Star Odyssey

Chapter 2914: Another One

Mr. Daheng shook his head. "Both types of giants refuse to be destroyed by the other type, but they both want to die. Rather, It’s the interference of Aeternus and the Sixverse Association that has prevented both sides from dying out, which is the worst torture for them. Killing him is merely granting his deepest wish."

If that was true, then Lu Yin had a question. "Then why was he so afraid when Senior Mu Ke attacked just now?"

Mu Ke answered in a low voice, "Before being absolutely certain that we can destroy his entire race, he will never fight to the death. Doing so would put his people at a disadvantage in their war against the mountain-backed giants. However, if he is confident that we can destroy all of them, he would be willing to anger us to try to coerce us into attacking him.”

Lu Yin looked back at the Cyclops King. For the moment, the giant was clearly struggling and hesitating over something.

"Since we can destroy you, we are also clearly capable of simply leaving this Giants' Purgatory. Cyclops King, you should understand this."

The Cyclops King gasped. "Aren't you going to destroy us? I won't fight back. If you attack again, I won't even get upset."

"Tell me what I want to know, and we will move against the mountain-backed giants. If you refuse, I will lead the second battalion out of the Giants' Purgatory, leaving you to suffer from your curse forever." Lu Yin stated calmly.

"You should understand our Sixverse Association quite well, so there’s no need to waste time."

The Cyclops King glared at Mr. Daheng and Mu Ke. "I attacked because of the giants who followed you."

Lu Yin was surprised. "Because of them?"

What did that mean? Had the Giant Army somehow triggered these super giants’ hatred?

"Why?" Lu Yin was confused.

The Cyclops King explained, "They have the potential to become the same race as us. Ordinarily, no one can break free from their racial restrictions, but giants who have already broken past such restrictions are different. If we can keep them here, we giant cyclops will gain new combatants to help us over time. Even if they can only contribute to the battle in the distant future, time has already lost all meaning to us.”

Lu Yin understood that, while the super giants were bound to their universe by the curse, they were still doing whatever they could to gain additional fighting power. Aeternus and the Sixverse Association would never listen to the giants’ requests, and they were not even regarded as allies. However, Ku Wei's Giant Army was different. While there was a tremendous difference in size, they were still giants.

"Who was the person who claimed to be from the Heavens Sect?" Lu Yin asked again.

The Cyclops King stared at Lu Yin. "The guy's name alone deserved a beating. He was exceptionally arrogant and utterly unruly."

Lu Yin went bug-eyed, and the expressions of Mu Xie, Wang Jian, and Xia Qin all changed. "Ce Wangtian?"

Ce Wangtian had been a peak powerhouse from the Heavens Sect era, as well as the founding ancestor of the Ce family. He had once kicked Big Sis off of the big tree in order to prevent her from going to the Immemorial Citadel. Lu Yin had never expected to learn that Ce Wangtian had once passed through this Giants' Purgatory.

"When did he come here?" Lu Yin asked hurriedly.

"He wasn’t here for very long." The Cyclops King suddenly stopped and waved an arm in a specific direction. Another enormous arm appeared there, and it slammed into the Cyclops King's arm. "Bei Shan, you’re dead this time! There are so many experts here from the Sixverse Association! Mu Ke, let’s do this!”

The attack had come from none other than the king of the mountain-backed giants, who was just as powerful and renowned as the Cyclops King.

The jiao growled in fear.

The second battalion then witnessed an unforgettable scene as the two impossibly massive figures clashed with each other across the universe. Every impact produced a deafening sound and was capable of incapacitating or killing any of the humans watching.

Further away, the super giants attacked each other. The area surrounding the second battalion became the fiercest region of the entire battlefield, and the second battalion was like a group of ants that had been caught out in a storm. It looked as if they would be stomped and crushed at any moment, but Mu Ke and Mr. Daheng occasionally retaliated when an attack approached the second battalion. The ants had proved that they could transform into a deadly dragon.

…

At this same time, the first battalion had entered another one of the Three Purgatories. The parallel universe that they had entered was known as the Purgatory of Vitality.

