Chapter 3490: Grandmaster Yu Ran

The man took a deep breath before saying, "We might be as weak as ants compared to you, Third Boss, but we are not afraid! Beyond this point is the Spirit Treasure Domain, and if the Third Boss wants to stir up trouble in the Spirit Treasure Domain, then you’ll have to step over our bodies!"

"That’s right! You’ll have to step over our bodies!"

"We aren’t afraid!"

The entire group stepped forward, all of them glaring at Lu Yin.

Old Tao frowned. "Disperse. You aren’t qualified to decide what our Third Boss does."

The young man replied, "We can't control the Third Boss, and if he wants to kill us, then he can go ahead and do so. All we ask is that he doesn’t cause trouble in the Spirit Treasure Domain. The Spirit Treasure Society has always kept to itself, and it has never fought with any outside power."

Old Tao was placed in a difficult position, so he turned to look at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin observed the people blocking his path. "Who sent you here?"

The group met his gaze. "No one sent us! We just don't want the Third Boss to ruin the Spirit Treasure Domain. We came here on our own."

"The Spirit Treasure Society has a duty to protect the Spirit Treasure Domain. All of us are members of the Spirit Treasure Society."

Lu Yin continued to stare at the group as spirals of karma twined around his fingers. After a moment, they shot forward, and passed through the bodies of everyone in Lu Yin’s path. As that happened, he observed the resulting lines of karma.

"Master! Master! I’ve finished!"

"Oh? Let me take a look… Hmm, well done. Next, we, as master and disciple, will explore these 10,000 great mountains."

"10,000 mountains…? That's a lot."

"Hahaha! We are in the Spirit Treasure Domain. Every location and corner of this domain might contain a hidden spirit treasure. I hope to find all of the spirit treasures in the entire domain and discover what might be sealed within them."

"Master, your disciple will definitely help you!"

…

"Master, please don't die! This is all because of the spirit treasure’s danger field. Master! Master—!"

"

Cough, cough

. Disciple, don't blame the spirit treasures’ danger zones. Instead, be grateful. This is what makes exploring and unlocking spirit treasures so enticing. Your master is leaving first. In the end, I wasn’t able to cross the 10,000 great mountains."

"Master, rest assured. Your disciple will be grateful, and I will cross these 10,000 great mountains so that your final wish will be fulfilled."

"Hehe, hahaha. Well, that's good."

…

"Brother Ning, will escaping to the Spirit Treasure Domain really be enough? Will they really stop chasing us?"

"Don’t worry, we’re in the Spirit Treasure Domain, and I’m a member of the Spirit Treasure Society. They won’t dare to come after us here."

"Brother Ning, they’re here!"

"Quick! Hide behind me!"

"Eh? Brother Ning, they’ve left already."

"Those people are from the Spirit Treasure Society, and they came to help us. I told you—as soon as we got to the Spirit Treasure Domain, we’re safe. The Spirit Treasure Society is the most united organization in the megaverse. We made it!"

…

More lines of karma continued to appear, and Lu Yin saw more and more scenes unfold. Through these lines and spirals of karma, Lu Yin was able to confirm that the people had indeed come to stop him on their own.

The man in the center was there because his goal was to fulfill his late master's last wish to cross 10,000 great mountains. He had also told his disciple to be extremely grateful towards the Spirit Treasure Domain.

The man and woman beside him had been saved after arriving in the Spirit Treasure Domain, and thus they had vowed to protect it.

All the others had their own stories as well.

All of them were determined to protect the Spirit Treasure Domain in their own way. While they may have initially been drawn to the domain out of a desire to survive, their gratitude for that opportunity had transformed into a desire to protect the domain.

The group nervously stared at Lu Yin. While their courage was enough to prompt them to voluntarily step forward, deep inside, they were not nearly as calm as they pretended to be.

The man in the center was clenching his jaw so tightly that his gums were bleeding. Mentally, he was repeatedly seeing the scene of his master’s death.

Be grateful, be grateful

.

Lu Yin’s observers all watched, some from the shadows and others openly. Many hoped to see the Third Boss take action, even if that meant offending the Spirit Treasure Domain. However, it appeared as if the Third Boss did not care about such things. After all, he had already antagonized the entire Spirit Nidus.

