On Zenyu Star, Lu Yin put down his gadget. He had already done everything he could, and he could not predict the future.
Two days later, Ban Jiu requested an audience with Lu Yin and gave him a list of metals to melt.
Some of the metals on the list could not be melted even by the remaining flames of the Heavenflame Stone. Lu Yin spent a few days melting the remaining metals and handing them over to Ban Jiu, who could only think of ways to replace them with other metals. He also assured Lu Yin that he would be able to create a new set of universal armor within a month.
Lu Yin's star energy decline accelerated once again.
On this day, Lan Si left seclusion.
During the battle at the Astral River Graveyard, Lan Si had been injured while transporting goods, and he had been in seclusion ever since.
As soon as he left, he received news that Lu Yin had returned and that the Innerverse and Outerverse were about to be reconnected.
"Young Master, it's rumored that Lu Yin fought with Nightking Zhenwu in the Innerverse and almost died. Nightking Zhenwu labeled him as a traitor of the Fifth Mainland, but after the Innerverse and Outerverse reconnected, Master Yuan appeared and the Hall of Honor rejected Nightking Zhenwu's accusations. Lu Yin's reputation was restored, and he's about to unify the entire Outerverse," Elder Iron said to Lan Si.
Lan Si was shocked. "Lu Yin fought with Nightking Zhenwu?"
Elder Iron nodded. "Apparently, he was beaten up badly by Nightking Zhenwu. According to the rumors, Nightking Zhenwu was certain that Lu Yin would die, but no one knows how he managed to survive."
Lan Si looked up into space. "How long until the Innerverse and Outerverse reconnect?"
Elder Iron replied, "It should only be a few months."
"Send a message to Lu Yin. I'll be waiting for him at the Astral River's Planet Peng," Lan Si said. He then boarded a spacecraft and left, heading towards the Astral River's Border.
Elder Iron's eyes blazed, and he immediately sent a message to the Great Eastern Alliance via the Human Domain's network. One of the Ten Arbiters, Lan Si, was waiting for Lu Yin at Planet Peng.
Back at the Outerverse Youth Council's headquarters, East San Dios, the two had agreed to fight before the Astral River reconnected. Both sides had offered great conditions, and now that the Astral River was was about to reconnect, it was indeed time for a decisive battle.
Elder Iron's message shocked the entire Outerverse, and it quickly spread to the Innerverse.
The Ten Arbiters were invincible existences amongst the younger generation. There had never been one in the past, and there might not be one in the future. This was a specialty of this era, a product of great change.
No one knew how monsters like the Ten Arbiters had been born, but everyone knew one thing: among their peers, the Ten Arbiters were invincible. No one could shake the Ten Arbiters' position. Even if the Neoverse had gathered the Fifth Mainland's most elite existences and the strongest sects, it would still be difficult for them to shake the Ten Arbiters' position.
The battle between Arbiter Lan Si and Lu Yin had shaken the entire Outerverse. Now, more than two years had passed, and the day of the battle had finally arrived.
When the Great Eastern Alliance received the news, countless people felt conflicted. If Lu Yin won his battle with the Ten Arbiters, his reputation would rise to a whole new level. But if he lost, his legend would be shattered.
For a long time, everyone had known that Lu Yin relied on external items to fight, but no one had publicized this fact. After all, he was still a young man, and most of his enemies were Enlighters or even Envoys. There was no comparison, so even if he used external items, no one would say anything.
However, Lan Si and Lu Yin were of the same generation, and losing to someone of the same generation would be a huge blow to Lu Yin's reputation.
Elder Iron did not deliberately target Lu Yin, but rather he wanted everyone to know. In his opinion, after the battle with the Ten Arbiters, everyone should know. No matter who Lu Yin was, he wanted everyone to know that Young Master Lan Si was invincible among his peers and was an undefeatable existence.
