When Kuang Wang saw the models of the personal spacecraft, he was certain that they were from the Sword Sect. Only the Sword Sect and Myriad Swords Peak, which focused on the sword, had similar spacecraft.
Below Pyrolyte Mountain, the emperor butterfly grass swayed in the wind, leaving Pyrolyte Mountain in a vacuum without any star energy.
Outside of the emperor butterfly grass' area of effect, dozens of Daynight clan members spread out and vigilantly stared at the spacecraft that were crashing down in all directions.
There were no less than twenty spacecraft that had landed at the same time. In terms of numbers, the combined forces of the Daynight clan and the Second Grade Hall paled in comparison, but this was the Sword Sect.
Without wasting any time, the battle immediately began. The Daynight clan was the first to attack, and they did not even wait for the airship's cabin doors to open before launching an attack. The Second Grade Hall was not slow either, and beasts roared one after another as they let out battle cries.
One of the personal spacecraft was destroyed by a Limiteer from the Daynight clan, and what greeted it was the brilliance of sword qi that tore through the ground.
The Sword Sect and the Daynight clan were both top powers of the Innerverse. The Daynight clan had named a Flowzone after Daynight, which showed how tyrannical they were. As for the Sword Sect, they had named their Flowzone the First Flowzone, which was even more tyrannical. Both sides had fought each other countless times and were no strangers to each other.
Numerous elderly Limiteers had arrived from the Daynight clan. Some of them were unable to break through, while others were not allowed to do so. They were trapped by the Cage Technique, and if they wanted to break through, they had to depend on the Nightking clan behind them. One of the Daynight clan elders had been exceptionally gifted when he was young, and he had possessed an innate gift for destructive power. He was very sensitive to the air around him, and he could adapt to the energy contained in the air to unleash his greatest strength.
Unfortunately, he had offended the Nightking clan when he was young, and he was not allowed to break through to this day. He had thought that he had wasted his entire life, but now, it had come in handy.
The Sword Sect disciples were unable to stop the Nightking elder, and two of them were killed in an instant.
The Nightking elder's expression was sinister. As long as he could make some contributions on Planet Pyrolyte, he would be able to break through to the Explorer realm and extend his lifespan. He would have a bright future ahead of him, and he would not give up.
In front of him, the door of the spaceship opened. Without thinking, the old man punched out. He could sense the pyrolyte in the air. His punch was wrapped in pyrolyte, and its power increased again in mid-air. It landed in front of the spaceship.
Inside the spacecraft, a pair of eyes were piercing as they gripped the hilt of their sword and slashed out. The Daynight elder's fist was sliced apart by the formless sword qi, and his pupils shrank as his scalp went numb. He immediately retreated as he sensed the impending danger, but it was too late. The elder's body was split in two, and a huge spatial crack spread out in all directions along his body, shocking everyone who was watching.
The space on Planet Pyrolyte was very stable, and it was very difficult for Limiteers to tear through the void. Only geniuses who had reached a certain level of strength could do so. The fact that they could tear through the void proved that there were peerless geniuses here.
The personal spacecraft could not withstand the power of the sword qi and broke apart as well, revealing a girl. It was Liu Xiaoyun. She had been the one who had unleashed that attack. She had imitated the First Sword of the Thirteen Swords, which had been the result of her many years in the trial zone's Tilting Tower. It was also her strongest attack, and it had cut down the strongest Daynight clan member.
On the other side, thunder rumbled as Yan Hua arrived. As a member of the Sword Sect's younger generation who was second only to Liu Shaoqiu, his Lightning Sword Technique's power had earned him the recognition of the Cosmic Sea's experts. Naturally, he was one of the main forces participating in this battle on Planet Pyrolyte.
One by one, the Sword Sect's experts appeared and suppressed the Daynight clan. Among them, there was one figure that was particularly eye-catching. It was a little girl who looked to be around eleven or twelve years old. She wore a black and purple dress and had an adorable appearance. She was the Yōu Court's little princess, Yōu Ye'er, who was engaged to Liu Shaoqiu. She had followed the Sword Sect to Planet Pyrolyte.
