Star Odyssey

Chapter 3237: The Pridebeast

As Lu Yin’s time in his Timestop Space approached a year, a misalignment in his lines of strength caused his arm to break open. He reappeared in outer space and was forced to continue fighting against the Megalith even while his new wounds prevented him from getting near the beast.

He had already used up most of the Time Poison that he had obtained, and it would not last much longer.

Nonetheless, he continued to calmly roll his die.

This time, he ended up being very lucky, as his first roll was four pips. Lu Yin immediately returned to his Timestop Space, where he spent another year mapping out the interconnected nodes of strength throughout both of his arms. He called this newly developed method the Infinite Strength Realm.

The initial stages of this method were quite difficult, but the further along that Lu Yin progressed, the more skilled he became.

During the next month from the Megalith’s perspective, Lu Yin rolled Timestop three more times, which allowed him to spend nearly three years developing his Infinite Strength Realm. Finally, it covered his entire body.

The moment that he finished, endless light erupted, and Infinity’s lines of strength started constantly flickering. The light reminded Lu Yin of when he had first met Mister Mu. When his physical strength had been raised to the limit of his cultivation realm, his body had similarly lit up.

Right, Lu Yin had forgotten that, after his Semi-Progenitor breakthrough, he had never raised his physical strength to the limit again. At this moment, he had reached the Progenitor realm by transforming Dust World into a Progenitor’s world. At the same time, the Infinite Strength Realm had allowed him to reach the limits of a Progenitor’s physical strength, which was why his body was shining once again.

As he stood within his Timestop Space, Lu Yin had no idea how strong his body had become at this moment. All that he knew was that the power provided by the Infinite Strength Realm was greater than anything he had ever experienced before. This was also just the first step of the Infinite Strength Realm. The next step would be to disperse and condense his power at will; at that point, he would be able to cover his entire body with Infinity’s lines of strength at any moment to activate the Infinite Strength Realm.

The third step was to not even use the Infinite Strength Realm. As long as Lu Yin used Infinity, the Infinite Strength Realm would naturally appear, granting him endless strength and the ability to control infinite power.

These were the three steps that Lu Yin had planned out to transform his physical strength.

For the moment, what he needed to do was trigger his next breakthrough and transform Infinity into a Progenitor’s world.

Lu Yin reappeared in the Megalith’s universe. He was almost completely out of Time Poison.

Fortunately, he no longer needed the poison. He had seen through the essence of the Megalith's strength and understood it entirely. That was the end of the matter.

Off in the distance, the Megalith was staring at Lu Yin with its enormous eyes. At this moment, it felt something very familiar from Lu Yin. This was not a sensation from their numerous clashes, but rather something that came from Lu Yin’s strength. It was not anything that aroused amity, but it also did not provoke any hostility.

The Megalith felt quite confused, and it simply stared blankly at Lu Yin.

Since encountering Lu Yin, it had experienced more than in the rest of its life combined.

Far away, Lu Yuan and Garan Zhiluo were both staring at Lu Yin. His aura had changed.

Hongyan Mavis had also arrived, and she felt something strange as she looked at Lu Yin.

The entire universe was silent. No one made a sound.

Lu Yin lifted his head to stare out into the endless starry sky. Infinity’s lines of strength continued to collide with each other, and he used his inner world as a guide to break through and transform it into a Progenitor’s world.

Boom!

The universe exploded with a deafening sound that startled the Megalith. It eyed Lu Yin warily, unsure of what was happening. All the beast knew was that Lu Yin had suddenly started to give off an extraordinary threatening feeling.

Further away, Lu Yuan, Hongyan Mavis, and Garan Zhiluo all watched with widening eyes. Was Lu Yin about to have another breakthrough?

"Hasn’t he already broken through and become a Progenitor?" Garan Zhiluo felt incredibly confused.

Lu Yuan grinned as he let out a proud laugh. "Little Seven has four inner worlds!"

Garan Zhiluo's mouth fell open in shock. Was that even possible?

