Old Cai praised him. "Not bad, not bad. You're still able to resist such temptation. Kid, you've improved. Go and rest for a while. Someone will come to take you to the Erudite Flowzone tomorrow so that you can experience the Innerverse. It's completely different from the Outerverse."
The scenery is completely different from the Outerverse. "Lu Yin left unwillingly, but there was nothing he could do about it. He really wanted to join the Sword Sect for the sake of his status, but it wasn't suitable for him to join at the moment. He could only wait until he had the strength to protect himself. Since the Sword Sect had extended an olive branch to him, it wouldn't be just this once. He would have to wait until he had the confidence to join.
As soon as he left the treasury, he was stopped by Michelle. "When are you going to do what you promised me?"
Lu Yin felt awkward. He had promised to help her comprehend battle force when he had invited her to fight for a training ground, but he still hadn't fulfilled his promise. "I'm sorry, but I have to go to the border tomorrow. How about you wait for me to come back?"
Michelle stared at Lu Yin with obvious dissatisfaction.
Lu Yin sighed. "I'm not trying to push you away, but I have to leave tomorrow."
Michelle turned around and left.
Lu Yin wasn't interested in chatting with the students of Astral-10, so he found a random spot and started rolling his die. He had wanted to wait, but he had to leave tomorrow. Who knew if he would be monitored on the spacecraft? He had no choice but to roll his die now.
He hadn't rolled his die in a long time, and he missed the moment when he took it out.
Actually, he had tried it in the trial zones before. He could use other people's innate gifts, but he couldn't, which was very strange.
He now had more than 597,500 star crystals on him, which was enough for him to use.
He tapped the die and watched it spin rapidly. This scene was unfamiliar to him, but it made sense since he hadn't rolled his die since leaving Astral-10.
When the die stopped spinning, it showed a -3.
Lu Yin was excited; it was actually a 3. This was very difficult to roll, and it had only appeared twice in his entire life. He hadn't expected it to appear on his first roll after such a long time. Wait, Lu Yin muttered to himself. Could it be that the longer the time between rolls, the better the roll?
Three pips seemed to have been isolated by luck, and he had not been able to get it no matter how many times he had rolled it, especially when he had been in the Great Yu Empire's imperial palace. He had only managed to roll it after entering the Time Stop space, and he could still remember the exhaustion he had felt. If it was true that the longer the time interval, the easier it would be to roll it, then that was a regular pattern.
Looking at the two screens, Lu Yin didn't even hesitate before tossing his formcast model onto the first one. The last time he had upgraded the formcast model, he had used over 10,000 crystals, but it had only decreased by a small amount. This time, he tossed in 290,000 crystals, causing the formcast model to rapidly descend until it finally landed on the next screen, where it reflected a bewitching light.
Lu Yin trembled as he took it and excitedly looked at the completely transformed formcast model. There was no mistaking it; this was a five-stage formcast model! He actually had a five-stage formcast model, which was enough to raise his formcast model to the Explorer realm. This formcast model was too precious, and he had never thought that he would be able to obtain it.
Although upgrading the formcast model had cost him three hundred thousand crystals, compared to what he had obtained, it was simply too profitable. This kind of quintuple formcast model could not be bought even if one had the money.
Lu Yin absorbed the formcast model back into his body and looked at the two screens again. It seemed like there was nothing to upgrade for now, and he still had three hundred thousand crystals left. Would he roll six pips?
He was looking forward to it, so he used another crystal to restore his die and rolled it again.
The screen that had formed three pips disappeared, and the die spun rapidly before finally stopping at four. Time Stop Space.
The scenery changed, and Lu Yin once again appeared in a familiar space. He took a deep breath and tossed out a large number of star crystals, changing the scenery around him into a picturesque landscape. Although it was all fictional, it was still comfortable to look at.
He took out another hundred thousand star crystals, crushed them, and began absorbing them. He wanted to reach the peak of the Melder realm.
It had taken him seven days to absorb a hundred thousand star crystals, but he still hadn't reached the peak. However, it had filled up a lot, and he estimated that another hundred thousand would be enough.
It had taken him seven days to absorb a hundred thousand star crystals using the Sirius Art, but now that he had nine stars, the efficiency had increased by a hundred times. It would take him less than two hours to finish absorbing them all. As he thought about it, the nine stars revolved around his body, forming a perfect diagram of Sirius as he frantically absorbed the star energy, expelling the impurities as he did so.
Two hours passed quickly, and Lu Yin had completely absorbed a hundred thousand star crystals. However, he still hadn't reached the peak of the Melder realm.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. The amount of star energy in his body seemed to far exceed that of others, but it didn't matter. He thought about it again and crushed another hundred thousand star crystals.
Another two hours passed, and the star energy in Lu Yin's body surged to the point that he could barely suppress it. He could feel the strength of a peak Melder, and although it hadn't increased by much, sometimes a slight difference in strength could lead to a huge difference in strength. If he had been a peak Melder in his battle with Nightqueen Yanqing, then his Nine Stacks, Seventeen-Fold Shockwave Palm would have been even more destructive, and he might have been able to kill her.
However, his current peak Melder realm was just an illusion; there were too many impurities in his body. Lu Yin closed his eyes and began expelling the impurities.
