Rocky Auna couldn't help but say, "If this continues, our Auna family will be finished after so many years. Anyone can see that our family is gradually being marginalized. There used to be people coming to visit us every day, but now, no one comes. They're all afraid of being involved with our family. Patriarch, why is this happening?"
Xueshan Auna's eyes flickered. Why?
He obviously knew that before the Royal Regent had come to power, the Auna family's attitude towards him had changed several times. Although they had not fallen out with him, they had not been decisive in dealing with Jenny Auna's matter. Although they had made up for it and fully supported the Royal Regent, some things could not be forgotten.
The reason why the Auna family still existed and why Xueshan Auna had been able to enter the Lu Ministry of Defense was because of the family's timely change in attitude. Otherwise, the family would have ceased to exist. However, in the Royal Regent's heart, the Auna family could not be trusted.
"Is it related to Jenny?" Rocky Auna suddenly asked.
Xueshan Auna glanced at him sharply. "Jenny's matter has already been resolved. She doesn't even leave her house. What else do you want?"
Rocky Auna lowered his head and fell silent.
Before the Royal Regent had come to power, no one had cared about Jenny Auna's actions. However, as the Royal Regent came to power and even controlled the entire Outerverse, the Auna family's internal dissatisfaction with Jenny Auna had increased. Many people secretly discussed that if Jenny Auna had married the Royal Regent, then the Auna family would have become the most powerful family in the Great Eastern Alliance, and they would have been even more powerful than the Great Yu Empire.
These discussions grew more and more, and they gradually reached Xueshan Auna's ears. He became very angry, and he beat several people to death. The Auna family no longer dared to talk about it.
Now that Rocky Auna had brought it up, Xueshan Auna subconsciously thought of these things, and his tone became unpleasant.
"Where did Millie go?" Xueshan Auna suddenly asked.
Rocky Auna's expression became unnatural. "She went out to play."
Xueshan Auna snorted and glared at him. "Didn't I tell you to let Millie stay at home as much as possible? The family will arrange for her to meet with the Royal Regent in hopes that she will be noticed by him. How can you let her go out to play?
What if something happens? "
Rocky Auna bitterly nodded. Millie Auna was his daughter, and she was still young.
"I'll request an audience with the Royal Regent in the next few days, and I'll try my best to improve our family's situation. Auna's orders. Don't cause any trouble."
Rocky Auna nodded. "Understood, Chief."
"Let's go," Xueshan Auna said tiredly.
Rocky Auna stood up. Suddenly, the chair shattered as a gust of air emerged from the ground and spread upwards, freezing and shattering the chair.
Rocky Auna was shocked. "Patriarch."
Xueshan Auna abruptly stood up and stared at the ground. "Not good, that person has woken up." He pressed both of his hands against the ground, causing extremely cold ice to spread out in an attempt to seal the ground in ice. However, even Xueshan Auna's ice seal was unable to suppress the cold air underground. The cold air penetrated through the ice and froze Xueshan Auna's hands until they turned white.
Xueshan Auna was shocked, and he shouted, "Tell our clansmen to leave, now!"
Rocky Auna hurriedly went out to evacuate the Auna family members.
The ground rapidly froze over, and the solid ice that had been covering Snow Mountain Auna began to crack open. White frosty air gushed out from the cracks, causing white crystals to appear in the void.
Lu Yin was currently in King Zishan's palace, but when he sensed the rising chill, he leapt out and looked towards the Auna family before vanishing.
At the same time, quite a few experts from Zenyu Star gathered at the Auna family's residence.
With a cracking sound, the ground of the Auna Clan completely cracked open. Xueshan Auna's face turned grim as both of his arms were frozen solid.
Many of the Auna family members were frozen in place, and they could only watch in despair as the cold air spread out and engulfed them.
Within a room, Jenny Auna calmly looked out the window as the cold air spread from the soles of her feet and gradually rose.
Xueshan Auna's eyes widened, but he could not stop it. Even with his strength, he could not control the cold air. Once this cold air engulfed someone, they would definitely die, and the Auna family would be finished.
At this moment, Lu Yin arrived in the sky and looked down. He saw that the entire Auna family was enveloped by the cold air, forming a five-ringed ice plum blossom diagram. His eyes flashed as he recalled that when Firesmelt Planet had been destroyed, a person named Yan Yan had survived and sealed himself in ice. This person had come from the Royal Frost Continent.
Because this person's cold air was extremely dense, he had been arranged to stay in the Auna family. Who would have thought that he would bring disaster to the Auna family today?
Suddenly, Lu Yin met a pair of eyes within the Auna family. That pair of eyes was so numb and still that it was as if they belonged to a dead person. It was Jenny Auna.
When he saw her gaze, Lu Yin suddenly sensed her pain. It was a feeling that was worse than death. Even though the cold air was about to engulf her, she still remained indifferent and despairing.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, but he did not look at her again. Instead, he put on his universal armor and leapt into the ground. There was a thump, and the cold air that greeted him caused him to tremble. Even his universal armor started to freeze, and he was about to be sealed in ice.
Lu Yin growled as his seven lined battle force erupted and shattered the ice. He then raised a hand and used his Fatesand to open a path as he smashed his way into the ground. Soon enough, Yan Yan's figure appeared before Lu Yin's eyes. He was still sealed in ice, but the ice on his body had almost completely disappeared. The moment Lu Yin appeared, Yan Yan's eyes suddenly opened, and the cold air in his hand condensed into a spear that he stabbed at Lu Yin.
