At the Treasure Pavilion of the Tenth Academy, the catfish-whiskered old man sized Lu Yin up in surprise. "Not bad, little fellow, you exceeded the quota. The price you paid must not have been small."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "What price?"
The old man gave a strange smile. "Everyone knows what's going on. It's fine. Anyway, the other party has confirmed your mission is complete. No need to hide it."
Lu Yin was confused. Hide what?
The old man was dismissive. "Exceeding the quota in two days, do you take others for fools? Unless you're a Decipherer. Alright, alright, see what other missions you want to take."
Lu Yin didn't mind that the old man hadn't confirmed the mission. He took the reward and left directly. The mission reward was just some Star Crystals, not much, which he didn't even care about.
The Tenth Academy had no fixed residences. Lu Yin returned to the space station. He guessed that only here would there be no mentor supervision, and he wanted to roll the die.
He had rolled twice on the Taku Iyo company's garbage planet and rested for a few days. This time, he should be able to roll three times in one go. Three times, he wondered if he would gain anything.
Raising his hand, the die appeared. Lu Yin crushed a cubic meter of Star Crystals, then tapped his finger on the die. Watching it spin slower and slower, Lu Yin's breathing quickened. Finally, it stopped on two pips.
Lu Yin was speechless. He didn't want to dismantle anything; it was useless. He crushed another cubic meter of Star Crystals. This time, the die stopped on five pips. Lu Yin cursed under his breath. Useless again. Who knew who had talents here, and even if he did, so what? He couldn't even see a ghost in ten seconds.
There was one last time. He was a little uneasy. He tapped his finger, and the die spun slowly. Finally, five faces disappeared, leaving only the last one—six.
Lu Yin's pupils contracted. Six pips. He had rolled it once before. At that time, it had absorbed all the Star Crystals on his body, and he had gotten nothing. The memory was still fresh. What about this time?
Before he could overthink it, a terrifying suction force came from the die. The Star Crystals in Lu Yin's spatial ring were visibly decreasing: a hundred cubic meters, a thousand, 2000, 3000... up to ten thousand cubic meters.
The moment ten thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals were absorbed by the die, the scene before Lu Yin's eyes changed. He appeared in a strange dark space, his consciousness turning into a ball of light and flying forward, the speed getting slower and slower. Around him were countless other balls of light, large and small, some ordinary, some as scorching as a star.
Lu Yin was shocked. He knew the use of the sixth pip now: to experience a person's life. The sixth pip could allow him to merge with someone in the universe and experience that person's life. To activate it required over ten thousand cubic meters, and ten thousand was just the starting price. The balls of light he saw now were people he could perceive with his current strength, who were nearby and would not harm him.
Lu Yin himself had also become a ball of light. Looking at the countless balls of light around him, he was shocked. It had such a use?
Suddenly, a pulling force came over him. Lu Yin thought, not good, he didn't have enough Star Crystals on him. Once they were completely consumed, if he hadn't merged with any ball of light, it would be a waste of an opportunity.
He didn't think much and directly rushed towards the scorching, sun-like ball of light in front of him. He guessed that the more powerful such a ball of light was, the more terrifying its owner's strength. However, before Lu Yin could get close, he felt he would be burned to ashes. This kind of ball of light was not something he could touch. Helpless, Lu Yin changed direction and rushed towards a slightly larger ball of light closest to him, instantly merging with it. At the same time, the more than fifteen thousand cubic meters of crystals originally stored in his spatial ring were all absorbed by the die.
On a hazy grassland, a beautiful young woman called out anxiously, "Da Lei, Da Lei, wake up."
Mmm! Lu Yin heard the call in his ear and opened his eyes. Where was this?
"Da Lei, you're awake! That's great," the young woman said excitedly, smiling at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was confused. Da Lei?... It seemed he had just rolled six pips on the die, then merged his consciousness with someone, this person?
"Da Lei, what's wrong with you?" the young woman looked uneasy. The man in front of her was clearly very familiar, but his eyes were very strange.
Lu Yin rubbed his head. In an instant, he received all of this person's information, and his mind was a little dizzy. A moment later, he turned to look at the young woman and smiled. "It's nothing, just teasing you."
The young woman breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me to death. Don't joke like that in the future."
Lu Yin, no, Da Lei, nodded. "Ah Ya, I'm hungry. Can you help me buy something to eat?"
The young woman hummed in agreement. "Then you be good here. I'll go buy food."
Lu Yin watched the young woman leave, then looked at his own body and exhaled. He was now Da Lei. He didn't know how long the fusion would last, probably not too long.
