The woman's expression was extremely serious.
Fei stared at Lu Yin. "You're a human."
"Obviously."
"What's your relationship with those beasts?"
"They've submitted to me." Lu Yin's lips curled up as he spoke indifferently.
Fei's pupils constricted. "That Tenth Ring creature on your shoulder also submitted to you?"
Lu Yin looked up. "I've answered the third question. You have to answer mine too. That's right, it submitted to me."
The woman's heart sank. Submitted, this word represented a pet.
She operated the mecha to probe this person's strength, but there was no sign at all.
"Now it's your turn to answer my questions. But before that, I can give you a chance to conquer me. Make your move. I won't dodge," Lu Yin said to the mecha in front of him.
Fei didn't hesitate. He raised the mecha's arm, turned it into a sword, and slashed down fiercely.
At this moment, the woman and the people in the other two mechas stared at Lu Yin, wanting to see how strong he was.
Lu Yin stood in place. Above his head, the sword slashed down. This sword could split the void, and the entire planet trembled under this sword.
The sword slashed down fiercely. Lu Yin raised his hand.
The world was silent. The wind was gone, and the earth stopped trembling. Everything became calm. Even the lake in the distance didn't have any ripples.
The incomparably huge sword froze in midair. It was stopped by Lu Yin's finger, unable to move.
Fei stared blankly at this scene. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
The woman closed her eyes. As expected, how could they fight against someone who could make a Tenth Ring creature submit?
This person just wanted to establish his power in preparation for the next question.
But it didn't matter. The Limitless Empire's information told this person without reservation. This was their right. If their lives were in danger, this would be their life-saving method.
With a bang, the sword fell to the ground.
The green mecha opened, and the woman walked out.
Fei was shocked. "Xiaoqing."
The woman was calm. "It's useless. Do you think this mecha can protect us?"
Fei was stunned. Helpless, he lost all his strength.
Lu Yin looked at the woman in front of him with interest. She was quite good-looking and had a heroic aura. She reminded him of Wendy and was similar to Jiang Qingyue.
This woman was quite decisive. She exposed herself outside and saw everything clearly.
The woman walked in front of Lu Yin and slowly bowed. Her long hair cascaded down her back, revealing her snow-white neck. "Bu Qing pays her respects to this lord."
Lu Yin looked past the woman and behind him.
He quickly walked down, and the people in the other two mechas struggled to get down as well. Step by step, they walked towards Lu Yin and bowed.
Lu Yin sized up the four of them; there were two men and two women.
"You're able to spout such arrogant words, but you're also able to keep your temper in check. You're all elites," Lu Yin praised.
Fei Fei's face twitched, and he was unwilling to accept this. He had always been high and mighty in front of the Astral Beast Domain, and he had even declared that he would wash the universe with blood. Now, things had turned out this way.
However, the strength of the person in front of him was beyond his imagination.
Bu Qing replied respectfully, "How should I address you, sir?"
"You don't have a cultivation base." Lu Yin did not answer.
Bu Qing replied, "No."
Lu Yin nodded. This was strange. Someone without a cultivation base was able to control such a powerful mecha.
This reminded him of an energy source that transcended space-time. However, even an energy source required the user to have the ability to control that energy, no matter how low the requirements were.
However, these four people in front of him were just ordinary people. This was strange.
After that, Lu Yin learned more about the Limitless Empire from the four of them.
The Limitless Empire used a type of energy called ring energy to supply everything. This energy filled every corner of the Limitless Empire. Be it protective shields or mechas, they all needed this energy.
This included tearing through the void and maintaining it. Ring energy was the foundation for everything.
Under the premise of abundant ring energy, all sorts of combat weapons were developed.
The Limitless Empire's ring energy was equivalent to the Primordial Space's astral source. In the early stages of cultivation, astral sources were used to open up the path of cultivation. Later on, those with strange innate gifts would be able to carve out their own paths. However, astral sources were still the most basic cultivation resource.
As for how ordinary people could control such a large amount of ring energy, the Limitless Empire had its own way of adapting to it. Similarly, it was survival of the fittest. Not everyone could control ring energy.
The Limitless Empire had a large fleet of battleships, and even those spaceships had a large number of mechas. These mechas were very expensive to manufacture, and they required a lot of rare resources. The Limitless Empire's own space-time had far more resources than other parallel space-times, which was why they had been able to support the production of mechas from the beginning. Later on, they went on expeditions to other parallel space-times to maintain the production of rare resources.
The leader of the Limitless Empire was called Emperor Shang, and he had an unlimited mecha with twelve rings — the Sovereign. Ring energy was differentiated by rings. Bu Qing and Fei Fei were both at eight rings, which was equivalent to a peak Emissary. Nine rings were equivalent to a half-Ancestor, ten rings were equivalent to a Progenitor, and eleven and twelve rings were equivalent to Progenitors. However, they did not know what the difference was, as they had never seen Emperor Shang in action.
When Lu Yin heard this, his expression turned serious. If ten rings were equivalent to a Progenitor, then eleven rings would be equivalent to a peak Progenitor like Xia Shenji. Twelve rings would be equivalent to a Progenitor, right?
This refreshed his understanding of the upper limit of the Limitless Empire's power. This Limitless Empire really could not be underestimated.
Bu Qing and Fei Fei did not hide anything from Lu Yin. Preserving their lives was their number one priority, and the Limitless Empire did not care if information was leaked. Strength was strength.
However, the fact that they had spoken so straightforwardly made Lu Yin feel that there was something wrong with this Limitless Empire.
Lu Yin's gaze swept across the four people in front of him. Of the four, Bu Qing had the highest status as the daughter of the Limitless Empire's general, Bu Wu. She had the air of a great general and was decisive in her actions. Fei Fei was the son of the Limitless Empire's general, Fei Yan. Although he seemed arrogant and insufferably arrogant, he was not the type to cry and beg for mercy in the face of death.
The other two were different, and their gazes were clearly different from Bu Qing and Fei Fei's. They were people from two different worlds.
Lu Yin separated the four of them, leaving only one of the girls to talk to each other alone.
"You seem to have something to say," Lu Yin looked at her.
The woman was terrified and hurriedly bowed, "Sir, I have a request."
Lu Yin's expression was indifferent, "You have no right to make a request of me."
"I know. With your strength, you didn't attack the Limitless Empire immediately. I'm sure you have your considerations. I'm willing to tell you some things about the Limitless Empire so that you can have a better understanding of the Limitless Empire and have a way to deal with it."
Lu Yin was interested, "Tell me."
The woman gulped, "In the history of the Limitless Empire's expeditions, there are very few examples of failure.
Many years ago, the Limitless Empire entered a parallel universe, but they were forced out as soon as they entered. Coincidentally, Emperor Shang also participated in that expedition. When the void was about to close, he used his ring energy to maintain it and forced his way into the parallel universe.
"There were two Limitless Empire mechas that had eleven rings of power."
"No one knows what happened to them inside. They only know that the Prime Emperor mecha came out and the other two mechas disappeared forever. This was a huge loss to the Limitless Empire. After this battle, Emperor Shang gave up on conquering this parallel universe."
It was a very small matter that didn't seem strange at all, but Lu Yin could tell that she was trying to say that once the Limitless Empire realized that they couldn't conquer this spacetime, they would give up, including Bu Qing and Fei Fei.
If the Limitless Empire could give up even an eleven ring mecha, then there was no need to mention Bu Qing and the other youngsters.
Lu Yin sized up the woman, "What is your name?"
The woman respectfully replied, "I am Hong Yi. My father is the Chief Minister of the Limitless Empire, Hong Nian."
"Chief Minister?"
"He is in charge of all the equipment in the Limitless Empire, including the battleships, mechas, and a portion of the ring energy distribution."
Lu Yin was surprised, "That's a lot of power."
Hong Yi respectfully replied, "Yes, that's why I know some things about the Limitless Empire. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."
Lu Yin sized up Hong Yi. This woman wasn't too beautiful, but she wasn't bad either. She looked delicate, but her thoughts were deep. She only mentioned a small matter, but it gave him a direction for his next deployment. This woman's eyes were sharp, and she could easily see through current affairs. She was a talent.
"Why are you telling me this?
You don't know me. "Lu Yin was curious.
Hong Yi respectfully replied, "My lord is very young."
These five short words shocked Bu Qing and the others. Yes, Lu Yin looked very young, and this youth wasn't an act. Young and old had different temperaments, and some people could tell at a glance.
Hong Nian could become the Chief Minister of the Limitless Empire because his methods and thoughts were extraordinary. Hong Yi's insight must have something to do with her father's teachings.
She saw things too clearly.
However, she misunderstood.
She thought that since Lu Yin was so young, there must be a powerhouse behind him that controlled this part of the universe. This was true, but she definitely didn't expect Lu Yin to be the master of this part of the universe.
However, she was right about the general direction. Lu Yin wanted to lure out the entire Limitless Empire, which was why he sent the Prison Drake to play with them.
Lu Yin also understood why Bu Qing and the others didn't hesitate to reveal information about the Limitless Empire. If things went south, they knew that the Limitless Empire wouldn't save them. They could only protect themselves. Even the Limitless Empire could forgive such behavior.
This was a civilization with a clear goal.
If he wanted to lure the Limitless Empire over, he couldn't reveal too much of his strength. "What's the civilization that defeated Emperor Shang and forced the Limitless Empire to give up on their conquest?"
The Limitless Empire wasn't weak. If there was a civilization that could defeat them, then it was worth Lu Yin's attention.
Hong Yi thought about it. "I think it's called the Divine … Divine Kingdom."
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "Divine Kingdom?"
"Yes, this name isn't recorded in the empire's records. I only heard my father mention it by accident," Hong Yi said.
She didn't dare to look at Lu Yin, as his voice had revealed some things. She could tell that Lu Yin knew about this Divine Kingdom.
No way, could this still be a Divine Kingdom?
He couldn't be that unlucky.