"Wait!" Tong Yu shouted. She looked at Lu Yin and seriously said, "Master, whether you believe it or not, you will be the master of the Specter Clan in the future."
"I believe it." Lu Yin was straightforward.
Tong Yu blinked. "You don't?"
"I believe you," Lu Yin replied.
Tong Yu paused and then stubbornly said, "You don't believe it."
Lu Yin was speechless. "I said that I believe it."
Tong Yu pursed her lips. "You just don't believe it."
"What should I say to make you believe me?" Lu Yin was helpless, even though he really did not believe it. He just wanted to get rid of this woman as soon as possible.
Tong Yu thought about it for a while, and then she looked lost. "I don't know either. In any case, I feel that you don't believe me. My mission is to convince you that the Specter Clan is willing to serve you as our master."
"Mission?"
Lu Yin was curious. "Who gave you this mission?"
"The Head Inquisitor."
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat, as the title "Head Inquisitor" was too misleading. He had almost thought that Tong Yu was referring to the Head Inquisitor's senior brother.
"The Head Inquisitor is the leader of the Specter Clan?" Lu Yin asked.
Tong Yu nodded. "Yes, the Head Inquisitor asked me to come find Master and confirm that Master must believe in our sincerity."
"What if I don't?" Lu Yin countered.
Tong Yu stubbornly replied, "Then I'll follow Master until he believes me."
Lu Yin probed, "You won't beat me, right?"
Tong Yu laughed. "Master, you're so humorous. You're the king of the Specter Clan, so why would you be beaten?
Hehe. "
"Then what if I tell you to beat someone else?"
"I don't know how to fight," Tong Yu said naturally. Lu Yin was about to say something, but she continued, "I only know how to kill."
Lu Yin sighed. "Alright, that's it for today. If I don't go up, the Hell Overlord will become suspicious."
"Then I'll kill him," Tong Yu said naturally.
Lu Yin's eyes trembled as he stared at her. "If I don't believe you, then you'll continue to follow me."
Tong Yu nodded and then smiled. "Master, don't worry, I won't be discovered."
He didn't know if Tong Yu was telling the truth, but it would be troublesome if this woman really did follow him. He had many secrets that he couldn't afford to reveal. "How strong are you?"
Tong Yu's lips curled into a mischievous smile, and her golden eyes were very dignified. "It's about the same as the Sixth Mainland's Heavenly Imprint."
Lu Yin's expression changed. Only the Second Nightking at his peak would have been able to resist such power, but with the Specter Tribe's strangeness, even the Second Nightking might not be able to stop her. If he wanted to shake her off, he would either have to have a Half-Progenitor by his side or enter the Burial Garden.
Could it be that he had to enter the Burial Garden?
"What is my Lord thinking?"
Tong Yu was curious, and there was a smile in her eyes as she looked at Lu Yin. This person was no stranger to the entire universe, and she was no stranger to him as well. This was especially true during the final battle of the Sovereign Tournament. That scene had left a huge impact on the Specter Race, so much so that they had forcefully suppressed their desire to approach Lu Yin as quickly as possible in order to numb the Eternals.
She did not know what the head judge was thinking, but she was quite interested in this young man.
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment and then looked at Tong Yu again. "You want me to believe you? Fine, answer a few questions."
"Master, please speak." Tong Yu smiled.
"Between me and the Eternals, who will you choose?" Lu Yin asked.
Tong Yu was shocked. "Master, your questions are so sharp and straightforward."
Lu Yin stared at Tong Yu.
Tong Yu thought for a moment. "I personally choose you, Master. Since the head judge asked me to find you, I believe that he will choose you as well. However, there are many Specter Tribe members, and we may not be able to represent everyone's will. Just like how many humans are willing to side with the Eternals, the Specter Tribe is the same."
This was a very honest answer. Lu Yin continued with his second question. "Back then, the Seven Skygods wanted to kill me after the Sovereign Tournament. Were you aware of that?"
Tong Yu answered, "Yes."
"Is there no reaction?
If I die, then the Death God's inheritance that you all are speculating about might be gone as well. "Lu Yin stared intently at Tong Yu.
Tong Yu was helpless. "So what?
We don't have any powerhouses who can fight against the Seven Skygods. Master, you think too highly of the Specter Tribe. If we had a Half-Progenitor, then how could we have been defeated by the She Family? "
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "That's what I'm curious about. How did the She Family defeat the Specter Tribe?"
Tong Yu's expression darkened at the mention of this. "It's not just the She Family. The Seven Courts and the Hall of Honor also interfered. Otherwise, how could the She Family be a match for the Specter Tribe?"
This made sense. In the Cosmic Tree Realm, the She Family had already been destroyed by the Ghost Abyss, and the Ghost Abyss was also part of the Specter Tribe.
Lu Yin was actually willing to believe that a portion of the Specter Tribe would acknowledge his position. Back in the Cosmic Tree Realm, a powerhouse from the Ghost Abyss had sacrificed himself to help him escape. However, he did not believe that the dignified head judge and vice head judge would so easily acknowledge someone else as their master. These people had cultivated their entire lives and fought against the heavens. They had even joined the Neohuman Alliance just to survive and improve themselves. How could they so easily hand over their futures to a stranger?
"What does my existence mean to the Specter Tribe?
Don't talk to me about being a master or the Death God's inheritance. There's no proof that the Death God even exists, "Lu Yin said in a low voice.
Tong Yu smiled. "If you're asking this question, then you should trust me a little. Alright, I can answer you." Her expression was solemn as she looked at Lu Yin seriously. "The death qi will be exhausted one day. The Swamp of Earth is shrinking, and the death qi beneath the Eternal Kingdom is diminishing. If the day comes when the death qi no longer exists in the universe, what will happen to the Specter Tribe?"
Lu Yin was flabbergasted. The death qi would disappear?
He had never considered that.
"If the day comes when the death qi no longer exists in the universe, then the Specter Tribe will no longer have any reason to exist. Regardless of whether it's to us or the Neohuman Alliance, we will no longer have any value. Thus, the death qi cannot disappear. The Specter Tribe is only the user of death qi, and only you, my lord, are the creator.
"Your existence can guarantee that you will create the death qi in the future and continue the Specter Tribe. This is the purpose of my lord's existence, and it is extremely important as it concerns the survival of the Specter Tribe."
Lu Yin clenched his fists. "I don't know how to create death qi."
"But you are the person closest to creating death qi," Tong Yu said.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Have you never thought of stealing my inheritance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Yu fell silent and lowered her head.
Lu Yin took a few steps back, growing even more vigilant. He regretted asking such a sensitive question. What if this woman attacked him now?
Although she was not a Half-Ancestor, she was not much weaker than one. To him, she was an unstoppable powerhouse.
What a cheap mouth to ask such a question.
Tong Yu lowered her head and laughed happily. Her entire body trembled, as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
Lu Yin took a few more steps back and looked on warily.
Tong Yu looked up with a radiant smile on her face. Her golden pupils had disappeared, and they had returned to normal.
"The Grim Reaper is a legendary existence. There's no evidence to prove its existence. Even the death aura can't prove that it was created by the Grim Reaper. Master, have you ever thought about it? If the Grim Reaper really exists, how could the traces of such a peerless expert be wiped clean? Back then, Ancestor Chen and the Talisman Ancestor left behind their legacies, and there are records of them in history.
Nothing at all. "
Tong Yu's smile faded as she looked at Lu Yin. "That is because the Death God's inheritance cannot be considered an inheritance. It is a choice made by fate, and only certain people can successfully cultivate it. In terms of understanding of the Death God, my Specter Clan has the most knowledge, so we are absolutely certain that your power cannot be stolen."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up as he listened quietly.
"If it could be stolen, then do you think that my lord would have been able to cultivate in peace all these years?
Even if the Neohuman Alliance did not act against you, my Specter Clan would have. I will not deny that. If my lord's power could be stolen, then we would have done so long ago. Why wait until today? "
Tong Yu continued, "It is because your power cannot be stolen or passed down. Even if your son wanted to, he would not be able to cultivate it. Or rather, does my lord know how he managed to cultivate it?"
Did Lu Yin know?
Of course he did not, and he did not know how he had cultivated it either. He had only guessed at the origin of the black and white fog in his chest. It was a combination of Arcane Samsara, Daynight Restoration Technique, and death qi. But how could he teach someone else?
Kill someone and then use Arcane Samsara?
If that was possible, then someone would have succeeded a long time ago.
"My lord should have cultivated Arcane Samsara," Tong Yu suddenly said, her bright eyes fixed on Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression changed. "How do you know?"
Tong Yu's lips curled up. "Because Arcane Samsara was released by my Specter Clan."
Lu Yin was stunned.
"Arcane Samsara is the only proof of the Death God's existence. This technique is an inheritance of my Specter Clan, and it was born from death qi. In the past, my Specter Clan ancestor died after absorbing death qi, but he had a brief moment of clarity before dying. It was during that time that he left behind the Arcane Samsara, but before he could say anything, he turned into a skeleton. Thus, only my Specter Clan knows that Arcane Samsara comes from death qi, an inheritance from the ancient Death God. It is the Death God's imprint," Tong Yu explained.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. Obtained from death qi?
He thought back to the figure he had seen when he had absorbed death qi. Perhaps that figure had been the Death God. Others might not believe this, but he did.
"The appearance of Arcane Samsara excited my Specter Clan, as we thought that we could finally obtain the Death God's inheritance. However, after countless years, not a single clansman has been able to successfully cultivate it. Not a single one. Arcane Samsara requires one to be reborn from the dead, and to cultivate it, one must experience death. However, once you die, you truly die. Who can survive?"
Tong Yu's tone was sorrowful. "Once upon a time, my Specter Clan was incomparably glorious, and even the lofty Daosource Sect had to pay attention to us during our peak. However, because of Arcane Samsara, our clansmen withered away and weakened.
"Countless years have passed, but no one has been able to successfully cultivate it. Left with no other choice, an ancestor suggested that we spread the Arcane Art of Life and Death so that everyone could cultivate it. No matter who it was, the goal was to find someone who could successfully cultivate it. If anyone could successfully cultivate it, we could bring them back to absorb their death qi and transform them into members of our Infernal Clan."
"We firmly believe that Arcane Samsara is the Death God's inheritance, and after successfully cultivating it, that person would definitely be able to absorb death qi and become a member of the Specter Clan. However, too many years have passed, and no one has been able to successfully cultivate it. This technique has spread far and wide, but not a single person has been able to cultivate it. Over time, even we ourselves have forgotten about this technique, and we no longer have any hope of succeeding."
Tong Yu looked at Lu Yin with an excited expression. "Master, you are the only person who has successfully cultivated it after countless years."