Chapter 2499: That Man

Chapter 2499: That Man

Lu Yin did not move a muscle. At the last moment, a beam of black light swept past his head, grazing his scalp. It continued forward, striking the corpse king's head and instantly destroying it. The body slowly collapsed to the floor of the platform.

It was an attack from the carrier.

Lu Yin looked up. He was fully aware that the Transcendent Universe would never allow him to be in any real danger, as how would they deal with Zi Jing then?

However, Lu Yin also needed to stand out a bit so that the people of the Transcendent Universe would accept him.

After the corpse king was killed by the beam of black light, Lu Yin patted his chest and looked at the terrified young woman. "Let me handle it."

Finally, the woman snapped out of her dazed state. She retracted her arm from the cube, her eyes bloodshot, and she moved to cower in a corner. She did not dare to let anyone see her tears. This experience had truly frightened her.

At this point in time, no one laughed at Lu Yin. These noble heirs had never experienced such a horrifying situation before.

The platform that Lu Yin was on was almost entirely occupied by the heirs of various noble families. They must have only ever been sent to specific battlefields where the strongest enemies around were at the Envoy level. In those places, they only had to worry about surviving, not facing corpse kings that could easily sweep them away.

Lu Yin pressed his arm into the cube and wiped his forehead.

Zuo Yu and the others stared at him as though he was a stranger. "Just who are you?"

The speed and agility that Lu Yin had just displayed was extremely abnormal. None of the people present were capable of such dexterity.

They were able to use their energy converters to release powerful attacks, but their physical abilities were greatly inferior to their energy converters. Lu Yin’s movements were impossible for any of them to replicate, and it would even be impossible for them to ever learn it.

"A cultivator!" Luo Lao'er blurted out.

The others were surprised. "Cultivator?"

"Yes! He must be a cultivator."

"From which civilization?" someone asked.

"Xuan? I've never heard of that surname before," someone else commented.

Mu Duo stepped forward and stared at Lu Yin. "Who are you?"

Even an idiot would understand at this point in time that Lu Yin should not have been bullied by the muscular youth's group. The fact that Lu Yin had not acted as a bully towards others was already a blessing.

There was a loud bang as a nearby platform shattered. Shrapnel flew away in all directions.

"Let’s talk about this after the battle’s over," Lu Yin answered firmly.

Mu Duo gave him a long look. "You better give me an explanation."

After giving the warning, Mu Duo walked away.

The others all stared at Lu Yin, but their attention was quickly drawn back to the ongoing battle. They were all terrified that another powerful corpse king would appear.

Fortunately, after several more days, the battle ended. No more corpse kings reached their platform. The closest one had been destroyed by the Bestowal Carrier. It appeared that their platform had somehow been protected.

The space around the carrier was filled with drifting corpses, and the once-dark sky had been dyed red. The Bestowal Carrier resumed moving forward, still moving towards the south.

Each of the damaged or broken platforms were repaired, and the casualties were tallied.

The vast majority of the Transcendent Universe’s losses in external wars were purely material, but they still suffered many casualties after that last battle.

A crowd of people completely surrounded Lu Yin. Everyone was staring at him intently.

"Brother, come on, tell us your background," someone asked.

Mu Duo demanded, "Speak."Findd new stories at novelhall.com

Zuo Yu held a long whip in her hand as she stared at Lu Yin.

Some distance away, the muscular youth's group craned their necks to look over.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. "Let me introduce myself. I am Xuan Qi. I arrived in the Transcendent Universe less than a month ago with Zi Jing."

Jaws dropped, and Luo Lao'er's fell especially low. His mouth opened so wide that an energy converter could fit inside. "You- are you Zi Jing’s man?"

Lu Yin gave him a meaningful smile. "That’s me."

"Understood," the crowd replied.

Qiu Zhan sneered. "What a bunch of weaklings! Say it again! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The crowd shouted.

Qiu Zhan left, and the Bestowal Carrier resumed its journey south. Various metal tools were delivered and loaded onto the carrier as they moved along.

...

After Lu Yin revealed himself as a cultivator, Mu Duo had stopped asking Lu Yin to take his place charging the platform. Instead, Mu Duo actively took his own turn.

Zuo Yu seemed almost fixated on Lu Yin, and she asked him an endless stream of questions about his civilization and universe. She was even eager to spar with him.

After Lu Yin finally managed to get rid of Zuo Yu, Luo Lao'er approached him. "Brother, what sort of cultivation technology is Zi Jing working on? Can you tell me?"

Lu Yin remained calmly sitting on the floor as he replied, "I don't know."

Luo Lao'er retorted, "How can you not know? You're her man!"

Lu Yin stared at Luo Lao'er with a serious expression and said, "Tell me about your Three Monarchs Universe. I'm curious about it."

Luo Lao'er pursed his lips. "There's not much to tell."

"I'm curious," Lu Yin repeated.

"Then why don’t we do an exchange? I'll ask you a question, and then you'll ask me a question," Luo Laer suggested.

"Sure. I'll go first."

Luo Lao'er did not mind. "Ask away."

Lu Yin pondered for a moment before asking, "Compared to the Transcendent Universe, which is stronger, yours or theirs?"

Rolling his eyes, Luo Lao'er replied, "Let me put it this way. I was sent here by the Three Monarchs Realm to be a hostage for the Transcendent Universe. The Transcendent Universe hasn’t sent any hostages to the Three Monarchs Universe."

Lu Yin understood.

"My turn. What’s the cultivation technology that Zi Jing’s researching that’s making the Transcendent Universe put out so much effort? I'm guessing that the carrier launched that attack in the last battle to protect you. None of Qiu Zhan’s troops ever get that sort of treatment. Even members of the Ruling Council don't receive that kind of protection," Luo Lao'er pressed.

Lu Yin smiled. "I don't know."

Luo Lao'er was stunned. "Brother, that's not fair! I didn't hide anything from you."

Lu Yin truthfully answered. "I really don't know what she’s researching. Well, to be precise, I don't understand it."

Luo Lao'er felt his teeth ache. "Just tell me everything that she told you."

Lu Yin thought for a moment. "Qiu Zhan heard our last conversation, which means that this platform is being monitored. Your question is something that could easily get us into trouble."

Luo Lao'er's cheek twitched. He had gotten too excited. If a hostage was discovered asking about an important cultivation technology that the Transcendent Universe was researching, it could turn into a major issue.

He burst into laughter and patted Lu Yin on the shoulder. "I'm just kidding! Why are you so nervous? There's nothing that I can do to hurt you, Brother. Hahaha, don't be making any wild assumptions. I'm just curious."

Lu Yin said, "I really don't know. I'll ask Zi Jing the next time I see her."

"That’s not necessary. I'll ask a different question."

"It's my turn now."

"But you didn't answer!"

"I did. I told you that I don't know."

"How does that count?"

"Then forget it."

"It doesn't count!"

"Does it count or not?"

Luo Lao'er gritted his teeth. "It counts..."