Star Odyssey

Chapter 1136: Black Coffin

Unseen Light was truly very powerful, and when he revealed his true strength as an Enlighter, he had managed to contest Yuhua Mavis for a long time. At this time, he was the person who had forced out the greatest amount of Yuhua Mavis’s strength, though in the end, he had also failed to endure her freakish strength.

The woman had unlimited strength, and that wasn’t even mentioning her unbreachable defense and hidden innate gift that allowed her to control others. This was the power of one of the Cosmic Five who had been selected long ago: an immovable powerhouse, Yuhua Mavis.

Starsibyl was cooperating with Wen Sansi to attack Qiu Shi, but when she looked over at Unseen Light, Starsibyl’s brows rose up; was this still not enough? Unseen Light’s strength had been quite impressive, but even so, he had still failed to challenge Yuhua Mavis. After all, he was from the Innerverse, and his background simply was not strong enough.

Starsibyl was secretly feeling quite upset; long ago, she had asked the Ten Arbiters to join forces to defeat at least one person so that at least one of them could be one of the Cosmic Five. However, at this moment, it seemed like she could only pin her hopes on Liu Tianmu, Wen Sansi, and Ling Gong, who had apparently just broken through to the Enlighter realm.

“Where are you looking?” Qiu Shi’s voice entered Starsibyl’s ears, and her heart sank as her eyes flickered. Suddenly, Starsibyl’s expression changed. She immediately retreated, but it was already too late. A pure white hand stretched out in front of her with nearly a thousand stars revolving around it. It was the Cosmic Palm, an attack with stars appearing around the palm.

With a bang, Starsibyl was instantly swept aside by the explosion of the Cosmic Palm’s stars. Her face paled as her body was thrown back. Qiu Shi chased after Starsibyl, though a Literary Prison appeared around her. Wen Sansi was using his star energy to write within the void and form a cage to capture Qiu Shi.

Qiu Shi did not resist Wen Sansi’s move, and she simply waited for Wen Sansi to entrap her with fifteen layers before her lips curled upwards. “Star Transference.”

The next moment, Starsibyl appeared inside the prison, and Qiu Shi appeared precisely where Starsibyl had just been standing, not too far away from Wen Sansi. Nearly a thousand stars revolved to form a sword of stars. “Celestial Sword Technique.”

There was a whoosh as sword qi tore through the void and sliced at Wen Sansi.

Wen Sansi had known that the Cosmic Sect possessed a secret technique known as Star Transference. However, knowing about it was one thing and reacting to it was another. The Celestial Sword Technique stabbed into his stomach, releasing a spray of fresh blood that scattered onto the golden screen.

From within the cage, Starsibyl’s expression changed. She raised a hand, causing pearls to form beneath Wen Sansi’s feet one after another. Qiu Shi’s Celestial Sword Technique stopped its advancement as one of the round pearls emitted a light that connected the sky to the earth. This light actually managed to block the Celestial Sword Technique, giving Wen Sansi a moment of respite.

Qiu Shi twirled the sword of stars and dispersed the light with the blade. Nearly a thousand stars reappeared as she leaped at Wen Sansi again. Yuhua Mavis’s battle had already ended, and Qiu Shi intended to end hers quickly as well.

Starsibyl raised her hand once again, prompting another pearl to light up with a radiance that connected the sky and earth. She once again managed to block Qiu Shi.

Qiu Shi slashed out with her sword, attempting to cut through the light, but two more light rays shone out to isolate Qiu Shi from all directions. They all helped buy Wen Sansi some more time to catch his breath.

Wen Sansi stared at the pearls emitting light, and he noticed that each and every pearl was actually blocking off a route that Qiu Shi had tried to take.

Qiu Shi tightly clenched her sword of stars and sliced out, cutting through all of the lights in one stroke. She then glared at Starsibyl and commented, “The Starsibyl Sect’s Calculations of the Abacus certainly lives up to its name.”

Starsibyl focused on Qiu Shi. “The Cosmic Sect’s Star Transference and Celestial Sword Technique is quite powerful as well.”

Wen Sansi waved a hand to dispel the cage that had trapped Starsibyl as he panted heavily. He had been nearly finished just a moment ago; he now knew why the Cosmic Five had been decided upon in advance. Qiu Shi was able to disregard her opponent’s speed, form a sword from stars, and she even possessed an unrivaled attack power along with the secret technique Star Transference. This woman was as mysterious as Yuhua Mavis.

