Hai Qiqi looked at Lu Yin with disdain. "You?
Compete?
Are you joking?
Go play somewhere else. "
Lu Yin was speechless. What a familiar venomous tongue. "I'm a genuine Four Stars Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker. Do you think that I have no hope?"
"Nonsense. This is the decennial Lockbreaker Competition, and there are plenty of Lockbreakers who have reached the four star Discerning Elementary level. There are even some who have reached the Perceptive Intermediate level. You're just a Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker, and you're dreaming if you want to become the champion." Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes.
"The Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated," Lu Yin said.
Hai Qiqi was stunned, and then she sighed. "Yes, the Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated. Most Lockbreakers are in the Innerverse, and there aren't many in the Outerverse. Hold on." She looked at Lu Yin. "Since the Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated, what about the prize?
What about True Insight? "
"It's in the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society's headquarters, Sourcepeak Planet."
Hai Qiqi was shocked. "What a coincidence!
Right, I remember now. During the Lockbreaker Competition ten years ago, True Insight was stored in the Innerverse. This time, it's the Outerverse's turn. "She suddenly realized something and looked at Lu Yin." Your luck is pretty good. You even managed to run into it. "
"You've watched the Lockbreaker Competition?"
"Yes, I watched the live broadcast. It was very exciting."
"Did the Sea King mention True Insight to you?" Lu Yin asked.
Hai Qiqi nodded. "He did. It's a peerless tome, and any Lockbreaker who grasps a few pages will be able to increase their strength by several levels. The more pages one grasps, the more terrifying they become. It's rumored that if someone can completely grasp all thirty-six pages of True Insight, then even a powerhouse with a power level of a million won't be their opponent. They'll be infinitely close to the Progenitor realm, but that's just a rumor. Father doesn't believe it."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "There are three pages of True Insight right in front of me."
Hai Qiqi looked at Lu Yin. "Your luck is pretty good. Prepare the money."
"Why?"
"To buy them, of course. Every year, the champion Lockbreaker sells those three pages. Do you really think that you can become the champion?"
"That's my plan, but why would I sell them?
They're priceless treasures. "
Hai Qiqi sneered, "Do you think anyone can have such a priceless treasure?
Boundless Advanced Lockbreakers were not allowed to participate in the competition, but True Insight was only useful to Boundless Advanced Lockbreakers. Do you think that those old freaks won't try to steal it?
Let me tell you, there was once a champion who was the disciple of the Innerverse Lockbreaker Society's president at that time. He didn't sell the pages after he became the champion, and he was then killed by someone else. That's why the Lockbreakers who have become the champion have always sold the three pages of True Insight or given them to someone else. In any case, they definitely won't keep them. This is a common practice. "
"With your current status in the Outerverse, you're qualified to buy it. Of course, there will be plenty of people competing with you."
"What if I become the champion?" Lu Yin asked.
Hai Qiqi disdainfully replied, "Don't even think about it. Even if the Innerverse and Outerverse are separated, there are still powerful Lockbreakers hidden in the Outerverse, and any random Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker can surpass you. Becoming the champion is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Even the Lockbreaker Society's Distinguished Five were defeated."
"Who did you lose to?"
"The champion of that year's competition, of course."
Lu Yin fell into deep thought as he pondered how to obtain True Insight. Right now, the only people in the Outerverse who were qualified to compete with him were the Enlighters. Of course, this did not exclude the hidden powerhouses. Although he seemed like an uncrowned king, if the temptation reached a certain level, those old freaks would definitely not stop, and it was even possible that the Hall of Honor would intervene.
"This year's Lockbreaker Society Competition might be the worst one in history. The Lockbreaker Society Competition should include both the Innerverse and the Outerverse, but this year, the Innerverse has been cut off, and there are only a few weak contestants competing. It's not interesting at all," Hai Qiqi said. She then looked at Lu Yin. "Even so, it's still impossible for you to become the champion."
Lu Yin frowned. "I have a lockbreaking tool, and I'm confident that I can unlock a Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox."
"Is that so? Then what level of star energy control have you reached?" Hai Qiqi looked at him with disdain.
"Star energy control?
A forcefield? I've comprehended a forcefield. "
"Hmph, I knew that you wouldn't understand. You're talking about the realm of controlling star energy for battle. From removing impurities to forming a physical form, then to the realm of infinite changes, such as changing colors, and finally comprehending a forcefield. However, what I'm talking about is the level of star energy control required for lockbreaking. Lockbreakers unlock sourceboxes and decompose energy, so their control of star energy must be very delicate, which is different from battle.
"The more delicate your control of star energy is, the more you can control it as you please, and the faster your lockbreaking speed will be. The Lockbreaker Society is a competition of speed."
"Tell me more about it," Lu Yin said solemnly.
Hai Qiqi thought about it for a moment. "Domains are extremely helpful when it comes to lockbreaking, so many Lockbreakers want to comprehend a domain. However, many are unable to do so. Not all Lockbreakers are domain experts, so the question is, how do those Lockbreakers who haven't comprehended a domain advance?
Naturally, it's the level of star energy control. The Lockbreaker Society has announced that there are six levels for this: Nuance, Cloudwalker, Celestial Intelligence, Divine Eye, World, and Esoteric.
"The higher the level, the greater your control of star energy. It's rumored that the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society's President Geoffrey has reached the World Realm, and his star energy can transform into a world. With a World Realm cultivator's control, he can decompose sourceboxes at an extremely fast speed."
