Lu Yin was speechless. He wanted to leave, but he wasn't confident that he could break through the palace's seal. This was a manifestation of White Knight's ten innate gifts combined into one, and it could even clash with Blood Looney's blood lotus, corpse dragon, and Shang Rong's white sun.
Even though White Knight was heavily injured, she should have recovered somewhat in the past three days, so Lu Yin wasn't confident that he could deal with her.
If he'd known earlier, he would have left before she woke up. Why had he waited until now?
With his back to the Ten Arbiters, Lu Yin was still very apprehensive. He immediately activated his Sirius to prevent himself from being ambushed.
White Knight saw that Lu Yin had turned around, but he didn't release his domain. Instead, she exhaled, causing the star energy around her body to boil as she peeled off the armor on her body. The armor on her arms, chest, and head fell off easily, but the armor on her legs and back felt like a layer of skin when she peeled them off.
Shang Rong's power lay in disintegration, and that white sun had caused great damage to her. The skin on her back and thighs had been disintegrated, and parts of her flesh had stuck to her armor. The pain was intense.
White Knight grunted and panted heavily as she slowly peeled off the armor on her legs.
Lu Yin had a strange expression on his face. What was she doing?
Her panting and grunting reminded him of a certain scene. He wanted to turn around, but he didn't dare to.
White Knight's pained cries grew louder as she peeled off the armor on her back. She looked up at Lu Yin, but he didn't turn around. She gritted her teeth and used her star energy to peel off the last piece of armor. Fresh blood flowed down her back and onto the ground, dying the ground red as it flowed along the river.
White Knight waved her hand, and the scarlet river flowed back onto the shore. Their location could be considered hidden, and no one would be able to find them just because of the blood in the river.
At this moment, White Knight only had a mask on her face. The rest of her armor had been completely peeled off, leaving her with only a thin layer of gauze and large patches of torn flesh on her back and legs.
She took out some medicinal powder from her armor and sprinkled it on her leg. However, it was ineffective. The moment the medicinal powder came into contact with her flesh, it dissolved. White Knight sighed inwardly. As expected, this was Shang Rong's power. If she did not deal with this power, she would not be able to heal her injury.
After her battle with Blood Looney and Shang Rong, she did not have much star energy left in her body, and she could not rely on absorbing the star energy in the air to expel Shang Rong's power. There was only one way to do so, and that was through Lu Yin. He had an abundance of star energy, and he was also a Lockbreaker, which was why she had left him behind.
"Yes, it's done," White Knight said softly. Her voice was weak.
Lu Yin impatiently turned around and looked over. What he saw was no longer the awe-inspiring White Knight in her armor, but rather a severely injured and weak girl. Although she still had a mask on her face, it did not hinder her weak beauty. At this moment, White Knight — no, Ling Gong — no, White Knight no longer had her cold aura. Instead, she had the gentleness of a woman.
Her blood-stained gauze covered her body, and large patches of wounds were exposed on her snow-white thighs and back. There was even blood flowing from them. Her white feet stepped on the pebbles, and her five translucent toes reflected the blood on the ground. It was a dazzling sight, and all of this created an extremely impactful image of a heavily injured beauty. Lu Yin was stunned, as he had never seen such a scene before.
If she had taken off her mask, it would have been even more perfect.
"Take off your mask," Lu Yin subconsciously said.
White Knight's gaze turned cold, and she picked up a pebble to throw at him.
He tilted his head and dodged it again, coughing awkwardly. "Why did you leave me behind?"
White Knight's expression turned ugly, and she lowered her head weakly. "Shang Rong's power still lingers on my wounds. I want you to use your lockbreaking techniques to neutralize it."
Lu Yin approached her and smelled the pungent stench of blood. However, there was also a strange fragrance that assailed his nostrils. This woman clearly did not wear perfume or makeup, as this fragrance was her body's fragrance.
Lu Yin's first kiss had been with Ming Yan, and he had almost no experience with relationships. Thus, he was often teased by Madam Nalan. Now that he was facing a half-naked woman, his movements could not help but become a little stiff. "How exactly should I do it?"
"You're a Lockbreaker, yet you're asking me?"
White Knight angrily rebuked. Being so close to a man, and in such a state at that, left her at a loss. She was angry at herself for failing to live up to expectations, but she was also angry at this man for spouting so much nonsense. Her mind was in a mess, and she did not know what to think. This man's aura made her even more flustered.
Ever since she was young, she had always been the pride of the heavens. Not to mention serious injuries, even light injuries were rare. Her strength was destined to be matched by only a few people in her generation. And because those people were wary of each other, they had never fully fought. This was the first time she had been so seriously injured. It was also the first time she had been so close to a man. It was so close that she subconsciously wanted to slap him to death.
Lu Yin did not know what White Knight was thinking, or he would not have approached her at all. His current actions were equivalent to walking the line between life and death. For a woman whose thoughts were in a mess, logic was not required, as even she did not know what to do.
He squatted down beside White Knight and stared at her thighs. They were so white and tender.
White Knight grew anxious. "Hurry up."
Lu Yin gravely replied, "This is Shang Rong's power. Even if I can dispel it with my lockbreaking abilities, it won't be that easy. Bear with it."
