Zhuo Daynight’s image on the ancestral plaque had become a terrible eyesore to the majority of the Nightking clan after she had taken the top position away from Nightking Zhenwu. Just below her was Lu Yin, who was an even worse eyesore. Their ancestral plaque was topped by a traitor and an enemy.
Zhanlong Daynight ranked third, but he had also moved to the Outerverse with Zhuo Daynight, which made him as well as everyone from the Daynight clan more traitors.
The fact that these three had claimed the top ranks on the Daynight clan’s plaque in their ancestral grounds sent the entire family into a depressive mood. None of their youths were able to surpass these three, not even Nightqueen Yanqing, who had risen to fourth place.
Ever since Lu Yin had killed Nightking Zhenwu and used the Daynight clan as a stepping stone to enter the Neoverse, the Daynight clan had completely sealed themselves off. They could no longer compare to their former glory days when all of them had been tyrannical and proud. Their insufferable arrogance had drastically diminished since their loss.
Even when Lu Yin had been captured by the Neohuman Alliance, the Daynight clan still had not uttered even a single word. Everyone was focused on the images on the plaque in the ancestral grounds, determined to surpass the top two.
No matter how despicable or conceited the Daynight clan might behave, the pride that they held in their own clan was something that ran deep in their blood. They were the strongest clan in the universe, and they would not allow anyone else to step on that pride. As long as they were unable to surpass Lu Yin and the two traitors to the clan, then the Daynight clan would remain sealed away from the universe.
Even pitiful people would have some repulsive traits just as detestable people also possess some respectable traits. The Daynight clan’s methods of handling things were frowned upon by the various top powers of the Innerverse.
Numerous Daynight clan members were sitting cross-legged beneath the plaque in the ancestral grounds. Everyone here was trying their best to better comprehend the clan’s battle techniques and push their images up the stone plaque. People occasionally coughed up blood, but they still persisted in their training.
Directly beneath the plaque, Nightking Dijiang personally kept watch over everyone, though his eyes were fixed on Nightqueen Yanqing, who was sitting in the distance.
After Nightking Zhenwu’s death, Nightqueen Yanqing had become the Daynight clan’s greatest hope due to her excellent talent. Although she was severely lacking compared to her brother, it was still possible for her to improve her talent.
Moving on, Nightking Dijian’s eyes turned to Nightking Gu, and the old man silently shook his head. Nightking Gu had long since graduated from the younger generation, and his potential was now continually declining rather than improving.
The old man then looked at each of the other members of the Nightking Clan in turn, but he only felt displeasure concerning them. He also turned to look at the Daynight clan members, though he just shook his head yet again.
The Daynight clan’s current younger generation had produced many gifted prodigies, but the more experienced clan elders had once said that the entire generation’s luck had been seized by Zhenwu. However, that was not actually the case. Zhuo Daynight, Zhanlong Daynight, and even Nightqueen Yanqing all possessed extraordinary talent. However, the clan’s most gifted youths had all betrayed the clan with the sole exception of Nightqueen Yanqing.
As Nightking Dijiang recalled how he had been suppressed by Highsage Shenwei, the Daynight patriarch’s expression grew sinister, and a murderous intent surged forth, chilling the entire ancestral grounds.
Beneath the plaque, most of the people from the Daynight clan felt cold as chills ran down their spines, but they all remained silent out of fear. They had felt this oppressive aura emanate out from their patriarch multiple times recently, and they constantly felt like they were balancing upon the precipice between life and death.
Nearby, the elders of the Nightking clan sighed as one, though they did not dare to make any sounds.
To some degree, each and every one of the elders felt responsible for how they had allowed a mere child to overturn their great Daynight clan.
Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes were icy. Lu Yin, you bastard, he thought. If he had known that such a day would come, then he would have eliminated that disastrous child early on. But unfortunately, it was already too late.
These thoughts filled through Nightking Yuanjing’s mind as he raised his head to look up at the stone plaque. He stared at Lu Yin’s image so intently that the elder almost seemed to want to devour the youth.
Suddenly, Lu Yin’s image flickered, and right after that, he replaced Zhuo Daynight’s image at the peak of the stone plaque.
Nightking Yuanjing was dumbstruck, and he stared at the image in utter disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
Similarly, the others also quickly took note of this change. Countless members of the Daynight clan continuously entered the inheritance stone to improve their comprehension of the clan’s battle techniques even though they were risking their lives. This was because every single last one of them was completely focused on taking one of the three top spots on the stone plaque. However, just now, Lu Yin had shot to the top of the plaque, seizing the position that should have belonged to Nightking Zhenwu. Of course, everyone would immediately notice such a change.
