Star Odyssey

Chapter 2826: Lightstream

When Lu Yin saw the river of time appear, his scalp instantly went numb. No matter how confident he might be, he had never considered the possibility that he would draw out the river of time. How was this a challenge from the stellular tribulation? This was simply murder.

The river of time flowed towards Lu Yin. He had already experienced traveling through time and space, but he had no idea what might happen if he touched the river of time. Would he travel to the past? Or possibly to the future? Neither one was an option that he wanted to face.

However, the river of time was relentlessly approaching, and there was nothing that Lu Yin could do to stop it. How could his skills that touched upon time and space affect the entity that was river and time?

At that moment, a connection formed in his mind. He had used the power of space to trigger this stellular tribulation, but something completely unpredictable had appeared.

Xia Shenji had some control over the power of time and had kept it a secret, not wanting Bai Wangyuan or any of the other Progenitors to know about it. It was easy to see how important the power of time was to the man, and Xia Shenji was considered to be one of the most powerful peak powerhouses who had not yet touched the laws of the universe.

This is simply not a power that I can deal with right now. I was too impulsive.

I simply wanted to use the power of space to trigger a tribulation and transform my inner world. I didn’t expect to trigger a tribulation that would be so difficult for me to pass.

Really, I never thought that the power of space would draw out the river of time. Why did that happen? Why did space bring out time?

Lu Yin had no time to think about anything, and he simply raised his hand and brought out his die. At this moment, it was the only thing that he could try.

His finger tapped on the die to roll it. One pip. Something useless fell out. Again. Five pips. Again.

Beyond the stellular tribulation, Ancient God and others stared at Lu Yin. Was that his innate gift?

Almost no one knew about his die.

Aeternus’s information concerning Lu Yin said that he could manipulate people from a short distance, improve the performance of certain objects, and decompose items that should not be broken down.

The Aeternals and many others had a few guesses relating to Lu Yin’s innate gift that was his die, but it was impossible for anyone to guess everything about it.

No one could have imagined that an innate gift with six different abilities like the die could be possessed by a single person.

Lu Yin noted that, while the river of time was not moving very fast, it was inexorably getting closer. He did not want to abandon his breakthrough, as doing so would make his next attempt far more difficult. Not to mention, it would be extremely difficult for him to change the balance of the battle or find a way to defeat the Aeternals if he did so.

He eventually rolled Timestop, and the scenery around Lu Yin changed as he reappeared within his Timestop Space.

He had entered the space with the intention of buying a bit of time for himself to think about his situation.

No stellular tribulation was impossible to overcome. The fact that Lu Yin had managed to draw out the river of time indicated that he also had the means to overcome this particular tribulation. He just needed to consider the matter carefully.

Suddenly, the number on the timer in his Timestop Space changed drastically. It had originally shown three days’ worth of time, but now, there was only one minute left.

He was startled, and he quickly used stellular energy to increase the time. That allowed the timer to increase again, but it was also constantly dropping. This resulted in the timer jumping up and down drastically.

Lu Yin was overcome with joy, as he instantly understood.

The river of time represented time, and its very essence was time. Lu Yin had hidden himself in his Timestop Space, which also had the power of time. At this moment, two identical powers were clashing.

It was the clash between the two powers of time that caused the timer to constantly fluctuate. When the numbers dropped, it indicated that the river of time was influencing things from outside.

This was a battle exclusively between the river of time and his die’s Timestop. It was essentially a duel.

Lu Yin's breathing quickened when he realized how things were playing out. He really should have thought of this before.

Lu Yin stared at the timer, constantly feeding Timestop with stellular energy to grind away at the power of time. That was what he was trying to do: grind away at the river of time. The moment the timer stopped fluctuating would be the moment the river of time had flowed past him.

He had no idea what other people were seeing, as only a second would pass as the river of time flowed past Lu Yin, but the river of time was not something that people understood.

This was no time for Lu Yin to worry about hiding his innate gift. He simply needed to overcome his stellular tribulation. That was all that mattered.

After a bit of time passed, the timer abruptly spiked, and Lu Yin reflexively stopped feeding Timestop with stellular energy. The timer had stopped changing, which indicated that the river of time had flowed past him.

Lu Yin swallowed. This tribulation was finally over.

Lu Yin had used enough energy to raise the timer to almost a year, which was what he normally did when he used Timestop. However, at this moment, there were only forty one days on the timer.

He did not rush out and instead waited patiently, recovering in peace.

His Semi-Progenitor tribulation was not simple at all. He still had two more stellular tribulations to go through, and he had not forgotten about the Cyclic Tribulation either, which had merely been pushed aside. However, Sage Yajna was still there, and other powerhouses would be summoned by the Cyclic Tribulation.

Even if the Cyclic Tribulation frustrated Lu Yin due to it being completely unnecessary, he did not have any choice in the matter. Whose choice had it been to break through in the Cyclic Universe?

All too soon, the timer ran out, and the scenery once again changed before Lu Yin’s eyes as he returned to the location of his stellular tribulation.

For everyone else, only one second had passed.

Outside the range of the stellular tribulation, the people capable of seeing the river of time had witnessed a strange scene. They had clearly observed the river of time slowly flowing through the sky, but it had instantly vanished. It had only taken a second for it to disappear, even though the river of time was something that did not exist within the confines of time. This was something that those who could see it understood, but the sudden disappearance of the river still made them uncomfortable.

Blackless God stared intently at Lu Yin. "The power of time. That child has truly mastered the power of time. What just happened during that second must have been due to his innate gift."

Forgotten Ruins God smiled tenderly. "Little Lu Yin, the power of time is not an easy thing to control. Do you want to tell Big Sister about it? Can Big Sister help you?"

Lu Yin ignored everyone outside his stellular tribulation. The disappearance of the river of time was as good as announcing that he had overcome this tribulation, and his inner world would soon form.

While Forgotten Ruins God was teasing Lu Yin, everyone watching was very curious about what sort of inner world would appear after Lu Yin survived the river of time tribulation.

Even True God Wei Yi and the Great Sovereign were curious.

No one had expected someone who was not even a Semi-Progenitor to survive crossing the river of time. However, as he had succeeded in an impossible trial, his reward would similarly defy imagination.

Everyone watched intently.

The stellular energy vortex from Lu Yin’s lower meridian point slowly transformed, constantly shifting and changing. Finally, it took on the form of a strand of light.

Everyone was shocked. Light?

Lu Yin stared at the strand of light. It was just light, and nothing more, and yet it did not disappear.

It was gray, white, and looked completely ordinary, and yet it was his second inner world.

He activated Heaven’s Sight to observe the inner world, and at that moment, Lu Yin still saw the strand of light, but it had taken on a new form of spatial lines.

He stretched out his hand to touch the light, and an expression of delight appeared on his face. He did not truly understand how to explain this inner world, but while it appeared to be a strand of light, it was actually the power of space, and its primary function was to chase time.

What did it mean to chase time? It was something that he had never considered before.

Someone had once said that time was light—always moving and illusory.

If a person moved fast enough and exceeded the speed of light, it was possible to reverse time and return to the past.

Lu Yin had traveled through time before, but he had not understood anything while it had been happening. At this moment, he seemed to gain a bit of comprehension.

Space was the carrier of time. Time traveled through space, no matter if it seemed real or illusory. It was possible to affect that flow with either the power of time or the power of space.

Mastering one of those powers allowed a person to touch upon the other.

Lu Yin's inner world had transformed into both space and time in a tangible manner. He could use this inner world to chase time, which meant that he had acquired the ability to affect time.

His breathing sped up. Affecting time was a completely different concept from distorting time.

Inverse Step was said to reverse both time and space, but Lu Yin’s mastery only allowed him to distort time and space within a certain area. He could not directly control those two powers. However, this inner world shaped like a strand of light was different, as it allowed him to truly reverse time.

Lu Yin knew that as soon as he touched it.

However, this did not tell him how far he could reverse time, which meant that he needed to try it out later. As for what would happen after he reversed time, that was also something that he could only find out by trying.

The light swirled around Lu Yin before disappearing into his body.

His head rose up. Since this light can affect time, I’ll call it Lightstream.

This second inner world, Lightstream, had been completely formed.

Beyond the stellular tribulation, everyone remained silent. Those unable to understand what had happened looked confused. They had only seen Lu Yin standing beneath the stellular tribulation, his expression going from calm to frightened, only to transform into ecstasy a second later. Right after that, a sliver of light appeared before their eyes. As for what had happened during that second, no one could say.

The few people who did understand what sort of tribulation Lu Yin had just survived were extremely curious about the strand of light. Clearly, it was not nearly as simple as it appeared to be.

Shaman God gave a strange smile. "Kakaka, child of the Lu family, are you interested in sharing your second inner world?"

Lu Yin looked over. "Nope.

"But," Lu Yin looked at Forgotten Ruins God. "If you’re the one asking, I will answer."

Forgotten Ruins God was momentarily taken aback, but then she let out a delighted laugh. "Little Lu Yin, your big sister's love has not been in vain. I used to answer whatever you asked. Will you do the same for me now, too?"

A smile spread across Lu Yin's face. "As long as it’s you asking."

Forgotten Ruins God rolled her eyes and pointed above Lu Yin's head. "Are you trying to dig a grave for your sister? Or are you digging a grave for yourself? Your stellular tribulation still hasn’t disappeared."

Everyone looked back upwards, speechless. Sure enough, the black hole still showed no signs of dissipating.

Lu Yin’s stellular tribulation was not finished yet. If someone challenging a stellular tribulation spoke to outsiders during their tribulation, it was very possible that the outsider would be dragged into the tribulation as well. No one could be sure what would happen to the stellular tribulation after that.

However, why had Lu Yin’s tribulation not disappeared yet?

Lu Yin looked back upwards. "You’re right, it hasn’t disappeared. It really did see through me. In that case, it’s time to continue."

Mu Shen's face grew solemn. "Do you have a third stellular energy vortex? Gu Yizhi, has such a thing ever appeared in your universe before?"

Ancient God's eyes revealed nothing. "The more talented the genius, the less the universe can tolerate their existence. Regardless of how many stellular energy vortices or inner worlds he possesses, after this tribulation, I will kill him myself."

Mu Shen shook his head. "You won’t be able to."

Ancient God looked over. "Then try to stop me."

The Skygod then shouted, "Seven Skygods, after this stellular tribulation, use all your strength to kill the child of the Lu family! This child cannot be allowed to live."

Shaman God’s eyes narrowed.

Forgotten Ruins God arched a brow, and her smile fell.

Corpse God clenched a fist, still staring at the cosmic ring on Lu Yin’s finger.

Blackless God frowned.

Undying God once again took on a lazy appearance.

Mu Shen also shouted, "The Sixverse Association will do its best to protect the descendant of the Lu family! Regardless of any past grudges or enmities, the fact that this child threatens Aeternus shows what a boon he will be to our Sixverse Association. I, Mu Shen, ask all humans to consider the overall situation and ensure that this child survives."

Lord Xu laughed. "Of course I want him to live! I promised that guy, Wu Tian, that I would preserve his inheritance. Besides, this kid has also cultivated my own power."

Great Elder Shan Gu let out a breath and solemnly stated, "I and my Lost Clan will do our best to protect him. Losing him cannot be tolerated."

Lord Wei was also staring at Lu Yin. "This child holds immense research value and should be kept safe."