Hai Qiqi's face turned even paler as she stared at the giant fireball in space. She had been on that spacecraft just a moment ago.
She had known that there would not be any danger before she had left, as no one would dare to harm the Sea King's daughter. However, when she was truly faced with death, she panicked. It was not because she was afraid, but rather because this was the first time she had seen something like this. Did these people really deserve to die?
What about their parents, wives, and children?
They must have been in great pain in the face of death!
She had thought about many things.
Lu Yin did not speak to her. He set a course for Frostwave Weave and quickly rushed there.
One day later, Hai Qiqi looked at Lu Yin seriously. "Don't you have any hesitation?"
Lu Yin looked up at the sky. "I used to, but not now."
"Why?
Are you numb? "Hai Qiqi could not help but ask.
Lu Yin looked at her. "You'll feel the same when you experience death. Have you ever experienced what it feels like to be treated like white meat?"
"White meat?" Hai Qiqi was confused.
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Food. For humans. Food."
Hai Qiqi's expression changed, and she looked at Lu Yin in shock. She had never thought that the famous Lu Yin would have such an experience, nor had she thought that the universe would have such a dark side.
"You were born in the Sea King's Dome and are protected by the Sea King. No one in the universe dares to provoke you, and you've never even seen death. That's why you're carefree and naive enough to believe that most people in the universe live like that. But in reality, the universe is very cruel. Do you think that those people have never thought that they would die?
From the moment they left their hometowns, they were already prepared to die. Their hands are stained with blood … "Lu Yin slowly explained.
Hai Qiqi listened quietly. She had never listened to Lu Yin as seriously as she did now. She had seen the true face of the universe.
If not for the Sea King, Lu Yin would not have been interested in teaching a girl such things. He hoped that his worldview would not lead her astray. However, his worldview was normal, and at the very least, he would not kill for no reason. He had a bottom line and a sense of justice. He was just a little greedy.
After talking for a long time, Hai Qiqi leaned back in her seat and looked up at the sky.
"Congratulations, Seventh Bro! You've successfully led a girl onto the wrong path!" the monkey laughed strangely.
Lu Yin sighed. He did not know how his words would affect Hai Qiqi, but she was an adult and had her own thoughts. She would not be easily swayed by the thoughts of others. This was also the reason why the Sea King had only released her now. People had to learn to grow up.
"Lu Yin, I'm going to ask you a serious question. You have to answer me honestly," Hai Qiqi suddenly turned around and said solemnly.
Lu Yin nodded and solemnly said, "Go ahead."
"When we reach the Great Yu Empire, have you thought about where to bring me to play?" Hai Qiqi asked seriously.
Lu Yin was stunned. "You've recovered?"
"Slow down for what?" Hai Qiqi blinked.
"You've just seen someone kill someone, and so many of them at that," Lu Yin reminded her.
Hai Qiqi was cold and arrogant. "I'm the daughter of the Sea King, and I was born as an elite among elites. I'm different from you mortals. Do I need to slow down?"
"I said so much just now. Weren't you thinking about it?"
"Yes, I was thinking about who was so blind as to treat you like white meat. Food is all about color, aroma, and taste. You can't even pass the first test."
Lu Yin was speechless. "There are actually many cruel truths in the universe. I'll tell you one by one."
"No need, there's nothing crueler than facing you. Hurry up and think of a place to play, or I'll tell Father that you have a mistress," Hai Qiqi threatened.
Lu Yin realized that he was losing control of this girl. He had originally thought that a show of murder would be enough to intimidate her and make her more obedient, but why did it feel like she had become even more vicious?
A few days later, in Grandtop Weave, the son of an important person in the Nine Stacks Sect was killed by a wandering cultivator.
In Woori Weave, the headquarters of a power was destroyed by a wandering cultivator.
In Lars Weave, a transport spacecraft was destroyed, and all of the resources inside disappeared. The culprit was also confirmed to be a wandering cultivator.
Not long after, the Great Yu Empire announced that wandering cultivators were attacking and sealed off the surrounding space.
Soon after, news of wandering cultivators being hired by various great powers of the Innerverse to clean up the surrounding weaves spread. At first, the surrounding weaves did not believe it, especially the Nine Stacks Sect. However, as the news of pyrolyte spread, the surrounding weaves believed it and took action. On one hand, they sent people to Northcastle Weave to participate in the struggle for pyrolyte. On the other hand, they sealed off the surrounding space to prevent any wandering cultivators from entering.
By the time the Second Grade Hall received the news, it was already too late to stop them. They tried to explain to the Nine Stacks Sect and the other powers, but they could not defend themselves. The Nine Stacks Sect had indeed been attacked by wandering cultivators, and even the Second Grade Hall was not sure if they had been the ones who had been hired. After all, these wandering cultivators were not good people, and it was not impossible for them to attack the Nine Stacks Sect.
As a result, the surrounding weaves were sealed off, and the wandering cultivators hired by the Second Grade Hall could not approach Frostwave Weave at all. In addition, the Nine Stacks Sect and the other powers sent people to Northcastle Weave, which happened to pass by the Second Grade Hall's territory. Both sides clashed, and not only did the Second Grade Hall's scheme against Frostwave Weave fail, but it also dragged them down.
The Great Yu Empire obeyed Lu Yin's orders and did not participate in the struggle for pyrolyte. Instead, they withdrew all of their forces and quietly observed the battle.
