Half a day later, Lu Yin finally received his second red name. Ever since his encounter with the commander, he had become more clear-headed. He knew that it was possible for him to meet one of the Ten Arbiters in the ported battles, and his desire for luck had grown stronger.
Boom!
The ground trembled as a figure disappeared from the swamp.
"Astral-10," Lu Yin called out once more as he gradually disappeared into the swamp. He had succeeded in obtaining the second teleportation stone.
At this point, his battle record was 134 wins and 108 losses, and his winning streak had reached nineteen. If not for the commander, he could have achieved thirty consecutive victories, which would have given him the right to challenge one of the Top 100 Rankings.
"Mentor, I've obtained the second teleportation stone," Lu Yin said respectfully.
The Trialmaster opened his eyes and nodded. "Ask away."
Lu Yin wanted to ask if it was a sourcebox the size of a planet, but the words did not leave his mouth. This question was meaningless to him, at least not for the current him. There would be plenty of opportunities to ask in the future, so he might as well ask something more useful or preserve his qualifications so that he could lockbreak in front of the Trialmaster.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "I have no questions. I would like to lockbreak in front of you, Mentor. Please allow me."
The Trialmaster grunted. "Alright, you have one chance."
Lu Yin was delighted. "Thank you, Mentor." He wanted to continue participating in the ported battles, but the Trialmaster stopped him. "Someone wants to see you." He then took out his ancient gadget.
When he saw this, Lu Yin knew who wanted to meet him: Nightking Yuanjing.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and there were many things that only Nightking Yuanjing could help him with. "Monkey, the person you've been waiting for is here."
The monkey laughed strangely. "Hehe, I never thought that there would be a day when I would guide a Nightking elder."
A screen appeared, and Nightking Yuanjing appeared in front of Lu Yin, looking at him with a gentle gaze. "We meet again, kid."
Lu Yin bowed respectfully. "Student Lu Yin greets Elder Yuanjing."
Nightking Yuanjing waved his hand and smiled. "No need for formalities. You're friends with Zhuo 'er, so you're a friend of the Daynight clan. I'll call you Little Yin."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "Yes."
Nightking Yuanjing nodded. "I've already accepted Zhuo 'er as my disciple. Little Yin, you can rest assured."
Lu Yin was delighted. "Thank you, Elder."
"Hehe, Zhuo 'er, you're really smart. I have to thank you for finding me such a good disciple, haha!"
Lu Yin lowered his head and didn't reply.
Behind him, the Trialmaster spoke up. "You're already so old, yet you're still playing the role of authority. Aren't you worried to death?"
Nightking Yuanjing glared fiercely at the Trialmaster before turning back to Lu Yin. "Little Yin, this old man has something to ask of you."
Lu Yin was shocked, and he hurriedly said, "Elder, if there's anything you need, please instruct me. Little Yin is not worthy of the word 'beg'."
"Kid, there's no need to be polite. If you can really help, then you can even get that old man to call you grandpa," the Trialmaster said in a very unkind manner. Nightking Yuanjing's face immediately turned ugly, as if he had just swallowed a fly.
"Old Tan, no one will think you're a mute if you don't interrupt!" Nightking Yuanjing angrily barked.
Lu Yin kept his head down and pretended to be obedient.
After exhaling, Nightking Yuanjing looked at Lu Yin and asked, "Little Yin, when you first heard traces of the Third Nightking, did you hear anything else?
For example, an air vent? "
Lu Yin scratched his head and fell into deep thought.
Nightking Yuanjing did not disturb him and only stared at him.
Lu Yin thought about it and then suddenly said, "I think so. That mutant beast said a lot of things in order to save its life, but it's been so long that I don't really remember them."
Nightking Yuanjing's breathing quickened, and he stared at Lu Yin fervently. "Don't worry, take your time. This old man has time, so take your time. You must remember."
The Trialmaster's turbid eyes also looked at Lu Yin with a complicated expression.
Lu Yin thought about it for a while and then said in distress, "Elder, I'm sorry. Too many things have happened recently, and there's been too much trouble. Please allow Little Yin to go back and think about it. Once I've thought it through, I'll immediately inform Elder."
Nightking Yuanjing waved his hand. "Trouble?
What trouble?
Tell me, and Grandpa Yuanjing will help you resolve it. "
Lu Yin was speechless, as the Trialmaster's form of address had changed too quickly.
The Trialmaster rolled his eyes.
Lu Yin was put in a difficult position. "That's not very good. Elder, you have to deal with a lot of matters in the Nightking clan every day. It's not good for Little Yin to trouble you with such a small matter."
Nightking Yuanjing waved his hand. "There's no need to be so polite. Little Yin, if you have any trouble, feel free to look for Grandpa Yuanjing. Grandpa Yuanjing will definitely help you resolve it."
Lu Yin nodded and helplessly said, "If that's the case, then please help Frostwave Weave, Grandpa Yuanjing. Little Yin's hometown has been bullied, and it's really hard to accept. However, there's nothing that I can do."
"Who bullied you?" Nightking Yuanjing glared at Lu Yin and asked angrily.
Lu Yin thought about it and felt that he was in a difficult position.
Nightking Yuanjing's eyes flashed. "It can't be that brat Yanqing, right?"
Lu Yin sighed and bowed. "Senior Yanqing didn't do it on purpose."
"Hmph, that brat still dares to meddle in Frostwave Weave's affairs. This old man has already warned her. Alright, this old man understands. Don't worry, the Daynight clan will no longer interfere in Frostwave Weave's affairs." Nightking Yuanjing then continued, "Little Yin, is there anything else that you need Grandpa Yuanjing to resolve?"
Lu Yin replied, "Does Grandpa Yuanjing have a way to delay the Outerverse Youth Council's selection?"
Nightking Yuanjing was astonished. "Delay the Outerverse Youth Council's selection?
Why? "
Lu Yin was helpless. "There's someone in the Outerverse Youth Council who's Little Yin's enemy. If he's elected, then Little Yin's future days will be troublesome, and it might even affect Little Yin's hometown."
Nightking Yuanjing nodded. "Alright, this old man agrees. I'll contact Zhen Wu and have him delay the selection." He then looked at Lu Yin again. "Anything else?"
Lu Yin knew that he could not do too much. He had crushed Zhanlong Daynight and the others on Shenwu Continent, and this Nightking Yuanjing definitely knew about it. The Daynight clan would definitely be furious, but they had held themselves back because of the matter with the Third Nightking. This was a limit that Lu Yin could not break. Otherwise, just as the Trialmaster had said, even Astral-10 would not be able to protect him.
Nightking Yuanjing's current attitude towards Lu Yin was due to the fact that Lu Yin was a student of Astral-10, as well as the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society's contributions. However, fear was fear, and that did not mean that the Daynight clan could not do anything to Lu Yin. These two matters were more than enough.
"Thank you, Grandpa Yuanjing, but there's nothing else. Right, Little Yin remembered something." Lu Yin looked up and blinked. "The Great Realm of Nothingness does indeed have many vents, and these vents can produce Void Wind. Even an almighty powerhouse can't do anything about it. Some of these vents are entrances to the Great Realm of Nothingness."
"Right, how do we find the entrances?" Nightking Yuanjing's eyes were filled with excitement as he stared at Lu Yin.
The Trialmaster also looked at Lu Yin, and his gaze was no longer cloudy.
Lu Yin replied, "There's a way. Find the largest vents, and the smallest vents closest to the largest vents are the safe entrances."
Nightking Yuanjing's eyes lit up. "The smallest vents closest to the largest vents?
Are you sure? "
Lu Yin shook his head. "I'm not sure. That's what that astral beast said in order to save its life. I don't know if it's true or not, but I'm just telling the truth."
Nightking Yuanjing nodded. "Alright, I understand. If it's true, then Little Yin, you'll be an honored guest of the Daynight clan from now on." The screen then disappeared.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Nightking Yuanjing's words had another layer of meaning to them. If it was false, then Lu Yin was done for. Nightking Yuanjing had not bothered about the matter with Zhanlong Daynight, nor had he questioned Lu Yin about why he had not told him everything back then. Lu Yin was very careful, and this sort of person would either not make a move, or once he made a move, he would strike like a thunderbolt. If Lu Yin wanted to preserve his life, then he had to prove his worth. Otherwise, once the Third Nightking was released, then Lu Yin would not be far from death.
"Kid, Nightking Yuanjing is not someone to be trifled with," the Trialmaster slowly said before closing his eyes and falling silent.
Lu Yin bowed to the Trialmaster and silently retreated from the entrance. He was no longer in the mood to challenge the ported battles. There were still a few days until the Tournament of the Strongest, and he needed to rest well.
"Monkey, is the Third Nightking really not going to break free?" Lu Yin asked worriedly.
The monkey was helpless. "No, definitely not. How many times have you asked? This monkey swears on the Celestial Ice Phoenix clan that he definitely won't break free."
Lu Yin raised his brows. "What does the Celestial Ice Phoenix clan have to do with you?"
"That's my future harem, so of course it has something to do with me. This is the most vicious oath I've ever made. Also, you have to have faith in the Void Wanderer ancestor. That old guy can be considered one of the oldest existences in the Astral Beast Domain. Forget about the Daynight clan, even the old guys from your Human Domain's Hall of Honor might not be able to rescue the Third Nightking. Don't worry."
Although the monkey had spoken with certainty, Lu Yin was still worried. The Daynight clan's inheritance was too long. Hundreds of thousands of years?
Millions of years?
Generation after generation, their inheritance had never been severed. Lu Yin did not know what methods they had.
Lu Yin's deepest impression of the Daynight clan was that inheritance stone. Qingyu had stolen it, but the Daynight clan was not worried at all. They had clearly stated that anyone who obtained the inheritance stone had to hand it over or face death. This was the Daynight clan's confidence, and this confidence was reflected in their strength. This strength was not something Lu Yin could imagine, so it was hard for him not to worry.
It was time for him to make preparations for the Third Nightking's escape. He had to prepare for the worst.
Not long after, Nightqueen Yanqing, who was in Astral-3, received a notice from her clan. "From this moment onwards, the Daynight clan is not allowed to interfere with the war in Frostwave Weave. Violators will be investigated."
Nightqueen Yanqing
Shock, why?
Why was this happening?
They had warned her not to interrogate Zhuo Daynight, but not long after, she had been accepted as a disciple by Elder Yuanjing. Now, they were warning her not to interfere in Frostwave Weave's affairs. Lu Yin must have been the one behind this. What had he done to make the elders speak up for him?
Nightqueen Yanqing looked at the notice, and there was a deep fear in her eyes. Lu Yin had hidden himself well, and he had even been able to influence the elders of the Nightking clan.
Not long after Nightqueen Yanqing received the warning, in the Outerverse's East San Dios, Yan Feng also received a notice. "The Outerverse Youth Council's evaluation will be delayed for six months. All members being evaluated, please make your preparations — Arbiter Zhenwu."