Star Odyssey

High above, the black hole of Lu Yin’s stellular tribulation disappeared. Lu Yin looked up to stare at the sky. Was it really gone? Then he was a Semi-Progenitor now.

He had cultivated for many, many years, spending most of it struggling through life and death. Lu Yin could not even say how much he had gone through, but he had finally made this breakthrough.

There was only one more step remaining: to become a Progenitor.

Once he became a Progenitor, Lu Yin believed that very few, even amongst the most powerful in that realm, would be able to fight him.

Bai Xian'er was staring at Lu Yin, and her eyes suddenly became extremely cold. They were exactly the same as what Lu Yin often saw in his dreams—the same cold eyes and pointing finger.

"Be careful!" someone shouted.

Lu Yin disappeared, and dark green swept through where he had been standing. It was the power of Extreme Yin. Sovereign Shao Yin had attacked him.

"So what if you’ve broken through? I'll still kill you!" Sovereign Shao Yin looked ferocious as he glared at Lu Yin with overflowing killing intent.

Lu Yin stared at Sovereign Shao Yin, raised a hand, and then released a punch. This punch continued to merge with the light of Infinity.

Sovereign Shao Yin's expression instantly changed. While Lu Yin was not able to control sequence particles, his physical strength was absolutely terrifying. This was the same punch that had shattered the summoned Sovereign Dou Sheng in a single blow. Sovereign Shao Yin did not want to test it out for himself, and he immediately retreated.

The void completely shattered where the Sovereign had just been standing, exposing the Hollow.

Sovereign Shao Yin was startled. Despite not being able to control the laws of the universe, Lu Yin was still able to influence them with his sheer strength. The brat had taken a different path, one that allowed him to ignore those laws.

Even so, that did not mean that the boy could defeat Sovereign Shao Yin. If Lu Yin wanted to truly ignore the laws of the universe, he was still far from that level.

"Extreme Yin City." Sovereign Shao Yin released his full strength. Lu Yin had to die here.

Lu Yin took out the Wordless Heavenly Book, which allowed him to block a portion of the sequence particles. The number of rot sequence particles that Sovereign Shao Yin could wield could not compare to the number of sequence particles in the final blast of lightning. The final attack of Lu Yin’s stellular tribulation had nearly killed him, but Sovereign Shao Yin was a different matter.

Lu Yin believed that his Wordless Heavenly Book could give him the ability to fight against the Sovereign.

Up until this moment, Lu Yin had no choice but to dodge any attacks that involved sequence particles.

On the Endless Frontier, Sage Bodhi looked away from the display and suppressed the shock that Lu Yin’s newfound abilities had stirred up in her heart. As long as he survived this battle, he would undoubtedly change the balance between humanity and the Aeternals in the future.

However, she needed to ignore him for the moment and address the current battle.

Aeternus had prepared extremely well for this assault. The Seven Skygods attacked the Great Sovereign’s Tea Ceremony, while most of the True God Guard were focusing on the Endless Frontier. Additionally, there were also a few other powerhouses attacking the Endless Frontier, which meant that, even if all of the Sixverse Association’s experts arrived, it would still be difficult to change the course of this battle.

However, difficult did not mean impossible.

"Everyone, cheer up. This moment will determine whether we live or die."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Wendy Yushan looked solemn. She felt relieved when she saw that Lu Yin had successfully overcome his stellular tribulation, but in the blink of an eye, she had to return to her own battle. She had no idea how things would turn out.

***

In the Origin Universe, the Heavens Sect stubbornly fought back.

Hen Xin and Destina had returned, as had Yao Di and the other scattered Semi-Progenitors.

Regardless of their personal feelings about the Heavens Sect, they could not allow Aeternus to win, as that would bring about their deaths as well.

However, it was not easy for Semi-Progenitors to fight against Progenitors.

Qing Ping conducted his trials.

Hen Xin panted heavily as a purplish-black substance spread out. He clashed with a corpse king.

There were more than twenty Progenitor-level experts fighting in this brawl, but the delicate balance immediately tilted to one side when Leng Qing vomited blood and went flying backwards.

He had been severely injured by the same corpse king that had nearly killed Lu Yin when he had fallen into the trap in the Sixth Mainland.

"The captain of the True God Guard, Zhong Pan," the Chiliagonist said with a smile. This corpse king was ruthless, and if his opponent lacked sufficient strength, they would die.

