Lu Yin walked out and glanced at Shao Ziyu before looking in the direction of Taimo Hall. He suddenly shouted, "Great Eastern Alliance Leader, Lu Yin, requests an audience with Headmaster Gong Ling."
"Great Eastern Alliance Leader, Lu Yin, requests an audience with Headmaster Gong Ling."
"Great Eastern Alliance Leader, Lu Yin, requests an audience with Headmaster Gong Ling."
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A deafening echo echoed throughout Taimo Hall, causing countless disciples to look towards the foot of the mountain.
Shao Ziyu was furious. "Shut up! How dare you disturb the Headmaster's seclusion! Disciples, kill this person without mercy!"
As soon as he spoke, all of the Taimo Hall disciples drew their bows and fired a volley of arrows at Lu Yin. There was no room for negotiation.
Lu Yin did not move, and Aden appeared in front of him. His thunder shield enlarged and blocked many of the arrows, especially the Hunter's arrows that had been shot from the shadows.
"Your Highness, there's an expert," Aden said.
Aden was referring to the two hidden Hunters, but Lu Yin looked up at the sky where Enlighter rune lines had appeared. Master Bei had arrived.
An Enlighter's strength was enough to crush everything. Although Master Bei's star energy was not as violent as Cai Jianqiang's, it still possessed a supreme pressure that was accompanied by a sharp aura. A giant arrow appeared in the sky and headed straight for the foot of the mountain.
The arrow was so large that it was like a pillar that supported the heavens, and it pressed down on the crowd.
Shao Ziyu was terrified and hurriedly dodged.
Lu Yin's expression changed. This Master Bei did not even care about Shao Ziyu's life and directly attacked. Did he not want Peach's arrow anymore?
Shao Ziyu watched the arrow descend and shouted in fear, "Run! Run!"
Meng Tianlong's face paled. The Taimo Hall was indeed not easy to get along with. They had not even seen the Headmaster before being attacked, and an Enlighter had even attacked.
Aden growled as nine-lined battle force imprinted itself on his body. He leapt up and used his thunder shield to attack the giant arrow.
With a boom, a heavy pressure descended, and the ground at the foot of the mountain caved in. Everyone felt an immense pressure that made it difficult for them to breathe, and Peach almost fainted from the impact.
Above them, Aden roared as his thunder shield continued to fall, unable to withstand the arrows.
Countless disciples of the Temple of Tai Mo were both shocked and excited, as Bei Bei had made his move. Just the arrows formed from star energy were already so terrifying that they could sweep through everything.
Although Beifang's power level was about the same as Lord Egret's, the difference between their strengths was like heaven and earth. At the same level of power level, Beifang was definitely not weaker than a powerhouse from one of the Innerverse's great powers.
Aden's thunder shield cracked open, and he could not hold on any longer. At most, he could block the attacks of ordinary Enlighters from the Outerverse, but it was already strenuous for him to face Lord Egret, let alone Master Bei.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and he took out a loudspeaker from his cosmic ring. Then, he took out another loudspeaker and assembled them one by one. This was something that he had borrowed from An Shaohua. Back then, An Shaohua had used this thing to request for reinforcements from the Tower of Resonating Light. Although the request had not been successful, Lu Yin had seen how useful it could be, and he had brought it along with him this time.
When he saw that Aden was stubbornly resisting, Lu Yin had Meng Tianlong and the Blind Monk attack together while he shouted into the megaphone, "Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Master, Lu Yin, requests an audience with Sect Master Gong Ling."
This shout startled many, as it was too loud. Even with Lu Yin's current strength, it caused ripples to appear in the void that swept through the entire Temple of Tai Mo. Everyone could hear it.
In the sky, the arrows suddenly revealed their sharpness, and the thunder shield cracked open. Meng Tianlong and the Blind Monk attacked together, but they were suppressed at the same time. Bei Bei was furious, and he wanted to finish everyone off.
Lu Yin shouted again, and this time, many people from the Temple of Tai Mo jumped in fright.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Three consecutive explosions rang out as Aden and the other two were smashed into the ground. In the sky, the arrows suddenly shrank and shot towards Lu Yin.
Peach's face went pale. "Be careful, Your Highness."
Lu Yin's brows rose, and he donned his universal armor. A gauntlet appeared on his right arm, and he clenched his fist. Battle force imprinted on it, and three grains of Fatesand moved around. He raised his head and retracted his right arm as he stared at the arrows.
In the distance, countless disciples of the Temple of Tai Mo watched in astonishment. This person couldn't be thinking of taking Bei Bei's arrow head-on, right? Was he crazy? He was just an Explorer.
As he watched the arrows descend, Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and he punched out. The gauntlet glowed, and layers of ripples shook the void. The void then collapsed as an enormous force broke free from everyone's line of sight and slammed into the arrows.
Lu Yin had upgraded the gauntlet seven times, and it could now withstand the physical strength of an Enlighter with a power level of 300,000. His physical strength had already surpassed that of a peak Hunter, and with the gauntlet's double support, his physical strength had surpassed that of a Hunter and reached the level of an Enlighter. His punch, coupled with his universal armor, shattered the arrows under everyone's incredulous gazes.
The entire ground sank, and a violent shockwave swept out in all directions.
Lu Yin had been suppressing this punch for a long time, and he had wanted to use it when Zenyu Star had been ambushed by the assassins. However, its destructive power had been too great, and a single punch had wiped out both the assassins and Zenyu Star.
