Chapter 289: Eye Of Cold Indifference (1/2)
Lu Yin was astonished by his reaction. “Do you know a lot about the Neohuman Alliance?”
“Not much, but I’ve heard of them and seen records mentioning them. They have an incredible reputation, but I doubt that you’d know about it, as it’s something that no one from the Outerverse should know about.” The Ghost Monkey then paused for a moment before going on to say, “the Humans’ Three Dark Hands.”
“Three Dark Hands?” Lu Yin was surprised.
“That’s right. Wherever there’s light, there will also be darkness. If the Hall of Honor is considered to represent the brighter side of humans, then the Neohuman Alliance is the dark side. It represents extreme darkness and evil. If our Astral Beast Domain encounters any members of the Neohuman Alliance, we are required to kill them on sight. Not only are they the enemy of humans, but they are also enemies of the entire universe.”
Lu Yin was stunned. “Their strength scares even your Astral Beast Domain?”
“Any one of the humans’ Three Dark Giants wields a strength that can topple all. I’m not sure exactly how strong they are, but I saw that bit of information recorded down in the burial grounds of an almighty powerhouse.”
“What are the other two Dark Hands?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“This is a human thing, so why are you asking me?”
“Ghost Monkey Zi, don’t lie to me, or else I’ll cut you off again.”
“Don’t call me that. A Ghost Monkey is a Ghost Monkey—why add a ‘Zi’? That just makes it sound crude.”
“Then tell me what the other two Dark Hands are.”
“I really don’t know, Seventh Bro, I’m not lying.”
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The dark void of the universe was lonely and dull. Lu Yin had already entered the Great Yu Empire, but it would take him another day of travel before he would enter the eleventh filament of the empire. He recalled that this area was under the blind monk’s jurisdiction.
Among the captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons, the blind monk and Huo Qingshan were the only Hunters while the others were all Cruisers. These two captains ranked among the top five strongest fighters in the Great Yu Empire in terms of power level.
While Lu Yin was silently reciting the Stonewall Scriptures, the spacecraft jostled as if it had struck something. A grinding sound that caused his teeth to ache rang out, and then the spacecraft’s internal alarm sounded. Lu Yin felt that something was off and hurriedly checked his surroundings, but found nothing.
Tzz tzzz!
Lu Yin immediately lowered the altitude of his spacecraft, and the grinding sound disappeared.
What was that? Lu Yin was puzzled by this chance occurrence. He could only see this passageway with the support of three sensory boosting aides. Normal people would not be able to even sense this phenomena; even Explorers or Cruisers might not be able to make it out. Was this a natural phenomenon of the universe?
Suddenly, the sound of a warhorse’s neighing rang out across the universe, and the space all around the creature fractured. In the distance, multiple planets exploded in a brilliant flash. Magma erupted from a planet’s core and covered the entire surface.
A fair distance down the formless passageway, the originally pitch black darkness of the universe intensified even further, as if it had been burnt by an extremely dark fire. The flames annihilated everything that Lu Yin could see, but he could barely make out the indistinct image of a black warhorse blazing with black flames. It then began dashing towards him. A black shadow was mounted upon the warhorse, and they carried a giant spear in their hand while a war flag flapped domineeringly on Their back. The shadowy figure rode the warhorse through the void as if it were riding from ancient times to now, penetrating the void.
One person and one horse burned the void, leaving a blackened universe behind them as they traveled through the void. This was what Lu Yin saw. This warhorse had blazed a trail through the universe that the average person could not see.
Suddenly, the figure on the warhorse raised their head, causing their cold, serene gaze to swep over Lu Yin. The two exchanged looks, and Lu Yin felt his entire body turn cold, as if he had been transported to the icy underworld. This was a sensation that was colder than even death itself, and his blood seemed to freeze in his veins while his muscles trembled uncontrollably. Even the nine stars revolving around his body became unstable, and his domain gradually crumbled. This was a gaze of pure, cold indifference.
The effects were not only that, as Lu Yin also felt as if his brain had been directly struck, like when he reached his limits while reciting the Stonewall Scriptures. He immediately started bleeding from all seven orifices.
In the next moment, the mysterious person and warhorse had vanished, and the universe returned to normal. The fractured void gradually recovered, and that invisible passageway vanished. It was as if everything that had just happened had been an illusion, and Lu Yin would have even assumed that that was the case if not for the fresh blood still pouring out from his body.
The spacecraft continued flying steadily along as Lu Yin looked at his palm stained with fresh blood. He felt incredulous. What the hell was that?! One person, one horse, one spear, one war flag, one invisible passage, and one black flame that eradicated everything. And that one eye of cold indifference—was that a person?
“Hey, Seventh Bro, I’m talking to you! Can you hear me?” the Ghost Monkey shouted.
Lu Yin was still stunned, and he slowly wiped his blood away. “What happened?”
The Ghost Monkey felt strange. “I should be the one asking you what just happened! Did the spacecraft crash into something? Why are you bleeding from your seven orifices? Are you sick? You should get it quickly checked out!”
Lu Yin’s gaze was deep and profound. “You didn’t see anything?”
“What did you see? Did you see a ghost?” The Ghost Monkey could tell that something was strange.
Lu Yin grimaced as he replied, “Perhaps I really did.”