The Upgrade

The Violet Crystal was a purple, spherical plant that looked as brilliant as starlight, but it was clearly a bit withered. This was the consequence of poor preservation, causing its medicinal effects to erode.

Lu Yin couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying schemes of Duke Yushan. He had laid out the plan for today a hundred years ago, and even the timing of his rebellion was perfectly chosen. How ruthless.

He didn't know how much Star Energy it would take to upgrade the Violet Crystal. He had 160,000 Star Crystals on hand. He hoped it was enough; otherwise, he could only ask Undying Yushan for more.

Taking the Violet Crystal, Lu Yin was arranged into a side lounge. Jue Lang was watching him.

Lu Yin smiled bitterly. "Captain Jue Lang, the Violet Crystal is no longer effective in preserving the Uncle Emperor's life. I hope to try and see if I can restore its medicinal effect. If you keep staring at me like this, I can't do it."

Jue Lang was surprised. "You can restore its medicinal effect?"

Lu Yin nodded. "There's a chance, and the chance is very small, but I have to try."

Jue Lang gave Lu Yin a deep look, then turned and closed the door without a word.

Lu Yin took a deep breath. As the saying goes, a gentleman can wait ten years for his revenge, but it depends on who he's facing. He had lost his memories and didn't know where he came from. Uncle Ghost and the others had saved him; they were his family. And Undying Yushan could also be considered family. In that case, it was worth a gamble.

He took out the die. It had been untouched for nearly twenty days and had recovered to its original state. Lu Yin felt lucky. It was a good thing there had been a twenty-day gap; he could roll continuously four times.

He tapped his finger lightly, and the die spun, finally stopping on four pips.

Four pips was easy to roll. Lu Yin entered the time-stopped space. For three days, Lu Yin relaxed his mind and repeatedly tried to simulate the ninth star.

Three days later, Lu Yin came out of the gray-white space. He still couldn't simulate the ninth star, but the feeling that the Mad Headmaster had simulated for him had become a little clearer. No rush, he would take it slow.

He continued to roll for the second time. This time, it was two pips.

Five minutes later, the decomposition vortex disappeared. Lu Yin rolled for the third time, hoping not to fail. Unfortunately, it was not as he wished. The third time, he rolled five pips.

Lu Yin didn't move. Outside were masters like Huo Qingshan and Jue Lang, and there were surely no lack of talented experts. A pity he couldn't touch them. Five pips was wasted.

Taking a deep breath, it was the fourth time. He had to know that after five times, his spirit would not be able to support it, and he would need to sleep. Moreover, to roll the die again, he would have to wait at least ten days. The fourth time was very important.

He watched as the die slowly stopped spinning. The final number was—five.

Another wasted time.

Lu Yin clenched his fists, his eyes firm. Three and six pips were originally not easy to roll. Again!

He tapped the die, his eyes fixed on it. Finally, the scene before his eyes changed, and he appeared in the gray-white space. It was four pips again. He had failed; he couldn't roll a three. At the same time, his mind was dizzy, and he was about to faint. Just before he fainted, he immediately threw over five hundred cubic meters of crystals at the time, ensuring that he would still remain in the time-stopped space, and then he fell.

The disadvantage of spiritual exhaustion was fainting. In his coma, Lu Yin once again saw that jade finger that pierced through the heavens and the starry sky, ruthlessly crushing down. A soaring rage erupted. "Insolent! Insolent!" Lu Yin roared and sat up, his back drenched in sweat.

He had been in a coma for a full two days before he woke up. Looking around, he was still in the time-stopped space, with more than ten days left.

Lu Yin rested for a while, then spread his hands, and the dim, lightless die appeared. In the time-stopped space, his talent could still be used, but the consumption was several times that of the outside world. In other words, outside he could roll four times, but here, he needed to rest for ten days after one roll; otherwise, the consequences would be even more serious than rolling five times outside.

Fortunately, this was a time-stopped space, which he could afford to spend. Now it just depended on whether the crystals could hold out. He hoped they could!

Lu Yin generously increased the time by thirty days at once, consuming nearly six thousand cubic meters of crystals. There were more than forty days left, which meant four more chances. He didn't believe he couldn't roll a three.

Ten days passed quickly. Lu Yin took out the die and tapped it. One pip, useless. In the time-stopped space, he couldn't obtain any items. In other words, in this space, one pip was useless, and so was five pips, because there was no one else here. In that case, it was possible that six pips was also useless. The only ones that could be used were two pips and three pips.

There were still more than 30 days left. Looking at the dim surroundings, Lu Yin really wanted to change it a bit, which would only cost a few crystals. But after thinking about it, he decided against it. He didn't know how much it would cost to upgrade the Violet Crystal. For now, he would just leave it.

He simulated the ninth star again, and another ten days passed.

He took out the die and tapped it with one finger. It was one pip again, useless again. Lu Yin was speechless. Three pips was really hard to roll.

Then, another ten days passed. Lu Yin tapped his finger, originally not holding out much hope. But when the number three appeared, he was so excited he almost jumped up. He had finally rolled a three.

Looking at the two light screens, one high and one low, that appeared in front of him, Lu Yin let out a breath. Good thing, three pips was useful.

He took out the Violet Crystal and placed it on the upper light screen, then took out Star Crystals and threw them up. As more crystals were thrown, the Violet Crystal slowly descended. The speed of its descent was even slower than the Physique Tempering Art.

Lu Yin's heart sank. To complete the upgrade of the Physique Tempering Art had required nearly 300,000 cubic meters of crystals. This tiny Violet Crystal would only cost more, not less.

The Violet Crystal came from the Innerverse's Fallen Star Sea and was a life-saving item. Thinking about it, it was worth the price. But he didn't have that many crystals. He could only upgrade it as much as he could.

Lu Yin threw all of his remaining one hundred and fifty thousand cubic meters of crystals up at once. They were slowly absorbed by the light screen. The Violet Crystal slowly descended. The withered shell on its surface gradually regained its luster. Lu Yin's eyes lit up. The doctor had said that as long as the medicinal effect was doubled, it would be enough. Upgrading the Violet Crystal could more than double its medicinal effect. In that case, it meant he didn't need to fully upgrade it.

When all one hundred and fifty thousand cubic meters of crystals had been thrown, the Violet Crystal appeared between the two layers of the light screen. The withered part on its surface had completely recovered, and there was even a faint luster flowing, and its color had begun to change.

Lu Yin took out the Violet Crystal. "Even the color has changed. It won't be useless, will it?" He was a little uneasy.

Whatever. If it was useless, it was useless. He had tried his best.

There were still more than twenty days left. Lu Yin didn't want to waste them. He consumed a hundred cubic meters of crystals to raise the gravity to a hundred times. Looking at his spatial ring, he had more than three thousand cubic meters of crystals left. If it were before he left the Great Yu Empire, this would be considered a huge fortune. But now, it was too little. But he still had a hundred thousand cubic meters of crystals stored in his Mebis star card. He still had money.

More than twenty days passed quickly. Lu Yin's feeling for the ninth star grew more and more, but it still hadn't appeared. This was a long road.

For Lu Yin, nearly two months had passed, but for Jue Lang and the others, it had not been long.

When Lu Yin, his face pale, returned the Violet Crystal to the doctor, the doctor's pupils contracted, and he stared at Lu Yin as if he had seen a ghost. "This... what's going on?"

The eyes of Jue Lang and the others were icy. "Speak clearly, what's wrong?"

The doctor said in shock, in disbelief, "Violet... the Violet Crystal has turned into a Blue Crystal."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. A Blue Crystal, they had heard of it. Undying Yushan had been severely injured for many years, and those who stayed by his side today were all his most trusted people. They had heard the doctors lament countless times that as long as they had a Blue Crystal, they could heal Undying Yushan's injuries. For this, Huo Qingshan had gone to the Fallen Star Sea several times, almost losing his life, yet he still couldn't find a Blue Crystal, not even a Violet Crystal.

The Fifth Princess, Wendy Yushan, was the same.

Whether it was a Violet Crystal or a Blue Crystal, they were both items that could be encountered but not sought. Compared to the Violet Crystal, the Blue Crystal was even more precious, its value dozens of times that of the Violet Crystal. Even in the Innerverse, it was extremely precious.

How did Lu Yin do it? Everyone looked at him.

"Wait a minute, this isn't a Blue Crystal," the doctor said regretfully after looking closely for a while. "It's still a Violet Crystal, but it's in the process of transitioning to a Blue Crystal."

"Is it useful for the Uncle Emperor's injuries?" Lu Yin asked.

The doctor nodded and said happily, "It's useful, absolutely useful! Your Highness the King of Zishan, how did you do it?"

Lu Yin waved his hand. "Treat the Uncle Emperor first. I'm tired and need to rest for a while." With that, he returned to the lounge he had been in before and fell into a deep sleep.

Huo Qingshan and the others did not disturb him but urged the doctors to begin treatment.

What Lu Yin and the others had said could not be heard by those outside. All they heard was the doctor's exclamation. A soldier who was guarding outside, the moment he heard the doctor's exclamation, his expression changed, and he slowly left.

An hour later, several figures appeared in the sky outside the imperial palace, exuding a terrifying vibration.

Huo Qingshan and Jue Lang glanced at each other and did not react.

Inside the imperial palace, Captain Dio of the Imperial Court's Fourth Squad, Captain Tao Xiang of the Sixth Squad, and Captain Rock Ona of the Ninth Squad were all hovering, their cold eyes looking outside the palace. "This is the imperial palace of the Great Yu Empire. Unrelated people, please leave quickly."

Outside the imperial palace, an old man was dismissive. "Just an empire in the Outerverse dares to be so arrogant. Undying Yushan is already dead. If you know what's good for you, open the path. Otherwise, today we will make your Planet Zhenwu flow with rivers of blood."

Dio's eyes were cold. "The experts of the Innerverse have never interfered in the Outerverse. You are violating the rules of the universe."

Outside the imperial palace, a woman giggled coquettishly. "Rules? Your Outerverse only has the right to listen. The rules are made by us. Scram immediately, or once we make a move, this huge imperial palace will be turned to dust."

There were no less than ten experts who had appeared outside the imperial palace. Although the Innerverse's speculation about Undying Yushan obtaining the Undying Sutra was very low, and they didn't pay much attention, the people sent by the major powers still added up to quite a few, making Dio and the others feel great pressure.

Suddenly, the sky turned red. Countless people on Planet Zhenwu looked up. Scorching flames covered the sky, not only covering Planet Zhenwu, but even the three continental rings and the starry sky of the universe.

This was the power of a Hunter Realm expert. Huo Qingshan had appeared.

As an expert who had roamed the Innerverse and was also one of the few Hunter Realm experts in the Great Yu Empire, his appearance made everyone outside the imperial palace wary. They were only Explorers, and the stronger ones were only Cruisers. Even if they looked down on the Outerverse, they did not dare to underestimate a Hunter. This was a terrifying expert with a combat power of over one hundred thousand.

Not far from the imperial palace, in the Huo family's residence, Huo Xiaoling's face was pale as she looked worriedly at the sky.

On the other side, the Ona family was the same. The great families of the Great Yu Empire shared weal and woe. Facing the high pressure from the Innerverse, they chose to resist. If they succeeded, it would be good. If they failed, everyone would die.