At this moment, Lu Yin had finally unleashed his full strength. His violent strength was enough to cause a planet to collapse, but it could not cause too much damage to this place. After all, this was the Temple of Tai Mo.
Dust filled the air as everyone stared in shock. That Explorer had actually shattered Master Bei's arrow with a single punch. It was too inconceivable.
Aden and the others were shocked as well, as Lu Yin's explosive physical strength was too abnormal. How could an Explorer withstand such strength?
His physical body should not have been able to withstand it.
Shao Ziyu and the others did not know how to describe what had just happened. Lu Yin was like a berserk beast!
Up in the sky, Master Bei was astonished, but then an even more terrifying killing intent condensed. This kid could not be left alive, and he was about to attack when a youth flew over from the distance. He faced Master Bei and respectfully said, "The Sect Leader requests the Elder's presence."
Master Bei's eyes flashed. "The Sect Leader has come out of seclusion?"
The youth replied, "Yes, he just came out."
Master Bei angrily replied, "It must be that group of people down there who disturbed his cultivation. Once I've dealt with them, I'll go to the main hall to meet with him."
The youth replied, "The Sect Leader has also invited them to the main hall. Elder, please go ahead."
Master Bei was unwilling to give up, and he glanced at Lu Yin and the others. His gaze lingered on Peach for a moment before he helplessly said, "Alright, I'll go now." He then disappeared.
The youth watched Master Bei leave with a look of disdain before descending.
When the dust settled, Lu Yin flew out of the underground crater and clenched his right fist. Although he had blocked that arrow, his body had not been able to withstand the power of the double explosion, and his muscles had been torn apart. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Peach hurriedly ran over and asked with concern.
Lu Yin shook his head and looked up at the sky. Master Bei's rune lines had disappeared, and in their place was a young Explorer.
Aden and the others gathered around.
The youth descended from the sky and looked at Lu Yin with admiration. "You must be the Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Master, Lu Yin. I'm Gong Chou."
Lu Yin nodded, as this name sounded familiar.
Gong Chou greeted Lu Yin and then looked at Peach with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, Little Peach. I've caused you to suffer."
Peach stared blankly at Gong Chou with a complicated expression. She did not feel the hatred that she had felt for Shao Ziyu, but she also did not feel close to him.
Gong Chou sighed and looked at Peach. "Father has been in seclusion for decades. Back then, I went to the Innerverse to travel and was unable to protect you. I'm sorry."
Peach lowered her head and did not reply.
Lu Yin looked at Gong Chou. "You know Peach?"
Gong Chou nodded. "A family friend. I even carried her when she was born."
"Shao Ziyu should be a family friend as well, right?" Lu Yin asked.
Gong Chou nodded. "Master Bei is a scheming person, and his methods are vicious. It's our fault that we were unable to protect Little Peach. But don't worry, Father has already left seclusion, and he will not allow Master Bei to run amok." He then looked at Peach. "Come with me to see Father. He hasn't seen you yet."
Peach's eyes reddened, and she silently nodded.
Lu Yin suddenly recalled that Gong Chou was ranked seventy-fourth on the Top 100 Rankings. It was no wonder why this name sounded so familiar. This person was the son of Gong Ling, the head of the Tai Mo Palace, and a true powerhouse.
There were only a few people in the Outerverse's younger generation who could enter the Top 100 Rankings, and the most dazzling of them all was undoubtedly Moore, a Councilor from West San Dios who had been born in the Outerverse. It was said that his birth had been accompanied by the deaths of billions of people, and he was an inauspicious person. After him was Puyu, who was ranked thirteenth, and then there was Tyler Phineas of the Dark Phoenix Clan, who was ranked fourteenth. These three people were placed together, and Gong Chou had also entered the Top 100 Rankings.
"Everyone, please follow me. Father is waiting for you in the main hall," Gong Chou said courteously.
Lu Yin nodded, and the group followed Gong Chou to the main hall. As for Shao Ziyu, he was still being held captive by the Blind Monk. Gong Chou did not care about him since he was a witness.
At this moment, Master Bei appeared in the main hall of the Tai Mo Palace. He immediately saw someone with his back to him and looking at a painting hanging in the main hall. There were three arrows on the painting, and although they looked ordinary, they were the ones that had created the current Tai Mo Palace.
Master Bei entered the main hall and approached the person. "Senior, congratulations on coming out of seclusion."
The person turned around. It was a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion and bright eyes. He looked very kind, and he even had a smile on his face. This was Gong Ling, the head of the Tai Mo Palace. "I wanted to continue slacking off, but I was woken up. Hehe."
Master Bei replied, "My apologies, Senior, for disturbing your seclusion."
Gong Ling waved a hand. "It's fine. Sit, Junior."
Master Bei nodded and sat to Gong Ling's side.
Gong Ling sighed. "You've been in seclusion for decades. The outside world must have changed a lot."
Master Bei told Gong Ling about the Innerverse and Outerverse's separation, as well as many other things. The only thing he did not mention was Peach.
Gong Ling was rather emotional when he heard everything. "I never thought that the situation in the universe would change so quickly. Right, the brat who woke me up said that he was the leader of the Great Eastern Alliance. What's up with this Great Eastern Alliance?"
Master Bei's tone was gloomy as he answered, "Speaking of the Great Eastern Alliance, there's only one person: Lu Yin. He's a legend … He established the Great Eastern Alliance in a vain attempt to unify the eastern weaves, and he's created endless massacres and incited disputes between the various great powers. He's even made an enemy of the four major corporations. He's extremely ambitious, and his methods are ruthless.