The Cruiser's expression immediately changed, and he became even more respectful and humble.
After that, Hai Qiqi's fishing dream came to an end.
Ordinary people could not fish in the Astral River. With Lu Yin's strength, even Old Gu De and the others had thought that he would be dragged into the Astral River and die. The mortality rate of fishing was very high if one was not a Cruiser, and even a Cruiser would not last more than ten hours. This was one of the dangers of the Astral River.
Since the Flowzone Envoy knew that Hai Qiqi was an important person from the Sea King's Dome, how could he allow her to fish? What she was fishing for was not a fish, but her life. Thus, Hai Qiqi had lost all hope of fishing. Not only that, but she was also being monitored the entire time while she was on the ship, so that she could be protected at any time.
This was the reason why Lu Yin had allowed her to do as she pleased. The Astral River Envoy was more worried about her safety than anyone else.
Lu Yin had been paying attention to the situation in Frostwave Weave, and Huo Qingshan had reported to him almost every day. During this time, the Second Grade Hall had actually stopped sending experts to Frostwave Weave, and they had even withdrawn their previous experts.
This strange phenomenon was hard to fathom.
In the Outerverse, at the border between Northcastle Weave and Frostwave Weave, dozens of giant astral beasts soared through space. These astral beasts were all Explorers, and a Second Grade Hall expert stood atop each of them. Even further away, a fortress-like warship floated in space, filled with people from the Second Grade Hall.
The Second Grade Hall had sent out many powerhouses to fight for pyrolyte, and the one who had targeted Frostwave Weave was a Hunter named Anfield. This kind of powerhouse was known as a commander within the Second Grade Hall.
Anfield stared at the star chart with a gloomy expression. He had never thought that a tiny Frostwave Weave would be able to withstand their attack. When he flipped through Frostwave Weave's history, he discovered that the Great Yu Empire, which now ruled over half of Frostwave Weave, had once blocked an attack from the Ross Empire. The Great Yu Empire was not simple at all.
He had also fought against a strange-looking Hunter and had been suppressed. This situation had caused him to immediately stop attacking Frostwave Weave, as he had felt that the Hunter had not used his full strength.
Although the Second Grade Hall was an Innerverse power, they were at the bottom of the Beast Tamers Flowzone, so they could not waste their strength on Frostwave Weave.
Furthermore, just the day before, he had received news that the Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent, Lu Yin, was likely to become the Sea King's son-in-law. This news had shaken him to the core, and he no longer dared to make a move against Frostwave Weave.
However, as long as Lu Yin did not truly become the Sea King's son-in-law, they would not give up on Frostwave Weave. They were not the only ones, as there were other powers that would do the same. Becoming the Sea King's son-in-law was not that easy.
However, it was not suitable for them to show their faces at the moment. Thus, they had chosen a method that many powers in the Innerverse often used, which was to recruit a group of independent cultivators to attack Frostwave Weave. Currently, countless independent cultivators from all over the Innerverse and Outerverse were heading towards Frostwave Weave.
At this moment, the chaos in Northcastle Weave was extremely severe. All of the great powers that had been in Northcastle Weave had disappeared, and the Innerverse's great powers were now in charge. Battles were unending, and experts were frequently deployed. More than ten Hunters had been deployed, and the entire Northcastle Weave had been plunged into a quagmire of war.
Beyond Northcastle Weave was the Astral Wilderness. The Astral Wilderness was a place where there was no network, and there were no spatial wormholes that could allow one to jump through. It was filled with dangers and beasts, and even if a calamitous astronomical event occurred, it would be impossible to avoid it. This was the true universe, a universe where one could die at any moment.
Because there were no spatial wormholes that could allow one to jump through them, traveling the same distance in the Astral Wilderness would take several times longer than traveling in the Human Domain.
At the very least, one would need a radiant-grade Aurora to barely be able to explore the Astral Wilderness. Otherwise, all of the time spent traveling would be wasted.
There were nearly ten Hunters from various great powers fighting in Northcastle Weave, but there were even more in the Astral Wilderness. Just the Souldream Tribe alone had three Hunters.
Most of these powerhouses were not fighting with other powers, but rather, they were truly exploring the Astral Wilderness. Exploring the Astral Wilderness was extremely dangerous, and more than ten Hunters died every year. This was a terrifying number, as the entire Outerverse might not even have that many Hunters.
Of course, the benefits were considerable as well. As the exploration of the Astral Wilderness expanded, so did the Outerverse. Perhaps after some time, a new weave would be born to the north of Northcastle Weave, and the Outerverse's seventy-two weaves would become seventy-three weaves.
The technology to search for pyrolyte was becoming more and more mature, and now, various great powers had discovered a large amount of pyrolyte on a giant planet in the Astral Wilderness. This planet was dark red and somewhat gloomy. Occasionally, there would be huge explosions on the planet's surface, and it was highly likely that these explosions originated from pyrolyte.
Outside the planet, warships surrounded it like fortresses, eyeing the planet covetously. The Daynight clan, Souldream Tribe, Sword Sect, and other great powers of the Innerverse had all appeared, but none of them had entered the planet.
In the far reaches of outer space, there would occasionally be powerful undulations sweeping through the planet. These were Hunters fighting, and they would quickly calm down.
