, there was one other thing that had gained a great deal of attention, which was the Inheritance Ranking.

This so-called “Inheritance Ranking” was actually the list of contributors that Lu Yin had considered before. Everyone who provided an inheritance for the Tower of the Fifth was treated as making a contribution to the Fifth Mainland. The Hall of Honor was keeping track of all this, and a list had been made that ranked the contributors by the value of their donations.

This list, just like the Tower of the Fifth itself, would stand in the Fifth Mainland forever. As long as the Fifth Mainland existed, so too would the Tower of the Fifth and the Inheritance Ranking.

This was a record that would last forever, and any who managed to get their name on the Inheritance Ranking would leave their mark down in history.

There were many cultivators in the universe who had failed to find suitable successors and who were reaching the end of their lives. The Tower of the Fifth had provided those experts with an opportunity to pass their inheritance on to qualified successors while also letting them leave their names down in history so that others could learn of their deeds.

The Inheritance Ranking had created an entirely new function for the Tower of the Fifth.

The appearance of the Inheritance Ranking meant that the Tower of the Fifth was no longer something that belonged to Lu Yin alone, as it was now the entire Fifth Mainland’s legacy.

This Inheritance Ranking had elevated the prestige of the Tower of the Fifth even further than before.

Of course, the list was only composed of the names of individual people, and the names of sects and other powers were not included. Instead, organizations had their names incorporated into the design of the Tower of the Fifth itself, and the information regarding the tower and the inheritances that would be available had already become famous throughout the universe.

However, the Inheritance Ranking had only just started, and it held no names. After all, the Tower of the Fifth had not been completed yet.

Once the Tower of the Fifth was finished, the Hall of Honor would assign a specific person who would be responsible for verifying the value of inheritances provided by individuals so that they could be ranked on the Inheritance Ranking.

More and more people continued to gather in the Cosmic Sea, all of them waiting for the Tower of the Fifth to be completed.

There were even many cultivators who left seclusion to look at the Cosmic Sea with eagerness. They were all just waiting for the tower to open its doors.

It felt like ten days passed in a flash. Lu Yin looked away from the rising Tower of the Fifth and lifted his hand to continue rolling his die.

This time, his luck was quite good, as his first roll was Possession.

Lu Yin was starting to run low on star essence. He wanted to Possess someone else from the Perennial World’s expedition, but he also did not want to burn through too much of his finances, which was rather contradictory.

His consciousness returned to that strange, dark space, and he saw orbs of light both near and far. He immediately shot towards a bright ball of light that was rather close to him.

While this light was bright, it was not brilliant. Lu Yin felt that this person should be about as strong as he was.

As his consciousness merged into another body, Lu Yin felt a chill enter him from his feet. He opened his eyes, only to see a vast, white field of ice. Where was he?

"Master, we’ve received word from Xu Feng that Master Gui Junheng has already gone there to check on things. We don’t need to go." Lu Yin heard a clear voice speak up from behind him. A woman who looked quite young was speaking to him. Despite her apparent youth, she was already an Enlighter.

Lu Yin froze as memories started to appear.

Yi Dishui stopped moving behind Lu Yin, surprised at his behavior. "Master?"

There was no response.

Yi Dishui was taken aback, and she stepped forward to get a look at the old man from the front. “Master? What’s wrong?"

Clarity returned to the old man's eyes, and he casually replied, "It's nothing."

Yi Dishui was caught off guard by the old man’s behavior, but she stopped asking any further questions.

Lu Yin let out a long breath, as he had just found out whom he had Possessed this time. He was in the body of Hao Yue, who was a Realm Array Master from the Lockbreakers Society. This man was a very old Realm Array Master.

Lu Yin had not expected to Possess a Realm Array Master. But more importantly, this old man was in the location that Arch-Elder Zen had previously mentioned to Lu Yin when he had said that Lu Yin might need to help out since he was a Lockbreaker himself.

Lu Yin lifted his head and stared off into the distance. The vast field of ice on which he stood was actually the surface of a frozen planet. As he looked out, he could see that the field of ice continued far past the planet; outer space around the planet was also frozen, and it spread out to distant planets, each of them frozen as well.

Being on a frozen planet was not a big deal, but when Lu Yin looked down, there was a ferocious face staring back at him from beneath his feet. As Lu Yin moved closer to the ice, bloodthirst and killing intent were emanating from the face of the frozen person. The body was clearly frozen solid, but the eyes were still ruthless and violent. The frozen body belonged to a corpse king.

Lu Yin looked up and examined the frozen field on the planet where he stood and beyond. Everywhere, the ice sealed up other beings, and he could see faces and creatures that were frozen in place. There were not only corpse kings, but also astral beasts and even humans.

This place had once been a battlefield that had been frozen for countless years.

Lu Yin would have been able to determine this even if he had visited this place in his own body.

However, this place was not merely a field of ice, as it was actually a sourcebox. After it had first been discovered, the Lockbreakers Sodiety had posted Lockbreakers on the ice field to constantly work towards unlocking the sourcebox, and multiple layers had been removed. However, after they reached the final layer of ice, they did not have the courage to continue any further.

Corpse kings and astral beasts could clearly be seen within the ice, and no one knew what would happen when the sourcebox was fully unlocked. Once the sourcebox was opened, it was possible that everyone who had been sealed within it would die, but it was just as likely for them all to return to life.

This place was an ancient battlefield, and no one could guess just how powerful the beings frozen within the sourcebox might be, but according to Hao Yue’s memories, Arch-Elder Zen and several other Semi-Progenitors had visited this sourcebox before. During then, they had sensed that there were multiple inner worlds frozen within the sourcebox.

The presence of frozen inner worlds not only meant that the ice sealing the battlefield was terrifying, but it also indicated that there were at least two Semi-Progenitors sealed within the sourcebox.

This was a battlefield where Semi-Progenitors had fought, and this was why the Lockbreakers did not dare open it. Most of the frozen bodies belonged to corpse kings, and who knew what would happen to the Human Domain if so many of these creatures were released.

Even then, this was just one of the many reasons for the battlefield to remain sealed.

The fact that the entire battlefield had become a sourcebox proved that it was ancient beyond belief and that it hailed from an age before even the Daosource Sect era. And back then, different materials had been present, and the sealed creatures possessed items whose effects on the current universe were impossible to know.

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