Chapter 1022: Night Advent

Not too far from the discussion, Hui Daynight opened his eyes and rubbed his forehead in an attempt to ease his headache. It was very tiring seizing an inheritance, and he was long due for a break.

At that moment, the nearby conversations entered his ears, and Hui Daynight looked up out of curiosity, but then his pupils immediately shrank as he involuntarily called out, “Lu Yin?!”

This was the first time the name “Lu Yin” had been mentioned within the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds, and the entire area was quickly awed. In fact, the entire Daynight clan was shocked.

Who could have ever imagined that some outsider would be able to seize one of the Daynight clan’s inheritances let alone race to the top of the stone plaque so quickly? Lu Yin was about to reach the highest section, which meant that he would soon be competing with Nightqueen Yanqing’s group.

Ever since the Daynight clan’s stone of inheritance had first appeared, something like this had never occurred.

Tiankong Daynight, Rou Daynight, and others were all staring blankly at the top of the stone plaque. They could still remember the confrontation that had occurred back in the Astral Combat Academy, as Lu Yin had gone against the entire Daynight clan by himself, which was still rather exaggerated. Several years had passed since that incident, and none of them had expected that their next time seeing Lu Yin would be on the clan’s ancestral grounds’ stone plaque. On top of that, Lu Yin had already surpassed them.

A bit further away, Nightking Zhenwu’s pupils shrank as he focused intently on Lu Yin’s image on the stone plaque. “Impossible! He didn’t die after I struck him with the Heart Seeker secret technique? Impossible!”

Next to the Nightking, Starsibyl’s eyes grew bright, and her finger involuntarily moved as she made a divination. The future was now headed in an unknown direction, all calculations about this person consistently fell apart.

Nightking Zhenwu’s expression suddenly changed, and he tore through the void to appear directly below the stone plaque, right in front of the ancient guardians. “Junior Nightking Zhenwu pays his respects to the seniors who protect the ancestral grounds.”

Within the group, there was one figure with murky eyes, but this person’s gaze contained a supreme dignity as they calmly observed Nightking Zhenwu. “Return the stone of inheritance.”

Nightking Zhenwu’s expression changed yet again, and he bowed deeply. “Zhenwu is guilty of losing the stone of inheritance. May the seniors punish me.”

The few elders stared at Nightking Zhenwu, and one of them solemnly said, “It’s not a problem to lose the stone of inheritance, as there is nobody in the universe who would dare to covet that which belongs to our Daynight clan. However, that was in the past.” The old powerhouse then turned to look towards the stone plaque. “This kid has appeared on the stone plaque, and he is receiving our Daynight clan’s battle techniques despite being an outsider. This is a terrible crime, and the fault falls upon you as much as it does on him.”

Hatred overflowed from Nightking Zhenwu’s eyes. “Junior understands. Please rest assured, Senior, that Junior will kill that person with my own hands. I will use his head to wash away the humiliation suffered by the Daynight stone of inheritance.”

“That’s something to be dealt with later,” the elder barked, causing the sky to tremble, and even the ancestral grounds themselves trembled slightly.

Nightking Zhenwu felt his body go taut, and he bowed low. “Could Senior please explain?”

“No matter what happens in the future, the stone plaque in our ancestral grounds cannot allow an outsider to appear upon it. Do you understand?” the elder sternly scolded the young man as they stared at Nightking Zhenwu while giving off a powerful pressure.

Nightking Zhenwu was indeed very important to the Daynight clan, and in the entire history of the Daynight clan, he was the person most likely to be able to become a Progenitor. Still, at this moment, he was merely a part of the younger generation, and he would need a long time before he could reach the level where these ancient figures would fear him. At this moment, he still had to endure being suppressed by his seniors.

“Junior understands, and I definitely will not allow anything like this to happen again. Please rest assured, protectors of the ancestral grounds,” Nightking Zhenwu spoke as he deeply bowed as he spoke.

***

In Frostwave Weave, on Zenyu Star, within a secure room inside King Zishan’s palace, Lu Yin was completely clueless as to the trouble that he had just created for Nightking Zhenwu, let alone how he had shocked the entire Daynight clan. He was unaware that, the moment he entered the inheritance corridor, his image would appear on the stone plaque within the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds.

At this moment, Lu Yin had managed to throw off the suppression of the Nightking's Body, as he had no need for this technique. He raised a foot and continued walking forward.

The corridor’s murals were vivid and lifelike, but it was a pity that Lu Yin could not understand them.

After Lu Yin had entered this inheritance, the Ghost Monkey had not made a single bit of sound. After thinking about this, it occurred to Lu Yin that it was possible that only a person’s spiritual force could enter the corridor of the inheritance stone. After all, Lu Yin’s physical body was still in the room inside King Zishan’s palace.

