Although the Umbral Butterfly Weave was small, the overall strength of the younger generation far surpassed that of the Great Yu Empire.
Lu Yin didn't find this strange, as the Great Yu Empire only occupied a third of the Frostwave Weave's territory. However, when it came to power, the Umbral Butterfly Weave was far behind the Great Yu Empire. Wendy Yushan alone was enough to suppress the Umbral Butterfly Weave, and Lu Yin didn't believe that the Umbral Butterfly Weave had a monster like her.
"There are more and more Limiteers in the tribe. It looks like the Giant Emperor isn't far off." Lu Yin sighed as he looked at the four dead Limiteers in front of him.
Ah Mu was terrified. "They actually killed four Limiteers. The weave's trialtakers are truly terrifying."
Lu Yin shook his head. "It's nothing. The giants only have the strength and star energy of a Limiteer, but they can't use it. They can only display it in terms of power level. They're not even as strong as a normal Melder from the Astral Combat Academy."
Ah Mu was speechless. Compared to the Astral Combat Academy, this was too unfair to the giants!
They hadn't gone far when Lu Yin's expression suddenly changed. The ground trembled, and he soared into the sky to look into the distance. His face then paled. "Get up, an ant swarm is passing by."
Ah Mu was shocked. An ant swarm?
"Get up a tree!" Lu Yin barked.
Ah Mu looked into the distance. Compared to when he had first seen the giants, he wasn't afraid at all. Lu Yin thought that Ah Mu was scared out of his wits and immediately grabbed him to fly up.
"There's no need. The ant swarm won't hurt me."
Lu Yin looked at him like he was an idiot. "Won't hurt you?
Do you think you're an ant queen? "
Ah Mu smiled. "It's my innate gift. Creatures like ants won't hurt me."
At that moment, the ground trembled even more violently. In the distance, giant trees collapsed as the ant swarm passed by, leaving not a single blade of grass alive. This was a giant planet, and the ants were even larger than humans. The majestic ant swarm dyed the horizon black, and Lu Yin felt his scalp go numb. He immediately soared into the sky. As for Ah Mu, Lu Yin didn't care if he wanted to die, and Lu Yin was secretly looking forward to seeing his innate gift.
Innate gifts came in all shapes and sizes, and it wasn't strange to have any kind of innate gift.
The ant swarm arrived like a black flood that swallowed the forest. Lu Yin looked at Ah Mu, who was still as calm as ever.
When the ant swarm appeared in front of Ah Mu, Lu Yin was stunned. The swarm had actually stopped, and they really hadn't harmed Ah Mu.
Even Lu Yin found it difficult to deal with such a huge swarm of ants. Even though each ant was only a Sentinel, there were just too many of them. Sometimes, when a certain number of ants reached a certain level, a qualitative change would occur.
"Seventh Bro, the ants told me that the Giant Emperor ran away and that it's not in the central region!" Ah Mu shouted from below. Lu Yin had allowed him to call him Seventh Bro, as he liked it when people called him that.
Lu Yin was flabbergasted, and he landed a hundred meters away from the ant colony. He looked at Ah Mu strangely. "What did you say?
The Giant Emperor ran away? "
Ah Mu replied, "The ants said that the Giant Emperor ran away a few days ago."
"How would the ant colony know?
And you can understand ants? "
"I can understand. This is my innate gift. The Giant Emperor has something very important to the ant colony. Now that it's in the northwest, the Giant Emperor must have run away," Ah Mu said confidently.
Lu Yin was conflicted. Was Ah Mu lying because he was afraid of going to the central region?
Ah Mu knew what Lu Yin was thinking and said, "Seventh Bro, it's true. Even if we go to the central region now, it's useless. The Giant Emperor isn't there."
Lu Yin made up his mind. "Alright, I'll trust you this time. But if I find out that you're lying, I'll throw you back into the tribe."
Ah Mu was afraid and hurriedly said, "No, I'm definitely not lying."
Ah Mu's ability to communicate with the ants shocked Lu Yin, but what surprised him even more was that this guy could actually get the ants to carry them. They didn't need to run, and they could just ride the ants to find the Giant Emperor.
Lu Yin sized up Ah Mu. What a talent!
At the trial zone entrance of Astral-10, Darkvoid passed by the Trialmaster and entered the trial zone mountain. He had also completed a hundred victories, which was the first step that Shamrock Enterprises had asked him to take.
Sitting in the trial zone mountain, Darkvoid did not hesitate to choose the Dao of Heaven. This had been arranged by Shamrock Enterprises since their Area Master was in the Dao of Heaven.
After Darkvoid's hundred victories, it was Hui Daynight's turn. The Daynight clan's disciples were absolute geniuses no matter where they went, and when combined with the Daynight clan's battle techniques, they were practically invincible. However, in Astral-10, Hui Daynight's ranking was only average at best, which was unimaginable in the other academies. The humiliation that Hui Daynight felt was incomprehensible.
Hui Daynight chose the Dao of Slaughter. One of his clan members was an Area Master here, and he wanted to catch up to the rest of Astral-10 and take the leader's position. The Daynight clan could not fall behind.
Six people had already entered the trial zone, and aside from Lu Yin, the others all had Area Masters backing them up. It had to be said that having a backer was very important.
