Cang Yi carefully asked, "What if Lu Yin doesn't come?"
The ugly woman sneered. "I heard that he has a good relationship with the Fifth Mainland's Sea King, and that the Sea King almost became his father-in-law. Tell him that the Sea King is here, and if he doesn't come, then this matter will be exposed. The Innerverse will be wary, and the Sea King will be furious. Who would dare to rely on him?"
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. The Galloping Horse Manor knew quite a bit about him, and it would take some time to find out. What was Madam Red trying to do?
"Tell Lu Yin to come. What are the conditions?" Cang Yi asked again.
The ugly woman suddenly moved and grabbed Cang Yi's neck. The veins on the back of her hand turned into small, sinister snakes that hissed. Cang Yi was terrified, and Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine. Even Feihua, who had a power level of over 700,000, subconsciously took a step back. This woman was too disgusting; who knew how many poisonous snakes were hidden in her body?
"Is that something you should be asking?
Contact Lu Yin and tell him to come to the Galloping Horse Manor. This is very important, "the woman said coldly.
Cang Yi hurriedly nodded and watched in horror as the small snakes approached. They were sinister and disgusting.
Lu Yin glanced at Mister Liu Ye, who waved his hand. At the same time, Lu Yin's eyes filled with star energy as he used the Aeon Evolution Scripture to weaken the woman.
The ugly woman suddenly felt her heart palpitate as a warning came from her mind. She was unable to react in time as a willow leaf wrapped around her, rendering her immobile. Lu Yin casually struck out with an empty palm.
The woman was struck by the empty palm, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Some small snakes fell out from the blood, making the scene even more disgusting.
Feihua frowned and scanned the woman's blood with her astral source.
The woman stared at Lu Yin in disbelief, unable to make a sound.
Lu Yin looked at her and returned to his original appearance.
The woman's pupils shrank, and she looked at Cang Yi, her gaze filled with killing intent and hatred.
Cang Yi was terrified and quickly retreated.
Lu Yin spoke up. "Let her speak."
The moment he spoke, the woman regained her ability to speak. She shrieked, "Cang Yi, how dare you betray Madam and the Galloping Horse Manor! Madam will not let you off! You will die!"
Lu Yin barked, "Madam Red wants to talk to me. What does she want to talk about?"
The ugly woman clenched her teeth and glared at Lu Yin. Her gaze was sinister, and there seemed to be little snakes slithering around her eyes. It was a sight that would give a normal person nightmares.
Lu Yin rarely met such a disgusting cultivator. "Where's the giant bloodline?"
The ugly woman snorted. "No."
Lu Yin frowned and flicked his finger, causing a wind to pierce through the ugly woman's body and injure her severely. Blood dripped down the willow leaves. "Where is the Sea King?"
"No," the ugly woman growled. She then threatened, "This is the Galloping Horse Manor, Lu Yin. Once Madam returns, you won't be able to escape."
Lu Yin laughed. "Didn't Madam Red want to guarantee my safety?
I'm right here. You can talk to me on her behalf and see if I can accept her conditions. "
"Don't even think about it!" the ugly woman shrieked. Lu Yin's goal in coming here was obviously to deal with those giants. Now that Madam Red was no longer around, it was very likely that the giants had been taken away. If he were to raise any conditions now, it would only cause future negotiations to fall into a passive state.
"This person is able to cultivate such a vicious Battle Skill. He's ruthless to others and even more ruthless to himself. Alliance Master Lu, there's no point in interrogating him. It's better to find him ourselves," said Mister Liu Ye.
Lu Yin frowned and looked at the ugly woman. "Are you really not going to tell me?"
The ugly woman.
She suddenly opened her mouth, and an imprint appeared behind her. It was Madam Red, and she spat out a giant python in an attempt to sneak past Liu Ye to attack Lu Yin. However, she had underestimated Mister Liu Ye, as the difference between the two was too great. The python was directly sliced apart, and the ugly woman's body turned into pus and blood due to the python's death.
An unpleasant smell spread out, and Big Sister Flyflower could not help but evaporate the pus and blood. She said in disgust, "How can there be such a person?"
Lu Yin's expression suddenly changed, and he looked outside. Someone was coming.
Liu Ye and Flying Flower brought him and Cang Yi into the Astral Source Universe.
Soon, two figures entered, one male and one female. The female was Hong Ying, Madam Red's disciple, and she had fought with Lu Yin several times. The last time had been during the Supreme Tournament, where she had been severely injured by Lu Yin's finger wind.
Within the Astral Source Universe, Lu Yin was shocked. It was actually Xun Jiong?
Xun Jiong was from the Xun family of the Innerverse. Back then, the Xun family had tried to poison Lu Yin to death during the Supreme Tournament, but Lu Yin had eliminated them all. Xun Jiong was the only one who had survived, and he was determined to find his father's illegitimate son in the higher realm where the Sixth Mainland had established itself. He had not expected to see this person here after so many years.
"That's strange. Where is he?"
Hong Ying was puzzled, and she looked around. This was the main hall of the Flying Horse Manor that welcomed guests. It was very large, but cultivators could see everything in a single glance.
Xun Jiong followed behind Hong Ying and lowered his head. "He might have gone somewhere else."
Hong Ying frowned. "That shouldn't be the case. No one left after they came in, and it was only for a short while."
"Are you looking for me?"
Lu Yin's voice rang out, and Hong Ying was shocked. She turned around and saw a familiar face. She would never forget this face for the rest of her life. "Lu Yin?"
