The universal armor had been upgraded five times, but it still wasn't enough to withstand an Enlighter's attack. Lu Yin placed the universal armor on the upper screen and then tossed in a thousand star essence. He realized that he was spending more and more extravagantly. He had risked his life to rob the Blackbeard Pirates, but he had only managed to obtain a few thousand star essence, and now, he was spending it all in an instant.
A thousand star essence had only been enough to upgrade the universal armor once, which was far more than what Lu Yin had expected, which was that it would only take one or two hundred star essence to upgrade it. The cost of upgrading the universal armor from being able to withstand attacks with a power level of over 100,000 to over 200,000 was not a simple one.
He tossed in another 2,000 star essence, which upgraded the universal armor by one and a half times. It was stuck in the middle, so he tossed in another 700 star essence to upgrade the universal armor twice.
Now, the universal armor's appearance had changed, and it gave off a cold aura. As for the number of rune lines, since the universal armor wasn't an offensive weapon, he couldn't tell how many there were. However, Lu Yin guessed that it should be able to withstand attacks with a power level of around 250,000. After all, he had spent almost 4,000 star essence on it. Still, this wasn't enough for Lu Yin, as he had a strong desire to survive.
He tossed in another 2,000 star essence, but this time, the universal armor hadn't even been upgraded once. He tossed in another 300 star essence to upgrade it once, which should be enough to withstand attacks with a power level of 270,000 to 280,000. That should be enough to deal with the Outerverse.
Lu Yin's heart ached as he checked his cosmic ring. He still had 7,520 star essence left.
He was spending money too quickly, and his heart ached. He had gone from 10,000 star essence to 7,000 star essence, but he had only upgraded two items. At this moment, he was very envious of Lulu. If the Mavis family's money was given to him, then he could upgrade the universal armor to the point where even the collapse of the universe wouldn't be able to harm him.
Unfortunately, he could only dream about it. He didn't know if the Mavis family was looking for a son-in-law, but he couldn't help but think about it.
The last item to be upgraded had already been decided, and it was the gun.
This gun had never been upgraded before. Every bullet had around 80,000 attack power, and there were still 20 bullets left. Upgrading the gun meant that there would be an overall increase of 20 attacks.
He placed the gun on the upper screen, gritted his teeth, and tossed in 3,000 star essence. The gun had been upgraded four times, which meant that it consumed more star essence than the Money Bomb or the universal armor. Even after upgrading the gun four times, Lu Yin could tell that its rune lines were only comparable to a Hunter's. His heart sank, as it seemed that he didn't have enough money to upgrade the gun to the point where it could threaten an Enlighter.
Lu Yin tossed out another 4,000 star essence and upgraded the gun three times. The number of rune lines now rivaled that of the Money Bomb. In other words, each attack had a power level of around 150,000, which was enough to instantly kill a normal Hunter.
He had spent more than 10,000 star essence to upgrade three items. He watched as the two screens disappeared, and he felt a little dizzy. His money was gone, and he only had 500 star essence left.
Actually, there was one more thing that he really wanted to upgrade, and that was his formcast model. His current formcast model had been upgraded five times, and he wanted to upgrade it to six times. Otherwise, the formcast model would disappear the moment he became an Explorer, but he had no money.
Money, money, money. He wasn't the only one who needed money; all of the powerhouses trapped in the Outerverse needed money. Money was the goal that everyone strived for.
Those powerhouses needed money to survive, while Lu Yin needed money to protect himself. If he wanted to protect himself, then he would have to threaten those powerhouses' lives. This was a vicious cycle that he couldn't break free from. It was time for him to participate in a money-grabbing operation.
As he walked out of King Zishan's palace, he bumped into Wendy Yushan. She didn't look too well, but her eyes lit up when she saw Lu Yin. "I'll leave those matters to you. I don't care." She then ran off.
Lu Yin knew what she was talking about, but he didn't have the time to care.
The next day, Lu Yin announced that the Great Yu Empire's defenses would be completely reduced, and no one objected. The surrounding weaves had been attacked, and some had even been wiped out. Frostwave Weave was temporarily safe because of the incident with Huo Houye, but that didn't mean that it would be safe forever. Powerhouses would appear sooner or later, and for now, they could only reduce their defenses.
The court session lasted for three hours, and everyone in the Great Yu Empire was in a state of panic. The situation in the surrounding weaves made them apprehensive.
After the court session, Lu Yin asked Huo Qingshan, Ban Jiu, and the others to send people to the surrounding weaves to gather information. The network was still intermittent, so they couldn't get any information. They only knew that the surrounding weaves had been attacked, but no one knew the specifics or who had occupied them.
Huo Qingshan and the others assumed that Lu Yin was worried about being attacked, but in reality, Lu Yin was planning to participate. He couldn't be passive if he wanted to preserve his life, and only by participating could he protect himself. If a sheep transformed into a wolf, then a pack of wolves would be afraid of it and wouldn't easily attack it. However, the prerequisite was that the pack of wolves had to know that the sheep had transformed.
Lu Yin was now waiting for the moment to transform into a wolf. He believed that it wouldn't be long before an Enlighter attacked Frostwave Weave. That would be the moment he transformed into a wolf, and it would also be the time for him to participate in the plundering of resources.
