<h4>Chapter 1046: Lu Yin And Nightking Zhenwu</h4>
Nightking Zhenwu revealed a slight smile when he looked at Zhuo Daynight. “Congrattions.”
There was absolutely no emotion in Zhuo Daynight as she grunted in affirmation while exchanging nces with Nightking Zhenwu.
Nightking Zhenwu told her, “Rx, I’ll remove the Sealed Cage Technique from the Dayking bloodline in just two more months.”
Zhuo Daynight heaved a sigh of relief. She had been clenching her hands so hard that they had gone pale, but they finally started to rx after hearing those words.
Nightking Zhenwu watched as Zhuo Daynight left before activating his gadget and making a call.
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Somewhere else in the universe, Lu Yin had not headed back to Zenyu Star yet. The Innerverse had reconnected to the Outerverse, but there was still no way to travel between the two regions.
When the Outerverse had been isted from the Innerverse by the overflowing energy of the Astral River, the Astral River Ark had been torn apart and split in two. Thus, Lu Yin’s foremost priority was to take a look at the ark and see if there was any chance of restoring it.
Obtaining control of the Astral River Ark held a significant meaning for Lu Yin. ording to Lilyrose, the backup ark in the Innerverse had been hidden in the zing Mist Flowzone. Regardless, Lu Yin wanted to take a look at the edge of the Astral River.
Lan Si had already gone to Zenyu Star, and he had been apanied by Elder Tie and the others.
Lu Yin was staring at the depths of the Astral River when his gadget suddenly rang. He nced at it, and his gaze trembled; it was Nightking Zhenwu.
The gadget’s screen rose into the sky, and Nightking Zhenwu’s image appeared with a smile on his face. “Congrattions on defeating Lan Si. You can now be considered to be on par with the Ten Arbiters.”
Lu Yin had expected Nightking Zhenwu to contact him. After all, the Daynight n’s stone of inheritance was still in Lu Yin’s possession.
“Are you trying to show off your own superiority by saying such a thing?” Lu Yin replied coldly.
Nightking Zhenwu chuckled. “You can treat it in that way, but even if you be one of the Ten Arbiters, there will still be a disparity between you and me. I forgot to tell you this, but I’m the leader of the Ten Arbiters now.”
Lu Yin’s gaze grew sharp. “What do you mean?”
“It’s what it sounds like. The contest for the Astral Tower is not simple, and nobody knows exactly how many experts will appear to take part. When the Sixth Maind invaded the Fifth Maind, those experts from the Neoverse who appeared might have just been sent out to probe the Innerverse’s strength. Thus, the Ten Arbiters must unite for the Astral Tower’s contest, and I’m currently leader of the Ten Arbiters,” Nightking Zhenwu proudly exined. His eyes showed his contempt for Lu Yin.
Whether it was in terms of strength or attitude, Nightking Zhenwu always desired to look down upon others, as only by doing so could he directly attack their convictions.
When expertspeted, the resulting battle would not just be physical, and it would involve their attitudes as well. Zhenwu wanted his image in Lu Yin’s heart to be that of an unrivaled opponent.
If Lu Yin had lost to Lan Si, then Nightking Zhenwu could have said anything, not having to be too worried. However, since Lu Yin had won, Zhenwu intended to use the battle with Lan Si to demonstrate the terrifying abilities level of the Ten Arbiters. This was so that the unrivaled image of being the leader of the Ten Arbiters would be even more resplendent.
Humans could notpare to gods. No matter how powerful a human became, even if their power surpassed that of a god, against true divinity, a human would always have to lower their attitude one notch.
Lu Yin had never expected that Nightking Zhenwu would actually be the leader of the Ten Arbiters, as not a single one of the Ten Arbiters were simple. Unseen Light had been able to fight on par with Zhi Yi, Wen Sansi was unfathomable, Ling Gong was amazing, and Liu Tianmu felt like a truly unrivaled person. Lu Yin truly did not believe that any one of these people would be willing to pledge their allegiance to Nightking Zhenwu.
However, this was clearly something that Nightking Zhenwu would never lie about, as such a lie would be instantly discovered.
“What? You don’t believe me?” Nightking Zhenwu’s lips curled up as he looked at Lu Yin with evident disdain.
Lu Yin muttered to himself and then looked up. “Since you’re the leader of the Ten Arbiters, then doesn’t that mean that, once I defeat you, I’ll be the leader of the Ten Arbiters?”
Nightking Zhenwu’s expression sank, as he had not expected Lu Yin to react like this. He had wanted to use his rising momentum to break Lu Yin’s mental state, but Lu Yin was not an easy person to deal with.
Nightking Zhenwu responded in an icy tone, “Defeat me? Do you think that I’m trash like Lan Si?”
Lu Yin’s brows lifted up—trash? Lu Yin truly did not think that that was the case. Lan Si had been able to receive multiple Night Advents and had not copsed, which showed that his spiritual force was not weak. Even if Lan Si might not be able to match up to Nightking Zhenwu’s strength, Lan Si would be able to survive the match at the very least, and Nightking Zhenwu’s physical strength might not actually be enough to take Lan Si’s Vacuum Palm.
Still, the most difficult thing about fighting against Nightking Zhenwu was his secret technique, Heart Seeker. That technique could not be guarded against, and once a person was struck, their defeat was already ordained.
There were too many factors that could influence a battle. Nightking Zhenwu had shown his disregard for Lan Si, and Lu Yin did not have much more to say. The Nightking could continue on with his arrogance!
“There’s no way that you called me just to say that,” Lu Yinmented.
Nightking Zhenwu looked sullen. He then shared the image of the stone que in the Daynight n’s ancestral grounds through the screen. “Do you see that stone que? Your image is ranked third.”
Lu Yin looked at the image, and sure enough, his image was right below Nightking Zhenwu and Zhuo Daynight’s images. This proved what Nightking Yuanjing had told Lu Yin. Only by entering the Daynight n’s corridor of inheritance andprehending battle techniques could a person have their image appear on the stone que within the Daynight n ancestral grounds. Lu Yin had obviously been exposed the moment he stepped foot within the corridor of inheritance.
“Don’t you find it strange that Zhuo Daynight surpassed you? Clearly, you’re already aware that she’sprehended Night’s End, Daybreak,” Nightking Zhenwu continued to say.
Lu Yin silently stared at the Nightking, a sense of unease rising within his heart.
Night’s End, Daybreak was the absolute battle technique of the Dayking bloodline. Thus, Zhuo Daynightprehending Night’s End, Daybreak represented the emergence of the Dayking bloodline’s hopes whereas Nightking Zhenwu represented the Nightking bloodline’s hopes. In other words, the two were mortal enemies.
Nightking Zhenwu looked over towards the stone que in the ancestral grounds. “I’ve promised Zhuo Daynight that, as long as she puts in the effort to climb up and be ranked second only to me on the stone que, I would give her a chance to represent the Dayking bloodline and win them their freedom. She managed to seize this opportunity. Do you know what it means now that she’s managed to climb her way up?” Nightking Zhenwu stared at Lu Yin, and his tone suddenly grew incredibly haughty. “She will be my, Nightking Zhenwu’s, wife.”
Lu Yin’s expression transformed, and his face gradually turned green as he clenched his fists. His rage soared.
He was aware of just how much Zhuo Daynight hated Nightking Zhenwu, but now, she had been forced to work so hard just to climb up beneath him. Worst of all, her goal was actually to be this man’s wife. To Zhuo Daynight, this was the worst tragedy, and she likely no longer saw any hope for her life.
For her, this was a fate even worse than death.
“Are you angry? Furious? Hahaha!” Nightking Zhenwuughed in a carefree manner.
Lu Yin’s expression grew frosty. “So is this what you wanted to say?”
Nightking Zhenwu grinned, a cruel smile on his lips. “What I wanted? Wrong! She’s just a ve, some trash from the Dayking bloodline. Do you really think that such a creature is suitable to be my, Nightking Zhenwu’s, wife? My goal is to obtain Night’s End, Daybreak. To that end, the mind of the cultivator whoprehended the technique must copse after encountering a huge setback. I’ve given Zhuo Daynight hope, and soon, I will personally destroy it. This is what I want to do in two months’ time.
“In two months’ time, on the day of my promise to remove the Sealed Cage Technique from the Dayking bloodline to her, I will throw her to the depths of the abyss. In fact, it won’t just be her. Everyone she knows, her nspeople, parents, and everyone else, will all be forced into the abyss.”
Lu Yin felt his scalp go numb, and he stared at Nightking Zhenwu in disbelief. How could a human be so ck-hearted?
“Seventh Bro, kill him! You have to kill him!” Ghost Monkey shouted. He had be so furious that he could not hold himself back anymore. “Ever since this monkey was born, I’ve never run into anyone like this. He’s too evil and shameless, and he’s actually willing to use such methods to deal with a person! How hateful!”
Lu Yin lowered his head and did not speak.
Nightking Zhenwu was still maniacallyughing. “Lu Yin, I gave you an opportunity to follow me and wait for the day when I eventually be one of the Cosmic Five. You would have been able to shine brilliantly in the universe, but you rejected my offer! Do you really believe that unifying the Outerverse will allow you to stand against my Daynight n? Or that you have the necessary clout to contest me? Let me tell you right now—you can’t do it! I want you to know that you can’t even save a single girl! You will never save this girl, who revealed her cultivation of Night’s End, Daybreak for you, thereby forcing her entire n into the abyss. She did all this for you, and I want you to watch as she sinks into despair while you swim in hatred for the rest of your entire life.”
