Star Odyssey

Chapter 1378: Yet Another Acquaintance

For several days, there had been constant arrests made of people accused of being a traitor, so everyone who saw the fatty’s team was horrified to be confronted by Humility’s Gate. It was an amazing experience for the fatty.

The fat, middle-aged man grew desperate as he waited to be arrested. Two of the fatty’s followers laughed as they seized the man, but suddenly, an overwhelming force erupted and threw them both back.

The middle-aged man stared blankly at the woman who had moved to stand next to him, completely stunned.

The woman’s name was Yu Hua. She had applied for a bodyguard position with the fat man a month before. He had not particularly paid attention to her due to her youth, but had accepted her application because of her beauty and he had other intentions for her. The man had never anticipated such a situation. The woman had actually moved to protect him, and even stood up to Humility’s Gate’s forces. This woman was gutsy.

The fatty stared as his two subordinates flew away, spinning through the air before they slammed into the ground in the distance. His expression quickly changed to one of both anger and excitement. “Alright, I finally get to see someone who’s willing to resist! Alright, com’on!”

As his voice fell, all of the wastrels following the fatty rushed for the strange bird.

The bird was bothered by the numerous approaching attacks and let out a cry as it began to tremble. The movement almost forced the fat man to fall off of the creature’s back.

Yu Hua stood steady on the moving back before making her way forward. She tapped the bird gently, and it gave off a snort, but stopped moving.

The fatty’s underlings swarmed forward, and Yu Hua frowned. Her hands rose, and she started to flick her fingers. Each movement unleashed an amazing force that spread visible ripples through the air. Her attacks fell like raindrops.

The fatty arched a brow and grinned. “I wasn’t afraid that you would resist, but I am afraid that you won’t put up enough of a fight! This handsome guy is jumping in!”

He flew through the air as he spoke, and he punched at Yu Hua. “Four Arts: Bear Stalwart.”

Yuhua’s expression changed slightly as she was reminded of the incredibly fast and powerful Wang Yi. Yu Hua was actually Yuhua Mavis. When she had appeared in the Perennial World, she had actually first approached Humility’s Gate in Huaiyuan. She had used any means necessary to join Humility’s Gate and had finally entered. She had then been sent to protect the fat man. She did not know who he was, only that she had to follow her orders.

In the same manner as Unseen Light, Yuhua Mavis wanted to get close to a Junior Progenitor by using Humility’s Gate. It was the fastest and most convenient method.

The fatty was quickly approaching with a punch, and Yuhua Mavis did not dare underestimate the attack. She had watched as Wang Yi had fought against Lu Yin and had seen the Four Arts contend with Lu Yin’s Vacuum Palm. The two attacks had been evenly matched, and both of them had outclassed Yuhua Mavis. However, the fatty attacking Yuhua Mavis at this moment was only a Hunter, so she did not use Infinite Power, and only threw a normal punch.

Boom

A tremendous shockwave shot out in all directions. People could see as it spread and faded away one layer at a time. After a moment, the shockwave transformed into a pressure that pushed everything down.

The fatty’s entire team had been smashed down to the ground before even understanding what was happening.

Of course, the brown bird was not able to endure the power released by the two people fighting on its back, and it let out a wail as it began to fall out of the sky.

Yuhua Mavis’s single punch was enough to force the fatty back. He could not measure up to her, not with his cultivation, or with his physical strength. Even with the Four Arts, he was still far behind the woman.

His right arm had been left twisted in an unnatural position.

The fatty gritted his teeth as he stared at Yuhua Mavis in shock. There was no way for him to win, so he would not attack again.

Yuhua Mavis forced the strange bird to start flying once again, and she took the fat, middle-aged man with her to the west.

Fatty would fail his mission if he allowed the target to escape.

He stared at the fleeing bird, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He lifted a hand and his communication crystals shook before Lu Yin’s image appeared. “Bro, there’s a traitor who’s fleeing towards you. Help me, Bro! I need you to stop them. Also, don’t fight too hard; you can’t beat these people. Just stall for a bit while I get some reinforcements.”

Lu Yin was surprised. “There was a traitor who managed to fight you off?”

Right after speaking, Lu Yin remembered that the fatty was only a Hunter. Even if he was from the Wang family, he still could only compare to an Enlighter with a power level of 300,000 at best. He would be considered an amazing talent in the Fifth Mainland, but in the Perennial World, the fatty was not good enough to even stand out.

“How strong are the people heading this way?” Lu Yin asked.

The fatty sounded anxious as he answered, “Don’t ask. It doesn’t matter since you can’t stop them. That woman is freakishly strong, Bro! I’ll get some backup to you. Our Humility’s Gate has nothing but powerhouses everywhere.”

The call ended.

Lu Yin put down his hand and looked to the east. The people would be coming from that direction; should he try to buy some time?

Humility’s Gate had extensive influence. There were people in the Lower Realm, the Middle Realm, and the Higher Realm who had joined Humility’s Gate, whether in secret or openly. Humility’s Gate truly did have many experts.

However, Lu Yin had his own reservations, and he did not want to have anything to do with the list of traitors that had come from Yu Chen. It was hard to predict what the consequences might be if Lu Yin interfered even a single time.

I’m sorry, Fatty, but I can’t help you with this.

If things proceeded along normal lines, Lu Yin would do nothing and would stand to the side and allow the traitor to pass by and escape from the fatty, but Lu Yin had not considered the speed at which the traitor was fleeing.

Humility’s Gate kept watch over the entire Perennial World and constantly tracked down and killed traitors and Redbacks. Considering this, how could they be slow when it came to pursuit?

The fatty had not stayed behind, as he was not willing to let the traitor escape.

