Lu Yin smiled, ignored Wen Ran’s reaction, and turned to leave. Ever since he first stepped onto his current path, he had been destined to become the enemy for countless people. Thus, this minor interaction did not really matter in his mind.
Wen Ran watched as Lu Yin left; even if they became enemies in the future, he still had to admire Lu Yin. After all, not everyone had the courage to even dare to attempt what Lu Yin had managed to accomplish, and even fewer had the ability to succeed.
“Eh? Isn’t that Lu Yin?”
“It really is! He defeated Arbiter Divine Fist, and I heard that he’s only cultivated for slightly more than ten years.”
“He’s an absolute genius, and he even managed to unify the Outerverse! Who knows how he cultivates?”
“Someone like that is just asking for it by coming here. He’s stopped the entire Innerverse from accessing the Outerverse’s resources, and he’s even become the Daynight clan’s enemy. He’s sure got balls to come here.”
“There’s no way he’ll live for much longer. The Innerverse’s eight great flowzones simply won’t let him survive because only a scattered Outerverse will benefit the Innerverse.”
“In the end, he’s still the person who unified the Outerverse and defeated one of the Ten Arbiters. Just those feats alone are enough for him to be recorded down in history. It’s a pity, as if he fully matured, then he would definitely bring about even more shocking changes in the future.”
…
Lu Yin had gone back to his normal appearance, so anyone who saw him instantly recognized him.
Step by step, he made his way towards the unadorned building that stood at the center of Everbright City. As he made his way there, he heard all sorts of discussions, ridicule, amazement, and fear directed towards him.
The building at the center of Everbright City was known as the Night Watch Pagoda, and it had ninety nine levels. As its name suggested, it was a pavilion that stood guard over the Nightking clan, and it was said to be the place from where the first Nightking had overseen everything.
According to the legends, back then, the first Nightking had hosted a Daynight Feast and invited all of the absolute geniuses in the entire universe. He had then stood on top of this pavilion, and nobody had dared to contend with him. From there, he had looked down upon everything below him, and that place had become the hundredth level of the Night Watch Pagoda. With that perfect number, the Night Watch Pagoda had been born.
This tower had stood through the eons, and it had become a popular tourist location for those attending the Daynight Feast.
When Lu Yin arrived at the Night Watch Pagoda, he saw a lofty tower that shot through the clouds.
He was amazed.
Countless rune lines pervaded the entire building, and there were hundreds, or even thousands of elite young guests who had gathered at this place. As long as they were able to enter Nightking Planet, they would be allowed to enter Everbright City and ascend the Night Watch Pagoda. However, no one could climb up the Night Watch Pagoda unobstructed.
The Night Watch Pagoda had ninety nine levels, and there was a barrier at each level that required a certain level of strength to pass and ascend to the next level. LIke this, only the most powerful could ascend to the top.
Over the course of the various generations, aside from the first Nightking, nobody had ever surpassed the ninety ninth level. Even the Third Nightking and his extraordinary talent had only been able to make it to the ninety-ninth level, though this was also only available to those of the younger generation.
Nightking Zhenwu’s past record was also the ninety ninth level, which matched the Third Nightking’s. This time, whether or not Nightking Zhenwu would be able to surpass that level was the planned highlight of this Daynight Feast.
Lu Yin’s arrival at the tower drew a great deal of attention.
On the thirty eighth level, Wen Qian’er was chatting away with a few handsome young men when someone called out Lu Yin’s name in surprise. She immediately looked down to see a solitary figure silently standing outside the Night Watch Pagoda. Lu Yin had really arrived.
Wen Qian’er’s eyes were filled with stars, as she was a woman who adored heroes, and Lu Yin was undoubtedly one. He had united the Outerverse and even defeated the Divine Fist Arbiter. Even if the Daynight clan had tried to slander him as a traitor to the Fifth Mainland, those rumors had not diminished his prestige in the slightest. They were only able to deceive ordinary cultivators, but everyone present at this Daynight Feast were disciples of great powers who were aware of the Daynight clan’s methods.
“It really is Lu Yin. He actually came. Back when we saw his name on the invitation list for the Daynight Feast, we didn’t believe that he would actually come,” one man exclaimed.
Some people spoke in a darker tone. “It’s good that he’s here. He’ll definitely die after revealing his abilities.”’
“Everyone knows about his grudge with Arbiter Zhenwu, but his courage still deserves to be commended. Unfortunately, that was not a smart move.”
Han Chong was nearby, and he looked at Lu Yin with complex emotions. A few years ago, they had both been students at the Astral Combat Academy, and their strength had been very close. However, at present, Lu Yin had defeated one of the Ten Arbiters, which was simply inconceivable. Arbiter Wen might still be able to easily defeat Lu Yin, but that was just for the moment. In a few more years, Arbiter Wen and the others would exceed the age limit and no longer be considered a member of the younger generation. At that time, just who would be able to stop Lu Yin? Those at the same age as Lu Yin had all been left far behind. At one point in time, he had been one of the four unrivaled Limiteers, but the other three were most likely no longer capable of taking even a single punch from Lu Yin.
…
Xun Jiong had also been invited to Nightking Planet, and he was on the Night Watch Pagoda’s fortieth level, from where he was looking down at Lu Yin.
Although he was standing at a formidable height, when Lu Yin’s eyes swept over the building, Xun Jiong reflexively backed up. He did not dare exchange glances with him, as the difference in their strength was far, far too vast.
Xun Jiong had believed that after the Outerverse was isolated from the Innerverse, Lu Yin would definitely die. However, Lu Yin had actually managed to climb to such great heights, and his level was so high now that Xun Jiong did not qualify to compete with him any longer. In fact, Xun Jiong could not even bring himself to look at Lu Yin.
Hart Phoenix was also attending the Daynight Feast, and although he was still only a Limiteer, he was from the Phoenix family with an impressive talent. That combination had been enough to qualify him to receive an invitation.
In the past, Hart Phoenix had actually dared to challenge Lu Yin, but at this moment, when Hart Phoenix looked at Lu Yin, he felt absolutely no desire to challenge this person.
Only his elder brother could compete with Lu Yin at this time.
Ling Que had entered the Night Watch Pagoda one step ahead of Lu Yin, but he was a bit envious when he saw Lu Yin drawing all the attention over. However, Ling Que also felt a bit of joy. Luckily, he had not entered at the same time as Lu Yin, as that would have been completely embarrassing. After all, his cheerleaders had not been allowed in, which was a pity.
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On the seventieth level of the Night Watch Pagoda, Casanova and Mo Yu were both staring down at the ground. Mo Yu asked, “That’s Lu Yin?”
Casanova nodded. “You’ve never seen him before?”
“Nope,” Mo Yu said.
Casanova was surprised. “His battle with the Divine Fist shocked the universe. Didn’t you watch it?”
Mo Yu replied, “Not interested.”
“But you’re interested now?”
Mo Yu had a solemn look. She was not interested in power level or combat ability; she was only interested in Lu Yin’s lockbreaking ability, as he had leaped from being a one star to a five star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker in one go. That rate of progress was far too rapid.
“Don’t compare yourself to him. That person is a freak. Back then, he actually dared to compete with me at lockbreaking, but he’s already completely overtaken both of us by now,” Casanova said helplessly.
Although it had been many years since Lu Yin had roamed the Innerverse, he had met many people during his days of wandering. The Night Watch Pagoda alone contained quite a few people who had encountered Lu Yin in the past, and even just the Daynight clan had a handful of members who had interacted with Lu Yin before, such as Zhanlong Daynight, Tiankong Daynight, Rou Daynight, Nightqueen Yanqing, Nightking Gu, and more. There was no need to mention the cultivators from the other powers.
Lu Yin’s mere appearance at the base of the Night Watch Pagoda caused the entire structure to fall silent. This was Lu Yin’s current level of fame.
…
He stared at the Night Watch Pagoda, faintly smiled, and then raised a foot to enter.
The Night Watch Pagoda needed to be climbed level by level, but the barriers might as well have not existed for Lu Yin. He climbed straight to the sixteenth level, where there was a youth named Han Kui with an excited look. He felt as though he was rubbing shoulders with a legend. He was Han Chong’s younger brother, and people referred to him as the Little Art Saint.
Lu Yin continued on to the twenty second level, where Lily Anne gave him a slight bow. She had also come.
When Lu Yin made his way to the thirty eighth level, Wen Qian’er smiled at him sweetly.
On the fortieth level, Lu Yin stared at Xun Jiong, who jumped in fright and backed up several steps. He nearly fell out of the Night Watch Pagoda.
Mira and Michelle were on the sixty fifth level, each of them as dazzling as a pearl. They greeted Lu Yin when he arrived, and he nodded to them, also noticing Zhanlong Daynight standing alone in the corner. Lu Yin then continued making his way upwards.
When Lu Yin reached the 70th level, he saw Casanova and Mo Yu, whose eyes were sparkling.
On the seventy fifth level, Lu Yin saw a youth named Cang Mu, who stepped forward to bump shoulders with Lu Yin, only to be sent flying. Unwilling to accept the outcome, he said, “I’m Cang Mu, a follower of the Ten Arbiters’ War King! Even if you were able to defeat the Divine Fist, it doesn’t mean that you can beat the War King!”
Lu Yin arrived at the ninetieth level, though there were almost no people on this level, just a singular burly figure. This man was extremely ugly, and he stared coldly at Lu Yin. His name was Avery, and people referred to him as the Second War King.
“Lu Yin, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time,” Avery said.
Lu Yin looked at the other man. “You’re Avery. We’ve already traded blows.”
Avery was puzzled. “When?”
“In a ported battle,” Lu Yin said.
Avery was surprised. “You met me there?”
Suddenly, he grinned. “You must have been stomped, right?”
Lu Yin smiled, and then approached Avery, step by step. “Go ahead, attack me.”
Avery’s expression changed, and he stopped being polite. He opened his mouth and howled in a strange manner. This was his battle technique, and it complemented his innate gift that was related to his voice. As a result, the sound was enough to shatter strong foes. During the teleportation battle, Lu Yin had been blasted to death by this roar.
Against the crazy howl that was Avery’s all-out strength, Lu Yin did not even move. Instead, he simply stared at Avery as Night Advent descended. Darkness was all that Avery could see, and he had been plunged into pure darkness as his brain was jolted. His nose, ears, mouth, and eyes all began bleeding as he slowly collapsed onto the ground. Avery couldn’t see clearly anymore as his vision had gone fuzzy.
Lu Yin walked before Avery and looked down at the youth. “What gave you the confidence to stand in front of me?”
He then kicked Avery into the corner like a piece of garbage before looking up and continuing upwards.
There was nothing in the Night Watch Pagoda that blocked people from seeing what happened, and almost everything could be seen from top to bottom. Thus, many people witnessed Avery’s result. Although many of them detested Avery’s arrogance, he was still ranked fourth on the Top 100 Rankings. Despite that, he had suffered a miserable defeat at Lu Yin’s hands. He had not even been able to retaliate.
The crowd stared at Lu Yin with envy, jealousy, fear, worship, and a myriad of emotions all mixed together. A flood of attention was focused on Lu Yin as he continued to climb to further heights.
Avery had been on the ninetieth level, and on the next level, Lu Yin met a girl called Qing Longlong. She was ranked third on the Top 100 Rankings, second only to Xia Tian and Tai Yuanjun. She was from Venom Flowzone.
Venom Flowzone was the only one of the eight great flowzones that had almost no interactions with the rest of the universe, and outsiders found it difficult to enter the flowzone as well.
Even when the Sixth Mainland had invaded, the Venom Flowzone had been one of the places that they had not wanted to attack, as it was filled with venomous creatures. Even if the Sixth Mainland’s forces had been stronger, there was no way that they could guarantee not being poisoned, especially not after the cosmic phenomenon had descended and restricted everyone’s power level to under 200,000. At that time, entering Venom Flowzone would have been akin to asking for death.
Qing Longlong had massacred her way through Venom Flowzone and received the title of Queen, much like how Xia Tian and Tai Yuanjun had both received the title of King. She was another person who was qualified to go to the Neoverse and compete for the Astral Tower’s inheritances.
Avery was ranked fourth, but he had not been able to receive the title of King.
This difference showed that there was a fundamental difference in ability between them.
Lu Yin exchanged glances with Qing Longlong. Her expression remained calm, and she merely glanced at Lu Yin before ignoring him.
Lu Yin did not say anything to the girl either.
There were even fewer people on the Night Watch Pagoda’s upper levels, and he did not plan to continue climbing any further. As he looked from where he stood, Lu Yin felt as though everything in the universe was within his grasp.
