Star Odyssey

Ancient God took another step forward and thrust his spear at Sovereign Dou Sheng.

The spear stabbed into the Sovereign's body, and he coughed up golden blood. Sovereign Dou Sheng's determination spiked, and he grabbed hold of the spear shaft with a tight grip.

Up above, Hongyan Mavis arrived with Lu Yin at her side.

The woman instantly punched at Ancient God, who looked up at her. "I expected you to be impatient, First Blood, but you shouldn't have brought him along."

As he spoke, the spear suddenly became such a dark gray that it was nearly black, and it slashed out, tearing Sovereign Dou Sheng's shoulder open as it rose to point at the sky.

Hongyan Mavis's punch fell on the spear with a thunderous boom. At the same time, Lu Yin attacked. He visualized the landmass from his inner universe and merged the visualization with the landmass itself. Additionally, Lu Yin released his inner universe, prepared to use Flipping the Sky.

Suddenly, Ancient God pulled back. Lightning fell from behind him, and a sword slashed out. The Lord of Lightning had arrived.

Jiang Feng’'s sword missed, but then it changed direction to move at an impossible angle to attack where Ancient God was retreating to.

The Skygod moved at the speed of time to appear beside the Lord of Lightning, and a palm pressed down.

"Lord of Lightning, be careful!" Lu Yin shouted.

Jiang Feng remained calm. Golden lightning connected the sky to the ground, and at the same time, the Ancient Lightning Locust's blue lightning fell, merging with the golden lightning to strike Ancient God below.

"Do you think that Aeternus avoids you out of fear?" Ancient God looked up at the lightning falling upon him. "You received our master's mercy, and yet you see it as weakness. Jiang Feng, do you truly believe that our master is avoiding you?"

The intertwined lightning engulfed Ancient God.

This same attack had previously forced even True God to pull back, but Ancient God allowed the attack to land on him without moving. A spear thrust out from within the lightning, and a black beam pierced the Lord of Lightning's body before continuing on into the void. A massive spatial tear appeared that not even the Hollow could close.

The Lord of Lightning clutched his wound. At this moment, facing Ancient God gave him the same sensation as when he had faced off against True God.

A single misstep, and everything would spiral out of control. Any mistake or even a moment of carelessness could open a deep abyss.

In the past, Jiang Feng had only sensed this feeling of dread from True God. Not even the Ancient Lightning Locust had ever felt this dangerous, but Ancient God had just given him the same feeling.

Ancient God emerged from the lightning, his spear pointing at the Lord of Lightning. "Your Whitecloud City has always sought out shortcuts for your cultivation. This 'aura energy' that you wield is one such shortcut, and it grants you a feeling that is closest to the megaverse's origin.

“By continuously refining this 'aura energy,' you continuously move closer to the megaverse's origin. This is something that no other universe can achieve, so why haven’t you entered the Origin realm yet?

"You have the strength to attempt your breakthrough, so why haven't you?"

The Lord of Lightning lowered his hand, his palm covered with bright red blood. He shifted his his sword grip into a reverse grip and then, without any visible effort, his wounds started to quickly heal. "I'm more curious about the black-gray substance that you’re wielding. What is it called?"

"Wielder - God," Ancient God replied.

Jiang Feng was impressed. "Wielder - God? The name is quite appropriate. Not even my lightning can break through it. Few in existence can compare to your current strength."

"You can also reach this level with a breakthrough to become an Ortuser," Ancient God stated.

The Lord of Lightning shook his head. "My foundation is too shallow. I haven’t spent nearly as much time cultivating as you. It's not possible for me to break through quite yet."

The man then pointedly looked over, and his eyes met Lu Yin's.

"This young friend of ours might have his breakthrough before me."

Lu Yin had often observed the Lord of Lightning, but this was their first time meeting face-to-face.

Ancient God glanced at Lu Yin. "What a shame. If Loam had hesitated just a moment longer, I could have eliminated this threat."

Higher up in the sky, Lu Yuan was on the third step of his breakthrough. The sequence particles surrounding the man simply vanished, just like with Ancient God’s breakthrough.

The new Ortuser looked down. "Musclehead, who are you calling a threat?"

Ancient God drifted upwards until he was level with Lu Yuan. "The members of your Lu family are all threats."

Lu Yuan sneered. "If you have the ability, then why don’t you eliminate us?"

Ancient God had tried to eliminate the most powerful experts in humanity’s forces while Lu Yuan was still occupied with his breakthrough, but the humans had reacted too quickly. All of their top powerhouses had united, which had prevented any of them dying, despite facing an Ortuser.

Hongyan Mavis's assistance, as well as the Lord of Lightning's intervention, had led to Ancient God’s failure.

All eyes were focused high in the sky at where Ancient God and Lu Yuan were standing.

This battle would be decided by these two men.

Ancient God had already revealed an unimaginable level of strength, and he had single-handedly suppressed all of the human experts present. What about Lu Yuan? What level had his power reached?

Progenitor Xi stared at the two men, also quite curious about which of the two Ortusers wielded greater strength at the moment.

An overwhelming power suddenly erupted, and it seemed to split the First Scourge in two. Two colors separated the place; black-gray and gold, and the two were in direct confrontation.

Ancient God and Lu Yuan stared at each other, neither speaking a word.

At the top of the black Mother Tree, True God remained unnervingly calm.

All the while, the Ancient Lightning Locust's lightning continued to flicker.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan turned to glare at the Ancient Lightning Locust. "Get lost!"

