Star Odyssey

Beneath Lu Yin’s foot, Xin Wu’s body started to tremble, and the ground cracked open even more. Heavy breathing could be heard by everyone.

Dark red divine energy surged from Xin Wu’s body, showing that he had also cultivated the energy.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed at the sight. He knew that using divine energy would cause Xin Wu's combat power to increase significantly. That was not a level that Ye Bo had the strength to overcome.

The breathing grew heavier as Xin Wu suppressed something.

Lu Yin solemnly stared downwards.

The heavy breaths could be clearly heard by everyone.

Slowly, Xin Wu crawled up from underground, but Lu Yin simply raised his foot and stomped it back down, pinning Xin Wu in place again.

Xin Wu gave a deep growl as he turned his head to look up at Ye Bo standing on his back. Murder and resentment filled the lesser giant’s eyes.

Suddenly, both men turned to look in the same direction. They had both felt a flicker of fear from that direction.

Right after that, Dual Bladeform, Chong Gui, as well as the other nearby peak powerhouses, turned to look as well.

"Lord Di Xia?" someone exclaimed.

Everyone stepped back, growing respectful as they watched a figure shrouded in a long black coat slowly walk over.

The newcomer's face could not be seen in the shadows of the coat, but his aura was shockingly powerful. Just the man’s breath alone created spatial distortions, and while his steps were light, the ground quivered each time his feet fell.

His arrival caused Xin Wu’s roiling divine energy to back down, and the divine energy that had risen from the nearby rivers was also mysteriously pushed back.

In the universe within Lu Yin's heart, the planet of divine energy was trembling. It was because of this newcomer.

This person possessed a terrifying amount of divine energy.

Lu Yin became unprecedentedly serious, as this was a sensation that he had only ever felt from the Seven Skygods before.

Only someone at their level could possess enough divine energy to affect Lu Yin to this extent.

Was this man Di Xia? The second-most powerful being in the Third Scourge who was second only to Di Qiong? This person was powerful enough that there was no question about him participating in the Divine Selection.

He was clearly fully qualified for that.

Step by step, Di Xia approached. Finally, he stopped when he was less than a hundred meters away from Xin Wu and Lu Yin, and he spoke in a deep, dry voice. "Can you, get off, of Xin Wu?"

Di Xia spoke in the typical manner of corpse kings. It was clear what sort of creature he was.

Lu Yin's gaze became even more intense as he leaped off of the lesser giant.

Xin Wu slowly rose to his feet.

Suddenly, Di Xia disappeared. He reappeared on top of Xin Wu's back before the lesser giant could even react, and he was smashed back into the ground as he let out a horrific scream. All anyone could see was blood spurting up from beneath the ground, and it painted the sky of the Third Scourge red.

No one spoke, but many of those who were present felt a flicker of fear and started to tremble.

Xin Wu was ranked fourth on the Corpse King Monument, but when he faced the person ranked first, there was an insurmountable gap.

Every creature in the Third Scourge knew that Xin Wu did not even dare to look up at Di Xia.

The corpse king pressed Xin Wu into the ground. Di Xia was still level with everyone standing on the ground, which made it difficult for people to imagine that he had just instantly suppressed such a formidable opponent. Xin Wu did not dare to resist at all.

"The Third, Scourge, has grown, complacent," Di Xia slowly spoke as he turned to face Lu Yin. The corpse king’s voice was devoid of any emotion.

Lu Yin stared at Di Xia, but he was unable to see the corpse king’s hidden face without the use of Heaven’s Sight. "You flatter me."

"Do you, wish, to stay?"

"Yes."

"Welcome."

"Thank you."

"The Divine Selection, is about, to begin. If you can defeat, Fei, you may replace, her, for the, Divine Selection."

Lu Yin cocked a brow.

Countless eyes turned to look at Ye Bo. Was it really possible that Di Qiong held this man in such high regard? He was not even from the Third Scourge.

While Di Xia had spoken those words, there was no question that they actually came from Di Qiong. Only Di Qiong had the authority to select who would participate in the Divine Selection.

"Will I really be allowed to represent the Third Scourge for the Divine Selection?" Lu Yin was astonished.

Di Xia's voice was as deep as ever. "As long as, you can, fight and, defeat Fei. My Third Scourge, is not, petty. The First Scourge, offers you, no chances."

Lu Yin expressed his appreciation, "Please give Di Qiong my thanks."

Di Xia then left, but not before giving Ye Bo a cosmic door that was connected to the Third Scourge.

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Clearly, Di Qiong actually trusted Ye Bo.

Only once Di Xia left was there finally a bit of movement beneath the ground.

Xin Wu slowly crawled up. His injuries were much more severe than those he had suffered when he visited the First Scourge. Di Xia's ruthlessness served as a real eye-opener for Lu Yin.

After rising up from underground, Xin Wu said nothing. He simply moved around Lu Yin, took Dual Bladeform and Chong Gui away, and left to deliver them to the First Scourge. As for Ye Bo, he was allowed to remain in the Third Scourge.

Once Xin Wu took Dual Bladeform and Chong Gui to the First Scourge, no one in the Third Scourge bothered Ye Bo again. In fact, no one even bothered to speak with him. It seemed that even Mu Ji had disappeared.

Ye Bo was assigned his own tower, and he even had maidens attending him, much like in the First Scourge.

The main difference was that the Third Scourge had no True God Guard, and no missions were assigned to Ye Bo.

Each Scourge had its own situation, and each of them handled things differently.

The First Scourge constantly assigned people missions, but there were very few for the people of the Third Scourge.

In the blink of an eye, an entire month went by. Lu Yin only visited the Corpse King Monument once during this time. He actually wanted to speak with someone, but no one dared to interact with him.

Even the peak powerhouse who had spoken to Ye Bo when he had first visited the monument kept his distance now.

Everyone knew that Ye Bo had offended Xin Wu, and anyone who got close to Ye Bo would undoubtedly find themselves in trouble with Xin Wu.

Lu Yin was not particularly bothered. He was waiting for Mu Ji to reach out, as Mu Ji needed Lu Yin’s help to find True God’s ultimate techniques. It was guaranteed that the man would eventually come.

One day, Lu Yin was sitting in his tower, looking around with Heaven’s Sight.

He wanted to roll his die, but he needed to be sure that no one was watching him.

The only people with the strength to observe Lu Yin in the Third Scourge were Di Qiong and Di Xia, though the chances of them doing so was extremely low. They also needed to cultivate, and besides, the Aeternals did not make a habit of observing each other. A large part of this was because, aside from those who had been born in Aeternus Kingdoms, all humans who were part of Aeternus were traitors, and there was no purpose in watching a bunch of traitors.

As Lu Yin surveyed the area, there was no sense of alarm. With Heaven’s Sight and Lu Yin’s strength, he could sense when almost anyone was observing him. The only exceptions were people at True God’s level, and Lu Yin had no means of doing anything against such powerhouses.

Once he was certain that no one was watching, Lu Yin raised his hand and brought out his die.

A thought had occurred to him; since he had cultivated divine energy, what if he rolled the die with divine energy? Could he Possess those who had cultivated divine energy? He had never tried this before, but this was an opportunity to do so.

A flick of his finger caused the die to start to slowly spin. Pilfer appeared first, but it just gave Lu Yin a flimsy pair of scissors. They looked like a weapon, but they broke too easily. He rolled again: Gift Copy, followed by Enhance, and then Possession. Suddenly, Lu Yin found himself in the strange dark space after successfully rolling Possession while using divine energy.

Arriving in the dark space meant that there was at least one ball of light that Lu Yin could merge with.

When he looked around, he saw several orbs, and one in the distance was particularly bright and compelling. Could that belong to Di Qiong, or maybe even True God?

All six Scourges were in the same universe, so could Lu Yin Possess powerhouses from the other Scourges?

Excited at the thought, Lu Yin considered how much this could help him learn more about the Aeternals, as well as the advantages he could gain in any future confrontations against those experts. At the very least, he would learn more about them. He also considered committing suicide during a Possession, but he knew that pulling that off would not be easy.

His consciousness raced towards the brightest ball of light and merged with it.

The next instant, as his eyes opened and memories flooded in, Lu Yin's expression grew odd. He had actually Possessed Di Xia.

It was no wonder that the orb had been so bright.

What were the odds that, out of all six Scourges, Lu Yin would Possess Di Xia?

Regardless, Lu Yin quickly started skimming through Di Xia's memories.

His expression grew stranger as time passed, as what he learned was fascinating.

From Di Xia's memories, Lu Yin was able to learn the corpse king’s combat method, sequence particles, and even his current location. While Lu Yin was astonished by Di Xia's strength, after gaining an understanding of the corpse king’s abilities, Lu Yin now had the means to counter them. No matter how powerful Di Xia might be, he could not be more powerful than Shaman God, Undying God, or any of the Seven Skygods, and several of them had already been defeated.

What most intrigued Lu Yin was a conspiracy aimed at him.

It was clear to Aeternus that there was a traitor within the True God Guard Captains. Progenitor Xi had personally verified this. At one point in time, six of the True God Guard Captains had been specifically targeted by six peak powerhouses from the Sixverse Association. The truth was only too obvious.

Even so, the Aeternals still had not yet determined who the traitor was.

Mu Ji was the most suspicious, but by exposing his innate gift, he had proven that he could escape from Mu Ke. Not only that, but Progenitor Xi had also become intrigued by Mu Ji’s innate gift.

Aside from Mu Ji, all the other True God Guard Captains had cultivated divine energy.

It seemed impossible for anyone who had cultivated divine energy to betray Aeternus. If there really was a traitor, then Progenitor Xi believed that they were likely using some sort of ruse that involved Ye Bo, Dual Bladeform, and all who had been held captive by the Heavens Sect.

Progenitor Xi was absolutely right, and her suspicions had led to the current conspiracy being directed at Ye Bo, though it was possible that he was not the only target.

In a few days, Di Xia would seek Ye Bo out and inform him that Aeternus was planning to launch a comprehensive attack on the Sixverse Association. The Sixverse Association had repeatedly invaded the First Scourge, forcing it to seal itself off and take a defensive position. This was not something that the Aeternals could ignore, and they wanted to retaliate.

Telling Ye Bo about the attack was a way to test him. They wanted to see if he would inform the Sixverse Association so that they could prepare.

This was a matter of life and death. If Ye Bo really was a spy that the Sixverse Association had managed to plant in Aeternus, he would certainly warn them of the attack. However, doing so would reveal him as the traitor.

The Aeternals did not care about traitors in general. Even if they were peak powerhouses, it did not matter. What was more concerning was the matter of divine energy. If someone who had cultivated divine energy was capable of betraying Aeternus, that was simply unacceptable. The Aeternals had to make this matter clear.

Whether Ye Bo was a traitor was not the important point. What mattered was whether a True God Guard Captain who cultivated divine energy could betray Aeternus.

Lu Yin felt a flicker of fear. He was lucky that he had decided to follow a whim and roll his die, or else he would have never learned of this plot. Then, he would certainly have failed the test and informed the Sixverse Association of the pending attack, which would have proven disastrous.

How could an all-out attack not be reported to the Sixverse Association?

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA

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