"How dare you, Zi Tie!" There was a furious roar as the void was torn apart. A man charged into the void where the giant hoof had been, followed by a shocking shockwave. This was a battle between space-exploring powerhouses.
Densely packed black dots fell from the sky; they were all soldiers, and there were even some familiar faces among them.
The warfront was led by the top four, and as one of the top four, it was impossible for Lu Yin to bring only Silver. The other top thirty-two students had yet to arrive, but three of them had already arrived: Chao Zhi, Liu Yin, and an Area Master named Tasha.
Those who had made it to the top 32 were all Area Masters, especially Chao Zhi and Liu Yin, who both had the strength of student leaders. Their participation in the battle had greatly increased the casualties of the beast army.
Chao Zhi's four-lined battle force and Liu Yin's Soundless Realm were great killing machines, and their attacks had killed countless beasts. Tasha was not weak either; she was an Area Master and could rank in the top five of any academy. She could easily kill a group of Limiteers.
With the reinforcements from the army and the Void Wanderers being killed by Lu Yin's group, the number of beasts decreased. Finally, a shockwave swept through the sky, and the base was crushed. An incomparably large beast walked out of the void and tore through the void to leave. This battle had come to an end.
The beasts could not escape, and without the Void Wanderers, they could only fight to the death. The ground was dyed red with blood, and both humans and beasts seemed insignificant in this bloody grindstone.
This was not Lu Yin's first time encountering a battlefield. The planet's evolutionary trial had been a battlefield, but this was his first time at the warfront. When that space-exploring beast had escaped, the shockwave it had released had crushed at least a hundred soldiers. This was the warfront, a battlefield where strength and luck were equally important.
The soldiers calmly cleaned up the battlefield, showing no fear, unease, or even sorrow. They knew that sooner or later, they would also be reduced to a puddle of blood and be absorbed into this land.
This was also the first time Trifa and the rest had faced such a battle, and they had almost died. Even veterans like Gildor had almost died.
The most dazzling performance in this battle was Lu Yin's group. It could be said that without them, this battle would not have ended. There were too few powerhouses in the base who could kill Void Wanderers, and most of those powerhouses had been targeted. This was an organized attack, and Lu Yin's group could be considered a surprise attack.
Gildor had Lu Yin's group return to the barracks to rest while he cleaned up the battlefield.
Lu Yin and the rest did not return. Since they were already here, they were the most ordinary soldiers, and they followed the others to clean up the battlefield.
Countless incomplete corpses needed to be cremated. They belonged to humans, exotic beasts, and even the remains of some technological weapons.
"Please, I'm begging you. Kill me, kill me!" a weak voice cried out. Lu Yin and the rest looked over and saw a young soldier with only half his body left wailing in pain.
Many people around him were at a loss and could only stare at him blankly.
Gildor walked over and killed the soldier with a single slash. His gaze swept across the crowd as he said, "Remember, this is a battlefield, and there's no way for him to survive. Only death can release him."
The battlefield was very quiet. Everyone was quietly doing their own things.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light and a silver butterfly appeared.
The butterfly blade slashed across the front of a recruit named Maggie, drawing a smear of blood onto the metal wall. Inside the wall, the head of an exotic beast fell down. It couldn't be more dead.
Many people were horrified. If it weren't for Silver, Maggie would have died.
"Thank, thank you," Maggie said, her face pale.
Silver beamed. "It's nothing."
Not far away, Feng Tao stared at Silver in shock. This was the strength of a top student from the Astral Combat Academy. He had also seen the beast and wanted to help, but the battle had ended before he could do anything. If he had fought with Silver, the result would have been the same. He would have been killed before he could even make a move. The Astral Combat Academy was truly filled with monsters.
Half a day later, a new layer of dust covered the ground. The blood was buried in the same way as when Lu Yin and the rest had first arrived, and as time passed, the blood would turn black. Within the barracks, many soldiers were busy repairing the base, as they were already used to this.
Gildor gathered all the new recruits and had them patrol the base. Lu Yin was the captain of the patrol team.
Half a day later, a warship arrived, bringing with it a person who shocked the base and even Planet Conan. It was Liu Shaoqiu, the Sword Sect's top genius.
Lu Yin was astonished, as he had never expected Liu Shaoqiu to appear on Planet Conan.
When he saw Liu Shaoqiu, the base's highest commander immediately stepped forward to welcome him. This was a sign of respect for the Sword Sect, which controlled the First Flowzone and was an absolute behemoth of the Innerverse. A significant portion of the allied army's powerhouses were from the Sword Sect, and any Sword Sect disciple would receive such treatment, let alone Liu Shaoqiu.
Although Liu Shaoqiu was treated courteously, nothing else changed. He was still assigned to be Lu Yin's subordinate, starting from the bottom.
Liu Shaoqiu himself was not arrogant, and he was very calm when he saw Lu Yin.
Trifa and the rest did not dare to provoke Lu Yin. The previous battle had taught them what it meant to be a monster. Now, they were curiously sizing up Liu Shaoqiu. The Thirteen Swords' reputation was too intimidating, and they wanted to experience it for themselves.
However, Liu Shaoqiu completely ignored them, minding his own business as the most ordinary soldier.
