Chapter 694: Taking Action
Lu Yin did not plan to take any actions against Deng Pu before he was confident of dealing with Ku Wei. Otherwise, if took care of Deng Pu too early, he himself would not be able to win, which would be suffering for nothing.
Deng Pu was finally able to relax. These two freaks were just Explorers, but they were much stronger than he was, and their forcefields had completely suppressed him.
Although Deng Pu had not been blasted off of the altar, he still was not able to peacefully lockbreak, as the trio mutually restricted one another. Whoever was faster would be dealt with by the other two. Thus, n.o.body needed to think of finishing unlocking their sourcebox first.
Finally, the trio spent a total of nineteen hours before they all completed their lockbreaking simultaneously.
Lu Yin obtained a piece of metal from his sourcebox, which neither he nor the Ghost Monkey were able to recognize.
Deng Pu’s sourcebox contained nothing.
Ku Wei obtained a broken weapon from his sourcebox, but it disintegrated into ash the moment it came into contact with the air.
Out of the sixteen compet.i.tors, only three of them had managed to succeed, though a huge portion of them had been chased away by Lu Yin and Ku Wei working together.
Lu Yin had actually wanted to win himself, but he was not confident that he could overcome Ku Wei by himself. With the c.u.mulative results from each stage, the final champion was definitely Deng Pu because he had successfully unlocked seven sourceboxes during the first stage.
Lu Yin felt that it was alright, as he could still accept this outcome.
Deng Pu relaxed, as this was fortunate for him.
Ku Wei was in a bad mood. If not for Lu Yin, he definitely would have won.
Saul completely relaxed. Although this Lockbreaker Compet.i.tion had been full of twists and turns, the outcome was still good, and he beamed at the sky. “I, Saul, as the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society’s Vice President, hereby declare that, out of the three rounds of this compet.i.tion, the overall champion is Deng Pu. The champion of this season’s Lockbreaker Compet.i.tion is thus Deng Pu.”
Many on Sourcepeak Planet cheered, as Deng Pu resided on Sourcepeak Planet most of the time, and so, he could be considered as one of them.
Deng Pu was excited, and he gleefully glanced over at Lu Yin and Ku Wei before looking expectantly towards Saul.
Fiend Li and the others had no objections to the announcement.
In the Wei family’s manor, Wei Rong stood up, his expression grave. “Prepare to move out.”
At the Forest Hotel, Angie gave the same order, “Prepare to move out.”
Sourcepeak Planet’s s.p.a.ce station suddenly was locked down, and the people there lost contact with the Lockbreaker Society.
At the same time, all of the screens outside of Sourcepeak Planet failed, as the signal had been blocked off.
Saul did not know about any of this, and he excitedly stood at the center of the altar. He then did something that caused a piece of stone to rise up from the ground. There was a box within the stone, and Saul excitedly looked in as he slowly opened it, causing his figure to be illuminated by a golden radiance that shone out from inside the box.
He then raised the box into the air. “In this are three pages of the True Insight. It’s the reward for this season’s Lockbreaker Compet.i.tion champion. And now, I will bestow this to Deng Pu. Deng Pu, come up.”
Deng Pu breathed heavily, and he slowly walked over towards Saul, looking as though he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Saul had a similar look of antic.i.p.ation, as he had long since wanted to obtain True Insight.
Lu Yin stood silently below the altar and watched the scene with Xi Qi beside him.
“So the prize is just True Insight. What a huge fuss,” the fish said in disdain.
Lu Yin was astonished, and he looked at the fish. “You’ve seen it before?”
The fish responded arrogantly, “Of course, two-legged beast. If you wish, you can become Lord Fish’s mount, and then Lord Fish can then teach you.”
Xi Qi immediately apologized to Lu Yin. "Brother Lu, please don’t listen to it. It’s lying to you.”
The fish was angered. “When does Lord Fish ever lie? Stop spouting nonsense and preventing Lord Fish from collecting mounts.”
Xi Qi mumbled, “You bluffed me just like this, saying that you even knew the entire True Insight. However, you can’t even recite a little bit of it.”
