To these six Innerverse leaders, Lu Yin was holding a heavy stone. He could not move his hand, but if he began to smash something, they would not be able to stop the stone. Even if the stone shattered, he would still be able to smash their heads in.
When had they ever encountered such a youth before? Typically, youths who had become Hunters had been carefully raised by an organization pouring resources into them. Thus, they would behave in a civilized manner and have a rather refined quality. In contrast, Lu Yin was brash and seemed rather wild.
“Everyone, just ignore the child’s nonsense. I don’t believe that he will truly dare to challenge our youths one by one, and we can instantly carry out our Purge anyway. Just wait to see if he issues any challenges or will race back to save the Great Eastern Alliance,” Leader Hong angrily pressed.
Lu Yin was resolute. “I’ll be at your door with a challenge. Anyways, based on what you just said, the Great Eastern Alliance is already dead. So, I will just break your trap and send someone to do what I just told you. Then we’ll see who ends up suffering the greater losses between you and I.”
As he spoke, Lu Yin grew increasingly confident. “Believe it or not, after dealing with your youths, I’ll still be able to participate in ZENITH, as these challenges won’t harm me.”
Ling Qiu and Liu Qianjue both stared at Lu Yin; just how confident was this child?
They then remembered that Eversky Island’s Highsage Grandmaster had nominated Lu Yin to be a gatekeeper. Could this child’s power really be that impressive? Was he truly peerless among this generation?
“I know that you seniors are facing trouble. The truth is that the Great Eastern Alliance is not a closed organization, and neither does it wish to seal off the Outerverse. If you wish to trade with the Outerverse, then you can proceed normally, though it will change how you’ve normally done things. Still, it should not greatly affect your gains from the Outerverse,” Lu Yin said.
The mountain loudly said, “Such profits are a powerful motivator, and a unified Outerverse could force things out of our control.”
Lu Yin smiled and said, “I’m not trying to negotiate this matter with you seniors, as I am merely offering you a way forward. You are welcome to proceed however you wish.”
Leader Hong looked at others with uncertainty. He was still eager to implement The Purge, as he had been the one to initially propose the scheme. Not only would the success of this plan mean a destroyed Great Eastern Alliance, but it would also allow the Blaze Realm to return to its original status and allow him to step into the ranks of these masters of the Innerverse and solidify his relationship with them.
“Junior, I don’t know how vast the universe might be, but how could those of us here be tricked by a child like you, let alone threatened? You must be dreaming!” Leader Hong shouted sharply.
Lu Yin laughed. “Seniors, he’s trying to force you with his words so that you will continue with his plan. I’m surprised, has the Blaze Realm already reached the same level of power as the rest of you?”
Ling Qiu shot an unhappy look over at Leader Hong. “We will consider how to proceed ourselves. There’s no need for you to speak.”
Cang Zhou was also irritated with Leader Hong. “Shut up.”
Liu Qianjue was even more direct—he dismissed Leader Hong’s screen so that only the other five Innerverse leaders were left to speak with each other and Lu Yin.
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief and calmed himself down.
“Alliance Leader Lu, well done. You’ve won. My Sword Sect will not participate in The Purge,” Liu Qianjue stated.
Ling Qiu agreed, “My Lingling clan will not participate either.”
“We’re not participating,” Cang Zhou agreed.
Ling Qiu looked at the old man. “You’re free to participate. After all, you don’t have any juniors who you can use to take advantage of ZENITH.”
Cang Zhou sneered. “One of my juniors can just marry your junior, so won’t that make your kid a part of my Chaosgod Mountain?”
“Bastard!” Ling Qiu shouted angrily before she quickly disconnected from the call.
Cang Zhou laughed arrogantly.
Wen Zizai shook his head. “The Wen family will withdraw as well.”
After that, he disconnected.
The mountain did not say a single word, and he simply closed his screen, making his attitude clear.
Lu Yin calmly stood there until only he and Liu Qianjue were left.
Liu Qianjue turned back around and resumed fishing. “Alliance Leader Lu, you are young but tough. You sought out a path forward and then saw things through to the end. You have this old man’s admiration.”
Lu Yin helplessly replied, “I was just acting out of self-defense, so please forgive me, senior.”
