The two sat on the elephant's back, but the creature did not seem to notice them. It swung its trunk around and stomped many creatures to death. It was like an overlord.
"Actually, before this, my target wasn't the Blaze Realm. Its influence is too great since it's one of the Eight Great Flowzones. But you moved too quickly," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin replied, "Crimson Master is heavily injured, and this is a rare opportunity. I can't not seize it."
"Yes, occupying the Blaze Realm will result in two outcomes. You will either be beaten back to the Outerverse, or you will beat the Innerverse into submission," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin shrugged. "So we have to fight no matter what?"
"Of course. Even if you don't fight, others will force you to," Wang Wen said helplessly.
Lu Yin thought about it. "Once the war starts, we'll only have a chance of victory if Leon's Armada joins the Great Eastern Alliance. Otherwise, we won't be able to stop the Innerverse's powers."
"They're not united, so we'll just sow discord. We'll always be able to incite internal strife."
"They're not stupid, and with the Sword Sect's background, even if they have internal strife, they'll still have enough experts to deal with us."
"The best way is to intimidate them so that they won't dare to make a move. We'll plan in secret and destroy them in one fell swoop."
"How will we intimidate them?"
Wang Wen looked at Lu Yin seriously. "When you returned from the Technocracy, I asked you if you had any confidence in dealing with Nightking Zhenwu. You said yes, and that's why Nightking Zhenwu died. Now, let me ask you another question." Wang Wen became unprecedentedly serious. "Are you confident in winning the Supreme Tournament?"
Lu Yin met Wang Wen's gaze, and his lips curled up. "What kind of confidence?"
Wang Wen pointed at the elephant beneath his feet. "Just like it."
As soon as he spoke, the elephant let out a deafening roar that tore through the clouds. It even caused the volcano that had just erupted in the distance to shatter. A huge sound wave swept out in all directions, and no creature could resist it. It was the overlord of this place.
Lu Yin rubbed his head and let out a long sigh. He looked into the distance. "Do you know that it's not the overlord of this planet?" He then pointed at himself and smiled at Wang Wen. "I'm the overlord, because I'm here right now."
Wang Wen laughed. "Alright, I believe you."
"Just focus on your plan. I'll show them results that will stun them all. The Supreme Tournament was prepared for me," Lu Yin smiled.
Wang Wen was happy. "Shameless confidence. I like it."
Lu Yin laughed.
After Wang Wen left, En Ya arrived on the planet.
En Ya had come to report on the situation in the Blaze Realm. The problem was how to settle down the captured disciples of the Blaze Realm. Those disciples were not weak, and their average battle prowess far surpassed that of the Great Eastern Alliance's army. Furthermore, they had to reorganize the territory of the Blaze Realm, which had already become the territory of the Great Eastern Alliance.
Lu Yin did not want to listen to any of this, and his head hurt. He immediately interrupted En Ya. "You should discuss these matters with the Lu Ministry of Staff. Don't discuss them with me."
En Ya was helpless, but she was already used to Lu Yin being a hands-off manager.
"Your Highness, about Commander Shui …" En Ya hesitated.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat as he recalled Elder Chan's attitude towards him back at Realm Mountain. "Let me try."
En Ya was overjoyed. "Thank you, Your Highness."
Lu Yin could not contact Elder Chan, so he contacted Master Yuan instead.
It was difficult to contact Master Yuan, so Lu Yin could only contact Elder Big Drum and ask him to help him contact Master Yuan.
Elder Big Drum was helpless and sullen. He was a border elder of the Hall of Honor, but he had been reduced to being Lu Yin's mouthpiece. He wanted to refuse, but after some thought, he did not dare to do so. He still needed Lu Yin to bring him back to the Neoverse, and even in name, he was still Lu Yin's subordinate.
"Junior Lu Yin greets Master Yuan." Lu Yin had a respectful expression on his face as he sat on the elephant's back.
Master Yuan was one of the seniors that Lu Yin respected the most. As a powerhouse with a power level of a million, Master Yuan did not care about fame or fortune. Instead, he protected the Outerverse by himself. Even though Master Yuan had not explicitly expressed his support for Lu Yin on many occasions, given Master Yuan's aloof way of handling matters, speaking up for Lu Yin in the Hall of Honor was already a great show of support. Lu Yin was very grateful.
Sometimes, Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. If Master Yuan had openly supported him, then even the despairing Presiding Judge Mu would not have dared to make things difficult for him, let alone the nine directors.
Master Yuan was an aloof senior.
"You have a lot of troubles ahead of you." This was the first thing Master Yuan said.
Lu Yin felt awkward. "I've troubled Senior."
Master Yuan gently replied, "It's fine. I didn't help much anyway."
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "With Senior Nuofei's influence, things would not have gone so smoothly for this junior."
"The ones who helped you were Eversky Island and Elder Chan. I'm just an old man who protects the Outerverse, and I haven't been able to do so." Master Yuan's tone was bleak.
Lu Yin knew what Master Yuan was thinking. He had protected the Outerverse his entire life, but in the end, the Outerverse had still been gifted to the Sixth Mainland. Anyone else would have done the same thing.
However, the fact that Master Yuan was able to express such emotions in front of Lu Yin meant that he already considered Lu Yin one of his own, or rather, a junior that he could confide in.
