In the distant southeast, which was the center of the Giant tribes' territory, a person completely wrapped in a black robe stood quietly. Around him were over a hundred corpses of Giants, and the sky was dyed a bloody color.
Not far away, a Limiteer Realm-strength Giant was kneeling on the ground, looking at the black-robed person in fear, trembling.
The black-robed person looked up, revealing a pair of crimson eyes, which then instantly returned to normal, turning into human pupils.
If Lu Yin were here at this time, he would definitely have recognized that these eyes were exactly the same as the crimson vertical eye he had gotten from Yin. No one from Earth would forget these eyes. These were—the eyes of a Zombie.
The black-robed person walked to the Giant's side. "Take... me... to... the Giant King's... place."
The Giant prostrated itself in fear. After the black-robed person climbed onto its back, it immediately ran wildly, heading northwest.
In the starry sky, in the video surveillance of 'Great Superstar', one of the screens had no image. "What happened? Why did the surveillance image of the center of the Giant tribes' territory disappear?"
"I'm sorry, my lord. It must have been the battle that caused a huge destructive force and shattered the surveillance equipment."
"Impossible! That surveillance equipment can't even be shattered by the Giant King. Just by those trial-takers?"
"I'm sorry, we will immediately investigate the cause."
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Another five days passed. Lu Yin and the other two had been on 'Great Superstar' for twenty days, still riding on the backs of ants. Behind them was that woman from the White Night clan, following for some unknown reason.
At a distance to the northwest of Lu Yin and the others, there was a huge swamp. In the swamp were countless highly venomous creatures, making sounds that made one's scalp tingle. The tall figure of the Giant King appeared. He leaped up and then forcefully jumped into the swamp, gradually sinking.
The creatures in the swamp were startled. One after another, terrifyingly creepy and strange creatures hissed. In the sky, strange gases of all colors spread. It was a long while before it returned to calm. And at this time, the Giant King had disappeared, leaving only huge footprints outside the swamp to prove he had been there.
When the ant swarm arrived, the Giant King's footprints were still clearly visible.
As the ant swarm approached the swamp, they all rushed in. Lu Yin, Amu, and the White Night clan woman did not enter.
Lu Yin was overjoyed; the Giant King was indeed here. He turned to look at Amu and found him listless.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Yin was puzzled. Although there was poisonous gas here, it shouldn't cause any harm to a Melting Realm cultivator.
Amu smiled bitterly and pointed around. "This is a swamp. The gas is harmful to plants. Even if we Butterfly Shadow Race members don't use combat techniques, our bodies still slowly absorb the power of the surrounding plants. Our absorption of poisonous gas is ten times, or even a hundred times that of ordinary people like you."
Lu Yin found it strange. "In that case, if I want to attack your Butterfly Shadow Race, I just need to release poison, right?"
Amu shook his head. "It's not that easy. The powerful members of the Butterfly Shadow Race all cultivate combat techniques to prevent poisonous gas. I... I haven't cultivated it, so that's why I'm like this."
Lu Yin looked at Amu, his eyes thoughtful. Even if the members of the Butterfly Shadow Race cultivated combat techniques to prevent poisonous gas and might not be as listless as him, they would definitely not be able to obtain the power of the external plants and would be no different from ordinary people. No wonder this race with such a powerful talent could only be confined to the Outerverse; its weakness was too obvious.
"It seems the Giant King is in this swamp. Amu, you trial-takers should have a local area network, right?" Lu Yin asked. He remembered that the Earth trial-takers had one, but they had to wait for the two-month safety period to be over before they could know the location of the others.
"We do, but I've never said a word in it," Amu said, looking at Lu Yin in confusion.
The corner of Lu Yin's mouth lifted. "Announce the whereabouts of the Giant King."
Amu was surprised. "What? Announce the whereabouts of the Giant King?"
Lu Yin nodded and said confidently, "Announce it. This swamp is dark and gloomy. It's very difficult for the two of us to find the Giant King. It's more effective if everyone comes to look for him together."
Amu couldn't understand this person. There was only one Giant King. If everyone knew, would it still be his turn? But this was good news for him. He didn't want to complete the mission in the first place. If he announced the location, he wouldn't have to make a move, but he would still get credit. And with more people, it would be safer.
"Alright, I'll announce it now," Amu said excitedly, then opened his personal communicator.
Suddenly, the White Night clan woman slashed at Amu with her sword. A glint flashed in Lu Yin's eyes, and he attacked at the same time, his hand becoming a Heavenly Beast Claw. The ninety-six forms of the Heavenly Beast Claw made a soul-stirring beast roar echo in the void. Amu was instantly stunned and motionless. The red longsword and the Heavenly Beast Claw clashed, creating sparks. Immediately after, the air vibrated, and Amu was pushed away by a powerful force.
Lu Yin and the White Night clan woman advanced at the same time, their palms clashing. Lu Yin unceremoniously used the Ninefold Nine-Wave Palm, while the White Night clan woman's palm was also extremely terrifying, illuminating the entire swamp. It was clearly a combat technique of the White Night clan.
The moment their palms clashed, the void could be clearly felt to be trembling. The ground, the air, everything was trembling. Amu was horrified and instinctively prostrated himself. The next moment, a circular shockwave spread out, covering a ten-thousand-meter radius. All objects taller than one meter were shattered, and the ten-thousand-meter radius was swept clean.
When Amu looked up again, his pupils contracted, and he looked around in horror. The surroundings had completely changed. They had originally been outside the swamp, and there had been many black plants around. But at this moment, everything had been shattered and had disappeared, even the slope and the muddy soil of the ground had been evaporated clean, becoming extremely hard.
Lu Yin and the White Night clan woman stood facing each other. They had only clashed twice, and it was a draw.
Lu Yin was fine. No one from the White Night clan could be underestimated; he had known this long ago. He didn't think this woman could be easily defeated, not to mention she had also destroyed an entire space pirate ship. In terms of strength, she surpassed Hui Baiye.
As for the White Night clan woman, the shock in her heart was indescribable. She had never paid any attention to Lu Yin, even though this person was from the Tenth Academy. But the two clashes just now had made her unable to believe it. Her sword had been blocked by the other party, and her palm had also been blocked. This kind of situation rarely happened even in the Innerverse. How could the Tenth Academy have this kind of person?
"Beauty, we're on the same path. It's not very nice to just attack like that," Lu Yin said in a cold voice.
The White Night clan woman's gaze was also cold. She said calmly, "I didn't want to kill him, just to cut off his personal communicator."
"Why?" Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.
The White Night clan woman's gaze fell on the swamp. "The Giant King is mine."
Lu Yin chuckled. "On what basis? I'm also here to find the Giant King. All the trial-takers on this planet are looking for the Giant King. You want to take it all for yourself? Impossible."
The White Night clan woman stared at Lu Yin, gripped her red longsword, and raised it to point directly at him. "I don't need your consent. The next sword can take your head." With that, the red longsword slowly moved, bringing out a series of afterimages. As the longsword stabbed into the ground, countless red longswords suddenly appeared in a hundred-meter radius, making one's hair stand on end.
Lu Yin's heart trembled when he saw this scene. This was... a Domain! He had merged with Karon and had experienced a Domain through Karon's memories. It was a realm that could only be comprehended when one's control over Star Energy reached the supreme level. Even Karon had only just reached that realm and had not fully mastered it. A Domain was a power on the same level as Battle Qi. This woman could actually use a Domain.
The hundred-meter radius was covered by red longswords. This scene made one feel fear. The White Night clan woman raised her longsword again. This time, Lu Yin clearly felt killing intent.
Amu lay prostrate on the ground, looking at the scene before him in fear. That woman was too terrifying. He felt like an ant, able to be killed at any time.
Lu Yin's expression was grave, and he no longer held back. A stream of air slowly appeared on his body, causing even the void to tremble.
This stream of air was very faint, transparent, and almost invisible. Amu didn't understand, but the White Night clan woman's expression changed drastically, in disbelief. "Battle Qi?"
Lu Yin clenched his fist and then slowly opened it. A series of explosions sounded in the air. Among his peers, very few could force him to use Battle Qi. Even Limiteer Realm experts might not be able to push him to this step. But this woman had done it. Lu Yin didn't know how strong this woman was, but since she could use a Domain, she was qualified to compete with his Battle Qi.
Amu trembled even more fiercely, looking at the two in fear, wishing he could bury himself underground.
The surrounding sword shadows suddenly disappeared. The White Night clan woman sheathed her red longsword.
Lu Yin was surprised but also restrained his Battle Qi. "Not fighting anymore?"
The White Night clan woman sized Lu Yin up. "Your strength... is very well hidden."
Lu Yin knew she was talking about the Breath Concealment Art.
"My name is Zhuo Baiye," the White Night clan woman said faintly.
"Lu Yin," Lu Yin replied.
"You are from the Tenth Academy. I saw your spaceship," Zhuo Baiye said confidently.
Lu Yin nodded. "We met once in the starry sky."
"I must kill the Giant King. You are from the Tenth Academy and don't need to complete the Butterfly Shadow territory's trial. The Giant King is useless to you," Zhuo Baiye's tone gradually softened.
Lu Yin shrugged. "Sorry, I have my own purpose. If it really doesn't work, we can have a fight. But forgive me for being blunt, you are probably not my opponent."
Zhuo Baiye did not deny it. In fact, what she had just executed was not a Domain. She had only comprehended the first step of a Domain, which was to merge with the surrounding environment. She couldn't yet do what she had just done. That was just a combat technique, the White Void Sword, which could imitate a Domain. Facing a Battle Qi expert, even if it was just nascent Battle Qi, it would be very difficult to defeat.
"Amu, announce the whereabouts of the Giant King," Lu Yin shouted.
Amu looked up, looked at Lu Yin, then at Zhuo Baiye, gritted his teeth, and immediately announced the whereabouts of the Giant King.
Zhuo Baiye's gaze was cold, and she wanted to stop him, but facing this man in front of her, she was powerless. This was the first time she had felt powerless in front of an expert of the same realm in the Outerverse. This feeling was not good.
As the whereabouts of the Giant King were exposed, the trial-takers on the entire 'Great Superstar' were surprised. Many were suspicious, thinking that someone was intentionally luring away competitors. But some agreed, because they also hadn't found the Giant King in the center of the region, only seeing Giant corpses everywhere.
Lu Yin also knew that it would take time for those trial-takers to believe. He was not in a hurry and took Amu to find a place outside the swamp to rest.
Zhuo Baiye was the first to step into the swamp. She wanted to deal with the Giant King before the numerous trial-takers arrived.
"Seventh Bro, why didn't you stop her?" Amu was puzzled.
Lu Yin said, "If she wants to go, let her go. If she can really kill the Giant King, I will naturally stop her. I can't let it affect my business."
"Business?" Amu was puzzled. He didn't understand. But he had a feeling that something strange was about to happen.