Star Odyssey

Lu Yin frowned. “They don’t have the ability to influence the Hall of Honor or the Lockbreaker Society.”

“The current problem is not about whether or not you can influence either of those two organizations, but rather to find a way to prove the legality of your primeval surname. You’re from Leon’s Armada, so have them find a way to take care of this.”

“That’s going to be very difficult. In the past, we went to Earth precisely because we needed a place with legal primeval surnames.”

“Back then, a bunch of you left Leon’s Armada. Otherwise, there would have been no need to go to Earth. Chesspiece Bro, don’t underestimate those pirates. Their methods are different from regular people’s.”

After Lu Yin ended his call with Wang Wen, he immediately reached out to Uncle Reuben’s group. They had spoken with each other once before, and they were no longer overly concerned with people eavesdropping on their calls. Since Leon’s Armada had already revealed its support for Lu Yin whenever he encountered trouble in the past, anybody who was sensible enough would have noticed that there was a close relationship between Lu Yin and Leon’s Armada. Thus, there was no longer any reason to hide anything.

Lu Yin repeated the issue to Uncle Reuben, who instantly hung up after saying just two words to Lu Yin. “Hold on.”

About two hours later, Lu Yin received a message from Tutor Wusheng stating that the issue with Lu Yin’s primeval surname had been resolved.

Lu Yin’s eyes went wide; how were they this efficient?

Lu Yin asked Tutor Wusheng how the matter had been resolved, and the man simply responded that he did not know either. He had merely received a notification from the Hall of Honor concerning the legality of Lu Yin’s primeval surname.

Lu Yin was left speechless, as this was simply too fast, especially since this had gone all the way to the Hall of Honor.

Was Leon’s Armada that influential?

“Uncle Reuben, you guys can even move the Hall of Honor?” Lu Yin asked in disbelief.

Uncle Reuben’s hoarse voice sounded from the other end of the call, “Nope.”

“Then how did you prove the legality of my surname?” Lu Yin was curious.

Uncle Reuben replied, “If it’s real, then it’s real, and nobody needs to falsify anything. Your surname was legal to begin with, so nobody can frame you.”

Lu Yin was left speechless. Other people had never framed him, as he truly did have an illegal surname. Thus, why did it sound so wrong for such words to come from a pirate’s mouth?

However, Lu Yin had to admit that it was quite refreshing.

“Uncle, Nightking Zhenwu has accused me of being a traitor to the Fifth Mainland, and he’s gotten the Hall of Honor to revoke my status as an Honor Chosen to prevent me from participating in the contest at the Astral Tower. Do you have any methods to take care of this?” Lu Yin asked expectantly.

Uncle Reuben answered extremely straightforwardly, “We would have done that a long time ago if we could.”

“Don’t you guys have some connection with the upper echelon of the Hall of Honor?” Lu Yin felt puzzled.

Uncle Reuben helplessly responded, “Our path is not as broad as yours. You can beg Yuan Shi to act, but we can’t reach that high.”

“Then just how did you resolve the legal status of my surname?” Lu Yin could not understand this bit.

“I’ve already told you—real means real.” Uncle Reuben then hung up.

Lu Yin fell silent as he stared at his gadget. Everything had been resolved just like that?

Ku Wei watched from the side, and Lu Yin did not scold him.

Ku Wei had grasped the general gist of the situation, and when he realized that Lu Yin was being attacked by public opinion, he grew eager. “Your Highness, should I contact my family to help you?”

Lu Yin jumped in fright. “Don’t joke around!”

If the Ku family helped Lu Yin, then they would actually be more of a hindrance than a help. It was likely that a considerable portion of people in the Hall of Honor would instantly throw their support behind Nightking Zhenwu in that case.

Ku Wei had hit a snag right away, so he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Now that the issue with Lu Yin’s primeval surname had been resolved, the most important thing for him to deal with was the matter concerning the collapse of the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society.

Wei Rong had been the one to orchestrate everything, as he had dreamed of pioneering a new era where he dealt with the colossal organizations of the Innerverse and even the Neoverse.

