Chapter 361: Snatching Loot, A Great Change (1/2)
In the same realm, he held an incomparable advantage, and his speed was very fast as well. However, once his external advantages were mitigated, his lackluster abilities would be exposed.
Casanova used his tyrannical strength, powerful star energy awareness, lockbreaking tool, and his incomparable lockbreaking experience to cancel out Lu Yin’s advantages. Compared to Casanova, Lu Yin’s base skills were still lacking.
However, Casanova was wrong about one point; Lu Yin actually could succeed in unlocking this sourcebox, but it would take him way too long.
The tree-shaped sourcebox’s danger zone spread out a thousand meters around itself, and its energy waves absorbed vitality from any life forms that approached it. If someone could avoid all of these dangers, then they could attempt to unlock this sourcebox, even if they were a Lockbreaker without any contributions. Of course, it was virtually impossible for a normal Lockbreaker to succeed since the sealed energy was just too vast. It was so vast that even Lu Yin was nearly incapable of withstanding the sensory overload.
As Casanova began to unlock the sourcebox, the energy waves in the surrounding area gradually surged outwards, and he was forced to continue weaving and bobbing as he continued his lockbreaking attempt.
Lu Yin watched the attempt with bright eyes. Casanova had his own methods for lockbreaking, and Lu Yin could not really understand his moves.
Casanova then said, “Alright now, stop staring. No two sourceboxes are identical in this universe, so you need to figure out your own lockbreaking technique. For now, help me reduce the danger in the immediate area, and I promise that I’ll give you the biggest reward after this sourcebox is unlocked.”
Lu Yin’s gaze flickered. “I don’t want any reward.”
Casanova’s brows jumped, and he stared intensely at Lu Yin. “I couldn’t tell earlier, but your appetite’s pretty big. Alright, help me reduce the surrounding danger, and the moment I finish my lockbreaking attempt, you can compete for the contents—if you’re capable, that is. But just a word of warning: if you choose this option, there’ll be no compensation from me.”
“Then let’s go with that,” Lu Yin barked as he waved his hand, causing the waves to quickly surge towards him.
“Seventh Bro, don’t be foolish! That person’s an expert who’s in the top portion of the Top Hundred Rankings! How do you expect to steal anything from him?” the Ghost Monkey shrieked.
“You still want to speed up your growth? Let me tell you something—a sourcebox that looks like a lifeform may have once held something good, but countless years have passed by since it was first sealed. The chances that whatever was in this sourcebox has already disintegrated is extremely high! Even if it hasn’t disappeared, its potency still would have dropped, so it’ll be useless even if you do get it. If this weren’t the case, then do you really think that the Lockbreaker Society would be nice enough to leave something like that for you all? They would have unlocked this thing a long time ago!”
Lu Yin understood the monkey’s words, but he was gambling that the objects inside had not completely vanished. As long as there was still something in there, he could use his die’s Enhance function to upgrade it until the item regained its luster.
He was looking forward to gaining a treasure from the ancient times that warranted being sealed away.
One hour, two hours… Five hours passed as everyone focused on Casanova. The tangled energy on the sealed surface of the tree-shaped sourcebox was reduced by a single layer, but no one knew how many layers remained.
Casanova had a very serious look, completely different from his usual demeanor. He seemed to have completely changed.
Nearby, Xi Qi and Dao Bo were still evading the energy waves. They had not retreated yet.
Lu Yin was diligently drawing the energy waves away, preventing them from obstructing Casanova’s lockbreaking.
Up in the sky, Master Jun marveled at the youths. He was more focused on Lu Yin than Casanova, since Lu Yin knew the Secret Sidestep and was truly gifted. It was a pity that he was also very focused on his cultivation. In his opinion, Lu Yin’s future would be much brighter if he focused purely on the path of lockbreaking.
Master Jun was already considering taking Lu Yin as an apprentice.
Another few hours passed, and Casanova’s forehead was now covered in beads of sweat. At this point, the tree-shaped sourcebox was obviously much smaller than before, and it was not far from being completely unlocked.
Lu Yin could also sense that the surrounding energy waves were dwindling in power. It had reached the point where Dao Bo and Xi Qi did not even need to distract the energy waves anymore.
“Watch carefully and get ready to snatch what comes out at any moment!” the fish spoke excitedly.
Xi Qi felt helpless. “No, that’s something that someone else unlocked.”
“Fool! Such a fool! This sort of thing will belong to whoever manages to grab it. Relax, with Lord Fish’s help, you’ll definitely be able to get it.” The fish’s fins swung about nonstop, and it seemed very excited.
“I really can’t do that.”
The fish was furious. “Such a foolish, feminine two-legged beast! You’re infuriating! I’m so mad that I’m about to become a dried fish!”
Lu Yin’s expression twitched, and he looked at the fish on top of Xi Qi’s head again. Dried fish? An intriguing thought suddenly occurred to him; he should bring a cat along with him the next time he met this fish.
“Hey, masculine two-legged beast, what are you looking at? Have you not seen such a brilliant and majestic Lord Fish before?” it hollered as it pointed at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin did not bother responding, as he could not bring himself to trade insults with a fish.
“Seventh Bro, let me out! I’m going to stomp that thing to pieces!” the monkey shouted.
More time passed, and when the skies darkened once again, the tree-shaped sourcebox began to emit a faint, golden radiance. It seemed that Casanova was about to finish unlocking it.
No one noticed it, but as the tree-shaped sourcebox’s lockbreaking neared completion, multiple minute cracks spread out on the ground. Dirt and pebbles fell into those cracks, as if there was a vast space underneath the ground.