Chapter 1038 (1/2)

On Zenyu Star, Lu Yin set down his gadget. He had done all that he could, and the future was unpredictable.

Two days later, Ban Jiu requested an audience. He gave Lu Yin a list of items and requested that Lu Yin melt some metals for him.

Some of the metals on the list could not actually be melted even with the remaining heat in the Skyblaze Stone. Thus, after several days of melting the metals that he could, Lu Yin delivered the results back to Ban Jiu, who was forced to come up with a new method to replace the unsmeltable metals. He promised Lu Yin that the new universal armor would be ready in a month’s time.

The star energy in the Astral River began receding even faster.

One day, Lan Si came out of seclusion.

Lan Si had been injured on the transport continent after the battle in the astral cemetery battle, and he had been in seclusion, recovering.

He had only just emerged when he received news that Lu Yin had returned to the Outerverse as well as the news that the Outerverse was about to reconnect to the Innerverse.

“Young Master, according to the rumors, Lu Yin and Nightking Zhenwu fought in the Innerverse, and Lu Yin nearly died as a result. He was also accused of betraying the Fifth Mainland by Nightking Zhenwu, but after communications were reestablished with the Innerverse, Yuan Shi stepped forward, and the Hall of Honor rescinded Nightking Zhenwu’s accusation and restored Lu Yin’s status. At present, he has almost completely united the Outerverse,” Elder Tie updated Lan Si on the current status of the universe.

Lan Si was surprised. “Lu Yin traded blows with Nightking Zhenwu?”

Elder Tie nodded. “That’s what the rumors say. Apparently, he was beaten quite badly by Nightking Zhenwu. According to hearsay, Nightking Zhenwu was absolutely certain that Lu Yin would die, and he does not know how Lu Yin managed to survive.”

Lan Si looked up into space. “How much longer before the Outerverse reconnects to the Innerverse?”

Elder Tie replied, “At most, just a few more months.”

“Send a message to Lu Yi. I’ll be waiting for him at the edge of the Astral River on Planet Fleabane,” Lan Si said. He then boarded his spacecraft and left in the direction of the Astral River.

Elder Tie’s eyes grew heated, and he immediately used the Human Domain’s network to send a message to the Great Eastern Alliance. The Ten Arbiters’ Lan Si would wait for Lu Yin on Planet Fleabane in anticipation for their scheduled battle.

Back at the Outerverse Youth Council’s headquarters at East San Dios, the two had agreed to have a fight, and the only stipulation was that it would take place before the Astral River returned to normal. The stakes that they had placed on the fight were extremely high, and now that the Astral River was nearly back to normal, it was time for their fight.

Elder Tie’s message was delivered, and it stunned the entire Outerverse before continuing on to spread through the Innerverse.

The Ten Arbiters were unrivaled within the younger generation, and there had never been any Arbiters in the past, and it was possible that there would not be any again in the future either. They were unique to this era, and they were a result of tremendous changes.

Nobody knew how monsters like the Ten Arbiters had been born, but there was one detail that everyone was aware of: within the same generation, the Ten Arbiters were undefeatable. No matter who it was, no one was capable of shaking the Ten Arbiters’ positions. Even if the Neoverse was where the most elite existences and strongest sects of the Fifth Mainland gathered, they would still find it very difficult to touch the status of the Ten Arbiters.

The agreed upon battle between Lan Si of the Ten Arbiters and Lu Yin had shocked the Outerverse when it was first announced, but after more than two years, the fated day was finally about to arrive.

When the Great Eastern Alliance received this news, countless people felt complex emotions. If he could beat one of the Ten Arbiters, then Lu Yin’s reputation would soar to an entirely new extreme, but on the other hand, his legend would be broken if he was defeated.

From the very beginning, everyone was aware that Lu Yin relied on external items when he fought. Still, knowing it was one thing, and nobody stressed that matter. After all, he was just a youth, and most of his enemies had been Enlighters with some even being Envoy-level experts. Against such powerful opponents, not many would say anything even if Lu Yin did use items to fight.

However, Arbiter Lan Si was from the same generation as Lu Yin, and if Lu Yin was defeated by someone from the same generation, then it would badly damage Lu Yin’s reputation.

Elder Tie was not intentionally targeting Lu Yin by making a public announcement. Rather, from the elder’s perspective, everyone should know about a battle concerning one of the Ten Arbiters. It did not matter if the opponent was Lu Yin or someone else; Elder Tie wanted everyone to know that Young Master Lan Si was someone unrivaled within the same generation and that he could not be defeated.

Even if the challenger had unified the Outerverse, no matter how high Lu Yin’s status had become, he would still have to look up to the Ten Arbiters.

The authority of the Ten Arbiters could not be touched.

Within King Zishan’s palace, Lu Yin’s expression remained calm.

Huan Sha, En Ya, Wei Rong, and others had all requested audiences one after the other, but every request was refused. At this moment, Lu Yin did not want to see anyone. He already knew what they wished to say, so there was no need to hear them out.

His gadget rang, and Wang Wen appeared on the screen.

“I’d actually completely forgotten about this matter,” Wang Wen said.

Lu Yin smiled. “Me too.”

“However, Lan Si remembered, and you guys agreed upon some stakes back then. If you win, the Lan family will unconditionally support you, but if you lose, you give up your position as an Honor Chosen,” Wang Wen reminded.

Lu Yin nodded.

Wang Wen looked perfectly serene. “You should know what it would mean to lose the position of Honor Chosen at this time. All of the plans that we made before might become useless if you lose this status. The Hall of Honor is the greatest power within the Human Domain, and even if we can defeat the Daynight clan, if the Hall of Honor decides it, we would still be forced to withdraw. Being an Honor Chosen ensures that the Hall of Honor will not be biased in favor of Nightking Zhenwu.”

Lu Yin stood up. “I know.”

Wang Wen continued to stare at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin gave the man a slight smile. “Relax, I won’t lose.”

Wang Wen’s eyes narrowed. He was highly intelligent, and his tactics were incomparable; he could see through many things, but even he could not see through the depth of the Ten Arbiters. Even Wang Wen could not understand how the Innerverse had given rise to these ten freaks; the whole affair was completely illogical. It was exactly like how he could not understand how the Outerverse had given birth to a monster like Lu Yin.

Wang Wen’s analysis was very logical, and he was able to deduce conclusions far beyond what ordinary people could understand, but even he could not analyze these monsters.