Chapter 333: Borrowing Money Once Again (1/2)

At the space station, Madam Nalan pursed her lips, her eyes betraying her amusement as she looked at Lu Yin. “Student Lu, you don’t have to be in such a rush to return the money to me.”

Lu Yin felt embarrassed. He was indeed anxious, but he had no money to speak of. “Madam, I’ll return it as soon as I have the money.”

She smiled. “Very well, I’ll wait for you.”

At that moment, Lu Yin received a notification that caused his eyes to gleam. He immediately stopped Madam Nalan. “Madam, would the Nalan family perhaps be interested in buying a technique?”

She was surprised. “Do you have a technique you wish to sell?”

Lu Yin nodded. “The Jade Meditation Technique can help one comprehend a domain. The Astral Beast Domain supplied this reward for the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest.”

Her eyes brightened. “Since this technique can aid one in comprehending a domain and was supplied by the Astral Beast Domain, it definitely won’t be cheap. Alright, our Nalan family will buy it. How much are you willing to sell it for?”

Lu Yin’s expression turned serious. “How much is it worth?”

She laughed. “Student Lu, you must not understand the value of a domain. If this technique can truly aid the user in comprehending a domain, then even if the success rate is low, it is still valuable beyond measure. Let’s just say that this technique is worth more than what I’ve lent you.”

“Since that’s the case, then I’ll offer this technique as a gift to madam.”

She was taken aback. “Student Lu, consider this matter very carefully. This technique is definitely worth more than a hundred star essence.”

Lu Yin remained serious. “Madam, you have helped me in my time of difficulty, and you have even saved my life on two occasions. This technique is not enough to repay your acts of kindness, and so, I can only do this to show my sincerity.”

Her enticing eyes focused on Lu Yin for a moment, and then she smiled. “Very well, the Nalan family will accept your sincerity.”

Lu Yin shook his head. “No, this is not for the Nalan family but rather for Madam Nalan. Madam is my savior, and you are also the one who lent me the money.”

She nodded. “Alright then. I, Liu Fuxue, will accept your sincerity.”

“Please wait a moment, madam. The technique will arrive shortly.”

“Then we’ll have a glass of wine first. We don’t know when we’ll meet next after this goodbye,” she said as she leisurely stretched her body, her every movement extremely enticing.

Lu Yin immediately shifted his gaze as he nodded. He then stepped onto the Nalan family’s spacecraft, following right behind her.

In general, even if the Jade Meditation Technique was useless to a specific person themselves, it was still a rare technique, and as such, it held an inherent attraction to it. However, Lu Yin did not even look at it, which made Madam Nalan’s eyes brighten even more. She realized that Lu Yin had a strong virtue; he was very bold. It was to the extent where it far outstripped his age. Perhaps it would be good to cooperate with the Great Yu Empire.

A short while later, after the Nalan family spacecraft left Astral-10, Lu Yin began making preparations to head towards East San Dios when he suddenly received a message from the Outerverse Youth Council network. He had gained access to this network since he had already joined the Outerverse Youth Council.

Outerverse Youth Council member Yan Feng will wed Miss Jenny Auna in twelve days—Bazeer offers his congratulations.

Lu Yin’s pupils shrank when he read the message, and his entire face sank as a roaring rage consumed him.

With Yan Feng’s status, he did not even come close to having the qualifications to have his marriage announcement be broadcast over the Outerverse Youth Council network. This had to be Bazeer’s doing, and he had intentionally done this to provoke Lu Yin. Yan Feng was also openly flaunting the marriage in front of Lu Yin, as the youth from the Firesmelt Planet was fully aware that the Auna family had arranged Jenny Auna to be Lu Yin’s fiancée. However, he had still made such a prominent announcement and was clearly trying to provoke Lu Yin.

Since he was the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest, his prestige had spiked. Yan Feng’s actions seemed to be an attempt to forcibly suppress Lu Yin’s reputation, and this move was like him moving a knife towards Lu Yin’s throat.

Although this involved Yan Feng and Bazeer, there must be someone else behind them. If Lu Yin had guessed correctly, then Nightqueen Yanqing or perhaps even Puyu had a hand in this matter. Lu Yin had to analyze the entire situation carefully; he just had too many enemies. One wave crashed into him after another even before the previous one subsided. If he allowed Yan Feng to wed Jenny Auna, then he would become a laughing stock in the near future.

After Lu Yin thought everything through, he realized that he urgently needed to go to East San Dios. He hesitated a moment after realizing that he should have enough time since he had twelve days and then he headed towards the Rain Observatory.

Regardless of everything else, Yan Feng was still a space-exploring powerhouse who was not any weaker than Wendy Yushan as far as innate gifts were concerned. However, even though he had not received the same opportunities that Wendy had, he was heralded as second only to her among the Frostwave Weave’s younger generation. He was an elite who could come into contact with the Top Hundred Rankings; otherwise, the Daynight clan never would have pushed him into a member’s position.

Given Yan Feng’s strength, Lu Yin tentatively estimated him to be about as strong as a Cruiser, but his current power was still insufficient to challenge a Cruiser. He could at most deal with someone like Zi Tie, an Explorer with a power level between 30,000 and 40,000—perhaps even someone who was close to 50,000. Thus, if Lu Yin faced off against a Cruiser, an average one would still be alright, but anyone even a bit stronger than that would be troublesome, and Yan Feng was definitely no pushover.

There was only one way for Lu Yin to challenge a Cruiser: the Overlaying Stacks Path. He had to follow the same path as the Ten Arbiters’ Divine Fist and increase his Overlaying Stacks to Thirty Stacks.

The Rainmaster was shocked. “You want to continue deducing Overlaying Stacks?”

Lu Yin nodded seriously. “Mentor, please help me accomplish my goals.”

The Rainmaster exclaimed in surprise, “You want to challenge the record left by one of the Ten Arbiters!”

Lu Yin bowed respectfully. “Yes, please assist me.”

A rare smile broke out on the mentor’s face. “Kid, this means that you’re finally approaching the Ten Arbiters’ level. You even became the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest. Astral-10 can be considered to be the top academy now, and you’ve won much glory for us.

“This request isn’t excessive. Stretch out your hand.”

Lu Yin’s breathing turned sluggish, and he excitedly stretched out his left arm.

Just like before, the Rainmaster used a single hand to help Lu Yin deduce the Overlaying Stacks. This time, the number of stacks increased from twenty to twenty five, before finally breaking through to Thirty Stacks.

When the thirtieth stack appeared, the void exploded as this stack held an incomparably terrifying strength.