Star Odyssey

Chapter 3110: The Past

Lu Yin did not know how dangerous the Mirari Realm was. It was entirely possible that Jue Yi might escape, or he might die in the Mirari Realm. It was all up to fate.

Everyone had to be responsible for their own mistakes, and Lu Yin had not immediately executed Jue Yi.

The man acted decisively. The sight of the River of Time already hinted that something was wrong with this place, and he had immediately begged for mercy. After seeing that Lu Yin was determined not to grant mercy, Jue Yi attacked. No matter how strong Lu Yin might have become, the Semi-Progenitor knew that he had to do his best. While he had not seen Lu Yin in decades, Jue Yi was at his peak condition. It was possible that Lu Yin was incapable of doing anything at all.

Jue Yi released his inner world, the World of Death. Death energy surged, and it enveloped Lu Yin. A gate opened wide, and the image of the God of Death appeared behind Jue Yi as he visualized the God of Death.

Lu Yin could now see through this visualization method. Jue Yi was not visualizing the true God of Death, but rather an imitation. While Lu Yin had not been able to see through the technique in the past, Jue Yi’s methods seemed laughable to him at this moment.

Lu Yin allowed Jue Yi to unleash his full power, and the death energy surrounded Lu Yin. It pressed in upon him before simply flowing into the universe within his chest.

The pressure of the World of Death meant nothing to Lu Yin. He remained motionless, as though he were the true God of Death. "We fought once before, but even back then, I was already able to withstand your World of Death. Why would you think that I wouldn’t be able to handle it now?"

Jue Yi was horrified. This was impossible! How could this be? He knew that Lu Yin could endure, or even absorb death energy, but that had only been while using the God of Death Transformation. Jue Yi had been waiting for Lu Yin to perform that transformation.

During his decades of imprisonment in the Zenith Mountain, Jue Yi had continuously studied his battle with Lu Yin, and during that time, the man had found a flaw. After Lu Yin underwent the God of Death Transformation, it was possible for Jue Yi to absorb death energy rather than release it. That would greatly weaken Lu Yin’s transformation, limiting his power.

Jue Yi had been waiting for the moment that Lu Yin transformed, but Lu Yin was doing no such thing. He simply stood within Jue Yi’s World of Death and absorbed the death energy. How was that possible?

Jue Yi could not fathom Lu Yin’s current power. It was clear to Lu Yin that Jue Yi had never abandoned his thoughts of defeating Lu Yin. The man wanted to seize control of all death energy in existence and become the God of Death’s true heir. Unfortunately, the gap between him and Lu Yin was too vast.

Jue Yi’s talent had allowed him to become a gatemaster, and there was a good possibility that he would eventually become a Progenitor. However, not even Mister Mu could predict how high Lu Yin would reach in the future.

A few decades was just a short bit of time for Jue Yi, and not much had changed for him. However, in that same amount of time, Lu Yin had ascended to an unimaginable level.

Jue Yi raised his scythe and brought it swinging down. "Heaven’s Slash!"

The scythe fell onto Lu Yin’s shoulder as Jue Yi tried to cleave his opponent in two. However, the blade was unable to even touch Lu Yin’s body, as it stopped a centimeter away. It was impossible for the scythe to cross that single centimeter.

Jue Yi’s face turned pale. He finally understood that Lu Yin had risen to a level far beyond anything that Jue Yi could hope to contend with.

Lu Yin raised a hand up in front of Jue Yi. "Go."

Bang!

A simple push shattered the death energy that had surrounded Jue Yi, broke the man’s scythe, and sent him flying into the distant mist.

Jue Yi slammed into the ground, the impact dispersing the mist. He coughed up blood as he pushed himself up with a hand to look over at Lu Yin. "You-"

Suddenly, the man’s expression changed drastically, and he stared down at his arm in shock.

Lu Yin was also staring at Jue Yi’s arm.

