How could it be so exaggerated?
He thought about it for a moment. Regardless of whether he had broken through to become a Melder, a Limiteer, or an Explorer, the amount of star energy he had consumed was many times that of a normal person.
However, according to this calculation, even if he had nine times the absorption speed, he would still need ten times more time than an ordinary person. In other words, he would need a hundred years.
Complete a cycle every hundred years?
Lu Yin's expression turned ugly. Although the more star energy he absorbed, the greater his potential would be, and the greater his suppression of his enemies would be in battle. His ability to complete a single cycle was comparable to someone else's ability to complete ten cycles. However, the time required to complete this cycle was too ridiculous. Once he became a Cruiser, the time required to complete this cycle would increase exponentially. Then, wouldn't it take him over a thousand years to complete a single cycle?
He was not afraid of competing with time, but it was too exaggerated. The absorption rate of Sirius Art was nine times faster, and he still needed a hundred years to complete the first cycle. Was there something wrong with his body?
At this moment, there was one thing that he wished to obtain the most: the Sirius Art. Nine times the absorption speed was definitely not the peak of the Sirius Art. After all, the Sirius Art he obtained was only at the elementary level. There should be more advanced levels, perhaps reaching a hundred times the absorption speed. That would be normal. But the problem was that he could not obtain the Sirius Art.
He looked up at the sky and sighed. Lu Yin was speechless as well. He did not know if the Ten Arbiters' speed and quality were the same as his. Even if they were, they definitely had better techniques, while Lu Yin had nothing. Furthermore, the further he progressed, the more star energy he would need. This was especially true after he became a Cruiser and a Hunter. It would take him an indefinite amount of time to complete a cycle.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of Mister Mu. The Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, so Lu Yin's future master would definitely not be able to come here.
No, I can't just let it go like this. I have to think of a way to increase my absorption speed. Otherwise, I'll be finished.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed his despair. He then rolled his die, as he needed to deal with an Enlighter's attack just in case.
The die stopped spinning; it was one pip. Useless. It continued to absorb star energy.
Ten days later, he rolled his die again. Two pips, useless, so he continued to absorb star energy.
Ten days later, Lu Yin returned. This time, the die stopped at Enhance. Lu Yin was delighted, and he took out his final Money Bomb and tossed it onto the upper screen. He then tossed in nearly 20,000 star essence, and the value of the Money Bomb continued to increase until it finally reached the level where it could instantly kill an Enlighter.
Putting away the Money Bomb, Lu Yin had already decided on the second item he wanted to upgrade: the spear.
The pike that he had obtained from the ancient centipede's body contained a spiritual force attack that could instantly kill an Explorer, but that was all he could do. Lu Yin wanted to upgrade it to the point where it could instantly kill an Enlighter.
Not all weapons could be upgraded, and it also depended on the materials used. For example, the spear from before could be upgraded to the level of an Enlighter. It was very difficult for a normal spear to be upgraded to the level of an Explorer, but the spear came from ancient times, and it had been used by Liu Zhan to kill Yin Guai. Thus, the materials used should be able to be upgraded to the level of an Enlighter.
However, this pike's spiritual force attack did not differentiate between friend and foe, which was quite troublesome. Lu Yin wanted to give it a try. He had been reciting the Stonewall Scriptures for a long time, and his spiritual force's resistance had long since become very strong. Back when he had been a Melder, he had been able to resist the pressure of a Hunter. Now, his spiritual force should be close to that of an Enlighter's.
Lu Yin placed the pike on top of the screen and tossed in a few dozen star essence. Back when he had upgraded the Money Bomb, he had only used up a few hundred star essence to upgrade it to the level where it could threaten 150,000 Hunters.
A few dozen star essence only caused the pike's power to drop slightly, but it was not much. Lu Yin was astonished, as it seemed that upgrading this item was much more troublesome than upgrading the Money Bomb. But then again, the Money Bomb was a pure offensive weapon, and this item had its own spiritual force attack.
After some calculations, Lu Yin tossed in another 400 star essence before the pike completely fell into the lower screen and was upgraded once more.
Holding the pike in his hand, Lu Yin could feel the spiritual force attack coming from it. Not bad, it was bearable.
Back when he had been separated by five pikes, only the pike that had been stabbed into the ground had been able to create a phantom image that could kill. The pike that he had obtained had fallen to the side, and its spiritual force was not very strong. However, as he upgraded it, it would definitely become stronger.
The second upgrade cost him nearly 800 star essence, the third 1,500 star essence, the fourth 3,000 star essence, the fifth 6,000 star essence, and the sixth 14,000 star essence. At this moment, Lu Yin felt as if he was about to lose his grip on the pike.
The pike had been upgraded seven times, and it had consumed a total of 27,000 star essence. On the other hand, the pike had been upgraded six times, and it had already consumed 26,000 star essence. Upgrading it seven times had doubled the cost of upgrading the pike.
The pike consumed even more star energy than the pike.
The scene in front of Lu Yin's eyes was somewhat distorted, as this was a hallucination caused by the pressure on his spiritual force. He could not upgrade it any further, or he might not be able to withstand it.
Lu Yin put the pike away and exhaled. He had filled his eyes with star energy to take a look, and the pike's rune lines had surpassed Han Fei's. He wondered how effective the spiritual force of the pike would be on an Enlighter.
He still had 110,000 star essence, the universal armor for defense, and the Money Bomb and pike for attack. The only thing he was left with was something that he could use to escape.
Right, could a collapsible spacecraft be upgraded?
Lu Yin's imagination ran wild, and he wanted to give it a try. However, after some thought, he decided against it. His collapsible spacecraft had already reached its limit, and it could only be upgraded to a radiant-grade spacecraft. Only a normal Aurora spacecraft could be upgraded, but he did not need to use his die's Enhance.
When it came to materials, he had a lot of polarium essence.
Lu Yin wanted to upgrade the Astral Ruler, but it was useless. The ruler could only be used three times, which meant that it was already useless. As for the Enneadic Wings, he thought about it and decided that he should upgrade them. His speed was not very fast in the universe, and if his collapsible spacecraft was destroyed, then he could even catch up to a Hunter.
Lu Yin took out the Enneadic Wings and used more than 20,000 star essence to upgrade them to the point where their rune lines were comparable to Cadgar's.
In other words, the Enneadic Wings now had a speed that surpassed a Hunter's, and it could produce a barrier that could block a Hunter's attack. At this point, it should be able to produce a barrier that could barely block an Enlighter's attack. This should be enough for the time being. There were no Enlighters in the eastern weaves of the Outerverse, so they were not a threat to Lu Yin for the time being. He would save the remaining star essence to absorb.
Not too long ago, Lu Yin had been satisfied after robbing the Blackbeard Pirates of a thousand star essence. He had never seen so much money before. Now, just upgrading an item would cost him tens of thousands of star essence, which was something that even an Enlighter would find difficult to obtain.
Cadgar only had a few tens of thousands of star essence, and Elder Wu did not even have that much. Lu Yin was already ahead of many others.
The richer he was, the stronger he was, and the stronger he was, the richer he would be. To him, this was a virtuous cycle, and he just did not know how many more star essence there were in the Outerverse for him to plunder.
Right, he had almost forgotten that he still owed Madam Nalan 30,000 star essence. Although she did not need him to pay her back, Lu Yin did not want to take advantage of her. Borrowing was borrowing.
Just as he thought of Madam Nalan, she appeared outside King Zishan's palace.
Lu Yin's domain now covered a huge area, and he was able to use it with ease. Let alone King Zishan's palace, he could even cover the imperial palace without any problems.
Currently, Kayze was the guard of King Zishan's palace, and he was the only person from the Dire Barbarian Clan who had not been killed. Lu Yin valued Kayze's innate gift, but he was also worried about him. Thus, he had transferred Kayze over to guard King Zishan's palace.
"Mr. Kayze, please report that the Nalan family head requests an audience with the Royal Regent," Madam Nalan said to Kayze.
Kayze extended a hand. "His Highness requests your presence."
Madam Nalan nodded and slowly stepped into King Zishan's palace.
News of the battle in Ironblood Weave had gradually spread, and there was no way to hide it anymore. Lu Yin's performance in Ironblood Weave had also been spread, and it was rumored that Lu Yin had killed several Enlighters, barged into the Primal Zone, rescued an elder from the Hall of Honor, and so on. No one knew whether the rumors were true or false, but there was one thing that was clear: Lu Yin had been very active.
Madam Nalan was fully aware of Lu Yin's status and advantages in a situation where Enlighters were restricted to Ironblood Weave. It could be said that he was the indisputable number one person in the eastern weave.
She had always admired Lu Yin, and even after hearing that Lu Yin had been tried by the Ten Arbiters Council and had a deep grudge with one of the Ten Arbiters, she had still been inclined to support Lu Yin. Now, she was even more determined to do so.
The universe was always a place where the strong were respected. No matter how rich the Nalan family was, they were still powerless in the face of a powerhouse. She would do her best to maintain a good relationship with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin walked out of the guest hall of King Zishan's palace and waited for Madam Nalan. He had spent a total of 220 days in the Time Stop Space, and after upgrading the Enneadic Wings, he had continued to absorb star essence. Even after two hundred days, he was still far from completing the first cycle.
Madam Nalan soon arrived and flashed an enchanting smile. "Congratulations on your triumphant return, Your Highness."
Lu Yin gestured for her to take a seat and looked at Madam Nalan with a trace of amazement in his eyes. This woman always gave him a new feeling and strongly attracted his attention. He could not remain as comfortable around her as he had with Lilyrose. "Madam, you flatter me. Actually, even if you hadn't come today, I would have gone to find you."
Madam Nalan giggled, and her eyes curved. "Did you miss me, Your Highness?"
Lu Yin rubbed his nose and took out a cosmic ring to pass to her. "There are 30,000 star essence inside. I borrowed it from you before I left for Ironblood Weave, and I'm returning it all."
Madam Nalan held onto the cosmic ring, and her eyes dimmed. She stood up and coldly said, "Since Your Highness does not welcome the Nalan family, then we will not force you to stay. Thank you for your previous assistance, Your Highness. If fate wills it, we will meet again in space." She then turned around and walked out.
Lu Yin was stunned, and he hurriedly stood up. "Madam, did you misunderstand something?"
Madam Nalan stared into Lu Yin's eyes. "I treat Your Highness as a friend, but has Your Highness ever cared about me?
Or does Your Highness look down on merchants? "
"Of course not," Lu Yin immediately replied.
Madam Nalan shook her head. "When Your Highness went to Ironblood Weave, it was a black hole of death. My Nalan family was unable to help you, and we could only offer you some resources as an apology. My Nalan family is grateful to Your Highness, but we also feel guilty. But now, Your Highness is unwilling to accept even that bit of resources. What else could it be other than looking down on my Nalan family?"
Lu Yin stared blankly at Madam Nalan and smiled awkwardly. He extended a hand. "Thank you for your help, madam."