Star Odyssey

Chapter 4637: Well Done

One day, the golem suddenly returned to the Divine Palace, claiming that it had found traces of the enemy Immortal and requested reinforcements from the palace.

Inside the Divine Palace, all of the divine envoys present gathered together. They treated this matter very seriously and immediately decided to send three divine envoys. They were determined to deal with the murderer. Together with the golem, that meant that four divine envoys were heading out.

Of the Divine Palace’s thirteen divine envoys, three were always stationed on the battlefield, and another two’s whereabouts were unknown, though they were still within the Divine Palace’s vast domain. That left only eight divine envoys in the palace. The golem did not count, as it also constantly wandered about the vast domain. Thus, there were only truly seven.

Sending out three of those seven divine envoys at the same time showed just how serious the matter was being treated.

The golem led the three divine envoys out, and their investigation lasted for half a year, only for them to find nothing at all. In the end, they could only return.

"Please rest assured, all three of you. It must have sensed something and fled before we arrived. After all, the traces are still there. I will definitely drag it out again," the golem declared.

The three divine envoys exchanged glances. They could only offer the golem a few words of encouragement before returning to the Divine Palace.

There had indeed been some evidence in the area they had searched. The golem had not been searching randomly, so even though the trip had ultimately been for nothing, they could not say anything.

Several more years passed before the golem returned to the Divine Palace, claiming to have found the killer’s tracks again. This time, three divine envoys accompanied it, and they rushed over as fast as possible. But when they arrived at their destination, they faced the same outcome as before. They merely saw traces of the unknown enemy, just the same as before. There was no sign of any actual creature.

With no other choice, they could only return yet again.

Once more, several years passed, and the golem returned to the Divine Palace, claiming to have found the murderer.

Yet again, three divine envoys accompanied the golem, and their trip was still for nothing.

One of the divine envoys could not hold back its frustration, and said, "Divine Envoy Gang, are you sure that it was here?"

The golem clenched its jaw. "The traces are right here! They are the same as what was left by the Immortal being who attacked us back then. The three of you saw this as well. It was definitely here! We were just one step too late."

"We have been late three times in a row! Could our movements have been leaked? Could the murderer have eyes and ears inside the palace?" another divine envoy speculated.

The golem glared. "That is possible. How else could it have targeted Divine Envoy He and me back then? There must be an enemy inside the Divine Palace. We must force it out!"

"Forcing it out is easier said than done. How about this? The next time you return to the Divine Palace, don’t openly announce your reason. Just come find the three of us, and we will follow you straight away. We’ll see if it can still escape," one divine envoy suggested.

The golem clenched its fist. "Good."

It watched as the three divine envoys left. The golem felt helpless. Why were these divine envoys so cautious? Every time, three of them would move together.

The golem had been told by Lu Yin to lure out two divine envoys from the Divine Palace. Three meant that an accident was more likely, and if one escaped or sent any sort of information back to the Divine Palace, the plan would be rendered useless.

This was why the golem had repeatedly made attempts. It had to lure out exactly two. It refused to believe that the divine envoys would be so cautious every time. It wanted to see just how long they would continue to trust it.

Consequently, after several more years, the golem returned to the Divine Palace and went straight to find the three divine envoys from before, and then it led them out on another search.

Of course, this trip was also fruitless.

"How could this be?"

"These traces are even fresh. It definitely stayed here."

"This time, no other creature knew that we were heading out, unless one of the three of us is involved."

The three divine envoys glanced at one another, wariness suddenly appearing in their eyes.

The golem's voice dropped low. "It had better not let me force it out, as I will be sure to kill it!"

"Divine Envoy Gang, don’t be impulsive. We are only speculating. If our target truly has one of us divine envoys as an inside connection within the Divine Palace, then whatever scheme is involved must be extremely elaborate, and a flaw will eventually be revealed."

"That’s right."

"In any case, there is no need to notify me next time. I will not come out again," one of the divine envoys announced.

