Star Odyssey

Chapter 1114: Lu Yin Vs. Jin He

Down on the seafloor, Lu Yin, Black, and White all studied the stone plaque with puzzled expressions.

The plaque had ancient characters carved into it, and it seemed to originate from a long, bygone era. According to Lu Yin’s best estimates, this plaque might even stem from the same era as the ancient characters that he had seen in the Daosource Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, which were from the same era as the Daosource Sect itself.

“Can you girls understand these characters?” Lu Yin could not help himself from asking this when he saw Black and White’s serious expressions.

Black and White looked up at Lu Yin as if he were illiterate.

Lu Yin blinked, and asked with greater expectations, “Can you girls really read this?”

“Of course not!” White shouted.

Black nudged her sister. “White, when it comes to reading these kinds of things, even if we don’t understand them, we still have to act like we do. Do you get it now? Otherwise, other people will look down on us.”

White seemed to have been enlightened, and she looked back at Lu Yin with a serious expression. “I can.”

Lu Yin was rendered speechless. Someone would really end up tearing off these two brats’ mouths sooner or later.

“Seventh Bro, these ancient characters are identical to what we saw in the Daosource Sect’s ruins’ Scripture Pavilion, and this monkey can make out a few words. According to what I can understand, this plaque should be some sort of eulogy. During the ancient times, people followed different traditions, and they seemed to have written down eulogies while creating the Mountains and Seas Zone. This eulogy was written by people living next to the sea, and they wanted their region to be blessed by peace. It isn’t very valuable,” the Ghost Monkey said.

After thinking about it, Lu Yin copied down the characters on the stone plaque before punching the stone plaque back into the seabed. It would be too inconvenient to carry such a thing on his back, and it could be easily stolen by envious people; all in all, it would only bring him trouble. Regardless, the most valuable part of the stone plaque was the writing on it.

Despite Lu Yin’s impressive strength, he was not able to damage the stone plaque at all. Its materials were quite sturdy, so he felt that it was a pity that he could not take it with him.

With Lu Yin’s strength, the stone plaque had definitely been pounded very deep into the ocean floor, and others would not be able to easily find it.

“Alright, let’s go,” Lu Yin said.

When the three were about to leave the seabed, White pointed off into the distance and excitedly shouted, “Look, a current!”

Lu Yin glanced over to see a white stream passing through the sea off in the distance. It looked like a passageway that snaked across the seafloor and off into the distance.

On the spacecraft, Elder Yuan Ke had mentioned that while there were many treasures along the seafloor, there were just as many dangers to be found. Thus, the best way to travel was through the currents.

There were quite a few currents that ran along the seabed, and they were essentially passageways across the seas. As long as one followed the current, they would usually be able to find good items, as the current was basically an expressway that ran through the sea.

Throughout the countless years, many cultivators had entered the Mountain and Seas Zone, and many of them had not intended to compete for the contest at Astral Tower. Rather, they focused on searching for these undersea currents and the treasures within.

Since a current had appeared, there was no reason not to use it.

Lu Yin led Black and White into the current, and an instant later, the scenery on either side sped away.

There were five mountains and seas in the Mountain and Seas Zone; the five mountains stood in five different directions while the five seas were connected.

Upon entering the current, Lu Yin’s group were unsure of which mountain they would ultimately end up at. They might continue traveling along in their original direction or they might turn around and head in the complete opposite direction.

There were many currents throughout the seas, and all of them intersected and converged upon each other in a complicated pattern.

Lu Yin led Black and White along as they followed the current along the seafloor. While traveling, they ran into quite a few other currents, and they also saw other cultivators.

At one time, Lu Yin saw Liu Tianmu, and vice versa as the two crossed paths.

Next, he saw Liquor Hero, who was carrying a large wine barrel and sleeping as a current carried her along. Black and White even yelled at her.

It may have been fate, but Lu Yin also ran into Ku Lei.

Black and White also shouted the moment they saw Ku Lei.

When Ku Lei saw Lu Yin, his expression grew angry, and he leaped out of the current and shot up towards the surface.

“Chase him! Beat him, beat him!” Black and White shouted.

Lu Yin immediately put some pressure on them. “Are treasures or beating up others more important?”

The two brats thought about it but ultimately decided not to chase after Ku Lei, which was the logical choice.

Ku Lei simply moved into another direction. The next person Lu Yin ran into was Jin He, and killing intent filled Lu Yin’s eyes as he shot straight at the Arbiter.

Jin He stared at Lu Yin, astonished, but then he smiled. He leaped up and made his way towards the surface.

Lu Yin immediately gave chase.

Black and White were both very fast, and they pulled at Lu Yin from either side. “Lu Yin, where are you going?”

“To beat someone up.” Lu Yin’s voice sounded very dark.

Black shouted, “Are treasures or beating someone up more important?”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Clearly, beating someone up is more important.” Lu Yin was decisive in his reply, and he immediately leaped towards the surface. His actions left Black and White rather speechless, as this was the first time they had been verbally outmaneuvered.

There was a bang as Jin He left the sea, and he looked down to see Lu Yin exit the sea as well. Lu Yin’s eyes were ice cold.

Jin He’s eyes narrowed as he backed away, but Lu Yin raced after him and unleashed a Vacuum Palm without any hesitation.

No matter who they were, anyone would suffer the first time they were struck by a Vacuum Palm. After all, not only were these invisible palm prints fast, but they also carried an extraordinary power.

Jin He was no different. Although he was one of the more mysterious of the Ten Arbiters, it was mainly because he had cultivated Truesight. One look from him was enough to wipe out a planet’s civilization, and he was known as the Arbiter who could not be attacked. However, that was in the past.

Once the mysterious veil was pulled aside, Jin He was no longer overly mysterious.

The Vacuum Palm smacked Jin He straight down to the seafloor. In fact, he had already prepared himself for an attack when Lu Yin emerged from the sea, but his preparations had been too little. The strength of Lu Yin’s Vacuum Palm was too much, and although Jin He had weakened the runes in Lu Yin’s hand even before he launched the attack, that had only managed to reduce the power by a small fraction, and the palm strike was still strong enough to force out a mouthful of blood from Jin He.

Lu Yin shot back down to the seabed and grabbed at Jin He.

The corner of the Arbiter’s lips were stained with blood, and his smile had disappeared. A bizarre firearm had appeared in his hands that looked like a gun. He fired it with a bang, but Lu Yin simply waved a hand and used the Yu Secret Art to divert the projectile into the void.

This gun was rather powerful, but it could only be used once, and after that, it was eliminated by the Mountain and Seas Zone.

Another gun appeared in Jin He’s left hand, and he fired again.

Lu Yin struck out with another Vacuum Palm, and this one simply shattered the bullet. However, Jin He also managed to dodge Lu Yin’s attack.

Lu Yin was dumbstruck, and he looked down at his hand before glaring at Jin He. Jin He’s Truesight had erased many of Lu Yin’s rune lines; in a direct comparison to himself, Lu Yin could not erase even half of what Jin He had just done.

At the same time, both Jin He and Lu Yin’s pupils transformed into runes, and they erased some of their opponent’s runes. Lu Yin continuously released a barrage of Vacuum Palms as star energy formed a screen in front of Jin He that he stared intently at. Since he could erase all rune lines that came within a certain distance of him, that essentially meant that Jin He had a defensive forcefield protecting him.

For a Vacuum Palm to land on Jun He, Lu Yin would need to launch an attack that could break through the screen, but all of the rune lines that approached the screen were greatly weakened.

Even if Lu Yin was capable of unleashing an even stronger Vacuum Palm, its strength would be reduced by half by the time it struck Jin He.

And Jin He was easily able to dodge a half-powered Vacuum Palm.

This was Lu Yin’s first time seeing someone use Truesight in such a fashion, and it broadened his horizons. His use of Truesight had always been very crude, and Jin He had just given Lu Yin a lesson in its more advanced applications.

“We’re in the Mountain and Seas Zone, and everyone here wants to chase us out. Lu Yin, do you really want us to fight amongst ourselves?” Jin He’s long hair undulated as he stood at the bottom of the sea and stared at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin’s expression was exceptionally cold. “Sorry, but I’m representing Eversky Island.”

