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Star Odyssey (Web Novel) - Chapter 4269: What Battle?
Chapter 4269: What Battle?
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To go to that Thread of Heaven, even if one traveled at the speed of an Immortal, it would still take more than 200 years to make the journey. The Immortal Lord had been able to cover that distance so quickly only because of Luo Chan’s ability to teleport.
Luo Chan had not teleported over at maximum speed. The Immortal Lord had been stalling for time, which had made the journey take twenty years. They could have arrived much faster.
However, Lu Yin had no pathfinding stones in that direction. He also could not see across the distance, which meant that he could not teleport there. The only way forward was to rely on others to make the trip while scattering pathfinding stones along the way for Lu Yin.
Traveling through the Aevum inch for more than 200 years was far too long and much too wasteful. No one had endless time, and Lu Yin could waste his least of all.
Everyone’s thoughts turned to the Seven-Treasure Anuras, especially to Little Eighteen.
That toad had been very bored recently, unbearably so. Even when they had lived in the Seven-Treasure Anuras’ homeland, Little Eighteen had not been able to stay put, and they had constantly run over to the Tricolor Skybornes. The first reason had been to eat, but the second had been to clear their head. They did not like staying in one place.
If Old Fourth thought of himself as elegant and Old Fifth thought of himself as highly intelligent, then Little Eighteen thought of themself as having a romantic heart.
When Lu Yin had heard Old First say the word “romantic” with a straight face, he had almost burst out laughing.
“That child has a heart that pursues freedom and romance. If not for Father holding them back, they would have run off to who knows where long ago.” Old First felt completely helpless. “The reason why they cultivate so hard is because they wanted to leave our homeland as soon as possible. Only with an Immortal’s strength can one truly be enough to protect themselves.
“This trip can be left to Little Eighteen.”
Lu Yin was truly grateful. “Thank you.”
Little Eighteen was thrilled by the decision and thanked Lu Yin over and over. For so long, the toad had wanted to not be cooped up in the Consciousness Megaverse, but they could not go to the human megaverses. Where else was there? This human civilization was also shockingly unstable. No sooner had things quieted down than did something else happen.
Finally, Little Eighteen could finally leave, and they even had a mission!
Hm, me and a bird.
The snow-white bird was the guide. Without it, how could Little Eighteen scout the route?
The Verdant Sage was too far away from the Immortal Lord to determine their previous location, but Lu Yin had plotted out an approximate route from what he had learned through probing the Immortal Lord’s past with karma. After the two arrived in a certain region, they would be able to find their destination.
Lu Yin looked at Little Eighteen with an extremely serious expression. “Your mission is to travel. First, we don’t know for sure that this route is correct, and it will be easy to get lost. Second, you might encounter powerful enemies along the way. Third, be careful with this bird. It’s a Verdant Sage, and the one behind it is the Immortal Lord. If they manage to make contact with each other, you’ll be in danger.
“So, Little Eighteen, I’ll ask you once more: are you truly willing to go? If not, I can ask someone else.”
Little Eighteen grinned, but before they could answer, Old First smacked the back of their head. “Stop asking! This kid definitely wants to go, no matter how dangerous it might be. We Seven-Treasure Anuras don’t fear adventure!”
Little Eighteen shot Old First an offended look, but then they nodded solemnly to Lu Yin. “For romance.”
Lu Yin was left speechless. After learning that Lu Yin had been told that they pursued romance, the toad had completely relaxed and no longer bothered trying to hide anything at all.
Did every last one of the Seven-Treasure Anuras have a restless, unsettled heart? What had Ancestor Shan pursued? Lu Yin really wanted to know.
Little Eighteen left, dragging the bird along in one hand. In fact, the toad was rather brutal to their guide.
Lu Yin even felt a bit afraid that the bird’s neck might be snapped along the journey.
Involving the Seven-Treasure Anuras on this spared Lu Yin a great deal of worry. Old First had taken action again and again, helping time after time. Old Fourth and Old Fifth had also contributed. Even relatively minor matters like traveling were being handed off to Little Eighteen.
