Star Odyssey

Chapter 1357: Shenwu’s Sky

“This little guy is a type of fruit, a Guo. They aren’t too useful, but they can help us find good mountains with running water and bountiful land for farming,” Nong Lie explained as he gave Lu Yin a measured look. He then said to the Guo, “Hurry up and get back here, little guy. Damn, I just can’t control you.”

The creature reluctantly looked at Lu Yin and let out another yiyiyi before jumping back into Nong Lie’s pants and hiding once again. It was not at all put off by the mud on the pants.

Long Xi said, “Seed Garden is full of strange creatures from the universe. Seed Garden has seeds of all things, and the variety of creatures there are as numerous as the stars.”

Nong Lie smiled as he said, “It’s not that exaggerated. There are just some small things related to farming there. The earth is the foundation of all life, haha.”

After that, his expression changed, and he looked at Long Xi in a serious manner, “Have you heard? The Wang family’s second child was injured.”

Long Xi was surprised. “Wang Yi?”

“Yes. I don’t know what happened. He returned some time ago and was seriously injured. He shouldn’t have been back for another ten years, but now, he needs to be treated and will miss going to the Dominion Realm. The whole Wang family is upset, and Wang Su is furious,” Nong Lie said.

Long Xi indifferently commented, “None of that has anything to do with us. Wang Yi isn’t weak, and he is incredibly fast. Out of all his peers, only one of the Junior Progenitors can seriously injure him. An older powerhouse should have moved against him. It looks like someone is targeting the Wang family.”

“Maybe. I hope that they don’t come after me. My humble family only likes farming, and I don’t like doing unnecessary things,” Nong Lie said.

“The Wang family…”

…

Long Xi and Nong Lie continued talking, but Lu Yin was facing an internal bit of chaos: so Wang Yi had actually come out of this place. His Wang family was one of the four ruling powers of the Higher Realm. It was no wonder why no one in the Fifth Mainland had known who he was despite him possessing such amazing strength.

Wang Yi had managed to travel to the Fifth Mainland, so what about the other three rulers of the Higher Realm? Were they able to do the same? Wang Yi had represented the Technocracy to participate in ZENITH, so did that mean that the Technocracy had some path that was connected to this universe?

The Technocracy had always been mysterious. As far as Lu Yin knew, the Sixth Mainland had seized control of half of the Technocracy’s Master Brain, but this place clearly surpassed the Sixth Mainland. Did that mean that the other half of the Master Brain was controlled by this universe? It was very possible that it was controlled by the Wang family.

Lu Yin suddenly remembered that the Technocracy had also sent people to participate in the Tournament of the Strongest, and among them had been a woman named Yun who had been extremely powerful. He still remembered the look in her eyes; it was as if she had looked down upon all other beings in existence. She could have actually been from the Wang family as well!

The Technocracy had clearly been established by Progenitor Hui, so why had the Sixth Mainland and this place managed to seize control of the Technocracy’s Master Brain? Why was the Technocracy always at war with the Fifth Mainland? These questions were impossible for Lu Yin to figure out at this time.

Nong Lie had come to congratulate the couple, and he left a gift behind when he left.

Lu Yin did not touch the gift, as Long Xi put everything away.

“Don’t underestimate the Nong family. Even when compared to the four ruling forces, the Nong family does not fall far behind,” Long Xi told Lu Yin before asking him to continue his reading.

Lu Yin actually had no interest in reading more books. He had already learned a great deal about the Perennial World, and he would not uncover any further secrets from reading books.

Long Xi sent Xiao Qian to organize the wedding gifts that had already been received while Lu Yin went to a mountain peak on his own. There, he proceeded to another peak and just continued wandering about.

His range of activities had been limited by Long Xi, but according to what she had told Lu Yin, each mountain was the equivalent of a planet in the Fifth Mainland, and Lu Yin was welcome to wander about them as he wished. There were countless countries, wars, and even civilizations that had progressed along alternate paths.

Lu Yin had no interest in seeing such things. He was the master of all seventy two weaves of the Fifth Mainland’s Outerverse; what sort of civilization had he not already seen before? Once a person reached a certain level, it would be impossible for them to fall to a lower level unless forcefully struck down.

