The old man shook his head in disdain. "Green Eyes Transformation. You can't escape." The Corpse King, the spacecraft, and everyone on it, including Lu Yin, instantly turned to dust and disappeared from the heavens.
Yōu Ye'er was envious of this shocking scene. "I wonder when I'll have such power."
The old man looked at Yōu Ye'er reproachfully. "Nonsense. I told you to hide the secret technique, but you didn't listen. If it wasn't a Hunter but a Corpse King on the same level as me, then this secret would've been exposed."
Yōu Ye'er stretched lazily, revealing her exquisite curves. "Grandpa Fan, do you know what it feels like to be imprisoned by a secret technique?
Ever since I inherited the Yōu Secret Technique, my body hasn't been able to grow any bigger. It's very painful, so I have to release myself occasionally. "
The old man snorted. "Fortunately, this secret has been protected. The Neohuman Alliance's strength in the first Flowzone has been weakened, and it will be some time before they can act again. Take this time to get closer to Liu Shaoqiu in the Sword Sect and borrow their strength to protect you."
"I don't want to get along with losers," Yōu Ye'er said unhappily.
The old man was helpless. "The Thirteen Swords gets stronger the further you advance. Although Liu Shaoqiu lost, there are very few people in this universe who can be his opponent once he becomes an Explorer. That Lu Yin and that person from the Technocracy were just accidents."
"Yes —" Yōu Ye'er helplessly replied.
In the distant Astral-10, Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had just experienced death at the hands of an old freak with a power level in the hundreds of thousands.
He had never felt so close to death even when he had faced Northgate Taisui, and he had never expected to meet such a monster again so soon.
More importantly, he had discovered an incredible secret.
The Yōu Court in the first Flowzone had once been a member of the Seven Courts' Yōu family. They had betrayed the Seven Courts and been protected by the Sword Sect, but the Sword Sect had never known that the Yōu family's secret technique was in the Yōu Court's hands. That old man who had appeared at the end had actually come from the Seven Courts. In other words, the Yōu Court had never truly betrayed the Seven Courts. Otherwise, the Yōu family's elder would not have appeared to protect the little princess.
Also, the Yōu Secret technique had only been passed down to a single person, and that little princess was called Yōu Ye'er!
That old man had used his boundless power to destroy a part of the starry sky. Even the network couldn't transmit any information to the outside world. He thought that no one knew his secret, and he was probably the only one who knew this secret apart from a limited number of people.
Aside from this, there was also the matter of the Neohuman Alliance and the Specter Race. The Specter Race higher-up that had fused with Lu Yin had too much information, and Lu Yin was unable to sort it all out for the time being. However, even if he only remembered a portion of it, it was enough to shock the universe.
Lu Yin panted heavily as he tapped on his gadget and wrote down some addresses. These addresses were the locations of the Neohuman Alliance's strongholds.
Right, there was also the secret of the Specter Race.
Lu Yin opened the network and searched for the Specter Clan, but the results he obtained were that there was no such clan. He then used his Honor Points to search for more information, but he still couldn't find anything. This clan was rather secretive, and almost no one knew about them.
The Specter Clan had the aura of death within their bodies. This was the most important characteristic to identify the Specter Clan.
Lu Yin tried to recall what he had felt during the fusion, but he realized that he had received too much information at once, so he hadn't been able to feel it in time.
This fusion had allowed him to learn too many secrets, and Lu Yin muttered to himself for a long time. He didn't know whether or not he should reveal the locations of the Neohuman Alliance's strongholds, but in the end, he decided against it. Nobody would believe him, and even if someone did, the Neohuman Alliance would have long since fled by the time they searched those locations. Lu Yin did not believe that they did not have any spies among the upper echelons of the various human organizations.
If even the Seven Courts had been infiltrated, then there was no need to even mention the upper echelons of the various organizations.
Lu Yin rubbed his temples. The more he learned, the greater the pressure he felt. The universe was too vast, and there were too many organizations. The more he came into contact with those great organizations, the more Lu Yin felt that the Great Yu Empire was insignificant and insignificant.
In the Outerverse's seventy-two weaves, there were probably no more than a hundred almighty Enlighters. What about the Innerverse?
There were even old monsters with power levels in the hundreds of thousands. Even deeper in the Innerverse was the Cosmic Sea, and there was also the Neoverse, which had never been revealed.
The various organizations were as diverse as the stars in the night sky. Fortunately, as humans cultivated, their lifespans also increased. The more unfathomable the universe was, the greater the desire to explore and conquer it.
However, the most important thing right now was to check how much money he had left!
Lu Yin trembled as he opened his cosmic ring. His heart sank, and he had the urge to curse out loud. The star essence that the Northgate family had given him and the leftover from before were all gone. Even the million star crystals were gone.
Lu Yin howled in grief, as he had become poor again. This had happened too quickly. He had only watched a show, but all of the money that he had worked so hard to earn was gone.
Now, he only had 100,000 star crystals and two million cosmic dollars left.
He had originally wanted to reach the peak of the Limiteer realm, but now, he had to delay it again. He did not know how long he would have to delay it. Although the opportunity to earn money inside the centipede's body was good, it was not something that could be obtained at any time.
As he looked at his empty cosmic ring, he had the urge to sell off the secrets that he had just obtained.
Since he had no more money, there was no point in thinking too much about it. Lu Yin calmed himself down, thought about it, and then walked towards the trial zone entrance. He remembered that there were some mysterious places in the trial zones, and it was rumored that even the Ten Arbiters had gone there. He wanted to give it a try.
After greeting the Trialmaster, the first place that Lu Yin went to was the Dao of Purgatory's Sky Platform.
There was a saying in the Astral Combat Academy's trial zones: the Dao of Heaven's Ocean of Death, the Dao of Purgatory's Sky Platform.
Lu Yin had once heard someone mention it, but he did not understand what it meant. Out of the Three Realms and Six Daos, only the Dao of Heaven and the Dao of Purgatory had legends of the Ten Arbiters. As such, the Sky Platform and the Ocean of Death were much more mysterious than the other trial zones.
This was not Lu Yin's first time in the Dao of Purgatory. When he had first chosen the trial zones, he had chosen the Dao of Purgatory, and his first death had occurred there as well. He had always remembered Spear Mountain's Area Master, Frankfurt.
However, there was no need for revenge now. As his strength had increased, his mentality had changed as well. Besides, he had also embarrassed Frankfurt back in the Tilting Tower.
News of Lu Yin's appearance in the Dao of Purgatory quickly spread, and many students from the Astral Combat Academy rushed towards the Dao of Purgatory. They all knew that there was only one place in the Dao of Purgatory that could attract Lu Yin: the Sky Platform.
Dao Bo had yet to return to Astral-6, and Charon had taken his place in the Sky Platform.
When Charon saw Lu Yin, his expression changed. His gaze was sometimes fierce, sometimes respectful, sometimes remorseful, and sometimes panicked. It was a complicated mix of emotions.
Lu Yin laughed. "Senior Charon, we haven't seen each other in a while. Are you thinking of filming a movie?"
Charon gulped and laughed dryly. "Student Lu, how do you have the time to come to the Dao of Purgatory?"
Lu Yin shrugged and pointed ahead. "Rumor has it that the Ten Arbiters once ascended the Sky Platform. I want to give it a try as well. Senior, you won't refuse, right?"
Charon naturally did not dare to refuse. Even if Dao Bo appeared, he would not be able to stop Lu Yin.
Of the nine trial zones of the Astral Combat Academy, aside from Starsibyl, none of the other Realm Masters were worthy of Lu Yin's attention. Of course, Lu Yin was not arrogant, and he would abide by the rules that he had to abide by.
Charon did not want to waste any more words with Lu Yin. He was eager to leave, as he was afraid that Lu Yin would expose him.
Lu Yin was rather interested in Charon, but not as a person. Rather, he was interested in the Unveiled Sword. A sword that came from a sourcebox was very valuable, and even a pike could be sold for over a hundred star essence. Even if the Unveiled Sword was slightly cheaper, it would still be worth a lot.
The pike's main value lay in its research and not in the sword itself. Lu Yin felt that the Unveiled Sword was very sharp.
"Senior, when will you have the time to show me the might of the Unveiled Sword?" Lu Yin asked.
Charon's brows rose. "There will be a chance in the future."
At this point, more and more students had gathered.
Lu Yin walked past Charon and raised his head to look ahead. This was the Sky Platform.
The so-called Sky Platform was not the stone steps that most people imagined, nor was it a solemn staircase to the heavens. It was just a series of spheres arranged from bottom to top. It looked very ordinary, but the higher one went, the blurrier their vision became, and the void was distorted.
It was because these spheres were shaped like planets and the void was distorted at the very top that it was called the Sky Platform.
It was rumored that when one sat on the Sky Platform, they could occasionally feel the power of ancient powerhouses. The higher one went, the more they could feel. Back then, one of the Ten Arbiters had reached the top of the Sky Platform, and their power had undergone an incredible transformation. This was the legend of the Sky Platform.
Dao Bo had controlled the Dao of Purgatory for a long time, but he had not been able to reach the top of the Sky Platform. At most, he could only sit on one of the spheres and cultivate.
Every year, many students obtained Dao Bo's approval and attempted to reach the top of the Sky Platform, but none succeeded, including Starsibyl.
Lu Yin was now publicly acknowledged as the strongest person in the Astral Combat Academy. His attempt to reach the Sky Platform had attracted everyone's attention.
"I don't know if Lu Yin will succeed. The higher one goes, the more likely they are to disappear. It's too strange."
"I remember that Senior Dao Bo also mysteriously disappeared when he was close to the top, but no one knows how."
"My senior's second brother-in-law's cousin's sister said that she doesn't know either," a fatty mumbled. The moment he finished speaking, the gazes of the people around him turned unfriendly. If you don't know, then why are you still talking?
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"Does anyone know which Arbiter was at the top of the Sky Platform?" someone suddenly asked.
No one answered. Even if they knew, they would not dare to say it. The names of the Ten Arbiters could not be casually mentioned.
Lu Yin walked to the bottom of the Sky Platform and looked up. The sky was distorting, but he did not think too much about it. He stepped onto the first sphere, and his entire body suddenly felt different. It was as if an indescribable power had appeared. It could not be seen or touched, and it did not affect his body at all. However, for some reason, it caused his heart to palpitate.
He muttered to himself for a moment before stepping onto the second sphere.
Just like that, he walked up step by step.
Everyone looked at Lu Yin, and more and more people gathered around him. Feng Shang, Liu Xiaoyun, and even Starsibyl had appeared.
The higher Lu Yin went, the more obvious that indescribable power became. However, it did not affect him at all. He did not know where this power came from, and he could not tell what kind of power it was.
Even old monsters like Northgate Taisui and the Seven Courts' elders with power levels in the hundreds of thousands were powerful, but they were still traceable. However, the power that surrounded Lu Yin's body was untraceable, and it made Lu Yin's heart skip a beat.