At this moment, Lu Yin felt a terrifying chill that could even freeze the void. His hands and feet went numb, and all he could see was a five-ringed ice plum blossom diagram.
Lu Yin did not hesitate to tap out with a finger. His eyes became slack as his Dream Finger froze the void and crossed the distance between them to shatter the ice spear. Lu Yin then pointed at Yan Yan's forehead. He did not hold back this time, as he had attacked with the intent to kill.
Yan Yan's pupils shrank, and his gaze changed to become dignified and solemn. It was as if he had become a completely different person. He raised a hand and unleashed Iceburst Flame. The next moment, blue ice wrapped around red flames shot out from Yan Yan's hand and collided with the Dream Finger.
The collision between the Dream Finger and the Iceburst Flame instantly produced a terrifying might that distorted the void. Lu Yin sensed danger and subconsciously waved his left hand to activate the Yu Secret Art. He flung the force of the collision high into the sky and towards the crack between the three rings of the continents. He then tore through the void and entered an unknown distance in outer space before exploding. Countless cracks spread out in outer space, accompanied by burning flames and extreme cold.
Although Lu Yin's Dream Finger had collided with the Iceburst Flame, its full power had not been unleashed. It was still concentrated on his finger and had severely injured Yan Yan. However, because of the Iceburst Flame's attack, the finger had not been able to hit Yan Yan's forehead and had only managed to injure his shoulder.
An intense pain came from his fingertip, and Lu Yin bent his index finger as he stared at Yan Yan.
Half of Yan Yan's body was covered in blood as he lay on the ground. He looked at Lu Yin in confusion, as if he did not understand what had just happened.
At this moment, Xueshan Auna rushed underground and hurried over when he saw Lu Yin. "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Lu Yin waved a hand and looked at Yan Yan. "What's your name?"
Yan Yan looked at Lu Yin in confusion, and his eyes were filled with confusion. There was no trace of the terrifying might that had been present when he had used Iceburst Flames. It should be known that even Lu Yin had subconsciously sensed danger from that Iceburst Flames, and he was wearing his universal armor. According to the number of rune lines, Yan Yan's attack was comparable to that of an ordinary Enlighter, but this Yan Yan in front of me is only a Cruiser.
Lu Yin did not understand.
"You can't speak?" Lu Yin asked again.
Yan Yan clutched the wound on his shoulder and looked around. "Where am I?"
Xueshan Auna growled, "This is the Great Yu Empire."
Yan Yan was confused and stared at Lu Yin. "The Great Yu Empire?
Where is that? "
Xueshan Auna snorted. "You don't know where the Great Yu Empire is?
Don't tell me you've lost your memories. "
Yan Yan lowered his head, and a pained expression appeared on his face. He looked at his shoulder and opened his hand to reveal his bloodstained palm. "How did I get injured?"
Suddenly, he clutched his forehead and howled in pain. Xueshan Auna stood in front of Lu Yin, his gaze guarded.
Lu Yin looked at Yan Yan in surprise. The rune lines on this person's body were constantly changing. At times, there were very few rune lines that were only at the level of an Explorer, but at other times, they were at the level of an Enlighter, which shocked even Lu Yin. It was very strange.
"Your Highness, I'll kill him just in case," Xueshan Auna said.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "Let's wait and see."
After a while, Yan Yan's pain subsided, and his rune lines stabilized. He was about as strong as a Cruiser and very close to becoming a Hunter.
"What about Firesmelt Planet?
Where is it? "Yan Yan looked up at Xueshan Auna.
Xueshan Auna frowned. "Firesmelt Planet has already been destroyed by the Great Yu Empire. You are our captive."
Yan Yan lowered his head and thought for a while before gasping for breath. "I remember that Firesmelt Planet was destroyed by Yan Wujiu. He destroyed it to increase his power level. Why am I still alive?"
Lu Yin pushed Xueshan Auna aside and stood in front of Yan Yan. "We saved you."
Yan Yan was confused. "Why did you save me?"
"You can treat it as a coincidence or an inevitability. Now that Firesmelt Planet has been destroyed, I'll give you a choice: stay in the Great Yu Empire and work for me. What do you think?"
Xueshan Auna's eyes flashed, and he looked at Yan Yan.
Yan Yan did not understand. "I'm from Firesmelt Planet. Do you trust me?"
Lu Yin laughed. "Firesmelt Planet is already gone. So what if you're loyal to Yan Wujiu? He's already dead."
Yan Yan smiled bitterly. "Yes, he's already dead."
"Stay and join the Seventh Imperial Squadron as a temporary captain. That's your position," Lu Yin said.
"And if I refuse?" Yan Yan asked.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. "Continue to be imprisoned or die."
Yan Yan nodded silently and endured the pain in his shoulder. He bowed to Lu Yin. "Yan Yan is willing to join."
The Great Yu Empire was currently lacking in talents, and they could not even fill in the positions of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons' captains. Yan Yan's strength would not be any weaker than Aden's, and he was a powerhouse. Now that Firesmelt Planet had been destroyed, Lu Yin was not afraid that Yan Yan would betray him.
So what if he did? There was no place for Yan Yan in the Outerverse, and Lu Yin was confident about that.
In his heart, Yan Yan's greatest use was not as a captain, but rather the Royal Frost Continent. Yan Yan had been severely injured and had lost some of his memories. Lu Yin would find a way to heal him and learn more about the Royal Frost Continent through him. The Innerverse and Outerverse would connect sooner or later, and if the Innerverse had not been destroyed by the Sixth Mainland, then Lu Yin would have to face pressure from the Innerverse's various powers.