Star Odyssey

Seruzen's eyes lit up. "Tranquil like water. Has someone achieved this state?"

"I’ve heard of it."

"Where?"

"I can't recall at the moment."

Seruzen bowed deeply to Lu Yin. "If you ever remember, please make sure to let me know."

Lu Yin nodded. "I’ll do my best. By the way, would you like to take a look at my Hidden Mountain Card?"

"I’ll have to trouble you then."

Lu Yin led Seruzen into the Hidden Mountain card. With a wave of his hand, a massive mountain appeared.

Seruzen was amazed. "The person who created this card is absolutely extraordinary as this card can replicate the pressure of mountains. Jiang Xiaodao must have lost after being suppressed by this mountain."

"How do you know that he lost?" Lu Yin was surprised.

Seruzen calmly replied, "Given Jiang Xiaodao's personality, if he hadn’t lost, he would have never let you off."

Lu Yin smiled, but he offered no further explanation.

lightsΝοvel Shortly thereafter, Lu Yin left. He could not stay with Seruzen for too long, or else someone would notice. Mu Xinxin had been keeping an eye out for “Xuan Qi,” and Seruzen seemed to hold a significant position within the Arboreal Realm. Lu Yin did not want to attract too much attention.

Ten days went by, and during this time, Little Lian sought Lu Yin out. "Seventh Bro."

Lu Yin felt both warmed and embarrassed by the girl’s way of addressing him. He felt like he was deceiving a small child.

Jiang Xiaodao arrived soon after that, and he immediately started threatening Lu Yin. "You'd better not get any ideas about Little Lian, or I'll never let you go!"

Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "Not interested. I’ll just treat her like a little sister."

"That’s no good either," Jiang Xiaodao growled, though he seemed to be trying to suppress his voice.

Lu Yin felt confused. "You don't seem like you’re threatening me because of some crush."

Jiang Xiaodao's eyes flickered. "I'm warning you for your own good. If you don’t listen, no one will be able to save you, not even the Voidforce Universe."

"Who is Little Lian?" Lu Yin asked. Jiang Xiaodao's warning seemed to hold some special significance.

Jiang Xiaodao took a deep breath. "Since you were willing to admit defeat, I’ll tell you so that you won't be clueless and suddenly die."

After a moment’s hesitation, he solemnly stated, "Little Lian is the youngest disciple of my Cyclic Universe’s Sovereign Ninth Lotus. Little Lian is also the favorite disciple."

Lu Yin's expression changed, and he asked, "Sovereign Ninth Lotus?"

Jiang Xiaodao remained completely somber. "That's right, Sovereign Ninth Lotus. In my Cyclic Universe, there are three Sovereigns, and Sovereign Ninth Lotus is one of them. She stands as one of the four most powerful individuals in the entire Cyclic Universe as a formidable existence who stands just below the Great Sovereign. Even my father is wary of her and doesn’t dare to offend her. She has disciples scattered throughout the Sixverse Association, and provoking Little Lian means provoking all of Sovereign Ninth Lotus’s disciples, which means provoking-" His voice suddenly dropped even lower. "A bunch of overprotective lunatics."

Lu Yin had already known that the Cyclic Universe had three Sovereigns, and he had even heard of Sovereign Ninth Lotus, though he was not familiar with her.

Still, there were some things that did not require any explanation. The comment of the woman being “just below the Great Sovereign” and Jiang Xiaodao's deep-seated fear were explanation enough. After all, even the Voidforce Universe was supposed to be beneath this Sovereign’s concern.

"I'm not interested in any of this. As for Little Lian, I'll just treat her like a little sister," Lu Yin said.

Jiang Xiaodao nodded. "That would be best."

Jiang Xiaodao felt proud of himself as he demonstrated the technique again. "How about now? Were you able to learn it?"

"I couldn’t see it clearly," Lu Yin replied.

