Hai Dashao thought that Lu Yin would take a break or slow down when he reached the seventh level.
However, he was quickly stunned. Lu Yin smiled at him and then continued forward at the same speed as he had on the previous six levels.
Hai Dashao subconsciously followed, but his body was under 700 times the normal gravity, and it felt like he was carrying a mountain on his back. He could not follow Lu Yin as closely as he had before.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "See you later."
Hai Dashao was furious and stepped forward with a grunt. He had improved a lot since the last time he had been here. Last time, he had been unable to move after reaching the seventh level and had been forced to wait at the entrance. This time, he could move, but that was only after he had used up a lot of his physical strength. But even if he could move, Lu Yin would still be running away.
Hai Dashao did not want to admit defeat, but he had no choice. He could only watch as Lu Yin's figure moved further and further away. Eventually, Lu Yin climbed up the stone steps and disappeared from sight.
Below, countless people were shocked.
"Hai Dashao was shaken off, but that guy can still climb so quickly. Is he even human?"
"He's just an Explorer, not an Enlighter. How can he be so fast?
Even the peak Hunters of our Mount Heavy Dojo can withstand a thousand times the normal gravity, but they still have to walk slowly on the seventh level and adjust their physical strength. That guy must be crazy. "
"He's too terrifying. No wonder he can withstand an Imprinter's attack."
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Hai Qiqi had long since been mentally prepared for this. Although she had not been with Lu Yin in the Outerverse, she had heard too many rumors about him. Most of what she had heard was that Lu Yin had defeated or killed an Enlighter, and so on. Even if he had relied on external items, she could guess that Lu Yin's strength was still extremely terrifying.
Especially when he had faced Hong Ying, which had allowed her to clearly see Lu Yin's strength for the first time. His overwhelming strength had also allowed her to confirm that Lu Yin had surpassed Hai Dashao during the battle at the Sea King's Dome, where he had forced Granny Sly to retreat. She had felt her power at that time, so she had a clearer understanding of Lu Yin's strength.
Beside her, Lan Baobao's eyes flickered with shock. Even though she had guessed it, she was still stunned when it happened. Lu Yin had actually surpassed Hai Dashao.
Although climbing the gravitational landmass did not represent one's true power level, she was certain that this person had completely surpassed Hai Dashao and reached the top five of the Top 100 Rankings.
Top three?
She didn't know, as she had never seen the true strength of the top three. However, if Lu Yin could fight against an Imprinter, then he had to be at least one of the top three.
"Qiqi, that Lu Yin only rose to prominence recently, right?" Lan Baobao asked uncertainly.
Hai Qiqi didn't want to discourage her. From what she knew, Lu Yin had cultivated for less than ten years, and was a true genius.
"Perhaps once Big Brother Lan Si retires from the younger generation, he'll become a strong competitor for the Ten Arbiters," Lan Baobao said.
Hai Qiqi looked up at Lu Yin. Wait for Brother Lan Si to abdicate?
Hai Qiqi didn't know why, but she felt that Lu Yin wasn't the kind of person who would wait for others to step down. It was more likely that he would squeeze one out.
After shaking off Hai Dashao, Lu Yin's footsteps became slightly more stable. He could feel the pressure, and although it wasn't much, it meant that the gravity was approaching a threshold that he could withstand.
Everyone looked at Lu Yin, including Dao Master Lan and the others.
Unknowingly, he had become the most glorious person in the Great Mountain Dojo at this moment.
When Lu Yin reached the eighth level, his expression became much more serious. Eight hundred times gravity was indeed not simple. As he thought about it, he transferred the three grains of Fatesand from his body, increasing his physical strength.
The Fatesand sealed his physical body, allowing it to slowly strengthen itself. Unfortunately, he had been using the grains of Fatesand in his battles during this period, so it had not been very effective in strengthening his physical body.
Although it wasn't much, it was still enough to stop his physical body from automatically strengthening. This incomprehensible, slow strengthening had accumulated over time, and it was very impressive. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have such terrifying physical strength as an Explorer.
Cultivation was one aspect, and the inexplicable development of his potential was another.
When he had first become an Explorer, his physical strength had been great, but it had still been impossible for him to fight against a Hunter, and he had even needed to wear his universal armor. Now, only a few years had passed, and he could rely on his physical strength to fight against Enlighters whose power levels were below 200,000. He could even fight against Imprinters. This kind of improvement was enough for others to dissect him and study him.
Even Lu Yin himself wanted to study himself.
Under eight hundred times gravity, Lu Yin no longer took large strides as he had before, and his footsteps were much slower than before. However, to many people, his speed was still very fast.
Previously, he had been close to running, but now, he was walking.
Ever since Zhongshan Dojo had been established, she was the first one to do what Lu Yin had done. Even Enlighters would not Zhang Yang like Lu Yin when they first stepped onto these gravitational landmasses.
Tie San went down, as he wanted to see which floor Lu Yin would fall to if he walked so quickly.
Tie San looked up and saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life. He searched the fourth floor, the fifth floor, the sixth floor, and even the seventh floor. He saw Hai Dashao, but he did not see Lu Yin. Finally, he saw Lu Yin on the eighth floor. When he saw Lu Yin, he saw that Lu Yin was stepping onto the stone staircase that led to the ninth floor.
