Star Odyssey

Everyone who retreated into the distant regions of Shenwu's Sky was staring at Lu Yin. Their eyes did not reveal the same thoughts and emotions as before. Regardless of the person or their affiliation, Lu Yin’s performance had convinced everyone.

Mr. Tang, Prof. Wei, and everyone else from Virtue Archives were watching with pale faces. They could not help but see the unfairness of the situation as they watched Lu Yin fail to prevail against the all-out assault of the three Semi-Progenitors, but this was reality.

A blade slashed down in front of Lu Yin, and he hurried to avoid it, but a massive, bleeding wound opened up on his chest.

The half-moon ring approached from his side, slicing sideways. Lu Yin’s unique power had returned to his chest, seemingly depleted, and he was unable to use the God of Death Transformation. Lu Yin saw the slash approaching, and his pupils transformed into runes. The attack paused for the briefest moment, allowing him to shift his body out of the way, but it still sliced into his neck and nearly removed his entire head.

Mr. Yu’s hand slapped down, putting a tremendous amount of pressure onto Shenwu's Sky that broke the ground and shattered the void.

Lu Yin's eyes widened, and he raised a hand, trying to protect himself with a Channeling Diagram. He also unleashed his spiritual force at full power in an attempt to deflect Mr. Yu's attack, but Lu Yin was still sent flying.

Countless slashes from blades and half-moon rings followed after Lu Yin. The three Semi-Progenitors were determined to not give Lu Yin any chance to catch a breath.

Liu Que silently watched everything. If the day came when he could force four Semi-Progenitors to work together and even have to make sure to not give him any chance to breath, his death would be worthwhile.

Bai Weiwei stared at Lu Yin. Not only had the budding feelings that had sprouted during the students’ visit to the Celestial Frost Sect not disappeared, but they were actually growing stronger. This man had already overpowered the four Junior Progenitors on his own decades before, and he was now fighting against Semi-Progenitors. Such an inexplicable person had appeared… Could the First Senior Sister measure up to this man?

Qing Feng was remembering his master’s, Qing Chen, words: in both the Seven Heroes’ era and the era of the most recent Junior Progenitors, Lu Xiaoxuan had stood above all his peers. At this moment, Qing Feng understood just how true those words were.

Xia Shenfei unclenched his hands. This was the end. This man would never appear again, but he would also never disappear. At the very least, Xia Shenfei would never forget Lu Xaioxuan, an opponent whom not even the Junior Progenitors had been qualified to compete with.

The God of Food took a step forward, still wanting to intervene. He could not stand to the side any longer. If there was any chance at all that Lu Xiaoxuan could survive, it would be worthwhile. This man’s talent was enough to carry all of humanity.

For everyone watching, regardless of whether they viewed the Lu family with hostility or had even ignored what had happened in the past, seeing Lu Yin fight alone against four Semi-Progenitors shocked them all to their core, as did the loss of such a monstrously talented human.

Lu Yin crashed into the ground once more. He could not stop himself from vomiting blood. The blades and the half-moon ring were both right behind him.

At this moment, a scorching hot flame swept through the void, forcing back both the blades and the half-moon ring.

Lu Yin looked up and saw the God of Food off in the distance. Had he helped?

Xia Ziheng and the other two Semi-Progenitors’ heads spun around to stare towards where everyone from Virtue Archives had gathered.

Everyone was startled by the God of Food’s actions, and they were all staring at him.

"Master, are you protecting a member of the Lu family?" Mr. Yu asked in a soft voice.

This question terrified all of Virtue Archives’ students.

The God of Food sighed. "Lu Xiaoxuan is worth more alive. There’s no need to kill him—just exile him to the rear battlefield. His strength is enough to play a massive role there."

"The Lu family was the greatest collection of Redbacks my Perennial World has ever known! What do you mean by suggesting we send him to the rear battlefield?" Mr. Yu said.

The response enraged the God of Food. "Whether the members of the Lu family were Redbacks or not isn’t something that you can just decide for yourselves! You people-"

"God of Food!" Xia Ziheng cut in with a stern shout. "Do you really want to get in the middle of the four ruling powers’ grievances with the Lu family?"

The half-moon ring revolved around Wu Yao's body. "God of Food, are you declaring your position, or that of Virtue Archives?"

The God of Food’s face twisted into a hideous expression. The four ruling powers were already making things difficult for Virtue Archives, and the only reason why they had not taken more drastic measures was because they were concerned about their reputation, as Virtue Archives had trained many, many cultivators. However, if the God of Food openly helped Lu Xiaoxuan, no one would be able to stand up in defense of the academy.

The Lu family was untouchable for the entire Perennial World.

"Senior…" Mr. Tang could not resist speaking up as well.

The God of Food looked around, his internal conflict visible in his eyes.

From the distance, Lu Yin spoke up. "I don't need outsiders getting involved in my Lu family’s affairs."

Everyone turned to look at him.

Lu Yin rose to his feet, blood covering his entire body. He looked across the distance to the God of Food, and an apology flickered across Lu Yin’s eyes before they firmed with strong determination. "What did you do when my Lu family was exiled? No matter what you want to do right now, my Lu family and I won't accept such ‘kindness.’ The debt that you owe me has been settled, now leave."

Many of the people present frowned, as Lu Yin was being too rude to someone trying to help him.

Even some of Virtue Archives’ students became upset.

The God of Food sighed. He understood what Lu Yin was doing. The young man was trying to keep the God of Food and everyone else from Virtue Archives from being dragged down with him.

Xia Ziheng sneered as he gazed at Lu Yin. "Lu Xiaoxuan, you can’t blame us for not even allowing you to leave your last words behind. You should already consider it an honor to die next to our ancestor's broken saber."

At that comment, everyone realized that Lu Yin had ended up right next to the Xia family's broken saber, which was stabbed into the chained jiao’s tail and deep into the ground, pinning the jiao in place.

Earlier, as part of their ceremony to honor their ancestors, many members of the Xia family had approached the broken blade and tried to draw it. This was one of the Xia family’s most sacred places.

Xia Ziheng's words caused Lu Yin to slowly turn his head around and stare at the broken blade. He had not even realized where he had crashed.

Broken saber, broken blade…?His eyes suddenly lit up, and his head tipped back as he looked upwards at the massive weapon. He still had two bottles of Progenitor Chen's blood in his cosmic ring, and he had already been wondering if that blood could allow him to draw the broken saber.

Could it?

"You can die now!" Wu Yao grew impatient, and his half-moon ring sliced through the air.

Lu Yin evaded the attack with Inverse Step, and he landed on the broken blade and moved to its hilt.

Wu Yao's half-moon ring did not slow in the least, and Xia Ziheng and Mr. Yu also released their own attacks.

The broken saber was not something that they could harm in any way, even if they all worked together. If it were that fragile, it would have never been able to pin the jiao in place. There was no need for them to demonstrate any caution with their attacks.

Lu Yin was already standing at the enormous saber’s hilt. Overhead, the deafening battle between Progenitor Smoke and the chained jiao continued to rage, and down on the ground, three Semi-Progenitors were attacking Lu Yin as they moved closer to him.

Lu Yin took a deep breath and then shouted, "Senior, I'm going to die!"

He then pulled out the two bottles of Progenitor Chen's blood and poured them both over his hands.

Xia Xing could make out Lu Yin’s actions from the distance, and the patriarch’s pupils shrank to almost nothing.?Is that…?

Progenitor Chen's blood covered Lu Yin’s hands, and he reached down and grabbed hold of the broken saber’s hilt. With a roar of pure rage, he pulled.

At the same time, the three Semi-Progenitors’ attacks fell.

Progenitor Smoke suddenly appeared from high in the sky, and she instantly saw the three Semi-Progenitors’ attacks about to strike Lu Yin. With a wave of a hand, a surge of fog protected Lu Yin's side.

As that happened, huge, vicious claws shot towards Progenitor Smoke from behind, and grabbed her.

There was no way for the woman to dodge the claws, but it also did not matter. Her body was nothing more than an avatar formed from her wei. Still, it would take a great deal of effort to replace it.?Kid, good luck!

Lu Yin did not see Progenitor Smoke block the three attacks for him, nor did he see the huge claws arrive right behind the woman. All that Lu Yin could see at this moment was the broken saber. As soon as he had grabbed hold of the hilt, he knew that he could draw the weapon. It was a clear feeling, so he dedicated his entire strength to pulling the blade upwards, even releasing his aurelian force that started incinerating the void.

Everyone stared in disbelief as the broken saber was fully drawn out.

At that exact moment, a power from the ancient era swept across Shenwu's Sky, the entire Higher Realm, and it even shook the Mother Tree.

As Lu Yin pulled the weapon upwards, he heard the sound of a blade leaving its sheath.

