Star Odyssey

Chapter 1685: No Misery

Lu Yin felt relieved, as the Second Nightking was finally under his control. This was a powerhouse who stood on the same level as Elder Jiu Shen! “There were descendants of the Bai family in Daynight Flowzone, and they led me to the bottom of the Celestial Frost Pond. I saw the treasury there, opened the door, and found the Sealed Cage Technique.”

The Second Nightking clenched his fists so tightly that blood dripped from his palms and stained his chains red.

He had spent countless years cultivating in the Celestial Frost Pond, and he had also tried to open the treasury. Despite all of his attempts, the Celestial Frost Sect’s treasury was something that not even a Semi-Progenitor could forcefully open without destroying everything within. As for the Second Nightking, he had never possessed enough power to destroy the treasury.

He knew that there had been an inheritance in the treasury, but he had never expected the Sealed Cage Technique to be part of it.

Those idiots had not even managed to completely eliminate all the Bai family’s descendants! Idiots, idiots!

Lu Yin smiled. “I already know what you’re thinking, but you really blame your clan members for the fact that you didn’t handle things cleanly.”

The Second Nightking paused. He suddenly thought of something, and his expression completely changed. “That woman?”

Lu Yin nodded. “Yes, that woman.”

The Second Nightking coughed up blood. The anger and resentment that bloomed in his heart aggravated his existing injuries. It had been that woman! The woman whom he had seen when he had opened his eyes inside the Celestial Frost Pond! At that time, he had held back, as he had wanted to understand what was happening. That was why he had merely stunned the woman instead of outright killing her. He had never thought that she would be a descendant of the Bai family.

The Second Nightking was beyond furious.

His chains kept trembling, as the Second Nightking’s resentment had nearly solidified.

Lu Yin spoke in a calm tone, “Alright, what’s past is past, and you can’t change it anymore. Now, do you know what’s happened to the Daynight clan?’

It was obvious that since Lu Yin possessed the Sealed Cage Technique, the members of the Daynight clan would not have been killed but rather fallen under Lu Yin’s control.

The Second Nightking bellowed, “Don’t even think about it! I will never listen to you!”

Lu Yin stared intently at the Second Nightking. “So you’d rather die here in Gaia’s Swamp? In this moldy prison? You would rather have your Daynight clan be without a leader and vanish into history? You’re willing to watch the people who killed the First Nightking continue on with their happy little lives? You’re willing to leave the Third Nightking trapped forever in the Profound Void Realm?”

The Second Nightking felt genuinely shocked. “The Third Nightking’s in the Profound Void Realm?”

Lu Yin nodded. “The Third Nightking was as fortunate as you. He’s still alive, probably in cryostasis, and he’s trapped in the Void Wanderer’s Profound Void Realm. I’m absolutely certain of the veracity of this information, but if you don’t believe me, you can ask the other Nightkings.”

The Second Nightking was ecstatic, as it was great news to learn that the Third Nightking was still alive.

“Although the Third Nightking is still alive, he’ll never be able to escape without someone rescuing him. Given his strength, even if he’s been in cryostasis this entire time, he still can’t live forever. You extended your life by using the water in the Celestial Frost Pond, but what about him? The longer he stays in cryostasis for, the weaker he’ll become until he eventually dies,” Lu Yin said.

The Second Nightking lowered his head as he struggled with the information that he had just received.

Lu Yin sighed; he had succeeded. The Second Nightking’s pride would not allow him to remain under someone else’s control, but the man also would not allow himself to die just yet, as he wanted to rescue the Third Nightking and save the Daynight clan.

Lu Yin suddenly felt like he wanted to meet the Third Nightking.

From the time since Lu Yin had first started cultivating, the Third Nightking had been of great help to him. Without the Third Nightking, Lu Yin would have long since been killed by someone from the Daynight clan. On top of that, the Third Nightking had just helped Lu Yin gain a bodyguard in the form of the Second Nightking. The Third Nightking had been Lu Yin’s best assistant so far, and Lu Yin decided that he would try to rescue the man if the opportunity ever arose, as the Third Nightking was clearly Lu Yin’s lucky star.

Unsurprisingly, the Second Nightking finally surrendered. He did not want to spend the rest of his days in Gaia’s Swamp, as the Daynight clan would struggle badly without him. The Third Nightking would also eventually die if nothing changed, so the motivations that Lu Yin had provided worked perfectly.

Lu Yin had blocked off his conversation with the Second Nightking, so Lord Piggy, Liu Ye, and Fei Hua had all been unable to hear a thing.

When Lu Yin turned to leave, the Second Nightking closed his eyes. He had no idea how Lu Yin planned to take him away, given the fact that the Second Nightking had been condemned to Gaia’s Swamp by the Chief Justice himself.

“Let’s go,” Lu Yin said as he jumped up onto Lord Piggy’s back.

Lord Piggy wagged his tail. “Alright, Alliance Leader Lu. Have you chosen a place for Emperor Luo?”

Lu Yin replied, “There’s someone else I want to meet.”

“Someone else?” Lord Piggy asked.

Lu Yin pointed towards Liu Huang.

Lord Piggy’s expression instantly changed. “Alliance Leader Lu, that’s not very convenient.”

“What’s wrong? I’m just curious about who could be imprisoned next to the Second Nightking,” Lu Yin said.

Lord Piggy hesitated, but he eventually led Lu Yin over to Liu Huang. The primary reason for this was that Liu Huang had been imprisoned for so long that Lord Piggy was not concerned that Lu Yin would recognize the man. Actually, not even the sect master of the Sword Sect might necessarily be able to recognize Liu Huang, as they were from different generations.

Lord Piggy had assumed that Lu Yin would just take a look at Liu Huang as he had with Can and others. The pig had not expected Lu Yin to approach the prisoner.

