"What?
You don't want to talk? "The Sea King smiled at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin took a deep breath as the monkey's voice rang out in his mind. "Seventh Bro, watch your attitude. You must watch your attitude. This is the Sea King, the master of the Starfall Sea. Smile, quick, smile, and be a little friendlier."
Lu Yin shielded his right arm and faced the Sea King. He respectfully said, "This junior does not know what to say."
The Sea King clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the Starfall Sea. "Then you don't have to say anything. Since you pulled out the Sea King's Trident, you are now my son-in-law. It doesn't matter if Qiqi doesn't acknowledge you. There's only one thing you need to do now." The Sea King solemnly looked at Lu Yin. "Cultivate well and become an Explorer as soon as possible. Do your best to match the status of the Sea King's Dome.
Lu Yin's brows rose as he thought of Ming Yan. He wanted to reject the Sea King, but he was not a hot-headed youth. In front of the Sea King, his little relationship was nothing. The Sea King might even destroy Shenwu Continent in a fit of rage, which would be a disaster for Ming Yan and the entire continent.
Lu Yin's status was enough to make the Daynight clan and other powers wary, but he could not threaten the Sea King. The Starfall Sea was very special, and the Sea King was an Emissary. Neither the Lockbreaker Society nor the Ten Arbiters Council dared to question an Emissary. As for Leon's Armada, Lu Yin did not know much about them, and he did not want to expose his relationship with Highsage Leon. As for Mister Mu, Lu Yin was not sure.
This was a true powerhouse who did not need to worry about anything. This was the true freedom of the universe.
Lu Yin had no other choice, but there was something strange. What did the Sea King see in him?
Lu Yin did not understand. He had only pulled out the Sea King's Trident, and his previous accomplishments were nothing to the Sea King. Perhaps the Ten Arbiters were nothing to the Sea King as well, so why did the Sea King value him so much?
It was not just Lu Yin; even Hai Dashao and Hai Qiqi did not understand. Could one really become the Sea King's son-in-law with just the Sea King's Trident?
Many people thought that this was child's play.
Lu Yin was grounded and thrown under a waterfall by the Sea King. "Don't think of going anywhere until you become an Explorer." These were the Sea King's last words.
The Sea King's reaction made Lu Yin suspect that Hai Qiqi was really unwanted and that this was a forced marriage. The problem was that he really wanted to contact Zhang Dingtian and have a chat with him.
Not far away, the waterfall let out a huge roar. There was a wooden house next to it, which was his residence.
Sighing, he walked towards the wooden house.
Elsewhere, Hai Dashao found the Sea King and asked, "Father, Lu Yin clearly doesn't want to marry Qiqi. Why are you forcing him?"
The Sea King raised his hand, and the Sea King's Trident appeared. He spun it around and then stabbed it into the ground. "You pull it out."
Hai Dashao shook his head and bitterly said, "I can't pull it out."
The Sea King's gaze was deep. "Do you know why?"
Hai Dashao shook his head.
The Sea King calmly replied, "This spear doesn't belong to this region of space."
Hai Dashao was shocked. "What do you mean?"
"You don't need to know what that means. All you need to know is that Lu Yin will be a great help to our Sea King's Dome in the future. Of course, it's also possible that he'll be our mortal enemy," the Sea King said.
Hai Dashao still did not understand, but since the Sea King did not elaborate, he did not ask any further. He planned to ask his elder brother, as he was the only one in the entire Sea King's Dome who might know.
"Don't ask anyone else. You don't have the right to know. Once you reach your brother's strength, I'll tell you everything," the Sea King said.
Hai Dashao's heart sank. If his father said this, then his elder brother would definitely not tell him anything. He respectfully said, "I understand. Then, how should we deal with Lu Yin?"
The Sea King's lips curled up. "He's already reached the peak of the Limiteer realm and is only a step away from becoming an Explorer. Let him cultivate in peace, and once he becomes an Explorer, he can take Qiqi out to travel the universe. Qiqi has always wanted to go out, and that's why she agreed to the selection. If we don't let her go out soon, she'll cause trouble."
Hai Dashao frowned. "Are we really going to let Qiqi marry him?
Didn't Father say that he might be our mortal enemy? "
The Sea King had a complicated expression. "We'll talk about that later."
"By the way, Father, you've been in seclusion for too long. There's something I need to report to you," Hai Dashao said as he activated his gadget. A star chart appeared on his screen, but it did not depict the Innerverse or the Outerverse. Instead, it depicted the Astral Wilderness.
The Astral Wilderness had always been a target of exploration for the three major astral domains, and each great power had their own star charts. Although the Starfall Sea did not meddle in the affairs of the Innerverse and Outerverse, they still had their own ways of obtaining star charts.
"A few years ago, a substance was discovered in the Astral Wilderness. It's a naturally formed material that's extremely compressed. It's called pyrolyte, and its explosive power is quite terrifying. A single gram can unleash a destructive power of over 10,000," Hai Dashao said.
The Sea King's eyes went wide. "A single gram can unleash a power level of over 10,000?"
"Yes. Ever since this material was discovered, the great powers of the Innerverse and Outerverse immediately sent people to explore the Astral Wilderness. The Sword Sect, Divine Grade Hall, Daynight clan, and even the Lingling clan, Xun family, Yōu Court, Wen family, and other powers all sent people to the Astral Wilderness. Should we take action?" Hai Dashao asked.
At that moment, the star chart on the screen disappeared, and an irregular substance appeared in its place. This was pyrolyte.
Pyrolyte's appearance was far more sensational than Hai Dashao's introduction. Ordinary people did not know about it, and only the powers that had stationed people in the Astral Wilderness knew that a single gram could unleash a power level of over 10,000. Pyrolyte was very, very light, but even so, based on its weight, if a thumb-sized piece of pyrolyte was developed into a weapon, the destruction it could cause would be enough to make a Hunter apprehensive. How many Hunters were there in the universe?
It seemed like there were many, but in reality, there were far too few of them scattered throughout the universe. The Great Yu Empire, which was close to ruling over Frostwave Weave, only had a handful of Hunters, and this was the destructive power of a thumb-sized piece of pyrolyte.
With the great powers' control over technology, the more pyrolyte they had, the greater the destructive power they could unleash. It could even threaten old freaks with power levels in the hundreds of thousands.
This was pyrolyte's greatest value. There was no upper limit to its destructive power, as it was a strategic resource.
Of course, having no upper limit to its destructive power did not mean that ten grams of pyrolyte was equivalent to a power level of 100,000 or a hundred grams was equivalent to a power level of a million. The true meaning of pyrolyte was that as the quantity increased, the destructive power would increase proportionally.
The Sea King waved a hand to dismiss Hai Dashao as he pondered the situation on his own. He did not care about the conflict between the Innerverse and the Outerverse, as no one dared to provoke the Sea King's Dome. However, he needed pyrolyte to blast open a path of hope. That path required a large amount of destructive power, and it would not work with humans. Pyrolyte was just right.
It was time for the Sea King's Dome to take action.
Although the Sea King had grounded Lu Yin, he did not prevent him from contacting the outside world.
Beneath the waterfall, Lu Yin called Xia Luo on his gadget.
"Congratulations, Brother Lu," Xia Luo's voice answered.
Lu Yin could imagine the expressions of those people who were currently gloating over his misfortune. He had originally planned to go through the motions, but now that he had gone through the motions, it was ridiculous. He had even become someone else's son-in-law, but the strange thing was that they were still trying to force him into a marriage.
"Cut the crap. I might not be able to leave the Sea King's Dome for the time being," Lu Yin said helplessly.
Big Pao's voice rang out. "Is it that exaggerated?
Is the Sea King's daughter that impatient? "
"Shut up, senior. This is the Sea King's Dome. If the Sea King hears you, you're done for." Lulu's voice rang out from the gadget.
"Senior Little Pao, please take care of this."
"Don't worry."
"Hey, you guys can't treat me like this."
Lu Yin listened to the commotion on the other end of the gadget and sighed. "Alright, I'm just informing you guys. As for Feng Mo and the others, I'll try to ask the Sea King to take care of them."
"There's no need for the Sea King. Any powerhouse from the Sea King's Dome can take care of them," Xia Luo said.
"Feng Mo and the others have already left the Sea King's Dome, but we don't know if they've left the Starfall Sea yet," Little Pao said.
"I'll try to ask the experts of the Sea King's Dome to take care of them," Lu Yin said, as he was not sure if he could do so.
"If Feng Mo and the Bo Duo are taken care of, then we'll have to leave the Sea King's Dome. We won't be able to attend your wedding," Michelle said.
Lulu's voice soon followed. "A friendly reminder: you spent so much of their money, but you still can't leave. Be careful not to get beaten up, hahahaha."
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on. He had thought that he would be able to leave after the Sea King's son-in-law selection, which was why he had spent 15,000 star essence without any hesitation. Now that he could not leave, he did not know when the Sea King would receive his reimbursement. Would the Sea King be stingy? This might be a huge sum to others, but it should not be that much to the Sea King.
Lu Yin was a little uncertain, as that was 15,000 star essence. The most he had ever received was 1,000, and that had been from robbing the Blackbeard Pirates. In the end, he had been chased all the way to the Starfall Sea, which was a fifteen-fold difference.
"Right, Lulu, how much did you spend?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
"Me?
Hmph, 30,000. "Lulu was pleased with herself.
Lu Yin's scalp went numb. He was done for. This debt would not be placed on him, right?
After all, they were in the same group.
"Alright, don't worry. If the Sea King asks, just say that you invested in yourself. After all, you're his son-in-law, so investing some money isn't a big deal," Lulu said generously.
Lu Yin was helpless. "As expected of the Mavis family. You're so refined when it comes to spending money."
"Of course."
They chatted for a bit before ending the conversation, as there was nothing else to talk about. Lu Yin wanted to find the Sea King or Hai Dashao, as he would not feel at ease letting Xia Luo and the others leave without dealing with Feng Mo and the Bo Duo. Right, there was also Faceless. He had disguised himself as a Specter and given Faceless an order to eliminate Feng Mo and the Bo Duo, but he did not know if Faceless would succeed. Speaking of which, if the experts of the Sea King's Dome appeared when the Neohuman Alliance was trying to eliminate Feng Mo and the others, it would be very interesting.
If that really happened, would he be considered to have cheated the Neohuman Alliance?
Lu Yin pondered.
For two consecutive days, no one from the Sea King's Dome came looking for Lu Yin.
Lu Yin cultivated alone beneath the waterfall. He wanted to leave, but he was blocked by an invisible force. He could not break through this force with his strength, so he was helpless.
On the third day, Hai Qiqi came and glared at Lu Yin angrily.
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on when he saw her. "What are you doing here?"
"To see if you're dead," Hai Qiqi said.