Star Odyssey

Chapter 1465: Forceful Accusations

Lu Yin was not worried about Qing Chen. Even if Qing Chen asked Lu Yin to release these two, Lu Yin had no intention of obeying. Lu Yin was determined to frame these two and make it look like the Smokecloud Sect was protecting traitors.

Yun Mubai was enraged the moment he received word of what was happening. His anger shook the Smokecloud Sect.

The four ruling powers also received news at the same time.

No one had expected Lu Yin to again arrest someone transporting stellular liquid, and this time he had arrested a person from the Wang family and another from the White Dragon Clan.

Yun Mubai arrived at the Cloud Shuttle to see a confrontation between the two sides.

He angrily shouted, "Long Qi, release them!"

Lu Yin grew wary, and he told Cai Shu, "Senior, he must be Redback running things! Stop him for me!"

Cai Shu naturally believed Lu Yin due to a variety of reasons. It was known that Long Qi was supported by a mysterious informant, and the three Guan brothers had indeed been Redbacks.

His gaze towards Yun Mubai changed.

The most worrying thing was that Cai Shu was not able to contact his master and did not know where his master was at the moment.

"Cai Shu, do you want to become a public enemy? Release those two! They’re transporting stellular liquid!" Yun Mubai shouted, a clear threat in his voice.

Lu Yin loudly responded, "The stellular liquid they’re carrying is fake! This is how your Smokecloud Sect works to get traitors into the Higher Realm."

"Long Qi, what do you want? Do you want to become an enemy of all four ruling powers?" Yun Mubai was furious. He glared at Lu Yin with eyes that radiated an unprecedented killing intent.

The previous loss of stellular liquid had caused the death of the third elder, but Yun Mubai had also been put under a great deal of pressure. At this moment, there was the risk of losing two shipments of stellular liquid. He could not afford any further accidents.

"Stop pretending, Yun Mubai! I think you’re the top Redback involved in this! You murdered a person right in front of me two months ago, and it’s clear that you’re familiar with such acts as you showed no emotions at all to your actions. That’s the same behavior as those who caused the destruction of Red Orchard City! No one will believe that you aren’t Redback!," Lu Yin shouted.

Yun Mubai was furious. He had killed a chicken to scare the monkeys, yet it was coming back to bite him.

At this moment, Lu Yin’s communication crystal vibrated, but he blatantly ignored it.

Yun Mubai gritted his teeth. "Your elders from the White Dragon Clan are trying to call you to tell you what these two people are doing."

Lu Yin solemnly replied, "Even if I offend my own clan, I, Long Qi, will never let a traitor go! These two are traitors, I'm certain of it."

Yun Mubai was truly left speechless, and he failed to make any sense of Lu Yin’s words.

Cai Shu spoke up, "We’ll take these two to Humility’s Gate’s headquarters. There we’ll be able to confirm if they really are only transporting stellular liquid."

This was the option that had the lowest possibility of causing any complications, yet Yun Mubai rejected the offer the moment Cai Shu spoke. Transporting stellular liquid was incredibly important, and if the stellular liquid was taken back to Humility's Gate, no one could know what would happen. Even more importantly was the possibility of there being more Redbacks in Humility’s Gate, and if such a person leaked news of the stellular energy, it would deal a massive blow to the four ruling powers.

This was most important, as the status of the four ruling powers could not be touched, thus, there could be no problems when it came to transporting stellular liquid.

Suddenly, Yun Mubai’s communication crystal vibrated, and he glanced down to see a simple message: grab them.

He knew who had sent him the message. Since they had sent such a message, it meant that they were already prepared. Given that person's status, there was nothing that Humility's Gate could do.

This realization prompted Yun Mubai to become decisive. He formed a massive palm out of smoke, and it dropped down to envelop Lu Yin and others. The star energy throughout the entire base of the Cloud Shuttle was instantly suppressed, and that included the star energy within Lu Yin's own body, as it became unstable and uncontrollable.

Lu Yin shouted, "You want to take them back? You really are a Redback!"

Cai Shu counter attacked. "Yun Mubai, stop!"

Cai Shu was a powerhouse who had survived three stellular tribulations, but neither Yun Mubai nor Lu Yin knew just how strong the man was. Still, Yun Mubai was not weak himself, seeing how he was bold enough to try to grab two people from Cai Shu.