Suddenly, Lu Yin was covered by a shadow from up above. He looked up to see the Envoy level beast that was Elder Long Kui’s mount.

The giant beast sneezed when it saw Lu Yin.

Although it had only sneezed, it changed the world around Lu Yin. He raced and barely managed to successfully avoid the sneeze.

The massive creature had two heads and four large eyes, and it stared at Lu Yin while showing a bit of interest, but then it sneezed again. These sneezes did not affect a huge area, so Lu Yin was able to evade the danger. He looked up at the beast in frustration; the creature was doing this on purpose.

The beast was gaining more and more interest in Lu Yin, but he did not know why. The creature clearly had the strength of an Envoy, but it had the temperament of a child and was just toying with Lu Yin. Against its strength, he was not able to get away. All he had wanted to do was take a walk.

If not for his wariness of the White Dragon Clan, Lu Yin would have already taken out and used his walnut-shaped power vessel on the beast.

“Naughty animal! Back down!” Long Kui appeared, and his loud voice covered the mountain and rattled Lu Yin’s head.

The giant creature felt aggrieved, and it let out a low roar as it glanced at Lu Yin with reluctant eyes before taking off.

Elder Long Kui stood high in the sky as he looked down at Lu Yin. “Let’s get you back to the library. Don’t wander about, as there are some places that would put you in mortal danger, and I don’t want my White Dragon Clan’s son-in-law to die in his own territory. That would be humiliating if word ever leaked out.”

After that, the elder also left.

Lu Yin had never been looked down upon in such a manner, and his mood settled into a bit of a depression.

One day, he would be able to fight against a Junior Progenitor.

A few days later, another important person came to visit and congratulate the new couple. This time, the person actually was from one of the four top powers; they were a member of Shenwu’s Sky’s Xia family.

When the Xia family visited, Lu Yin naturally went to entertain them with Long Xi.

This time, the guests were not received in a sitting room, but rather on a lawn outside of the sitting room. This was because the Xia family had brought a quite special gift, a three-meter long spear. The entire shaft was silvery-white and had dragon scale patterns etched into it. The sections between the scales were dark red, and they looked like blood vessels between the scales. The weapon had been stabbed into the ground with the sharp blade pointed at the sky. Its sharpness actually prevented the clouds far overhead from gathering up.

Lu Yin saw the spear from far away. It was only three meters long, but to him, it seemed to be supporting the very sky. This long spear was a peerless weapon.

The spear had been inserted into the ground, and Long Xi stared at it with blazing eyes. This spear was known as Dragon Blood. It had been forged from the heaviest type of metal in the Perennial World and soaked in the blood of the White Dragon Clan’s Progenitor. A pile of this metal would weigh as much as an entire planet, and not even an Enlighter could hold this spear. More importantly, even if a person possessed the physical strength to lift this spear, they still needed to endure the oppression given off by the spear, which was the pressure of a Progenitor.

During an ancient war, this weapon had been lost, but it had been since found by Shenwu’s Sky and sent to the White Dragon Clan as a gift.

Long Xi had never thought that Shenwu’s Sky would be so generous as to offer the Dragon Blood Spear as a gift.

The group from Shenwu’s Sky stood nearby, looking calm. At the center of their group was a young girl with a delicate and beautiful face. There was a little smile on her face, and she seemed to be proud as she looked at Long Xi. This girl was wearing a green dress and delicate boots that occasionally moved around as she tapped her foot. She looked very excited.

When Lu Yin arrived, everyone turned to look at him.

Long Xi looked at Lu Yin with a complicated light in her eyes. She seemed somewhat helpless, but also slightly hopeful.

It was worth taking note of her expression. Especially at this time, people had been looking everywhere to make trouble for Lu Yin. However, it seemed that they were not targeting him this time.

“This is a genius of Shenwu’s younger Tian generation,¹ Xia Taili. She’s the younger sister of Xia Shenfei, Shenwu’s Sky’s Junior Progenitor,” Long Xi said as an introduction. She then looked back at Xia Taili. “This is Long Qi.”

Xia Taili looked at Long Qi and smiled at him. She looked very cute, but when her eyes twinkled, there was a touch of a cunning light to them. “Hello, brother-in-law.”