It was a parallel universe that did not have a vast starry sky and an infinitely expanding outer space. Instead, this universe consisted of a large mainland with what looked like thick clouds high above it. The fighting in the Purgatory of Vitality was not as fierce as in the Giants' Purgatory, but the atmosphere was oppressive and very uncomfortable.

"The Purgatory of Vitality. In this place, everyone possesses a value that represents their life, and that value is basically the power level that our technology can evaluate. This is the law in the Purgatory of Vitality, and anyone can obtain power by sacrificing their life. This method uses the universe’s law to add additional power to an attack, which can allow a person to reach an invincible level of strength here." Xu Wuwei explained the peculiarities of the universe.

Arch-Elder Zen grew solemn. "Sacrifice one’s life?"

Xu Wuwei nodded. "Sacrificing one’s life is a unique law of this universe. You can sacrifice your entire life value to this universe for the sake of another person. Up above, while those objects might look like clouds, that is actually the power of this universe. The laws here dictate that, when a life is sacrificed, an amount of power equal to that life value will be granted.

"If a peak powerhouse willingly sacrifices most of their life value, they can nearly double their power level and strength in this universe."

Big Sis somberly asked, “What will happen to me once I sacrifice my life value?”

Xu Wuwei grew equally solemn. "The more you sacrifice, the more you will harm your own foundation. Upon leaving this universe, your cultivation will fall by a corresponding amount."

"This universe really consumes people," Big Sis said with a sneer. "Whoever set this law in place is completely ruthless. Clearly, they just wanted to create an endless battlefield."

Xu Wuwei sighed. "All of the Three Purgatories are endless battlefields.

"The Purgatory of Vitality is actually the calmest of the Three Purgatories. This universe even has its own indigenous people still living here, and right now, one of the two strongest combatants in this universe is one of those natives. He is the Lord of Holy Dayan City, who is as powerful as one of the rulers of the Sixverse Association’s member universes. The other is a terrifying monster who has received the sacrifices of countless corpse kings' life values. The creature is not a corpse king itself, but rather some other enormous monster.

"For now, we should first meet with Lord Dayan to see how we should join forces with Holy Dayan City to deal with Aeternus."

Big Sis had no objection. The first battalion was powerful, and they seemed capable of sweeping across the entire battlefield. But in the face of the odd laws in the Three Purgatories’ parallel universes, it was best to be cautious.

Big Sis might be grouchy and temperamental, but she certainly was not stupid. If she were, she would have never managed to trap and kill one of the Seven Skygods during the Heavens Sect era.

…

A blade sliced through outer space, causing a river of blood to pour out.

"Mu Ke, you are seeking death!" the Mountain King roared as he endured a punch from Cyclops King. At the same time, the Mountain King raised a foot to stomp at the jiao.

The jiao was terrified, and it hurriedly dodged.

Mu Ke leaped up, his saber flashing as he attacked again.

The blade rose up, only to instantly change directions and slash to the left. In that place, a flash of red appeared. It was like the setting sun, and it melted Mu Ke’s attack.

Lu Yin and many others were quite familiar with this sight, as it was divine energy.

It was impossible for the Aeternals to simply sit back and watch as the Sixverse Association slaughtered the mountain-backed giants. Naturally, Aeternus needed to maintain the power balance within the Giants' Purgatory.

More and more figures appeared, each one boiling with divine energy upon their arrival. These were the True God Guard Captains. Each of the captains had unique innate gifts, but none of them were sequence powerhouses. They were only capable of offsetting sequence particles with divine energy; otherwise, they might not be able to withstand Mu Ke’s saber.

Mr. Daheng alone was enough to suppress all the True God Guard Captains.

A massive individual stepped out from behind the True God Guard Captains.

Lu Yin took a deep breath. "Corpse God."

Another one of the Seven Skygods had appeared.

