Behind him, a Void Wanderer appeared. Just as it was about to tear through the void, Lu Yin grabbed it and crushed it to death. He had already stopped quite a few Void Wanderers.
His performance attracted the attention of quite a few powerful astral beasts, and from time to time, Cruiser realm astral beasts would launch sneak attacks. However, these astral beasts were unable to break through the universal armor's defenses, and no matter how they attacked, Lu Yin only needed to attack once to instantly kill them.
Lu Yin's performance finally attracted the attention of some powerful creatures.
A Hunter realm astral beast tore through the void and aimed its mouth at Lu Yin. A powerful force gathered before it spat out, transforming into an energy attack that pressed down on Lu Yin's head.
Lu Yin looked up, as he had no intention of dodging. This kind of attack could not break through his defenses, and he even had time to look into the distance. There were too many rune lines in that direction, and there were Enlighters fighting there.
He did not plan on dodging because he was confident that he could defend himself. However, in the eyes of others, he had been locked onto and could not avoid the attack. Many people who saw this scene showed pity, as yet another cultivator had died. Although they had seen this scene many times before, this person was the first Limiteer to attract the attention of a Hunter realm astral beast. He was an innate genius, but it was a pity.
Just as the energy attack was about to hit Lu Yin, the void distorted, and a sword appeared. It then slashed out from below, splitting the energy attack in two. The two attacks landed on either side of Lu Yin's body and pierced through the ground.
Lu Yin looked up in surprise at the youth who had blocked his path. This person was a Hunter, and his rune lines were not low. They surpassed the number of Hunter realm astral beasts that had attacked him.
The youth leaped up and charged into the void to battle the Hunter realm astral beast.
Not long after, blood splattered across the sky and onto the ground, dyeing the surroundings red. The Hunter landed and looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked back at him. "Thank you."
"You're not bad, but you're too cowardly. As long as you don't leave the heavens, there's no need to wear the universal armor. It will only limit your strength," the youth said before vanishing.
"Seventh Bro, you've been underestimated! Haha!" The monkey laughed happily.
Lu Yin grinned. Underestimated?
No, he had been valued. Not every Limiteer was qualified to be saved by a Hunter. The battlefield was huge, and there were Limiteers dying at every moment, including Explorers, Cruisers, and even Hunters. Too many powerhouses had died, and Lu Yin had only been saved by a Hunter because of his performance.
The battle continued for another day, and the biggest change on this day was that the Enlighter battlefield had been pulled closer. Liu Qiuyu had not been able to bring the Enlighter battlefield too far away, as his strength was similar to that of the Enlighter beast. Neither of them could do anything to the other, and thus, the battle continued for a very long time.
Because the Enlighters were closing in on the battlefield, a corner of Seasons Fort had been destroyed, and many beasts and humans had died.
The young man who had saved him had also encountered a powerful enemy. It was a very small space beast that was only about one meter long. It was extremely agile and had a powerful body. That kind of giant beast looked very familiar.
"It's the Yin Guai, one of the Astral Beast Domain's Twin Monsters. It's ranked fifth on the Heavenly Beast List, and it's a very powerful race," the monkey said.
Lu Yin recalled that he had encountered it before at the Erudite Flowzone's border warfront. The Yin Guai and Sound Guai had worked together to protect the Sheng Ao, and even with Lu Yin's strength, he had still been suppressed by the Yin Guai of the same level. It was no wonder why a Hunter realm Yin Guai could fight evenly with that young man.
They should have been evenly matched, but as the Yin Guai concealed itself, the young man was suppressed. The number of attacks the Yin Guai received increased, and it became harder to defend against them.
"Monkey, what are the Yin Guai's weaknesses?"
The monkey fell silent.
"You're my tamed beast, and you're no longer related to the Astral Beast Domain," Lu Yin said in a low voice. His tone was cold, as he did not want the monkey to hide anything from him.
The monkey felt helpless. "The Yin Guai's strength and defense are extremely high. In terms of status, it's equivalent to the Mavis family, and it's very difficult to deal with. If we're talking about weaknesses, then it's their spiritual force. Since ancient times, when humans have fought against astral beasts, the Daynight clan has always been the one to deal with the Yin Guai.
There was a thump as the Yin Guai slammed the young man into the ground with a claw. It then reappeared in the void with an arrogant look in its eyes.
After a while, the young man stood up. He was panting heavily, and there were cracks on the sword in his hand.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of something and retrieved a pike from his cosmic ring. He tossed it to the young man. "Use this to fight."
The young man accepted the pike doubtfully, and the moment he touched it, his eyes flashed. He suddenly charged towards the Yin Guai and stabbed out with the pike.
He had obtained the pike from the centipede's body, and he had two of them. He had kept one for himself and one for Zhuo Daynight, but he had forgotten to give one to the young man instead.
The pike had a spiritual force attack that could instantly kill an Explorer. Once it was fully utilized, it would not be weak. Although the material used to make the pike wasn't particularly good, it was still an item from ancient times.
The Yin Guai disappeared again, and the young man swept out with the pike. An invisible wave spread out, and the Yin Guai suddenly howled and withdrew from its concealment. It then looked at the pike in fear.
The young man sneered. He did not know how to use the pike, but he could use it as a sword and sweep it around. The Yin Guai's physical body was powerful, but its defenses against spiritual force were weak. The two of them were originally similar in strength, but now that the young man was using the pike to attack the Yin Guai's spiritual force, the Yin Guai quickly ran away.
The young man's eyes suddenly turned cold, and an indescribable aura condensed. In Lu Yin's eyes, the young man's rune lines actually transformed into a sword, and the young man used the pike as a sword to stab out.
The Yin Guai cried out and turned around to block the attack. It collided with the pike, and the pike shattered into fragments that floated through space. However, the Yin Guai remained in place, and it was obvious that its spiritual force had been severely injured. The young man's sword slashed down, and the Yin Guai's head fell off.
The young man relaxed and grabbed some of the pike fragments. He muttered to himself for a moment before descending and appearing in front of Lu Yin. He spread out his hands. "Sorry, your weapon was destroyed."
Lu Yin shrugged. "Just treat it as my thanks for saving me."
The young man seriously replied, "On the battlefield, I will save anyone if I can. These are the rules of the battlefield, and there's no such thing as gratitude. You gave me a weapon to kill the enemy, and now that it's destroyed, I'm responsible for it. How about this? We'll split the credit for killing that Yin Guai equally."
Lu Yin was stunned. "Equally?"
The young man nodded. "Equally. There's no need to decline."
Lu Yin did not plan on declining. That Yin Guai should be above the elite Hunter realm, and it might even be close to the level of a freakish genius. It was worth at least a thousand Ironblood Points, and even if he took half of it, he would still get 500 points, which was equivalent to 500 star essence. There was no need for him to decline, as he would still be making a loss. If he sold the pike to someone who knew the ropes, it would be worth far more than that.
However, this was a battlefield, and he could not calculate it that way. The value of battle contributions was not something that money could compare to.
"I'm Liu Zhan. Add me," the young man said.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "Liu Zhan?
The Liu Zhan on the Ironblood Points list? "
Liu Zhan nodded and quickly added Lu Yin's number before charging into outer space again.
There was no time to chat on the battlefield.
Lu Yin had not expected to get to know Liu Zhan in his first battle. He had a good impression of this person, as he did not have the arrogance of the heirs of the Innerverse's great powers. Instead, he was more like a soldier, which reminded Lu Yin of Zhang Dingtian.
The battle continued for another half a day before the astral beasts finally retreated like a receding tide, leaving behind a devastated Seasons Fort.
In this battle, Lu Yin had personally witnessed countless deaths, and corpses had piled up into mountains. He had seen continents crumble and planets be destroyed. He had experienced a tragedy that he had not even experienced at the border warfront.
After the battle ended, many cultivators from the eastern weaves who had come to reinforce Seasons Fort suffered heavy casualties. Many of them had been killed as soon as they entered the battlefield, as not every cultivator had the strength of Lu Yin, Aden, or Huo Qingshan.
The Cruisers, Explorers, and fleets from the Great Yu Empire would still be some time away from arriving. Lu Yin had a bad premonition when he saw the devastation of the battle. Those who had come to reinforce Seasons Fort would not have a good ending, as this was a black hole of death.
After a large-scale battle had ended, it was time to tidy up the battlefield. This would not take too long, as no one knew when the next battle would occur. It would take no more than three days.
Lu Yin and the others gathered together and were led by a Hunter at the fort to report in. Their names were recorded on the list of Seasons Fort's defenders, and those who had died were also recorded. Those who had died in Ironblood Weave would receive compensation for their families and descendants. Furthermore, they were the family members of martyrs, which would be helpful in the future.
There were no strict selections, and the military management that Lu Yin had expected did not exist. In the words of a veteran, the first four forts in Ironblood Weave did not have any military management because there was no time for military training. All of the soldiers in the first four forts came from the five lower forts, and within the first four forts, the cultivators who had come to reinforce Ironblood Weave would be randomly assigned to guard a place. They only had one goal: to defend their place and survive.
Huo Qingshan and Aden were forcibly sent to the fort's pass, which was where the highest command center of Seasons Fort was located. Commander Liu Qiuyu and many other experts were gathered there to await their orders. As Hunters, the two were not ordinary Hunters, especially Aden. His performance had been too dazzling, so it was normal for him to be called upon.
However, Lu Yin was not happy about this. Aden and Huo Qingshan were here to help him, and if they were taken away, then he would have no one to protect him. It should be known that his performance in the previous battle had also drawn the killing intent of many Hunters.
Unfortunately, he was only a Limiteer, and even if he was the strongest Limiteer, he did not have the right to speak at the fort. The identities that he had gained while roaming the universe were useless to Ironblood Fort, and the only thing that was useful to him was his Honor Points. However, there was only one thing that he could use, and that was that he could not exercise any special privileges within the fort.
In the end, Aden and Huo Qingshan were forcibly transferred away.
Lu Yin was speechless as he stared at the sky. He would have to keep a low profile in future battles. Although his universal armor would not put his life in danger, it was not a good thing to be targeted.
Eh?
What's that?
Lu Yin looked at the giant meteorite-like objects that were gradually floating above the fort. After the battle had ended, these objects had been floating above the fort. Each one was not small, and they were densely packed together.