The golem was secretly delighted, though it put on an act of being quite upset. "There have only been a few wasted trips. Compared to Divine Envoy He's death, what does such a small bit of time amount to?"

"Can you take responsibility for delaying my cultivation?" that divine envoy shouted angrily.

The golem retorted, "If that powerful enemy one day targets you, will you even be able to escape?"

"Let it come! I want to see exactly what it is."

"Enough! Stop arguing. Let us go back first."

"Hmph!"

The golem knew that the timing was nearly right. With just one or two more failed searches, there would definitely be some divine envoys who would be unwilling to come out.

The next interval was relatively long. More than a decade later, just when the divine envoys in the Divine Palace believed that the golem must have given up, it returned and clearly stated that it had found the powerful enemy.

This time, three divine envoys still went out with the golem, though these three were not the same as the ones who had gone out in the past. Two of the divine envoys were different, because two of the Immortals who had gone out before were no longer willing to follow the golem.

As expected, this trip was still for nothing, and the golem was blamed once more.

It calculated the timing and only waited half a year before returning to the Divine Palace and reporting that it had found traces of the powerful enemy.

This time, none of the divine envoys that it had sought out before would go out no matter what was said.

Secretly, the golem thought that this was a bad development. While leading three divine envoys out would be too difficult to control, if it failed to lure even one out, how would it explain itself?

This thought made it increasingly anxious. After repeatedly trying to convince others to go out with it, but to no avail, the golem actually sent its voice across the Divine Palace. It said that, if the palace disregarded the lives of its divine envoys, then what meaning was there in joining the Divine Palace?

It was truly anxious at this point, and yet it was immediately reprimanded by the other divine envoys. They did not want to wake the lord of the Divine Palace.

With no other choice, more divine envoys accompanied the golem. This time, only two went out.

The golem let out a breath of relief. Finally, there were just two.

It headed for the location that Lu Yin had previously arranged. It was a very ordinary megaverse. Stars revolved, intelligent creatures cultivated, and occasionally, some of them entered outer space. Love, hate, passion, and grudges all played out.

Lu Yin was waiting inside this megaverse. As soon as the golem lured the divine envoys to this place, he intended to take action.

Finally, the moment had arrived. More than a century had passed since Divine Envoy He had been eliminated. This was only a short amount of time, but well within reason. It perfectly shaped the image of a killer hiding within the Divine Palace's domain, one who acted without any grand scheme, with a motivation as simple as revenge.

Soon, the altar outside the megaverse trembled, and the golem appeared with two divine envoys.

"The megaverse up ahead?"

"Yes. I found traces there."

"Then we must be careful."

"Are you actually taking this seriously?" the other divine envoy asked disdainfully. It was already treating this as another wasted trip. Over the years, Divine Envoy Gang had taken multiple divine envoys all over the place to search frantically, but in the end, nothing had been found.

Soon, the three Immortal beings entered the megaverse. The natives could not sense their presence at all.

One divine envoy raised a tendril and lightly tapped the void. A soft sound returned, a buzzing.

Right after that, the buzzing sound rang softly in the distance, farther and farther away.

In the same megaverse, far in the distance, Lu Yin opened his eyes and raised a hand, releasing two of the Yan Gate’s First Needles.

The First Needles pierced the two Immortals in the blink of an eye. Lu Yin took a step forward, and just as he had done when dealing with Divine Envoy He, appeared directly before the two Immortals. Both were only one-law Immortals who had broken through with the help of a megaverse’s rest. They were completely unable to fight back at all.

Two hands fell. One hand seized hold of one of the divine envoys, but the other struck empty space. The divine envoy who had produced the buzzing sound with a tendril had actually managed to quickly regain the ability to react after being struck by the Fist Needle. No, the First Needle had not even struck its target at all.

That divine envoy turned and fled.

It had used its own unique method to inspect the entire megaverse and had suddenly sensed an invisible attack approaching it. While it looked like it had not moved at all, the reality was that only an afterimage had stayed behind; the creature itself had already dodged aside.

