Lu Yin smiled wryly. It was no wonder that this person was so attractive to him. They were both Melders who were about to break through to the Limiteer realm, and their realms were compatible. It was only natural that he would be attracted to Lu Yin. Unfortunately, this person was not even stronger. A mere peak Melder would not be of any help to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin slowly stood up and looked at Wu Xia through the bronze mirror. He had a pale face and long, narrow eyes. He seemed to be around thirty years old and was obviously a butler. That made sense, as this person was originally the manager of the Crown Prince's residence.
The Shenwu Empire was the only empire on Shenwu Continent. Through Wu Xia's memories, Lu Yin slowly understood his current environment.
He was gradually surprised that this empire was not simple. It had actually fought a war with an extraterrestrial civilization, and there was a powerhouse who had used the five sealing planets to cover the entire Shenwu Continent and seal it off from the extraterrestrial civilization.
Through Wu Xia's memories, Lu Yin was shocked to discover that there were definitely space-exploring powerhouses on this continent. The five sealing planets were enormous, and they could even act as barriers. Lu Yin's deepest impression was that the Human Domain's borders could actually do the same on this continent. Although there were only five planets, it was definitely not something that an ordinary Explorer could do.
Thud thud thud.
Before Lu Yin could think any further, a voice came from outside the door. "Manager Wu, His Highness the Crown Prince invites you to his study."
Lu Yin grunted in response, feeling rather speechless. He had fused into a servant's body and now had to serve someone else. What a novel experience.
He walked out of the room and breathed in a different air. He looked up and saw five enormous planets faintly discernible. These were the five sealing planets that protected Shenwu Continent. The Emperor of the Shenwu Empire, Ming Zhaotian, was overseeing the central planet. He was a powerhouse who could travel through the void. Wu Xia did not know how strong he was, but the space on this continent was abnormally stable. Even Martial Emperors, who were Explorers, could not tear through the void to move. The Emperor of the Shenwu Empire was at least a Cruiser.
Crown Prince Ming Hao was a Martial Emperor, which was equivalent to an Explorer.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and walked towards the Crown Prince's study based on his memories.
Along the way, maids would occasionally greet him. Manager Wu Xia's status was not low. Although he was a servant, he was still a trusted aide of the Crown Prince. Even foreign officials were very courteous when they saw him.
This was Lu Yin's first time experiencing the ancient style, and everything was new to him.
The Crown Prince's residence was very large, and there were many experts within. Lu Yin could sense that these people were all super experts based on Wu Xia's senses, but based on Lu Yin's own strength, one or two of them were comparable to the Astral Combat Academy's Area Masters, while the rest were equivalent to ordinary Limiteers.
If they were all from the younger generation, it would be terrifying. Fortunately, most of the experts in the Crown Prince's Residence surpassed the younger generation. Many of them were middle-aged or even older experts.
In Wu Xia's memories, there were no less than a hundred people in the Crown Prince's Residence who had reached the Martial King Realm. In other words, there were over a hundred Limiteers in the Crown Prince's Residence. This was quite a terrifying force.
Lu Yin finally understood why the Shenwu Continent had been able to withstand the attacks of the extraterrestrial civilizations; this continent had given birth to many experts.
Not long after, he passed by many pavilions and arrived outside a quiet and elegant study. "Your Highness, Wu Xia requests an audience."
"Come in." Crown Prince Ming Hao's voice came from the study.
Lu Yin gently pushed open the door and entered the study, not even daring to raise his head. This was based on what he had seen from Wu Xia's memories, and he could not reveal any abnormalities. Only the heavens knew if those terrifying existences who had reached the Hunter realm or even higher would be able to harm him through his fused body. He did not understand the strength of such people.
"Wu Xia, who else entered my study yesterday besides you?" the Crown Prince asked as he stared at Wu Xia.
Lu Yin's head was still lowered as he recalled the previous day's events. In that instant, a chill ran down his spine as he recalled the terrifying events that had occurred. Wu Xia had seen something incredible yesterday.
Crown Prince Ming Hao had been staring at Lu Yin the entire time, and when he noticed that something was amiss, Lu Yin forced himself to calm down and fearfully said, "Your Highness, aside from this servant, no one else entered."
Ming Hao stared at him. "Raise your head."
Lu Yin's heart trembled, and he slowly raised his head. What he saw was a pair of wise eyes and a pressure that could topple mountains and overturn seas.
The terrifying pressure descended like a mountain, and Wu Xia could not withstand it at all. He was directly crushed to the ground, and the entire world seemed to tremble. Lu Yin was shocked. He had seen Explorers and even Hunters before, but Crown Prince Ming Hao's strength definitely surpassed that of an ordinary Explorer. Were the Martial Kings of this continent stronger than the Explorers of the universe?
The enormous pressure came one after another, and Wu Xia's fear of Ming Hao surfaced from the depths of his heart, causing his body to involuntarily kneel down.
Lu Yin's vision changed, and he appeared in the Land of Darkness. Then, he seemed to cross an endless distance to appear in Astral-10.
He opened his eyes, but they were still filled with shock. The pressure from Crown Prince Ming Hao had been enormous, and it had left him with lingering fear. Ming Hao's strength was definitely comparable to a Cruiser's, but it had actually awakened Wu Xia's instincts and caused him to be expelled from his body.
He looked at his cosmic ring and saw that he had consumed three star essence, which was the equivalent of 300,000 star crystals. The consumption was terrifying, and if he had been any slower, then even ten star essence might not have been enough.
Lu Yin set aside his heartache over the consumption of star essence and immediately looked up information about Shenwu Continent.
