Lu Yin faced everyone with a solemn expression and pointed at the Second Nightking. "This is the Second Nightking." He then pointed at Emperor Liu. "And this is Emperor Liu."
Ling Qiu and the rest were shocked, including Madam You. They had never imagined that the Second Nightking, Liu Huang, would appear and help Lu Yin. More importantly, the Second Nightking had clearly escaped from Kun's Swamp, so how could Lu Yin dare to publicly announce his identity?
"I know what you're all thinking, but I'll be frank with you. The Second Nightking's identity can be made public, and no one will cause trouble for him, including the head inquisitor."
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed. A prisoner who had escaped from Kun Ze's prison had revealed his identity, and he had been personally arrested by the head inquisitor. What did this mean?
This meant that even the head judges were on Lu Yin's side, which meant that Lu Yin had the ability to get the head judges to support him.
Everyone knew that Lu Yin was backed by the Hall of Honor and Everlasting Island, and that he could even influence the Board of Governors to a certain extent. However, they had not expected the Interstellar Arbitration Council to support him so much.
Lu Yin's lips curled up; this was exactly the reaction he wanted.
The Second Nightking and the others had been legalized because of his contributions, but his contributions could not be publicized. Outsiders could only see the results, and the result was that the head inquisitor had inexplicably helped Lu Yin. This would have a huge impact on the outside world, especially on Ling Qiu and the others, who were now prisoners.
The only feeling they had right now was that their enemies were not just Lu Yin and his Great Eastern Alliance, but also the Interstellar Arbitration Office and even the Hall of Honor.
"The Daynight clan and the Sword Sect have long since joined the Great Eastern Alliance. The Chaos Flowzone and the Blazing Mist Flowzone are now under the rule of the Great Eastern Alliance. The Divine Gu Dynasty formally joined the Great Eastern Alliance half a month ago, so only the Spirit Seal Flowzone, the Beast Tamers Flowzone, and the Erudite Flowzone remain."
Lu Yin looked at Ling Qiu and then at the Mountain God, "So, what do you think?"
After being imprisoned for more than half a month, Ling Qiu and the Mountain God had not been separated from each other, and they had also discussed the matter. Coupled with the power that Lu Yin had just displayed, the final result was no surprise; they had naturally agreed to join the Great Eastern Alliance.
If the Great Eastern Alliance wasn't an alliance, but rather a force, a force that required the Lingling Clan's rule over them, they would rather die than join. However, this was only an alliance.
"Alliance Leader Lu, do we also qualify to participate?" Ling Qiu asked as she stared at Lu Yin.
Liu Qianjue and the others also turned to look at him.
Lu Yin smiled. "Of course. As long as you're a member of the Alliance, you're qualified to participate. Everyone is welcome to compete with me. It's a healthy competition."
It seemed fair, but as long as Lu Yin didn't die, the position of Alliance Master would always be his. When the Great Eastern Alliance had first been established, it had been suggested that the Alliance Master be rotated, and there had even been a time limit. However, who would have dared to mention such a thing?
No one.
In the past, the Great Eastern Alliance had only included the seventy-two weaves of the Outerverse, but now, it had joined the various major Flowzones of the Innerverse.
Out of the eight Great Flowzones, only the Erudite Flowzone had not joined.
Lu Yin was not in a hurry to deal with the Erudite Flowzone. He had Wang Wen and the others organize the Innerverse's powers as soon as possible. Anyone who wanted to join the Great Eastern Alliance would naturally have to organize their armies, deploy their experts, divide the borders, and so on. Lu Yin did not have the energy to deal with such matters.
When he saw the various ancient artifacts that had been sent to him, he announced that he was going into seclusion.
Back then, in order to delay the Great Eastern Alliance's retreat from the Outerverse, Lu Yin had promised Yiben City that if Yiben City forced the Sixth Mainland to attack the Genesis Academy, Lu Yin would break down the materials for them for half a year. However, Yiben City had failed to do so.
However, Lu Yin had cooperated with Yiben City to break down the materials.
Lu Yin expected that Yiben would break them down as well. This was all so that Yiben City could keep an eye on the Genesis Academy and inform Lu Yin as soon as anyone from the Cosmic Tree Society arrived.
Lu Yin took a deep breath as he looked at the dozen or so objects that emitted ancient auras. His eyes burned with passion.
He did not know where Yiben City had gathered so many ancient artifacts from. Although the materials that had been broken down would be given to Yiben City, Lu Yin would also keep some for himself. These materials were all nearly extinct in the universe, and they were all priceless treasures.
He raised his hand, and his die appeared. He tapped it, and it slowly spun before stopping at five pips. It was useless. He continued, and the die spun again before stopping at two pips. Lu Yin's eyes lit up, as he had rolled it so quickly. He immediately picked up the object and tossed it into the disintegration vortex. As he watched the materials disintegrate, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
While Lu Yin was breaking down the materials in seclusion, in the distant western weaves of the Outerverse, Xu San was very nervous and even a little panicked. Ancestor Lingtong had finally decided to break through.
Under the starry sky, Ancestor Lingtong had her hands clasped behind her back, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Xu San and the other members of the Lingtong Clan were gathered in the distance, and they all held their breaths.
Next to Xu San was Sixteenth, and not too far away was He Xiang. On the other side were members of the Eyeless Clan, as well as many other powers from the Sixth Mainland.
Ancestor Lingtong was a pinnacle figure among the World Imprinter. The All Heaven Imprinter once said that once Ancestor Lingtong broke through to become a Universe Imprinter, there wouldn't be many Universe Imprinters who could defeat him.
The Corpse King that had dealt with Ancestor Autumn Frost had only been defeated by the Eyeless Clan and Ancestor Lingtong's cooperation. Ancestor Lingtong's breakthrough was a grand occasion for the Sixth Mainland, and even the Heavenly Imprinter was paying attention.
"Don't worry, Third Bro. Ancestor Lingtong will definitely break through. He definitely will!" Sixteenth encouraged as he stared into the distance.
Many people around him were just as encouraged as Sixteenth. Once Ancestor Lingtong broke through, the Lingtong Clan's status would change, and they would be on equal footing with the Eyeless Clan.
Xu San was nervous. Master, you have to break through! If you don't, your disciple will be finished. He looked at Sixteenth.
Sixteenth was staring at Ancestor Lingtong, and when he sensed Xu San looking at him, he turned around and blinked. "Third … Third Bro, what's wrong?"
Xu San's gaze hardened. "Stay away from me."
Sixteenth was stunned. "Why?"
"Just stay away from me!" Xu San shouted.
Sixteenth was shocked, and he quickly moved away, looking at Xu San in confusion.
Xu San scanned the people around him and said fiercely, "All of you, stay away from me."
No one dared to talk back, and they quickly moved away like Sixteenth.
Everyone was puzzled, but Xu San could see very clearly that if Ancestor Lingtong succeeded in his breakthrough, these people would still be his henchmen and cheer for him as usual. Old Sixteen even swallowed half of the apple that he had eaten and flattered him without any bottom line. However, if Ancestor Lingtong failed in his breakthrough, then it would be over. Old Sixteen would definitely be the first to kill him.
Xu San was not stupid, and he did not feel safe being with these people who could bite him at any time. He looked around and realized that something was wrong. He would feel even more insecure if he was alone, so he shamelessly ran to He Xiang's side.
He Xiang was disgusted. "Stay away from me."
Xu San laughed shamelessly. "You're my fiancée, so we should live and die together. Especially when Ancestor Lingtong is about to break through, we should unite and cheer for him."
He Xiang snorted, knowing that she could not chase Xu San away. "Why aren't you with your lackeys?
Are you awake? "
Xu San grinned. "Too noisy."
He Xiang sneered. "You're afraid, aren't you?"
Xu San was confused. "Afraid? Afraid of what?"
He Xiang looked at him deeply. "You want Ancestor Lingtong to break through more than anyone else. Otherwise, you're finished."
Xu San played dumb. "Finished?
Why? "
He Xiang did not speak. She just looked ahead with mixed feelings.
If Ancestor Lingtong broke through, Xu San's status would be higher, and she would not be able to resist. She would have to marry Xu San, which she was unwilling to do. However, if Ancestor Lingtong failed to break through, she was even more unwilling. This meant that the Lingtong Clan would decline, and her fate would be no better than marrying Xu San.
With mixed feelings, He Xiang glanced at Xu San again, and her eyes flashed. Although this guy looked wretched, despicable, and tasteless, at least he was not stupid. He knew to stay away from those people, and he was not a bad person either. Marrying him was not a bad idea, and it was better than not being able to decide her own future.
Moreover, she was confident that she would be able to suppress him if she married him.
Following a loud sound, everyone looked up and saw a pair of eyes in the dark sky.
Everyone's scalps went numb. Did the sky have eyes?
Ancestor Lingtong opened her eyes and looked up. Was this the Origin Tribulation of Cosmic Imprint?
Origin Tribulation was only experienced when one broke through to become an Emissary. Every time one broke through to become an Emissary, an Origin Tribulation would appear. This increase in combat power was 100,000, which meant that for every 100,000 combat power increase, there would be an Origin Tribulation.
However, this Origin Tribulation was not very powerful, as one could use many methods to hide one's cultivation. Only those who broke through to become an Emissary or Cosmic Imprint could not hide their cultivation.
Breaking through to a million combat power was a threshold, just like breaking through to 500,000.
At this moment, the Origin Tribulation that appeared above Ancestor Lingtong's head was the same as his Polycoria. It was also a pair of eyes that stared at Ancestor Lingtong like a starry universe. The more one looked at it, the colder it became.
As the pair of eyes gradually became clear, Ancestor Lingtong's pupils shrank. She pointed out a finger, gathering light into a finger that was accompanied by nine-lined battle force. It was the Brightlight Finger.
Once, the finger's power had pierced through Ancestor Qiu Han's body, causing Ancestor Wuye to feel a chill. Now, the Brightlight Finger's light disappeared halfway, and a terrifying pressure descended. At the same time, countless blood-red cones appeared. Each one was the size of a palm, but they covered the sky.
Ancestor Lingtong's expression changed. "Ming Shi's Polycoria?"
His pupils quickly scattered and then merged back together. The void trembled as they swept across the distance.
Xu San and the others felt their bodies being pushed back. The sky exploded as figures appeared one after another and blocked in front of them. They were all Imprinters from the Progenitor of Blood Realm, and they took on the aftershocks for everyone.
"Everyone, back off!" someone shouted.
Xu San and the others retreated with pale faces.
He Xiang stared at the blood-red cones in the distance and said solemnly, "That's Ming Shi's Polycoria Innate Gift."
"What Ming Shi?" Xu San did not understand.
He Xiang's expression turned ugly. "There has been more than one cultivator with the Polycoria Innate Gift in the history of the Fifth Mainland. One of them was called Ming Shi, and his Polycoria Innate Gift allowed him to create countless blood-red cones. Every one of them would land on an enemy's body, and they would not stop until the enemy was dead. I never thought that the Origin Tribulation would reappear with this innate gift of the ancient people."
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