Brother-in-law? Lu Yin was taken aback for a moment, but then he smiled. “Hello.”

Xia Taili smiled at him in a very happy manner.

“There are rumors that my brother-in-law is incredibly strong and managed to conquer the White Dragon princess. Could you show me?” she asked as she pointed at the silver spear. “That spear is named Dragon Blood Replica, and it is a gift for brother-in-law’s wedding. I’ll have to ask brother-in-law to carry it out himself.”

Long Xi was puzzled. “Dragon Blood Replica? Not Dragon Blood?”

Xia Taili stuck her tongue out. “Sister must have misunderstood. This weapon was made as an imitation of Dragon Blood. One of my Shenwu’s Sky’s seniors saw the peerless Dragon Blood a long time ago and was envious of the weapon. So, he purposely copied it, though his replica is not as powerful as the original Dragon Blood. Still, this Dragon Blood Replica is very powerful and is perfectly suited for the White Dragon Clan’s use.”

Long Xi was disappointed, but she observed the spear even more closely. Even she had believed this weapon to be the original, and it should be impossible to make such a precise replica. There was only one explanation: the true Dragon Blood spear was definitely in Shenwu’s Sky.

Xia Taili looked at Lu Yin and smiled brightly. “How about it, brother-in-law? Let this sister see your strength.”

Lu Yin arched a brow; why was everyone looking to create trouble for him? Was Bai Shaohong really that influential?

He looked over at Long Xi. She frowned at him and answered Xia Taili for him. “Long Qi has recently been injured and hasn’t quite recovered yet. Let’s talk about this later.”

Xia Taili’s expression suddenly transformed, and she looked upset as she stared at Long Xi. “Royal sister, much time has passed, and given the White Dragon Clan’s medical expertise, brother-in-law should have recovered long ago. This gift was specially brought for him, so if brother-in-law doesn’t take it, then I’ll be unable to answer to my seniors.”

Long Xi’s face grew ugly. “When did Shenwu’s Sky get so close to the Celestial Frost Sect? I can’t believe that you’re actually helping him.”

Xia Taili rolled her eyes. “Sister, don’t misunderstand things—this has nothing to do with Bai Shaohong. Rather, my eldest brother has always admired you. Now that sister has married someone else, it’s natural for a younger sister like me to deliver a wedding gift.”

Lu Yin instantly understood that this girl was trying to humiliate him for her brother. Lu Yin could not help but look over at Long Xi. His wife-in-name was truly charming, and everyone desired her. He had a lot of rivals!

Long Xi frowned. “We no longer wish to accept this gift.”

Xia Taili’s eyebrows rose high. “Sister, it’s not like that—this is just a gift. You can’t possibly be worried that my brother-in-law can’t pick it up, right ? Ah, nevermind, that must be it.”

After speaking, Xia Taili brought out a sword and stabbed it into the ground. She then looked over at Lu Yin and smiled. “Brother-in-law, can you pick up this sword? It’s quite light.”

Long Xi was furious. “You!”

Lu Yin suddenly stepped forward. He smiled at Long Xi and then looked over at Xia Taili. “Is Xia Shenfei your big brother?”

Xia Taili nodded proudly.

Lu Yin shrugged. His mouth then slowly curled into a smile. “Your Junior Progenitor doesn’t amount to much after all. He’s chasing after my wife.”

Absolute silence met his words.

Long Xi was completely stunned.

Xia Taili stared blankly at Lu Yin. “You- what did you just say?”

Lu Yin smiled. “There’s no need to repeat good things a second time.”

After that, he stretched out a hand and grabbed the Dragon Blood Replica. There was a low grumble as the ground trembled. Suddenly, a dazzling white light pierced the sky and shot into the starry space high above. Lu Yin raised the Dragon Blood Replica with a single hand and spun it around twice before stabbing the tip at Xia Taili.

Everyone from the Xia family shouted, “You dare-!”

“How brazen!”

[1] Nice little note from OMA:

Typically, in Chinese names, where there are three words in a name, the first is the surname/family name.The second is the generation name. Everyone born in the same generation are grouped together by this name. This typically applies to boys only, but in this case, to a girl as well. Finally, the third is your own personal word/name. ☜