"Seventh Bro, this thing is chasing you! Did you dig up someone's ancestral grave?" the monkey shouted in fear.
"It popped out on its own. What does that have to do with me?" Lu Yin anxiously retorted.
"Then you must've stepped on its ancestral grave. No, did you steal something from it?
No wonder it wouldn't let you go even after it died. Give it back! "the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin coldly retorted, "Shut up! If anyone was stealing, it should be me. That piece of skin is still on its head."
"Is this thing chasing you by following the scent of the skin?"
"Shut up!" Lu Yin barked. He was sweating profusely as he stared ahead and occasionally looked back. The corpse was getting closer and closer, and he had a feeling that it would step onto the spacecraft in the next step.
Fortunately, the entrance to the Primal Zone wasn't too far away. When he saw countless beasts roaming in front of him, Lu Yin felt like he had seen his family, and he immediately charged in.
Countless beasts roared angrily and attacked Lu Yin.
The space-exploring beasts were all intelligent, and a human daring to charge in so brazenly made them feel like they were being provoked.
Lu Yin watched as so many beasts surrounded him, and he felt a sense of familiarity that he had never felt before. These beasts were not attacking him, but rather protecting him.
There was a whoosh, and the void rippled as the corpse appeared above the spacecraft. It tore through the void and tore apart many of the beasts around it. Blood splattered across space and dyed the spacecraft red.
Lu Yin identified the energy gap and charged in, hoping that there would be enough beasts in the Primal Zone.
The corpse was temporarily entangled by countless beasts, but it definitely wouldn't be able to hold on for long. It had been able to track Lu Yin from the Outerverse all the way to the Primal Zone, so no matter how far away they were, Lu Yin was certain that this thing would be able to find him.
What was the reason for this thing to keep chasing after him?
He could not figure it out.
In the distance, he saw an enormous number of rune lines crisscrossing. It was a battle between Enlighters. Lu Yin found the right direction and charged in.
Not long after, an Enlighter's rune lines appeared in front of Lu Yin and charged towards him.
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched, as he recognized this rune line. It was Topmist, and the old man was trying to escape.
In outer space, Topmist quickly rushed towards the entrance of the Primal Zone and relaxed. Fortunately, he was smart enough to leave the battlefield, or else he would have been dead. Five Enlighters had surrounded him, and the three of them were just dreaming. Don't blame me, as I don't want to die.
At that moment, Topmist saw the blackhole-grade Aurora in front of him, and he was stunned. That was … Lu Yin?
This kid didn't leave?
Why are you here?
"Senior Topmist, are you trying to escape?" Lu Yin shouted.
Topmist's expression turned ugly. "Brat, don't spout nonsense. I've sensed the location of another energy crack, and I'm preparing to destroy it."
"Is that so? Unfortunately, we can't go. Monster Loach is at the entrance to the Primal Zone!"
Topmist was confused. "What Monster Loach?"
"A monster with a power level of over 350,000!"
Topmist's expression changed drastically. "That's impossible! Elder Lohar should have been able to stop this creature."
"Feel it if you don't believe me," Lu Yin said.
Topmist raised his hand, and the black mist spread out into the distance.
Lu Yin steered his spacecraft away from the black fog. Who knew if the old man would take the opportunity to attack him?
The desiccated corpse truly existed, but Topmist was not afraid of it since he had never encountered it before. Rather, it was more accurate to say that Monster Loach was a deterrent, and the corpse should not be any weaker than Monster Loach.
After a while, Topmist retracted his fog. He could feel a chilling power ahead of him. He had only ever felt such power from someone with a combat power of 300,000 or above. It was a superexcellent expert.
"Senior, the only way now is to destroy the energy crack and lure Monster Loach over. As long as the crack is destroyed, Monster Loach will definitely think of a way to save it. Only then will we have a chance to escape," Lu Yin shouted.
Topmist gritted his teeth and agreed. "Got it."
He glared at Lu Yin fiercely. Nothing good ever happened when he saw this brat.
Lu Yin relaxed and glanced back. The desiccated corpse's rune lines were closing in, indicating that it had caught up.
"Senior, let's go. Monster Loach is coming," Lu Yin called out.
Topmist was startled, as he did not dare to be targeted by Monster Loach. He hurriedly rushed towards the energy crack.
At this moment, in the distance, Viletree was in a sorry state while Wen Qichen was panting heavily. They were surrounded by five Enlighter beasts, one of which had been trapped by the Literary Prison while the other four were attacking them.
"If we can leave this place alive, we'll definitely kill Topmist!" Viletree was furious.
Wen Qichen smiled bitterly. "You and I both know what this person is like. It looks like we won't be able to complete the mission. Detonate the pyrolyte, and we'll at least be able to leave this place safely."
Viletree was unwilling to give up. If they failed the mission, then it would be difficult to defend Ironblood Weave. The humans' Outerverse would be finished, and they would be finished as well.
"Humans, surrender. There are humans in the Celestial Beast Empire as well. You will not be exterminated, and you will become part of the Astral Beast Domain," one of the Enlighter beasts said, shaking the void.
Viletree smiled bitterly. "We're actually being treated like a beast."
Wen Qichen shook his head. "Even if we die, the Wen family will not have a traitor."
"Too stubborn! Kill!" one of the Enlighter beasts roared.