Zhong Pan was strong enough to overwhelm even Lu Yin. No matter how hard Lu Yin resisted, he had not been able to stand up to this corpse king, and Leng Qing was similarly overwhelmed.

Desperate, Arch-Elder Zen’s Tri-Yang Ancestral Qi took on the form of Lu Tianyi, who then attacked Zhong Pan.

The appearance of Lu Tianyi’s clone instantly left Arch-Elder Zen exhausted and injured, but if Zhong Pan was not stopped, the Heavens Sect would be defeated here and now.

The Chiliagonist shook his head. "Even if you stop Zhong Pan, who will stop me?"

Leng Qing fell to the bottom of the staircase, landing a short distance away from He Ran.

The woman’s face was pale as she stared at the Chiliagonist, who was slowly approaching her from above.

Leng Qing struggled to get back up, as he had been almost crippled by Zhong Pan’s attack. The corpse king was too powerful, and Leng Qing had no strength left to face the Chiliagonist.

Yi Ren also arrived, and he laughed raucously. "Progenitor of Bloodlines, so you are actually here too."

Inside the Heavens Sect’s plaza, the Progenitor of Bloodlines looked at the approaching Yi Ren. Who is that? The traitor?

"Who seeks death?" A purple energy swept over from the distance, shaking Yi Ren’s disk away.

Yi Ren looked over. Who was this?

Big Sis emerged from the void and looked up. "Your life is mine!"

As soon as she spoke, her abyssal power formed into a massive hammer that slammed into Yi Ren.

Yi Ren’s eyes narrowed. There was something strange about this woman, which made him very wary.

Big Sis had intended to stay in seclusion until she regained her strength as a Progenitor, but she had been disturbed by the battle and forced out. It would have been better if she had been given just a bit more time, as if she could regain the strength of Progenitor Yōu Ming, she alone would have been enough to alter the course of the current battle.

Elsewhere, the Chiliagonist landed at the bottom of the Stairway to Heaven. He remained very quiet, and was barely making any commotion at all. Aside from Leng Qing and a few others, no one else was aware that one of the True God Guard’s captains had already entered the Heavens Sect.

The Chiliagonist smiled when he saw He Ran. "Well, well, well, who might you be? Aren’t you He Ran from the Transcendent Universe? How interesting to see you here. Didn’t you go missing?"

He Ran was terrified. This person made her very uncomfortable, and she kept retreating.

The Chiliagonist slowly walked towards her. "Let me guess; were you kidnapped?"

Leng Qing slashed at the Chiliagonist with his saber, and the man suddenly turned to stare at the Progenitor. Leng Qing froze in place, and his blade fell into the ground as Leng Qing himself nearly collapsed.

He had been bombarded by consciousness.

The Chiliagonist smiled. "Don't worry. Because I once joined forces with your Dao Monarch Lu to fight a common enemy, I can give you a more comfortable death."

Cherry blossoms flew about as a three-stringed instrument rang out with music. Lan Xian was attacking.

From the other side, Herb Immortal, Zhan Lin, and Kui Luo all appeared, surrounding the Chiliagonist.

The man just laughed. "Now, this is quite interesting. It seems that you don't understand just what a captain of the True God Guard is."

In an instant, his consciousness seized control of everyone present.

Lan Xian attacked Herb Immortal, while Zhan Lin attacked Kui Luo.

However, due to cultivating the Origin Sutra, Kui Luo was able to break free from the Aeternal’s control. He stared at the Chiliagonist. "Leap through the Dragon Gate for this old man!"

The Chiliagonist looked at the huge waterfall that was Kui Luo’s inner world, but he was completely unconcerned. He merely showed a bit of surprise that Kui Luo had shaken free from the control of his consciousness. "You deserve to be studied."

The Chiliagonist then waved his hand. This time, he did not attack with consciousness, but rather with the might of a Progenitor.

Kui Luo spat out a mouthful of blood. He was unable to resist this level of power.

A captain of the True God Guard was not an average Progenitor.

Kui Luo had thought that he was capable of just barely holding out against the weakest of Progenitors, but he felt as helpless as a child against the Chiliagonist.

The Semi-Progenitor lay on the ground with a bitter smile on his face. "It looks like it’s finally time to make my breakthrough. I don't know what will happen. Kid, we need to bring the Lu family back."