Even if this challenger unified the Outerverse, even if his status was high, he would still have to look up to the Ten Arbiters.
The Ten Arbiters' authority was unshakable.
In King Zishan's palace, Lu Yin remained calm.
Huan Sha, En Ya, Wei Rong, and the others all requested an audience, but he rejected them all. At this time, he did not want to see anyone, and he knew what they wanted to say. There was no need to listen.
His gadget beeped, and Wang Wen appeared on his screen.
"I almost forgot about it," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin smiled. "I forgot about it as well."
"But Lan Si remembers that you made a bet with him. If you won, the Lan family would support you unconditionally, but if you lost, you would lose your position as a Glory Arbiter," Wang Wen reminded him.
Lu Yin nodded.
Wang Wen's expression was solemn. "You should be aware of what it means to lose your position as a Glory Arbiter at this time. All of our previous plans might go down the drain because of this status. The Hall of Honor is the greatest power in the Human Domain, and even if we can destroy the Daynight clan, the Hall of Honor will still order us to retreat. Being a Glory Arbiter ensures that the Hall of Honor will not favor Nightking Zhenwu."
Lu Yin stood up. "I know."
Wang Wen stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't worry, I won't lose."
Wang Wen's eyes narrowed. He was very intelligent, and his strategies were unparalleled. He could see through many things, but he could not see through the Ten Arbiters. Even he could not understand how the Innerverse had given birth to monsters like the Ten Arbiters. It did not make sense, just like how he could not understand how the Outerverse had given birth to a monster like Lu Yin.
Wang Wen could analyze common sense, and within a certain range, he could deduce things that a normal person could not imagine. However, he could not analyze monsters.
"Good luck, Chesspiece Bro." Wang Wen smiled and closed his screen.
Lu Yin put down his gadget and stepped out of Zenyu Star. He boarded a spacecraft and headed towards Peng Emperor to keep his appointment.
Along the way, a beautiful figure quietly stood in outer space. Her long black hair cascaded down her back, and her white, gold-threaded jacket fluttered in the wind. It was Wendy Yushan. The blazing star illuminated the dark universe, highlighting her beautiful and heroic face.
Lu Yin walked out of the spacecraft. "I was wondering why you didn't contact me. So you were waiting here."
Wendy Yushan's expression was solemn. "Are you confident?"
Lu Yin smiled wryly. "I can fight, but I can't say for sure if I'm confident against one of the Ten Arbiters."
Wendy Yushan frowned. "I once heard White Knight say that Lan Si has never cultivated a battle technique before. The only thing he's focused on is the Overlaying Stacks Path. She guessed that it was to pave the way for a certain battle technique."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Is the Spirit Palace saying that the Overlaying Stacks Path is a prerequisite for cultivating a certain battle technique?"
Wendy Yushan nodded. "That might be the case. Many people have challenged Lan Si since he became one of the Ten Arbiters, but no one has ever forced him to use anything other than the Overlaying Stacks Path. Not even Xia Tian was able to do so."
"Xia Tian challenged Lan Si before?" Lu Yin was curious.
"Xia Tian challenged all of the Ten Arbiters."
Lu Yin was speechless. Just how persistent was she?
"Aside from the Overlaying Stacks Path and possibly some mysterious technique, Lan Si also has an innate gift."
Lu Yin was not surprised. "What innate gift?"
Wendy Yushan shook her head.
Lu Yin sighed. "You're pressuring me. I don't know anything. Are you trying to intimidate me?"
Wendy Yushan grew serious. "If possible, I don't want you to fight Lan Si. Ever since the Ten Arbiters were created, they have never been defeated. No one knows if they've fought each other, but to outsiders, no one has ever defeated them. Not a single one."
Lu Yin stretched lazily, "Then let me be the first."
Wendy Yushan did not say anything else. She watched Lu Yin's spacecraft depart and thought for a moment before heading towards the Astral River as well.
