Lu Yin was panting heavily, and his eyes were filled with a black deathly aura as he growled uneasily.
In front of him, Silver frowned and looked at him strangely.
The Sorcerer God was there as well.
"How is it? Have you figured out the reason?" the Sorcerer God asked.
Silver shook his head. "Should we invite the clan leader out?"
The Sorcerer God replied, "No need. They have more important research to do. This brat should have succeeded, right?"
Silver sized up Lu Yin, who suddenly looked up and roared at him. Silver's eyes flashed, and he raised a hand to press down on Lu Yin's shoulder. Lu Yin quieted down.
Silver frowned, as he had suppressed Lu Yin with the deathly aura. The result was expected, but he still felt that something was off. Lu Yin did not have the same sense of control that he had when he had suppressed the other Specters, but he had definitely suppressed Lu Yin. He could sense that the deathly aura within Lu Yin's body had gone dormant.
Silver did not believe that Lu Yin could control the deathly aura on his own, as even the Specters would not be able to do so so quickly. But what was this strange feeling?
Silver then stared at Lu Yin's eyes, which had not turned white. This was the most puzzling thing to him.
When a normal person absorbed deathly aura, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, their eyes would change color. But what was going on?
Lu Yin's eyes were emitting deathly aura, but they had not turned white. This was strange.
"How is it?
Can he undergo the second stage of body modification? "the Sorcerer God asked.
Silver respectfully replied, "His eyes have not changed. It's best not to undergo the Corpse King transformation, or there might be irreversible consequences."
The Sorcerer God was dissatisfied. "Your Specter Clan's deathly aura has never been wrong."
Silver said, "My Lord, you want to obtain the most perfect weapon. This person is not perfect yet, so we can only wait for his eyes to change color. Even if they turn white, he can undergo the Corpse King transformation."
The Sorcerer God snorted. "Then show me the results."
Silver nodded and snapped his fingers. In the distance, a figure that had been crouching on the ground stood up.
Lu Yin pretended to be crazy, but his eyes were filled with deathly aura. He saw the figure through the aura, and it was the ghoul that had fought against Yu Hua and Mavis in the Mountain and Sea Realm. It could display the Third Transformation and was invincible for a time. Even Shangqing had almost been captured by it, and even though she had failed, she had still been injured by its claw. To the current of the Fifth Mainland's younger generation, this ghoul was truly invincible.
He was strong enough to compete with Patriarch Chen.
"Attack!" Silver's voice was ice-cold, and his curled lips looked chilling.
The ghoul growled, and its scarlet eyes suddenly turned grey. This was the First Corpse King Transformation, and it charged towards Lu Yin with a claw.
Lu Yin didn't even move, allowing the zombie's claw to land on his shoulder and smash him into the ground. He endured the pain and growled as he leapt to his feet, death energy surging from his body as he charged towards the zombie. He raised a hand and swatted out with his claw, sending the zombie flying back a hundred meters before crashing into the ground.
Lu Yin was unwilling to give up, and he charged at the ghoul once more. Black death qi wrapped around his skin as he stomped down.
Corpse Ghost's eyes turned green as it reached its second transformation. It punched out and collided with Lu Yin's right foot, sending him flying. It then leapt up and punched out again.
Lu Yin absorbed all of the black deathly aura into his body and punched out as well.
Bang
The intense collision caused the ground to tremble as the death energy and Corpse King Transformation clashed, causing many of the Corpse Kings to roar.
Corpse Ghost had not transformed into a Corpse King, so its physical strength could not compare to Lu Yin's. It had been able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Lu Yin after its grey eyes transformation, but now that it was green, Lu Yin would not be able to withstand it even if he used his nine-lined battle force.
This was the power of death energy.
However, when Corpse Ghost's third transformation appeared, Lu Yin was sent flying with a single punch. He spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed into the ground.
Corpse Ghost wanted to continue attacking, but it was stopped by Silver.
Silver looked at the divine shaman spirit.
The spirit was satisfied. "Not bad. With a normal body and death energy, he can resist a Second Transformation Corpse King, and an Enlighter at that. He truly deserves to be called a perfect weapon. Even the Mavis family's Treeheart's descendant wouldn't be much stronger after being transformed by death energy."
Silver smiled. "The descendant of the Mavis family's Treeheart is an Enlighter. I believe that once Lu Yin becomes a Hunter, he'll definitely be able to resist Corpse Ghost with his death energy. He'll surpass the Mavis family's descendant and even surpass the Prime Clear lineage."
The spirit let out a strange laugh and left the ground. "He's only a Hunter, but he can do that?
Interesting. Continue to let him absorb death energy and turn him into a perfect weapon. Once he regains his senses, make him hand over the secret technique. "
"Yes, my lord," Silver replied respectfully.
After watching the spirit depart, Silver looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin lay on the ground and let out a low growl.
Silver looked down at him from above. "Try to absorb as much death energy as possible and break through to the Hunter realm as soon as possible. Then, you might be able to face off against a Third Transformation Corpse Ghost. I'll also have another weapon, and I'll be more confident in my expedition to Progenitor Chen's tomb. Captain, you have to work hard." He then left with Corpse Ghost, but before he left, he had Corpse Ghost throw Lu Yin to the side of the pit where death energy was surging out.
After Silver and the rest left, Lu Yin stood up and let out an unconscious roar while cursing under his breath.
It was too painful. Corpse Ghost's attacks were terrifying, and he had been forced to face them head-on.
Fortunately, he had become a Cruiser who had gone through his ninth cycle and had the support of death energy. Otherwise, a Second Transformation Corpse Ghost would have beaten him to a pulp, let alone a Third Transformation Corpse Ghost, which would have been enough to cripple him.
His surroundings were pitch-black and filled with dense death energy.
Lu Yin took a deep breath. Silver had mentioned something about Progenitor Chen's tomb. Wasn't that guarded by the Seven Courts?
Could he go there as well?
Right, before coming to the Neoverse, Ku Wei had told Lu Yin to accompany him to his family after the Star Tower contest and enter Progenitor Chen's tomb together. Did that mean that Progenitor Chen's tomb was about to open?
Only the descendants of the Seven Courts could enter, and if the Neohuman Alliance could, it meant that they had some tricks up their sleeves.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. He could go there as well!
Only by leaving the Eternal Kingdom would he have any hope of escaping, and Progenitor Chen's tomb was his only hope.
Lu Yin's breathing quickened as he looked at the death energy all around him. If he could follow Silver to Progenitor Chen's tomb, then he would have a chance of escaping. That also meant that he would not be able to come into contact with death energy in the future.
Lu Yin was rather reluctant to lose this comfortable power.
Since that was the case, he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to absorb as much death energy as he could.
…
While Lu Yin was madly absorbing death energy in the Eternal Kingdom to increase his strength, in the outside world, the Outerverse finally received news that he had been captured by the Neohuman Alliance. The Great Eastern Alliance was in chaos, and the Great Yu Empire was grieving. Everyone gathered in front of Lu Yin's statue to pay their respects.
Being captured by the Neohuman Alliance meant that even if he did not die, he would become a Corpse King. This meant that Lu Yin was completely gone.
Countless people were stunned by this news.
Before anyone could react, another piece of news arrived.
The Hall of Honor had ordered that the Great Eastern Alliance return the Astral River Ark to connect the Innerverse and Outerverse. At the same time, the Great Eastern Alliance would be temporarily overseen by Bu Lao to stabilize the Outerverse.
In the Outerverse, on Zenyu Star in the Great Yu Empire, the Imperial Cabinet, the Lu Ministry of Staff, the Lu Ministry of Defense, and Wei Rong were all gathered together in an intense discussion.
"The Hall of Honor is sending someone to take over the Royal Regent right after he was captured. This is too much."
"With the Royal Regent's abilities, it's not impossible for him to return. Let's contact the Hall of Honor's upper echelons and request that they wait for the Royal Regent."
"Contact Ye Crafty first. He's an Enlighter that the Royal Regent left behind to protect Zenyu Star. Only he has the ability to contact the Hall of Honor's upper echelons."
"There's also the Lan family. Didn't Lan Si participate in the Star Tower contest?
Ask him to speak up. The Ten Arbiters can also directly contact the Hall of Honor's upper echelons. "
…
Lu Yin's capture sent the entire Outerverse into chaos.
In Grandtop Weave, Tianming was apprehensive. He had only been able to control the Nine Stacks Sect because of Lu Yin's support. Now that Lu Yin was gone, what right did he have to control the Nine Stacks Sect?
When news of Lu Yin being captured by the Neohuman Alliance spread, Tianming could clearly sense that some of the Nine Stacks Sect's experts were looking at him differently.
In Lars Weave, the Six-Fingered Tribe's leader, Bach Shamus, felt conflicted. He had originally joined the Great Eastern Alliance to deal with the Wei family, but now that the Wei family had joined the Great Eastern Alliance, their relationship as old enemies had disappeared. Now, even if the Great Eastern Alliance was divided, the Wei family did not have the ability to resist them.
Bach Shamus did not know what he was thinking. Did he want Lu Yin to return?
Or did he not want Lu Yin to return?
No, he definitely would not return. Since he could not return, the Six-Fingered Tribe did not need to listen to anyone else's orders. It was impossible for the Hall of Honor to order them around.
Bach Shamus was not the only one who thought this way. The various powers that had joined the Great Eastern Alliance, including Greenpeak Gorge, the Vastdearth Sect, Evenground Palace, Taimo Palace, the Dark Phoenix Tribe, and so on, were all unwilling to be supervised by a stranger.
Lu Yin had unified the Outerverse because the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated and because he had used various methods. What right did the others have?
This result was within the Hall of Honor's expectations. Now that the Innerverse and Outerverse were connected, the Innerverse did not wish for the Outerverse to be unified. Even if the Hall of Honor wanted to, they would not be able to do so.
A unified Outerverse would not benefit the Innerverse.
The Hall of Honor was naturally aware of this situation, which was why news of Bu Lao's identity quickly spread. He was one of the nine directors of the Hall of Honor.
On the surface, the nine directors had the highest authority in the Hall of Honor, and they had the power to judge and make decisions.
Although the nine directors were not very powerful, they had great authority, and they could even influence powerful organizations like the Interstellar Arbitration Center and the Lockbreaker Society to a certain extent.
As one of the nine directors, Bu Lao's status could be considered to be at the peak of the Human Domain.
Such a person wanted to supervise the Great Eastern Alliance, which made the Outerverse powers that had originally planned to withdraw tremble. All of them wanted to withdraw, but not a single one dared to show themselves.
News of Bu Lao's identity had spread at this time, and it was obvious that the Hall of Honor had issued a warning. Any power that dared to show themselves would most likely be destroyed in the next moment.
At this moment, even the Innerverse did not dare to play any tricks.
As for the competition between the Five Prodigies of the Stars, it had long since faded away following the Neoverse's transformation. The Mountain and Sea Realm was no more, and there would no longer be any Five Prodigies of the Stars in the future.