"You want to force me to retreat by triggering your Progenitor’s tribulation? That might work, so give it a try. It’s always an interesting experience to witness a Progenitor’s tribulation." The Chiliagonist did not even try to stop Kui Luo, and instead looked at the man with open interest.

The Heavens Sect was destined to be destroyed on this day. There was no one who could stop it. No one in the Heavens Sect, the entire Fifth Mainland, or even in the Origin Universe had the power to do so. This universe would fall to Aeternus.

Kui Luo sighed, but just as he was about to attempt his breakthrough, a gust of wind blew by. It caused him to see many things. Surprised, Kui Luo looked towards the mountain behind the Heavens Sect. What was it?

On the mountain that rose high into the sky, Headmaster Shao Chen took a sip of his tea while smiling at Zhao Ran. "It tastes good."

Zhao Ran was delighted. "Thank you!"

She then looked up into outer space. Such a massive battle had caused even someone with no memories like Zhao Ran to be afraid.

Shao Chen smiled at the girl. "Find a safe place."

Zhao Ran blinked, looked away, and then looked back at Shao Chen. "Where is His Highness?"

"He’ll be back soon."

Zhao Ran shook her head and whispered to herself, "It's better if you don't come back. This place is very dangerous right now."

She then slowly walked away.

Shao Chen stared at Zhao Ran's retreating back. Regardless of the presence or absence of memories, people would still have emotions, just like Zhao Ran.

Shao Chen had promised Lu Yin to protect the Heavens Sect at a critical moment. This was clearly that time.

I have cultivated my heart in the mortal world. I can’t say what will happen when I become a Progenitor. I can’t even say that that stage of my life can be called the Progenitor realm.

Shao Chen had never opened his three meridian points, which meant that, logically, it was impossible for him to become a Progenitor. However, he did not walk on the traditional path. While opening the three meridian points and obtaining Origin Matter was vital for others, such things were unnecessary for Shao Chen.

I used the experience of the mortal world to refine my heart, which serves as my inner world. Shao Chen could see his Progenitor’s world more clearly than anyone else.

The Chiliagonist looked behind him, feeling as though he had been seen through completely. Such a sensation was incredibly unpleasant.

He moved his feet and started moving. Since the sensation was unpleasant, then it should disappear.

The Chiliagonist arrived on the mountain in one step, and he saw the headmaster casually sipping tea.

Shao Chen’s eyes fell on the Chiliagonist. "You’ve lived a truly sad life."

The Chiliagonist felt confused as to why he felt utterly exposed before a mere Semi-Progenitor. In Shao Chen’s eyes, the Chiliagonist saw himself, and yet it also was not him.

The Chiliagonist intended to seize control of the headmaster, and projected his consciousness.

Shao Chen put his teacup down. The moment the teacup touched its plate, a sharp sound rang out. It caused the Chiliagonist to suddenly return to his senses, once again overcome with the same unpleasant sensation as before. Regardless of this human’s strength, the Chiliagonist felt an incredible sense of danger from him. It felt like stepping into another’s Progenitor’s tribulation.

Shao Chen stood up and let out a breath. "I am mortal, and the mortal life is me. Let me see the memories of the mortal world."

With that, invisible ripples spread out from the man in every direction.

The first to be touched was the Chiliagonist. The images of his memories formed a rainbow that rose into the sky. He was surprised by the sight. Just what was this?

As the ripples swept out, there was no harmful power, but everyone who was touched by the ripples had a rainbow formed from their memories appear behind them. Like the rain in reverse, one rainbow after another rose to connect to the sky, drawing the attention of everyone in and around the battle raging at the Heavens Sect.

Outside the sect was Ancestor Tortoise, the Mavis family, the camphor bug that was fighting against Ancestor Tortoise, and the man in black armor that was on its back. Even further away was Arch-Elder Zen, Big Sis, Mu Xie, Ju Ji, and Zhong Pan, as well as the various corpse kings.

All living creatures possessed memories, and these memories were the footprints left behind by those living creatures as they walked through the mortal world.

The mortal world was an abstract concept, much like karma, but it was forced to manifest itself by the headmaster. This was a Progenitor’s tribulation for Shao Chen alone.

This was a stellular tribulation, and yet not. A stellular tribulation was but one form of a Progenitor’s tribulation, and Shao Chen’s tribulation had nothing to do with stellular energy. Rather, it was a journey of the mortal world experiences.

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