Lu Yin understood; it was just like the White Night clan, the Mebis clan, and the Phoenix clan, all of whom inherited the superior bloodlines of their ancient ancestors.
Human genetics are passed down from one generation to the next. Everything of the previous generation is contained in the genes of the reproductive cells. Descendants who retain the genes of their ancient ancestors can easily obtain powerful strength. This kind of inherited power also belongs to a type of talent, and moreover, it is a talent that can be jointly developed, like the undying phoenix of the Phoenix clan. This Butterfly Shadow Race was clearly in this category, but it could not be compared to an Innerverse powerful clan like the Phoenix.
Many experts would wait until they were at their most powerful before reproducing, in order to preserve their strength as much as possible, giving the next generation a higher starting point. After many years, it might be possible to give birth to a powerful clan.
"Your Butterfly Shadow Race has preserved the bloodline of some ancient expert and then proliferated with that as the center, right? In that case, you are not all truly related by blood," Lu Yin said.
Amu shook his head. "No, we are related by blood. Because as long as we inherit the ancient bloodline, our own blood will also be replaced. Our entire Butterfly Shadow Race has the closest blood relationship." At this point, Amu suddenly lowered his head and said gloomily, "Except for me."
"Why?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Amu's tone was low. "My mother was selected as a member of the Butterfly Shadow Race. Because of a mistake, she was pregnant with me when she inherited the bloodline. The Butterfly Shadow Race's selection of clan members must be pure young girls, but a mistake was made with my mother, and thus I was born. Therefore, I am the only male of the Butterfly Shadow Race, and also a clan member with an impure bloodline."
Lu Yin patted Amu's shoulder in sympathy. He could imagine how tragic this guy's life in the Butterfly Shadow Race was, practically being treated as a negative teaching material by an entire race. "What about your mother?"
"She passed away not long after I was born," Amu said in a low voice, clearly not wanting to say more about this.
Lu Yin didn't ask any more and looked around.
After a long while, Amu said, "Sorry, I told you something unrelated."
Lu Yin said casually, "For the Butterfly Shadow Race to be able to name this territory, they must be very strong."
Amu's expression changed, and he nodded. "Very strong. They can absorb the power of nearby plants to strengthen themselves, which is equivalent to stacking a lot of combat power on themselves. Every member of the Butterfly Shadow Race is very difficult to defeat in a battle of the same realm. The more and stronger the surrounding plants, the stronger the Butterfly Shadow Race member becomes."
"That's cheating," Lu Yin marveled.
Amu smiled bitterly. "This is the Butterfly Shadow Race. To name a territory after the clan, no one dares to be unconvinced. The several surrounding territories also don't dare to provoke them." At this point, Amu looked at Lu Yin. "I remember the outside of your spaceship is engraved with the symbol of the Astral-10 Academy, right? What a coincidence, the strongest young matriarch of the Butterfly Shadow Race, Angel, is at the Seventh Academy. You are classmates."
Lu Yin's eyebrow twitched. Was it an illusion? He clearly saw a hint of schadenfreude in Amu's eyes.
But then again, the Astral Combat Academy really was a gathering of monsters. Not only were there talented disciples from the major powerful clans and forces of the Innerverse, but also the heirs of the strongest forces in the Outerverse, like the Butterfly Shadow Race. In the seventy-two territories of the Outerverse, although it was difficult for incomprehensible prodigies to appear, it was normal for some geniuses to appear. These people were troublesome enough, and with the addition of those from the Innerverse, the ten-academy competition would be very lively.
"To be honest, I don't believe the Butterfly Shadow Race's absorption of plant power has no upper limit. If that were the case, they could even break into the Innerverse," Lu Yin said.
Amu was helpless. "That's the truth. Of course, it's not that they can absorb all plants; too strong is not possible. But this restriction doesn't make much difference, because powerful plants are in the minority after all. Moreover, as the strength of the Butterfly Shadow Race members increases, they will one day be able to absorb them. The later it gets, the greater the potential of the Butterfly Shadow Race members."
A troublesome race. This was Lu Yin's impression of the Butterfly Shadow Race.
After more than half a day, the two saw smoke from cooking in this vast, tall forest. Smoke meant there were people. The two accelerated and chased after it.
Before long, passing through a huge forest, the two saw a Giant tribe and also a scene that almost made Amu pee his pants. More than a dozen Giants were tearing apart trial-takers. The two had just arrived when they saw a male trial-taker being torn apart by a Giant, his blood splashing all over the ground.
That man was one of the people they had encountered before. There had been a total of four men and one woman. Now they only saw that woman being held and fiddled with by a small Giant. The others had long been buried in that mud full of blood. The air was filled with a foul stench and the smell of blood.
Amu trembled in fear, his face pale.
Lu Yin's gaze was icy. That small Giant was viciously holding the woman. The woman could no longer scream, her expression one of extreme pain. Just as the small Giant was about to crush the woman with force, its head disappeared. Its huge body slowly fell, and blood gushed like a waterfall. Lu Yin appeared in the sky, used Void Flash to disappear, and reappeared in front of a Giant.
The Giant hadn't even reacted before its head was shattered by Lu Yin's palm. Its pupils dilated, then turned gray-white, completely dead.
Roar!
The other few Giants angrily attacked Lu Yin. Among these Giants, there was a Limiteer. It viciously slapped at the void, and a huge shockwave swept a thousand-meter radius, sending even Amu flying.
Lu Yin raised his palm. As the palm struck, the stars appeared. The ninth star faintly appeared, causing the Heavenly Star Palm's nine stars to merge into one, forming a star system. One palm tore through the shockwave created by the Limiteer Giant and slapped its chest. The void distorted, then shattered. The Limiteer Giant was torn in half by Lu Yin's one palm, completely dead. Blood, like a tsunami, splashed towards the forest on one side, extinguishing the flames.
The other few Giants fled in fear, but Lu Yin did not let them go. He continuously used Void Flash, and a total of more than a dozen Giants were all killed.
Lu Yin could tolerate the weak being killed, but seeing those few people being toyed with, he also felt a sense of oppression in his heart. Humanity was the spirit of all things and would not allow its dignity to be trampled upon.
Amu vomited. He didn't want to stay in this place for another second.
Lu Yin stepped on the blood-soaked mud and walked to the woman's side, squatting down.
The woman was too seriously injured, her body almost crushed. There was no hope of survival. Seeing Lu Yin, she said in pain, "Based... based on the direction opposite the corner of the stone house... you can... you can... find... the Giant King... the Giant King is at... the center of... all the tribes... I beg you... kill me."
Lu Yin casually waved his hand, and the woman was killed by him, ending her pain.
Standing up, Lu Yin looked around. The stone houses of the Giants were extremely large, looking very rough, with many white bones hanging on them. The main doors were not all facing the same direction but were distributed in a fan shape. All the opposite corners were facing southeast. A map formed in Lu Yin's mind. With the Giant King as the center, all the Giants spread out in a circle, and the way to find the Giant King was based on the direction opposite the corner of the stone houses.
The Giants had no intelligence and were mostly instinctual. This method was rather simple.
Amu peeked from behind a large tree in the distance. Seeing Lu Yin standing in the bloody mud, he suppressed his disgust and shouted, "Let's go."
Lu Yin waved at him and shot off to the southeast.
Amu hurriedly chased after him.
If before Amu had wanted to separate from Lu Yin, at this moment, he didn't want to leave him at all. Too terrifying! What had happened to those people had completely terrified him. They were all his classmates, and now they could never return, and they had died so tragically.
In the distance, a large pit appeared in a Giant tribe. A spaceship had just happened to crash into the middle of the tribe, crushing several Giants to death. And in the spaceship, a trial-taker looked at the combat power displayed on his personal communicator in fear. Several Limiteer-level combat powers had appeared around him. He didn't dare to go out at all.
The Giants were also very afraid of the spaceship and did not approach.
Time passed just like that. Just as the Giants were preparing to dig out the spaceship, several trial-takers appeared from nowhere and attacked the Giants. Those who dared to participate in the territorial trial were at least in the Melting Realm, and among them was a Limiteer Realm student who killed two Limiteer Realm Giants by himself and wiped out the entire tribe.
In the spaceship, the trial-taker still did not dare to come out. Those people glanced at it with disdain, observed the direction opposite the corner of the stone house, and headed into the distance.
'Great Superstar' was very large, and the Giants were just one of the species on it. All the trial-takers' spaceships had landed in the territory of the Giants. Soon, the entire Giant territory was in chaos. The Giants and the trial-takers began to clash crazily.
From above, at this moment, the entire Giant territory was very chaotic, including the very center, which was where the Giant King was.
Several unlucky fellows' spaceships had directly smashed in front of the Giant King. The terrifying strength of the Giant King at the peak of the Limiteer Realm and his pair of intelligent giant eyes almost scared those people to death.
Ordinary Giants had no intelligence, but the Giant King did. Having intelligence and not having it were two different concepts.
The trial-takers' spaceships were very sturdy; even a Limiteer couldn't destroy them. The moment they saw the Giant King, the few unlucky fellows decided not to come out until the trial was over.
But they had underestimated the intelligence of the Giant King. He picked up a spaceship and shook it vigorously, directly shaking the trial-taker inside into pieces. This scene made the other few's souls almost fly out of their bodies. They immediately opened the cabin door to escape, but unfortunately, they were easily killed by the Giant King, almost one slap per person.
Looking at the few spaceships on the ground, the Giant King's eyes glinted.
The struggle was not only from the Giants. The battle between the trial-takers had also not stopped. Like Amu, who didn't know how he had survived until now. Every trial-taker he ran into would mock him, a hundred times more miserable than when Lu Yin had first entered the Trial World. This time, it even aroused killing intent.
Three trial-takers surrounded Lu Yin and Amu. They said nothing, but the icy killing intent in their eyes could not be hidden.
The three were all in the Melting Realm. In terms of strength, they were not as good as Gurbach. Lu Yin, on the other hand, didn't care, but he was curious why Amu attracted so much hatred.
Seeing Lu Yin's strange gaze, Amu was bitter. "I told you, I am an anomaly of the Butterfly Shadow Race. Many people in the Butterfly Shadow Race want me to disappear. They think I have disgraced the Butterfly Shadow Race."
With a whoosh, the three attacked at the same time, bypassing Lu Yin and going straight for Amu.
Amu's strength was very weak, not even as strong as Lu Yin's when he had circulated five stars, only a little stronger than the Reaching Realm elites of the Martial Hall in the Great Yu Empire. He simply couldn't block the attack of the three. He also had no intention of resisting.
The attack of the three was extremely fast, but their retreat was even faster, easily sent flying by Lu Yin. "Let's go."
Amu nodded silently.
In ten days' time, the two had discovered several tribes and had also encountered more than ten trial-takers. Just like during the Earth trial, the strongest students of the academy had formed teams. At this moment, most of the trial-takers who dared to head for the Giant King had formed teams, and they were all experts. Lu Yin had discovered no less than ten Melting Realm masters who could be compared to the Hall Masters of the Martial Hall.