Hongyan Mavis just stared at Lu Yin. This breakthrough was to raise Infinity into a Progenitor’s world, which would transform Lu Yin’s physical strength. Suddenly, the woman remembered why the feeling that she had from Lu Yin felt so familiar; it was very similar to a certain creature, and that creature was… �

"Pridebeast?" Hongyan Mavis stared blankly at a gorilla-like creature that seemed to have a metal body which had just emerged from the void.

The creature that gave off the same feeling as Lu Yin was indeed the Pridebeast.

Hongyan Mavis had not expected the Pridebeast to appear the moment she thought of it.

Lu Yin looked over. He watched as a massive gorilla tore through the void and appeared in the universe. While it was not as large as the Megalith, it was not too far off. Its entire body looked like it had been forged from steel, and it exuded brute strength. Each breath the creature took seemed to crush the universe itself. It let out a roar, and space surged like a tsunami, crashing down on Lu Yin like a wave.

After that, more strange creatures started to enter the universe from all directions. While Lu Yin did not recognize any of these creatures, all of them had one thing in common: power. All of these creatures seemed to have been born for raw power, and all of them were focused on Lu Yin.

Lu Yin understood; this was his Progenitor’s tribulation.

He was not triggering his breakthrough with stellular energy, but rather by creating his own path. Because of that, this Progenitor’s breakthrough could not trigger a stellular tribulation. Instead, it had triggered a rejection from the megaverse itself.

When Lu Yin had broken through with his Dust World to become a Progenitor, his breakthrough had pulled out multiple parallel universes that had all tried to crush him. That breakthrough had disrupted the entire battlefield of the Second Scourge.

Lu Yin’s breakthrough with Infinity had not incited as large a tribulation as Dust World’s, but that was because the nature of the two inner worlds was completely different. Even so, there were multiple powerful creatures trying to stop his breakthrough.

Out of all of them, the beast that concerned Lu Yin the most was the metallic gorilla.

That creature’s appearance did not make just Lu Yin wary; it had also caught the attention of the Megalith.

The Megalith glared at the gorilla, immediately on guard. It sensed a threat from another of the same kind.

Far away, Lu Yuan blurted, "Is that the Pridebeast?"

Garan Zhiluo turned to look at Hongyan Mavis. "Is

that the Pridebeast?"

Hongyan Mavis's expression fell. "Yes, that’s the Pridebeast.

"As a creature born from the creation of the megaverse, it possesses unstoppable strength. Of all the creatures I've ever encountered, that one is the most physically powerful. I've fought it many times, and without any exception, I’ve always lost in terms of brute strength.

"Loam, you once wanted to challenge the Pridebeast's strength, but I told you that, unless you can beat me, you have no chance against the Pridebeast.

"That’s the Pridebeast."

Lu Yuan warily eyed the distant gorilla. The Pridebeast was not really much of a threat to him since an Ortuser’s power was not solely based on physical might. However, if they competed in raw strength, Lu Yuan could not be able to measure up to the ape. Even Hongyan Mavis was unable to overpower the beast, and it was possible that even their master would lose in a contest of pure strength.

Hongyan Mavis continued in a low voice, "I once traveled across multiple universes, challenging all the powerful creatures I met. I defeated most of them, and even the ones I couldn't beat were never able to defeat me. With the Divine Tree, I was able to remain undefeated. But the Pridebeast is different. It used nothing but raw power to topple the Mavis family’s Divine Tree.

"Both Feng Bo and Corpse God needed to use their sequence particles and various other methods to destroy the tree. Only the Pridebeast was able to do that with nothing but pure strength. Little Seven needs to be careful."

Hongyan Mavis did not need to warn Lu Yin, as he was already aware that he needed to be careful of the metallic gorilla. Out of all the powerful beasts that had gathered, the Megalith and the Pridebeast were clearly the greatest threats.

If not for the Four Locks Array, Lu Yin would not have been concerned about any of these creatures, but with three of his abilities still sealed by the sourcebox array, it would be a bit difficult to handle the situation.

Luckily, he had already seen through the nature of the Megalith’s strength.

