Xi Yue wasn't much weaker than Jared, but there was still a gap between them. Xi Yue and Michelle were about the same level, but Jared had already been an Area Master when Michelle had first joined the Astral Combat Academy. During the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, the Blaze Realm had given him a strand of karmic fire, which allowed him to use their inherited battle technique, the Karmic Flame Sword.
Jared hadn't used the Karmic Flame Sword against Xi Yue, as there was no need for it. He had used the battle technique he had obtained from the trial zones, the Great Illusory Hands, and he had easily defeated Xi Yue. Xi Yue hadn't even had time to use her musical battle technique, but fortunately, she had detonated all of the pyrolyte ore in her cosmic ring.
Xi Yue's status as the strongest Limiteer on Planet Pyrolyte had completely disappeared, and the heirs of the great powers had revealed themselves.
Seven days passed, and Lu Yin and Hai Qiqi were still traveling through outer space. The situation in Northcastle Weave had been stabilized by several Enlighters, but the battle on Planet Pyrolyte was becoming more and more intense, and the number of casualties was increasing.
The various great powers' spacecraft were like monsters that looked down on Planet Pyrolyte and monitored everything that was happening. They could see all of the battle scenes, such as Wen Qian'er leading the Wen family to defeat a certain flowzone's power, Jared showing off his might and slaughtering all of the disciples of a certain power, and Kuang Wang following the Second Grade Hall's main force in a very low-key manner without making a single move.
Planet Pyrolyte's landscape was barren, and there weren't many plants. What it did have were very tenacious plants like cacti that were barely surviving. There were also very few creatures, and most of them lived underground, occasionally crawling out to search for water.
A gale swept up dark red sand as it swept across the sky. In the distance, dozens of tornadoes suddenly formed and headed towards a group of people.
A group of cloaked people held detectors in their hands, and they sometimes separated and sometimes gathered to discuss the situation.
Just as the tornadoes were about to reach them, one of the people in the group raised a hand. Powerful star energy transformed into a formless hand that swept away the tornadoes. In an instant, the world returned to its original calm state.
The others weren't surprised, as a Limiteer could easily destroy a planet if given enough time, let alone suppress a planet's astronomical phenomenon.
Suddenly, someone in the group cried out in alarm, and the others immediately gathered around.
"That's right, there's a huge reaction of pyrolyte. There's a large amount of pyrolyte gathering up ahead."
"Can you tell the distance?"
"It should be a hundred kilometers away."
To Planet Pyrolyte, a hundred kilometers was a very small distance, but to humans, it was a very long distance. At the very least, most cultivators couldn't see beyond a hundred kilometers with their eyes. Only a few powerhouses and those with extraordinary innate gifts could see beyond that distance. Coincidentally, a pair of intelligent eyes looked up from the crowd and gazed into the distance. "There's a mountain a hundred kilometers away."
"Miss, that mountain should be where the pyrolyte mines are located. The reaction is huge, so there should be quite a bit of pyrolyte," someone said excitedly.
"Let's go, we'll talk about it after we occupy it." After saying that, the group of people rushed towards the mountain.
Coincidentally, on the other side of the mountain, which was about 328 miles away, another group of people also noticed them. This group of people was much more complicated than the previous group, because almost all of them had strange abnormal beasts by their side. This group of people came from the Second Grade Hall.
Gadgets couldn't be used on Planet Pyrolyte, so neither side was aware of the other's existence. It wasn't until they reached the bottom of the mountain that they discovered each other's tracks. A battle immediately broke out without any hesitation.
The Second Grade Hall group was quickly forced into a disadvantageous position because of the woman in the group. She was Wen Qian'er, and her star energy filled the air with a pink aura. This was her domain.
Han Chong could use star energy to draw mountains and rivers, while Wen Qian'er could use star energy to draw pink skeletons.
Pink skeletons were just a description, but when Wen Qian'er's star energy came into contact with them, the pink aura could really erode a person's willpower. Nearly half of the Second Grade Hall group instantly lost their ability to fight, and they were suppressed by the Wen family's Limiteers.
The Erudite Flowzone and the Beast Tamers Flowzone were neighbors, so there wasn't much enmity between them.
Wen Qian'er waved her hand and had someone check the amount of pyrolyte before sending out a signal to the Wen family in outer space so that they could gather there.
If the Wen family could see it, then so could the other powers. However, there weren't many who could compete with the Wen family.
The Wen family smoothly set up the mining equipment and prepared to mine the pyrolyte.
Suddenly, Wen Qian'er's expression changed, and she dodged to the side. A sinister snake with a long horn on its head tore at her from where she had been standing.
Wen Qian'er turned around and flicked her finger, wanting to destroy the snake with a gust of wind. However, the snake easily blocked Wen Qian'er's gust, opened its mouth, and let out a strange roar that shook the heavens and earth. It formed a gray hurricane that swept through the area. The hurricane didn't damage the air, ground, or even the mining equipment, but it made everyone from the Wen family feel nauseous.
Wen Qian'er's face was pale, and when she saw the snake bite her again, her gaze turned cold. She raised her left index finger and said, "Literary Prison, the number of eight." The next moment, words floated in the void and trapped the snake within. No matter how the snake attacked, it couldn't shake the Literary Prison.
The Literary Prison was a battle technique that had been passed down in the Wen family since ancient times, and it could only be formed by mastering the number of eight. Wen Qian'er just so happened to have mastered the number of eight.
At that moment, a figure attacked from behind Wen Qian'er. Wen Qian'er did not move, but someone from the Wen family attacked. It was a middle-aged man, and he raised a hand to repel the figure before standing behind Wen Qian'er.
