He no longer needed the sable, but it was still a powerhouse with a power level of over 700,000. "Is it possible to subdue it?"
The Second Nightking shook his head. "They're very tenacious. Unless they're constantly controlled by illusions, they'll find a way to escape."
"Keep it under control first," Lu Yin said.
After dismissing the Second Nightking, Lu Yin activated his gadget and contacted Xu Qing.
During this period, Xu Qing had contacted him twice.
"Commander Xu Qing, are you looking for me?" Lu Yin asked in a relaxed tone.
Xu Qing asked calmly, "Alliance Master Lu, how are your injuries?"
Lu Yin had gone into seclusion, but he announced that he was recuperating from his injuries. "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Commander. Also, thank you for not being so heavy-handed."
"You won't be so lucky next time," said Xu Qing coldly.
Lu Yin frowned. "Is that all you wanted to ask me?"
Xu Qing fell silent for a moment. "Cut the crap. Give me the monkey and the flame mink, and I'll withdraw from Eastly Li Weave and Grandforest Weave."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "A deal?"
"You can say that. You can also see it as a threat," said Xu Qing.
"What if I don't agree?" Lu Yin's tone sank.
Xu Qing laughed coldly. "You wouldn't. Didn't the Great Eastern Alliance mobilize all of its forces to save the people of the eastern weaves?
Dongli Weave and Dazhong Forest Weave are also within the scope of your rescue. If you don't agree, then the slaughter will continue. You can't afford to pay such a price. "
Lu Yin's expression turned completely cold. Ever since the start of the battle, he had been avoiding talking about the eastern weaves with Xu Qing. The moment the topic was brought up, he would be at a disadvantage. He also wanted to send people to chase away the astral beasts from the other weaves, but that was not practical. He could only attack Xu Qing's forces head-on in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage so that the other astral beasts would come to his aid.
However, after several battles, they did not have any advantage. There were victories and defeats, and it was very difficult for them to force Xu Qing to call back all of the giant beasts to resist.
Fortunately, there was not much killing in those two weaves, especially in the Great Forest Weave. The Flying Willow Leaves had appeared out of nowhere to stop that mantis beast, so he was not in such a hurry. He had not expected Xu Qing to use those two weaves as a threat. Once the behemoth started killing again, the casualties would be great.
"You're the commander of the Celestial Beast Empire, yet you're threatening me with the lives of ordinary people. Is this how you, Xu Qing, fight?" Lu Yin suppressed his anger.
Xu Qing sneered. "That's right. A war shouldn't involve ordinary people, but who told us to invade?"
"Don't forget that this is an invasion, not a war. We're two different species. I can abide by the basic rules, but I won't be pedantic and waste time with you. This is my war, and Shui Chuanxiao hasn't taught you enough."
Lu Yin raised his head, his eyes filled with coldness.
Xu Qing retracted his gaze and calmly replied, "Using this to threaten the Great Eastern Alliance into retreating is obviously impossible, so I won't infringe upon the Great Eastern Alliance's interests. If it's just the Ghost Monkey and the Flame Mink, I can still make concessions. You can even destroy the Flame Mink's Astral Origin Cyclone and turn it into a piece of trash. It won't cause any harm to you."
"So you only want the monkey?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Xu Qing nodded. "That's right. The Celestial Ice Phoenix Clan specifically asked for the monkey. As long as you give him to me, I'll immediately retreat to Dongli Weave and the Great Forest Weave. All of the astral beasts in Dongli Weave will not invade unless we win this war."
This condition was not excessive. If Lu Yin had the monkey, and he did not know how important the monkey was to Skymender Imperial Tutor.
Under the premise that he knew the monkey, Lu Yin could hand it over, and it would not affect him at all. However, he did not do so. The monkey had already been taken by the Witch Spirit, and even if he told Xu Qing about this, Xu Qing would not believe him.
"Your request is not excessive," Lu Yin said with a sigh.
Xu Qing's gaze trembled. "You agree?"
Lu Yin shook his head. "I refuse."
Xu Qing frowned. "Alliance Master Lu, are you willing to sacrifice countless lives for a monkey?
Then what's the point of you participating in this war? "
Lu Yin was helpless. "I don't care if you believe me or not, but the monkey is not with me."
"What did you say?
The monkey is not with you? "Feng Lin's voice rang out, as she had been by Xu Qing's side this entire time.
Xu Qing asked, "The monkey is not with you?"
Lu Yin replied, "If it was, I could give it to you. It has no value to me, and I would have been happy to help it and Feng Jiu. Unfortunately, it was taken from me."
"Impossible! The monkey is your tamed beast, and it's branded on your arm. We know that very well. How could it have been taken from you?" Feng Lin retorted.
Lu Yin replied, "I was captured by the Neohuman Alliance once, and it was during that time that the monkey was taken from me."
"Who?" Feng Lin asked, not believing him at all.
"The Witch Spirit God of the Seven Skygods," Lu Yin said.
His gadget fell silent.
Xu Qing's voice rang out. "The Witch Spirit God?
Did the Witch Spirit God make a move against you at that time? "
Lu Yin calmly replied, "The Hall of Honor knows about this. The Neohuman Alliance wanted to turn me into a Corpse King, but they failed. However, the Witch Spirit God took away the monkey, and I don't know what happened to it. You should ask the Neohuman Alliance for it."
"Do you think we'll believe you?" Xu Qing asked.
Lu Yin shrugged. "It's up to you whether you believe me or not. I've already made preparations to open up a second battlefield. You should have investigated my Great Eastern Alliance, right? After unifying the Innerverse and Outerverse, none of the Emissaries have appeared. Since you want to start a massacre in Dongli Weave, I can only send them over. Since this is a war, there will definitely be casualties. Although I don't want ordinary people to be implicated, I can only do my best.
Xu Qing was not trying to scare Lu Yin; he really would start a massacre in order to force Lu Yin. In the eyes of these astral beasts, human lives were nothing to them.
Currently, the Great Eastern Alliance's Emissaries were the Luo Emperor, the Sea King, Madam You, and Elder Lianxin. There were also hidden powerhouses in the Outerverse that Lu Yin could not mobilize, such as Master Yuan and the Yu family's elders.
Lu Yin sent the Luo Emperor and Elder Lianxin to Dongli Weave, but Elder Lianxin was unwilling to obey his orders. Thus, she was happy to be sent further away.
The Sea King and Madam You stood guard in Northcastle Weave.
A few days later, war descended once more. The Great Eastern Alliance was the first to launch an attack, and Lu Yin had no choice since he had been forced to do so.
Xu Qing's subordinates continued to send astral beasts to the east, and they did not hide their intentions. They openly threatened Lu Yin, and Lu Yin could only start a war to suppress the Astral Beast Domain.
Once the war started, the asteroid belt was torn apart. Almost half of the asteroids had been cleared away and turned into fragments that floated in outer space. Without a light beam to open a path, the fleet would not be able to move.
This war lasted for half a month, and both sides understood each other too well. Without outside help, it was difficult to determine a victor.
Xu Qing was especially concerned about Lu Yin. He was not afraid of absolute powerhouses like the Liu Emperor or the Second Nightking, but he was afraid of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was someone who did not play by the rules.
Thus, every time Lu Yin entered a battlefield, Xu Qing would personally interfere, scaring Lu Yin into retreating.
Dongli Weave had unsurprisingly become the second battlefield. Although the Luo Emperor and Elder Lianxin were not strong enough, they were more than enough to deal with the second battlefield.
In the Grand Forest Weave, the mantis and the flying willow flowers were still in a stalemate, which had been going on for two months.
Lu Yin had not expected the flying willow flowers to be willing to fight for so long. After all, they were not from the Fifth Mainland, and they did not care about the lives of ordinary people. The only possibility that Lu Yin could think of was that the Hall of Honor was pressuring them, or that they had been promised something when they had been allowed to leave the Realm Mountain.
Another half a month passed, and during this time, the war had not stopped, which was contrary to Lu Yin's original intentions. However, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue fighting.
On his screen, nearly half of the fleet had turned red, which meant that about 70,000 large spacecraft and 3,000 warships had been destroyed. The death toll was something that Lu Yin did not dare to face.
More and more people in the Innerverse were dissatisfied with him, especially those from the Eight Great Flowzones. Fortunately, every Flowzone had an allied army to suppress them.
Lu Yin had contacted the Sixth Mainland several times as a director, hoping that they would take over the battlefield. They had not refused, but they had not taken any action either. It was obvious that they wanted the Great Eastern Alliance to hold the fort.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Ever since he had stepped onto the path of cultivation, he had never been used like this. Being used as a tool without being able to resist was not his style.
Beep, beep, beep. His gadget beeped. It was Wei Rong.
"How's it going?" Lu Yin asked.
Wei Rong tiredly replied, "It's not going well. I still need to hold on for a while."
"No rush. Don't let the Sixth Mainland know," Lu Yin said.
Wei Rong acknowledged and then ended the call.
Lu Yin punched the command console, and his gaze turned cold. The Sixth Mainland wanted to use him, so they could not blame him for being impolite. Let's see who would be the one using who in the end.
The battle in the asteroid belt had lasted for nearly three months, and the Great Eastern Alliance had lost its first Emissary — Luo Huang.
When Lu Yin received the battle report, his expression turned ugly.
Luo Huang and Elder Lianxin had been fighting in Eastly Weave since the beginning, and Luo Huang had died at the hands of the mantis beast.
The mantis beast should have been in a deadlock with Liu Yehua in Grand Forest Weave, but it had suddenly left to meet up with Xu Qing and kill Luo Huang along the way.
Luo Huang had not even been able to retaliate and had been cut to pieces.
Lu Yin sighed. Deaths were inevitable in war, but he had never expected that Luo Huang would be the first to die.
What a pity.
A rumble came from outer space, and in the distance, Chen Huang's giant body was sent flying. Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and he hurried over.
In the distance, Chen Huang coughed up blood. His battle force had been torn apart, and even his flesh had been torn apart. He was in an extremely miserable state.
Even further away, a giant mantis-like beast brandished its sickles and charged at Chen Huang. Chen Huang's eyes narrowed, as it was impossible to block this attack.
Lu Yin grew anxious, and his eyes transformed into runes in an attempt to weaken the mantis beast's speed. However, the difference in power between the two was too great, and even a slight weakening would not affect the mantis beast at all.
"Soles of my feet!" Lu Yin grew anxious, as Chen Huang was about to die.
The entire battlefield suddenly shook, and countless stars began to revolve. Everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing. The mantis beast had slashed at Chen Huang with its scimitars, but it was forced back by the exploding stars. It quickly fled, having sensed danger.