Shenwu Continent was a continent that floated in a different space within the Darkmist Weave. It was not a planet, but rather a continent that floated in the universe with the sun, moon, and stars revolving around it. A thousand years ago, a terrifying almighty being had been born on Shenwu Continent, and he had used his shocking strength to tear apart the space and expose the continent to the universe. From then on, a long war had begun.
Countless powers within the Darkmist Weave had tried to take over Shenwu Continent, but they had all been repelled and suffered heavy casualties. They had been forced to seek help from the Innerverse.
There was no detailed information about that war on the internet, as it had most likely been covered up by some powerful organization. However, the final result was that the almighty being from Shenwu Continent had used the five sealing planets to seal off the space in exchange for peace on Shenwu Continent. That almighty being seemed to have died.
After so many years, some powers within the Darkmist Weave and the Innerverse had not given up on Shenwu Continent. They had tried to open the door to Shenwu Continent, but they had all been stopped by the Ten Arbiters. In the end, Shenwu Continent had become one of the testing grounds for the Outerverse's trials.
Lu Yin looked up, as he had never expected Shenwu Continent to have such a great history. Even the extraterrestrial civilization was a power within the Darkmist Weave. To be able to resist the Darkmist Weave and the Innerverse's great powers, Shenwu Continent was truly formidable.
Shenwu Continent was one of the most difficult testing grounds for the Outerverse's trials. There were only two ways to pass the test: one was to find the burial place of that almighty being, and the other was to find the five sealing planets' nodes and destroy them to open the door to Shenwu Continent.
There had been many such tests, but none of them had succeeded. Those who had taken the test on the internet all had the same evaluation of Shenwu Continent: the martial power cultivated on that continent was stronger than the star energy cultivated in the Outerverse.
Lu Yin turned off his gadget and blinked. He seemed to know the location of the nodes. Wu Xia had accidentally seen it, and he had also learned about it through Wu Xia's memories. He had never thought that one of the five major nodes would be located there. It would be strange if the people taking the test could find it.
The death rate of those taking the test was rather high, and many people did not understand why. However, Lu Yin knew that the martial power cultivated on Shenwu Continent was much tougher than star energy, so it was much easier to identify.
Ever since some of the test-takers had been captured and forced to give up information, Shenwu Continent was no longer ignorant of the Outerverse. They even had a department that specialized in searching for foreigners and their weapons.
"If I sell the node's location, I'll definitely be able to get a lot of money," Lu Yin muttered to himself before smiling. Sell?
That was impossible. Regardless of who he sold it to, the five sealing planets of Shenwu Continent would be destroyed, and there would be too many casualties. Lu Yin did not want to become a sinner. Although he did not care since the universe was a place where the strong preyed on the weak, he still had to see if it was worth it.
Darkmist Weave was not too far from Frostwave Weave, and Lu Yin's eyes flickered as he thought of something.
He reactivated his die and rolled it again.
This time, it was one pip. A technological weapon dropped, but it was useless. He casually tossed it aside and rolled it again. This time, it was two pips. Lu Yin was speechless, as there was nothing he needed to disassemble.
When the die stopped spinning, it showed four pips: Time Stop Space.
Lu Yin looked at the familiar greyish-white space around him and moved his body. He used some star crystals to change the environment and then increased the time limit to one month. Now that he had money, he could squander it.
During this month, he decided to sort out his various battle techniques and wait for the feeling of breaking through to the Limiteer realm.
He had walked the path of the Melder realm for too long, and it was time for him to break through.
At the same time, a warship was parked outside of a giant planet in Frostwave Weave.
Countless sounds of fighting could be heard from the planet, and a roar echoed through space as a man tore through space and glared at the warship. "Duque Yushan, do you really want to spread this war to the entire Frostwave Weave?
The countless powers of Frostwave Weave will not let you off. "
A gunshot rang out from the warship as Batson flicked his cowboy hat aside and blew on the muzzle. A bloody hole appeared in the chest of the Explorer, and he had been instantly killed.
As the former captain of the Great Yu Empire's Seventh Imperial Squadron, Batson was a Cruiser with a power level of 60,000. He was not someone an Explorer could compare to.
Duque Yushan stood on a balcony and looked at the stars. "What a beautiful planet. It should have belonged to my Great Yu Empire a long time ago. It's a pity that we've been suppressed by the Innerverse for so many years."
Batson's lips curled up. "There aren't many Cruisers in Frostwave Weave, and there are even fewer who can compare to us. With your current strength, you should be able to annex the entire Frostwave Weave."
Duque Yushan smiled. "Father's sights aren't set on Frostwave Weave, but the Innerverse. Annexing Frostwave Weave isn't difficult, and now that those Innerverse rascals have been expelled, it's time for Father to make a move. Where do you think he'll target?
Grandtop Weave?
Or Lars Weave?
Or us? "
"None of those. It's Firesmelt Planet." Shalosh, the former captain of the Eighth Imperial Squadron, walked over.
"Firesmelt Planet?" Duque Yushan was surprised.
Shalosh nodded. "Although it's just a planet, it has produced a genius like Yan Feng, who was able to enter the Outerverse Youth Council. Their leader, Yan Wujiu, is a Hunter and one of the few powerhouses in Frostwave Weave who can contend with His Majesty. If we don't deal with him, His Majesty won't feel at ease attacking the other weaves."
Duque Yushan nodded. "Yes, Firesmelt Planet. Speaking of which, Yan Feng wants to pursue my sister. I hope she doesn't kill him."