Countless people were stunned. Lu Yin had killed an Enlighter in a single exchange? How was this possible?
Whether it was the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland or the Fifth Mainland, or even the androids from the Technocracy, everyone who saw this scene was so shocked that they even forgot that they were on the battlefield.
Lu Yin had indeed killed Enlighters in the past, but he had relied on external items to do so, such as that spear. This time, however, he had faced the Enlighter head-on.
From an outsider's perspective, Lu Yin had indeed crushed an Enlighter in a head-on confrontation. The universal armor and bracers were both defensive items that could not be used to attack.
Only Lu Yin himself knew that the bracers' double strength had been the decisive blow. When he had used his full strength, he had even been able to contend with Hugh Phinhas, who had a power level of close to 300,000, let alone this Enlighter who had just stepped into the Enlighter realm.
To others, the Sixth Mainland's cultivators might have been suppressed, but that did not apply to Lu Yin. In his eyes, this person's true power level could not even compare to Cai Jianqiang's. Aden was the weakest Enlighter that Lu Yin had encountered so far, and even with Elder Autumnfrost's imprint, he was still very weak.
Fortunately, this person had not been able to use any other methods in time. If he had reacted in time and used his bloodline and battle techniques, then killing Lu Yin would not have been so easy.
The death of an Enlighter gave Lu Yin 30,000 battle credits, which were recorded by a very ancient recording device. This type of recording device was an inanimate object that was not connected to any technological network. It was similar to a moped, and it was not affected by the Technocracy. Anyone who performed meritorious deeds on the battlefield would be recorded by the recording device, and once they left the border, their battle credits would be calculated.
Lu Yin paused for a moment and turned around to look for Autumnfrost Qing, but he found that the man had already fled.
It was not just Autumnfrost Qing; all of the androids and cultivators from the Sixth Mainland were gradually retreating. They retreated very steadily, and the cultivators at the defensive line did not dare to chase after them too fiercely.
Lu Yin saw Huang San and Yan Xiaojing retreating, and the two of them were also looking at him. Huang San, in particular, had an indescribably complicated look in his eyes.
He had always treated Lu Yin as his savior. Without Lu Yin, he would not have been able to obtain the Skygobbling Pig's bloodline, and he would not even have been qualified to participate in this battle. However, Lu Yin was his enemy, and there was no possibility of reconciliation.
Yan Xiaojing looked at Huang San and then pulled him away from the battlefield. "Don't overthink it."
Huang San sighed, looked at Lu Yin one more time, and then left.
Lu Yin looked at the defensive line. This battle had caused countless corpses to pile up in the Ironblood Crag District. The surviving soldiers had piled up the modified corpses to prevent them from being used by the Technocracy. As for the cultivator corpses, they were directly burned.
The corpse of the Enlighter who had been killed by Lu Yin had also been incinerated, but his cosmic ring had been given to Lu Yin. He was the one who had killed the Enlighter, so no one dared to snatch it from him.
Lu Yin did not stand on ceremony, and he took a look. There were quite a few things inside the cosmic ring, and he put them all away. There were also 40,000 star essence, which showed how poor Lu Yin was.
Aden arrived. "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgment and glanced at Wendy Yushan in the distance. She wasn't injured, which reassured him.
Landing on the Black Lava Continent, Liu Yin, Chao Zhi, and Beard were in a sorry state. Especially Liu Yin and Chao Zhi, they were seriously injured and should be treated.
"Long time no see," Lu Yin smiled.
Liu Yin smiled bitterly. "I've embarrassed myself in front of you."
Lu Yin replied, "Hurry up and get treated."
Liu Yin nodded, though he felt a little depressed.
When Lu Yin had first joined the Council of Astral Academy, the gap between them had not been so great. Now, however, the gap was so great that Liu Yin despaired.
As he watched the desolate figures of these people leave, Lu Yin could understand the bitterness in their hearts. It was just like how he felt when he looked at the Ten Arbiters. He was also unwilling, but so what? The gap between him and the Ten Arbiters would not shrink, and it would only widen. Lu Yin was still far from reaching the Ten Arbiters' level.
He looked up at the sky and saw that this defensive line was completely different from Ironblood Weave's.
Ironblood Weave's strongholds had been used as a defensive base, and every stronghold had a sourcebox array. It was rumored that this defensive line should have one as well, but that was only the previous defensive line. After the Technocracy had invaded Endless Weave and occupied half of the weave, the defensive line had completely collapsed, and the sourcebox array had naturally disappeared as well. This defensive line had only been established later.
They were standing on Black Lava Rock, which smelled very pungent.
"Did you just use a new battle technique?" Wendy Yushan's voice rang out, filled with doubt and curiosity.
Lu Yin nodded and looked at her. "Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation."
Wendy Yushan nodded, but her expression remained cold. "It's a very powerful battle technique. Its power is enough to make an Enlighter apprehensive."
Lu Yin smiled. Was it just apprehension?
The more star energy one had, the more powerful it would be. It was similar to pyrolyte, but its only flaw was that it did not have enough cauldron qi. Only by completely absorbing the cauldron qi within the cauldron could one truly cultivate a single yang. At that point, it would be completely different, and it would be equivalent to a metamorphosis.
The arrival of reinforcements allowed the defensive line's guards to breathe a sigh of relief, and the scene of Lu Yin killing an Enlighter excited many people in Ironblood Weave.
Elsewhere, in the Technocracy, a giant mechanical fortress floated in space. Nearly a million cultivators from the Sixth Mainland were gathered here, including Ancestor Mo Jiang. There were three other similar fortresses.
Huang San had just returned to the mechanical fortress when he was surrounded by cultivators from the Autumnfrost family. He was captured and brought to Autumnfrost Qing along with Yan Xiaojing.
Autumnfrost Qing's gaze was cold as he stared at Huang San. "Fatty San, you dare to collude with someone from the Fifth Mainland?"
Huang San's eyes widened, and he roared, "Autumnfrost Qing, you're trying to frame me!"
Autumnfrost Qing sneered. "That person contacted you two years ago, and you dare to deny it?
We just arrived in the Technocracy and were discovered before we could even attack. You must have been the one who leaked the information. "
"Brother Autumnfrost, is there a misunderstanding here?" Yan Xiaojing hurriedly asked.
Autumnfrost Qing waved his hand. "Xiaojing, this has nothing to do with you. I'm here to catch a traitor."
Huang San angrily retorted, "Nonsense! Even if I wanted to, I don't have the ability to do so. With my strength, how could I have crossed the Technocracy and spoken to Brother Deafmute?"
Autumnfrost Qing's eyes narrowed. "That's hard to say. There are too many mysterious methods in the universe. If he didn't bribe you, then how could you have obtained the Skyeater Pig's bloodline?
That's one of the unparalleled bloodlines. "
Ever since the fatty had obtained the Skyeater Pig's bloodline in the ruins of the Daosource Sect, everyone had known about it. Autumnfrost Qing naturally knew about it as well, and he had long since found the fatty an eyesore. This was a good opportunity to get rid of the fatty and vent his anger.
Yan Xiaojing knew that Autumnfrost Qing was using this opportunity to take revenge, but she could not help the fatty. After all, she might become Autumnfrost Qing's wife in the future. She only felt apologetic towards the fatty, but she could not just watch him die. She hurriedly notified the ancestor.
No matter how the fatty tried to explain himself, Autumnfrost Qing was certain that the fatty had betrayed them, and he planned to get rid of the fatty. The Huang family was just a declining Imprinter family, and the fatty was the only one participating in this battle.
"What's going on?" Yan Cheng, the ancestor of the Yan family, appeared.
No one had expected an Imprinter to appear, and they hurriedly bowed.
