Nightking Zhenwu smiled at Zhuo Daynight. "Congratulations."
Zhuo Daynight's emotionless gaze met Nightking Zhenwu's.
Nightking Zhenwu replied, "Don't worry, I'll remove the Dayking bloodline's Cage Technique in two months."
Zhuo Daynight sighed in relief, and her pale fingers gradually relaxed.
Nightking Zhenwu watched her leave and then opened his gadget to make a call.
On the other side, Lu Yin had yet to return to Zenyu Star. The Innerverse and Outerverse had been reconnected, but that did not mean that they could communicate.
When the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated by energy, the Astral River Ark had been overturned and cut in half. Lu Yin wanted to take a look at the Astral River Ark and see if it could be restored.
Controlling the Astral River Ark was very important to him. According to Lilyrose, the Innerverse's backup Astral River Ark was hidden in the Blazing Mist Flowzone, so he wanted to take a look at it from the edge of the Astral River.
Lan Si had already left Zenyu Star under the escort of Elder Iron and the others.
Lu Yin was gazing at the bottomless Astral River when his gadget rang. He glanced at it, and his eyes trembled. It was Nightking Zhenwu.
A screen appeared in outer space, and Nightking Zhenwu's image appeared on it with a smile on his face. "Congratulations on defeating Lan Si. You're now on par with the Ten Arbiters."
Lu Yin had expected Nightking Zhenwu to contact him, as the Daynight clan's inheritance stone was in his hands.
"Are you saying this to show off your superiority?" Lu Yin asked indifferently.
Nightking Zhenwu smiled. "You can interpret it that way, but even if you become one of the Ten Arbiters, there's still a gap between us. I forgot to tell you that I'm now the head of the Ten Arbiters."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"
"Literally. The contest for the Neoverse's Star Tower is not that simple, and no one knows how many experts will appear. When the Sixth Mainland invaded, the Neoverse experts that appeared might just be probing the Innerverse's depths. Thus, the Ten Arbiters need to work together, and I'm the current head of the Ten Arbiters." Nightking Zhenwu was proud, and he still looked at Lu Yin with contempt.
Whether it was in terms of strength or attitude, Nightking Zhenwu had to look down on this person. Lu Yin's confidence.
A battle between experts was not only a battle, but also a battle mentality. Nightking Zhenwu wanted to establish himself as an invincible in Lu Yin's heart.
If Lu Yin lost to Lan Si, then everything would be fine, and he wouldn't have to worry about it. But if he won, then he would be able to experience the terrifying power of the Ten Arbiters through Lan Si, and his invincible image as the head of the Ten Arbiters would become even more glorious.
No matter how strong a person was, even if they could surpass a god, their mentality would still be weaker when facing a god.
Lu Yin had never thought that Nightking Zhenwu would become the leader of the Ten Arbiters. None of the Ten Arbiters were simple, and they had been able to fight against Zhiyi without even seeing the light of day. Wen Sansi's strength was unfathomable, the Spirit Palace's aura was magnificent, and Liu Tianmu was even more invincible. Lu Yin did not believe that these people would submit to Nightking Zhenwu.
However, Nightking Zhenwu obviously would not lie about something like this, and Lu Yin was able to find out the truth with a single investigation.
"What, you don't believe me?" Nightking Zhenwu's lips curled up as he looked at Lu Yin with disdain.
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment before looking up. "Since you're the leader of the Ten Arbiters, doesn't that mean that if I defeat you, I'll be … the leader of the Ten Arbiters."
Nightking Zhenwu's face turned gloomy, as he had not expected Lu Yin to think in such a manner. He had wanted to use this to break Lu Yin's mental state, but this person was not so easy to deal with.
Nightking Zhenwu's tone was icy. "Defeat me?
Do you think that I'm trash like Lan Si? "
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. Trash?
He really did not think so. The fact that Lan Si had been able to persevere under the Nightfall without being defeated proved that his spiritual force was not weak. Even if he could not contend against Nightking Zhenwu, he could still hold on. Nightking Zhenwu's physical strength might not be able to withstand Lan Si's Empty Palm.
