The Rainmaster's eyes flashed. "During Astral-10's exam, the Sand Sea indeed transplanted some plants that could strengthen the body to allow students to compete for them and increase their chances of passing the exam. However, those plants were very ordinary. What about yours?"
Lu Yin blinked. "I don't know what's going on either."
The Rainmaster immediately contacted the Sandmaster, who was left speechless when he saw the five glowing fruits. "Kid, tell me honestly, where did you get these?
They definitely aren't from the exam grounds. The ones that were transplanted back then were just ordinary strengthening fruits. This one is probably more than ten thousand years old. It's quite rare. "
Lu Yin was pleasantly surprised. "Are they useful for strengthening the body?"
"Nonsense, these things are used to strengthen the body. That batch of ordinary strengthening fruits was only effective for Sentinels and Melders, but this one is effective for you as well. It's a pity, though. If it could be upgraded into a top-tier strengthening fruit, it would be enough to increase your body's strength by a lot. It might even approach the strength of an Explorer's body and allow it to adapt to the universe."
"Where can I find such top-tier strengthening fruits?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
The Sandmaster shook his head. "That kind of strengthening fruit can only be found in the medicine gardens of large organizations. They grow for at least 50,000 years, and they're not something that you can covet. It's already quite good that you were able to obtain a strengthening fruit of this level." The Sandmaster then tossed the five strengthening fruits to Lu Yin and left without asking any further questions.
"Rainmaster, is it true that any natural treasure will have better effects the older it is?" Lu Yin asked in anticipation.
The Rainmaster nodded. "In theory, yes. Unfortunately, the universe has been changing over the years. Even if we eliminate human factors, many natural treasures can't grow and become sourceboxes."
Lu Yin understood that the gas aloe that he had used to unlock was very rare in a certain era of the universe, which was why it had become a sourcebox. However, it wasn't that rare in the current era, and if not for its age, it wouldn't have even been worth the cost of unlocking it.
The Divine Fist had been able to use thirty stacks of the Overlaying Stacks while still a Limiteer, which meant that he had eaten countless natural treasures. Lu Yin was a little envious, but fortunately, he had his die. As long as he had money, even the worst strengthening fruit could be upgraded to a level that would make them doubt their lives.
"Do you have any other questions?" the Rainmaster asked.
Lu Yin thought of a domain. "Mentor, how do I cultivate a domain?"
The Rainmaster muttered to himself, "Domains and battle force don't have a fixed cultivation method. You didn't raise your battle force to five-lined battle force step by step. It's the same with your domain. Luck and coincidence can make it ridiculously strong, but it can also remain the same for your entire life."
Lu Yin looked up and asked, "Mentor, is the Rain Observatory a domain?"
"Not bad. The Rain Observatory was created by a predecessor's domain. A domain can display one's own aura and even forcefully change the environment to suit one's aura. It can also be infinitely enlarged to encompass a planet, a region, or even the entire universe. Of course, this is only in theory, and no one knows whether or not someone's domain can encompass the entire universe."
Lu Yin was very excited to hear this. Encompassing the entire universe was too mystical.
After leaving the Rain Observatory, Lu Yin had originally planned to head to the Sand Ocean to train his battle force, but now he had changed his mind. He needed to withdraw money and upgrade the strengthening fruit to the highest level. Then, he would strengthen his body and be able to use even more Overlaying Stacks. If he could use Thirty Stacks, then there would be no suspense in the Tournament of the Strongest.
His previous guess had been correct, and the so-called Ten Arbiters' candidates had been an exaggeration. The Divine Fist had been able to use Thirty Stacks while still a Limiteer, which meant that his power level definitely surpassed Lu Yin's. Then what about the other Ten Arbiters?
Lu Yin guessed that they were about the same, as these so-called Ten Arbiters' candidates were still some distance away from the Ten Arbiters' Limiteers.
He just didn't know how good Liu Shaoqiu's Fourth Sword was. Perhaps his Fourth Sword could rival the Ten Arbiters' Limiteers.
Lu Yin still had 450,000 star crystals in his Mavis card, and he took them all out. His cosmic ring could barely fit them all, but there wasn't much space left. He needed to find some time to buy a bigger cosmic ring, but that kind of ring wasn't easy to obtain.
It hadn't been that long since he'd rolled his die, and he didn't know if he could roll Enhance.
Lu Yin was a little conflicted when he returned to Astral-10. Three Enhance was very difficult to roll, and the more he rolled it, the harder it would be to get it. He still remembered his experience of rolling the die in the Great Yu Empire's Time Stop, and it had been very painful. Each roll had required him to rest for ten days, or he'd been unconscious for five days.
Lu Yin thought about it and decided to give it a try.
He randomly found an abandoned area and sat down cross-legged.
"Seventh Bro, you're not going to block me, are you?" the monkey suddenly asked. He had a bad premonition.
Lu Yin grunted. "Get ready, I'm going to block you."
"Seventh Bro, I'm begging you. What secret do you have that you don't want me to find out? We've even shared Progenitor Wushang's secret, so what secret could surpass his inheritance?
No, it's definitely impossible. I'm begging you, don't block me! "the monkey wailed.
Lu Yin didn't stand on ceremony and immediately blocked the monkey.
