Specter Race? "
World Mountain's first seat and Lu Yin exclaimed at the same time. The two of them had different feelings about the Specter Race. One was wary, while the other was curious.
The Hell Overlord looked at the swamp and saw a broken chain beside his hand. He slammed his palm on the swamp, and the Swamp of Kun shook. Many of the prison guards, including Master Pig, Green Tea, and the prisoners woke up.
Many prisoners discovered that the chains were broken and were overjoyed. They rushed out of the swamp and tried to escape. However, with a glare from the chief of Jie Shan, a terrifying power swept through the void. These prisoners were unlucky and fainted again.
"Lord Hell Master, Lord Hell Master, are you alright?" Lord Pig shouted. He had already seen the Hell Master sitting there, but he still shouted on purpose.
Lu Yin released his domain and swept past the prisoners one by one. Suddenly, his face froze. Within his domain, he saw Lü Yan, who was already dead.
Out of all the prisoners in Kun's Swamp, only Lü Yan had died, which made it obvious that this was the Neohuman Alliance's revenge. The Neohuman Alliance's headquarters in the Innerverse and Outerverse had been destroyed, which meant that their losses were not small. However, they had not taken revenge on Lu Yin directly. Instead, they had eliminated Lü Yan.
Green Tea also found out about her father's death and wept silently.
The Hell Overlord was silent.
World Mountain's first seat frowned as he looked around. "It's not just the aura of the Specter Race. Is this … a burial garden?"
The Hell Overlord was astonished. "A burial garden?"
Jie Shan's chief nodded. "There's no mistaking it. It's Burial Garden's aura. It's one of the Dead Man Regiment's commanders, but I don't know which one."
Burial Garden was one of the Three Dark Hands, and it was also the most mysterious dark organization. Lu Yin had only come into contact with them a few times, and he hadn't even heard a single word about them in the Astral Tree.
Burial Garden. Burial Garden. It was like a garden where the dead were buried. The cultivators there were all strange and unfathomable. For example, a Burial Garden cultivator had once appeared in the Cosmic Sea. He could transform himself into a blade and was five meters tall. His strength was close to that of the Ten Arbiters'. There was also Quiet Weep, who had an innate gift that allowed him to borrow the power of the dead, including the Thirteen Swords.
And the leader of the Dead Man Group mentioned by the first seat of Jie Shan was one of the few experts in Burial Garden with a terrifying reputation. There were four of them in total.
Suona in the Netherworld
The Dead Man Carries the Litter
My life is inlaid on paper.
Mausoleum of the Ancestors with Straw
Every sentence represented a regiment commander.
"What is Burial Garden doing here?
Are they working together with the Specter Clan and the Neohuman Alliance? "Hell Master asked.
The Chief of World Mountain shook his head. "No, although the Burial Garden is also one of the Three Dark Hands, it's impossible for them to work together. Their ideals are different, but I don't know why they're here."
Lu Yin looked at the Hell Overlord. "Has the burial garden been to Earth's Swamp before?"
The Hell Overlord shook his head. "Never."
"Senior Chief, how strong is the captain of the Dead Man Regiment?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
The old man at the head of the table said in a low voice, "One million combat power."
Lu Yin's face twitched, as this was much more powerful than he had expected. Fortunately, no experts from Burial Garden had appeared during the previous riot, or else they would not have been able to take away the Second Nightking and the others. But why would people from Burial Garden appear in Kun's Swamp?
Coincidence?
Or had he come with an expert from the Specter Race?
The Hell Master did not know why the people from Burial Garden appeared in the Swamp of Earth, and the rest of the people did not know either.
The Hell Master had already reported what had happened in Kun's Swamp to the Hall of Honor, and Jie Shan's Chief had contacted someone with a solemn expression. Lu Yin guessed that it was Elder Chan.
Green Tea was the most saddened by Lü Yan's death. She had been willing to stay in Kun's Swamp for Lü Yan's sake.
Lu Yin sighed, as Lü Yan's death was related to him as well. However, when Lü Yan had told Lu Yin about the Bassoon Flowzone, he should have guessed that this would happen. Lü Yan did not care about his own life, and he had only wanted to escape prison because of Green Tea. He had also turned himself in because of Green Tea. He had joined the Neohuman Alliance for Green Tea, betraying the Hall of Honor, and betraying his own beliefs. Perhaps he had been waiting for this day for a long time.
He had sacrificed too much for Green Tea, but he had also become her burden. This fatherly love was too heavy.
Since Lü Yan was dead, there was no need for his corpse to remain in Kun's Swamp.
After the Hell Master checked and confirmed that Lü Yan was dead, he agreed to Green Tea's request to bring Lü Yan's corpse back to his hometown, where Green Tea had been born.
Green Tea did not say whether or not she would return. Perhaps she would, or perhaps she would never return to Kun's Swamp again.
Lord Pig was rather reluctant, as he had spent too much time with Green Tea. If she did not return, then there would only be him and the Hell Master in Kun's Swamp, and it would be too lonely.
Lu Yin was not worried that Lord Pig would reveal the truth about the riot, as he had already peed on the Hell Master's head.
The other prisoners were fine.
It was just that the damage to the sourcebox array was very taxing.
"President Shangyang of the Innerverse Lockbreaker Society has already rushed over. She will repair the sourcebox array, and it should be fixed soon," the Hell Master said. Kun's Swamp had not experienced such a change in a very long time, and whether or not it was his fault, he would still be blamed.
But it did not matter, as no one was willing to suffer in Kun's Swamp. With his strength, he would be promoted anywhere, so it was unlikely that he would be transferred.