Everything in the Dao of Slaughter was blood-red, and it gave off a stifling feeling. When Hui Daynight first entered the trial zone, no one dared to provoke him because of his black and white hair. However, while he was searching for his clan member, Tiankong Night, he heard a piece of news that made him very unhappy. Astral-6's Dao of Purgatory's Area Master, Charon, had said that he would protect Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was Astral-10's leader and was much stronger than Hui Daynight, but he had no backer and was like a rat on the streets in the trial zone. This was one of the reasons why Hui Daynight was confident that he could surpass Lu Yin, but Charon had actually said that he would protect Lu Yin.
Hui Daynight found a student who was training in the Dao of Slaughter. "Speak, why is Charon protecting Lu Yin?"
The student who had been stopped looked at Hui Daynight's hair and a trace of fear flashed through his eyes. "I'm not sure, but some people say that Charon is Lu Yin's older brother."
Hui Daynight stopped another student, who replied, "It seems that Lu Yin and Charon grew up together. Charon has said that he won't rest until he kills anyone who dares to hurt Lu Yin."
"I heard that Lu Yin is a disciple of an extremely powerful clan in the Innerverse, and Charon is his protector."
"Lu Yin?
Who?
The one who flirted with Xi Yue?
Bastard, I'll definitely kill him! How dare he flirt with my Xi Yue!
What? Charon said that he would protect him?
Oh, that's just a misunderstanding. Brother Lu Yin is an open and upright person, generous and polite. How could he flirt with Xi Yue? "
"Lu Yin?
He's the son of the Lockbreaker Society's President, Geoffrey. Do you think Charon wouldn't protect him? "
…
Veins popped out on Hui Daynight's forehead. He had heard many answers, but none of them were repeated or reliable. However, there was one thing that he was certain of, and that was that Lu Yin was definitely not an ordinary Outerverse citizen. Charon was a genius Lockbreaker, and Dao Bo stood behind him. Could Dao Bo be protecting Lu Yin?
The more Hui Daynight thought about it, the uglier his expression became. He felt that it would be very difficult for him to catch up to Lu Yin. This guy was definitely not simple.
Lu Yin, who was sitting on an ant's back, didn't know that Charon's words had caused him to become a celebrity once again. The matter of him flirting with Xi Yue had also been brought up, but because of Charon, no one dared to cause trouble for him. Lu Yin didn't know whether this was a blessing or a curse, but in any case, he wouldn't be able to rely on that matter to make a fortune.
The ant was very fast, but its back was unusually stable. Lu Yin almost fell asleep while sitting on it.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked behind him. He didn't know when a woman had started following them, but she was also sitting on an ant's back. Her long black hair was rather eye-catching.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. This was the Daynight woman he had seen in outer space, the one who had slaughtered an entire interstellar pirate ship. Why was she on the planet?
She also didn't have any aura on her body. If not for his intuition, he wouldn't have noticed her existence.
"Ah Mu, when did that woman follow us?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Ah Mu was puzzled. "What woman?"
Lu Yin was speechless. He hadn't noticed her even now.
Ah Mu turned around and was stunned. "Seventh … Seventh Bro, it's a Daynight woman. There's a Daynight woman here."
"I know," Lu Yin replied before turning back to look at the woman.
She looked up and met Lu Yin's gaze. This time, he didn't see any grief or regret in her eyes. Instead, he saw only calmness and indifference.
Ah Mu was clearly frightened. The Daynight clan was famous throughout the universe, and they were a terrifying clan in the Innerverse. The arrival of any of their members was enough to cause chaos. He had never imagined that someone would suddenly appear behind him while he was sleeping, and that red sword had almost scared him to death.
"Seventh Bro, what should we do?
That woman won't try to kill us, right? Let's run, "Ah Mu said fearfully.
Lu Yin frowned. "Ask your ant when she arrived."
Ah Mu grunted and lowered his head to approach the ant.
Very quickly, Ah Mu looked up as if he had seen a ghost and whispered, "Seventh Bro, the ant doesn't know."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed; this woman had perfectly concealed her aura. His Invisible Aura Technique could conceal his power level, but this woman had even erased her own existence. The ant had no idea that there was someone on its back. What a terrifying technique.
Lu Yin suddenly thought back to Earth's trial, when Zhang Dingtian had been assassinated by Silver. Back then, Zhang Dingtian had almost died, and they had all thought that Silver had concealed his power level, which was why Zhang Dingtian hadn't been able to sense him. However, that wasn't the case. Zhang Dingtian had a warrior's intuition, but he still hadn't been able to sense Silver's presence. He had only been able to dodge that fatal blow by relying on his instincts.
Lu Yin turned around and stared at the woman. "Who are you?
Why are you following us? "
The Daynight woman didn't speak, and she just sat there indifferently.
Lu Yin's brows rose. "You're from the Daynight clan. I know Hui Daynight."
The woman still didn't respond, and she just sat there with a calm expression. No, rather than being calm, it was more accurate to say that she didn't care. She didn't care about Lu Yin or anything else around her.
Lu Yin turned around. Although he had been ignored, he had just proven one thing: his Invisible Aura Technique was effective. This woman couldn't sense his power through his Invisible Aura Technique, or else she wouldn't have acted like this.
Lu Yin was confident that there were very few Melders who could defeat him. His power was at the top of the Melders in the universe, and he wouldn't be underestimated. This woman's indifference only proved that she couldn't see through him. That was good, as he didn't have a habit of revealing everything.
The ant colony continued to head northwest.
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