Jin He reluctantly said, “Stop attacking me. I really don’t want to fight you, as I can’t beat you. Still, it’s not very realistic for you to kill me either, as you should have heard about me already.”

“About how you’re unable to be attacked?” Lu Yin asked coldly.

Jin He smiled. “You should have already experienced it yourself.”

Lu Yin fell silent, as this person was indeed very difficult to deal with.

Lu Yin’s battle with Lan Si had been a head-on confrontation, as they had both used the Overlaying Stacks Path. Thus, they had fought thrown force against force.

When Lu Yin had fought against Nightking Zhenwu, it had been like walking across thin ice. Lu Yin had to constantly be on guard against Nightking Zhenwu’s spiritual force attacks and secret technique while also working to find a way to break through Zhenwu’s defenses. However, back then, Lu Yin had already been stronger than Nightking Zhenwu, and if Nightking Zhenwu’s innate gift hadn’t been a complete cheat of an ability, then Lu Yin would not have suffered such a miserable victory. The battle against Nightking Zhenwu had been more of a battle of wits than a battle of strength.

After Lu Yin defeated Nightking Zhenwu, he had been seen as someone who stood at the peak of a certain level. Ku Lei, the Hui family heir, Shu Jing, and the others had all been suppressed by Lu Yin. Jin He was the same, as they were all weaker than him when it came to pure strength.

However, Jin He’s special trait of being unable to be attacked presented a thorny problem to Lu Yin.

Truesight was something that had been created by the Rune Progenitor, and this technique had been the foundation of a mysterious civilization that had been able to resist the Sixth Mainland. This technique was not as simple as merely erasing some runes of an enemy.

From the very beginning, Jin He had only cultivated Truesight, and his comprehension as well as his use of it had both reached perfection. For the time being, it would be completely pointless for Lu Yin to try competing against Jin He in terms of Truesight.

Just a simple screen had rendered Jin He essentially untouchable.

Nightking Zhenwu had possessed an innate gift that was essentially cheating, and he had been able to survive multiple attacks that should have killed him while Jin He could simply nullify any attack aimed at him.

None of the Ten Arbiters were simple.

In comparison, the Seven Courts heirs all had their secret techniques, but they were a lot easier to deal with.

Lu Yin suddenly felt that if the Ten Arbiters were pitted against ten heirs from the elite powers of the Neoverse, the Arbiters might actually have a higher odds of victory.

“The Rune Civilization was the most mysterious in history, but it was also the most cruel. Lu Yin, do you know why?” Jin He spoke.

Lu Yin stared at Jin He.

Jin He’s lips curled up. “Because those who cultivate Truesight don’t need many techniques to fight. If one can completely erase their opponent’s runes, then that opponent will simply vanish. Completely vanish.”

Lu Yin focused on his opponent.

Jin He smiled. “Isn’t it very cruel?”

“Just try and make me vanish. If you don’t, I’ll make you disappear,” Lu Yin coldly vowed.

Jin He reluctantly asked, “Why? We’re not mortal enemies. The judgement back then was made out of loyalty. I was just the spokesperson, not the instigator.”

“The instigator was the Ignition Crew?” Lu Yin asked.

Jin He nodded. “That’s right. Years ago, the group led by your Big Sis returned to Leon’s Armada, and Leon’s Armada had declared war on the Ignition Crew. The many years of peace in the Cosmic Sea was broken, and the Ignition Crew suffered heavy casualties as a result.”

“You’re also an accomplice, and there’s a debt of seventy two lives. You can’t hide from it!” Lu Yin barked.

Jin He looked up and sighed. “Had I known that this day would come, I would have definitely killed you long ago. How troublesome.”

“It’s not too late now. Let’s see just who kills who!” Lu Yin barked, and his eyes opened wide as Night Advent covered the surface of the sea. Jin He spread both of his hands out, and his star energy formed a screen that completely covered him. This was the true appearance of Jin He’s epithet. In this state, Truesight weakened any and all rune lines that drew close to his body. No matter where an attack approached him from, its power would always be reduced by half.

And it was very difficult to defeat Jin He of the Ten Arbiters with a half-powered attack.