Star Odyssey

A person was not capable of walking two paths simultaneously. Lu Yin had broken through with four Progenitor’s worlds, effectively walking four different paths. However, that did not mean that he was walking them simultaneously. Instead, he had taken these paths, and ultimately, they would converge into the single path that he was meant to take.

He finally understood that.

This also explained why there had been no phenomena after he finished transforming his four inner worlds into Progenitor’s worlds.

Logically, since he had triggered phenomena with his breakthroughs to the Explorer, Enlighter, and Envoy realms, it should have also appeared during his Progenitor’s breakthrough.

Lu Yin finally understood that individually breaking through with each one of his four Progenitor’s worlds had merely allowed him to divide the process of his Progenitor’s breakthrough into four parts. He was about to undergo his true breakthrough.

A Progenitor’s breakthrough always required the questioning of the heart, a tribulation, and finally, undergoing a total transformation.

Dust World’s breakthrough had brought out multiple parallel universes that had tried to crush Lu Yin, which was similar to Heaven’s Suppression.

Infinity’s breakthrough was accompanied by a challenge from the Pridebeast and the Megalith, which was a tribulation that he had to fight through.

Lightstream’s breakthrough had forced Lu Yin to endure the surging River of Aeons, which could also be considered a battle tribulation.

Lu Yin had already passed the tribulations of Heaven’s Suppression, battle, and questioning the heart. Next, he needed to transform the universe.

Others would transform the universe after breaking through to the Progenitor realm, but for Lu Yin, transforming the universe meant enduring yet another breakthrough.

His myriad paths had merged into a single one, and he needed to break through with that solitary path in order to truly enter the Progenitor realm.

Lu Yin gave a bitter smile. He had long anticipated that his Progenitor’s breakthrough would be quite difficult, but even then, he had not expected this difficulty to be this high. While others faced one breakthrough, Lu Yin had already faced four, and he still had one more to go.

This was his path to becoming a Progenitor.

As a Semi-Progenitor, Lu Yin had been able to face off against the Three Pillars and Six Skies. He now had to bear the consequences for his strength.

His path to becoming a Progenitor was even more difficult than when others broke into the Origin realm.

Lu Yin took a deep breath and looked up at the black hole at the center of his stellular tribulation. This tribulation had been triggered by his inner universe, which had a shell of stellular energy. This tribulation was perfectly normal, and since it had come for him, Lu Yin would not back down.

His focus sharpened. Dust World descended into his inner universe, and at the same time, Lightstream, Infinity, and his Wordless Heavenly Book all entered that universe as well. As his Progenitor’s worlds moved, Lu Yin released his inner universe.

Doing so produced an indescribable feeling.

Everything that Lu Yin had mastered converged at this moment. It was like various streams merging into a single river. Before, his hands had just been hands. His feet had just been feet. His entire body had been as clumsy as a puppet on strings. At the moment, Lu Yin felt as though he had gained an additional brain. He was able to instantly move any part of his body, which made him feel like a puppet that had finally transformed into a real person.

Dust World descended into his inner universe as Infinity spread out. A vast continent appeared and spread out beneath the stars of Lu Yin’s universe, and it even encompassed the continent of fatesand.

The boat that was Lightstream floated gently on the ocean of stellular energy that sat above that landmass.

Infinity’s glowing lines wove through the outer space of the universe, transforming into light, wind, and various astral phenomena.

The Wordless Heavenly Book became the most dazzling sun, and it illuminated the entire inner universe.

An unprecedented feeling of comfort flowed through Lu Yin, causing him to let out a loud roar as he looked up at his stellular tribulation. “Come! Show me what sort of tribulation you are!”

Space trembled, and the black hole at the center of the stellular tribulation tore the void open to reveal the Hollow.

The Origin Universe had connected to the space around the Immemorial Citadel. This allowed people at the Immemorial Citadel to see the Origin Universe, the Fifth Mainland, and the parallel universes that were connected to the Origin Universe. The reverse was also true; countless people throughout the Origin Universe were able to see the Immemorial Citadel.

There was a time when the Immemorial Citadel had been completely unknown to the people of the Origin Universe. There had also been a time when the Origin Universe did not even have a single Progenitor.

At this moment, countless people looked up to see the Immemorial Citadel. They witnessed the powerful warriors who had been fighting for humanity, as well as the flames beneath the city that were fueled by the sacrifices of countless human heroes. They also saw Lu Yin standing directly beneath the black vortex of his stellular tribulation.

The Immemorial Citadel, the Origin Universe, and a great deal more of the megaverse were all able to watch this scene.

Lu Yin could not see any of the people witnessing his tribulation. In his eyes, there was only the stellular tribulation before him.

In his mind, his Progenitor’s breakthrough would be his most difficult challenge ever, and he was eager to see what the true universe would bring out in an attempt to stop him. Just what could hope to stand in Lu Yin’s way?

Given Lu Yin’s current strength as he was about to break through and truly become a Progenitor, did the true universe have any memories of someone strong enough to rival Lu Yin? Was there any sort of astral phenomenon that could stop him?

Lu Yin suddenly thought of the Origin Progenitor and smiled. The Origin Progenitor had created the true universe, which meant that the true universe had only appeared after the Origin Progenitor had broken through to the Progenitor realm. How could the true universe have any memory of the Origin Progenitor from before he had been a Progenitor? There was no way that Lu Yin would face the Origin Progenitor for his tribulation.

However, if he was not going to face the Origin Progenitor, then could it be…?

At that moment, a figure emerged from the black vortex of the stellular tribulation, and it slowly descended.

Lu Yin stared at the figure. Who could it be? Who had possessed enough strength when entering the Progenitor realm to give the true universe the confidence that they could stop Lu Yin? Had such a powerful figure ever appeared in the Origin Universe?

Lu Yin was not the only one curious; even the Origin Progenitor felt puzzled. It should not be possible for Lu Yin to face a humanoid tribulation. At his current cultivation level, aside from the Origin Progenitor himself, there had never been anyone capable of standing in Pillar’s way. Such a tribulation was impossible. The Origin Progenitor understood the Origin Universe too well.

Even during the Origin Progenitor’s time at the Immemorial Citadel, Old Mu had roamed the megaverse. If such a person had ever appeared, they would have been mentioned.

Huh? Another one?

Lu Yin’s tribulation was not just one opponent.

A second figure slowly descended, followed by a third, a fourth, and a fifth. Eventually, nine figures stood before him.

There were eight faceless humanoid figures that had descended from the stellular tribulation, and they formed a circle that surrounded Lu Yin. In addition to the humanoid figures, there was also what appeared to be an astral beast.

Everyone stared. Was Lu Yin really being forced to face eight humanoid tribulations and one beast-shaped tribulation at once?

Such a thing had never occurred throughout history. Never before had a stellular tribulation brought out so many humanoid tribulations to stop someone’s breakthrough. This was not just a matter of quantity. If Lu Yin was not mistaken, the nine before him were the Three Realms and Six Daos.

Lu Yin was amazed as he looked around. Even an idiot would know that the nine figures arrayed against Lu Yin were the Three Realms and Six Daos. That was because one of the figures was holding a scythe. That was too obvious of an indication. On top of that, there was also the image of an astral besat.

The stellular tribulation must have broken, for it to immediately summon the Three Realms and Six Daos.

Everyone was stunned, including Chu Yi and Lu Yuan.

“Shit! That's disgusting! That's us!” Lu Yuan cursed loudly.

Chu Yi exclaimed in astonishment, “That really is us! All of the Three Realms and Six Daos. Could the stellular tribulation believe that only we, all together, have a hope of stopping him from breaking through to the Progenitor realm?”

Hongyan Mavis was stunned. “About that… have all nine of us ever fought together before?”

“Never. Not even when we faced Master.” Garan Zhiluo’s expression darkened. This was a matter of pride. They were the Three Realms and Six Daos, invincible legends from the ancient Heavens Sect era. At this moment, all nine of them were cooperating against a single junior.

Wu Tian sighed. “Throughout human history, in both the past and the future, only Pillar has any chance of facing off against the nine of us at once. I want to see if our combined strength can stop Pillar from breaking through to the Progenitor realm.”

“I both hope that he succeeds and that he doesn’t,” Garan Zhiluo commented.

