At Wendy Yushan's residence, a girl tripped and got up. She looked around in confusion. "Where am I?
Why am I here? "
After a while, the girl cried out, "So that's how it is. Oh, no, I have to deliver tea to the councilor." She hurriedly stood up. Her name was Zhao Ran, and she often lost her memories.
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In outer space, a luxurious spacecraft was cruising through space. Inside, the alluring Madam Nalan was watching a screen with a strange glint in her eyes. "If you can lead an era, then so what if you become enemies with the Ten Arbiters?"
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In a dark corner of Umbral Butterfly Weave, Ah Mu watched the screen with a cold expression, but there was a trace of anticipation in the depths of his eyes. He had changed too much from when he had first met Lu Yin.
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In Northcastle Weave, on a bustling planet that was close to the Astral Wilderness, there was a place known throughout the universe: the Mavis Bank.
Universal currency floated down like leaves, showcasing the Mavis Bank's extravagance.
A man walked into the Mavis Bank and took a deep breath before finding the bank manager.
Half an hour later, the man walked out with the manager's shocked gaze behind him. All of the star essence in their branch had been exchanged for.
The same thing was happening at other banks as well. Every bank or family that had star essence had been exchanged for by a mysterious person.
This incident did not attract much attention until a month later, which was exactly one month after Lu Yin and the others had occupied the mountain range. The Ross Empire's warship exploded, and Scholar Newmoon tried to intervene, but he was stopped by a mysterious Enlighter, and a fierce battle broke out in outer space.
The battle was short, but it attracted the attention of all the powers. Soon after, a piece of news was revealed. More accurately, it was not news, but rather a method to allow Explorers to enter Planet Pyrolyte.
The Ross Empire had always been at the forefront of technology, and they were the most likely to allow Explorers to enter Planet Pyrolyte. Thus, the other powers had been keeping an eye on them. No one knew who the Enlighter who had attacked the Ross Empire was, and even if they did, they would not interfere since the benefits would be split evenly.
The method developed by the Ross Empire was simple and crude. It was to cover the outermost layer with another layer of skin, similar to clothing.
An Explorer's body would undergo a transformation that resonated with the universe. If they wanted their body to function, they would need to absorb star energy, or else they would enter a period of exhaustion. In fact, this was the price that Explorers had to pay in order to wander the universe with their physical bodies. If they didn't want to absorb the energy from the outside world, they would have to put on another layer of skin, and this layer of skin had to be made of star essence. Otherwise, an Explorer's physical body would still unconsciously absorb the energy from Planet Pyrolyte, which would cause the pyrolyte to enter their body and cause them to self-destruct.
When this method was exposed, the various great powers immediately began researching its feasibility. At the same time, they ordered people to search for all the star essence in the nearby weaves.
However, when they made their move, they discovered that regardless of whether it was Northcastle Weave, Grandtop Weave, Lars Weave, or any of the other weaves, the star essence in the nearby weaves had almost all been used up. They were not stupid, and they immediately realized that the Ross Empire must have been the one to redeem the star essence.
They had no choice but to set their sights on even more distant weaves as well as gather star essence from the Innerverse.
They had also considered Frostwave Weave, but Frostwave Weave had been isolated from the outside world due to Lu Yin's orders. Since Elder Ren was still around, none of the great powers dared to do anything to Frostwave Weave, so they could only give up.
In a month's time, a third of the pyrolyte ore on Pyrolyte Mountain had been harvested. It was about the same in other places. Pyrolyte ore had long since been harvested, and battles were constantly breaking out on Planet Pyrolyte.
As for the mountain range that Lu Yin occupied, it had already been dug deep into the ground, and pyrolyte was being mined there as well. However, no one knew exactly how much pyrolyte was being mined there, but one thing was for sure: there were more pyrolyte mines than Pyrolyte Mountain, Pyrolyte Lake, and Pyrolyte Plains combined.
Even so, the various great powers were still very eager to seize control of the mountain range. The longer Lu Yin occupied the mountain range, the more pyrolyte the Northline Flowzone would mine. Although the pyrolyte had been taken over by the Northline Flowzone, even a fool would know that it would eventually end up in the Sea King's Dome's hands. The Northline Flowzone did not have the guts to compete with the Sea King's Dome for pyrolyte, and they were already satisfied with just a small portion.
Lu Yin sat on a crimson cliff and looked at the bottomless mine not too far away. From time to time, pyrolyte would be transported out.
If the Sea King's Dome did not participate in the battles between the Innerverse and the Outerverse, then what did it need pyrolyte for?
Lu Yin had asked Hai Qiqi this question before, but he had been mercilessly mocked by her. "Don't say that I don't know. Even if I did, so what?
Why would I tell you? Can't you use your brain? "
To the great powers, Planet Pyrolyte had been quiet for a month.
Lu Yin did not know when the pyrolyte ore in this mountain range would be completely harvested, but he did not believe that the great powers would allow the pyrolyte ore to be harvested. He had a premonition that an even more intense battle was approaching.
There were basically no star essence in the Outerverse. If one wanted to find some, they could only search the reserves of a few great powers or the Mavis Bank. Thus, the great powers did not have a smooth time collecting star essence. Aside from the Ross Empire, they had started collecting star essence a month earlier than the other powers, and they had already collected a considerable amount of star essence, which amounted to nearly 10,000 star essence.
This was a rather large sum. To the Outerverse, even a single star essence was hard to come by, let alone 10,000 star essence, which was enough to cover several weaves around Northcastle Weave.
Such a large amount of star essence had successfully given one person a second skin. This person was called Kayze, and he was an Explorer from the Dire Barbarian Clan. Although he had not left his name on the Top 100 Rankings, that was because the Dire Barbarian Clan was afraid of attracting too much attention. In Avery's words, Kayze's true strength was comparable to the top 80.
If it had been because of Kayze's strength, then the Ross Empire might not have been willing to hand over their hard-earned star essence to someone from the Dire Barbarian Clan. This was because Lu Yin had not been at a disadvantage against Faceless during the Sea King's son-in-law selection, so Kayze might not have been his match. However, Kayze's true purpose was to test Lu Yin's strength. He had an innate gift that enhanced his hearing, which allowed him to sense a person's physical strength and even hear the fluctuations of their star energy.
It was precisely because of this that the Dire Barbarian Clan's Lei Long had convinced Scholar Newmoon to let Kayze take action. Based on Kayze's assessment of Lu Yin's strength, they could then decide who would be the next to attack. To prevent wasting star essence, they had to ensure that the second person to attack could truly defeat Lu Yin.
Of course, Kayze himself was not weak, and he could lead the Dire Barbarian Clan, the Ross Empire, and the Blaze Realm to seize Pyrolyte Mountain, Pyrolyte Lake, or Pyrolyte Plains.
The Dire Barbarian Clan did not hide Kayze's situation, as they could not do so even if they wanted to. Kayze would definitely appear on Planet Pyrolyte, and at that time, he would be noticed by the various great powers.
Thus, the Dire Barbarian Clan generously exposed Kayze, and under everyone's watchful eyes, Kayze boarded his personal spacecraft and flew towards Planet Pyrolyte.
On the mountain range, Hai Qiqi cried out, "Someone's coming!"
Northgate Gang, Ah Fan, and the rest all looked up at the sky. It had been a long time since anyone had come to this mountain range, and now that one had appeared, they all grew worried. Which power could send an Explorer here?
The most likely possibility was the Ross Empire.
Lu Yin calmly watched as the spacecraft crashed into the ground. There was a loud boom, and shockwaves shot out in all directions as a giant crater appeared on the dark red ground.
As the dust settled, an ugly-looking man slowly rose into the air. He faced the mountain range and stared directly at Lu Yin. The undulations of an Explorer spread out, causing Northgate Gang and the others' eyelids to twitch. So, an Explorer had finally appeared.
The price of sending an Explorer to Planet Pyrolyte was not small, so every Explorer who entered Planet Pyrolyte was not weak.
Hai Qiqi's eyes widened, and she pointed at Kayze in an exaggerated manner. "He's so ugly! He's way too ugly! Lu Yin, he's even uglier than you!"
Lu Yin sighed, as Hai Qiqi's venomous tongue could not be changed. She was the type of person who would scold anyone she saw, and he was already used to it. He ignored her and slowly stood up to face Kayze.
In outer space, everyone was watching this scene, and Kayze's information was quickly sent to the various great powers. The various powers had not expected that the Dire Barbarian Clan had hidden such a character who was comparable to the top eighties of the Top 100 Rankings. He was definitely an expert, and it was no wonder why the Ross Empire was willing to use all of the star essence they had collected on this person.
Kayze stood in the air and stared at Lu Yin. His ears twitched as he listened attentively to the sounds coming from Lu Yin's body. The vibrations of Lu Yin's muscles, the rumbling of his heart, and the flow of his blood were all transmitted to his senses in a way that others could not comprehend. This allowed him to understand the strength of the person in front of him.
Lu Yin was not careless, and his eyes filled with star energy as he looked at Kayze. In an instant, numerous rune lines appeared in his eyes, which surprised him. This person had a lot of rune lines, surpassing Northgate Lie's, who was at the bottom of the Top 100 Rankings. This person should be able to rival Faceless. This was an expert, and Lu Yin subconsciously shifted the Fatesand from his heart and left arm, unsealing most of his physical strength.
Meanwhile, Kayze's expression was incomparably solemn, as he had just heard something incredible.
Originally, he had not paid much attention to this mission, as someone who was comparable to the top eighties of the Top 100 Rankings would be able to easily crush a Limiteer. Even an unequaled Limiteer would not be of much help. However, at this moment, he truly understood how abnormal this so-called unequaled Limiteer was. This youth's physical strength was a little exaggerated, and only Avery was stronger than this person in the entire Dire Barbarian Clan's younger generation. Even Kayze was left in the dust.
Kayze had heard of many people before, including Explorers, Cruisers, and even Hunters, but none of them were as complicated as this person in front of him. He did not know how to describe it, but it was very complicated, and he could not understand it.
The mountain range was silent as everyone watched this strange scene unfold. Kayze did not make a move, and neither did Lu Yin. It was Hai Qiqi who broke the silence. "Hey, don't tell me you two have taken a liking to each other!"
Kayze's eyes trembled, and his ears twitched again. He stared at Lu Yin, but his mouth did not move. He was using his star energy to vibrate the air to produce a sound. This was to prevent the pyrolyte from entering his body through his mouth and nostrils, so not only could Kayze not speak, he could not even breathe. "You know my goal. I want to leave this place."
Lu Yin raised his right arm and clenched it into a fist. "You try."
"Seventh Bro, this guy isn't weak," the monkey reminded him.
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