Lu Yin's current domain had far surpassed the strength of the Invisible Light's domain back in the golden ocean. The reason why he couldn't predict attacks was because he hadn't cultivated it.
"Predicting an attack isn't as mystical as divination, but it's also not as difficult as others think. Of course, this is based on the premise that you've cultivated your domain enough, and you also need to have an extremely exquisite control over your domain and star energy …" Guo Shanzhen earnestly taught Lu Yin how to cultivate his domain.
The direction of training in predicting attacks was like a piece of paper; it was easy to pierce through it, but it was very difficult to see clearly before that happened.
Lu Yin followed Guo Shan's instructions and spread his domain across the ground. Every inch, every part, and even every corner was completely spread out, no longer releasing his domain like before.
That release seemed to allow him to control all changes within his domain, but it was only a general direction. Now, he wanted to treat his domain as a part of his body.
"Just like that. Yes, spread it out and completely see all changes within the domain's range. Visualize all the changes within the domain's range in your mind. You have to speculate and guess at the same time. There's a pattern to this. Yes …" Guo Shan began, and Xun Xun guided him.
Over the next few days, Lu Yin followed Guo Shan in his cultivation. It was impossible for one's domain to reach the level of predicting attacks, but Lu Yin's domain was already very strong to begin with. When it shrank completely, he could roughly predict some movements. For example, he could clearly see which direction a bug would crawl in or which leg it would take.
With his mastery of the Plan Secret Art, the Yu Secret Art, and various other techniques, reaching the level of a domain's ability to predict attacks didn't have much of an effect on his battle prowess. The only thing that attracted Lu Yin's attention was the Void God Realm. It was a method of using one's domain like a secret technique, but it didn't have the same restrictions as a secret technique.
Guo Shan looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. "Draw that bird's flight path."
Lu Yin raised a hand and used his star energy to draw a trajectory.
Guo Shan blinked. "Barely passed."
Lu Yin smiled. "Thank you."
Guo Shan was speechless. What kind of person was this? No matter how talented someone was, even if they grasped the correct method, it would still take them years to reach the level of predicting attacks. The average person might not even be able to grasp it after decades or centuries, and some people might not even be able to grasp it in their entire lives. But this kid had grasped it in just a few days.
"You've already grasped the basics of predicting attacks. Next, you can cultivate Spiritform," Guo Shan said.
Lu Yin looked forward to it. "How far can one reach the Void Spirit stage?"
Guo Shan rolled his eyes. "Don't bite off more than you can chew. Even I haven't reached the Empty Spirit Realm yet. In the entire Starry Sky Tree, the number of domain experts who have reached the Empty Spirit Realm can be counted on one hand. They're all experts above the Star Emissary realm. Don't even think about it before you become an Emissary."
Lu Yin nodded.
As if he felt that he wasn't being clear enough, Guo Shan continued, "Let me tell you, the difficulty of cultivating to the Empty God Realm is one aspect. Another aspect is the strength of your body and your ability to adapt to this part of the universe. Do you think that you can unscrupulously strip away the void after cultivating your domain to the Empty God Realm?
In theory, that's true, but stripping the void puts a lot of pressure on one's body, especially if one wants to teleport through the void. It requires a very high physical strength, and I haven't reached that level yet. "
Lu Yin nodded. He had absolute confidence in this aspect.
"Are we going to cultivate here?"
Lu Yin asked. Although he wasn't in a hurry to complete the mission, he couldn't stay here forever. The trip to the Ruler's Realm was coming soon, and he had to find a way to participate. Otherwise, he would have participated in the Sovereign Tournament for nothing.
Guo Shan replied, "The mission is complete. We have some time off."
Lu Yin was stunned. "Completed?
When? "
Guo Shan replied, "Our mission was to attract the attention of the Flying Armor Army. You did well."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "The mission started the moment I entered the Flying Armor Pass. You're also completing your mission by bringing me around the pass."
Guo Shan nodded. "It's good that you know. You don't have to say it out loud."
Lu Yin looked at the Flying Armor Pass. "It looks like there aren't any Redbacks or spies here. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so peaceful."
"That's for the best. If there aren't any traitors among the humans, then we wouldn't be stuck here. The battlefield at the back of the Mother Tree is a place that many commoners dream of," Guo Shan sighed.
Lu Yin asked, "Is the battlefield at the back of the Mother Tree very intense?"
Guo Shan recalled, "It wasn't that intense at first, and it could even be considered a training ground for many people. However, about two years ago, it completely changed. Those monsters were endless, and no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't kill them all. That group of people who went there for training all died, and our Humble Class began to reorganize from that time onwards. The number of redbacks and spies among the humans increased explosively, and we couldn't catch them all no matter how hard we tried."
More than a year ago, close to two years ago?
Lu Yin's heart trembled. Wasn't that the end of the competition between the Five Scions of the Stars?
Right, he had been captured by the Neohuman Alliance at that time, and the Neoverse had undergone a huge change. A horizontal black hole had appeared in the entire universe, isolating those monsters.
That horizontal black hole had extended from the Neoverse to the Starfall Sea, and then to the Sixth Mainland under the Hui Ancestor's arrangements. But what did that have to do with the Astral Tree?