Chu Yi gave a small smile. “It would be good for him to succeed. We’ve lived for so long, and we need someone to eventually surpass us.”

Around them, many people threw strange glances at the group.

The Three Realms and Six Daos were renowned legends in both the Origin Universe and the rest of the megaverse. Each one of the nine had been a legend in their own right, and each one had been powerful enough to alter the course of history.

For all nine to work together, this scene was not enough to be called legendary, as it was something beyond that. This was a mythical battle.

Deep below the Immemorial Citadel, the Origin Progenitor was also briefly stunned, but then he burst into laughter. “I understand now! Hahahaha, so that’s how it is! That’s how it is!”

Mister Mu returned and saw Lu Yin’s stellular tribulation. “I never thought that the illustrious Three Realms and Six Daos would one day gang up on my disciple. Tai Chu, what are you laughing about?”

The Origin Progenitor looked at Mister Mu. “Where’s that old monster, Yuan Qi?”

“Fled.”

“Old Mu, I already told you that, aside from taking Pillar as your disciple, you’re worthless. You really let him get away?”

Mister Mu stared off into the distance. “What did you figure out?”

The Origin Progenitor laughed so hard that he nearly dropped the sequence strings. “I created the Origin Universe’s stellular tribulations, so I understand it all too well. That’s also why I understand why my disciples were brought out.

“It’s because Pillar learned Verdant Eternity.”

Mister Mu was shocked. “He learned Verdant Eternity?”

“That’s right. My disciples were tested before I let them graduate, and that test was for them to overcome Verdant Eternity. Pillar fused Verdant Eternity with his inner universe. From the perspective of the tribulation, that means that his strongest power is Verdant Eternity. Think about it; all of my disciples were required to overcome Verdant Eternity in order to graduate. Do you think that the stellular tribulation would hesitate to summon them?

“For this tribulation, any one of my disciples who successfully overcame Verdant Eternity should be capable of stopping Pillar’s Progenitor’s breakthrough. The reason why all nine of them have appeared at once is because Pillar’s stellular energy is so vast, and also because that inner universe of his is completely unique. All of them were summoned, just in case.”

“But when they overcame Verdant Eternity, they were already Progenitors,” Mister Mu retorted, feeling slightly confused.

The Origin Progenitor agreed, “Yes, they were already Progenitors, but to the stellular tribulation, the cultivation level isn’t important. As long as they were able to overcome Verdant Eternity, they are qualified to stop Pillar. Also…” The man paused for a moment. “Pillar already has Progenitor’s worlds.”

Mister Mu stared into the distance.

Lu Yin glanced around. The Three Realms and Six Daos… how ruthless. To stop him from becoming a Progenitor, the entire Three Realms and Six Daos had been summoned against him.

This had to be the most difficult stellular tribulation in history.

Who could boast that they had broken through after being surrounded by the Three Realms and Six Daos? Even Aeternus had once hunted those powerhouses down one by one. If the Three Realms and Six Daos had joined forces back then, things might have gone far differently.

Lu Yin was truly setting a precedent.

For the Three Realms and Six Daos, this was a chance to rectify a long-standing regret.

Ancient legends and a modern myth. Everyone wanted to know the true power of the Three Realms and Six Daos when united, even Lu Yin.

There was a brief moment of silence, and then Lu Yin made his move. Nine spears of soil flew at the Three Realms and Six Daos.

All nine figures reacted simultaneously, as they each used their own unique abilities to block the dirt spears.

The spears were powerful enough to threaten even the Seven Skygods. Lu Yin had used these spears to devastate the entire battlefield, destroying most of Aeternus by eliminating a great number of peak powerhouses.

This time, Lu Yin was using his attack to test the strength of the Three Realms and Six Daos.

Not a single spear made contact. Every last one of them was struck down.

Seeing this allowed Lu Yin to understand something; the Three Realms and Six Daos had not been summoned as Semi-Progenitors, but rather as Progenitors.

Logically, since this was Lu Yin’s Progenitor’s tribulation, the stellular tribulation should have brought out Semi-Progenitors to face him. However, he had already overcome four Progenitor’s tribulations and obtained four Progenitor’s worlds. It was not unreasonable for the tribulation to send out the Three Realms and Six Daos as Progenitors to face him.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA