Star Odyssey

Chapter 771: Five Arrows

Gong Ling stared back at Master Bei. “I agreed to give him five arrows, and I allowed him to make his choices freely. Since he has already chosen, we cannot go back on our word. Do you want our Neo-Vestige Sect to be treated as a joke?” 

“But-” Master Bei was unwilling to back down.

Gong Ling looked over at Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu, you are quite the expert, and it would seem that everyone has underestimated you.”

Lu Yin stored the twin black and white arrows away and looked up at Gong Ling. “What does Senior mean? Junior actually just wanted to randomly choose five arrows from the foot of the mountain, but your disciples looked down on me. As the Great Eastern Alliance Leader, I must seriously choose my arrows now. Of course, my luck is also quite decent.” 

Gong Ling glanced over at Shao Ziyu. “You really enjoy shooting off your mouth.”

Shao Ziyu was about ready to cry, as he had simply wanted to taunt Lu Yin slightly. His motivations had been very pure.

“The Caving Arrow and the Lightless Arrow. 10,000 years ago, a Sect Leader forged them from a blackhole in the void. The Caving Arrow has a devouring power while the Lightless Arrow can cause heaven and earth to lose their color. The fact that Alliance Leader Lu was able to find them is indeed impressive,” Gong Ling slowly said in an appreciative tone. 

Gong Chou stared at Lu Yin in shock. What sort of ability did this person possess that had allowed him to reach this place? Choosing arrows was not fighting, so how did this work?

Lu Yin humbly answered, “It’s all luck. It’s all luck. I still have to thank your sect’s disciple for his encouragement.” 

Shao Ziyu’s face twisted even further, and he looked at Lu Yin with pleading eyes. Please stop talking about me! I beg you, stop mentioning me in every sentence! 

Peach excitedly pulled Lu Yin further into the depths of Arrow Mountain.

Master Bei’s face had become extremely ugly, and he looked over at Gong Ling. “Senior, our Neo-Vestige Sect doesn’t have many such divine arrows. If we give them away to outsiders like this, I’ll have to see how you explain yourself to Elder.”

Gong Ling softly replied, “Elder is also watching, so there’s no need for me to give an explanation.” 

Master Bei snorted and continued following Lu Yin. He wanted to see which two arrows this kid would pick as his final choices. Since this kid had been able to get his hands on such divine arrows, Gong Ling most likely had not told Lu Yin about the arrows’ locations, unless he was Gong Ling’s illegitimate child or something. There was no way Gong Ling would be willing to give this kid three divine arrows. As for luck, that was even more impossible, and Master Bei wanted to see what this kid was relying on to find the divine arrows. 

Lu Yin was very happy at this moment. Choosing? Did that even mean anything? The rune lines made everything obvious, but these people simply could not see them. Sometimes, the course of life destined one to be as lonely as the snow. Lu Yin had no soul mates in this place. 

Peach became very arrogant, and she raised her head proudly as she strutted about like a victorious peacock. 

Lu Yin did not hesitate, and he continued walking into the depths of Arrow Mountain. He had long since noticed another arrow with a massive amount of rune lines. The strength of this arrow could even be seen by other cultivators, but it had remained here up till now, which had piqued his curiosity. 

When Gong Ling and Master Bei noticed the direction that Lu Yin was walked in, they exchanged glances. Did this kid plan to take away that arrow as well? 

Gong Chou also thought of something, and he looked at Lu Yin. His heart instantly sank when he saw the youth’s self-confident expression. Perhaps it was because of the three arrows that had already been selected, but Gong Chou felt that this fellow would be able to take away that arrow as well. 

“Ah, I remember now, the Battle Arrow is in front of us!” Peach suddenly cried excitedly.

Lu Yin and the others became curious. “The Battle Arrow?”

Peach nodded. “Yes, Master once told me that this Battle Arrow retains the strength of the predecessors. It was forged by a Training Elder of Neo-Vestige Sect, and he had once visited the Innerverse, where he cultivated his battle force to a very high degree. When that arrow was forged, battle force was infused into it, and nine lined battle force at that. It’s very powerful, but it’s a pity that nobody has been able to take it away even after so many years. It seems that it can only be taken by an expert who has trained in battle force.” 

Lu Yin glanced over at Gong Chou.

Gong Chou nodded. “Indeed, those who do not have nine lined battle force cannot take this arrow away. Once that arrow is fired, its strength will be at the nine lined battle force at the minimum, and it’s a rare divine arrow. Every year, many disciples try to take it, but clearly, none have not succeeded. I urge you not to try, as you will get injured.” 

Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards as he looked at Aden. 

Aden seemed to come to a tacit understanding with Lu Yin, but his expression did not change.

Nine lines? Lu Yin had not reached that level yet, but Aden had, which was quite the coincidence.

In the sky, Master Bei’s expression fell. “Senior, there is someone within their group who has comprehended nine lined battle force.”

Gong Ling was astonished. “Who?”

Master Bei pointed at Aden. When Master Bei had attacked Lu Yin’s group, he had been initially blocked by a thunder shield that had been reinforced with nine lined battle force, so his impression of Aden was rather deep. Not just anyone could withstand an Enlighter’s strength while being an entire realm lower, and Master Bei was no ordinary Enlighter either.

Gong Ling’s expression turned sour. Was this kid really going to take away four divine arrows?

At this moment, Master Bei spoke, and his voice resonated through the sky. “You are not allowed to seek assistance from others when selecting your arrows, as that would be considered cheating. If you do, you will be expelled from Arrow Mountain.” 

Lu Yin looked up, as those words were clearly targeting him. It was still fine, as he was just planning on taking a look. 

It didn’t take long for the group to arrive at a spacious wasteland that didn’t have a single blade of grass growing within 10,000 meters of its center. Also, not a single arrow could be seen within this range aside from a very simple-looking arrow embedded in the ground at the very center of the wasteland. It emitted a dense, suppressive aura. 

Aden looked over at Lu Yin. 

Lu Yin slowly walked over to the arrow while the rest of his group waited for him at the edge of the wasteland. 

The various people all stared at him intently. 

Shao Ziyu sneered. Did this bastard think that the Battle Arrow could be easily taken away? It was simply impossible to take this arrow away unless one’s battle force had reached nine lines.

As Lu Yin approached the Battle Arrow step by step, he felt the pressure on him grow stronger and stronger. When he entered within a meter of the Battle Arrow, he saw that its shaft actually contained purple-red veins, and the occasional line would also flash across it. This was the telltale mark of nine lined battle force, and this arrow had indeed been imprinted with the strength of nine lined battle force. 

Some people could leave an impression of their strength on other people or other objects, such as Nightking Zhenwu and the Sea King. Those items would then become power vessels, and this Battle Arrow was actually a type of power vessel. 

Eight lined battle force suddenly appeared and covered Lu Yin’s body, much to the shock of the Neo-Vestige Sect disciples. He then suddenly grabbed at the Battle Arrow and tried to pull it out.

The Battle Arrow did not budge, and the arrow’s nine lined battle force even tried to destroy Lu Yin’s eight lined battle force. Lu Yin gritted his teeth; he was actually unafraid of nine lined battle force in terms of just strength, as his full power was enough to withstand Aden, which was equivalent to withstanding at least one attack backed by nine lined battle force. However, to obtain this Battle Arrow, one could only rely on their battle force, which meant that he probably could not use the Yu Secret Art.

Hold on. Lu Yin’s mind whirled as something suddenly occurred to him. Right, why not?

Back in the Daosource Sect’s ruins, he had once accidentally barged onto a battlefield between the Ten Arbiters and several Realmlings. At that time, he had relied on the Yu Secret Art to snatch a jade stone that had been a Progenitor’s inheritance. The Yu Secret Art was actually perfect for snatching objects.

Lu Yin straightened his back and stood up, which caused the crowd from Neo-Vestige Sect to relax, as they had never imagined that Lu Yin would actually possess eight lined battle force. He must be crazy, as how else could he have cultivated his battle force so far? Fortunately, eight lined battle force was still not enough to take away the Battle Arrow.

It was not as if powerhouses with eight lined battle force had never appeared throughout the long history of Neo-Vestige Sect.

Gong Ling and Master Bei exchanged glances and were rather jubilant. If the Battle Arrow was taken away as well, Neo-Vestige Sect would be humiliated. After all, the Battle Arrow was quite famous, and all of Neo-Vestige Sect’s disciples knew about it. 

However, their thinking turned out to be too simple. Lu Yin turned around to smile at Gong Ling and Master Bei and then waved his hand. The Battle Arrow vanished before reappearing in his hand. This was the Yu Secret Art. 

It allowed an Explorer like Lu Yin to even divert Enlighters’ strength, and all secret techniques were able to turn the rotten into the mystical since they were techniques that had been created by Progenitors. Thus, how could this Battle Arrow with mere nine lined battle force stop the Yu Secret Art? 

Everyone stood in place, dumbfounded as they stared at Lu Yin. What had just happened?

Gong Ling’s face grew solemn. “A secret technique.”