Mu Ke clenched the hilt of his saber, and Mr. Daheng's expression changed drastically. He did not want to have a deathmatch with Corpse God. Of the Seven Skygods, Corpse God's defenses were exceptional. He had already demonstrated so during the battle at the Tea Ceremony, but in the Giants' Purgatory, Corpse God was not shunned. No one knew how high his combat power would become when he was not shunned.

These were everyone’s thoughts as Corpse God took a step forward, moving past the True God Guard as he punched at Lu Yin.

The jiao curled its tail and turned around to flee. It was utterly terrified.

Mu Ke also took a step forward. "Verseless."

Corpse God's enormous fist struck Mu Ke’s slash instead. Lu Yin was shocked when, through Heaven’s Sight, he saw Mu Ke’s saber cut through some of the sequence particles on Corpse God's punch before continuing to break through. This attack severed the laws of the universe, and even Undying God had been impressed by this attack.

However, Corpse God’s body was simply too powerful. While the slash had cut through the fist’s sequence particles, as soon as the attack reached Corpse God’s actual hand, it was barely able to draw out a tiny droplet of blood. This was the same thing that had happened during the Tea Ceremony.

Corpse God was shunned from the Cyclic Universe, but in the Giants' Purgatory, despite not being shunned, he was still suffering from an earlier battle’s injuries. The Skygod was not in peak condition as he faced off against Mu Ke. However, Mu Ke was still unable to defeat Corpse God.

There was a significant gap in power between them.

There was a bang, and Mu Ke was sent flying by Corpse God’s punch.

On the other side, Mr. Daheng's Law of Lightness appeared, and an attack sliced through the void. However, the Arborean’s law was incapable of even injuring Corpse God.

Corpse God's slitted scarlet eyes suddenly turned to look at Lu Yin. Receiving such a being’s stare would make anyone’s scalp go numb.

The only people in the second battalion who were capable using the laws of the universe to fight against Corpse God were Mu Ke and Mr. Daheng. No one else was capable of standing up to the Skygod.

While Lu Yin had methods to weaken sequence particles, he was not able to stop the sheer force of Corpse God’s attacks.

The only option was to ask Ancestor Tianyi for his help again. Ancestor Tianyi was also the reason why Lu Yin was trying to eliminate another one or two Skygods.

At this moment, a figure tore through the void to appear in front of Lu Yin, stepping onto the battlefield with his back to Lu Yin and the others. The man’s face could not be seen, but he was holding a long, golden cudgel. While this person was only as big as an ordinary human, his appearance caused a golden light to fill all of the Giants' Purgatory. The man somehow managed to overshadow all the super giants as he faced off against Corpse God.

"Child of the Lu family, you have done well. Leave this next bit to me." The man raised his long cudgel up high. "This is our twenty-first match! Let’s go, you old corpse!"

Corpse God looked up and growled, "So, you’re here as well."

The cudgel dropped, and Corpse God punched back.

Boom!

The force of the impact from the two attacks caused the Giants' Purgatory to tremble, and everyone felt their scalps tingle.

Even Lu Yin was shaken by the collision. He was shocked to see the two figures, one large and one small, clashing in a war between a golden and red light. It looked as though the two were going to shatter the entire Giants' Purgatory.

Mr. Daheng heaved a sigh of relief. "Sovereign Dou Sheng arrived just in time."

Lu Yin was taken aback. "That’s Sovereign Dou Sheng?"

Lu Yin had already seen two of the Cyclic Universe’s Three Sovereigns: Sovereign Ninth Lotus and Sovereign Shao Yin. However, compared to those two, Lu Yin could clearly see that Sovereign Dou Sheng was on an entirely different level. Both the man’s courage and combat power far exceeded the other two Sovereigns.

It was no wonder why everyone referred to Sovereign Dou Sheng as an existence second only to the Great Sovereign in the Cyclic Universe. He deserved to be called the Sky Sovereign.

Mu Ke did not stubbornly insist on continuing to fight after Sovereign Dou Sheng appeared to face off against Corpse God. The Arborean knew that he was not really strong enough to challenge the Seven Skygods on his own. So, he instead turned his attention to the True God Guard Captains who were behind Corpse God.

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Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA

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