Chapter 1043: Lu Yin’s Smile
With great difficulty, Lu Yin managed to stabilize himself. He coughed twice as he continued to pant heavily. His die had already vanished, but his lips were curling upwards. Was this the innate gift of blocking off pain? How interesting.
Five pips: Gift Copy allowed Lu Yin to borrow another person’s innate gift, and whenever he rolled it, if he touched someone with an innate gift within ten seconds, he would be able to borrow their innate gift.
Ever since he had discovered this aspect of his die, Lu Yin had not found it to be very useful. He had never expected that it would come in useful at this moment.
The moment the die had landed on five pips: Gift Copy was coincidentally the same moment when Lan Si’s attack had fallen upon Lu Yin. Lan Si had been the one to take the initiative to touch Lu Yin, and although the attack had harmed Lu Yin, it had also granted him Lan Si’s innate gift.
Lan Si thought that there was something strange about Lu Yin at this moment; was he smiling?
Lu Yin was indeed smiling, and countless people saw this scene. Everyone felt confused. Smiling? Why? How could he smile at a time like this?
Someone with a crippled left arm who could not even stabilize his battle force was still able to smile?
Lan Si suddenly felt uneasy, and he subconsciously raised his left hand to unleash another Vacuum Palm.
Lu Yin’s eyes went wide, and his left arm that should have been crippled rose up. He tapped out at the exact same moment that Lan Si was about to use Vacuum Palm. Lu Yin used Dream Finger, and through the perception of his domain, he solidified the void one step ahead of Lan Si’s Vacuum Palm, delaying it. Meanwhile, Lu Yin’s pupils transformed into runes and weakened Lan Si’s left hand, just like what he had done to Lan Si’s right hand earlier.
Lan Si still managed to release his Vacuum Palm, as even he was not able to stop it. Once again, Lu Yin diverted the attack with the Yu Secret Art, and just like when he had crippled Lan Si’s right hand, the Dream Finger pierced through Lan Si’s left hand and smashed Lan Si’s entire left arm to pieces.
Lu Yin had assumed that the Yu Secret Art would not be able to completely divert Lan Si’s Vacuum Palm and that he would have to endure half of the attack. However, to everyone’s surprise, the Yu Secret Art had completely diverted the Vacuum Palm this time.
Lan Si had also reached his limit, or rather, he had reached his limit long ago. It was just that he had managed to continue fighting on by blocking off his pain receptors. It looked like he was still able to fight, but in reality, Lan Si’s body was already unable to move.
With both of his arms crippled, Lan Si had a stupefied expression on his face. He stared at Lu Yin in disbelief as he slowly fell down.
Lu Yin’s left arm was trembling intensely, as he had only been able to use Lan Si’s innate gift once. After that, the pain had flooded back like a tsunami, nearly knocking Lu Yin unconscious.
He was barely able to stand in place right now, and he watched as the landmass drifted further and further away into space.
Everyone’s focus had shifted from Lu Yin over to the landmass where Lan Si had fallen. The Ten Arbiters’ Lan Si had been the first to fall.
Standing above the Top 100 Rankings, the Ten Arbiters had dominated their entire generation from high above.
They were the Ten Arbiters, and they held complete authority over the younger generation with their unrivaled legend. Since ancient times, these ten freaks from this generation were the only ones who had earned the name of the Ten Arbiters, and they were completely unprecedented.
Everyone had accepted that it was common sense that nobody could defeat the Ten Arbiters.
However, at this moment, the Ten Arbiters’ Lan Si had, truly and completely, fallen.
This scene left the entire universe utterly speechless.
If Lan Si had won, then the outcome would have been accepted as proper. However, his defeat created a huge commotion, and this battle seemed to raise the curtains on a new era, one in which a new Arbiter would be born: Lu Yin.
In the Outerverse, the entire Frostwave Weave began celebrating; the entire Great Yu Empire was excited, and countless people were cheering.
The Vastdearth Sect, Neo-Vestige Sect, Six-Fingered Tribe, Tri-Banner Federation, Evenground Palace, and other powers that were a part of the Great Eastern Alliance suddenly felt a strange mixture of proud and bitterness surge within them as countless complex and ineffable emotions raged through their hearts.
Some people felt relieved of their burdens, as they saw a hope for the future in Lu Yin, as this giant ship would continue to sail onwards.
