"I wonder if the mentors can deduce the next part of the Sirius Art." Lu Yin thought about it, but he didn't think it was possible. The power of the Sirius Art was beyond his imagination, and it was already so terrifying with just eight stars. It surpassed most battle techniques that he had ever seen — no, all battle techniques. It should be a technique that had been passed down since ancient times, and it wasn't something that could be deduced by the current generation.
Forget it, I'll see if I have a chance to obtain the next technique in the future!
Lu Yin helplessly thought about it and reached out with his hand, causing the eight stars to revolve. It was beautiful and dreamy.
"You're missing one," an ancient voice suddenly spoke into Lu Yin's ear, causing him to jump in fright and instinctively flash away. However, the voice followed him like a shadow. "You're indeed missing one. Unfortunately, it's not perfect."
Lu Yin stopped and slowly turned around, his face pale. He felt like his greatest secret had been discovered; he had just walked out of the Time Stop Space!
Furthermore, this person had been able to see him using the Sirius Art?
Most people wouldn't be able to see it.
Lu Yin saw an old face that he had seen before, and it had left a deep impression on him. It was the crazy director, the one who had almost killed him.
At this moment, the director's eyes were cloudy, and he seemed to still be in a state of insanity. He only stared at Lu Yin's palm, or rather, at the eight stars.
Lu Yin gulped. "Student Lu Yin greets the director."
The crazy director ignored Lu Yin and continued to stare at the Sirius Palm. His eyes gradually brightened, and he laughed maniacally. "Haha, I remember now! It's missing one star, and it should be replaced. Eight stars aren't perfect, so nine is perfect. Yes, that's it, haha!"
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, but he resisted the urge to remove the stars. He had a feeling that he might be able to obtain an unimaginable fortune from the crazy director. "Mad- no, Director, you recognize this palm technique?"
The crazy director laughed maniacally, muttering to himself as if he had suddenly thought of something.
Lu Yin waved the Sirius Palm in front of the crazy director's eyes and pretended to sigh. "How do I get the ninth star?
I don't know. "
The crazy director's mouth fell open as he stared at Lu Yin. "You don't know?"
Lu Yin nodded. "I don't know."
"I know, haha, I know!" The crazy director's laughter shook the heavens.
Lu Yin was hopeful. "You know?
I don't believe it. "
The crazy principal glared at him. "If I say I will, then I will. Even if I don't, I will."
"I don't believe you."
"You have to believe me."
"I won't believe it unless I see the ninth star."
"You, you, you're pissing me off! Fine, I'll show you the ninth star. I'll definitely make you believe it!" He grabbed Lu Yin's hand and pressed his palms together. An indescribably strange ripple spread out, filling Astral-10 and even the void. It should have been a shocking ripple, but no one sensed it, not even Old Cai or the Trialmaster. At this moment, only Lu Yin could sense it.
He experienced a more mysterious operation than the elementary Sirius Technique. He didn't know if this was the advanced Sirius Technique, but he was sure that it definitely surpassed eight stars. Because in his eyes, a ninth star had faintly appeared on the surface of his body.
This was a completely different method of operation from before. If the previous operation of the stars was forcibly condensed one by one, then the moment the ninth star appeared, it resonated with the first eight stars, forming a beautiful starry sky pattern.
Lu Yin stared blankly at the starry sky that surrounded him. It wasn't a real sky, but it was no different from the real thing. It was unimaginable to simulate a starry sky with nine stars, and he could feel the terror of the starry sky surrounding him. It was different from before, when the power of each new star increased, Sirius Palm's power had undergone a qualitative change. Even Lu Yin didn't know how strong the change was.
If the explosion of a single star was enough to distort the void, then what about the explosion of an entire galaxy?
Suddenly, the starry sky around him disappeared, and Lu Yin opened his eyes to see the crazy director glaring at the sky. "It's you, it's you! Don't run! You started this war, so you'll have to bear the consequences. Don't run!"
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity that he hadn't been able to complete the construction of the starry sky. He could feel how powerful he had been just now, and he didn't know how much power his body could unleash. However, the Sirius Palm that had just constructed a galaxy was enough to make him tremble. Hold on, galaxy, starry sky … Lu Yin's eyes blazed. Since a galaxy had appeared, then could he add more stars to it, just like the previous eight stars?
It was a crazy idea, but it wasn't impossible. Lu Yin's breathing quickened, as he desperately wanted to simulate the galaxy that he had just sensed. That would cause a qualitative change in his power.
Lu Yin immediately sat down cross-legged and calmed his heart.
A few hours later, he opened his eyes. He had memorized the circulation method, but he couldn't activate the ninth star. This star was definitely more difficult than the eighth, and it had taken him almost two months to activate the eighth. The ninth would probably take even longer, but he couldn't rush it. He would wait until he rolled his die and entered the Time Stop Space for three months. He was confident that he wouldn't be able to come out.
Lu Yin stood up and stretched, feeling his body go numb. What should he do at this time?
He couldn't just keep cultivating, and he couldn't go to the trial zones for the time being either. Without a backer, he would be asking for a beating if he went there. There was only one path left, and that was to earn some money while he still had time. His innate gift greatly desired star crystals.
