Chapter 1175: Att.i.tude
Upon hearing Hui Santong"s words, Lu Yin merely shrugged. "I have no idea why they didn’t notice anything wrong. Why don’t you go and ask Astral-10’s mentors?"
Hui Santong frowned. "What was Silver’s strength at that time?"
"He was the same as me, and he improved at the same rate." Lu Yin replied. However, right after speaking, he felt that something was wrong with what he had just said. Lu Yin had relied on various shortcuts to raise his cultivation quickly, but he had only just become a Hunter. As for Silver? It was quite bizarre that he was already an Enlighter.
Everyone just stared at Lu Yin.
Ku Lei sneered. "You don’t even have time to figure out your lies! Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum is about to close, and you’ll be done for at that time!"
Lei Nü stared at Lu Yin, as she was also suspicious.
Lu Yin felt helpless, as he also did not know how to explain this matter. The truth really was that Silver had possessed the same cultivation as Lu Yin when they had first entered Astral-10, but even Lu Yin felt that Silver’s improvement was impossible. He understood that anyone would think he was lying. It should be impossible for anyone to improve their strength so quickly. Lu Yin had relied on his Timestop s.p.a.ce to improve as quickly as he had along with other shortcuts. But what about Silver? Could he have something similar to Lu Yin’s Timestop s.p.a.ce?
Ku Wei was off in the distance. He rubbed his head and occasionally coughed in pain as he had suffered from the battle’s terrible shockwaves.
As he drew closer to everyone else, Ku Wei was able to sense that something was wrong, as everyone seemed to have deliberately surrounded Lu Yin, who looked quite upset. Ku Wei knew that it was his turn to act, so he immediately took on the role of a loyal dog and began shouting at everyone and scolding them. "How dare you! How dare you be rude to His Highness? That- Ku Lei! Hurry up and kneel in apology!"
Ku Wei spoke quickly and viciously glared at everyone as he moved behind Lu Yin.
Ku Lei stared at his clan member with eyes that made clear that he wished for Ku Wei’s death. Killing intent overflowed from Ku Lei.
Ku Wei sneered and leaned towards Lu Yin.
"What is the truth? Go and make a report to the elders before pa.s.sing judgment. And that’s not even mentioning how Judicial Commissioner Mu En is also outside waiting," Hui Santong said. His expression was serious as he looked at Lu Yin. "Before Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum closes, I would like to ask Brother Lu to not leave our sight. Once we leave this place, we’ll make an honest report to our families. If you’ve committed such a crime, then even if you’re not being controlled by the Neohuman Alliance, you still might not be able to clear your name.”
Lu Yin was just about to respond, but Ku Wei spoke up from behind. He arched a brow as he stared at Hui Santong. "Crime? What crime? Kid, do you even know who you"re talking to? This is the Outerverse’s Great Eastern Alliance’s Alliance Leader. He’s the king of the entire Outerverse. His Highness is the one who pa.s.ses judgment upon others, so how could others pa.s.s judgment on His Highness? You must be blind."
Hui Santong had originally been ignoring Ku Wei, but Hui Santong was too nervous in this situation, and he could not stop himself from responding to Ku Wei, who was behaving like a loyal dog. “Shut up!"
Ku Wei raised his head even higher than before. "Shameless! Who are you telling to shut up? I am His Highness"s man. Does His Highness need you to tell him what to do? Don"t you have any shame?"
Hui Santong"s mouth twitched. This person’s mouth sure was vicious!
Lu Yin looked over at Hui Santong, and oddly enough, upon seeing Hui Santong’s stifled look, Lu Yin suddenly felt very happy.
He found that there really was no need for him to speak up. Ku Wei had already said everything that needed to be said, and the current situation was not bad at all.
There were still a few days left before Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum closed, but Lu Yin"s words had made everyone else suspicious of him. However, with Lu Yin’s strength and talent, not even Xia Jiuyou or Lei Nü were able to stand up to him. The crowd was helpless to act against Lu Yin, so they could only surround him.
Lu Yin felt that this was fine, as this meant that he was able to peacefully enter the bubbles and browse through the memories of Progenitor Chen"s clone, as there was always someone standing guard for him. Actually, everyone was standing guard for him.