“Of course it can’t be recited! True Insight’s words can only be comprehended—they cannot be recited, written, or even pa.s.sed down. Otherwise, the older generation of Lockbreakers would have already distributed True Insight throughout the universe. You two-legged beast, you don’t know anything!” the fish retorted.
Xi Qi softly answered, “How can there be words that can’t be recited? You’re lying.”
Lu Yin looked at the fish, “You really know True Insight?”
“Of course! So how about it, two-legged beast? Become a mount for Lord Fish, and Lord Fish will not treat you unfairly.” It was pleased by the attention.
The Ghost Monkey shouted in Lu Yin’s brain, “Seventh Bro, don’t trust it! It must be lying! That swindler, this monkey will stew it!”
Lu Yin was getting a headache from the monkey’s commotion, and he was about to screen it off when Felynn’s voice transmitted to him again. “Lu Yin, it’s your turn. Execute the plan.”
“Two-legged beast, how about it? Be a mount for Lord Fish.”
“Seventh Bro, this monkey is going to stew it.”
“Lu Yin, it’s your turn.”
“Sorry, Brother Lu. This fish is lying to you.”
At that moment, Lu Yin heard all sorts of voices, and he frowned as he could not take it anymore.
“Lu Yin, hurry up and carry out the plan, or you won’t be able to obtain True Insight either,” Felynn urged as she stared at Lu Yin from a distance.
On the altar, Deng Pu reached out with his hand as Saul smiled and slowly gave True Insight to his disciple, nodding in satisfaction.
Felynn frowned, and she incessantly transmitted her voice to Lu Yin, but he remained indifferent.
Felynn’s gaze grew cold, and she took several steps back. It looked like she then sent a message to someone through her gadget.
In the distance, Wei Rong glanced at his gadget. “Unreliable, as expected. Begin the operation.”
“Deng Pu, receiving True Insight means that you will be able to enter the Lockbreaker Society’s Neoverse headquarters in the future. There will be a day when the connection between the Innerverse and Outerverse is restored, and I hope that you won’t betray the expectations of your seniors,” Saul spoke gently even as he stared fervently at the box in Deng Pu’s hands.
Deng Pu hurriedly nodded and acknowledged his master.
Suddenly, the screens in the sky that had been broadcasting live suddenly changed, and images of different Lockbreakers appeared on the displays, including Mr. Jun, Deng Pu, and Saul.
Saul looked up in shock, as the screens were actually broadcasting the images of the Lockbreakers that he had ordered to be eradicated, the ones who would have presented a threat to Deng Pu.
Felynn was delighted. Although Lu Yin had ended up not cooperating, the plan had still continued, and the difference was not too great.
Everyone looked up at the screens. “No wonder Lord Qin didn’t partic.i.p.ate. He’s a two star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker. It looks like he was chased into the Astral Wilderness and killed.”
“Grandma Lan didn’t come, either. Looks like she’s also dead.”
“So this was all arranged by Vice President Saul. He eliminated all of the threatening Lockbreakers, and then arranged it so that his disciple Deng Pu would win, all for the sake of obtaining the True Insight.”
“It’s no wonder why, during the second round, Executive Felynn seemed so biased towards Deng Pu. There was an inside arrangement.”
“Saul is too despicable!.”
“Saul is despicable.”
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On the altar, Saul was so furious that his entire body started trembling. He waved his hand and distorted the void, causing the sky to roil and destroy all of the screens. “Who dares to besmirch my name?”
“Saul, as the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society’s Vice President, not only did you fail to be impartial during the compet.i.tion to give all Lockbreakers a fair contest, but you also used vile methods to suppress other Lockbreakers in the dark and threaten us. Your crimes have been exposed, so there’s no need to try and justify yourself,” Felynn suddenly shouted, her voice transmitting throughout all of Sourcepeak Planet.
