The fighting had gone on for several months now, and the intense war had led to countless deaths. This was the first time the border defense had attempted any sort of counterattack, and it had achieved great success.
News of the events spread all throughout the Outerverse, where countless people were elated at the defenders’ success. Although many did not even know who the Outerverse was fighting against, their victory was all that mattered.
In particular, all six of the lavazones heaved massive sighs of relief.
They had been suppressed too thoroughly in this war; even when the Outerverse’s entire strength had been brought to bear, they had not been able to gain any sort of reprieve. But at this moment, they could finally relax a little.
The one who had achieved the greatest contribution at this time was naturally the Arrow Mountain Elder. He had been the one to implement the plan, and he had also taken the risk of venturing deep into enemy territory with only a narrow chance of escape. Following him was Lu Yin, who had not only provided the plan, but also the blood-red bell. Without that bell, there would have been no chance of success.
He had also provided the poison, and suddenly, after Lu Yin’s contributions were tallied up, he received the honor of meeting with Yuan Shi.
Before this battle, Lu Yin had never met Yuan Shi, as the plan had been passed on by the Arrow Mountain Elder, and the Arrow Mountain Elder had also personally handed the blood-red bell over to Yuan Shi.
With the success of the plan, they had managed to cause the Sixth Mainland to suffer heavy losses, and Yuan Shi was now finally meeting with Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had only ever seen Yuan Shi from afar before, and he had never been able to see the powerhouse clearly. Yuan Shi always seemed to be surrounded by an invisible barrier that prevented others from seeing him clearly. However, when he met the elder, Lu Yin was able to get a clear view of the man.
Yuan Shi looked like a benevolent elder who did not seem too intimidating, though that might have partly been due to how gently he treated Lu Yin. Regardless, in Lu Yin’s eyes, Yuan Shi looked more like an average commoner than an absolute powerhouse.
“Junior Lu Yin pays his respects to Yuan Shi.” Lu Yin bowed respectfully.
Yuan Shi smiled slightly. “Little fellow, you are pretty decent. You may stand.”
Lu Yin raised himself up and looked at Yuan Shi curiously. Up till now, Yuan Shi was quite likely the strongest person whom Lu Yin had ever met. Lu Yin was not certain what level Mister Mu had reached, and the Sea King most likely had a power level similar to the Arrow Mountain Elder’s, which meant that he definitely could not compare to Yuan Shi. This elder’s power level was at least 800,000.
Lu Yin shuddered just at the thought of a power level of 800,000. Lu Yin blinked. He could at best rival experts whose power levels were a bit higher than 100,000, and with his secret technique, he was likely to survive against a cultivator with a power level of 200,000. With his external items, he was able to stay alive when faced with Enlighters with power levels of 300,000. However, all of that was entirely too far from a power level of 800,000.
The border warfront in Endless Weave was completely different from the one in Ironblood Weave that Lu Yin had participated in. This time, he had not exerted too much effort from start to finish, and he had been more of a spectator.
Yuan Shi sized Lu Yin up and down, and then appreciatively commented, “Little fellow, even if someone told me that you came from the Neoverse, I would believe them. It’s strange for the Outerverse to give birth to a genius like you.”
Lu Yin hurriedly replied, “Junior doesn’t actually know my own origins. It’s possible that I may have been born outside of the Outerverse.”
When facing Yuan Shi, Lu Yin did not dare conceal such a detail, as his secrets had already been exposed by Wei Rong.
Yuan Shi was puzzled by this response. “You don’t know where you come from?”
Lu Yin nodded. “There are holes in Junior’s memories.”
Yuan Shi nodded. “If that’s the case, then if you are willing, I can help you take a look.”
Lu Yin hurriedly replied, “There’s no need for me to trouble Yuan Shi. My master has already taken a look.”
He did not want others to pry into his memories, regardless of whether it was Yuan Shi or Mister Mu. His die’s existence was his greatest secret, and even if he did not understand how powerful Mister Mu and Yuan Shi were, in the depths of his heart, he still felt that the die was more powerful than either of them. In fact, he would feel the same even if confronted with a Progenitor.
His die was truly too mysterious, and the best example of that was that the die had stolen the blood-red bell from the Chief Justice, whose strength was no lower than Yuan Shi’s at the very least.
Yuan Shi was curious. “Who is your Master?”
Lu Yin was placed in a difficult position. “Master has instructed Junior not to tell anyone, so I ask Yuan Shi to please forgive me.”
Yuan Shi smiled. “No matter. There are many people like that, and the universe does not lack for hermit experts.”
Yuan Shi then took out the blood-red bell and returned it to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin quickly accepted it.
“If not for this, things would have been very dangerous this time.” Yuan Shi sighed.
Lu Yin’s expression betrayed his nervousness. He had actually stolen this bell, and he was worried that his lies had been seen through!
“Keep it. There’s no need to be nervous. Since he gave it to you, I won’t ask anything further. Perhaps he has some sort of expectation for you, and your missing memories may also be related to him,” Yuan Shi commented.
Lu Yin knew that Yuan Shi was talking about the Chief Justice, and he realized that Yuan Shi had misunderstood the reason behind his unease. He hurriedly stored the blood-red bell away and heaved a sigh of relief.
“Little fellow, during this war, your contributions have been extremely impressive. What do you want?” Yuan Shi smiled gently at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin righteously responded, “Protecting the human race is Junior’s duty.”
Yuan Shi was amused at such a response. “Contributions will still be justly rewarded.”
Lu Yin was torn, as he truly did not know what he should request from Yuan Shi. From such a powerhouse, it would be too coarse to just ask for money. But what other things were possible? Lu Yin could not think of anything at this moment.
Yuan Shi looked at Lu Yin for a while and then smiled. “You may take your leave for now and tell me when you think of something. If the war continues in the near future, then you may need to lend me your bell to use.”
This sentence made Lu Yin confident that Yuan Shi could not match up to the Chief Justice, or else he would not need to borrow the Chief Justice’s emblem.
“Yuan Shi, how about this: Junior will leave this bell with you,” Lu Yin carefully offered.
Yuan Shi thought about it, but then he shook his head. “You can leave now.”
Lu Yin could not understand what Yuan Shi was thinking, but Lu Yin did not dig any further. He simply left after bidding the old man farewell.
As he watched Lu Yin’s retreating figure, Yuan Shi fell deep into thought. Missing memories, emblem, origin, Lu surname—what does he want, exactly? To give someone with a primeval surname his emblem does not seem like his style. Or, could it be…?
No matter what Yuan Shi’s guesses were, he could have never suspected that Lu Yin had stolen the bell, as that was simply impossible in his mind. The Chief Justice of the Hall of Honor’s Interstellar Supreme Court was shrouded in fog at all times, and nobody was able to fully understand the man. Not even a powerhouse with a power level of 1,000,000 could steal something from that man.
No more than a few days later, Elder Daggs unexpectedly sought out Lu Yin to enquire about the poison.
Lu Yin was surprised. “Was the poison effective?”
Elder Daggs exclaimed, “It wasn’t just merely effective! Even powerhouses with power levels of 300,000 were unlucky. That poison has a corrosive effect against humans, machines, and everything it touches. It also affects the arrowheads greatly, so they have to be shot out immediately after the poison is applied. Otherwise, the poison will also completely corrode the arrows.”
Lu Yin finally understood.
“Do you still have any other such poisons?” Elder Daggs asked anxiously.
This sort of poison was capable of dealing huge damage to the Technocracy’s androids and all sorts of firearms. It could be used in this war as well as in all future wars.