She cried out in alarm, and she subconsciously took out her red-tasseled spear and stabbed it at Lu Yin while casting out an imprint behind her.
The tip of the spear stopped a meter away from Lu Yin. Under his domain, Hong Ying was unable to move. She stared at Lu Yin in horror. "Why are you here?"
Lu Yin calmly replied, "I've already spared you a few times. This time, it's over."
Hong Ying's face paled, and she retrieved something from her cosmic ring. However, the next moment, Lu Yin's domain suddenly shrank, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. All of her meridians had been severed, and a huge tremor rocked her mind. She lost all of her strength, and the red-tasseled spear fell from her hand to the ground with a thud. She collapsed to the ground, dead.
When the Sixth Mainland had invaded the Innerverse, the Flying Horse Manor had caused too much bloodshed. Astral-3 had been destroyed by the Flying Horse Manor, and Hong Ying had massacred many people. She had even used Astral-3's students to lure the Innerverse's cultivators to rescue her.
Now, this debt had finally been repaid.
Xun Jiong trembled as he looked at Hong Ying's corpse. He looked at Lu Yin in horror and slowly knelt down. "Alliance Leader Lu, I- I …"
Lu Yin calmly looked at him. "Did you find someone from the Xun family?
Your father's illegitimate son? "
Xun Jiong gulped and shook his head. "No, I didn't find him."
"Then why are you at the Flying Horse Manor?" Lu Yin asked.
Xun Jiong panicked. "The Xun family has always been in contact with the Technocracy, and they have the Flying Horse Manor behind them. When the Sixth Mainland invaded the Innerverse, Madam Hong personally contacted my Xun family, which is why I came here to join them."
Lu Yin understood. This situation was similar to Cang Yi's. Before the Sixth Mainland's invasion, these people had not known that Madam Hong was behind the Technocracy. However, after the Sixth Mainland's invasion of the Innerverse had begun, Madam Hong had personally contacted them. This meant that Wen Zhaocheng and the others on the list all knew that Madam Hong was behind them.
It was obviously impossible for the Flying Horse Manor to control the Technocracy alone.
Madam Hong also had another identity, which was that she was a protector of the Daosource Sect. She also had someone above her.
Lu Yin thought of Old Man Cangqiong. Qingtan had entered the Board of Governors, and she had been his disciple. However, that didn't seem right, as Old Man Cangqiong was the Progenitor of Blood Realm's Celestial Imprint, while Madam Hong was from the Grand Martial Realm.
If one didn't consider the fact that they were separated by different realms, then it was possible based on their status within the Daosource Sect.
Lu Yin looked at Xun Jiong, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling in fear. He was clearly afraid that Lu Yin would kill him.
Lu Yin asked, "Where is the Sea King?"
Xun Jiong's body trembled. "On … on another planet."
"Take me there," Lu Yin said.
Xun Jiong did not dare to refuse, and he looked at Hong Ying's corpse again.
At this point, there were no longer any powerhouses above the level of an Emissary in the Flying Horse Manor, and Lu Yin's group could freely travel back and forth.
Even if they had some defensive methods, they would not be able to withstand a single blow from the flying willow leaves.
Xun Jiong brought Lu Yin's group to a planet not too far away from the Flying Horse Manor. Lu Yin saw a boundless amount of rune lines, which came from the giant.
He was pleasantly surprised, as he had not expected that the giant would be imprisoned on the same planet as the Sea King.
"Madam Hong likes to collect powerhouses as slaves. Some of them do not submit, so they are imprisoned on this planet," Xun Jiong explained in a low voice.
Lu Yin had the flying willow leaves rescue the giant while he went to the planet's core and saw the imprisoned Sea King.
At the planet's core, there was a boundless sea of lava. Above them was a thick layer of underground rock, and a whistling wind blew from an unknown location, accompanied by strange insects flying about.
Lu Yin walked to the planet's core and saw a chain extending towards the bottom of the lava.
He released his domain and suppressed the lava, causing it to split in two. Following the chain, a miserable figure was revealed.
At the end of the chain was an ugly bald man with scorched skin. He was lying at the bottom of the lava, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Lu Yin landed beside the man and looked at him calmly. "You're still alive, right?"
The man's eyes suddenly widened, and he grabbed at Lu Yin. Lu Yin raised his hand at the same time and collided with the man's palm. There was an explosion that distorted the void and created a crack that tore through the lava to the top of their heads, cutting through the thick layers of underground rock. The entire planet's core shook.
"It's been seven years, but the Sea King is still as elegant as ever," Lu Yin said, grabbing the Sea King's hand tightly without backing down.
The Sea King was an existence that could fight Highsage Leon. If the Sea King had been at his peak, Lu Yin would not have dared to fight him. However, the Sea King was much weaker now, and his rune lines did not even reach a power level of 500,000. He could not harm Lu Yin.
The Sea King stared at Lu Yin, and when he saw Lu Yin's face, he loosened his grip in disbelief. "You?"
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Long time no see, Senior Sea King."
Above them, the layers of underground rock broke apart and crashed down. The entire planet's core was collapsing.
The Sea King stared at Lu Yin and suddenly thought of something. His gaze turned sinister. "You betrayed the Fifth Mainland?"
Lu Yin shrugged. "I lured Madam Red somewhere else and came here to save you."
The Sea King's eyes flickered as he stared at Lu Yin. He did not believe that Madam Red could be lured away by this brat.
Lu Yin casually severed the chains, and the Sea King's eyelids twitched. These chains could trap him and block an Emissary's attack, but this brat had actually severed them?
"Your strength?" The Sea King was astonished.