Yuhua Mavis had been tasked with keeping the fat, middle-aged man safe, not to deal with Humility’s Gate. Despite all of the promises the man made her, Yuhua Mavis’s responses were always the same: as long as no one attacked, she would not attack.

Eventually, the two parties flew nearby and saw Lu Yin.

The fatty saw Lu Yin and his team, and at the same time, Lu Yin saw the fat, middle-aged man riding on the back of a strange, brown bird, as well as Yuhua Mavis standing next to the man. Was this real?

“Bro, help me to stop them! I’ll share the credit for this with you!” the fatty shouted.

The middle-aged man was terrified by these words, and he followed the fatty’s eyes to see another group of people on the ground below.

Yuhua Mavis also looked down, and she instantly saw Lu Yin and Unseen Light. She blinked. Someone I know? Lu Yin’s here? Isn’t he missing? Did he get here early?

Lu Yin was completely speechless, and Unseen Light let out a sigh behind Lu Yin. “No matter how big the universe might be, it becomes small once you reach a certain level, and you will always run into people you know.”

“Go on. Go play with an old friend.” Lu Yin felt helpless. The fatty was staring at Lu Yin, and Lu Yin could not help himself from revealing the truth.

Unseen Light nodded and stepped forward. He unleashed his terrifying domain, and it was like a boulder had been thrown into a calm lake; instantly, the entire area seemed to boil, and people had to work to gain control of themselves.

The domain shot into the sky and changed into a forcefield that took the appearance of Unseen Light. The giant stretched out a hand and grabbed the strange bird.

The fat man was completely stunned, and the fatty further back was also shocked. This domain was too overwhelming.

There were high quality cultivation methods in this universe, yet despite that, there were very few people who could cultivate a domain to the level that Unseen Light had achieved. His strength completely shocked everyone.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, as the forcefield that Unseen Light was currently using far surpassed the strength he had used to fight Zhi Yi. If Unseen Light opened his eyes, Lu Yin was not certain what level the man’s domain would reach. It would certainly be impressive, and would definitely surpass the power Unseen Light had revealed during ZENITH.

He had improved a great deal in a very short amount of time.

Yuhua Mavis looked up from behind the bird and let out a long breath. She and Unseen Light had already clashed several times before, and they were both quite familiar with each other. It was impossible for that fatty to take Yuhua Mavis’s charge away from her, but now there was also Unseen Light, and that was not even mentioning the far more terrifying Lu Yin who had remained on the ground.

At this thought, Yuhua Mavis leaped off the back of the brown bird and punched at the forcefield.

There was a tremendous boom, and the sky condensed before exploding. An incomparable shockwave swept out in all directions, pushing everyone back. The bird let out a wail as its body was torn apart, and blood rained from the sky.

As for the fat, middle-aged man, he fell to the ground, and only survived because the fatty intervened at the last moment.

There was no point to Yuhua Mavis fighting against Unseen Light, so the two quickly pulled back from each other. Yuhua Mavis immediately turned to leave, though she shot a pointed look at Lu Yin before leaving.

Lu Yin was puzzled, as it had been a very strange expression.

The fatty grabbed the middle-aged man and approached Lu Yin and Unseen Light. The fatty blow out a long breath and gave Unseen Light a big thumbs up. “Bro, that was amazing! How did you cultivate such a forcefield? You’re a freak to have one so powerful at your age.”

Unseen Light just smiled. “Luck.”

Lu Yin looked down at the fat man. “Who was that woman just now?”

The fatty suddenly remembered what he should focus on, and he fiercely seized the man’s greasy neck. It was truly disgusting. “Tell us, who is that woman?”

The middle-aged man was trembling. “I- I don’t know! She’s just a bodyguard I hired.”

The fatty became enraged. “A bodyguard? Are you treating me like an idiot? She’s so young and yet has a level of strength that is practically comparable to the most talented youths from the four ruling powers. It wasn’t easy for my brother to beat her, so be honest.”

The fat man was about to cry. “I really don’t know! She said her name is Yu Hua, and I really did just hire her as a bodyguard, but I- I also thought she was really beautiful, so that’s I didn’t know she was so powerful…”

“What?” the fatty shouted.

“I just hired her with the intention of getting her into my bed,” the man whispered.

“Pervert!” the fatty and all of the people behind him shouted in unison.

A strange expression appeared on Lu Yin’s face. These guys were so prompt with such an answer, and yet these guys were the real perverts!

The fatty coughed, somewhat embarrassed. He turned and smiled at Lu Yin. “So what do you think, Bro? You helped me out to capture this damn guy, so let’s split the credit 50-50.”

Lu Yin smiled as he declined, “There’s no need. I didn’t really do anything.”

The fatty’s smile grew even happier.

“Brother Unseen Light, what would you say? 50-50?” The fatty turned to address Unseen Light. “Also, can you actually increase the strength of your forcefield beyond that?”

Unseen Light’s eyebrows rose. “Yes.”

The fatty excitedly clapped his hands. “Do you have any interest in coming over to the Wang family for a visit? I invite you, on behalf of the Wang family and our Junior Progenitor, Wang Su, to visit our home.”

Unseen Light’s expression did not change, but he immediately thought of Wang Yi. If Unseen Light visited the Wang family’s home, he might run into Wang Yi, and that would be the end of everything.

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. “Why are you going back to the Wang family?”

The fatty put off giving a real answer. “Let’s head back for now. You don’t need to worry about that. I won’t do anything to your friend; just want to show him a good time.”

He turned back to Unseen Light. “Bro, how ‘bout it? Come see one of the four ruling powers, the Wang family! Most people will go their whole lives without getting such an invitation, not to mention meeting one of the four Junior Progenitors!”