"Monkey, what kind of poison did I get?" Lu Yin asked as he rummaged through the pills in his cosmic ring.
The monkey solemnly replied, "I don't know, but if even Seventh Bro couldn't detect it, then it's not a simple poison. Detoxifying it will be too difficult."
Lu Yin searched through all the pills in his cosmic ring, but he was certain that none of them could detoxify the poison.
Nightking Zhenwu was too cautious. Even if Nightking Zhenwu was confident in defeating Lu Yin, he had still used poison. Nightking Zhenwu didn't want to defeat Lu Yin, but rather to completely crush Lu Yin and establish his prestige as the leader of the Ten Arbiters.
"What a pity. If the wisdom root hadn't withered, it would definitely have been able to detoxify the poison." The monkey sighed.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately blocked the monkey off before rolling his die. In this space, he could definitely roll three pips.
The first pip was ineffective, and he had to rest for ten days.
The second pip was also ineffective, and he had to rest for ten days.
The third pip was also ineffective, and he had to rest for ten days.
…
He repeated this process over and over again, but it seemed like luck hadn't arrived. Fortunately, although the poison hadn't been detoxified, Lu Yin hadn't been poisoned to death due to his physical strength. It was also possible that Nightking Zhenwu hadn't planned on killing him with poison and had instead wanted to kill him with his own hands.
Over the past few weeks, Lu Yin's external injuries had healed considerably, and he had also continued to absorb star energy. He had completely recovered, and all he had to do was wait for the detoxification.
As the die's rotation slowly stopped, it hit three pips, and two screens appeared.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly tossed in the wisdom root before throwing in some star essence. He was shocked to find that after throwing in 100,000 star essence, his wisdom root had only decreased by a sliver. This was ridiculous. Up until now, the most expensive item that Lu Yin had upgraded was the Heavenfire Stone. The first upgrade cost 1.3 million star essence, and he had only upgraded it once.
As for the wisdom root, based on the current situation, it would probably cost at least a few million star essence to upgrade it once.
It was rumored that the wisdom root had been personally planted by Ancestor Hui. Not only could it detoxify poison, but eating it could also temporarily enlighten a person's mind and allow them to comprehend many things. Lu Yin didn't know if this was true or not, but he just hoped that it could detoxify the poison.
Lu Yin swallowed his saliva and threw in more star essence.
Soon, he used up a million star essence, but his wisdom root only decreased by a tenth.
Lu Yin pursed his lips, as this was too much of an exaggeration. This was just a withered wisdom root, but a single upgrade would require tens of millions of star essence. Fortunately, he had more than 17 million star essence, or else he might not have been able to upgrade it.
As the root of wisdom descended, its surface gradually regained its luster, and specks of light appeared. When the root of wisdom completely fell into the lower layer of the screen, a small cluster of roots that resembled a horned dragon appeared in front of Lu Yin's eyes. It looked ordinary, and it only had a bit of luster to it. However, this small cluster of roots had cost him ten million star essence.
Lu Yin used his star energy to create water and soaked the wisdom root in it, boiling it as if he was drinking tea.
Gradually, a fragrant aroma filled his nose and cleared his mind. Everything became clear to the naked eye, and he felt as if he had returned to his peak condition. It was useful! He impatiently drank a mouthful of the liquid, and the refreshing sensation washed down his stomach. The black poison that had been coiling around his body was disintegrated at a visible rate and gradually dissipated.
He raised his hand and activated his Overlaying Stacks. He immediately used Thirty Stacks, which was the limit of his deductions. Now that he could continue, he could clearly feel that he could easily deduce the next step. It was very easy. Why hadn't he thought of this before?
Forty Stacks was very simple. Fifty Stacks was also very simple.
He had clearly felt that these deductions would be very difficult and impossible in the past, but now, he could do them as easily as breathing.
His mind was clear, and he felt more relaxed than he had ever felt before. He waved his hand and activated Sixty Stacks, Seventy Stacks, and all the way up to Hundred Stacks.