Suddenly, there was a gunshot that shook everyone. The Enlighter beast that had been trapped by the Literary Prison had its head split open, and it died. The other four Enlighter beasts were stunned. Wen Qichen and Viletree stared blankly at the blackhole-grade Aurora in the distance. It was Lu Yin.
The next moment, another Enlighter beast howled as its body was corroded by the black mist. Topmist appeared. "Quick, go destroy the crack."
Viletree and Wen Qichen had not expected Topmist to return, and he had even brought Lu Yin with him. Viletree did not hesitate to charge into the distance, where an energy that connected the heavens and the earth could be seen.
This was Lu Yin's first time seeing such an explosive increase in energy. It was as if the universe had been split in two, and the energy spread out endlessly.
He could not imagine what kind of power had caused such a huge change, but the Astral River was definitely even more spectacular.
Not even Hunters dared to approach the battlefield of the Enlighters, and Lu Yin was no exception.
However, just because he did not dare to approach did not mean that the Enlighter beasts would let him go. One of them swiped at him with a claw.
Lu Yin controlled his spacecraft to fly towards a planet.
The Enlighter beast chased after him.
Wen Qichen and Topmist were busy dealing with the other Enlighter beasts, so they did not have the time to help Lu Yin.
"Seventh Bro, give up on the spacecraft and use a power vessel!" the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin leaped out of the spacecraft and donned his universal armor. The Enneadic Wings sprouted from his back, and he held the Stellar Ruler in his hand as he activated it with his star energy.
The Enlighter beast's attack landed on Lu Yin's head, and at the critical moment, Lu Yin's body vanished. When he reappeared, he was already very far away from his previous position.
The Enlighter beast's attack missed, and the aftershocks caused the planet to shatter. It looked around, but it could no longer find Lu Yin.
Lu Yin stood in outer space and panted heavily as he looked at the Stellar Ruler in his hand. It really was a good treasure.
At this moment, a huge force sent him flying. This was the aftershock of an Enlighter's battle, and he could not withstand it at all. His universal armor could protect him from injury, but it could not withstand an Enlighter's attack.
Lu Yin stabilized himself with great difficulty. In front of him, the Enlighter beast that had been chasing after him was now charging towards him with its giant eyes.
At this moment, the desiccated corpse arrived.
When he had been chased by the desiccated corpse, Lu Yin had treated the beast as if he had seen his family. Now, when he saw the desiccated corpse, he treated it as if he had seen his family.
The Enlighter beast did not know whether the desiccated corpse was friend or foe, but to it, any human form was an enemy. Thus, it swatted at the desiccated corpse with a claw.
The desiccated corpse only had eyes for Lu Yin, and it did not even try to dodge. It was sent flying by the beast's claw.
Lu Yin's eyelids twitched. It couldn't be that fragile, right?
There was a thump, and before Lu Yin had time to think, he was also sent flying by the beast's claw. This attack was not light, and with the Enlighter beast's strength, Lu Yin flew towards the depths of the Primal Zone at a speed that was not much slower than the radiant-grade Aurora. He pierced through several planets before finally crashing into a planet without any light.
The enormous force almost knocked him unconscious. He moved his fingers, but his surroundings were completely dark.
Just as he was about to get up, his expression suddenly changed, and it became incomparably strange. He felt like he was about to break through, and he could not suppress it.
He had thought of many situations where he would break through, but he had never thought that it would be under such circumstances. He was surrounded by enemies in the Primal Zone, and he could be killed at any time.
However, he had already suppressed the feeling of breaking through several times, and he could no longer suppress it.
Humans cultivated to fight against the heavens and adapt to the universe.
Under the Explorer realm, he was just a human with a strong body. Once he became an Explorer, his life essence would change, and he would adapt to the universe. He would become stronger, but at the same time, he would experience exhaustion.
All of his cultivation advanced in the direction of the universe. Only by adapting to the universe would he have a future.
One of the biggest hurdles in cultivation was the Explorer realm, and at this moment, Lu Yin had no choice but to break through. However, his chances of breaking through were less than ten percent.
"Monkey, I'm about to break through to the Explorer realm. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
The monkey did not answer.
Lu Yin glanced at his right arm and frowned. That attack had knocked the monkey unconscious.
He wanted to wake the monkey up, but the feeling of breaking through followed closely behind. The formcast model in his body had melted, and nothing could be changed. He had to find a way to break through, or else he would fail.
As the formcast model melted, Lu Yin's mind trembled as a vast power enveloped him. It was as if the universe was collapsing, and he felt an intense pain in his body that engulfed his nerves. Then, his vision turned dark as he saw a jade finger piercing through the void. It was as if the universe could not stop it.
Extreme fury burned in his heart, and he could not control his emotions when he saw that jade finger. Perhaps it was unconscious, but at that moment, he had the urge to destroy everything.
In the distance, Viletree had followed the path and found a crack in the energy. It was not large, but it could easily accommodate a fleet. The Celestial Beast Empire had used this crack to reinforce the Primal Zone.
Viletree took out the pyrolyte and rushed towards the crack. As long as he detonated it, fifty grams of pyrolyte would be enough to draw out the energy and flood the crack. At that time, the Primal Zone would have no more reinforcements.
Viletree grew excited when he thought of this. He had never been so eager to cross such a large distance before.
The crack grew closer and closer, and just as Viletree was about to enter, a sharp claw reached out from the void and pierced through his heart. His entire body was pierced through, and he was suspended in the void.