Chapter 529: Changing Skies

Chapter 529: Changing Skies

In the Outerverse, on Zenyu Star, Lu Yin was shocked as he stared at the sky. What was going on? The sky had disappeared just now. He had just seen the sky crack before shattering like a mirror. Then, another sky had appeared.

This scene suddenly reminded him of the words that he had heard back on the island at the end of the Ocean of Death: “Five changed the sky. Five was replaced with six. Since then, a fake veil has been draped across the heavens. We won’t allow it!

“The sky has changed. It has changed.”

He was also reminded of how the Ghost Monkey had described the Rune Technology Civilization: “A sky covers another sky”.

Hai Qiqi suddenly screamed in horror, “Father! I can’t feel father’s power anymore!”

Lu Yin was shocked, and he suddenly had a bad premonition. Could something have happened to the Sea King?

Beside the waterfall, in the depths of the Starfall Sea, the Sea King ecstatically exclaimed, “I’ve succeeded! I finally succeeded!”

Arch-Elder Zen stared at the broken third gate. That pair of bright eyes had disappeared, and after a while, the broken third door closed by itself.

Upon seeing that, the Sea King’s laughter abruptly stopped, and his face turned pale. “Why? Why did the gate close?”

Arch-Elder Zen let out a sigh of relief. “So they don’t want to have any interactions with us. Alright, it’s alright.

The Sea King roared, raised the Sea King’s Trident, and slammed it upon the last stone gate. However without the blood stained cloak, his attack couldn’t damage the stone gate in the slightest.

Arch-Elder Zen yelled, “Enough! Do you really want this mainland to be eradicated?” 

The Sea King looked at Arch-Elder Zen with determined eyes. “I can’t accept this! If I don’t break this door open, then we will forever be forced beneath them. We will never be anything more than ants!” 

Arch-Elder Zen closed his eyes. “Even if you make it through that stone gate, you’ll just bring about another desperate situation. This sort of thing has happened before, and I will not allow it to happen again.” 

The Sea King seemed to have lost all of his strength, and he closed his eyes.

Elder Zen looked at the Sea King. “This is the best result possible of today’s events. The false skies have been torn apart, but it did not attract a powerful enemy. However…” At this point, he looked towards the waterfall. “…War is coming. This will be a war that envelopes the entire universe. Neither we, the Astral Beast Domain, nor the Technocracy will be able to escape from this. The real catastrophe has yet to come.” 

At the bottom of the waterfall, the old man who had previously guarded the first stone gate screamed in derision, “You eternal ants! We will not let you go! We will make the blood of this skies flow like a river! We will make your ancestors weep! These skies will no longer exist after this!” With a snort, the old man’s eyes flashed. When he looked down at his chest, he saw a spear protruding from it. His fresh blood was dripping into the sea. 

The old man slowly turned his head around and saw a black warhorse with hoofs wreathed in blue flames. Atop the warhorse sat a figure that looked like a phantasm. It was wearing armor, but it couldn’t be clearly seen. The only detail that could be seen besides the armor were two blazing flames, which were its eyes. The gaze of this figure would send a chill through anyone. 

The spear was violently pulled back, and the old man’s internal organs were left shattered. The light soon left his eyes, and he tumbled into the sea. 

From the sky, Arch-Elder Zen appeared with the Sea King. He looked sternly at the figure on the horse. “I didn’t expect you to make an appearance. It must feel good to kill an old enemy.”

From above the warhorse, two blazing flames directed their focus to Arch-Elder Zen. “If he hadn’t already been seriously injured, it would have been very difficult for me to kill him.”

“Since you’ve appeared, then does that mean that the Burial Garden will reopen?” Arch-Elder Zen asked gravely. 

The figure on the warhorse turned around. “The Burial Garden reopened long ago. The living are nowhere to be found. You may enter the Burial Garden, but you will only see the dead. A calamity will soon arrive, so you’d better think about that instead.”

The ghost-like figure that looked like a phantasm then disappeared. 

Arch-Elder Zen sighed. “If the Burial Garden has reopened, then the dead will reappear.”

“So what? No one can hide from the catastrophic war that is coming. The Burial Garden will be no different,” the Sea King said solemnly.

Arch-Elder Zen looked at him. “Why did you have the ancestor’s bloody cloak?”

The Sea King casually replied, “There’s nothing in the Starfall Sea, but that bloody cloak was discovered by accident.”

Arch-Elder Zen shook his head. “Everything is according to destiny.”

“No, this was the blessing of our ancestors. Our ancestors want us to resist instead of merely waiting to die without dignity,” the Sea King replied in a firm voice.

Arch-Elder Zen stared at the Sea King for a while. “It’s too late to say anything at this point. I just hope that you’re right.”

After saying that, he took a step forward. “Catastrophe is quickly approaching, and there can’t be any internal friction among us. The Hall of Honor will help you take responsibility for this matter, and this old man also hopes that you will own up to your own responsibilities.” After saying this, Arch-Elder Zen disappeared. 

The Sea King clenched his trident and slowly bowed towards Arch-Elder Zen’s back. If it hadn’t been for Arch-Elder Zen, he would have already died. 

Lu Yin wasn’t aware of the events that had just occurred in the Starfall Sea, but he received a shocking piece of news: the Astral River had surged and had completely separated the Innerverse from the Outerverse. Even the Astral River Ark had been swept away. 

When he first read the news, he couldn’t believe it. Why would the Astral River change so drastically? But then, when he remembered how the sky had shattered, he realized that something extraordinary must have happened in the depths of the universe. 

Beep, beep, beep.

Lu Yin checked his gadget. “Regent, energy explosions have appeared in the third filament, which have completely isolated the area from nearby regions.”

“What’s the energy intensity?” Lu Yin asked.

“It is equivalent to a catastrophic cosmic phenomenon, but after taking readings, the energy has declined rapidly after the detonation. Initial estimations say that it will completely disappear after a month.”

Lu Yin nodded to indicate his understanding. 

Before long, he received many more similar reports.

He finally set his gadget down. Many regions of the Great Yu Empire had become isolated due to the explosive energy, but these energies did not appear to last long. The longest that one of these energy explosions would last for was about a year. These events did not only take place in the Great Yu Empire, and Lu Yin expected that similar events had occurred throughout the rest of the Outerverse. Many regions had become cut off from the rest of the universe due to this explosive energy. Actually, the Astral River itself was liquid energy. If it had exploded, then that would be a reasonable explanation for this phenomena. 

With the raw energy concentrated in the Astral River, how long would it take to return to normal? Lu Yin had no idea, but he guessed that it might take a very long time. 

In other words, the Innerverse and Outerverse had now become completely separated. His eyes quickly filled with excitement. For most of his cultivation journey, the major forces of the Innerverse had been like a python constricting Lu Yin, giving him no space to breath. He had already prepared for the worst, but now, unexpectedly, the landscape of the universe had drastically changed. If the Innerverse had really been separated from the Outerverse, then he wouldn’t need to escape. 

At that moment, Wendy Yushan appeared with a serious expression. “Check how the void feels.” 

Lu Yin raised his fist and used a bit of force. The air merely fluctuated, and his expression drastically changed. He exerted more force, but the air still only trembled.

Lu Yin’s face deepened even more. He waved a hand and unleashed a massive force that should have been more than enough to shatter the void, but this time, it did nothing more than twist the air and send a strong wind sweeping through the area. Still, there was no change in space itself.  

“How can this be?” Lu Yin was surprised. 

Wendy Yushan solemnly replied, “Space itself has changed.” She unsheathed her longsword and slashed down. Sword qi that was visible to the naked eye tore through the air and slashed far into the distance, but the space remained unchanged. 

“The space has become stable,” Lu Yin commented gravely.

Wendy Yushan nodded. “Even with my strength, it is very difficult for me to tear through the void now. Perhaps only someone with the power of a Hunter can disrupt this space. Lu Yin, the sky has changed.

“Where is Hai Qiqi?” Wendy Yushan suddenly asked. 

Lu Yin sighed. “She’s hiding by herself. The Innerverse and Outerverse have been separated, so she can’t return to the Starfall Sea, and she also can’t feel the Sea King’s power.” 

Wendy Yushan’s eyes turned sullen. She had experienced such feelings herself before, and she now felt very uncomfortable. “You should go and comfort her. Maybe there is a gap that you can use to pass through the Astral River.” 

“It’s useless. The Astral River Ark was also swept away. Even if the Astral River returns to its original state, it will still be difficult to cross it. At the very least, it will be impossible given our abilities. We would need to be at least an Enlighter powerhouse.” Lu Yin’s face changed drastically. Enlighter powerhouses—those people were unable to travel across the Astral River without help. Similarly, there were Enlighters who had been trapped in the Astral Wilderness. 

Not all of the Enlighter powerhouses had returned to the Innerverse after the events at Planet Pyrolyte, so there should still be some remaining in the Outerverse. 

Lu Yin’s heart sank once he realized this. Once it was completely determined that the Outerverse had been fully separated from the Innerverse, it would also mean that he would have lost the Sea King’s protection. Those Enlighters would then be able to act unscrupulously against Frostwave Weave.

Of the Enlighters remaining in the Outerverse, some of them might be Lu Yin’s enemies. After all, he had stolen quite a few star essence skins on Planet Pyrolyte, and there was also their desire for the secret technique.

Lu Yin grew apprehensive. At his side, Wendy Yushan seemed to have thought of the same thing, as a serious expression on her face had appeared on her face.

The Great Yu Empire immediately entered the state of highest alert, and all foreign spacecraft were strictly investigated on Lu Yin’s order. 

It was unlikely for anything to happen during the first few days. Even the Enlighters would need some time to confirm the state of the Astral River. However, after more than ten days passed, the atmosphere of the Outerverse changed drastically. First of all, Darkmist Weave, which was the weave closest to the Astral River, underwent drastic changes. One entire organization was wiped out. The attacker was an Enlighter. Afterwards, several other forces were also wiped out. 

This incident became the catalyst that led to the advent of a dramatic change.

Lu Yin’s heart sank when he heard this news. He didn’t even hesitate to return to King Zishan’s mansion and start rolling his die. He wanted to roll Enhance so that he could use his star essences to upgrade his universal armor, the gun, and some other materials. He needed to upgrade his equipment to the extent where he could threaten an Enlighter. 

Huo Qingshan and the others were all waiting at Zenyu Star since they had already predicted that an Enlighter powerhouse would soon show up. 

In King Zishan’s Mansion, Lu Yin stayed in a secret room. He screened the Ghost Monkey off and then raised his hand. His die appeared, and he tapped it with one finger, causing it to spin quickly. When the die came to a stop, Lu Yin saw were six pips. His vision grew dark, but he suddenly regained clarity afterwards. 

Lu Yin let out a breath of relief. Fortunately, he had taken the precaution to set his cosmic ring to the side. As long as he didn’t have any star energy crystals or star essences on him, nothing would happen when he rolled Possession. 

But now that he had rolled Possession, it would be harder for him to roll Enhance. He used a star crystal to restore the die and rolled it again. 

The die spun quickly and finally stopped on Pilfer.

Lu Yin sighed. As expected, after rolling Possession, it was always harder to roll Enhance. With a snap, Pilfer randomly selected an item from some random cosmic ring. Lu Yin had received many strange things through this ability, including women’s clothing and even a rock once. This time however, he received a blood-red bell the size of a thumb.

Looking at the bell on the ground, Lu Yin frowned. He felt very uncomfortable when he looked at it, almost as if he had been caught by something. His blood started boiling when he leaned in to pick up the bell, and the moment he touched it, his body trembled and turned cold to the point where he stiffened up. He quickly stored the bell away in his cosmic ring. This demonic item felt even stranger than Progenitor Wushang’s hide. 

Still, at least it seemed to be something good. Well, it was better than a rock or underwear.