Chapter 168: Lu Yin’s Backing (1/2)

Even though the Butterfly Weave was a relatively smaller weave, its younger generation’s abilities were, overall, greater than the Great Yu Empire’s.

This was not something surprising. After all, the Great Yu Empire only controlled a third of the Frostwave Weave. However, if the peak powerhouses of the younger generation were to be compared, then the Butterfly Weave was definitely lagging behind. A single Wendy Yushan was more than enough to dominate the entire Butterfly Weave. Lu Yin refused to believe that the Butterfly Weave had anyone who could contest a monster like Wendy Yushan; there were very few who could compare to her in the entire Outerverse.

“The further we encroach upon the giant tribes’ territory, the more Limiteer giants will appear. It seems that the Giant Emperor isn’t far away,” Lu Yin muttered to himself when he saw four Limiteer realm giant corpses on the path ahead.

Amu was shocked by this sight. “The cultivators who’ve come this far are really terrifying. They are powerful enough to kill four Limiteer giants.”

Lu Yin shook his head. “It is not that impressive. Even though the giants have the strength and star energy of a Limiteer, they can’t properly use it. Power level is nothing more than a numerical reading; these giants aren’t even as strong as a regular Melder realm student from the Astral Combat Academy.”

Amu was stunned speechless. Isn’t it a bit too unfair to compare the primitive giants to the students of the Astral Combat Academy!?

After barely travelling past the tribe, Lu Yin’s expression suddenly changed. The ground started to rumble, and he quickly took to the sky to see what was happening. What he saw made his face turn pale. “Quick! Fly up! An ant colony is approaching.”

Amu was astonished. An ant colony?

“Come into this tree now!” Lu Yin barked.

Amu looked into the distance, and in stark contrast to when he had seen the giants earlier, he felt no fear at the thought of the impending ant colony. Lu Yin assumed that the young man had simply been frozen by fear, and he reached out to grab Amu and drag him into the sky.

“It’s fine, the ant colony won’t harm me,” Amu calmly replied.

Lu Yin stared at Amu like he was an idiot. “They won’t hurt you? Are you a queen ant or something?”

Amu laughed as he responded, “It’s my innate gift. Ant colonies and other similar creatures won’t harm me.”

When the ant colony arrived, they surged into the forest like a sea of black waves. Lu Yin watched Amu closely; the normally craven man had a completely calm demeanor.

When the ant colony reached Amu, Lu Yin was shocked to see the colony suddenly stop in front of him. They truly did not harm Amu.

The huge ant colony was something that even Lu Yin would find difficult to confront. Even though each ant was individually no stronger than a Sentinel, there were just too many of them. Sometimes, an overwhelming numerical advantage could fundamentally change the army’s strength, though creatures like ants did not normally challenge humans.

“Brother Seven, the ant colony told me that the Giant Emperor has run away. He isn’t in the central region anymore,” Amu shouted from down below. “Brother Seven” was the name that Lu Yin had given Amu; he liked to be called Brother Seven.

Lu Yin was astonished and he flew down until he was about a hundred meters above the ant colony. He looked at Amu with an expression of disbelief. “What did you say? The Giant Emperor escaped?”

Amu reiterated, “The ant colony said that the Giant Emperor escaped a few days ago.”

But Lu Yin was unconvinced. “How would the ant colony know? Besides, how can you understand ants?”

“I can understand them because it’s part of my innate gift. The Giant Emperor possesses something that is of great importance to the ant colony. More importantly, the ant colony has senses that that object is now in the northwest. Thus, the emperor has definitely escaped,” Amu confidently explained.

Lu Yin was at a loss at this development. Amu wouldn’t make all this up just because he’s afraid to go to the central region, right?

Amu knew that Lu Yin was skeptical of this news, so he said, “Brother Seven, I am telling the truth. Even if we headed to the central region now, it would be pointless. The Giant Emperor is really not there.”

Lu Yin made a decision. “Alright, I’ll trust you this once. But if I discover that you’re lying to me, I will throw you straight into a giant tribe”

Amu was frightened by the threat, and he hurriedly replied, “I am telling the truth! I didn’t lie.”

Amu’s ability to communicate with the ants truly surprised Lu Yin. What shocked him even more was that Amu had managed to convince the ants to bring them there. They no longer had to run along the ground; now, they were able to ride the ants directly to the Giant Emperor.

Lu Yin reevaluated Amu; he was actually a rare talent!

Back at the entrance of Astral-10’s trial zone, Darkvoid walked past the Trialmaster and into the realm mountain. He had accumulated a hundred victories, and had thereby accomplished the first task that Shamrock Enterprises had given him.

After sitting down on the realm mountain, Darkvoid chose the Dao of Heaven of the Six Daos without any hesitation. He had been instructed to make this selection by the Shamrock Enterprises as one of the Area Masters within the Dao of Heaven was one of their members.

After Darkvoid’s hundred victories, the next to meet that criterion was Hui Daynight. Those from the Daynight clan could be considered absolute talents no matter where they were. With the combination of their natural talents and the Daynight clan’s battle techniques, they were virtually undefeatable. And yet in Astral-10, Hui Daynight was considered average at best. This placement would be unthinkable in any other Combat Academy, and the humiliation that Hui Daynight felt due to this placement was not something that others could understand.

Of the Six Daos, Hui Daynight chose to enter the Dao of Slaughter. One of his clan members was an Area Master there, and he intended to surpass the other Astral-10 students to become the strongest. The Daynight clan’s members did not fall behind anyone.

There were already six people who had entered the trial zone after Lu Yin left. Except for Lu Yin, everyone who entered the Nine Trial Zones had the backing of an Area Master. Needless to say, having proper backing was very important.

Everything within the Dao of Slaughter was tinged bloody red, and it was blanketed in an oppressive vibe. After Hui Daynight entered the realm, his distinctive black and white hair made everyone steer clear of him. While he was looking for the training ground of his fellow clan member, Tiankong Daynight, he heard a bit of news that made him unhappy; Area Master Charon from the Dao of Purgatory’s Whitebones Gorge had declared that Lu Yin was hereby under his protection.

Lu Yin was the leader of Astral-10, and he was much stronger than Hui Daynight, but he had no backing. He was a target of much scorn within the trial zones, which was also the main reason why Hui Daynight was confident that he would be able to surpass Lu Yin. Aside from his displeasure at hearing the news, Hui Daynight was even more puzzled as to why Charon would send out word that Lu Yin was under his protection.