Nightking Zhenwu had decreed that anyone who could surpass Zhanlong Daynight and become an inheritor who was second only to him would be able to follow him to the Neoverse and witness the moment he became one of the Five Astral Children.
The Five Astral Children were the titles of the top youths in the Neoverse. It had been passed down since ancient times, and no one from the Innerverse or Outerverse had ever obtained it. It was a way to witness history and leave one's name in the Daynight clan's history. Countless people wanted to fight for this honor.
There were three Daynight clan inheritance stones. One had been taken away by Nightking Zhenwu, and the other was revolving around the stone tablet.
Zhuo Daynight and the others were all around the stone tablet, accepting the inheritance and vying for the position of honor that was second only to Nightking Zhenwu.
Below the stone tablet, there were several almost petrified figures. They were the Daynight clan's elders who were in charge of guarding the ancestral land.
"Is Nightking Zhenwu still unwilling to return the inheritance stones?"
One of the figures asked. As he spoke, the air trembled, and dust fell from his body. No one knew how many years he had been sitting here.
Even though the Sixth Mainland had swept through the Innerverse and invaded the Daynight Flowzone, these ancient figures had not left. They would rather die than leave the ancestral land. Fortunately, the Sixth Mainland had not found the Daynight clan's ancestral land.
"The Sixth Mainland invaded, and the three inheritance stones were taken away separately. Two have already been returned, and only Nightking Zhenwu's stone remains. Do we need to hurry him?" another figure asked.
The figure in the middle closed his eyes. "There's no need to rush him. This child represents the future of our Daynight clan. If he wants to take away the inheritance stone, then give it to him."
"The Five Astral Children are a great honor. There's a chance for him to become a Progenitor under the Heavenly Change. I hope that he'll be the first Progenitor of our Daynight clan."
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Not far away, Zhuo Daynight sat below the stone tablet with a frown. She had been here for a long time.
Nightqueen Yanqing was also nearby, along with many other Daynight clan members.
Nightking Zhenwu had ordered everyone to do their best to fight for the inheritance stones.
In the distance, Nightking Zhenwu smiled as he looked at the stone tablet with sparkling eyes. Fight for it! He liked to let others fight for it. If he did not fight for it, how could he show his respect? The position that was second only to him was already an unreachable existence to these people, but that position was destined to belong to that woman, as only she had the qualifications to be second only to him.
The Daynight clan had countless clansmen who could roam the Innerverse and Outerverse without fear of anyone. He was the ruler of the Daynight clan, the ruler of the Nightking clan.
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The corridor was still deathly silent. Taking a step back would lead to endless darkness. There was obviously no light, but the entire corridor was clearly visible.
Lu Yin looked to the side and saw that there were many names carved into the stone slab. Nightking Zhenwu's name was at the very top.
Eleven years ago, Lu Yin had also seen this name at this location. When he had seen this name, he had felt as if he had seen the scene of Nightking Zhenwu standing tall in the heavens. Nightking Zhenwu had been so valiant, so insufferably arrogant, and so invincible. Now, Nightking Zhenwu had become even stronger, but he no longer gave Lu Yin that same feeling.
Second only to Nightking Zhenwu was Zhanlong Daynight. The Daynight Restoration Technique was one of the Daynight clan's unique techniques. Although it was not at the level of being able to intimidate an entire era, it was not too far off. Throughout the entire history of the Daynight clan, there were very few people who had cultivated this technique. After successfully cultivating it, Zhanlong Daynight could easily crush countless people, and he was second only to Nightking Zhenwu.
Lu Yin didn't look any further and stepped into the corridor.
When he had first stepped into the corridor, he had only taken a single step before he had been kicked out. At that time, he had felt an indescribable pressure, and his entire body had been suppressed. At the time, he had not known that it was a spiritual force suppression. The Daynight clan's battle techniques contained spiritual force attacks, and his spiritual force was not enough to enter the corridor. Thus, he had only been able to take a single step.
But now, the spiritual force suppression was like a gentle breeze, and it did not affect him at all. Lu Yin directly entered the corridor and walked forward step by step.
In the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds, Lu Yin's image quietly appeared at the bottom of the stone tablet. No one noticed him, and everyone was looking at the top of the stone tablet.
There, Nightqueen Yanqing, Zhuo Daynight, and several other powerhouses from the Nightking clan were competing fiercely, and they were all rushing to the top.
In terms of innate talent, Zhuo Daynight could not compare to Nightqueen Yanqing. When Lu Yin had first met her, she had needed to rely on the White Void Sword to display her domain. At that time, Nightqueen Yanqing had already been the leader of Astral-3 and had comprehended both the Nightking's Body and battle force. She could easily crush Zhuo Daynight.
Zhuo Daynight had been valued because of the Night's End, Daybreak.
Nightking Zhenwu had made it extremely difficult for her to surpass everyone else in the competition for the inheritance.
However, comprehending the Night's End, Daybreak seemed to have unlocked Zhuo Daynight's innate talent, allowing her to advance by leaps and bounds. Otherwise, she would not have been qualified to compete with Nightqueen Yanqing.
Pfft!
A Daynight clan member spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted. Several clan members around him calmly stepped forward and carried him away.
Inheritances were not something that could be obtained by just sitting there and watching. One had to fight for it, and one had to act according to one's abilities. Many people tried to obtain inheritances that they could not handle, and it was normal for them to be severely injured or even killed.
This was how the Daynight clan competed, and it was the same for many other great clans in the universe. No one would place an inheritance in front of them, and they would have to fight for it if they wanted to obtain it.
Nightqueen Yanqing's image had already reached the top of the stone tablet. Over the years of war, everyone had improved, and all of that had been transformed into a foundation of comprehension. Everyone had improved, and the higher one's innate talent, the more obvious the improvement would be.
