Chapter 374: The Power Of Lightning (1/2)

With a clang, the spacecraft released a deafening sound as Lu Yin felt his head ring. He looked up, and instantly saw an old man standing high above him in space.

The old man had a furious, venomous look in his eyes as he stared at Lu Yin. “Undying Yushan stole all of my limbs, so you’ll pay the price in his stead!”

Lu Yin’s pupils shrank as the spacecraft immediately suffered another round of attacks, releasing a sharp, keening sound.

Thankfully, an Aurora spacecraft was able to withstand attacks from a Hunter once it reached the blackhole grade. Lu Yin wasn’t the least bit worried that the spacecraft would be damaged.

The old man snickered. “It’s just a blackhole grade spacecraft. Do you seriously think that it can withstand attacks from someone truly powerful? It looks like I’ll have to remind you that battle techniques exist in this universe!” After saying that, the old man used his star energy to form not just one, but multiple palms that started continuously bombarding the spacecraft.

A blackhole grade Aurora spacecraft’s ability to withstand a Hunter’s attack was something that only applied to the average Hunter. When a true elite took action, such a spacecraft wouldn’t be able to block their attacks. As the old man had said, there were still battle techniques that he could use.

The image of myriad palms filled Lu Yin’s vision as they smacked against the spacecraft. While the spacecraft could withstand the abuse, Lu Yin was not as sturdy. He coughed a mouthful of blood up onto the screen and loudly shouted, “I’m a member of the Lockbreaker Society and a part of the Ten Arbiters Council, old man! Are you sure that you want to kill me?”

The old man chuckled maniacally. “I don’t have any limbs, and I can’t regenerate them either. I’m just a dead man walking. If it weren’t for the fact that Wendy Yushan’s too powerful and that I’m not completely confident in my chances of killing her, I would have taken her down with me a long time ago. But it’s not too bad if I take you down with me instead!”

The blood drained from Lu Yin’s face. There was nothing that he could do against a Hunter. Even if this old man was the weakest Hunter, he would still be able to kill Lu Yin without a problem.

“How did you know that I’d be here?” Lu Yin shouted.

“Think of something, Seventh Bro! I don’t want to die yet!” the Ghost Monkey screeched.

Lu Yin coughed up another mouthful of blood. His physical body was on the verge of giving out, and he could already feel the vacuum of outer space trying to pull him outside.

“Hurry up and use Ancestor Wushang’s Skin! A Hunter can’t handle its pressure!” the monkey yelled.

However, Lu Yin could no longer hear anything. He’d lost control of his senses, and blood was pouring out of all of his body’s orifices. His body and the spacecraft were akin to toys that could only wait for the old man to deliver the final blow.

The old man arrogantly exclaimed, “Your death will allow my descendants to prosper for a long time. Die!” After that, star energy shot through the void, letting out a crackling, thunderous rumble as it moved in to destroy Lu Yin.

Lu Yin watched the spatial tears shred the area outside the spacecraft, but when he saw the lightning, he remembered something. He lifted his hand, causing his die to appear. He then activated the innate gift of lightning that he had borrowed from the rabbit and used it to sweep across the space in front of him, aiming deep into the dark depths of outer space.

Everything fell completely silent, and the old man’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at Lu Yin in disbelief. How was such a thing possible? How had he been killed by a streak of lightning? This lightning bolt’s power level was definitely over 200,000. But how could this kid have such a powerful thing? The old man would never know the answer, because he died as soon as the lightning struck him. His body flew away into the nether, nobody knowing where it might land.

That streak of lightning that Lu Yin had just used came from the terrifying rabbit that he had encountered on Savage Ape Planet. It had rendered a nine-headed Savage Ape unconscious with a single stomp on the head, and that ape had had a power level of over 200,000. That meant that the rabbit’s power level must be unimaginable in comparison. Even though Lu Yin had only borrowed a tiny bit of that lightning, it was still enough to instantly kill a Hunter.

Lu Yin heaved a heavy sigh of relief and felt a sudden wave of dizziness overcome him. There was a rattle as his spacecraft shattered, finally unable to hold on after suffering the Hunter’s barrage of attacks. Lu Yin was now directly exposed to the vacuum of space.

This was not Lu Yin’s first time being directly thrown into outer space after escaping from a threat that could end his life. Last time, he had luckily been saved by Madam Nalan, but this time, there weren’t any nearby spacecraft that could help him.

He closed his eyes in despair, knowing that things were over for him. He’d thought that his safety had been assured due to his status and various titles, but when someone who didn’t fear death came for him, all of that became worthless. Power was the ultimate basis of everything.

At that moment, Lu Yin regretted not earning more money to increase his power.

However, it was now too late for regret now. Lu Yin took in his last surroundings. So this is what space feels like… As the last scrap of air from the spacecraft dissipated, he found it hard to breathe. Then, he felt a building pressure within his body, which seemed like it was liable to erupt at any moment. This would be the last scene he saw in his life.

A Limiteer would definitely die if they were exposed to outer space like this. Of this, there was no doubt.

After waiting for a while, Lu Yin found it strange as he seemed to be… okay?

He raised his hand and looked at the lines on his palm. He could still see them very clearly. While there was a huge pressure differential between his body and outer space, he hadn’t exploded, and although he wasn’t breathing, he was still alive. Was he actually able to survive in outer space?

He was astonished. Why? Was it because his body was incredibly strong? That was the only explanation that he could come up with.

The monkey had no response to any of this. Lu Yin looked around and found that there was no end to the dark space around him. There were only distant cosmic bodies, emanating soft rays of light.

Although he wasn’t dead, his movements were rather slow, and his ability to use star energy was heavily restricted. If he could use 100% of his abilities when he was on a planet, then in space, he couldn’t even use 10% of his strength.

I wonder how long I can stay alive for, Lu Yin bitterly thought to himself.

There were disadvantages to a spacecraft being too advanced. His spacecraft had moved far too quickly, and the rest of the vessels were far behind him. He hadn’t even had an opportunity to call for help.

If he’d known that this would happen to him, he would have kept a set of universal armor in his cosmic ring. That would be much better than leaving his body completely exposed like it currently was.

There were all kinds of strange phenomena throughout the universe. Who knew if his body would be able to withstand those things.

Perhaps it was due to the fact that Lu Yin was pretty lucky, but he soon saw a spacecraft speeding over in the distance. Lu Yin was thrilled and immediately used his star energy to create the universal distress symbol. However, the spacecraft completely ignored him and simply sailed on past him.