Star Odyssey

Little Eight nodded before proceeding to systematically describe the tragic experiences that he had suffered through during this time. Lu Yin listened for half a day and then raised a hand to interrupt the pirate. “Why are you so certain that they’re from the west?’

This time, Little Eight didn’t answer, and another pirate hurriedly interjected, “Because there’s someone from the Shadowsword Sect with them.”

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. 

Little Eight turned his head around to fiercely glare at that pirate before going back to currying favor with Lu Yin. “Boss, our pirates’ view of the universe is pretty decent, and some of our brothers have traveled extensively and seen all sorts of people. There was someone from the Shadowsword Sect among those that chased after us, and the Shadowsword Sect is from the Suna Weave to begin with, which is in the west. Boss, you have to stick up for us! Even the west is bullying us, and that’s just slapping Boss’s face. Back then, Boss dominated the pirate world.” 

“Shut up!” Lu Yin barked. He then stared at Little Eight. “Are you certain that those people are pirates?” 

Little Eight nodded. “Absolutely certain. Some of us even bumped into our brothers at Sheepshead Port.” 

The Shadowsword Sect. Lu Yin pondered over this new information. That sword sect reminded him of Wei Rong, and Lu Yin had just been considering what Wei Rong might have been planning to use to deal with him. Could Wei Rong have teamed up with pirates? It actually seemed possible. 

Although pirates were vulgar to the bone and did not seem very effective, they also had their uses at times. Pirates efficiently shared information between each other, and they even had their own means of communications. If Wei Rong had considered using pirates to infiltrate the Great Eastern Alliance, then the alliance might not even be able to discover anything until it was too late. 

Of course, this was just pure conjecture. It was entirely possible that the presence of experts from the Shadowsword Sect was just a coincidence. 

Little Eight was now tightly holding onto Lu Yin’s thigh, and it seemed as though he did not plan on ever letting go. He had suffered a great deal recently, and Lu Yin was the Great Eastern Alliance Leader. Pirates also watched the news, and Little Eight had long since wanted to cast his lot in with Lu Yin—he had just never been able to find a way to get in touch with Lu Yin. With Little Eight’s identity, forget the Great Yu Empire, he might die just trying to enter Frostwave Weave. He was afraid that Lu Yin would be unwilling to allow his dark history to be revealed and would kill him to silence him. 

Now that this coincidental encounter had occurred, Little Eight would try absolutely everything to stay. He was truly desperate, and he continued to clutch at Lu Yin’s legs. 

“Did you just say, ‘Sheepshead Port?’” Lu Yin asked.

Little Eight replied, “That’s a place where us pirates gather sometimes. Right, Boss, do you want to take a look? Recently, because of those wretched assholes that invaded Darkmist Weave’s pirate world, Boss Thousand Eyes has called for a meeting in Sheepshead Port, and he wants to figure out a way to handle this matter.” 

“Alright, then. On to Sheepshead Port. Lead the way,” Lu Yin ordered. He had to find out what was going on in the pirate world. If Wei Rong was truly trying to use pirates against the Great Eastern Alliance, it would be impossible to effectively defend themselves with traditional methods. 

Lu Yin was becoming more and more wary. If Wei Rong truly wanted to use the pirate world to move against him, then he was actually even more treacherous than Lu Yin had imagined. Who would have thought that this person would start playing a hidden game before uniting the central weaves. His vision was too wide, and Wei Rong would not be limited to using just one region or one weave, which was the hardest type of person to deal with. 

Sheepshead Port was located to the west of Darkmist Weave, and the average person neither knew of it nor would be able to find it, as the pirates kept the location secret. The port was rumored to have been formed from the skull of an astral beast. 

Sheepshead Port truly had no land, and it was nothing more than barren bone. But despite that, it covered a very large area. 

When Peach learned that they were headed for Sheepshead Port, she grew excited. However, Lu Yin was far more interested in this Thousand Eyes person. 

“Boss Thousand Eyes is someone in the Outerverse who has the rare ability to contact the Pirate King, and he claims to be the Pirate King’s spokesperson in the Outerverse. He’s extremely respectful towards the Pirate King, and his Thousand Eyes Pirate Crew is one of the  biggest in the Outerverse…” Little Eight shared what he knew with Lu Yin. 