He was not worried that the people present would try to find an opportunity to attack him, as the moment the tomb closed, he would face the entire Seven Courts, and there was no way he would be able to escape from them. Even Shaman G.o.d, one of the Neohuman Alliance’s Seven SkyG.o.ds, would find it difficult to escape from so many powerhouses. Thus, there was no need for anyone to attack Lu Yin at this time and fight in such a disadvantageous situation.
Ku Wei, on the other hand, went all out in acting the part of the loyal sycophant. He was determined to follow Lu Yin, and Ku Wei also was quite knowledgeable of the Seven Courts, particularly the Ku family.
The family viewed Ku Wei as far less valuable than Ku Lei, especially because Ku Wei’s greatest gain during this trip to Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum was his new ability to take the form of a guardian giant, and it was not something that he dared to reveal. Thus, to the Ku family, Ku Wei had gained nothing at all from this trip. The Ku family would easily abandon him, and Ku Lei would be able to casually finish off Ku Wei at that time.
At this moment, Ku Wei only wanted to cling to Lu Yin. Even if there was a chance that Lu Yin was actually being manipulated by the Neohuman Alliance, what if that was not the case? With Lu Yin"s talent, he would be invincible after leaving the tomb, and Ku Wei could gain power.
If it turned out that Lu Yin really was being manipulated, then only at that critical moment would Ku Wei reveal his ability to transform into a guardian giant, as being studied and examined was still better than being abandoned.
Ku Wei was very smart, and he had considered all of this the moment he had seen Lu Yin.
Also, Ku Wei had always been absolutely certain that there was some hidden superpower behind Lu Yin. Not Yuan Shi, but rather another, unknown power—that was the true support that Ku Wei wanted to rely on.
The unluckiest person during this trip to Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum was Hui Santong, who had not found the opportunity that he had hoped to find. Xie Xiaoxian was also unfortunate, as her search had also resulted in nothing.
Everyone else had searched for their own opportunities, and the results of their efforts were unknown.
Several days later, Lu Yin was immersed in yet another one of Progenitor Chen’s memories. Over the past days, Lu Yin had witnessed too many battles, but occasionally, he had also seen another side of Progenitor Chen’s clone when he stared at that flower garden, though Lu Yin had never found out who the clone was looking at.
A person"s memories encompa.s.sed too much time. Even if Lu Yin spent one, ten, or even a hundred years in the Realm of Memories, he would only see a drop in the ocean of memories.
A beam of light appeared in the distance, indicating that Progenitor Chen"s Mausoleum was closing. It was time to leave.
Ce Jiu and Yōu Qin had both arrived at the beam of light at some point, and they had possibly been waiting there for several days already.
Lu Yin noticed them, and they looked back at Lu Yin with wary gazes.
Lu Yin did not care.
Ku Wei directed a vicious glare towards the two, looking like a mad dog.
Star energy descended, and everyone entered the beam of light before heading up towards the dark dome. The ground below them grew smaller and smaller as they flew up.
They saw a guardian giant roaring at them, and a club whistled through the air. Ku Wei paled, but none of the others cared at all. The club was unable to affect the beam of light in any way whatsoever. Everyone quickly exited the Progenitor’s tomb, and they soon appeared in outer s.p.a.ce.
Behind them, the spatial tear leading to Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum closed.
Everything that had occurred within Progenitor Chen"s Mausoleum was hidden to the outside world, so all of the Seven Courts’ leaders froze when they saw Lu Yin exit the tomb with the other youths.
"Lu Yin? Why were you inside Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum?" Ku Pu, the Ku family patriarch, spoke up first.
Ku Lei immediately made a report and honestly revealed everything that had happened within the tomb, particularly focusing on Silver.
All of the patriarchs and matriarchs grew apprehensive, and they turned to focus on Lu Yin.
Mu En stared at Lu Yin in surprise. "You followed someone from the Neohuman Alliance into the tomb?"
Lu Yin nodded and respectfully replied, "Junior Lu Yin greets all the seniors. I was captured by the Neohuman Alliance, who made a vain attempt to transform me with death energy. However, this junior once learned a technique that made me immune to the death energy transformation. The Neohuman Alliance failed to discover this, so when the opportunity arose to follow one of their members to Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum, I took advantage of it to escape."
