Chapter 703
Chapter 703: Dragon (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The flying ship left the stellar harbor and Libra City . It passed through a barren galaxy, made a few jumps, and finally arrived at the edge of the galaxy near the Green Branch Sect .
The galactic map within the ship was very detailed . Bansai hid the ship among an asteroid belt which best concealed them of his own accord .
His amazing piloting skills were on full display throughout this journey, and he had earned Lu Sheng’s praise .
The flying ship hid silently within the asteroid belt . There was a huge store of food and drinking water . It would be enough for the three of them to survive for 10 years .
Naturally, Lu Sheng came up with this estimate based on ordinary survival food intake . If they wanted to fill their bellies and satisfy their physiological needs, they would only be able to survive for two years at most .
After hiding themselves, Lu Sheng unleashed his true undead attribute and covered the entire ship . He used the Qianshen Method’s Soil Qi to hide the other two on board the ship as well .
This was him confusing the will of the heavens . This would prevent them from being detected by karmrelated arts .
After capturing several galactic pirates in the vicinity, Lu Sheng quickly understood the situation between the Green Branch Sect and the Mother of Pain .
The Mother of Pain had lost her great army gathered at West Sutra Planet, and she was infuriated . At the same time, she sent men out to investigate the whereabouts of one of her deputy cult masters, the four-armed heavenly lady .
Also, she sent out another deputy cult master to look for the criminal responsible for this .
However, she had barely made these moves when the Green Branch Sect sensed an opportunity .
The sect master made a bold move by bringing his sect’s elites to invade the Yellow Springs Galaxy . They fought a great battle near Yellow Springs Planet Number Five .
In this battle, the Yellow Springs Galaxy suffered a great loss . The Mother of Pain only suffered superficial wounds, but another deputy cult master was gravely wounded . The strength of the Yellow Springs Galaxy was reduced by half, and they could only protect their core areas now .
It was a big win for the Green Branch Sect .
Lu Sheng had silently infiltrated the Yellow Springs Galaxy under such circumstances . He attempted to contact Mi Guangying with his origin stone, but he failed .
He could feel that some of the marks he left on his family members and teachers were still intact .
This meant that at least half of them were alive . However, he had no way of knowing where they had ended up .
…… .
Yellow Springs Planet Number Three .
Lu Sheng flew near the planet and stopped in the shadow of the star[1 . This probably means he hid behind the star as seen from the said planet . Either that or he’s hiding in the star’s light . You know, just like with an eclipse . ] . He took a look at his surroundings .
“There’re so many space-time undercurrents!” With a single glance, he immediately noticed the densely packed space-time undercurrents scattered around the place .
‘I heard that Mi Guangying even asked for her uncle’s help with this mission . However, without contact with her, I can’t contact her uncle, either… What a shame . ’
Lu Sheng closed his eyes slowly . His extremely powerful spirit could clearly pick up the remnants of the aura left behind by the great battle .
Yellow Springs Planet Number Three had become the core area of the Mother of Pain . From a distance, the Black Measure Web on the planet’s surface flowed along slowly . It was clearly functioning properly .
There were many swimming fish-like objects around it . They gathered and scattered, just like reconnaissance vehicles .
Lu Sheng felt about for the traces in outer space . He flew away from the Yellow Springs Planet .
The aura Mi Guangying had left behind was faint, but it was there .
Lu Sheng followed the trail and flew outward . After flying for more than eight hours, Lu Sheng suddenly stopped before a spot which seemed to be an empty patch of darkness .
‘Space-time undercurrent… There was a space-time undercurrent here…’ He clearly felt the traces of a space-time undercurrent flowing through here .
As a Void Underworld Heavenly Devil who had transmigrated many times, he had a lot of experience opening his own space-time rifts . Hence, Lu Sheng was very sensitive when it came to these kinds of marks and traces .
‘The flying ship’s trail ended here…’ Lu Sheng frowned . ‘Could it have charged into the space-time undercurrent?’
He immediately felt that things would be problematic now .
There were countless universes and worlds in the space-time continuum .
Even though he was a Void Underworld Heavenly Devil, it was impossible for him to locate his family members without any lead .
The space-time undercurrent was capable of washing a flying ship away into some unknown world .
A world was also a huge place . Even if he knew the exact world, he would have no way of knowing which area on which planet they would have ended up in .
‘This is a problem…’ Lu Sheng paused . He turned decisively in another direction and flew away .
‘If they actually entered a space-time undercurrent…’
Beams of flowing purple radiance suddenly came from the right . Within the flowing radiance, several cultivators with the Yellow Springs Galaxy’s Divine Vein on their robes shouted, “Stop! Who goes there!?”
Lu Sheng was not in a great mood right now . He looked up at the purple flowing radiances and waved his arm .
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Without making a sound, a black beam of light washed over them .
The dozen cultivators within the flowing radiances instantly froze as their spirits were pulled into Lu Sheng’s Heart World .
There was another flash of black light . Lu Sheng’s mouth moved slightly . The cultivators vanished without a trace . It was as if nobody had ever been there .
He chewed on something in his mouth and his frown deepened .
‘What an awful-tasting bunch . As expected, they’re all Devil Art Masters . ’
The purple flowing beams were taken care of . However, this seemed to have alerted a huge patrol troop nearby . In no time, formidable spirits scanned the area where it happened .
Lu Sheng did not go to the extreme . There was a direct entrance to the World of Pain on Yellow Springs Planet Number Three . The Mother of Pain’s reinforcements would be able to reach this place quickly .
Moreover, this was a planet that he had grown up on before . He did not want to destroy this place .
“You can keep your head for now, Mother of Pain . I’ll be back soon enough . ”
Lu Sheng took a final look at Yellow Springs Planet Number Three . He seemed to be able to see the colossal black shadow within the World of Pain through the planet .
“Pchht!”
He turned around decisively, turned into yellow light, and flew back to where he came from .
Before he left, there was a flash of black light . The two patrolling troops with more than 30 Devil Art Masters were instantly devoured in one bite . They were promptly converted into nutrients and energy for Lu Sheng’s body .
‘I need more Mental Energy…’ Lu Sheng started pondering on his way back .
The Mystic World’s Empress Wa was surely a source of quick Mental Energy . However, that world was too dangerous .
The Spring Autumn Sect Master and the Indefinite Cult Master were at least peak Void Underworld beings . Although he had the Qianshen Undead Body Capacity, he did not have the confidence to take on those two head-on .
Also, this was not the promised time yet . It would have been meaningless for him to head over .
‘Well, I need more Mental Energy in the meantime . The Mystic World is out of the question . Looks like I’ll have to Arrive in a new world . ’
Now that the whereabouts of his kin were unknown, he would have to improve his strength . By doing that, he would be able to search for clues everywhere without a care and utilize more resources and powers .
In truth, Lu Sheng did not want to earn Mental Energy from the Mystic World anymore . His Heavenly Devil instincts told him that there was a threat that bode extremely unwell for him there .
‘Before I find out what kind of threat that is, I can’t go to the Mystic World . Well, Empress Wa needs 10,000 years before her transformation is complete . The opportunity is still there!’
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As for the promise he’d made with the Indefinite Cult, Lu Sheng did not care . Promises were meant to be broken . Lu Sheng was a Void Underworld Heavenly Devil; he would not be shackled by a mere promise . That notion was laughable .
After confirming the arrangements, Lu Sheng went back directly to the asteroid belt and went into his ship . He made preparations for his next Arrival .
While he was preparing, he accidentally discovered his captive Bansai’s unique abilities .
He had the talent for constructing runes and formations with utmost precision . The more complicated the grand formation was, the better he would be able to improve it and create a more perfect top-quality formation .
This talent of his bordered on the rank of a Capacity . A formation that had a power rank of 100, after Bansai’s improvements, would be raised to a power rank of 150 . This was not a once-off eruption—the enhanced formation could be used for a long time .
That was something else .
After Lu Sheng attempted to learn about it, he discovered that this was a talent through and through . Deep Blue could do nothing to help him with this . There was no way he could start learning about this . Lu Sheng could only accept the fact that there were things that even Deep Blue could not solve in this world .
Four days later, Lu Sheng finally completed his Arrival Formation .
To build this formation, Lu Sheng mainly used the stock of materials stored within his Seoverturning Orb . He could make five more similar formations . He did not have to worry about running short on materials for now .
“There’s this part . Complete this part as well . ” Lu Sheng gave orders to Bansai, who was helping him lay down his Arrival Formation .
Bansai lived up to his name as a formation genius . He was not a superficial character who only knew how to brag . He was a genuine peak genius whom even Lu Sheng, who possessed Deep Blue, had to recognize .
With his enhancements and detailed settings, Lu Sheng had attained an unprecedented level of control over his Arrival Formation .
The rate of time flow, which had always troubled Lu Sheng, was overcome with Bansai’s help .
The precision with which he could select the rate of time flow was greatly enhanced .
He gained perfect control over a time flow difference of less than 500 . In other words, Lu Sheng could select the exact difference in time flow of the world which he would be Arriving in .
Although the difference in time flow was never an exact value and he could only select a certain range, this achievement alone was enough to surprise Lu Sheng .
After all, he had had to depend on luck before this . There were too many uncertainties regarding the rate of time flow . This had been the case with his Arrival in the Mystic World .
“Master, is there anything else that I can help with?” Bansai swiftly amended the formation vein . He wiped the sweat off his forehead and got to his feet .
“That’s about it . ” Lu Sheng inspected the entire formation for one last time . There were hundreds of thousands of densely packed formation runes . This extravagance and precision was clearly several cuts above his previous formations .
“Mm-hm…” He nodded, satisfied . Then, he patted Bansai’s shoulder . “You’re amazing . I like you . ”
“Oh… Thank you for your praises, master!” Bansai sighed with relief as well . If he earned the favor of this master, he would not be killed for the time being .
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“Are you interested in joining me?” Lu Sheng decided to try and enlist him .
“Uh… well…” Bansai immediately hesitated .
“It’s alright . I’ll give you time to consider,” Lu Sheng said with a smile . “I think very highly of you . Your talents are something that I’m willing to wait for . ”
Bansai was slightly stunned .
Ever since he was a child, he had grown up amongst countless doubts about his own worth . Even though he had a knack for formations, there were many more Formation Masters in the family who could lay down finer grand formations compared to him .
The family did not think much of his meager talent at all . His elders valued his talent in doing business and his mother’s background more .
This was his first time earning someone’s high regards with an ability that he actually liked . This feeling…
“Think about it . If you follow me, you’ll have everything . Wealth, power, women, fame! As long as you want it, I’ll snatch it for you!” Lu Sheng patted Bansai’s shoulder with a smile .
“Snatch?” Bansai was stunned . The admiration on his face quickly subsided .
“Hm? Why? Are you looking down on people who snatch?” Lu Sheng’s tone immediately went ice cold .
“Uh… No! No! Absolutely not!” Bansai hastily waved his hands . The color drained from his face .
“Actually, I don’t like snatching as well . I can’t help it, though . It’s their fault for being wealthier than I am . ” Lu Sheng stroked his chin . “Although I do snatch stuff, there are three kinds of people I do not steal from . The poor, the good, and my family . ”
“I thought it’s a given that you never target your own family for this!?” Bansai did not even know where to start roasting this man .
“Forget it . It’s useless to tell you such things now . You’ll get to know me better in the future . ” Lu Sheng patted Bansai’s shoulders for the third time . Then, he gave him a light push .
He pushed him out the cabin’s door .
The cabin door was shut, and the densely packed formation runes glowed with red light .
He swiftly went over to the center of the formation and sat down . When the red light flowed and converged onto one spot, he quickly made the necessary hand gestures .
Without making a sound, a fingernail-sized gray rift opened up above Lu Sheng’s head .
He seized the opportunity to morph into a beam of yellow light and shot into the rift .
Bosente Continent, west side .
A slender and beautiful, colorful dragon opened her eyes slowly within a dragon cave . She lowered her head in puzzlement and looked at a dragon egg under her body .
Before she noticed it, there was a fine crack on the eggshell .
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