The Pirate King? Lu Yin pondered over this for some time. When it truly came down to it, Lu Yin himself was also a tiny pirate, and this was something that he would never be able to remove from his identity for the rest of his life. 

“Right, Boss, we have to go through Darkmist Weave to get to Sheepshead Port. The pirates that chased us out will definitely recognize our spacecraft.” Little Eight suddenly became worried. 

Lu Yin indifferently responded, “Why do you think I wanted to drag your beat up ships along?” 

A lightbulb seemed to light up in Little Eight’s mind. This person was the Great Eastern Alliance Leader, so what did they need to be afraid of? He immediately started brown nosing. “Boss is so  wise.” 

It wasn’t easy to aimlessly roam about the universe, as it was common for powers to seal off the borders of their weaves, making everyone go through an inspection check at the borders. Even the Great Yu Empire had such policies. 

However, the Darkmist Weave did not have any such rules, as this place was the underworld of the Outerverse. Even the pirate port near the Astral River used to have a legitimate presence before it had been destroyed, let alone a mere spacecraft. 

Of course, there were many pirates in this weave. Naturally, those who visited Darkmist Weave had to be prepared for an attack at all times, and they also needed to be prepared to be swept up into others’ battles. 

Not long after arriving in Darkmist Weave, the fleet was surrounded.

Little Eight was angry as he looked outside the vessel. “Boss, it’s them! Those are the pirates from the west.” 

Lu Yin lifted a finger, prompting the blind monk and Peach to both move out. The people from Neo-Vestige Sect also rushed out in order to prevent any accidents from befalling Peach. Their combined force quickly routed the pirates, and a Cruiser realm Shadowsword Sect member was also killed in the clash. 

“We wanted to capture him alive, but he killed himself,” the blind monk said.

Lu Yin looked at the corpse of the Shadowsword Sect expert that was lying on the floor, but then he just casually tossed it out. “Let’s keep going. We’re headed for Sheepshead Port.”

Sheepshead Port lay in a dark part of the universe, and around it, there was no light from any stars that could be seen. It was as if a white bone was the only thing floating through space.

Sheepshead Port was bustling when Lu Yin’s party arrived, as it was nearly time for the assembly that Thousand Eyes had called to begin. Pirates from both the eastern and western weaves had rushed over one after another. 

In this place, everyone was a pirate, the dregs of society in everyone else’s eyes.

There were traces of light inside of Sheepshead Port, and that was where all of the spacecraft had casually docked. There was no space station here, as pirates would not be willing to leave their vessels in a place where just anyone could access them. 

With the guidance of Little Eight and a few other pirates, Lu Yin disguised himself before bringing Aden and Peach into Sheepshead Port, as Peach had insisted on observing the commotion.

There was indeed no soil on Sheepshead Port, but this bone was truly too massive. Could this really be an astral beast’s skull? If so, it had to have come from a beast whose size could compare to that of the ancient centipede that Lu Yin had once seen in the past. 

The universe was boundless, and it had produced countless miracles that humans could not even fathom. At times, Lu Yin rather admired his ancestors. If they hadn’t conquered the Human Domain, they humans would have never been able to safely survive in the universe since almost any astral beast could swallow countless regular humans. 

“Boss, the black market’s over there, that’s the casino, and that’s the business area. Over there is…” Little Eight pointed everything out to Lu Yin in an incessant monologue, and he seemed rather familiar with the whole place. 

Lu Yin felt this was rather. “You come here often?” 

Little Eight answered, “I followed my former bosses here a few times, but they’re all pretty much dead now.” 

The group walked across the broad bone, and as they moved along, they saw several peculiar-looking houses that had been built atop the bone. They had a gloomy appearance, and the creepy design even flustered some people. 

Quite a few pirates lowered their heads as they walked by the group. Few people said anything at all. Everyone in this place looked like a demon, and many of them had altered their appearance. Some were similar to Lu Yin and were looking around curiously, showing that this was their first time at Sheepshead Port. 

