To become one of the Ten Arbiters, Nightking Zhenwu had to have sufficient boldness, deceit, temperament, and strength. He could not be simple in any one of those aspects, and this was amply demonstrated in how he had used his Honor Points, which were no longer of much use to him, to directly cut off Lu Yin’s future. The Nightking had gone from being passive to active.
No, that was not accurate. From the very start, Nightking Zhenwu had made active moves against Lu Yin, as Zhuo Daynight was in his hands.
Everything that the man did was shrouded in sinisterness.
Lu Yin could not help but think of when his die’s one pip: Pilfer had grabbed Ellen Gale’s diary. That book had recorded her experiences of agony, hatred, despair, and indescribable stillness. It had documented her transition from hope to despair, and the diary perfectly captured who the Nightking was.
Currently, Zhuo Daynight was forced to experience the same emotions, and in just another two months, her despair would reach an even deeper level, and her emotions would sublimate into an ineffable and absolute nadir.
What did one person have to experience to do such cruelty to others?
If the Neohuman Alliance represented the universe’s extreme darkness, then Nightking Zhenwu represented humanity’s extreme darkness.
Nightking Zhenwu had made a move, and Lu Yin had to reply.
He called Nightking Yuanjing directly.
The Nightking bloodline had sent some people to assassinate Lu Yin, and apparently, they had not been sent by Nightking Zhenwu. This was because, despite his abilities and position, he was not able to command a powerhouse whose power level was at 400,000.
This indicated that even though the decision makers within the Nightking bloodline valued Nightking Zhenwu, they did not necessarily follow his wishes to the letter. In their eyes, the importance of the stone of inheritance did not even need to be mentioned.
Nightking Yuanjing’s image appeared on the screen, and he beamed at Lu Yin. “Little Yin, is there some issue that has you looking for Grandpa Yuanjing?”
Lu Yin felt nauseated the moment he saw Nightking Yuanjing’s smile. Both sides had already shed all pretenses of politeness, so there was no need for Lu Yin to continue putting on an act. He calmly asked, “Is the Nightking bloodline aware of what Nightking Zhenwu did?”
Nightking Yuanjing said, “Are you talking about how he accused you of being a traitor to the Fifth Mainland and used his Honor Points to support his testimony?”
Lu Yin nodded.
Nightking Yuanjing reluctantly answered, “That’s something between you two children, and we cannot intervene. Youths are often too impulsive.”
Lu Yin smiled and then retrieved the Daynight clan’s stone of inheritance from his cosmic ring. “Does the Nightking bloodline need this?”
Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes grew heated when he saw the stone of inheritance, and he stared at Lu Yin. “Since it’s in your possession, will you return it?”
Lu Yin casually tossed it up and down. “As long as Nightking Zhenwu withdraws his allegations, I can return the stone of inheritance.”
Nightking Yuanjing’s face showed his contempt. “Zhenwu has his own thoughts, and we cannot force things. Still, I can try and help you ask.”
Lu Yin gestured for him to proceed.
Nightking Yuanjing disconnected.
“Seventh Bro, that old fogey is still playing hard to get. Who does he think he’s bluffing?” The Ghost Monkey was enraged.
Lu Yin remained calm and quietly waited.
After a while, Nightking Yuanjing’s image reappeared on the screen, and he looked at Lu Yin, clearly upset. “Little Yin, isn’t your disagreement with Zhenwu too great?”
Lu Yin commented, “Whatever his conditions are, just give them to me.”
Nightking Yuanjing sighed. “Zhenwu wants you to apologize to my Daynight clan in front of the entire universe and then destroy all of the battle techniques that you obtained in the stone of inheritance.”
Lu Yin’s expression grew cold. “Destroy? How?”
Nightking Yuanjing explained, “Completely overdraw your spiritual force so that you’ll never be able to recover.”
Lu Yin’s lips curled up, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Nightking Yuanjing smiled back. “I know that these conditions are too extreme, but my Daynight clan’s battle techniques have never been released to any outsiders. So naturally, you must remove everything that you’ve learned.”
Lu Yin stared into Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes, and then calmly stated, “I, Lu Yin, unified the Outerverse, and even if I can’t become one of the Cosmic Five, my status within the Hall of Honor won’t be any lower than theirs. Tell Nightking Zhenwu that I have ways to make sure that this stone of inheritance will never reach the Daynight clan.”