"Alliance Master Lu, are you going to take Luo Huang away?" the Hell Master asked, as he finally had the time to converse with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin nodded. "I'm here to take Luo Huang away to complete a very important mission."
"But Luo Huang is an Emissary, and he might have seen the Specter Clan member who attacked. He's under the Hall of Honor's investigation." The Hell Master was troubled.
Among the remaining prisoners in Kun's Swamp, the only one who might have seen the appearance of the person who had attacked Kun's Swamp was an Emissary.
"Ask him about it now. The mission related to Luo Huang is very important, and it cannot be delayed. We've already been delayed in Kun's Swamp for a while, and the Chief of Boundary Mountain only appeared because of this mission," Lu Yin said.
The Hell Master knew the severity of the situation, and he immediately had Lord Pig bring Luo Huang over.
Lu Yin had imprisoned Luo Huang in Kun's Swamp for two reasons. First, Lu Yin did not trust him, and second, he was afraid that Liu Qianjue and the others would secretly kill him.
However, he had not expected that he would have to bring Luo Huang out again so soon.
The Hell Master questioned him, but Luo Huang did not see anything. Just like the Hell Master and the others, he had been struck unconscious by the death energy.
"Since you didn't see anything, you should leave with Alliance Master Lu," the Hell Master said.
Luo Huang was astonished. Leave?
So soon?
He had thought that it would take at least a few years, as the greatest value of his existence was the route to the Technocracy. That route would not be used in the short term, and even if it was, it would take a long time. He had been prepared to be imprisoned for a few decades, or even a few centuries.
Kun's Swamp was located at the border between the Cosmic Sea and the Innerverse, to the west of the Innerverse. The Technocracy's original border with the Innerverse was too close to the Starfall Sea, which was the border of a horizontal black hole. The Fifth Mainland, Sixth Mainland, and even the Three Progenitors were outside, so it was impossible for Lu Yin and the others to enter the Technocracy from there.
The other route was to connect to the Outerverse's Endless Weaves, but there were no longer any Endless Weaves. When the Sixth Mainland had invaded, Endless Weaves had been completely annexed by the Technocracy.
Now, the Outerverse's border with the Technocracy was the Southern Weaves, where the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect was located.
Even the Chief of Boundary Mountain had to be cautious when facing the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect, as the Sixth Mainland had too many absolute powerhouses.
The Chief of Boundary Mountain led Lu Yin, Luo Huang, and the three Envoys through the West Astral River and into the Outerverse's Western Weaves before heading towards the Southern Weaves.
Along the way, Luo Huang had drawn out the route to the Technocracy.
Lu Yin had not taken out the Technocracy's star chart that Hui Kong had given him at the start, as he wanted to verify Luo Huang's star chart.
Although there were some differences between the two, their approximate locations were similar.
"This is the route that the Technocracy's First City and the Genesis Court have been at war all year round. Both sides control half of the Technocracy, and they frequently go to war. However, their strength is similar. I've participated in a war before, and I represent First City," Luo Huang explained as he pointed at the star chart. "Because of the constant war, this route is different from the rest of the Technocracy. As long as we observe carefully, we should be able to avoid surveillance."
"Are you confident?" the Chief of Boundary Mountain asked with a solemn expression.
Luo Huang shook his head. "I was lucky to have escaped in the past, but it could have happened after the war, and many of the surveillance cameras were destroyed. I'm not completely confident if I try again."
The Chief of Boundary Mountain frowned.
Lu Yin asked, "Why are First City and the Genesis Court at war all year round?"
Luo Huang shook his head. "I don't know the exact reason. It's just like when the Blaze Realm was destroyed and when my Ross Empire went to war with the sylvan dragons."
Lu Yin's guess was correct. The two sides had divided the Technocracy, and both sides wanted to monopolize it.
"First City has the support of the Sixth Mainland, so how can the Genesis Court contend with First City?" Lu Yin asked. He had been holding this question in his heart for a long time, but of course, he had his own guesses.
Luo Huang shook his head. "I don't know."
"The Sixth Mainland shouldn't have directly sent anyone to interfere," the Chief of Boundary Mountain said.
Lu Yin looked up. "That's unlikely. If I were the Sixth Mainland, I wouldn't have given up on the Technocracy. A unified Technocracy is enough to threaten my Fifth Mainland. If it wasn't just First City that attacked the Outerverse, but also the Genesis Court, then the Outerverse wouldn't have been able to hold on. With the Sixth Mainland's attitude towards my Fifth Mainland, they wouldn't have shown any mercy."
"That's strange." The Chief of Boundary Mountain was curious as well.
Lu Yin guessed that it had something to do with the Cosmic Tree or the Wang family.
First City was backed by the Sixth Mainland, while the Genesis Court was backed by the Wang family.
Wang Yun had represented the Technocracy in the Astral Combat Academy's Tournament of the Strongest, while Wang Yi had represented the Technocracy in the Sovereign Tournament. They had both passed through the Genesis Court, and Wang Shang had also entered the Technocracy through the Genesis Court in order to hunt down Lu Yin.
The Genesis Court was backed by the Wang family, which was the main reason why Lu Yin had come to the Technocracy.
First City was very clear, but the Genesis Court was very murky.
However, the Fifth Mainland was more willing to trust the Genesis Court, as the Genesis Court had never been too hostile towards the Human Domain.
Lu Yin and the others quietly passed through the Southern Weave, and they all relaxed. It was best not to attract the Sixth Mainland's attention.
They weren't confident that they could escape from the Daosource Sect's Four Sovereigns, and the Daosource Sect definitely had hidden powerhouses.
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