Lu Yin unleashed his domain, and it quickly expanded out, covering a large area. He wasn’t at all concerned that someone would notice his domain, as this was a gathering place for pirates. Only a rare few of them had comprehended a domain, and if there was actually anyone who could discover his domain, they would merely pique Lu Yin’s interest.

Along the way, Little Eight also pointed out quite a few pirate crews that were famous in the Outerverse. A few were from the eastern weaves, but most of them were spread throughout the Outerverse. At first glance, pirates didn’t hold much power, and their crews were frequently annihilated. However, once they united, they possessed a considerable amount of strength. 

Lu Yin thought back to the time when numerous pirates had targeted the various powers supporting Puyu, which had raised quite a fuss in the Outerverse. 

The largest number of rune lines in all of Sheepshead Port merely belonged to a Hunter, and there were only one or two Hunters at that. The power of Lu Yin’s group was more than enough to tear apart everyone on Sheepshead Port. 

As for the underworld powers, Lu Yin was not adverse to working with them. After all, he himself was one of Aegis’s second level managers.

Lu Yin and the others stayed on Sheepshead Port for a few days, and during this time, more and more pirate crews arrived, one after another. Of note, Lu Yin noticed that two more Hunters had also arrived.

Peach was exceptionally interested in the black market, as the people who shopped around there had intentionally disguised themselves with eccentric fashion styles to unnerve any onlookers. Peach’s greatest interest was not in buying anything from the black market, as she was much more interested in watching the people who were dressed up. Sometimes, some of the vendors also intentionally disguised themselves with very ugly appearances, to the point where even Peach was nervous, as she thought that they were enemies. The girl had a great deal of interest in these odd people. 

However, the people in the black market were helpless towards the Neo-Vestige Sect disciples who constantly shadowed Peach, as they were clearly not people who should be provoked. 

Lu Yin also took a spin around the black market, but he did not buy anything. These pirates were rather low-end, and they could not compare to the pirates of the Innerverse. The items that these people sold looked extremely ancient, but in reality, most of them had been artificially aged. Some of these trinkets might look decent to an average cultivator, but they were all useless to Lu Yin. 

“Boss, the meeting is about to begin. We need to think of a way to get an admission token, or else we won’t be able to see Boss Thousand Eyes,” Little Eight said.

“What’s an admission token?” Lu Yin asked.

“There are so many pirate crews gathered here, with at least 800 if not 1,000 on the port right now. Only a few pirate crews are actually qualified to talk business with Boss Thousand Eyes while there are also some others who are qualified to watch. However, most crews aren’t qualified to even participate, so they can only wait to be informed of the proceedings.”

Lu Yin nodded and then raised a hand to reveal an unadorned human skull. “Is this it?”

Little Eight was astonished. “Boss, how did you get that?”

Lu Yin smiled; he had his domain as well as the Yu Secret Art, so there was nothing that he could not retrieve.

“This token allows you to sit down with Boss Thousand Eyes and discuss things with him. Boss, you’re too amazing!” Little Eight cheered, though he was clearly putting on an act. The person he was speaking to was the Great Eastern Alliance Leader, and forget joining the discussions, a single order from Lu Yin was enough to wipe out the entirety of Sheepshead Port. 

It had to be said that Little Eight’s flattery was very blunt and crude, but it was also very comfortable to hear. 

Another two days passed, and the appointed time of the gathering finally neared. By this time, hundreds of thousands of pirates had gathered on Sheepshead Port.

The place where the more important pirate captains would gather to discuss matters was located at the sheep’s horn, and Lu Yin’s group arrived early.

Every member of their group had disguised themselves to look more pirate-like.

Peach had gone all out after spending a few days observing the people in the black market. Her disguise was similar to the people she had observed, and she ended up looking like a short witch. In truth, her appearance was horrifying, and the mouthful of yellow teeth that she sported was nauseating. 

The pirates were not pretentious, and there was an ordinary looking table that was rectangular and worn-out in the meeting room, though only the pirate leaders with a skull token were allowed to sit at the table. The other pirate leaders could only stand to the side 

and watch from further away.