Star Odyssey

Chapter 2512: Unparalleled Longing

"You can change schools?" Luo Lao'er was surprised, as this had not been mentioned in the jade slip. They only knew that, once they selected a school, students had to reach the minimum threshold within a year, or else they would be eliminated.

One man who was not too far away sneered at the question. "Of course you can change schools, provided you have an invincible father."

The woman then added, "The descendant of one of the Main Universe’s Nine Sages changed schools. He wasn’t able to last for even a minute when he first attempted to cultivate voidforce energy. He claimed that it was due to mutual restraint between him and the energy and then headed straight to the Wood School without looking back. No one dared to speak up. If your ancestor is that powerful, then you can also switch schools."

Luo Lao'er felt his teeth ache. His father was absolutely even more powerful than one of the so-called "Nine Sages," but it did not matter, as Luo Lao'er’s father did not care at all about him. Never mind, I’ll keep going with this place. Wait, how about Brother-in-law?

He turned to look at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had already attracted quite an audience. While they were speaking, Lu Yin had already passed the five minute mark.

Five minutes was quite impressive, as only a few people could endure for that long on their first attempt.

"Your brother-in-law’s amazing. Brother, which universe are you two from?" someone asked.

Luo Lao'er replied, "We're from the Transcendent Universe."

"There’s no need to brag. It's impossible for anyone his age to defeat Xiao Fei without cultivating, not unless they’re as good as He Shu. But if he were that impressive, how could Xie Wu not recognize him? Where are you two really from?"

"We really are from the Transcendent Universe."

"Fine, I won’t ask anymore."

Soon, another five minutes passed. Within the Void Ground, every head was turned to look at Lu Yin.

"It's already been ten minutes. The longest that anyone’s managed to last during their first time with voidforce energy was twenty minutes, and that was the Main Universe’s Shao Qingfeng. A senior from the Voidforce Universe even showed himself because of that accomplishment, and then he allowed Shao Qingfeng to search for his life-bound False God in the best part of the Voidforce Universe. It became a legend in the Sixverse Academy. This guy won’t be able to match up to Shao Qingfeng, right?"

"There’s no chance. Shao Qingfeng is the descendant of one of the Main Universe’s Three Sovereigns. When it comes to cultivation talent, no one is comparable throughout history. How could some random person possibly match him? If this guy can last for fifteen minutes, it’ll already be pretty good."

"Fifteen minutes is still very impressive. Those geniuses like He Shu, Luo Zang, and Mu Mu who all entered the Central School only managed to last for about fifteen minutes."

"I doubt that he’ll last fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes passed, and time moved closer and closer to twenty minutes.

Lu Yin sat on the stone, enveloped by the invisible energy. It felt as though the energy was going to drown him, and it was difficult for him to even breathe. His instincts screamed at him to leave, but as someone who cultivated Truesight, he understood the invisible power acting upon him, and he had even grown accustomed to it.

The essence of the Voidforce Universe’s power was actually quite similar to Truesight’s runes. Both powers could alter the universe, and both had been created by powerful experts. The only difference was the way in which the two powers were used.

Given Lu Yin’s current understanding of voidforce energy, it could not compare to Truesight’s runes. Of course, Lu Yin had also only scratched the surface of voidforce energy.

For a universe to join the Sixverse Association, the minimum requirement was for the universe to be able to repulse one of the Seven Skygods. How could the power of any of their member universes be weak?

However, Lu Yin had no idea what the connection between the Voidforce Universe and Wu Tian might be.

Lu Yin remained lost in his own thoughts as twenty minutes passed.𝒇𝓻𝙚𝙚𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝒄𝒐𝒎

Everyone remained silent as they stared at Lu Yin in stupefaction. Twenty minutes had passed, which meant that this person had already met Shao Qingfeng's record, but Lu Yin still did not move from the stone. How was this possible?

Someone asked Luo Lao'er, "Are you actually from the Voidforce Universe and came here to mess with us?"

Luo Lao'er rolled his eyes. "No."

"They really are from the Transcendent Universe." A few people had arrived, and one of them was staring at Luo Lao'er. "I never expected you to come here, Second Brother."

The youth had a handsome face resembling jade, though he appeared to be a bit younger. He was Luo Shan, and he was Monarch Luo’s fifteenth son.

