Star Odyssey

Chapter 3201: Change And Adaptation

In the First Scourge, Chong Gui was very confused, and he stared blankly at his hand. "Did I just slap you? Really, Mu Ji? That was a love tap!"

Mu Ji was furious. If he had not known that Chong Gui had been under Lu Yin's control, Mu Ji would have killed the man.

Dual Bladeform exchanged glances. The pink-haired woman trembled. "Brother, this is so, so scary!"

The blue-haired man comforted her, "It's going to be alright. Don't be afraid."

The pink-haired woman bit her lip. "I'm... I'm just afraid that, if I slap you, you won't like me anymore."

The blue-haired man smiled. "That won't happen, so don't worry."

Further away, Wang Xiaoyu and Skydog were facing each other, which created a rather odd sight.

Skydog barked, glancing at Wang Xiaoyu's hand.

Wang Xiaoyu also looked down at her hand, but she stayed silent.

A slap was not a powerful attack, but it was extremely insulting. Lu Yin's actions had humiliated all of Aeternus.

There was a strange expression on the Great Sovereign's face. Lu Yin was a truly odd cultivator, as he demonstrated none of a powerhouse’s dignity.

In the Heavens Sect, Lu Yin was still rolling his die. He had humiliated Aeternus, and retaliation arrived quickly.

They publicly revealed that Lu Yin was capable of possessing anyone, and by doing so, access their memories and take control of them. All who heard the news grew terrified.

Who did not have memories they wished to keep hidden? Who did not harbor at least a few secrets? Lu Yin's ability scared everyone.

However, the Heavens Sect responded quickly, as Wei Rong secretly spread more rumors. These claimed that Lu Yin was not only capable of controlling other people, but that he could also instantly learn their battle techniques and steal their innate gifts. He could even stop or reverse time, changing the past and the future.

These rumors, combined with the news about Lu Yin’s ability to control people, made everyone start mocking the rumors.

"What a joke! How could something like that be possible? I might believe that Lord Lu can control people, but taking their innate gifts, reversing time, and altering the past and future? How absurd!"

"Jealous people must have been spreading lies. Anyone spouting such nonsense must be a spy of Aeternus."

"These rumors were definitely spread by Aeternus. Find out who started them..."

"Who dares try to slander Lord Lu? Find them..."

It did not take long for many rumor-mongers to be caught, and sure enough, some of them were Aeternal spies. With this, no one believed any of the rumors anymore.

The Aeternals had been rendered helpless. They had hoped to humiliate Lu Yin, and while such rumors would not cause any real harm to the Heavens Sect, as time passed, people would grow increasingly wary of the sect.

It was surprising how quickly and effectively the Heavens Sect had responded. By exaggerating the rumors even further, they had muddied the waters to the point where no one believed the truth.

Within the Heavens Sect, Wei Rong listened to the reports his subordinates were delivering with a contemptuous look on his face. They think that they can handle our Heavens Sect with such petty tricks? The Aeternals have fallen.

However, can the Dao Monarch really control others? If he can access others' memories, then that's truly terrifying.

Lu Yin had no idea what was happening outside, nor did he need to know. Most of the time, there was no longer any need for him to personally handle these minor issues. If he was forced to do so, he would not have any time to cultivate.

Rolling his die was the key.

Another two months passed, but Lu Yin failed to roll Possession even once. His luck was the worst possible at this moment, and Lu Yin was ready to take a break. Just then, the die stopped on six pips. He breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he had rolled Possession again.

He opened his eyes to the familiar sight of the dark-red lake of divine energy.

He had finally Possessed a frenzied corpse again. Lu Yin turned his head to look around. This was a different frenzied corpse from before, but fortunately, he was relatively close to Hui Wu.

Lu Yin was thrilled to have finally Possessed a frenzied corpse again.

With a casual wave of his hand, he created ripples in the divine energy, directing the flow towards Hui Wu.

