“Does the Neoverse have a lot of powerful experts? Why didn’t I see any of them during the battles in the Cosmic Sea?” Lu Yin was curious.

Ku Wei rolled his eyes. “Those bastards like to be all mysterious, so they won’t show up until the very last moment. It would actually be strange if you had seen them.”

“We’ll talk about your suggestion in the future. For now, I’m going to take a trip and take some stuff.” Lu Yin clenched his fist and grinned.

Ku Wei blinked. “Take some stuff? What?”

Lu Yin revealed a strange smile. “The Dark Phoenix family has decided to seal itself for a hundred years, and they’ve sealed their mainland with the Sixteen-Layered Dark Flames. I’ve already taken fifteen layers of it, so I’m going to grab the last layer now.”

Ku Wei was shocked. “Are you really that morally bankrupt?”

Lu Yin’s brows rose, and his expression became decidedly unfriendly.

Ku Wei hurried to correct himself and he smiled drily. “I misspoke. I mean, that sounds so fun! Too much fun, haha.”

Lu Yin lifted a hand and put it on Ku Wei’s shoulder. “Since it sounds like so much fun, then let’s go together.”

Ku Wei’s eyes flitted about. “Alright, I’ll accompany Your Highness, but let’s come to an agreement first. Please accompany me to Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum.”

“We’ll talk about that some other time,” Lu Yin said.

“Isn’t Your Highness curious about Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum? I’ve heard that Progenitor Chen once wrote a love poem to a girl there, but who knows if that's true.”

“Of course it’s fake. I knew that it was a false rumor as soon as you mentioned it.”

“Not necessarily. There’s an order to how people say it, and they also don’t even understand the words.”

“And yet they know that it’s a love poem when they don’t even understand the writing?”

“It’s implied, and you can tell with just one look.”

“That’s still not certain. Maybe it’s some kind of peerless battle technique.”

Ku Wei fell silent for a while and then seriously said, “Your Highness, you must accompany me. We’ll copy down all of the words that we don’t understand, and eventually, we’ll find someone who recognizes them. Your Highness, I’m begging you.”

Lu Yin was rendered speechless.

“Seventh Bro, let’s go! It’s a tomb, so there has to be some value to exploring it. Besides, it’s Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum on top of everything! Let’s just treat it as an experience before we head to Progenitor Wushang’s Tomb,” Ghost Monkey urged Lu Yin.

Lu Yin felt that the monkey was talking too much.

It would be perfectly fine for the two of them to travel with the collapsible spacecraft. However, Ku Wei insisted on traveling in a luxurious spacecraft, claiming that Lu Yin should have an extravagant entrance. However, Lu Yin summarily rejected the idea.

He looked behind at Zenyu Star, and he vaguely saw the enormous amount of rune lines flash.

Lu Yin became absolutely certain that this powerhouse was targeting him.

The speed of the collapsible spacecraft was very fast, and after just an hour, a meteorite whistled past the vessel as it cruised along through space. The spacecraft easily evaded it, but it was actually unnecessary as the collapsible spacecraft was more than sturdy enough to ignore such obstacles.

However, one of the meteorites had to be avoided, as it was not just a meteorite. There was a long spear within it that shot towards the spacecraft.

Within the vessel, Ku Wei was still talking nonstop about the glorious deeds of Progenitor Chen when Lu Yin kicked the man out of the vessel. He then stored the collapsible spacecraft away while simultaneously putting on his universal armor. “Take care of yourself.”

Ku Wei was caught a bit off guard when Lu Yin kicked him out, and Ku Wei was even more confused after hearing Lu Yin’s words.

Suddenly, the entire region of space changed, and an enormous pressure descended upon the two youths with enough power to cause their brains to shudder. It was a spiritual force attack.

Lu Yin’s expression changed. Sure enough, this person was an expert from the Daynight clan, and his power level was no less than 400,000. Lu Yin quickly glanced over at Ku Wei, afraid that the youth would have been killed outright.

However, when Lu Yin looked over, he saw that Ku Wei’s entire body was hidden within what looked like a piece of rotten wood. Lu Yin did not even know when Ku Wei had hidden himself, but he seemed quite practiced at it. More importantly, the rotten wood’s rune lines were essentially on par with that of the powerhouse who had ambushed them. What the heck? When did Ku Wei obtain such a strong power vessel?

In the distance, the Daynight elder glanced over at Lu Yin and then at the piece of rotten wood hiding Ku Wei. The elder was clearly amazed. “That’s the Ku family’s power vessel, the Withered Bark. Is that kid, Lu Yin, connected to the Ku family? If so, it’s no wonder why he could reach his realm after just twelve short years of cultivation. This kid must be from the Seven Courts.”

Two Enlighters attacked Lu Yin from both sides, completely ignoring Ku Wei.

Lu Yin had duped Ku Wei into traveling along with him, as Lu Yin had wanted to uncover Ku Wei’s hidden trump card. At this moment, he had succeeded.

Lu Yin did not avoid either of the two attacks from the Enlighters. Instead, he focused solely on the rune lines of the terrifyingly powerful Daynight expert in front of him. The distance separating them was not enough to escape Lu Yin’s domain, and he could see an old man who had black-and-white hair with a touch of grey in the middle. This was someone from the Nightking Clan.

Thump! Thump!

There were two loud bangs as the two Enlighters of the Daynight clan directly struck Lu Yin with their attacks. However, his body did not budge at all, and in response, Lu Yin raised his hands, grabbing the two Enlighters. He then unleashed the Overlaying Stacks Path that was reinforced with his nine lined battle force, causing the two Enlighters to wail in agony. They immediately unleashed their spiritual force attacks.

However, their spiritual force attacks were ineffective against Lu Yin, and he exerted more force through both of his hands, tearing off their arms. Now free, they both withdrew as fresh blood drifted away into the emptiness of space.

Lu Yin’s eyes were cold, and his body flashed as he appeared in front of one of the Enlighters. The experty fiercely howled, which was actually the Nightking’s Roar. However, Lu Yin slapped down with his hands, unleashing an enormous pressure that was joined with his nine lined battle force. Lu Yin forcibly dissipated the Nightking’s Roar before his palm landed on the Enlighter’s chest, cracking the expert’s chest open as they were sent flying into the distance.

Behind Lu Yin, the other Enlighter whose arm had been torn off fiercely charged towards Lu Yin. The man’s eyes had taken on an extremely sinister and terrifying look, and an attack with a power level close to 250,000 swept out, enveloping the area.

Although Lu Yin could not see a defined attack, its rune lines were still clear as day; he did not need to even consider any other possibilities—this was definitely a spiritual force attack. The man’s eyes had taken on a sinister look, and Lu Yin’s pupils transformed into runes as he erased a portion of the runes in the man’s eyes.

The Enlighter wailed and screamed in agony.

Lu Yin panted slightly. These two Enlighters could not compare to him, but it had still taken him quite a bit of effort to deal with them.

If these attackers were not from the Daynight clan, but were rather experts from the Sword Sect or the Blaze Realm, then Lu Yin might have struggled even more. But in this case, his resistance towards spiritual force attacks made him the Daynight clan’s natural nemesis.

He looked over at the old Nightking expert who had not moved the moment the attackers had appeared. Even against him, Lu Yin was not flustered. With his universal armor and the Stonewall Scriptures, this person was truly unable to harm Lu Yin.

“Kid, you’re pretty good, but unfortunately, you’ve offended my Daynight clan,” the Nightking elder said as he moved closer.

Lu Yin sneered. “You all act the same—Nightking Zhenwu, Nightking Changfeng, and Nightqueen Yanqing. You guys are all so detestable.”

The elder’s eyes grew cold. “A loose tongue causes trouble. Child, don’t make a mistake.”

“Didn’t you come to kill me? Or could it be that you’re here to provide me with an opportunity?” Lu Yin ridiculed.

The elder’s face twisted into a bizarre expression. “Yes.”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. “What do you mean?”

The elder raised three fingers. “First, return the stone of inheritance to my clan. Second, publicly apologize to my clan. Third, tell us everything you know about the Third Nightking. As long as you agree to these three things, I will promise not to kill you.”

Lu Yin laughed and looked at the elder in a mocking manner. “Aren’t you going to demand that I pledge my allegiance to the Daynight clan?”

The elder frowned. “Kid, are you mocking me?”

Lu Yin shrugged. “Before you came here, did you discuss those conditions with Nightking Zhenwu? The conditions that he offered me were much better than yours. He promised me that, in future when he becomes a Progenitor, he will provide me with eternal honor. You are too insincere.”

The elder’s voice grew frosty. “It looks like you’re chasing after death. Since that’s the case, then I’ll oblige you.”

The already dark region of space suddenly darkened even further, and frost actually started appearing in the void before extending towards Lu Yin.

Was this ice? No, it was spiritual force. Actually, that was also wrong. This ice was formed from star energy, and it assisted this powerhouse’s spiritual force whenever he unleashed an attack. In other words, the elder wanted to use this ice to freeze Lu Yin’s spiritual force.

Lu Yin did not dare to directly fight against an old fogey with a power level of 400,000 with his own spiritual force, and thus, he quickly began to recite the Stonewall Scriptures. At the same time, he raced towards the elder at top speed, and the massive mechanical right arm appeared right as Lu Yin unleashed a punch.

The elder had not expected Lu Yin to be foolish enough to seize the initiative to attack. However, Lu Yin had actually managed to break through the old man’s battle technique. How was that even possible? Even Nightking Zhenwu would not be able to do such a thing!

Lu Yin’s actions had far surpassed the elder’s expectations, but he was an old expert whose power level was approaching 400,000, and his battle experience was extremely rich. Lu Yin wanted to approach and engage in close combat. However, even if the old man was unafraid of Lu Yin, he still instinctively dodged the youth’s attack. Then, a longsword appeared in the older man’s hands at the exact moment that he stabbed out. The attack tore open the void. Not only did it have an extremely sharp sword qi, but it also unleashed an even more terrifying spiritual force.

Against the old man, Lu Yin was only capable of enduring the attacks, completely unable to dodge or retaliate.

The sword qi pierced through the void to stab into Lu Yin, and the impact sent Lu Yin flying. The frost even caused him to freeze over as the overwhelming spiritual force swept out in an attempt to destroy Lu Yin’s mind.

Lu Yin’s eyes went wide: Night Advent.

Off in the distance, the elder was stunned. “You actually comprehended Night Advent? Child, I must admit that your talent is quite impressive, but you’ve offended some people who you shouldn’t have.”

Lu Yin had struggled to reduce the strength of the attack, and he eventually managed to stabilize himself in space. However, intense pain was erupting from his abdomen.

The universal armor had managed to block the elder’s sword qi, but the pure sharpness of the attack had managed to pierce through the armor and wound his abdomen, though the injury was not serious.

The old man had not expected Lu Yin to endure the sword thrust, but there was not even a single drop of blood on the youth’s body, and his spiritual force was also stable. Just what was going on?

Without the Daynight clan’s incredible arrogance, they would have long since learned about everything related to Lu Yin. In the Outerverse, there was some common knowledge about Lu Yin: he had an endless supply of powerful external items, and fighting against Lu Yin was simply seeking trouble for oneself.

Nearby, Ku Wei was still hiding within the Withered Bark. He had assumed that Lu Yin would definitely die after receiving the sword attack, and Ku Wei had never considered that the youth would be able to withstand such an attack. Could Lu Yin truly have been nurtured by the Hall of Honor? But that could not be the case, as the information regarding Lu Yin had been quite straightforward.

Lu Yin did not hesitate to boldly charge at the elder again. Lu Yin knew that, against such a powerhouse, he would fall to more and more of a disadvantage the longer the fight dragged out.

The elder grew very cautious, and he refused to fight Lu Yin at close quarters. Even if Lu Yin was nothing but a Cruiser, the old man intended to evade all of attacks, which left Lu Yin feeling rather sullen. “You old bastard! You hid here and even ambushed a junior, but for what? You must have learned all of your battle techniques from a wuss!”

The elder sneered. “Before I was sent out, someone informed me that you are extremely cunning and are quite adept at traps. Forget about you being a Cruiser—even if you were just a Limiteer or Melder, I still wouldn’t give you any opportunities!”

Lu Yin believed the man. There was no way for Lu Yin to win against such an opponent, as no matter how Lu Yin fought, he had nothing in his possession that would allow him to fatally wound this old man.

Lu Yin could do nothing other than continue enduring the elder’s attacks, and Lu Yin soon lost count of how many times he had been beaten away.

The Daynight elder was even more sullen than Lu Yin. He was an expert with an impressive power level of 400,000, an expert from a powerful clan of the Innerverse, and yet despite all his accolades, he could barely do anything to a puny Cruiser. Nobody would believe the man if news of this leaked out.

The old man suddenly understood what Nightking Yuanjing had said: this person was truly difficult to deal with. He suddenly felt that it had been a tremendous waste of effort to bring two Daynight experts across the Astral River.