Everyone looked on with wide eyes. Even if the content of the screens that they had just seen was false, Felynn’s words could not be falsified. She was one of three executives of the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society as well as a three star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker. She was an existence that stood among the top ten of all Outerverse Lockbreakers.
Saul’s eyes went wide. “So it’s you, Felynn.”
Felynn said in a righteous tone, “Saul, with the contributions you have made towards the society over so many years, you can still be forgiven if you admit your guilt now.”
“Felynn, shut up! You colluded with others to frame your vice president, and to what end?” Mr. Jun shouted.
Fiend Li suddenly spoke up, “Let her continue.”
Saul’s eyes narrowed, and an overflowing killing intent appeared in his eyes.
Felynn appeared to be in misery at the words that she spoke. “Vice President Saul’s conduct has brought shame upon the society. Rather than have an outsider prove his crimes, it would be better for someone within to expose them, as that would benefit the society more.”
“Hahaha, what a righteous Executive Felynn. I’ve misjudged you. It seems that you are actually the biggest threat.” Saul laughed, and then he suddenly moved against Felynn. As soon as the Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker moved, it made everyone present feel numb. Star energy was drawn over from all across Sourcepeak Planet, forming a visible hurricane that converged into a terrifying strike against Felynn.
The void completely shattered, and the enormous collision felt like the planet’s doomsday had come.
Lu Yin’s heart skipped a beat when he saw Saul’s rune lines increase rapidly; the area of his influence had already spread out and covered an unknown distance of s.p.a.ce away from the planet. Even more terrifyingly, he had even stripped away the star energy from within everyone’s bodies. This move had surpa.s.sed Lu Yin’s understanding of what star energy control could achieve, as this move surpa.s.sed that of any powerhouse he had met before, including even Elder Lohar.
This was the ability of a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker. Although Saul was just a peak Hunter, his true strength could not be estimated. His t.i.tle as the top Lockbreaker of his generation was not just empty boasting. It was not unusual for a genius Lockbreaker to also be a Realmbreaker who could challenge higher realms. The fact that Saul had been able to become the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society’s Vice President meant that, in his youth, he had definitely been at the same level as Casanova of the Distinguished Five. Once he made a move, it would be groundbreaking news.
Felynn’s pupils shrank, and she felt an indescribable suppression seize her. Her face turned deathly pale, as she could not block this attack, nor could she hide from it.
Suddenly, a figure appeared between the two of them; it was Fiend Li. “Saul, explain yourself before you act.”
“Fiend Li, there’s no point to talking anymore. Since Felynn dares to act at a time like this, then she must have made sufficient preparations. Haven’t you noticed? Sourcepeak Planet has many uninvited guests right now!” Saul barked as he mercilessly unleashed his attack to crush them.
Fiend Li frowned and raised a hand, his move actually restraining the powerful star energy crashing down. He demonstrated a similar realm of control of star energy as Saul, and only Fiend Li was the vice president’s opponent.
“Fiend Li, do you really wish to oppose me?” Saul asked sternly.
Fiend Li raised his head. “You’ve already made a huge mistake. Based on your many years of contribution, at worst, you’ll be stripped of your position as vice president. However, if you kill an executive, you will never be able to turn back. Saul, think about this carefully.”
Saul remained arrogant. “Geoffrey is no longer around, and n.o.body in the Outerverse is my opponent! Wherever I am will be where the Lockbreaker Society is. Besides me, n.o.body is qualified to become the president. At worst, I’ll dispatch of you rebels and reorganize the society.” His body then vanished, and Fiend Li’s expression fell before he also disappeared. The next moment, the star energy in the heavens and earth were forcefully seized by the two Lockbreakers.
A battle between Lockbreakers did not involve any battle techniques, as the battle instead focused on their control of star energy. All battle techniques required the support of star energy, and this battle was at the most fundamental level. Any cultivator who fought against a Lockbreaker would be at a disadvantage. Lu Yin had a deep understanding of this concept, as it was pointless to use a battle technique against a Lockbreaker no matter how strong it was. Once a cultivator was stripped of their star energy, they could only wait to be killed by a Lockbreaker.
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