After four rolls, Lu Yin sighed, as he still hadn't been able to roll six pips. He had, however, managed to roll three pips, but he only wanted to upgrade something on the level of the slippers. How could he upgrade it here? His aura might attract Bai Wangyuan and the others.
He waited for another ten days.
For most cultivators, each day on the battlefield felt like a year, but the reverse battlefield didn't feel the same way. This was because the battles here were never-ending, and battles could happen at any moment.
None of the five main array bases were idle, and no one knew where so many Corpse Kings had come from.
After the past few days of fighting, the fourth array base's battlefield had successfully attracted everyone's attention, as its battle style was too unique. Even an Explorer could travel through the void and unleash an Enlighter's attack, let alone an Enlighter.
After the past few days of fighting, very few people had died in the fourth array base, including the astral beast army. There were too many Void Wanderers, enough for everyone to have one. If they encountered any danger, the Void Wanderers would do their best to travel through the void, rendering the Corpse Kings' attacks ineffective.
It could be said that the fourth array base had sent out the most cultivators and astral beasts to participate in the battle. The average cultivator had the highest cultivation, and the death rate was also the lowest. There were even occasional instances where the Corpse Kings were repelled.
The reason why the cultivators of the Cosmic Tree Realm feared the battlefield on the other side was because of the never-ending battles there. However, the fourth array base had been able to force the Corpse King back, which was extremely rare. Furthermore, their sourcebox array had not been destroyed, which was also quite rare.
The Cosmic Tree Realm did not send any Origin Array Masters to reinforce the fourth array base, as there was no need for it.
The fourth array base's dazzling performance caused many people to discuss it. Some said that they could give them another array base to defend, but this was not something they could decide.
It seemed like giving the Fifth Mainland another array base to defend was a good thing for the Cosmic Tree Realm, but Bai Wangyuan and the others saw it differently.
The Fifth Mainland had two array bases to defend, which meant that they couldn't do anything to the Fifth Mainland. Otherwise, the first to be affected would be the reverse battlefield. They didn't want to be led by the nose by Lu Yin.
Another ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and there were only twenty-eight days left until Mushang's birthday. Lu Yin also received news that the four Origin Array Heavenly Masters would be present on that day, and they would be playing Eternal's Radius. The location would be at the entrance to the backside battlefield, and one step north would lead them to the Topmost Realm. This single step separated the peaceful Topmost Realm from the backside battlefield, and the bloodthirsty backside battlefield.
Mu Shang had chosen this location to give Lu Yin a hint that he could leave at any time, but once he did, it would mean that he had lost.
Although neither side mentioned the price of losing, they both knew that they couldn't afford to lose.
Back at the headquarters of the fourth base, Lu Yin tapped his die, causing it to slowly spin before finally stopping at six pips. His eyes lit up, and his consciousness appeared in that dark space. He looked around at the dim orbs of light around him and felt somewhat disappointed.
The one he wanted to merge with the most was the Origin Array Heavenly Master, but there were only four Origin Array Heavenly Masters in the Starry Sky Tree. The chances of him merging with them were too small. The one with the lowest cultivation was Mu Shang, but the light that Mu Shang represented was brighter than these.
Lu Yin was unwilling to give up, and he sent his consciousness into the distance in search of the bright ball of light.
He couldn't control his consciousness in this dark space at all. He didn't know how far he would go with a casual move, and there weren't any bright balls of light around him.
Now that he could battle a Half-Martial Ancestor, the bright light definitely represented a Half-Martial Ancestor. At the very least, it was an Emissary at the fifth or sixth stage of Tribulation Origin.
How many?
The position where the six points of consciousness appeared had little to do with his own position.
Fortunately, he had a lot of star essence, so he could use it as much as he wanted.
His consciousness moved again, but there were still no bright balls of light.
Again. He was well aware that every move he made would consume an astronomical amount of star essence, but if he couldn't merge with someone of value, then the six pips on his die would be wasted. He wasn't confident that he would be able to roll six pips again.
Finally, after his fifth move, he saw a bright ball of light that was especially bright. It was even brighter than the ones he had faced against Celestial Master Qiuling and Hen Ye. It should be a Half-Martial Ancestor. Lu Yin hesitated for a moment, but he still chose to merge with it.
The moment he merged with the ball of light, he felt a mixture of pain and numbness in his mind. Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes, only to find that his surroundings were pitch-black. Where am I?
Memories flooded into his mind, and his expression changed. He was in the depths of the New World, and he had not merged with a human. Instead, he had merged with one of the Twelve Eternal Marquises, the Blue Marquis.
Lu Yin had never thought that he would actually merge with one of the Twelve Eternal Marquises. Even though he could battle a Half-Martial Ancestor, that was under the premise that he had borrowed various powers. If not for the power in his heart, he would not have been able to face a Half-Martial Ancestor's inner world. The Twelve Eternal Marquises were similar to the sect masters of the Twelve Elysian Gates, so it wouldn't take long for him to merge with them.
Sure enough, such a bright ball of light represented a Half-Martial Ancestor.
He did not move and allowed the memories to enter his mind. Lu Yin's expression changed.
Lan Hou had not left for nearly ten years and had been recuperating underground. Lu Yin already knew where these endless Corpse Kings had come from; they had come from a parallel space.
It was possible to travel through parallel space, but it was difficult to return. However, this was not difficult for the Eternals since they had coordinates.