Helping the toads had indeed been the right choice.
A fishing civilization relied on its own strength to destroy one civilization after another. If so, could humanity instead rely on its strength to draw one civilization after another into alliance?
Ancestor Shan’s words flashed through Lu Yin’s mind. When humanity truly became a fishing civilization, would it walk the same road as the others? And what would become of those civilizations that had already allied themselves with humanity?
He would not think about that. The road leading there was still too far away.
As time rolled on, Lu Yin resumed building the wall in his heart.
He hoped that the strange bird would, as the Immortal Lord said, not return for the time being. The Plume Immortal Civilization would always remain a terrible hidden danger.
One day, several years later, Master Qing Cao arrived. Vestigium wanted to see Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at the man. “I’ve already joined Obscura. Why won’t Ba Se contact me directly and still goes through you?”
Master Qing Cao explained, “I have worshipped the Divine Tree, which gives Obscura the ability to summon me to Vestigium on their own, which I can accept or decline.
“However, when it comes to you, Obscura has no means of contacting you on their own.”
A bit of thought told Lu Yin that the explanation made sense. He had still not gone to Vestigium in person to worship the Divine Tree.
And he did not plan to.
“Since you can still go to Vestigium, then when you have nothing to do, help me by asking around and finding out if any newcomers want to join,” Lu Yin said.
Master Qing Cao did not understand. Ask around? Ask whom? Vestigium is not some marketplace.
Soon, Lu Yin’s consciousness entered Vestigium. “Who’s looking for me? Furball? Old Man Hehe? Was it you? I’m here.”
The moment Lu Yin arrived, the atmosphere in Vestigium completely changed.
Ba Se’s voice rang out. “I’m the one who summoned you. Within Obscura, I alone can proactively summon you to Vestigium.”
Lu Yin understood. “What is it, Ba Se?”
“How goes your battle with the Plume Immortals?”
“How goes the battle? What battle? There is no battle.”
“Hmm?”
Lu Yin continued to explain in a relaxed tone, saying, “We just beat it up. After beating it once, it hasn’t dared to come back.”
Ba Se asked curiously, “After it used Thousand Feathers, Thousand Changes, it hasn’t returned to your civilization?”
Lu Yin retorted, “Judging by your tone, that shouldn’t be unexpected. Why didn’t you tell me earlier, making me worry for all these years?”
“Hmph, didn’t you say that there is no battle?” Furball mocked.
Lu Yin laughed. “If I hadn’t said it like that, would you have come out? Furball, to not be too blunt, but when it comes to intelligence, you keep things firmly suppressed. You should try having a small breakthrough.”
“You!” Furball was furious.
Ba Se spoke up again. “I called you this time because I want to hear your insights on the Plume Immortals.”
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. “My view is this. Can we make an enormous birdcage and lock all those freak birds inside?”
“Hehe, you’re not the first to think that. Unfortunately, it can’t be done.” Old Man Hehe also joined the conversation.
Lu Yin found that to be quite odd. “You’re here too? Tell me, do all of you old guys just stay here in Vestigium all day and not do missions anymore? Ba Se, this won’t do. Some of us are fighting outside every day for Obscura. The cosmos itself can bear witness to our sincerity. But these old guys are just coasting along. What? Does extensive seniority make you great?”
“Hehe, we’ve been around longer than you can even imagine.” Old Man Hehe did not even get upset.
Lu Yin sneered. “As long as your name?”
“You know my name?”
“Old Man Hehe. I named you myself.”
The being with the ancient voice fell silent.
“Drive off a Plume Immortal once, and there will be a second time. As well as a third time. Your human civilization will be destroyed sooner or later.” Furball sneered.
Lu Yin mockingly retorted, “That’s still better than being a turtle hiding its head like you. Look at how scared you are!”
“Scared? Back during the battle of the Qi Megaverse, I crushed an Plume Immortal to pieces with my own hands!” Furball’s voice rose.
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered with a sharp light. Qi Megaverse? Crushed?
“Lu Yin, the Plume Immortal Civilization is also Obscura’s sworn enemy. Our next war may very well be against them. If there is a mandatory conscription, it would be best if you do not refuse, or else you won’t be able to learn about the Plume Immortals. Only by cooperating with Obscura can you strike a heavy blow,” Ba Se spoke up, cutting off Furball’s rant, “That is why I called you here.”
Lu Yin ignored Ba Se. “Furball, are you sure that we’re talking about the same creatures? The Plume Immortals? The Plume Immortal Civilization? Forget about crushing one—if you could sneak away even after seeing one, it just means that you knelt fast enough.”
“Hehe, child, there’s no need to probe any further. They have already said too much,” Old Man Hehe interjected.
Lu Yin frowned. This old bastard is absolutely infuriating.
Furball stopped talking.
Lu Yin called out a few more times, but there was still no response. Clearly, something had been said that should not have been shared. It did not matter that Lu Yin knew nothing about the Qi Megaverse’s history and had never even heard of the megaverse.
“Ba Se, you called me here because you want me not to refuse Obscura’s next draft, right?”
“If our opponent is the Plume Immortals, you will receive information about them without having to complete a mission. It will even be possible for you to cooperate with us to kill as many Plume Immortals as possible.”
“Are you sure that we’ll be going up against the Plume Immortals?”
“I’m not sure.”
“Will you tell me in advance who our opponent will be?”
“No.”
Lu Yin arched a brow. “If it isn’t the Plume Immortals, won’t I lose out?”
“There is only one chance to refuse a mandatory conscription,” Ba Se replied.
“Then when will the draft happen?”
“That remains unknown.”
“Alright then. Can I go?”
Ba Se did not answer.
“Furball, can I go? Old Man Hehe?”
No one answered. Lu Yin sighed. “One after another, none of you dare to speak when it comes to facing the Plume Immortal Civilization. Pathetic.”
With that, he left.
Only after that did Old Man Hehe finally speak again. “That child will undoubtedly refuse the next mandatory conscription, Ba Se. The more you remind him, the more likely he is to refuse.”
Furball let out a strange laugh. “But the opportunity to refuse can only be used once. Just once, and then it’s gone. Ba Se, do you want to conscript him right now?”
Ba Se’s voice sounded. “Obscura does not casually initiate a mandatory conscription. That would be unfair to you all. There are also those among you who have not used their chance to refuse a mandatory conscription.”
Furball was surprised. “Others still haven’t used it?”
“Hehe.”
***
Ten years later, far away from human territory, the Seal-Eater Civilization welcomed war.
A massive ovoid light erupted from a gate and fired Cosmic Shear without hesitation. The weapon was fired non-stop.
At the same time, countless spheres were launched in all directions.
The Seal-Eater Civilization had five Immortal beings, but the endless assault quickly took one of them out.
Humanity knew nothing about this war. It had been more than 200 years since Lu Yin had sent the gate that was connected to the Seal-Eater Civilization to the technological civilization. There was a temporary reprieve from the threat of the strange bird, and Lu Yin had faced the Immortal Lord and planted a hidden Dao Sword within them. With all the recent events, Lu Yin had completely forgotten about the Seal-Eater Civilization.
After all, their megaverse was a great distance away from his human territory. It was nearly twenty years of travel away, even at the speed of an Immortal. Even if Cosmic Shear had a larger range, it would be hard for it to reach that far. There was no chance of his human civilization detecting anything.
The war lasted one year. After learning from their previous lessons, the technological civilization had taken more than 200 years to prepare for this war. But this time, their preparations proved to be too thorough. The moment they began their attack, they went straight for the kill without a second glance. It took only one year for them to completely wipe out the Seal-Eater Civilization.
Furthermore, that year of war proceeded almost perfectly according to the technological civilization’s calculations with virtually no deviations.
Beneath the sharp blade of a technological civilization, having more or less Immortals meant little. If they could not withstand the technological weapons, then even ten Immortals would die. If they could withstand the assault, then even one Immortal being could handle the technological civilization. This was the nature of visible laws, as well as technological civilizations’ unquestionable advantage in a lack of karmic chains.
Only two Immortals managed to escape.
