Star Odyssey

The crimes that Yuan Qi had already committed were enough to be recorded down in history, and Fang Cong’s name would be recorded alongside him. This was enough to pave his path to success.

Many were quite adept at scheming.

Lu Yin appreciated people who at least had the courage to step forward.

If Lu Yin had encountered someone like Fang Cong in the Tianyuan Megaverse, it would not be any problem to let the man take the spotlight. However, in the Spirit Nidus, this could not be allowed to happen.

"Can someone step forward to speak for Yuan Qi?" Lu Yin asked slowly.

Ba Liu and Yi Yao exchanged glances, and then they stepped forward to stand beside Yuan Qi.

The Seraph did nothing to stop the two. In fact, he was not able to stop them.

Fang Cong saw Ba Liu and Yi Yao, but he did not recognize either of them.

Ba Liu stared at Fang Cong as he spoke, "My master, Yuan Qi, intends to alter the rules of the Spirit Nidus. What was forbidden will no longer be a crime. Even the megaverse itself will be overturned. You’re nothing more than a junior who knows nothing and blindly follows the rules. Do you not understand that rules are made by people? The current rules were set in place by the High Seraph, but in the future, my master will be the one to set the rules.

Yuan Qi was taken aback, and he simply stared at Ba Liu. This was such an audacious claim!

Fang Cong was equally stunned. Overturn the megaverse? Rewrite the rules? Have the Spirit Nidus fall under the name of Yuan Qi? This was too bold!

Chu Yi, Sovereign Dou Sheng, and many others were also startled. Ba Liu, who had behaved so reservedly thus far, had just delivered such an impassioned speech. Truly, a person could not be judged by their appearance.

Everyone was left dumbfounded by Ba Liu’s announcement. He was immediately making wild claims, and everything he said was beyond presumptuous!

Lu Yin chuckled and snapped his fingers, which caused an even larger banner to appear, this one with the name “Great Universe Manor.”

"From this day forth, the Grandverse Manor will officially begin to accept disciples. We only distinguish between good and evil, not one’s past or present. Anyone who joins the Grandverse Manor, regardless of their previous experiences, will receive our protection. The Grandverse Manor promises to protect all disciples to the best of its ability.

"I am Ba Liu, a disciple of Seraph Yuan Qi! I am from the Primal Beastland!"

"I am Yi Yao, a disciple of Seraph Yuan Qi! I am from Heavenspire!"

""We are in love and are protected by the Grandverse Manor and our master. Starting today, our love is no longer a crime.""

Each statement that echoed from Boundless rang across the entire Spirit Nidus.

Countless cultivators throughout the Spirit Nidus were shaken to their cores. This matter was something that would upheave the entire megaverse.

Fang Cong was stunned. The Grandverse Manor? A place that would protect criminals?

"Senior Yuan Qi, are you establishing the Grandverse Manor to overthrow the Ascendant Hall?"

Yuan Qi closed his eyes, helpless. This was the moment at which he could no longer retreat. Understanding this, his eyes snapped back open, gleaming with a fierce light. He had already been cast out of the Spirit Nidus, so he needed to seize the opportunity that the Tianyuan Megaverse had granted him. At the very least, he needed to ensure that he would not be killed by Lu Yin. "That’s right. The High Seraph fabricated the existence of the invincible being in order to control the Spirit Nidus. I was fed up with him ages ago.

"Why are the people of Heavenspire forbidden from marrying outsiders? Are they so elite and superior? For starters, I will overturn Heavenspire!

"Cultivators who undergo a beast-form Spirit Rebirth or a human-form Spirit Rebirth are merely cultivators who have chosen different paths. If two people are willing, why can’t they be together?

"Are the High Seraph's words law? Then I will rewrite that law!

"The Grandverse Manor was established to overthrow the High Seraph and reorder the Spirit Nidus. Any who are unwilling to submit to the High Seraph or who wish to change the Spirit Nidus may join my Grandverse Manor. Any who are unable to survive elsewhere may similarly join us. We will protect all such people, not asking about their past, and only distinguishing between good and evil."

In the depths of Boundless, Lu Yin slowly smiled. Yuan Qi had finally chosen his side. The old man had been trying to retain his status in the Spirit Nidus, while also escaping death at Lu Yin’s hands. But how could Yuan Qi have things both ways? Lu Yin had forced Yuan Qi into a corner.

Additionally, this incident was just the first major headache that Lu Yin would offer the High Seraph.

Soon… Very soon.

Old Tao felt a sense of weakness envelop his whole body. Was this battleship going to stand against the entire Spirit Nidus on its own? This incited immense fear and unbearable pressure. Old Tao had already reached his limits.

Cai Jun had already been frozen stiff, his mind going blank.

He had merely wanted to return home so that he could beg for justice from his Cai family. At worst, his matter would have involved the Cai Domain, but no others. It was far from anything that would involve the Seraphs, let alone the High Seraph. Instead, just what had he gotten involved in? Cai Jun glanced around. He was standing against the entire Spirit Nidus. His life was over. He felt like he would not even know how he died.

The universe fell silent for a moment, only to erupt with a deafening chorus of curses in the next moment.

Attacks flew out from hidden locations. Soon, countless attacks rained down from everywhere as people attacked Boundless both openly and from the shadows. Yuan Qi stopped every last attack from landing.

"Yuan Qi, this is treason! Not even one of the Seven Seraphs can be forgiven for this! Turn Ba Liu and Yi Yao over, and you might at least be allowed to live!"

"Yuan Qi, you’ve gone mad!"

"This is heresy! The High Seraph will not let you go!"

"The other Seraphs will take you down!"

"Kill Yuan Qi!"

"Strip him of his title!"

…

Standing at the bow of the enormous battleship, Yuan Qi raised his hand and threw a palm strike. Veilparter shattered the universe. The void trembled, and everything nearby was cleared out. Countless cultivators from the Spirit Nidus spat out blood as they were forced to retreat, many of them already dead.

Before one of the Seven Seraphs, not even a sequence powerhouse would dare to approach.

With just one move, Yuan Qi had cleared the region. Still, this was only a temporary measure. Real trouble and the real experts had not yet arrived.

Boundless continued its journey to the Hundred Grasses Domain. Ten days passed, and another person appeared. They shouted at Yuan Qi, "You are unworthy of your title as Seraph! Surrender your life!"

This newcomer was immensely powerful. Despite not being an Ortuser, their physical strength was sufficient to draw Lu Yin’s attention.

Ba Liu exclaimed in surprise, "Threeheaded Fiend?"

"That’s Threeheaded Fiend? He’s supposed to be a reclusive expert from the Primal Beastland who possesses unmatched physical strength. There’s no one in the entire Spirit Nidus who would dare to claim that they surpass him in brute strength. Only those who have reached the limits of physical strength can overwhelm him," Old Tao marveled.

The Pridebeast’s eyes lit up from where it was perched on Lu Yin’s shoulder, the ape stirring eagerly. It rarely showed any desire to do anything, but an opponent with impressive physical strength was too enticing to it.

"Go on."

At Boundless’s bow, Yuan Qi frowned. Without his Dao Bell, he was much weaker than before. He knew of Threeheaded Fiend, as they were both ancient monsters. The beast had not yet reached the Origin realm, but that was only because he purely cultivated physical strength and had been waiting for a specific sequence base. Upon acquiring that sequence base, Threeheaded Fiend would be able to reach the Ortuser realm, and he would even be able to take a shortcut to reach the power level needed to become a Seraph. With that sequence base, he would have a very good chance of success.

This creature was the first to move against Boundless. His goal was to press the Gate of Laws into completing the sequence base that he required as quickly as possible. He was acutely aware that his chances of becoming a Seraph were quickly slipping away.

Whoever acted first would have the best chance.

If Yuan Qi still had his Dao Bell, he would not care about such an opponent. However…

The Pridebeast leaped from Yuan Qi’s shoulder as it charged forward, already throwing a straight punch at Threeheaded Fiend.

Threeheaded Fiend was a beast with three heads. He had undergone a beast-form Spirit Rebirth and had a fierce and terrifying appearance. Confronted with the Pridebeast’s sudden punch, Threeheaded Fiend instantly felt a wave of dread wash over him, and he released his full power.

Boom!

The deafening collision shook Boundless and shattered the nearby space. Terrifying shockwaves swept out, tearing the nearby cultivators to bits and splattering blood across the universe.

Threeheaded Fiend spat out blood as he was sent flying, only to be grabbed by the Pridebeast. The ape viciously tore off one of the three-headed beast’s arms.

The Pridebeast was inherently a beast, and while it had been subdued by Lu Yin and looked perfectly harmless, it had come out of a path paved with blood. Its strength that was at the limit of the megaverse was not some farce, and it had slaughtered countless creatures that had similarly pursued physical strength. Threeheaded Fiend’s existence had succeeded in triggering the Pridebeast’s bloodlust.

The ape increased the size of its body as it threw another punch at Threeheaded Fiend.

The three-headed beast twisted his body even as a cracking sound rang out. His bones were being continuously shattered.

Threeheaded Fiend was horrified. What level of strength was he facing? This strength had reached the limits of the megaverse! This was the true pinnacle of physical strength. Had Yuan Qi actually subdued such a creature?

Escape. I have to escape! I should never have come here! A Seraph is still a Seraph! I should have never come!

"Yuan Qi, if you kill me, the Primal Beastland will not forgive you! So what if you’re a Seraph? My Primal Beastland does not fear the Seven Seraphs! Yuan Qi-"

Boom!

With one more punch, the Pridebeast shattered all three of Threeheaded Fiend’s heads. The ape then seized its opponent’s body with both hands and tore Threeheaded Fiend apart while letting loose a roar of ecstasy.

It had not felt such a thrill in ages! Compared to fighting the Megalith or the Ancient Lightning Locust, Threeheaded Fiend had been much more enjoyable to deal with.

The universe fell silent as everyone stared on in shock.

A reclusive powerhouse of the Primal Beastland, who had been waiting for an opportunity to become one of the Seven Seraphs, had died so easily. It had not even been Seraph Yuan Qi who had killed him, but a mere ape. What kind of monster had Seraph Yuan Qi subdued?

The Pridebeast stared into outer space with a feral glint in its eyes. Should I take this chance to flee and get away from that demon?

At that moment, Lu Yin’s voice entered the ape’s ears. "Come back."

These two words might as well have been a bucket of cold water that was dumped on the Pridebeast’s head, instantly sobering the ape. The animalistic glint disappeared from its eyes, and it turned around to return to Boundless. Its massive mouth split into a grin, revealing its gleaming white teeth as it raised a hand to give a thumbs-up.

Beneath Lu Yin's feet, the Megalith reflexively returned the grin, also raising its tail to return the thumbs-up.

Yuan Qi froze. What had he just witnessed?

The Pridebeast leaped back to Boundless and obediently perched back on Lu Yin’s shoulder.

Ba Liu stared in a daze. Was that really the same ape?

They had traveled together for years, and Ba Liu had often seen the ape and a whale-like creature wandering about Boundless. He had assumed the two were just ordinary pets. Only at this moment did the man understand that the two had been hiding the fact that they were horrifying monsters of slaughter.

How many powerhouses had left the Tianyuan Megaverse? Even their astral beasts were terrifying.

Ba Liu thought back to how, a few decades before, the Spirit Nidus had boasted about conquering the Tianyuan Megaverse and resetting it so that they could give rise to Immortals. As Ba Liu glanced around at the people aboard the battleship, he found those old boasts to be nothing more than a joke. The Tianyuan Megaverse was far from weak.

Old Tao's eye twitched. He also had not realized just how terrifying the ape was. Too fierce and too cruel!

Threeheaded Fiend had unquestionably been a powerful cultivator, and yet he had been ripped apart by an ape. In fact, the beast had barely stopped short of eating the three-headed cultivator.

There was nothing at all in Cai Jun’s eyes. Everything that had happened was beyond what he could make sense of, so there was no point in him even trying to do so.

Yuan Qi glanced at his shoulder. There was a footprint on it. That damn monkey!

Boundless continued along.

No one spoke or shouted at Boundless. Everyone had instinctively opened up some distance to the ship. They were all terrified by the savageness of the Pridebeast.

No one could believe that Yuan Qi had not done a thing.

One battle was enough to ensure that Boundless could sail for quite some time without being challenged.

Lu Yin was in no hurry. Boundless was moving at a leisurely pace that belonged more to a sightseeing tour. The more casually they behaved, the less people would dare to provoke them.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA