Star Odyssey

Chapter 2394: Sword Arts Exchange

Big Sis continued to stare at Liu Song, so Lu Yin quickly stepped forward to block her view. "Elder Song, I was hoping to ask for your guidance on this junior’s sword skills."

Liu Song was caught off guard. "Lu Xiaoxuan did not pursue the sword, yet you do. That’s quite interesting. Unfortunately, given your current strength, I cannot guide you."

Lu Yin replied, "This junior was only able to fight against Progenitors by relying on external tools, and it is not my own strength. My true strength cannot compare to Senior Song’s, and my skill with the sword is greatly inferior. This junior would like to improve my sword skills, particularly those related to the Thirteen Swords."

"The Thirteen Swords?" Liu Du was surprised.

Liu Lu and Liu Que were also present, as were some other elders of the Liu family, including Liu Yishou.

Whenever Liu Song appeared, people always surrounded him. After the Thirteen Swords were mentioned, more people started to move over as well.

This was also what Lu Yin wanted. He glanced over at Liu Yishou as he continued speaking. "The Thirteen Swords is a technique that was obtained from the Sword Monument. This junior had the opportunity to learn it, but my talent is too lacking to create the Fourteenth Sword. Obtaining the guidance of Elder Song would truly be ideal."

"The Thirteen Swords was solely passed down in the Forsaken Land. Are you from the Forsaken Land?" Liu Que asked from a distance.

Many other members of the Liu family looked on in confusion.

Zhang Dingtian was also present, and he frowned. Was this person from the Fifth Mainland?

"Silence!" Liu Du yelled as he looked around. "Step back, all of you."

Everyone slowly retreated some distance. Liu Du was highly respected within the Liu family, just like Wang Zheng within the Wang family. It was a status that neither Long Ke nor Bai Teng could compare to. Even Liu Yishou, the master of the Graceful Sword Arts, had to listen to the Liu family’s patriarch.

Liu Song was surprised. "You want to create your own Fourteenth Sword? Have you already found a starting point?"

Lu Yin nodded. "Somewhat. I have created an initial version of the technique, but it seems to be going astray, which is why I was hoping to receive Elder Song’s guidance. If this junior can receive guidance that leads to the successful creation of the Fourteenth Sword, I will happily leave the Thirteen Swords with the Liu family."

Many members of the Liu family grew excited, and they became excited at the prospect of seeing such a display.

Liu Hao was also present. The Thirteen Swords? That is only available in the Fifth Mainland, and even there, only a select few people know it.

After Liu Hao had been released by Lu Yin, he had visited the Sword Sect and spoken with Liu Tianmu. However, Liu Hao had still failed to learn the Thirteen Swords, so how could this person know the Thirteen Swords?magic

Liu Hao stared at Lu Yin’s back, thinking that this person felt very familiar. It can’t be him, can it?

The Thirteen Swords was something that the Liu family coveted greatly. This was not because they believed that the Thirteen Swords surpassed all the techniques they possessed, as there was no such thing as an invincible sword technique. No, the Liu family wanted the Thirteen Swords because they would grow excited over any sword technique, not just the Thirteen Swords.

Liu Song calmly observed Lu Yin. "Very well. Since that is what you are asking for, show me all that you are already capable of. Then I will help you to complete the Fourteenth Sword as much as possible."

"Thank you, Elder Song," Lu Yin said. He then raised a hand and created a copy of Liu Huang’s sword with stellular energy. The Fourteenth Sword that Lu Yin had claimed to have created and felt was going astray was the Fourteenth Sword that Liu Huang had created. As time passed and Lu Yin had become more proficient in various skills, he became more and more certain that Liu Huang had been misguided with his Fourteenth Sword. Thus, it would be wonderful to receive some feedback from Liu Song.

Still, advice was not Lu Yin’s primary goal.

Various members of the Liu family watched closely. It had been years since Elder Song had last publicly used his sword, so how could they let the opportunity to observe him slip by?

More and more members of the Liu family started to gather nearby.

Liu Hao continued to stare at Lu Yin's back. He’s too similar. It has to be him, it has to!

Only a few people in the entire Fifth Mainland had managed to learn the Thirteen Swords, and that added coincidence made Liu Hao absolutely certain about Lu Yin’s identity. He actually came back here? Things are going to go crazy again…

As the gathering crowd watched, Lu Yin made his first move.

He was in the middle of the Liu family and facing Semi-Progenitor Liu Song. If the old man made the first move, Lu Yin would appear far too arrogant.

