Not only did he not die, but he's also much stronger than before. The Second Nightking definitely wouldn't have been a match for us, "Xu Qing said.
The Celestial Beast frowned. "This battlefield will be his burial ground."
In the distance, the lightning dissipated. The Void Thunderbeast had not been able to stop Lu Yin in the end, and it had not even been able to slow him down. It had been forced back by Lu Yin, and Lu Yin's gaze crossed the distance to meet Xu Qing's.
"Do you two plan on staying behind to chat with this young man?" Xu Qing asked.
The Celestial Beast Emperor disdainfully replied, "Since you're already here, don't expect to leave this battlefield alive. There's nothing to talk about." He then left.
The Celestial Ice Phoenix did not leave.
Xu Qing did not chase them away either, and he quietly stood at the peak of Meteorite Mountain, waiting for Lu Yin to arrive.
After passing by the two Void Thunderbeasts, there were no longer any giant beasts blocking his path. Lu Yin lightly tapped his foot and instantly crossed the void, appearing at the foot of Meteorite Mountain. He looked up and saw Xu Qing looking down at him.
At that moment, the Meteorite Mountain cracked open and then shattered. Xu Qing and the Celestial Ice Phoenix descended, stepping on the shattered rocks as they faced Lu Yin.
"Commander Xu Qing, we finally meet." Lu Yin smiled. It was impossible to tell that he was in enemy territory and had come with a goal in mind.
Xu Qing sized Lu Yin up and sighed. "You're definitely worthy of being called a paragon among the younger generation. Times change too quickly, and old folks like us were overtaken before we could even react."
"Commander, you're too polite. No matter how quickly times change, powerhouses will never be eliminated, let alone someone like you." Lu Yin was unusually humble.
The Celestial Ice Phoenix kept looking at Lu Yin with bright eyes, but no one knew what she was thinking.
Lu Yin looked at her. "And this is?"
Xu Qing introduced, "This is Feng Lin of the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan."
"Alliance Leader Lu, I've heard a lot about you," Feng Lin calmly said.
Lu Yin and Feng Lin looked at each other. He remembered that she was the one who had blocked Ling Qiu during the previous battle. She was very strong to be able to fight against Ling Qiu. "So you're a senior from the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan. Greetings."
Feng Lin's eyes lit up. "Alliance Master Lu, this isn't the first time you've come into contact with my Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan, right?"
Lu Yin smiled and nodded. "During the Tournament of the Strongest, I battled against Feng Jiu in the Sovereign Battle. I've seen Feng Liu's heroism, and I have to say that the Celestial Ice Phoenix clan is filled with geniuses. There are no weaklings among them."
Feng Lin raised his head. "I agree."
Lu Yin's smile did not change. The Celestial Foothill Ice Phoenix Clan was famous for their arrogance, so he would not be surprised by any of her answers.
"But compared to you, Alliance Master Lu, I'm still far inferior," Feng Lin suddenly said.
Lu Yin had wanted to be polite, but Feng Lin's next words surprised him. "Can you let the monkey out? I want to talk to it."
Xu Qing frowned. This was a battlefield, and it was also his home ground to suppress Lu Yin. This was not a place for Feng Lin to chat. He wanted to interrupt, but when he saw Feng Lin's expression, he decided against it. Perhaps this matter was very important to the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan.
Xu Qing's guess was correct, as the monkey was indeed very important to the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan. They had not paid much attention to the monkey at first, as it was just a mere academy master of the Spiritual Academy. Aside from Feng Jiu, who was familiar with the monkey, the rest of the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan had nothing to do with it.
However, after the monkey had been captured, Imperial Tutor Bu Tian had found them and told them some secrets. Only then had they realized that the monkey had an inexplicable relationship with them that involved Progenitor Wushang. Even though they did not know the details, since it was related to Progenitor Wushang, they could not ignore it.
The Sovereign Battle.
Imperial Tutor Bu Tian had instructed Yao Xuan and the other participants to capture the monkey, but they had failed. This time, Feng Lin had participated in this battle with the intention of capturing the monkey.
They still did not know that the monkey had been taken away by the Witch Spirit, and Lu Yin had not mentioned it.
"The monkey?
What do you want to talk to it about? "Lu Yin was curious.
Feng Lin's expression did not change. "Feng Jiu and the monkey were classmates, and she asked me to ask it some questions."
Lu Yin was amused. Feng Jiu was indeed familiar with the monkey, so this reason made sense. "The monkey is treacherous. If Senior has any questions, just ask me directly, and I'll ask the monkey instead."
Feng Lin frowned. "Alliance Master Lu, I hope that you can give me some face and chat with the monkey. Don't worry, in a war between two armies, I won't act against you unless I kill the envoys."
Lu Yin shrugged. "I'm sorry, Senior, but the monkey isn't with me."
Feng Lin was stunned. "Not with you?"
Lu Yin seriously explained, "I locked it up in a place that no one else knows about except for me. That guy is like an old pedant, and he's always been able to learn something from it. I have a feeling that it's hiding a very deep secret, so I don't tell anyone. Every once in a while, I'll torture it and ask it some questions."
Only an idiot would believe him. Xu Qing looked at Feng Lin, who was filled with anger. She obviously did not believe him either. The only reason the Celestial Ice Phoenixes cared about the monkey was because Imperial Tutor Bu Tian had mentioned Progenitor Wushang. How could Lu Yin care about the monkey?
The monkey was not stupid, and it would not tell Lu Yin about Progenitor Wushang.
Aside from Progenitor Wushang, the monkey had not even been an Explorer when he had been captured. What did he have to attract Lu Yin's interest?
He was clearly lying through his teeth.
"It seems like Alliance Master Lu doesn't care about my Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan's reputation at all." Feng Lin's tone turned cold.
Lu Yin blinked. "Senior, are you planning to attack me?"
He then looked at Xu Qing. "Commander, we haven't talked yet."
Xu Qing said, "Alliance Master Lu, just treat Feng Lin's words as a condition. As long as you allow the monkey to chat with her, I won't torture the other three for now. How about it?"
Feng Lin suddenly said, "As long as you give the monkey to me, you can choose one of the three."
Xu Qing was furious, and he glared at Feng Lin. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Feng Lin looked at Xu Qing calmly. "My Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan will give you an explanation for this matter. Promise me."
Xu Qing frowned. "This is related to war, and it's no small matter."
"I know. Promise me, and I promise to give you an explanation that you'll be satisfied with," Feng Lin said seriously.
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, but he still did not agree.
Lu Yin did not believe that Xu Qing would agree so easily. If Xu Qing really was the same type of person as Wei Rong, then not only would he be able to win the war with the three Emissaries as a restriction, but he would also be able to do much more. He would be able to throw the Innerverse into chaos, and the results of the war were too important to the Astral Beast Domain. How could he give up on the monkey?
However, Lu Yin had still underestimated the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan's status in the Astral Beast Domain. Perhaps Feng Lin had secretly told Xu Qing something, but Xu Qing's expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth and looked at Lu Yin. "Give the monkey to Feng Lin, and I'll give you one of the two Emissaries aside from Ancestor Ling."
Lu Yin was astonished, but then he smiled. "All three."
Xu Qing was furious. "You're joking."
Feng Lin frowned and stared at Lu Yin. "Alliance Master Lu, this is the bottom line that we can accept. You've made a huge profit by exchanging a worthless monkey for an Emissary. I can tell you that the reason I'm exchanging the monkey is because Feng Jiu misses him. He can be considered Feng Jiu's lover, and without him, Feng Jiu's cultivation will stagnate.
Our Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan doesn't have many clansmen, and we don't want anything to happen to Feng Jiu. However, don't think that you can use this to randomly quote a price.
"Otherwise, let alone a monkey, even Feng Jiu herself will be sacrificed here."
Lu Yin looked at Feng Lin in admiration, as she was able to lie through her teeth. This woman was even better than him, and she had even said that he was Feng Jiu's lover. She had even made up a love story to trick him. If it weren't for the fact that Skymender Imperial Tutor valued the monkey and that he knew about the monkey's relationship with Feng Jiu, Lu Yin might have actually believed her.
He hadn't expected that this woman would be so similar to Kui Luo, and she was even spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Feng Lin's expression was very serious, and she spoke as if she were telling the truth.
Lu Yin felt helpless. "Someone else's love has nothing to do with me. In any case, you can either give me all three or forget about it. What's the point of bringing one back?
Won't the other two clans cause a ruckus? "
Xu Qing's gaze turned cold, as this was his goal as well. He had agreed to Feng Lin's request not only because he wanted to give face to the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan, but also because he wanted to use this opportunity to incite Lu Yin. These three Emissaries all had powers backing them, and if he took one away, the other two would definitely hate Lu Yin. Combined with his next move, he would be able to topple the Great Eastern Alliance, but this brat hadn't taken the bait.
Feng Lin also reacted, and she glanced at Xu Qing. Indeed, she had thought that this guy would give face to the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan, but she hadn't expected him to turn around and dig a hole for Lu Yin. These people were too scheming.
"Alliance Master Lu, this is a matter of war, and I don't have the authority to make any decisions. You can raise any conditions you want as long as my Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan can fulfill them. I just hope that you can hand the monkey over to me so that I can hand him over to that poor girl, Feng Jiu." Feng Lin's tone softened as she spoke helplessly.
Lu Yin pursed his lips, as this woman knew how to act. "I don't have any other requests. I just want to take the three Emissaries with me."
Feng Lin was furious, and he wouldn't listen to her no matter what she said. She wanted to say something else, but Xu Qing raised a hand. "Leave first. I want to speak with Alliance Master Lu alone."
Feng Lin looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing's tone brooked no argument. "Leave first." He could give the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan some face by allowing Feng Lin to negotiate with Lu Yin for so long. He could even use the captives as a condition to obtain something for the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan. However, he had already given the Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan face, and if Feng Lin could not reach an agreement, then it would be his turn next.
Feng Lin was helpless, and she gave Lu Yin an unwilling look before leaving.
Only Xu Qing and Lu Yin were left behind.
Lu Yin was much more solemn when facing Xu Qing, as they were the actual opponents on the battlefield. At this moment, the stench of blood in his nose became much thicker.
"Actually, I never thought that Alliance Master Lu would dare to come before me alone," Xu Qing praised.
Lu Yin shrugged. "There's nothing I can do about it. My people are in your hands, and they're in a passive position."
Xu Qing smiled. "Then what price does Alliance Master Lu plan to pay in exchange for them?"
Lu Yin replied, "I don't know. It all depends on what price Commander Xu Qing wants."
Xu Qing's lips curled up. "Alliance Master Lu, do you know how valuable they are in my hands?"
Lu Yin shook his head.
"Only by understanding their value can the price be paid. I can tell you this, Alliance Master Lu." Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. "I'll use these three Emissaries as bait. Not only will I lure your Great Eastern Alliance to rescue them, but I'll also spread the news of their capture to the entire Fifth Mainland, especially the Innerverse. I wonder how Alliance Master Lu will explain this to the Innerverse."
"Why did you come to the Outerverse to participate in the war against the Astral Beast Domain?
This was originally the Sixth Mainland's matter, so why were the Emissaries of the Lingling clan and the Phoenix family captured instead of the others?
Why do you still want to go to war?
Do you not care about their lives?
How do you plan to explain these questions? "