Lu Yin thought about it for a moment, and a lightbulb went off in his head. The Upper Three Gates! That's right, the Upper Three Gates!
The horizontal black hole had isolated the Starfall Sea from the outside world, which meant that the Starfall Sea was filled with monsters. The Upper Three Gates were also there. The Sea King had been able to break through the Upper Three Gates and cause the heavens to change, so those monsters could naturally do the same. After all, they were the mortal enemies of humanity.
This meant that Lu Yin's guess had been correct. This was the world behind the Upper Three Gates. Because of that huge change, the monsters had poured into this part of the universe through the Upper Three Gates, and the entrance was behind the Mother Tree.
Lu Yin suddenly understood why there were three gates. The three gates might have been the gateway that separated the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands from each other, but there was also a possibility that they were related to those monsters. The entrances to the three gates were located behind the Mother Tree, and without these gates, those monsters would have been able to invade the Fifth Mainland through those entrances.
If that was the case, then it was unclear what the Astral Tree's purpose was for the Fifth Mainland. The monsters had treated the Fifth and Sixth Mainlands as wastelands, but they had used the gateway to protect them.
Lu Yin's thoughts were running wild, and he didn't hear Guo Shan's words clearly. Guo Shan seemed to be reminiscing about his former comrades.
The more experienced a person was on the battlefield, the more they would have such emotions. It was an admirable emotion.
"The battlefield behind the Mother Tree is getting more and more intense. Actually, it's better if you don't go. You'll die faster," Guo Shan said, changing his tone.
Lu Yin blurted out, "Without the redbacks and spies, there's no point for the humble school to exist."
"That's for the best," Guo Shan answered seriously.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. That's right, it would be best if there were no redbacks or spies, but it would be even better if the humble school existed. At least, that was what Lu Yin felt.
The Central Realm was huge, and some areas were illuminated by sunlight, while others had special ways to illuminate the day and night. The Flying Armor Pass was very normal, as stars dotted the dark sky at night. There were also several shining planets that illuminated the path at night.
Lu Yin looked down and saw six shadows. When he looked up, the six planets illuminated the night sky, allowing the Flying Armor Pass to mine tribulation crystals regardless of day or night.
Lu Yin's domain spread out like water, and countless tentacles connected the air, the earth, the trees, and the stones. Suddenly, a shadow flashed by, and Lu Yin's eyes flew open. He rushed out in the direction that the shadow had appeared, and every step he took was exactly the same as the shadow's. Even his posture was the same, and it was like a mirror. This was the domain's prediction attack. He had predicted the shadow's path and movements, and he had imitated the exact same movements.
The shadow's eyes were filled with astonishment under the mask, but they quickly turned vicious. Purplish red patterns appeared on the surface of its body, accompanied by red stripes. This was nine-lined battle force.
Lu Yin frowned, and Guo Shan appeared beside him. Without saying a word, a terrifying amount of star energy surged into the sky. This was the Flying Armor Pass, and the moment a battle broke out, the Flying Armor Pass would be the first to be attracted.
However, the star energy dissipated in midair.
Guo Shan was shocked. "You're trapped?"
At that moment, several figures lined up in a row in the distance and attacked Lu Yin. Guo Shan told Lu Yin, "Be careful."
Lu Yin did not have time to reply, as the shadow had already arrived. The shadow pulled out a long sword and slashed down with nine-lined battle force, its power ferocious.
The shadow believed that this attack was enough to injure Lu Yin, but when he recalled that Lu Yin had defeated Liu Lu at the Sword Stele, he had held back some of his strength as a precaution.
His actions were correct, and Lu Yin immediately used an Emptiness Palm against the shadow's blade. Even though he had not used his full strength, this palm was still not something that a Hunter could withstand. Lu Yin's Emptiness Palm had caused even Wang Yi to feel apprehensive during the Sovereign Tournament. This person in front of him was only a Hunter, and in this region of space, he was definitely inferior to Wang Yi.
Lu Yin's palm had not only shattered the shadow's nine-lined battle force, but it had also bent the blade. The shadow's pupils shrank, and he used the momentum to slash in another direction, dispersing Lu Yin's palm force.
Lu Yin sneered and struck out with another palm. "Let's see how many palms you can take."
The shadow blocked with his sword, and with a thump, the blade caved in in the shape of a palm. The shadow himself was sent flying a hundred meters away, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. How was this possible?
How could a mere branch family member have such strength?
On the other side, Guo Shan had been paying attention all this time. When he saw Lu Yin send an expert who was at the same level as him flying with a single palm, and that person even had nine-lined battle force, he was similarly shocked. It was no wonder why he had been able to join the Fourteenth Gate. He suddenly recalled the assassin's ambush and how he had pushed Lu Yin away, which had almost resulted in a counterattack. Now that he thought about it, that had not been a coincidence.
This kid had hidden his strength extremely well.
The shadow's blade shattered, and he stood on the ground and stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "You're not an Unbounded assassin. You're too weak."
The black figure's eyes widened, and a long spear suddenly appeared in his cosmic ring with nine lined battle force imprinted onto it. He kicked out, and the tip of the spear pierced towards Lu Yin. At the same time, his entire body charged forward. He was clearly charging in a straight line, but his body moved in a strange manner, as if he was a swimming dragon.