There were many people in the Wen family who had reached the Limiteer realm but were unable to break through. These people were not as talented as Lu Yin and the others, but they had plenty of battle experience. This person had pretended to be powerless after being attacked by the snake, and now that he had suddenly attacked, the figure was caught off guard and severely injured.
Wen Qian'er slowly turned around and looked at the pale-faced man who was lying on the ground. "You must be Hui Chuan."
The man spat out a mouthful of blood. "I never thought that the Wen family's young miss would know a nobody like me."
Wen Qian'er's lips curled up. "You're not a nobody. You're one of the top youths in the Divine Grade Hall. Unfortunately, you can't compare to Kuang Wang and the others. Didn't they come?"
"You want to see them?"
Hui Chuan spoke with great difficulty as he raised a hand and pointed at the ground in the distance. Wen Qian'er lowered her head, and her expression changed. At some point in time, a small blade of grass had swayed in the wind. It looked very weak, as if it could be blown away at any moment, but Wen Qian'er acted as if she was facing a great enemy. She recognized that this was emperor butterfly grass, a tyrannical plant that could expel star energy. This plant was one of Kuang Wang's tamed beasts. Kuang Wang had arrived.
The Astral Combat Tournament had allowed countless people in the universe to witness the strength of the Astral Combat Academy's Realm Masters. Although Kuang Wang had been defeated by Liu Shaoqiu, his strength was unquestionable. Even if he was not at the top, he was still quite terrifying, and at the very least, he was enough to make Wen Qian'er apprehensive.
When the emperor butterfly grass was discovered, regardless of whether it was Wen Qian'er or the other members of the Wen family, they all found that the star energy in their bodies had been forcefully expelled.
Planet Pyrolyte did not have any star energy to begin with, and it could only be absorbed using star crystals or star essence. Now that the star energy had been expelled during the battle, they had no time to absorb it, which was fatal.
To Kuang Wang, Planet Pyrolyte was his home ground. Anyone who fought him would first face a situation where they did not have enough star energy. Unless they were at Liu Shaoqiu's level, even those who were close to his strength would not be his match. Wen Qian'er was one such example.
If she had been at her peak, she was confident that she could have trapped Kuang Wang with her Literary Prison and defeated him. However, she could not do so now. Her remaining star energy was not enough to form a Literary Prison, and even the Literary Prison that had trapped the strange snake was dissipating.
Emperor butterfly grass could expel star energy and form a vacuum of star energy. This was the terror of emperor butterfly grass, and it was also the terror of Kuang Wang on Planet Pyrolyte.
Kuang Wang appeared amidst the sandstorm and walked over step by step. A giant azure dragon roared out of his left arm and covered the sky.
No one dared to underestimate Kuang Wang, especially at this moment.
"Retreat on your own. I don't want to hurt you," Kuang Wang said calmly as he looked at Wen Qian'er.
Not too far away from Wen Qian 'er, two Limiteers from the Wen family suddenly attacked. Battle force surrounded their bodies, and the two three-lined battle force cultivators surrounded Kuang Wang. They wanted to use their physical strength to break through Kuang Wang's emperor butterfly grass.
The azure dragon continued to soar through the sky. Below, Kuang Wang suddenly looked up as pure purple battle force covered his entire body. This was four-lined battle force. During the Astral Combat Tournament, he had only had three-lined battle force, but now, he had broken through to four-lined battle force.
Every additional line represented a different level of power. The two Wen family's three-lined battle force cultivators were easily defeated by Kuang Wang.
Wen Qian'er was unwilling to give up. She raised a finger, and a twenty-eight Literary Prison appeared around Kuang Wang. Unfortunately, due to the lack of star energy, the Literary Prison was too weak, and it was shattered by the azure dragon's tail.
"I'll say it one last time. Retreat, and this mountain belongs to me." Kuang Wang raised his head.
Hui Chuan, who was lying on the ground, wiped the corner of his mouth and stood up. The Literary Prison that had trapped the strange snake had disappeared, and the snake landed on Hui Chuan's shoulder. It was his tamed beast.
No matter how unwilling Wen Qian'er was, it was useless. She helplessly waved her hand, and the entire Wen family retreated.
The dignified Wen family, one of the Eight Great Flowzones and the leading family of the Erudite Flowzone, had been forced to retreat. Wen Qian'er felt humiliated, and she glared at Kuang Wang. "Just you wait."
Kuang Wang did not care. Planet Pyrolyte was his home turf, and anyone who fought with him here would be weakened by a level. He was even confident that he could challenge Liu Shaoqiu again. Even though Liu Shaoqiu had defeated him with the emperor butterfly grass' single vacuum, that was back then. Kuang Wang's battle force had already reached four-lined, and he was confident that he could block Liu Shaoqiu's sword. As long as he could block that sword, he would be able to counterattack.
In the end, cultivators relied on star energy as their foundation. Without star energy, they were nothing.
Of course, a freak like Lu Yin did not count, and Kuang Wang was not arrogant enough to challenge Lu Yin. Whether it was in the outside world or on Planet Pyrolyte, Lu Yin was a monster.
The Wen family had retreated, but Kuang Wang had forcefully kept the mining equipment. According to the Wen family's explorations, this mountain indeed contained a lot of pyrolyte ore. According to their estimations, there might be half a kilogram of purified pyrolyte, or even more.
The amount of pyrolyte that had been found in other parts of the Astral Wilderness did not even add up to half a kilogram. Usually, an entire planet would be completely mined, and only a few dozen grams of pyrolyte would be found. The fact that this mountain contained so much pyrolyte excited the Second Grade Hall, and they immediately gathered people to take full control of the mountain. As for the emperor butterfly grass, Kuang Wang did not absorb it into his body, as he wanted to forever maintain the only vacuum of star energy around the mountain.
This mountain was personally named Pyrolyte Mountain by Kuang Wang.