It had to be said that there was nothing wrong with the people the Neoverse had selected to become the Cosmic Five.

Shang Qing did not even need to be mentioned, as the Tri-Yang Technique that he had cultivated was unrivaled by itself. The power of just that technique allowed him to face two opponents at their level by himself. Even if the number of opponents surpassed the strands of Tri-Yang Technique, he could still remain undefeated at the very least.

In Yuhua Mavis’s case, there was simply no explanation, as her strength was immeasurable, and her defense was robust. Besides that, she also had the Mavis family’s innate gift which she still had not used yet. Regardless, it was definitely something that nobody could compete against.

The secret technique that Qiu Shi had received from the Cosmic Sect, as well as the other battle techniques that she had mastered, were able to overpower almost all opponents.

Even the defeated Yōu Qi, if he had not fought against Lu Yin, but rather literally anyone else, might not have lost. Lu Yin had defeated Burial Garden’s top disciple precisely because of the Ghost Monkey; without the monkey, Yōu Qi would have remained undefeated.

Although Lei Nü seemed to be the worst of the five, her innate gift and her battle technique were impossible to defend against, and she had also comprehended one of the Hall of Honor’s secret techniques. That combination meant that few within the same realm could defeat her. If she had not encountered Xia Jiuyou and had instead fought against Unseen Light or Wen Sansi, she would have had a high chance of achieving victory.

The Cosmic Five. If these five were placed in any previous Astral Tower contest, they would have absolutely become the Cosmic Five without any issue. The only thing that could be blamed was the sheer number of geniuses that had appeared in this particular contest.

There had never been a contest for the positions of the Cosmic Five where so many Enlighters had participated, not since ancient times.

The Astral Tower contest could be said to have reached its climax, and everyone shifted their attention away from Yuhua Mavis and over to Shang Qing and Qiu Shi’s battles.

Even if they were both fighting against two opponents, many people from the Neoverse were confident that these two would emerge victorious.

Everyone believed that Yuhua Mavis’s battle had already ended, but a cry was heard, and many people shifted their eyes back towards Unseen Light, who actually stood up.

Beneath the golden screens, Black and White’s mouths were wide open, as even they were stunned; this person was actually still able to stand after receiving such an attack.

Lan Si was overwhelmed; even with his powerful physique that he had cultivated to use the Overlaying Stacks Path, he might not be able to stand after enduring such an attack.

Lu Yin was not surprised, as he had seen that Unseen Light’s rune lines had not been reduced by much. Of course, he was clearly injured. However, when Yuhua Mavis’s attack had landed, various things had occurred and allowed Unseen Light to not endure the full power of the punch.

Yuhua Mavis looked over at Unseen Light. “So you converged your forcefield at the very last moment and countered most of the power. Although it looks pathetic, you weren’t actually severely injured.”

Unseen Light stood up and dusted off his clothes. Blood hanging dribbled from his lips, and there was an intense shock in his eyes as he looked at Yuhua Mavis. “A strength like yours is rarely ever seen. It’s no wonder why the Mavis family can control the finances of the Human Domain. The previous Treeheart Descendants must have all been extremely powerful, as just your Mavis family alone is enough to overpower half of the Human Domain.”

Yuhua Mavis calmly replied, “You think too highly of us. Since everyone thought that you had lost, why didn’t you just continue to lie there? After all, you don’t stand a chance even if you are able to stand back up.”

Unseen Light smiled, revealing the blood between his teeth. “I’ll give this a try. Maybe I’ll win.”

Yuhua Mavis frowned, and she clenched her fists. The green grass started to frantically grow into giant green fists again. These green fists contained the same power as the ones that had just defeated Unseen Light, and they fiercely blasted towards him.

Unseen Light’s pupils shrank, and he suddenly raised his left hand. “Black Coffin.”

After he spoke those words, Yuhua Mavis’s entire surroundings went dark; it was as though space itself had been stripped away, trapping her within a black coffin. At the same time, the giant green fists vanished.

Yuhua Mavis seemed to have been isolated.

Before long, the black coffin warped as countless thorns stabbed outwards, looking as though they had pierced through the black coffin along with Yuhua Mavis.

At that instant, everyone fell silent. Everyone was watching in disappointment.

Even Shang Qing and the others stopped fighting, and they carefully watched the black coffin.

Outside the Mountain and Seas Zone, Mu En and the others cried out, “A secret technique!”

