Lu Yin smiled. Of course, it was business. He wanted to do everything he could to earn money. He only had 500 star crystals on him, which made him feel very insecure. He couldn't even roll his die, which was too wasteful.
The deeper they went into the swamp, the darker it became. Disgusting creatures could be seen wriggling about in the muddy soil, and strange black birds flew through the sky. Each bird was huge, and as they flew past, they covered the sky and made the swamp even darker.
Zhuo Daynight was a woman, but she wasn't afraid of such a scene.
Although the Daynight clan was arrogant, every single one of them could be considered an elite. Coupled with their battle techniques, it was no wonder that they could dominate the Innerverse.
Zhuo Daynight followed the footprints, but they disappeared once she entered the swamp. She could only use her sword to open up a path in a futile attempt to force the Giant Emperor out.
This method was effective, but the swamp was too large, and she couldn't use her sword indefinitely. Although it was effective, it wasn't efficient.
For three consecutive days, Zhuo Daynight searched the swamp, but from a bird's eye view, she couldn't even search a thousandth of the swamp, let alone the entire swamp. With her speed, it would take her at least a few months to search the entire swamp. Helpless, Zhuo Daynight walked out and calmly sat down a hundred meters away from Lu Yin and Ah Mu.
Lu Yin smiled. He had asked Ah Mu to announce the Giant Emperor's tracks for two reasons. First, he wanted to do business, and second, he wanted everyone to work together to find the Giant Emperor. The Giant Emperor knew how to escape, which meant that it wasn't stupid. How could it let them find it so easily?
If the Giant Emperor knew what Lu Yin was thinking, he would definitely be depressed. In fact, he had already understood the situation when the spacecraft had landed in front of him. The Giant Emperor had once been a space-exploring Giant Emperor, so he wasn't completely ignorant of the universe. He had tried his best to leave behind some information, which was why he had immediately fled when he saw the spacecraft. He had wanted to buy time for the other trialtakers to leave.
However, Lu Yin had announced his whereabouts, so the Giant Emperor was destined for tragedy.
Seven days later, Lu Yin and Ah Mu were roasting meat out of boredom when a group of trialtakers appeared in the distance.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. It had begun. People were arriving one after another, and business was coming.
The trialtakers also saw Lu Yin's group, especially Ah Mu, since he was the one who had announced the Giant Emperor's tracks.
"Ah Mu, where's the Giant Emperor?" someone asked bluntly.
Ah Mu pointed at the swamp. "It's inside, but I don't know the exact location."
That person clearly didn't believe him and wanted to say something else, but he was stopped by his companions, who gestured for him to look to the side. Several trialtakers were staring blankly at Zhuo Daynight, who was calmly standing not too far away. Someone from the Daynight clan was terrifying, and they immediately fell silent.
They were the elites of the younger generation in the Umbral Butterfly Weave, and they were peak Melders. Since they had been in the first batch to arrive at the swamp, they were definitely the top elites among the trial takers. They were comparable to the Hall Masters of the Great Yu Empire's Yu Academy, but they did not dare to be impudent in front of the Daynight clan.
"The Giant Emperor has entered the swamp. We don't know where it is, so we announced its whereabouts. Anyway, I can't complete the mission," Ah Mu said.
At least he had some self-awareness. This was what the trial takers thought. They didn't say anything else. After checking the Giant Emperor's footprints, they walked straight into the swamp.
They were the first batch, but they were definitely not the last. Not long after, the second batch arrived and quickly entered the swamp to search for the Giant Emperor.
In just a few days, no less than forty trial takers had entered the swamp in search of the Giant Emperor.
These trial takers surprised Lu Yin. They were all quite strong, at least when compared to the Outerverse. He saw quite a few Melders who were comparable to Gerbach and the others, and some of them were even stronger than Schutz, who had just entered Astral-10. They were definitely the top geniuses in the Umbral Butterfly Weave.
However, these geniuses were useless to Lu Yin at his current level. His experience in Astral-10 had allowed him to look down on them.
The swamp was bustling with activity, and trial takers were everywhere. Battles never stopped, and most of the fights were between trial takers and swamp creatures. Of course, there were also infighting.
At this time, another batch of people arrived. This batch surprised Lu Yin because there were two extremely beautiful women in the group. They were charming and enchanting, and their figures were graceful enough to attract the attention of most men.
Ah Mu saw them as well, and he lowered his head. A bone-deep hatred flashed in his eyes, but he hid it well.
This batch of people walked straight into the swamp. The two beauties glanced at Ah Mu with disdain, but they didn't say anything and just walked in.
Lu Yin noticed Ah Mu's strange behavior, but he didn't ask.
The battle in the swamp didn't stop, and after an unknown amount of time, there was a loud roar as the Giant Emperor appeared.
He was unlucky, as two trial takers were fighting right above his head, which had forced him to come out.
The entire swamp shook, and all of the trial takers rushed towards the Giant Emperor.
Zhuo Daynight's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over, but Lu Yin stopped her. "You can't attack yet."
Zhuo Daynight's gaze was icy. "You want to stop me?"
"That's right." Lu Yin raised his head.
Zhuo Daynight was furious, and she gripped her sword tightly.
A scream startled Lu Yin, and he immediately gave up on Zhuo Daynight and rushed into the swamp.
At this moment, there were more than ten trial takers fighting the Giant Emperor, and Lu Yin also saw the Giant Emperor.