However, Nightking Zhenwu's most difficult technique to deal with was the Heart Arrow secret technique. It was impossible to guard against, and once one was struck by it, they would definitely lose.
There were too many factors that could affect a battle, and Nightking Zhenwu did not think highly of Lan Si. Lu Yin did not say anything about it, as he would just let Nightking Zhenwu continue to be arrogant!
"You didn't come here just to tell me this, right?" Lu Yin asked.
Nightking Zhenwu's face turned gloomy, and he displayed the image of the distant Daynight clan's ancestral land's stone tablet on his screen. "Do you see the stone tablet?
Your image is ranked third. "
Lu Yin looked over, and sure enough, his image was ranked below Nightking Zhenwu and Zhuo Daynight. This was the proof that Nightking Yuanjing had mentioned. Only those who had comprehended battle techniques after entering the inheritance corridor would have their images appear on the Daynight clan's ancestral land's stone tablet. Lu Yin had been exposed the moment he had entered the inheritance corridor.
"You're not curious as to why Zhuo Daynight surpassed you because you know that she comprehended Night's End, Daybreak," Nightking Zhenwu said.
Lu Yin looked at him quietly, and a strong sense of unease welled up in his heart.
Night's End, Daybreak was the Dayking's ultimate battle technique, and Zhuo Daynight's comprehension of Night's End, Daybreak was the hope of the Dayking bloodline's rise. Nightking Zhenwu was the hope of the Dayking bloodline, and the two were mortal enemies.
Nightking Zhenwu looked at the ancestral land's stone tablet. "I promised Zhuo Daynight that as long as she worked hard to climb up, her position on the stone tablet would be second only to mine. Then, I would give her a chance to help the Dayking bloodline regain their freedom, and she grasped that chance. Do you know what it means for her to climb up?"
Nightking Zhenwu looked at Lu Yin and arrogantly said, "Become my, Nightking Zhenwu's wife."
Lu Yin's face changed, and his face gradually turned green. He clenched his fists, and a towering rage spread throughout his body.
He was well aware of how much Zhuo Daynight hated Nightking Zhenwu, but now, she had to work hard to climb up to him, and her goal was to become his wife. To Zhuo Daynight, this was extremely pitiful, as if she could not see any hope in life.
It was worse than death.
"Very angry?
Very angry?
Hahahaha! "Nightking Zhenwu laughed heartily, his heart filled with hatred.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. "Is this what you want?"
Nightking Zhenwu grinned. His gaze was cruel?
"What I want?
Wrong. She's just a slave, a piece of trash from the Dayking bloodline. Does she really think that she can become my wife?
The key to seizing Night's End, Daybreak is to cause a cultivator's mind to collapse and suffer a huge blow. I'll give Zhuo Daynight hope, and then I'll personally destroy that hope. This is what I want, and the time will be two months from now.
"Two months from now, on the day that I promised to remove the Dayking bloodline's Sealed Cage Technique, I'll push her into the abyss. Not just her, but her family, her parents, and everyone she knows will all be pushed into the abyss."
Lu Yin's scalp went numb, and he stared at Nightking Zhenwu in disbelief. How could someone be so evil?
"Seventh Bro, kill him! You have to kill him!" the Ghost Monkey shouted. He was so angry that he could not hold it in anymore. "I've never met such a person since I was born. This person is too evil and too shameless. He actually used such a method to deal with a woman. How hateful."
Lu Yin lowered his head and did not speak.
Nightking Zhenwu was still laughing wantonly. "Lu Yin, I gave you a chance to follow me. When I became one of the Five Children of the Stars, your glory would illuminate the universe, but you refused. Do you really think that you can resist my Daynight clan just because you've unified the Outerverse?
Do you really think that you have the right to speak?