The man looked over at Lu Yin, and they locked eyes. Hui Wu opened his mouth but made no sound. Even so, Lu Yin understood what the man said, and his eyes went wide in shock.

As soon as he finished, Hui Wu closed his eyes again.

Lu Yin hurriedly ended the Possession, but this time, he was caught by the square seal, and it slammed into him heavily.

Despite hurrying back to his body, Lu Yin was still hit, as he had briefly delayed his return to receive Hui Wu's message.

Lu Yin’s eyes opened as his consciousness returned to his body. His face was pale, and he spat out blood. In his inner universe, the star of consciousness had cracked again. He had been injured.

This Possession had resulted in True God catching Lu Yin and cracking his star of consciousness. Until the star recovered, it would be impossible for Lu Yin to break through the invisible barriers in the strange dark space, which meant that he could no longer Possess any of the Aeternals unless he was in the same universe as them.

However, there was no need to worry about such things for the moment. Lu Yin rose to his feet. He had learned something very important from Hui Wu.

The black Mother Tree was rooted in divine energy, and it sat upon Primaldust.

Primaldust was the Origin Progenitor’s weapon. The Origin Universe had once held six Mainlands, and aside from the First Mainland, the Origin Progenitor had created all the others by using a core of Primaldust as their foundation. When Aeternus had destroyed the ancient Heavens Sect, each Mainland had been deliberately shattered, which had puzzled many people.

Was there some sort of connection between the destruction of the Heavens Sect and the destruction of the Mainlands?

Finally, Lu Yin understood the reason; the Aeternals had been pursuing Primaldust.

There was one piece of Primaldust in his forehead. He was not sure if it was one that had stayed with the Origin Progenitor or with the First Mainland. While the First Mainland had not been created by the Origin Progenitor, it had still been infused with Primaldust.

The Primaldusts from the Second, Third, and Fourth Mainlands had all been taken.

Since the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands still existed, their Primaldusts must still be present.

This meant that the Primaldust beneath the black Mother Tree was likely from the Second, Third, and Fourth Mainlands.

Lu Yin had no idea how Hui Wu had learned this, but it was clear that the Primaldust needed to be taken back.

That was the Origin Progenitor’s weapon, and it would certainly be useful to him.

However, in order to reach beneath the black Mother Tree, it was necessary to go through one of the Scourges.

Fortunately, Lu Yin already controlled the Sixth Scourge.

If he wanted to, Lu Yin could have seized control of all the Scourges, aside from the First Scourge. The scattered strength of Aeternus was not a match for the current Heavens Sect, but the unexpected appearance of the Boundary Guardians right after the Heavens Sect’s military declaration had prevented Lu Yin from launching another invasion.

However, the Sixth Scourge was already theirs.

Lu Yin sent an order to the Heavens Sect and then went to the Sixth Scourge.

The Heavens Sect had a cosmic door that led directly there.

Lu Yin stepped into the Sixth Scourge. He looked up at the black Mother Tree that was surrounded by the pillars of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Realm. True God's eyes landed on Lu Yin, and their gazes met.

"Can you still use your mirebound artifact?" True God asked calmly.

Lu Yin met the man’s stare. "Of course. Do you want me to deliver another slap?"

"It’s nothing more than a trick. Your mirebound artifact leaves me disappointed."

"And what about your mirebound artifact? What can you do with it other than smash things?"

True God studied Lu Yin. "I actually admire you for having the courage to kill Tian Fa."

Lu Yin arched a brow. "Something so crass doesn't need your admiration. I didn't kill Tian Fa—I don’t even have the ability to do that."

"Tian En isn't here, which means that this is just the two of us talking. The Boundary Guardians are your species’ great enemies. They've never underestimated humanity’s ambition. This megaverse is like a prison, keeping creatures like us completely trapped and preventing us from connecting with anything outside. Tai Chu wanted to escape from this place, and look where it got him. Lu Yin, I understand you. You're the same type as him," True God stated calmly.

