The Innerverse’s fate had been sealed the moment that Lu Yin took Liu Huang and the Second Nightking out of Gaia’s Swamp.
Lu Yin was sitting calmly within the two-headed centipede’s encirclement as the creature slowly moved. It released an oppressive pressure that would have left most cultivators trembling.
Spots of light illuminated the ground as they reflected off of the two-headed centipede’s carapace slowly condensed, and a familiar cold appeared in the air.
Lu Yin’s eyes suddenly opened, but he could not see any runes at all. Still, he remembered this particular sensation. This was the same thing that he had felt each time he met one of the Seven Skygods.
“Did you have something to do with what happened in the Horned Galaxy?” asked a gloomy voice. It was impossible to determine if the voice belonged to a man or a woman.
Lu Yin did not even bother looking for the speaker, as he already knew that he would not see anything at all. “The Horned Galaxy? I had nothing to do with that.”
“Where were you when Autumnfrost Chen died?”
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. “Who are you?”
“I ask, and you answer. You do not get to ask questions.”
Lu Yin sneered. “So, what will happen if I don’t answer?”
“Then you die.”
Lu Yin laughed. “You don’t care about Shaman God’s plan? Which of the Seven Skygods are you? You clearly aren’t Shaman God or Blackless God, as he’s on the other side of the Fifth Mainland.”
“I am Forgotten Ruins God.”
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed sharply. “Forgotten Ruins God? Why are you here?”
“Did you have anything at all to do with what happened in the Horned Galaxy?” Forgotten Ruins God asked once again.
Lu Yin coldly replied, “That had nothing to do with me.”
“Where were you when Autumnfrost Chen died?”
This question was repeated again, but this time, Lu Yin chose to answer. “In seclusion.”
“Where?”
“Planet Aegis.”
“Why did you go there?” Forgotten Ruins God clearly hesitated a bit before continuing their questioning, as they had not expected Lu Yin to actually answer. The Neohuman Alliance had already looked into the matter and learned that Lu Yin had not been anywhere near the border between the Sixth Mainland and the Great Eastern Alliance. Thus, Forgotten Ruins God had not believed that Lu Yin would answer. Refusing to answer showed that Lu Yin had something to hide, but a ready admittance proved the opposite.
Lu Yin took a deep breath before quietly responding, “Anyways, I had nothing to do with what happened in the Horned Galaxy. As for why I was in seclusion on Planet Aegis, that has nothing to do with you. Stay away from me.”
“The Great Eastern Alliance has already been attacked. The Innerverse is going to kill all of your powerhouses that have the strength of Enlighters. You will have no one at all to rely on, not even Wang Wen and the others,” Forgotten Ruins God suddenly said.
“So what? Do you want to help me?” Lu Yin mocked.
“That’s not impossible.”
“And then I will become an enemy of the entire universe.”
“We have our own means, as long as you give us that thing back.”
Lu Yin frowned. “What thing?”
“The thing that was in the Horned Galaxy.”
Lu Yin laughed. “I already told you that I had nothing to do with that incident.”
“Your identity as Lu Xiaoxuan has already been exposed. While it is possible that they will not oppose you, they will never help you. Besides, even if the Neoverse wanted to help you, they would be too late. The Great Eastern Alliance will be destroyed. Do you want to see it disappear? How will you possibly put up a fight against the four ruling powers in the future?” Forgotten Ruins God pressed.
“As long as you return that item to us, we can help you to keep all that you have built up and obtained. We can even help you quickly conquer the entire Innerverse.”
Lu Yin’s voice turned nasty. “How many times do I have to tell you before you actually believe me? I had nothing to do with what happened in the Horned Galaxy. I don’t have anything at all to give you.”
“Tell me the real reason why you went into seclusion on Planet Aegis. You already know that we can find out even if you stay silent,” Forgotten Ruins God threatened.
Lu Yin fell silent for a bit, and then he shrugged. “There’s an entrance to the Bizarre Sect’s ruins on Planet Aegis.”
Forgotten Ruins God was completely confused. “The Bizarre Sect?”
“They’re an ancient sect. The ruins contain death energy,” Lu Yin said. He was not afraid that the death energy would be discovered by the Neohuman Alliance, as there was still Gaia’s Swamp. Also, if the Neohuman Alliance started to make things difficult for Lu Yin, he could start stirring up even more trouble for them.
This was not even considering the fact that the Neohuman Alliance’s Aeternus Nation already had their own source of death energy. For them, gaining access to another one would not really make much of a difference.
However, this information caught Forgotten Ruins God completely off guard. “Death energy? There’s death energy in the Bizarre Sect’s ruins? I remember the Bizarre Sect now…”
Lu Yin’s eyes lit up. “Was it a famous sect?”
Forgotten Ruins God did not answer. “Your answer receives three points of trust.”
Lu Yin’s face twitched. “Why not ten?”
“As for the other seven points, I need to personally verify what you’ve said.”
Right after the voice stopped speaking, a chill ran down Lu Yin’s back; Forgotten Ruins God was about to attack!
Lu Yin did not know what Forgotten Ruins God was capable of, but they were still one of the Seven Skygods.
Suddenly, the two-headed centipede’s body shattered, and it did not even have a chance to release so much as a whimper before it was destroyed. Behind Lu Yin, a figure condensed from the spots of light, and a set of scales appeared beneath the figure’s feet. Forgotten Ruins God was lifted by one side of the scales while an endless darkness appeared on the other side.
Some distance away, Qing Shaohuang coughed up blood. The two-headed centipede’s death had caused him to suffer a backlash. He stared at the endless darkness in shock, his eyes flickering.
Jingle jingle!
Lu Yin whirled around and saw the scales holding up a figure formed from condensed light, as well as the endless darkness. He was thrilled to see this. “Senior Chief Justice.”
These scales represented judgment.