Star Odyssey

Chapter 2853: Kicked Down

Chapter 2853: Kicked Down

The moment Big Sis entered the river of time, she had recovered her previous cultivation. It had been taken by time, and she had found it once again in the river of time.

But even if she had found it, so what? Progenitor Yōu Ming had been incapable of reversing time, and the attempt had caused her cultivation to be stolen by the river of time. She still had no way to get herself out.

What had changed was that she was not alone this time. She had family, and a younger brother, who had pursued her into the river of time, ignoring the risk of death.

For her family, she would fight even to the death.

"The abyssal flower blooms, crossing over to the other side." The enormous black image of the woman behind Big Sis raised its hands, and black flowers blossomed all around her. They bloomed within the river of time and actually stopped the river from flowing for an instant. This was the power that Progenitor Yōu Ming had reached after a lifetime of cultivating.

A cultivator who had reached the pinnacle of power was capable of harnessing limited aspects of the power of both time and space. Even if Progenitor Yōu Ming had never specifically developed those powers, she was still capable of doing this much.

She had been one of the most powerful individuals on the Second Mainland and had been considered a guest of honor by Gu Yizhi.

Lu Yin’s hands clenched tightly as his Lightstream flickered, throwing both himself and Big Sis out of the river of time.

Lu Yuan's eyes flared, and he waved a hand to swat his Champions’ Stage away. The river of time disappeared.

The entire process felt incredibly short, as just a moment had passed for Lu Yin and Big Sis. However, the rest of the universe had experienced the passing of half a year. A full half year had passed.

Time did not target people or a single species, but rather entire universes.

If time possessed awareness and consciousness, then it would think of humanity as nothing more than a flash in the pan.

There were some people who believed that everything in the universe was relative. To them, without human consciousness, outer space with all of its meteorites, astral phenomena, stars, and more would not exist. In this belief, even time was included.

How could anyone determine if time existed if there was no one to track it?

At the moment, Lu Yin and Big Sis were both quite confused about time.

They had only spent a moment or two in the river of time, but everyone else had experienced the passing of half a year.

For that half a year, Ancestor Lu Yuan had continuously suppressed the river of time with his Champions’ Stage, preventing it from disappearing. It was only because of this that Lu Yin had been able to escape with Big Sis. If not for Lu Yuan, how else could Lu Yin have escaped within that narrow window of time?

Space could chase time, but Lu Yin’s strength was not enough for him to rise above the river of time.

During the six months that Lu Yin had been in the river of time, the Heavens Sect, the Lu family, and all of the Origin Universe’s Progenitors had gathered, worried that he would not be able to escape. Even if he did, they feared how long it would take him to do so.

Even people like Chen Le, who did not care about the Heavens Sect, were concerned. After all, without Lu Yin, Chen Le would have a very difficult time staying in the Origin Universe.

Fortunately, after half a year, Lu Yin had returned, and he had even brought back Big Sis.

Panting for breath, Lu Yin's arms were shaking. It had not been a simple matter to escape from the river of time. His Lightstream had the power of space, which essentially meant that Lu Yin had overreached his own abilities when it came to the power of space. If he had not successfully become a Semi-Progenitor, what he had just done would have been completely impossible.

Big Sis suddenly grabbed Lu Yin's clothes and gave him a fierce glare. "Who asked you to save me? You think I need you to save me? Huh?"

Lu Yin looked back at Big Sis, who was staring at him.

"Big Sis, your image..."

Big Sis coughed and let go of Lu Yin. "So I didn’t tell you before. If this impacts my chances of getting married, I’ll skin you alive."

Lu Yin was speechless. Your chances of getting married were abysmal in the first place...

Some distance away, Ancestor Lu Yuan let out a pent up breath. Fortunately, this had not happened during the Heavens Sect era. During that era, it would have been impossible for anyone to remain in the river of time for so long. The kid is too impulsive, but he exemplifies the Lu family in everything he does.

Soon, only Lu Yin and Progenitor Yōu Ming remained. Even the members of Leon’s Armada had moved far away.

Big Sis shifted about awkwardly, clearly upset. "I really owe a huge favor this time. I can’t even think of how to repay it."