Liu Song just stood in place, looking like nothing more than a hunched old man. Nothing at all about the old man gave off a feeling of a skilled swordsman.

Lu Yin did not act polite, and he raised his hand to release the First Sword. It was the most basic of the Thirteen Swords, and each of the subsequent skills could almost be considered an extension of the First Sword.

As the Thirteen Swords’ First Sword was released, the eyes of everyone in the Liu family lit up, especially the Enlighters who were present. This sword inspired all of them.

Liu Song casually raised a hand and pointed his index finger forward. A ringing sound filled the area.

Many people were capable of shattering a sword attack with a finger, and Lu Yin often did so himself. However, Liu Song was using a sword technique with his finger, and even the sound that rang out was that of clashing swords. In fact, the void was slightly cut apart as the old man’s finger moved about, and it was vaguely possible to see that the damage was in the shape of a sword’s edge.

"A finger sword. I didn’t expect to see Elder Song use a finger sword right away. Is this person really capable of making Elder Song get serious?" someone exclaimed.

Liu Hao felt more bitter than solemn as he watched. If not for the fact that this competition was limited to pure sword skills, nobody in the entire Liu family would be this man’s opponent, aside from their Progenitor himself. Liu Hao looked at the jiao snoozing on Lu Yin’s shoulder and realized that this beast was likely the real one.

In recent days, many people had brought similar pets into the Perennial World from the Fifth Mainland, claiming that the creatures were popular pets in the Fifth Mainland. However, Liu Hao was certain that he was looking at the true jiao right now. This beast had the power of a Progenitor.

There was another ringing sound as blades clashed for a second time. Lu Yin had used the Fourth Sword this time, and it caused some ripples in space. He shifted his aura to change the environment around him into the unique domain that was the Fourth Sword. Liu Song’s fingertip trembled as he pointed it forward, and the Fourth Sword’s domain was torn apart as the finger stabbed at Lu Yin, striking him right between the eyebrows.

Lu Yin was limiting his strength to that of a four-tribulation Envoy, and Liu Song was not using the strength of a peak Envoy. Instead, he had similarly limited his strength to the level of a four-tribulation Envoy.

Despite these limitations, the Fourth Swords was utterly defeated.

Lu Yin tipped his head to the side, evading the attack aimed at his head. He commented, "While many people have been able to overcome the Thirteen Swords, you are the first who’s done it so easily while relying on nothing but pure sword skills."

Liu Song laughed. "That was only the Fourth Sword. The true power of the Thirteen Swords lies in the final sword. You can just use that now, if you wish. It is said that when you attacked Shenwu’s Sky, you were able to wound Xia Ziheng with the Thirteenth Sword. I am looking forward to seeing it."

A smile spread across Lu Yin’s face as he stared at Liu Song. The Twelfth Sword: Fathomless.

Lu Yin had decided to simply skip the middle portion of the Thirteen Swords, and his latest attack shocked many people from the Liu family. It was absolutely incomparable to the previous four swords that they had seen.

Liu Song's eyes lit up. "This is good. With this technique, an attack from an Enlighter can injure an Envoy. This is worthy of the Thirteen Swords! Unfortunately, it is still not enough."

The old man then stepped forward and brought his hand down.

Lu Yin carefully observed his actions. This was clearly a palm strike, but Lu Yin saw five swords. Each of the five swords was sharp enough to cut through everything.

Some distance away, Big Sis arched a brow. Why did this particular sword skill feel so familiar? She had definitely seen it before, but where? More and more, she was confident that she had known Liu Song in the past.

Lu Yin dodged to the side as Liu Song's palm fell down. The five swords swept by, and he reached out to grab the hilt of a sword that was stabbing downwards. A formless sense of danger appeared in Lu Yin’s mind, and he saw a strange pattern form off to the side. At the same time, he heard someone exclaim, "Unbounded Sword Art!"

Was this another sword technique?

Lu Yin had never retracted his domain, and as he observed Liu Song, there was no longer any hint of a hunched old man to be seen. This man was clearly a sharp sword that had been gathering dust for many years, only to finally be drawn at this moment.

As the Unbounded Sword Art struck from the side, Lu Yin stared at the unique pattern that had formed, and he did not move a muscle. As Liu Song watched his attack fall upon Lu Yin, he was shocked to see the youth refuse to move. "Get out of the way!"

Finally, Lu Yin made a move. Once again, he used his sword, but there was no earth-shattering destructive power, nor any sort of impressive battle technique this time. Instead, it was nothing more than an ordinary shift of a sword, and yet, Lu Yin managed to completely halt the Unbounded Sword Art. The attack froze in place.

Liu Du was shocked. How was this even possible?

Further away, Liu Yishou's eyes went wide. Had this person actually overcome Elder Song’s Unbounded Sword Art?

However, at this moment, Liu Song was the one who was the most shocked. The Unbounded Sword Art was what had made him famous. It was a sword technique that few could overcome with pure sword skills. In fact, only the family’s Progenitor had ever managed to do so. Who else in the entire Perennial World was capable of defeating Liu Song in terms of pure swordsmanship, not to mention his Unbounded Sword Art? This was the first time that he had ever encountered such a situation.

"You?" Liu Song stared at Lu Yin with clearly confused eyes. It was the first time that the old man had lost his composure.

The hand that held Lu Yin’s sword was trembling. This was not from fear, but because he had just endured an unbelievably powerful attack. This so-called Unbounded Sword Arts was not a simple sword technique; rather, it was more accurate to call it a skill that created a pattern through the utilization of a sword. It was a technique that froze the void. That was what the pattern that had appeared actually did—it froze the void, which allowed anything to be cut. This was the Unbounded Sword Art.

Lu Yin had been able to see through the technique due to the inheritance that he had received from the Sword Monument that allowed him to see through countless weapon-based attacks.

Decades ago, Lu Yin had visited the Sword Monument when he had been posing as Long Qi. At that time, he had received an inheritance that had taught him how to overcome countless weapons and attacks. Lu Yin was not limited to using it with a scythe, as he had originally been taught, but also with a sword or a saber. Even more complicated weapons were not impossible for him to use.

This was a gift that Lu Yin had received from Wu Tian.

Without that inheritance, Lu Yin would have never been able to instantly see through the Unbounded Sword Art.

"Senior, please take this next attack: the Thirteenth Sword." As soon as Lu Yin spoke, he pulled his sword back and then disappeared. When he reappeared, the sword had already fallen, and Lu Yin was only a hundred meters away from Liu Song.

No one was able to see just when the sword had struck, and only those with some understanding of the Thirteenth Sword understood what had happened.

As a powerful wind blew by, Liu Song slowly lifted his head. "A sword of emotions. No wonder, no wonder."

As the old man spoke, a trickle of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.

"Elder Song!"

"Elder Song!" All the members of the Liu family grew worried.

The old man raised a hand to silence everyone, and he stared at Lu Yin with open admiration. "Are you truly willing to leave this sword technique with my Liu family?"

Lu Yin responded by raising his sword once more and pointing the tip at Liu Song.

This reaction made many people from the Liu family absolutely furious.

Even Liu Du was surprised. Had Lu Xiaoxuan gone insane?

"As long as Elder Song can help me complete the Fourteenth Sword, there is no problem with me leaving the Thirteen Swords with the Liu family. There is no invincible sword technique in the universe, only invincible people," Lu Yin stated loudly.

Liu Song let out a boisterous laugh. "Invincible people? Do you think that you can become one?"

"Of course. Elder Song, please guide me. This is my Fourteenth Sword!" Lu Yin shouted as his hand rose, and his sword slashed out.

Liu Song stared. He observed the edge of the sword that was slowly falling, but then, nothing happened.

Everyone stared at Liu Song.

Liu Du even took a few steps forward. "Elder Song?"

There were times when no response was more worrying than a visible response. Everyone was worried that Lu Yin's attack had been too powerful and that Elder Song had been badly wounded. They all feared that the old man would suddenly spit out blood.

However, Elder Song never showed any reaction at all. He just stared at Lu Yin and then shook his head helplessly. "I understand now. I'm sorry, but I can't help you perfect this sword for now."

Lu Yin frowned. Why was there no response? Liu Huang had created the Fourteenth Sword: Misery. The truth was, the Fourteenth Sword was almost the same as the Thirteenth Sword. The difference was that the Thirteenth Sword created a sword from emotions, while the Fourteenth Sword created a sword from a person’s past suffering. This similarity was why Lu Yin was so certain that the Fourteenth Sword was not quite right.

However, the Thirteenth Sword had managed to wound Liu Song, so why had the Fourteenth Sword failed to induce even the slightest response? From what the old man said, he was able to understand the Fourteenth Sword, so why had he not been injured? It was simply impossible.