Luo Lao'er's expression turned ugly when he saw his brother appear. "What rotten luck, meeting a dog."

"What did you say?" someone shouted angrily.

Luo Shan raised a hand to stop the man. "We're brothers, so there's no need for you to get upset."

Luo Lao'er would not even look at Luo Shan, and hatred filled Luo Lao'er’s eyes.

Luo Shan turned to look at Lu Yin with curiosity. "Has he managed to beat Brother Qingfeng? Second Brother, you've found a pretty good backer."

"Luo Shan, are these two really from the Transcendent Universe?" a woman asked loudly and in a rather exaggerated manner.

Luo Shan smiled. "Yes. My second brother has been staying in the Transcendent Universe."

"It's very unusual for someone from the Transcendent Universe to be able to surpass Brother Qingfeng," someone commented.

"The megaverse is vast and full of wonders. The Transcendent Universe really hit the jackpot this time."

"I wonder what position he holds in the Transcendent Universe. Even if he does have a bit of talent, he won't have an easy time after offending Xie Wu."

"Not necessarily. He might be able to join the Voidforce Universe."

"That's too much of a stretch. While it might seem impressive to be able to last for twenty minutes, that’s only for people from universes other than the Voidforce Universe. For people who’ve spent most of their lives in the Voidforce Universe, it’s rather normal for them to be able to last longer than fifteen minutes on their first try, and twenty minutes isn’t uncommon."

"Still, there shouldn't be too many people who can do that, or else Brother Qingfeng wouldn't have attracted the attention of that senior from the Voidforce Universe."

…

As people were talking, Lu Yin had already been immersed in the voidforce energy for over twenty five minutes. No one present knew what this meant, as there was no one from the Voidforce Universe present. After all, they were in the Voidforce School of the Sixverse Academy, and people from the Voidforce Universe were not able to study in the Voidforce School. Even if the people in the school were shocked by Lu Yin’s accomplishment, it was only because he had surpassed Qingfeng.

The people who were truly stunned by the accomplishment were the people within the Sixverse Academy who were secretly observing Lu Yin.

While Lu Yin had been descending the stairs from the peak, a woman had tried to control him by using voidforce energy in an attempt to cheat her way through a trial. She had perfectly prepared everything, and in theory, she should have succeeded. However, Lu Yin had resisted and easily broken free from her control.

The fact that someone from the Transcendent Universe was capable of resisting that woman's control had already caught the attention of important figures within the Sixverse Academy, and they had immediately made it a point to keep an eye on Lu Yin.

The person who had been assigned to watch Lu Yin realized that he was about to reach the thirty minute mark, and quickly submitted a report about it. This was no small matter.

The Sixverse Academy had been created by the Sixverse Association for the purpose of integrating the six universes’ civilizations to unite against Aeternus. For this reason, there were powerhouses stationed from all six universes within the academy.

Upon hearing that someone had lasted for more than thirty minutes on his first contact with voidforce energy, one of the elders nearly jumped to his feet in astonishment. "Are you sure that it's not a mistake? Half an hour?"

Lu Yin’s monitor replied, "The timer is still running, and he has shown no signs of leaving."

The elder instantly disappeared.

The academy’s other important figures exchanged glances and saw the astonishment and envy in each other's eyes.

Forty minutes went by. By this time, a massive crowd surrounded Lu Yin, as they were all curious to see just how long he could endure for.

It was at this moment that the elder appeared, and he casually waved a hand, releasing a force that swept everyone back. They heard his voice directly enter their ears. "Retreat. Don't disturb him."

The Void Ground was completely cleared, and the elder remained standing a short distance away from Lu Yin, staring at the youth with a strange expression. Forty minutes. Someone not from the Voidforce Universe had actually managed to endure voidforce energy for over forty minutes at their first contact with it. This was a prodigy, a true prodigy.

Even within the Voidforce Universe, it was rare for anyone to last for forty minutes on their first attempt, let alone an outsider.

Fifty minutes came and went.

The elder's eyes blazed brighter. He raised his hand, and a communication crystal appeared in his grip.

The Sixverse Association also used communication crystals to communicate between the different universes, which was something that Lu Yin had already learned from speaking with Zi Jing.