Lu Yin smiled. "Just come work for me."

Big Sis glared at him. "When did I ever say that I owed you? I owe the founding ancestor of your family."

Seeing Lu Yin's confusion, Big Sis rolled her eyes. "Do you think that it's that easy to stay in the river of time? He paid a price, and it was even steeper than if he had faced off against someone as strong as himself."

Lu Yin had already learned that, during the Heavens Sect era, Ancestor Yuan had been unable to save his own son. While things had changed since that era, the river of time remained very difficult to deal with, let alone holding it in place for half a year.

Progenitor Yuan’s strength meant that there was no need for him to use his innate gift, unless he was facing someone as powerful as the Three Realms and Six Dao. However, in order to restrain the river of time, he had used his Champions’ Stage, which could be viewed as the man revealing some of his strength that was normally kept hidden. Indeed, Progenitor Lu Yuan had paid a steep price to save Lu Yin.

"Big Sis, you don't need to repay any favor. I asked my ancestor to help," Lu Yin replied.

Big Sis just sneered at Lu Yin. "Right, is this how you’re going to choke your sister? Am I the kind of person who doesn't repay the money that I owe? Bah! Are you trying to say that I don’t repay favors? Do you think that I need you to take care of me? Are you looking down on me? That’s what this is, isn’t it? Since I couldn’t help you wipe out the four ruling powers, you don’t take me seriously anymore, do you?”

Lu Yin grimaced. "Of course it’s not that. It's just-"

"It's just nothing! I'll repay my own debts. As your beloved Big Sis, what do you owe on my behalf? I'll help you repay it." Big Sis thumped her chest. She was quite proud that her former cultivation had returned. In the current universe, few had the strength to contend with Progenitor Yōu Ming.

Lu Yin grew very somber as he fell deep into thought about something.

Big Sis did not bother him.

After a while, Lu Yin looked at Big Sis. "I want to save Yan'er."

This comment startled the woman. "You haven’t asked Progenitor Yuan?"

Lu Yin repeated what Ancestor Lu Yuan had told him.

Upon hearing that, Big Sis grew embarrassed. "Actually, I still haven't quite recovered my full strength. After so much time has gone by, well, this is how it is."

Lu Yin gave a bitter smile. "I understand, Big Sis. After all, you don’t have the same strength as the Three Realms and Six Dao."

Big Sis’ face flushed red. Her hand rose, and she patted Lu Yin's shoulder in a somber manner. "Little Seven, don't worry. I will work hard, and once I’m confident, I will do my utmost to help my family."

Lu Yin nodded.

"By the way, what happened to you in the past? How did you end up in such a situation, Big Sis?"

The question instantly roused Big Sis’ anger. "Undying God was absolutely right! I was tricked by that bastard, Ce Wangtian."

Lu Yin asked, "Exactly what happened?"

Big Sis gritted her teeth, clearly furious. "During the fiercest fighting in the war on the Third Mainland, a big tree appeared. It was the big tree that can take people to the Immemorial Citadel, which is a place where many people want to go. Ce Wangtian, me, and a few other powerhouses from that era tried our best to grab hold of the big tree, but that bastard, Ce Wangtian, schemed against me and kicked me off of the tree. How could he be so unreasonable? The damn bastard."

The woman’s anger did not diminish. "I didn’t have any way to get there on my own, and while I didn’t have a problem risking my life on the Third Mainland, I would only do so if it was my choice. I would not allow that bastard Ce Wangtian to block my way."

At this point, Big Sis coughed before she continued to say, "That bastard wanted to go to the Immemorial Citadel without me. I obviously refused, so I immediately tried to reverse time by a second in order to avoid being kicked off the tree by Ce Wangtian."

She let out a deep sight. "You should already know that, during that era, reversing time was exceptionally difficult, essentially forbidden. My attempt caused me to fall into the river of time, and I couldn’t escape. I was lost, and my cultivation and my memories were all stripped away. All that was left were my instincts when I fell out and ended up in this current era.”

"The river of time is an all-encompassing concept. Any power lost in the river of time might reappear in the past, or in the future. The Impious Sutra appeared long ago, and you know what happened after that."