White Knight looked to the side, a strand of hair falling down her face, but she did not reply.
Lu Yin thought for a moment, raised his hand, and pressed it against White Knight's thigh. It was cool and smooth to the touch, and White Knight was startled. She slapped at him, but Lu Yin was already prepared. He activated the Sirius Art and easily dodged White Knight's attack. The wind from the palm swept through the void and slammed into the opposite mountain wall, leaving a deep imprint.
"Are you crazy? I'm trying to save you!" Lu Yin growled.
White Knight glared at him. "Don't touch me."
"How can I save you if I don't touch you?"
"You're trying to unlock me?
You're courting death. "
"This is Shang Rong's power. I told you, it's not that easy to unlock."
White Knight and Lu Yin stared at each other fiercely. Finally, White Knight snorted and turned to look in another direction, but this time, her face was slightly flushed.
Lu Yin sighed in relief. "You're really helping a tigress."
White Knight's eyes narrowed, but she did not speak or look at him.
Shang Rong's remaining power was not much, so Lu Yin released his domain and combined it with the Sirius Art. His star energy slowly came into contact with White Knight's power, and as soon as it came into contact, his star energy began to disintegrate. Lu Yin was shocked. What a tyrannical disintegration ability! As expected of a Realmling who could fight against the Ten Arbiters.
Lu Yin treated Shang Rong's remaining power as an opportunity to unlock his Sirius Art and slowly whittled it down. Even if Shang Rong was much stronger than Lu Yin, it was still just a remnant of his power. An hour later, all of the remaining power had been disintegrated and disappeared.
Lu Yin sighed in relief. It was done, and he reluctantly lifted his hand. The smoothness of White Knight's thigh made him reluctant to part with it. This was his first time touching a woman's thigh, and it felt so good.
"Your back," White Knight said coldly.
Lu Yin raised a brow and walked over to her back. Compared to her thigh, the wound on her back was much larger, and almost half of it had been disintegrated. She had been able to endure the pain for so long, but the pain was still disintegrating.
Lu Yin did not hesitate and pressed his hands on her back, which was also very smooth.
The moment they touched, White Knight felt a warmth pass through Lu Yin's hands. The masculine aura caused her to panic, and she let out a long breath. She took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on her thigh. This time, the powder took effect, and the wound quickly healed.
The treatment on her back lasted for nearly three hours, and only when the sky darkened did Lu Yin withdraw his hands. "Alright, I'll help you apply the medicine."
"No need," White Knight retorted coldly, her tone rather unfriendly.
Lu Yin was displeased. "I saved you again. Can't you be nicer to me?"
White Knight indifferently replied, "It's not done yet."
"What?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
White Knight lifted her left leg and revealed the other side of her foot. There was also a wound there, and although it was not large, it still contained traces of Shang Rong's power.
Lu Yin naturally reached out and grabbed her slender, snow-white calf while his other hand grabbed her foot. He then began to unlock his Sirius Art.
White Knight's face turned even redder. Today, half of her body had been touched by this person.
In less than half an hour, the remnants of Shang Rong's power disappeared from White Knight's foot. Lu Yin let go and glanced at her foot again. He had to admit that this woman's foot was so small that he could hold it with one hand.
"Go away and turn around," White Knight growled as she glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's mouth twitched; this was a classic example of kicking someone to the curb after they'd outlived their usefulness.
"Seventh Bro, I sympathize with you," the Ghost Monkey snickered.
Lu Yin ignored him.
When the sky turned completely dark, White Knight's voice traveled over. "How's the Outerverse?"
Lu Yin turned around and saw that White Knight had donned all of her armor, making her look like a real knight. He was a little disappointed. "The Astral Beast Domain invaded Ironblood Weave, and many people died in battle …"
Lu Yin told her about some of the major events that had occurred in the Outerverse after the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated.
White Knight listened quietly, occasionally asking a question or two. Most of the time, Lu Yin was the one talking while she listened.
"Where did Wendy learn that secret technique?" White Knight asked curiously.
Lu Yin looked at her. "I don't know."
White Knight indifferently replied, "Everyone has their own opportunities. With that secret technique, she can definitely try to enter the top ten of the Top 100 Rankings. In the future, she might even have a chance to enter this place." She then looked at Lu Yin strangely. "How did you get your futon?"
"Coincidence," Lu Yin answered.
White Knight did not pursue the matter.
"How's the Innerverse?" Lu Yin asked.
White Knight was cold and taciturn. "It's been invaded, and war has begun."
"What's the details?" Lu Yin pressed.
White Knight ignored him.
Lu Yin felt helpless; the Ten Arbiters were really arrogant. "Where's the invasion site?"
"The Starfall Sea."
"The Starfall Sea?" Lu Yin was stunned.
"The Starfall Sea is connected to the Sixth Mainland," White Knight said again. No matter what Lu Yin asked, she did not say anything about the invasion.
As for the information about his friends, it was pointless to ask. His friends were not at White Knight's level.
"Right, why did you bring Wendy to Myriad Swords Peak?"
Lu Yin was very curious. If White Knight had been a man who liked Wendy, it would have been normal for her to do so. However, she was a woman, so it was strange.
"It's none of your business," White Knight coldly replied.