Liu Qianjue smiled and said, “It is my privilege to meet such a junior. If the disciples from my Sword Sect could be half as good as you, then this old man could die happy.”
“The Sword Sect’s Thirteen Swords are able to shake the universe, and this junior admires the technique greatly,” Lu Yin said.
Liu Qianjue helplessly shook his head. “What benefit is there to only knowing how to cultivate?”
Liu Qianjue suddenly thought back to the bit of conversation between Cang Zhou and Ling Qiu, and an odd glint entered the old man’s eyes as he looked back at Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu is still single. Have you seen Arbiter Liu yet?”
Lu Yin was caught off guard. “What are you saying, senior?”
“I think that you and Tianmu would make a good couple, and then there’ll be a possibility of us enjoying each other’s company for the future,” Liu Qianjue mentioned with a smile.
Lu Yin grew embarrassed and quickly retreated. “This junior accepts senior’s kindness, but I need to quickly return to the Outerverse, so I must take my leave.”
After saying that, Lu Yin fled.
Liu Qianjue did not stop Lu Yin from leaving, and he simply watched the youth depart with a lingering smile on the old man’s face. “That old man Cang Zhou was right. There are still ways to tie this child to my Sword Sect in the future.”
…
Lu Yin let out a long breath after leaving the pond. He had finally managed to stop The Purge for the moment, but he felt no pride in this accomplishment.
The reason why Lu Yin had managed to put a stop to The Purge had been entirely due to ZENITH. Once the tournament was over, Lu Yin would no longer have any cards to play against the Innerverse, and at that point, The Purge would definitely recommence.
The top powers of the Innerverse were not easily dealt with, and Lu Yin had slapped their faces just now. Thus, they would definitely get revenge in the future.
Lu Yin did not have much time left.
“Seventh Bro, what were you doing for so long? Did that old man embarrass you? Would you like to call Leon’s Armada over to take down the Sword Sect?” Ku Wei asked, eager to make such an attempt.
To the side, Elder Li stared at Ku Wei with murder in his eyes.
Lu Yin quietly told Ku Wei to shut up before nodding apologetically to Elder Li. “I need to go and head back to the Outerverse.”
“You’re done visiting the Sword Sect already?” Ku Wei was taken aback.
Lu Yin replied, “There’ll be more opportunities in the future.”
He then looked back at Elder Li. “Please tell the Sect Master that this junior bids him farewell. The Sword Sect and the people that the sect master invited over have opened this junior’s eyes. I know that there will be more opportunities to come back in the future.”
Elder Li nodded. “Lord Lu, tread cautiously.”
…
In the darkness of outer space, Lu Yin and Ku Wei flew towards the Outerverse in a spacecraft.
Ku Wei was very curious about what Lu Yin had talked about with the Sword Sect’s master, but Lu Yin did not mention anything.
Lu Yin spent this time thinking about how he could completely resolve the threat of The Purge, as temporary measures were ultimately pointless.
After returning, he knew that he needed to discuss the matter with Wang Wen and Wei Rong.
After crossing one of the Astral River’s tributaries, the two young men entered a small flowzone, and they quickly passed through this flowzone before entering yet another one.
Many of the Innerverse’s flowzones were separated by the Astral River’s tributaries, and the sizes of these flowzones all varied greatly.
After a few days, Lu Yin looked out and saw that Venom Flowzone was on their left.
Venom Flowzone was not particularly large, though it was very long, and its length covered nearly a quarter of the entire Innerverse. The entire flowzone was filled with poisonous astral beasts that resembled insects and all other sorts of creatures. The flowzone was almost completely isolated from the rest of the Innerverse.
Although it was also one of the eight great flowzones, Venom Flowzone was the least famous.
No one dared to casually enter Venom Flowzone, and even when the Sixth Mainland had invaded the Innerverse, they had avoided Venom Flowzone in fear of suffering heavy losses.
Lu Yin was very curious about Venom Flowzone and the Divine Venom Dynasty.
After passing through the current flowzone, Lu Yin and Ku Wei would enter Blazing Mist Flowzone.
Out of the entire Innerverse, the Great Eastern Alliance needed to deal with Blazing Mist Flowzone the most. Lu Yin suspected that this flowzone was the true mastermind behind The Purge, and the Blaze Realm was most likely the driving force behind the plan as well. There was no other reason why Liu Qianjue would have been in contact with Leader Hong.
The size of the Blaze Realm did not qualify Leader Hong to be in direct contact with Liu Qianjue.
The Blaze Realm was the closest organization to the Outerverse. Thus, the Blaze Realm wanted to deal with the Outerverse the most, while the Outerverse felt the same way about the Blaze Realm.
Their vessel continued its flight towards the Outerverse, but at this moment, they were in Blazing Mist Flowzone; a flowzone that could be said to be full of Lu Yin’s enemies.
The Blaze Realm, the Ross Empire, and even the sylvan dragons all wanted him dead.
Beep beep beep!
His gadget rang, and Lu Yin was surprised by the caller; it was Yan Yan, but wasn’t Yan Yan supposed to be missing?
As the captain of the Great Yu Empire’s 13th Imperial Squadron, Yan Yan had the right to contact Lu Yin, but he had never done so on his own. Additionally, Wei Rong had told Lu Yin that Yan Yan had disappeared some time ago, which made this call very strange. Yan Yan’s disappearance was already something that Lu Yin had been planning to investigate after he arrived in the Outerverse. Yan Yan was quite powerful, and it was impossible for him to vanish into thin air.
After accepting the incoming call, Lu Yin heard Yan Yan’s voice. “Your Highness, my memory has completely returned.”
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and next to him, Ku Wei grew curious; Yan Yan’s memory had returned?
“Are you telling me that you voluntarily left the Great Yu Empire?” Lu Yin asked.
“Yes. My apologies, Your Highness, for not informing you. The truth is that my name is Shao Yangxun, and I am the commanding general of Subzero City in the Royal Frost Continent.” Yan Yan immediately informed Lu Yin of his origins.
Lu Yin had met Yan Yan during the destruction of Firesmelt Planet. To be more accurate, Lu Yin had recognized Yan Yan—no, Shao Yangxun, was someone from the Royal Frost Continent due to the pattern of interlocking snowflakes rings on his body. However, Lu Yin had never expected that Shao Yangxun would have such an important background. It sounded like Shao Yangxun was quite an important figure in his home.
“Now that you’ve recovered your memory, what is it that you want? Do you want to leave the Great Yu Empire? You’ve already left,” Lu Yin asked.
Yan Yan remained silent for a long time. “I wish to beg Your Highness to save the Royal Frost Continent.”
Lu Yin was puzzled.
“The reason why several of us subjects left the Royal Frost Continent was to go and seek help…” Shao Yangxun slowly explained as he informed Lu Yin of the situation on the Royal Frost Continent.
Lu Yin slowly understood that the Royal Frost Continent was literally a continent that lay atop glaciers.
“I don’t know when it started, but the climate of the Royal Frost Continent has quickly become colder. Even those of us who were born on the glacier and excel at ice battle techniques are becoming unable to endure such frigid temperatures, and the temperature keeps dropping lower and lower. It won’t be long before the entire Royal Frost Continent is completely frozen over, along with the hundred of millions of people living in Subzero City.”
The vessel came to a halt as Lu Yin listened quietly to Shao Yangxun. The more Lu Yin heard, the more confused he became. “It’s said that the Royal Frost Continent is unafraid of even the Blaze Realm, which indicates that there must be at least an Envoy on the continent. However, you’re telling me that your continent needs help. It’s just a continent while an Envoy should be able to save even an entire weave.”
“The Frost Emperor, the lord of Subzero City, is a powerhouse even among Envoys, but not even he can save us,” Shao Yangxun said.
“Then have your people leave and immigrate to the Outerverse. I will find a place for all of you,” Lu Yin offered.
Shao Yangxun remained silent for a while. “Your Highness, there is special meaning in the Royal Frost Continent’s existence, and we cannot leave it. Subzero City can’t disappear.”
Lu Yin laughed. “Then what do you want me to do? You just said that not even an Envoy can help you, and my strength can’t compare to an Envoy’s. There’s no way for me to help you.”
“Your Highness can help us. When the city lord asked us to find help, we were not sent to find powerhouses, but rather Lockbreakers,” Shao Yangxun explained.
