He touched the universal armor that had been upgraded four times and slapped it with all his might, but he couldn't even leave a mark on it. He put it on, and thankfully, there were no abnormalities. After thinking about it, he tossed in another hundred star essence. This time, the armor had only been upgraded once, and the hundred star essence had almost been completely used up.
Lu Yin estimated that he would need at least a hundred to two hundred for the next upgrade.
No, he was out of money. He only had 320 star essence left, and if he upgraded it any further, it would be difficult for him to reach the peak of the Limiteer realm.
He hesitated for a moment, then decided to forget it. He'd upgrade it next time since he still didn't have enough money. He fervently looked at the die, as three pips really made him look forward to it. He estimated that if he had the support of the Mavis family's wealth, then he could upgrade the universal armor to the point where even the Sea King would doubt himself.
Lu Yin watched the two screens disappear and sighed. He took out a cube of star crystals and crushed it. He watched as the die recovered, and he tapped it again. This time, it was one pip. There was a thump, and a stone fell out.
Lu Yin smashed it with a punch. Who would put a stone in their cosmic ring? That person must be crazy!
He tapped it again, and it was two pips. Two pips was a rare material that had been decomposed. It didn't seem to be of much use to Lu Yin at the moment, but that might not be the case in the future.
He still had one last chance. If he didn't roll four pips, then he would have to wait for ten days.
Logically speaking, four pips should be easy to roll, so Lu Yin took a deep breath and tapped it again. He watched as the die slowly stopped spinning. Four pips, and he relaxed. He instantly pinched his cosmic ring and entered the Time Stop Space.
It was still a familiar space, and in the distance, the number slowly decreased. Lu Yin crushed a hundred star essence and tossed one cube towards the number, increasing the time he could stay in the Time Stop Space to ninety days.
Compared to his current cultivation level, it would take him more and more time to improve. In the past, he'd only needed a few days to make progress, but now, he might not even be able to make progress in a few months.
The further he progressed, the greater the time required. Perhaps by the time he broke through to the Hunter realm, each cultivation session would be measured in years.
Lu Yin crushed a hundred star essence, and dense star energy spread out. He took a deep breath, and nine stars revolved around his body as he began to absorb the energy.
Star essence was purer than star crystals, and coupled with the nine times faster absorption rate, the star energy within the Time Stop Space surged into Lu Yin's body like a vortex, allowing him to absorb more and more star energy.
When he had first broken through to the Limiteer realm, he had used up a million star crystals. Now, with his crazy absorption of star energy, he had long since surpassed the amount he had absorbed in the past. It was as if his body had no limit.
He had previously guessed that he would need ten million star crystals to reach the peak of the Limiteer realm, but as he continued to absorb more star crystals, he began to feel that even that might not be enough.
As he absorbed more star energy, his strength grew as well.
He was no longer a simple Realmbreaker, but rather a Realmbreaker who had crossed two realms. His power level might not be comparable to a Cruiser's, but his true strength had long since surpassed the average Cruiser's.
After using up a hundred star essence, Lu Yin opened his eyes and crushed another fifty star essence to continue absorbing star energy.
By the time he had consumed another fifty star essence, he still could not sense the peak of the Limiteer realm, so he continued.
Cultivation required resources, and only battle techniques needed to be comprehended. The most difficult part was breaking through to the next realm.
From the initial Limiteer realm to the peak of the Limiteer realm, one only needed sufficient resources. Lu Yin's greatest hurdle was breaking through to the Explorer realm. He did not know that breaking through to the Explorer realm would be even more difficult than he had imagined, as he had a seal that even the crazy headmaster had found difficult to break.
Lu Yin crushed another fifty star essence and looked at the time. Unknowingly, more than a month had passed, and he had no idea how long he had been absorbing star energy.
He had been absorbing star energy at nine times the normal speed, so he could only imagine how slow the others were. From this point alone, he could see how difficult it was for the younger generation to become an Explorer and how unreachable the Ten Arbiters were.
Perhaps the Ten Arbiters' star energy absorption rate far surpassed his own, Lu Yin suddenly thought.
He was only at the elementary level of the Sirius Technique, so what about the advanced level?
The more stars he simulated, the faster his absorption rate would be. He could not imagine how fast the disciples of the Sirius Sect could absorb star energy. Could there be a disciple of the Sirius Sect among the Ten Arbiters?
Lu Yin did not think too much about it, and he focused all of his attention on absorbing star energy. When there were only twenty days left, his star energy absorption rate finally slowed down, and he neared the peak of the Limiteer realm.
Another two days passed, and his star energy gradually filled up. Lu Yin opened his eyes. He had reached the peak of the Limiteer realm, but just like a Melder breaking through to the Limiteer realm, he would need to replenish a large amount of star energy in one go before he could become an Explorer. This was because no one could truly fill up their star energy; it was just an illusion.
He raised a hand and clenched his fist. A powerful force was displayed as he punched out with Thirty Stacks, which tore through the void.
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief; he had recovered.
The three grains of Fatesand had sealed his physical strength, making it difficult for him to even use Thirty Stacks. Now that he had reached the peak of the Limiteer realm, he had finally recovered his peak power level. Once he used the Fatesand, his physical strength would be unsealed, and he would be able to reach at least Thirty-Five Stacks. When all three grains of Fatesand were used at the same time, the seal on his physical body would be unsealed. Lu Yin did not know how many stacks he could reach, but he was certain that he would definitely surpass the Divine Fist.
The Divine Fist's record might have been fake, but it was impossible for it to be so exaggerated as to surpass Lu Yin's current strength. After all, the Ten Arbiters were still humans, not gods.
The other two grains of Fatesand awakened rather slowly, and Lu Yin did not deliberately recite the Stonewall Scriptures. He was not in a hurry and wanted to take his time. He estimated that he would be able to awaken them within the next few days, and he was afraid that there would be side effects if he constantly used the Stonewall Scriptures to speed up the awakening process.
There were still twenty days left. Lu Yin thought for a moment and then raised his hand. A dark clump of dirt appeared; it was the Fatesand that had awakened near his heart.
The moment this clump of dirt appeared, Lu Yin's heart thundered. His powerful physical strength transformed into a stream of light that engulfed his entire body, causing the void to tremble. He clenched his fist and punched out. Thirty Stacks was even more powerful than before, and his Shockwave Palm was now fifty times stronger than before.
The Overlaying Stacks Path required the help of a powerhouse, but the Shockwave Palm did not.
Thirty Stacks Fiftyfold Shockwave Palm. At this moment, Lu Yin had truly surpassed his previous peak. With the addition of this clump of dirt's defense, Lu Yin was confident that he could defeat an expert ranked around eighty on the Top 100 Rankings.
If he shamelessly defended himself, then he could withstand an attack from an expert at the top of the Top 100 Rankings. After all, he had even blocked a single attack from Feng Mo. Although it had been a casual attack, its strength should be about the same as an expert at the top of the Top 100 Rankings.
"In other words, even if I can't defeat an expert at the top of the Top 100 Rankings, those experts won't be able to defeat me either. How shameless," Lu Yin muttered to himself as he laughed.
Unfortunately, he could not use his Fatesand too frequently. It was a supreme treasure of the universe, and if he used it, others would recognize it and conduct an in-depth investigation into his background. Lu Yin was afraid that they would find out about Leon's Armada and everything he had done in the past. If they found out that a piece of paper with the surname Lu and a blood debt of seventy-two lives had caused the Ten Arbiters to take action.
In the remaining twenty days, Lu Yin planned to properly stabilize his current strength and familiarize himself with how to use the black dirt.
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When the number disappeared, twenty days passed in the blink of an eye. The scene before Lu Yin's eyes changed, and he returned to his courtyard.
After three months of cultivation, he felt somewhat unfamiliar with the courtyard. Only a second had passed in the real world.
He had already reached the peak of the Limiteer realm, and it would probably take him a long time to break through to the Explorer realm. The most important thing for him to do next was to earn money. With money, he could do many things.
He only had 120 star essence left. Once upon a time, a million star crystals would have been enough to make him go wild with joy, but now, ten million star crystals was not enough. He had improved.
He suddenly thought of Feng Mo. Even if Feng Mo handed him over to the Blackbeard Pirates, Lu Yin would not have the money to pay him back. Unless he sold all of the items in his cosmic ring that the Sea King had reimbursed him, that would be a huge sum.
He had to think of a way to get rid of them, as he could not use so many items on his own. Speaking of which, 5,000 star essence should not be much to the Sea King, but how many items had Lulu bought?
Lu Yin was curious.
According to the rules, the Sea King's son-in-law selection would take place the day after tomorrow, which meant that there was still one day left. Lu Yin planned to buy another 5,000 star essence tomorrow and keep the total price under 10,000 star essence. This way, he would not attract the Sea King's attention.
Right now, he planned to rest, as he was really tired.
The air in the Sea King's Dome was very comfortable, and there was a refreshing scent that refreshed the mind. At this moment, the sunlight had already disappeared, and the Sea King's Dome had turned into night. The temperature was slightly cooler.
Elsewhere on the mountainside, Big Pao, Little Pao, and the others did not have the time to rest. It had not been easy for them to get to the Sea King's Dome, and they wanted to enjoy themselves, even though they did not have much money.
Michelle was very rich, but the prices at the Sea King's Dome were too high, so she had only bought a few random items.
Coco and Zora walked together with Michelle. Although Michelle looked cold on the outside, the group had become much more familiar with each other after being on the run. They all understood that Michelle was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Although Big Pao and the others did not know what Coco had seen in Michelle, it did not stop them from getting closer and closer.
"Sister Michelle, look! The clothes at the Sea King's Dome are so beautiful!" Coco happily ran into a clothing store. At the entrance, a robot welcomed them with a toast. The store was filled with the unique blue clothes of the Sea King's Dome. They were the same color as the sea, and the intensity of the colors would change with the sunlight. They were very beautiful, and the patterns on the clothes seemed to be alive.
Michelle's eyes lit up, as the clothes were indeed beautiful.
The store owner immediately went forward to enthusiastically promote his products, and Zora immediately went forward to haggle. They had no choice, as the prices at the Sea King's Dome were just too expensive. If they did not haggle, then it would be a problem for them to eat later.
Michelle was looking at a particular piece of clothing with a delighted expression. No woman could resist the temptation of beautiful clothes. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. Her pupils shrank, and she immediately rushed out of the store. Not too far away, she saw a man holding a wooden flute slowly walking past.