Star Odyssey

Chapter 2380: Flipping The Sky And The Investiture Of The Gods

Lu Yin quietly stood where he was. He could not even determine his own thoughts at this moment.

In the distance, Zhi Yi did not dare to move any closer. The Lu Yin in Food Paradise seemed completely different from the one she had known in the past.

A short time later, Lu Yin emerged from the ruins of the shattered house. He had found a piece of jade beneath the broken bed, and he looked through it.

As the jade shattered, Lu Yin’s eyes snapped open, his expression strange. The jade had a battle technique recorded in it: Flipping the Sky.

Flipping the Sky was a technique that Lu Xiaoxuan had created, and Kui Luo had once mentioned that when Lu Xiaoxuan had first created Flipping the Sky, Progenitor Lu himself had appeared, as well as several other Progenitors. They had declared that Flipping the Sky deserved to be ranked as one of the Lu family's greatest battle techniques, and it was shocking that Lu Xiaoxuan had created such an incredible technique at such a young age.

When Lu Yin had first heard the story, he had not felt anything special. As his cultivation had grown and developed, he had become more and more certain that this story was simply impossible.

How could someone who had not even been an Envoy create a battle technique that could be ranked among the best in the Lu family? It was impossible. After all, Enlighters and those weaker than them used star energy while Envoys used stellular energy. Without breaking through to the Envoy realm, no cultivator could ever understand the sensation of using stellular energy, not even if they could defeat an Envoy. Star energy and stellular energy were fundamentally different powers.

Furthermore, it should have been impossible for an Envoy to create a battle technique that was regarded as one of the best in the Lu family’s library. A person had to at least be a Semi-Progenitor to accomplish such a feat, or even a Progenitor. How could Lu Xiaoxuan have done such a thing?

If the story was true, then it was indeed something unprecedented, and it was a feat that not even Progenitor Chen’s could compare to. While Progenitor Chen had indeed created his Cosmic Art before reaching the peak of the Enlighter Realm, it had only been the foundation of the cultivation art, and it had been far from perfect.

Lu Yin had never believed that, when he had been Lu Xiaoxuan, he had created such impossible perfection. He instead thought that the recognition given by the Lu family had been more of an encouragement.

However, after finally seeing Flipping the Sky for himself, Lu Yin realized just how wrong he had been. When he had been Lu Xiaoxuan, he had indeed created an impossibly perfect battle technique. In other words, he had produced a true miracle.

Flipping the Sky created a separate portion of the universe itself, and that formed the “palm” of the battle technique. With the palm in the sky above the ground, the sky was overturned. This simple flip of a portion of the universe was all that there was to this battle technique. It was a comprehension technique that did not have any requirements in terms of cultivation of strength. The comprehension of this technique depended solely on whether a cultivator could understand four simple words: Sky Will Flip Over.

Bai Xian'er had just told Lu Yin that not even she had been able to comprehend this battle technique. In that case, just who was capable of learning the technique? It was unique to Lu Xiaoxuan.

After seeing Flipping the Sky, Lu Yin felt as though he already knew it. The technique simply felt natural to him. It was as though it belonged to him and to him alone out of everyone in the universe, as if he had created this technique for himself.

Lu Yin’s hand slowly rose, and soil appeared within the void, slowly gathering and appearing. This soil was not common earth, but rather the soil of the Fifth Mainland itself. It was the dirt of the land of humanity’s birthplace.

Lu Yin’s hand suddenly pressed down: Flipping The Sky.

At that moment, invisible tremors radiated out from Food Paradise. The vibrations not only affected Food Paradise, but also the entire Higher Realm that held Food Paradise, as well as the Middle Realm and the Lower Realm. Every place that contained the foundation of the Fifth Mainland’s soil shook at this moment, though the tremor was so weak that not even ants could feel it. Only Lu Yin could sense it.

He had formed a piece of the universe by manifesting the soil of the Fifth Mainland in the sky, and then, he had flipped it over with his palm. The more soil he could form, the stronger Flipping the Sky would be. This was the reason why Flipping the Sky had been ranked among the Lu family's greatest battle techniques, as well as why Progenitor Lu had appeared at the moment of its creation.

If the day came when Lu Yin could manifest all the soil of the entire Fifth Mainland, he would be able to utilize the entire Fifth Mainland as his own technique.

In the Dominion Realm, Bai Wangyuan suddenly looked down. Had that been a tremor, or had it just been an illusion?

Bai Wangyuan was not the only one who had sensed something, as Wang Fan, Xia Shenji, Mu Xie, and the other Progenitors had all sensed the same thing. However, because of how weak the tremor had been, all of them believed that they had been mistaken.

In Crimson Garden, Bai Xian'er's eyes lit up. Did you really learn it again? It truly is a battle technique that you created for yourself. But why can't anyone else learn it? Brother Xiaoxuan, you are still so amazing.

Zhi Yi stared at the ruins of the water house in Food Paradise. She watched with an odd expression as Lu Yin constantly flipped his hand over. Zhi Yi could not understand what he was doing, as she could not feel any power at all in his movements. The longer she stared at Lu Yin, the more she felt that the man was weird.

After testing out Flipping the Sky a few times, Lu Yin released his domain. It completely enveloped Food Paradise, and then he abruptly disappeared.

Zhi Yi was startled. "Take me with you!"

She realized that, even as she spoke, she could no longer sense Lu Yin anywhere at all. Zhi Yi spread out her Vitality Qi, stretching it further and further out as she tried to find Lu Yin.

Lu Yin had already appeared at the highest peak of Food Paradise. He stepped onto the ice cream mountain, and then his body slowly sank down into it.

There was a descendant of the Lu family who was named Xiaoxuan. He was born both intelligent and arrogant. He loved to fight against injustice, and he delighted in helping others. He trained hard, loved food, eventually built Food Paradise, and then shared it with the rest of the Seven Heroes!

This was the public impression of Lu Xiaoxuan, as well as his motivation for creating Food Paradise. Everyone believed that Food Paradise was a place that Lu Xiaoxuan had specifically created to host his friends, brothers, and sisters. Lu Xiaoxuan’s love of delicious food had made Food Paradise famous throughout the Perennial World.

However, Lu Xiaoxuan's true purpose for creating Food Paradise was very different from the public perception.

Lu Yin descended to the bottom of Food Paradise. Once there, he raised a hand and placed it against the wall of the mountain. His hand wiped back and forth, causing wisps of golden light to shine through his fingers. The light spread out and burst out of the ground, blazing high above Food Paradise.

Zhi Yi stared blankly at the golden light that shot into the sky from the ground, and she started moving away. She had no idea what this golden light was, but she did not dare to approach it.

The golden light illuminated Food Paradise, pierced through the sky, and lit up the bottom of the lake on Mount Mei. It spread further and further, lighting up Mount Mei itself, and soon becoming visible across the entire Higher Realm.

The moment the golden light blazed across the Higher Realm, Bai Wangyuan and the other Progenitors in the Dominion Realm shot to their feet and stared downwards in shock. "The Investiture of the Gods?"

Xia Shenji and the others looked completely stunned.

Progenitor Smoke looked down, excitement filling her eyes. "Is the Investiture of the Gods reappearing?"

The golden light refused to be restricted to the Higher Realm, and it continued to intensify, lighting up the Middle Realm, the Lower Realm, and even the Outer Realm. The entire Perennial World could not contain the golden light, and it even shone upon the rear battlefield.

On the fourth array base, Wan Zhiyi's eyes grew bloodshot as he let out an excited laugh. "The Investiture of the Gods, hahahaha! The Investiture of the Gods has reappeared! Young Master, you really do possess the Investiture of the Gods! Wan Zhiyi sees the young master!"

Zhou Tang stared at the golden light in a daze as it shone down on the rear battlefield. He finally gave a deep bow. "Zhou Tang sees the young master."

All the surviving vassals of the Lu family bowed in unison.

Tu Qiming was stunned. "Boss actually awakened the Investiture of the Gods? I didn’t even know about this! When did he do this?"

No one had any idea when Lu Xiaoxuan had awakened the Investiture of the Gods. It had been universally acknowledged that Lu Xiaoxuan would eventually awaken the ability, but the sudden appearance of the Investiture of the Gods caught everyone off guard.

The former vassals of the Lu family grew increasingly excited, but Bai Wangyuan and the others from the four ruling powers grew nervous and even afraid.

The Champions’ Stage could summon the dead, while the Investiture of the Gods could summon copies of the living. These two abilities perfectly complemented each other, and together, they had created the powerful and invincible Lu family. These two abilities were what had allowed the Lu family to uncontestedly rule over the Fifth Mainland.

Arch-Elder Zen stared at the golden light in shock. Was this the Investiture of the Gods? He had never seen it for himself.

Just how many people throughout the eons had observed the Investiture of the Gods? Not to mention outsiders, even many members of the Lu family had never been able to see the Investiture of the Gods, and that was because the Investiture of the Gods could only be used to summon a god. What was a god? A cultivator? Of course not. An Enlighter? An Envoy? Absolutely not. A Semi-Progenitor? Still not quite.

A Progenitor. Only a Progenitor was powerful enough to be considered a god, and only copies of Progenitors could be summoned with the Investiture of the Gods.

How many Progenitors did the Lu family have?

"Throughout history, most of the Lu family’s direct descendants have awakened the Investiture of the Gods, but that meant nothing. Without breaking through to the Progenitor realm themselves, how could they ever hope to be able to summon a Progenitor? The only exception is when a Progenitor willingly volunteers to be copied onto the Investiture of the Gods." Up in the Dominion Realm, Bai Wangyuan looked quite upset. He thought back as he said, “Lu Qi charged into the New World entirely on his own just by relying on the power of Progenitor Wen when he first used the Investiture of the Gods. The man single-handedly swept aside all Twelve Marquises, but that was only because Progenitor Wen willingly submitted to being copied onto the Investiture of the Gods. Without the Progenitor’s assistance, Lu Qi could have only held up four of the Twelve Marquises, at best, with just his Champions’ Stage."

Cold killing intent flickered in the depths of Xia Shenji’s eyes. "Lu Xiaoxuan is not Lu Qi. Lu Qi’s power cannot compare to that of his son. This child can already rival the strength of a Progenitor by relying on various means. Once he can summon a god, who will be able to resist him?"

"What if Mu Xie takes the initiative and volunteers to be copied into Lu Xiaoxuan’s Investiture of the Gods?" Wang Fan suddenly brought up something that made all four men very uneasy.

They glanced at each other, as Wang Fan had brought up a very distinct possibility. If Mu Xie voluntarily allowed himself to be copied onto Lu Xiaoxuan’s Investiture of the Gods, then Lu Xiaoxuan would gain the ability to use Mu Xie's power. That would give the youth yet another terrifying tool.

"Even if Mu Xie volunteers, it is still impossible for Lu Xiaoxuan to summon a being from the Investiture of the Gods as a mere three-tribulation Envoy. Such a freakish existence does not exist," Xia Shenji commented.

Bai Wangyuan clasped his hands behind his back. "I would like to see if Mu Xie is even willing to become a god summoned by Lu Xiaoxuan, or more importantly, does the child dare to make his senior brother a god?"

At this moment, a pair of slitted scarlet eyes appeared. They belonged to a terrifyingly powerful Progenitor-level corpse king.

Xia Shenji grew irritated. "The Investiture of the Gods has drawn out Aeternus! I really hope that they’ll eliminate that Lu Xiaoxuan."

Despite the man’s words, he did not dare to shirk his duty. If he moved away, there would be disastrous consequences if any of Aeternus’s Progenitors entered the Perennial World.

Lu Yin did not expect his Investiture of the Gods to shake up the entire Perennial World. At this moment, a golden light shone upon the entire place.

The Investiture of the Gods had the appearance of a roll of cloth, which was exactly how Kui Luo had described it. Well, it was almost the same. It seemed more like a scroll than a roll of cloth.

By wiping at the wall of the mountain, Lu Yin had caused his Investiture of the Gods to appear. He opened the scroll, and the infinite golden light shifted to form four distinct characters: Investiture of the Gods. These words appeared in the skies across the entire Perennial World, replacing everything that anyone could see.

The four ruling powers, the Nong family, the Liu family, Specter Abyss—all cultivators in all parts of the Perennial World, including the people from the Fifth Mainland who were visiting the Perennial World, looked up at the writing that spelled out “Investiture of the Gods.” They could feel the overwhelming authority behind these words.

The moment these four characters appeared, it felt as though the entire Perennial World- no, the entire Fifth Mainland, began bowing and trembling beneath the golden light.

At the same time, an image of Lu Yin also appeared in the sky above countless people together with the golden light of the Investiture of the Gods. It appeared as though he stood on the same level as the Dominion Realm, or even above the Dominion Realm.

In the Dominion Realm, Xia Shenji and the other Progenitors from the four ruling powers gritted their teeth. Lu Yin was brazenly flaunting the majesty of the Lu family with the help of his Investiture of the Gods, and yet they were trapped in the Dominion Realm, forced to stop powerful enemies from attacking the youth. The feeling of being used was so aggravating that the Progenitors coughed up blood.

"Hehe, so you’ve awakened your Investiture of the Gods? Things are getting more and more interesting. What will you four old freaks do now? Be careful that you don’t get devoured by him." Forgotten Ruins God appeared as well, and she looked at the Perennial World with excitement blazing in her eyes. She was clearly staring at Lu Yin.

Further away, Corpse God rose up. He stretched out a hand and slapped at the Dominion Realm, vainly attempting to smash Ceaseless Impetus.

Xia Shenji’s Shenwu World appeared, and countless chains shot out and twined around Corpse God in an attempt to stop the attack.