Jiang Xiaodao erupted in frustration. "I've shown you twice, and you still weren't able to see it clearly?"

Lu Yin answered in a sincere manner, "This battle technique is just too complicated, so it's hard for me to see it clearly. Please show me again."

Jiang Xiaodao snorted and repeated it once more.

"How was it?"

"It’s too complex."

"You must be an imbecile! I've already shown you three times!"

"That only shows how unfathomable and mysterious this technique is."

After Jiang Xiaodao finished his fourth demonstration and Lu Yin claimed to still not be able to clearly see the technique, Jiang Xiaodao seemed to realize something, and he asked, "Are you messing with me?"

Lu Yin shook his head, looking somewhat frustrated himself. "I want to learn it, but I just can't seem to remember the moves. It's strange. Could I lack the necessary talent?"

Jiang Xiaodao looked at Lu Yin, unable to determine if he was telling the truth or not. "You really can’t remember it?"

Lu Yin sighed. "Maybe I really don’t have any talent for this. Forget it, I'll just continue with voidforce energy."

Jiang Xiaodao quickly spoke up. "Don't! I’ll show it to you again."

He had already put in so much effort, if Xuan Qi was unable to learn any of the Fourth Hand at all, how would Jiang Xiaodao get his revenge? Even if he suspected that Xuan Qi might already know his intentions, that seemed unlikely, not unless he had somehow managed to recognize the Fourth Hand of the Stone Gate. However, how could that even be possible?

With this in mind, Jiang Xiaodao continued his demonstrations.

…

After the tenth demonstrations, Lu Yin finally reported that he was able to remember the moves and promised to practice the technique diligently, as he hoped to astonish everyone when he moved on to the Cyclic School.

These words reignited Jiang Xiaodao's excitement. "Very well, Xuan Qi. While I may not like you, we’ve gotten to know each other during that fight. The day you plan to impress the Cyclic School, make sure to let me know ahead of time so that I can be there to cheer you on."

Lu Yin smiled. "I’ll make sure to do that."

Jiang Xiaodao left, gloating to himself, while Lu Yin shook his head. It was good to have a bit of fun every once in a while.

He released his domain to confirm that no one was watching. Then, he started to absorb the star energy from the star essence.

Given his level of strength, the amount of star energy in the star essence that Jiang Xiaodao had left behind was quickly absorbed, strengthening the bit of star energy from the Cyclic Universe that was stored within Lu Yin’s body.

He tried to bring that star energy closer to his stellular energy vortex, but it was repelled once again.

He raised his hand and a wisp of energy appeared over it. It was the Cyclic Universe’s star energy. Why was it being rejected by the Fifth Mainland’s energy? He needed to study this.

Several days later, news spread that Jiang Xiaodao had moved on to the Voidforce School.

The news was not surprising to anyone. The image of Xuan Qi bringing the village down upon Jiang Xiaodao had not only shaken Jiang Xiaodao, but everyone else who had seen it as well.

The Voidforce Universe had its own unique characteristics. Of the members of the Sixverse Association, the Three Monarchs Universe was acknowledged as the weakest, while the Cyclic Universe was recognized as the strongest. Aside from those two, the other four civilizations were unranked. Each of them possessed valuable knowledge and abilities that could be learned from.

Lu Yin also obtained a battle technique from the Lost Clan while in the Lost Clan School. This was something that could only be obtained after a person joined the Lost Clan, and it was called the Third Rampart.

The name was strange, and it sounded more like the name of a location than a battle technique. Lu Yin consulted Little Lian about it, who was happy to explain. "The Third Rampart is the complete collection of the Lost Clan’s entire battle techniques. It includes countless battle techniques, both ordinary and powerful. We’re limited to only the ordinary ones.

"The Lost Clan doesn’t accept outsiders, but they still allow their battle methods to be learned by anyone here. Brother Xuan Qi, setting up your card’s pocket space is one of the Lost Clan’s methods."

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