Master Bei’s gaze grew excited. A secret technique! If he could get a hold of such a thing, then not even Gong Ling would be his match. Unfortunately, it had actually been taken by this kid.

Lu Yin had a secret technique, and the entire Outerverse already knew about it. Thus, there was no need for him to hide it. 

“Cheating! You’re cheating!” Shao Ziyu shouted at Lu Yin.

Behind him, the disciples who were following along also screamed in indignation.

Peach could not restrain herself any longer, and she turned around to bicker with them.

Lu Yin carefully sized the Battle Arrow up and down, as this arrow was not dependable even after it had been taken—it was constantly trying to overpower Lu Yin with its nine lined battle force. Unfortunately for the arrow, Lu Yin’s physical strength was sufficient to make up for the deficiency in his battle force. 

“Alright, stop making a scene,” Gong Ling barked as he glared at Shao Ziyu. “One just has to rely on themselves when retrieving arrows from Arrow Mountain. As long as others do not offer any sort of help, no cheating was involved.” 

Shao Ziyu did not dare to keep speaking.

Master Bei could not accept this turn of events, and he softly said, “Senior, this kid has already taken four of our divine arrows. This is a great loss for our Neo-Vestige Sect.”

Gong Ling quietly answered, “If Peach had died outside, we wouldn’t have lost these four arrows, but that one arrow.”

Master Bei’s eyes flashed, as he knew what Gong Ling was saying, so he stopped speaking.

Lu Yin smiled. “Thank you, Senior Sect Leader, for your generosity.”

“You took that arrow with your own abilities, so it’s none of my business,” Gong Ling said. He then sighed. “After so many years, Arrow Mountain has concealed many arrows, but those that can be called divine arrows don’t amount to more than ten, and yet, you’ve already taken four of them. You have one more arrow remaining, so hurry up and select it.”

Lu Yin put away the Battle Arrow. He admired this Sect Leader Gong Ling. To Neo-Vestige Sect, these divine arrows were their most valuable treasures that had been passed down through multiple generations. However, this Sect Leader was actually willing to allow an outsider like Lu Yin take them away. This man truly had a great heart. These few arrows should have been forged by the most elite powerhouses in the history of Neo-Vestige Sect, and they were all extremely valuable. Lu Yin himself did not actually know how to fire arrows, so there really was no point to him taking these arrows away. 

As Lu Yin thought about this, his eyes suddenly went wide, and he raised a hand to grab at the void. A beast howl that echoed through the eons sounded out as he unleashed a Skybeast Claw. This howl caused many of the Neo-Vestige Sect disciples’ hearts to tremble, and they stared on blankly as Lu Yin seized an arrow from the void. 

The crowd felt stumped. What the heck? How did he get that arrow?

Lu Yin looked at his right hand as an indistinct arrow appeared there. Actually, he had noticed this arrow the moment he entered Arrow Mountain, as it had been continuously hovering around Arrow Mountain, moving up and down. It had coincidentally been right next to Lu Yin just now, so he had conveniently grabbed it. Actually, this arrow was able to hide itself, which was quite mysterious. 

Gong Ling’s expression changed when he saw which arrow was in Lu Yin’s hands. “The Arrow of Valiance: forged by the Fifth Sect Leader’s hands and made from the mysterious ores of the heavens. It is formless when attacking people, and it is truly all-conquering.”

Shao Ziyu was really about to cry, as this bastard had just managed to take away around half of the divine arrows that had been on Arrow Mountain. Lu Yin simply did not want them to continue living. The worst part of it all was that this bastard had been continuously repeating how Shao Ziyu had infuriated and instigated him into seriously searching for arrows. He was completely doomed. Shao Ziyu could only imagine how angry the higher ups of Neo-Vestige Sect would be when they learned of these events, and he would face a fate a thousand times worse than his brother, Shao Zisong. 

Peach and the others looked at the Arrow of Valiance curiously, as this was the first time they had seen an arrow that could hide itself. The most important detail about it was that it was all-conquering, just like the Arrow of Toughness.

“No, you cannot take that! Junior, put the down the Arrow of Valiance!” Master Bei grew anxious and landed on the ground next to Lu Yin. 

In the sky, Gong Ling felt as if things had become extremely difficult, as this kid had taken almost half of all the divine arrows that were on Arrow Mountain. It would be difficult for him as a Sect Leader to justify himself to those in the sect. This was especially so for the Arrow of Valiance, which was more valuable than the other four divine arrows combined. It could reasonably be said to be one of the most valuable arrows on Arrow Mountain.