To Lu Yin, Mira was his benefactor. If it weren't for her, the trial on Earth might not have been fair. She had also helped him many times, which was why the Wen family had invited her.
Unfortunately, Lu Yin could not control this mountain range. He was just a puppet, and the mountain range was truly under the Sea King's control.
Wendy Yushan's eyes flashed when she saw Mira appear.
Mira soared into the air, her feet sparkling like white jade. She was more than ten centimeters above the dark-red ground, and her long white hair fell to her waist. A refreshing fragrance wafted about her, and she smiled at Lu Yin. "You still came."
Lu Yin nodded and pointed at the sky. "I didn't want to."
Mira's eyes lit up. "Although the Innerverse and Outerverse are wary of the Sea King's Dome, they are not afraid. The Sea King's Dome's existence is just a point that disrupts the balance, and it is not a colossus that can crush the Innerverse and Outerverse. If you are willing, I can represent the Wen family and formally offer to protect you and Frostwave Weave."
"Hey, white-haired ghost, what did you say?"
Hai Qiqi was unhappy. Although she had not participated in Lu Yin's scheme to steal the pyrolyte ore, she would not allow anyone to slander the Sea King's Dome and ruin her plans.
Mira smiled at Hai Qiqi. "Daughter of the Sea King, will you marry him?"
Hai Qiqi's face turned red. "Who? Who would marry him? I won't."
"If you don't marry him, then his status as the Sea King's son-in-law will never be confirmed. How long can the Sea King's Dome protect Frostwave Weave?
I don't want to be disrespectful to Senior Sea King, but from what I know, he's already very old. "
Hai Qiqi's face sank, and she stared at Mira. "You have no right to judge my father."
Mira bowed to Hai Qiqi. "I wouldn't dare be disrespectful to Senior Sea King, but I'm just speaking the truth. Please forgive me if I've offended you."
Hai Qiqi snorted and turned to leave.
Lu Yin frowned. How could he not know this? Was the Sea King really that old?
Did Mira mean that the Sea King was nearing the end of the year?
Hai Qiqi's reaction also confirmed this point. His eyes flickered.
Mira's lips curled up as she smiled at Lu Yin. "This is the second time that Arbiter Wen has extended an invitation to you, and it's also the most sincere one. With the Wen family's abilities, we're more than capable of protecting Frostwave Weave. The Sea King's Dome will not interfere in the struggles of the Innerverse and Outerverse, so you don't have to worry about them doing anything to you. As for the Sword Sect and the Daynight clan, the Wen family will naturally deal with them."
Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at her and smiled, "Miss Mira, I've always been grateful for your help. Unfortunately, I'll have to disappoint you this time."
Mira sighed. "Looks like I'm not a qualified lobbyist."
"No, it's just that the situation is very clear, and even the best lobbyist would be useless," Lu Yin said.
She looked at him seriously. "Can you tell me the reason?"
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Since ancient times, there has never been an invincible power. The Wen family is powerful, but they also have their own enemies. Frostwave Weave cannot afford to offend anyone who can oppose the Wen family."
Mira nodded. "That's right." She then smiled at Lu Yin. "You've matured. Since that's the case, the next time we meet, we might be enemies."
Lu Yin shrugged. "I won't be too ruthless against you."
Mira covered her mouth and giggled. "You're really confident. However, your enemy might not be me. Perhaps it's Arbiter Wen."
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, but he did not say anything.
Mira waved a hand and then turned to leave.
"What did she mean by that?
Why would Arbiter Wen become your enemy? "Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin in confusion.
Lu Yin was also thinking about it. With his current status, Arbiter Wen would definitely not become his enemy. There were only two possibilities. The first was that Arbiter Wen had either been the one to judge the case when the tragedy with the surname Lu had been discovered, or he was on good terms with one of the Ten Arbiters. The second possibility was that the Wen family had already made preparations to become enemies with the Sea King's Dome.
Both possibilities were possible, and Lu Yin watched Mira head towards Pyrolyte Lake with complicated thoughts. He did not know which possibility he was leaning towards.
He had always treated the Ten Arbiters as imaginary enemies, and the closer he got to them, the more he could feel how terrifying they were. Up until now, he had only seen Wen Sansi take action, and he had blocked Yao Gu, who was on the Astral Beast Domain's Skymender List. Furthermore, he had severely injured Ming Zhaotian on Shenwu Continent and almost destroyed the five sealing planets. That kind of strength had shocked Lu Yin, and it definitely surpassed that of an ordinary Hunter.
Sooner or later, Lu Yin would be able to find out who the Ten Arbiters were. When that time came, would he be able to defeat that Arbiter Wen?
What kind of power was behind that Arbiter?
Suddenly, Lu Yin felt a sense of urgency. As his reputation grew, the outside world would investigate him in greater detail, and that tragedy would be uncovered sooner or later. At that time, he would no longer have the initiative, and it was very likely that he would be ambushed by that Arbiter Wen. He might even be targeted right now.
"What are you thinking about?
Why is your face so pale? "Wendy Yushan frowned and looked at Lu Yin in confusion.
Lu Yin looked at her. "I'm thinking about when I'll be able to catch up to the Ten Arbiters."
Wendy Yushan's expression changed, and she looked up into the sky. "I once challenged one of the Ten Arbiters."
"The one you followed?" Lu Yin could not help but ask.
Wendy Yushan nodded, and her eyes flashed with reminiscence. "That was the first time I issued a challenge after I became eighteenth on the Top 100 Rankings."
Lu Yin looked at her.
"I couldn't even draw my sword, but it collapsed." Wendy Yushan lowered her head and looked at her sword. Her words made Lu Yin's heart skip a beat.
"You didn't even have a chance to draw your sword?"
Lu Yin did not believe her. Even if he faced an ordinary Limiteer, as long as that Limiteer had the slightest bit of strength, it was impossible for him to not even have a chance to draw his sword.
Wendy Yushan smiled bitterly. "He gave me a chance to draw my sword, but I still couldn't do it. Under his strength, everything was suppressed."
"Who is he?" Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin. "He's from the Ten Arbiters' Spirit Palace. People call him White Knight."
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "Spirit Palace?
Someone from the Lingling clan? "
Wendy Yushan nodded. "The Lingling clan's most talented and oppressive powerhouse since ancient times."
Up until now, Lu Yin had already learned the names of four of the Ten Arbiters: Scholar Wen Sansi, Nightking Zhenwu, Divine Fist Lan Si, and White Knight Spirit Palace. As for the other six, he knew of one from the Sword Sect, one from the Phoenix family, and one from the War King.
"You should know all of the Ten Arbiters, right?" Lu Yin asked.
Wendy Yushan nodded. "That's one thing, but I can't tell you. This is an agreement between the Ten Arbiters. Their names can only be found through their own abilities, and it cannot be revealed by others. When you find out all of their names on your own, perhaps then you'll have the right to speak with them."
Lu Yin fell silent. The Ten Arbiters used this method to maintain their authority and mystery, as well as to encourage the younger generation.
"Of course, if you want to know, I can tell you." Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin, her eyes bright.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "Forget it."
Wendy Yushan turned away and stopped talking.
"So, what about the White Knight?"
Lu Yin finally asked, especially since the title of the Ten Arbiters, White Knight, was too coquettish, and it made him feel inexplicably unhappy.
Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin with a puzzled expression.
Lu Yin coughed. "That's right. What's his personality like?
Also, how are you getting along with him? "
Wendy Yushan was still puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Lu Yin blinked. He couldn't just ask that person if he had any thoughts about her, right? He was conflicted for a long time. Judging from Wendy Yushan's appearance, she probably didn't understand much about relationships and was only focused on her cultivation. Helpless, Lu Yin said, "Nothing." He then turned around and left.
Wendy Yushan looked at Lu Yin's back and pondered for a moment. Then, a strange expression appeared on her face, and there was even an indescribable smile on her face.
Half a month passed once again. During this time, very few Explorers descended, and even if they did, they did so in secret, not daring to be discovered by Lu Yin. The various great powers were still rather vigilant about Lu Yin's ability to strip star essence skins.
During this half a month, the pyrolyte mines in many places had been completely extracted, and the battles grew more intense. The pyrolyte mines in Pyrolyte Mountain, Pyrolyte Lake, and Pyrolyte Plains were nearing completion, and a new round of battles was brewing.
No one dared to provoke the mountain range that Lu Yin was overseeing.
In outer space, in the distant Starfall Sea, the Sea King's Dome was as bustling as ever, and a constant stream of spacecraft docked at the harbor.
On this day, an old man arrived at the harbor aboard a merchant ship from the Sea King's Dome. The old man's face was ruddy, and his white beard reached his knees. He wore a long white robe without a single blemish, and he held a wooden cane in his hand that supported his hunched back as he stepped onto the land of the Sea King's Dome.
"How many years has it been? Is this the place?
My memories are blurry. "The old man sighed ruefully as he looked at the Sea King's Dome.
Behind him, a young man impatiently pushed the old man away, almost pushing him over. "Old man, hurry up and leave. Don't block the way."
The old man supported himself with his cane and looked at the young man's back with a faint smile. "Even on the path of cultivation, you still need to respect your elders. As a punishment for your rudeness, you're not allowed to use star energy for the next ten years." The moment he finished speaking, the young man who had been walking in front of the old man suddenly froze, and his face turned deathly pale as he looked at his hands in horror.
"Where's my star energy?
Where's my star energy?
Why is it gone? "
He yelled frantically. The star energy in his body was gone, and he couldn't sense any outside star energy at all. What was going on?
What had happened?
The young man grabbed a passerby and yelled at him, but the passerby easily tossed him into the sea.
A person without star energy would have their cultivation future destroyed. In the Sea King's Dome, any random passerby could surpass this young man in terms of strength.
The old man didn't look at the young man again as he walked towards the teleportation device at the Sea King's Dome.
At the highest level of the Sea King's Dome, the Sea King opened his eyes. "Earlier than expected." He then vanished.
The old man entered the teleportation device, which sent people to the waist of the Sea King's Dome. However, the old man did not appear at the teleportation device there. Instead, he appeared at the highest level, right in front of the Sea King.
The old man was not surprised, and his murky eyes suddenly became clear. He looked at the Sea King and slowly said, "You finally made me appear."