Chapter 508: Unforeseen Events (1/2)
Northgate Gang looked at Lu Yin while feeling slightly ridiculous. A peerless Limiteer was a legend, and he was standing so close to this legend.
Hai Qiqi looked at Zhanlong Daynight with curiosity, especially at the injuries on his body which were recovering at a discernible rate. How Interesting.
Before long, Zhanlong Daynight let out a breath, sat up, and leaned against the dark red stone wall. He then looked at Lu Yin. “Do you think that I’m afraid of death?”
Lu Yin looked down on him from above. “Do you belong to the Dayking bloodline, the Nightking clan, or perhaps just the simple Daynight clan?”
Zhanlong Daynight’s eyes flashed, and his brows creased. “You know quite a bit.”
“I know more than you can imagine. Your Daynight clan has degenerated greatly. Since you’ve managed to leave Shenwu Continent, there must be something that you want to do. Are you willing to die so easily? Don’t think for a moment that I’d hesitate to kill you now that I have the Sea King’s Dome behind me. The Daynight clan won’t raise any fuss with the Sea King for someone like you who’s not even a Nightking.”
Zhanlong Daynight sighed, and then he bitterly smiled. “Well said. Alright, I’ll tell you. Not because you scare me, but because even if I don’t, someone else will just spill the beans. That’s because I’m not the only one who made it out of Shenwu Continent. All of the outsiders who were captured by the Reverent King were released.”
Lu Yin shivered. “What does that mean?”
Zhanlong Daynight shrugged. “Martial Emperor Ming Zhaotian was heavily injured by the Scholar Arbiter, and Reverent King Ming Zhaoshu betrayed the Shenwu Empire. He proclaimed himself as the emperor and then started cooperating with the outsiders. Shenwu Continent has completely changed, as the outsiders are no longer hated. Instead, they cooperate with Ming Zhaoshu.”
Lu Yin was surprised. “Ming Zhaoshu was able to defend himself against attacks from the Shenwu Empire’s Martial Sovereigns?”
Zhanlong Daynight sneered, “You underestimate Ming Zhaoshu. His silent endurance is the most impressive out of everyone I’ve ever seen. He grasped the opportunity when Ming Zhaotian was injured to seize the inheritance of the dead Ming Taizhong. With that, he broke through to become a Martial Sovereign, which is the equivalent to the Cruiser realm. He’s now evenly matched with Ming Zhaotian. Besides that, he’s also comprehended a domain, and even a forcefield.”
Lu Yin replayed the various scenes from Shenwu Continent in his mind. The grudge between the crown prince and the Reverent King, the Demon Hunters Society, the Ming Constables, the five sealing planets, and the most memorable: Reverent King Ming Zhaoshu and Lu Yin’s own beloved, Ming Yan.
Ming Zhaoshu had once told Lu Yin that he would wait for ten years before forming an alliance with the outsiders to help Shenwu Continent escape from its current predicament. At that time, not only had Ming Zhaoshu exhibited his patient endurance on himself, but he had also used it on Lu Yin. He had decided to use Lu Yin due to his accomplishments during the Astral Combat Tournament. Ming Zhaoshe had also been willing to use Ming Yan as bait, and he had even told Lu Yin about the Tower of Resonating Light’s secret. The Reverent King’s vision and finesse were very impressive.
If not for Ming Zhaotian’s sudden injuries, then Ming Zhaoshu definitely would not have rebelled at this time, as not doing so meant losing the opportunity to obtain the inheritance from the Tower of Resonating Light. In the end, Zhanlong Daynight and the rest would not have been able to leave the continent either. They all owed their thanks to Wen Sansi.
“Ming Zhaoshu would not let you off without some kind of good reason. Does he want to cooperate with the Daynight clan?” Lu Yin asked. Even if Ming Zhaoshu had once said that he did not like to cooperate with people who could decide his fate, that had been back then. To obtain Ming Taizhong’s inheritance, Ming Zhaoshu had committed betrayal quicker than expected, and as soon as the pressure became more than he could handle, it was very likely that he would start borrowing the strength of powerful clans from the universe.
Zhanlong Daynight replied, “For now, no. But he had me take a message back to my clan. Shenwu Continent is not as simple as it appears to be, and those five sealing planets are not in Ming Taizhong’s style.”
Lu Yin was surprised at this news, though it seemed that obtaining Ming Taizhong’s inheritance had given Ming Zhaoshu a deeper level of understanding of Shenwu Continent. He had probably learned a secret that gave him the confidence to release Zhanlong Daynight and bring a message back to the Daynight clan. This indicated that this secret could allow the Daynight clan to help him at any moment so long as a price was paid, though the Reverent King would definitely always make sure that he was in a sure-win situation.
“Anything else aside from this bit of news?” Lu Yin asked, as he was most concerned about Ming Yan.
Zhanlong Daynight frowned. “What else do you want to know? I’ve told you everything that’s important.”
“Why did you attack Ming Zhaoshu’s daughter back then?” Lu Yin asked.
“You haven’t figured it out yet? It was to aggravate the conflict between Ming Zhaoshu and Crown Prince Ming Hao.”
“So what happened afterwards? When Ming Zhaoshu’s back was turned, did Crown Prince Ming Hao really not send someone to attack Ming Yan?” Lu Yin asked, as he stared closely into Zhanlong Daynight’s eyes.
The man shook his head. “I don’t know about that. Shenwu Continent has undergone tremendous changes, and no one cares if one girl lives or dies. Still, since she’s Ming Zhaoshu’s daughter, she’ll be fine.”
Lu Yin relaxed, as it seemed like Ming Zhaoshu did not intend to create any fuss about Ming Yan. Lu Yin didn’t dare to ask any further questions out of fear that Zhanlong Daynight would learn about his relationship with Ming Yan. That would expose one more of his weaknesses, and Lu Yin actually had no intention of killing Zhanlong Daynight right now. Even if the Frostwave Weave was now under the Sea King’s Dome, Lu Yin would not follow the Sea King, so he could not risk further ruining his relationship with the Daynight clan.
Although Zhanlong Daynight was a member of the Daynight clan and wasn’t a Nightking, he had still comprehended the Daynight Restoration Technique and thus enjoyed an important status in the Daynight clan. Killing this person would not be much better than killing Nightqueen Yanqing.
Lu Yin had asked all the questions that he needed to, so he gestured at Zhanlong Daynight, saying, “You can leave now.”
Zhanlong Daynight’s brows rose up. “You’re letting me go?”
“There are no grudges between us, and killing you wouldn’t bring me any benefits,” Lu Yin commented.
Zhanlong Daynight spat out a mouthful of blood, as his injuries had almost entirely healed by now. He gave Lu Yin a serious look. “I owe you one life.”
He then jumped up and raced towards Pyrolyte Plain.
As he watched Zhanlong Daynight rush into the distance, Lu Yin withdrew his gaze. It seemed like he would not be able to wait for much longer. Even though he had used Darkstar Gorge to divert the threat away from Shenwu Continent, its interior would only become more unstable with time. Ming Zhaoshu was a Cruiser, and he was evenly matched against a severely injured Ming Zhaotian, but when the emperor recovered, Ming Zhaoshu would be in trouble. At this moment, he was definitely racking his brain and trying to ensure that Ming Zhaotian wouldn't recover, but how long could that continue on for?