Some felt that they no longer had any hope of ever getting off of this ship.
The battle on Planet Fleabane had been more than a battle between two members of the younger generation, as the measured power levels of the attacks unleashed in this battle had actually gotten close to 300,000. In the entire Outerverse, the attacks of these two youths could place them within the top twenty most powerful experts, and this was without using any items. If items were allowed, then nobody knew exactly how powerful these two youths would be.
On Zenyu Star, Wei Rong heaved a sigh of relief. Lu Yin seemed unstoppable at this moment.
In Millions City, Qiong Xi’er covered her head; what a monster.
Madam Nalan smiled faintly, as her decision in the past had proven to be correct. This person was even fearless of the Ten Arbiters now, and he had emerged victorious in a fair fight against one of them.
On Skylush Planet, Zi Tianchuan felt helpless, and he immediately banished his former delusions. From this point forward, they would forever live under this person’s shadow.
In Aegis, Black Mask closed his eyes. They would remain on this ship and carry on. It did not matter what the outcome might turn out to be.
Acquaintances and strangers all sighed as they stared at Lu Yin standing high above the shattered planet. No one knew what to think at this moment.
At this moment, Lu Yin was dazzling beyond belief.
Even the other Ten Arbiters in the Innerverse were completely focused on Lu Yin at this moment, as this person had already been putting some pressure on them before this fight.
Nightking Zhenwu’s expression was icy, and he did not say a single word. He simply turned to look at the ancestral grounds and the stone plaque standing there. This person had to die, as he would bring about a disaster if he was left alone.
Above Planet Fleabane, Wendy Yushan heaved a sigh of relief. She thought back to when she had been able to simply disregard Lu Yin; how many years had passed since then? To them cultivators, it was just a flash, but Lu Yin now stood at a height far above Wendy, and he had climbed up to that position step by step. It had been difficult and bitter, but he had steadily continued.
The bespectacled Mistchild fearfully looked at Lu Yin, as he had transformed yet again compared to when they had first met. He had become terrifying and immeasurable beyond comparison.
Alone in space, Lu Yin was aware that the entire universe was focusing on him at this moment, and he slowly flew to the landmass. Lan Si opened his eyes, but he did not even know what he was seeing.
He had regained consciousness, but his body was unable to move as he had surpassed his limits. Although blocking off his perception of pain had allowed him to draw out much more power, it had also left him unable to sense his body’s limits. Lu Yin’s final blow had just been a normal palm, but just that had been enough to bring about Lan Si’s downfall.
Covered by a shadow, Lu Yin walked over next to Lan Si and looked down at the Arbiter. “You’ve lost.”
Lan Si looked calm. He was not unwilling to accept this outcome, as he had truly done his best, and a defeat was a defeat. He had nothing left to say. “Congratulations, you’ve won.”
Lu Yin sat down cross-legged next to Lan Si, took out a pot of wine from his cosmic ring, and passed it over to Lan Si.
Lan Si merely stared at Lu Yin in a calm manner.
Lu Yin was stumped. He had actually forgotten that Lan Si was unable to move. So, Lu Yin opened the wine and set it down next to Lan Si.
Lan Si used his remaining star energy to take control of the pot, and he moved the wine to flow into his mouth.
Lu Yin was in so much pain that his entire body trembled, but he was still in much better shape than Lan Si, as Lu Yin’s physical strength had already surpassed Lan Si’s.
At this moment, Lu Yin felt even more grateful to Nightking Zhenwu. If the Nightking hadn’t severely injured Lu Yin and left him in a near-death state, then how could he have used the Arcane Art, Fatal Revival to improve his physical body even further?
If not for that encounter, Lu Yin definitely would have lost to Lan Si in this battle, as Lu Yin would not have possessed as much physical strength.
He had succeeded because of Zhenwu, but he had also failed because of Zhenwu.
“How does it feel to beat me?” Lan Si asked while calmly surveying the sky.
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. “I never thought that you would be so powerful.”
Lan Si was astonished. “Those should be my words! I never thought that I would lose.”
Lu Yin sighed. “One Hundred Fifty Stacks. There aren’t many in the younger generation who can receive that attack, and on top of that, you also have your Vacuum Palm and an innate gift that blocks off your perception of pain. You certainly live up to the reputation of being one of the unrivaled Ten Arbiters.”
