Lily Anne wasn't surprised by Lu Yin's answer, but she could only bitterly reply, "I know. Then, sorry for disturbing you, Brother Lu. After this competition, the Barthe Jacques family will still head to Frostwave Weave to investigate and help the Great Yu Empire recover its economy. Consider it a contribution from the Northline Flowzone to the Great Yu Empire."
Lu Yin was grateful and ended the call.
Mira had promised Arbiter Wen to protect the Great Yu Empire, but Lu Yin didn't know how trustworthy this promise was or how much Arbiter Wen could do for the Great Yu Empire. Just like how the Second Grade Hall could recruit independent cultivators to deal with the Great Yu Empire, other powers could use various methods to deal with the Great Yu Empire. Even the Relentless Slayers' assassination of the Great Yu Empire's upper echelons was enough to destabilize the Great Yu Empire.
Lu Yin felt powerless; an empire that had almost unified a weave was still so helpless.
He once again felt aggrieved, just like when he had been treated like a piece of white meat. That aggrieved feeling infuriated him, and he wanted to explode.
There were two sides to every coin. He could use his various identities to intimidate his enemies, but they could also use the Great Yu Empire to intimidate him.
It would be better if the Great Yu Empire was stronger. For example, it could unify not just one weave, but two, three, four, or even five, just like Endless Weave, which was the strongest of the seventy-two weaves. Then, he wouldn't have to worry so much.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up as something ignited in his heart.
Not long after he ended the call with Lily Anne, another call request appeared. This time, it was from the Astral Combat Academy's internal contact, and it was from Xi Yue.
Lu Yin was surprised; he hadn't contacted this girl ever since he had mocked her for being a washboard. He hadn't expected her to contact him now. Xi Yue seemed to be from the Souldream Tribe.
Lu Yin accepted the call, and a clear voice sounded from the other end, "Is this Student Lu?"
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "You're not Xi Yue?"
"My name is Lan Yue, and I'm from the Souldream Tribe. Xi Yue has entered Planet Pyrolyte and is unable to contact the outside world, so I'm contacting you on her behalf."
Lu Yin grunted, "Is something the matter, Miss Lan Yue?"
"I'll get straight to the point. The Souldream Tribe would like to ask for your help in seizing the pyrolyte mine."
Lu Yin immediately declined, "Sorry, but I won't help."
"Student Lu, please listen to the Souldream Tribe's conditions," Lan Yue said. Without waiting for him to speak, she continued, "My tribe is willing to form a marriage alliance with the Great Yu Empire and will do our best to help the Great Yu Empire enter the Innerverse."
Lu Yin was shocked, as these conditions were far too tempting. Forming a marriage alliance with the Souldream Tribe was the dream of countless powers in the universe. This was because the Souldream Tribe was filled with beauties, and they would even help the Great Yu Empire enter the Innerverse. This was not just a matter of words, as even Northline Flowzone would not be able to offer such generous conditions.
"Miss Lanyue, can you speak on behalf of the Souldream Tribe?"
Lan Yue smiled. "Of course. This is the most sincere offer from our Souldream Tribe. Is there a need for Student Lu to hesitate?"
Lu Yin frowned. "When is the wedding?
Anyone from the Great Yu Empire? "
"Of course, as long as it's someone designated by Student Lu."
"What time?"
"There are many rules in our clan, so it might take a long time. But we can make preparations first." Lan Yue did not explain.
Beside him, Hai Qiqi, who had been sleeping, suddenly cut off his communicator.
Lu Yin was stunned. "What are you doing?"
Hai Qiqi pouted. "This woman is clearly stalling for time. She wants to form a marriage alliance with our Sea King's Dome, not the Great Yu Empire."
Lu Yin laughed. "I couldn't tell that you knew about this."
Hai Qiqi rolled her eyes. "I'm more handsome and intelligent than you. This is nothing."
Hai Qiqi was right. Lan Yue's goal was simple: to stall for time until Lu Yin became the Sea King's son-in-law. Only then would they be willing to form a marriage alliance with the Great Yu Empire and form a relationship with the Sea King's Dome. Otherwise, why would the Souldream Tribe be willing to pay such a huge price just to form a marriage alliance with the Great Yu Empire? Even if it was for pyrolyte, it was not worth it.
After all, it was not easy to bring a power into the Innerverse.
Of course, the Souldream Tribe knew that Lu Yin would be able to guess their intentions, but this was a win-win situation. Once the Great Yu Empire formed a marriage alliance with the Souldream Tribe, Lu Yin's power would increase, and it would be even more beneficial to him. They were not worried that Lu Yin would refuse.
Of course, even if Lu Yin did not become the Sea King's son-in-law in the end, they would not lose out. Their main goal was still to get Lu Yin to help them fight for pyrolyte. As for the marriage alliance, they would have all sorts of excuses to refuse.
Lu Yin opened his communicator again and contacted Lan Yue. "My apologies, Miss Lan Yue. There was a battle between Hunters that disrupted the signal."
"It's fine, Student Lu. What do you think of our Souldream Tribe's conditions?"
Lan Yue asked confidently. There should not be anyone in the Outerverse who could refuse such an offer, as entering the Innerverse was the dream of countless Outerverse powers. Lu Yin would not refuse either, as this would increase his own strength.
Unfortunately, Lu Yin had refused.
Lan Yue was shocked. "Student Lu, you don't agree?"
Lu Yin replied, "Miss Lan Yue, your condition should be that I become the Sea King's son-in-law and that the Sea King will step in to protect the Great Yu Empire. Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you, as the Sea King will not step in. The moment I act, the Great Yu Empire's chances of destruction are too high. I cannot take this risk."
Lan Yue was puzzled. "The Sea King is not willing to step in to protect the Great Yu Empire?
You're the Sea King's son-in-law. "
Lu Yin apologized once more and hung up.
The Souldream Tribe was eager for the Sea King to step in. As for who the Great Yu Empire would end up in, that had nothing to do with them. They only wanted to form a relationship with the Sea King's Dome and have Lu Yin help them fight for the pyrolyte mines. However, Lu Yin wanted freedom. If the Great Yu Empire ended up in the Sea King's Dome, then he would have no home. Since he had never intended to become the Sea King's son-in-law, he could only leave.
His goal was to use the tiger's skin as a banner, and he would not forget that there was a girl waiting for him on the Shenwu Continent. That bundle of hair was still in his cosmic ring.
For some reason, Lu Yin suddenly thought of Zhuo Daynight and her sorrowful and helpless eyes.
He subconsciously looked at Hai Qiqi's eyes, which were mischievous, crafty, and even rolling her eyes.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beauty before? Don't even think about it. Your looks aren't good enough for me," Hai Qiqi said.
Lu Yin turned around, as he recognized the facts. No matter what Hai Qiqi said, as long as he ignored her, no matter how fierce her tongue was, it would be useless.
There were already three powers looking for him, and he didn't know who would be next, but he was still looking forward to it.
Defeating Mu Rong had allowed him to reach the peak of the Limiteer realm. Perhaps to Limiteers, he was a monster.
Five days later, Huo Qingshan contacted Lu Yin and told him that Enlighters had appeared one after another. Huo Houye from the Blaze Realm, Granny Chan from the Northline Flowzone, Elder Qing Han from the Souldream Tribe, Karthika from the Second Grade Hall, and many others had already entered the Astral Wilderness.
As more and more Enlighters appeared, the Outerverse powers like the Nine Stacks Sect shrank back and no longer dared to approach Northcastle Weave. However, they secretly wanted to ally with each other, and they even planned to invite the Outerverse powers with Enlighters to join forces and charge into the Astral Wilderness. Of course, they had also approached the Great Yu Empire, but Lu Yin had rejected them.
Against the enormous powers of the Innerverse, even if they invited one or two Enlighters, it would still be useless. It should be known that the top powerhouses from the Sword Sect, Daynight clan, Wen family, and other powers had yet to appear. The Enlighters from these powers far surpassed the Enlighters in the Outerverse, and their power levels were not limited by a single realm. It was just like how Lu Yin and Xi Yue were both Limiteers, but the difference between them was as great as the heavens.
Northline Flowzone's Granny Chan had arrived at the Astral Wilderness, and she had brought along Northgate Gang and the other Limiteers. There were also quite a few older Limiteers who were even stronger than Northgate Gang. Ah Fan, who had originally reported to San Dios, had also been brought along. Northline Flowzone wanted to gather all of its forces to seize pyrolyte ore.
Lily Anne was an Explorer and could not enter Planet Pyrolyte, so she could only accompany Granny Chan and the others to wait outside.
Northgate Lie was also on his way.
All of the great powers were researching how to allow Explorers to safely enter the planet. Although they did not know if their research would succeed, all of the powers had mobilized their Explorers to make preparations.
The Wen family arrived shortly after Northline Flowzone. Over a hundred Limiteers from the Wen family, both young and old, boarded the personal spacecraft that had been prepared for them and rushed towards Planet Pyrolyte. Wen Qian'er was among them, and she looked excited. She had long since wanted to spar with the various powerhouses of the universe, and this was an excellent opportunity. She hoped that the so-called unequaled Limiteers would also show up so that she could experience their strength.
On the other side, the Limiteers from the Second Grade Hall had also arrived. However, it was not just the Second Grade Hall that had sent people, as even the First Grade Hall and the Divine Grade Hall had sent people over. Kuang Wang was one of them, and he felt very helpless as he had been dragged out of the Astral Combat Academy to participate in the battle for pyrolyte ore.
He had not wanted to come, but the Divine Grade Hall had given him a simple order: seize.
Although Kuang Wang was arrogant, he still had his principles and bottom line. He would not do something like this, and he felt that he should keep a low profile and not be so arrogant.
"Don't be too arrogant. We were the ones who discovered this place first, so why should we give it to you?"
Kuang Wang had just landed on Planet Pyrolyte when he heard his name being called. He turned around in annoyance and saw a group of Limiteers arguing, with the word "arrogant" occasionally being called out. He frowned and soared into the sky to look down at the group. "You can argue, but don't call my name so often."
"Who's so arrogant?"
"Scram."
…
Kuang Wang was enraged, and he raised his arm. A gray dragon roared out from his body, shaking the heavens and the earth. Under the horrified gazes of the many Limiteers, the dragon lashed out with its tail, sending everyone flying. Some of them were even crushed into the ground, and they were all in a miserable state.
Kuang Wang raised his head. What a bunch of trash.
Behind him, more than ten Second Grade Hall cultivators wanted to cry, but no tears came out. "Lord Kuang Wang, there's one of our own in there."
Kuang Wang rolled his eyes.
More and more heirs from various powers appeared, but the most dazzling were still the heirs from the eight great flowzones, especially the Wen family's Wen Qian'er, the Blaze Realm's Jared, and the Divine Grade Hall's Kuang Wang and Hui Chuan. They had swept through the area and occupied the pyrolyte ore that had previously been occupied by the other powers.
Under these circumstances, Xi Yue was very unlucky to have run into Jared.