No matter how special the Spirit Treasure Domain might be, it was unable to escape from the Ascendant Hall’s influence. Since the Grandverse Manor was already enemies with the Ascendant Hall, they were also enemies with the Spirit Treasure Domain. There was little difference.

"You are insulting me," Lu Yin calmly stated. There was neither joy nor anger in his tone.

The small group blocking his path grew puzzled. How could they have the courage to insult the Third Boss?

Lu Yin continued to stare at the few people. "I said that I would challenge the megaverse’s greatest experts. Can you represent those experts?"

The man in the center replied, "There is no one in the Spirit Treasure Domain that you would be looking for, Third Boss."

Lu Yin laughed loudly. "This time, you are insulting the Spirit Treasure Domain! The magnificent Spirit Treasure Domain has nine Spirit Treasure Grandmasters, as well as the famous Su Shidao, the greatest Grandmaster in the entire Spirit Nidus. Are you trying to tell me that none of the megaverse’s experts in this domain are qualified to fight against me?

"Who gave you such courage?"

The man in the center grew pale. "I never meant to insult the Spirit Treasure Domain."

Beside him, a woman stepped forward, glaring at Lu Yin, though her eyes betrayed a mix of anger and fear. "You… you shouldn't bully people!"

The man at the center quickly pulled the woman aside and pushed her behind himself, all the while keeping a wary eye on Lu Yin.

Lu Yin observed the woman with open interest. "Little Sister, you're quite cute."

"Third Boss, this has nothing to do with her!" the man in the center stated in fear.

The others quickly repositioned themselves so that they shielded the woman behind them.

Lu Yin chuckled. "But she came here with you. If I killed all of you, she would die as well."

The man in the center wanted to say something more, but he failed to find any words.

All of the others turned pale. When Lu Yin had spoken the word "kill," he had sent chills down their spines.

The woman they were attempting to protect was beautiful, and she possessed a delicate and refined charm that made her quite endearing.

Lu Yin continued to stare at her.

The woman met his gaze, but she was startled by his attention. She immediately ducked her head and did not dare to look back at Lu Yin.

"Little Sister, what's your name?"

The woman gritted her teeth. "I… I won't tell you! If you want to kill me, just do it. If not, then in another twenty years, I'll be as tough as anyone else!"

Lu Yin was speechless. "You don't look tough at all."

"I stepped forward." The woman gathered her courage to shoot a fierce glare at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin laughed. "You say I'm being a bully. Then tell me—what would it take for me

not

to be one?"

The others were surprised.

He isn’t planning on attacking?

The woman’s eyes shone with intelligence. "Ahead of you lies the Spirit Treasure Domain. In the Spirit Treasure Domain, people fight by unlocking spirit treasures. If you defeat us in that, then you won’t be bullying us."

Lu Yin nodded. "Yes, that makes sense."

The woman looked at Lu Yin with a bit of expectation. "So, do you want to compete with us at unlocking spirit treasures?"

Lu Yin’s expression grew serious. "I refuse."

The woman was stunned. "What?"

Lu Yin casually waved his hand, and a gust of wind swept the entire group aside.

Seeing the people tumble a short distance away, Lu Yin’s laughter rang out. "I'm in a good mood today, so I won’t bully you. You aren’t worth bullying, hahahaha!"

The group watched on as the sedan vanished into the distance. They struggled to catch back up, but they were powerless to stop the Third Boss.

The nearby observers ignored the group and resumed following Lu Yin.

The small group exchanged glances. "After him?"

The woman was furious. "After him! He's bullying us!"

…

The Spirit Treasure Domain was a truly unique place, as spirit treasures might be hiding absolutely anywhere in the domain. In some ways, it was the most dangerous domain, but in another sense, it was the safest.

There was no need to worry about fighting against other cultivators. The only thing that one needed to be cautious of was the danger zones of spirit treasures.

The sedan came to a stop after entering the Spirit Treasure Domain.

Countless eyes in the Spirit Treasure Domain turned to look. The Third Boss had finally arrived.

Lu Yin and his entourage had traveled all the way from the land where Hu Wu and Tian Ya had been fighting. Because his path was straight, many people had quickly determined the Third Boss’s destination. The fact that he had headed straight to the Spirit Treasure Domain suggested that he was most likely targeting Su Shidao.

Multiple people rose into the sky in an attempt to block the sedan from continuing on towards the Spirit Treasure Society.

