Star Odyssey

Felynn stared at the fight taking place underground in shock. Nobody had expected that this Lockbreaker Competition would have this many surprises. She had assumed that everything was within her control, but the situation had ultimately developed to this point. If the two individuals continued fighting in such a manner, then not just Hall of Insight, but even Sourcepeak Planet itself would be destroyed. 

Xi Qi leaped up, but she was nonetheless still caught by the gale sweeping up from the battle taking place underground and forcefully flung far away. Above her, the fish screamed loudly, though she did not know what it was shouting about. She only vaguely heard “Corpse King Transformation” and “What a monster.” 

Ku Wei stared underground, and his face had become solemn. Even he was unable to intervene in such a battle, as this was essentially an Enlighters’ battlefield. If these two continued to fight seriously on this planet, it was doomed. 

Fiend Li’s eyes cracked open from where he was being supported by a few Lockbreakers. He then floated into the sky. “Sourcepeak Planet must not be destroyed. Never!” 

Underground, Lu Yin took a punch to the chest. Although it had been blocked by his universal armor, he still felt stifled, as the Corpse King’s physical body was simply too powerful. Lu Yin was thrown a hundred meters back, at which moment Aden suddenly appeared with his thunder shield and defended Lu Yin from the Corpse King. 

The Corpse King unleashed two more simultaneous punches, causing an explosion to ring out as Aden’s thunder shield exploded, and his nine lined battle force grew unstable. He was similarly flung back, and he also spat out a mouthful of blood. 

“Seventh Bro, stop fighting! Let’s go! You aren’t his opponent!” the Ghost Monkey shrieked. 

Corpse Kings only fought by using their physical strength, and they did not utilize any sort of star energy attacks. The Yu Secret Art was almost completely useless against the creature, and Lu Yin could only defend and occasionally counterattack. As he thought about his situation, he moved forward and sent out a palm attack reinforced by his seven lined battle force. “Thirty Stacks, One Hundredfold Shockwave Palm.”

The Corpse King looked up, and its figure blurred as it vanished. Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as stars began revolving around his body. He then suddenly turned around to face a different direction before swatting out with a palm right as the Corpse King emerged from the void and unleashed a punch.

With a thump, overwhelming shockwaves tore through the underground battlefield before erupting into the open sky. The numerous shockwaves also caused the ground to ripple slightly before ferociously exploding. Many of the Lockbreakers flying in the air were also affected by the shockwaves, and they were blown away without any way to resist. 

Lu Yin was sent flying once again. However, the Corpse King’s green eyes quickly drew close to him as the monster reached out to grab Lu Yin. He evaded with Secret Sidestep and quickly retreated at top speed. 

This time, the Corpse King did not chase after him. Instead, it turned around and went back to attacking the door to the secret room. By now, the door could no longer resist any more, and it shattered after one punch, allowing the Corpse King to charge in. 

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he dashed in right after the creature.

The room was not very large, but there was a strange looking sourcebox in the very center. When the Corpse King charged into the room, distorted ripples emanated out of the void itself and twisted around the Corpse King. This was the sourcebox’s formless danger. Lu Yin entered the room one step behind the Corpse King, and he quickly stopped in place. As he surveyed his surroundings, Lu Yin’s gaze finally settled on one corner of the room, where there were two boxes: one small and one large. The Corpse King was trying its best to shake off the formless ripples that had entangled it as it forced its way to the boxes. 

Lu Yin grasped the Giant Emperor’s third eye and studied the sourcebox’s formless danger while he continuously used Secret Sidestep to evade it. In this manner, he quickly approached the boxes, moving much faster than the Corpse King. 

The Corpse King growled in anger, and under Lu Yin’s astonished gaze, its right arm extended unnaturally and grabbed the larger box. This was the creature’s innate gift, and it caused Lu Yin to become flustered. When the Corpse King grabbed a second time for the smaller box, Lu Yin stabbed out with his pike. Although the pike’s spiritual force attack was ineffective against the Corpse King, the weapon was still incomparably sharp, and when backed with Lu Yin’s impressive physical strength, it was able to skewer the Corpse King’s extended arm to the wall. Lu Yin then took advantage of the opportunity to grab the smaller box. 

The Corpse King stared at Lu Yin with its green eyes and then used its other hand to pull out the pike. It thrust the pike towards Lu Yin, but the youth managed to dodge the attack as he charged out of the secret room. 

The Corpse King struggled, but it soon charged out as well.

Lu Yin did not plan to tangle with the creature any further, as he could not defeat it even if he had another Money Bomb that had been upgraded to the point where it could wipe out an Enlighter. This Corpse King’s physical body was much tougher than that of an average Enlighter, and it would likely take more than a single Money Bomb to take care of this monster. 

When Lu Yin charged out of the room, he saw that the surrounding area had changed greatly. The earth had collapsed, and the sky was filled with thick smoke. In the distance, red magma constantly seeped out of the ground and emitted a pungent odor that filled the air. 

When Fiend Li and the others saw Lu Yin emerge, they promptly asked, “How is it?” 

At that moment, the Corpse King charged out as well, and its green eyes stared at Lu Yin for an instant before it vanished. 

Stars revolved around Lu Yin’s body and he quickly evaded to the side with the Secret Sidestep Technique. The Corpse King appeared where Lu Yin had just been, but its attack missed. It then waved a hand and sent a sweeping gale towards Fiend Li and the others. Aden also dashed up from beneath the ground, charging towards the Corpse King with his nine lined battle force. However, he was driven back by just one punch from the Corpse King. 

Lu Yin saw that the Corpse King was staring at him with determined eyes, so he shouted, “The secret room was opened, and he grabbed everything inside.” 

Fiend Li’s face went pale. “Everyone, listen up! Do not let this creature escape.”

But despite his words, there was no one on Sourcepeak Planet who could fight against the Corpse King. In fact, the best that Lu Yin could do was not be defeated himself.

The Corpse King intently pursued Lu Yin, clearly bent on snatching the other box away. While fleeing, Lu Yin surveyed his surroundings before locking onto Ku Wei. He then dashed over without any hesitation. 

Ku Wei’s mouth fell open. “Oh, $%@!”

Lu Yin smiled at Ku Wei. “I’ll pass him over to you.”

Ku Wei was stunned in place, but the Corpse King did not bother with Ku Wei at all. It steadily continued to chase after Lu Yin. 

Lu Yin was surprised; what was this? The Corpse King’s intelligence was quite low, and it could only identify its target and execute its given orders. It was completely uninterested in everything else. 

“Seventh Bro, turn around and look for that Ku Wei! He has to be from the Seven Courts’ Ku family, which is also a part of the Three Dark Hands. He definitely has a way to deal with this Corpse King!”  the monkey shouted. 

Even if he had not said this, Lu Yin had already been planning on doing this. Of everyone here, Fiend Li had been severely injured and was on the brink of death while Felynn was not nearly powerful enough. The other Lockbreakers were only at the Hunter realm at best, and they would not be able to help out against this Corpse King in any way. Only Ku Wei stood out, and in a way completely unrelated to his power level; Lu Yin felt that his background was the most reliable thing he could count on at this moment. 

Ku Wei saw that Lu Yin was heading back towards him, and he started to run while screaming, “Bro, Brother Wei never offended you, so why are you chasing me?” 

Lu Yin said, “Bro, help me by taking one hit.” 

“You’ve got to be crazy!” Ku Wei seemed to sniffle even though no tears were shed. 

Behind the two youths, the Corpse King’s speed continued to increase until it finally tore straight through the void and appeared in front of Lu Yin. It punched at him, and Lu Yin once again evaded with the Secret Sidestep Technique as he passed by the Corpse King. But this time, the Corpse King turned around as it punched, the wind generated by its fist warping the void and causing boundless shockwaves to sweep out from its fist. Lu Yin could block the attack, but Ku Wei was swept away by the gale and thrown underground in a miserable condition. 

He was just an Explorer, so it was already very impressive for him to display a power that could match up to a Hunter. However, that still wasn’t enough to stand up to this Corpse King. 

Lu Yin felt helpless, as it seemed like this fellow was not actually that useful. 

This person’s physical power was rather close to Lu Yin’s, and he was also a Realmbreaker who could challenge Hunters. However, while Lu Yin could rely on his universal armor to fight against the Corpse King, Ku Wei had no such armor, and he could not even resist against the Corpse King’s attacks. 

Lu Yin constantly evaded the Corpse King’s punches with the Secret Sidestep Technique, and he felt confident that as long as he had the Cosmic Art active, the Corpse King would not be able to land a hit on him. And after enough time passed, the Corpse King would definitely flee since the Hall of Honor would not allow it to roam about freely. 

Some distance away, Fiend Li pushed the Lockbreakers who had been supporting him aside as he dragged his injured body into the sky above the ruins of Hall of Insight. This was the place that had been filled with the invisible danger from the four sourceboxes that looked like four great trees. The old man hung in midair as he stared at Sourcepeak Planet with a complex expression. “I never thought that the final scenes of my life would be this. Geoffrey’s worries have come to pass, and if that is the case, then I will fulfill my promise and not allow those items to land in the hands of others.” He raised his gadget as if he was about to send out a message, looked at the cat-and-mouse game that Lu Yin was playing with the Corpse King, and then opened his mouth to speak. 

Lu Yin was busy evading the Corpse King’s attacks when he suddenly felt his ears twitch. He looked over at Fiend Li in astonishment before unhesitatingly charging over with the Corpse King following close behind him. 

Lu Yin dashed into the area within the four trees before continuing to dash towards the east. 

The Corpse King chased after Lu Yin and also entered the area surrounded by the four great trees. However, the moment Lu Yin left this area, Fiend Li’s eyes went wide, and the star energy in the area suddenly transformed. The four great trees rapidly wilted as they revealed four sourceboxes of varying sizes and shapes. The void froze as the four sourceboxes gave off a slight radiance. Then, through some unknown mechanism, the area bordered by the sourceboxes suddenly distorted, and all of the star energy inside instantly vanished, along with the Corpse King and Fiend Li himself. 

Lu Yin stared at this scene in shock. What had just happened? All of the star energy in the area encircled by the four great trees had completely vanished along with the Corpse King, Fiend Li, and anything else that had even contained a trace of star energy. Right now, that area was utterly devoid of star energy. 

Was this a sourcebox array? Only a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker could comprehend such an array, as this was a supreme technique of Lockbreakers. 

That had been a green-eyed Corpse King that had transformed twice, but it had still disappeared as if it had never even existed. Such a thing was too fearsome.  

“I’ve heard rumors that some powerful Lockbreakers can use a sourcebox array to kill super powerhouses. So it turns out that those rumors were true,” the monkey said with a sigh. 

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered as he recalled the True Insight: the thirty six pages of this treasure contained information about sourcebox arrays. If all such arrays contained this much power, then True Insight was indeed as valuable as a secret technique. It was no wonder why Saul had coveted the True Insight as badly as he had. 

It was a pity that Fiend Li had only been a five star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker, which meant that he could not comprehend the techniques behind sourcebox arrays. Although Lu Yin did not know how the old man had activated this particular sourcebox array, Fiend Li had clearly paid for it with his life. 

If President Geoffrey had still been around, then how would things have turned out? Lu Yin didn’t even dare to imagine what sort of strength Geoffrey possessed. If he had comprehended this sourcebox array, then he would have been able to take care of Saul, Lord Egret, and even that Corpse King all by himself! 

A wooden box fell down from high in the sky, which was the one that the Corpse King had grabbed from Geoffrey’s secret room. Lu Yin wanted to grab it, but he did not dare enter that area, as that array was truly horrifying. 

Felynn flew over from a distance, entering the desolate region of space to retrieve the box. Only when she collected it did she finally visibly relax. She then focused her sight onto Lu Yin, her gaze complicated.

Lu Yin and Felynn exchanged glances. “That senior Lockbreaker voluntarily killed himself so as to prevent that box from landing in others’ hands, right?” 

Felynn stored the box away in her cosmic ring, not replying.

Lu Yin looked around him. “Sourcepeak Planet can be considered finished. Hall of Insight, the Vice President, and the Honorary Vice President are all gone. Nobody can stop you from becoming the President any longer.” 

Felynn’s body quivered, and then she asked in a bitter voice, “Is there any meaning to becoming the President any more?” 

“I’ll support you,” Lu Yin said.

Felynn fell silent.

All around them, many Lockbreakers looked around with miserable expressions. Regardless of whether they were standing on the ground or floating in the sky, they all looked as though they had lost their souls.

Too much had happened on this day, and they were still trying to process it all.