Lu Yin stared back at True God. "I am indeed like the Origin Progenitor, but not because I have the ambition to leave this megaverse. Instead, it’s about the legacy we leave for our people. What about you? What do the Aeternals mean to you? Are they a tool? Also, what about this megaverse? What meaning does this place hold for you? Do you not want to leave?"

True God laughed. "No one has ever asked me such a question before. I’ll be blunt. Yes, the Aeternals are nothing more than a tool to me. As for this megaverse, I’m not limited by it."

Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Not limited by the megaverse? That meant that Yong Heng was able to leave at any time. He had that ability, and yet the Origin Progenitor did not. In other words, perhaps the Aeternals were allowed to leave the megaverse, while the humans were not.

It was also clear that True God wanted humanity to be pitted against the Boundary Guardians, but there was no need for the Aeternals to do anything. The Boundary Guardians were already humanity’s enemies.

Ever since the Boundary Guardians had attacked the Origin Progenitor, they had sown an enmity that could never be resolved.

Tian En had tried to kill Progenitor Ku, and Lu Yin had killed Tian Fa. Ultimately, things would end with either all the Boundary Guardians’ deaths, or the destruction of the Heavens Sect. There was no third option.

Light filled the air as a butterfly flew into the Sixth Scourge.

Lu Yin looked over and frowned.

The butterfly's voice rang across the Sixth Scourge. "Dao Monarch Lu, may I ask, were you among those who traveled to the Mirari Realm from the Hundred Weapons Universe?"

Lu Yin answered coldly, "Until you deal with Feng Bo, I won’t speak with you."

"Dao Monarch Lu, proving that you didn't kill Tian Fa won't cause any harm to you."

"But it won't help me either," Lu Yin stated bluntly.

"No harm is the greatest benefit."

"Is that a threat?"

The butterfly's voice grew even softer. "You also don't want me constantly coming after you."

Lu Yin felt a headache blossoming. "You are indeed quite inconvenient. How about this. Yong Heng is telling you that Feng Bo is dead and can't be found, right? Well, I'll give you something that you can find."

He then casually tossed a piece of paper towards the butterfly.

It floated over and stopped in front of Tian En.

"That’s a list of names. All of them are part of Aeternus, and some of them aren’t from this megaverse. Go ahead and find them," Lu Yin's voice echoed.

The butterfly was caught off guard. "How do you know this?"

Lu Yin retorted, "In the same way that the Aeternals are knowledgeable about us humans, we’re just as well informed about them."

True God spoke up. "Aside from Feng Bo, there are no creatures in Aeternus who are not from this megaverse."

Lu Yin scoffed, "Do you think that those words are enough to make us believe it? How many times do I have to say that I didn't kill Tian Fa, and yet this butterfly refuses to believe me?

"Besides, the Megalith isn’t from this megaverse either."

The butterfly gently flapped her wings. "Yong Heng, bring me all of the beings whose names are on this list. I'll check them one by one."

As she spoke, the paper floated towards True God.

The man replied, "There’s no need for you to check anything. Just like Feng Bo, most of these people are already dead. This boy is just trying to distract you with dead people. He already killed Feng Bo but refuses to admit it. He won't admit that any of these others are dead either."

Lu Yin chuckled. "You won’t even look? Tian En, I've shown you my sincerity. If you won’t deal with this, don't expect to hear another word from me."

Whatever the butterfly then said to True God, no one else could hear. The butterfly then left, and True God's voice rang out again. "Lu Yin, with your military declaration, you have demonstrated the Heavens Sect's strength to the entire megaverse, offering countless people confidence. Even so, the Boundary Guardians can still crush you. Why do you cling to humanity so stubbornly? Humans are too limited in this megaverse. Don't you want to go out and see more?

"It is impossible for any human to achieve Immortality in this megaverse, but beyond this place, there are unimaginable civilizations led by Immortals. All creatures born from the universes must adapt in order to survive. The essence of life is change and adaptation."

Lu Yin countered, "In that case, what were you before you changed and adapted?"

True God did not answer, and the Sixth Scourge fell silent.