Chapter 180: Inheritance (1/2)
“You should let us out immediately. I’m sure that you can’t handle Charon’s wrath. Don’t forget, there’s Dao Bo as well,” the man in grey threatened. The twins’ eyes gleamed and they looked at Lu Yin. This person was the crux of the issue.
“That’s alright. I’m fine where I am right now. I don’t really want to leave quite yet,” Lu Yin said nonchalantly.
The rest immediately stared daggers at him. “Hey, are you crazy? Don’t spout nonsense.” Gus was growing anxious and the man in grey glared at Lu Yin. He really wanted to become the Area Master, and being stuck under the lake wasn’t a part of his plans.
Lu Yin snickered. He hated being used by others, especially someone from Spear Mountain.
“If you help us, the Frostmoon Sect will remember what you’ve done for us,” Can Xue said as she smiled at Lu Yin with shining eyes.
The man in grey glared at Lu Yin. “Think this through. With Charon backing you, they don’t dare to keep you sealed in here. If you let us out, then we can help you absolve your grudge with Frankfurt.”
“Oh, Frankfurt? I know him, too. I can say a few words on your behalf if you want,” Gus said. The others also spoke up, clearly desiring to escape from the lake.
Lu Yin contemptuous spat back, “Frankfurt? Who does he think he is? Does he have the guts to lay his hands on me?”
The man in grey grew even more furious, but he couldn’t say much in response. It was true that, with Charon backing Lu Yin, Frankfurt really wasn’t much of a threat to him anymore. The rest were at a loss for what to do as well as well. Lu Yin had a backer, and nobody could force him to do anything.
After waiting for a while, Lu Yin stared at the complicated expressions on the twins’ face and suddenly said, “It’s not that hard to get out. I have a way to escape even without asking Charon for help. However, why should I bring you with me?”
“What are your terms?” the man in grey asked coldly.
Lu Yin casually answered, “Give me two hundred thousand crystals per person, and I’ll take you all with me.”
“Fine,” Gus agreed immediately. Two hundred thousand crystals wasn’t a small amount, but for the elites from the Astral Combat Academy, it was an acceptable sum. They’d be able to earn this amount of money by just completing a few missions.
The rest agreed as well. Lu Yin wasn’t afraid that they would go back on their word since they were all powerful elites. If they went back on their word, it would actually cause them unnecessary problems by affecting their cultivation. This was a matter of the mind and nobody was willing to let a mere two hundred thousand crystals affect their path to the peak.
Lu Yin whispered his method to the other five, causing them to freeze in place. Will that actually work?
Phenomena were quite common everywhere within the trial zones, not to mention a training ground like Blackwater Lake. The moment a phenomenon occurred, the twins would definitely come in to check it out even if they were almost entirely sure that it was fake. A phenomenon was far too important to discount because it could allow one’s strength to rise meteorically.
This was a clever scheme because, even if Lu Yin told the twins that they had faked the phenomena, the two girls might still break the Mystical Ice on the lake surface to check it out for themselves. This was just the mentality of humans. The method was simple, but the most difficult part was identifying it.
There were a total of six people trapped at the bottom of the lake. To prevent the twins from growing too suspicious, they quickly separated after discussing the plan.
Back above the layer of Mystical Ice, the twins exchanged doubtful glances before staring at the bottom of the lake. They were fairly certain that the trapped students would not be able to break through the ice, but their sudden, coordinated movements were making them feel uneasy.
“When will the young mistress arrive?” Can Xue asked quietly.
Can Mei shook her head in response. “I don’t know the exact time, but she should be arriving shortly.”
“Each one of them is powerful enough to contend for the title of Area Monster. Who knows, they might actually have a way to break through the Mystical Ice formed from our combined Innate Gifts. I hope that she gets here soon.” Can Xue was worried about the situation.
Right after she said that, a burning light flashed at the bottom of the lake. There seemed to be a figure pushing at the water with an ancient aura surrounding the scene. Above the ice, the air started to distort and synchronize with the movement at the bottom of the lake, forming a huge tornado.
Everybody around Blackwater Lake was surprised by this scene and watched on, shocked. Is this a phenomenon?
At the bottom of the lake, Lu Yin was appalled as this seemed a little too real. They must be real geniuses… Wait, no!
Lu Yin suddenly realized that there was something strange about the phenomenon. Is this actually real?
He immediately glanced around and saw that Gus and the pale-faced man had not returned yet. They were the ones who were in charge of creating the phenomenon, and according to the plan, they were supposed to return as soon as the phenomenon appeared so that the twins wouldn’t discover the truth. However, they had yet to appear, which meant the phenomenon was real!
Lu Yin immediately swam towards the bottom of the lake, and the others all reacted in the same way as well. The man in grey stabbed his spear into the waters, swimming to the bottom of the lake as his spear pushed the water in his way apart.
Above the surface of the lake, the twins exchanged astonished gazes before immediately breaking the Mystical Ice and charging into the water.
Many of the spectators in the surrounding area darted forth as well. The various phenomena in the trial zones could make a cultivator very powerful, and the quality of these images meant that there must be something powerful in the lake.