Chapter 1050 (1/2)

The commotion from the cosmic battle between Lu Yin and the Daynight elder was too great, and it quickly attracted the attention of the troops stationed in the nearby weaves.

The Daynight elder had spent twenty minutes trying to deal with Lu Yin, but he could not breach the youth’s defenses. In the end, the elder could only helplessly leave. “Child, you won’t have a good ending after becoming enemies with my Daynight clan. You’d best consider your next moves carefully.”

Lu Yin silently watched as the Daynight clan members left, and even the corpses of the dead Enlighters were taken away.

The Daynight clan did not want anyone to know about this matter, and Lu Yin shared that opinion. His status had not been stabilized yet, so if it was revealed that the Daynight clan was his mortal enemy, then the Great Eastern Alliance’s cohesiveness would fall even more.

Everyone knew that Lu Yin had a conflict with the Daynight clan, but outsiders were under the impression that this was not a terrible grudge.

After the Daynight clan elder left, Ku Wei put away his Withered Bark and rushed over to Lu Yin, seething. “You knew that we were going to be ambushed! You deliberately tricked me into coming out here!”

Lu Yin answered in a brusque tone. “Where’s your evidence?”

Ku Wei was enraged. “Bullshit, what evidence? You kicked me to the side a moment before their attacks arrived, which proves that you knew about them beforehand. So why didn’t you tell me?”

“I’m not able to discover such experts. You saw for yourself how incredibly strong that old fart was,” Lu Yin said.

Ku Wei gritted his teeth and stared at Lu Yin. “Only an idiot would believe you.”

“That’s up to you.” Lu Yin paid him no mind.

Ku Wei was so furious that he ground his teeth. However, there was nothing that he could do to Lu Yin. In truth, Ku Wei was still reeling in shock from the attack, as he had almost died. The attacker had been an old freak with a power level of more than 400,000, but fortunately, Ku Wei had brought his Withered Bark along. Otherwise, a single spiritual force attack would have left him braindead if not outright killed him. In that scenario, regardless of if it was Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum or the great plans of the Ku family, everything would be finished for Ku Wei. What a bastard.

Of course Lu Yin had deliberately taken action. Since there was someone from the Seven Courts beside him, it was necessary to test this person from time to time. Lu Yin had thought that when Ku Wei encountered grave danger, some older experts from the Seven Courts would appear. He had never even considered that Ku Wei would be able to save himself.

These ancient powers truly did have unfathomable foundations.

“What’s that piece of dead wood you were hiding in just now?” Lu Yin asked curiously.

Ku Wei replied in a nasty voice, “Something that I picked up. I don’t know what it is.”

Lu Yin’s gaze grew sharp. “Is that so? Why don’t you think about your answer again.”

Ku Wei was about to open his mouth and vent some of his anger. However, after he saw how cold Lu Yin’s expression had become, he paused. Lu Yin looked as though he wanted to beat someone, and Ku Wei panicked, scared that he had lost his reasoning. He had actually nearly forgotten that this person had defeated one of the Ten Arbiters and that he did not pale even when compared to the top heirs of the Seven Courts. Ku Wei could not beat Lu Yin, and he was even hoping that Lu Yin would help him.

In but a moment, Ku Wei suppressed all of his anger and barely managed to force out a smile. “Forgive me, Your Highness. I’ve thought it through again, and I’ve remembered that it’s a power vessel unique to my Ku family. Throughout the ages, it’s been called Withered Bark, and although I don’t know the principles behind its manufacturing process, this toy has an extremely robust defense, and the elders gave me one for when I’m out on missions.”

“How many of these Withered Barks does your family have?” Lu Yin asked.

Ku Wei hurriedly shook his head. “Very few.”

He saw that Lu Yin did not really believe this claim, and Ku Wei became flustered. “Your Highness, there truly are only very few remaining. How many power vessels could we have that can withstand attacks with power levels of 400,000? I trust that even Your Highness does not have more than two.”

Lu Yin replied, “Don’t worry, I don’t want to take it from you. What are you so nervous about?”

Ku Wei pursed his lips, as he did not trust Lu Yin’s character. This fellow had a special fondness for wealth, which was something that many people were aware of.

“Since your Ku family has this Withered Bark, what about the other families from the Seven Courts?” Lu Yin asked.

Ku Wei thought about it. “All of them basically have something like it. For example, the Ce family has their Immovable Chessboard and the Yōu family has the Netherworld River. Since we’re able to contest the Hall of Honor, it’s impossible for us to not have something like this hidden.”

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he became even more certain of certain elements behind the scenes. The Neoverse definitely had not put forth its full efforts during the Sixth Mainland’s invasion.

If the Sixth Mainland was able to fully dominate the Fifth Mainland, then it would have relied upon that strange suppression they had on the Fifth Mainland cultivators, their imprints, and the specialties of their three Progenitors: bloodlines, martial imprints, and secret techniques.

The Seven Courts’ background was related to a Progenitor, and each family should have a similar level of strength. Since the Hall of Honor was able to suppress the Seven Courts, then they must have an even stronger foundation. And yet, he had not seen them during the battle in the Cosmic Sea.

Just what exactly was the Neoverse planning?

While Lu Yin was ruminating over these thoughts, Ku Wei grew more nervous the longer he watched, as he was afraid that Lu Yin would force him to hand over the Withered Bark. He hurriedly spoke up. “Your Highness, will that old fart from the Daynight clan come back? Should we report this to the Hall of Honor?”

Lu Yin replied, “Even if we report it, there’s no point. The Hall of Honor oversees the entire human race, but they would require evidence to act on something like this. Besides, I wasn’t killed, so the Hall of Honor has no reason to act.”

“These fellows are outrageous! They actually dared to attack you. If they had killed you, then the Daynight clan would be out of luck,” Ku Wei said hatefully.

Lu Yin shook his head. “It depends on the circumstances. The possibility of Nightking Zhenwu becoming one of the Cosmic Five is quite high because of what happened with the Champions\\\' Stage, which means that the Daynight clan will likely become a privileged family. They’ve reached the point where even the Hall of Honor needs to show the Daynight clan some face.”

After the discussion reached this point, Lu Yin suddenly reacted. What was the point of discussing such things with Ku Wei?

“Let’s keep going towards the Dark Phoenix family,” Lu Yin said.

Ku Wei was surprised. “We’re actually heading to the Dark Phoenix family’s territory?”

“Obviously.”

…

The Dark Phoenix family had previously announced that they had sealed themselves away for the next hundred years, and every power had received this notification.

The Sixteen-Layered Dark Flames was enough to intimidate the entire Outerverse, and nobody could break through it. It was powerful enough to even make the Phoenix family wary.

However, after Lu Yin’s visit, everything had changed.