Star Odyssey

the Astral Beast Domain.
Our Sixth Mainland has been able to seize a portion of that Master Brain’s authority, and from that, we’ve learned a lot more about the Fifth Mainland.” 

“Are you saying that the higher-ups are planning on passing through the Technocracy to launch an invasion on the Human Domain’s Outerverse?” 

“That’s just hearsay.
There are also some saying that the higher-ups are planning on cooperating with the Astral Beast Domain to invade the Human Domain.
Anyways, there’s a lot of rumors.” 

“Forget it, we should just remain here at the Mara River.
It won’t be easy for us to transfer away.”

“That’s true.”

…

Lu Yin shifted his focus as the conversation drifted off to less important matters.
He raised a hand and unhesitatingly slammed his own head with a palm in order to end this Possession.
The scenery shifted away, and when he next opened his eyes, he had returned to the secret room in King Zishan ’s palace. 

He stood up with a solemn expression.
The Sixth Mainland had gained some amount of control over the Technocracy’s Master Brain, and although they did not have complete control, this was still grievous news for the Outerverse.
The Technocracy was connected to the Outerverse through the Endless Weave, and the Sixth Mainland would be able to sweep through the Outerverse if they pursued this plan.
The Outerverse had already struggled to fend off the Astral Beast Domain’s invasion, not to mention one by the Sixth Mainland. 

He wanted to warn Elder Lohar and have the Hall of Honor remain vigilant, but how could he explain where he had gotten this knowledge? It had already been rather far-fetched when he made that excuse about how he had known about the existence of the energy barrier in the Primal Zone.
Luckily for him, those battles had been very arduous, which was why nobody had thought much about how Lu Yin had gained such information, and this detail had gradually been forgotten.
If he provided news of the Sixth Mainland initiating a third warfront, then Elder Lohar would definitely grow suspicious. 

No, there’s a way.
Lu Yin’s eyes suddenly grew bright. The Daosource Sect ’s ruins.
He could use that place as an excuse to give this information to Elder Lohar, saying that he had heard this information from one of the Arbiters.
Elder Lohar would have no way to verify this information until the Outerverse reconnected with the Innerverse.
And it was impossible to predict what the situation would be like at that time—Lu Yin might even be an Enlighter by then. 

And so, he made his decision.
Although the Sixth Mainland might not actually set up a third warfront, the Outerverse still had to make preparations and strengthen their defenses against the Technocracy. 

Right now, Lu Yin wanted to test out his newly improved Skybeast Claw.

Wait, how much star essence did I just use up during Possession? Lu Yin apprehensively opened his cosmic ring for a look, and he instantly felt faint.
150,000 star essence had disappeared.
150,000! Lu Yin felt sorrowful, as he had just burned through quite a considerable amount.
When he had Possessed Tian Hou last time, he had only used up about 20,000 star essence.
The die’s six pips: Possession burned through far too much star essence.

Lu Yin sighed, as the money had already been used.
He then withdrew his gaze from his ring; he could earn that amount back, but for now, he should test out the Skybeast Claw. 

Tong Chou’s comprehension of the Skybeast Claw surpassed Lu Yin’s own 108 forms, though admittedly, it had been many years since he had practiced those 108 forms.
Tong Chou, on the other hand, had obtained that claw imprint at a young age, and he had even held it in his sleep, causing his understanding of the Skybeast Claw to reach a different level. 

Lu Yin’s domain swept out of King Zishan ’s palace, and he quickly found that nobody was looking for him.
He then peacefully sat down and recalled Tong Chou’s comprehension of the Skybeast Claw.
Unwittingly, his palm turned into a claw, and the original 108 forms of the Skybeast Claw grew numerous as the variations became more and more pronounced in their differences. 

His palm turned into claw, which entered the void as the beast’s howls grew ever louder, eventually shocking his mind.
Around Lu Yin’s five fingers, even the void started trembling until, indistinctly, a claw imprint appeared.
The moment after it appeared, a palpating and terrifying fluctuation swept out from King Zishan ’s palace and passed over Zhao Ran.
She looked up, bewildered, as she blinked.
The fluctuation then swept over Kayze, and his scalp turned numb as he nearly passed out.
Then, the fluctuation’s range grew even wider, spreading across all of Zenyu Star. 

Many felt a strange chill crawl down their back, as well as a naturally majestic pressure.
However, after they realized that this feeling had originated from King Zishan ’s palace, they went silent, as they thought that it was a proper occurrence. 

Wendy Yushan looked towards King Zishan ’s palace. You’ve become stronger.
Did you obtain yet another battle technique?

The might that she felt from the fluctuation even contained a sense of changes that had occurred throughout the eons.
It was definitely not something that a normal technique could emanate.

Lu Yin himself had not known that Tong Chou’s comprehension of the Skybeast Claw would allow him to display such terrifying power. 

Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes as he forcefully dispelled all traces of the claw.
Then, he released a long breath.
Beads of sweat rolled off of his forehead.
When he had tested the Skybeast Claw, he had seen the phantom of a giant claw transcend the river of time and descend straight towards him.
It might’ve just been a hallucination caused by the battle technique, but he didn’t dare to allow the claw to actually touch him, as his intuition had told him that it was not something to be trifled with. 

He looked at his own palm and pondered what had just happened.
He had not even reached the end of Tong Chou’s comprehension of the Skybeast Claw, but it had already become so terrifying.
What would happen if he completely unleashed it? Was it possible that its power was not inferior even to the Dream Finger? 

Lu Yin’s eyes lit up, as he had unintentionally discovered another powerful battle technique to include in his repertoire.
His vision back at the Stargazing Deck definitely had not been false, and the claw mark that he had seen on that massive battleship must have come from a fearsome powerhouse.
Now, he had indirectly mastered their inheritance. 

It was a pity—if Lu Yin had managed to get a hold of Tong Chou’s claw imprint, that would have been the best.
After all, Tong Chou was just a Limiteer, and there was a limit to how much he could comprehend.
If Lu Yin had the stone on him, then he believed that he would be able to improve the Skybeast Claw even further. 

As for the 108 forms of the Skybeast Claw that he had previously comprehended, he had already merged them into one form.
Compared to Tong Chou’s understanding of the Skybeast Claw, the 108 forms were nothing more than a joke. 

If Tong Chou did not have such a timid personality and actually had the courage to fight against others with the Skybeast Claw, his strength definitely would not be as weak as it was.
Of course, to completely unleash the Skybeast Claw, there were also strict physical requirements of the body.
Tong Chou was not able to fulfill those requirements, which meant that his comprehension of the technique could not help him with that aspect. 

It was no wonder why the ball of light representing Tong Chou had been so bright, attracting Lu Yin to merge with it.