When the fatty saw Yan Cheng, he hurriedly recounted what had just happened.
Yan Cheng's sharp gaze swept over Autumnfrost Qing, but he did not blame him. Instead, he said, "There's something strange about this matter, but it's unlikely that he leaked the information. After all, the distance is too great."
"Senior, there's still the Daosource Sect," Autumnfrost Qing reminded him.
Huang San angrily roared, "Nonsense! Ever since that place became the battlefield between the Realmlings and the Ten Arbiters, I haven't been there in a long time."
"If not for you, how could the Fifth Mainland have discovered us?" Autumnfrost Qing coldly questioned.
"You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask? You can't beat them, and that's why you're venting your anger on me. You're just a piece of trash!"
Autumnfrost Qing was furious. "You dare insult me? You're courting death!" He was about to attack.
Yan Cheng stood between the two and signaled for Autumnfrost Qing to stop. He then looked at the fatty with a complicated expression. "The Huang family has a deep relationship with my Yan family, and I believe that you did not betray the Sixth Mainland. However, it's true that you know someone from the Fifth Mainland, and there is indeed a possibility that you betrayed them."
The fatty's face paled.
"How about this? I'll make the decision. You shouldn't go to the battlefield for the time being, and you should stay here and be investigated. Don't worry, if you didn't do it, I'll definitely clear your name," Yan Cheng slowly said.
The fatty was helpless. "I'll follow the ancestor's instructions."
Autumnfrost Qing was unwilling, and he wanted to say something.
Yan Cheng continued, "Right, do you have any thoughts about the engagement between you and Xiaojing?"
When the fatty heard this, his expression changed, and he looked at Yan Cheng. When he saw the apologetic look in Yan Cheng's eyes, his face paled. He finally understood that this had been Yan Cheng's goal all along. The Yan family had always wanted to break the engagement, but they couldn't take the initiative to annul it.
Yan Xiaojing understood as well, and she looked at the fatty with pity. The apologetic feeling in her heart deepened.
Autumnfrost Qing was delighted. So this had been Yan Cheng's goal all along. On the surface, Yan Cheng had helped the fatty and saved his life, but in reality, Yan Cheng had wanted to use the engagement as an exchange. Autumnfrost Qing laughed and looked down at the fatty arrogantly. A declining Imprinter dared to fight over a woman with him? The fatty overestimated himself. So what if he had the Sky-Gobbling Pig bloodline? It wasn't thick enough, and even if he had the complete Sky-Gobbling Pig bloodline, it would be useless before he matured. He would die sooner or later.
The fatty laughed self-deprecatingly, but his laughter was somewhat miserable. He turned around and looked at Yan Xiaojing with longing. His eyes reddened, but he closed them and took a deep breath. "Fine. I, Huang San, will annul the engagement with the Yan family as the successor of the Huang family. Effective immediately. If I go back on my word, may the heavens and earth destroy me."
Yan Xiaojing's heart trembled. Although she didn't like the fatty, she still felt a little uncomfortable at this moment. Perhaps she owed him, and she would make it up to him in the future.
Autumnfrost Qing's lips curled up, and he laughed proudly.
Yan Cheng sighed and looked at the fatty with a complicated expression. He patted the fatty's shoulder and gently said, "Don't worry, I won't let anyone wrong you. As long as I don't die, I can guarantee that you will safely return to the Bloodburn Realm."
This was Yan Cheng's apology.
The fatty bowed and left bleakly without even looking at Yan Xiaojing.
Yan Xiaojing looked at him with pity. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't.
Actually, the fatty hadn't even been on the list for this war, but he had followed her because of her. He had known that there was a slim chance of survival and that he would be targeted by Autumnfrost Qing, but he had still followed her. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't moved by his actions. It had been the same when they had entered the Daosource Sect's ruins, and there had been many other times where the fatty had risked his life for her without hesitation.
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