Chapter 373: Fishing In Outer Space (1/2)

The Astral River Ark’s stop on the Outerverse bank had been relatively quick this time, so there were only a few people on the massive vessel. This meant that there wasn’t a single other person on the Yuelong Terrace.

It wasn’t easy to receive the opportunity to fish on the Astral River Ark since one needed to have both a high status and sufficient strength to do so. There were countless incidents of unfortunate powerhouses being dragged into the Astral River every year.

After donning the fishing equipment, Lu Yin cast a line into the river. Bait wasn’t required when fishing in the Astral River, since one’s star energy was the best bait as the creatures in this river actually ate cultivators.

As soon as the fishing line entered the river, the fishing rod nearly slipped out of Lu Yin’s grasp. The Astral River’s currents were extremely strong, and it was also filled with an indescribable amount of energy. Its energies could cause fatal injuries or even death to anyone holding onto a fishing rod.

Lu Yin’s physical strength was greater than Lulu’s and even Grandini’s, but even so, he nearly lost his grip on the fishing rod. This showed how powerful the Astral River’s current was, especially when one considered the fact that Lu Yin was merely fishing and hadn’t even made direct contact with the river.

In a luxurious room within the ark, Elder Gu De and his son Gu Er watched the Yuelong Terrace while accompanied by a few other experts.

“He actually held on to it! He truly is the top student of Astral Combat Academy as well as a true Ten Arbiters’ candidate,” someone exclaimed.

“Even a Explorer wouldn’t normally be able to keep the fishing rod stable! Now, let’s see how long he can keep this up.”

“I don’t think that he’ll be able to hold out for too long. I’m a Cruiser, and even I can only endure for ten hours at most. It wouldn’t be bad if Lu Yin held out for an hour.”

“That’s a good estimate, but if he really catches something, then he’ll definitely be dragged into the river.”

“Sir, should we send someone in to protect him?”

Elder Gu De stared at Lu Yin for another moment before he turned towards Gu Er. “How’s your relationship with that person?”

Gu Er was about to answer that they were on friendly terms, but then he remembered when Lu Yin had killed him within the trial zones. He also remembered what Lu Yin had said to him at that time, and Gu Er’s expression changed. He had almost forgotten that Lu Yin had threatened to attack Elder Gu De and the Astral River Ark. Upon recalling the incident, Gu Er quickly recounted the incident to his father.

Elder Gu De frowned. “Why didn’t you tell me about this before?”

Elder Gu De snorted and looked back at the screen displaying the Yuelong Terrace with a frosty expression. Did they already have some enmity with Lu Yin? It was certainly possible. Gu De had offended too many people to keep track of during his tenure as the Astral River Flowzone Envoy, so Lu Yin might actually be an enemy. “Don’t bother protecting him, but keep an eye on him.”

The people around him immediately acknowledged his orders.

Lu Yin had actually forgotten his words to Gu Er within the trial zones; otherwise he definitely would not have taken on the risk of fishing in the Astral River. Still, he wasn’t planning on actually fishing—he just wanted to try it out.

Ten minutes later, Lu Yin suddenly took the fishing equipment off and handed it over to the inspector under the man’s surprised gaze.

The inspector was speechless. Lu Yin only planned on fishing for ten minutes?!

Lu Yin was smart. The moment his fishing line entered the river, he knew that he wouldn’t be able to catch anything from the river with his current power level. Trying to do so would be way too risky, so he had merely wanted to try out the experience.

Gu Er was furious when he was informed that Lu Yin had already stopped fishing. After remembering that Lu Yin was his family’s enemy, his attitude had taken a complete 180. He wanted Lu Yin to die on the ark, but Lu Yin held a very special status, which meant that they couldn’t attack him. Gu Er had initially thought that Lu Yin might get injured while fishing, but he had never expected him to quit after no more than ten minutes.

“Seventh Bro, you’re very smart. The Astral River isn’t something that you can consider fishing in for now,” the Ghost Monkey said.

Lu Yin returned to his personal spacecraft since it was the only place where he felt safe and secure here, especially since Elder Gu De was nearby. He was even a Hunter. Lu Yin was slightly concerned that Elder Gu De might try to attack him, but fortunately, his spacecraft could withstand a Hunter’s attack, which gave Lu Yin a tremendous sense of relief.

“Monkey, when do you think I’ll be able to risk fishing in the Astral River?” Lu Yin asked out of boredom.

The monkey thought about it before answering, “You’ll need to be at least at the Explorer realm, I think. With your crazy strength, you’ll be able to defeat ordinary Cruisers as soon as you become an Explorer. At that moment, you should be able to hold your own against the Astral River.”

“Ye Xingchen is already adventuring in the Cosmic Sea. I’m still a ways behind him,” Lu Yin said.

The monkey disdainfully retorted, “That’s impossible! How could a mere Limiteer explore the Cosmic Sea? Even the Ten Arbiters weren’t able to do that, so there must be some special reason why he’s able to survive in the Cosmic Sea. It’s just that we don't know what it is yet.”

Lu Yin realized that the monkey was right; Lu Yin was on the same level as Ye Xingchen, but he couldn’t even protect himself from the Astral River. Thus, for a Limiteer to survive in the Cosmic Sea, there must be some unique circumstance behind it.

It was a shame that Lu Yin couldn’t contact his family. Otherwise, he would ask them about it. He also wondered how Big Sis and the others were doing in Leon's Armada.

In a distant corner of the universe, the Cosmic Sea was violently surging as normal, claiming countless lives.

This dangerous place should have been completely silent, but laughter could be heard in a dark corner of a certain strait.

“Big Sis, congratulations on extinguishing the Skywolf Battlegroup!”

“Congratulations, Big Sis!”

“Congratulations, Big Sis!”

…

There was a bang, and an energy wave calmed the surging straits, causing the Cosmic Sea to enter a rare state of calm. “Bring me some alcohol.”