Chapter 1036: Connected

On one particular day, the cultivators observing the Astral River discovered that, to their astonishment, the liquid energy of the river was receding faster than ever. Suddenly, the ambient energy near the Astral River surged. At that moment, a signal could pass through the Astral River, which meant that a connection could be reestablished between the Outerverse and the Innerverse.

This news stunned the entire Outerverse, and Lu Yin learned of it first. “What was coming has finally arrived.”

The Innerverse also quickly discovered that signals could be transmitted, and people immediately reached out to the Outerverse’s network.

It did not take long for the Innerverse to be absolutely shocked. Their surprise was neither due to a signal being reestablished, nor because the Astral River was about to return to its regular state, but rather because Lu Yin was about to become the Outerverse’s king!

Throughout the countless ages of the Human Domain, throughout all the changes of the universe, the Outerverse’s seventy-two weaves had never once been unified. At its peak unity, not even half of the weaves had come together. This was not because nobody had ever possessed the ability to do so, but more so because the various great powers of the Innerverse would never allow such a thing to happen.

From the Innerverse’s perspective, the Outerverse was a massive pile of resources, and a scattered Outerverse was unable to mount any real pressure on the Innerverse, allowing the entire region to be extorted at will. However, a unified Outerverse was different, as a behemoth that could contest them had suddenly appeared.

On average, each weave of the Outerverse did not have even a single Enlighter, but even if the Outerverse was short on Enlighters, there were still at least forty to fifty powerhouses at that level.

Which power in the Innerverse possessed forty to fifty Enlighters? It was impossible.

Although the strength of the Outerverse’s top experts could not compare to the Innerverse’s powerhouses in any way, when it came to sheer numbers, the Outerverse was the absolute winner. Furthermore, occasionally, the Outerverse would give birth to super powerhouses, and there were even some high ranking members of the Hall of Honor who had come from the Outerverse.

A united Outerverse would in no way benefit the various powers of the Innerverse, and besides, it was Lu Yin who had unified the Outerverse.

As for Lu Yin, the Innerverse powers still only saw him as a youth, possibly one who could just perhaps barely compete with the Ten Arbiters. Still, he was just part of the younger generation. Who among them could have guessed that this youth would unite the Outerverse? This news was completely inconceivable.

Countless people believed that the news was nothing more than rumors, but the information was quickly verified. Lu Yin had founded the Great Eastern Alliance and almost completely united the Outerverse. He even had the support of the Hall of Honor’s Yuan Shi and had become the Outerverse’s Allied Forces’ Commander.

The Blaze Realm immediately flew into a frenzy. They were the closest to the Outerverse, and thus, they were the first to obtain the news.

Craynor was completely dumbfounded as he stared at the report on his gadget. Lu Yin’s almost unified the Outerverse? What the heck? Who’s messing with me!

After verifying the information multiple times, Craynor finally became sure that Lu Yin had indeed nearly united the Outerverse.

Craynor felt like he was lost in a dream. He had a rather deep impression of Lu Yin; due to the events involving Xi Yue, Craynor had deliberately created trouble for Lu Yin only to be defeated in Astral-10’s Sand Ocean. That incident had eventually led to Jared becoming enemies with Lu Yin.

During the competition on Planet Pyrolyte, Jared had been killed, and he had been killed by none other than Lu Yin.

Who could have thought that, despite them all being a part of the same generation, Lu Yin would have already climbed to such a high position? How had he done it? Had those Enlighters of the Outerverse eaten crap while growing up?

The people of the Blaze Realm were disgusted, and the Ross Empire was not feeling very comfortable either. They were mortal enemies with the Great Yu Empire, and in the past, if they hadn’t been dissuaded by many other Innerverse powers, they would have sent troops to erase the Great Yu Empire.

Duke Blackhawk had remained in the Outerverse, and although the Ross Empire tried their best to contact him, they could not reach him. He was either in some place that had been sealed, or he was dead.

***

In Soulseal Flowzone, Ling Gong was amazed at the news. Lu Yin had unified the Outerverse? That was like a fantasy! Nobody could believe such a thing.

However, these were the facts, and Ling Gong could only believe it.

She suddenly remembered a time back in the Daosource Sect’s ruins when Lu Yin had nearly been killed. At that time, if she hadn’t protected him while the others fought over the jade talisman, Lu Yin would have died without question.