The moment Lu Yin stepped out of Zenyu Star, countless people knew about it, and the news quickly spread throughout the Outerverse.
Lu Yin was definitely the most influential person in the Outerverse right now, and his every move was being watched.
When news spread that Lu Yin was heading to Peng King Planet, the Outerverse was in an uproar. Everyone knew that Lu Yin had accepted the challenge, and what was about to happen might be the most intense battle of the younger generation. Whether or not the Ten Arbiters could continue their undefeated legend, and whether or not Lu Yin could create a new legend would all depend on the battle on Peng King Planet.
Countless people headed towards Peng King Planet. The various weaves of the Great Eastern Alliance, including the four major corporations, Shamrock Enterprises, Aurora Corporation, Mavis Bank, Ironblood Weave's borders, Southern Weave's borders, and so on, all gathered towards Peng King Planet.
Lu Yin and Lan Si's battle was like a grand occasion for the entire Outerverse.
On Zenyu Star, Wei Rong looked up at the sky. If it had been him, he definitely would not have accepted the challenge. Lu Yin was about to unify the Outerverse, and his reputation would shake the heavens. If he fought Lan Si at this time, it would be gratifying if he won, but if he lost, then everything that Wei Rong possessed would be challenged. Furthermore, there was also a bet to be made, which was not worth it.
"Perhaps this is where I'm not as good as you," Wei Rong muttered to himself as he looked towards the Astral River.
On Planet Tianmao, at the Amethyst Trading Company's headquarters, a spacecraft was heading towards the Astral River. Onboard were Zi Xianxian and Zi Fang. They wanted to personally witness this battle, not only because it was related to Lu Yin, but also because they wanted to record the details of the battle so that they could compile the information.
Battles between the Ten Arbiters were too rare. Ever since the Ten Arbiters' reputation of being invincible had spread, almost no one had dared to challenge them. Thus, no one knew how strong the Ten Arbiters were. At this moment, they were about to witness it for themselves. Even if Lu Yin's true power level could not compare to Lan Si's, he should still be able to force out a large portion of Lan Si's strength.
Many people did not have high hopes for Lu Yin, as how many years had he cultivated for?
Even if they counted for twelve years, it would be harder for someone who had cultivated for less than twelve years to defeat one of the Ten Arbiters.
Many people wanted to see how Lu Yin would be defeated and how the Great Eastern Alliance would react if he lost, as well as how the Outerverse would react.
Lu Yin's burden for the battle on Peng King Planet was much greater than Lan Si's.
In outer space, within a spacecraft, Lan Si's expression was calm, but there was a rare desire to do battle in the depths of his eyes.
He thought back to his interactions with Lu Yin. The first time he had heard of this person was when Lu Yin had broken Lan Si's record in the Astral Combat Academy. The second time he heard of Lu Yin was when Lan Si was already an unequaled Limiteer. Every time Lan Si heard of Lu Yin, Lu Yin's strength would increase by leaps and bounds.
When the Sixth Mainland had invaded and they had met on the Grayweed Continent, Lu Yin had already made Lan Si feel that Lu Yin was troublesome to deal with, but that was only under the suppression of the heavenly phenomenon. The last time they had met, Lu Yin had actually competed with Lan Si in the Overlaying Stacks Dao.
Every time they met, Lu Yin's strength would increase abnormally quickly. What would happen this time?
If Lu Yin dared to accept the challenge, then was he really confident in fighting?
Although Lan Si did not believe that the Ten Arbiters were truly unequaled, he also did not believe that Lu Yin could truly defeat him. Why would Lu Yin accept the challenge?
In the Innerverse, Lu Yin had almost been killed by Nightking Zhenwu. Had Lu Yin's strength increased by another leap?
That was too inconceivable.
Just as Lan Si was muttering to himself, his gadget suddenly rang. It was a call from the Ten Arbiters Council's internal network, and the caller was Nightking Zhenwu.