Chapter 513: Strength On Strength (1/2)

His big brother had finally arrived.

Northgate Lie looked at Northgate Gang and his bloodshot eyes. As the Explorer looked at his pitiful brother and the mining tools in his hands, he nodded silently. His little brother was finally growing up and starting to work for the sake of the family. He had even started mining on his own accord, despite the difficulties. The saying that adversity forced one to grow up faster was really true.

Lu Yin had guessed that Northgate Lie would come, as Kayze’s star essence skin had actually been used for him.

“Brother Lu, many thanks.” Northgate Lie spoke respectfully to Lu Yin. Not too long ago, they had been enemies. At that time, Northgate Lie had been fully confident in being able to dominate this Limiteer, but after the battles during the Sea King’s son-in-law selection, he had realized how foolish and overconfident he had been. Lu Yin had long since surpassed him.

Lu Yin absent mindedly uttered a few pleasantries in reply.

Northgate Lie pulled out 2,000 star essence from his cosmic ring. “Brother Lu, I know that this is not enough to pay for this star essence skin, but this is all I have at this time. I owe you a debt, and I’ll pay it off next time, you have my word.”

Lu Yin was shocked. “1,000 star essence is fine. Didn’t I say that I would accept just 1000 star essence?”

Northgate Lie replied solemnly. “This star essence skin is worth much more than 1000 star essence. 3,000 star essence is a more accurate price. Northline Flowzone doesn’t wish to shortchange you, Brother Lu. You saved my brother’s life, and Northline Flowzone owes you a great deal.”

Since there was someone willing to pay extra, Lu Yin would not stand on ceremony. He accepted the 2,000 star essence and stored them away in his cosmic ring. He had now accumulated 4,000 star essence. Perfect

He was excited to discover if the Money Bomb and the universal armor in his possession could fetch such high prices as well.

Northgate Lie’s arrival stirred up excitement among many organizations.

In the Outerverse, far out in space, many spacecraft arrived from the Innerverse, carrying huge amounts of star essence.

Refining pyrolyte ore was harder to accomplish than many had initially anticipated. Since pyrolyte was found in extremely high concentrations as well as explosive and destructive, exceptional care had to be taken while handling it so as not to ignite it.

The level of effort required to refine the ore had been grossly underestimated by the various powers.

At the present moment, the biggest extractor of pyrolyte ore was the Sword Sect. They had control of Pyrolyte Mountain and had also started mining much earlier than the other great powers. In addition, their robust facilities had already refined around 300 grams of pyrolyte. 300 grams of refined pyrolyte, in terms of destructive power, was the equivalent of an attack with a power level of three million. If it was all ignited at once, it would be strong enough to reduce a planet to a black hole.

The greatest use of pyrolyte was not in battle, as powerhouses could easily divert and lessen the force from a pyrolyte explosion. Pyrolyte was refined for war, as its destructive prowess was something that could strike fear into anyone’s heart.

Elder Chou Shu’s initial idea had been to take the refined pyrolyte back to the Sword Sect, but he had changed his mind since he was not confident in being able to protect it. He had quickly changed plans to extract all of the pyrolyte here and then request someone more powerful from the sect to come and escort the pyrolyte back.

At the present moment, Pyrolyte Mountain still had about two thirds of its original pyrolyte ore remaining. After extracting and refining all of the ore, the Sword Sect expected to end up with around 1,000 grams of refined pyrolyte. That, combined with the pyrolyte that the Sword Sect had already gathered from elsewhere in the Astral Wilderness, meant that the Sword Sect would end up with about 1.1 kilograms.

This would become a weapon that the Sword Sect would be able to hold over others. If a large scale war were to break out, this pyrolyte would be enough for the Sword Sect to gain an upper hand in battle.

It was a good thing that there was a barrier between the Innerverse and the Neoverse in the form of the Cosmic Sea, as this prevented the Neoverse powers from receiving any timely reports about what was going on. If they had up to date information, then it wouldn’t just be the Innerverse organizations fighting against each other, as those terrifying large behemoths from the Neoverse would be involved as well.

A few days after Northgate Lie descended onto Planet Pyrolyte, a huge beast roared and charged down onto the planet from space, shattering a spacecraft that was taking off along the way. It snatched the pyrolyte from the destroyed ship and then leaped over the mountain range and sped off to the northwest.

This scene shocked many of the gathered powers.

“Is that Ze Lin? The individual ranked sixty seventh on the Top 100 Rankings? He’s a powerful expert from the Divine Grade Hall!”

“Yes, that was Ze Lin, and that was his Oolong Horse. It’s very famous.”

“The Second Grade Hall managed to gather enough star essence to send Ze Lin down to Planet Pyrolyte quite quickly!”

“The Divine Grade Hall must have played a part in this. They’ve always been wealthy.”

“To think that Ze Lin would join the fight on Planet Pyrolyte… Lu Yin’s in big trouble now. Will he be able to fight against the person ranked sixty seventh? It is rumored that Ze Lin’s innate gift allows him to merge with his beasts. He’s a gifted Beast Tamer, and the Divine Grade Hall had to fight against the other powers to recruit him. This man’s abilities cannot be understated.”

“Ze Lin leaped over the top of the mountain range over there. Is he trying to insult Lu Yin?”

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Atop the mountain range, Northgate Lie looked up, and a look of shock spread across his face. It really was Ze Lin, the expert ranked sixty seventh on the Top 100 Rankings. This spelled trouble.

Lu Yin watched as the Oolong Horse disappeared to the northwest, and a grave look appeared on his face. This man had stepped over his head on purpose. Was he trying to make a point?

“Hey, a horse walked over you.” Hai Qiqi happily pointed her finger at Lu Yin in a mocking fashion.

Lu Yin’s face soured as he stood up. “Then we’ll trample them back.”

Hai Qiqi’s eyes lit up. “Really? Let’s go and train some horses!”

Northgate Lie’s eyelids twitched. “Brother Lu, I urge you to reconsider. Ze Lin is extremely powerful. His Oolong Horse possesses immense power and is capable of devouring planets. Besides, Ze Lin’s innate gift lets him fuse with his Oolong Horse, which makes the horse even stronger. This means that Ze Lin’s weakness as a Beast Tamer, which is their physical defenses, is also minimized. Don’t do anything rash.”