Jue Yi’s arm had suddenly withered. It looked as though all the moisture had been wicked away, and it collapsed in on itself. At the same time, the man’s entire body started to change as well. His head, legs, feet all changed, with some growing larger and others smaller. Some shriveled and grew old, while others suddenly looked like they belonged to a child.

The transformations continued.

Lu Yin’s face fell. These changes were a result of the power of time.

Sure enough, the Mirari Realm was dangerous. The mist that filled this place was not actually mist, but rather the power of time in gaseous form. Any contact with the mist could have its time warped, accelerating or even reversing. The mist could transform Jue Yi into an old man on the brink of death, or revert him back into a child.

More importantly, the mist was not homogenous, and each place it touched could experience different effects. Various parts of Jue Yi’s body were undergoing different transformations at the same time.

Lu Yin watched as Jue Yi’s legs were reduced to mere bone. Thousands, or even millions, of years had passed for the man’s legs. On the other hand, Jue Yi’s head had reverted back to his childhood, as time had unwound by the reverse.

Jue Yi was stunned as he was tortured by the power of time. Eventually, every part of his body was reduced to simple bones. The change started with his legs and then moved up to his abdomen, which became a skeleton. Abruptly, his head melted way into a solitary skull, which fell to the ground and shattered. All the while, Jue Yi’s arm continued to point at Lu Yin as it underwent continuous transformations.

Eventually, even the arm was reduced to bones. From a short distance away, Lu Yin simply watched as Jue Yi was turned into a skeleton, erased by the power of time.

The entire transformation took place in the time it took to brew a cup of tea. Throughout the entire process, Jue Yi was unable to move at all.

Once the man was nothing more than a skeleton, the power of time could not reverse his death, and that realization chilled Lu Yin to the bone.

He stared in horror, his scalp growing numb. He glanced around, realizing that the mist that surrounded him was the power of time. The slightest touch could devour any creature’s lifespan. This was far more terrifying than any poison, and the knowledge of what surrounded him made Lu Yin’s hair stand on end. He slowly started to move backwards.

A gust of wind blew, pushing the mist closer to him.

This startled Lu Yin, and he quickly sent out a blast of wind himself, only to discover that he was unable to affect the mist. It continued to drift towards him, and his mouth went dry from fear.

Fortunately, he was in a large open area, and the wind was not consistent. The mist kept dissipating and reforming, but ultimately, it was unable to fill the entire space. Seeing this let Lu Yin breathe a sigh of relief.

He did not want to suffer the same miserable end as Jue Yi.

He glanced at the skeleton once more, and the sight caused Lu Yin's eye to twitch. This was the Mirari Realm.

He could not even imagine how the patriarch of the Bai clan had managed to return from this place alive.

The Origin Progenitor had sent Lu Yin to this place without offering any warnings. How irresponsible!

At the very least, a hint would have been nice. If not for Lu Yin’s cautious nature and his reluctance to touch the mist, he might have already been struck by disaster.

He had initially considered exploring the forest, but at this moment, he had completely lost all such desire.

How could he risk exploring anywhere if just the mist was this dangerous?

He considered leaving, but he eventually decided against it. No matter what, he needed to increase his strength. Without greater strength, he would not be able to handle the third Divine Commandment.

Xu Jin's death would most likely trigger a reaction from the Aeternals and cause their wariness to rise even further. They had also learned that Lu Yin had united several different human civilizations, and given their intelligence, they would definitely develop some countermeasures. Lu Yin’s best response to all of this was to enhance his own strength.

He took a deep breath and sat down by the River of Time. He drifted into thought and calmed his pounding heart.

After an indefinite amount of time, he stared out at the River of Time. Since this was a place for fishing, he should get started. Who knew what he might catch?

Using his body as the fishing rod and his techniques as the line, Lu Yin channeled stellular energy through his arm to start fishing in the River of Time. Stellular energy allowed his body to act as the rod, and he used his inner worlds as the line.

He released his inner world, Infinity, and cast the line into the River of Time.

The Mirari Realm supposedly held everything he needed, so he decided to simply see what he could get.

As Infinity dangled into the River of Time, an invisible force tugged at Lu Yin’s fishing rod. It was a very strange sensation. It felt like there was a presence, but also not—it was simply the pressure of time. Suddenly, droplets splashed up from the river. They flowed up Infinity, expanding rapidly and quickly forming an image of a universe above the river. Two massive bodies clashed in outer space.

"I'll give you one more chance. Your ability to raise a colossal giant clone indicates that you could become a super giant, which would greatly enhance your strength. You’re just one of his nine clones. Are you really willing to be consumed by your original body one day?" One of the massive forms roared while punching at the other. Each blow landed with a thunderous impact.

"Being a colossal giant is already enough. I'm merely a sliver of a childhood obsession. Corpse God, despite being a sequence powerhouse, you are unable to defeat me even after this long. How is this anything but a failure on your part? Hahaha!"

"I'm giving you an opportunity, but since you don't want it, you can die!"

Boom!

Boom!

Stars shattered as the giants fought across outer space.

The two giants were none other than Progenitor Chen's giant clone and Corpse God.

Lu Yin had not expected to fish out this particular moment in time. He was well aware of the abilities of Progenitor Chen's nine clones, having faced them during his first stellular tribulation. However, he had never learned of the clones’ fate, and he also had not asked Progenitor Chen about the matter when they had met in Burial Garden.

Many people claimed that Progenitor Chen was dead, but Lu Yin had a feeling that it was actually the man’s clones who had died. If that were true, then had all of the clones died, or only some of them?

Lu Yin knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the clone with the innate gift of Heaven’s Furnace had died. If not, Ye Wu would not have been able to use his symbiotic corpse technique to gain that innate gift.

At the moment, Lu Yin was seeing the colossal giant clone.

Of Lu Yin’s inner worlds, Infinity represented brute strength, and this clash between the two giants encapsulated that same sort of power. The scene from the past had been pulled up from the River of Time, allowing Lu Yin to witness a battle that had never been recorded down in history.

Progenitor Chen's giant clone had been incredibly powerful, and while the man had never achieved Wielder-realm battle force, the giant had cultivated Aurelian Force to an impressive level. Corpse God was also formidable, but that was because of his sequence particles. They made him immortal and indestructible. In the duel, Progenitor Chen's clone proved to be no match for Corpse God.

However, that did not mean the clone was unable to counterattack. Corpse God was forced to retreat at times, and he even coughed up blood after his sequence particles were scattered by Progenitor Chen’s blows.

The giant clone had focused purely on physical strength, and it had honed it to an unimaginable level. A flick of a wrist caused stars to shatter.

"Unfortunately, you haven’t had the time to comprehend the laws of the universe or master a sequence particle. If not for that, I might not be able to win so easily. Even so, you’ve obtained incredible opportunities across the universe. It's a pity to kill you. I'll ask you one last time—do you really want to die?"

Lu Yin, who had previously joined an ambush on Corpse God, understood the man’s strength well. Even at his peak, Corpse God had been forced back by each of the blows thrown by Progenitor Chen's colossal giant clone.

"Talking is pointless! All I’m good at is fighting. Maybe I'll have a breakthrough during our battle."

This statement seemed to provoke Corpse God, or perhaps the Aeternal had been worried about his opponent. Either way, after that, Corpse God released his full power and held nothing back.

There was no way to refute absolute strength, and in the end, Progenitor Chen's clone was beaten to death. Even in death, the clone remained standing upright. His heart no longer beat, and his brain was already dead, but he remained unbowed.

The battle took a long time, and Lu Yin sat on the bank of the River of Time as he watched the entire scene play out.

The scene lasted until the moment that Corpse God took the giant corpse away.

A droplet splashed back into the River of Time.