Two days passed, and the uncontrollable surge of star energy in his body dissipated. He opened his eyes and crushed another hundred thousand star crystals. This time, he could completely reach the peak of the Melder realm.
A day later, Lu Yin left the Time Stop Space. Back in the real world, only a second had passed.
He looked at his hands; he had finally reached the peak of the Melder realm after consuming more than four hundred thousand star crystals. If he hadn't used the Sirius Art to absorb the crystals and had instead just absorbed the star energy in the universe, he didn't know how long it would take for him to reach the peak of the Melder realm.
Cultivation also depended on resources, and sometimes, resources were even more important than talent. Lu Yin was beginning to understand the meaning of this saying.
Nurturing an ordinary Melder in the shortest amount of time required around 150,000 star crystals. This was a huge sum, at least for the Outerverse. Even though there were countless planets in the Outerverse, and some of them even produced star crystals, it was still difficult for the various powers to maintain this expenditure. It was no wonder why so many soldiers were only Sentinels or Seekers.
This was only for nurturing Melders. If they were nurturing Limiteers, the expenditure would be ten times greater, let alone Explorers.
There were two most difficult hurdles for Explorers: one was star energy, and the other was breaking through. Lu Yin had once asked Uncle Reuben about the difference between an Explorer and a Limiteer, and the old man had vaguely mentioned that Explorers had different physiques compared to ordinary people. There was also a state called exhaustion. He hadn't gone into detail, but Lu Yin knew that breaking through to the Explorer realm wasn't that easy.
Of course, there were still many Explorers in the entire universe. Even if a civilization that had left the universe spent a lot of resources to nurture an Explorer, the number of Explorers in the Human Domain was still enough to scare people to death. And the place where the Human Domain's powerhouses suffered the most losses was the warfront.
Lu Yin turned on his gadget and searched for reports on the warfront, but aside from the general news, there was almost nothing else. However, he still managed to find some pictures, and through the pictures, he could feel the brutality of the warfront. Many of the pictures mentioned that the deceased had been Explorers or even Cruisers.
He searched Planet Conan again, but there was no response.
Lu Yin put down his gadget and took out the harmless sourcebox from his cosmic ring. He activated the Sirius Art and also took out the Giant Emperor's third eye. He stared at the sourcebox and saw a boundlessly complex world.
This was a world where star energy and various other types of energy mixed together. He had Charon's lockbreaking experience, so he could try to unlock this sourcebox, but he didn't have time. Unlocking a sourcebox would take too long, and there were too many uncertainties. Master Wusheng had once said that there was no such thing as a harmless sourcebox, and any sourcebox could cause death. Lu Yin planned to take things one step at a time, and there was no need to be too radical. Right now, the most important thing was to rest and wait to go to the Erudite Flowzone.
Beep beep beep.
His gadget beeped, and Lu Yin opened his eyes. It was time.
When Lu Yin arrived at Astral-10's space station, he saw a large warship with sinister weapons exposed. The ship's hull was engraved with the symbol of a bloodstained scroll, which was the symbol of the Human Domain's Erudite Border Alliance. This was proof that this warship belonged to the Erudite Flowzone.
No one came to greet him, and when the hatch opened, Lu Yin walked in and saw Silver smiling at him.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "You're going to the Erudite Border Alliance as well?"
Silver smiled. "That's right. You're my captain now."
Lu Yin shrugged. "We're just foot soldiers. You don't really think that I can be a captain, do you?"
"You can be a small captain." Silver's smile was brilliant, and he seemed to be very satisfied with the journey.
Lu Yin looked around the interior of the warship. The decorations were simple, and there wasn't a single trace of extravagance. The patrolling soldiers all had stern expressions, and there was still a murderous aura around them. Lu Yin had a feeling that every single one of them had been stained with blood.
The two of them were brought to the lowest level of the dormitory by a soldier. "These will be your rooms until we reach the border. Two people to a room." The soldier then left.
Lu Yin opened the door and walked in. The dormitory was very small, and after looking around, he randomly chose a bed and sat down. It wasn't bad.
At that moment, the warship shook and activated. It left Astral-10 and headed straight into outer space.
Silver casually laid down on the bed and smiled at Lu Yin. "Are you disappointed, Captain?"
"Why would I be?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Silver smiled. "You're one of the top four students of the Astral Combat Tournament, and you're one of the top students of the Astral Combat Academy. Yet, you're assigned to the lowest level of the dormitory and squeezed in with these soldiers. Aren't you disappointed?
Don't you feel like you've been treated coldly? "
Lu Yin laughed. "We're just students, not important people. Why would they give us special treatment? To soldiers, only the strong are worthy of respect."
"Aren't you?
The only people on this ship who can defeat you are probably Explorers. How many Explorers do you think there are on this ship? "
Silver's smile was very creepy, and Lu Yin inexplicably recalled the rebellion that had occurred when he had traveled from Earth to the Great Yu Empire's Capital Star. He stared at Silver. "What are you trying to do?"
Silver smiled. "Captain, you're nervous."
Lu Yin suddenly reached out and grabbed at Silver. Silver's eyes suddenly opened, and they were filled with an endless chill.
The butterfly knife suddenly flashed and streaked towards Lu Yin's neck, but he easily dodged it. Four-lined battle force appeared in his hand as he grabbed Silver. "I'm warning you, don't do anything rash."