When Nightqueen Yanqing heard that Liu Shaoqiu was going to use the Fourth Sword, she felt a wave of disappointment wash over her. Her four-lined battle force had retreated, so she didn't even have the confidence to withstand the Third Sword, let alone the Fourth Sword. This was Liu Shaoqiu's strength.
After speaking, Liu Shaoqiu left Astral-3.
From start to finish, Nightqueen Yanqing had not dared to make a move. Just as Liu Shaoqiu had said, out of all the Limiteers in the Daynight clan, only Zhanlong Daynight was worthy of being her opponent.
Zhanlong Daynight … It was Zhanlong Daynight again. That person should have already died on the Shenwu Continent, and his name should not have existed. Nightqueen Yanqing was filled with resentment. She absolutely had to comprehend the Daynight Restoration Technique.
News of Liu Shaoqiu defeating a powerhouse from the Cosmic Ocean in Astral-3 quickly spread, and it was accompanied by news that two powerhouses from the Cosmic Ocean had withdrawn from the Tournament of the Strongest.
Lu Yin stared at his gadget in shock. These two from the Cosmic Sea were really unlucky. One had been dealt with by Lu Yin, while the other had been dealt with by Liu Shaoqiu. They could only blame themselves for being too arrogant and acting all high and mighty all the way to the Sword Sect, which had ended up provoking a monster like Liu Shaoqiu.
However, Liu Shaoqiu's improvement had been great as well, and the fact that he dared to mention the Fourth Sword meant that he had fully comprehended it. He would be facing the Fourth Sword in his next battle, and this made Lu Yin excited. He was also looking forward to seeing what the Fourth Sword would be like.
When he saw Liu Shaoqiu, Lu Yin was reminded of Li Zimo from the Shenwu Continent. That person's talent in the way of the sword was no less than Liu Shaoqiu's, and he was a true genius in the way of the sword. Lu Yin wondered what Li Zimo would do if he joined the Sword Sect.
Ding! A notification popped up, and when Lu Yin looked at it, he was shocked.
"The participants for the Tournament of the Strongest have been confirmed. The Human Domain's Astral Combat Academy's Starsibyl, Han Chong, Grandini Mavis, Lu Yin. The Astral Beast Domain's Tian Hou, Embermane, Hua Yishou, Feng Jiu. The Technocracy's Yun, Ben, Domi, and Yar Patt. The Cosmic Sea's Liu Shaoqiu and Zi Jun."
Lu Yin looked at the notice with a strange expression. Liu Shaoqiu was actually participating as a representative of the Cosmic Sea? The Sword Sect was truly shameless to think of such a thing. But who was this Zi Jun?
"Where are you hiding, Lu Yin?" Lulu shouted as she appeared.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up when he saw Lulu, and he shot out a gust of wind.
Lulu cautiously dodged it and turned around. Her lips curled up when she saw him, "So you were hiding here. What, are you afraid of participating in the competition?"
She leapt up onto a tree and sat down less than three meters away from Lu Yin, swinging her snow-white legs in a carefree manner.
Lu Yin laughed. "You're teasing me right after completing a mission?"
Lulu giggled. "I'm not teasing you. On the contrary, I'm here to give you some information."
"Information?" Lu Yin was surprised.
Lulu pointed at herself. "Mavis."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "You want to tell me about Grandini?"
Lulu nodded.
"You're both from the Mavis family. You wouldn't betray her, would you?"
Lulu harrumphed, "That woman dared to show off in front of me, so of course I had to teach her a lesson. However, I didn't betray her; I just told her some things. Many people know about this, and only trash like you, who has no background, no friends, and no fortuitous encounters, doesn't know."
Lu Yin was speechless. He could admit that he had no background, but no friends?
What a joke. He had plenty of friends. Wait a minute. It seemed that he really did not have many. As for his fortuitous encounters, damn, there were many, but he could not talk about any of them.
"What a fierce girl. The Mavis family is a terrifying race," the monkey said.
"Fine. What do you want to tell me, little traitor?" Lu Yin teased.
Lulu rolled her eyes. "Don't underestimate Grandini. Don't think that she'll be easy to deal with just because she has four-lined battle force. Let me tell you, that's because she hasn't worked hard enough and hasn't truly used her innate gift. Once she truly shows her might, none of you will be able to handle her."
"Innate gift?" Lu Yin was curious.
Lulu rolled her eyes. "Don't expect me to tell you about the Mavis family's innate gift. That's impossible. All I can say is that once she truly uses her innate gift to increase her strength, there will be a huge change in the short term. Don't even think about the strength she had during the Astral Combat Tournament; it's completely useless. Of course, if she doesn't use her innate gift to increase her strength, then forget about it."
Looking at Lulu, Lu Yin thought back to the trial on Earth. This girl had used her strength to subdue an Explorer realm sea turtle. That was an Explorer, which was incomparably distant to them back then, but it had been subdued just like that. Lu Yin could not understand it, but he knew that it must have been because of the Mavis family's innate gift, but what kind of innate gift was that?
It was so terrifying.
"I understand. I'll treat it seriously," Lu Yin said.
Lulu raised her head and thought about it. "Actually, it's good that her strength has increased. Based on how wretched those old fellows in the Astral Combat Academy are, they definitely won't let their own people fight each other. If you guys want to fight, it'll be at the end."
"You seem to be very certain that I'll be able to fight until the end." Lu Yin was puzzled.
Lulu smiled. "I'm not certain, but I hope so. After all, you're our leader, and it won't look good for us if you lose." She then leaped down and left.
"Monkey, what's the Mavis family's innate gift?" Lu Yin asked.
"Seventh Bro, how would I know what their innate gift is?" the monkey asked.
"You don't know?" Lu Yin was suspicious; this damned monkey knew everything.
The monkey was helpless. "What I know comes from the records of powerhouses. Those powerhouses did not record the Mavis family's innate gift, so I naturally don't know. However, there's one thing that I'm certain of: the Mavis family is terrifying, so terrifying that it's definitely beyond your imagination."
"Nonsense. If they can control the universe's economy, then they must have an ancient powerhouse with a power level in the hundreds of thousands," Lu Yin said.
The monkey solemnly replied, "Hundreds of thousands?
Then you're underestimating the Mavis family. Although there are no records, there are definitely powerhouses with power levels in the millions, and there's definitely more than one. The Mavis family definitely has one. "
Lu Yin was shocked. What did a power level in the millions mean?
That was not the same as hundreds of Explorers; it was a qualitative change. Such a powerhouse could destroy a planet with a single breath, wipe out a fleet with a single glance, and become indestructible.
Time slowly passed, and there was only one day left until the Tournament of the Strongest.
On this day, many screens were set up on Zenyu Star in the Great Yu Empire, allowing everyone to see what was going on. As the Royal Regent and the person with the highest authority in the Great Yu Empire, Lu Yin's competition was currently the most important event in the Great Yu Empire. Even the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons had set aside everything to fully support Lu Yin.
The Tournament of the Strongest was not like the Astral Combat Tournament, which limited the number of spectators. Not everyone could watch, but Lu Yin was a participant, so he could let the Great Yu Empire watch. Only people with a certain status were qualified to watch the Tournament of the Strongest.
Earth was honored to be able to watch the tournament, and Lu Yin's records stated that he was from Earth. For this reason, the Auna family had specially sent someone to Earth to take care of the screens to curry favor with Lu Yin.
The current Earth was completely different from before, and its technology was advancing with each passing day. After Lu Yin became the Royal Regent, Earth's status had changed greatly. Many of the Great Yu Empire's battle techniques and technology had been transferred to Earth, and even a space station had been built. Earth was currently selecting a group of people to receive the Great Yu Empire's most advanced education in order to increase Earth's strength.
Many of the Seven Sages' subordinates had been selected to go to Zenyu Star, including Snow Maiden Zhao Yu, Beijing's Huan Sha, Jinling's Feng Hong, Luo Yi, and Qin Xuan. Unfortunately, Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng were still worried about Earth and did not plan to leave.
Among those selected, there were even a few who displayed innate gifts, which shocked the Great Yu Empire. Innate gifts were rare, and several had suddenly appeared on Earth. Even the captain of the Twelfth Imperial Squadron, Ban Jiu, was interested in Earth.
On a rocky planet in the Frostwave Weave, Wendy Yushan's face was pale as she looked at her gadget. The Tournament of the Strongest was about to begin, and her injuries were almost fully healed.
In East San Dios, many people were watching under a giant screen. Lu Yin had originally planned to come to East San Dios, but now, he had returned to Astral-10 and was replaced by Mira. To Bazeer and the others, it didn't matter who it was. After all, the authority that Wendy Yushan had left behind could not be snatched away.
On Firesmelt Planet, Jenny Auna was so excited that her face was red. She had just received news that Yan Feng might marry her soon. She had waited for this day for so long that she had even broken off all relations with her family.
In the distance, flames burned on the ground. This was Firesmelt Planet. Jenny Auna was not used to it and felt uncomfortable, but when she thought about how she could be together with Yan Feng, she could endure this pain.
Jenny Auna felt strange as she watched the giant screen rise. After asking around, she found out that the Tournament of the Strongest was about to begin after the Astral Combat Tournament. This tournament would not only include the top four from the Astral Combat Academy, but also other star domains.
Jenny Auna thought of Lu Yin as she looked at the screen. She did not know why, but the joy of marrying Yan Feng suddenly faded away. She felt strangely hesitant, as if she was standing at the edge of a cliff. No matter which direction she walked, she would fall off. She suddenly remembered something and checked her cosmic ring, only to realize that she had lost the ring.
Forget it, I'll just throw it away. That's good too, at least Yan Feng won't misunderstand. Jenny Auna had complicated thoughts as she stared at the screen.
In the Innerverse, in the enormous Sword Sect, countless disciples were staring at the screen. Liu Shaoqiu had challenged Lu Yin with the Fourth Sword to participate in the Tournament of the Strongest. At this moment, countless people in the Sword Sect were certain that Liu Shaoqiu was the strongest. The Thirteen Swords were unparalleled, and Lu Yin would lose as well.
In the depths of the Innerverse, on the vast Cosmic Sea, the waves were strong enough to tear apart a spacecraft.
A huge, ancient warship bobbed with the waves.
There were many powerful auras hidden within the ship, each of which was enough to make space-exploring powerhouses tremble in fear. Above these hidden auras, there was one that stood above them all. Although it was faint, it was incomparably domineering. It was as if the entire universe would bow down to this aura.
"Captain, this kid won't disappoint you."
"That's right, Captain. This kid has always been alone without anyone's help. It hasn't been easy."
"That's right, Captain. Take a good look."
Boom!
There was a loud sound as a ripple spread out from the warship and crushed the Cosmic Sea. The waves in an unknown radius instantly calmed down as they had been forcefully suppressed.
"What's his relationship with me?
Why should I care about him? Why should I be disappointed?
Shut up, or I'll take care of you one by one! "A loud voice reverberated throughout the sea, causing countless creatures to tremble in fear.
Everyone in the Cosmic Sea was afraid of this voice.
"Captain is mighty! Don't get angry!"
"It's just a joke. Don't mind it, Captain."
"Captain, do you want a drink?"
…
"Shut up, you bunch of idiots."