Highsage Shenwei was stunned. “That’s a very familiar secret technique, and I seem to have seen it somewhere before…”

Xia Meng responded in a low voice, “The Sixth Mainland’s Ancestor Black.”

Highsage Shenwei suddenly remembered. “That’s right! Master said that the Black Coffin secret technique came from the Sixth Mainland’s Ancestor Black who died in battle. He was a Progenitor. How did this kid get a hold of a secret technique from a Sixth Mainland Progenitor?”

Mu En replied, “Ancestor Black was killed by my Fifth Mainland, and he was beheaded during an ancient battle by my Fifth Mainland’s Progenitor Chen. His corpse fell, but it was never found. This child should have obtained this secret technique through a destined encounter.”

“The Black Coffin secret technique—Master once said that this is a secret technique with a very high attack strength,” Highsage Shenwei marveled.

Everyone stared at the black coffin that had appeared on the golden stage within the Mountain and Seas Zone. It looked just like its name: Black Coffin.

Everyone watched on, and even a fool could tell that it was not a picnic inside the black box. The worst outcome was that Yuhua Mavis might have been torn apart by those black thorns.

Unseen Light panted heavily as he stared at the black coffin, a strange confusion apparent within his eyes; he also did not know if this attack would be enough to defeat his opponent.

Before long, the black coffin started to shatter into fragments, and Yuhua Mavis emerged.

At this moment, Yuhua Mavis looked completely different from before, and there were several dozens of wounds strewn across her body, and one or two of them seemed to have reached her bones. Her eyes were icy, and there was an endless chill to them as she glared at Unseen Light. Without a single word, she raised her right hand, prompting an untold amount of green grass to crazily grow and ultimately form a giant palm that covered the sky before slamming down on Unseen Light.

Unseen Light had no choice, as not even his secret technique Black Coffin was enough to win. This Mavis heir was truly too powerful, and his forcefield gathered above him to form a giant humanoid figure that moved to defend against the palm.

At that moment, a figure shot across the seas towards one of the five tall mountains. A white spear stabbed forward, and the spear thrust was accompanied by the sound of the ancient Skycastle’s bell that reverberated through the air. The spear was aimed at Yuhua Mavis.

It was Ling Gong, as she had made her way straight toward the golden stage after completing her breakthrough to the Enlighter realm. Naturally, she also intended to participate in this battle of the strongest.

Yuhua Mavis’s face grew cold. The green hand continued to slam straight down, and the green leaves covering her body formed fists that slammed towards the approaching spear.

There was a thump as a shockwave trembled out in all directions; the massive giant palm was actually being held up by the Skycastle. All sorts of warped and twisted images appeared within the Skycastle, and each phantom image contained a spear that stabbed at the hand, shredding it in an instant.

“Unseen Light, swap with me!” Ling Gong’s voice was sharp, and she dashed forward once more after being forced back by Yuhua Mavis’s leafy fists. The White Knight’s spear spun and lit up the Skycastle, causing the building to release a might that sought to suppress all else as it fell down.

A verdant green flashed through Yuhua Mavis’s eyes, as she had just been preparing to seize control of Ling Gong. On the other side of the golden stage, the gloomy light of the Yōu Reinforced Palm appeared and slapped against the spear, diverting it. Xia Jiuyou had actually abandoned his battle with Shang Qing to attack Ling Gong.

Ling Gong turned and stabbed out with her spear once again. This time, Xia Jiuyou’s palm glittered with light as he slashed out with a blade—the Xia family’s Triple Blade Will.

Tzz! The void was torn apart while the gloomy radiance and the white brilliance scattered in all directions. Ling Gong was forced back by the first blade, and Xia Jiuyou’s second blade struck the top of Ling Gong’s head, causing her Skycastle to ripple. The grand bell sounded once again, preventing the second blade from drawing any closer to Ling Gong as the attack simply crumbled.

Xia Jiuyou smiled coldly as he clenched the blade with both hands. The third will blade sliced out.

This was the first time that Xia Jiuyou had completely unleashed all three blades of his Triple Blade Will. This attack was special in that each blade had double the power of the previous one. As a result, the might of the third blade left both Ling Gong and Unseen Light overwhelmed, and they instantly tried to dodge. The Skycastle was cleaved in two by the blade, and the blade light tore open the entire Mountain and Seas Zone’s sky before continuing on into the distance.

Even Yuhua Mavis had to treat this blade seriously.