Not long after, the two stopped at the border between the graveyard and the Astral River. Lu Yin looked in the direction that Hai Qiqi was pointing, but he did not see anything.
"Come closer," Hai Qiqi grumpily said.
Lu Yin flew closer and closer until he felt like he could touch the Astral River. Finally, he saw a faintly discernible crack that swayed with the Astral River's energy. It was impossible to see it unless one was close enough. Trying to find such a passage in the vast Astral River was harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
He looked at Hai Qiqi strangely. "How did you find it?"
Hai Qiqi's tone was bleak. "I told you that I felt Father's power."
"You're saying that the Sea King's power passed to you through this passage?" Lu Yin was astonished.
Hai Qiqi nodded. "I have a connection with Father. The power that he fused into my body disappeared the moment the Astral River separated the Innerverse and Outerverse. However, some time ago, Father's power reappeared intermittently, and I followed it to this place. The feeling is strongest here."
Lu Yin understood that the Sea King's power was like a signal, and Hai Qiqi had followed that signal to find this place.
"When did you feel the Sea King's power?" Lu Yin asked.
Hai Qiqi did not hesitate. "About four months ago."
Lu Yin calculated that it was around the time of the decisive battle between the border and the Sixth Mainland. Di Zu and Mister Mu had appeared at that time, and this place was so close to Endless Weave. Could it be related to the border war?
As he thought about it, he moved closer and stared at the crack. There were rune lines that clearly did not belong to the Astral River. There were two different types of rune lines tangled together, and one of them was very familiar to Lu Yin.
He slowly reached out and touched it, but he instantly saw Master Yuan's figure standing in outer space. He quickly pulled his hand back. There was no mistake; this crack had been torn apart by the aftermath of Master Yuan's battle with Di Zu.
Only a battle between powerhouses could possibly tear apart the Astral River.
"Hey, are you done touching?
I'm leaving. I've been waiting for you to say goodbye, "Hai Qiqi urged.
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "Do you really want to use this crack to return to the Innerverse?
If the crack fills up midway, you'll drown in the Astral River. "
Hai Qiqi stared at the seemingly endless crack and said resolutely, "I definitely have to leave. Otherwise, who knows when the Innerverse and Outerverse will reconnect."
Lu Yin did not know how to persuade her, as Hai Qiqi had never wanted to stay in the Outerverse. She had left the Outerverse the moment the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated from each other. She had been searching for a passage for almost four years, and it had become an obsession that could not be changed.
"Have you ever thought about how worried the Sea King would be if he found out that you were risking your life to go to the Innerverse?"
Hai Qiqi and Lu Yin looked at each other. "If you don't know how to persuade someone, then don't. Your words will only make me want to return to the Innerverse even more."
Lu Yin was speechless.
He really wanted to send Hai Qiqi back to the Innerverse, but he was afraid that the crack would be submerged along the way. If that happened, there would really be no way for him to escape. Also, even if he could safely return to the Innerverse, if the crack disappeared, then he would be trapped in the Innerverse, and he would be doomed.
Just as he was feeling conflicted, Hai Qiqi's expression changed. "Father's power has disappeared."
Lu Yin was shocked, and when he saw that Hai Qiqi was about to rush into the crack, he quickly grabbed her. "Are you crazy? The Sea King's power might be disappearing because the crack is starting to fill up. The passage is about to disappear. If you rush in, then you're just courting death."
Hai Qiqi stared at the crack anxiously.
Soon, she relaxed. "Father's power has reappeared."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed.
Hai Qiqi shook him off and resolutely said, "Don't stop me. I've already observed this crack for more than ten days. Although it's slowly healing, it should still last for a few months. There's no problem with the crack, but Father's power is intermittent, so it might be dangerous. I'll definitely return to the Innerverse.
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on. "How about another ten days?"
Hai Qiqi gritted her teeth and looked at him.
Lu Yin replied, "Wait ten days and let me observe the rate at which the crack is healing. If it's really as you say, then I'll let you go. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving."
Hai Qiqi angrily asked, "You don't believe me?"
Lu Yin did not deny it.
Hai Qiqi snorted and glanced at her gadget. "The countdown starts now. Don't even think about stopping me after ten days, or I'll tell Wendy that you're harassing me."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes; he could never understand this brat's thoughts.
Ten days wasn't just to observe the rate at which the crack was healing, but also to see if anyone would approach it. If someone did, then he would destroy the crack after Hai Qiqi left. Right now, he could not allow the Innerverse and Outerverse to reconnect.
Ten days quickly passed, and Lu Yin observed for a full ten days. Just as Hai Qiqi had said, although the crack wasn't large, it was healing at an extremely slow rate. He wasn't observing like Hai Qiqi; instead, he was observing the rate at which the two strands of rune lines were dissipating. The crack had only appeared because of the aftershocks of Master Yuan and Di Zu's power. Once their power dissipated, the crack would disappear as well.
Based on the time it would take for the two strands of rune lines to dissipate, it would take at least half a year for the crack to heal.
"I'm leaving." Hai Qiqi suddenly rushed into the crack, afraid that Lu Yin would catch her again.
Lu Yin didn't move and simply watched her leave.
Although the Astral River was vast, it would take less than half an hour to travel from the Outerverse to the Innerverse.
He was no longer worried about the crack, but rather about the safety of the Innerverse.
There was currently a huge battle in the Innerverse, and he had warned Hai Qiqi to be careful during the ten days of observation. However, this wasn't something that could be resolved by being careful.
Once the Sixth Mainland's cultivators encountered her, she would be in danger.
In the past, he wouldn't have been so worried, as she had the Sea King's power and her status as the little princess of the Sea King's Dome. However, their current enemy was the Sixth Mainland, and the Sea King's power wasn't enough to deter them. Furthermore, the entire Innerverse was shrouded in boiling energy, and attacks with power levels above 200,000 were not allowed.
Lu Yin was conflicted about whether or not he should send her off, or at least send her to the Starfall Sea.
Suddenly, the crack exploded with a blinding light.
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he immediately rushed in.
It was a super flash.
The tear bomb attack that he had given to Hai Qiqi for self-defense, and the fact that she had used it meant that she was in danger.
The crack wasn't large, but that was relative to the entire Astral River. It was about ten meters wide and was large enough for a single spacecraft to pass through.
Lu Yin didn't take a spacecraft. Instead, he donned his universal armor and rushed in.
In the distance, Hai Qiqi's collapsible spacecraft had clearly been hit by a huge attack. In front of her, a sinister and terrifying eye was tightly shut, and just one eye was enough to block the crack. It was a strange fish that swam through the Astral River.
Everyone knew that Astral Fishing was very dangerous, and even space-exploring powerhouses would most likely die if they fell into the Astral River. However, not many people had actually seen a creature in the Astral River.
Today, Hai Qiqi had seen one.
The strange fish was huge and had thick skin, so Hai Qiqi's attack couldn't harm it at all.
Fortunately, the fish had been frightened by the flash bomb, and its eyes were tightly shut. Otherwise, it would have swallowed Hai Qiqi whole.
When Lu Yin arrived, Hai Qiqi was attacking the strange fish, but her attacks were completely useless. The fish's eyes were clearly about to open.
"Get out of the way!" Lu Yin barked. Wielding a Flying Owl Arrow, he passed by Hai Qiqi and pierced the fish's eyes. The fish trembled violently, and its body swayed before it quickly swam away. It had been injured by the arrow.
"What did you use to attack it?" Hai Qiqi was puzzled, as she couldn't see the Flying Owl Arrow.
Lu Yin put it away. "Let's go. I'll send you off. Otherwise, you won't be able to reach the Innerverse."
"No need. You have a lot of business in the Outerverse, and it'll be troublesome if you get trapped in the Innerverse." Hai Qiqi waved her hand.
At that moment, the strange fish swam back and opened its mouth to swallow a lot of energy as it swayed its tail.
Hai Qiqi was so frightened that her face paled.
That strange fish was almost as strong as an Enlighter, and it wasn't something that Hai Qiqi could deal with unless she used the Sea King's power.
Lu Yin laughed and looked up at the strange fish, which had swam away again. "Let's go. I'll send you there."
Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes. "Don't expect me to thank you. Also, don't expect me to repay you with my body. That's impossible."
Lu Yin didn't even want to bother with her.
Although the collapsible spacecraft had been attacked, it hadn't been damaged. Lu Yin and Hai Qiqi boarded the spacecraft together and headed towards the Innerverse through a crack.
As expected, many strange creatures appeared along the way. This was the Astral River, so it wasn't surprising that strange creatures were born here. Hai Qiqi was focused on the Innerverse, so she had no interest in these strange creatures.
Half an hour later, Lu Yin saw outer space. This was the Innerverse. After four years, he had finally returned to the Innerverse.
Hai Qiqi was excited, as she had finally returned after four years of searching.
At the same time, not too far away from the Innerverse's crack, a spacecraft exploded. There were more than ten people inside, and several of them died instantly. There were also a few who couldn't withstand the pressure of the universe and self-destructed. In the end, only four Explorers survived.
Behind them, a spacecraft sped over.
"Young Master, let's go!" The old man grabbed one of the youths and tossed him into the distance. He then turned around and rushed towards the spacecraft. "Sixth Mainland's beasts, let's fight to the death!"
The other two followed the old man and rushed towards the spacecraft.
The youth who had been tossed away had bloodshot eyes, and he looked back as if he wanted to imprint this scene into his mind.
There was a scream, and the youth turned around again. His pupils shrank as the two youths turned into a puddle of blood that gradually turned dark blue and floated in space.
The old man bellowed, "I'm an Enlighter! Who dares to attack me?!"
A youth slowly walked out from the spacecraft with a mocking look in his eyes. He looked down at the old man and said, "Enlighter?
Do you dare to use your true strength? "
The old man's face was deathly pale. Above his head, what should have been a boundless dark space was now filled with boiling energy that threatened his life. It was this energy that prevented him from using his true strength, but he couldn't be resentful because it was this energy that had protected the Innerverse. Otherwise, the Sixth Mainland would have already slaughtered the entire Innerverse.
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