Star Odyssey

the universe were identical.
Every Lockbreaker would run into all sorts of strange treasures, but this sourcebox that was shaped like a broken hand certainly seemed to be more exotic than normal.

Lu Yin spent two hours to unlock the first sourcebox.
It was just graded at the three-star Discerning Junior level, so he did not even take out the Giant Emperor’s third eye and only used his domain and Cosmic Art to help him.
He was thirteen times faster than during his first lockbreaking attempt, which showed his progress.

However, the item within the sourcebox had already vanished, and thus, his efforts were for nothing.

The second sourcebox took him another two and a half hours, and within it was an ancient-looking plank.
There were vague characters written on it.
Lu Yin could not understand the characters and quickly handed the plank to the alluring Madam Nalan.

She had some people carefully preserve and then deliver it to an archaeologist for research.
Perhaps they would be able to extract some useful information from the item.

Any item that was sealed within the dust of the universe meant that it was related to an almighty-level super powerhouse, as that was the only way it would be worthy of being sealed.
Thus, every item recovered through lockbreaking was not simple, and the most classic example was held by the Ross Empire.

The Ross Empire’s founder had coincidentally come across a clothing item through lockbreaking.
It was a long skirt designed for a woman, and since it seemed to be made from ordinary material and was utterly devoid of star energy, it had almost been tossed.
However, the founder had not been willing to do so and had instead handed the skirt to their subordinates to study.
Who would have guessed that within this long skirt laid a great deal of ancient scientific knowledge.
This data had given birth to the most dominating force in the Blazing Mist Flowzone, the Ross Empire, and it even qualified to go up against the Blaze Realm now.

Of course, the Ross Empire’s fortuitous opportunity had only happened by chance.
Many powers had obtained valuable items through lockbreaking but could not even comprehend what was written on them.
Even when they did decipher it, the information might not be suitable for the current era, or it might be findings that had long since become common knowledge after so many years had passed.

In short, any item that could be obtained from lockbreaking was valuable and would require careful research and consideration.

Lu Yin looked at the broken-palm shaped sourcebox and touched it with his hand.
His finger felt as if it had been pricked by something, and he raised his eyebrows in confusion.

“Seventh Bro, something’s not right.
You shouldn’t mess with this thing,” the Ghost Monkey suddenly warned in a solemn voice.

Lu Yin revolved the Cosmic Art and activated his domain as well while also taking out the Giant Emperor’s third eye.
He carefully observed the severed palm sourcebox, and with the support of these three things, he finally noticed something different about it.
There was a peculiar forcefield surrounding the broken hand that contained an inauspicious sensation.
This forcefield was reminiscent of a scorpion’s tail poised to strike, and this was what had pricked Lu Yin’s hand.

Lu Yin was stunned, as this was his first time encountering such a sourcebox.

He had seen many sourcebox catalog videos, but even sourceboxes that were dangerous to Lockbreakers would not have this kind of a prepared attack.
Of course, it was possible that he simply was not able to see such details through the videos.

Many Lockbreakers had died in bizarre situations, and some of them might have even been due to situations like this scorpion tail-looking forcefield.

Lu Yin considered the situation some more, and then remembered that he had one opportunity to unlock a sourcebox in front of the Trialmaster.
He weighed his options, and then spoke to the bright Madam Nalan.
“Madam, I want to bring this sourcebox into the academy so that I can unlock it in front of my mentor.”

Her eyes flashed with delight, and she nodded.
“Alright.
Be careful, Student Lu.”

Lu Yin nodded and noted that the tempting Madam Nalan already knew that this broken-hand sourcebox was peculiar.
This incident had merely been her probing his abilities, and if he truly tried to unlock the broken hand, then she would have stopped him.
It seemed that she was truly aiming for him to ask his mentor for help.
Did she know about the Trialmaster’s existence? It was certainly plausible, since he was a super powerful Lockbreaker whom even Nightking Yuanjing respected.
If Madam Nalan knew of the Trialmaster’s existence, then it was logical for her to request for Lu Yin’s help in unlocking this sourcebox.

At this moment, Lu Yin finally understood what this woman wanted.
Sure enough, he could not even understand the tricks that people at her level were employing and could only figure things out after being taught a lesson.

The severed-palm sourcebox had no offensive nature, or else Madam Nalan would not have been able to hand it to Lu Yin so casually.
If a sourcebox had an offensive nature, then one would be attacked if upon making contact with it.

When Lu Yin brought the sourcebox to the Trialmaster, his eyes widened as soona s he caught sight of it.
“That’s a trick from some old expert.
Kid, you can’t open this sourcebox.”

Lu Yin respectfully said, “Please teach me.”

“Some sourceboxes contain a bit of remnant power from their previous owners.
It might be some of their innate gifts, battle force, domain, or even battle techniques.
These bits of power that can persist through the ages are the biggest threat to Lockbreakers.”

“Are you saying that this severed palm contains some of the strength that a certain powerhouse left behind?” Lu Yin was astonished.

The mentor closed his eyes.
“Unlocking something like this requires one to at least be at the Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker stage.
You’re still too green, kid.”

Lu Yin thought about it.
“Could Mentor help me with this?”

The Trialmaster shook his head.
“Facing the strength of a predecessor is too risky.
You can consider it like an ancient powerhouse transcending time to challenge those of the present era.”

Lu Yin nodded.
“I’ll take my leave then.”

Not long after, Lu Yin returned the broken palm to Madam Nalan and repeated the Trialmaster’s words to her.

She sighed and then forced out a smile.
“Student Lu, to be honest, I’ve found a few other Lockbreakers, but I was similarly rejected by all of them.”

“My mentor says that only a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker can successfully unlock this sourcebox.”

[1] Fu = Floating/drifting Xue = Snow
[2] Tian = Sky Mu = Bathe/Cleanse/Given
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