Hong Ying found Granny Sly's orders strange. "They're just miners. They're useless, but Granny seems to care a lot about them."
Granny Sly indifferently replied, "The natives of the Fifth Mainland have to kneel and pray to the statue of the Sixth Mainland's powerhouse every day. Not only do we have to suppress them in terms of strength, but we also have to leave them with a psychological trauma that they can never erase. The more they kneel, the more psychological obstacles they will face in their cultivation, and the less likely they will become powerhouses in the future."
Hong Ying's eyes narrowed, and she glanced at the miners below. "Granny is right."
Within the Sea King's Dome, the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland spread out and ordered all the miners to gather in the plaza and kneel before the statue of the Tong family's patriarch.
The miners did not mind, as they had already lost their dignity by willingly becoming miners after being captured alive. Some of them even knelt very sincerely, hoping to join the Sixth Mainland. There were quite a few of them.
Hundreds of thousands of miners from the Sea King's Dome were kneeling.
Granny Sly was satisfied, as this was a rule that all Imprinter had set. If they wanted to conquer this continent, they had to suppress them with force, as well as suppress them psychologically.
All of the miners knelt, except for two people: Lu Yin and Hai Qiqi. They naturally could not kneel before the Tong family's patriarch, so they hid within the mine and tried to blend in. Unfortunately, they were still discovered by Granny Sly. She was very sensitive to the flow of star energy, and she sensed that there were people within the mine.
The cultivators from the Sixth Mainland rushed into the mine to search, and Hong Ying volunteered to enter as well. She had been resting for a few days, and her hands were itching.
Lu Yin had not expected her to suddenly enter.
The moment she saw Lu Yin, her entire demeanor changed. She gripped her spear tightly and shouted, "It's you!"
Lu Yin sighed and had Hai Qiqi hide within the mine. He clenched his right fist as he faced the dozen cultivators from the Sixth Mainland and Hong Ying. Inside the mine, Hong Ying's eyes widened, and her imprint appeared behind her. "Flying Divine Spear."
The other cultivators from the Sixth Mainland also imprinted and attacked Lu Yin.
Although Hong Ying wanted revenge, she did not think that she could defeat Lu Yin by herself. She even had a power vessel in her hands.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold as formless waves of energy spread out from his body. He clenched his right fist and raised it, "Daynight Fist."
As he punched out, the transition between day and night caused everyone's vision to blur. An indescribably terrifying spiritual force swept out, transforming into ripples that could be seen with the naked eye as they pushed through the void. This punch caused Hong Ying to feel dizzy, and the other cultivators of the Sixth Mainland all coughed up blood as they were sent flying.
Hong Ying could only hold on for a few more breaths before she could no longer bear it. She also spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying. She seemed to be in a daze.
There was nothing special about the Daynight Fist itself, except for one thing: it could unleash Lu Yin's spiritual force.
Lu Yin's spiritual force had already been very powerful, and it had even surprised White Knight. Ever since he had absorbed the spiritual force sphere within Liuying Zishan's body, his spiritual force had become even more powerful. He guessed that it might even rival the Ten Arbiters.
In the Outerverse, he had not dared to use the Daynight Fist too frequently. If there were Innerverse cultivators around, he would not have dared to use it either. He was afraid that the Daynight clan would discover that he had learned their battle technique, which was a huge taboo. But now, against the people of the Sixth Mainland, he could use it to his heart's content.
Looking at all of Lu Yin's battle techniques, whether it was the Skybeast Claw, the Dream Finger, or the Nine Suns Cauldron Transformation, none of them had reached the level of the Ten Arbiters. Even if the Nine Suns Cauldron Transformation could absorb an unlimited amount of star energy, he had not completely cultivated it to the level of one of the Ten Arbiters. The only thing that he felt was that his spiritual force was comparable to the Ten Arbiters'.
In other words, the Daynight Fist was his strongest attack, and it was also the attack that he could not afford to see.
Even Hong Ying did not have the ability to withstand this punch, and she crashed outside the mine as if she were dead.
In the sky, Granny Sly was shocked, as she had not expected that there would be an expert in the mine.
Lu Yin walked out of the mine and was surrounded by the Sixth Mainland's cultivators. There were no less than twenty Hunters, and there were even Enlighters among them. All of them had suppressed their power levels to below 200,000.
Granny Sly looked down at Lu Yin. "Junior, who are you?"
Lu Yin raised his head and looked up at the sky. "Someone who can settle scores."
Granny Sly's eyes turned fierce. "Kill him."
As soon as she spoke, several Hunters attacked. They used their martial seals to suppress the air and enveloped the entire mine that Lu Yin was in. The range of their attacks was enough to obliterate the void.
Lu Yin raised his right fist again and unleashed another Daynight Fist. His spiritual force engulfed the area, and even the Hunters could not withstand such a terrifying spiritual force. They continuously retreated as they panted heavily.
Suddenly, an old man appeared behind Lu Yin. He had a fierce look in his eyes as he pressed down with a palm that flickered with a strange black light. With the support of his martial seal, he struck out at Lu Yin's head.
This was an Enlighter who had withstood Lu Yin's Daynight Fist.
No matter how powerful Lu Yin's spiritual force was, his power level had to be below 200,000. Even if his spiritual force attack exceeded 200,000, he still had to suppress it. Normal Hunters would not be able to withstand the spiritual force pressure of someone with a power level close to 200,000, but it was different for Enlighters.
The greatest difference between an Enlighter and a Hunter was that one's spiritual force would undergo a refinement. Even if a Hunter's spiritual force was the weakest, once they broke through to the Enlighter realm, their spiritual force resistance would greatly increase. Even if they did not possess a powerful spiritual force attack, they would still be able to resist it.
This was especially true for the Sixth Mainland's cultivators, as they had to endure the imprints. The tempering of their spiritual force was not something that the Fifth Mainland's cultivators could compare to.
However, no matter how much they tempered their spiritual force, they would not be able to withstand Lu Yin's spiritual force pressure that rivaled that of the Ten Arbiters'.
Lu Yin shifted his body to the side and kicked out. The old man did not meet Lu Yin's attack head-on. Instead, he turned in the direction that Lu Yin had moved and struck out with his palm once more.
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow, and his Fatesand appeared behind him. The old man's palm landed on the Fatesand, but he was unable to break through its defenses.
Back when Lu Yin had still been a Limiteer, his Fatesand had been able to block a casual attack from the Hunter Feng Mo. Now that his strength had increased, the Fatesand's might had increased as well. This was especially true after absorbing Hong Ying's grain of Fatesand, which had grown slightly larger. However, it was still in the shape of dirt and looked extremely ugly.
Out of all the Enlighters that Lu Yin had fought against, this old man was the most cautious, and he did not even try to meet Lu Yin's attacks head-on. Any Enlighter who wanted to attack an Explorer would act high and mighty, and they would not be afraid of a direct confrontation. This old man was an exception.
The old man's palm had failed, and he was shocked. "Junior, you're not being suppressed?"
Lu Yin arrogantly kicked out. This kick was very unexpected, as if it were a fight between mortals. The old man was unable to react in time and was kicked in the stomach, causing him to stumble back a few steps.
However, the old man was still an Enlighter, and his physical body was not something a Hunter could compare to. Thus, he did not sustain any internal injuries.
"Junior, you're courting death!" The old man stepped forward, and his hands flickered with a black light. In an instant, dozens or even hundreds of palm imprints descended. Even though the Fatesand had grown slightly larger, it was still unable to block so many palm imprints.
Lu Yin's figure flickered, but the old man's palm imprints covered an entire region. More importantly, Lu Yin did not know which palm imprint was the real one, so he could only helplessly gather star energy in his right hand. "First Sun." A scorching sun was born from his palm and pushed towards the old man. Along the way, dozens of palm imprints were destroyed. Finally, a palm imprint collided with the sun, and a turbulent shockwave swept out in all directions. The scorching heat and boundless pressure shocked the cultivators from the Sixth Mainland who were attacking Lu Yin.
Any Enlighter who suppressed their power level to less than 200,000 was extremely terrifying, and only other Enlighters, or rather, the Fifth Mainland's King-Ranked powerhouses, could stand up to them.
Among the younger generation, there were very few who could stand up to an Enlighter who suppressed their power level to less than 200,000.
In the sky, Granny Sly's eyes trembled. Lu Yin reminded her of someone: the person who had killed Gui Bing outside the Starfall Sea.
Gui Bing was her disciple, and he also had the Shadowless Crafty Needle. He was very powerful, and even if he encountered an Enlighter from the Fifth Mainland, he would still be able to escape. There were very few people who could kill him, and this person was one of them.
Within the mine, Hai Qiqi looked outside nervously, and her fingers turned white.
The old man was forced back by Lu Yin once again, and his palm had been scorched by the sun.
The current Innerverse battlefield seemed to be a battlefield for the younger generation, but in reality, the true peak experts were still the Enlighters. There were very few youths who could exchange blows with them, and the old man had thought that he would be able to defeat this youth quickly. However, the youth had been injured, which was something the old man could not accept. He stomped down, causing the void to crack as he charged towards Lu Yin once again.
Lu Yin frowned. There were more than a dozen Hunters around him, and there was even an Imprinter above him. He had to deal with this old man as soon as possible, or else it would be difficult for him to even protect himself.
The old man's control of star energy was extremely precise, and he had suppressed his star energy to the point where it was infinitely close to a power level of 200,000. If Lu Yin wanted to forcefully receive this palm strike, he would need to be able to control his star energy as precisely as the old man or surpass his power level.
Lu Yin did not plan on forcefully receiving the attack, and he casually waved his hand to activate the Yu Secret Art. The old man's palm strike was inexplicably deflected and struck the void, causing a palm-shaped crack to appear in the void.
The old man's eyes narrowed. What's this?
Lu Yin did not give the old man much time to think as he tapped out with a finger. The Dream Finger caused the void to freeze, and the old man could only watch as the finger descended. The star energy in his body rumbled as the finger attacked his own body, forcing him to take half a step back. Lu Yin's finger brushed past the old man's neck and pierced through his shoulder, leaving a bloody wound on his neck.
The old man spat out a mouthful of blood, and his left palm flickered with a dark light as it swatted towards Lu Yin. Lu Yin's eight-lined battle force imprint struck out as well, but the difference was that the old man's palm was blocked by his Fatesand. Lu Yin had originally thought that his palm would successfully hit the old man, but the old man dodged it. Lu Yin's palm transformed into a claw as the Skybeast Claw swept out horizontally.
The dark light in the old man's palm condensed into something solid and blocked in front of him as he rapidly retreated.
The dark light was torn apart by the Skybeast Claw, but the old man also managed to dodge it.
The two had only exchanged blows for a brief moment, but each step was filled with danger.
Lu Yin vigilantly stared at the old man, as this was the first time that he had faced an Enlighter who was serious. In the past, he had either relied on external items to trap and kill Enlighters, or he had killed them while they were not paying attention. In any case, he had relied on external items, but this time, he was truly fighting against an Enlighter, and his opponent was also very serious.