Progenitor Wushang's inheritance was indeed his greatest secret, but it was useless as it was too far away from him. Furthermore, the die's secret might not be any worse than Progenitor Wushang's inheritance. It could freeze time, increase the transformations of matter, and randomly take items from other people's cosmic rings. These methods surpassed the knowledge of ordinary people, and if they were exposed, Lu Yin believed that there would be no place for him in the entire universe.
He tapped the die, causing it to spin rapidly before finally stopping at one point. Lu Yin wasn't surprised, as he often rolled Enhance.
There was a thump, and Lu Yin looked at the ground, his eyebrows twitching. Who would put barbecued meat in a cosmic ring? Why was it still steaming? Who would be so bored?
He waved his hand to destroy the barbecued meat and tried again.
The second time, it was still one point, and a piece of clothing dropped. It was a very beautiful woman's outfit, and Lu Yin subconsciously looked around. Fortunately, no one had noticed, so he immediately destroyed it and tried again.
The third time, it was still one point, and he was speechless. Why was it always one point? This was the downside of rolling it too often.
However, the item that dropped this time was different.
Lu Yin picked up the chip from the ground and inserted it into his gadget. Countless symbols that he couldn't understand appeared on the screen, and they all revolved around the humanoid machines. These machines were very intricate, and even someone like Lu Yin who didn't understand technology could tell that they were intricate and complex.
There were quite a few humanoid machines on the chip, and there were even more strange symbols.
Lu Yin put it away. If he couldn't understand it, then so be it. He would return to the Great Yu Empire and give it to Ban Jiu, who should be able to understand it.
At the same time, in the depths of the universe, in the lost Technocracy, huge machines filled the universe.
Today was an important day for Little Leo, as he wanted to show the blueprints for the newest model of androids that he had successfully developed. He wanted to obtain the highest amount of resources and make his name known throughout the universe.
Ever since he was young, Little Leo had been known as an inventor. He had invented many things, but they didn't have much practical value. Finally, ten years ago, he had coincidentally stumbled upon a plan for androids and decided to devote himself to research it. After ten years of hard work, he had finally succeeded.
His plans for androids would definitely surpass those of trash. In the future, the androids that would conquer the Human Domain would all be created by Little Leo. He wanted to make his name known throughout the universe, and he wanted the entire universe to worship him.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Little Leo stood in place and forcefully suppressed his emotions. He still had to review his speech before it started, and he was certain that this speech would change the entire universe.
Wait, where's the proposal chip?
Little Leo flipped through his cosmic ring, but it was gone. Eh?
It's really gone?
Where did it go?
Where's the proposal chip?
Little Leo paled. Did he not bring it with him?
Impossible, he had checked more than ten times before he left. How could he not have brought it?
Did he lose it?
Was his cosmic ring that unreliable?
He had already rolled the die three times, and there was only one left. He took a deep breath and tapped the die, causing it to slowly spin. The scene in front of him changed, and he appeared in the Time Stop Space.
He was rather disappointed, but whatever, this was still an option.
He didn't even think about it and directly increased the duration of the Time Stop Space to thirty days, but it only cost him a little more than a thousand star crystals.
He silently recited the Stonewall Scriptures and quickly fell asleep.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye within the Time Stop Space. He opened his eyes and raised his hand, causing the die to appear. He tapped on it, but it was useless. He recited the Stonewall Scriptures again, fell asleep, and continued to recite when he woke up.
He repeated this process several times, and soon, he had already spent fifty days in the Time Stop Space.
This was the last time, and if he really couldn't take it, he would leave. Lu Yin decided that he couldn't take it anymore; this lonely environment was unbearable.
The die slowly spun until it finally stopped, and two screens appeared. Lu Yin was delighted; he had finally gotten three pips.
Back in the Great Yu Empire, he had used up 1,500 star crystals to upgrade all five strengthening fruits to a golden color. This time, he didn't plan on upgrading all five at once, as the cost would only increase with each strengthening fruit. He decided to do it one by one.
He placed a strengthening fruit on the upper screen and casually tossed out tens of thousands of star crystals. The fruit fell to the ground with a thud, and the golden light grew even brighter, but more than half of the crystals had been used up. He tried again, and again, and again. For the fifth time, he tossed out 200,000 star crystals, and more than half of the fruit fell to the ground. At this point, he only had about 180,000 star crystals left.
He gritted his teeth and tossed out another 100,000, but it was still a little short. He tossed out another 20,000, and the fruit fell to the ground completely. The light was no longer golden, but rather translucent. It distorted the void, and there was even the faint sound of blood flowing through his veins.
Lu Yin was pleasantly surprised; he didn't have any more money to upgrade a strengthening fruit to this level. It had cost him nearly 400,000 star crystals to upgrade a strengthening fruit to this level, and if he wanted to upgrade it again, the cost would increase exponentially. He didn't plan on trying it unless he had at least ten million crystals, but a strengthening fruit of this level should be effective.
When he had upgraded his formcast model to a five-stage one, it had only cost him 300,000 star crystals, and the strengthening fruit was even more than that.
Lu Yin was rather excited, and after some thought, he increased the time in the Time Stop Space by ten days and swallowed the strengthening fruit.