Lu Yin picked up his finger and looked at it. It was a pity that his cosmic ring was not with him. If it was, he would definitely find some way to get a rubbing of these murals.

At this moment, a peculiar and extreme strength descended upon Lu Yin’s finger, and this force attempted to break it.

Lu Yin’s eyes trembled, as this was yet another battle technique. The Daynight clan had many battle techniques and arts, and their foundation was truly terrifying.

This battle technique was known as the Darkwind Finger, and it was an even more advanced technique than the Nightking's Body. Although the name might not sound impressive, this was an extraordinarily powerful attack. Its premise was to transform the user’s star energy into a darkwind that would corrode their enemy’s body, and it could actually even destroy them from within.

However, Lu Yin did not like this sort of battle technique. If he needed to rely on this sort of battle technique despite his overwhelming physical strength, then his odds of achieving victory in a fight would be miniscule.

So far, Lu Yin had never encountered any Daynight expert who had used this Darkwind Finger.

By now, he was not very far from the end of the corridor. The further in he walked, the more terrifying the battle techniques in this inheritance corridor would become.

With just a few more steps, the spiritual force within the corridor fluctuated, and it caused Lu Yin to instinctively pause. The spiritual force here had a certain level of oppression that was able to exert a bit of pressure on him, and it was not easy for him to overcome it. Still, he was able to continue on after resting for just a short while.

Before his eyes, black and white interchanged as the Daynight Punch appeared once again and attempted to blast Lu Yin out of the corridor. He did not care for the Daynight Punch, but at that moment, every battle technique that he had encountered so far appeared and attacked him as they all tried to push him out of the corridor of inheritance.

Lu Yin roared, subconsciously using the Nightking’s Roar. He managed to dispel all of the battle techniques, and then he continued his way forward.

A gale swept through the area, and Lu Yin saw a figure cultivating. This was actually the Daynight Restoration Technique.

The inheritance of the Daynight Restoration Technique lay close to the inner depths of the corridor, and at this moment, out of all of the members of the Daynight clan, only Zhanlong Daynight had comprehended this technique. It was not that nobody else had obtained this inheritance, but rather that Zhanlong Daynight was the only one who had managed to successfully cultivate it.

With her talent, Nightqueen Yanqing had also received the Daynight Restoration Technique inheritance, but unfortunately, she had not managed to comprehend it.

Nightking Zhenwu had also received the inheritance for the Daynight Restoration Technique long ago, but nobody knew if he had learned it or not.

Lu Yin was one of the few people to receive the Daynight Restoration Technique inheritance throughout the entire history of the Daynight clan. He was actually confident that he could learn it as his Arcane Art, Fatal Revival coincidentally suppressed the Daynight Restoration Technique.

The Daynight Restoration Technique accelerated a person’s recovery, and after successfully being cultivated, the user would gain a recovery rate that far surpassed an ordinary cultivator’s. Coincidentally, Fatal Revival did the complete opposite, as it suppressed the body’s natural recovery ability, exchanging that to increase one’s strength. If the arcane art was successfully cultivated, the user’s potential would explode, and their strength would rise dramatically.

Fatal Revival was the Daynight Restoration Technique’s natural nemesis.

Lu Yin raised a foot and continued trudging forward. He could not cultivate the Daynight Restoration Technique, as it would be like a poison to him.

Within the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds, on the stone plaque, Lu Yin’s image suddenly surpassed Zhuo Daynight, Nightqueen Yanqing, and a few others. He managed to rise to just below Zhanlong Daynight.

Zhuo Daynight opened her eyes and looked at the image climbing up the stone plaque, and her eyes grew emotional. You’re not dead, that’s great.

Nightqueen Yanqing bit down on her lips hard. Why? Why is he everywhere?

She had been defeated by him in the Astral Combat Academy, had lost to him on Planet Pyrolyte, and had been nothing more than a random passerby on the miniature mainland during the final battle in the Cosmic Sea. This person was as resplendent as the heavens, and even her elder brother had to specially hunt this person down. And now, this person’s image had even appeared on the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds during the stone plaque contest. Why?

A trace of fresh blood dripped down from Nightqueen Yanqing’s lips, but she did not notice anything at all.

There were countless proud descendants of the Daynight clan competing for the highest position on the stone plaque within the ancestral grounds, but at this moment, everyone could only stare at the stone plaque, dumbfounded as Lu Yin’s image continued to rise. There were only two images above him now: one was Zhanlong Daynight and the other was Nightking Zhenwu.

Everyone knew it was just a matter of time before Zhanlong Daynight was passed.

Nightking Zhenwu looked extremely upset. He was certain that Lu Yin would not surpass him, but it was still humiliating that Lu Yin had managed to surpass all of the other Daynight clan members.

At this moment, Zhanlong Daynight returned to the ancestral grounds, and he glanced over at the stone plaque. He threw a drop of blood onto one of the stones of inheritance in the air, as he intended to begin receiving an inheritance.

Receiving an inheritance was different from fighting. Zhanlong Daynight would readily admit that he was no match for Lu Yin when it came to battle and that he was far behind him in those terms. However, this was the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds, and the price that an outsider had to pay to receive an inheritance was far steeper than a clan member. That meant that he would have a much easier time receiving inheritances than Lu Yin, so Zhanlong did not believe that he would lose to Lu Yin in this competition.

At this time, the answer in Zhanlong Daynight’s mind was a question in Lu Yin’s. Lu Yin was a bit confused; currently, he could barely endure the spiritual force suppression in the Daynight Restoration Technique’s area, but Zhanlong Daynight had comprehended this technique long ago, possibly in the Limiteer or even Melder realm. Could he really have reached this far down the corridor with that level of strength? Lu Yin did not believe it.

There was only one other explanation, which was that the Daynight clan members had a different experience than Lu Yin in this corridor. Lu Yin was forced to walk forward step by step whereas the Daynight clan members might face an entirely different situation.

Lu Yin had not guessed wrong. The end of the corridor was where one could find top quality techniques, which was why it drew the Daynight clan members in there. In fact, if not for that, the Daynight clan members would never actually need to travel too far along the corridor. The corridor contained a nearly endless amount of battle techniques, and as long as a Daynight clan member stepped within the corridor, they would appear somewhere that contained a compatible battle technique.

This was how Zhanlong Daynight had comprehended the Daynight Restoration Technique.

If a clan member did not wish to receive the inheritance located at the location where they appeared, then they could also walk further in, and they could naturally receive an inheritance once they reached the appropriate depth within the corridor.

Lu Yin did not touch the Daynight Restoration Technique inheritance. Instead, he continued to walk onward, as he wanted to see what other techniques could be found in this place.

One step, two steps, three steps. He walked a total of seven steps, but Lu Yin still had not received another technique. The spiritual force that he had to endure at this moment was incomparably oppressive, and even he was finding it difficult to resist.

After passing through another life and death experience in the Technocracy, Lu Yin’s Arcane Art, Fatal Revival had sparked his potential once again, causing his spiritual force to mature even further. He was now confident that his spiritual force was no weaker than any of the Ten Arbiters’. In fact, when Nightking Zhenwu had just become an Arbiter, even he had probably only been able to reach this location!

Within the Daynight clan's ancestral grounds, Zhanlong Daynight had comprehended another inheritance, which boosted the confidence of many Daynight clan members. Even if the members of the Nightking clan loathed Zhanlong Daynight, they were forced to pin their hopes on him being able to defeat Lu Yin.

However, Lu Yin’s image suddenly shot past Zhanlong Daynight, and beneath Nightking Zhenwu’s image, Lu Yin was the top ranked image on the stone plaque.

Nightking Zhenwu’s brows rose; was this a coincidence? That should not be the case. Lu Yin had only cultivated for around ten years, but each time they fought or even saw each other, Lu Yin’s strength would have advanced by leaps and bounds. When they had fought over the Champions’ Stage, Nightking Zhenwu had used Skybreaker and even his secret technique, Heart Seeker. Let alone Zhanlong Daynight, but even the Daynight experts from the same generation as Nightking Zhenwu who were second only to him were unable to force him to such an extreme.

Even Xia Tian, who was at the top of the Top 100 Rankings, could not possibly force Nightking Zhenwu to such an extent. Lu Yin had not died on that day, and he had even made a comeback. His strength was guaranteed to have risen once again. The next time they fought, it would not be as easy for Nightking Zhenwu to use the Heart Seeker secret technique to sneak attack Lu Yin.

It was perfectly normal for Zhanlong Daynight to have been surpassed, but unfortunately, Lu Yin would never be able to surpass Nightking Zhenwu himself. Even the Nightking himself did not know how far he had walked within that corridor, as throughout the entire history of the Daynight clan, not many had set foot in the place that he had reached.

When Lu Yin surpassed Zhanlong Daynight, Zhanlong Daynight lost all hope of chasing after Lu Yin.

Countless Daynight clan members sighed, as they had actually just been suppressed by an outsider.

***

Within the corridor, Lu Yin finally reached his limit, unable to proceed any further. Everything was dark before him, and all he could see was a fuzzy blackness. When he took another step, the spiritual force suppression suddenly underwent a fundamental change, and it seemed to become tangible. This was a battle technique, and Lu Yin already knew its name: Night Advent.