Tie San's mind rumbled, and he felt like he was dreaming. He pinched himself hard to make sure that it wasn't a dream. There was actually someone who could reach the ninth floor so quickly. Even an Enlighter could not reach it so quickly.
At this moment, Lu Yin had truly attracted everyone's attention, whether it was the disciples of Zhongshan Dojo or the other dojos. Even Dao Master Lan, Dao Master Cang, and the others were all looking at him.
Under everyone's gazes, Lu Yin maintained a steady pace as he stepped onto the ninth floor.
The pressure of nine hundred times the normal gravity made Lu Yin's breathing uneven. He adjusted his breathing and then walked forward. In front of him, a stout middle-aged man looked at him strangely. "Who are you?"
Lu Yin replied, "I'm from the Starfall Sea."
The middle-aged man was shocked. "You're just an Explorer, but you're actually able to reach the ninth floor. And …" He carefully sized up Lu Yin. "Your body has been tempered, and it once glowed."
"Seventh Bro, is he scolding you?
Glowing?
Only the dead can glow! "the monkey shouted.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, as he had indeed glowed before. Back in the space with the golden ocean, Mister Mu had raised his physical strength to the true limit of the Limiteer realm, and he had even needed three grains of Fatesand to suppress it. At that time, Lu Yin's body had glowed, which was a sign that his physical body had been upgraded. It was also that upgrade that had allowed him to survive in the universe while still a Limiteer, allowing him to adapt to the universe one realm ahead of time.
Glowing … Was that some sort of sign?
If Lu Yin's body had glowed again when he was an Explorer, did that mean that he had reached the Limiteer realm?
Lu Yin walked forward step by step, but his pace was much slower than on the eighth floor. However, in everyone's eyes, being able to walk on the ninth floor in such a manner was already very abnormal.
The middle-aged man watched as Lu Yin walked past him and sucked in a breath of cold air. The image of a youth who looked down on the world suddenly appeared in his mind. This person might even surpass the Ten Arbiters in the future.
At the back mountain of Zhongshan Dojo, Dao Master Cang looked at Lu Yin and suddenly spoke up. "Dao Master Lan, I remember that your son, Lan Si, reached the tenth floor when he was an Explorer."
The others were shocked, and they all looked at Dao Master Lan. They knew that the Divine Fist of the Ten Arbiters, Lan Si, had an extraordinary innate gift, but Zhongshan Dojo had always kept it a secret.
Dao Master Lan looked deeply at Dao Master Cang. "That's right."
Dao Master Cang was shocked. "Youngsters these days are incredible. With formcast models, they can save a lot of time, and they've already surpassed the older generation. Before formcast models were invented, many youngsters with potential would accept the elder's blessing to save time. However, there were too few youngsters who could accept such blessings, and too many geniuses were buried. Now, any youngster with even the slightest bit of talent can rely on formcast models to make a name for themselves. In a few decades, the universe will change."
A small old man sighed. "It's already changed. The Youth Council of the past has become the Ten Arbiters Council, which represents the current authority. Ten youngsters with unparalleled power. Now that I see that kid, I can imagine that if we're still alive in ten years, he'll definitely replace us as the new Ten Arbiters."
From the ninth stone step to the tenth, Lu Yin had taken much longer than the previous steps combined. However, the amount of shock he caused was also more than the previous steps combined. Everyone looked at him.
The tenth step was a threshold that no one else knew about. Only Mount Zhongshan Dojo or those who were familiar with the dojo knew that there was a fist imprint on the tenth step that contained 100 Stacks.
Not long after, Lu Yin stepped onto the stone steps that led to the tenth step and stopped.
Everyone's eyes went wide; he couldn't hold on any longer?
Lan Baobao's eyes widened, and she unconsciously clenched her fists. She was more concerned about whether Lu Yin could reach the tenth step than anyone else. This was because her older brother, the current Divine Fist Lan Si, had reached the tenth step as an Explorer. If Lu Yin could reach the tenth step, it would mean that he had reached her older brother's level. No, that wasn't right. Her older brother had been a peak Explorer when he reached the tenth step and had only been one step away from becoming a Cruiser. Lu Yin, on the other hand, had only gone through three cycles and was still two steps away. If he could reach the tenth step, then he would have surpassed her older brother.
In the entire Grayweed Continent, the Divine Fist Lan Si was special. He had the authority to judge and supervise all of the younger generation in the Starfall Sea, and he could recruit any disciple from any dojo to follow him. This was not limited to Mount Zhongshan Dojo, but to the people of the Grayweed Continent, Lan Si was their pride.
In particular, Mount Zhongshan Dojo revered Lan Si as a god. Only a god could achieve what he had, and Lan Baobao agreed with this sentiment.
Now, Lan Si's achievements were about to be broken, and she did not wish for her older brother's achievements to be broken.
The other disciples from Mount Zhongshan Dojo fell silent as they stared at Lu Yin. Many of them knew about Lan Si's cultivation, and they knew that he had reached the tenth step as a peak Explorer. None of them wished for anyone to break this record.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
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Lu Yin stopped and adjusted his breathing before walking towards the tenth step step by step. His steps were slow, but they were steady.
Countless disciples from Mount Zhongshan Dojo hoped that Lu Yin would not be able to hold on and break Lan Si's record.