This was similar to the seal that Lu Yin had obtained from the Eternal Kingdom. Through Lan Hou's memories, Lu Yin knew that the seal had come from the Eternal Race's only True God. He had also seen the scarlet vertical eye that represented that True God in Lan Hou's memories.
He had experienced Lan Hou's reverence at the time. It wasn't just Lan Hou; even the Progenitor Corpse Kings had to respect the True God from the bottom of their hearts.
It wasn't just reverence; there was also fear. In Lan Hou's memories, that scarlet vertical eye did not have any terrifying aura, but it still made them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts. Lu Yin could also feel this fear.
At that moment, his consciousness suddenly disappeared and returned to his body through the dark space.
It had not been long since he had entered Lan Hou's body, or rather, it had been too short. After all, he was one of the Twelve Marquises of the Eternals.
Lan Hou's memories did not give Lu Yin much useful information. Other than seeing the symbol of the Eternal Race's only True God, there was also the person who had injured him. It was a middle-aged man covered in lightning, and Lan Hou had not been able to see his face clearly. Just the aftermath of the lightning had been enough to injure him, forcing him to go into seclusion to recuperate.
However, that person was in a parallel space and not in this space.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. The Eternals could continuously create Corpse Kings through parallel space, and there was an endless supply of them. If they had a way to locate coordinates, then could they also use parallel space to pull people into battle?
Actually, the theory that the Corpse Kings had come from parallel space had long been inferred. Many cultivators in the new city were said to have come from parallel space, such as Big Sis Rakshasa, but none of them had been confirmed.
Now that Lu Yin had confirmed it, he stopped thinking about it and checked his cosmic ring. Lu Yin knew that constantly moving through the dark space would consume a lot of energy, but he had not expected it to be so much.
He had spent a total of 250 billion star essence, which was nearly a hundred billion star essence more than when he had fused with Hen Ye's body.
When he had fused with Hen Ye's body, he had only spent 146 billion star essence. Hen Ye had been on the Fifth Mainland, while Lu Yin had been in the Cosmic Tree Realm. He had spent a lot of time in Hen Ye's body and had even endured the bombardment of Progenitor power, which was why he had consumed so much energy. Now, he had actually consumed so much energy when he had fused with Lan Hou's body. Lan Hou had been on the New Mainland and had not crossed through space. Was it because Lan Hou was a Half-Progenitor?
The cost of going from an Emissary to a Half-Progenitor was too ridiculous. No, it was more likely that Lu Yin had been moving through the dark space, and every time he moved, the cost would be ridiculous as well.
Lu Yin sighed. The higher his cultivation, the more energy he would consume. Sure enough, no matter how much money he had, it would not be enough for the die's consumption.
He stopped thinking about it and started again. If he did not have enough, then he would continue to earn more. He did not love money, as it was used to increase his strength.
He tapped out, and the die slowly spun before stopping. Four pips. Lu Yin's vision changed, and he appeared in the Time Stop Space.
Here, Lu Yin could obtain as many pips as he wanted. At most, it would take a bit more time.
He looked at his cosmic ring and fell into deep thought.
When he had been on Junior Ancestor Planet, he had had the opportunity to upgrade the slippers. However, the amount of star essence required to upgrade the slippers had been too ridiculous, and even if he had upgraded the slippers to the point where they could instantly kill a Progenitor, he would not have been able to get close to a Progenitor. After all, the slippers were meant for close combat.
However, things were different now. He could summon E 'Chi, and he had the Hellwyrm. He could also borrow the rune lines of a Progenitor, and he could even borrow Progenitor Chen's strength from the Fifth Mainland. It was not impossible for him to rely on the slippers to win.
Xia Shenji and the others would definitely be on guard against the slippers, but the Eternals might not be. And even if they were on guard, as Lu Yin's strength increased, they might not be able to defend themselves against the slippers.
In that case, it was time to upgrade the slippers. He would make them into a weapon that could defeat a Progenitor, just like the Grim Reaper Gou Lian.
When the die rolled to three pips, Lu Yin looked at the two screens and took a deep breath. The true cost had come.
When he had upgraded the needle, he had spent a total of 460 billion star essence. As for the slippers, Lu Yin took another deep breath. He was prepared to be poor.
He tossed the slippers onto the upper screen and then began to frantically spend star essence.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yin had already become numb. He did not know how many star essence he had left in his cosmic ring.
It was impossible for him to store all the star essence he had obtained from the Astral Beast Domain in a single cosmic ring. He had collected the largest cosmic ring in the Fifth Mainland and had stored a total of three of them. Now, two of them were empty, and the last one was constantly decreasing.
Lu Yin did not even want to calculate how much star essence he had spent. He just watched as the slippers gradually descended and landed on the lower screen.
Lu Yin gulped as he looked at the slippers. There had been no change at all. No, the footprints had become even darker.
His face darkened. It couldn't be. If nothing had changed even after using so much star essence, then he would have felt like dying.
Lu Yin picked up the slippers and wanted to find someone to slap them on. He could not find anyone, but he had the Hellwyrm.
Coincidentally, the frozen space's time was up. Lu Yin grabbed the slippers and walked out of the headquarters. He then looked up at the Hellwyrm.
At this moment, one of the Hellwyrm's claws was deep in his nostrils, and no one knew what he was digging for. He did not look like a Progenitor at all, and those who had seen this scene were already numb to it.