"Third Boss, there is no one in this Spirit Treasure Domain for you to seek out. Please leave."

"Please, Third Boss, leave."

Old Tao waved his hand in an attempt to drive the people away, but some were no weaker than him. In particular, there was a middle-aged man who was a sequence powerhouse. Not only did he take Old Tao’s attack, but the man countered it entirely.

Lu Yin looked over. "Bullying juniors might not be interesting, but if you continue to block my path, don’t blame me for acting."

The people from the Spirit Treasure Society who were in front of him immediately grew wary.

Lu Yin snorted contemptuously, and then his attention passed by them. He stared at a massive structure in the center of the Spirit Treasure Domain. "Does the prestigious Spirit Treasure Society not even dare to allow me entry?"

His voice produced a shockwave that tore through space, causing the universe to tremble as it approached the Spirit Treasure Society.

Within the society, a woman opened her eyes. "Make way."

The middle-aged man turned to look back. He hesitated for only a moment before stepping aside.

The sedan then continued on towards the Spirit Treasure Society.

In the depths of the Spirit Treasure Society, in the black-and-white world, the old man calmly stared at the surface of the lake. What was meant to come had finally arrived.

The entire Spirit Treasure Society erupted in an uproar.

Regardless of whether they had been in seclusion or not, many members returned. They all shared a sense of camaraderie and would unite against their enemies.

The members of the Spirit Treasure Society stood together. Such an atmosphere was completely different from when Lu Yin had entered other domains.

Lu Yin’s observers also entered the Spirit Treasure Domain, but many accidentally stumbled into spirit treasures’ danger zones. They encountered trouble, much like when Zhan Qian had caused the group to be surrounded by Debaters in the Revelation Domain.

Some domains were not easy to enter.

The sedan touched down in a plaza in the Spirit Treasure Society, where people tightly surrounded them. Countless eyes stared at Lu Yin. These eyes were filled with wariness, anger, caution, and other emotions.

Lu Yin looked relaxed and completely at ease.

Old Tao's heart was trembling. He had visited the Spirit Treasure Society before, but during those previous visits, he had never seen this many people. In fact, hardly anyone had paid attention to him at all.

This time, it felt like everyone was staring at them.

The Spirit Treasure Society might not be home to many powerful cultivators, but there were countless deadly spirit treasures nearby, especially within the society itself. There was no doubt that spirit treasure formations had been arranged here, and that was what made the place absolutely terrifying.

Palace Master Yao took a deep breath. Even she felt pressured by the Spirit Treasure Society.

Lu Yin’s attention shifted to the floor of the plaza. On the surface, the Spirit Treasure Society did not look like anything special. It was nothing more than a massive building. However, beneath it were enormous spirit treasures. One, two, three… seven, nine. There were precisely nine massive spirit treasures. These reminded Lu Yin of the sourceboxes that they had used to arrange the Six Ancient Spirit Array in the Lockbreakers World in the Neoverse, though the Spirit Treasure Society had three more.

These treasures were definitely the spirit treasure formation that protected the Spirit Treasure Society.

When an enemy arrived, the formation would activate. Lu Yin was also unable to perceive the full power of the formation from his initial observation.

There were countless spirit treasures throughout the Spirit Treasure Domain, which made the entire domain similar to the Ancient Spirit Sea in the Lockbreakers World. The Ancient Spirit Sea had a great number of sourceboxes, and whenever one was taken away, another had to be left behind. This ensured that there was never a shortage of sourceboxes.

It appeared that the Tianyuan Megaverse and the Spirit Nidus handled lockbreaking quite similarly.

In front of Lu Yin, a woman stepped forward into the plaza. She had a regal and noble bearing, and her eyes seemed capable of seeing into everyone’s hearts, and they were fixated onto Lu Yin.

All around the plaza, everyone bowed to greet the woman. "Greetings, Grandmaster Yu Ran."

"Greetings, Grandmaster Yu Ran."

"Greetings, Grandmaster Yu Ran…"

Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. Grandmaster Yu Ran? This meant that this woman was the leader of Spirit Treasure Society’s nine Spirit Treasure Grandmasters, as well as the president of the society itself.

While Su Shidao was the single greatest Spirit Treasure Master in the Spirit Nidus, he never involved himself with the affairs of the Spirit Treasure Society.

OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA