Chapter 394: Coaxing, Not Coercing (1/2)

Many also knew that Lu Yin had obtained three pikes, so they were not surprised at his words.

Northgate Kong smiled. “Little kid, speaking too much isn’t good for you. Or, are you waiting for someone to take you away? You’re looking down too much on my Northgate family.”

Lu Yin stoically replied, “Northgate Elder, I’m very curious about one thing. Although the pikes have an attack that seems to target one’s spiritual force, it’s only effective on the weak. You can ask Northgate Lie behind you; he was able to avoid its attacks. Such a thing isn’t of much use to your Northgate family.”

“You don’t have to worry about whether or not it’s useful. Hand it over!” Northgate Lie shouted.

Lu Yin sighed. “I’m sorry Northgate Elder, but you’re too late. I’m keeping one pike, and I already intend on giving the other two to specific people.”

Northgate Kong’s face sank. “Kid, don’t be too arrogant. Although your status might be a thorny issue, it’s still not enough to render us helpless. It’s naive to think that you can peacefully walk everywhere in the universe just through status.”

Lu Yin’s status could cause those in the Outerverse to be apprehensive, but it had not yet reached a level where it could restrain the great powers of the Innerverse. When benefits reached a certain level, one had to weigh the pros and cons. For the Northgate family, the ancient objects in the centipede's body were extremely valuable, enough to warrant even offending the Lockbreaker Society and the Ten Arbiters Council. As long as Northgate Taisui was around, they were not afraid.

The Ten Arbiters Council would not clash with an old monster whose power level had reached hundreds of thousands just over a single Lu Yin. Even if Lu Yin died, someone would just cover up the truth as long as both sides could accept things. The Northgate family would merely have to pay some recompense to settle the matter, and it would be the same with the Lockbreaker Society.

The rules in the universe appeared to be fair, but some people would always be above such laws; it would only matter if it was worth it to do so.

Normally, no one would break the rules for a conflict within the younger generation, but things were different now. The pikes had survived through ancient times, and the Northgate family had to get a hold of them.

Recently, the Daynight clan had been keeping a low profile. This was because they were focused on the Astral Beast Domain and attempting to rescue the Third Nightking.

Lu Yin’s initial information had been accurate, and they had indeed found the entrance to the Profound Void Realm. However, things were not that simple. Before they even entered that realm, they had realized that it would be extremely difficult to rescue the Third Nightking, as they had already run into all sorts of dangers. This matter gave Nightking Yuanjing and the rest a splitting headache. He had already been planning on contacting Lu Yin, even though he knew that Lu Yin really didn’t know much. Still, he held some expectations.

However, before he could even try to reach out to Lu Yin, the youth had contacted him first.

Nightking Yuanjing was delighted when he saw Lu Yin. “Little Yin, where did you find the time to contact Grandpa Yuanjing?”

Nightking Yuanjing’s appearance shocked Northgate Kong and the rest, and even Northgate Taisui looked over. The Nightking clan was not a group that their Northline Flowzone could provoke.

Many felt their hearts jump. Didn’t Lu Yin have some kind of grudge with the Daynight clan? How did he have the contact information of someone in the Nightking clan?

Lu Yin was also elated to see Nightking Yuanjing. “Grandpa Yuanjing, Little Yin obtained three pikes from an ancient centipede's body, and I was planning on sending one of the pikes to Zhuo Daynight, but I wasn’t able to contact her. Does Grandpa Yuanjing know where she is?”

Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes lit up. “An ancient centipede's body? Little Yin, where’s this ancient centipede's body?”

Lu Yin directed his gadget to a place in the distance, and the giant centipede's body entered Nightking Yuanjing’s screen.

He was surprised. “It’s really an ancient centipede's body!” Then, when he caught sight of Northgate Taisui, his eyes suddenly shrank, and he fell silent.

Northgate Taisui looked at the image of Nightking Yuanjing, and the distorted void around him regained its normalcy. Now, everyone could see the face of an ordinary elder.

Nightking Yuanjing was hesitant when he saw Northgate Taisui on his screen. “You look very familiar.”

Northgate Taisui said in an old voice, “So it’s an expert of the Nightking clan. You haven’t appeared in a long time.”

Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes flickered, and astonishment appeared on his face. “Northgate Taisui.”

Northgate Taisui laughed. “You’re rather experienced for you to be able to recognize me.”

Nightking Yuanjing exclaimed, “It’s rumored that Senior Northgate Taisui only planned to emerge after breaking through and that he has not appeared for many years. I never thought that I would one day have the honor of meeting senior.”

Northgate Taisui shook his head and forced a smile onto his face. “I’m just an old man, nothing to be excited over meeting.” He then glanced at Lu Yin. “Kid, you’re pretty capable since you’ve brought out the Nightking clan. My Northgate family isn’t greedy, so you can keep one for yourself and gift the other to the Daynight clan. My Northgate family will buy the last one after you decide upon the price. How does that sound?”

Nightking Yuanjing looked at Lu Yin, and he was no fool, either. He knew full well that Lu Yin had used him to avoid a disaster, but he did not mind that. This was the prestige of the Nightking clan; even an old freak with a power level in the hundreds of thousands had to show the Nightking clan some respect.

Furthermore, they had also obtained a pike for themselves.

Nightking Yuanjing was rather curious to see if this pike could reveal some information about the ancient times since it had come from inside the ancient centipede's body. Also, the centipede's body was not something that the Northline Flowzone could monopolize.

Lu Yin relaxed, as his gamble had paid off; Northgate Taisui was also cautious of the Nightking clan. Lu Yin did not know if he should be delighted or worried, as the Nightking clan was way too overbearing. It would be very troublesome to be hostile with them, but he had already taken many steps towards being their enemy.

Currently, Lu Yin’s emotions were very complicated. He had dragged Nightking Yuanjing out, causing the Northgate family to be afraid. He had accomplished his goals, but the Nightking clan was just too powerful, which caused him to worry about his future.