In truth, Lu Yin somewhat respected Wei Rong’s boldness and ability, but he also disapproved of the methods that Wei Rong had employed.

Although Wei Rong was intelligent and very cunning, he was also greatly restricted by his vision.

He had believed that causing the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society to collapse would allow the other organizations in the Outerverse to develop in a manner where they dealt with the other colossal organizations like the Mavis Bank or Aurora Enterprises. However, he simply did not understand how monstrous these powers were. On top of that, Wei Rong had disregarded the Hall of Honor.

However, Lu Yin had similarly overlooked the Hall of Honor before the Innerverse and Outerverse’s separation.

No matter if one considered the Mavis Bank, Aurora Enterprises, Shamrock Enterprises, or other such organizations, all of them had old monsters with power levels in the several hundred thousands. The Outerverse Lockbreaker Society was no different as they had President Geoffrey. However, he had coincidentally been in the Innerverse during the separation. Otherwise, no matter how much Wei Rong schemed, he would have only faced his own downfall if he had plotted against the society.

The collapse of Sourcepeak Planet had been an unexpected event, and not only had Wei Rong contributed to the event, but the Neohuman Alliance had also intervened. And, of course, so too had Lu Yin.

With the Lockbreaker Society’s headquarters pursuing this matter and blaming things on Lu Yin, it would be rather difficult for him to come away clean.

Actually, if he simply handed Wei Rong over, the entire matter concerning Sourcepeak Planet would be evaded. However, if he did that, who would be willing to follow Lu Yin in the future?

He had originally wanted to have Saul deal with this matter and bear the majority of the burden. However, now that the Daynight clan members were making moves in the upper levels of the Lockbreaker Society, the situation had become much more complicated.

The planets streaked by as the spacecraft continued on towards Zenyu Star.

Lu Yin quietly muttered to himself, deep in thought. Tutor Wusheng was in the Lockbreaker Society, protecting him, and Lu Yin’s role in the events had been rather small. He had also specifically led the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society to Frostwave Weave, which should logically be considered a contribution to the society. However, that depended on how the society’s upper levels interpreted things.

However, how could Lu Yin handle the part concerning Wei Rong? The Lockbreaker Society would definitely be able to dig out the details of the matter.

Lu Yin had not guessed wrongly. Ever since communications had been restored between the Innerverse and Outerverse, the Lockbreaker Society had started investigating the matter of Sourcepeak Planet. But surprisingly, they had not been as serious about the matter as Lu Yin expected them to be.

Only Felynn, Saul, and Lu Yin were aware of the truth behind the events of Sourcepeak Planet, as well as the leaders of the powers that had ambushed the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society. None of these people were fools, and no one would speak to outsiders about anything. Felynn was even less of an idiot, and her preference had been to go into hiding from start to finish. In the end, the only person who might possibly reveal the truth was Saul.

However, Saul had not reported things to the Lockbreaker Society’s headquarters, as he was also not entirely clean. Thus, he was also trying to find ways to shed responsibility.

If the details of the events at Sourcepeak Planet were leaked, then although Lu Yin, Wei Rong, and Felynn might all suffer, Saul would be the first to be punished.

Saul was an old fox who had muddled along for many years, and he was considered to be quite sharp within the Lockbreaker Society. The moment communications had been restored, Saul had taken the initiative to make a report. In his retelling of the events, he had pushed all of the responsibility onto the Neohuman Alliance. Whether it was the collapse of Sourcepeak Planet, President Geoffrey’s room being destroyed, or even True Insight being stolen, everything was blamed on the Neohuman Alliance.

It had to be said that Saul was quite cunning because the Neohuman Alliance had indeed revealed its experts during the events on Sourcepeak Planet. President Geoffrey’s secret room had also been broken into by a corpse king, which was something that many people had witnessed.

As for the cultivators who had attacked Sourcepeak Planet, Saul had labeled them as lackeys who had been employed by the Neohuman Alliance. After the Great Eastern Alliance was established, all of those people had been picked up by the Allied Forces, and some had even died, which gave Saul a few more scapegoats.

Lies mixed in with half-truths tended to be easily believed, especially since Saul had also pulled the Hall of Honor into his report by saying that the Hall of Honor had forcibly conscripted people, which allowed the box to be stolen by the Neohuman Alliance’s corpse king.

Currently, the Lockbreaker Society was not only focused on the destruction of the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society’s original headquarters, but also on the stolen box.

When Lu Yin returned to Frostwave Weave, he received a message from Saul.

He had to marvel at the man after reading it, as Saul was a true genius. Even if the Lockbreaker Society’s headquarters did not believe Saul’s report, there was still nothing that they could use as a threat against Lu Yin at the moment. It was no wonder why Saul had been able to live for so long under Geoffrey. Despite his obvious ambition, he had still been used by Geoffrey, as Saul’s capabilities were simply too convenient.

“Your Highness, aren’t we returning to Zenyu Star?” Ku Wei asked.

Lu Yin replied, “You can head back first. I want to take a trip to Planet Hydrotink.”

Ku Wei’s eyes lit up. “The Lockbreaker Society? Your Highness wants to take an evaluation?”

Lu Yin nodded. It was time for him to discover just how far his lockbreaking ability had progressed.

With Gu Yue’s journal, the Daosource Sect’s Platform of Inception, and the most recent activation of Fatal Revival, Lu Yin hoped that he would be able to push himself to even greater heights and improve his standing within the Lockbreaker Society.

Something like status would only improve after being accumulated, and with a powerful enough status, Lu Yin could even intimidate the Daynight clan.

“Allow me to accompany Your Highness,” Ku Wei requested, as he also wanted to see how much Lu Yin’s lockbreaking ability had improved. There was a glint of some indescribable expectation hidden within the depths of his eyes.

“Seventh Bro, this guy’s expression is quite strange. Could he have taken a liking to you?” the Ghost Monkey considered.

Lu Yin also noticed Ku Wei’s expression and looked at the man strangely. “I’m just going to unlock some sourceboxes. What are you getting so excited for?”

Ku Wei pursed his lips. “Within Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum, there are some places that require a Lockbreaker to enter, as any other methods would simply be too difficult. The greater Your Highness’ lockbreaking abilities are, the greater our chances of getting something good from the Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum are.”

Lu Yin was moved, and he pulled out a drop of gemspring water. “Drip this into your eyes.”

Ku Wei blinked, completely confused. “What do you mean?”

“There’s no other meaning. Drip this into your eyes,” Lu Yin said.

Ku Wei’s brows rose. “Your Highness, what is this?”

“Gemspring water.”

“Isn’t that a lockbreaking tool that Lockbreakers use? Why would you give this to me?”

“We’ll take the evaluation together. You’re also a Lockbreaker, and you’re also a Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker.”

Ku Wei felt that something was off, and he put on a dry smile. “Forget it. I’d be better off not taking the evaluation. Your Highness, you should go ahead by yourself.”

Lu Yin grew serious as he looked at Ku Wei. “Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum is no joke, and I won’t take a burden along with me. If you don’t become a five star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker at the very least, then you can forget about going together.”

Ku Wei’s expression soured. “Your Highness, actually, just being an Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker is good enough. There’s no need to achieve five stars. In any case, I can’t do that for now, and it’s not good to force such things.”

Lu Yin calmly responded, “Then let’s not go. I don’t want to force you.”

Ku Wei could only helplessly reply, “Alright, I’ll take the evaluation.”

“Drip the gemspring water into your eyes,” Lu Yin indifferently ordered.

“Why now? Shouldn’t I do that during the evaluation?” Ku Wei started to grow uneasy.

“We’re about to arrive,” Lu Yin pressed.

Ku Wei felt that something was wrong, and he very carefully studied the gemspring water, but it was indeed just gemspring water.

“Just do as I ask. Why are you so resistant?” Lu Yin was getting unhappy.

Ku Wei swallowed his saliva. He could feel that something was off, but he could not pinpoint anything.

After considering it, Ku Wei nervously dripped the gemspring water into his eyes. At that moment, his vision changed as his pupils shrank. He was suddenly looking at the heavens of the universe. What appeared before his eyes was not the universe that he had seen before, but rather a deeper layer: the essence of the universe itself.