At this moment, a personal spacecraft charged out from the planet towards a warship. However, it was intercepted midway, and the personal spacecraft exploded, revealing a terrified man inside.
More than ten figures suddenly appeared in outer space, and all of them were Hunters.
"Everyone, this is a disciple of our sect. Please make things easy for us and don't hurt him," an elder said bitterly as he stood in front of the man. The elder was also a Hunter, but he was just an elder from an ordinary organization in the Innerverse. The Daynight clan, the Sword Sect, and the Wen family were all people that he did not dare to oppose.
The Daynight clan Hunter stepped forward with a cold gaze. "There's no need to be afraid. We just want to know the specific situation of that planet."
The old man heaved a sigh of relief and gave the man a look.
The man was terrified. "After I entered the planet, my star energy was completely suppressed, and I couldn't sense any free star energy on the planet."
"We already know that. Tell us something you don't know," the Daynight clan powerhouse said impatiently.
The man became even more terrified. "I was lucky. When I landed on this planet, I landed not too far away from the pyrolyte ore. That's why I didn't go too deep. I took the ore and left." He then pulled out a fist-sized pyrolyte ore from his cosmic ring and handed it to the elder.
The surrounding Hunters were disappointed, as it was no wonder why the man had come out so quickly.
"But I saw an Explorer self-destruct not long after he landed on the planet," the man said softly.
The surrounding Hunters' eyes went wide. "What did you say?
Self-destruct? "
"Yes," the man replied softly with his head lowered.
Not long after, the various great powers received news that any Explorer or above who had entered the planet had self-destructed without exception.
When the planet had been discovered, the various great powers had sent Hunters to enter, but they had discovered that the moment they entered the planet's atmosphere, the planet had exploded violently. The planet was filled with a large amount of pyrolyte, and the Hunters' strength had caused a backlash. This was why the Hunters from the various great powers had not entered, for fear of detonating the entire planet. If that happened, everyone would be doomed.
However, no one had expected that even Explorers would experience such a thing.
After several days of research, the various great powers finally understood that there was a large amount of pyrolyte in the planet's atmosphere. Not only did it repel star energy, but it also automatically fused into the bodies of breathing organisms. There was no problem for those below the Explorer realm, but for those above the Explorer realm, their bodies resonated with the universe. The pyrolyte would enter their bodies and begin circulating, just like how star energy circulated through their bodies.
Pyrolyte was extremely unstable, and once there was enough of it, it would explode. A single gram of pyrolyte could cause destruction with a power level of over 10,000. Explorers only needed to stay on the planet for a while to absorb more than a gram of pyrolyte, and it would explode from the inside out. Even a Cruiser would not be able to withstand it, let alone an Explorer.
In other words, only cultivators below the Explorer realm could safely explore this planet, and the best choice was to be a Limiteer.
This was proven by the spacecraft that occasionally entered and exited the planet. The Limiteers who had stayed on the planet for a few days had all had their bodies examined. Although they had absorbed quite a bit of pyrolyte, the pyrolyte had been expelled from their bodies along with their bodily functions.
"It's been confirmed. We can only send Limiteers to explore the planet. Immediately contact the clan and have them send a large number of Limiteers over."
"Notify the sect to send Limiteers over."
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The exploration of the Astral Wilderness had nothing to do with Limiteers, but at this moment, because of this strange planet, Limiteers had become the main force for exploration.
Outside the planet, personal spacecraft rushed into the planet one after another. These were all soldiers piloted by the various large organizations. Although they were all Limiteers, there was a considerable number of roaming soldiers who were not heirs or disciples. However, having these people explore the planet first would allow them to familiarize themselves with the environment.
These past few days, Hai Qiqi had been very gloomy. She was being followed wherever she went, and she realized that going out with Lu Yin was not as fun as she had imagined.
She could not fight him head-on, and she could not beat him in a fight. Helpless, Hai Qiqi decided to change her attitude.
"Brother Lu, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that you're very handsome today." Hai Qiqi beamed at Lu Yin, her face filled with joy and adoration.
Lu Yin immediately went on guard. "I don't have money."
Hai Qiqi was furious. "You said that you had a lot of money before. Wait, I didn't ask you for money. Besides, I'm richer than you."
Lu Yin relaxed. "That's good. Let's go out and play. Didn't you want to fish?"
Hai Qiqi grew angry at the mention of this. "What kind of crappy place is this? They don't even have a fishing rod! I said that I could do it myself, but those guys actually said that they wanted to protect the environment and forbid fishing. They even put up a sign saying that protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
Lu Yin was speechless. This Astral River Flowzone Envoy was much more humorous than Old Gu De.
Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes. "Hey, Lu Yin, do you want to go fishing?"
"Nope."
"Boring, annoying, annoying." Hai Qiqi then activated her gadget, but Lu Yin did not know who to contact.
Soon after, a voice came from the gadget. "Qiqi, you've left the Starfall Sea?"
Lu Yin looked at Hai Qiqi. Her voice was very pleasant.
Hai Qiqi grimaced. "Baby, let me tell you something. There's a bad guy here. He looks random, has a nasty personality, and has a vicious mouth. He's also very dark …"
Lu Yin was speechless. How could she think of so many bad things?
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Thank you to Tower Leaping Demon Wu Zibin for the tip. Thank you to all the brothers for your support!