The jiao’s claws froze in place, and the beast’s eyes shifted over to stare in Lu Yin’s direction. The broken saber had been removed. It was free!

In an instant, multiple gazes fell onto Shenwu’s Sky from above, causing everyone’s scalps to go numb. There were a number of Progenitors suddenly staring at Shenwu’s Sky.

The shocking developments in Shenwu's Sky's had finally reached a point where the Progenitors in the Dominion Realm could no longer sit still. Regardless of anything that had happened up to this point in time, Lu Yin was still regarded as a trapped beast resisting death. Such a thing did not deserve the price needed for a Progenitor to make a move. However, things had just changed.

The eyes that had locked onto him did not matter. As soon as Lu Yin had fully drawn the saber, he rose high into the sky and raised the broken blade. Blood dripped down from the hilt, covering Lu Yin’s body and painting him red. The sight of him high above Shenwu’s Sky felt completely domineering to everyone watching.

Within Shenwu's Sky, some people did not even notice as their strength left their bodies as they felt the power of their ancient ancestor. At this moment, it was as though Lu Yin?was?Ancestor Xia Chan, holding the broken blade high in the air. Even Xia Ziheng began to tremble.

Progenitor Smoke stared in amazement. The feeling of pure dominance somehow felt familiar…

The giant eyes of the chained jiao stared at Lu Yin. No, they stared at the broken saber. The beast wanted to take that saber away. So, the jiao acted on its simple desires.

The vicious claws shot past Progenitor Smoke and reached for Lu Yin instead.

Lu Yin had not expected the jiao to be the first to attack him after he drew the blade. He was startled to see that he was not being attacked by any of the three Semi-Progenitors, but by the jiao.

The chained jiao was a creature with the strength of a Progenitor. If a Progenitor wanted to attack Lu Yin, there was absolutely nothing he could do to escape.

But for some reason, as he held the broken saber, Lu Yin did not feel any of the pressure from the jiao. He did not feel as though a Progenitor level beast was approaching him, but rather a pitiful creature that could be easily cut down by the broken blade. "Arrogant!"

The chained jiao's sharp claws instantly froze a short ways away from Lu Yin, and the broken blade fell. The sharp edge of the weapon sliced down, straight through the jiao’s vicious claws.

Even Progenitor Smoke watched in disbelief. How could this broken blade be so powerful against the chained jiao?

The jiao was left terrified, and it quickly retracted its wounded paw. It stared at Lu Yin, feeling both panic and anger. It released a threatening roar towards the tiny human.

Lu Yin raised the broken blade up once again as he stared at the chained jiao. Lu Yin’s eyes flickered as his mind raced. There was clearly something unusual about how effective the saber was against the jiao, but why? What was going on? This blade was supposed to be what Xia Shenji had used to suppress and trap the jiao, but if the saber was even close to as powerful as it appeared, then even a Progenitor with an average level of power would have been able to casually defeat the jiao.

Why did Lu Yin feel like there was something more complicated than the blade just suppressing the jiao? Why did the chained jiao want to steal the broken blade?

High in the sky, Lu Yin stared at the chained jiao while holding the broken saber in his hands.

The jiao’s eyes never left Lu Yin. The eyes were ferocious, and the jiao’s long beard fluttered in the wind. Four sharp claws were seen as a single paw was raised. Its claws and teeth were intimidating weapons.

The jiao clearly had the strength of a Progenitor, and it was powerful enough that not even Progenitor Smoke could defeat it. This was clearly not a beast that Lu Yin could do anything to. In fact, even a trace of the beast’s aura should have incapacitated Lu Yin. However, as he held the broken saber, Lu Yin felt that he could suppress the jiao. It was just a broken blade, but the feeling was so powerful that there was clearly something very odd about it.

Even if the broken blade was a Progenitor’s weapon, it should not hold such impossible power.

Lu Yin could not understand it at all, but since that was the case, he simply dismissed the thoughts and questions from his mind. All that mattered was that the blade was clearly very powerful against the jiao. "Senior, come on, we’ll deal with it together."

Even if Lu Yin felt confident because of what he felt from the saber, the jiao was still a creature with the strength of a Progenitor, and he felt that it would certainly be best to be cautious.

Progenitor Smoke instantly appeared next to Lu Yin, and she gave the broken blade a very odd look. "Kid, make sure to let me study that broken saber for a bit."

"Absolutely," Lu Yin simply agreed.