At this moment, Lu Yin looked at the items in his cosmic ring and felt a little vexed. There were too many things, and the ring could not hold them all. It seemed like it was time for him to break through to the peak of the Limiteer realm.
He turned to look at an extremely stylish villa not too far away. This was the most expensive residence on the mountainside. He had not rested the previous day because he had been sweeping the goods, but today, he was going to enjoy himself.
On the other side of the villa, a group of people walked over. The leader was an old acquaintance of Lu Yin's, Hart Phoenix.
As a descendant of the Phoenix family, he was extremely handsome, and he had easily won over the maidservants.
He should have been in the upper levels of the Sea King's Dome, but the upper levels were not as lively as the lower levels. Hart could not stand the boredom, so he came to the mountainside. It was already late, and he wanted to find a place to rest.
Hart Phoenix was just about to enter the villa when he suddenly paused when he saw Lu Yin.
The moment he saw Lu Yin, Hart Phoenix's expression turned ugly. He hated this person; this was the person who had snatched away his top Sentinel mission from the Astral Combat Academy. After that, Hart Phoenix had flirted with Xi Yue, which had led to his first real battle with Lu Yin. Hart Phoenix had been utterly defeated, and even though he had entered the most dangerous training grounds of his family and successfully emerged, his strength had only increased to the level of an Area Master.
Hart had never let go of this person, and he wanted to defeat him, but he knew that it was impossible.
This was especially true after the Tournament of the Strongest. Even his brother had said that he could not defeat this person, so he had tried his best to keep a low profile. He had not been as arrogant in the Astral Combat Academy and had instead come to the Starfall Sea to participate in the Sea King's son-in-law selection. He had not expected to meet this person here.
When he saw Lu Yin enter the villa, Hart's expression changed, but he eventually decided to leave. He really did not want to meet this person. This person seemed easy to get along with on the surface, but in reality, he would never lose out. He was also a little two-faced, so Hart felt that nothing good would come out of meeting this person.
Lu Yin did not know that he had scared Hart Phoenix away. At this moment, he was still admiring the villa's extravagance.
The villa was extremely large, and its back was against a mountain wall. Beautiful flowers and plants were planted everywhere, and mist filled the villa. There were people crushing star crystals around the perimeter of the villa 24 hours a day, allowing the star energy within the villa to surpass that of the outside.
Lu Yin had never seen anyone who dared to do such a thing. He estimated that staying in such a place for a night would definitely be expensive, but that had nothing to do with him. The Sea King was rich.
Lu Yin lived in the best courtyard in the entire manor. The pavilion was built in an imitation of the ancient era, and it had an antique charm to it. There were even Explorers standing guard outside the courtyard, and there were also machines operating within the courtyard that perfectly combined the ancient style with modern technology. It was very comfortable to look at.
"This is the life of a rich person," Lu Yin sighed.
"Seventh Bro, you're a rich man now. If you resell everything that you bought yesterday, you'll be able to earn several times more money," the monkey said.
Lu Yin's lips curled up, as he liked those words. He originally had 800 star essence on him, but the things he had bought the day before had totaled more than 5,000 star essence. This was star essence, which was a huge sum of money. If he wanted to earn it all by himself, even if he robbed the Blackbeard Pirates again, he still wouldn't have enough.
"Let's not talk about such happy things. Monkey, did you manage to translate the words inside the centipede's body?"
The monkey was helpless. "No, it's very difficult. Too difficult."
Lu Yin's face sank. "It's been so long, but you still haven't translated it. I think you must be slacking off. You need to be punished." He then blocked off his right arm.
At this moment, the monkey's heart was crumbling.
After blocking off the monkey, Lu Yin instructed the Explorers outside the courtyard to not let anyone disturb him. He then raised his hand, and his die appeared. It was time to roll it.
It had been a long time since he had rolled the die, and this time, Lu Yin was not careless. He placed his cosmic ring aside before rolling the die, as he hoped to roll Enhance instead of Enhance. If he rolled Enhance, then no matter how much money he had, it would be gone in an instant.
He tapped the die and watched it slowly spin before finally stopping. The number that appeared in front of Lu Yin's eyes was three.
He was excited, as his luck was so good. Three Enhance was a very good number, and 800 star essence was enough for him to squander.
Two screens of light appeared, and Lu Yin tossed the remaining half of the white fruit onto them. He did some calculations and remembered that he had used up 35 star essence to upgrade the strengthening fruit to the point where it could become a spirit. This one should be about the same.
Lu Yin generously tossed out 30 star essence, and the white fruit was visibly restored to its original form. It then continued to change, and the light that it emitted became softer and softer. Soon after, a sweet fragrance wafted through the air. Following this fragrance, the grass beneath Lu Yin's feet actually began to grow at a crazy pace, and the fishes in the courtyard's water all shot up as they stared at the white fruit.
Lu Yin was shocked, and he hurriedly used his star energy to seal off his surroundings as he looked at the screen.
When all 30 star essence had been used up, the white fruit had become like a ball of liquid. Even Lu Yin could see that it was flowing with life, and he wanted to take a bite out of it to feel it.
This was what the Trialmaster had said: it contained the vitality of life. This white fruit was definitely worth a lot of money, and based on the time it had been growing, it should have been over 10,000 years old.
Lu Yin hesitated over whether or not he should continue upgrading it, but in the end, he decided to continue. He thought about it and tossed out another ten star essence.
He had already surpassed the strengthening fruit's upgrade limit, but this white fruit had not reached its peak yet. This was because it had yet to develop the same instincts to avoid danger as the strengthening fruit had.
Only the ability to avoid danger could be considered top-notch. Actually, Lu Yin didn't think that it was top-notch either, as a true top-notch fruit might have become a spirit.
When 60 star essence had been consumed, the white fruit suddenly emitted a gentle light that distorted the void around it, and its sweet fragrance became even stronger. Lu Yin took a whiff, and his entire body felt energized, as if he had taken a stimulant. He also heard a strange sound in his ears, but he didn't know what it was. Could it be the rhythm of life?
He had a feeling that this fruit was about to be able to avoid danger.
He had already used 60 star essence, and if he continued upgrading it, he would need to use at least 40 star essence. In other words, upgrading this white fruit to the point where it could avoid danger would cost him over a hundred star essence, which was three times more than the strengthening fruit.
This also proved that this fruit was much more valuable than the strengthening fruit.
Lu Yin gritted his teeth. Since he had money, he might as well upgrade it. He didn't know if the Sea King's token would allow him to take out a loan from the Mavis Bank. If he borrowed a few million star essence at a time, the Sea King would probably personally come after him.
With a whoosh, the white fruit tore through the void in an attempt to escape after being upgraded. Lu Yin was already prepared, and he reached out to grab it. This was not the first time he had encountered such a situation.
As he watched the white fruit struggle in his palm, Lu Yin stored it in his cosmic ring.
He had used up a hundred star essence to complete the upgrade, and he didn't know how great its effects would be. Even if it couldn't bring someone back to life like the Trialmaster had mentioned, it should be close!
This was something that could save his life.
He still had 700 star essence left, and it would probably take him about ten million star crystals to reach the peak of the Limiteer realm, which would be a hundred star essence. However, the two required different amounts, and to be safe, he would need to use around 150 star essence. In other words, he would have more than 500 star essence to spend.
He should upgrade something else.
Right, the Money Bomb. He didn't know if this thing could be upgraded, but he was looking forward to it.
He immediately took out a Money Bomb and tossed it onto the screen. He then tossed out a cube of star essence, and under his expectant gaze, some of the Money Bomb fell off. Lu Yin was delighted; it was useful.
The Money Bomb already had the power to destroy a powerhouse with a power level of 100,000. Now that it had been upgraded, Lu Yin was looking forward to seeing how much power it would have.
He immediately tossed out more star essence and watched as the Money Bomb fell onto the next screen, continuously upgrading itself.
There were no changes on the surface, but Lu Yin could sense that the metallic sphere inside had changed. Its color had deepened, and it now resembled the starry sky. Just looking at it made his scalp tingle. He upgraded it five times in a row and used up dozens of star essence, but it did not upgrade any more. He felt a sense of insecurity when he touched the Money Bomb, and it was not a good thing for its user to have such a powerful weapon. This upgrade was about right.
He didn't know how powerful this Money Bomb was, but he really wanted to test it out.
He had six Money Bombs, and he had upgraded three of them. There were still three that he hadn't touched, just in case the upgraded Money Bombs ended up being useless.
The upgrade of the three Money Bombs consumed another 200 star essence, and Lu Yin only had about 500 star essence left. It really was too expensive, but it was worth it.
Upgrading items would definitely fetch a sky-high price.
What else did he need to upgrade?
Lu Yin flipped through his cosmic ring, as there were too many things that he needed to upgrade. However, there was one thing that he needed the most: his universal armor.
With a powerful enemy like Feng Mo lurking outside, Lu Yin needed to have sufficient means to protect himself. He had been too naive in the past, believing that having a high status would make others afraid of him. In reality, there was more than one way to kill someone, and some people didn't need to worry too much about killing others. They could still rely on themselves.
He took out the universal armor that he had obtained from the auction house. It could withstand attacks with a power level of 100,000, which was definitely enough for a Limiteer. However, Lu Yin had offended too many people, and 100,000 was not enough. He wanted to be able to withstand attacks with a power level of a million, but that was not realistic.
Universal armor was different from ring armor, as ring armor had a requirement of the wearer's strength. If the wearer's strength did not meet the requirement, then wearing it would only bring disaster to the wearer. Universal armor did not matter, as it was just a vessel that could travel through space, similar to a spacecraft.
Lu Yin placed the universal armor on the upper screen and generously tossed out a hundred star essence. He was still sparing no effort when it came to preserving his life.
He watched as the universal armor was upgraded again and again, but the hundred star essence was only enough to upgrade it twice, and it was not enough for a third upgrade. The consumption of star essence was much greater than that of the white fruit and the Money Bomb, and it was no wonder that this was an item with a power level of 100,000.
Lu Yin tossed out another hundred star essence, and the universal armor was upgraded two more times.