The Innerverse would not allow the Outerverse to interfere in the struggle for pyrolyte, and Lu Yin was very clear on this point. This was not something that could be obtained through any means. This was a difference in strength, and if the Great Yu Empire participated, it was very likely that they would be directly crushed. The Nine Stacks Sect and the other powers had been blinded by the pyrolyte, and it was only a matter of time before they met with misfortune.
However, this storm was far greater than Lu Yin had imagined. Someone was secretly paying a high price to purchase pyrolyte, and the price was so high that even the various weaves' powers could not refuse. More and more Outerverse powers rushed towards Northcastle Weave, wanting to participate in the struggle for pyrolyte.
The Second Grade Hall could no longer handle the situation, and they had no choice but to request assistance from the Beast Tamers Flowzone, sending their top experts to participate in the struggle for pyrolyte.
The highest level of power had evolved from the Hunter realm to the Enlighter realm.
The first Enlighter to appear was a commander from the Second Grade Hall by the name of Karthika. His appearance shocked the Outerverse, and the situation was temporarily under control. For this reason, the Nine Stacks Sect and the other powers in the surrounding weaves had paid a heavy price. Multiple fleets had been destroyed, and the casualties were uncountable.
There were too few known Enlighters in the Outerverse. Although the struggle for pyrolyte was important, it was not at the point where the Enlighters who could control the destiny of the Outerverse would take action. Only the great powers of the Innerverse could make a move, as they had more than one Enlighter.
When Karthika appeared, the Nine Stacks Sect and the other powers became well-behaved.
However, this was only temporary. Once the production of pyrolyte reached a point where it would cause others to become envious, the Outerverse's Enlighters would not give up. A calamitous war that would sweep through the heavens was brewing.
In the Astral Wilderness, the planet where the pyrolyte had been discovered was named Planet Pyrolyte. At this moment, the strongest person on Planet Pyrolyte was undoubtedly Xi Yue. She was the top descendant of the Souldream Tribe, and she was the only descendant of a great power that had appeared so far. She suppressed the Limiteers sent by the other great powers.
This was especially true for the Dire Barbarian Clan, as more than ten of their scouting teams had already been destroyed. The clan's Hunters were furious, but there was nothing they could do. It would take some time for the clan's experts to arrive, and their top descendant, Avery, was a Cruiser. Even if he arrived, he would not be able to enter the planet.
"Just you wait, slut! Lord Avery will personally capture you and torture you to death just like your seniors!" the Dire Barbarian Clan's Limiteer shouted with hatred, but in the end, he was killed by Xi Yue's Triple Sonic Blast.
Xi Yue's face was resolute as she looked at the corpses of the Dire Barbarian Clan members around her. No matter how many people she killed, she would never find it too much.
In at most a month, the Dire Barbarian Clan's experts would arrive, and the ones closest to them would be those from the Blazing Mist Flowzone. It was time to move the pyrolyte that had been mined out.
Not long after, a spacecraft flew towards the Souldream Tribe's warship. Inside was Xi Yue, and she had brought out the pyrolyte that the Souldream Tribe had mined.
However, before the spacecraft could reach the Souldream Tribe's warship, the ugly Hunter from the Dire Barbarian Clan attacked in a futile attempt to destroy the spacecraft. Fortunately, the Souldream Tribe's Hunter had acted in time and saved Xi Yue.
However, the Dire Barbarian Clan did not give up. The other powers were still mining pyrolyte, and they were the only ones who had been wiped out by Xi Yue.
The Souldream Tribe was slightly inferior to the Dire Barbarian Clan in a battle in outer space, but when Xi Yue used the pyrolyte that she had mined as a weapon, the nature of the battle changed. The various great powers then remembered that pyrolyte was a strategic resource, and once it was used, it could threaten any powerhouse. As long as there was enough pyrolyte, it could even threaten old freaks with power levels in the hundreds of thousands.
In theory, pyrolyte's destructive power could be stacked, and one gram was equivalent to 10,000. However, even if fifty grams of pyrolyte were stacked together, it would still not be enough to threaten a powerhouse with a power level of 500,000. This was because the stacked destructive power would cancel each other out. At most, it would only be able to threaten an Enlighter. Even so, it was still very terrifying. Imagine if one kilogram, ten kilograms, or even a ton of pyrolyte exploded. How terrifying would that be?
It could really threaten a powerhouse with a power level of 500,000.
With pyrolyte in hand, Xi Yue was not completely defenseless. Although she did not have much, no one was willing to take the risk.
In the end, the Dire Barbarian Clan's expert retreated.
Xi Yue sighed in relief. The Souldream Tribe had mined about ten tons of pyrolyte, which was not pure pyrolyte. It needed to be purified, and ten tons of pyrolyte would only yield a few grams of pyrolyte at most.
Fortunately, the Dire Barbarian Clan's powerhouse did not know how much pyrolyte the Souldream Tribe had mined. Otherwise, he would have attacked them without any hesitation. After all, ten tons of pyrolyte exploding would only result in a power level in the tens of thousands, which was nothing to worry about.
The Souldream Tribe had mined so much pyrolyte, and so had the other powers. Most of them had not even mined as much as the Souldream Tribe, as Xi Yue had seized many pyrolyte mines.
After news of Xi Yue using pyrolyte to threaten the Dire Barbarian Clan spread, the various great powers discussed and came up with a new rule: no one was allowed to steal any juniors who left Planet Pyrolyte. Otherwise, the war would spread to outer space and even affect the entire planet.