Aden raised a hand, and the Thunder Mountain Technique transformed into a giant thunder mountain. Red battle force enveloped the mountain as it slammed into the Amethyst Beast.
The beast roared as it was forced back by the Thunder Mountain Technique.
Aden's gaze turned savage. "It's been a long time since I've used nine lined battle force. I've almost forgotten what it feels like." He then punched at the beast. "Let's see if your defenses can withstand my nine lined battle force."
The Amethyst Beast raised a claw and swatted at Aden.
Both sides clashed in outer space once more.
Liu Qiuyu was shocked. Where had this freak come from? He had actually grasped nine lined battle force! This person's inner integrity was absolutely terrifying, and he didn't seem very old either. He would definitely become an absolute powerhouse in the future.
The Enlighter realm astral beast was depressed. Humans often produced such unpredictable geniuses, and there was nothing it could do about it.
On the planet, Lu Yin looked at outer space enviously. He saw red battle force, nine lined battle force. He only had six lined battle force, and the difference was too great. Aden's battle force was actually nine lined.
The battle continued for another two days, and the most intense battles were between Aden and the Amethyst Beast.
Aden's innate thunder shield had been absorbed by the Amethyst Beast, and it would take some time for him to reform it. However, with his nine lined battle force, he was able to suppress the Amethyst Beast.
However, the Amethyst Beast's defenses were truly unparalleled, and even Aden's nine lined battle force could not break through it. At most, he could shatter the crystal, but it was far too difficult to kill the Amethyst Beast.
In the end, the battle ended, and the astral beasts retreated like the tide. When the Amethyst Beast left, it looked at Aden with an unwilling gaze. The end of the battle was related to their battle, and Aden's thunder shield was about to be reformed. Once it appeared, it might not be able to hold on, so the battle had to end.
The Astral Beast Domain had originally wanted to rely on the Amethyst Beast to destroy Seasons Fort, but Seasons Fort had relied on Aden's strength to turn the tide. This battle between the two had decided Seasons Fort's fate.
After the battle, Liu Qiuyu personally summoned Lu Yin to commend him for bringing Aden along and for his contributions to Seasons Fort.
Lu Yin accepted it humbly, but he also knew that Aden would no longer have the chance to protect him.
However, Liu Qiuyu reassigned Huo Qingshan to Lu Yin's side in order to make him feel at ease. It was an apology for conscripting Aden, but it was also an attempt to reassure Aden.
Lu Yin didn't tell Liu Qiuyu that he wasn't familiar with Aden, so he gladly accepted the outcome. However, he was still considering how to rope Aden into the Great Yu Empire, and he was starting to regret his decision. If he had known earlier, he would have changed the bet to Aden joining the Great Yu Empire.
During this battle, Lu Yin's Ironblood Points had risen to 2090 points. This battle had lasted longer than the previous one, but most of the people he had killed were Limiteers. Because he had been surrounded, he had not gained as many points as the previous battle.
As for the five people in front of him, their points were about the same. As long as there was another battle, he could easily surpass them.
He had originally thought that he would be able to rest for a few days and catch his breath, but then, a piece of news reached Seasons Fort. It was like a slap to the face, and it stunned everyone there: Ironblood Fort had fallen.
While Seasons Fort was embroiled in war, Ironblood Fort was also embroiled in war, and it was an unprecedented war. The Astral Beast Domain had sent ten Enlighter realm astral beasts to attack Ironblood Fort. Even though Nightqueen Qiuyu and the others had joined the fort, and there were close to ten Enlighters, they had still suffered a crushing defeat. More importantly, even Ironblood Fort's hidden powerhouse, Klot Phoenix, who had a power level of 350,000, had died in battle. He had died under the claws of a terrifying Amethyst Beast and an astral beast called Monster Loach.
Ironblood Fort had always been the frontmost stronghold of Ironblood Weave. As long as Ironblood Fort existed, the other eight strongholds in Ironblood Weave would have a backbone. Ironblood Fort was like the spiritual pillar of Ironblood Weave, but at the same time, once Ironblood Fort collapsed, the other eight strongholds would suffer an unusually large blow as well.
On this day, everyone in Seasons Fort fell silent. They weren't happy that they had defeated the beast wave, but rather, they were filled with despair.
Lu Yin sat on a lone island on the planet and stared at the sky.
"No wonder the Amethyst Beast attacked Seasons Fort. It's actually an even more ferocious Amethyst Beast. It can even kill an old freak from the Phoenix family with a power level of 350,000. It's definitely a terrifying existence in the Celestial Beast Empire, and it's one of the top powerhouses of the Amethyst Beast Clan. Seventh Bro, let's slip away. Even an old freak with a power level of 400,000 can't take down such a freak," the monkey tried to persuade him, as he didn't want to wait for death.
Lu Yin's heart was heavy. The Amethyst Beast's strength from the previous battle was still fresh in his mind. Even Aden had only been able to fight it to a standstill, and that Amethyst Beast had only been a Hunter. The even more terrifying Amethyst Beast had been able to kill an old freak with a power level of 350,000, especially one from the Phoenix family.
This sort of pressure was very difficult to release.
More importantly, this wasn't even the full strength of the Celestial Beast Empire. The Celestial Beast Empire was an enormous power that could contend with the human Innerverse, and they definitely did not lack Envoys. Once such a powerhouse appeared, no one in Ironblood Weave — no, in the entire Outerverse — would be able to stop them. Lu Yin couldn't see any hope or future.
"Seventh Bro, say something. Just run. No one will blame you. Ironblood Weave is about to be finished."
Lu Yin's tone was gloomy. "I'm a human. Where can I run to?
Tell me. "
The monkey didn't say anything. The Outerverse that humans could survive in was already under the Astral Beast Domain's iron hooves, and no one would be able to survive.
Lu Yin thought about it for a while and then shook his head. This wasn't a problem that he could solve. Right now, the most important thing for him was to break through to the Explorer realm. It had been some time since he had felt the sensation of a breakthrough, and he had a premonition that his next breakthrough wouldn't be too far away. He needed to raise his formcast model to six stages as soon as possible.
Now that he was reorganizing the battlefield, he shielded his right arm and found a place to hide. He then raised his hand, and the die slowly began to spin. It had been a long time since he had rolled the die, and it was time for him to do it again.
He tapped out with his finger, and the die slowly spun before finally coming to a stop. Possession: Borrow Innate Gift. Lu Yin was speechless, as it was useless.
On his second roll, the die stopped spinning, and a Possession: Time Stop Space appeared.
To prevent himself from being unable to roll a Possession, Lu Yin extended the duration of the Time Stop Space and rested for ten days before rolling the die again. This time, he rolled a Possession: Useless. He rested for another ten days before rolling the die again.
He had plenty of star crystals, which could extend the duration of the Time Stop Space for a long time. If he hadn't reached the critical point of breaking through to the Explorer realm, he could have reached the peak of any realm within the Time Stop Space.
The thing that he was least afraid of was competing with others in terms of time.
Finally, on his fourth roll, he rolled a Possession: Possession.
When he saw the two screens appear, Lu Yin relaxed. Cultivators had to be able to endure loneliness, but if possible, he didn't want to stay in this space for too long. It was too depressing.
Lu Yin took out his formcast model and tossed in a thousand star essence without hesitation.
Last time, he had tossed in over a hundred star essence, which had caused the formcast model to decrease slightly. Based on the ratio, it would take at least several thousand or even tens of thousands of star essence to completely upgrade the formcast model. The difference was too great.
The results were similar to what he had expected. He had to toss in a total of 8,000 star essence before the formcast model completely fell to the lower screen.
At this moment, the formcast model changed again, becoming a little strange. Lu Yin's eyes filled with star energy and saw that the formcast model contained an abnormally large number of rune lines that far surpassed what an Enlighter could produce.
As he touched the formcast model, Lu Yin instantly felt a boundless power. He was astonished, as this power had been raised by the die, not the Emissaries. However, he could still feel the unfathomable power that the Emissaries possessed.
He felt more and more that his innate gift with the die was mysterious, and it was incomprehensible.
Lu Yin put the formcast model back into his body and exhaled. Now, he was just waiting for a breakthrough, and he couldn't suppress the feeling of it anymore. Whether or not he could break through would depend on his luck!
He still had more than 24,000 star essence left, and he couldn't afford to waste them. Lu Yin thought about it and decided that preserving his own life was more important. The gun's attack power was enough for now, and if he had to deal with an old freak whose power level exceeded 300,000, then he wouldn't have enough money to upgrade it. He might as well upgrade his universal armor instead.
The universal armor had already been upgraded nine times, and he placed it on the screen and tossed in 4,000 star essence.
The ninth upgrade had cost him close to 3,000, and this time, 4,000 wasn't enough. Lu Yin's heart ached as he tossed in another 1,000 star essence, but he only managed to upgrade the universal armor ten times. He didn't need to upgrade it just once, so he gritted his teeth and tossed in 10,000 star essence. The universal armor quickly fell off and was upgraded once, but he didn't have many star essence left.
He had originally wanted to upgrade it one more time, but seeing how things were going, Lu Yin silently stored the star essence away. He didn't have enough star essence left, and another upgrade would cost him at least 15,000. He only had about 13,000 star essence left, which was too ruthless. Even so, he should be able to withstand an attack with a power level of 300,000.
In the entire Outerverse, there weren't many people who could withstand an attack with a power level of 300,000, and Lu Yin was one of them.
The remaining star essence could only be used to upgrade one item, and that was the Money Bomb. At its current level, it had cost him 3,300 star essence at most to upgrade it, and it would probably cost him 5,000 to 6,000 star essence to upgrade it. The gun, on the other hand, required nearly 20,000 star essence, and he really couldn't afford to upgrade it.
He took out the Money Bomb, as he only had two left. One was a normal one with a power level of 100,000, and the other could instantly kill an Enlighter. He tossed the Money Bomb that could instantly kill an Enlighter onto the screen and then tossed in the remaining 13,000 star essence. The Money Bomb finally upgraded twice under Lu Yin's expectant gaze. The number of rune lines it contained was rather large, and it was about the same as the universal armor. In other words, this Money Bomb had the power to threaten a powerhouse with a power level of 300,000.
Lu Yin happily stored the Money Bomb away and then looked at his empty cosmic ring. He had to admit that he was out of money.
The money he had spent this time wasn't worth it, as there were too few upgrades. The more he upgraded the armor, the more money he would need to spend. Lu Yin didn't even know how to earn more money, and he didn't even have enough to kill an Enlighter.
When the Time Stop Space's duration ran out, Lu Yin reappeared with an alarm ringing above his head. His face changed; was war coming so soon?