Lord Piggy was just about to stop Lu Yin, but held his tongue after being glared at by Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu, be careful. This man might be even more dangerous than the Second Nightking.”

“Does he also know spiritual force battle techniques?” Lu Yin asked in surprise.

Lord Piggy answered, “No, but-”

He had just wanted to scare Lu Yin, as he was worried that Liu Huang might say the wrong thing.

Unlike many other prisoners, Liu Huang was generally quite obedient and did not make any trouble or attack any of the guards, which was in direct contrast to the Second Nightking, who was very aggressive.

Lu Yin slowly moved closer to Liu Huang.

Liu Huang’s head stayed down.

Lu Yin stopped 500 meters away from Liu Huang, and Lord Piggy whispered, “Alliance Leader Lu, be careful! Don’t get too close!”

Lu Yin found this quite funny. After all, how could he Possess Liu Huang if he did not get close? He continued moving forward.

Lord Piggy anxiously tried to stop Lu Yin, but he continued moving towards Liu Huang.

Liu Huang’s head remained bent until Lu Yin was only ten meters away from the man.

Lord Piggy immediately moved over to Lu Yin, eager to take him away. The pig would end up in deep trouble if Liu Huang mentioned who he was to Lu Yin.

Lu Yin glanced at Lord Piggy. “No need to be so worried. I'm just taking a look.”

Lord Piggy was about to cry, and he turned to Liu Huang. “Hey, pick up your head for the alliance leader to take a look! Thanks for your cooperation.”action

Lu Yin smiled and moved further forward.

Liu Huang’s fingers twitched, but he slowly raised his head.

Lu Yin stopped just six meters away from the man.

Liu Huang’s gaze was able to make anyone who saw it feel miserable.

Liu Ye and Fei Hua reflexively stepped back when they met the man’s gaze. His eyes reminded them of their near-death experience in Specter Abyss and other dire trials that they had survived. Emotions welled up in their hearts, and they felt like vomiting blood.

Puff!

Fei Hua spat out blood, and Liu Ye moved in front of her and bellowed, “Mr. Lu, don’t look at the man!”

Lord Piggy wanted to shield Lu Yin from the prisoner, but the creature was too large. Lu Yin was only standing six meters away from Liu Huang while Lord Piggy was more than ten meters wide. Thus, the pig could only try to drag Lu Yin backwards.

Lu Yin did not move, and he continued staring straight at Liu Huang.

In fact, Lu Yin showed no reaction at all.

Liu Huang was astonished. “Do you… have no hatred?”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. Hatred? Of course he did. Nobody lived a perpetually happy life, but Lu Yin had already Possessed Liu Huang in the past, and that had allowed him to experience the Fourteenth Sword. This was why Lu Yin knew how to deal with the technique. He stayed silent and simply took another step forward.

Lord Piggy could not endure the situation any longer, and he bit Lu Yin’s shirt to drag him back.

However, Lord Piggy found that it was impossible to do so, and he was instead pulled forward by Lu Yin.

Lu Yin made it within five meters of Liu Huang, and he Possessed the man again.

Liu Huang entered a daze. He had been imprisoned for far too long, making him much weaker than before, which was how Lu Yin was able to Possess the man.

Lu Yin suddenly gained access to Liu Huang’s memories.

At this moment, the chains binding Liu Huang began to vibrate. All 3,000 chains throughout Gaia’s Swamp trembled at the same time.

The Warden just turned around yet again; this was none of his business.

Lord Piggy was startled, as this meant that Master Cha had activated the sourcebox array.

Lord Piggy pulled Lu Yin back and worriedly said, “Alliance Leader Lu, Master Cha got angry! Let’s go! There’s nothing to see.”

Lu Yin glanced over at Liu Huang. “Alright.”

He got back on Lord Piggy’s back, and they headed back to the castle.

Liu Huang felt confused as he watched Lu Yin leave. What was that feeling just now? That young man looked like the champion from ZENITH.

Why did that young man possess no hatred? Was his Fourteenth Sword still incomplete? Could it be flawed? If a young man was able to ignore it so easily, then how could it be considered the Fourteenth Sword?

Lu Yin closed his eyes as he sat on Lord Piggy’s back so that nobody could see the surprise filling his eyes.

After Possessing Liu Huang, Lu Yin had learned the identity of the leader of the prison break: Can. Lu Yin did not feel surprised by that, as all 3,000 prisoners in Gaia’s Swamp were potential suspects. What surprised him was the means of communication that Can had used to organize the prison break; he was using globes of spiritual force.

Lu Yin had never expected to see globes of spiritual force in Gaia’s Swamp.

Liuying Zishan had once been controlled by an orb of spiritual force, and Can was using the same method to contact Liu Huang to organize a prison break. This was how Can had been able to plan anything at all. If these light balls of spiritual force were the same as what had controlled Liuying Zishan, then Can most likely had the ability to control the guards, and possibly even the Assistant Warden, which would allow the prisoners to escape from Gaia’s Swamp.

Can had been imprisoned for many years, so could the orb of spiritual force that had controlled Liuying Zishan have any connection to the man? Lu Yin had initially assumed that Undying Yushan was the person controlling Liuying Zishan. Then, he suddenly remembered something else: that familiar gaze was Undying Yushan’s!

The familiar eyes that Lu Yin had seen in Can were the same as Undying Yushan’s.

Lu Yin became completely confident that Can was Undying Yushan. When he had asked the Starsibyl Sect to perform a divination on Undying Yushan, runes had shot out in various directions. It was impossible for Undying Yushan to possess so many clones, so Lu Yin guessed that the runes were actually the locations of globes of spiritual force. If that was true, then how was Can connected to Undying Yushan? Was it possible that he was one of the many “Undying Yushans?”

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