With this thought, Lu Yin raised his hand and felt the inexplicable powerful force in his body. This Da Lei was a Limiteer Realm expert!
This was the power of a Limiteer Realm expert. Not only that, but Lu Yin's eyes were wild with joy. This person's level of Star Energy control had actually reached the realm of myriad changes. He was a famous genius on this planet and was about to participate in the selection for the Imperial Court's Thirteenth Squads.
He hadn't expected this to be the thirteenth domain, which was the border of the Canglan territory. Ten thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals had sent him here. If there were more, could he be sent directly to the Innerverse?
Lu Yin condensed Star Energy in his palm. It gradually changed from formless to tangible, finally forming a flame-like shape that vibrated with the air, producing scorching heat. This was Star Energy at the realm of myriad changes.
He hadn't expected it to be like this. The realm of myriad changes, this was the realm of myriad changes. This person was not yet 40 years old, still considered young, yet he could control Star Energy to this level. A genius!
The same combat technique, the same realm, but with different control over Star Energy, the power was completely different.
Unfortunately, this person had no combat techniques, only knowing some common ones. He didn't know how to find a backer, nor how to make money. He didn't even dare to confess to the girl he loved. A block of wood.
"Ah!" a scream came. Lu Yin quickly stood up. It was the girl's scream.
In the distance, Ah Ya had fainted on the ground. When Lu Yin rushed over, several cultivators emerged from the shadows. A young man looked at him smugly. "Da Lei, long time no see."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. Through Da Lei's memories, he knew this person's name was Ramos, the son of the most powerful person on this planet, who had always been jealous of Da Lei's talent. He had previously wanted to recruit Da Lei to take his place in the Thirteenth Squads' assessment but was rejected by Da Lei. He hadn't expected him to make a move now.
"Ramos, I've already rejected you. Let Ah Ya go," Lu Yin said in a low voice.
Ramos sneered. "I'll give you one last chance. Give up the spot, and I can let you live and even give you combat techniques. Otherwise, you'll be like before, never getting any combat techniques."
Only then did Lu Yin realize that Da Lei's lack of combat techniques was due to someone's blockade. No wonder, with the status of a Limiteer, he only knew common combat techniques and couldn't even leave this planet.
"I won't agree," Lu Yin said again.
Ramos shrugged. "A block of wood is still a block of wood. Do you think you can really attract the attention of the Thirteenth Squads? What this universe doesn't lack is geniuses. Let me tell you, the ones the empire is paying attention to now are the people like the King of Zishan who entered the Astral Combat Academy. You? You've long been forgotten. Even if I kill you tonight, no one will find trouble with me. Do it!"
Instantly, several Limiteer Realm experts around him attacked Lu Yin. Lu Yin subconsciously used Void Flash to dodge, but his body was unstable and he almost fell. He had forgotten that this body was Da Lei's. Even though he knew Void Flash, his body was not proficient with it yet.
Boom!
A loud bang, and the ground shattered. Lu Yin soared into the air. Behind him, a middle-aged Limiteer Realm man shouted and executed a combat technique to attack.
Lu Yin raised his hand, condensed his Star Energy to the extreme, and struck out with a palm. The two sides clashed, and the middle-aged man was actually pushed back by the palm, sinking into the ground.
This was the terrifying power of controlling Star Energy to the realm of myriad changes; it could resist combat techniques.
At the same time, several other Limiteer Realm experts surrounded him. Lu Yin gritted his teeth and executed Void Flash again to dodge. This time, he succeeded. His body vanished, and the attacks of the several people missed.
Lu Yin's body appeared behind a Limiteer Realm expert, his Star Energy turning into a sharp blade and slashing out horizontally. The Limiteer Realm expert reacted quickly and immediately dodged. The sharp blade cut through the void, and a huge amount of Star Energy swept out, cutting the ground in half. The aftershock also blasted towards the river in the distance, causing it to flow backward.
The battle here should have attracted the army long ago, but the army was slow to appear.
Ramos had arranged everything. Tonight, he wanted Da Lei to die.
He had no intention of letting Da Lei go. Even if Da Lei agreed to give up the spot, it wouldn't work. He just wanted to see the look of despair and regret in Da Lei's eyes, to have this genius fall before his very eyes.
Lu Yin exhaled, then chuckled. This Da Lei was really lucky. If he hadn't possessed this body, he would have been finished tonight.
"Da Lei, your little girlfriend is not bad-looking," Ramos's voice came from the ground. He had run to Ah Ya's side, squatted down, and reached out to touch her.