The peak that he had grasped was Hundred Stacks. He closed his eyes and recalled his battle with Lan Si, and the scenes replayed before his eyes. On Peng King Planet, Lan Si had used Hundred Stacks. Lu Yin raised his hand, and Lan Si's palm strike seemed to appear in front of him. Ripples spread out, and Hundred Stacks transformed into a berserk force that surged towards him.
Lu Yin retreated a few steps, and his right palm trembled. It was not enough to withstand the force, and his body continued to retreat. Every time he took a step back, his understanding of the Overlaying Stacks deepened by one layer. He took ten steps back, which was 110 Stacks. Twenty steps back was 120 Stacks, and this was not the limit of his body's endurance.
When he took fifty steps back, Lu Yin raised his hand and struck out with his palm. 150 Stacks was not enough. It was still not enough.
Lu Yin closed his eyes and pressed his left hand against his right arm. There was a soft sound, and his right palm struck out with a bang. The void distorted as he used 170 Stacks, and his right arm felt powerless.
Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes and looked at his right arm in ecstasy. He had actually deduced 170 Stacks! How had he done it?
Had he done it on his own?
Deductions on his own were different from other people's teachings. If he had competed against Lan Si in the Overlaying Stacks Dao, then Lu Yin would have been able to suppress him with the same 150 Stacks. This was the power of his own deductions, and his understanding of the Overlaying Stacks Dao was incomparably deep.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the air. He closed his eyes and continued to recall his battle with Lan Si, but he couldn't remember anything. No, I have to continue. He thought about it for a while and drank another mouthful of Wisdom Root Tea. His mind cleared up once more, and he recalled every movement that Lan Si had made when he had used the Emptiness Palm. Even the pauses caused by inertia were magnified infinitely in his mind.
Gradually, he raised his hand and struck out with an invisible palm. This was the Emptiness Palm.
The Emptiness Palm was the manifestation of Lan Si's complete understanding of the Overlaying Stacks Dao. Even Lan Si himself had only been able to cultivate it after grasping 150 Stacks. Lu Yin had used the Wisdom Root to deduce 170 Stacks, and with his deep understanding of the Overlaying Stacks Dao and the Wisdom Root Tea, he was able to easily comprehend the Emptiness Palm.
This Emptiness Palm was like a reappearance of Lan Si. No, it had surpassed Lan Si. Lu Yin's Overlaying Stacks Dao had been deduced by himself, and he had deduced 170 Stacks. With his physical strength, the Emptiness Palm didn't cause any pauses due to inertia, which made him much stronger than Lan Si.
Lu Yin himself didn't understand why his physical strength was so strong; it was constantly increasing.
There wasn't much Wisdom Root Tea left, and it had nothing to do with the added water. This small pinch of Wisdom Root could only make a small amount of tea, and it was enough for three sips at most. In other words, this small pinch of Wisdom Root could make five sips of tea.
He couldn't waste it. Now that he had comprehended the Emptiness Palm, what was next?
Lu Yin fell into deep thought.
Lockbreaking?
Domain?
True Scripture of Eon Evolution?
Sirius Art?
Or the Dream Finger?
There were too many things that he needed to comprehend.
Suddenly, Lu Yin remembered that the most important thing to comprehend was a secret technique. It wasn't the Yu Secret Art, but rather the chessboard that Mister Mu had brought him to watch with the help of the Zhu family's bloodline. It was the Ce Secret Art.
The Ce Secret Art, Scattered Stars Chess. It was a secret technique of the Seven Courts' Ce Family that had been created by someone called Ce Wangtian.
Lu Yin picked up the Wisdom Root Tea and took a sip, doing his best to recall the chessboard that he had seen before. Gradually, he seemed to see that ancient chessboard again, and he heard people playing, people retracting, people laughing, and people sighing. His consciousness seemed to have merged with the chess pieces, but it also seemed to have merged with the chess players.
Under the moonlight, every chess piece on the ancient chessboard was like a star that was densely packed together. He didn't know if he was in space or on the chessboard.
