The Giant Emperor's attack was simple but brutal. Lu Yin evaded the attack with Flash, and the Giant Emperor was blasted into the ground. The Giant Emperor, which had been heavily injured and unconscious, was now jolted awake. Its body had been pierced through, and large amounts of blood splattered everywhere.
The black-clothed man's punch missed, and he turned to stare at Lu Yin. His scarlet eyes sent chills down Lu Yin's spine as he charged forward again.
Lu Yin's eyes burned with passion. The Neohuman Alliance was the greatest enemy of the entire human race, and he wanted to test the strength of these Corpse Kings. He also punched out; he still didn't know the limits of his physical body, so he decided to test it out with this Corpse King.
Bang!
The entire swamp shook inexplicably, and a terrifying shockwave overturned the swamp. The shockwave almost engulfed the entire sky, and everyone, including the Giant Emperor, was swept away by the shockwave and thrown into the distance.
Ah Mu's legs went numb, and the shockwave from the shockwave made it impossible for him to move. He couldn't imagine what kind of battle was taking place underground. He had seen Limiteers from the Umbral Butterfly Clan fight before, but it wasn't as terrifying as this.
The black-clothed man's physical body was abnormally strong, but this punch still shocked him, and he even felt like he had seen a ghost. He had been forced back.
Lu Yin stood in place, unmoving, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. It seemed that this person couldn't force his body to its limits.
During the ported battles, Lu Yin had tried to use powerhouses to force his body to its limits multiple times, but he had never succeeded. The ported battles were more focused on battle results, and most opponents would use other methods to attack him as soon as they realized how terrifying his physical body was. Very few people were willing to fight a battle of attrition, and Lu Yin's physical body had yet to be seriously injured. Only his internal organs had been crushed by his opponents many times.
"You're from the Neohuman Alliance," Lu Yin probed.
The black-clothed man stared at Lu Yin with his scarlet eyes, and his killing intent surged when he heard this. He charged forward and swept out with his leg again, the force of his kick causing the void to distort and another crack to appear. Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, as he no longer had any interest in fighting. The Daynight woman outside the swamp had already appeared beside the Giant Emperor, and it seemed like she wanted to secretly do something.
Lu Yin opened his right palm. First, eight stars sparkled, and then a ninth star appeared, forming a perfect constellation. He then struck out at the black-clothed man, but this attack was completely different from the previous ones. If the Sirius Palm with eight stars was considered a Melder's attack, then the ninth star had already broken through the Melder realm. It was an attack from a Limiteer freak.
The black-clothed man was struck by Lu Yin's palm. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood as his sturdy muscles were torn apart. His entire body seemed to be on the verge of disintegrating as he crashed into the ground. He spat out another mouthful of blood as his scarlet eyes dimmed. He had been severely injured.
Lu Yin walked over to the man's side, wondering if he should kill him. Corpse Kings were not considered humans, and not only did they possess terrifying physical bodies, but they could also devour natural crystals to obtain their innate gifts, allowing them to walk a different path of evolution. They were abnormally powerful, and the Ten Arbiters Council had once announced that anyone who killed a member of the Neohuman Alliance would be rewarded with great glory.
Glory rewards were very important, as they could provide a certain amount of help anywhere in the universe. However, this reward was not important to Lu Yin because he was a Lockbreaker, so it was not inferior to glory rewards. Still, from a human's perspective, he should deal with this Corpse King.
He crouched down and took out the man's cosmic ring, using his blood to open it. Aside from a few hundred star crystals and a bunch of black crystals that emitted a cold aura, there was also a pile of items that Lu Yin did not recognize. One of the items in particular caught his attention: it was a ring with a black border and a grey silver hollow. The interior was engraved with flying wings and a sword, surrounded by ten shadows. This was the Outerverse Youth Council's authority ring.
The Ten Arbiters Council's authority ring had a black border and a grey silver hollow, while the Outerverse Youth Council's authority ring had a black border and a grey silver hollow. This Corpse King had actually joined the Outerverse Youth Council?
How ironic. Had no one discovered it?
Aside from this ring, Lu Yin also saw something familiar. It was a scarlet vertical eye that was exactly the same as the one he had obtained from Silver.
As expected, he was from the Neohuman Alliance. Lu Yin sighed and glanced at the man's gadget. At the bottom of the gadget was a familiar name: Puyu.
"Go to the Umbral Butterfly Weave and retrieve the Giant Emperor's third eye — Puyu." This was the order that the black-clothed man had received. Lu Yin's eyes lit up when he saw this order. This person was actually Puyu's subordinate, which meant that Puyu was also from the Neohuman Alliance?
No, that shouldn't be the case. If Puyu was a member of the Neohuman Alliance, then he would not have given Lu Yin a mission so brazenly, nor would he have accepted Lu Yin. It was meaningless, as there was no need for two members of the same organization to be together. In other words, if this person really was Puyu's subordinate, then there was only one possibility: Puyu did not know Lu Yin's true identity.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Puyu was the person behind Bazeer. Bazeer had humiliated Lu Yin in the past, so it was very likely that he had been acting on Puyu's orders. This person would become Lu Yin's greatest enemy, and since that was the case, Lu Yin could not kill him.
If he allowed this Neohuman Alliance Corpse King to continue following Puyu, then Lu Yin had no idea what the future would be like. A dignified member of the Outerverse Youth Council had recruited a Neohuman Alliance Corpse King. He hoped that Puyu would like this gift. Lu Yin's lips curled up.
He was not in a hurry to go up, as he did not even know where the Giant Emperor's third eye was. If he did not know, then this Corpse King and Zhuo Daynight might very well know. This was also the reason why he had allowed Zhuo Daynight to approach the Giant Emperor.
Above the swamp, Zhuo Daynight observed the Giant Emperor for a while before finally stabbing her sword into the back of its head. She pulled out a white crescent-shaped crystal, scanned the ground, and then rushed off into the distance.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he suddenly rushed out with Flash towards Zhuo Daynight.
When Zhuo Daynight saw Lu Yin appear, she frowned and tried to escape at top speed. However, she was much slower than Lu Yin. In theory, there was no limit to Lu Yin's Flash. Back then, the Sandmaster had used Flash to tear through the void, so he quickly caught up to Zhuo Daynight.
Zhuo Daynight swung her longsword at Lu Yin. Her first attack was the White Void Sword.
Lu Yin did not hold back, and his battle force enveloped his palm as he slapped the blade of the sword. Zhuo Daynight was pushed back, and her internal organs were shaken. She had already been injured by the black-clothed man, and now that she had been struck by his battle force, she spat out a mouthful of blood and took several steps back. Her face was pale.
Lu Yin stood in front of her and stretched out a hand. "Give it to me."
Zhuo Daynight's gaze was cold, and there was a hint of helplessness in her voice. "This thing is useless to you, but I can pay a price for it. You must be lacking star crystals."
"Very much, but this thing is useful to me. Give it to me." Lu Yin's tone was much colder.
Zhuo Daynight gritted her teeth, and her eyes flickered. She helplessly took out the white crystal and tossed it to Lu Yin before turning to leave.
"Wait," Lu Yin called out, but he still blocked her path.
Zhuo Daynight stared at Lu Yin and asked coldly, "What else do you want?"
Lu Yin picked up the white crystal. "What's the use of this thing?"
Zhuo Daynight's eyes narrowed. "I don't know."
Lu Yin sneered. "You don't know?
Your Daynight clan traveled an endless distance from the Innerverse to Umbral Butterfly Weave just for this thing, and you're telling me that you don't know?
I don't like it when people lie to me. "
Zhuo Daynight gripped her sword tightly and muttered to herself for a moment. She then said, "This is the Giant Emperor's third eye. The giants on this planet don't have any intelligence, but the Giant Emperor used this eye to awaken intelligence. The elders of my clan told me to bring it back for research. Perhaps we can discover the origin of human intelligence."
Lu Yin frowned. He didn't believe her, but it did make sense. Humans had spent countless years researching the origin of their intelligence. Why did they think?
Why did they create?
All of these questions troubled humanity, and there was nothing wrong with saying that it was for research. Lu Yin thought about it and then let Zhuo Daynight leave. Old Cai wanted this thing anyway, and he didn't intend to ask too much about its use. Besides, he couldn't force a confession out of her. She was a member of the Daynight clan, and although he didn't like them, he had to admit that they were powerful.
In outer space, in the monitoring room, the images of the various trialtakers were mostly normal. However, the images of the top batch of trialtakers in the swamp had been cut off. When everyone could see clearly again, they discovered that the Giant Emperor was already dead, and the killer was still unknown.
The other trialtakers all claimed responsibility for the Giant Emperor's death, but no one could prove it. In the end, the trial in Megastar Weave ended, and everyone failed. The one with the best results was actually Ah Mu, as he was the one who had provided the Giant Emperor's whereabouts.
Ah Mu had never dreamed that he would achieve the highest results. He had only wanted to muddle through, but now, it felt like a dream.
He glanced at the calm Lu Yin beside him, and his eyes filled with adoration. "Seventh Bro, let's be friends."
Lu Yin was speechless, and he patted Ah Mu's shoulder. "Live well. We'll meet again in the future."
Ah Mu nodded.
Not long after, the two returned to the spacecraft. Lu Yin didn't say much to Ah Mu, and he simply piloted the Aurora and left. He was also afraid of being discovered by the weave's trial watchers. Although they wouldn't do anything to him, it would still be quite troublesome. After all, he had messed up the weave's trial and had even extorted quite a few people.
He now had more than 5,000 star crystals in his cosmic ring, all of which he had obtained through extortion. Unfortunately, he still didn't have enough star crystals, and he didn't feel safe until he had 10,000 star crystals. Otherwise, he would have been at a loss if he rolled Possession, which was why he hadn't rolled his die yet.
It had been almost two months since he left Frostwave Weave, and three months since he left Astral-10. It was time to return.
He had gained quite a bit from this trip. Not only had he become a One Star Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker, but he had also vaguely activated his ninth star and found a backer in the trial zones in Charon. Lu Yin was looking forward to seeing Charon's expression when he saw him.
Ah Mu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Yin's Aurora leave. He took out an irregular object that emitted a faint green glow from his cosmic ring. This was something that the Giant Emperor had taken from the center of the giant tribe. The ant colony had been searching for the Giant Emperor for this item, and Ah Mu had obtained it without Lu Yin knowing.
"This thing is useful to me. Seventh Bro, I'm sorry, but I can't give it to you." Ah Mu swallowed the item in his hand, and a trace of ambition flashed in his eyes as he roared inwardly, Shadowbutterfly Clan.
No one knew how big the universe was. The so-called Innerverse and Outerverse were just places that humans had explored, and the same was true for the Four Great Astral Fields. As for how big the universe was outside of the Four Great Astral Fields, humans were still unable to determine.
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