Star Odyssey

Chapter 1472: Sparring

Crown Prince Gui Qian stepped back once more. "What the hell do you want?"

"I already asked you a question. Do you absorb your death energy from somewhere else, or do you make it yourself?" Lu Yin asked coldly.

The prince gritted his teeth. "You have to absorb it. No one can make death energy."

Lu Yin frowned. "Then where did you absorb it?"

"Specter Abyss," the prince replied.

"And outside of Specter Abyss? Is there no other place in this universe where you can find death energy?" Lu Yin pressed.

Crown Prince Gui Qian gave Lu Yin a very odd look. "Seeing as how you're the God of Death's heir, and since he was the only person who was ever able to produce death energy, why are you asking me this?"

Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Producing death energy? He was not able to do such a thing.

"The God of Death is the source of all death energy. It's not something that naturally exists in the universe, and my clan just relies on the death energy that already exists. We're certainly not the masters of the energy," the prince explained.

Lu Yin remembered the Fifth Mainland's Specter Clan, and the same was true of them. The Specter Clan could transform ordinary cultivators and allow them to absorb death energy. In theory, anyone could absorb death energy, but they would lose control of themselves. The Specter Clan had been around for eons, and their descendants had grown more and more accustomed to death energy until they became a unique race. The same seemed to be true of the Perennial World's Specter Abyss.

It was even possible that Specter Abyss was the Specter Clan.

"You should go to Specter Abyss, as you could become the master of Specter Abyss," the prince suddenly suggested. There was a frenzied look in his eyes that made it look like he had just understood something and was getting more and more excited about it.

Lu Yin sneered. "Do you think that I'm stupid? If I go to Specter Abyss, my life or death will be determined by you."

The prince quickly responded, "You can't just obtain the God of Death's inheritance through cultivation. No one can seize that inheritance from you. Since you are the God of Death's heir, you are the master of my Specter Abyss. We're the only ones who can help in your cultivation. In the future, you will become a Progenitor just like the God of Death, who was the from the most ancient era of Progenitors. That person was truly an invincible powerhouse, so my Specter Abyss will do our best to help you."

Lu Yin did not believe this claim.

"Long Qi, believe me! Specter Abyss will truly help you!" the prince urged.

Lu Yin stared at him. "First, you were wary of me, but now, you're saying that you'll do everything possible to help me. Do you really think that I'd believe such a change?"

Crown Prince Gui Qian grew solemn. "I was merely unwilling to see the God of Death's inheritance that my family has been chasing after for countless years be picked up by an outsider like you. However, the God of Death's inheritance can't be stolen. You're the one who received this chance to become the God of Death's heir, so there is only one path open to my Specter Abyss: help you become a Progenitor. Once that happens, there will be no one in the entire universe who will be your opponent."

"I'm a trespasser from the Forsaken Land," Lu Yin argued.

The prince replied in a loud voice, "My Specter Abyss is feared by everyone in the Perennial World! The four ruling powers suppress us and prevent us from appearing in the open. We are constantly being watched by many Progenitors. Even if we have our own Progenitor, that person is not able to make a move. You're the only person—the only one!—who can lead us out into the open. What of the Forsaken Land? What does that have to do with us? Actually, to a certain extent, we share a common enemy: the four ruling powers."

Lu Yin still did not believe Crown Prince Gui Qian, and Lu Yin was actually wondering why this person felt that they could trick him with such an unreliable face.

However, what the prince had said about the God of Death's inheritance had caused Lu Yin to believe that his God of Death transformation was not truly the God of Death's inheritance!

If only the God of Death could create death energy, then what about the death energy that Lu Yin had managed to create by himself? Lu Yin did not continue the conversation with the prince, as he wanted to mull over this new information.

Instead, Lu Yin went to see Yuhua Mavis.

Yuhua Mavis looked up at Lu Yin. "Are we back?"

Lu Yin shook his head. "I can't go back for now since I'm being watched."

"Were you exposed?" Yuhua Mavis was surprised.