Frostwave Weave had been peaceful for a few months, but Lu Yin had already been cultivating for five years. Five years had passed in the blink of an eye, and he had gone from an ordinary youth on Earth to a powerhouse at his current level. Everything had changed in the span of five years.
A year ago, he had still been climbing a mountain in the space with the golden ocean, and then he had met Mister Mu, who had increased his physical strength. Now, the Innerverse and Outerverse had been completely separated, and he could only stay in the Great Yu Empire. He didn't know if he would ever be able to return to the Innerverse or if he would ever meet Mister Mu again.
A month ago, he had felt like he was about to break through to the Explorer realm, but he had forcefully suppressed it. His previous experience had made him feel uneasy, and he didn't dare to break through without an absolute powerhouse by his side.
However, there were no absolute powerhouses in the Outerverse at this moment.
Lu Yin took out the jade and sighed. Perhaps even Mister Mu couldn't travel through the Astral River!
Hai Qiqi had recovered over the past few months and was no longer sad, but she had also changed. The biggest difference from before was that she was no longer as sharp-tongued. Lu Yin missed the time when the monkey had mocked him for being cheap.
"Seventh Bro, I want to break through," the monkey suddenly said.
Lu Yin was shocked. "You want to break through to the Explorer realm?"
"Yes, I've been stuck as a Limiteer for a long time, and it's time for me to break through. If I do, you'll be able to roam the universe even without your universal armor because I'm your tamed beast."
Lu Yin calmly replied, "If you want to break through, then break through. It doesn't matter. Even if you become a Cruiser or a Hunter, I can still easily suppress you."
The monkey was speechless. "Seventh Bro, can't you say something encouraging?"
"I'm warning you not to try anything funny," Lu Yin said coldly.
The monkey sighed. "Seventh Bro, I've been with you for so many years. Why don't you trust me?
I'm your tamed beast, and my life and death are in your hands. There's no need to threaten me. Besides, you block me off every once in a while, which is immoral. You should really go to the Beast Tamers Flowzone and ask around to find out when tamed beasts can resist their masters. "
Lu Yin didn't want to listen to the monkey's nonsense. Other tamed beasts were controlled by the human, but the monkey was the opposite. Who knew if there would be any problems? Lu Yin wasn't willing to take such a risk.
"Seventh Bro, let's find a place so that I can break through," the monkey said.
Lu Yin nodded, and just as he was about to head to a more remote location, his gadget suddenly rang. He glanced at it, and his expression changed as his gaze turned cold. What had to come had finally come. Hai Qiqi's deterrence had lasted for a few months, which was pretty good, but he still couldn't escape this day.
Ever since the Great Yu Empire had withdrawn all of its defenses a few months ago, Lu Yin had been well aware of all the happenings within the empire. Just now, he had received a report that there was an extremely powerful presence that exceeded 200,000. This meant that an Enlighter had appeared in the Great Yu Empire and was heading straight for Zenyu Star.
There was even an image in the report, and although it was blurry, Lu Yin could still recognize it. It was an astral beast, and there was only one Enlighter who had an astral beast: Karthika.
Lu Yin immediately ordered his troops to not approach Karthika. He then contacted Huo Qingshan and put on his universal armor.
Not long after, Huo Qingshan appeared with a solemn expression.
"An Enlighter has appeared. I'll take care of this matter, so take me to outer space," Lu Yin said.
Huo Qingshan didn't say anything, and he silently led Lu Yin into outer space. At the same time, Zenyu Star activated its defenses once more, and Ban Jiu and the rest were ordered not to leave the star.
Wendy Yushan looked worried, and she couldn't help but look for Hai Qiqi. However, Hai Qiqi's answer was the same as it had been a few months ago; the Sea King's power had been used up, and she was powerless to fight against an Enlighter.
Wendy Yushan also rushed into outer space. Without the Sea King's power, there was no way they could stop an Enlighter. She planned to sacrifice herself in exchange for the safety of Frostwave Weave.
In the dark depths of outer space, all sorts of spacecraft were ordered to land on nearby planets, and the area around Zenyu Star was cleared.
Lu Yin and Huo Qingshan quietly looked towards the north, and Wendy Yushan appeared behind them.
Lu Yin knew that he couldn't stop her. "Let me try first. If I can't stop them, then I'll listen to you."
Wendy Yushan looked at him and nodded. "Alright."
In the distance, there was a ripple in outer space as an intense pressure swept out. Many asteroids shattered and turned to dust as a colossal creature rapidly approached from afar and let out a deafening roar.
Lu Yin's face turned solemn. Karthika had a tamed beast, which was a manifestation of his strength. His tamed beast had the power of an Enlighter, and Karthika himself also had the power of an Enlighter. Fighting against him was equivalent to fighting against two Enlighters, which was much more troublesome than fighting against Huo Houye.
As the giant astral beast approached, layers of ripples appeared in the void and spread out, causing the three rings around Zenyu Star to become unstable. To the people on Zenyu Star, this was the end of the world.
Soon, Lu Yin and the rest saw the astral beast clearly. It had the appearance of a continent, but it had no limbs. The roar came from within, and it really did seem like a continent was crushing down on them.
Karthika stood on the astral beast's back and looked at Lu Yin's group with a smile. "Little brat, I told you that I would come looking for you."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Huo Houye was almost killed. Didn't he tell you?"