Star Odyssey

Chapter 2921: Anointing A Champion

The Cyclops King"s eyes flared. "Remember, in the future, you must clean up every battlefield!

"Planets that have been destroyed but still have living creatures must be fully destroyed!

"Tear those creatures that survive in those places apart!

"Instead, we will destroy those creatures, and all of our enemies!"

All of the giant cyclops roared at the Cyclops King"s announcement.

Lu Yin glanced over at Mu Ke. Coincidentally, the man was also looking at Lu Yin at this moment.

Lu Yin then looked at Mu Xie, w.a.n.g Jian, Xia Qin, and everyone else in the second battalion.

Every last person in the second battalion was now looking at the giant cyclops as though they were enemies.

"Senior Brother, how long?"

"Leave the rest to the second battalion."

"Doing this may create an uproar within the Sixverse a.s.sociation."

"That doesn"t matter. I, Lu Yin, represent the Sixverse a.s.sociation."

A blade flickered across the universe, and pain erupted from the Cyclops King"s back. He turned around to see Mu Ke descending, his blade raised high and swinging down.

The Cyclops King was startled by this development. "Mu Ke, you want to kill me?"

Mu Ke did not respond. From the other side, Mr. Daheng attacked at the same time. The same scene as before reappeared, but this time, it was not the Mountain King being a.s.saulted on all sides, but rather the Cyclops King.

Mu Xie and everyone else turned to slaughter the giant cyclops.

It was a rare occurrence, but Ku Wei was completely serious at this moment. These super giants did not possess any trace of humanity in them. It might have been mere coincidence that the mountain-backed giants had cooperated with Aeternus. After all, it seemed quite possible that, if Aeternus had instead approached the giant cyclops, they would have readily cooperated with the Aeternals as well.

The super giants’ temperament could clearly be seen. Neither the mountain-backed giants nor the giant cyclops saw humans as creatures equal to the giants. The super giants were another race, and just like the Aeternals, they would readily attack humans at any time.

Given the threat that the giants posed, it was best to destroy them.

"Mu Ke, don"t you want the Giants" Purgatory to block the Aeternals? I have been freed from the laws of this universe and can now leave this place. I will join your Sixverse a.s.sociation and help you fight against the Aeternals. Do you really dare to kill me?

"I can be of great a.s.sistance."

A smile crept across Lu Yin"s face. "You can be of great a.s.sistance regardless of whether you’re dead or alive."

The Cyclops King heard Lu Yin’s comment, and he was instantly reminded of the strange scene of when Lu Yin had attempted to anoint the Mountain King as a champion. The Cyclops King felt a chill strike his heart. "Are you the one? Are you the one who wants to attack me? I have an agreement with the Cyclic Universe! It’s an agreement with the Great Sovereign! You can"t attack me!"

Regardless of what the Cyclops King said, Mu Ke did not hesitate in the slightest. After having fought against the Mountain King and killed that giant, the humans saw greater success while attacking the Cyclops King.

Mr. Daheng secretly cursed Lu Yin as a madman. There are too many people like this Cyclops King in existence. Ganging up on the giant and killing it would have a great impact on their reputations. In particular, how would they justify this matter to the other parallel universes of the Endless Frontier? Just thinking about the ramifications of this battle made Mr. Daheng’s teeth ache.

However, Lu Yin had given the order, and Mr. Daheng would not refuse. While killing the Cyclops King was indeed dangerous, Mu Ke was acting as the vanguard, so Mr. Daheng cooperated with the other Arborean.

First, the crusade had already destroyed the Inorganic Universe, and now, they were also completely wiping out the giant cyclops. This was after the mountain-backed giants had been eliminated by the crusade. While the crusade had accomplished great things during its conquest of the Endless Frontier, there were certain losses that could not be avoided.

Lu Yin did not care. He no longer needed to worry about the opinions of anyone in the Sixverse a.s.sociation.

As w.a.n.g Wen had once said, there were certain matters that people could know about and which could be publicized, and there were others that people did not need to know about.

The Cyclops King fought desperately, but he could not escape his fate after being surrounded and attacked by the second battalion’s powerhouses.

Before dying, the giant cursed viciously, looking exactly like the little boy.

Lu Yin calmly looked at the giant. "You’re the one who taught me that any creature that holds hatred towards me should be destroyed."

With that, Lu Yin punched the giant. In the same manner as the Mountain King, the Cyclops King also fell to Lu Yin’s attack.

Fearing that something could happen again, Lu Yin quickly anointed his champion.

After having experienced it once, the process went much faster the second time. Lu Yin was prepared for the vertigo, and thus, he was better able to endure it.

Soon, the Cyclops King became his champion.

Lu Yin swayed slightly atop the jiao. He put his Champions’ Stage away and then let out a long breath.

He clenched his fists. While he felt it was a pity that he had not been able to anoint the Mountain King as a champion, he had at least obtained the Cyclops King.

However, Lu Yin’s current strength meant that, at best, he could only anoint one sequence powerhouse as a champion. Even so, that was enough.

In the Giants" Purgatory, the giant cyclops were wiped out by the second battalion. This was not because Lu Yin was cold-blooded, but rather because, after countless years of battle, the super giants were no longer normal creatures. Letting them roam free across the various parallel universes would only lead to countless tragedies.

As for the Giants" Purgatory, Lu Yin had honestly not given the matter much thought before deciding to kill the Cyclops King. The Three Purgatories could not be left empty, which meant that the universe would have to be placed under the Sixverse a.s.sociation’s jurisdiction.

In that case, Lu Yin felt that the Giants" Purgatory should become the Sixverse a.s.sociation’s forward base to attack Aeternus. From here, it was possible to reach the other two universes that made up the Three Purgatories, and one could also reach the battlefield right before the entrance to Aeternus’s territory. It would even be possible to invade the Aeternals from that point.

Never before had Lu Yin been so close to the Aeternals’ territory.

The Three Purgatories were true h.e.l.ls.

The death of the giant cyclops was different from the eradication of the mountain-backed giants. The giant cyclops were made of flesh and blood, and their corpses floated through the universe.

However, if the cyclops race had been eliminated first, their bodies also would have shattered into nothingness, as this was one of the universe’s laws.

Lu Yin admired the man who had established the laws of the Giants" Purgatory. The man had gotten his revenge on the super giants. Unfortunately, Lu Yin had forgotten to ask about what had happened to that man. It was possible that the Cyclops King might have known something.

The jiao flourished its claws, feeling quite proud.

All of the super giants had been eliminated. The jiao no longer had any opponents in this universe, and it was now the largest creature present.

This thought roused a desire within the jiao to show off its fangs and claws in an intimidating manner.

There was a roar as the jiao lifted its head. The sudden noise startled many people.

"How is the first battalion doing?" Lu Yin asked.

Someone gave a report, "There was a great battle in the Purgatory of Vitality after the first battalion and Holy Dayan City joined forces to overwhelm the Aeternals."

Lu Yin took a moment to think before deciding to make his way to the Purgatory of Vitality as well. The second battalion could reinforce the first battalion and help them deal with the Aeternals more quickly.

The Three Purgatories were the ultimate destination of the crusade, as past them was the entrance to the Aeternals’ territory. Lu Yin would not push any further, as he did not want to draw out the Aeternals’ True G.o.d.

Just as the second battalion was about to head towards the Purgatory of Vitality, a beam of light appeared, followed by another, and then another. These three beams of light illuminated the entire Giants’ Purgatory.

Everyone stared at the three pillars of light that had suddenly appeared. No one had any idea what was happening.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, as there were no sequence particles or laws of the universe in these beams of light. This was the result of outside influence impacting the Giants" Purgatory. Someone was trying to the universe.

Mu Ke was on edge. The Aeternals were unlikely to simply abandon the Giants" Purgatory, but where could they gather forces powerful enough to retake the universe?

The void broke apart within the foremost pillar of light. From the tear emerged a ma.s.sive, odd-looking beast, and it fully entered the Giants" Purgatory. The creature had four limbs and six eyes, and it looked like a cross between a wolf and a tiger.

The jiao instantly cut its roar of dominance short, as a truly powerful creature had just arrived.

Lu Yin gaped at the beast that had just arrived. "A Star Devourer?"

The creature that suddenly appeared was none other than a Star Devourer, just like the one that had partic.i.p.ated in ZENITH. Star Devourers were astral beasts with six eyes, and they literally devoured stars and planets as their form of sustenance and power.

Lu Yin had a very deep impression of these creatures, even though the one that he had faced years ago had long since ceased to be a threat to him.

The beast that had just entered the Giants" Purgatory was another Star Devourer. It looked exactly like the one that Lu Yin had seen before, though it was countless times larger.

Yes, it was undoubtedly a Star Devourer.

"A Star Devourer? What’s that?" Mu Ke did not know the term. Such creatures had never appeared in the Sixverse a.s.sociation before.

Mr. Daheng and the others were all staring at the beam of light.

Finally, once the monster had fully emerged from the tear in the void, it shook its body. All six of the beast’s eyes were closed, but Lu Yin did notice a difference between this beast and the one that he had seen before. The Star Devourer in the Giants" Purgatory’s head had a transparent portion right between its six eyes. Within that transparent portion was a rod. There was something flowing through it, which made it look like a pipe.

Lu Yin shared what he knew of Star Devourers, and Mr. Daheng frowned. "I believe that I’ve heard of such creatures before."

Mu Ke sounded solemn as he commented, "There are many strange creatures throughout the megaverse, but it is rare for any to grow large enough to devour stars."

Lu Yin continued to stare at the Star Devourer. How many stars and planets had such a large beast swallowed?

This Star Devourer was not any smaller than the previous Cyclops King.

Why had it suddenly appeared?

"Hmm? I believe that I just heard someone call me a Star Devourer. That’s an ancient name," a hoa.r.s.e, deep voice called out. It did not seem very loud, and yet it echoed throughout the entire universe.

One of the Star Devourer’s six closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and the eye rolled to stare at the second battalion, taking particular note of Mu Ke. "What did you just call me, human?"

"Star Devourer, why have you come here?" Lu Yin asked, drawing the beast’s attention.

The sole open eye turned to look at Lu Yin. "I want this universe."

Lu Yin"s eyes grew cold. "Did the Aeternals send you here?"

The suggestion of a smile appeared in the astral beast’s eye. "You could interpret things that way. They said that they would allow me to seize a universe and provide me with enough stars to eat, granting me all the stars in the universe."

Lu Yin"s expression changed. "It appears that you are one of Aeternus’s outside allies."

Mu Ke said, "Just as our Sixverse a.s.sociation has outside allies whom we can call upon, so too do the Aeternals. They are unable to hold out on their own any more, which is why they have called for help."

"This thing will not be easy to deal with." Mr. Daheng was afraid of the Star Devourer.

Just like Lu Yin, Mr. Daheng could tell that this Star Devourer was extremely powerful. How strong did an individual have to be for the Aeternals to entrust all of the Giants" Purgatory to them? This astral beast might not be much weaker than the Seven SkyG.o.ds at their peak.

The Star Devourer rolled his eye before staring at the second battalion again. He focused on Lu Yin, Mu Ke, and the other powerhouses for a moment before eventually turning his attention to the jiao. The Star Devourer was quite interested in Lu Yin’s mount. "Is this a meal that was prepared for me?

"While I prefer stars, I’ve also devoured many creatures, both humans and astral beasts. They can be quite delicious."

The jiao grew increasingly nervous, and it subconsciously pulled back a bit.

Lu Yin"s expression fell further back.

Mu Ke suddenly attacked. Given his level of strength, he dared challenge most people. The chances that his opponent could instantly defeat the Arborean was extremely slim.

The attack sliced through the void and pierced the pillar of light to directly strike the Star Devourer’s body.

The Star Devourer’s huge body was cut open by the attack, and the beast stared at Mu Ke. "Human, you are completely unreasonable. I never said that I want to eat you, but now I’ve changed my mind. I will devour you."

The beast then bent his limbs and pushed. The void collapsed, and the enormous body shot towards the second battalion with incredible speed.

Lu Yin snapped, "Jiao, hit it!"

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Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC"ed By: OMA