Nightking Yuanjing’s expression changed, and his voice grew sharp. “Little Yin, you are threatening my Daynight clan!”
Lu Yin grew arrogant. “That’s right. And I’m not just threatening it. As long as I, Lu Yin, hold the position of the Outerverse’s Allied Forces’ Commander, the Daynight clan will not be able to enter the Outerverse, and none of the Outerverse’s resources will be sent to the Daynight Flowzone. To the Daynight clan, the Outerverse will essentially cease to exist.”
Nightking Yuanjing trembled from his surging bloodlust, and he stared into Lu Yin’s eyes for a while before speaking with a softer tone. “How about this—you can personally visit the Daynight clan to return the stone of inheritance, and I’ll find a way for Zhenwu to withdraw his accusations. Alright?”
Lu Yin’s expression softened, but he did not agree.
Nightking Yuanjing frowned. “You may keep the battle techniques that you’ve learned, but you definitely cannot teach them to any others. This you must swear before my Daynight clan.”
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment. “I have to personally go to the Daynight clan to return the stone of inheritance?”
Nightking Yuanjing nodded. “This is our bottom line. We must let the entire universe know that whoever takes our items must return it in person. Of course, we know that Little Yin’s current status is quite different, so you don’t need to publicly apologize, and we can even host the Daynight Feast to receive you.”
Lu Yin gave Nightking Yuanjing a serious look before slowly nodding. “Alright, I’ll go.”
Nightking Yuanjing smiled. “This is the right way. My Daynight clan stands aloof from most affairs, and we do not have great animosity with Little Yin. Thus, there’s no need to make things too strict. I’ll find a way to handle things with Zhenwu, and I will have him withdraw his accusations. However, that will have to be after the Daynight Feast.”
“Understood. I’ll have to trouble Senior Yuanjing,” Lu Yin said.
Nightking Yuanjing smiled and nodded before abruptly ending the call.
“Seventh Bro, do you really believe that old fogey’s words?” the monkey asked.
Lu Yin replied, “Of course not. He wants to lure me over to the Daynight clan so that Nightking Zhenwu can kill me properly.”
“And you’re still going?” The monkey’s voice rose, as he was scared of dying.
Lu Yin had no choice, as he could not refuse to go. It wasn’t just because Nightking Zhenwu’s accusations had caused Lu Yin to lose his qualifications to join the events at the Astral Tower, but more importantly, because of Zhuo Daynight.
Recently, in all of his dreams, he would see Zhuo Daynight trapped all alone while facing Nightking Zhenwu. Lu Yin would never be able to forget that desolate figure and her despair.
How could Lu Yin allow that woman to endure everything by herself? Also, he had been wanting to visit the Daynight clan for some time. Otherwise, how would he be able to have his battle with Nightking Zhenwu and kill the man?
Both youths had similar thoughts, and they only had to finalize their arrangements.
Lu Yin took Ku Wei with him as they headed for Planet Enron.
Ku Wei was truly curious about what had happened, and what could have made Lu Yin reveal such a scary look.
Ku Wei grew a bit exasperated after discovering that he could not pull out any answers.
“Ku Wei, what do you think of the Daynight clan?” Lu Yin asked suddenly.
Ku Wei thought about it. “What else can I think? It’s a rampantly arrogant and powerful clan from the Innerverse that doesn’t have any real ability. The Daynight clan is constantly trying to enter the Neoverse, but they can’t force their way in.”
“Why not?” Lu Yin was puzzled, as he did not believe that all of the Neoverse’s powers surpassed the Daynight clan in strength.
“The Daynight clan acts tyrannically and unreasonably, so how could such people be allowed into the Neoverse?” Ku Wei asked scornfully.
Lu Yin asked, “What about the Daynight clan’s strength?”
Ku Wei’s mouth twitched. “Attitude is one thing, and it has to be acknowledged that they do indeed have the necessary strength. It wouldn’t be easy for even one of the families from my Seven Courts to eliminate the Daynight clan, and it would actually be very difficult to do so. Although the clan has never birthed a Progenitor and they have no secret techniques to pass down, they simply have too many battle techniques. Additionally, they always have clan members being born with absurd innate gifts.”
He then paused for a moment. “According to rumors, the Daynight clan’s ancient origins are not simple, but that’s nothing more than rumors, and I don’t have any details.”
“The clan’s ancient origins?” Lu Yin was puzzled.
Ku Wei nodded. “When I was younger, I heard some elders mention that the Daynight clan is supposedly the branch of some super powerful clan. No, the branch of some ancient super powerful sect. No, hold on, let me think. Why can’t I remember now?”
Lu Yin responded, “Forget the ancient times—does the current Daynight clan have any powerhouses with a power level of more than 1,000,000?”
Ku Wei shook his head. “I’m not sure. You should ask Yuan Shi about that, as he should know.”
Lu Yin continued, “Have you heard of the Third Nightking before?”
Ku Wei grew horrified. “The Third Nightking? He was a ruthless person beyond measure! He slaughtered his way into the Astral Beast Domain all by himself, and he was the one who established the clan’s tyrannical temperament. He was an absolutely ferocious person. Why is Your Highness suddenly bringing him up?”
Lu Yin frowned. The Third Nightking was still alive, and in the past, Lu Yin had used this information to whet the Daynight clan’s appetite, allowing him to gain quite a bit from those interactions. In fact, it had even allowed him to avoid the schemes of Nightqueen Yanqing and Nightking Zhenwu. Lu Yin had assumed that this was a good thing, but now that he had become mortal enemies with the Daynight clan, the Third Nightking was nothing more than an obstacle.
Even though the Third Nightking was unable to escape the Profound Void Realm, who could possibly predict the future? The Sixth Mainland had invaded the Astral Beast Domain, which might have had some huge effects on the Profound Void Realm.
Lu Yin’s thoughts ran wild, and before long, the two arrived at Planet Enron.
When the two youths arrived, everyone from Sea King’s Dome noticed their presence.
Elder Tong welcomed the two young men.
As one of the four elders from the Sea King’s Dome and the Sea King’s Dome’s military advisor, for Elder Tong to personally welcome Lu Yin was a huge honor.
After a few pleasantries, Lu Yin got straight to the point. “Elder Tong, Junior came to you this time for nothing other than to ask the Sea King’s Dome to support Lan Si and thereby allow him to retain his authority among the Ten Arbiters.”
Lan Si had lost to Lu Yin, and although that was not enough for him to lose his position as one of the Ten Arbiters, due to the calamity that had struck Grayweed Continent, Lan Si had lost his backing as well. Even as one of the Ten Arbiters, Lan Si would not enjoy the same influence and power as before unless another powerful organization decided to support him.
For Lan Si, the Sea King’s Dome was the most suitable candidate. Even if no one knew where the Sea King was at the moment, with an Envoy realm powerhouse like Elder He around and the Sea King’s Dome’s influence within the Starfall Sea, they still were comparable to the former Grayweed Continent.
Elder Tong felt that this request was rather strange. “Why is Alliance Leader Lu making moves on behalf of Lan Si? Could there have been other conditions placed on your battle?”
Lu Yin nodded. “We agreed that if he won, my status as an Honor Chosen would be given to him. However, if I won, the Lan family would provide me with its unconditional support.”
Elder Tong instantly understood. “Ah, it’s no wonder why the Lan family has moved to Frostwave Weave. Speaking of which, I have to congratulate Alliance Leader Lu for defeating Lan Si. From now on, you will be considered as someone at the peak of the universe’s younger generation.”
Lu Yin responded humbly, “I don’t dare to consider myself at the peak. Elder Tong is exaggerating the situation. Regarding the matter Junior brought up, might Elder Tong agree to it?”
Elder Tong answered helplessly, “I’m sorry Alliance Leader Lu, but we have no ability to worry about other affairs at this moment, as we are trying to find a way to track down the Sea King.”
After arriving at Planet Enron and seeing Elder Tong, Lu Yin had become certain that the Sea King was not dead. Otherwise, the people from the Sea King’s Dome would be showing far different expressions.
Lu Yin did not see Hai Dashao, Hai Feng, Hai Qiqi, or Elder He’s rune lines on Planet Enron. Thus, they must have all moved out to try to find a way to track down the Sea King.