Not long after, Lu Yin arrived at the treasury. Xia Luo and Liu Ji had already left.
Old Cai's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Yin, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Kid, you're pretty rich. Your star energy actually increased so much in just a few days.
You must have used up a few tens of thousands of star crystals. "
Lu Yin smiled, "No, I was just lucky enough to get some."
Old Cai snorted, "I'm not asking you for money. What are you afraid of?"
Lu Yin smiled sheepishly. He had always felt that this mustached man was unreliable. Old Cai, Old Cai, how could he not be greedy for money? It was better to pretend to be poor in front of this person.
"Old Cai, I want to find some missions to do. It would be best if they were near the Great Yu Empire's Zenyu Star."
Old Cai grunted, "With your current strength, you won't be able to achieve anything. You can only do missions." He then opened up a list of missions. "Choose one yourself. It's best if you pick a difficult one. There's not much time left."
"Not much time?
What time? "Lu Yin was confused.
Old Cai was confused. "You don't know about the Astral Combat Tournament?"
Lu Yin was stunned. "The Astral Combat Tournament?
When is it? "
Old Cai recalled that Lu Yin had just entered the trial zones when the news had spread. No wonder. "Kid, do you know how this universe is divided?"
Lu Yin nodded. "Are you talking about the Four Great Domains?"
Old Cai couldn't help but laugh. "No, to be precise, it's one of the three Star Domains. The Human Domain, the Astral Beast Domain, and the Technological Civilization Domain. The Astral Wilderness can't be considered a Star Domain because no one knows how big it is. Throughout the years, the Star Domain battles have always been the most brutal.
The Human Domain was defeated by the Human Domain … "After a while, Lu Yin found out what had happened and was shocked. The Astral Combat Tournament had been held after the Human Domain's defeat to raise morale and also to recruit soldiers. Of course, there was also another reason, which was to uncover the freakish geniuses hidden in the various powers. Regardless of the reason, the scale of this tournament was unprecedented.
"What's the exact time?" Lu Yin hurriedly asked.
Old Cai shook his head. "It's not confirmed yet. We'll be able to confirm the time once all the civilizations in the universe are connected."
Lu Yin pondered this. All the networks?
This was one of their goals. The network connected the universe and reduced the space for information transmission. With the current human technology, this could be done a long time ago, but it had never been done. There must have been some misgivings about it. Now, some people were using the Human Domain's defeat to push this matter forward. Even so, there would definitely be various restrictions on the universal network after the Astral Combat Tournament.
Old Cai scanned the mission list. He thought that Lu Yin was thinking about the Astral Combat Tournament and had no idea that Lu Yin had already thought of something strange. Lu Yin didn't pay much attention to it either, as he had naturally thought of these things.
"There aren't any missions close to the Great Yu Empire's Zenyu Star," Old Cai said casually after a while.
Lu Yin grunted and looked at the mission list again. Since there weren't any, he'd just randomly pick one!
At that moment, a new mission popped up. "Protect the Irfa Caravan as it passes through the warzones and reaches the Frostwave Weave's First Filament of the Great Yu Empire."
Lu Yin subconsciously accepted the mission. The First Filament of the Great Yu Empire was where Zenyu Star was located, so this mission had come at the right time. "Old Cai, is the Irfa Caravan also a sponsor of Astral-10?"
"Of course not, this is a mission given to us by the Mercenary Association. They're a sponsor of the Astral Combat Academy, so they'll give us suitable missions every once in a while," Old Cai explained.
No wonder there were so many strange missions. "I'll take my leave now. Do you have any other instructions for me, Old Cai?"
Old Cai waved a hand. "Fill up your star energy as soon as possible. That's your only mission right now."
Lu Yin nodded and turned to leave.
At the same time, Wusheng walked out of Astral-10's space station. Behind him, Xia Luo respectfully said, "Take care, Mentor."
Master Wusheng nodded and looked at Liu Ji. He noticed that something was wrong with her expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Liu Ji?"
Liu Ji shook her head. "Nothing."
Master Wusheng didn't seem to mind and looked at Xia Luo. He trusted Elder Tan's recommendation and had allowed Xia Luo to directly join the Lockbreaker Society, but he still needed to know Xia Luo's abilities. As he thought about it, he took out a sphere covered in a metallic membrane from his cosmic ring. When he removed the membrane, Xia Luo saw a transparent sphere filled with berserk star energy that constantly flashed and collided with each other.
"This is a starburst sphere, one of the Lockbreaker Society's tests for outsiders. Try and see how long it takes to clear the berserk star energy inside," Master Wusheng said as he handed it to Xia Luo.
Xia Luo curiously asked, "How long does it take to pass the test?"
Master Wusheng calmly replied, "Ten seconds. Five seconds is considered excellent, and three seconds is considered extremely excellent."
Xia Luo's eyes flashed. Extremely excellent?
He subconsciously looked at Liu Ji.
"Liu Ji, you need to clear it in three seconds," Master Wusheng said when he saw Xia Luo's gaze.