Chapter 399: Changes In Both Eyes (2/2)

“The Sky Platform only exists for motivation and inheritance; it’s not a test meant for Limiteers. All those who ascended in the past were Explorers, but two Limiteers have done so in recent years. The universe has indeed changed,” someone from Astral-2 said.

“It’s a good thing. The sooner the younger generation matures, the sooner us old folks can be at ease,” a voice from Astral-5 replied.

“Maturing too quickly might not sufficiently polish their willpower. The Ten Arbiters Council is too overbearing and is possibly too impulsive,” someone from Astral-9 said.

“It’s fine. They’re still young, and having some ambition is a good thing. This little fellow should go to the Ocean of Death next. Cross the Dao of Heaven’s Ocean of Death, ascend the Dao of Purgatory’s Sky Platform, keke,” an aged voice from Astral-1 said.

“It’s a pity that this child’s from Astral-10. That old fogey doesn’t even know that his own academy has produced a genius. What a pity,” a voice from Astral-4 rang out.

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Back in the Dao of Purgatory, Lu Yin relaxed. Right before his body had completely vanished, he had suddenly remembered the Stonewall Scriptures. Every time he bumped into an unsolvable problem, he would recite the Stonewall Scriptures, which would sometimes result in miraculous effects. This time, it had produced a miracle once more. The Stonewall Scriptures had seemingly opened a path for him by forcefully dispersing that strange force, allowing him to successfully ascend.

It was a pity that he had not been able to rely on his true abilities, which showed that he was still inferior to that Arbiter as a Limiteer, though he was not sure just how far behind he was.

Speaking of which, his current power was already rather abnormal. But despite his die, all the fortunate encounters he had experienced, and his bafflingly powerful body, he still could not match up to that Arbiter’s strength from back then. He truly did not know how the Ten Arbiters had cultivated to reach such freakish strength.

Regardless of the methods he employed, Lu Yin had succeeded, and now, he felt as if he had ascended to another space. Half of his body was atop the Sky Platform while the other half was within the distorted void. The scene before his eyes was completely different, as he saw endless strange runes. It was as if the entire Dao of Purgatory had been divided into two.

This was the true state of the trial zones, the true form of the remnants that the Rune Technology civilization had left behind.

“Seventh Bro, what do you see? Tell me!” the monkey shouted. Lu Yin’s upper body was atop the Sky Platform, so the monkey could not see what Lu Yin saw.

Lu Yin did not know how to describe what he was seeing; looking at it was one thing, but comprehending it was another matter entirely. He was perplexed, as he did not know what good came from ascending the platform. He would rather witness an ancient battle between powerhouses.

Countless stared up from below, dumbfounded. No one had witnessed that Arbiter ascend to the peak as everyone had been chased away, and no one even knew which Arbiter had succeeded. Lu Yin was the only person to succeed in recent years.

Many expected him to extract an ancient inheritance that would allow them to broaden their horizons. However, contrary to expectation, there was no activity whatsoever even after they waited for a long time.

“Why does it look like Lu Yin’s been split into two halves?” someone mumbled.

The others continued staring, and the description seemed fairly quite accurate.

“Seventh Bro, your bottom half is exposed to those below! Don’t you feel insecure?” the monkey shrieked.

Lu Yin stared at the endless runes in the heavens and wrinkled his brows. The more he saw, the dizzier he became, and the more tired his eyes felt. Two rows of clear tears involuntarily flowed down from his eyes, and he closed them, not daring to open them again. However, the moment he closed his eyes, his body started vanishing, which frightened him into opening his eyes once again.

When he opened them for the second time, they felt so sore that he could not bear it anymore. It felt like someone was blinding him with a bright light.

He wanted to close them, but at the same time, he didn’t dare to do so. He was not foolish, and he knew that there must be a reason behind the fatigue he was feeling. His eyes would not become tired for no reason with his current strength. Perhaps this was related to the reward of ascending the top.

Lu Yin continued to endure the strain, and he even widened his eyes as he desperately stared at the countless runes. He grew more light-headed, and he tried to recite the Stonewall Scriptures again, but it was ineffective this time.

Finally, he could no longer bear it and closed his eyes. His body instantly vanished from the Dao of Purgatory in the exact same manner as those failures from before.

Everyone below remained silent. Had he succeeded or not? No one knew, as no one had ever witnessed someone ascending to the top.

On Astral-10’s trial zone mountain, Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes and then reflexively closed them again as they were still too sore. What’s going on?

“Brother Lu, how are you feeling?” He heard Coco’s voice. Zora, Xia Luo, and the others were present as well, as they had all shown up to watch Lu Yin’s attempt at the Sky Platform.

Lu Yin shook his head and closed his eyes. “I’m alright. I just need some rest.”

Coco was worried. “Brother Lu, how are your eyes? Are you sick? Coco can give you a jab.”

Still with his eyes closed, Lu Yin immediately gestured that he was fine. He quickly replied, “There’s no need, Coco. I’m fine. I’m just a little tired, so I’ll be fine after a nap.”

“Oh.” Coco acknowledged Lu Yin’s words, but she still felt like it was a shame.

They all had a feeling that they should not disturb Lu Yin in his current state, so they all separated and left.

Lu Yin leaned against the trial zone mountain and tried to open his eyes. A trace of light entered his eyes, but there were also threads. Eh? Threads? Aren’t these runes?

Lu Yin jumped in fright, and his eyes instantly went wide as he observed his surroundings.