Everyone knew who Lu Yin was. He was one of the most monstrous Limiteers in the universe and the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest. His battle with Tian Hou had dazzled the students of Shangwu Academy, and everyone knew who he was.
If Ah Fan had been defeated by Lu Yin, no one could blame him. Aside from two or three Limiteers, no one dared to say that they could withstand Lu Yin's attacks. Only a true genius would be able to do so.
Northgate Gang's eyes flashed, and he sneered, "You think Lu Yin is Lu Yin? Fine, even if Lu Yin was the one who stole the teleportation stone, my brother is an Explorer with a power level of 30,000 and is ranked ninety third on the Top 100 Rankings. He can easily defeat Lu Yin. If you overestimate him because of your own failure, you'll only embarrass the Northline Flowzone."
Many people around him agreed, as the Top 100 Rankings was the best example. Although Lu Yin was strong, he was only a Limiteer, and it was already not easy for him to challenge an Explorer. However, the Top 100 Rankings were different. Even the hundredth place on the Top 100 Rankings was not someone an ordinary Explorer could match, and he could even compete with a Cruiser.
They did not know what had happened to Lu Yin in the Outerverse recently. He had tied the Ten Arbiters' record with Thirty Stacks, and he had crushed two elite Explorers by himself. If they had known, they would not have been so confident. Of course, Ah Fan's words were an exaggeration, as he could not determine who was stronger between Northgate Lie and Lu Yin.
Lily Shu'er's eyes lit up, and she became even more excited when she heard Lu Yin's name.
Ah Fan did not argue with Northgate Gang and simply left. There was no point in saying anything now.
Northgate Gang did not stop him, and he was about to ask Lily Shu'er to sit down when he realized that she had disappeared.
Outside the restaurant, Ah Fan walked silently. Lily Shu'er ran over from behind him. "Hey, what did it feel like to fight Lu Yin?"
Ah Fan ignored her.
Lily Shu'er frowned and jumped in front of Ah Fan. "Hey, I'm talking to you."
Ah Fan reeked of alcohol, and he impatiently replied, "I don't know."
"Didn't Lu Yin steal your teleportation stone?
How can you not know? Are you lying? "Lily Shu'er shouted.
Ah Fan stood in place, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
Lily Shu'er walked in front of him, bent down, and looked at him strangely. "What?
Can't describe it? "
Ah Fan sighed. "One palm, Overlaying Stacks."
Lily Shu'er's eyes widened. "One palm?
You lost with just one palm? "
Ah Fan nodded and continued walking.
Lily Shu'er hurriedly chased after him. "You're one of the strongest people in Shangwu Academy. My cousin specifically mentioned you when she asked me to go to Shangwu Academy to study, but you couldn't even take a single hit from him."
Ah Fan said bitterly, "Yeah, I can't even block a single palm. I'm just a piece of trash." With that, he staggered towards Shangwu Academy.
Lily Shu'er stood rooted to the ground, blinking her eyes. "Is he really that powerful?
I'm going to tell my cousin so that she can try to become one of the Ten Arbiters' candidates. "She then giggled and ran off.
The universe was forever dark. Lu Yin had already left San Dios and was heading towards the Innerverse's Northline Flowzone.
The struggle between Darkstar Gorge and Darkmist Weave would not end anytime soon, so Lu Yin handed Zhao Ran over to Barley for him to take care of her.
Yue Xianzi did not come out this time and remained in San Dios.
Compared to Yue Xianzi, Lu Yin wanted to interact with An Shaohua more. Watermoon Villa was not much worse than the Frostmoon Sect, and more importantly, Watermoon Villa gave Lu Yin a much better impression than the Frostmoon Sect. It was a pity that An Shaohua had finally left the Innerverse and did not want to go back. Otherwise, Lu Yin would have brought An Shaohua along.
"Seventh Bro, aren't you embarrassed to not bring a beauty along?" the monkey complained unhappily.
Lu Yin frowned. "Do you want to be blocked again?"
The monkey immediately shut up, as he knew that Lu Yin was not joking. Lu Yin would block him whenever he wanted, and this was already considered good. He even knew to give a warning, but most of the time, he did not even give a warning before blocking him.
Ghost Monkey was already very helpless about this.
Lu Yin had taken San Dios's personal spacecraft this time. It was still an Aurora, but it was not radiant-grade. Instead, it was a blackhole-grade spacecraft.
A blackhole-grade Aurora was the exclusive vehicle of a member of the Youth Council. It could defend against attacks from Hunters and was a hundred times faster than a normal spacecraft.
A normal spacecraft would take at least seven to eight months to travel from San Dios to the Northline Flowzone, and this did not include the time needed to change course midway. Now, with the blackhole-grade Aurora's speed, it would take less than three days.
The entire route had been completed in less than three days, which was a speed that Lu Yin had not even dared to dream of.
This was a blackhole-grade Aurora.
Of course, this did not include the time spent in the Astral River.
Lu Yin estimated that it would take less than five days to reach the Northline Flowzone.
Money limited one's imagination. With money, anything could be achieved. With this blackhole-grade Aurora, he would not have to waste so much time traveling through the universe.
Lu Yin sighed as he felt the spacecraft's extreme speed. Sometimes, having money did not necessarily mean that everything could be achieved. At the very least, this spacecraft was not something that just anyone could enjoy, and this extreme speed was something that one's body could not handle.
The average Limiteer would definitely not be able to handle this speed, and only an Explorer's body would be able to handle it.
A day later, the spacecraft suddenly stopped in outer space. Lu Yin looked into the distance and recalled the past. That was the pirate port, which was also the place where he had undergone his transformation. It was also where he had experienced death.
It was also there that his way of thinking had changed. A person could not be an ant forever and have their fate decided by others.
If not for the events at the pirate port, he would at most be comparable to an Area Master of a trial zone in the Astral Combat Academy. He would not even be able to compare to a student leader, let alone a champion.
A person's destiny was truly unpredictable. Three years ago, he had been an ordinary person, but three years later, his name had shaken the universe.
He wondered how his family's investigation of what had happened back then was going. After returning to Leon's Armada, the people who had attacked him back then were probably trembling in fear.
The pirate port was already very close to the Astral River.
Not long after, Lu Yin arrived outside the Astral River once more.
The last time he had been here, he had taken a spacecraft from the Erudite Flowzone's border and had taken the express route, which was equivalent to cutting the queue and entering the Astral River Ark. This time, Lu Yin did not expose himself, as he wanted to enter the Innerverse like a normal person.
The Astral River Ark was incredibly large, and one spacecraft after another passed through the inspection and entered the ark. They would then travel back and forth between the Innerverse and the Outerverse.
The ark's current master was Old Gu De, and he would remain in this position for many years to come.
No matter where one went, there would always be secret transactions. Aside from going through the normal procedures to enter the Innerverse, ordinary people would also have to depend on the attitude of certain people on the ark.
Back in the Astral Combat Academy's trial zones, Gu Er had said that space-exploring powerhouses would kneel to him in order to enter the Innerverse. Now, Lu Yin had witnessed it for himself.
Under the gazes of countless people, an Explorer took out his cosmic ring in humiliation and requested to enter the Innerverse.
The attraction of the Innerverse to the Outerverse was too great. Many people believed that only by entering the Innerverse could one become a powerhouse and fight for a future. It was precisely because of this belief that even space-exploring powerhouses had to put down their pride.
They believed that they could return to the Innerverse to seek revenge after becoming a powerhouse, but in reality, the people on the Astral River Ark did not care at all. Even if these people entered the Innerverse, their chances of becoming a true powerhouse were very small. Besides, the people on the Astral River Ark were not weak either.
There were still a few more spacecraft before it was Lu Yin's turn. He was bored when he accidentally saw a familiar figure. He was surprised to see that it was Gu Er.
Although they had only met once, Lu Yin had a deep impression of Gu Er. When he had first met Gu Er, space-exploring powerhouses had still been out of reach for Lu Yin. However, he had heard of space-exploring powerhouses kneeling at Gu Er's feet, and that had left a deep impression on Lu Yin.
Furthermore, Gu Er was Elder Gu De's son.
Spacecraft after spacecraft were inspected in orbit. In order to enter the Innerverse, one had to pay a considerable amount of resources and also have a legitimate reason. The Astral River Flowzone Envoy's job was to supervise the Astral River Ark and find ways to prevent more people from entering the Innerverse. This was an unwritten rule of the Innerverse.
Lu Yin watched as the people on the first few spacecraft dejectedly left. He looked at Gu Er's smug expression and smiled. It was his turn.
"Where are you from?" A voice came from the spacecraft's communicator.
Lu Yin replied, "Frostwave Weave."
"You're not allowed to enter. Leave."
Lu Yin was stunned. "Why?"
"Anyone from Frostwave Weave is not allowed to enter today. Come back tomorrow." The voice was clearly impatient.
Lu Yin was speechless. "What's the reason?"
"If I say you're not allowed to enter, then you're not allowed to enter."
At that moment, a voice came from the spacecraft behind the tracks. "Brother, this is the Astral River Ark's rule. Draw lots, and whichever weave you're not allowed to enter will be barred for the day. Draw lots again tomorrow, and you won't be able to enter. Go back and wait for another day."
Lu Yin was stunned. Was that even possible?
"Alright, you know quite a bit. Since you know so much, you don't have to go in," the supervisor beside the tracks said in a strange tone.
"Ah?
Sir, I just saw that you didn't want to talk, so I tried to explain. Please don't take offense and let me in, "the person on the spacecraft behind Lu Yin wailed.
The supervisor sneered. "I really don't want to talk today. Since you're so kind, fine. Stay here and help me explain things one by one. I'll go in a few days when it's my turn."
The person was helpless.
Lu Yin looked on coldly. The attitude of the people on the Astral River Ark was quite bad, and they were doing everything they could to prevent people from the Outerverse from entering the Innerverse.
"Why aren't you leaving, kid?
It's fine if you don't want to leave. Just wait a few more days and I won't have to deal with so many idiots, "the supervisor said proudly.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and he was about to speak when Gu Er walked over and appeared beside the supervisor. "What's the matter?"
When the supervisor saw Gu Er, he immediately lowered his head. "So it's you, Sir. Please take a seat."
Gu Er sat down lazily and waited for the supervisor to serve tea and snacks, acting like he was the boss.