Star Odyssey

Chapter 2508: Enter

Chapter 2508: Enter

The screening exam lasted for a total of twelve days. Of the roughly 100,000 people, only 1,700 were ultimately allowed to enter the Sixverse Academy.

Lu Yin was leisurely drinking tea when he received a notification, soon after which someone arrived to collect him.

"What the... Brother-in-law?" Luo Lao'er exclaimed.

Zuo Yu, Mu Duo, and the others who had fought with Lu Yin on the Bestowal Carrier in the Cloudflow Universe were all struck dumb by the sight of Lu Yin walking out from the spacecraft. None of them had expected him to be present.

Lu Yin greeted them all with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, why are you here?" Luo Lao'er asked.

Lu Yin was similarly surprised to see Luo Lao'er. "How is a hostage like you allowed into the Sixverse Academy?"

"Have you been here for a while?" Zuo Yu asked.

The conversation attracted a small crowd. Most of the people did not recognize Lu Yin, and when they saw him walking out from the spaceship, many of them grew dissatisfied. They had worked hard to pass the selection exam, while someone else had entered through a back door.

However, no one dared to make any trouble for Lu Yin. The fact that he was able to enter the academy through such means was proof enough of his background and status. The people who had passed the selection process were not fools, and none of them wanted to recklessly make an enemy.

A few people tried to strike up conversations with Lu Yin, but he had no interest. At the moment, he was mostly curious about the Sixverse Academy, and Luo Lao'er was naturally the best person to ask.

Despite only just passing the selection process, Luo Lao'er was already quite well-informed. Furthermore, the fact that he was allowed to enter the Sixverse Academy despite being a hostage made him quite unique.

"Brother-in-law, what do you know about the Sixverse Academy?" Luo Lao'er and Lu Yin were standing in a corner as they waited to be sent to the academy.

"I have the feeling that it's a place where the people of different universes all interact with each other," Lu Yin replied.

"That's exactly what it is," Luo Lao'er whispered. "The Sixverse Association has always struggled to deal with Aeternus, and they’ve usually been on the defensive side. However, a few years ago, the Seven Skygods inexplicably left, which gave the association an incredible advantage. They used that to reclaim their lost territory and gain an opportunity for greater collaboration. That's how the door to integrating different civilizations was opened.

"The people of the Transcendent Universe do not cultivate, so as soon as their energy converters are drained, they’re done for. That's why they want to cultivate. It’s not only to protect themselves, but also so that we can adapt to more powerful energy converters. This has already been proven effective, and they can even use their energy better through battle techniques. The power of the Voidforce Universe is especially useful for protection."

Lu Yin interrupted, "Did you say this all happened just a few years ago?"

"That’s right. The Sixverse Association has almost always been on the back foot in the war against Aeternus, while Aeternus controlled many parallel universes that the association had access to. Because of this, the members of the association weren’t able to cooperate with each other, even if they wanted to. However, a few years ago, all of the Seven Skygods left one after another, and the Sixverse Association took advantage of that opportunity to take back a few universes. The Sixverse Academy is in one of those parallel universes."

Things clicked into place for Lu Yin. A few years ago? Isn’t that when we tried to kill Undying God?

It appeared that Lu Yin had helped the Sixverse Association a great deal.

"Brother-in-law, did you get selected early because of your relationship with my sister?" Luo Lao'er was curious.

Before Lu Yin could even answer, Luo Lao'er continued on in a sympathetic tone. "Then I really pity you."

Lu Yin’s eyebrows rose. "What do you mean by that?"

Lu Yin could not make any sense of the description, which left him very curious about the Lost Clan.

"Which school do you want to join?" Lu Yin asked.

Luo Lao'er replied, "The Voidforce School."

"Why?"

"The Voidforce Universe is extremely well versed in self-protection, and they always fight with humans standing at the very back, which means that they stay relatively safe."

Lu Yin said, "Voidforce? That does sound rather mystical. I’ll join the Voidforce School too."

"Great! Brother-in-law, let’s work together in the Sixverse Academy! We’ll snatch goddesses, fight geniuses, and prove ourselves as the best!" Luo Lao'er proclaimed loudly. His shout drew a number of strange stares.

Lu Yin quickly distanced himself from Luo Lao'er, greatly regretting speaking to the young man.

After a while of waiting, someone appeared who gave all of the gathered youths a cold look. The person waved their hand, enveloping everyone with white-colored energy that pulled everyone to a parallel universe.

After arriving in the Transcendent Universe, Lu Yin felt that his concept of distance had completely changed.

In the Fifth Mainland, distance was something that could be measured as a way of quantifying space, but at this moment, Lu Yin realized that distance could not only be a measurement of space, but also of positions and dimensions that humans were unable to calculate. What Lu Yin knew as reality had been expanded endlessly in a single instance.

No matter how advanced humans became, it was impossible to escape the unknown. Even for Progenitors, there were endless parallel universes waiting to be explored. It was impossible for anyone to explore all the countless universes in a single lifetime.

The Astral Wilderness and the endless parallel universe reminded Lu Yin of how vast everything really was, as well as how insignificant individual creatures were.

In this short amount of time, Lu Yin had already traveled from the Fifth Mainland to visit both the Transcendent Universe and the Cloudflow Universe. Already, Lu Yin was visiting his fourth universe.

No matter how many parallel universes there might be, entering one always felt the same. Space was dark, profound, and filled with various revolving planets, stars, and astral phenomena.

However, Lu Yin was caught off guard when they arrived at their destination. This universe felt extremely pure.

"This universe has been named the Singularity Universe because it hasn’t been altered by any sort of power. This is the most primitive type of universe." Their escort stared off into space. "Many universes have been altered or developed by unique civilizations due to the appearance of extremely powerful individuals, though they may do so by using technology, cultivation, or other various extraordinary astral phenomena. However, this universe is different, as there are no unique power systems here. This place is completely clean, which is what makes it a suitable location for the Sixverse Academy."

When this explanation was finished, everyone suddenly found themselves at the top of a mountain peak with clouds surrounding them. The clouds spiraled up toward outer space. It looked like they were standing at a gateway that led down from the darkness of outer space.

Apart from clouds and stars, no one could see anything at all.

"This mountain rises from the surface, yet it reaches the edge of outer space. This is the starting point of the Sixverse Academy. You will enter from this place, and you should dream of leaving from here as well one day. Unfortunately, very few people are ever able to do so."

Many looks of confusion appeared in the listening crowd. They were supposed to enter and leave the academy from this location?

No further explanation was offered, and their escort waved a hand. Six enormous displays appeared above the crowd, each one showing a video of different people fighting battles.

"Each image represents a different civilization. Choose the civilization that you wish to learn from, and that choice will be the school that you enter. I’ll remind you now that if you do not meet the minimum requirements of your chosen civilization within a year, you will be expelled and will never be allowed to return to the Sixverse Academy again. You will only receive one chance."

Everyone stared at the six displays. This was their opportunity to choose their school and enter it to learn a new power.