A terrifying power shot towards the Ancient Lightning Locust, and Ancient God nearly reacted out of instinct. The Thunder Locust's lightning flared, and it kept a wary eye trained on Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan grinned, his smile making him look ferocious. His expression made the Thunder Locust even more cautious, but the beast still did not retreat. While it had not entered the Origin realm, its unique nature allowed it to face extremely powerful foes.

Lu Yuan sighed. He had been hoping to scare the Ancient Lightning Locust away so that the Lord of Lightning would be freed up. This would give the human forces a greater advantage in the battle, but the Ancient Lightning Locust refused to move.

"The Ancient Lightning Locust is a creature of nature, and it was born from consuming lightning. It’s body is not physical. You won’t be able to scare it away," Ancient God stated coldly.

Lu Yuan looked back over Ancient God. "Then it seems like we will need to first fight in order to see who is stronger between us."

Ancient God did not refuse. He was quite familiar with Lu Yuan's temperament. It would not be easy to end this battle.

At this moment, the void was split open, and a lotus leaf emerged from the tear.

The sight of the lotus leaf told everyone that Astral Anura had arrived.

Lu Yin frowned. Humanity had failed to recruit Astral Anura to their side, and his appearance at this moment was not a good sign.

The massive body of Astral Anura emerged from the void, and the toad took in the entire battlefield with a single glance. The sight of the two terrifying auras clashing startled the creature, and before Astral Anura spoke a single word, he transformed. He held a steel fork and turned a deep shade of red. "Let me be clear. I don't want to fight."

Everyone stared at Astral Anura.

Lu Yuan’s expression was frigid. "Toad, why are you here?"

Astral Anura looked at Lu Yuan and grinned. "Is that Loam? It’s been a long time!

"Loam, Musclehead, and let me see… Huh? First Blood? You're not dead?"

Hongyan Mavis looked up. "Toad, this war has nothing to do with you. Get lost."

Astral Anura shook his trident vigorously. "Big Boss Yong Heng hired me, and he even paid an unprecedented price for me to help settle things here."

The toad then looked at the Great Sovereign, who was still in one of the pillars of light that made up the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. "Tai Hong, you can't come out of there, can you? Haha, you can't get out! That's good! That's good."

Lu Yuan's eyes flared. "Toad, if you meddle in the war between our Heavens Sect and Aeternus, you're courting death."

Astral Anura waved his trident. "I don't want to get involved, but Big Boss Yong Heng’s offer was too tempting, and I just can’t help myself. Why don’t you all give me some face and stop fighting? Ending things here can mean winning, or you can simply not fight at all. Right, Big Boss Yong Heng?"

From atop the black Mother Tree, True God’s soft voice could be heard. "Correct."

Astral Anura quickly showed his gratitude. "Thank you, Big Boss!"

The toad cradles his steel fork as he turned to look downwards, his eyes turning heart-shaped. "Big Boss Lu, what do you think?"

Everyone followed the toad’s gaze. "Big Boss Lu" referred to Lu Yin.

There was no denying that Lu Yin was a decision-maker in the war. Despite Lu Yuan's breakthrough to the Origin realm, not to mention the presence of Hongyan Mavis and the Great Sovereign, no one could ignore Lu Yin's influence.

There were people with great personal power, but no leadership abilities. The Great Sovereign and Lu Yuan both possessed immense power and could stand up to the strongest enemies on the battlefield, but Lu Yin was the one who decided the direction of the war.

This was something that both Aeternus and humanity recognized.

This was why, as soon as Lu Yin was believed to be dead, Aeternus had lost all hesitation.

Lu Yin was the only one who could guide the entire Sixverse Association and unite the various human civilizations. No one else could accomplish this task, not even an Ortuser like Lu Yuan.

This was Lu Yin’s influence, and even Astral Anura could see it.

Lu Yin looked at the toad. "I'll pay you to help us against Aeternus."

Astral Anura sighed, looking troubled. "Big Boss Lu, you should have made your offer earlier. It’s important to maintain integrity in business. You must understand this."

A smile crept across Lu Yin's lips. "Aren't you curious about my offer? I promise that you’ll be tempted."

Astral Anura looked distressed. "No, absolutely not! Big Boss Lu is a smart man, so since you’re saying that, there must be a reason. I can’t compromise my integrity. I'm sorry, Big Boss Lu, but next time, please hire me in advance."

The toad sounded quite sincere, and he was clearly tempted by Lu Yin’s offer.

Lu Yin had been prepared to offer the Mirari Realm to Astral Anura. The toad had been using Mr. Daheng to collect Peaks and Rivers Rocks to gain access to the Mirari Realm. Lu Yin was certain that Mr. Daheng was not the one who wanted the stones, but rather Astral Anura.

Bringing up the Mirari Realm would also test just how much Astral Anura knew about the place, and it might also reveal why others were unable to enter the Mirari Realm.

Unfortunately, the toad refused to take the bait.

The damn toad always popped in at the worst times. They really needed to deal with him soon.

"Little Seven, leave that toad to me." Hongyan Mavis clenched a fist, her incredible strength warping the space around her.

Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, but he still nodded.

Even from high above, Astral Anura noticed the exchange. "Hey, hey, hey, First Blood, I've never done anything to offend you! Don't mess with me! Think about things for the sake of humanity. Can you really win this battle? Look, even if you come to deal with me, you'll be down one expert, right? This is unnecessary! Completely unnecessary!"

Lu Yin took out a Zenith Mountain and released both Supreme and E' Ji.

The sight of the human powerhouse and the mecha left Astral Anura speechless. How were there so many human experts? More and more kept appearing. Was there no end to them?

True God arched a brow. Humans had always held an advantage over Aeternus, but they had never realized their advantage until this moment. Only after two Divine Commandments had been successfully carried out had humanity finally started to leverage their full strength.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA