Human base.
The charioteer returned with news.
The elder exclaimed in surprise, "They still haven't given up!"
Last time they attacked Supreme Academy, this time they were more ruthless, bypassing the rear to attack South Frontier City.
If their human race kept diverting troops to attack, when would this end?
The elder rubbed his temples, feeling it was extremely troublesome.
This was clearly a ruse to lure them out. If they went, it would be exactly what the enemy wanted; if they didn't, it would also be what they wanted.
Now, whether to go or not to support was disadvantageous to the human race.
The elder sighed, "With our current strength, it's best to focus on delaying. For now, we can only defend. Who will guard South Frontier City?"
In fact, the front lines were not in extreme danger due to the protection of formations.
South Frontier City also had formations, but they were not comparable to the central base's formations. Moreover, South Frontier City lacked energy crystals and could likely not withstand prolonged attacks from alien beasts.
Fuyaozi said solemnly, "I will handle this matter."
"Thank you for your trouble. After this is done, you will be awarded battle merits!" the elder said.
Fuyaozi nodded and said, "There is no time to delay, I will leave now."
"Yes, go. Bring more people this time!"
"Understood!"
Fuyaozi descended. He brought twice the number of people as before, even taking eight ninth-tier awakened individuals.
Then, he opened the Void Gate, connecting to South Frontier City.
"Everyone, follow me!"
He stepped forward, and the crowd followed closely behind.
Meanwhile.
Lin Yu finally returned to his small cabin.
Not long ago, the self-detonation of his clone had earned him a considerable amount of upgrade points, making him quite excited.
He glanced at his upgrade points, noticing he was not far from upgrading to eighth-tier combat power.
Upon returning to the cabin, Lin Yu immediately recited, "Clone!"
Instantly, two thousand clones appeared around him, filling the area within a hundred-meter radius.
Many people saw Lin Yu's clones suddenly appear and were not surprised. This was something he often did, so they were used to it.
After the clones appeared, they quietly guarded the surroundings, ensuring the safety of the main body.
Inside the cabin, after manifesting his clones, Lin Yu began to use his external avatar technique.
Immediately, his soul and body trembled, and a portion of his power was drawn out. This power quickly formed a human silhouette outside his body.
After a while, the human silhouette became clearer and clearer.
Suddenly, Lin Fan opened his eyes, and Lin Yu stopped his actions.
He felt a bit weak and quickly took a nourishing pill. Only then did he feel a warmth in his body and gradually recover.
He was no longer the same as before; he would not be almost drained from using the external avatar technique.
As soon as Lin Fan appeared, he examined his body, looking top to bottom, and after ensuring nothing was missing, he felt the addition of several skills and exclaimed excitedly:
"Brother, it turns out that in the few days I was gone, you learned several divine skills!"
The divine skills he mentioned were the new skills Lin Yu had purchased from the battle merits shop.
These were the three new skills: Necromantic Revival, the Mysterious Skill: Sacrifice, and the Martial Skill: Ancient Buddha Leg.
Lin Yu re-created him, and he was the latest version of the clone. Apart from not being able to possess Lin Yu's innate talent, Lin Fan had all other skills.
"These few skills will be used as new trump cards!"
"Right, try using Sacrifice. See if you can activate it."
Sacrifice was a very mysterious skill.
When he used this skill, he could communicate with a mysterious existence in the void.
By sacrificing items to the mysterious existence, he would receive feedback. Moreover, the mysterious existence would have requirements, and if those requirements were met, he would obtain a seventh-tier halo skill.
What kind of existence was it? He had no idea, only knowing it was very powerful; a mere glance would cause one's mind to become confused.
This was not a realm that a mortal like him could glimpse into.
"Alright, this skill looks mysterious just from the description. I'll give it a try," Lin Fan said with a smile.
Soon, he drew the sacrificial array and placed a bottle of flesh and blood pills on it.
However, as Lin Yu had expected, the sacrificial array showed no reaction.
He sighed, "It seems the external avatar can't do it either."
He had tried before, and clones couldn't use the Sacrifice skill. He thought it was because clones lacked souls.
But if even the external avatar couldn't use it, it meant the skill's level was beyond what he could currently reach.
"Forget it, let's stop experimenting. It seems that mysterious existence can recognize that you and I are one."
"Okay, I really wanted to use this skill. Although it's highly random, it's mysterious and gives one a sense of anticipation."
"I've already used the Sacrifice skill today. Oh right, prepare a sheep for me tomorrow, and we'll sacrifice it and make roasted lamb skewers."
As Lin Yu finished speaking, Lin Fan looked at him with a strange expression.
Lin Yu quickly said, "This is not my idea. This is the requirement of the mysterious existence behind me. However, to make it taste better, we need to find a master chef!"
Across all the myriad worlds, the Blue Star human civilization might not be outstanding in other aspects, but in the art of cooking, few civilizations could compare.
Especially after the universal awakening, many awakened individuals with culinary talents had pushed the culinary path to a new height.
To create mouth-watering delicacies, one must find such awakened chefs.
"Go and find a master chef now. Don't be stingy with star coins. We have more money than we can spend now. Try to find the most expensive and best." Lin Yu instructed.
Lin Fan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go look for one. But, Main Body, have you forgotten something?"
Forgotten something?
Lin Yu looked confused, but seeing Lin Fan's expectant eyes.
He instantly remembered and quickly took a talent crystal from his pocket, handing it to Lin Fan.
He smiled, "Look at my memory. Find some time to absorb this. This talent crystal is very powerful, but it's a bit incomplete. Failure to absorb it might damage your soul. If you fail, just commit suicide!"
Lin Fan caressed the talent crystal in his hand, extremely excited.
He quickly nodded, "Don't worry, I, Lin Fan, won't have bad luck. I will definitely succeed."
"Yes, I believe you. But you should hurry and find a chef, don't delay tomorrow's matters."
"Alright, I'm going."
Lin Fan left, and Lin Yu sat on the sofa, resting for a while. Suddenly, he remembered the Necromantic Revival skill.
This was a seventh-tier skill, and it could only revive seventh-tier undead creatures at most.
However, even though the tier was not high, the prerequisite for learning it was very demanding.
"Alas, there have been too many things happening lately. I haven't had time to let my clones comprehend the path of darkness and death."
"All clones, heed my command! Comprehend the conversion of dark and death energies!"
The clones nodded one after another, sat down cross-legged, and began their comprehension.