Nightqueen Yanqing opened her eyes and looked at the top of the stone tablet. She discovered that she had not surpassed Zhanlong Daynight, and her gaze turned cold. She looked around and saw Zhuo Daynight and the others. She snorted and continued to comprehend.
Zhuo Daynight's face was pale, as she had only entered the top twenty. Although she was at the top of the stone tablet, there was still a considerable distance between her and Zhanlong Daynight. She would not be able to replace him in a short period of time. As she thought about it, a trace of blood seeped out from the corner of her mouth. She had long since reached her limit, but she had persevered. For the sake of her clan, for the sake of that person, and for the sake of becoming that person's wife.
Many members of the Daynight clan were anxious, and they urged Zhanlong Daynight to return in order to prevent his position from being replaced.
A Daynight clan member dared to brazenly insult the Nightking clan because of their status on the stone tablet. Status represented potential, and many of the older generation members of the Daynight clan valued Zhanlong Daynight. If Zhanlong Daynight's status was replaced, then Lu Yin would be in deep trouble. There were many in the Nightking clan who wanted him dead.
Far away, Nightking Zhenwu stood quietly as Starsibyl appeared beside him. She looked at the stone tablet and said, "The Daynight clan truly has an ancient heritage. No one in the Innerverse can compare to their foundation."
Nightking Zhenwu smiled. "The Sword Sect is the true number one power in the Innerverse."
Starsibyl smiled. "Once you become one of the Five Astral Children, they won't be."
Nightking Zhenwu's lips curled up. Indeed, as long as he became one of the Five Astral Children and obtained a Progenitor's inheritance, he would no longer have to worry about the Daynight clan not becoming the strongest in the Neoverse. No, he wanted to lead the Daynight clan into the Neoverse and truly rival the Sirius Sect and the Mavis Sect.
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There were murals on both sides of the corridor that looked very lifelike, and one could even hear howls from long ago.
Lu Yin looked at the murals seriously, but he did not know what they depicted. It could be a battle technique, a war, or even something related to the Daynight clan itself.
The corridor changed, and Lu Yin walked step by step into its depths. Suddenly, a spear pierced through the void, whistling through the air as it pierced towards Lu Yin's forehead.
Lu Yin tilted his head, and the spear whistled past him before disappearing. In that instant, he received information about the spear: the Daynight Spear, a spear-style battle technique from the Daynight clan.
Lu Yin shook his head, as he had no interest in the Daynight Spear, and he continued walking forward.
Not long after, a figure appeared in front of him, streaking through the void at an incredible speed. Lu Yin's eyes trembled; this was White Flash, a speed technique from the Daynight clan that Lulu Mavis had inherited.
Lu Yin had long since learned the technique of White Flash, and his current speed was purely driven by his physical body. It surpassed everything, and there was no upper limit to it.
He continued walking forward.
Along the way, he saw the Daynight Staff, Daynight Palm, and Night Flash, all of which were battle techniques that Qingyu had once used. He also saw the Luminous Finger, which was a battle technique that Hui Daynight had once used. He also saw the White Void Sword, which was a battle technique that Zhuo Daynight had once used. The deeper he went, the stronger the battle techniques he encountered became.
Back in the Daynight clan's ancestral land, Lu Yin's image continued to rise from the bottom, and he had already reached the middle of the lower reaches.
If not for the fact that everyone was focused on the competition at the very top, someone would have noticed Lu Yin a long time ago, but no one had noticed him yet.
Gradually, Lu Yin reached the halfway point of the corridor, and his spiritual force almost materialized as it whizzed past him. It was enough to suppress an ordinary Hunter, but it was still useless against him.
In front of him, an angry roar shook the void, and it almost scared Lu Yin out of his wits.
This was the Nightking's Roar, a battle technique that Nightking Yuanjing had used.
Lu Yin had no interest in the Nightking's Roar, so he continued walking forward.
The deeper he went, the greater the pressure he felt. However, this pressure did not have much effect on Lu Yin.
He was getting closer and closer to the end of the corridor, and it really was the end. However, Lu Yin was certain that very few people would be able to reach it.
Suddenly, his body tensed up, and he felt an indescribable pressure. What is this?
The Nightking's Body?
There were not many powerhouses in the Daynight clan who could use the Nightking's Body. Nightqueen Yanqing was one of them, the deceased Nightking Changfeng was another, and Nightking Gu was also one of them.
There seemed to be many people who could use the Nightking's Body, but there were only a few people in the Daynight clan who could use it. However, those who had comprehended the Nightking's Body had all reached the peak.
Nightqueen Yanqing had relied on the Nightking's Body to close the gap between their battle force levels and engage in a peak battle with Lu Yin.
The Nightking's Body was still very useful, but unfortunately, it was not very attractive to Lu Yin. His physical strength was enough to suppress the Nightking's Body.
The moment Lu Yin accepted the Nightking's Body's inheritance, someone finally noticed him in the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds.
The first to notice him were the ancient guardian figures.
"This kid is climbing so quickly. He was at the bottom before, but now he's almost at the top. He's surpassed quite a few people."
"Strange, why doesn't this kid have black and white hair?"
The figure in the middle suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the top of the stone tablet. His expression changed. "An outsider is accepting the inheritance. Immediately summon Nightking Zhenwu."
It was not just them; many other Daynight clan members also saw Lu Yin's image. He was climbing too quickly.
"Look, that person doesn't seem to be from our Daynight clan!" someone exclaimed.
Many people looked over.
"That's strange. This person looks familiar. Where have I seen him before?"
"You think so too?
I feel like I've seen him somewhere before. "
"Me too. I've definitely seen him before."
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