"Hmph, how naive! Death energy is the source of the Specter Clan’s power, and the Specter Clan has relied on their death energy to contend against my Seven Courts. Therefore, we understand death energy better than anyone else. What sort of method could possibly allow you to resist being transformed by death energy? Besides, you were captured by one of the Neohuman Alliance’s Seven SkyG.o.ds. Are you also claiming that you were able to hide this from one of the SkyG.o.ds?" Ku Lei shouted.
At this time, Ku Wei did not dare to make a sound and was very well behaved.
Lu Yin softly replied, "That is exactly why this technique was able to deceive the Neohuman Alliance’s elders and convince them that I had been successfully transformed."
Ku Lei was about to continue, but he was stopped by Ku Pu, who fixed a harsh glare onto Lu Yin. "Regardless of whether or not the death energy succeeded in transforming you, tell me this. How did the Neohuman Alliance manage to get into Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum?"
Everyone looked at Lu Yin curiously.
If the Neohuman Alliance was able to casually enter the tomb, then what was the point in them all standing guard here? Throughout all of history, there had never been a time when people from the Neohuman Alliance had entered the tomb.
Lu Yin said, "With a sourcebox array."
"Impossible." The Yōu matriarch, Yōu Kexin, was the first to deny such a possibility. "No matter how magical sourcebox arrays may be, it’s impossible to magically transfer people into Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum unless the location is already known."
Lu Yin replied, "This is something that I am not certain of, as Shaman G.o.d was the one who arranged the array. Once we entered the tomb, Silver mentioned that they had used this sourcebox array before and that it was the Teleportation Formation from True Insight."
You Ke Xin was shocked and looked at the other family leaders.
The eyes of the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Seven Courts all showed complicated thoughts. If the words Lu Yin spoke were true, then someone among them had colluded with the Neohuman Alliance.
"Shut up! This is the Neohuman Alliance’s entire goal, isn’t it? They sent you here to disrupt the unity of my Seven Courts, and even more importantly, to raise the suspicions of the Hall of Honor’s Judicial Commissioner!" Xia Yi shouted.
Mu En’s gaze swept across the area, and he did not know what to think.
Hui Zhi mentioned, "This is also a possibility."
Ce Laoyan commented, "Indeed, trying to stir up internal discord within our Seven Courts is somewhat despicable."
Xie Hua smiled gently. "My Seven Courts have been united for so many years, and we will not be destroyed by just a few words. What are you all so concerned about?"
Yōu Kexin coldly said, "His words are not merely for our ears.” After this, she looked over at Mu En.
Mu En laughed. "The Hall of Honor will not become suspicious of people just because of a few words from a junior. You all don’t need to take this to heart."
Although the Judicial Commissioner had said this, the Hall of Honor’s att.i.tude towards the Neohuman Alliance was that it was better to wrongly kill an innocent person than to risk letting a guilty party escape. Although the Hall of Honor was apprehensive of the Seven Courts, it was guaranteed that there would be a secret investigation.
Xia Yi eyes fixed a cold stare onto Lu Yin. "Junior, you must take responsibility for your words, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear the results."
Lu Yin looked over at Xia Yi and locked eyes with him. "This junior is only responsible for conveying what I heard. As for whether or not it is true, that has nothing to do with this junior."
"You need to first gain a greater understanding of what you are doing.”
Lu Yin was fearless. "Can’t you see it for yourself? Or are you also admitting that someone within your families may be cooperating with the Neohuman Alliance?"
Xia Yi"s eyes grew sharp, and he slapped out with a palm. Mu En suddenly blocked the attack before it could strike Lu Yin, easily dissolving Xia Yi"s attack. Mu En’s expression was solemn. "Patriarch Xia, have mercy."
Xia Yi angrily retorted, "Commissioner Mu En, this person suddenly appeared from within Progenitor Chen’s Mausoleum. This place belongs to my Seven Courts, and it is up to us how to handle this matter."
Mu En replied, "This junior is one of Eversky Island"s disciples as well as the Cosmic Sect’s disciple and the ruler of the Outerverse. Does Patriarch Xia really intend to stir up irreparable harm because of a few words from a junior?"
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Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC"ed By: OMA
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