Chapter 381: The Arrival of the Strong (2/2)
Duke Blackhawk and Fayde simultaneously lowered their heads, but they did not see anything. Suddenly, they felt something that caused them to turn around, only to see that a man had appeared behind them and been silently watching them. He was wearing a scarlet-red outfit, and his appearance was sinister and terrifying, as if he had walked out from a pool of blood.
“Scarlet hand Tie Sa.” Fayde solemnly greeted the newcomer.
The man looked at Fayde and then at Duke Blackhawk before slowly speaking. “Please give me some face. Don’t fight in the Northline Flowzone.”
Fayde and Duke Blackhawk exchanged looks and could see the unwillingness in each other’s eyes. However, there was no point as the person making the request was an Enlighter. Anybody who could reach such a realm was a genius and would have been a Realmbreaker in their younger years. They were considered freaks by countless people, and they became even stronger the higher they climbed. The two Hunters would not be confident in challenging such a person even if they were within the same realm, let alone when they were an entire realm below them. The difference of one realm could be as great as that of heaven and earth.
“My apologies. We don’t have any intentions of starting a fight.” As Duke Blackhawk spoke, his appearance changed as the enormous astral eagle vanished and a seasoned-looking middle-aged man appeared. He was the Ross Empire’s Duke Blackhawk.
Tie Sa then looked towards Fayde.
Fayde waved his hand, and the Giant Devil Mountain vanished, transforming into a tattoo that appeared on his arm.
Both had left their battle state.
Tie Sa nodded. “My thanks. I represent the Barthe Jacques family, and I welcome the two of you.” And with that, he vanished.
After Tie Sa disappeared, both of the two Hunters released a pent up breath. The pressure on them had been a little too great when facing an Enlighter.
The people on the Northgate Platform also relaxed since they would no longer need to worry about becoming innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
An Enlighter was an existence of great power who could suppress everything, and an organization would not casually send one out. No one knew how much the Barthe Jacques family had spent to recruit Tie Sa, but no one dared to ask either.
Regardless, Tie Sa’s presence meant that the Enlighters of the three great families of Northline Flowzone had teamed up, which meant that outside forces could not easily provoke their Flowzone.
Lu Yin watched as the sky returned to normal and released a breath. He was still too weak and was not even fit to view such a battle. He suddenly had a question—if the Nine-Headed Ape had been stomped silly by a giant lightning rabbit, then what of this Tie Sa? If that rabbit came and stomped on this Enlighter, then would he be stunned as well? It seemed very possible.
He longed for the day when he could once again see that lightning rabbit stomp on some creature, though he was looking even more forward to borrowing the creature’s lightning again. After all, that electricity had been powerful enough to wipe out a genuine Hunter in the blink of an eye!
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the day of the Northgate Platform Contest.
The Northgate Platform had a central plaza that had a radius of a few thousand kilometers. A normal person would take days to walk across it, and even a normal cultivator would not be able to see the whole thing at once; only space-exploring powerhouses could do so.
The plaza, which was the location for every single Northgate Platform Contest, was built on a sturdy area and surrounded by statues representing the seventeen families.
Lu Yin had stopped at one of the tallest stone platforms beside the plaza. Next to him were the other witnesses for the gathering such as Duke Blackhawk and Fayde.
With the exception of Lu Yin, all of the other witnesses on the stone platform were space-exploring powerhouses.
Duke Blackhawk frowned when he saw Lu Yin, appearing to be rather unhappy. He was almost at the Enlighter realm, so he was not pleased to see a junior receiving the same treatment as he himself. However, he had already heard beforehand that Lu Yin represented the Ten Arbiters Council, and the Ten Arbiters were definitely qualified to be viewed on equal terms as someone like him.
Still, being qualified was only the first step to truly becoming considered equals. It also depended on each side’s individual abilities, just like the Ten Arbiters.
At this moment, the witnesses on the stone platform and everyone from the Northline Flowzone’s families looked at Lu Yin. They all were eager to see if he would be able to take his seat.
Lu Yin scanned the stone platform while his heart quivered and his mood plummeted. He was nothing more than a witness for this gathering, but now, he was being treated like the main character. He had no choice in the matter either, since his status and power did not match up. Currently, any discrepancy would be closely scrutinized. If someone like Northgate Lie was acting on the Ten Arbiters’ behalf instead of Lu Yin, then such a situation would not have occurred.
Those who could move freely throughout the universe were in a completely different class from those who could not. The higher one climbed, the greater the pressure.
Duke Blackhawk was not alone, as the others held similar feelings. Lu Yin was feeling a sense of rejection from the space-exploring powerhouses due to them feeling like their dignity was being stepped on if they sat with a Limiteer.
Lu Yin’s brows furrowed; it was not his first time facing such a pressure. Fortunately, possibly due to him frequently reciting the Stonewall Scriptures, or maybe for some other reason, this pressure could not cause his spirit to collapse. As long as he could maintain a sliver of his consciousness, he would be able to walk across the stone platform.
Atop the platform, infinitesimal specks of dust floated up and disintegrated. The pressure had reached the point where it had visibly materialized.
Northgate Kong walked out at this moment and stepped onto the stone platform. His step was like a stone breaking the calm surface of a lake, and all of the pressure that Lu Yin was facing immediately dispersed.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the Northgate Platform Competition is about to start. May all of you bear witness,” Northgate Kong spoke courteously as he nodded amicably to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin exhaled. If the pressure had increased any further, then his body might not have been able to withstand it even if his spirit had remained intact. These old folks were just too shameless! They had ganged up on him with numbers. If not for Northgate Kong’s intervention, then Lu Yin would have had to resort to one of his treasured methods.