"Senior, I'm going back," Si Xiao 'er suddenly said as she stared at her gadget.
Gadgets were not prohibited in the Starfall Sea, but there was no way for gadgets to connect to the Innerverse. Still, there were no obstructions within the Starfall Sea.
"What's the matter?" Lu Yin asked.
Si Xiao 'er's expression turned ugly. "Yang Kong challenged my master."
Lu Yin was confused.
Si Xiao 'er explained, "Yang Kong is the son of Eternal Kingdom's Dongcheng City's city lord. He's a talented young man who's an Enlighter."
Lu Yin was shocked. "An Enlighter?
He challenged your master?
Your master is an Emissary, right? "
Si Xiao 'er nodded and said in a low voice, "My master only became an Emissary a few years ago. This isn't the first time Yang Kong has challenged him, but my master has always refused. This time, City Lord Yang personally requested it, so my master had no choice but to agree."
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "Your master isn't confident?"
Si Xiao 'er pursed her lips. "Yang Kong is too strong. Although he's only an Enlighter, even Enlighters who are infinitely close to becoming an Emissary can't last more than a few moves against him. My master admits that he's definitely not Yang Kong's match before he becomes an Emissary."
"Becoming an Emissary is a qualitative leap. It's too difficult to defeat an Emissary," Lu Yin said.
Si Xiao 'er smiled bitterly. "It might be difficult for others, but not for Yang Kong. He's defeated too many powerhouses from the older generation, and no one dares to fight him. Since City Lord Yang dared to let him challenge my master, he must be confident. Senior, you just came out of seclusion, so you might not know, but the Human Domain once held a Supreme Tournament. Experts from the Sixth Mainland, the Astral Beast Domain, and the Technocracy all participated."
"The final winner was someone called Lu Yin, and he was unrivaled among his peers. However, in our opinion, he was definitely not Yang Kong's match. Yang Kong was in seclusion at the time, and he was in the Starfall Sea, so he couldn't participate. Otherwise, Lu Yin wouldn't have won the tournament."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "You've watched the Supreme Tournament?"
Si Xiao 'er shook her head. "We haven't seen it."
"Then what makes you think that Lu Yin isn't Yang Kong's match?" Lu Yin asked.
Si Xiao 'er was certain. "Lu Yin can defeat an Enlighter who's far above him in a single palm?
Can Lu Yin become a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker at such a young age?
Lu Yin's Lu Yin's the Starfall Sea?
Would Lu Yin be able to challenge an Emissary with his Enlighter cultivation level after more than thirty cycles?
There has never been such a genius in human history. "
Lu Yin pursed his lips. This brat couldn't be praising him, right? Could she have recognized him?
"Yang Kong can do what you just said?" Lu Yin was interested.
Si Xiao 'er nodded. "What Lu Yin can do, Yang Kong can do as well. What Lu Yin can't do, Yang Kong can do as well. At most, Lu Yin can be respected by his peers, but Yang Kong can even challenge an Emissary. That's the difference."
"Maybe that Lu Yin doesn't even know about the Starsource Universe."
Lu Yin blinked. He had been severely underestimated in the Starfall Sea!
"If Big Brother Lan Si was here, he might be able to fight against Yang Kong. What a pity," Si Xiao 'er muttered to herself with a sad expression.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "Lan Si?"
Si Xiao 'er replied, "He's one of the younger generation's Ten Arbiters. Senior, you're in seclusion, so you might not have heard of him. The Ten Arbiters are a title given to the top ten experts of the younger generation. Brother Lan Si came from Zhishan Dojo and is one of the Ten Arbiters. He might be able to challenge Yang Kong, but it won't be that easy for him to win. After all, Brother Lan Si lost to that Lu Yin."
"Tell me.
Are there any videos of Yang Kong's battles?
Let me see. "Lu Yin was getting more and more interested, but he was also a little unconvinced.
Si Xiao 'er grunted. "Yes, there is." She then activated her gadget, and a screen popped up to show a battle scene.
Because the video was taken from too far away, Lu Yin couldn't see it clearly.
"This is a video of Yang Kong fighting against an Enlighter who has gone through forty-two cycles. He won in just seven moves," Si Xiao 'er explained.
Lu Yin stared at the video. The first five moves were nothing special, and the Enlighter had been allowed to unleash his full power. The sixth move was Yang Kong's, and he had easily dissolved the Enlighter's star energy before defeating his opponent in the seventh move. It had been very easy, and there was nothing special about it.
The second video appeared, and this time, it was a little clearer.
"This is Yang Kong fighting against an Enlighter who has gone through forty-nine cycles. This time, Yang Kong also used seven moves," Si Xiao 'er said apprehensively.
Lu Yin watched the video and saw that Yang Kong was still able to easily dissolve his opponent's star energy. His figure then turned, and his appearance was clearly shown.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank. Bu Kong?
The person who had appeared in the video was Bu Kong, one of the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Three Skies. He was someone who should have been dead by now.
Lu Yin stared at the video, and his eyes flickered with disbelief.
How was this possible?
Wasn't Bu Kong dead?
How was he still alive?
The video quickly ended, and Lu Yin said, "Again, show me all of his battle videos."
Si Xiao 'er did not understand why Lu Yin's tone had changed, and she continued to search for Yang Kong's battle videos.
There were many videos, and Yang Kong's name was Zhang Yang. Every time he fought, he would make it known to everyone, as if he was afraid that no one would know about him. He fully displayed the arrogance and self-indulgence that a person of his age should have.
Lu Yin watched the videos over and over again, and he finally confirmed that this person was Bu Kong. There was no mistaking it.
Although he had not used Secret Subjugation or Secret Resurrection, he had used his innate gift of decomposition.
When the Sixth Mainland had invaded, Bu Kong had been the youngest, and he had looked a little immature. It had been the same during the Sovereign Tournament. Now, Bu Kong's appearance had changed, and his figure was much taller. Even those who had watched the Sovereign Tournament might not be able to recognize him immediately.
However, Lu Yin still had a deep impression of him. Back then, above the Cosmic Sea, Bu Kong had single-handedly defeated all of his peers. That scene was still very clear to this day.
Bu Kong's death had been a loss to the Sixth Mainland, and Lu Yin had once felt pity for him. If Bu Kong had gone to the Cosmic Tree, he might have been able to accomplish something.
Who would have thought that Bu Kong was still alive?
If he was alive, then why was he dead?
The Mystery Ancestor had even taken revenge for him and invaded the Aeonian Kingdom. What was going on?
Could the Aeonians have the ability to revive the dead?
Lu Yin had a bad premonition.
"I'll go with you to the Aeonian Kingdom," Lu Yin said to Si Xiao 'er.
She was shocked. "You want to go with me?"
Lu Yin nodded. "There shouldn't be any more Burial Gates on the Grayweed Continent. Perhaps there are some in the Starfall Sea, and there should be some in the Aeonian Kingdom as well."
Si Xiao 'er's voice was dry. "You're not thinking of snatching the one in the west of the city, are you?"
"There's one in the west?" Lu Yin was pleasantly surprised.
Si Xiao 'er nodded. "These gates appeared in large numbers a few months ago. Two appeared in the Aeonian Kingdom, but one was destroyed. The other remains in the west of the city. You're not thinking of looking for that Burial Gate, are you? I advise you to give up. There are too many powerful Corpse Kings in the west, and it's impossible to get close."
Lu Yin rubbed his chin. "Didn't you say that the west of the city doesn't prohibit people from entering?"
"But they still won't let us go as we please," Si Xiao 'er reminded him. She wanted to persuade him to give up on this idea. Otherwise, if he failed, he would implicate Water Goddess Dojo, and even if he succeeded, Water Goddess Dojo would be implicated as well.
Lu Yin was helpless. "Alright, you're right. The west of the city isn't a place I can barge into. Even the east of the city has City Lord Yang that I can't deal with. I don't want to court death."
Si Xiao 'er sighed.
"But I'll still go with you to the Aeonian Kingdom. We'll find a place along the way, and maybe we'll find something."
Si Xiao 'er did not doubt him. Normal people would not barge into the west of the city. Although this senior from the Heavenly Fire Dojo had reached the level of an Envoy, there were still differences between Envoys. He definitely would not court death.
After deciding to return to the Aeonian Kingdom, the two changed directions and headed north.
To return to the Aeonian Kingdom, they had to take a large spacecraft controlled by the Aeonians. Other spacecraft could not be used in the Starfall Sea.
This was one of the few things that was different from before.
The Aeonians did not forbid humans from moving about, whether it was adventuring, cultivation, or anything else. Even if there were conflicts or conflicts between humans, the Aeonians would not interfere. They had given the humans of the Starfall Sea the greatest freedom, but they were stuck in key areas such as how to travel and how to communicate.
They were not far from the northern coast to begin with, and now that they were traveling at full speed, it only took them a few days to reach the coast.
This was not Lu Yin's first time at the coast of the Boundless Continent. Whether it was the first time he had arrived at the Boundless Continent or when he had been chased by Madam Red, he had been here before.
He still remembered that the Sea King and Elder Tianshan had been waiting here, as that had been the Sea King's backup plan. Now, things had changed, and everything had changed.
Many people had gathered at the coast, waiting for the large spacecraft to arrive.
"Senior Sister?" someone exclaimed. Quite a few people walked over from the distance.
Lu Yin looked over and saw that it was the group from Water Goddess Dojo.
Si Xiao 'er was pleasantly surprised. "It's you guys?"
The old woman immediately walked over to Si Xiao 'er, her eyes filled with excitement. "Xiao' er, you're not dead?"
"Senior Sister, we all thought you were dead."
"Senior Sister, how are you?"
There were both men and women in the group, and they were all looking at Si Xiao 'er. They had also been waiting for the large spacecraft to arrive, and they had coincidentally bumped into her.
Si Xiao 'er smiled. "I'm fine. The surface of Skyfire's core is still able to withstand the high temperature, but there was a heat wave that blew past. I was trapped, and it was very difficult for me to get out."
The old woman asked, "Was it the heat wave that pushed me out?"
Si Xiao 'er glanced at Lu Yin and nodded. "Yes." She knew that the heat wave had come from Lu Yin, and he had stopped the others from saving her.
He had clearly dragged her down on purpose, but he had said that she had lost her footing and fallen.
The old woman was bitter. "I never thought that it would just be a heat wave. I thought that you were dead for sure, and I was planning to go back and ask for forgiveness. It's all good now that you're fine." She then looked at Lu Yin, who was not too far away, and asked with uncertainty, "Xiao 'er, did you come here with this person?"
Everyone else looked at Lu Yin as well.
Si Xiao 'er whispered, "I'll explain when we get back to the eastern part of the city. This person has a special identity."
The old woman's eyes flashed, and she nodded without saying anything else.
The rest of Water Goddess Dojo's disciples were curious about Lu Yin, as his image was too strange. It was as if his body had been drained of all water, and it reminded them of their own battle techniques.