Lu Yin looked at Mister Mu expectantly, waiting for an even better opportunity. He had received a gift, but it wasn't a battle technique or a cultivation technique. As his master, he should have given him a cultivation technique or battle technique!
Unfortunately, Lu Yin was disappointed. Mister Mu simply took out a piece of jade and tossed it to him, "If you encounter an emergency, crush it to contact me. However, you only have one chance, and as an in-name disciple, I won't help you a second time. Take care of yourself."
Lu Yin felt like he was about to be sent away, so he quickly put the jade away and asked, "Master, how can I become an official disciple?
Does it have to be a lucky chance? "
Mister Mu looked at the forest below the mountain, "Not necessarily. There's a war spirit here that's also a Limiteer. Defeat him, and I'll accept you as an official disciple."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, filled with battle intent. He wasn't afraid of anyone who was a Limiteer, "Please arrange it, Master."
Mister Mu waved his hand, and the scene in front of Lu Yin changed until he was back in the forest.
It had taken him a month to climb from the golden sea to the peak, but it had only taken him an instant to return to the forest.
Not far in front of him, a war spirit with its back facing him slowly turned around when it sensed Lu Yin's presence.
Since Mister Mu had given him this test, Lu Yin knew that this Limiteer war spirit wouldn't be easy to deal with. His eyes filled with star energy as he focused on the war spirit, and his pupils suddenly shrank. Where were the rune lines?
Why were there so few?
The rune lines that appeared before Lu Yin's eyes were extremely sparse, similar to the rune lines of a normal person. They were scattered and messy, and even a Sentinel — no, not even a Seeker — couldn't compare to them. However, this war spirit was definitely a Limiteer.
The war spirit was facing Lu Yin with its eyes completely closed. It wasn't like the other war spirits that attacked without reason, but rather stood quietly in place, as if waiting for something.
Lu Yin furrowed his brows, feeling uneasy. This war spirit was too strange, and he felt as if he was being seen through by it. It was as if he was immersed in someone else's domain. That's right, it was a domain.
With a whoosh, Lu Yin's body moved without any wind, and his domain spread out in an attempt to counteract the war spirit's domain. At the same time, he activated the Sirius Art and filled his eyes with star energy. After his eyes had been modified, he could use Secret Sidestep without a lockbreaking tool. He was confident that he could dodge any attack in this state.
But before he could react, his domain collapsed and he was crushed.
He was actually being suppressed by an expert of the same level. Even though it was only a domain, he was unable to resist the suppressive power. It was as if the sky and earth were collapsing.
Compared to this war spirit's domain, Lu Yin's was as weak as an eggshell. The war spirit disappeared without a trace, and Lu Yin subconsciously used Flash to evade. However, while he was still in midair, he was struck in the abdomen by a palm. Lu Yin was shocked, and his battle force erupted as he raised a palm to attack the war spirit. However, the attack was easily evaded, and Lu Yin's entire body crashed into the ground with a loud thud.
Ever since he had started cultivating, Lu Yin had rarely encountered such a situation. They were both Limiteers, and the difference in power between them wasn't that great. However, he didn't even have the ability to retaliate. Most importantly, even with the Sirius Technique and his modified eyes, he still couldn't avoid the war spirit's palm. He didn't even know how the war spirit had struck him.
Lu Yin refused to believe this, and he raised his head to look at the war spirit. He used Flash to disappear and then raised a hand to attack with the Skybeast Claw.
The war spirit easily evaded the attack without making any unnecessary movements. Even if Lu Yin changed the direction of his Skybeast Claw attack at the last moment, it would still be evaded. After evading Lu Yin's attack, the war spirit extended both its palms towards him. Lu Yin's eyes were fixed on the war spirit. The war spirit's palms entered the range of the Sirius Technique, and its speed was greatly reduced. Lu Yin could clearly see the changes and immediately retreated, confident that he could evade this attack.
But in the end, he was still struck. It wasn't that the war spirit was too fast, but rather that the direction of its attack was actually in the direction that he had evaded. It was as if the war spirit could predict the future.
This attack style reminded Lu Yin of Starsibyl. Could this war spirit be the war spirit of a certain Starsibyl?
Fortunately, the war spirit's attacks weren't that powerful, so they weren't much of a threat to Lu Yin. Even though he was being suppressed, Lu Yin was confident that he wouldn't lose. Of course, he couldn't win either.
To the current Lu Yin, this was the first time that a Limiteer had been able to make him feel so aggrieved. He was confident that even if he encountered Ye Xingchen or Mu Rong, he would still be able to make them suffer. However, this war spirit left him helpless. He couldn't hit it, and he couldn't evade its attacks either.
Lu Yin took out the Giant Emperor's third eye with his left hand and tried to use Secret Sidestep to evade, but the result was the same. The war spirit's attacks were always in the direction that he needed to evade. No matter how fast he was, unless he was faster than time, he still wouldn't be able to evade.
This sort of suppression and sullenness made Lu Yin feel extremely uncomfortable.
Helpless, Lu Yin could only try his best to evade and observe the war spirit's attack patterns in an attempt to find a way to counter it.
It had to be said that Lu Yin was very experienced in battle. Even if all of his movements were predicted, he could still rely on his body's instincts to evade. He didn't even need to use the Sirius Technique or his eyes, and he even put away the Giant Emperor's third eye. Every time the war spirit attacked, he would simply choose a direction to evade, regardless of whether that direction was reasonable or not. This allowed him to evade a few attacks.
However, he wasn't satisfied. Mister Mu had told him to win, not that he wouldn't lose.
In the end, Lu Yin chose to use the same method as when he had fought Tian Hou. Both sides would be injured, but he didn't evade the war spirit's attacks. Instead, he seized the opportunity to grab the war spirit's hands and use Overlaying Stacks. This method had injured the war spirit on his first try, and Lu Yin saw hope for victory.
Seeing the war spirit's next attack, Lu Yin met it head-on and forcefully endured the war spirit's palms. He reached out and was about to use Thirty Stacks when suddenly, the war spirit opened its eyes.
He had forgotten that the war spirit had never opened its eyes. He had thought that the war spirit was blind, but now, Lu Yin realized that he had been wrong. The moment the war spirit opened its eyes, Lu Yin saw the world change colors. Everything in front of him became blurry, and there was a strange dull sound in his ears. Blood flowed from his ears, eyes, nose, and mouth. The war spirit's arms that he had grabbed released a strange force that pushed him away, and its palms reached out once more.
This attack caused Lu Yin to instinctively tremble. This was a life or death crisis, and he had underestimated the war spirit. Its attacks with its eyes open were completely different from those with its eyes open.
The war spirit's palms pierced through the void and struck the void, destroying a patch of the forest. Lu Yin's figure disappeared in front of it.
The war spirit didn't attack Lu Yin, and it didn't sense the existence of any living being. It closed its eyes and slowly turned around, continuing to wander aimlessly.
Atop a tall mountain, Lu Yin was panting heavily. His face was pale, and he looked down at the forest in disbelief. Had he almost died?
He touched his ears and nose, and the scarlet blood stained his eyes. He had never thought that an attack from a Limiteer like himself would be able to threaten his life, and it had only lasted for an instant. What kind of person was that war spirit?
It was definitely terrifyingly powerful.
With Lu Yin's current defenses, even a Cruiser would find it difficult to kill him, but that war spirit had launched a fatal attack. A person's instinctive reaction couldn't be hidden, and Lu Yin had truly felt death.
He turned to Mister Mu and bowed respectfully. "Master, this disciple has lost."
Mister Mu asked, "How do you feel?"
"This disciple can't describe it, but I feel that this war spirit can predict the future." Lu Yin guessed. He once again thought of Starsibyl, but she shouldn't be that strong.
Mister Mu clasped his hands behind his back. "Cultivation is endless. Some people practice many different types of battle techniques, while others specialize in one. It's impossible to say who is stronger, but some people truly have extraordinary innate gifts that have reached unimaginable heights. The war spirit that fought you has walked very, very far on the path of domains."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Domain?"
"A domain can fuse with one's surroundings, enhance one's five senses, increase one's battle prowess, control an area, and even encompass the universe. When one enters someone else's domain, everything about you will be revealed. Those who have studied it well can predict the future," Mister Mu explained.
Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine, and the battle from before replayed in his mind once more. Everything about him had been predicted, and he had been beaten very sullenly. Could it be that those who had studied a domain could predict the future?
"This isn't divination. It's just using your breathing, movement rhythm, battle habits, and even your battle thoughts to predict your next move. This is the power of a domain." Mister Mu seemed to have guessed what Lu Yin was thinking, and he explained.
Lu Yin couldn't understand how terrifying a domain could be when it reached such a level. "Master, this disciple doesn't understand the war spirit's final attack."
Mister Mu sighed in admiration. "Strength comes at a certain price. This person studied a domain, and the price he paid was to close his eyes forever. However, the moment he opened his eyes, the sun and moon would lose their light, and everything about him would be revealed. That kind of strength accompanied the release of his domain by a thousand times, and no ordinary person would be able to withstand it."
Lu Yin's face twitched. A thousand times release? This was too terrifying. To become blind forever in order to cultivate a domain, how extreme was this person? Lu Yin was very curious about the origin of that war spirit.
"Master, who was the origin of that war spirit?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu replied, "A young man who was about your age when he entered."
Lu Yin was shocked. He had originally thought that the war spirit was a powerhouse who had been a Limiteer for a long time and had been unable to break through to the Explorer realm. There were many people like that, and as time passed, even if they couldn't break through to the Explorer realm, they would still become very terrifying Limiteers. Lu Yin had never expected that the war spirit would be about his age and a Limiteer who was even more monstrous than him.
"Master, when was that war spirit formed?" Lu Yin asked again.
"About ten years ago," Mister Mu replied.
Lu Yin muttered to himself. It was very likely that the war spirit's origin had not yet broken away from the younger generation. If a Limiteer had such terrifying strength, then what about an Explorer?
Or a Cruiser?
If he wasn't wrong, then this person might be one of the top experts on the Top 100 Rankings, or even one of the Ten Arbiters.
"Master, do you know the name of the war spirit's origin?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin. "Do you care?"