Was he a chess piece?
Or a chess player?
He couldn't understand this game, and he still couldn't. Even with the Wisdom Root, he still couldn't understand it.
"Hahahaha, I, Ce Wangtian, observed chess, played chess, retracted my moves, and comprehended chess for hundreds of thousands of years. Finally, I created the secret technique, Scattered Stars Chess. Throughout the universe, only I, Ce Wangtian, can retract my moves. A person's life experience cannot be regretted, but I, Ce Wangtian, will regret. Only I, Ce Wangtian, can retract my moves.
The words woke Lu Yin up, and he was sweating profusely. He still couldn't understand the game. Even with the help of the Wisdom Root Tea, he still couldn't understand it. He tried to recall the chessboard, but he shook his head vigorously. No, he couldn't force himself to understand the game if he couldn't understand it.
What could he do?
What could he do?
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but look at the Wisdom Root Tea and take a sip. His mind cleared up, and an idea flashed through his mind. He raised his hand, and his die appeared. There was an innate gift on Possession. It was the innate gift that he had borrowed from Qiong Xi'er when he had rolled Possession at the border of the Endless Weave.
Qiong Xi 'er's innate gift was deduction.
Lu Yin knew that he didn't have the ability to comprehend Scattered Stars Chess on his own, and even with the help of the Wisdom Root Tea, he still wouldn't be able to comprehend it. However, the Seven Courts' Ce family definitely had a descendant who could comprehend the 'Ce' Secret. Since others could comprehend it, it meant that they could also comprehend it.
If he couldn't comprehend it on his own, then he could only rely on others. Qiong Xi 'er was very smart, and since she was valued by Wang Wen and was on the same level as Wei Rong, her innate gift was deduction. Lu Yin believed that she could help him.
Lu Yin borrowed Qiong Xi 'er's innate gift and took another sip of the Wisdom Root Tea. Whether or not he could succeed would depend on this.
The ancient chessboard appeared once more, and Lu Yin borrowed Qiong Xi 'er's innate gift. When he looked at the chessboard again, he saw a different scene. What is this?
…
Not long after, Lu Yin opened his eyes and stood up. He had finished drinking the Wisdom Root Tea, and the Wisdom Root was gone.
This was the most expensive tea that Lu Yin had ever drunk, but it was also the most useful.
He looked at the time and saw that he would be able to leave very soon. Lu Yin took a deep breath. Nightking Zhenwu, the second match had begun.
In the Eternal Night arena, Nightking Zhenwu's palm followed Zhuo Daynight's despairing cry. Just as his palm was about to strike Zhuo Daynight's forehead, a hand suddenly appeared and grabbed Nightking Zhenwu's wrist. Nightking Zhenwu's face changed, and he slowly turned around. He saw Lu Yin and his bone-chilling gaze.
"You can still move?" Nightking Zhenwu was in disbelief.
Countless people in the Innerverse and Outerverse saw this scene, and they rubbed their eyes in disbelief. No one had expected Lu Yin to still be able to move. How had he crossed over?
He had been too fast.
Zhuo Daynight's pupils dilated, and her entire body swayed. She looked as if she could collapse at any moment.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly exerted more force. There was a cracking sound as Nightking Zhenwu's nine-lined battle force tried to resist, but as Lu Yin exerted more force, Nightking Zhenwu's nine-lined battle force became somewhat unstable. Both of their nine-lined battle forces soared into the sky at the same time, and the ground cracked open. The three of them gradually sank as pebbles flew into the air and disappeared in midair.
Nightking Zhenwu was aghast, and he stared at Lu Yin. "Impossible! How did you recover?
You were beaten half to death by me just now. You should have collapsed and been trampled under my feet. You should have died. "
Lu Yin's gaze turned vicious as the two nine-lined battle forces collided. Soon after, a berserk spiritual force appeared once more, colliding like a storm. It formed a visible airflow that split the sky above Nightking Planet apart.
"You deserve to die," Lu Yin growled through gritted teeth.