This was Yōu Ye'er's first time in the Outerverse, and it was even more so her first time in the Astral Wilderness. She was curious about everything, and her eyes widened as she looked around. Battles and deaths were too common for her, and she did not care.
Suddenly, an astral beast charged out from the ground and bit at Yōu Ye'er.
Not far away, Liu Xiaoyun's expression changed, and she slashed out with her sword. Sword qi tore through the void and tore the astral beast apart in front of Yōu Ye'er. Fresh blood splattered onto Yōu Ye'er's clothes.
She looked down and pursed her lips. Her clothes were dirty.
"This is a battlefield. Try to protect yourself," Liu Xiaoyun said coldly. She really did not want to bring the Yōu Court's little princess along, but she had no choice. An elder had ordered her to do so, and she had to protect the girl.
Yōu Ye'er's eyes were filled with disdain, but she still responded meekly to Liu Xiaoyun and appeared very obedient.
The battle on the outskirts of Pyrolyte Mountain quickly ended. The Daynight clan members had either died or fled. More than half of the Second Grade Hall's experts had been killed, and only Hui Chuan and a few others were left. They had tried to use Kuang Wang's emperor butterfly grass to defend Pyrolyte Mountain.
Outside of Planet Pyrolyte, Nightqueen Qiuyu was furious, and she really wanted to kill those Sword Sect disciples.
A group of Sword Sect disciples approached Pyrolyte Mountain and stopped just outside the area covered by the emperor butterfly grass to face Kuang Wang.
"I didn't expect you to come as well." Kuang Wang looked helplessly at Liu Xiaoyun and smiled bitterly.
Liu Xiaoyun was cold and indifferent, and she treated everyone the same, including Kuang Wang, who had been her classmate for many years. "Leave Pyrolyte Mountain, and I won't make things difficult for you."
Kuang Wang sighed and waved his hand, causing the emperor butterfly grass to disappear. He was not stupid, and he did not think that the emperor butterfly grass would be enough to block the attacks of Liu Xiaoyun, Yan Hua, and the other Sword Sect experts. He was not afraid of a one-on-one battle, but there were too many experts from the Sword Sect. If all of them unleashed sword qi at the same time, even if it was weakened by the emperor butterfly grass, he would not be able to block it. Furthermore, Liu Xiaoyun was stronger than him.
Kuang Wang's departure meant that the control of Pyrolyte Mountain had been transferred from the Second Grade Hall and the Daynight clan to the Sword Sect.
At this point, no one dared to claim that they could completely occupy a certain area. Thus, the pyrolyte ore that was mined that day was sent back to outer space. Liu Xiaoyun did not steal Kuang Wang's cosmic ring, and she simply watched him leave.
Although the Sword Sect did not have many people, every one of them was an expert, and their overall strength surpassed that of the Daynight clan. With Liu Xiaoyun and Yan Hua, the Sword Sect was now the strongest power on Planet Pyrolyte.
The Daynight clan did not give up, and they hid themselves not too far away from Pyrolyte Mountain, waiting for the Daynight clan's experts to arrive.
Not long after, the Daynight clan did not receive any reinforcements from their Limiteers. Instead, a young powerhouse whose name had spread throughout the universe arrived: Moore. He was twelfth on the Top 100 Rankings, a member of the Outerverse Youth Council, and a member of West San Dios.
Moore's appearance cast a shadow over the hearts of the various great powers, as he was twelfth on the Top 100 Rankings. Although he was currently unable to participate in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte, the moment the Daynight clan thought of a way to allow Explorers or even Cruisers to participate, the situation would change. Moore alone was enough to give all the powers a headache.
Moore's appearance also caused many powers to think of the Dire Barbarian Clan, the Sword Sect, and the others. These powers all had powerhouses at the top of the Top 100 Rankings, and space-exploring powerhouses could enter Planet Pyrolyte, which would be beneficial for them. However, it would be troublesome for the powers that did not have any powerhouses at the top of the Top 100 Rankings, as they were well aware of how terrifying the powerhouses at the top of the Top 100 Rankings were.
