His understanding of star energy had changed Lu Yin's understanding of the universe. A world in a flower was not a joke; every bit of star energy was equivalent to a world. This drop of Philanthropist's Tear also contained a world of its own, a world where poisons existed and interacted with each other.
The die's three Enhance had upgraded this world, but Lu Yin could not determine what level this drop of poison could reach.
Poisons did not have absolute killing power, and it all depended on how they were used.
Lu Yin carefully put the Philanthropist's Tear away. He had gained such a powerful weapon, but he had also spent a lot of money on it. He had spent a total of 1.9 billion star essence on it.
With his current status, any item that he needed to upgrade would cost hundreds of millions of star essence. This was truly a waste of money!
The next item to upgrade was the extreme ice stone.
He had obtained it from the Royal Frost Continent, and it was said that it could freeze injuries.
It was like medicine; it was useless when not needed, but it could save a life when needed.
He still had more than three billion star essence on him, and he could definitely upgrade it once more.
The extreme ice stone was different from the Philanthropist's Tear, which was a foreign object that had obvious offensive properties. It required far less resources to upgrade the stone than the Philanthropist's Tear. The extreme ice stone had been upgraded seven times, and the seventh upgrade had only cost 200 million star essence. On the other hand, the Philanthropist's Tear had cost a billion star essence to upgrade it six times.
However, the Philanthropist's Tear could only be upgraded six times, and Lu Yin had no idea how many times he could upgrade the extreme ice stone.
As the extreme ice stone fell, Lu Yin did not dare to touch it. The extreme ice stone's color became whiter and whiter until it was almost the most primitive white. All light was swallowed up by this whiteness, and it was like the darkness of the inquisitors.
Furthermore, he had only upgraded it once, and it had consumed 400 million star essence. He thought about it for a bit, but he still couldn't upgrade it. He wasn't sure if he could still touch this thing if he upgraded it any further, or if he would just be frozen.
Lu Yin then took out some gray powder, which was the tear dust that Yiben had asked him to dissect. This was a material that he did not know if it could be upgraded, but it would be best if it could. It was said that Ancestor Hui's first wisdom root had been planted with tear dust, and Lu Yin's eyes lit up when he thought about it.
He had to get some wisdom roots from Ancestor Hui. Perhaps he could plant some, and he would have tear dust as well.
Lu Yin was excited that Lei Chen could be upgraded. If that was the case, then everything would be fine.
This was the first time that Lu Yin had seen a million star essence, and his heart sank. If such a small amount of material required a million star essence to upgrade, then how much would it cost to upgrade it to the maximum?
He felt that the star essence in his cosmic ring wouldn't be able to last much longer.
Suddenly, he thought of the Junior Ancestor Star of the Starry Sky Tree. If he could take away those four planets, he could squander them and thoroughly enjoy the life of a rich man.
He continued to let his imagination run wild as he leveled up again and again.
The teardrop dust was originally gray in color, but after each upgrade, it became glossy and shiny. It even carried a light sound, like the sound of pearls colliding with each other. It was very pleasant to the ears. As the teardrop dust fell, it carried a strange sense of beauty and emitted light.
In the end, the Tear Dust could no longer be improved. At this moment, the Tear Dust had become like a delicate jewel. Every grain seemed to have been carefully crafted. Every grain was a regular circle. Holding it in his hand, he felt an indescribable sense of security.
It was a strange feeling, but it was very comfortable.
Lu Yin looked at the teardrop dust. It had definitely undergone a metamorphosis, and it could be considered a different material.
He had upgraded it eleven times in total, and the tenth upgrade had also cost him a billion star essence, which added up to 1.96 billion star essence.
Lu Yin's heart was bleeding. He didn't know what was going on, but he had somehow managed to upgrade everything. He just didn't know how effective it would be.
He just hoped that it would be worth the resources.
He still had close to 300 million star essence, which was a lot for others, even Enlighters or Envoys. But to Lu Yin, it was just a small amount.
The Divine Voodoo Empire's accumulation had only allowed him to upgrade these two items.
He silently sighed and looked up at the time. There wasn't much time left, so he decided to memorize the Primogenitor's Scripture and wait for the time to end.
The scene in front of him changed, and Lu Yin left the Timestop Space. He hadn't been in seclusion for long. He had wanted to roll his die again, but not for cultivating or upgrading items. Instead, he wanted to use Enhance. With his current cultivation, almost all of the people who had rolled Enhance were Envoys, and they were all useful to him.
However, when he looked at his gadget, he saw that there were many missed calls. He had contacted Wang Wen, Wei Rong, and even Master Yuan. Lu Yin knew that something big must have happened, and he immediately contacted Wang Wen.
Wang Wen's image quickly appeared, and he had a grave expression. The first thing he said when he saw Lu Yin stunned him. "The Corpse God is dead."
Lu Yin was stunned. "What?"
Wang Wen replied, "The Corpse God of the Neohuman Alliance's Seven Skygods is dead."
Lu Yin's expression changed. "When?
Wait, how do you know about the Corpse God? "
The Neohuman Alliance was one of the Human Domain's Three Dark Hands, and many people knew about it. However, not many had heard of the Seven Skygods, and Wang Wen shouldn't have known about them either.
Wang Wen replied, "I've heard of the Seven Skygods before, but I don't know their specific name. It's not just me; everyone knows about the Corpse God."
"How did he die?