Not long after Liu Shaoqiu's arrival, two more Astral Combat Academy students arrived: Xue Liuyun and an Area Master called Lanke.
There were a total of eight Astral Combat Academy students, led by the top four. Each team had eight people, so there was a total of thirty-two people.
Lu Yin did not know where Xia Luo and the rest had gone, but his team was not simple. There were five people with Realm Masters' power level, which was simply astonishing.
The eight Astral Combat Academy students, along with Trifa and the other new recruits, formed a new team led by Lu Yin to patrol the base.
The first day was uneventful.
The second day was also uneventful.
On the third day, while the new team was patrolling outside the base, they were ambushed by an underground astral beast. One of the recruits died, and Lu Yin was punished by Gildor.
Lu Yin himself felt very uncomfortable, as he really had not sensed the presence of the astral beasts. These beasts were too strange, and they had disguised themselves as rocks. They were cold and lifeless, and none of them had sensed them. This had led to the death of one of the new recruits.
This incident made Lu Yin even more vigilant towards the battlefield.
Even Liu Shaoqiu and the rest became much more cautious.
Over the course of seven days, Lu Yin and the rest gradually adapted to military life, and they also began to understand the temperament of this army.
No one knew how many bases there were on Planet Conan, and only the highest commander knew. This was to prevent the astral beasts from ambushing them, and more importantly, to prevent them from taking root on Planet Conan.
Many of the bases were hidden very deeply. Sometimes, a group of astral beasts would land, and the base would coincidentally discover them and exterminate them with superweapons. There were many such cases, so the number and location of the bases were kept a secret.
However, Lu Yin's base had already been exposed, and Gildor had not appeared for the past few days. He was probably thinking about moving out of the base.
However, before they could take any action, another large-scale attack appeared. Countless cracks appeared in the sky, extending into the distance.
The soldiers in the base were all dumbfounded; the scale of this attack was much larger than the previous one.
"Attack! Exterminate the Void Wanderers!" A shrill cry rang out, and the entire base began to tremble. An incomparably large mutant beast charged out of the void, crushing the base's command center with a single stomp. Everyone, including Gildor, was crushed into a puddle of blood.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank; the base was gone.
At the same time, countless astral beasts descended from the sky, and the cruelest battle began.
Liu Shaoqiu was the first to attack, and he immediately unleashed his second sword. Endless sword qi covered the base and swept upwards, tearing through the void. Nearly a hundred Void Wanderers were instantly killed, shocking countless onlookers.
Chao Zhi used her monsoon to sweep through the sky, and she also instantly killed dozens of Void Wanderers.
Liu Yin opened his mouth, and a visible sound wave exploded high in the sky, exploding in all directions.
Xue Liuyun, Silver, Lanke, Tasha, and the rest all attacked. This wave of attacks exceeded everyone's expectations, and even the astral beasts'. They had originally planned to overwhelm this base with numbers, but they had been stopped by these Astral Combat Academy students, and nearly half of the Void Wanderers had been killed.
Just as Lu Yin was about to attack, the ground suddenly trembled as an enormous pressure descended. High up in the sky, another giant hoof covered in metal appeared. This time, everyone could clearly see the beast's appearance. It was clearly a giant bull that had been magnified countless times. A pair of bell-like eyes stared downwards as it let out a maniacal laugh. "You're very lucky, human genius. Die!" It then pressed down with its iron hoof.
All of the soldiers in the base paled. Only Explorers could withstand an attack from an Explorer. It was all over.
Liu Shaoqiu and the rest raised their heads and were about to attack. They had the strength to challenge those above their Realms, but they might not necessarily be an opponent.
He had long since wanted to face an Explorer. Exploring the universe was a qualitative change that not only affected one's strength, but also one's body. Once one broke through to the Explorer realm, a human's body would undergo changes. Their cells, meridians, blood, heart, and so on would all undergo changes that would allow them to better adapt to the universe. Lu Yin wanted to see just how big of a gap there was between himself and that qualitative change.
If a Limiteer could really challenge an Explorer, then they would truly be considered an absolute genius.
In midair, five-lined battle force erupted from Lu Yin's body, and purple lines covered his entire body. Dark golden lines adorned the void, illuminating the base as well as the astral beast's giant eyes.
"A human with five-lined battle force?"
The astral beast was astonished. In the next moment, Lu Yin's Sirius Palm slammed into the iron hoof. The void froze for a moment, and then a strong wind swept through the void. It spread out in a circular fashion, shattering the void and sweeping into the distance. Many of the Void Wanderers who had been torn into the void were directly crushed into pools of blood. Nine explosions rang out, and nine shockwaves rippled through the void, causing a dark luster to appear.
The nine-star Sirius Palm was Lu Yin's strongest attack, and it was comparable to the Nine Stacks, Seventeen-Fold Shockwave Palm. More importantly, the Sirius Palm did not burden him at all, and he could even use the nine stars to absorb star energy to replenish his energy. The circulation of the Sirius Technique allowed him to clearly see all changes in star energy, which was his strongest ability.
When the ninth star exploded, Lu Yin was sent flying backwards, crashing heavily into the ground. Zi Tie was also sent flying backwards as its attack had been deflected back.