The palm exerted an unparalleled pressure, and because it was so large, everyone felt as if it could crush the entire headquarters. Every pore on the back of the hand was clearly visible.
Xia Yan shouted, "Old Dragon, retreat!"
The spear-wielding elder retreated without hesitation, and the palm grabbed the corpse king and pulled it back.
The ground trembled as the second array base activated. Spatial cracks filled the area, making it hard for anyone to see anything clearly. The terrifying astral source's power caused all cultivators below the Emissary level to be unable to use star energy. No one knew what the second array base was doing, but the palm spat out a large amount of blood, but it still held on tightly to the corpse king and pulled it back.
The ground of the headquarters was dyed red.
The battle had ended, and aside from Lu Yin and the others who had just arrived, the others were not too surprised. The headquarters had been attacked more than once, so it was normal.
The cultivators methodically cleaned up the battlefield, burned the corpse king's body, and cleaned up the ground to prevent the corpse king's poisonous blood from leaving behind.
Lu Yin put away his universal armor, and the sword-wielding man saw him and hurried over. "I'm Liu Jing. May I know your name?"
Lu Yin hurriedly replied, "Greetings, Senior. I'm Ah Qi."
Liu Jing was astonished, but he knew that Lu Yin did not want to reveal his name. He did not mind since there were too many people like him. Some had come to the back battlefield to gain merits, while others had come to avoid being hunted down. There were also some who wanted to keep a low profile to avoid attracting attention. In short, there were all kinds of people, and the battlefield did not care about such things.
"Brother Ah Qi, don't call me senior. If you think highly of me, you can call me Brother Liu. I'm older than you," Liu Jing smiled, intending to befriend Lu Yin.
Even though he was an Emissary, he was not confident that he could defeat this young man, even if he was just an Enlighter.
Lu Yin smiled. "Brother Liu, thank you for earlier."
"I should be the one thanking you. Is this your first time at the second array base?" Liu Jing asked.
Lu Yin nodded. "Yes, it's my first time reporting to the back battlefield."
Liu Jing sighed. "When the Tree Realm was broken, a Progenitor realm Corpse King attacked. Although it was repelled, it left behind many terror ants. Brother Ah Qi, you must be here to clean them up."
Lu Yin helplessly replied, "That's right. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here."
Liu Jing nodded. "The battlefield is merciless. Brother Seven, please take care of yourself. Although clearing out the Terror Ants is not the same as going to the battlefield, it is not as safe as going to the battlefield. To a certain extent, it might be even more dangerous. Not only will you have to face the Terror Ants, but you will also have to face the powerful Corpse Kings that are protecting the new Terror Ants, as well as spies."
The short man from before had also said so, and Qing Chen had even asked him to exchange for the best treasure, which was enough to show how dangerous it was to clear out the Terror Ants.
That's right, he wanted to exchange for a supreme treasure.
"Is Brother Liu from the Sword Stele's Liu Family?" Lu Yin asked.
Liu Jing looked at the busy people around him and said, "That's right, I haven't been back for many years. My family has probably forgotten about me."
"Brother Liu has been here all this time?"
Liu Jing smiled. "I volunteered to stay at the second formation base. There has to be someone guarding this place, including the commander, the formation core, the Commander, and the rest of us. We're like small gears for the second formation base."
Lu Yin admired such people.
Boom! In the distance, the giant Corpse King's body exploded. Many cultivators were splashed by its blood. They hurriedly received treatment to prevent the poisonous blood from invading their bodies.
That day
Many cone-shaped sourceboxes fell from the sky, but they didn't seem to be very effective.
Liu Jing frowned. "The sourcebox array was actually destroyed. That's troublesome. We'll have to find that group of origin array masters again. They're all arrogant, and they'll have to pay a heavy price."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "I heard that the Lockbreaker Headquarters willingly established themselves at the back of the battlefield, and they're very respected."
Liu Jing sneered. "Willingly? It's just that they had no choice but to announce it to the outside world. If they could, they'd be more than happy to leave the battlefield." He then looked at a strange group of people not too far away. "Look, they're from the Lockbreaker Headquarters."
Lu Yin looked over and saw that this group of people's clothing was completely out of place on this battlefield. They were all dressed in luxurious brocade robes, and they seemed to be deliberately acting superior to others. Their words were filled with arrogance, and they even had people serving them.
For this group of people to appear on this battlefield where death could happen at any time was truly strange.
"These people are the permanent Lockbreakers that the Lockbreaker Headquarters arranged to stay at the second formation base. Do you see that man standing in the middle?" Liu Jing asked.
Lu Yin looked over. "Which one?"
The group of people standing in the middle were all men, and only a group of women surrounded them. They were probably there to serve, as they were too strange.
Liu Jing said, "The one with the orchid finger."
Lu Yin blinked and saw a middle-aged man who was not very young. The man had three of his fingers curled up, and it really was the orchid finger.
"He's Master Zan, and he's an origin array master. He's not very strong, but his lockbreaking abilities are quite good. He'll definitely be the one to repair the sourcebox array. I wonder what price the commander will have to pay," Liu Jing said.
"Shouldn't repairing the sourcebox array be a given?
Why do they have to pay a price? "Lu Yin asked curiously.
