Lu Yin could see through the strength of those who had come before him and could easily avoid it, but he did not do so. He stepped closer to the sourcebox.
Suddenly, the surface of his fingers turned to stone, and then his entire body was gradually solidified. He stood there like a statue.
In the distance, in a secret underground room in the garden, Saul suddenly stood up with a look of ecstasy on his face. Lu Yin had been petrified.
That sourcebox had always been kept in the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society, and Saul had tried to unlock it before. However, he had been afraid of the power of those who had come before him, so he had not done so. That power had almost reached the level of an Enlighter, and even if Saul had tried to do so, he might have been petrified as well.
This time, Lu Yin had requested to unlock the sourcebox, and Saul had asked Felynn to deliver three sourceboxes that contained the danger of a sourcebox. He had wanted to test Lu Yin, and now, he had finally been petrified.
Saul was excited, as Lu Yin was like a thorn in his heart. He wanted to remove this thorn, but he quickly calmed down. His eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.
On the other side, Felynn had also noticed that Lu Yin had been petrified. He was in a daze, and she did not know what to do.
A day quickly passed, and Lu Yin remained petrified, unable to move.
Saul did not take the opportunity to attack, and he remained in the secret room for half a day before calming down. He was no longer excited, as if he had figured something out.
Two more days passed, and the situation remained the same.
The Zenyu Star Auction House's premium items auction had ended, and Bei Qing was so excited that he felt as if he was about to fly. This auction had earned the most money in history, a total of 450,000 star essence. All of the major powers had taken out all of their money to transform the Zenyu Star Auction House, setting a new record for the highest auction house in the Outerverse. From now on, the Zenyu Star Auction House would be recorded in the annals of the Outerverse's history.
Bei Qing's name would also be recorded in the annals of history.
The Outerverse did not use star essence at all, but Bei Qing's auction house had managed to sell it for such a high price, which was enough to bring honor to his ancestors.
Bei Qing had found a career that he could work hard for for the rest of his life, and what he looked forward to the most was every time Lu Yin handed him a premium item.
On Planet Hydrotink, Lu Yin remained petrified for a full five days, but Saul and Felynn did not do anything.
On the sixth day, the petrified surface of Lu Yin's body cracked open, and Saul walked out with a strange look in his eyes. Saul had not taken the opportunity to attack Lu Yin. What was Saul thinking?
In front of him, the sourcebox was still releasing the power that was capable of petrifying everything around it. Although this power was enough to cause even an Enlighter to be wary of it, Lu Yin was still able to easily evade it. As he continued to unlock the sourcebox, the power gradually dissipated until it finally disappeared. All that was left behind was a bloody handprint on the stone.
He picked up the stone and examined it carefully. With a bang, the stone shattered.
It was a pity that he had unlocked it too late. If he had unlocked it tens of thousands of years earlier, then this stone would not have shattered. He might even have been able to extract the blood from the Bloody Palmprint and keep it for himself.
He clapped his hands, causing the stone fragments in his palms to scatter. He then walked towards the third room.
The third sourcebox's killing intent was not that strong, and there were no strange occurrences. Lu Yin had spent half a day unlocking it, but he was not disappointed when he found that it was empty. Most sourceboxes would become volatile due to the passage of time, which was normal.
Three Perceptive Intermediate sourceboxes, and one of them was even a four-star sourcebox, which was enough to raise his lockbreaking ability to a three-star Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox. If he wanted to raise his lockbreaking ability to a five-star Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox, then he would have to unlock a five-star Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox.
Emptying the Lockbreaker Society in one go did not seem like a good idea, so he would just treat it as practice today.
When he left the room, Felynn was already waiting outside.
"Take me to Saul," Lu Yin said calmly.
Felynn was shocked, and her face paled. She had not expected Lu Yin to know that Saul was here.
"Let's go," Lu Yin urged.
Felynn hurriedly complied and led the way. Soon, the two of them arrived at the garden.
Lu Yin looked underground and slowly sat down on a stone bench.
Saul tore through the void and walked out. He calmly looked at Lu Yin. "Alliance Master Lu, sorry to disturb you."
Lu Yin gestured for him to sit.
Saul did not stand on ceremony and sat down.
"Actually, there is no enmity between us, and I wasn't the one who targeted you on Sourcepeak Planet. I just happened to be there at the right time," Lu Yin said.
Saul nodded. "I know. Felynn was the one who wanted to replace me, and Deng Pu betrayed me. Wei Rong and the Ghost Shadow Sword Sect were the ones who planned to destroy Sourcepeak Planet. Alliance Master Lu, you were merely a spectator."
Lu Yin smiled. He had taken many things from the Lockbreaker Society, including Geoffrey's True Insight from Geoffrey's secret room. However, he had also preserved the Lockbreaker Society. "I did what a bystander should do, but Mr. Saul, you're different. You were the one who sent Mr. Jun to assassinate me, right?"
Saul nodded and did not deny it. "The other box in President Geoffrey's secret room is with Alliance Master Lu, right?"
"The one who targeted me during the exam was also Mr. Saul," Lu Yin said.
"The one who took advantage of the Society's great change and threatened to relocate the Society to Frostwave Weave was Alliance Master Lu." Saul did not back down.
The two looked at each other and then smiled.
Both of them had done something, and to them, it was what they should do.