Lu Yin replied, "I don't know, but basically, I've got some strange old man keeping an eye on me."

Yuhua Mavis gave Lu Yin a strange look. "Why'd you come looking for me?"

Lu Yin smiled. "I've broken through and become an Enlighter, and I also opened all three meridian points. I wanted to test things out with you."

Yuhua Mavis's eyes narrowed. "You want to fight?"

Lu Yin's brows rose. "Are you certain?"

Yuhua Mavis snorted derisively, and grass spread out from beneath her feet. It grew quickly and then formed countless fists that fell.

Lu Yin showed a slight smile. "You should take this seriously. Even I don't know how strong I've become."

He then waved his hand, and a powerful wind swept out. It sliced through the void and shattered all of the grass fists.

In front of Lu Yin, Yuhua Mavis threw out a punch. Her eyes had grown heated, and she actually looked desperate. She was feeling quite offended. Lu Yin had become an Enlighter, and he had therefore sought her out to test his strength. He was using her as a scale to measure himself, which felt like he was looking down upon her. Her reflexive reaction had been to retaliate with her full strength.

Lu Yin raised a hand. He did not use a Vacuum Palm, or even the Overlaying Stacks Path. Rather, he merely responded with pure and simple physical strength.

There was a tremendous boom, and the void twisted as a shockwave spread out. Lu Yin had grabbed a hold of Yuhua's fist, just as he had done during ZENITH. The difference was that, previously, Lu Yin had also needed to throw Yuhua Mavis after catching her fist, and that was no longer necessary.

He had firmly grabbed her fist, and she was unable to break free of him. She stomped a bare foot against Lu Yin's chest in an attempt to pull her fist back in vain. Without any other choice, she gritted her teeth, emitted a green light that formed branches and leaves that covered her entire body, and finally, formed a leaf emblem on her forehead. She had used Infinite Power. The image of a tree appeared behind her body.

Yuhua Mavis let out a sigh and stomped a bare foot against Lu Yin's body once more in another attempt to break free. Lu Yin felt the strength of her kick, and ten lined battle force slowly spread across his arms.

Yuhua Mavis was still unable to break free, and her knee snapped up to strike Lu Yin in the face. He blocked her attack with his left hand and then flicked her knee with a finger. This tiny attack caused Yuhua Mavis's leg to go numb, and her movements faltered. Lu Yin took advantage of this opportunity to open his hand, and Yuhua Mavis collapsed to the ground.

She stood there, panting heavily as she stared at Lu Yin in shock. When had the gap between them grown so exaggerated?

During ZENITH, Yuhua Mavis had managed to fight off Lu Yin's 250 Stack Vacuum Palms by using Infinite Power. Lu Yin's improvement since then had been simply absurd.

Even if Lu Yin had not become an Enlighter or opened his three meridian points, his golden battle force alone was enough to create a distinct gap in their power. His breakthrough had amplified that difference to a frightening degree.

The gap between Lu Yin and Yuhua Mavis had become too wide for her to overcome.

She was no longer able to put up a defense that could resist his punches, and she could not even endure a single strike. If Lu Yin used 350 Stacks, it would shatter Yuhua Mavis to pieces.

"Monster." This was the only response that even Yuhua Mavis could come up with at this moment.

Lu Yin looked down at his right hand. "You're really strong."

Yuhua Mavis frowned. "Are you mocking me?"

Lu Yin smiled dryly. "Admiring."

"That's not what it sounds like," Yuhua Mavis replied, "If we haven't returned yet, then I'm going to go train."

Lu Yin felt somewhat torn. He had actually approached Yuhua Mavis with an ulterior motive, which was to take out a loan. She was still a member of the Mavis family, so she should naturally be quite wealthy. However, she seemed quite upset and offended due to his actions just now.

Lu Yin let out an awkward cough. "Then I'll stop by to see you next time."

Yuhua Mavis turned away from Lu Yin, not even wanting to look at him. If she was honest, their brief spar had been quite a blow to her confidence.

After Lu Yin left, Unseen Light appeared. "That really is a massive gap. Now, even if he doesn't use that transformation, he could still beat any of the Junior Progenitors."

