Lu Yin smiled, "I didn't say that I would do it alone. Astral-10 may be small in number, but we're all powerhouses with a hundred victories in ported battles. We're not any weaker than the others."
Schutz shook his head, "Those people won't care about you. They all have their own backings, and aside from Meng Yue and me, everyone else has their own training grounds. There's no need to complicate things."
"I'm Astral-10's leader, so I naturally have my ways to get them to help me," Lu Yin said confidently.
Schutz stared into Lu Yin's eyes for a while before sighing, "Fine, I'll accompany you if you want to do it. I don't care anyway, no one will really die."
"That's more like the Great Yu Empire's strongest youth. You're fearless, and I still remember when you challenged the Outerverse Council," Lu Yin praised. Schutz smiled bitterly.
He had been too ignorant back then, and just like Lu Yin had said, he didn't know the difference between them. Now that he thought about it, Ghostfire was just a failure who hadn't been able to enter an academy, and even the Yu Academy's Hall Master had been helpless against him. Bazeer was an Explorer, and even if he wasn't as strong as the Astral Combat Academy's Explorers, he wasn't too far off. After all, he had the qualifications to join the Outerverse Youth Council.
"Tell me, where are we going and where should we meet?" Schutz asked.
Lu Yin answered without hesitation, "Dao of Purgatory, Whitebones Gorge."
"The Area Master of Whitebones Gorge is Charon. Is he your backer?"
Schutz asked. Many people had been shocked when Charon had said that he would protect Lu Yin. Lu Yin had a reputation for harassing Xi Yue, beating up other students, blackmailing, threatening, and completing a Sentinel mission. He wasn't a nobody; he was even the leader of Astral-10.
Lu Yin smiled at the mention of Charon, "He's my brother, a very good brother." No one in the universe knew Charon better than he did.
Schutz nodded, "I was just killed inside. You go in first, and I'll look for you when I recover."
Lu Yin stepped into the trial zone mountain and glanced into the distance, vaguely seeing Xia Luo's figure. He didn't care about it at all, as others would still search for a secret place even if their physical bodies were protected.
Lu Yin didn't mind, and he closed his eyes and silently accepted the Dao of Purgatory. His vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw that the ground was covered in darkness and a pair of pitch-black eyes. Lu Yin jumped in fright and immediately retreated. When he saw what was in front of him, he realized that it was a war spirit.
The War Soul did not have an appearance. Its outer appearance was pitch black, including its eyes. It was very easy to identify.
Lu Yin cursed his bad luck, as he had come face to face with a war spirit as soon as he had entered. War spirits were extremely aggressive, and they were generally very powerful.
When it sensed Lu Yin's arrival, the war spirit did not hesitate to attack. It transformed into a black longsword, and with a shake of the blade, it transformed into countless sword shadows that swept through everything within a hundred meter radius.
Lu Yin was shocked. He had known that war spirits were very powerful, as they were all projections of powerhouses who had battled in the trial zones. However, he had not expected to meet one so casually. This sword was not inferior to Zhuo Daynight's White Void Sword, and it had traces of a domain. Lu Yin believed that the powerhouse who had formed this war spirit would have definitely grasped a domain if they were still alive.
Lu Yin was about to attack when his expression changed. He used Flash and reappeared a hundred meters away. On the other side, three students appeared, and they were delighted to see the war spirit. "Go! Leave the final blow for me!" one of them shouted, and the other two simultaneously attacked the war spirit.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Although he had not been able to see all of Charon's memories when he had fused with him, he had still seen some of them, so he was not unfamiliar with them.
What he did not understand was why these spirit hunters existed. Generally speaking, those who formed these teams might not be absolute powerhouses, but they were definitely people with powerful backgrounds. Some powerhouses would rather not fight for the position of Area Master to form a spirit hunter team, and they would even personally deal the final blow. It was very strange, and there were all sorts of reasons.
The spirit hunters in front of him were quite different from the ones in Charon's memories. In Charon's memories, the spirit hunters he knew of were all very powerful, and their captains were almost as strong as an Area Master. Otherwise, they would not have dared to go out and hunt war spirits. However, none of the three people in front of him were decent, and they would be at the bottom of Astral-10's rankings.
There was a loud boom as the black ground shattered. The two students who had been attacking the war spirit were both heavily injured, and their faces were pale. "Gu Er, this war spirit is too strong! It even grasps a domain! We can't deal with it."
The student in the lead was anxious and dodged the war spirit's sword. When he saw Lu Yin not far away, he immediately shouted, "You, come and kill it together. Remember, leave the final blow for me."
Lu Yin raised a brow. "Why should I listen to you?"
Gu Er snorted. "Either we kill the war spirit together, or we give up on it and deal with you first. Choose one."
Lu Yin was so angry that he started laughing. What a threat! This guy's strength was not much, but he knew how to cut off all means of retreat. He thought about it and attacked, not because of Gu Er's threat, but because he wanted to kill the war spirit. The spirit hunter captains were all here to deal the final blow, and Lu Yin wanted to see what he could gain.
Gu Er thought that his threat was effective, and he secretly ordered the other two to retreat. He planned to use Lu Yin as cannon fodder while they waited for an opportunity to attack.
Lu Yin had fought with Zhuo Daynight before, and he was well aware of the strength of her domain. He attacked with a Nine Stacks Ninefold Shockwave Palm, which caused nine shocking explosions. First, it shattered the black longsword, and then the final explosion directly shattered the war spirit, causing it to dissipate into fragments.
This scene shocked Gu Er and the other two. The three of them had not been able to defeat the war spirit even when working together, but this person had actually killed it with a single blow.
The moment the war spirit died, the black fragments disappeared before Lu Yin's eyes without any abnormalities. Lu Yin suddenly thought of something and immediately activated the Sirius Art. Nine stars appeared on the surface of his body, forming a perfect star system. Through the Sirius Art, Lu Yin saw something different from the black fragments that were about to disappear. They were strange symbols, or rather, diagrams formed from lines. The entire black fragment was formed from these symbols, and it quickly dissipated.
Lu Yin frowned. What were these things?
Were war spirits formed from these things?
War spirits appeared from the battle images of powerhouses, but why were these strange symbols able to reflect war spirits through the images of powerhouses?
Strange, very strange.
No matter how Lu Yin guessed, he was still too far away from finding out. These were not things that he should know, and now he had to face the wrath of the three people behind him.
Gu Er clenched his fists and glared at Lu Yin. "You actually dared to use the final blow. I told you to leave the final blow to me."
Lu Yin turned around and looked at Gu Er with amusement. "Are you out of your mind? Why should I listen to you? Or do you think that the three of you can deal with me?"
Lu Yin's words caused the other two to react, and a trace of fear flashed through their eyes. This person in front of them was an existence that had instantly killed a war spirit, and he was probably very close to being an Area Master. He was not someone that they could afford to offend.
Gu Er also reacted and forcefully suppressed his anger. He had been so used to being arrogant that he had forgotten about the strength of this person in front of him. He casually glanced at the back of Lu Yin's hand and saw the word "ten."
Gu Er was astonished and looked at it again. It was indeed a ten. He smiled and regained his arrogance. "You're from Astral-10?"
Lu Yin did not deny it. With his strength, as long as he did not encounter an Area Master or Realm Master, it was unlikely that anyone could kill him.
Gu Er's lips curled up and he looked at Lu Yin arrogantly. "Do you know who I am?"
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. This person's attitude had changed multiple times, and after learning that Lu Yin was from Astral-10, he had become even more arrogant than before. It seemed that he had some background that was related to Astral-10.
"I'd like to hear the details," Lu Yin said calmly.
Gu Er snorted and raised his head. "My father is Old Gu De, the current Astral River Flowzone Envoy. Listen carefully, I'm talking about the Astral River Flowzone Envoy."
Lu Yin's eyes went wide, and he stared at Gu Er in shock. This was too much of a coincidence, and his gaze grew colder.
The Human Domain was divided into the Innerverse and the Outerverse. The Outerverse had seventy-two weaves and was infinitely vast, but the Innerverse was not small either. The two universes were separated by an incomparably large Astral River that resembled a ribbon. The Astral River was composed of all sorts of liquid energy, and it was not a true stream of water. It was just energy that was visible to the naked eye as it flowed through space.
This Astral River divided the Innerverse and the Outerverse.
The Astral River was violent, and no spacecraft could cross it. Only a type of giant boat could cross it and connect the Innerverse and the Outerverse.
The Outerverse did not have a Astral River, while the Innerverse was filled with tributaries. These tributaries divided the Innerverse into countless regions known as Flowzones. These regions were separated by Astral River tributaries, and the only way to cross them was to use a giant boat that connected the two sides of the Astral River. The person who controlled the boat was called a Flowzone Envoy, and the Flowzone Envoy who controlled the Innerverse tributary boat was called a Tributary Flowzone Envoy.
The person who controlled the Astral River vessels in the Innerverse and Outerverse were the Astral River Flowzone Envoys. Old Gu De was the current Astral River Flowzone Envoy, and he had the special authority to control the Innerverse's portal. Unless one had a special status, entering or exiting the Innerverse required his permission. Although this person was only a gatekeeper, his authority was immense, especially since he held this position. He was at least a Cruiser or even a Hunter.
It was no wonder why this person was so arrogant. His father controlled the opportunity to enter the Innerverse that countless people in the Outerverse dreamed of.
Gu Er looked at Lu Yin with satisfaction, as he was waiting for Lu Yin to admit defeat. It felt great to see a powerhouse admit defeat, and this was not the first time he had done so. Back on the Astral River Ark, an Outerverse Explorer had even half-knelt to Gu Er in order to enter the Innerverse. Gu Er did not care about powerhouses; as long as they did not have a special status, his father could suppress them.
Lu Yin looked at Gu Er deeply. "How long is your father going to stay as the Astral River Flowzone Envoy?"
Gu Er sneered. "My father hasn't even been in the position for ten years. He'll stay there for at least fifty years before retiring, and he might even continue to control the Astral River Ark."
Lu Yin nodded. "That's good. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to kill him on the Astral River Ark while I was still alive."
Gu Er was furious. "What did you say?"
Lu Yin's gaze was icy. "Remember, I'll kill you every time I see you." He then pressed a hand against Gu Er's head and exerted some force. Gu Er's head was crushed, and he died in an instant.
The other two felt their scalps go numb, as this person had a grudge with Old Gu De. They hurriedly tried to escape, but Lu Yin still caught up to them and easily dealt with them with a single palm strike.