Saul sighed. "I was led by the nose from start to finish. I thought that everything was under my control, but I lost the initiative long ago and fell behind step by step until I reached my current state."
Lu Yin smiled. "In my opinion, Mr. Saul did the right thing. You wanted to become the Lockbreaker Society's president and obtain True Insight. You did not do anything wrong. The only mistake you made was that you lost."
"Yes, I lost." Saul's eyes dimmed. Even though he had become an Enlighter, his defeat could not be reversed. He had already lost the hearts of many Lockbreakers and could no longer become the Lockbreaker Society's president. He was even less qualified than Felynn.
Back then, he had said that his status had not been taken away by the Innerverse Lockbreaker Society and that he would still be the vice president. However, this was only a psychological consolation. After losing the support of so many Lockbreakers, how could he continue to be the vice president?
"The Lockbreaker Society has internal disputes and external pressure, and the unlucky one is the Vice President. In my opinion, this is unfair to Mister Saul. When Sourcepeak Planet's upheaval began, Mister Saul suggested that someone guard the Hall of Insight. There were too many reasons behind the outcome of that battle, and Mister Saul should not be blamed for everything," Lu Yin said.
Saul's eyes flashed, and he looked at Lu Yin. "What does Alliance Master Lu mean?"
Felynn heard this from nearby, and she looked at Lu Yin with a panicked expression.
Lu Yin smiled. "I would like to invite Mr. Saul back to continue leading the Society."
Saul was agitated, but he quickly calmed down. "Can Alliance Master Lu do that?"
Lu Yin looked at Felynn. "President Felynn, I'll have to trouble you."
Felynn had a complicated expression on her face, and she was stunned for a moment. She did not know how to react. She had spent so much effort to obtain the position of acting president, but it had now been taken away by a single sentence from Lu Yin. She should have been furious to the point of losing her mind, but for some reason, she felt relieved instead. Her thoughts were complicated, and she did not know how to respond.
Saul looked at Felynn with a dignified expression. "Felynn, can you do it?"
Felynn was stunned, and she looked at Saul before looking at Lu Yin. She slowly lowered her head. "Yes."
Lu Yin beamed at Saul. "See, it's that simple."
Saul had always dreamed of returning to the Society. Back then, he had also been expelled, and this person in front of him had been one of the people who had expelled him. Now, it was also this person who had summoned him back.
This was what it meant to be able to do anything. This person was completely different from when he had been on Sourcepeak Planet.
Back then, Saul had not cared about this person and had even sent people to assassinate him. Now, however, he had to obey this person's orders.
"Alliance Master Lu, I'd like to know why," Saul asked.
Lu Yin thought about it. "The Lockbreaker Society's greatest value lies in lockbreaking, but the people who can protect the Lockbreakers are the upper echelons of the society. I offended many people back then, but the only reason I wasn't killed was because I was also a Lockbreaker. I hope that other Lockbreakers can have this protection as well, but Felynn obviously cannot. Only Mr. Saul can."
Saul frowned, as he did not believe that it was that simple.
"Of course. Planet Hydrotink is part of the Great Yu Empire, and I hope that there will be someone who can handle the situation and not allow others to come and go as they please," Lu Yin said, hinting at something.
Felynn immediately thought of the stolen box during the border war. That was her punishment. Not only had she not admitted her mistake when the box had been stolen, but she had even tried to run away, which had made Lu Yin unhappy.
If Lu Yin had not been at the border, then he would have been responsible for this matter as well.
This made Lu Yin realize Felynn's incompetence.
Back then, he had needed someone incompetent to watch over the Lockbreaker Society, but now that his abilities had improved, Felynn could not keep up. Saul happened to be able to, so she had been abandoned.
The universe was cruel, and those who could not keep up with the times would be abandoned. No one could escape this fate, including Lu Yin himself.
Of course, Felynn had only been stripped of her position as acting president. Her status in the Lockbreaker Society had not changed, and she was still second only to Saul as one of the assessment mentors.
Saul had returned to the Lockbreaker Society, and Felynn could convince many other Lockbreakers. However, there was one person that Lu Yin needed to convince personally: Cai Jianqiang.
Although Cai Jianqiang was not part of the upper echelons of the society, he was special as he was the guardian of Planet Hydrotink and the only person who could threaten Saul. Furthermore, Cai Jianqiang was currently on Planet Hydrotink.
Ever since the Zi family's wedding, Lu Yin and Cai Jianqiang had not met again.
Zi Rong was one of Cai Jianqiang's few friends, and the three of them, including Cai Jianqiang, had fought and drunk together. They had all found each other pleasing to the eye, but in the end, things had turned out this way.
Cai Jianqiang did not blame Lu Yin, as Zi Rong was the one who had done it. Cai Jianqiang was just feeling down. Who would have thought that the friend he had acknowledged would turn out to be such a despicable person? Not only had he cooperated with the Neohuman Alliance, but he had also used despicable methods to force a woman to marry him.
"Are you still thinking about Zi Rong?" Lu Yin asked.
Cai Jianqiang shook his head. "I don't think he would do something like that."
Lu Yin sighed. "The first time we met, he told me to take one of his attacks. That attack showed me his perseverance in cultivation. I don't believe that he's that kind of person, but it's already happened. Let's get over it."