Kong Shi fell silent for a moment after hearing Lu Yin's question. "I don't know. Based on the strength you've displayed, you won't lose to her, but she won't lose to you either." She then left.
Lu Yin exhaled, as he was not confident that he could defeat Kong Shi. After all, she was a peak Hunter, and she had not used any battle techniques or innate gifts. She had only relied on her strength as a Hunter to fight against him. Lu Yin, on the other hand, had unleashed his physical strength, Fatesand, and his domain. He was not arrogant enough to believe that he could defeat a peak Hunter like Kong Shi, who had an exceptional innate gift.
He might be able to defeat a normal Hunter, but against Kong Shi, his chances of victory were slim. Still, he would not lose either. He did not rely on his universal armor, but rather the Yu Secret Art. With the Yu Secret Art, Kong Shi's attacks were easily neutralized, and Lu Yin also knew the Secret Sidestep.
As for Leng Jie, she was ranked tenth on the Top 100 Rankings. According to Kong Shi, this woman's strength might be comparable to her own. Was she a Realmbreaker?
Furthermore, it was not a simple Realmbreaker. It seemed that there was a huge gap between the top ten and those below.
If Lu Yin met Nightking Gu again, defeating him would not be difficult. Even so, Kong Shi still believed that Lu Yin was not strong enough to defeat Leng Jie, as the gap between them was too great.
Lu Yin had originally guessed that once he became an Explorer, he might be able to rival the top fifty. Wendy Yushan's evaluation had been that he might be able to rival the top thirty, but they had all guessed wrong. The current Lu Yin was comparable to the top ten. He had not fully unleashed his domain, and he still had one more technique. He did not know if he could use it, but if he did, its power would be terrifying. It was the Dream Finger.
Lu Yin entered the top ten once again. When his name appeared, An Shaohua, who was also in the lower five strongholds, was speechless. He felt that Lu Yin was just playing around. Who would do something like this?
Yue Xianzi's expression became even more complicated. This person was becoming more and more unpredictable.
Wendy Yushan smiled. It was good that he was not dead.
War began as expected. When the astral beasts appeared at the holes in the sourceboxes' danger zones, all of their attacks were unleashed. However, they were all blocked by an Enlighter realm Amethyst Beast. Amethyst Beasts specialized in defense, and even though they only had a power level of 200,000, they were still able to hold Elder Lohar back.
Countless attacks drowned the Amethyst Amethyst Beast, but they were all useless.
A large group of Void Wanderers.
At the command center, Wang Wen ordered, "Smash it!"
The next moment, tens of grams of pyrolyte smashed towards the direction of the giant beast invasion. This was pyrolyte from the Fire Domain.
Hundreds of thousands of combat power erupted, shaking the starry sky. Space was torn apart like a curtain, turning into countless black holes.
There was a furious roar as the Enlighter realm Amethyst Beast charged towards Brokenblade Fort. At the same time, Monster Loach appeared as well, and its power level of over 300,000 exploded as it charged towards Brokenblade Fort.
Elder Lohar soared into the sky and pushed the Amethyst Beast out before attacking Monster Loach.
Countless Void Wanderers had been destroyed, but there were still many more that had appeared, bringing with them hordes of mutant beasts. There were also quite a few astral beasts that could explore space.
Topmist, Huo Houye, Poison Flame, Anfield, Kong Shi, Liu Miaomiao, Huo Qingshan, and the other experts all rushed towards the starry sky.
Lu Yin donned his universal armor and leaped into the air as seven-lined battle force erupted from his body. Not too far away, Long Yun also soared into the sky, and he was shocked to see Lu Yin's seven-lined battle force. How long had it been since they last met? This guy's battle force had actually increased!
There were a total of five Enlighter realm astral beasts attacking. Han Fei, Topmist, and Huo Houye held back three while Elder Lohar dealt with the Amethyst Beast and Monster Loach. Kong Shi teamed up with Poison Flame, the two peak Hunters, to hold back one astral beast. Wang Wen had already sent a message to Lu Yin to deal with the last astral beast.
Wang Wen had a plan to deal with the astral beasts' invasion, but the astral beasts had their own plans as well. This was especially true for an unconventional human like Lu Yin, who had strange attacking methods. One of the Enlighter realm astral beasts had long since been prepared, and it transformed into a shadow as it attacked.
"Seventh Bro, be careful! It's a Shadowbeast!" the monkey cried out in panic.
Lu Yin subconsciously dodged, but his head was still smashed by a huge force, and his entire body was sent flying.
"What's that?" Lu Yin asked.
"It's a Shadowbeast, an astral beast that can hide in a shadow and attack. It doesn't have a physical body, so it's very troublesome."
Lu Yin frowned. "A Shadowbeast?
How do we deal with it? "
"Let me think about it," the monkey replied.
There was a thump, and Lu Yin was hit again. The Shadowbeast was unlike other Enlighter realm astral beasts, which needed to escape into the void to attack. It only needed to hide in Lu Yin's shadow, and it was a troublesome existence for any Enlighter, not just Lu Yin.
It could be said that the Shadowbeast's strength was second only to Monster Loach's, and it even surpassed the Amethyst Beast's.
The astral beasts had made ample preparations to use the Shadowbeast against Lu Yin.
If not for the fact that his universal armor was so tough, Lu Yin would have been finished long ago, as he would not have been able to withstand even a single attack.
"Got it, Seventh Bro! Find a place where there's no light at all. As long as there's no shadow, it won't be able to get close to you!" the monkey shouted.
"Nonsense!" Lu Yin cursed. He had thought of this long ago, but the heavens were so vast that there were light sources everywhere. Where could he find one?
"Black hole!" the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin looked up. Pyrolyte's explosion had left behind plenty of black holes, and there was definitely no light within them. It was also impossible to create a shadow. However, entering a black hole was still a little frightening.
"Don't worry, Seventh Bro. This isn't a real black hole. It's just a fake space." The monkey suddenly paused and then quickly said, "A power level in the hundreds of thousands isn't enough to create a real black hole that can devour everything. Even the black holes created by the explosions of planets are considered the surface layer. Have you forgotten that even a blackhole-grade Aurora can pass through a black hole?
Lu Yin charged towards the black hole, but based on the number of rune lines, the black hole did not pose a threat to him.
A black shadow appeared in front of him, and Lu Yin casually waved his hand to activate the Yu Secret Art. The black shadow's attack missed and shattered layers of the void.
The Shadowbeast wanted to stop Lu Yin from entering the black hole.
However, Lu Yin used the Yu Secret Art and Secret Sidestep to shake off the Shadowbeast and charge into the black hole.
At that moment, the suction force almost caused him to lose control of his body. He thought of Tian Hou, which was a black hole that had gained sentience.
The Shadowbeast's rune lines grew closer and closer, and then it charged into the black hole. It had no intention of letting Lu Yin go.
The black hole did not have a single ray of light, and it was constantly sucking Lu Yin into the unknown space. Lu Yin's eyes filled with star energy as he looked around, but the rune lines were all distorted. He could not see the Shadowbeast's position at all.
"Seventh Bro, think of a way to attack the Shadowbeast! Otherwise, you'll be played to death!" The monkey was anxious.
Lu Yin was also anxious, and he could only try his best to avoid the rune lines that represented the Shadowbeast. However, the black hole was only so big, and he would eventually be caught.
Against an Enlighter, any of his attacks were useless, and only his gun was effective. "Monkey, aren't you a shadow as well?
Can't you hide in its shadow? "
The monkey was stunned. "I- I don't know."
"Let's try." Lu Yin then charged out of the black hole. There was no point in hiding in there, as he could not hide for long.
After Lu Yin left, the Shadowbeast followed suit. The boundless rune lines immediately disappeared, and it reappeared right next to Lu Yin, hiding in Lu Yi's shadow. At that moment, the monkey appeared as well. When Lu Yin was attacked by the Shadowbeast, the monkey had seen its position and raised his gun. There was a bang, and the Shadowbeast disappeared. The Shadowbeast had been prepared for this, but the monkey had turned into a shadow and stuck close to it. When the Shadowbeast reappeared, Lu Yin casually waved his hand and activated the Yu Secret Art. The bullet vanished, and when it reappeared, it had already struck the Shadowbeast. Although it did not have a physical body, that did not mean that it could not be hit.
As long as the attack hit its shadow, it would still be effective.
The Shadowbeast had not expected that there would be a tamed beast within Lu Yin's body and that the tamed beast could follow it, which had exposed its position.
This shot did not kill it, but it was enough to intimidate it, and it immediately distanced itself from Lu Yin.
The monkey merged back into Lu Yin's body. "Seventh Bro, I never thought that there would be a day when I would be able to kill an Enlighter beast."
Lu Yin took the gun and sighed. There was still one attack left. "The Shadowbeast won't give up. Be prepared to attack it again at any time."
The monkey was excited. "Alright."
Lu Yin glanced at the monkey, and his eyes flashed. This monkey really thought that Lu Yin had not heard what it had just said. The monkey definitely knew something about the false heavens, but it had not said anything.
There were battles happening all over Brokenblade Fort, and Lu Yin could not wait for the Shadowbeast to cause trouble for him. He still had one attack left in his gun, and he had originally wanted to use the Yu Secret Art to help the Enlighters deal with the astral beasts. However, he saw that Wang Wen had been surrounded by another group of astral beasts, and two of them were Hunters at that.
Lu Yin quickly rushed over.
"Save me, save me!" Wang Wen screamed.
The two giant Hunters furiously smashed at the coffin, but when they saw that they could not do anything, one of them opened its mouth and tried to swallow the coffin whole.
Wang Wen's face went pale.
Two attacks descended from the sky. One was sword qi, and the other was flames. The sword qi came from Lin Le, the senior disciple of Myriad Swords Peak, while the flames came from Lilyrose.
The two of them were dealing with the Hunter realm astral beasts, which allowed Wang Wen to breathe a sigh of relief.
But before long, Lin Le could not hold on any longer and was sent flying by the beast's tail. His sword qi could not harm the beast in the slightest.
"Blazing Lily — Karmic Flame Sword!" With a loud shout, the crimson lily was enveloped in flames as it bloomed and submerged the two Hunter realm astral beasts. Then, a beam of sword qi swept past and pierced through the two Hunter realm astral beasts, tearing through the void.
Lin Le lay on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood as he watched on expectantly.
Lilyrose panted heavily, and her eyes widened as she stared ahead.
As the flaming lily dissipated, the two Hunter realm astral beasts appeared and roared at the sky.
Lilyrose's gaze dimmed. It was useless, and she was still lacking by a bit. Her Karmic Flame was too little.
Lin Le was bitter. Was he going to die?
Wang Wen shouted, "Run! Run! You won't be able to stop them!"
Lilyrose's body swayed. That attack had drained her of all her strength. Run?
She could not escape. Unfortunately, she had not tasted enough men yet!
With a loud roar, the Hunter realm astral beast opened its mouth and bit at Lilyrose, Lin Le, and Wang Wen, intending to swallow them all.
A huge shadow loomed over them, and Lilyrose looked up at the beast's mouth. It stinks, and she never thought that she would die in such a manner.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her. The figure raised a fist and punched out.
Boom!
An intense shockwave swept out, and Lilyrose and the other two were forced back. The coffin continued to tumble before finally crashing into a distant wall.