Star Odyssey

Chapter 2428: A Member Of The Lu family

Hollow Palm was an attack that merged all the different aspects of Lu Yin's strength: Overlaying Stacks Path, battle force, and even his domain. There was usually no need for Lu Yin to even use his Wielder-realm battle force, as Hollow Palm alone was enough to deal with most of his opponents, even if they were a Semi-Progenitor.

Lu Yin did not use his full strength in this Hollow Palm, as he simply wanted to test out his opponent's strength. He was shocked to discover that the humanoid tribulation only flew back about 10,000 meters.

Only the absolute cream of the crop was capable of surviving one of Lu Yin’s Hollow Palms when they possessed the same level of cultivation as him. As expected, the true universe had chosen Lu Yin’s opponent well.

Hmmm? He noticed an ache from his right arm. He raised his arm to check it, only to see that the arm had become slightly withered. Lu Yin had not immediately noticed the change due to his frequent use of Extremes Must Be Reversed.

Was this due to the tribulation’s last attack? If that was the case, had Lu Yin been attacked by the Lifeseizer Palm?

Lu Yin stared at the humanoid tribulation in shock. Was this the manifestation of someone from the Lu family?

The only battle technique capable of absorbing a person's vitality was the Lu family's Lifeseizer Palm. The fact that this humanoid tribulation had managed to steal Lu Yin’s vitality while at the same cultivation level as him indicated that this tribulation was the manifestation of someone who had been exceptional even within the Lu family.

Right, Lu Yin had nearly forgotten; there was also the Celestial Frost Sect's Celestial Suppression.

The humanoid tribulation reappeared, ready to attack with another palm strike. Lu Yin frowned. Since he had narrowed it down to one of the two battle techniques, the attack had been rendered ineffective. He used Extremes Must Be Reversed and met the attack with his own palm strike, once again sending the humanoid tribulation tumbling back. The figure quickly righted itself and lashed out with another palm strike.

This time, the hazy image of a Mainland appeared behind the tribulation.

"It’s someone from the Lu family!" Bai Wangyuan, Wang Fan, and the others exclaimed.

Progenitor Long grew somber. "That's the visualization technique of the Lu family’s direct line."

The two palms collided yet again. This time, the humanoid tribulation was not forced back. Lu Yin felt a domineering power coming from the manifestation that felt as though countless life forms within the image of the Mainland were attacking him at the same time. The pressure of an entire Mainland pressed down on him.

He was facing the Fifth Mainland.

"A member of the Lu family?" Finally, Lu Yin reacted. Lu Buzheng had already told Lu Yin that the visualization method used by the Lu family’s direct lines was a massive landmass: the Fifth Mainland. As the rulers of the Fifth Mainland, the Lu family was able to borrow the power of the Fifth Mainland itself.

The direct line of the family visualized the Fifth Mainland, while other members of the family visualized the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant.

Lu Yin was absolutely facing the Lifeseizer Palm and not Celestial Suppression. This was the manifestation of a direct descendant of the Lu family.

Faint noises clamored in Lu Yin’s ears. These sounds came from the visualization technique, and they increased the pressure he was facing to an entirely different level. Anyone else would have already been crushed to death, but Lu Yin felt fine. He was hearing… the Origin Progenitor's Sutra. This erased any possible doubt that this humanoid tribulation was the manifestation of a direct descendant of the Lu family. At this point in time, the only question was, who exactly Lu Yin was facing?

The more Lu Yin considered his situation, the more things made sense. Other than another person from the Lu family, who else was capable of facing him with a cultivation of only six stellular tribulations?

Lu Yin grew excited, and he decided to stop holding back. Wielder - Indestructible twined about his arm as he released a powerful push.

Boom!

The humanoid tribulation was sent flying, and the image of the Mainland vanished.

Even with the combination of the Fifth Mainland visualization technique and the Origin Progenitor’s Sutra, a single palm strike from Lu Yin was enough to force back the direct descendant of the Lu family.

Lu Yin had built up a broad and deep foundation in his cultivation over the years. So what if his opponent was someone else from the Lu family? So what if his opponent was the direct descendant of a family that had ruled over one of the Mainlands? Even Chu Yuan, who had received personal guidance from the Origin Progenitor, Heluo Mavis, and Sky Garan had been swept away by Lu Yin.

The humanoid tribulation tumbled back, completely out of control. Its physical body had been nearly shattered by Lu Yin’s palm.

Bai Wangyuan and the others watching were all stunned. Lu Xiaoxuan's strength surpassed all the previous generations of Lu family’s direct descendants’. His battle record and experience were both things that no one else from the Lu family could contend with.

The humanoid tribulation finally came to a halt a thousand meters away. It then raised a hand, the palm facing downwards. Dust swirled up from the ground which then fused together to form a needle, which instantly shot at Lu Yin. This was the Hidden Needle technique.

Hidden Needle was a battle technique that harnessed the aura of a Mainland and then formed a needle from it. This needle could then be used for various medical purposes, including treating poison.

Every single skill that the humanoid tribulation used could be regarded as one of the Lu family’s best battle techniques.

"I'm really curious to find out just who you are," Lu Yin said with a smile. He was intrigued by everyone from the Lu family.

Again, the humanoid tribulation raised a hand. A Champions' Stage appeared, and champions were summoned one by one.

Lu Yin was unsurprised by this move. Even though this figure was a powerful direct descendant of the Lu family, it could not defeat him with just the abilities that it had displayed thus far.

However, there was one detail that Lu Yin could not wrap his head around: how could a humanoid tribulation created by the true universe activate a Champions' Stage?

The universe was filled with countless unexplainable phenomena, and it was said that the true universe that shrouded the Six Mainlands had been created by the Origin Progenitor. However, why had the Origin Progenitor created stellular tribulations? Also, how were stellular tribulations able to accurately determine the level of difficulty for each cultivator’s trials? The Aeternals claimed that the Origin Progenitor was dead, but if that was true, then how was the true universe still able to continue to exist without any issues? Was it the same as how the God of Death had left death energy behind and how Destiny had left fatesand and her Books of Destiny behind?

Perhaps it was only possible to unravel such secrets after becoming a Progenitor.

More and more figures appeared, formed from stellular energy.

These summoned champions were nearly indistinguishable from actual people, and the only exception was the complete lack of any discernible facial features.

Champions of various shapes and sizes were summoned. In the blink of an eye, several hundred creatures had already appeared. There were humans, astral beasts, and even other creatures that Lu Yin had never encountered before.

Almost every champion was an Envoy, and several were peak Envoys. However, there was not a single Semi-Progenitor, or any more powerful champions. As the champions appeared, they charged at Lu Yin.

One man with the power of a nation—that was the Champions' Stage.

A sword appeared in Lu Yin’s hand, formed from condensed stellular energy. Without any Semi-Progenitors among them, the champions could not pose any threat to Lu Yin.

With every slash of his sword, an Envoy-level champion was sliced in half and reduced back to the stellular energy that it had formed from. Numerous Envoys flocked towards Lu Yin like moths to a flame, using various battle techniques, skills, and innate gifts. Even so, every one was cut down with a single slash of the sword.

Even Semi-Progenitors were suppressed by Lu Yin's strength, much less Envoys. Even peak Envoys were only able to withstand a few slashes before vanishing, but even so, that was the limit.

Lu Yin absolutely dominated the battlefield with unmatched strength.

Zhuo Si's eye twitched as he watched from the distance. Every single one of those summoned champions was incredibly powerful, and some even gave him chills. Even so, they seemed as powerless as toddlers against Lu Yin.

This sight was a greater shock to Zhuo Si and those with him than seeing the field of destruction that Lu Yin had faced first. This was because they could not truly understand what the field of destruction had been or what it had represented.

On the contrary, Bai Wangyuan and the others were unfazed by Lu Yin’s display of dominance against the summoned champions. Envoys and all other cultivators at lower cultivations could be disregarded as insignificant to the Progenitors.

Soon, every last champion was eliminated.

Lu Yin raised his sword once more, this time using it to attack the humanoid tribulation directly. This was the Thirteenth Sword.

