Without sunlight, the Sea King's Dome was eternally dark.
Hai Qiqi sat in a corner with her arms crossed. She looked in the direction of the corpses, but no one knew what she was thinking.
Lu Yin sat down beside her. "Tell me."
Hai Qiqi muttered, "Father has four elders under his command, and he's called Elder Ren. He's the one who treats me the best. Whenever I talked back to father when he wanted to punish me, it was Elder Ren who would secretly give me food and take me out to play. Every time we went out, he would bring me fun things and secretly tell me stories." At this point, Hai Qiqi's tears began to fall.
"Ever since I was young, whenever Father went into seclusion to cultivate, I would always call Elder Ren to accompany me. No matter what requests I had, he would fulfill them. No matter how rude I was, he didn't care …"
Lu Yin's eyes dimmed, as he understood Hai Qiqi's pain.
When he had brought Hai Qiqi out of the Starfall Sea, Elder Ren's eyes had been filled with kindness and expectation, whether it was towards Hai Qiqi or Lu Yin.
"During the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, it was also Elder Ren who appeared to intimidate the Daynight clan and the Sword Sect. When Wendy revealed her secret technique, it was also Elder Ren who sealed the heavens so that you wouldn't be captured by the Innerverse," Hai Qiqi said sorrowfully.
Lu Yin's heart trembled, and he looked at the old man's corpse with a respectful gaze. This was kindness. This old man had shown him kindness, and regardless of whether or not it was on the Sea King's orders, kindness was kindness.
Hai Qiqi sat in the dark corner and spoke for a long time. It seemed like she was talking to Lu Yin, but it also seemed like she was talking to the old man.
Hai Qiqi reached out and grabbed Lu Yin's clothes, her eyes filled with tears. "Please, think of a way to bury Elder Ren's corpse. I can't watch him be humiliated like this."
Lu Yin took a deep breath and placed a hand on Hai Qiqi's head. He resolutely said, "Alright, I'll think of something."
Hai Qiqi closed her eyes and hugged her knees with her arms. She looked very lonely.
Lu Yin sighed and reached out to pull her into his embrace.
He did not have any other thoughts, and he only felt pity for her. This brat had suffered too much of a blow.
The Sea King's Dome was already in ruins, and the Sea King's whereabouts were a mystery.
According to rumors, when the Starfall Sea and the Sixth Mainland went to war, all the losers fled to the Grayweed Continent. There was a ninety percent chance that the Sea King was there as well.
However, the journey from the Sea King's Dome to the Grayweed Continent was rather long, and it was impossible for a spacecraft without a coating to reach the Grayweed Continent.
Lu Yin and Hai Qiqi could only peacefully mine in the Sea King's Dome and wait for an opportunity.
Soon, several days passed, and another batch of miners arrived.
Currently, there were hundreds of thousands of miners in the Sea King's Dome, but compared to the massive cone-shaped mountain, these miners were like ants that could not move the mountain at all. If Lu Yin wanted to extract the Sea King's Glass as soon as possible, he would need to increase the number of miners, which would be impossible without several million miners.
Within the Sea King's Dome, the Sixth Mainland had close to 100,000 cultivators, and most of them were Limiteers. There weren't many space-exploring cultivators, but there were more and more experts. Two more Hunters had come to reinforce the Sea King's Dome yesterday.
As time passed, more and more reinforcements arrived. After a few more days, there were now more than ten Hunters in the Sea King's Dome.
Lu Yin was getting a little anxious. He had been in the Innerverse for more than a month, and he estimated that there were less than five months left until the crack opened. If he did not get a spacecraft to the Grayweed Continent or return within five months, then he would be trapped in the Innerverse.
Hai Qiqi could see that Lu Yin was getting anxious, and she told him to leave as soon as he had the chance. There was no need for him to send her to the Sea King. As for Elder Ren's corpse, she did not mention it again.
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. Even if he wanted to leave, he would need an opportunity to do so. However, he was not too worried. At worst, he could just ask Mister Mu for help. Mister Mu was definitely not weaker than Master Yuan, and he might even be stronger. It should not be a problem for him to connect the Astral River's energy and send Lu Yin to the Outerverse.
Of course, Lu Yin did not want to ask Mister Mu for help. Mister Mu was a master, not a babysitter. If he asked Mister Mu for help too many times, then it would no longer work. Hold on. Lu Yin suddenly remembered that this region of space was suppressed by the astronomical phenomena caused by the battle between Progenitors. Even if Mister Mu appeared, he would not be able to display a power level of more than 200,000. This was a serious problem.
Eh?
Who's that?
Lu Yin's eyes suddenly lit up as he saw a familiar face.
At the cliff of the Sea King's Dome, Tong Chou looked into the distance with a complicated expression. The Sea King's Dome was coming again. How spectacular!
He did not know how much longer he would have to stay in this place. Perhaps he would never be able to return.
He had been sent here by Tong Tong. He did not know what had happened back then, but he had inexplicably caught the eye of Tong Zhan and been brought to the Grayweed Continent to participate in the war. However, after a few battles, Tong Zhan had been disappointed. He did not know why, but Tong Tong had tossed him back to Tong Tong. Tong Tong had seen that it would be very difficult for him to break through to the Explorer realm, so she had tossed him back to the ruins of the Sea King's Dome.
Tong Chou sighed. Perhaps this was a good thing. Although this place was a ruin, it was still safe.
Bang, bang, bang.
The sound of mining could be heard endlessly, and Tong Chou glanced back. Although he was curious as to why there were miners mining at the cliff, he did not care. These miners were weaklings with no self-respect, and they were even weaker than him. Tong Chou was not afraid of them.
Lu Yin approached Tong Chou step by step and stopped when he was five meters away. The next moment, his vision changed, and he saw another scene. This was Tong Chou's perspective, and some of Tong Chou's memories appeared in his mind.
This was the use of the die's Six Pips. Not only could it fuse with a person's body, but as long as the person was within five meters of the target, Lu Yin would be able to connect with their emotions, read their memories, and view.
The first person he had discovered this function was Da Lei, and because of this, he had learned about the strangeness of Liuying Zishan and had absorbed her spiritual force. Now, he had encountered another person who had been fused with before: Tong Chou.
Tong Chou did not know that Lu Yin had read part of his memories, and it was the same as when he had first been fused with.
Tong Chou quickly left, leaping down and leaving the cliff.
After watching Tong Chou leave, Lu Yin glanced back and fell into deep thought.
The battle in the Grayweed Continent was intense, and the Tong family had invited the Galloping Horse Manor to join them in killing the enemy. A spacecraft would arrive in half a month to take the people to the Grayweed Continent. These were Tong Chou's memories.
Through Tong Chou's memories, Lu Yin saw some fragments of the battle, and one of them piqued his interest. The location of the battle was in the Grayweed Continent, and it was a place with high temperatures. According to the people of the Grayweed Continent, that place was called the Skyfire Dojo, and it was one of the seventy-two dojos in the Grayweed Continent.
Lu Yin had not expected Tong Chou to have participated in the battle in the Grayweed Continent, and now, he had been inexplicably sent here to guard the miners.
Half a month?
That spacecraft would arrive in half a month, and that would be his chance.
The problem was that through Tong Chou's memories, he knew that many experts would be sent to the Grayweed Continent, and there might even be Imprinters among them.
Lu Yin was not confident that he could reach the Grayweed Continent under the noses of Imprinters.
With a heavy heart, Lu Yin continued to mine.
Two days later, another spacecraft arrived. This time, there were more than ten Hunters, Hong Ying, and Granny Sly.
When Lu Yin saw Granny Sly halfway up the mountain, his pupils shrank.
Although Granny Sly's power level had been suppressed to less than 200,000, and her rune lines were not that terrifying, Lu Yin still felt his scalp go numb when he looked at her. It was a feeling of imminent danger, one that he had only felt from terrifying powerhouses that far surpassed him. Even when he had faced Yu Mu's pressure, he had not felt this way.
He recognized Granny Sly from Tong Chou's memories. She was one of the few Imprinters in the Tong family, and she was a super powerhouse. She was also Gui Bing's master.
At the same time, he also saw Hong Ying, and his expression turned ugly.
The war in the Grayweed Continent was intense, and the Tong family had not only mobilized Granny Sly, but they had also invited Hong Ying and the rest of the Galloping Horse Manor's reinforcements. Lu Yin guessed that even more powerhouses would arrive soon.
This was a rather thorny situation.
According to Tong Chou's memories, there were about ten days left until the spacecraft from the Grayweed Continent arrived, and Granny Sly and the rest would have to wait for another ten days.
"Eh, why is that woman here?" Hai Qiqi recognized Hong Ying and exclaimed softly.
Lu Yin replied, "They're going to the Grayweed Continent."
Hai Qiqi's eyes widened. "When?"
"About ten more days," he answered in a low voice.
"What about us?" Hai Qiqi asked impatiently.
Lu Yin was put in a difficult position. "We can't go. Do you see that old woman?
She's an Emissary, and she's on the same level as your father. "
Hai Qiqi gritted her teeth and looked over. She saw Granny Sly, and her eyes flickered.
Lu Yin helplessly replied, "With your father's strength, he won't have any problems protecting himself, but if you go, he'll have to protect you, and something might happen to you. You don't want anything to happen to the Sea King, right?"
Hai Qiqi struggled. There were too many experts in the Sixth Mainland, and she had seen them all with her own eyes. Even though she was confident in the Sea King, as Emissaries were divided into different levels of power, and she knew that her father was not an ordinary Emissary. However, if she went, she might become a burden.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Hai Qiqi asked in agony.
Lu Yin sighed. "I'm sorry, Qiqi. We can't force our way through, and once we enter the Grayweed Continent, it'll be very difficult to return. We might even be annihilated there. I believe that the Sea King doesn't want you to die in the Grayweed Continent, and he'd rather have you alive."
Hai Qiqi fell silent.
"Let's wait for them to leave in ten days, and then we'll head back." Although Lu Yin did not want to do this, he still said it. Although he was confident, he was not arrogant. Hong Ying was already very troublesome to deal with, and there were also many Hunters and Granny Sly around. It was unrealistic to try and kill their way to the Grayweed Continent while surrounded by so many people. Even if they did, they would only be besieged, and their deaths would be meaningless.
Progenitors were suppressed by celestial phenomena, and even if Lu Yin was confident in Mister Mu, he could not guarantee that Mister Mu would be able to come to the Starfall Sea to save them.
Hai Qiqi reluctantly looked in the direction of the Grayweed Continent, but in the end, she nodded. Even if the Sea King was there, she could not go. She was not stupid, and she knew that there was nothing she could do. She could only retreat and preserve a glimmer of hope for the future.
Lu Yin relaxed, as his goal had changed. Returning to the Outerverse was a much easier goal, as there would be a spacecraft heading to the Starfall Sea's entrance next month. With his strength, it would not be a problem for him to bring Hai Qiqi onto that spacecraft, as there would not be any powerhouses on the spacecraft heading to the Starfall Sea's entrance.
Lu Yin had originally thought that everything would be peaceful and that he would just have to wait a little longer, but Granny Sly's voice rang out in the sky above the Sea King's Dome, completely disrupting Lu Yin's plans. Granny Sly had actually ordered all of the miners to kneel before the statue of the Tong family's ancestor.