Such a person had actually managed to unify the entire Outerverse. Just how had he done it? Even she would not have been able to accomplish such a feat.

If even Ling Gong could not believe the news, then Ling Que was in total denial. He stared at his gadget like an idiot, feeling as though the heavens were crashing down around him.

***

In Astral-10, when the Rainmaster learned that Lu Yin had united the entire Outerverse, he nearly fell over. He blankly stared at the Sandmaster. “Are you sure?”

The Sandmaster had also been rendered speechless. “Don’t be ridiculous. Who would get this information wrong?”

“How did he do it?” The Rainmaster felt lost. Despite their many years of experience, neither of them could understand how Lu Yin had accomplished such an impossible feat. Even if the Outerverse was weaker, there were still dozens of Enlighters among its powers, and there was even the Hall of Honor. Additionally, quite a few experts from the Innerverse had been stuck in the Outerverse. The guiding powers of the seventy two weaves were not weak either, and there were even the three powers that could not be provoked. Just thinking about all of the complications caused the Rainmaster’s head to ache; and yet, Lu Yin had somehow unified those weaves.

The Sandmaster was similarly unable to understand this development.

In fact, nobody could.

In the treasury, Old Cai swallowed his saliva, and he tried his best to recall his dealings with Lu Yin. “We’re still friendly, still friendly. Now that the kid has made a fortune, he should not refuse a request to support his old academy’s rebuilding. Definitely not! Hehehe.”

***

In the Cosmic Sea, in a place where the sea boiled, great warships swayed across the surface of the water as strange objects occasionally crashed down from the sky.

A deafening laughter echoed across the sea, causing the water to become even more violent.

“It’s no surprise that he’s from my armada, hahaha.”

The voice formed a visible ripple that pushed at the void, causing the surrounding space to grow unstable.

Aboard the warship, many pirates covered their ears. Although they had long since become accustomed to the sound, it was still painful.

On the deck, there was a woman with a large beard who was smoking. She was staring off into the distance as she let out a sigh. This woman was Big Sis, and she took on all sorts of appearances; sometimes, she was pretty, and at other times, ugly.

“Now we can rest assured. Little Seven is more powerful than we expected. Not only does he no longer require our protection, but he can also actually help us now.” Uncle Reuben moved next to Big Sis as he spoke.

Big Sis’s expression grew cold. “It’s still not enough. Unifying the Outerverse might seem like a feat that will leave his name down in history, but there are no almighty powerhouses in the Outerverse to protect him. Any random Envoy sent by the Daynight clan can corner him in an instant.”

Reuben smiled bitterly. “Where would so many Envoys come from ? Not even the World Imprinter families of the Sixth Mainland have that many people to spare.”

Big Sis snorted. “Even if they don’t send their Envoys, the power of their Enlighters is still enough to obliterate Little Seven. Send out orders for all the pirates to start moving towards Daynight Flowzone. We won’t allow the Daynight clan to relax.”

“Alright.”

***

Since the Innerverse was able to exchange signals with the Outerverse, the various great powers gradually gained a clearer understanding of the current Outerverse. They had originally planned to reach out to the Outerverse to replenish their resources, but instead, they had been confronted with a direct obstacle.

Lu Yin had unified the Outerverse, which made it so that the Innerverse powers would not be able to harvest resources to their hearts’ content.

This even included Shamrock Enterprises, Aurora Enterprises, and other such colossal organizations; they were similarly astonished at the recent developments. They were not overly concerned, but the Lockbreaker Society was the first to grow furious. The Outerverse Lockbreaker Society on Sourcepeak Planet had actually been destroyed while their headquarters had even been relocated. This was something completely unacceptable to the Lockbreaker Society.

Originally, the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society’s President Geoffrey had been in the Neoverse, and as soon as he returned, he would not let this matter stand.

Still, Lu Yin was not too concerned, as he had helped the Lockbreaker Society from beginning to end. He had even reinstated Saul to the benefit of Lockbreaker Society and also as an answer to Geoffrey.

Of course, if the Lockbreaker Society’s investigation determined that the final responsibility lay with Wei Rong, then Lu Yin would have to think of something.

At the moment, his greatest obstacle was the Daynight clan.

Not long after communications were restored between the Innerverse and the Outerverse, Nightking Yuanjing called Lu Yin.