The humanoid tribulation had not been a difficult opponent for Lu Yin so far. The stellular tribulation must have anticipated that the visualization technique would make the humanoid tribulation comparable to Lu Yin, but the manifestation had not been able to suppress Lu Yin in any aspect whatsoever.

The Thirteenth Sword fell, and the humanoid tribulation dropped to one knee. The Champions' Stage began to fade away. Although the stellular tribulation had demonstrated an impressive array of abilities, it could not match Lu Yin's absolute power.

“It’s over.” Lu Yin raised his sword.

Before he could attack again, a scroll materialized above the humanoid tribulation. As it unfurled, the contents of the scroll glowed with a blinding light, much like a sun being uncovered. Four words could be seen on the scroll: Investiture of the Gods.

Lu Yin blurted, “Investiture of the Gods?”

Everyone who saw the scroll felt equally shocked.

While it was not rare for the Lu family’s direct descendants to awaken the Investiture of the Gods, less than a handful were actually able to use it. An Investiture of the Gods could only create copies of Progenitors, which was incredibly difficult for even a member of the Lu family to accomplish.

The history of the Lu family was intimately intertwined with the history of the Fifth Mainland itself. While the Lu family had managed to produce a number of Progenitors, that number was still minuscule in comparison to the total number of direct descendants. There might have been tens of thousands of direct descendants of the Lu family, but fewer than ten Progenitors had ever emerged from the Lu family. In order to be able to utilize the Investiture of the Gods, a person had to both be a direct descendant of the Lu family as well as a Progenitor. This demonstrated just how rare it was for anyone to actually use the Investiture of the Gods.

As for people who had managed to seal a Progenitor before becoming a Progenitor themselves, every last one had been famous in their own right. For example, there was Lu Tianyi. When he had first sealed a Progenitor, it had been before the start of the Daosource Sect era, during the Heavens Sect era. No one knew just how powerful the man had been when he first sealed a Progenitor in his Investiture of the Gods, but Bai Wangyuan and the others were aware that it was definitely before Lu Tianyui had become a Progenitor.

Another example was Lu Xiaoxuan’s father, Lu Qi. He had sealed a Progenitor as a Semi-Progenitor. By summoning a copy of Progenitor Wen, Lu Qi had been able to charge headfirst into the New World, shaking the rear battlefield.

Anyone who could seal a Progenitor before becoming a Progenitor themselves had been an absolute genius who would have qualified to be appointed as a Dao Chosen during the Heavens Sect era.

The humanoid tribulation that Lu Yin was facing had been one of those geniuses. No, this person had actually been on another level beyond that. Lu Qi had only successfully sealed a Progenitor after becoming a Semi-Progenitor, while Lu Yin was facing the manifestation of someone who had successfully sealed a Progenitor as a mere six-tribulation powerhouse.

“That can’t be right. It can’t be a six-tribulation expert,” Progenitor Smoke commented.

Wang Fan’s expression grew more serious. “Even if this humanoid tribulation is a Semi-Progenitor, it must be a peak Envoy at the least. The trials given by the true universe are chosen not only by the challenger’s cultivation, but more so by their actual strength.”

Bai Wangyuan interjected, “When this humanoid tribulation first appeared, it was only a six-tribulation expert, but after the Champions’ Stage was destroyed, its cultivation increased to seven tribulations. This is the first time I’ve seen a humanoid tribulation’s strength increase.”

“Just what is it that Lu Xiaoxuan cultivates? His first trial was a field of destruction that only those attempting to become Progenitors ever face. His second trial was a hidden attack, and his third trial is a humanoid tribulation capable of increasing its cultivation,” Progenitor Long exclaimed. He looked at Lu Yin with a mix of both wonder and curiosity.

“Every single trial that he’s faced thus far has been beyond abnormal.” Xia Shenji’s expression was grave. “We cannot allow him to survive.”

“This humanoid tribulation was also no simple person. It’s possible that not even Lu Tianyi was able to seal a Progenitor as a peak Envoy.” magic

The sight of the Investiture of the Gods raised Lu Yin’s caution to new heights. If he actually needed to fight against a Progenitor without any of his equipment, this tribulation would be extremely difficult.

It was possible that this was exactly why this particular person had manifested for Lu Yin’s stellular tribulation.