"Remember, my name is Nate, and I'm a member of the Cosmic Sea's Arcadian Arrow Crew. I'm not someone you Innerverse disciples can compare to." He then released his grip, but before the arrow could move, a strand of energy sliced through the female disciple's cheek. The arrow then shot forward.
Many disciples were shocked, as this arrow had not only locked onto the female disciple, but also all of the Sword Sect disciples.
High up in the sky, several space-exploring disciples from the Sword Sect wanted to intervene, but they suddenly paused as a bolt of lightning crashed down and coincidentally struck the arrow. An intense collision occurred, and lightning flashed, blinding everyone present. The void was torn apart, but it quickly recovered. The thunderous explosion turned into a shockwave that swept out in all directions, pushing aside the female disciple and the Sword Sect disciples. The man named Nate also took a step back and looked over in shock.
Another person had appeared in the field, and this person was clad in lightning and wielding a longsword. He stared coldly at Nate; it was Yan Hua.
Nate was cautious. "Who are you?"
"Sword Sect disciple, Yan Hua," Yan Hua replied coldly.
Behind him, many Sword Sect disciples whispered, "It's actually him! He hasn't broken through to the Explorer realm for more than ten years, and he's still a Limiteer."
"Shh, Senior Yan Hua has mastered the Lightning Sword Technique, so he can't be underestimated."
"When Senior Yan Hua first started cultivating the Lightning Sword Technique, he was full of mettle and was second only to Eldest Senior Sister. It's a pity that he gradually declined. After so many years, Eldest Senior Sister has already become one of the Ten Arbiters, but Senior Yan Hua is still a Limiteer. What a pity."
"Even so, Senior Yan Hua is still second only to Liu Shaoqiu."
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Yan Hua heard the crowd's discussions, but he was already used to it. The Eldest Senior Sister that he had admired had long since reached an unreachable height, but so what? He was Yan Hua, a disciple of the Sword Sect. No matter what his fellow disciples said about him, he still had to protect the sect's dignity and not allow it to be trampled on.
"Senior Yan Hua, thank you." The female disciple who had attacked earlier looked at Yan Hua gratefully.
Yan Hua ignored the crowd and stared at Nate. "You're from the Cosmic Sea?"
Nate was arrogant. "That's right. Compared to the Cosmic Sea, your Innerverse is too peaceful. People like you can't even survive there for more than a few days."
Yan Hua frowned. "Living environment isn't the only factor that determines strength."
"But it's the most important factor," Nate said coldly. He raised his bow again and aimed it at Yan Hua. "You're not bad. You were able to catch one of my arrows, but let's see if you can catch a second one." After he finished speaking, the arrow released a terrifying aura. Just this aura alone was enough to make Yan Hua's scalp go numb. At that moment, he knew that he wasn't a match for this person in front of him. This person was definitely comparable to Liu Shaoqiu.
But he would not retreat. He was a disciple of the Sword Sect, and he was Yan Hua.
Kacha
Thunder exploded as a blinding light once again enveloped the heavens and the earth. The void cracked like a spider web as an arrow pierced through the void, twisting the lightning and descending directly in front of Yan Hua. Yan Hua could not avoid it, nor did he intend to.
With a whoosh, the arrow brushed past Yan Hua's cheek and shot into the void, gradually disappearing.
Yan Hua was still staring at Nate.
Nate looked at Yan Hua in surprise, and a trace of respect flashed through his eyes. "You lost, but you didn't lose. I admire you."
Yan Hua was unwilling, but he was powerless in the face of the great beings from Universe Ocean.
"Are you the Sword Sect's strongest Limiteer?" Nate asked.
Yan Hua shook his head. "The strongest is Liu Shaoqiu. You can wait for him to return."
Nate shook his head. "I respect your spirit, but you're not strong enough. As for Liu Shaoqiu, forget about him. None of your Limiteers are my match. My opponents are still in the Cosmic Sea."
At that moment, another youth appeared. "Nate, time's up. We can go now."
Nate glanced at Yan Hua. "If you have the guts, then go to the Cosmic Sea. That's a paradise for powerhouses. The Innerverse is too peaceful." He then left.
They had appeared only to test the strength of the Sword Sect's disciples. They were from the Cosmic Sea's Arcadian Arrow Crew and were participating in the Tournament of the Strongest. However, they did not care about this tournament at all.
The Cosmic Sea's environment was harsh, and in their opinion, the Innerverse and Outerverse could not produce powerhouses that could rival them.
Many of the Sword Sect's disciples were unwilling, but no one could stop them. Even Yan Hua, who was second only to Liu Shaoqiu, had been defeated, let alone the others.
Yan Hua watched as Nate and the others boarded a spacecraft and left the Sword Sect. He shook his head; they were too arrogant. The Thirteen Swords was not something that he could compare to. If he measured Liu Shaoqiu with his own standards, then those two would be miserable. Liu Shaoqiu was much stronger than him.
Experts from the Astral Beast Domain, the Technocracy, and the Cosmic Sea continued to arrive in the Innerverse, but Lu Yin did not know about any of this. He had already entered the Undying Realm, which was his territory. The Heavenly Drum had been stolen from Nightqueen Yanqing. He was the Realm Master of the Undying Realm.
The Heavenly Drum had a radius of a thousand kilometers, and it was placed in a mountain range. It was struck once a month, and everyone could see the ancient battlefield and see all sorts of battle techniques. The lucky ones might even be drawn into the battlefield and become one of the participants to personally experience the battle techniques. This was an inheritance.
Originally, there had been many Daynight clan members around the Heavenly Drum, but now, most of them had left. They did not have the face to stay behind unless Nightqueen Yanqing defeated Lu Yin.
Since Lu Yin had become the Realm Master of the Undying Realm, the Undying Realm now belonged to Astral-10. Unfortunately, there were too few people in Astral-10, and Xia Luo was not interested. Silver had also disappeared, so there were no changes to the Undying Realm Master.
Currently, there were only two students from Astral-10 at the Heavenly Drum: Darkvoid and Meng Yue. The rest of the students were not in Astral-10.
Boom!
There was a loud bang, and the Heavenly Drum's monthly battle drums began.
Many students stared at it eagerly.
Darkvoid and Meng Yue stood at the very front. With Darkvoid's strength, he was qualified to stay here, but Meng Yue was barely qualified. However, no one dared to cause trouble for him because they were afraid of Lu Yin.
The battle drums sounded, and the battlefield appeared. Endless killing intent filled the entire mountain range.
The drum had a radius of a thousand kilometers, and although it seemed large, it was still too small compared to the vast universe's battlefield. This was just a small-scale battle, but because it came from ancient times, there were all sorts of strange battle techniques that made many students excited.
The Heavenly Drum appeared in a different battlefield every time, and it lasted for different periods of time. The longest it had lasted was several months, while the shortest had been an instant.
Meng Yue stared at the Heavenly Drum's battlefield. Suddenly, the scene before his eyes changed, and he heard the tragic sounds of battle. He had transformed into a soldier.
At the same time, Lu Yin arrived at the Heavenly Drum and landed at the very front. He stared at the battlefield, but before he could react, his body vanished as he had been sucked into the battlefield.
Unlike Meng Yue, Lu Yin had merged into a powerhouse's body, and this powerhouse was an Explorer.
Lu Yin could not control this body, so he could only watch and experience the first-person perspective of the battlefield.
The powerhouse raised a hand, and a strange method of circulating star energy transformed into a terrifying palm that pressed down on the battlefield. In front of him, another powerhouse tore through the void and slashed at him with a sword.
The powerhouse that Lu Yin had merged into fought fiercely with the sword-wielding powerhouse, and this battle lasted for five days.
For Lu Yin, he had continuously experienced the strength of an Explorer during these five days. He had experienced the slaughter of the ancient battlefield, and the tragic sounds of battle had never stopped. At first, he was not used to it, but he slowly adapted to the battlefield and the sorrow of people dying at any moment.
He gradually forgot who he was, and this battlefield seemed to be his home.
Finally, on the seventh day, the sword-wielding powerhouse was killed, and the Explorer that Lu Yin had merged into roared at the sky as blood flowed out of his body.
This Explorer was not very powerful, and he did not have powerful battle force, an extraordinary domain, or a mystical innate gift. However, he had relied on his battle techniques to forcefully endure the battlefield.
Lu Yin could feel the passion and passion in his heart.
Suddenly, the scene in front of him changed again, and Lu Yin's perspective changed. He had merged into another person's body, and this time, he was looking at the roaring Explorer that he had merged with.
At this moment, the powerhouse that Lu Yin had merged with pointed a finger, and the star at his fingertip exploded, turning the Explorer into a puddle of blood.
The difference was too great, so great that it was indescribable. They were both Explorers, but Lu Yin could feel the strength of the person that he had merged with. This person had a domain that allowed him to survey the entire battlefield, and a casual tap of his finger could cause the void to collapse. This finger carried a peculiar ancient charm, and the aura around him surged. This was his personal aura.
The Rainmaster had once said that the stronger one's domain was, the more one could develop a personal aura. The strength of one's aura came from one's spirit. This person's aura suppressed the entire battlefield, and he had the boldness to suppress the entire battlefield.
The stronger one's aura, the stronger the suppression on one's enemies. Finally, one could change the environment and make the environment adapt to one's body, rather than one's body adapting to the environment. This was a true change of weather.
The entire battlefield was suppressed by this person. With a flip of his hand, the earth was crushed, and a single finger could pierce through the void. Countless people had died at this person's hands, and the more people that died, the stronger this person's aura became. Within his domain, Lu Yin could feel a murderous aura. This was the killing intent of the battlefield, and this aura strengthened his domain. The stronger the opponent, the stronger his domain became.
Lu Yin was completely immersed in this person's powerful domain, and he could feel a trace of the battlefield's murderous aura.
Unknowingly, a few more days passed. As the battlefield disappeared, Lu Yin, Meng Yue, and a few other lucky students stood atop the Heavenly Drum. They were the lucky ones who had been sucked into the battlefield.
Some had comprehended battle techniques through the battlefield, while others had seen the path to becoming stronger. Lu Yin had grasped a trace of the murderous aura, and in an instant, his domain had changed, becoming frightening.
The students who were closer to him felt their scalps go numb. The closer they got to Lu Yin, the more they felt like they had returned to the battlefield. Suddenly, they all left.
Meng Yue stared at Lu Yin in horror. He was too strong, too strong. Was this his current strength?
In the distance, Darkvoid was also staring at Lu Yin. He had not felt such a large gap between them during Astral-10's New Student Competition, but now, he felt that the gap was so great that he could not even see it. He thought about the mission that the company had given him, and he felt that his chances of completing it were slim. This person would not be driven to a dead end.
On the Heavenly Drum, Lu Yin's eyes were closed. He was still immersed in the battlefield.
Even though he could not see, his domain was expanding further and further, carrying with it the murderous aura of the battlefield. Anyone who came into contact with it would feel a chill run down their spines. Through this battle, he had seen the future of his domain.