Tell me the details, "Lu Yin asked. The Forgotten Ruins God had died in Gu Flowzone, and he wasn't sure if the Neohuman Alliance knew about this. In any case, he wanted to stay out of this matter, as he couldn't kill the Forgotten Ruins God with his current strength. Thus, he had tried his best to avoid the Neohuman Alliance's attention. But how many days had it been?
Yet another Seven Skygods had died.
How could the Seven Skygods die so easily?
What a joke.
Through Wang Wen's explanation, Lu Yin understood that while he had been in seclusion, the Sixth Mainland's Ancestor Lingtong had successfully broken through to become a Cosmic Imprinter. Many experts had come to congratulate him, and they had even attracted Savage Archer God from the All-Heavens Imprinter. However, Ancestor Lingtong had seen through Savage Archer God's true form, and he had set up a trap for the Corpse God. He had then joined forces with many experts under Mister Jiu San's leadership to kill the Corpse God.
That battle had been earth-shattering, and the Corpse God had revealed his terrifying giant body, which could crush a planet like a marble. Just like Progenitor Chen, this battle had affected many weaves of the Outerverse, and even the Great Eastern Alliance's borders had been affected. There had been heavy casualties, and they had been forced to retreat.
The Sixth Mainland had also suffered heavy losses, and Mister Jiu San had been seriously injured, so he had returned to the Daosource Sect to recuperate.
"It's said that the Corpse God was killed by Mister Jiu San using the Martial Ancestor's martial imprint, and he even used the Martial Ancestor's power. If not for that, the Corpse God would not have died. This incident has shaken the universe, and we're still trying to figure out what kind of effects it will have. For now, we can only withdraw our borders to the east, and we also need to avoid provoking the Neohuman Alliance," Wang Wen said.
"Are there any recordings of the battle?"
"How could there be? That was a battle between Half-Ancestors."
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity, as the battle value of a Half-Ancestor was very high. The battle between the Head Inquisitor, Kui Luo, and the God of Forgotten Ruins had opened up his view of the world, and he had also wanted to see the Corpse God's body, which was as large as Progenitor Chen's.
What a pity.
"You guys did the right thing. The Neohuman Alliance has lost Seven Skygods in succession, so they will definitely make a move. Avoid them and don't provoke them," Lu Yin said solemnly.
Death was an immeasurable loss to the Neohuman Alliance, and this region of the universe was about to descend into chaos.
More importantly, the Seven Skygods were not their original selves, but merely their shells. Lu Yin did not even dare to imagine how many shells they had. The Neohuman Alliance's strength was far beyond anyone's imagination, and even if he was part of the Witch Spirit God's scheme, he did not dare to get involved in it.
He could only hope that the Neohuman Alliance did not know about what had happened in the Gu Flowzone, or else it would be difficult to deal with.
"Before you went into seclusion, you ordered the Alliance to search for the black crystal in the Horn Star System. What do you say now?" Wang Wen asked.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Continue searching. Spread the word that the Hall of Honor is the one looking for it, not us. We're just helping them."
Wang Wen nodded. "Got it."
The black crystal was very secretive, or else they would not have only discovered two after so many years. They had only been discovered by chance. If not for the Horn Star System's black crystal being exposed, the Gu Flowzone's Shui Pai would not have appeared.
Since it had appeared, Lu Yin believed that more information about the black crystal would appear soon. "Be careful. If there's any information about the black crystal, don't leak it. Only when necessary." Lu Yin's gaze turned cold.
Wang Wen nodded. "I understand. Are you going to continue your seclusion?"
Lu Yin replied, "It's not the right time to do anything else. Let's see how the Neohuman Alliance reacts. The first to bear the brunt will definitely be the Sixth Mainland. This can be considered the second battlefield that the Sixth Mainland has created."
In the distant Eternal Kingdom, two of the seven dark towers had collapsed, as if they had withered along with the deaths of the Seven Skygods.
"The Forgotten Ruins God and the Corpse God are both dead. Everyone, guess who's next?"
A strange laughter echoed throughout the dark tower. The monkey heard it and shrank back, but then, a hand appeared on his head and gently stroked his fur.
The monkey felt a wave of disgust, but he did not dare to be impudent. He was currently in the Sorcerer God's dark tower, and the hand that was stroking him belonged to the Sorcerer God. Strangely, there was only an arm and no body.
"Sorcerer God, are you very happy?" A dull voice sounded out, and no emotions could be heard.
The Sorcerer God laughed strangely. "It's just funny. The Seven Skygods actually died at the hands of a Half-Progenitor. Kekekeke."
"Stop laughing. Have you investigated the Forgotten Ruins God's death?"
A clear female voice sounded out, and it was very cold. However, the voice caused an indescribable beauty to appear in the minds of those who heard it.
"She died in the Gu Flowzone, so I'm not sure."
"There's no news?"
"You know her temper. She's very strange, and she doesn't get along with us. She has her own ideas, so if she died, then so be it. There's no point to it anyway."
"The Hall of Honor took away the item from the Crimson Hell, so they'll find out about that item sooner or later. That item will soon be exposed."
"There's no other way. Unless you have Progenitor strength, you won't be able to break into the Hall of Honor."
"Then distract them. Undying God, how long are you going to pretend to be asleep?" the cold voice asked sternly.
After a while, a hazy voice sounded out. "Who, who's calling me?"
"The Forgotten Ruins God and the Corpse God are finished." The Sorcerer God laughed strangely.
"So, is it my turn now?" The Undying God was puzzled.
The cold voice said, "After sleeping for so long, it's time to move around."
"Oh, alright. Let's see how many ancient bloodlines are left in this region. It's time for them to step onto the stage of this region."
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