The void instantly shattered, and the willow leaves covered with beautiful flowers swirling around Lu Yin instantly trembled. Everyone saw the void shattering around them. Cai Shu and Yun Mubai stood at the edge of the spatial cracks. Smoke drifted and a palm image shot forward. It was a startling attack.

Uncle Kuang roared, and his arms suddenly bulged to look like the arms of a giant ape. He released a punch that broke through the void. While Lu Yin’s power vessel was durable enough to block an Envoy’s attack, it was still a lifeless object, and after three attacks, cracks appeared on the power vessel.

Wang Dashuai, Yun Yang, and the other youths had all been blasted away by the violent shockwaves.

Liu Tianmu attacked with her sword. Twelfth Sword: Fathomless.

There was a bang. The Twelfth Sword was formless and invisible, though it was not as unavoidable as the Thirteenth Sword. Still, Fathomless was an incredibly sharp attack, and it actually caused Uncle Kuang to pay attention to it.

Still, in the end, Liu Tianmu’s Twelfth Sword used star energy, so the moment the sword technique was unleashed, the star energy within Liu Tianmu's body was disrupted, and she became unable to stabilize it. Her sword missed.

Uncle Kuang's fists continued to rain down on the swirling willow leaves and flowers, until finally the power vessel failed. The next moment, Uncle Kuang saw an umbrella fill his vision. It was the Voidsoul Umbrella which Shang Qing had obtained from the Voidsoul Palace.

Shang Qing lacked the strength to unleash the full power of the Spirit Void Umbrella, but it was still a power vessel on the level of a Semi-Progenitor, and it was not something that an Envoy could break. Uncle Kuang’s fist struck the umbrella and the force of the attack pushed Lu Yin and the others back.

Shang Qing groaned, as he had been slightly injured.

Liu Tianmu looked up. Her sword moved again. She released the Thirteenth Sword.

Uncle Kuang stepped forward and was about to chase after the youths, only to suddenly have a look of shock appear on his face. Blood leaked from the corner of his mouth. He examined his heart in disbelief. He had actually been injured? How was that possible?

Liu Tianmu's face grew pale.

Lu Yin quietly urged, "Go!"

He then grabbed the other two and took off to the east.

Uncle Kuang gritted his teeth and used both hands to tear open the void before entering it. Darkness loomed over everyone's heads as they were all suppressed by a terrifying aura.

Lu Yin frowned. Envoys were basically cheats. Stellular energy was a ruthless energy, and it completely suppressed star energy. Even though Lu Yin’s control of star energy had reached the Worldliness realm, it was still not enough for him to be able to control his own star energy when influenced by an Envoy. There was no need to even mention Shang Qing or Liu Tianmu. While they were powerful enough to be able to attack or even wound an Envoy, they both suffered too much of a disadvantage when facing an Envoy.

Uncle Kuang might not be as strong as Leader Hong had been at his peak, but Lu Yin had fought against Leader Hong when he had been injured and had been left unable to use stellular energy, which was an Envoy’s greatest advantage. Despite Leader Hong’s weakness at the time, Lu Yin had still almost lost the fight. While it was possible that Liu Tianmu and Shang Qing might be capable of a similar level of power that Lu Yin had demonstrated against Leader Hong, neither of the two was capable of displaying their full power at this moment.

Fortunately, Lu Yin had already predicted this particular situation. He had purposely asked Shang Qing to use the Voidsould Umbrella to block Uncle Kuang, and he had used this opportunity to call the Fourteenth Gate Master, which was something the Fourteenth Gate Master had authorized Lu Yin to do.

There was a tremendous boom as Uncle Kuang emerged from the void and dropped down upon the youths with a fierce attack.

Shang Qing blocked the attack with the Voidsould Umbrella, and he was barely able to resist using his Tri-Yang Technique.

Lu Yin raised his hand, and the power vessel that looked like an aquatic plant appeared over his arm before wrapping around Uncle Kuang. The Envoy did not care about the plant, and he tried to immediately destroy it, but Lu Yin had already Enhanced the power vessel, and it was tougher than when Xia Taili had used it. Uncle Kuang lacked the strength to destroy the power vessel, and his legs were bound by the power vessel and he was thrown back.

Many of the Smokecloud Sect’s disciples were nearby, and they all attacked. Many of them were Enlighters.

Liu Tianmu slashed out with her sword, and no one dared to stand up to her blade.

Smoke appeared from all directions. It rose from the Smokecloud Sect’s mountain, and it formed a cage that trapped Lu Yin and others.

Feeling he had no choice, Lu Yin took out his walnut-shaped power vessel. "Everyone, get behind me!"

He then lifted the small power vessel.

Uncle Kuang saw Lu Yin’s actions from the distance, and while the Envoy did not know what the walnut-looking power vessel was, it made his scalp tingle the moment he saw the power vessel. Uncle Kuang had cultivated for many years, and he had developed an instinctive sense of danger, which prompted him to flee without any hesitation.

The walnut-shaped power vessel erupted, and the void condensed before exploding.

Beneath the Cloud Shuttle, the ground broke apart and the void shattered. The spatial cracks spread all the way to the Mother Tree and encompassed everything nearby.

Countless people screamed as they tried to escape.

Even Cai Shu and Yun Mubai were stunned, as neither had expected for Long Qi to possess such a terrifying power vessel.

The walnut-shaped power vessel had cut off Uncle Kuang’s path to pursuing the youths, and Lu Yin and Shang Qing fled at top speed to the east.

When the effects of the power vessel finally dissipated, Lu Yin and the other two were long gone.

Yun Mubai was furious. "Follow me! We have to get those people back!"

"Yun Mubai, are you really a Redback?" Cai Shu glared at his opponent.

Yun Mubai gritted his teeth and glared at Cai Shu, still raging. "I'm not! You’re falsely accusing me of this!"

Cai Shu’s communication crystal suddenly trembled. Qing Chen was calling.

Cai Shu instantly answered the call. "Master! Long Qi caught two traitors, but the Smokecloud Sect is trying to protect them."

Qing Chen was startled. "The Smokecloud Sect is protecting traitors?"

Across from Cai Shu, Yun Mubai roared, "Senior Qing Chen, those two people are transporting stellular liquid for the Wang family and the White Dragon Clan! Neither of them are traitors, but nothing can happen to them!"

Cai Shu interjected. "Long Qi received this information from his informant! The child is certain that there is a Redback in the Smokecloud Sect and he arrested those two as traitors. He also claimed that the Smokecloud Sect is using a front of transporting stellular liquid as an excuse to send traitors up to the Higher Realm."

"That’s ridiculous!" Yun Mubai roared. He was going crazy, as it felt like the entirety of Humility's Gate was ganging up against him.

This was such a headache! How could everything have happened? Shaman God had not tried to make a move on Long Qi, and instead, one problem after another had popped up until Qing Chen was no longer certain what was happening. He only had one option. “Don't let anything happen to Long Qi and capture the two traitors."

"They’re not traitors!" Yun Mubai roared.

Cai Shu answered, "Yes, Master. Your disciple is holding Yun Mubai back."action

Yun Mubai was ready to cough up blood. If Supervisor Qing Chen's words proved true, Yun Mubai would really end up suffering. He had never expected that a prominent sect master like himself would one day be falsely accused of such a thing.

The Smokecloud Sect had not always been the guardian of the Cloud Shuttle, and they had gained the role through the support of the four ruling powers.

After Lu Yin had used the walnut-shaped power vessel to break free of the Smokecloud Sect, the sect’s entire forces, including their hidden powerhouses, moved out to form a net that encompassed heaven and earth to ensure that Lu Yin was surrounded and trapped.

It was impossible for Lu Yin and his companions to escape no matter which direction they fled. They were in a location that was the gateway to the four ruling powers.

Lu Yin had expected for the Cloud Shuttle to have terrifying defenses, but he had not expected for there to be two Envoys. In addition to Uncle Kuang, there was also a fierce-looking woman.

The void tore open and the woman appeared. She held a bizarre weapon that transformed into countless snakes that bit at the youths from every direction.

Lu Yin and Liu Tianmu attacked as one, and fortunately, the small snakes were only weapons, not power vessels, and they were easily destroyed.

However, the female Envoy suddenly appeared from the belly of one of the small snakes, and she lifted a hand that formed a claw and she grabbed for Liu Tianmu.