Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Lin Yi Arrives! Heart of Beasts vs. Absolute Domain!
Lin You frowned, a hint of disbelief appearing in her eyes.
Lin Yi was equally taken aback.
Logically, the monsters he resurrected should be under the absolute control of both him and Lin You.
Especially Lin You; as the Sovereign of Calamity, she had no reason not to control her own legion.
But if there is...
Then it could only be a higher-priority skill or effect at play!
Buzz—!
Lin Yi felt a terrifying field of spiritual power erupting from the distant remnants of the ruins.
If it weren’t for his Eye of Omniscience, he might not even be able to sense it.
Moreover, this spiritual power field had no effect on him or Lin You.
However, the next moment, Lin Yi heard across the entire Noah Ruins.
Roars and cries of beasts resounded from all directions!
Soon after, Lin Yi saw countless birds and beasts begin to stampede madly towards where the wave originated.
Screech—!
The two great roc birds Lin Yi and Lin You were riding on also began to become restless!
They were trying to break free from Lin Yi and Lin You’s control, accelerating forward.
"I... can’t control... them!" Lin You exclaimed.
The next moment, she and Lin Yi were thrown off the backs of the roc birds!
Amidst the chaos, Lin Yi managed to remain calm.
The next moment, he summoned the Skeleton Giant Dragon from his Undead Space!
The dragon caught the two of them.
Lin Yi began to observe the reaction of the Skeleton Giant Dragon.
To find that this orthodox Necromancy Element summoning did not get affected by the invisible wave.
Lin Yi pondered for a moment, realizing something was amiss.
The invisible wave could seize control of monsters that he had temporarily "conscripted."
But everything he summoned himself.
He still held absolute command over them.
Riding on the Skeleton Giant Dragon, Lin Yi watched as the two roc birds flew farther away, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
Though he wasn’t sure what was happening, the stronger the enemy, the greater the satisfaction after defeating them.
Otherwise, this journey would become way too dull.
...
In the center of the Noah’s Wreckage Zone, which Lin Yi couldn’t yet see, the scene left everyone watching this final round of the national college exam in disbelief.
In the core area of the Noah Ruins, a ship-like wreckage stretching up to ten thousand meters had crashed here.
The wreckage vaguely revealed the painstaking efforts and ingenuity of its creators.
This was also the origin of this instance’s name.
At this moment, the Ark Wreckage Zone was entirely overrun by countless beasts and monsters.
Upon reaching this place, all the fierce beasts no longer behaved madly.
Instead, they guarded the center of the ruins, surrounding a silver-haired boy.
The boy’s appearance was that of a child, seemingly only thirteen or fourteen years old.
He held a cube in his hand, glowing with deep blue light.
The surface of the cube was inscribed with numerous inscriptions incomprehensible to people of the Blue Star World.
These inscriptions seemed to be products of the technological realm, yet bore marks of the magical realm as well.
Simply holding it, the silver-haired boy, Lu Yu, felt as though boundless power surged into his body.
His profession was an epic one.
And a unique one at that, named—Heart of Beast!
Not only could he freely transform into any bird or beast from the Blue Star and Abyss World, but also dominantly control other nearby monsters within a certain range.
The more monsters he controlled, the greater the enhancements to his body.
Under normal circumstances, Lu Yu’s limit was controlling 332 monsters simultaneously, as long as their rank wasn’t higher than lord level.
But under the infusion of the deep blue cube in his hand.
All monsters in the Noah Ruins submitted to him!
"This round of the exam, the outcome is decided." Li Qianye commented.
"Boss, what he’s holding should be the Ark Reactor Core Module of Noah’s Ark, right?"
Li Qianye nodded: "This is the most valuable sub-instance item in this Abyss instance."
"Significantly augmenting the skill effects of all professionals."
"Originally, his strength was on par with Xia Yuyan’s, but now with this key item, there’s no doubt he will claim the first place this year."
Being the chief examiner of the fifth round.
He was the one who designed this year’s exam.
Naturally, he was well-versed with this instance of the Noah Ruins.
He understood the effects of the Ark Reactor Core Module better than anyone.
While the module couldn’t advance the skills of the professional.
It would evolve them!
Though skill levels remained the same, the effects underwent earth-shattering transformations!
Such a miraculous effect had only been seen by Li Qianye in this special instance item, regrettably it was instance-bound and couldn’t be taken out.
As he pondered.
Lu Yu in the image suddenly realized something, looking up towards the darkness ahead.
In the darkness, nothing was visible.
But the beast senses granted by the myriad ferocious beasts and monsters present told Lu Yu that someone was coming.
"Is it Yuyan?"
"You’re a step too late now, it’s impossible for me to lose."
"Why don’t you just concede?"
Lu Yu flashed a gentle smile, looking towards the unseen figure in the darkness ahead and said with a tilt of his head.
Though he spoke words suggesting surrender.
The next moment, Lu Yu made his move.
He raised his right hand.
In an instant, his right arm transformed at a terrifying speed into a monstrous claw over a hundred meters long.
Which then viciously descended towards Xia Yuyan’s location!
Boom—!!!!!!!
With this smash, the ground before Lu Yu was instantly gouged out into a deep pit several meters deep, showcasing the terrifying strength he gained from mastering the beasts!
Just as he moved, Heaven and Earth responded!
Yet in the next moment, Lu Yu’s expression changed.
He abruptly felt his enlarged right arm being severed by something!
"Domain: Void Cutter."
A girl’s soft whisper came from the void.
Splatter!!
Scalding blood spurted out as Lu Yu’s giant right arm was severed directly at the root!
The hundred-meter-long severed arm didn’t even have time to hit the ground.
In an instant, a massive eruption of blood and flesh.
The entire arm was instantly sliced into billions of fragments by an unknown force.
Finally dissipating in the wind!
Afterward.
A blue-robed silhouette slowly emerged from the darkness.
"What makes you think... I would lose?"
Xia Yuyan’s eyes were lowered.
They seemed to hold no trace of emotion.
As her voice fell.
Lu Yu showed a momentary expression of surprise.
But then he returned to his feigned harmless smile.
The severed right arm was miraculously restored in the next instant.
For the Heart of Beast, this level of self-healing was not astonishing.
Clapping his hands, Lu Yu laughed: "Ah, sister, you’re truly impressive."
"But just this won’t be enough to beat me!"
As his words fell, Lu Yu seemed to sense something.
Quickly looking up to the sky.
At the same time, Xia Yuyan also slightly turned her head, her gaze fixed on the descending Skeleton Giant Dragon from not far away.
Seated in an extremely relaxed posture atop the dragon’s back, resting his chin on his right hand, and watching their battle with keen interest was another young man.
Lin Yi had arrived.
At this moment, the top three youthful talents of the entire Xia were gathered here!