Lan Si commented, “Are you just flattering yourself?”
Lu Yin shook his head and took a mouthful of wine. “I’ve fought many battles, and there have been many times where my life was left dangling by a thread, and there were even some times where I could be considered dead. However, the most refreshing battle I’ve ever had was with you, as we are the same kind of person.”
“That’s why I looked for you after you matched my record from the Astral Combat Academy. You and I are the same kind of person,” Lan Si replied.
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Off in the distance, there were countless people watching, but none of them dared to approach.
A spacecraft arrived, and on it was Elder Tie as well as the experts from Mt. Stacks Dojo, though they were stopped by a group of people. Lan Baobao herself made a move, but the person blocking their way was not weak. It was the old woman from the Nalan family.
Lan Baobao’s attacks were completely ineffective.
“Move!” Lan Baobao screamed. She was anxiously looking into the distance, as she was afraid that Lu Yin would do something to Lan Si.
Next to her, Elder Tie was far calmer, as he was not worried that Lu Yin would do anything to his young master with so many eyes watching. Lan Si had already been defeated, so if Lu Yin did anything further, the universe would see it as unacceptable. All Elder Tie wanted to do was simply hurry over and treat his young master.
The old woman shook her head. “I’ve been given orders to ensure that the two have a fair fight. Before they speak up, you cannot approach.”
Elder Tie anxiously asked, “Young Master has already been defeated, so what more do you want?”
The old woman’s face showed her determination.
At this moment, quite a few other experts appeared, and there were more than five Enlighters who stepped up, including the Moke Sword Sect Leader Ke Yun, Mafioso Planet’s Topmist, and many other experts who had been hiding.
These experts all belonged to the Great Eastern Alliance, and now that Lu Yin had achieved victory, it had cemented their determination to protect the Great Eastern Alliance.
If the people from Mt. Stacks Dojo were allowed to approach Lu Yin, then these experts would be seen as having no worth, and their so-called “Great Eastern Alliance” would be treated as a joke.
Elder Tie grew sullen. Before the battle in the astral cemetery, when he had wanted to cause trouble for Wei Rong, he had also faced a similar situation. Lu Yin’s influence was too impressive, and he had bodyguards wherever he went.
On the landmass that floated through space, Lu Yin took out a pill and offered it to Lan Si. “Do you dare to take it?”
Lan Si opened his mouth, and Lu Yin tossed the pill in.
Many saw this from a distance, and Elder Tie was stunned. “Young Master, be careful of tricks!”
“Lu Yin, what did you feed my brother?” Lan Baobao screamed.
Lu Yin laughed and looked off into the distance. “I, Lu Yin, have already emerged victorious, so what else would I do? What are you guys afraid of? Hahaha.”
When Lu Yin started laughing, the countless people from the Great Eastern Alliance who were above the shattered Planet Fleabane also began to laugh, not even knowing why. They merely wanted to laugh with Lu Yin.
Watching from their screens, countless people throughout the Outerverse also laughed in delight.
In the Innerverse, anyone who saw this scene had an unspeakable feeling; they felt oppressed and sullen. It was as if the Outerverse already belonged to Lu Yin. If he laughed, then others would laugh. If he cried, then countless people would face a calamity.
This was Lu Yin’s authority at this moment. He represented countless other people, and he was currently in control of the largest ship in all of history.
Elder Tie and the others from Mt. Stacks Dojo were like a lone vessel in the middle of the sea, and they looked around blankly. A formless pressure had enveloped them, and they could not even move.
At this moment, Lan Si’s shattered arm gradually started recovering, and he painfully moved his finger. It was almost unbearable, but he could still move it.
He raised his hand and waved. “Step aside and let us have a chat.”
Elder Tie and the others stopped speaking.
Lan Baobao stared at Lu Yin with a complex expression, and it was impossible to know what she was thinking at this moment.
Lu Yin smiled in a very carefree manner, as he had finally overcome an immense pressure. He had freely used his strength however he wished while fighting against Lan Si, and it had been too liberating of a feeling. At this moment, he could only release his emotions by laughing.
Lan Si looked up at Lu Yin. He slowly moved into a sitting position, drained the wine pot, and then coughed a few times.