Liu Jing shook his head. "In theory, yes, but if they don't pay a price, then that group of people will slowly study it. For the sake of the commander's safety, the commander will have to pay a price for them to repair it as soon as possible."
Lu Yin frowned. "If they don't repair the sourcebox array, then they'll be in danger once the Corpse King attacks."
"They have their own life-saving abilities, and each of them has set up countless sourcebox arrays in their own residences." Liu Jing clearly did not have a good impression of the Lockbreakers.
Lu Yin looked at the cone-shaped sourceboxes. He could repair them, and with the number of sourcebox arrays that he had mastered, he could be considered an origin array master, surpassing even Master Zan. However, he had just arrived, and he could not stand out too much. The Lockbreaker headquarters was at the back of the battlefield, and it would not be good for him to get into a deadlock with these Lockbreakers.
"Seven, I'm going to the commander's headquarters. You can go and report yourself. Good luck," Liu Jing said after glancing at the cloudvision stone.
Lu Yin asked, "Brother Liu, can you take me to see the commander?
I need to report to him personally. "
Liu Jing was astonished, but then he said, "That's right. With your abilities, you can naturally report to him personally. Come, I'll take you to the commander's headquarters."
The second array base was built underground, or rather, within the array base. Liu Jing led Lu Yin down, and many cultivators were on high alert along the way. When they realized that it was Liu Jing, they allowed them to pass.
From top to bottom, there were at least a few thousand cultivators standing guard.
The underground area was bright, and Lu Yin looked around. Rather than calling this the commander's headquarters, it was more like the interior of a sourcebox array, as there were many different structures.
This sourcebox array was known as Unlimited Kinetic Energy. After coming to the Underworld, Lu Yin realized that this sourcebox array was not as simple as just a sourcebox array. It was a combination of many different methods, including technology, to create an indescribable sourcebox array that could protect humans.
Lu Yin did not know who had set up this sourcebox array, but that person's understanding of sourcebox arrays was probably on par with Hui Zu's.
Hold on, Lu Yin suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be Hui Zu?
Hui Zu was known as the strongest Lockbreaker in the Fifth Mainland, and he had created the seventy-two sourcebox array and founded the Technocracy's civilization. Everything about him seemed very similar to this sourcebox array.
Lu Yin guessed as he followed Liu Jing's lead to meet the commander, Xia Yan. He was the middle-aged man who had battled with the red-eyed mutant Corpse King, and there were two other people beside him. They were the old man who had killed the giant Corpse King and Commander Chun.
"Liu Jing greets the commander."
"Seven greets the commander."
Xia Yan seemed to be discussing something with the old man, and Commander Chun was waiting by the side. When he heard that Liu Jing had requested an audience, he looked up and then glanced at Lu Yin. "Liu Jing, you can leave for now."
Liu Jing acknowledged the order and slowly retreated.
"Chun, you can leave as well," Xia Yan said.
Commander Chun was astonished, and he glanced at Lu Yin before slowly retreating.
After the two left, Xia Yan looked at Lu Yin with a serious expression. "You're Long Seven?"
The old man beside him stared at Lu Yin with interest.
Lu Yin respectfully replied, "This subordinate is indeed Long Seven. Greetings, commander."
Xia Yan nodded. "I know why you're here, and I also know how important you are." He then took out something that looked like a token from his cosmic ring and tossed it to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin caught it.
"This is the token of a Commander. My second base has five Commanders that fight on the battlefield. There are no Commanders outside of the battlefield, so from now on, you will be one," Xia Yan said.
Lu Yin was shocked, as he had not expected Xia Yan to think so highly of him and make him a Commander right off the bat. "Commander, this subordinate is new here, and I might not be able to handle the position of Commander." Lu Yin did not want to be held back by the battlefield on the other side, as he still had to return to the Fifth Mainland after completing his mission.
Xia Yan said, "I saw your performance in the battle just now, and the deaths of the two Envoy-level Corpse Kings were related to you. It could even be said that you single-handedly contributed to their deaths. If not for you, Liu Jing would have died. With your ability and power vessel, you're qualified to become a Commander. There's no need to decline."
Lu Yin was helpless. "Yes, this subordinate understands."
Xia Yan did not speak and instead looked down at something. The old man beside him spoke up. "Long Seven, do you recognize me?"
Lu Yin respectfully replied, "Long Seven greets the elder."
The old man smiled. "Elder?
It looks like you've recognized me. Did Qingchen tell you? "
Lu Yin replied, "The Superintendent only mentioned your name, and this junior felt the aura of someone from the same clan from you. That's how I recognized you."
The old man nodded. "I've heard of you as well. Under the cloud ladder, you're quite brave. Did you know that that thing was originally meant for me?
You actually didn't respond when Longquan contacted you. You're quite brave. "
"Old Dragon, we'll talk about your family matters when we get back. This is the headquarters of the second base, and if you guys hadn't left without permission and caused the base to be unable to activate in time, this wouldn't have happened," Xia Yan said.
Old Dragon smiled, as if he did not care.
Xia Yan looked at Lu Yin. "You can leave now. Liu Jing will arrange for a team to clean up the Terror Ants later. You can reveal your identity or not. You can make your own arrangements."
Lu Yin bowed. "Yes, this subordinate will take his leave." He did not even look at Old Dragon as he slowly retreated.