When she heard Lu Yin's question, Hai Qiqi looked at him seriously. "Let me ask you a question of my own. Who do you think is stronger, me or Lan Yu a thousand years later?"
"How would I know?"
"Then that's it. How would I know if you or Lan Si were stronger? I'm not Starsibyl. Go look for Starsibyl."
Lu Yin had forgotten about her. If he had known earlier, he would have asked her.
"Right, did Starsibyl ask you any questions?" Hai Qiqi suddenly looked at Lu Yin with great interest.
Lu Yin muttered to himself and then looked at Hai Qiqi seriously. "Take a guess."
Hai Qiqi silently turned away, her brain working at full speed. "Just you wait."
Although it was easy to choke on a conversation with Hai Qiqi, it allowed Lu Yin to relax a little. He knew that Karthika would not do anything to Zenyu Star, and as long as he did not participate in the battle for Planet Pyrolyte, Karthika's existence would not affect him in any way.
However, this sort of sullenness could not be alleviated, and he needed to find an Enlighter to support the Great Yu Empire. Lu Yin inexplicably recalled the symbol he had seen in Huo Qingshan's home. After this matter was settled, he would have to discuss it with Huo Qingshan. With his current trump cards, he would not be afraid even if Huo Qingshan had some super powerhouse backing him. He would not tolerate an unfamiliar organization right under his nose.
A few days later, the largest battle since the beginning of the battle for Planet Pyrolyte erupted on Planet Pyrolyte. No, it could no longer be considered a battle, but rather a war.
More than a thousand people were killed, and the location of the battle was Pyrolyte Mountain, as the Daynight clan's reinforcements had arrived.
At the base of Pyrolyte Mountain, fresh blood flowed along the dried, dark red earth. Occasionally, strange insects would pop out to eat the corpses, but they would be swept away by the shockwaves of the battle and turned to dust.
A Sword Sect disciple was surrounded by several people, and his sword broke as he fell to the ground, dead.
Not far away, a giant astral beast was sliced apart, and sword qi swept past. Several Limiteers who were unable to dodge in time were caught in the shockwaves, and their limbs were severed.
On the ground, a Second Grade Hall disciple who was on the verge of death frantically pulled out pyrolyte ore and detonated it. The ground trembled, but the explosion's power was not enough to kill the surrounding Limiteers, and it did not even break through to 10,000.
As far as the eye could see, the entire Pyrolyte Mountain had been turned into a battlefield. The Sword Sect, the Daynight clan, and the Second Grade Hall were all involved, as well as many other powers, including Northline Flowzone's Northgate Gang and Ah Fan.
Liu Xiaoyun was holding a long sword, but there was a huge wound on her arm. Blood dripped down the sword hilt and onto the ground. There was also a bloody wound on her forehead.
Across from him, Nightqueen Yanqing's four-lined purple battle force enveloped her entire body. Her eyes glowed with a purple light as she activated her Nightking's Body. "You're not my opponent. Since we're both students of the Astral Combat Academy, I'll spare your life. Scram."
Liu Xiaoyun gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, refusing to retreat even half a step.
Further away, Yan Hua was in a worse state than Liu Xiaoyun. His opponent was Zhanlong Daynight.
Against Zhanlong Daynight, Yan Hua couldn't even hurt him.
Yōu Ye'er was being protected by several disciples of the Sword Sect, and they had already retreated from the battlefield. The Sword Sect had been defeated in this battle. The Daynight clan had joined forces with the Second Grade Hall, and the Sword Sect simply could not resist them.
Kuang Wang was grateful to Liu Xiaoyun and the others for sparing his life, so he did not make a move. Even so, Zhanlong Daynight alone was enough to determine the outcome of the battle. Nightqueen Yanqing and Zhuo Daynight, who had just entered the battlefield, were also present.
Zhuo Daynight had also been conscripted to participate in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte. Her red sword had already killed several people, and with her domain, the Sword Sect disciples were unable to harm her.
Not long after, the battle ended. The Daynight clan did not want to become enemies with the Sword Sect, so aside from a few disciples who had died, Liu Xiaoyun, Yan Hua, and Yōu Ye'er had all survived. Nightqueen Yanqing had let them go, but she had also injured Liu Xiaoyun considerably. She would not be able to participate in the contest on Planet Pyrolyte for the time being.
The Daynight clan disciples cleaned up the battlefield while Nightqueen Yanqing held a star essence in her hand to recover her star energy. Her gaze swept across the battlefield and finally landed on Zhuo Daynight. A sharp glint flashed across her eyes. If not for this woman, Lu Yin would not have been able to join the Council of Astral Academy, and the events that followed would not have happened. This woman was a member of the Daynight clan, but she had actually betrayed them. Her hatred for Zhuo Daynight surpassed even that of Lu Yin.
As she thought about this, she appeared in front of Zhuo Daynight and slapped her. Zhuo Daynight's eyes widened as she slashed out with her sword. There was a bang, and a shockwave swept out in all directions as the ground sank. Zhuo Daynight was suppressed by Nightqueen Yanqing's enormous strength, and she felt stifled. She spat out a mouthful of blood. Nightqueen Yanqing was cold and arrogant. "Slut, I'll show you who your master is." She then activated her Nightking's Body and exerted more strength with one hand. Her attack was even more ruthless than Liu Xiaoyun's.
At that moment, a hand grabbed Nightqueen Yanqing's arm. "Woman, don't go too far." It was Zhanlong Daynight.
Nightqueen Yanqing glanced at Zhanlong Daynight fearfully, snorted, and let go before leaving.
Zhuo Daynight knelt on one knee and panted heavily. She had no chance of winning against Nightqueen Yanqing.
Zhanlong Daynight looked at her with interest. "I heard that you have a good relationship with Lu Yin."
Zhuo Daynight coldly replied, "There's no relationship."
"Then why are you helping him?" Zhanlong Daynight asked.
Zhuo Daynight sheathed her sword and walked away without even looking at Zhanlong Daynight.
Zhanlong Daynight looked at her and smirked. "Interesting woman. I like her."
Pyrolyte Mountain had changed hands once again, and this time, it was controlled by the Daynight clan with the Second Grade Hall as support.
What caught the attention of the various great powers was that the top powerhouses of the past few battles had all been from the Astral Combat Academy, such as Kuang Wang, Liu Xiaoyun, and Nightqueen Yanqing. The Astral Combat Academy's presence was something that no one could ignore.
Even during the most critical period of the struggle for Planet Pyrolyte, there were still some powers that had sent messages to the Astral Combat Academy, and Astral-10 was the first choice of many powers. None of the current Astral-10 students were weak, and even those from the Outerverse were the same. All of them had at least reached the average standard of the Astral Combat Academy, not to mention Xia Luo and Silver, who were both Area Masters, and Lu Yin was at the peak of the universe.
Not long after the Daynight clan took control of Pyrolyte Mountain, the Dire Barbarian Clan's Avery arrived. The Dire Barbarian Clan had officially joined forces with the Blaze Realm and the Ross Empire.
Lu Yin had finally returned to Frostwave Weave.
This region of space was the starting point of his cultivation, but it was definitely not the end.
Hai Qiqi's eyes widened as she looked around. "You were born in this region of space?"
Lu Yin replied, "Frostwave Weave is huge. Don't look around. I've never been here before."
"Didn't you say that Frostwave Weave has been unified by the Great Yu Empire?"
"The Starfall Sea still belongs to the Sea King. Has the Sea King been to every corner of the Starfall Sea?"
"Yes," Hai Qiqi answered matter-of-factly.
Lu Yin was speechless.
Battles were breaking out all over Planet Pyrolyte. Wherever pyrolyte ore was detected, there would be fierce battles.
Jared was running away pathetically, followed by Wen Qian'er and Xi Yue.
Every dog had its day. He had stolen Xi Yue's pyrolyte ore, and now, Xi Yue had taken Wen Qian'er to take revenge. If he hadn't run fast enough, he would have been killed.
"Just you wait, the Blaze Realm won't let you off!" Jared roared. All of the Blaze Realm's disciples had been killed except for him.
Far behind, Xi Yue was not to be outdone. "You won't have a chance."
"Come on, I want to see the Karmic Flame Sword!" Wen Qian'er shouted.
Jared was furious and sped up, afraid that they would catch up to him if he was too late.
Elsewhere on Planet Pyrolyte, Northgate Gang and the others were arguing. The smaller flowzones were different from the larger ones. A power like the Daynight clan could only ally with one or two people at most, but the smaller flowzones were not strong enough. They could ally with seven or eight people, or even more than ten people.
Northgate Gang wanted to be the leader of this group, but he was suppressed the moment he opened his mouth. More than ten people were arguing fiercely. Some wanted to fight for Pyrolyte Mountain, while others wanted to fight for other areas. In any case, they could not come to a consensus.
Ah Fan looked on coldly. He had been forced to come, and he had not wanted to come at all. He had only wanted to wait at East San Dios for Lu Yin to challenge him again. He wanted to see if Lu Yin could take another move.
He looked up and saw spacecraft after spacecraft descending like shooting stars. This situation had never stopped, and no one was willing to give up on the pyrolyte ore.
Suddenly, Ah Fan's gaze trembled as he looked into the distance. "Stop arguing. There's a change at Pyrolyte Mountain."
Everyone turned to look in the direction of Pyrolyte Mountain. They were not that far away, and they all saw a spacecraft heading straight for the mountain.
Someone was shocked. "Is he crazy? He actually landed at Pyrolyte Mountain. The spacecraft must have malfunctioned."
"That guy is unlucky. Pyrolyte Mountain has gathered the top experts of the Daynight clan and the Divine Grade Hall. Even the Sword Sect was defeated. That guy must be doubting his life the moment he stepped out of his spacecraft."
"Not necessarily. Maybe it's someone from the Daynight clan or the Beast Tamers Flowzone."
"It shouldn't be. Even if they did, they would have come in batches."
Northgate Gang frowned and glanced at Ah Fan with dissatisfaction. "Don't make a fuss. It's just a spacecraft malfunctioning."
Ah Fan's eyes narrowed. Was the spacecraft really malfunctioning?
That was very likely, but what if it wasn't?
Who was it that had challenged Pyrolyte Mountain alone?
Was it Lu Yin?
That shouldn't be possible. Lu Yin had been in the Starfall Sea not too long ago, and he would not have arrived so quickly. Mu Rong, Ling Que, and the other unequaled Limiteers were the same. Who else could have done this besides them? Perhaps the spacecraft really had malfunctioned!
It wasn't just Ah Fan and the others who had seen the spacecraft flying straight towards Pyrolyte Mountain. Many people around Pyrolyte Mountain had seen it as well, but they all guessed that either the spacecraft had malfunctioned or that it was someone from the Daynight clan or the Beast Tamers Flowzone. Otherwise, there was no way that someone would be foolish enough to challenge Pyrolyte Mountain alone.
However, reality often differed from everyone's guesses. The spacecraft was destroyed in midair by a powerful gale that could be seen with the naked eye and exploded. This gale had come from the Daynight clan's attack on Pyrolyte Mountain. The next moment, a flash of sword light flashed and shook the earth. It swept across the sky and unleashed a boundless sword qi that caused everyone's hearts to tremble. Everyone who saw it felt their scalps go numb as fear rose from the depths of their hearts.
A spatial crack extended across the sky like a monster opening its bloody maw and trying to devour Pyrolyte Mountain.
Atop Pyrolyte Mountain, Nightqueen Yanqing's eyes shrank. "Thirteen Swords, Liu Shaoqiu."
Boundless sword qi swept through the entire Pyrolyte Mountain. Aside from the area where the pyrolyte ore was being mined, everyone else was within the attack range of the sword qi. This was the second sword of the Thirteen Swords. It had its own domain, and every sword was as powerful as the first sword.
The Thirteen Swords had shaken the heavens, and now, Planet Pyrolyte Mountain.