He looked at Nightking Yuanjing’s solemn face on the screen and gave the old man a small smile. “So it’s Grandpa Yuanjing. It’s been a couple of months since we last met, and it’s wonderful to see that Grandpa Yuanjing survived.”

Nightking Yuanjing looked serious as he stared closely at Lu Yin. “Little Yin, I have no time to joke with you—return my Daynight clan’s stone of inheritance. For now, that’s your most important task. Otherwise, once the Innerverse reconnects to the Outerverse, you will not be able to stop the wrath of my Daynight from descending. Even uniting the entire Outerverse is useless, as you simply don’t understand how powerful my Daynight clan truly is.”

Lu Yin was surprised. “Even more powerful than a Cosmic Imprinter family from the Sixth Mainland?”

This sentence left Nightking Yuanjing unable to respond. At the moment, the Daynight clan did not have an expert whose power level exceeded 1,000,000. The only other possibility was if the Cosmic Imprinter family’s top experts had been unable to act during the Sixth Mainland’s invasion. A Cosmic Imprinter was an expert with a power level of at least 1,000,000, but Lu Yin could still disregard the Sixth Mainland’s Cosmic Imprinter families. Thus, why would he be intimidated by the Daynight clan?

Nightking Yuanjing spoke in a gloomy voice. “Little Yin, I know that there is a deep misunderstanding between you and my Daynight clan. All along, I’ve tried my best to protect you. Don’t be mistaken—if you truly force the Daynight clan to send out its experts, you will not be able to withstand them. The stone of inheritance must be returned, as this is the Daynight clan’s bottom line.”

Lu Yin helplessly answered, “Why is Grandpa Yuanjing so certain that the stone of inheritance is with me? Do you have some kind of evidence?”

Nightking Yuanjing grew so angry that he actually smiled. “Anybody who enters the corridor of the inheritance will leave their image on my Daynight clan’s ancestral planet. The deeper one comprehends the battle techniques, the clearer and higher the image will become. Little Yin, how glaring do you think your image is?”

Lu Yin was rendered speechless, and although he wanted to remain humble, he recalled seeing and passing by the Daynight Restoration Technique, Nightking's Body, Nightking Finger, and Night Advent. His image must not be ranked very low.

“There’s even a function like that?” Lu Yin was in disbelief.

Nightking Yuanjing shook his head. “There’s no need to hide it. We are certain that the stone of inheritance is in your possession. Return it. Otherwise, you will come to understand what it means to be on the receiving end of the Daynight clan’s wrath.”

Lu Yin let out a slow breath, and his expression suddenly changed. Since he had been discovered, then there was no need for him to hide it any longer. To the Daynight clan, someone from outside of the clan learning one of their battle techniques was a capital offense. Furthermore, Lu Yin’s hatred for Nightking Zhenwu was as deep as an ocean, and only one of them could come out alive. There was no need to keep up the act.

“Since the Daynight clan has discovered that the stone of inheritance is in my hands, then send some people to pick it up,” Lu Yin said calmly.

Nightking Yuanjing’s eyes grew cold. “Little Yin, Grandpa Yuanjing does not wish for you to step onto this path. Throughout the entire history of the universe, those who have offended my Daynight clan have never had a good ending. You can look into that for yourself.”

Lu Yin raised a hand and clenched his fist. “In the history of the universe, has anybody ever united the Outerverse?”

Nightking Yuanjing stared at Lu Yin. After a long while, he sighed. “Do you really want to go down this path?”

Lu Yin did not reply.

“Actually, you can still become friends with my Daynight clan,” Nightking Yuanjing lamented with a sigh. He truly felt the situation was a pity. Someone who had obtained Yuan Shi’s support and had unified the Outerverse could absolutely become friends with the Daynight clan, as such an ally would be extremely beneficial to the Daynight clan. If Lu Yin was willing to serve them, then they would even pay him an immeasurable price.

Nightking Zhenwu was destined to become one of the Cosmic Five, and Lu Yin had united the Outerverse. If the two joined forces, then the Daynight clan would gain massive influence over the majority of the Human Domain, and their status would become no weaker than those colossal organizations in the Neoverse. What a pity.

“Since you are so persistent, then Grandpa Yuanjing has nothing more to say to you. All the best to so,” Nightking Yuanjing sorrowfully said as he bade farewell to Lu Yin.