Chapter 301: The Tournament Of The Stronges (1/2)
“I don’t know, but it could be. Nobody knows for sure.”
“So you sent me to Earth after that incident and even fabricated my identity as a descendent of King Zishan all so that I could infiltrate the Great Yu Empire and find out if they’re actually from the Yu Court?” Lu Yin slowly began to discover the truth of why he had been sent to the Great Yu Empire.
“Yes. We weren’t the only ones poking around either. The Neohuman Alliance never gave up on trying to find them either, and they put quite a lot of effort into investigating the Great Yu Empire.”
“Wait. Since the Court of Seven Names are one of the Three Dark Hands, then why are you investigating them? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll die?” Lu Yin was quite curious as to his uncle’s answer. He knew how powerful the people back home were, but even some of the more powerful Innerverse organizations would be difficult for them to handle, not to mention a peak group like one of the Three Dark Hands.
“If the Seven Courts were at their prime, then nobody would have the guts to investigate them. However, they’ve since deteriorated, and quite a few of the courts have disappeared. You don’t need to know why. All you need to know is why we sent you to the Great Yu Empire. Though from the looks of it, the Yushan family has nothing to do with the Yu Court. Otherwise, they would’ve already been massacred by the Neohuman Alliance.”
Lu Yin fell silent. He was quite certain that the Yushan family was actually from Yu Court—where else could that secret art have come from? It was no wonder why Silver had paid so much attention to the Great Yu Empire. Undying Yushan had also nurtured quite a few experts in the empire. If he were a descendant of one of the Three Dark Hands, then it would be a trivial task to raise some local experts.
“If it weren’t for the commotion that the Undying duo caused in the Innerverse back then, nobody would have set their sights on the Great Yu Empire. Many infiltrated the empire and then laid low in the Great Yu Empire seemingly in order to obtain the Immortal Manual, but what people were truly after were people of the Yu Court. If it were confirmed that the Yushan family was part of the “Yu” surname from the Seven Courts, then things would have gotten interesting. I doubt you can fully understand how amazing the technique passed down by the Yu Court truly is.”
I know! I know it very well, and I even learned it. Lu Yin wanted to shout this out, but he didn’t dare to speak up. Somebody might be listening in on this call. He trusted his family, but not his gadget’s technology, or else his sister wouldn’t remain so quiet.
“Since it’s been confirmed that the Yushan family isnt a part of the Yu Court, do I still need to stay in the Great Yu Empire?” Lu Yin asked.
Lu Yin was rendered speechless. “And here I thought she was a woman—she’s more like a man.”
“She heard you.”
“You tricked me!” Lu Yin cried out mournfully. He could already imagine how that brutish woman would deal with him the next time they met, and it definitely wasn’t going to be pretty.
“Alright, enough of that. Let’s talk about you. It isn’t easy to obtain influence in the Outerverse Youth Council. Puyu isn’t someone easily dealt with, and we can’t do much for you either. Don’t rush things and just take it one step at a time. We’ll talk again once you get more settled. We’ll help.”
Lu Yin replied, “Got it. Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of some plans, and I can handle him. I’ve left something nasty near him.”
“What? How?” Uncle You Ling was shocked.
Lu Yin smirked. That nasty “thing” from the Neohuman Alliance was definitely enough to send Puyu into total despair.
“Whatever it is, be careful of Puyu. Don’t underestimate him. There isn’t much time left, so I won’t say any more about that. Oh, one more thing—there’s going to be a joint battle of the strongest between the Human Domain, Astral Beast Domain, and the Technocracy. The final four from your Astral Combat Academy will face off against students from the Astral Beast Domain’s Spiritual Academy and some modified beings from the Technocracy. More importantly, some people from the Cosmic Sea might participate as well. One of them has even been publicly acknowledged as a Ten Arbiters’ candidate! Be careful! You have to be careful.” After saying that, the call ended.
Lu Yin was completely confused by this last bit of information and wanted to ask some more questions, but he quickly realized that the call had already ended. He had no choice but to put his gadget down. Is the battle of the final four finally about to arrive? This was a tournament spanning the entire universe where power would reign supreme. Could this be an opportunity for him?
To be honest, Lu Yin was very excited about this upcoming tournament. He felt that he had already accomplished everything possible for a Limiteer. Many had said that he was comparable to the Ten Arbiters when they had been Limiteers, but he had no idea if that was actually true. The Ten Arbiters were incredibly powerful, and ever since they had appeared, nobody had been able to match up to them. However, some so-called Ten Arbiters’ candidates had recently popped up, which almost made it sound like reaching the Ten Arbiters’ level was an easy task.
However, Lu Yin felt that this kind of thinking didn’t make much sense. The Ten Arbiters were a product of the changing times. If it were that easy to reach their level, then they wouldn’t just be the Ten Arbiters. He really wanted to take this chance to fight against some of the most powerful Limiteers in the universe. Then, he would be able to see if he could truly take another step further and possibly step onto the same level as the Ten Arbiters or even surpass them compared to when they had been Limiteers.
After undoing the screen blocking off the Ghost Monkey’s senses, the monkey, who had become accustomed to such treatment, tiredly said, “I’ve told you this so many times, bro. We share one body, so your secrets are my secrets. Why do you keep blocking me off when I’m so innocent and kind?”
Lu Yin abruptly asked, “Have you heard of the Court of Seven Names before?”
“The Court of Seven Names? That sounds familiar. I think I’ve heard of it before.” The monkey sounded rather surprised, but also a bit confused. Some time later, it blurted out in shock, “I remember now! I saw this name mentioned in some records that included a powerhouse’s biography. It mentioned the Seven Courts, but just the name and nothing else. What’s up?”
“The Seven Courts is one of the Three Dark Hands,” Lu Yin answered gravely.
The Ghost Monkey was surprised. “One of the Three Dark Hands? No wonder it was so tough to get into that powerhouse’s grave.” As if realizing that it’d let something slip, the monkey awkwardly coughed twice. “So, what kind of connections do you have, Seventh Bro? Tell me! I might have heard of them before.”
“What was that powerhouse’s surname?” Lu Yin asked.