Yuhua Mavis casually replied, "Just don't include him in any comparisons."

Unseen Light felt that that was only natural. He was rather shocked at Lu Yin's newfound strength.

Lu Yin put Zenith Mountain away and brought out his Champions' Stage. His second innate gift was something that he rarely used, as he could not use it in front of others, especially in the Perennial World.

Bai Shaohong had instantly confirmed Lu Yin's identity the moment he had seen the Champions' Stage. That had made Lu Yin quite confident that this innate gift was the symbol of the Lu family. If he revealed the stage, he would shock the entire universe.

"With my name, I summon a Champion," Lu Yin whispered. His star energy was sucked out of his body, and Bai Shaohong appeared in front of Lu Yin. The Junior Progenitor quietly stood there, looking exactly the same as he had before his death. However, he possessed no intelligence, and his body was formed from Lu Yin's star energy. Still, the Champion possessed the same strength as the deceased Junior Progenitor.

"Go!" Lu Yin ordered. Bai Shaohong's head snapped up, and he pointed a finger: Celestial Being Shows the Way. Lu Yin also raised a hand, and he flicked a finger. The wind from Lu Yin's finger shattered Bai Shaohong's attack, and in response, the Champion pressed a hand down. Clouds appeared in the sky and fell towards the ground. Secret Technique: Cloud Fall.

Lu Yin's star energy reserves plummeted when the secret technique was used. After all, every attack that Bai Shaohong used was powered by Lu Yin's own star energy.

The Cloud Fall Secret Technique froze Lu Yin, and the phantom image of the celestial pond appeared behind Bai Shaohong.

The Champion attacked with another finger attack, but this one was completely different from the previous one. Lu Yin watched as the water level in the phantom pond dropped at a noticeable rate.

As that occurred, Lu Yin's star energy dropped.

Facing a Celestial Being Shows the Way that was reinforced with Bai Shaohong's visualization method, Lu Yin lifted a hand and retaliated with a Vacuum Palm.

There was a snort as Bai Shaohong's finger shattered. The damage spread to his arm, and it eventually spread across half of his body. Even if Lu Yin had been against the original Junior Progenitor, this attack would have been enough to seriously injure Bai Shaohong.

In this instance, Bai Shaohong looked up and stared at Lu Yin. Lu Yin suddenly saw Ming Yan looking at him with sad eyes. Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, and Bai Shaohong took that moment to unleash a Void Rip.

A black line swept forward. Lu Yin recited the Stonewall Scriptures to break free of Bai Shaohong's innate gift, and he threw out another attack, still using the Vacuum Palm.

During their previous confrontation, Lu Yin's Vacuum Palm had not been powerful enough to overwhelm Bai Shaohong's Void Rip, but at this moment, Lu Yin's attack twisted the Void Rip before finally tearing it apart. The shockwave proceeded forward and destroyed what was left of Bai Shaohong's body.

Complete suppression. That was Lu Yin's new evaluation of himself against a Junior Progenitor. Even though Lu Yin had only faced a Bai Shaohong who had been summoned by the Champions' Stage that had no intelligence, there was still a very noticeable gap in strength. Lu Yin believed that he would be able to completely suppress the Junior Progenitor now.

This was Lu Yin's new level of strength.

The summoned Champion and the battle had consumed almost a tenth of Lu Yin's star energy reserves.

He did some math. If a full powered Bai Shaohong that used his innate gift, secret techniques, battle techniques, and all his other abilities only drained about a tenth of Lu Yin's resources, then Lu Yin could simultaneously summon the Giant Emperor and even more.

Also, this was only taking into account Lu Yin's current star energy reserves. As they increased, he would be able to summon more and more Champions.

It had to be acknowledged that Bai Shaohong had not been an ordinary cultivator. He had actually been second only to Lu Yin within their generation. While Lu Yin did not know how much star energy it would take to summon an Envoy, he had his suspicions. Thus, he felt that he should find an Envoy to be his next Champion.