A solemn silence filled the Daynight clan’s ancestral grounds as everyone present looked up at the peak of the plaque in a daze.
Nightking Dijiang was only momentarily stunned before a killing intent filled his eyes like never before.
Zhuo Daynight had taken a full day to comprehend the Dayking clan’s ultimate technique and reach the peak rankings on the stone plaque, but Lu Yin had actually managed to surpass her. What exactly had he comprehended? Could it possibly be…?
…
The long corridor that the inheritance stone gave access to was as dark as ever. This was not Lu Yin’s first time here, and he was actually quite familiar with it. So, he just continued to move straight forward.
In the past, he had traveled quite far down the corridor, so this time, he quickly returned to where he had previously reached his limit, which was also where he had comprehended Night Advent.
He continued to advance further into the long corridor, steadily moving towards the deepest regions.
As Lu Yin walked down the corridor, amazing strikes appeared before his eyes. These were not physical attacks, but rather attacks condensed from spiritual force. This was Skybreaker.
Lu Yin had not expected that just one more step would allow him to learn Skybreaker, and his eyes radiated excitement as he quietly recited the Stonewall Scriptures, keeping his eyes fixed forward.
He was well aware of Skybreaker’s awesome power, as he had suffered at its hands more than once before. If not for the Stonewall Scriptures, Lu Yin actually would have died to this technique long ago, but at this moment, he had an opportunity to learn it for himself.
Nightking Zhenwu’s ultimate technique had also been the battle technique that the First Nightking had used to subdue his generation. At this moment, the technique had revealed itself and bared its mysteries to Lu Yin.
There were two ways to learn the Daynight clan’s inherited techniques. The first was to enter the long corridor and allow the will of the inheritance stone to bestow the techniques upon oneself as a member of the Daynight clan, This was how Zhanlong Daynight had managed to comprehend the Daynight Restoration Technique during his time in the corridor.
The other method was to forge ahead by relying on individual ability. As long as a person could force their way into the depths of the corridor, they would be able to learn any technique available to the Daynight clan. This was the method that Lu Yin was using; since he was not an actual member of the Daynight clan, no technique would be bestowed upon him by the corridor. So, he needed to acquire them by force.
After an unknown amount of time, the scenery changed before Lu Yin’s eyes as the corridor vanished. He was thrilled. So this is Skybreaker.
He raised a hand, and a visible, strange power manifested. It was his spiritual force, and it was now able to take on the form of slashes that tore through the void. Although Lu Yin had not reached the same level of mastery over the technique as Nightking Zhenwu, there was still a visible amount of strange power, which was spiritual force, gathered around him. It then morphed into a series of slashes that tore through the void. Although his Skybreaker had not yet reached the level of Nightking Zhenwu’s, Lu Yin’s control was still significantly better than most people’s.
Ever since he had learned Night Advent, Lu Yin had felt that its power was a bit lacking, but now, he had finally obtained a powerful offensive spiritual force technique.
He did not stop there, instead continuing forward, as he was only an arm’s length away from the wall that marked the end of the long corridor.
An endless amount of spiritual force repelled him when he tried to proceed further, and Lu Yin could not understand how a youth could possibly withstand such an intense spiritual force. Even the old monsters in the Daynight clan who had nearly become Envoys might not be able to endure this much spiritual pressure.
Luckily for him, Lu Yin was able to hold on due to the Stonewall Scriptures and his comprehension of the Inception Array, which had given him a deeper understanding of spiritual force.
He raised his foot to take another step, and this was the single step that had caused him to surpass Zhuo Daynight and claim the top position on the stone plaque in the Daynight clan’s ancestral grounds.
He was right at the end of the corridor, and Lu Yin saw a series of murals on the walls, though he could not understand them. They seemed to be portraying ancient stories, something about a war. Lu Yin took a closer look since he still was unable to receive any sort of inheritance or battle technique. All he could do was stare at the mural on the corridor walls and observe the vivid lines that made up each detail. He saw creatures of all shapes and sizes as well as—clouds.
Lu Yin’s expression grew somber as he stared intently at a “cloud” symbol engraved on a girl’s clothing in the mural. He had seen this symbol in the Mountain and Seas Zone’s tablet world, on the body of a spiritual force figure. This symbol represented the faction behind the person who had used the Dream Finger.
Lu Yin had not expected to see this symbol painted on the walls of the Daynight clan’s stone of inheritance’s corridor. This symbol clearly represented some sort of faction or belief, and it was also a power that triggered his deepest hatred.
What exactly did this symbol represent?
Lu Yin’s breathing grew ragged as he forcefully resisted the overpowering spiritual force all so that he could take a closer look. He stepped forward once more, and this time, he managed to place his hand atop the mural at the end of the corridor. At the same time, he tore through the void with a single finger, and his pupils constricted. The Dream Finger?
That’s not it. Lu Yin’s expression wavered. The finger that he had just seen encompassed both day and night, and it was clearly a spiritual force battle technique that belonged to the Daynight clan. The moment he had seen it, it was as though he had also heard the words “Nightking Advent Immortal Finger” ring through his head.
This finger was clearly the same, but it also was not. Lu Yin could not suppress his urge to raise his hand and reach out his finger to make contact with the Nightking Advent Immortal Finger. The two techniques seemed similar, but one embodied an inexplicable grace at the fingertip while the other was a spiritual force battle technique that unleashed an irresistible and oppressive pressure.
Although they looked identical, they were clearly not the same. But ironically, they clearly didn’t originate from the same battle technique.
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. This battle technique had only appeared at the very end of the corridor, but its power paled in comparison to Skybreaker. He must have either comprehended this finger technique incorrectly, or it must have some special meaning separate from its power.
This battle technique definitely had something to do with the Dream Finger and the organization represented by the “cloud” symbol.
As soon as Lu Yin comprehended the Nightking Advent Immortal Finger, the oppression from the spiritual force in the entire corridor vanished. Lu Yin raised his hand to touch the mural on the wall, and it was as though he was touching each and every one of the ancient scenes that had been recorded down on it.
The end of the corridor only had one mural, and it did not appear to be anything special. No matter what, Lu Yin was simply unable to uncover the great treasure that was supposedly hidden in here.
After half a day passed, he retracted his hand. He had not managed to gain anything. This was the end of the corridor in the Daynight clan’s stones of inheritance, but it only contained the Nightking Advent Immortal Finger.
However, Lu Yin was not disappointed as he had at least found out that the faction represented by the “cloud” symbol might have some kind of relationship with the Daynight clan.
Lost in thought, Lu Yin turned around and exited the long corridor.
After just a few steps, he suddenly froze in place. What appeared before his eyes was no longer the corridor, but rather outer space. There were countless spacecraft and innumerable experts able to freely move throughout the universe, but they were all on their knees. “We pay our respects to the Alliance Leader,” they chanted.
“We pay our respects to the Alliance Leader!”
“We pay our respects to the Alliance Leader!”
…
Far away, the Astral River was as resplendent as ever, and many more people could be seen kneeling atop the Astral River Ark. Even further away, past the Astral River, Lu Yin could see the Blaze Realm within the Blazing Mist Flowzone as well as Daynight Flowzone. These powerhouses, all of them individuals who had once stood tall and proud in the universe and hailed from influential families with glorious heritages, were kneeling to him. This was the scene that greeted his eyes.
After that, Lu Yin shifted his gaze past the Innerverse and into the Cosmic Sea. He was able to see the Neoverse, the Honor Zone, and even the entirety of Mt. Microcosms.
Everyone was bowing to him, acknowledging and revering his new status.
At that moment, Lu Yin reached the pinnacle of his entire life. He was standing at the peak of the entire Human Domain. There was no one above him, as everyone was beneath him.
He was the master of the universe.
Lu Yin blinked a few times. He was feeling quite dumbfounded; just what was going on? Suddenly, he remembered something, and his lips curled up. It turned out that Night’s End, Daybreak was not only hidden within the Dayking clan’s bloodline, as it also existed within the inheritance corridor.
Night’s End, Daybreak was the battle technique that the Dayking had used to dominate an entire generation. It was known as the most powerful illusion technique, and it could swallow people without them ever realizing that they had fallen into an illusion.
Zhuo Daynight had once attempted to immobilize Nightking Zhenwu by using Night’s End, Daybreak, and she had nearly succeeded. Considering the large disparity in their strength at the time, it showed that the power of Night’s End, Daybreak was indeed incomparable.
Lu Yin had originally given up any hope of obtaining Night’s End, Daybreak, but the thought that he would actually be able to comprehend it here was incredible.
