Chapter 178: Astral River and Flowzones (2/2)

This scene shocked Gu Er’s trio. They were incapable of defeating the war spirit even after working together, but this person had killed it in just one blow.

The moment the war spirit perished, it shattered into numerous black fragments that vanished before Lu Yin’s eyes. This was nothing abnormal, but on a whim, Lu Yin activated his Cosmic Art. Nine stars revolved around his body, forming a perfect galaxy. With his Cosmic Art, he saw something different as the final black fragment was about to vanish. A strange symbol appeared, or rather, a diagram formed from multiple lines. The black fragment consisted entirely of these diagrams, but it quickly vanished into nothingness .

Lu Yin frowned. What was that? Was that what war spirits are made of? They are formed from the battles of previous powerhouses that took place in the trial zones. Do these strange diagrams somehow capture the strength of the powerhouses and form them into war spirits? How strange…

No matter how Lu Yin thought about what he had just witnessed, he still lacked too much information to know anything. There was nothing he could understand for now, but he did need to deal with the wrath of the trio behind him.

Gu Er clenched both fists and stared at Lu Yin. “You dare to steal the final blow?! I told you to leave the final blow to me!”

Lu Yin turned around and looked at Gu Er with a bemused expression. “Buddy, there must be something wrong with your head. Why should I listen to you? Do you think that just the three of you can deal with me?”

Lu Yin’s words caused a guttural reaction within the other two as a flash of fear passed through their eyes. The person in front of them had instantly destroyed the war spirit, and he should be extremely close to the level of an Area Master. This was not someone who they could casually provoke.

Gu Er also understood this and forcefully suppressed his rage. He had grown too accustomed to his arrogance and had even forgotten to check the power behind the person. But then, his gaze swept across the backs of Lu Yin’s hand and saw a “10.”

Gu Er was blown away and did a double take. Sure enough, it was a “10.” He smiled and his arrogance resurfaced. “You’re from Astral-10?”

Lu Yin didn’t deny it. With his current power, as long as he didn’t meet an Area Master or Realm Master, no one else could even hope to kill him.

Gu Er’s lips curled up, and he stared at Lu Yin with renewed arrogance. “Do you know who I am?”

Lu Yin squinted. This person’s attitude had changed many times throughout the past few minutes, but the largest change was after he discovered that Lu Yin was from Astral-10. At that point, his arrogance had spiked even higher than before. It seemed that he had some background, and it might even be connected to Astral-10.

“Please, tell me more,” Lu Yin answered casually.

Gu Er snorted and raised his head proudly. “My father is Elder Gu De, the current Astral River Flowzone Envoy. Listen carefully. I said, ‘Astral-Riv-er-Flow-zone-En-voy.’”

Lu Yin’s eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Gu Er. This was too much of a coincidence. Then, Lu Yin’s gaze started turning colder by the second.

The Human Domain was split into the Innerverse and Outerverse, and the Outerverse was further separated into seventy two vast weaves, but the Innerverse was not small by any means. These two regions of humanity’s territory were separated by an incomparably large Astral River that flowed like a ribbon. This Astral River was formed from various liquid energies and was not a true river of water; it was just a visible flow of liquid energy that coursed through the universe. This Astral River was the border between the Innerverse and Outerverse.

The Astral River was chaotic and no spacecraft could pass through it. Only a special large vessel could cross the Astral River and connect the Innerverse with the Outerverse.

The Outerverse had no Astral River, but the Innerverse was filled with the Astral River’s tributaries. These tributaries divided the Innerverse into countless regions which were termed Flowzones, with the tributaries of the Astral River between each Flowzone.

The only known way to cross the Astral River was to use a giant vessel that could navigate across the Astral River. A person who controlled one such vessel was known as a Flowzone Envoy, and the controllers of vessels that traveled across the Innerverse’s tributaries were known as Flowzone Tributary Envoys. The individual who controlled the largest vessel that moved across the Astral River between the Outerverse and the Innerverse was the Astral River Flowzone Envoy. Elder Gu De was the current Astral River Flowzone envoy, and he had the unique privilege of controlling the Outerverse’s gate. Unless one had a special identity, anyone who wanted to leave or enter the Innerverse required his approval. Although he was just a doorman, his authority was vast. The person who held this position was always at least at the Cruiser or even Hunter realm.

It was no wonder why Gu Er acted so arrogantly; his father controlled something that countless people of the Outerverse could only dream of: the opportunity to enter the Innerverse.

Gu Er was quite pleased with himself as he looked at Lu Yin and waited for Lu Yin to apologize. It was quite pleasurable to force powerhouses to submit to him, and this was not his first time forcing one to do so. When he was on his father’s Astral River ark in the Astral River, an Outerverse Explorer had once even kneeled down to enter the Innerverse. Gu Er did not care about one’s personal power; as long as they did not have a special status, his father could suppress them all.

Lu Yin looked deeply at Gu Er. “How much longer will your father hold his position as the Astral River Flowzone Envoy for?”

Gu Er sneered as he replied, “My father hasn’t even been there for ten years. It will be at least fifty years more before he retires, and even then, he may continue to control the Astral River’s giant vessel.”

Lu Yin nodded. “That’s great news to hear. I was afraid that I wouldn’t get a chance to chop him down on the Astral River’s giant vessel.”

Gu Er was furious. “What did you say?”

Lu Yin’s gaze turned cold. “Remember this: I’ll kill you every time I see you.” He then Flashed over, pressed down on Gu Er’s head, and exerted some strength. Gu Er’s head instantly shattered as he died without a chance to resist.