Chapter 420: Fatesand (1/2)

The intense pain from before still had not vanished yet, but Lu Yin was already starting a second round. The renewed suffering was so intense that it could cause one to lose their mind, but fortunately, it was not Lu Yin’s first time experiencing such agony. The backlash from consuming the improved strengthening fruits had been nearly as severe as assimilating the Fatesand grains. Actually, those fruits might have even been more painful. There was also how the formcast model helped one break through realms, which was an extremely agonizing process.

Some said that cultivators cycled between progress and pain, which was a view that Lu Yin shared.

The second grain of Fatesand successfully suppressed his physical body’s strength by another level. When Lu Yin tested his strength again, he was rendered speechless yet again. His current physical strength still surpassed what he had before this, and a random punch was about as strong as one of his old Five Stacks attacks.

Mister Mu’s eyes flashed, and shock appeared in their depths. At his level, there was not much that could surprise him, but Lu Yin’s talent in his physical body was still enough to astound him; it seemed limitless. Such a physical body was like an innate gift in and of itself, and he had never seen a youth’s body reach these levels before. This kid’s future accomplishments might end up being even greater than he had originally thought.

A third grain of Fatesand appeared. “Fusing with the third grain could reduce your physical strength to below your original condition, and it will also consume an enormous amount of your vigor and star energy. You can decide yourself whether or not you wish to merge with it.”

Lu Yin did not hesitate; since he had started, he might as well go all the way. In any case, he could definitely handle the third grain’s suppression.

Even as he thought about it, he directly sliced open the skin on his right leg and placed the third grain of Fatesand within the wound. As the grain fused with his body, another round of intense pain wracked him once more.

There were very few even within the entire universe who could withstand three grains of Fatesand, which Lu Yin realized when he saw amazement in Mister Mu’s eyes.

If not for the extreme improvement that his physical body had just undergone, he would have only been able to withstand one grain of Fatesand at most.

He was completely unable to battle in such a state.

“Master, how long will it be before the Fatesand is awakened?” the pale-faced Lu Yin asked.

Mister Mu replied, “It varies. There are many objects in the universe with no fixed patterns, just as there are no two perfectly identical leaves. Perhaps it will be one day, perhaps a year, or perhaps never. This is the aspect of the sand that is up to ‘fate.’ You will never be able to use it if it does not awaken, and the consumption of your vigor and star energy will be extremely overbearing as long as it does not. After it awakens, you’ll be able to use the Fatesand to battle, and when you do, your physical strength will also explode while its consumption of your strength and star energy will decrease.”

Lu Yin forced a smile. “There must be some people who were dragged down to death by Fatesand.”

Mister Mu’s eyes flickered. “That’s correct. Some have never been able to awaken it and were forced to bear with the Fatesand’s effects their entire lives. Those people were never able to even compare to a regular person, and even a genius can suffer from such a fate. There’s not just one such example of that either.”

Lu Yin was speechless. “Your disciple understands. Thank you, Master, for clearing up my confusion.”

“It took you three months to increase your physical strength and one month to climb the mountain. With the amount of time that you spent here before that, you’ve been in this space for nearly five months. It’s time for you to leave.” Mister Mu cast a gentle look at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin was surprised, as he had not realized that he had remained in this space for so long. He was a little anxious now, as the Great Yu Empire, San Dios, and Astral-10 all would have been unable to contact him this entire time. Would they assume that he was dead? And the Daynight feast as well... Lu Yin suddenly felt powerless. That gathering must have already finished by now.

“This disciple must trouble Master to send me off,” Lu Yin spoke deferentially.

Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin with a complicated expression. “Roaming the universe will force you to choose between life and death many times. Master hopes you will stay true to your heart, as only in that way will destiny come knocking. Perhaps in the future, we’ll meet again as true master and disciple.” He then tapped out, tearing the void apart. Lu Yin watched the strange scene, as the way that Mister Mu tore the void was different from the spatial tears that occurred during battle.

It only lasted for a moment, but Lu Yin quickly felt the scene change before his eyes as he suddenly saw a blue sky with white clouds. And nearby him was something that was very familiar: a grenade.

Boom

An enormous explosion erupted in the high altitude, and the pressure tore through the layer of clouds and swept downwards towards the ocean’s surface. From a distance, the entire sky became distorted, and the center of the explosion reached a temperature that was high enough to melt metal.

“Experiment number one: the super grenade has been perfectly detonated. The power reading has been completed and completely matches the predicted theoretical outcome. Experiment is a success.” A group from the military stared at the ocean’s surface from a distant island, their faces filled with excitement. Cold clacking mechanical sounds rose up from the underground base at the center of the island. They had finally manufactured a super grenade that could threaten the entire planet, and with it, they could now defeat any country. They had just become the most powerful nation on the planet.

Lu Yin felt miserable in a distant part of the sky. He had been tossed next to this super grenade by Mister Mu. But fortunately for Lu Yin, while this toy packed a decent punch, it was limited to being used in planetary warfare by primitive civilizations. At best, it could rival a Melder’s full-force strike, so such a thing was of no threat to him. However, it was nevertheless unpleasant to be unexpectedly blasted in the face.

Lu Yin dispersed the heat wave and casually moved towards the sea, though his action created a tsunami that engulfed the distant island.

It was a small scale rogue wave and not enough to drown the island, but it was still large enough that it would drench everyone there, which was a small revenge.

As he flew into the sky, he reduced his aura and looked at his gadget. He finally had reception to the universal network, and his body vanished as he started looking for a place where he could browse through his messages.