Although it was unable to see the First Needle, the echoing buzz had allowed the Immortal to roughly gauge the attack's range.

It was only a needle, which meant that a single step to the side was enough.

And yet it had avoided the Yan Gate’s First Needle, the speed of which shocked the divine envoy. Not only that, but the unknown enemy had also suppressed another Immortal being with just one hand, demonstrating unimaginable physical strength. The divine envoy could only turn and flee. It had absolutely no thought of fighting this enemy.

Ahead of it, the golem threw out a punch that covered the universe.

The divine envoy was horrified. "You are the traitor!"

The punch landed with a bang. The divine envoy managed to endure the golem's attack, though it kept retreating. Every time it traveled a certain distance, a part of its body would disappear, as though torn apart. Tendrils were revealed inside. As the creature continued to retreat, its body actually shrank by nearly half.

Lu Yin grabbed one divine envoy with a hand while throwing a palm strike with the other: Endless Recall.

The divine envoy's hair stood on end. It wanted to dodge this attack as well, but the golem's attacks pressed down from every direction, leaving it nowhere to escape. Furthermore, Endless Recall was different from the First Needle. This palm strike targeted a large area, which caused the divine envoy to fail to evade, and it was instantly trapped within a single thought.

The only thing it could do was fully release its Lifeforce and Immortal matter, hoping to resist for at least a moment.

But in the end, it could not block Endless Recall.

In that moment of frozen thought, Lu Yin struck again with the Yan Gate’s First Needle, and then immediately followed up with another.

The needle pierced the Immortal, and Lu Yin gently flicked a finger. He shattered the void, severely injuring the divine envoy.

Just like that, two more divine envoys were dealt with.

Lu Yin raised his head, a skeletal smile turning to the golem. "Well done."

The golem respectfully replied, "It was only because you dealt with them that they were handled. With just my strength, I would have never been able to defeat the two of them. You are still the impressive one."

Lu Yin left with the two Immortals.

Once upon a time, the Immortal realm had been completely out of reach. Regardless of whether it was an Immortal who succeeded with a direct breakthrough or a megaverse’s reset, Immortals were still Immortals, and just Immortal matter alone was enough to suppress a peak Dukkhan to the point where they could hardly breathe.

Now, however, ordinary Immortals could no longer even enter Lu Yin's eyes. Lifeforce and Immortal matter were practically useless against him.

While watching Lu Yin leave, the golem let out a long breath and glanced back at the megaverse.

It had been affected by the recent battle. Although the natives did not dare to approach the battlefield, they knew that a battle had taken place. It was time to return to the Divine Palace with a report.

When the golem arrived, the entire Divine Palace erupted. No one had expected two divine envoys to be lost at once. This was rare throughout the entire history of the Divine Palace.

"Exactly what happened?" one divine envoy demanded.

The golem repeated the story that Lu Yin had concocted for it. In truth, it was a very simple explanation: they had been ambushed and eliminated. There was nothing complicated about the matter. All they needed to support it was some evidence left behind at the scene.

As for the fact that the golem had managed to return, the excuse for that was its impressive defenses, which had allowed it to force its way out.

If there was to be an investigation, the only option was to have Gui Xing perform one through karma.

Lu Yin did not know what sort of mastery Gui Xing had in terms of examining the past with karma, but he did know that the turtle excelled at severing karma. Lu Yin had discussed this with Green Lotus, and they both felt that Gui Xing’s comprehension of karma had not developed the ability to directly view the past with karma, especially since Lu Yin's ability to do so relied precisely on the guidance that Green Lotus had once given him on matters of karma.

Without that guidance, even if Lu Yin could see the past with karma, he would only see random scenes.

How long did an Immortal being live for? Trying to find a specific incident randomly from such a vast amount of time was the same as searching for a needle in the ocean. It was practically impossible.

Moreover, the golem was also a divine envoy. It would not readily allow Gui Xing to examine it with karma. That would be far too insulting, unless there was no other choice.