"Senior, there are some things that you shouldn't be too stubborn about. You're protecting the human race and the Fifth Mainland, not just the Outerverse," Lu Yin said.
Master Yuan smiled. "That's right. I've been enlightened by you. Alright, what do you need from me?"
Lu Yin glanced at En Ya and respectfully asked, "Senior, do you know of Kun's Swamp?"
Master Yuan was puzzled. "The Hall of Honor's prison?"
"Yes, this junior wants to bring someone out," Lu Yin replied.
"Sentence."
"Ten thousand years."
"Ten thousand years?" Master Yuan was stunned. "What's his name?"
Lu Yin solemnly answered, "Shui Chuanxiao."
Master Yuan did not reply, as he was probably still investigating.
Lu Yin waited quietly.
En Ya was apprehensive, and her eyes were filled with all sorts of complicated emotions. Most of all, she was filled with anticipation, and her hands had turned white.
She knew who Lu Yin was contacting: Master Yuan. She did not have the qualifications to meet him, but she had long since known of his existence. She had heard from Commander Shui that he was the Outerverse's Protector.
Although she did not know much about Master Yuan, she had heard from Commander Shui about his status. If Master Yuan spoke up, then Commander Shui would definitely be saved.
Lu Yin glanced at En Ya again, and his curiosity about Shui Chuanxiao grew. What kind of charisma did the most intelligent commander in human history have to make his subordinates do all they could to save him? Even if he had betrayed the Endless Weaves, they still trusted him without hesitation and spoke up for him.
It felt like brainwashing, but how could Enya and the others, who had survived the border war and were very resourceful, be so easily brainwashed?
"Tell me more about Commander Shui," Lu Yin suddenly said.
En Ya did not have the time to talk about such things, but since Lu Yin had asked, she had to answer. She muttered, "What does Your Highness want to know about Commander Shui?"
Lu Yin answered without hesitation, "Something that will make you work for him wholeheartedly."
En Ya looked at Lu Yin in shock and thought about it. "Commander Shui has not done anything special, but he has a certain charisma that makes people feel that as long as they follow him, they will be able to achieve victory."
Lu Yin raised his brows. Was it that exaggerated?
"Does Your Highness think that the Erudite Flowzone's borders only have those beasts that you saw back then?
That our only enemy is the Desolate Beast Alliance? "En Ya asked.
Lu Yin shook his head. "Of course not. The Astral Beast Domain can compete with the Human Domain, so how can a mere Desolate Beast Alliance do that? They only have seven Enlighter realm astral beasts."
Back when Lu Yin was still in the Astral Combat Academy, an Enlighter was already considered a peak powerhouse. But now, from his perspective, those seven astral beasts were something that he could deal with alone.
"Your Highness has experienced the border wars between Ironblood Weave and Endless Weave, so how can there only be one Desolate Beast Alliance at the Erudite Flowzone's borders? That was not originally their territory, but after a bitter battle, countless astral beasts from the Astral Beast Domain's Celestial Beast Empire retreated. The Desolate Beast Alliance was forced by both the Celestial Beast Empire and Commander Shui to stay there."
"The Desolate Beast Alliance was forced by Commander Shui?" Lu Yin was shocked.
This was not what he had heard when he had first gone to the Erudite Flowzone's border wars.
En Ya muttered, "Commander Shui and the Celestial Beast Empire tacitly established a buffer zone at the Erudite Flowzone's border with the Desolate Beast Alliance. Perhaps even the Desolate Beast Alliance isn't aware of this, as they've been toyed with by Commander Shui from start to finish. The Innerverse's largest border starts from Erudite Flowzone, extends to the Cosmic Sea, and even extends to the Neoverse. That's the true border.
"Commander Shui is the commander of the entire Human Domain's borders, and he can command all borders, including Ironblood Weave and Endless Weave. He even knows of Master Yuan's existence, and he's been given a special privilege that allows him to mobilize everyone at a critical moment, including Master Yuan."
En Ya's words completely shocked Lu Yin.
In this universe, there was a common sense that strength was greater than everything else. A cultivator could easily seize power, and the stronger they were, the more they could obtain.
A powerhouse like Master Yuan had the power to kill anyone in the Innerverse and Outerverse, and no one could stop him. This was the privilege of the strong.
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The reason why Master Yuan was so respected was because he had selflessly taught many people and also because he had never used his strength to suppress others.
Strength was greater than authority, and authority increased strength. This was how the universe worked.
However, Shui Chuanxiao had reversed this concept. He was a Hunter at most, and yet, he could command Master Yuan. This completely overturned everyone's worldview.
Not many people in the Innerverse even knew of Master Yuan's existence, let alone the Outerverse, but Shui Chuanxiao could command him.
Lu Yin did not believe that this was a special privilege that had been given to him by someone else. The only possibility was that Master Yuan had agreed to be commanded during the war. Regardless of whether it was Shui Chuanxiao or anyone else, as long as they were the commander of the entire border, they would have such authority. Master Yuan could not have been coerced or suppressed; he must have been willing.
If Master Yuan wanted to, he could easily eliminate Shui Chuanxiao. This was the power of a powerhouse, and only those who were willing would be commanded.
Shui Chuanxiao had betrayed half of the Endless Weave and caused countless deaths. He had brought about despair, but in the end, he had not been sentenced to death and had only been imprisoned. From this, it could be seen that Shui Chuanxiao was the commander of the entire border.