At this moment, the group was resting on a piece of withered bark that jutted out from the trunk. Although it was just a piece of bark, it was large enough to support a city.
Lu Yin leaned against the bark and looked ahead. In front of the trunk was a dark space, and far above their heads was a huge slanted base. That was where the most intense battlefield was.
"How many Terror Ants have you cleared, Seven?" Shen Hai asked with a smile as he walked over to Lu Yin's side.
In the beginning, he had disliked Lu Yin's attitude, but after cleaning up the Terror Ant Queen on the tree trunk, he realized that Lu Yin was reliable and did not do anything rash. Lu Yin also listened to his every word, especially when he was very strong. His attitude towards Lu Yin had completely changed, and he could even be said to be respectful.
Lu Yin smiled, "A million, but it's still far from the goal."
Shen Hai nodded and sighed, "Yes, it's still very far away. With our speed, it'll take at least a year to complete the mission and leave the backside of the battlefield. But it's not bad; clearing out the Terror Ants here is better than fighting those monsters on the battlefield. Back in the day, I personally saw an Emissary fight a Corpse King, but he was inexplicably blown to pieces by some unknown power. In that kind of battlefield, it doesn't matter how strong you are, you still have to rely on luck."
"It's much better here. Clearing out the Terror Ants is just a waste of time. As long as we don't get attacked by a large number of Corpse Kings, there shouldn't be any problems."
Lu Yin said, "Actually, we're quite fast. I wonder how the other teams are doing."
Shen Hai smiled, "They can't compare to us. We'll be back in a year at most."
"Batch after batch, who knows when we'll be able to clear out all these Terror Ants?" Lu Yin sighed.
Shen Hai helplessly replied, "We'll never be able to clear them out. Those monsters are constantly improving the Terror Ants and releasing them. There are always spies among the humans, and there's always someone who can bring the Terror Ants back to the Mortal Realm. What we're doing now is completely useless.
I wonder what the Humble School is doing. "
Lu Yin did not reply.
An hour later, the group set off again and coincidentally encountered a group of Terror Ants. These ants could devour spiritual force and domains, and they were always grouped together regardless of individual strength.
The moment they saw the ants, the group immediately attacked and used the Cloudconnect Stone to record the scene of them being killed.
The Terror Ants they had encountered had always been on a small scale. Back in the Mortal Realm, Lu Yin and Long Xi had encountered a large scale Terror Ant that was more than ten times larger than this one. If it had been those Terror Ants, they would have had to run for their lives.
He had just finished cleaning up the Terror Ants when his expression suddenly changed. His domain had been constantly avoiding the people around him, and it extended in all directions. It could extend very far, but at that moment, his domain sensed quite a few figures. They were all Corpse Kings.
"Run! A large group of Corpse Kings is approaching!" Lu Yin shouted.
Shen Hai was shocked, and he immediately gave the order to follow Lu Yin in a certain direction.
Lu Yin had sensed the Corpse Kings, but the Corpse Kings had also sensed Lu Yin's group and were chasing after them.
The Corpse Kings' strength was about the same as Lu Yin's group, but their advantage lay in the fact that they didn't need to expend any energy at all. Lu Yin's group even had a Limiteer in their midst, so they couldn't run very far. Helpless, the group eventually encountered the Corpse Kings.
Shen Hai directly faced off against a Corpse King that was infinitely close to the power of an Emissary. The rest of the group was quickly suppressed by the Corpse King, and Lu Yin had no choice but to reveal his true strength. He continuously struck out with his Emptiness Palms, and after ten consecutive strikes, he killed more than ten Corpse Kings. Even Shen Hai was shocked by this.
He was facing off against Shen Hai.
The Corpse King's scarlet eyes stared at Lu Yin, and it directly swept past Shen Hai. It raised a fist and punched Lu Yin, but Lu Yin easily caught it and exerted some strength. There was a crack as the Corpse King's arm was broken, and with a casual wave of his hand, the Corpse King's head was severed.
The crowd was shocked, and they all stared at Lu Yin in disbelief.
Shen Hai was stunned, as he had never imagined that Lu Yin's strength would be so terrifying. They were both Enlighters, but in terms of cultivation, Shen Hai was far superior to Lu Yin's. He couldn't understand how the gap between them could be so great.
There were still half of the Corpse Kings remaining, and Lu Yin raised a hand and used another Emptiness Palm. Suddenly, the middle-aged woman who had been nearby launched a sneak attack on him. She raised her hand and shot an arrow from her sleeve, which was extremely powerful. Lu Yin caught it with a flip of his hand and stared at the middle-aged woman.
The woman's face paled, and she turned to flee. Lu Yin raised a hand and used another Emptiness Palm to strike her back. It pierced through her body and killed her instantly.
Shen Hai shouted, "She's a spy! She's definitely a spy!"
Lu Yin replied, "She's already dead."
Shen Hai reprimanded him, "That's too bad. No matter where you are, capturing a spy is a great contribution. You shouldn't have killed her."
Lu Yin didn't care, as his mission was to capture and kill a spy, so he couldn't run away from this contribution.
The remaining Corpse Kings were quickly cleared out. With Lu Yin's help, aside from the middle-aged woman, no one else had suffered any losses. The Emptiness Palm's speed was too fast, and under the effects of his domain, Lu Yin was able to unleash another Emptiness Palm whenever someone was in danger. It could be said that he had saved everyone.
After this battle, everyone looked at Lu Yin in a completely different light. They could vaguely guess that Lu Yin was someone with a powerful background.
Shen Hai also recalled Lu Yin's attitude from the start. It was no wonder that this person was so carefree. Not only was he powerful, but he also had powerful external objects. There shouldn't be any problems clearing out the Terror Ants this time.
Lu Yin's display of strength boosted everyone's confidence in their mission to clear out the Terror Ants.
However, they didn't know that Lu Yin was about to leave.
In the command center of the second base, the main token on Xia Yan's desk vibrated. This was the symbol of a battlefield's master, and the commander could use it to issue orders to the master. The master could also use it to report the situation of the battle.
Xia Yan glanced at it and was surprised, "Killing a spy?
Not bad, "he said before returning to his work.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Shen Hai continued to lead his team to clear out the Terror Ants. Although Lu Yin had displayed terrifying power, he hadn't overshadowed his master's authority. He hadn't questioned or disobeyed Shen Hai's decisions, and he hadn't interfered either. This made Shen Hai even more satisfied, and he couldn't help but want to introduce his granddaughter to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had no choice but to reject him several times, but he was still interested in Shen Hai's strength. It wasn't that Shen Hai was strong, but that he was only one step away from becoming an Emissary. This was a step that Lu Yin didn't dare to take.
"It's not that I don't dare. I'm just a little afraid," Shen Hai said.
Lu Yin laughed, as these words were even more unpleasant to hear. "Afraid of the Origin Calamity?"
Shen Hai nodded. "Everyone is afraid of the Origin Calamity. You disciples from large aristocratic families are stronger than your peers, but it's precisely because of your innate gifts that your bodies can absorb more star energy, which makes the Origin Calamity even more terrifying. Normal cultivators like us don't have as much star energy, so the Origin Calamity isn't as terrifying as yours. However, we also have fewer resources, so we're still relatively weak.
"These are all proportional, and there's no difference between the Origin Calamity and the Origin Calamity."
Lu Yin asked, "Senior, are you not confident that you can survive the Origin Calamity?"
Shen Hai nodded. "Not at all.
The Origin Calamity isn't fixed. Someone once said that the Astral Source Universe has its own consciousness, and the Origin Calamity's form is the manifestation of someone who has battled in the Astral Source Universe. It could be sword qi, a technique, or even an innate gift. It's equivalent to being an Emissary in the past, so how can Enlighters like us withstand it? "
"However," Shen Hai continued, "as long as we survive the Origin Calamity, both our lifespan and strength will increase greatly. This is something that everyone looks forward to."
"There are quite a few Emissaries in this universe, so there's bound to be someone who can survive the Origin Calamity," Lu Yin said.
Shen Hai nodded. "That's right. Out of a hundred initiators, only one Emissary can be born. That's about the ratio."
Lu Yin had thought that Shen Hai would not speak too much because of his fear of the Origin Calamity, but he had not expected Shen Hai to have such a detailed understanding of the Origin Calamity. "It's said that many years ago, a senior underwent the Origin Calamity, and with a single roar, he dispersed the Origin Calamity. That was enviable."
"Another senior underwent the Origin Calamity with a casual wave of his hand. I don't know how he did it."
Shen Hai looked at Lu Yin and asked, "The most shocking thing that I know of is recorded in the ancient records. A long time ago, an ancient person underwent the Origin Calamity. Do you know what the Origin Calamity looked like?"
Lu Yin shook his head, as he was curious as well.
Shen Hai replied, "It was a person, in the form of a person."
Lu Yin was astonished. "There's even a human form?"
Shen Hai nodded and said, "According to the ancient records, that senior might have been a little too strong, and the Astral Source Universe believed that no attack would be able to destroy him, so they directly simulated a battle with someone from long ago. That battle was earth-shattering, and large areas were destroyed. Even the void was torn apart. In the end, that senior failed and was destroyed by the humanoid Origin Calamity."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed.
Shen Hai sighed. "That senior's innate gift was extraordinary, and according to the records, the amount of star energy in his body was terrifying. It was at least a hundred times that of an ordinary person. The Astral Source Universe must have been so angry that they thought of ways to destroy him."
Lu Yin gulped. A hundred times that of an ordinary person? If that was the case, then what about him?
The amount of star energy in his body was two hundred times that of an ordinary person, which was twice as much as that senior's. Was this really a joke?
The more Lu Yin listened, the more panicked he became. Wait a minute! He glanced at Shen Hai. This old man couldn't be scaring him on purpose, right? If he was afraid, then he was trying to frighten Lu Yin as well.
"What a pity, old friend. A while ago, he failed his Origin Calamity at the Flying Armor Pass." Shen Hai sighed as he reminisced.
Lu Yin's eyes twitched. "A while ago, someone failed their Origin Calamity at the Flying Armor Pass. Was that person your old friend?"
Shen Hai was astonished. "Brother Ah Qi, you saw that as well?"
Lu Yin nodded.
Shen Hai said, "What a coincidence. I was there at that time as well. I pity his granddaughter." He then looked at Lu Yin again with an even more eager gaze. "Brother Ah Qi, my granddaughter is very obedient and beautiful. You should have a chat with her. I guarantee that you won't be able to find such a virtuous woman. She's the perfect example of a good wife and mother."
Lu Yin pursed his lips. "I like the enchanting type."
Shen Hai choked for a moment and stopped talking.
A day later, the group searched for terror ants and found a ground littered with corpses. Some belonged to terror ants, while others belonged to humans.
"It's the other team. They came with us to the tree trunk," someone said.
Shen Hai's expression turned ugly, and he squatted down to examine the corpses' wounds. The more he looked, the gloomier he became.
Lu Yin said, "It was man-made."
"It's a spy."