Lu Yin glanced around. He was surrounded by at least 100 creatures, all from different parallel universes. It was as if they had been summoned by some unknown force. As each entered the universe, a sense of danger filled the region. The situation was beyond the comprehension of any of the beasts at this moment.

Lu Yin clenched his fists. "Come! It's time to test our strength."

A roar rang out, as the gorilla answered Lu Yin.

All the creatures turned to look at the beast. The gorilla spread its arms wide and then slammed its fists together. Its power manifested in visible shockwaves that tore through the void. The destruction spread across an incredible distance.

Nearly a hundred of the powerful creatures that had come instantly showed signs of fear, and they started slowly backing away.

Then, the gorilla roared again.

All the creatures fled, vanishing without leaving any trace.

The gorilla’s enormous eyes locked onto Lu Yin. As far as the Pridebeast was concerned, it was the strongest creature in the entire megaverse, which made Lu Yin its prey.

However, the gorilla had clearly forgotten about the Megalith.

The Megalith had not left with the rest of the beasts, and instead, it simply stared at the gorilla. The Megalith felt something familiar: intimidation.

Yes, this beast was intimidating.

Once, the Megalith had similarly intimidated all the other creatures of its own megaverse in the same manner. This scene was all too familiar to the beast.

Lu Yin focused on the gorilla, sensing the beast’s overwhelming desire to fight. This creature wanted to test its strength against Lu Yin’s.

Just as the gorilla was about to charge forward, Lu Yin raised a hand and pointed at the Megalith. "There's another one."

The gorilla turned its head and noticed the Megalith.

The creature was enormous, but it was also not from the same megaverse. The gorilla had not noticed the Megalith at first, as it had simply assumed the Megalith would flee like all the other beasts. Only when Lu Yin pointed the Megalith out did the Pridebeast realize its mistake.

Suddenly, the gorilla grew furious, and it turned to roar at the Megalith.

The Megalith’s tail twitched as it roared back.

The gorilla's intimidation attempt had angered the Megalith.

At that moment, the two titanic creatures roared at each other across the universe, both of them completely forgetting about Lu Yin.

Lu Yin let out a breath as the lines of strength from Infinity continued to envelop his entire body, enhancing the power of his Infinite Strength Realm. From a distance, it looked as though Lu Yin’s body was being pierced by countless lines of strength as his body released a brilliant light. He seemed transcendent, and he gave off a powerful, otherworldly feeling.

Far away, Hongyan Mavis stared at Lu Yin. His aura was becoming more and more the Pridebeast’s. Their strength seemed identical.

The radiance from Lu Yin's body grew even more dazzling. He was like a bright lamp that illuminated the darkness in the depths of the universe.

The standoff between the Megalith and the Pridebeast reached its peak, and both creatures moved simultaneously, charging at the other.

Boom!

A deafening explosion followed, and the universe shattered at the point of impact. Layer after layer of the void was shattered by the collision between two massive forces, and the aftershocks even reached Lu Yuan and the others.

As the shockwave swept past them, Garan Zhiluo felt as though an invisible force was pushing her back.

The fact that she could feel something pushing her indicated the terrifying levels of strength involved in the clash, as this was merely the shockwave.

The Hollow appeared, enveloping a larger and larger area. It seemed to appear almost casually as the Megalith and the Pridebeast forgot about everything around them as they fought, including Lu Yin. The two creatures were fighting for supremacy, for who would rule as the supreme strength in the megaverse.

One thunderous explosion followed another as the two creatures collided. The universe shattered like a broken mirror, the broken fragments growing denser. The two massive beasts occasionally disappeared into the Hollow, and even when they reappeared, it was almost impossible to make out their entire forms due to the presence of the Hollow across the entire battlefield.

"I never thought that there would be a creature in this megaverse that had the strength to compare to the Pridebeast," Hongyan Mavis marveled.

Lu Yuan replied, "This isn’t just strength. If the Pridebeast only had strength, it would lose. The Megalith can absorb energy and power."

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA