Star Odyssey

dir= ”ltr ”>“Gaga, brat, we meet again!” the doll said in the same strange scratchy voice that Lu Yin remembered.

Lu Yin’s heart sank.
It really was the same Shaman God from the Fifth Mainland.
Lu Yin had still been holding onto a bit of hope that the Shaman God in the Perennial World was not the same as the one from the Fifth Mainland.
Even if both possessed the same abilities and titles, it would be fine, as long as the two were not actually the same being.
Unfortunately, in the end, Lu Yin’s hopes had been shattered.
Lu Yin was truly facing the same Shaman God from the Fifth Mainland, who was the being that had taken the Ghost Monkey as a pet.

“It’s been a long time! Don’t you have a greeting saved up for me? I didn’t do anything to keep you from speaking, and none of the others can hear you or see what’s going on,” Shaman God’s doll spoke in a sarcastic tone as it flashed a creepy smirk.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed.
His voice sounded hoarse as he asked, “What are you doing here in the Perennial World?”

Shaman God’s doll cackled.
“I should be the one asking you that! So, how ‘bout you? What are you doing here in this part of the universe?”

Lu Yin clenched his fists tightly, but doing so blinded him since his vision was coming out of his hands at the moment.
He asked, “Are you Seven Skygods able to freely travel between the Perennial World and the Fifth Mainland?”

“Of course! There’s nothing Aeternus can’t do,” Shaman God bragged.

Lu Yin’s emotions were in chaos.
He was unable to accept the sudden appearance of Shaman God’s doll in the Perennial World.
What made Lu Yin even more distraught was the fact that he had no way to retrieve his jade talisman, which meant that he had no way to reach out to Mister Mu.
His current helpless situation caused Lu Yin to despair, as he did not have the strength to escape from this predicament.

“Brat, honestly, over my countless years of living, I’ve seen many cultivators with exceptional innate gifts, but you’ve proven yourself to be the most unique of all! To think that you actually managed to take advantage of the Specter Clan’s death energy to inherit the flames of the God of Death! If you really do become a Progenitor one day, it’s possible that no one in the entire universe will be your opponent aside from the True God.
That’s why I intend to uproot you while you’re still just a sprout right now.” Shaman God's doll covered the short distance separating it from Lu Yin.
There were less than ten centimeters separating the two now.

For Lu Yin, ten centimeters was incredibly close, but compared to Shaman God's doll, ten centimeters was about half of the length of the doll’s body.
It raised a finger and pointed it at Lu Yin’s forehead.

Lu Yin’s pupils shrank to pinpricks.
His eyes remained glued to the finger, and he began reciting the Stonewall Scriptures.
However, this time, not even the Stonewall Scriptures were of any use.
Lu Yin’s body remained immobilized, and he could do nothing aside from helplessly stare as the finger of Shaman God's doll drew closer and closer.
Then, the finger stopped when it was less than a millimeter away from touching him.
The doll cackled.
“Gagagaga, brat, are you scared?” 

Lu Yin glared back.
“You old freak, what is it that you plan to do?”

“Gaga, it’s certainly not pleasant to feel death’s approach, is it?” the doll asked.

Lu Yin stayed silent and stared at Shaman God's doll.

“Dying is too simple, as everything’s over once you die.
Living, however, is the most difficult option available, and yet you humans all hope to keep living.
So, what’s your choice? Life or death?” Shaman God casually spoke as it questioned Lu Yin.
The voice contained an eerie note timbre.

Lu Yin scoffed, “Stupid, of course I’d choose to live.”

Given the circumstances, it was useless for him to beg for mercy, and revealing any sign of dread or fear was equally useless. 

Shaman God's doll took a step back as it responded, “Do you want to live? Well, that makes things much easier then! Join Aeternus! Do that, and not only will you receive an undying and imperishable body, but you’ll also be able to successfully cultivate the God of Death’s inheritance.
Once you eventually surpass us Seven Skygods, it will be nothing but child’s play for you to dominate the entire universe.
I’m offering you the path of illumination.”

Lu Yin laughed.
“The path of illumination? A puppet like you dares to speak of illumination? What a joke! Do you really not have any idea what you look like? For the word ‘illumination’ to come out of your mouth, of all people, only fools would believe you.”

Shaman God was not upset by Lu Yin’s outburst.
“Brat, being rude will do nothing to help your situation, though it might cause you to suffer far worse hardships and torture that you would otherwise.”

This was precisely the reaction that Lu Yin had wanted his words to have.
He was not afraid of torture.
If that happened, he might be able to find an opportunity to make a move.
What Lu Yin feared the most was Shaman God immediately eliminating him without giving him the chance to resist.

Lu Yin retorted, “The last time you tortured me, it allowed me to cultivate the power that opened up the God of Death’s inheritance.
Torture me again, and what do you think the odds of me cultivating the power of Wu Tian are? I hope that you didn’t forget that I also received an inheritance from him from the Sword Monument.” 

Shaman God's doll showed a bit of surprise.
“You’re right, I did forget about that.
You’ve even come into contact with Wu Tian’s inheritance, which is truly miraculous.
To think that you’ve accepted three of the Ancient Progenitors’ inheritances, gaga! Why don’t I capture you right now and make you undergo the corpse king transformation? That’s the True God’s Inheritance, and with that, you’d have four of the Ancient Progenitors’ inheritances!”

Lu Yin arched a questioning brow, The Ancient Progenitors’ inheritance? Four? What’s this all about?

The God of Death was one of the four, and although there was no confirmation that Wu Tian had even existed, Shaman God’s words made it sound like it was completely certain that the ancient powerhouse had once existed.
Did that mean that Wu Tian had really lived? Did that also mean that the True God, which was Aeturnus’s most powerful corpse king, was also an Ancient Progenitor? Even if that was all true, it only added up to three Ancient Progenitors.
In that case, who was the fourth one?

Right, fatesand! Xiao Shi had once mentioned before that fatesand had been created by Destiny.
If Destiny truly existed, then they must have also been an Ancient Progenitor! However, many people possessed fatesand, so could such a thing still be considered an inheritance from an Ancient Progenitor? Of course, Lu Yin did possess a great deal more fatesand than most others.

“Gaga! Brat, are you scared now?” Shaman God mocked Lu Yin once more.

Lu Yin stared straight at the doll and tauntingly asked, “Are you blind? In what way do I look frightened?”

Shaman God's doll released another disturbing laugh.
“Your rudeness never fails.
Anytime you humans are trapped in a desperate situation, there are some who will do whatever they possibly can in order to save themselves.
You, on the other hand, even though you are most certainly afraid, your attitude goes the opposite direction.
It’s quite amusing.”

Lu Yin frowned.
“Cut the crap.
What exactly do you want?”

The doll circled Lu Yin and whispered, “The Lu family’s heir, tsk tsk.”

Lu Yin felt a finger twitch.
This was the worst possible situation: Shaman God knew about his surname! “The Lu family’s heir? Does having the surname Lu automatically make me the heir of the Lu family?”

Lu Yin tried testing the waters.

“Gaga, trying to hide the truth? Given your talent for cultivation and your innate gift, is there anyone who’d believe you if you claimed to not be the Lu family’s heir?” Shaman God's doll laughed and spoke with its same scratchy voice.