Let me tell you, you can't do it. I want you to know that you can't even save a woman. This woman exposed Night's End, Daybreak for you and pushed her entire family into the abyss. This is all because of you. I want you to watch her fall into despair, and I want you to spend the rest of your life in regret. "
Nightking Zhenwu's words echoed in Lu Yin's ears, and he saw Zhuo Daynight's sorrowful and despairing expression. Her eyes were filled with confusion and pain as she faced the future. This was all because of Lu Yin. If not for him, Zhuo Daynight would not have exposed Night's End, Daybreak, and she would not have become Nightking Zhenwu's puppet. Her entire family would not have been ruined.
"Seventh Bro, don't think too much. This has nothing to do with you. You've saved Zhuo Daynight many times, and you only went to Planet Pyrolyte because of her. You also delayed your escape because of her, which led to you being blocked by Nightking Zhenwu. You don't owe her anything!" the Ghost Monkey shouted, afraid that Lu Yin would overthink things.
Cultivators valued their mental state, and if a person's mental state was disturbed, then their entire being would be in chaos as well.
This was Nightking Zhenwu's goal. He wanted to disturb Lu Yin's mental state and brand his invincible image deep into Lu Yin's mind. He also wanted to lure Lu Yin to the Daynight Flowzone and completely eliminate this hidden danger.
Lu Yin had truly made Nightking Zhenwu feel threatened. Lu Yin had been able to defeat one of the Ten Arbiters even though he had only been cultivating for less than twelve years. How terrifying was that? To deal with Lu Yin, Nightking Zhenwu had deliberately set the meeting to two months later, as Lu Yin had to be dealt with before he left for the Neoverse.
Nightking Zhenwu had never paid such a huge price to deal with someone before, and he had even revealed his most important plan. However, it did not matter, as Zhuo Daynight would not be able to see anyone for the next two months, and no one would be able to contact her either.
No one would be able to stop Nightking Zhenwu's plan.
Beside the Astral River, Lu Yin lowered his head, deep in thought.
The Ghost Monkey continued to shout, "Seventh Bro, you don't owe Zhuo Daynight anything. Don't think too much about it. Wait until you're stronger before dealing with Nightking Zhenwu. This guy must die."
Lu Yin relaxed his tightly clenched fists, as he did not know when the call from his gadget had ended. He looked up at the Astral River and then at the opposite shore. His gaze seemed to traverse an endless distance as he saw Nightking Zhenwu and locked eyes with him.
"You don't owe her anything?
Wrong, I owe her a promise. I promised her that I would help her unlock at least once, no matter when. This promise must be repaid, "Lu Yin said in a low voice.
The Ghost Monkey was puzzled. "When?"
Lu Yin calmly left, as there was no point in being angry. Nightking Zhenwu was someone he had to kill. This person's thoughts were too dark, so dark that it was terrifying.
Zhuo Daynight had fallen into the beautiful dream that Nightking Zhenwu had created. The more realistic and beautiful the dream was, the greater the despair it brought.
Lu Yin did not dare to imagine how Zhuo Daynight would react when Nightking Zhenwu revealed everything. Normal people would not be able to handle it.
Two months?
He had to hurry.
Just as Lu Yin returned to Zenyu Star, Huan Sha and the rest hurried over. "Your Highness, the Blaze Realm, Ross Empire, Void Dragon Clan, Xun Jia, Dire Barbarian Clan, Daynight Clan, and various other great powers of the Innerverse have announced to the Outerverse that Your Highness is a traitor of the Fifth Mainland. Anyone who has even the slightest connection with you will become an enemy of the Innerverse's great powers. Currently, the Outerverse's various weaves are panicking, and the remaining powers that wanted to join the Great Eastern Alliance have all retreated.
Lu Yin calmly replied, "Announce that the Innerverse has been invaded by the Sixth Mainland and has suffered heavy losses. The Sixth Mainland will pillage the Outerverse to replenish its resources, and the Great Eastern Alliance's allied forces will expand in order to defend against external enemies."
Huan Sha and the rest were shocked. "Your Highness, is this true?"
Lu Yin calmly replied, "That's not important. What's important is that people believe me. You guys can handle this."