This was the first time that Lu Yin had heard of such a division. Was it an internal division of the Lockbreaker Society?
He had never focused on becoming a Lockbreaker, and he had overlooked many things.
"How do you know?" Lu Yin couldn't help but ask curiously.
Hai Qiqi raised her head. "My father is a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker."
"No wonder. Your forcefield is very powerful, and your control of star energy isn't weak either, right?" Lu Yin probed.
Hai Qiqi was pleased. "The Nuance realm."
"Only the Nuance realm?" Lu Yin's eyes widened.
Hai Qiqi was displeased. "What do you mean only the Nuance realm? Do you know how difficult it is to reach that realm?
It's like having a lockbreaking tool. Without a lockbreaking tool, why don't you try and see if you can do what you do with a lockbreaking tool? "
Lu Yin understood, and he now had a direct impression. Reaching the Nuance realm was like having a lockbreaking tool, but what about the Cloudwalker realm?
What about the highest level, the Esoteric Creation realm?
The name Esoteric Creation made one feel as if they had created something.
However, this level of control might not be of much help in battle, or else it would have spread out.
"Can you let me experience the level of control of the Nuance realm?" Lu Yin asked.
Hai Qiqi nodded. "Sure, I'll let you worship me."
Lu Yin was speechless. He raised a hand, and star energy manifested in his palm. Sometimes it was rain, sometimes it was wind, and sometimes it was the roar of a creature.
Hai Qiqi placed a hand on top of Lu Yin's palm, and the star energy in his palm was invaded by another strand of star energy. It quickly dissipated in a very smooth manner, as if it was naturally dissipating. Lu Yin focused on his control and released his domain. His left hand held onto the Giant Emperor's third eye, and he saw two strands of star energy coiling around his palm. One of them seemed to have a life of its own as it continuously dissolved his star energy.
He could forcefully condense star energy to disperse Hai Qiqi's, and it was not difficult. This might be the reason why the level of control of star energy in the Nuance realm did not have much of an impact on battle, as it was very easy to resist. However, the assistance it provided in terms of lockbreaking speed was unparalleled. If he had such fine control of star energy, he would definitely be able to increase his lockbreaking speed significantly.
"That's enough." Lu Yin put down his hand and looked at Hai Qiqi. "How do you cultivate this level of control?"
"Just use more star energy and use it to control small things. My father trained me to use star energy to write an essay with seawater and keep it there for ten days. After that, I had to shrink the words in the essay — the smaller the better. I kept it there, and gradually, I reached the Nuance realm," Hai Qiqi said. Her mood sank when she mentioned the Sea King.
This sort of training was effective, but it took too long. However, time was the least of Lu Yin's worries.
He had Hai Qiqi leave and instructed Gavin to contact Madam Nalan to purchase sourceboxes. At the same time, he went to the secret room and raised his hand, causing his die to appear. It was time to train in the Time Stop space. This time, he would train his control of star energy.
He shielded the monkey and raised his die. It had been a long time since he had rolled it, so he placed his cosmic ring to the side and began to roll it.
The die slowly spun until it finally showed three pips. Two screens of light rose up.
Lu Yin was helpless, as he did not need to level up anything right now. He thought about it and rolled the die again. This time, he rolled four pips. He immediately picked up his cosmic ring, and the scene before him changed to that of the Time Stop space.
Cultivating his control of star energy would definitely take a lot of time, so he used more than four hundred star essence to increase the time to six months. Let's give it a try!
A person's eyes could see things of varying sizes, and if they could not be seen, they would think that they did not exist. In reality, there were countless structures in space that could not be seen by the naked eye. Hai Qiqi's training method was to make the objects that could be controlled by star energy smaller and smaller until they could no longer be seen by the naked eye. Then, did that mean that when one reached the Divine Eye Realm, even the naked eye would be able to see the star energy in the air?
Wouldn't that be comparable to a domain?
He used his star energy to turn it into water and then wrote words in the air. The words were very small, and the entire essay was thousands of words long. Lu Yin controlled the thousands of words in the air without dissipating. He wanted to learn Hai Qiqi's cultivation method. The Sea King was a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker, so his training method would definitely be effective. It would be much better than just blindly guessing.
One day, two days … Five days passed.
Maintaining this essay was more difficult than he had imagined. Lu Yin had always been able to control his star energy as he pleased in battle, but he had never been able to control it so meticulously. The star energy constantly dissipated and then slowly absorbed.
Ten days later, the essay turned into star energy and dissipated.
After maintaining it for ten days, Lu Yin felt even more tired than a single battle. He felt as if the star energy was no longer star energy, and he was starting to feel numb.
Continue.
This time, he would maintain it for fifteen days.
…
Time passed day by day. Although cultivating his control of star energy was not difficult, it was more tiring than he had imagined. It was like asking a burly man to pick up a brush and write. At first, the brush would be crushed, and he would need to train for a long time before he could control his strength.
This was a long and arduous process.
The scene in front of him changed, and Lu Yin appeared in a secret room in King Zishan's palace. He looked at his hands. After half a year of cultivation, his perception of star energy was completely different from before he had started cultivating, and his understanding of it had reached a new level. Aside from his control of star energy reaching the microscopic realm, he had also unexpectedly increased the number of stars that he could control with his Sirius Art to fifty.