Just as the various great powers were considering what to do, the Graceful Mercenary Group arrived. They had been hired by the Ross Empire, as the Ross Empire did not have any Limiteers that could participate in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte. However, they were unwilling to give up just like that. Even though they had allied with the Blaze Realm, if they did not gain any merit in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte, then they would be at a disadvantage when it came to the distribution of pyrolyte.
Thus, the Ross Empire placed their hopes on Explorers, and the Graceful Mercenary Group was hired just like that. There was one person in the group who was ranked hundredth on the Top 100 Rankings, and his name was Sleeping Prince.
The hundredth place on the Top 100 Rankings was the lowest ranking on the Top 100 Rankings. In the eyes of many, this person was not even as powerful as Mu Rong and the other Limiteers. However, Sleeping Prince was an exception. Ever since he had entered the Top 100 Rankings, he had always remained at the hundredth place. No matter how the rankings of others changed, he would always remain at the hundredth place.
For example, after Che Han had defeated Qin Chen, Che Han would replace Qin Chen at eighty-eighth place on the Top 100 Rankings. The rankings after Qin Chen would be pushed back, and Sleeping Prince would naturally be removed from the Top 100 Rankings. However, he would quickly challenge the hundredth place on the Top 100 Rankings, which was the expert who had previously been ranked ninety-ninth. Then, he would take the hundredth place again.
It was as if he was already at the hundredth place. Many people guessed that his strength far surpassed the hundredth place, but he liked the number one hundred.
No one knew his exact strength, but an almighty had once said that he might be able to challenge the top seventy on the Top 100 Rankings, which was a rather high evaluation.
The Ross Empire had hired the Graceful Mercenary Group, and the other powers did not intend to sit around and wait for their deaths. They all tried to contact famous powerhouses in the universe. Regardless of whether or not space-exploring powerhouses could participate in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte, they still needed to make preparations first.
Lu Yin quickly learned that the various powers were hiring experts, as he had received quite a few requests for his help. However, he had rejected all of them.
Actually, at this point in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte, hiring experts was a common occurrence. This was especially true in the face of pressure from the various powerful clans and sects. The powers of the smaller flowzones were even crazier in hiring experts. Regardless of whether they were Limiteers or Explorers, anyone with a bit of fame would be hired.
The contest on Planet Pyrolyte was becoming more and more intense.
Hai Qiqi was by Lu Yin's side, so she naturally knew that the various powers were hiring experts. She was rather interested. "I wonder if Baobao will be going," Hai Qiqi said.
Lu Yin glanced at her. "Baobao?"
"Lan Baobao. Haven't you heard of her?" Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes.
Lu Yin thought about it and recalled that Lan Baobao was ranked twenty-fifth on the Top 100 Rankings and was an expert from the Grayweed Continent. Hai Qiqi had contacted her before, and she was the one with the pleasant voice. "Are you close to her?"
Hai Qiqi nodded. "I've always been trapped in the Starfall Sea, and there are only a few people I can play with. Baobao is my best friend."
"What about Lan Yu?" Lu Yin asked.
Hai Qiqi replied, "I've met him once, but we're not close."
"He's also participating in the Sea King's son-in-law selection."
Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes. "I know. Lan Si has asked my father for a hand in marriage on behalf of his younger brother several times, but my father has always rejected him."
"You've met Lan Si?"
Lu Yin was surprised, but there was nothing to be surprised about. Lan Si was the number one person of the Grayweed Continent's younger generation and one of the Ten Arbiters, so it wasn't strange for Lu Yin to have met him.
"Lowly cultivators like you who toil at the bottom naturally won't be able to meet Lan Si, but I'm different," Hai Qiqi said proudly.
"Let me ask you a question. Who do you think is stronger, the current me or Lan Si when he was a Limiteer?" Lu Yin asked Hai Qiqi.