Chapter 117: Possession (2/2)

Lu Yin watched as the girl left before looking at himself and sighing. He was Da Lei now, and while he had no idea how long he’d stay merged with this person, it couldn’t be that long. Thinking of this, he reached in and sensed the large pool of energy within his body. Da Lei was actually a Limiteer!

Da Lei had the power of a Limiteer, but that wasn’t all. Lu Yin was delighted to find that his grasp of star energy had reached the realm of infinite change, and he was a famed genius on this planet that was planning on applying to the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. To his surprise, this was the thirteenth filament which was at the edge of the Frostwave Weave. He had been sent here with only 10,000 star crystals; would he reach the Innerverse with more?

Star energy gathered in Da Lei’s palm, going from intangible to tangible. Soon, it reached a form similar to fire and vibrated with heat in the air; this was the realm of infinite change simulating fire energy. This person wasn’t even forty years of age, so he was still of the younger generation. This level of star energy control was prodigal.

With the same battle techniques and star energy, one’s control could make for a huge difference in power. It was a pity that Da Lei did not know any good battle techniques. He didn’t understand the need to find a backer, didn’t know how to earn money, and didn’t have the guts to chase the girl he loved. All in all, this was someone extremely stiff.

“AH!” a voice suddenly interrupted Lu Yin’s thought, sending him to his feet. Aya had fainted by the time he bounded over, and a number of cultivators walked out from the shadows. A young man smirked at him, “Long time no see.”

Lu Yin’s gaze focused. He recognized Ramos from Da Lei’s memories; this was the son of the most powerful person on the planet. Ramos had always been jealous of Da Lei’s talent and tried to bribe him to take part in the exam for the Thirteen Squadrons in his stead, but Da Lei had rejected him. He wasn’t supposed to show up now.

“I already said no, Ramos. Let Aya go,” Lu Yin said seriously.

Ramos snickered, “I’ll give you one last chance. Give up your place, and I can let you live and even give you battle techniques. You’ll never be able to get one otherwise.”

It was at this point that Lu Yin understood why Da Lei had no battle techniques or much general knowledge. He had been blocked off with intention.

“I don’t agree,” Lu Yin said once more.

Ramos shrugged, “You’re so inflexible. Do you really think the Thirteen Squadrons will see anything in you? This universe has no lack of geniuses. I’ll have you know that the Empire is now most interested in the Zishan King and the others who entered Astral-19. What about you? They’ve forgotten you already. Nobody will cause trouble for me if you disappear. Kill him.”

A number of Limiteers came for Lu Yin and he tried to Flash away, but he didn’t have much control of this body and nearly tripped. He’d forgotten that this body was Da Lei’s; even if he knew how to use the Flash, the body didn’t have the muscle memory for it.

BOOM! The earth shattered and Lu Yin soared into the skies, a middle-aged Limiteer attacking behind him. He raised his hand and smashed down with converged star energy, sending the attacked flying into the ground. This was the terrifying power of the realm of infinite change; he could even go up against battle techniques with his star energy alone.

However, a few more Limiteers had surrounded him at this point. Lu Yin gritted his teeth and used the Flash consciously, this time succeeding as his body vanished to dodge their attack. He appeared behind one of the Limiteers and slashed out with a blade of star energy. The target had quick reflexes and dodged, so the blade cut through the air with a tremendous surge of star energy that cut a rift into the earth. The aftershocks spread into a river in the distance and reversed its flow.

Such a battle should technically have attracted the attention of the planet’s troops, but they never appeared. Ramos had already planned this out; today was the day Da Lei died. He had no plans of letting Da Lei off. Even if Da Lei was willing to give up his position, that still wouldn’t do. What he wanted to see the regret and despair as this genius died before him.

Lu Yin panted and then burst into laughter. Da Lei really was quite lucky. If he hadn’t entered this body, this genius would have been done for.

“Your girlfriend is quite pretty, Da Lei.” Ramos’ voice rang out down below. He walked over to Aya and bent down to touch her.

Da Lei’s fury bubbled up even into Lu Yin’s mind, but he calmed those emotions down, “Don’t worry, I’ll handle him for you.”