Star Odyssey

ting against Fan Shun, Jin He had exposed some of his strength, and even if the audience was not able to understand what he had done, Unseen Light knew better than to allow Jin He to get close no matter what. 

“You’re so cautious,” Jin He complained while keeping his eyes on Unseen Light.
Jin He’s long hair fell across his shoulders and flowed with the wind. 

Unseen Light had opened his eyes and his domain had enveloped all of Zenith Mountain.
Above their heads, an enormous forcefield had taken the form of Unseen Light himself and was attacking Jin He with a move of Unseen Light’s hand.

Jin He frowned.
“That’s pointless.”

As he spoke, ripples appeared before him, and the attack from the forcefield was immediately weakened the moment it came in contact with the ripples.

Unseen Light’s domain was useless against Jin He, but still Unseen Light did not give up.
He continued launching one attack after another with the intention of wearing Jin He out.
Jin He had been injured during his earlier match with Fan Shun, and so a battle of endurance would not be to his advantage.

Lu Yin and the rest stopped watching the ongoing battle, as they all already knew just how strong the two Arbiters were.

Zhi Yi was the first person to reach the mountain peak.
A large statue stood tall in the distance.
She looked up at it and wondered whose face would appear on this statue in the end.

At that moment, Shang Qing appeared from another direction.
He stood quietly in place also stared at the statue.
Despite his typical calm disposition, he was also eager to see the statue take his image.

Before long, Yao Xuan, Lu Yin, and a few others slowly gathered at the peak.
They all silently stood at the top of their stairs.
At this moment, nine people had reached the top of Zenith Mountain.

There was only one spot remaining.
The moment the fight between Unseen Light and Jin He was decided would be the moment that the top ten of ZENITH would be finalized.

There was no place to hide at the top of the mountain, and the nine people at the peak could fight anyone they wished, unlike before.
This also meant that the battle within the top ten could end up as either one-on-one fights, or an open battle. 

There was a whoosh as a large barrel of wine was thrown at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin caught it and Liquor Hero shot him a grin.
“Drink up.”

Lu Yin laughed.
“You’re still drinking at a time like this? You’re already in ZENITH’s top ten!”

Without giving any indication of caring, Liquor Hero simply tilted her head back and chugged down her wine.

Yao Xuan gave a light laugh.
“Getting drunk isn’t too bad; at least you won’t be able to feel pain anymore.”

Liquor Hero lowered her wine barrel and looked at Yao Xuan as she chuckled.
“Little bro, you know your stuff.
What’s up? Do you also have a past you can’t let go of?”

Yao Xuan furrowed his brows; this woman had completely misunderstood him.
He had been referring to the pain that was felt after being punched by someone.
Why did he always end up being misunderstood?

Wu Taibai looked at Lu Yin and asked, “Brother Lu, what did the Thirteenth Sword feel like?”

Lu Yin shrugged.
“I can’t remember.”

“It’s a shame that that person wasn’t able to borrow the power of the Thirteenth Sword,” Wu Taibai said regretfully.

Lu Yin smiled lightly.
“You still might be able to experience it yourself.”

Wu Taibai was caught by surprise.
“Is that so?”

“Deaf-mute Bro, are you looking to take the champion’s seat? I can help you,” Xiao Qing offered as she flashed Lu Yin a radiant smile.

Multiple people turned their heads when they heard what she had just said.
Zhi Yi frowned and she coldly stared at Xiao Qing.
“No one will think you’re a mute even if you keep your mouth shut.”

Xiao Qing antagonized the other woman, “Why? Is that something you’re unhappy about? Looks like the Daosource Three Skies aren't that much after all.”

Zhi Yi grew furious.

Xiao Qing turned over towards Wu Taibai and said, “Mr.
Bai, I was not referring to you.
I could never beat you.”

Wu Taibai smiled.
“Don’t worry.
We Daosource Three Skies also fought our way up, and if we lose, we get pulled out.”

Lu Yin approached Xia Jiuyou.
“How many clones have you merged?”

Everyone who heard Lu Yin’s question paid attention.

Xia Jiuyou indifferently replied, “That’s none of your business.”

Lu Yin pressed, “Can’t be that Xia Luo’s the only one left, right?”

Xia Jiuyou looked Lu Yin dead in the eye and said, “You only shared a brief friendship when classmates with Xia Luo.
The true reason you’re stopping me from merging with him is because you’re afraid of the full power of the merged nine clones.”   

Shang Qing’s voice was heard from the distance, “I would love for all nine clones to be merged as one so I could witness the invincible technique of ancient Progenitor Chen.
But sadly, you fall far from Progenitor Chen’s standards.”

Xia Jiuyou’s eyes grew cold.
“I’m still enough to deal with the likes of you.”

“Such confidence.
It seems like the Nine Clones are really amazingly formidable.
Why don’t we just take this guy down first?” Xiao Qing smiled brilliantly.

Xia Jiuyou glared at her, barely resisting the urge to stab her.
She was blatantly sowing discord.

Lu Yin was of the same mind.
“I agree.
The Nine Clones Technique is a formidable battle technique created by Progenitor Chen.
Who knows what type of special power nine clones generate after they’re all merged into one.
Don’t let that guy steal the championship from use without us even realizing it.”

“Leave him to me,” Shang Qing said calmly.

Xiao Qing pouted.
“Hey, you’re the one we should target first!”

Yao Xuan had been keeping his eyes on Lu Yin this entire time, as he had not forgotten Skymender’s mission. 

Lu Yin had also been wary of Yao Xuan from the very beginning.
The fellow had a troublesome character and would surely target Lu Yin.

As the group chatted with each other, Unseen Light and Jin He’s match finally ended.

In the end, Jin He lost.
The damage he had suffered from fighting Fan Shun had been considerable, so he was not able to defeat Unseen Light after their fight became an endurance competition.

Step by step, Unseen Light made his way up the stairs and arrived at the peak of the mountain.
At this moment, the top ten of ZENITH had been decided, and they were: Unseen Light, Wang Yi, Zhi Yi, Liquor Hero, Shang Qing, Lu Yin, Yao Xuan, Xia Jiuyou, Wu Taibai, and Xiao Qing.
Four of the individuals who had most famously been predicted to end up among the final ten had been defeated before reaching the final stage.
They were Bu Kong, Yuhua Mavis, Bai Mai, and Qiu Shi.

The predicted rankings were quite impressive since they had managed to accurately predict six of the ten finalists.

At this time, the Innerverse was particularly excited, because of the final ten in ZENITH, three were members of the Ten Arbiters.
Two people from the Innerverse had managed to make it to the top ten, and also two of the Sixth Mainland’s legendary Daosource Three Skies had reached the final stage, while only one contestant from the Astral Beast Domain and one from the Technocracy had lasted to the end.

When looking at the numbers, just as many people from the Innerverse had reached ZENITH’s finals as from the Sixth Mainland; how could the Innerverse not be thrilled?

The Ten Arbiters essentially represented the Innerverse.

If it were not for the earlier round of the competition when four of the Ten Arbiters had been matched up against each other, there surely would have been more of the Ten Arbiters among the top ten.