Lu Yin wandered around the lounge and saw a star chart of the surrounding regions, as well as the Astral River's location. Not far from the Astral River, there was a special sign that read: Pirate's Harbor.
Pirate's Harbor?
Lu Yin looked at the location, which was less than ten regions away from his current location. It would only take him five days to travel through a wormhole. That was the secret harbor where countless pirates gathered, and it was also one of the darkest places in the Outerverse.
"Who are you?" A dull voice sounded in Lu Yin's ear as the Mad Viper Knight stood up with a fierce look in his eyes.
Lu Yin turned around and smiled. "I heard that you graduated from the Astral Combat Academy, so I'd like to learn a thing or two from you."
The Mad Viper Knight's eyes widened and a murderous glint flashed through them. "Good plan. You want to get rid of my pirate crew? It won't be that easy." Star energy erupted from the Mad Viper Knight's body, materializing into a visible python that opened its mouth to bite Lu Yin. The lights in the lounge instantly shattered.
Lu Yin retreated and was struck by the star energy. The floorboards shattered, and a trace of green liquid splattered everywhere, corroding the metal walls.
Venom?
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow as the Mad Viper Knight's staff stabbed out from his side. Their surroundings were forcefully sealed by star energy, which left Lu Yin astonished. This person was not weak, and he was definitely a highly educated Limiteer. Perhaps he really was from the Astral Combat Academy.
Bang!
There was a loud explosion as the lounge's surroundings shattered, unable to withstand a Limiteer's attack.
Lu Yin evaded the attack with Flash. The Mad Viper Knight's strength was not bad, far surpassing that of all the pirates he had encountered before. He was strong enough to crush ordinary peak Limiteers in the Outerverse. Not only had his star energy control reached the realm of infinite changes, but he also had powerful battle techniques and the venom he released. However, these were useless against Lu Yin, as this person's strength was not enough to threaten him. If he really was from the Astral Combat Academy, then he would definitely be one of the weakest.
There was a whoosh as Lu Yin tore through the python's star energy and slammed his palm into the Mad Viper Knight's body. Not only did Lu Yin's attack shatter the Limiteer ring armor that the knight had just put on, but his star energy was also shattered as his entire body was forcefully smashed into the wall. The Mad Viper Knight spat out a mouthful of blood as shock filled his eyes.
"Realmbreaker!" The Mad Viper Knight was overwhelmed with shock. Lu Yin's palm strike made him feel as if he had returned to his time in the Astral Combat Academy, where he had seen a batch of despair-inducing freaks. Back then, he had been overshadowed by those freaks, and now, he had encountered such a person once again.
The lounge was plunged into darkness, but Lu Yin relied on the hazy starlight to approach the Mad Viper Knight step by step. He wanted to obtain his spoils of war, but right at that moment, a sword light flashed past. Lu Yin dodged to the side, but the entire lounge was split into two. An incomparably sharp aura came from behind him, filling his surroundings with an aura that could cut through everything.
Lu Yin's expression changed. Was this a domain?
He raised a hand, his battle force enveloping him as he circulated his Art of Sirius. A longsword pierced towards him from behind, but he easily dodged it and countered with a palm. Palm of Sirius.
The nine stars exploded, and together with the invincible battle qi, not only did it break the attacker's longsword, but it also smashed onto the attacker's body, sending her flying out of the lounge and smashing into the distance, penetrating through the walls of an unknown distance away.
With a thump, the broken sword fell to the ground, attracting Lu Yin's attention. He frowned as he looked at the broken sword. Red?
How familiar. Was this … Zhuo Daynight?
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he hurriedly rushed out of the lounge.
Inside the lounge, the Mad Viper Knight spat out another mouthful of blood as he struggled to get down from the wall. He panted heavily as he looked outside in fear. Where had these terrifying powerhouses come from? One had a domain, and the other had battle force. They were so young; could they be freaks from the Astral Combat Academy?
He gritted his teeth, and a bone-deep hatred flashed through his eyes. He hated those freaks who stood at the top, preventing people like him from ever having a chance to shine.
Cough, cough. The Mad Viper Knight dragged his heavily injured body out of the lounge. At this moment, the entire pirate fleet was enveloped in the stench of blood. Countless pirates had died tragically, and the corridor was dyed red with blood. The two other Limiteers had also been decapitated.
Lu Yin rushed past several destroyed lounges and found Zhuo Daynight a hundred meters away. Her face was deathly pale, and she held a broken sword in her hand.
"So it really was you." Lu Yin smiled bitterly. In such a dark environment, he hadn't been able to see clearly, and his attack had been too heavy. However, he couldn't be blamed, as Zhuo Daynight had been the one to attack first.
Lu Yin took out a medicine and fed it to her. Zhuo Daynight coughed twice and forced herself to open her eyes. She vaguely saw Lu Yin. "It's … it's you."
Lu Yin was helpless. "Why are you here?"
Zhuo Daynight looked at him weakly with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. Her pure face was so pale that it made one's heart ache. "Why are you here?"
"I was robbed by accident," Lu Yin replied.
Zhuo Daynight looked around and then at her broken sword. She exhaled and coughed again. Blood flowed from her lips, and her eyes gradually lost focus before she fainted again.
Lu Yin hurriedly tried to push her away, but it was no use. Her internal organs had been severely injured. That was Sirius Palm with nine stars, and its power was terrifying. Even Uro would be unlucky if he had been hit head-on, let alone Zhuo Daynight. She was lucky to have survived that attack.
