Up until now, the humans had divided the universe into simple categories: the Human Domain, the Astral Beast Domain, the Technocracy, and the Astral Wilderness.
No one knew how large the Astral Wilderness was or whether there were any civilizations that surpassed the human civilization. Of course, regardless of whether it was the humans, the astral beasts, or the Technocracy, they were all exploring the Astral Wilderness.
The Star Wilderness was like a black fog that shrouded the entire universe. All intelligent life wanted to uncover this black fog, but they did not know how large the black fog was or how dangerous it was. It was even possible that the three major star fields combined were no more than a hundredth, a thousandth, or even a millionth of the Star Wilderness.
The universe was governed by the law of the jungle, and all intelligent civilizations were hunters who hunted other civilizations in this dark forest.
In the Astral Wilderness, humans were filled with confusion. They were only able to explore a small area, but they had already discovered many shocking things in this small area. For example, there was an extremely compressed substance called pyrolyte. Just one gram of it could release a destructive power level of nearly 10,000. If all of the pyrolyte were to explode, the destructive power would be immeasurable. This was a strategic resource, and it was something that all organizations who knew about this substance would fight over.
Unfortunately, the production of pyrolyte was extremely low. Even though the humans had probing methods, there was still a limit to what they could find. However, no organization would give up. They were certain that there was an extremely high production of pyrolyte somewhere in the Astral Wilderness, and they had determined that it was in a certain area of the Astral Wilderness that was close to the Outerverse's Northcastle Weave.
Northcastle Weave was not famous in the Human Domain, but many people knew about it because it was one of the seventy-two weaves in the Outerverse that was closest to the Astral Wilderness. To its south was Frostwave Weave.
In the darkness of outer space, two giant astral beasts were moving about. One of them was shaped like a mantis, while the other was shaped like a giant python. A person stood on top of each beast's head, and they wore clothes that did not belong to Frostwave Weave. They stared arrogantly at a fleeing figure in front of them.
"There's no need to struggle. Your entire dynasty has been destroyed, so what's the point of leaving you behind? Commander Anfield allowed you to join the Second Grade Hall because of your power level of 60,000. Why aren't you grateful?" the man on top of the mantis beast shouted, his voice echoing throughout outer space.
"Second Grade Hall, there will come a day when I, Ding Xing, will have my revenge for the destruction of my dynasty."
"What a joke! Forget about a mere Cruiser from Northcastle Weave. Even if your entire Northcastle Weave worked together, you still wouldn't be able to deal with my Second Grade Hall. Since you don't know how to appreciate my kindness, then you can just die!" The man then exerted force with one of his legs, causing a strange undulation to spread out. Beneath his feet, a mantis-like astral beast raised its scythe and slashed forward. Its slashing wind tore through space, and its attack, which had a power level of over 50,000, even sliced apart a planet.
The impact of the planet's explosion was quite large. Ding Xing used the force of the explosion to charge forward and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The mantis-like beast waved its scythe and tore apart the aftermath of the planet's explosion. It charged at Ding Xing, raised its scythe, and slashed down.
Ding Xing's pupils shrank. Only now did he realize that this expert from the Second Grade Hall had been toying with him. With the mantis's speed, there was no way he could dodge it. "I can't accept this! My Greatsword Dynasty shouldn't be destroyed like this!"
The man from the Second Grade Hall sneered. "You're just an ant."
The scythe slashed down, and just as it was about to behead Ding Xing, grains of sand appeared in outer space and drifted in front of Ding Xing's eyes. Ding Xing's face turned ashen; was he already dead?
Was this an illusion? Was there sand in hell?
Bang!
The huge collision forced both the mantis and Ding Xing back, and fine grains of sand floated between them.
Ding Xing had survived the desperate situation, but he was still in a daze. Across from him, the Second Grade Hall expert's face sank as he looked to his right. There, a figure quietly floated with a single hand raised. The grains of sand had come from that person, and it was his innate gift.
"Who are you?
How dare you interfere with the Second Grade Hall's matters? "the Second Grade Hall expert on top of the mantis asked coldly. The next moment, the giant python-like astral beast appeared, and there was also a man standing on top of its head who was coldly staring to the right.
The grains of sand drifted and gradually shrank back into the figure's body. The figure looked up and said, "Great Yu Empire, Eighth Captain of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons, Shalosh."
Ding Xing was ecstatic; the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons had appeared. Right, this was Frostwave Weave.
The two Second Grade Hall experts looked at each other with arrogance in their eyes. "You're from Frostwave Weave?
I advise you to leave immediately. We're from the Innerverse's Beast Tamers Flowzone's Second Grade Hall. You have no right to interfere in our matters. "
Shalosh's face sank. "This place belongs to the Great Yu Empire, not the Beast Tamers Flowzone."
The man on top of the giant python sneered. "You actually dare to talk back? It seems like the Innerverse hasn't made a move against the Outerverse in a long time. These border natives really dare to take advantage of us. Fine, I'll kill you and bring your head back to the so-called Great Yu Empire. Let's see if your ruler has the guts to avenge you." He then urged the giant python-like astral beast to roar at Shalosh.
Shalosh spun his hand, and the grains of sand split into two, then four, and finally formed a giant sandstorm that filled the entire region. It swept towards the Second Grade Hall expert.
This was no ordinary sandstorm, but rather one that contained Shalosh's star energy. Every grain of sand was capable of piercing through an Explorer. This was something that Undying Yushan had taught him, and it was also his trump card.
The man on top of the giant python's head paled when he sensed how terrifying the sandstorm was. He hurriedly retreated, but the mantis-like astral beast rushed forward and slashed out with its scythe in an attempt to cut through the sandstorm. However, the scythe only thing that came into contact with the sandstorm was sparks. It tore through the void, but it was unable to cut through the sandstorm.
This result shocked both of them. Since when had Cruisers in the Outerverse become so strong that they could even fight one against two?
No one could understand the strength of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. They were the embodiment of Undying Yushan's ambition to dominate Frostwave Weave and even the surrounding weaves. They did not have much power, but the strength of each captain had been personally selected by Undying Yushan. Undying Yushan had roamed the Innerverse and entered the top thirty of the Top 100 Rankings. His foresight was not something that the Outerverse could compare to, and he had even taught them the battle techniques of the Yu family.
It could be said that the captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons were powerhouses that surpassed the common understanding of the Outerverse, and they were comparable to the Innerverse's elites. If not for the Neohuman Alliance's intervention, then Jue Lang, Di Ou, Batson, and Felut would not have died.
The Blind Monk had single-handedly suppressed a Hunter from the Ross Empire, which showed how terrifying the captains were.
The Second Grade Hall was the lowest level power in the Beast Tamers Flowzone, and above them were the First Grade Hall and the strongest, the Divine Grade Hall. The Cruisers of the Second Grade Hall could only represent the Innerverse's average strength, and they were not at the level of elites.
The two Second Grade Hall experts looked at each other and then split up to attack Shalosh from two different directions. Shalosh's face was cold as he flipped his hand, causing the sandstorm to split into two that enveloped him and Ding Xing. At the same time, the sandstorm swept out in all directions, and its area of effect grew larger and larger. Soon, it began to clash with the mantis and python beasts.
The two beasts howled at the same time and retreated, looking at Shalosh in fear.
"This is the territory of the Frostwave Weave's Great Yu Empire. Retreat immediately," Shalosh said coldly, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. The enormous sandstorm formed a ghostly image that was abnormally terrifying.
At this moment, Shalosh was so terrifying that even the surrounding planets trembled.
The two Second Grade Hall experts looked at each other unwillingly, and then they looked at Shalosh. "The Great Yu Empire. The Second Grade Hall will remember this."
Ding Xing sighed in relief as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He ignored his injuries and hurried over to Shalosh, bowing respectfully. "Ding Xing of the Greatsword Dynasty requests an audience with His Majesty, Undying Yushan of the Great Yu Empire."
Shalosh frowned. "His Majesty, Undying Yushan, has long since passed away. Currently, the Fifth Princess, Wendy Yushan, and the Royal Regent is Lu Yin."
Ding Xing was shocked. "His Majesty, Undying Yushan, has passed away?"
Shalosh nodded.
Ding Xing was shocked, as he remembered that domineering emperor. He had met him once by chance, and those eyes had definitely not been looking at Frostwave Weave; they had even looked at Northcastle Weave. Because of this, the powers in Northcastle Weave had never established diplomatic relations with Frostwave Weave, as they were afraid of Undying Yushan. They had never expected that the emperor would die when they had come to ask for his help.
Northcastle Weave was close to the Astral Wilderness, and the focus of its development had been placed in the north. They had built a flourishing star system that led to the Astral Wilderness, and they had gradually neglected the situation in the surrounding weaves. They had even stopped asking about what was happening in the universe, so to a certain extent, they had closed themselves off to the outside world. They did not even know about Undying Yushan's death. If not for this unexpected incident, they would have closed themselves off again.
"I would like to request an audience with the Fifth Princess, Her Highness," Ding Xing said.
Shalosh replied, "Her Highness is in Adonis Weave's East San Dios. I can try to contact her for you." He then activated his gadget.
Lu Yin, who was far away in the Starfall Sea, did not know what was happening in the Great Yu Empire. After he had emerged from the space with the golden ocean, he had contacted Huo Qingshan and the others and instructed them not to contact him unless it was something important.
To Huo Qingshan and the others, what was happening in Northcastle Weave was not important. At the very least, it was not as important as the Great Yu Empire's unification of Frostwave Weave.
However, nobody knew that Northcastle Weave had completely changed. On the surface, it still looked the same as before. The Greatsword Dynasty still existed on the star chart, but in reality, it had already disappeared. Everything was because of Tian Hui.
Several days passed, but Michelle and the others were still unable to leave. There was a time gap between the merchant ships and the Starfall Sea's entrance and the Sea King's Dome. This was a rule set by the Sea King's Dome, and it had nothing to do with money. Thus, Lulu could not use money to leave early.
Fortunately, they did not leave. A battle that shook the heavens erupted between Mu Rong and Ling Que.
The Sea King's Dome prohibited fighting, but that did not mean that it was forbidden everywhere. There were some places where space had been reinforced by the Sea King, and even a Hunter would not be able to tear through the void and cause too much damage. Battles could be fought in such places.
Mu Rong and Ling Que stood at the base of a cliff, facing each other. Countless people from the Sea King's Dome had gathered in the distance, and they all looked excited. Many of them had even started recording the battle.