Star Odyssey

Chapter 2863: Arrival

Chapter 2863: Arrival

"It seems that we will soon become old friends who are remembered by the Great Sovereign during her Tea Ceremonies," Xiu Ci lamented.

The corpse king in front of the man suddenly charged.

Mu Tao gritted his teeth. "No matter what, let's deal with these ones first. Even if we die, we need to hold them back for as long as possible. I can only hope that someone else will show up to help us before this battle ends."

The moment the man finished speaking, both humans turned to look in the same direction.

The charging corpse king also stopped and turned to look.

All three of them saw an enormous flat gourd rushing towards the battle, and it slammed into one of the two corpse kings.

The sight of a flat gourd was not unusual, as the Gourd Universe had many astral beasts, and most of them had flat gourds.

Rather, what caught everyone’s attention was that there were several more gourds on the back of the flat gourd, and the sight of one of those gourds caused people’s eyes to pop out.

It was a dark purple gourd, and it was absolutely blazing with power.

Mu Tao, who had spent many, many years fighting in the Gourd Universe, could understand the strength of the person within a gourd with only a glance. He had only seen such a powerful gourd when the Three Sovereigns and Nine Sages had visited, or other top powerhouses, such as Mu Ke, Mr. Daheng, and Xu Wuwei.

Which powerhouse had suddenly appeared?

The flat gourd struck the corpse king, and the jiao opened its mouth to let out a roar.

Xiu Ci and Mu Tao then clearly saw the people atop the jiao. "Lord Lu?"

When the jiao crashed into the corpse king, the monster did not flinch, and it instead struck back.

Bang!

The void shattered. The clash between the two gourds was incredible, and the resulting shockwave tore the void apart.

Even Forgotten Ruins God God had once praised the jiao’s physical might. During the attack on the Tea Ceremony, even though the jiao had acted like a coward, Lu Yin had thrown the beast at Corpse God, and it had been fine after slamming into the Skygod. There was no need to worry about a collision with the corpse kings that were in the Gourd Universe.

While the jiao was a dumb beast, it was also incredibly sensitive to danger.

The jiao would never willingly approach Corpse God, but if the jiao charged at a creature, it meant that the beast felt confident in its victory.

The jiao flourished its fangs and claws before slamming into the corpse king again.

The monster glared at the jiao as they crashed into each other.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

After several impacts, the jiao shook its head before continuing.

Lu Yin frowned. "We can’t waste time."

He then leaped out, manifesting Infinity. The lines of light merged with the gourd that surrounded Lu Yin, and he raised a hand and pressed it against his gourd while releasing his Wielder-realm battle force. Fifty punches were confined before a single attack was released.

There was a terrible bang, and the corpse king's gourd cracked.

Lu Yin had used his full strength to fight against Zhong Pan, who was a captain of the True God Guard, but there was no need to go all out to defeat this corpse king.

While this corpse king had undergone a Red Eyes Transformation, it still could not compare to Zhang Pan, and it was utterly incapable of stopping Lu Yin.

The jiao struck again.

The gourd shattered, and the corpse king tore through the void in an attempt to escape. Just as Lu Yin was about to finish the corpse king off, Big Sis stopped him. "Don’t bother."

As the corpse king rushed into the void, half of its body cracked and shattered, and the damage aligned perfectly with how the corpse king’s gourd had broken. Half of the corpse king’s body was reduced to nothing but blood, and the remaining half shot through the crack in the void.

Inside the tower, Bi Teng, Bi Lan, Madam Nalan, and more people from the Merchant Exchange were staring out from the building. Outside of the tower, Sovereign Shao Yin had seized control of the majority of the Decaying Diablo Universe. Even so, the people of the Merchant Exchange were able to easily come and go from the universe without any issue, as they had all left marks on a coordinate seal for the universe. However, if the humans were driven away, the universe would become the Aeternals’ territory.

As for the Space Diablos, none of what was happening outside affected them at all.

"When will the people from the Heavens Sect arrive?" Bi Teng stood by a window so that he could look out. He was staring off into the distance with a frown.

Nearby, Bi Lan glanced at Madam Nalan, who replied, "They are already on their way."

Bi Teng’s eyes flickered. "The Aeternals are not easy opponents, so we can only ask the Heavens Sect for their help. The Lord of Lightning is not able to come here himself, and the rulers of the Sixverse Association’s universes are all participating in that massive battle. Sovereign Shao Yin saw this as an opportunity, and he had the gall to attack us.”

Bi Lan said. "If Master Bi Rong emerges from seclusion, he can deal with these enemies with one stroke."

"Lord Bi Teng, why don’t we try to reach out to Lord Bi Rong again?" someone suggested.

Everyone else nearby also looked over at Bi Teng.

The Merchant Exchange’s foundation that allowed them to conduct business with the Sixverse Association without being in the alliance was Bi Rong. He was a peak powerhouse who was able to laugh and carry on in a casual manner with the Great Sovereign herself. It was the Aeternals’ fear of Bi Rong that had prevented them from launching an all-out attack on the universe, even if probing attacks were still occasionally sent out.

As long as Bi Rong appeared, Sovereign Shao Yin would not dare to stick around.

Bi Teng felt helpless. "Master is in seclusion, and it is very difficult to contact him. On top of that..."

The man’s eyes lit up as he looked back at the others nearby as he continued, "Master is one of the most powerful humans in existence. During his seclusion, it’s possible that he might even take that legendary step to surpass all others. If that happens, even the Aeternals will fear him. No, Master cannot be pulled from seclusion right now. He must stay there.”

The others were not nearly as optimistic as Bi Teng. They had heard similar words too many times before. Initially, they had imagined a future under an invincible powerhouses where the Merchant Exchange would stand above even the Sixverse Association and Aeternus. Bbut as time had flowed by, people’s excitement had faded.

Was it not possible that there was an explanation behind why the Aeternals were becoming increasingly aggressive in their attacks on the Decaying Diablo Universe? It seemed possible that something might have happened to Lord Bi Rong.

Madam Nalan had only recently joined the Merchant Exchange, and she still did not really have any sense of belonging to the organization. She was far more worried about Lu Yin. The Aeternals’ forces had some powerful individuals among them.

Just outside the Merchant Exchange’s headquarters was where the Space Diablos circled, and beyond them were corpse kings.

There was a large number of Aeternus’s corpse kings surrounding the Merchant Exchange. Further away, Sovereign Shao Yin was watching with four peak powerhouses behind him. There were two regular Progenitor-level corpse kings, and even a captain of the True God Guards. The captain was Ju Ji, the woman who had fought against Mu Xie when the Aeternals had attacked the Origin Universe. The fourth individual was a man wrapped up in a black robe that completely hid his face.

"How long will it take?" Sovereign Shao Yin asked.

Ju Ji indifferently answered, "Not long. What’s really keeping them hidden is the Space Diablo that’s above the tower. I'm doing my best to suppress it, but that still needs some time."

"Is Bi Rong really dead?" the man in black robe asked in a deep voice.

Sovereign Shao Yin clasped his hands behind his back. "He should be."

The man in the black robe remained solemn. "While I have never met Bi Rong, I have heard legends about the man. If he truly hasn’t died, you and I are doomed. None of us can stop him."

"Bi Rong is capable of fighting against the Seven Skygods. When the Merchant Exchange first appeared, Corpse God fought against Bi Rong on many occasions without ever being able to determine a winner," Ju Ji agreed.

The man in black robe voice dropped lower. "A true monster is coming."

At that moment, the entire group turned to look. They all felt a terrifying aura that belonged to an exceptionally powerful individual.

Everyone’s expressions changed. It was impossible for this powerhouse to be there to help them, which meant that it had to be someone whom the Merchant Exchange had asked for help. However, who would the Merchant Exchange have approached?

Inside the tower, Bi Teng was also looking in the same direction, though he was overjoyed. "Here he comes!"

Everyone else turned to look.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA