Elder Wu's face darkened. "Junior, I admit defeat. As long as you leave Shuta Planet, everything that happened in the past will be written off. I can make the decision that Darkstar Gorge will no longer cause trouble for you, and I can even make you an official member of East San Dios."
Topmist hurriedly spoke up as well. "I can also guarantee that you will become an official member of East San Dios. Also, Darkmist Weave and Frostwave Weave will always be friends. You and I will become friends as well."
In order to survive, Topmist was willing to be shameless.
"Seniors, your conditions are very tempting. Unfortunately, this junior is afraid of death, and I don't trust the seniors' credibility." He then flicked his finger, causing a strong gust of wind to strike the box, causing it to open.
Elder Wu and Topmist stared at the box with wide eyes. If the box released any more formless killing intent, they would immediately retreat, even if it meant sustaining heavy injuries.
When the box was completely opened, it was completely empty. There was no sourcebox inside, but there was a piece of Progenitor Wushang's hide stuck to the box. The two of them glanced at it, and their minds trembled. Lu Yin raised his gun and fired at Elder Wu and Topmist.
There were two shots in total, and Elder Wu's head exploded. Topmist's head also exploded, but it dissipated into black mist. Lu Yin had missed.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank, and he stared in shock at the scattered mist. How could this be? He had aimed at Topmist's head, but the man's head had turned into black mist instead.
The black mist that had enveloped Topmist completely dispersed, and Lu Yin could clearly see Topmist's appearance. He was stunned; this Topmist was only one meter tall.
Topmist had woken up the moment Lu Yin had fired the second shot. He personally watched the mist above his head disperse, and he looked at Lu Yin with lingering fear. "Junior, I almost died at your hands."
Lu Yin was in disbelief. "You … This is your true body?"
Topmist suddenly leapt up, and the formless killing intent tore several bloody gashes on his arms and legs. He had completely dodged the formless killing intent from the sourcebox, but his body had been struck by the formless killing intent, and he crashed to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the sourcebox in the box with lingering fear. He then looked at Lu Yin with an icy gaze.
Lu Yin gripped his gun tightly and aimed at Topmist. This old man was too cunning. He was clearly one meter tall, but he had disguised himself as two meters and dodged Lu Yin's fatal shot. This was going to be troublesome.
Topmist raised his hand. "Junior, I won't be your enemy."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.
Topmist spat out a mouthful of blood. "There are so many Enlighters from the Innerverse left behind in the Outerverse. Those people are our enemies. Junior, I await your cooperation." He then leaped up, tore through the void, and left.
He stared at the void and confirmed that the rune lines had disappeared. Only then did he put down the gun, his palms drenched in sweat.
If these Enlighters were on guard, then it would be very difficult to kill them. This Topmist was especially obvious, as even Elder Wu had been ambushed by him, and Lu Yin had also been tricked by him. This old fox was extremely cunning.
"Seventh Bro, won't that old man announce what happened to you?" the monkey asked worriedly.
Lu Yin was worried about this as well. Once the news was made public, then it would be very difficult for him to use his methods of killing Enlighters. Progenitor Wushang's hide and his gun would be exposed. "I don't care about him. So what if I make it public? He can't recognize Progenitor Wushang's hide, and all he knows is that I can knock him out. That's enough, or else he wouldn't have retreated."
"That's true. There are too few people in this universe who can recognize Progenitor Wushang's hide. Even the Sea King might not be able to recognize it."
With Elder Wu dead, Darkstar Gorge's desire to kill Lu Yin had been lifted. Now, only Scholar Newmoon remained. Lu Yin looked up, hoping that Scholar Newmoon had not gone to capture Wendy yet. He needed to hurry over.
After a long time, Lu Yin finally closed the sourcebox and put away Progenitor Wushang's hide. He then walked over to Elder Wu's corpse. This was the third Enlighter that he had killed.
Even the top ten experts on the Top 100 Rankings would find it difficult to kill an Enlighter, but Lu Yin had done it.
"Seventh Bro, what's the origin of that gun of yours? It can even kill an Enlighter," the monkey asked curiously, as he had been wanting to ask this question for a long time.
"I obtained it during a lockbreaking session. It's an ancient item," Lu Yin answered casually. He then squatted down and removed Elder Wu's cosmic ring. He then extracted some of his blood and collected the polarium essence on the ground before leaving.
"You obtained it during a lockbreaking session?
An ancient item?
That can't be right. I've studied archaeology, and that gun doesn't look ancient at all, "the monkey said doubtfully.
"It's up to you to believe it or not," Lu Yin replied bluntly.
The monkey felt helpless, as he had already lamented many times that he would not betray Lu Yin. However, Lu Yin still did not believe him, and he was too lazy to even think about it now.
News of Elder Wu's death would not spread so quickly, and even if Elder Wu had gone missing, no one would suspect that he had died. What Lu Yin needed to do now was contact Wendy Yushan and ask how she was doing in San Dios.
Suddenly, a powerful pressure came from afar. Lu Yin looked up and filled his eyes with star energy. He saw a huge number of rune lines, and although they could not compare to an Enlighter's, they were not far off. It was a peak Hunter.
That direction was under Darkstar Gorge's control, and an expert from the gorge had arrived.
Lu Yin hurriedly concealed his star energy and used his physical strength to sprint across the ground towards where his spacecraft was hidden.
Soon after, the void where Lu Yin had been standing split open, and a man walked out. His face was gloomy, but strangely, his eyes were tightly shut.
The man sensed the air around him and then chased after Lu Yin.
It would be too easy for a Hunter to catch up to Lu Yin, but Lu Yin had concealed his star energy. The man had not comprehended a domain, so even if he used his star energy to sweep through space, he would not be able to detect Lu Yin. Lu Yin's domain allowed him to blend into his surroundings.
Underground, beneath a giant insect's corpse, Lu Yin looked up through a crack in the ground and saw the Hunter from Darkstar Gorge appear before disappearing. Lu Yin's face turned ugly, as this person's eyes were tightly shut. It was obvious that he knew about Progenitor Wushang's hide. It had to be Topmist, as aside from him, no one else knew that Lu Yin could use Progenitor Wushang's hide to stun others.
What a cunning old fox, Lu Yi cursed inwardly.
His opponent had been prepared, and he was also a peak Hunter. Lu Yin's gun was powerful, but that did not mean that he could hit him. If he did not stun this person, then there was no point in firing. Although his universal armor could block this person's attack, who could guarantee that Topmist would not ambush him? That old bastard was quite sinister, and even wearing the universal armor was not enough to protect him.
It was better to leave this planet as soon as possible and take revenge later.
Lu Yin took some time to send a photo of Elder Wu's corpse to Wendy Yushan, and then he slowly made his way underground to where the spacecraft was hidden.
It was not easy to avoid being tracked by a powerhouse and reach the spacecraft's location. If he flew, he could reach it quickly, but if he traveled underground, he could only rely on his physical strength. The distance was very long, and it would take him at least a few days.
A few days later, atop a tall tower in East San Dios, Puyu looked down. The meeting had been going on for several days, and everything that needed to be said had been said. Now, there was only one thing left to do, which was to force Wendy Yushan to hand over the secret technique and lure Lu Yin out. As long as he could kill Lu Yin and obtain the secret technique, Darkstar Gorge's strength would greatly increase, and he would also gain a powerful ally in Scholar Newmoon.
"Still not going to make a move?
She's about to leave. "Liu Shaoge walked up the tower and sat down in a relaxed manner.
Puyu's back was to him. "Do you think that I'm going to do it?"
Liu Shaoge's brows rose. "There's someone else?"
Puyu's lips curled up. "That person should be arriving soon." Darkstar Gorge wasn't the only one who had agreed to deal with Lu Yin; Scholar Newmoon was also there. Although Elder Wu had gone to Shuta Planet, Scholar Newmoon had still come. This person's thirst for the secret technique was very strong, and he was determined to kill Lu Yin. Elder Wu had also known that Scholar Newmoon would make a move, which was why he had gone to Shuta Planet without worry.
Puyu wondered what methods Elder Wu had used to ensure that Scholar Newmoon would share the secret technique with him after obtaining it.
In Wendy Yushan's courtyard, after receiving the photo of Elder Wu's corpse, she knew that it was time to leave. She had come to East San Dios for two reasons. First, she had a responsibility, and second, she wanted to resolve this crisis. She could not allow the war to spread to Frostwave Weave, and now that Elder Wu was dead, it was time for her to return.
As for the Outerverse Youth Council, its decline was inevitable. With Enlighters around, the Outerverse's situation would completely change without the support of the Ten Arbiters. Unless more than one Enlighter supported the council, the council's influence would gradually disappear.
Although Wendy Yushan did not care about the council's matters, she would never forget the kindness that the council had shown her. In the future, when she became invincible in the Outerverse with her secret technique, she would reestablish the Outerverse Youth Council as a way to repay the Ten Arbiters Council.
With the secret technique, she did not doubt her future strength, unless she died prematurely.
Wendy Yushan walked out of the courtyard and looked around. Although the council was destined to decline, no one dared to touch this place. No one could guarantee that the Innerverse and Outerverse would be separated forever. There would be a day when they would recover, and anyone who dared to touch this place would be punished by the Ten Arbiters. No one would take such a risk.
There was a thump as a girl fell down nearby. She clutched her forehead as she stood up. "Ouch, ouch, ouch …"
Wendy Yushan glanced at her. "Zhao Ran, do you still remember Lu Yin?"
Zhao Ran stood up with a confused expression. "Lu Yin?"
She thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up. She opened the piece of paper hanging around her neck and looked at it. "I remember now. Lu Yin was the one who brought me here. He's a good person."
Wendy Yushan looked at her. "Do you want to come with me?
I'll take you to him. "
Zhao Ran thought about it and then shook her head. She felt wronged. "No need. I often lose my memories, and I'm a burden. I don't want to implicate him."
Wendy Yushan wanted to say something else, but a white-robed old man with a kind expression slowly walked over.
Wendy Yushan's eyes trembled when she saw the old man. She pulled Zhao Ran behind her and stared at him warily. "Ross Empire's Scholar Newmoon."
The old man was Scholar Newmoon. "Your Excellency Wendy Yushan, long time no see."
"Have we met before?" Wendy Yushan asked coldly.
Scholar Newmoon smiled. "When you barged into the Ross Empire, I saw your battle with my own eyes, but I didn't interfere."
Wendy Yushan narrowed her eyes. "What are you doing here?"
Scholar Newmoon solemnly replied, "Secret technique, Lu Yin."