The Origin Universe clearly had deep connections to the Sixverse Association, but for some reason, that connection had been severed long ago, and the universe was not allowed to be a member of the alliance.

"Get me everything you have on someone named Xuan Qi. He comes from the Transcendent Universe. I want all of his information," the old man quietly ordered. His eyes remained fixed on Lu Yin, and the old man looked as though he had found a precious piece of jade.

It was no wonder why this youth had managed to break free of Xu Yue's control. This young man was clearly a phenomenal genius when it came to cultivating the power of the Voidforce Universe. A true top-tier prodigy. Fifty minutes had already passed, but if “Xuan Qi” was able to last for just ten more minutes and last for a full hour, he would completely change his future.

Lu Yin had already sensed the old man’s presence. While he had initially planned to stop a bit earlier, the old man’s sudden appearance, and then the fact that he had cleared everyone else away from the Void Ground had made Lu Yin realize something: clearly, he had already endured for too long.

Since he had already gone overboard, he might as well just keep on going. Lu Yin was different from the people who had arrived at the Sixverse Academy with Luo Lao'er and who wanted to slowly study in the academy. Lu Yin was the Fifth Mainland’s Dao Monarch. He was someone who was capable of fighting against Progenitors. It would be a complete waste of time for him to learn alongside the normal students.

With that in mind, Lu Yin continued to persevere.

An hour passed.

The old man's breathing started to pick up. An hour! This kid had really lasted for an entire hour! In the past, Xu Ji had been hailed as a genius with a talent that was rare throughout the entire history of the Voidforce Universe after enduring for an hour. This young man was not even from the Voidforce Universe, and yet he had also endured for an hour. This accomplishment would shock the entire Voidforce Universe.

However, “Xuan Qi” was not done yet.

The old man couldn't help moving forward to better observe Lu Yin. Could this youth really continue?

Lu Yin had felt the old man's breath quicken, and he felt like he had done enough. Through the jade slip, Lu Yin had learned how a person’s first time in contact with voidforce energy usually went. A normal person would only be able to endure for just a few minutes, but Lu Yin had endured for over an hour, which had prompted this old man to reveal himself as well as all the students in the Voidforce School. If Lu Yin pushed for more, things might backfire.

As he slowly opened his eyes, he saw the face of an old man right in front of him.

Lu Yin was startled by the sight, and he reflexively retreated a hundred meters, from where he warily eyed the old man.

The man’s mouth curled upwards as he attempted to show a kindly smile. "Hello there, young man."

Lu Yin blinked. "Who are you?"

The old man chuckled. "I am Xu Xiangyin. I was sent by the Voidforce Universe to be their supervisor here in the Sixverse Academy."

Lu Yin let out a sigh of relief. "So you are a senior from the Voidforce Universe. I am Xuan Qi. Pleased to meet you, Senior."

"Good, good, but there’s no need to be so polite. Come, sit with me. Let's chat." The air warped in front of Xu Xiangyin, and a table and chairs took form.

Lu Yin stared at the objects in astonishment.

Xu Xiangyin smiled. "They are formed from voidforce energy. Not only does voidforce energy allow you to control and use False Gods, but it can also be used in other unique ways. Don't underestimate the Voidforce Universe just because we fight from the back of the battlefield. Even in close combat, we are not inferior to the other universes."

Lu Yin was impressed. "From the moment I saw the Voidforce Universe’s style of fighting, I’ve yearned to learn it for myself. It’s why I came to this Sixverse Academy and chose the Voidforce School without any hesitation. This junior believes that my choice was absolutely correct."

"Hahaha, of course it's correct. You are absolutely right!" Xu Xiangyin nodded enthusiastically.

Lu Yin thought back to how the Ghost Monkey and Ku Wei spoke when flattering people, and open admiration shone from Lu Yin’s face as he reverently continued. "I long for the day when I can use voidforce energy as masterfully and effortlessly as Senior! I yearn to connect with the Voidforce Universe. I long to meet the ruler of the Voidforce Universe, though I don't dare pay my respects even in my dreams."

Xu Xiangyin's eyes lit up. "You wish to join the Voidforce Universe?"

Lu Yin's expression grew solemn. "I long for it completely, as it even occupies my dreams."