Lu Yin had no choice but to carry her in his arms. He couldn't let her die here. Although this woman had schemed against him before, she wasn't a bad person. From the looks of it, she was cleaning up pirates again. Right, this route just happened to lead back to the Innerverse, so it wouldn't be strange if they ran into each other.
Shit, the Mad Viper Knight!
Lu Yin suddenly remembered this person, and he hurriedly rushed to the lounge with Zhuo Daynight in his arms. However, the Mad Viper Knight was nowhere to be seen.
A personal spaceship flew out from the Knight Pirates' spaceship. The Mad Viper Knight dragged his heavily injured body and stared at the pirate ship with a ferocious gaze. "Die, all of you! Die with my pirate ship!" With that, he pressed a button and destroyed the entire pirate ship.
A red light flickered within the pirate ship, and Lu Yin's expression changed when he heard the urgent alarm. He hurriedly carried Zhuo Daynight and rushed to the docking area.
Little Eight and the others had also seen the red light flickering from the spacecraft, and they immediately knew that it was about to explode. They hurriedly gave the order to leave, not caring about Lu Yin's life or death.
Fortunately, Lu Yin had arrived at the last moment.
Little Eight immediately went up to greet him with a rich expression. "Boss, it would have been too late if you hadn't arrived. Those people wanted to escape, but I held them back until you arrived, Boss."
"Shut up and look for a doctor," Lu Yin barked.
Little Eight immediately gave the order to leave the asteroid field and look for a doctor.
Not long after, the asteroid field exploded, and the Knight Pirates' spacecraft was reduced to cosmic dust. Aside from the Mad Viper Knight, no one else was left alive.
Lu Yin sighed, as all of his efforts had been for nothing.
"Boss, we just saw a spacecraft escape. It should be the Mad Viper Knight," Little Eight said nervously.
Lu Yin nodded, but then he suddenly thought of something. "I remember you saying that the Knight Pirates had at least five Limiteers. Why were there only three on that ship?"
"The Knight Pirates have two pirate ships, and they usually only use one to rob others," Little Eight said.
Lu Yin frowned. "They're really cunning. This pirate group isn't considered strong in the universe, but they paid a huge price to buy two pirate ships. It's no wonder that they were able to trick an Explorer to death."
"It's a pity that they managed to escape. Otherwise, with their wealth, your gains would have at least doubled," Little Eight said regretfully.
Lu Yin felt his heart ache at the mention of this, as it was all Zhuo Daynight's fault. Things had been going so smoothly, but it was such a pity.
"Boss, Eighth Bro, that woman's injuries are too severe, and we can't treat her with our resources. There are no planets in the surrounding regions that can treat her injuries, so we can only send her to the pirate port," a pirate reported.
Lu Yin grunted. "Go to the pirate port."
"Yes."
"Boss, you and that woman …?" Little Eight probed.
Lu Yin grinned at him. "What? Did you recognize her?"
Little Eight smiled sheepishly as fear flashed through his eyes. He had recognized someone from the Daynight clan at a glance. Although he didn't have much experience as a pirate, he had heard of powerful clans that were famous throughout the universe. Why was there a Daynight woman in the Knight Pirates?
He didn't dare to think about it.
"You'd better forget about this. Otherwise, I don't know what will happen to you," Lu Yin said calmly.
Little Eight was confused. "What's wrong?
What's wrong?
I don't know. "
Lu Yin smiled; this guy was very clever. "Alright, tell me more about the pirate port."
Little Eight explained, "The pirate port is a port where pirates replenish their supplies. Although it's called a port, it's actually a planet where people from the dark side of the universe gather. There are pirates, assassins, fugitives, rebels, and so on. You can find any kind of dark side that you can think of there. Of course, there are also the occasional Daynight — no, the Mavis clan — disciples from powerful clans in the universe who train …"
After Little Eight's introduction, Lu Yin gained a slight understanding of the pirate port. In the end, it was a place where people from all walks of life gathered. The entire Darkmist Weave was filled with such people, and the pirate port was the quintessence of this place. Many people didn't use their real names there because the moment their identities were exposed, the price would be huge.
"The pirate port is so close to the Astral River. Does no one care about it?" Lu Yin was curious.
"Of course they do. How could they not care? However, they only occasionally send out troops to scare them. After all, the pirate port doesn't just provide services for pirates, but also for the military and for travelers passing through the Innerverse and Outerverse. As long as you have the money, you can get anything you want there. To pirates, it's a pirate port, but to outsiders, it's just a supply planet that's shrouded in the shadow of the Leo clan."
"The Leo clan?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Little Eight's face grew solemn. "This pirate port was established by the Leo clan. They were once incomparably glorious and ruled over an entire weave, but their talents gradually withered away. Their ancestors were rather courageous, and they gathered the strength of the entire clan to come to Darkmist Weave and establish this pirate port. Think about it, who would be able to destroy a pirate port established by a clan that once ruled over an entire weave? After all, the Leo clan once had a Hunter, and even if they're in dire straits now, they still have a Cruiser overseeing them, which is more than enough to protect the pirate port."
Lu Yin understood. It was no wonder why they could establish a pirate port in such an obvious place. The Leo clan?
"You know quite a bit, Little Eight." Lu Yin looked at Little Eight.