Compared to an ordinary giant, the Giant Emperor was clearly larger. More importantly, it was wearing clothes. No, they couldn't really be considered clothes, as they were just beast hides. However, this meant that the Giant Emperor had a sense of shame, which was a sign of intelligence.
The Giant Emperor was far more terrifying than an ordinary giant, and it could cause the swamp to boil with a casual slap. A terrifying shockwave swept over several trial takers, and one of them was unlucky enough to fall straight into the swamp and fall upside down, leaving only his feet exposed.
The others immediately retreated, as their attacks were useless against the Giant Emperor.
The Giant Emperor was furious, as it didn't even know how it had been exposed. It grabbed the unlucky person and lifted him upside down before opening its mouth. Such a terrifying scene caused everyone's scalps to go numb, as that person was about to be eaten.
"Brother, do you want to save him?" Lu Yin shouted.
Before anyone could react, the unlucky person who had fallen upside down was screaming for help.
"I can save you, but you have to give me everything in your cosmic ring!" Lu Yin shouted again.
This time, many people looked at him strangely, including Zhuo Daynight. Was this guy trying to extort them?
"Fine, fine, I'll give it all to you. Save me!" The trial taker could already count the Giant Emperor's teeth, and he was so frightened that he almost pissed himself.
Lu Yin used Flash to appear in front of the Giant Emperor and kicked out with his Nine Stacks. Nine explosions rang out as the Giant Emperor's arm was kicked away, and the unlucky person fell back into the swamp and fell upside down again.
The Giant Emperor glared at Lu Yin and clenched its fist to punch him. Lu Yin had no interest in fighting the Giant Emperor head-on, so he used Flash to evade and grabbed the unlucky person to escape. With his current physical strength, Flash was unbelievably fast, and the Giant Emperor's punch missed, creating a huge crater in the ground.
Lu Yin tossed the unlucky person to the ground, who still hadn't recovered from the shock. His eyes were still filled with fear, and he had almost been scared to death. Anyone who was about to be eaten would react the same way.
Lu Yin squatted down in front of the unlucky person and patted his face with a smile. "Alright, the deal is done. You can give me your cosmic ring now."
The unlucky person finally regained his senses and heaved a sigh of relief. His entire body was drenched, and he looked at Lu Yin with gritted teeth. He took off his cosmic ring and poured out everything inside. "It's all here. Take whatever you want, and you can take it all." He didn't dare to go back on his word. No matter what situation this person was trying to extort him, he had still saved his life. A deal was a deal, and he couldn't go back on his word.
Lu Yin was satisfied and looked at the items in the ring. Hmm, not bad. Those who dared to participate in the weave's trial weren't ordinary elites. There were more than a thousand crystals, so he couldn't be considered poor. There was also a Mavis Bank card. "How much money is inside?"
The unlucky person was embarrassed. "No, I don't have any money. I spent all of it to participate in the weave's trial. I bought a set of Melder ring armor and some other things." "Stop, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense." Lu Yin didn't stand on ceremony as he picked through the items and took away some strange metals. The deal was over.
During Earth's trial, Raas and the others hadn't even had a thousand crystals. That was because the trial had been of a different level, and there hadn't been any danger. If Raas had participated in the weave's trial, Lu Yin was certain that Sicar would have filled his cosmic ring to the brim with at least ten thousand crystals.
If there was one, there would be a second. Lu Yin saved another unlucky person who had almost been crushed by the Giant Emperor's palm. Most of the person's body had been paralyzed by the time Lu Yin had saved him, and Lu Yin had even treated him.
This unlucky person had contributed more than two thousand crystals to Lu Yin, which wasn't bad.
One, two, three … Lu Yin was like a medic who constantly saved people, but never repeated himself. He had no money, and those who had been saved didn't dare to act again.
More and more trialtakers rushed over from all directions, including the two beauties. They attacked at the same time, and the Giant Emperor was apprehensive.
Lu Yin was surprised; these two weren't weak.
"Seventh Bro, can I ask you for a favor?" Ah Mu asked softly.
Lu Yin grunted. "Go ahead."
"Don't, don't save those two," Ah Mu said in a low voice.
Lu Yin was confused. "Why? I'm short on money, and they look rich."
Ah Mu gritted his teeth and looked at Lu Yin pleadingly. He took out his cosmic ring and handed it to Lu Yin. "This is all I have. It's not much, but … but I'm begging you."
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Are they from the Umbral Butterfly Tribe?"
Ah Mu nodded.
Lu Yin nodded and casually glanced at the battlefield. "Alright, I won't save them."
"Thank you," Ah Mu said gratefully.
The Giant Emperor's power shocked everyone. It was a peak Limiteer, and it even had traces of a battle technique. The reason it was called a trace was because no one was sure if it actually knew a battle technique, but the way it attacked made it seem like one.
Lu Yin stared at the Giant Emperor the entire time. He was sure that this fellow knew a battle technique, but it was hiding it. Why?
Lu Yin looked up. Was it because of those spies?
This was the tragedy of a backward civilization. They clearly had the power, but they didn't dare to display it for fear of arousing fear. Earth had been the same back then, and if not for Lu Yin's status as King Zishan, everyone on Earth would have been reduced to cannon fodder.
The universe was cruel, and Lu Yin once again understood the meaning of that phrase.
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