Each one of Nightking Zhenwu’s words reverberated through Lu Yin’s head. He could picture Zhuo Daynight’s desperate and agonized expressions, eyes filled with bewilderment and suffering for the future. She had done everything for him, and if not for him, then Zhuo Daynight would have never exposed the fact that she hadprehended Night’s End, Daybreak, be Nightking Zhenwu’s ything, or inadvertently sent her nspeople to their graves.
“Seventh Bro, don’t be fooled! All this has nothing to do with you. You’ve saved Zhuo Daynight’s life several times, and she was the reason why you even went to Pyrolyte. She’s the one who decided to stall Nightking Zhenwu for you. You don’t owe her anything!” Ghost Monkey shouted, as he was afraid that Lu Yin would be addled by Nightking Zhenwu’s words.
A cultivator’s state of mind was extremely important. If their thoughts were thrown into chaos, then their entire being would also be chaotic.
This was Nightking Zhenwu’s true objective, as he wanted to disturb Lu Yin’s frame of mind while also imnting an image of him being an unrivaled being within Lu Yin’s heart. Furthermore, Zhenwu hoped to tempt Lu Yin into going to the Daynight Flowzone, which would give him an opportunity topletely eradicate the hidden danger that Lu Yin represented.
Lu Yin truly gave Nightking Zhenwu a feeling of danger, as Lu Yin was someone who had not even cultivated for twelve years yet, but he was already able to defeat one of the Ten Arbiters in a fair fight. This was a terrifying person. Lu Yin was the reason why Nightking Zhenwu had chosen to deal with Zhuo Daynight two months in the future, as he wanted to take care of Lu Yin before heading towards the Neoverse.
Nightking Zhenwu had never put in so much effort to deal with just one person before, and he had even shared the most important details of his n with Lu Yin. Still, that was fine. Over the next two months, Zhuo Daynight would not be allowed to see anyone, and nobody would be allowed to contact her either.
Nobody could stop the Nightking’s n from progressing.
At the edge of the Astral River, Lu Yin’s head was still hung low, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Ghost Monkey was still shouting in Lu Yin’s mind. “Seventh Bro, you don’t owe Zhuo Daynight anything! Don’t be tricked! When you be stronger, you can deal with Nightking Zhenwu then! This bastard has to die!”
Lu Yin loosened his clenched fists. His gadget had disconnected from the call for quite some time already. When he looked up, he stared across the Astral River and at the opposite side. His vision seemed to transcend an endless distance, and he felt like he could see Nightking Zhenwu as they exchanged nces.
“Don’t owe her? That’s not right. I owe her a promise, and I’ve agreed that, no matter when it may be, I will help herplete one lockbreaking job. I have to fulfill this promise,” Lu Yin stated gravely.
Ghost Monkey was confused. “When did that happen?”
Lu Yin calmly moved away. It was useless to feel upset. Nightking Zhenwu was someone whom Lu Yin already had to kill, as the Nightking’s methods were so twisted that they could petrify others.
Zhuo Daynight had already stepped into a beautiful dream that Nightking Zhenwu had weaved for her, and the more real it became, the more beautiful it would feel. But at the same time, the despair she would feel at its inevitable copse also increased.
Lu Yin did not even dare to imagine what Zhuo Daynight would do when Nightking Zhenwu revealed his true n. Not even an extraordinary person would be able to deal with such a huge mental shock.
Two months? Lu Yin was tight on time.
As soon as Lu Yin returned to Zenyu Star, Huan Sha and the others hastily approached him. “Your Highness, the ze Realm, Ross Empire, Sylvan Dragon n, Xun family, Dire Barbarian n, Daynight n, and other powers from the Innerverse have all announced to the Outerverse that Your Highness is a traitor to the Fifth Maind. Additionally, anyone who has even the slightest bit of connection to you will be enemies with the various great powers of the Innerverse. As a result, many weaves in the Outerverse are feeling anxious, and many of the powers that were originally going to join the Great Eastern Alliance have backed out. Also, many of the powers from the western region want to withdraw.”
Lu Yin calmly replied, “Make some announcements: the Innerverse has suffered greatly due to the Sixth Maind’s invasion. During the invasion, their resources were raided and are at disastrously low levels. Thus, they intend to raid the Outerverse to replenish their reserves. The Great Eastern Alliance will use the Allied Forces to defend against thismon enemy.”
Huan Sha and the others were all shocked. “Your Highness, is this true?”
Lu Yin replied, “It doesn’t even matter. Rather, what matters is that the others will believe it. Now run along and take care of this.”