At first, Lu Yin had thought that the Astral Ten Academies were fixed academies, but he had later learned that they were actually ten warships from ancient times that roamed the universe.
Back at Stargazing Deck, he had seen a strange starry sky, and he had seen warships singing ancient war songs as they flew off into the unknown.
The Astral Ten Academies were built on these ten warships.
Back then, he hadn't known where these warships were headed, but now he had an answer. They should have sailed from the Fifth Mainland to the Sixth Mainland, where the legendary ancient war had begun.
The ancient war was the true war between two continents. There had been more than one Progenitor, and even Envoys had been unable to protect themselves on that battlefield.
Each of those ancient warships had been incomparably large, and their power was no less than that of the Myriad City. He had seen far more than ten of them, but now, only ten remained.
These were remnants of the ancient war.
Now, Astral-9 was at war with the Sixth Mainland again, and the same ancient warship had appeared. It hadn't been destroyed in the ancient times, and it had continued the legendary war.
Lu Yin requested permission from Arrow Mountain's Ancestor to leave the Damuyan District and head to Astral-9. He wanted to go to Stargazing Deck. Although he had comprehended the Dream Finger, there were still ancient scenes that he could not forget, such as the traces of the Skybeast Claw on the warship.
He also wanted to see if he could break through the confusion and see the person behind the finger.
Astral-9 had students who participated in border wars all year round, but they had never experienced such a tragic battle.
When news of Liu Yin's near-death experiences spread to Astral-9, it caused a huge commotion. Many students were eager to join the battlefield and fight against the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland.
Under such circumstances, Lu Yin requested to enter Astral-9.
No one stopped him. Although there was competition between the ten academies, they all recognized each other as the same bloodline. Outside, the students of the ten academies helped each other, and this was even more true now that they were facing a border war.
Lu Yin's reputation at the border was not small, and he had saved Liu Yin, Chao Zhi, and the Beard. Liu Yin and the others did not hide this fact, and the news spread among the students who had returned from the Ironblood Cliff District. Many of the students were grateful to Lu Yin, and some even worshipped him.
After stepping into Astral-9's space station, Lu Yin looked around. This was his first time visiting another academy. Back when he had gone to the Innerverse, he had wanted to go to Astral-7, but he had accidentally entered the space with the golden sea. In the end, he had been thrown to the west of the Innerverse and had missed out on Astral-7.
Quite a few students looked at Lu Yin in amazement, and they all cried out in surprise. Lu Yin had become famous, and he was surrounded by many students as soon as he walked out of the space station.
All of them looked at Lu Yin with fervent gazes.
Lu Yin wasn't used to it. He was used to being in a position of power and being able to decide life and death with a single word, but it was rare for him to be worshipped like this, especially when these people kept calling him 'senior'. Lu Yin felt like he was floating in the air. How youthful!
"Senior, your battle with the Sword Sect's Liu Shaoqiu was truly spectacular. Can you teach us how to fight against a sword expert?"
"Senior, you suppressed the Astral Beast Domain's Celestial Ice Phoenix during the Tournament of the Strongest. I heard that the Celestial Ice Phoenix has become a great beauty. How could you bear to do it?"
"Senior, thank you for saving Senior Liu Yin in the Ironblood Rock District."
"Senior, thank you for saving Chao Zhi. She's my goddess."
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Lu Yin blinked and subconsciously looked at the crowd. He saw the male student who had called Chao Zhi a goddess.
"I wish you happiness," he said.
The male student was excited. "Thank you for your encouragement, senior. We'll definitely invite you to our wedding."
"Seventh Bro, I think I heard someone say that you suppressed the Celestial Ice Phoenix?
That's my harem, don't think too much about it! "the monkey yelled, somewhat protective of its food.
Lu Yin ignored him and listened to the fanatical voices of the students as he made his way to Stargazing Deck.
Stargazing Deck was the most mysterious of the ten academies.
Lu Yin had just arrived at Stargazing Deck through a teleportation device when he saw a majestic number of rune lines. In front of him, the Starmaster had stood up and was looking at the sky. It seemed like he was about to leave.
Lu Yin was shocked. Astral-9's Starmaster was definitely not ordinary, and he wasn't any weaker than the assassin from Aegis. It was no wonder that he was the most mysterious mentor in the Astral Combat Academy.
Lu Yin wasn't sure how strong the mentors of Astral-10 were, as he had only seen the surface. Now that the Starmaster was about to leave, he had revealed his true strength.
"Student Lu Yin greets the Starmaster of Astral-9." Lu Yin bowed respectfully.
The Starmaster looked down and saw Lu Yin. "What's the matter?"
"This student requests to ascend Stargazing Deck," Lu Yin said nervously. He didn't know if he would be allowed to do so.
The Starmaster looked at him for a while. "Graduates are not allowed to ascend Stargazing Deck."
Lu Yin hurriedly replied, "I haven't graduated yet. I was still a Limiteer when the Innerverse and Outerverse were separated."
The Starmaster nodded. "If that's the case, then we'll make an exception. Come up."
Lu Yin was overjoyed and bowed once more. Under the gazes of the Astral-9 students in the distance, he climbed onto the Stargazing Deck and sat down cross-legged. Just like before, he slowly closed his eyes as the Starmaster's words rang in his ears. "Meditate and comprehend. The Stargazing Deck picks the stars. Pick the past and present, pick the cycle of karma, pick the stars that belong to you."
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yin once again saw an unfamiliar space. He saw an endless stream of warships sailing into the distance, and the words "Boundless" were emblazoned on the side of the ship at the front. Lu Yin got closer and closer to the scene, and he saw traces of blood, corpses, and Skybeast Claw marks on the ship.
Just as Lu Yin was about to take a closer look, a pair of deathly still eyes suddenly met his gaze. Lu Yin's hair stood on end, and his vision warped.
At that moment, the unfamiliar space suddenly split open, and a jade finger reached out to crush him.
Boundless rage burned within him, but this time, Lu Yin forcefully suppressed it and ignored the finger. Instead, he looked at the warship again, but the pair of deathly still eyes were gone. It was as if they had never been there. The next moment, as the finger descended, Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes and saw the Starmaster not too far away.
His back was completely drenched. This time, he didn't just see the warship and the jade finger, but also the pair of deathly still eyes. Lu Yin was no stranger to those eyes, as he had seen them before. They were the eyes of a Corpse King.
Why had he seen the Corpse King's eyes on the ancient warship?
He couldn't understand.
Lu Yin looked at the Starmaster and asked the same question that he had asked the first time he had gained enlightenment in Stargazing Deck. "Mentor, what is a part of the universe that belongs to me?
This student is clearly looking at an unfamiliar space. "
The Starmaster's gaze was calm, and he indifferently replied, "What you gain enlightenment in Stargazing Deck is the passage of time from ancient times to the present. You can only ask yourself this question."
Lu Yin was speechless. The Starmaster of Astral-10 had answered the same question back then. Was this the standard answer?
He helplessly stood up and looked at Stargazing Deck once more.
The Starmaster bowed, and Lu Yin left Stargazing Deck.
He looked up and saw that Astral-9's enormous ancient warship did not have many rune lines, and it was far inferior to Myriad City's. However, Lu Yin had a feeling that this warship might have unimaginable power, as it had been able to survive the great ancient war.
The Astral Ten Academies were not as simple as they seemed. With a mystical place like Stargazing Deck, one could see the passage of time from ancient times to the present. Regardless of whether it was the Taimo Palace or the Sea King's Dome, such a mystical place did not exist; only the Astral Combat Academy existed.
It was no wonder that the Nightking clan had not dared to openly attack Lu Yin. On one hand, they were apprehensive of the Lockbreaker Society, and on the other, they were apprehensive of the Astral Combat Academy.
Lu Yin decided not to graduate. Even if the Innerverse and Outerverse were connected, he would not graduate. He would rely on the Astral Combat Academy for the rest of his life. As long as he did not graduate, he would belong to the Astral Combat Academy, and the Astral Combat Academy would be his background.
The Starmaster left and joined the warfront. Many of Astral-9's mentors left as well.
Lu Yin also left Astral-9 and returned to the Damuyan District.
Astral-9 had arrived at the border and officially joined the war. Many of Astral-9's mentors and students had personally joined the battlefield.
Lu Yin had originally wanted to see Astral-9's president. After all, he was curious as to what kind of strength was required to become the Astral Combat Academy's president. However, he did not get to see him because Astral-9's president had already counterattacked.
When Lu Yin heard the news, he was shocked. Astral-9's president had charged out alone without fear of being ambushed.
Even though the Sixth Mainland had suffered heavy losses, Patriarch Mo Jiang was still alive and well, and they still had another Imprinter. Furthermore, there was also the unfathomable Technocracy. Astral-9's dean had rushed out of the Technocracy just like that, which showed just how explosive his temper was.
The next day, news of Astral-9's accomplishments spread throughout the entire Cliff District. He had single-handedly destroyed a giant technological fortress, and the androids and cultivators from the Sixth Mainland had all died in outer space.
Lu Yin was shocked. Astral-9's president was at least an Emissary, but he had gone to the Endless Cliff District.
Now, almost every Cliff District had an Emissary guarding it.
The Dark Phoenix Cliff was led by Phineas Yan, the Big Wood Cliff was led by the Arrow Mountain Ancestor, and the Endless Cliff was led by Astral-9's headmaster. The Three Platforms had gone to Myriad City, the Glory Cliff had Astral-9, and the Ironblood Cliff was led by Moonlight Mavis' branch. These were the Outerverse's top powers. Aside from these, there were also powerhouses with power levels of 300,000 to 400,000 like Elder Big Drum and Yu Mu.
Although they could not compare to the Innerverse, they were only facing the Sixth Mainland, so they should be able to hold their own.
Just like that, a month passed. It had been more than three years since the great changes in the Innerverse and Outerverse. The border had been peaceful for a month, but with Ancestor Mo Jiang's appearance, the border was once again engulfed in the dark clouds of war.
What made people despair was that Ancestor Mo Jiang wasn't the only one who had appeared this time. There was also another figure who stood in outer space at the same time as Ancestor Mo Jiang.
When Lu Yin looked over, he was almost blinded by the number of rune lines. He immediately thought of Ancestor Autumnfrost. Of the Bloodburn Realm's three great families, Mo Jiang's and Autumnfrost's bloodlines were on par with each other. Only the Di family's bloodline was the strongest. This extra powerhouse was most likely Ancestor Autumnfrost.
Two World Imprinters descended, and Master Yuan sighed. He no longer hid his strength and entered outer space.
Then, under everyone's shocked gazes, a giant hole was torn open in outer space, and this hole had no rune lines.
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