Chapter 1069: Freak Changes And Schemes
In Blazing Mist Flowzone’s Blaze Realm, burning seas of fire raged ceaselessly. At the center of a sweltering sea, there was a man sweating out bullets as he waited. Before much time pa.s.sed, the sea parted, and a girl tottered out. Her face was coquettish, and her appearance was somewhat similar to Lilyrose’s. Even though her entire body was covered with injuries, there was a clear look of satisfaction written on her face.
The man emerged from the fiery sea, his red hair drooping down. He then looked at the Astral River.
“Leader, Nightking Zhenwu is about to release the Dayking bloodline,” someone reported.
This man was the master of the Blaze Realm, and people called him Leader Hong.
His expression changed when he heard this report, falling deep into thought. “Send out these orders: a.s.semble the Blaze Realm’s troops and await further orders.”
“Yes, leader.”
Leader Hong stared at the Astral River. If Nightking Zhenwu truly liberated the Dayking bloodline, then the Daynight clan’s strength would rise once again. To Leader Hong, he absolutely had to get on this ship. Then, he would just need to wait for Nightking Zhenwu to become one of the Cosmic Five, after which he would definitely help the Daynight clan slaughter their way into the Neoverse. As a show of camaraderie, he wanted to remove some of the Daynight clan’s current obstructions, such as the Outerverse’s Great Eastern Alliance.
Although this was equivalent to giving money to someone who was already well-off, Leader Hong was willing to do that to win the Daynight clan’s favor, even if he was currying favor with a junior like Nightking Zhenwu.
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In another place, where the sylvan dragon family was based, Long Yi snarled at the sky. He had grown excited after seeing Nightking Zhenwu’s announcement on a screen, and the dragon could not wait to fly over.
It had once challenged a member of the Ten Arbiters and lost. According to the previously made agreement, Long Yi had to be the winner’s steed, and that person had naturally been Nightking Zhenwu. Back then, Nightking Zhenwu had merely been a Sentinel, but now, he was about to become one of the Cosmic Five.
“Long Yi, go on. Seek out your master,” a giant voice echoed through the region. It was the sylvan dragon’s leader, Long Zhu.
Long Yi grunted. “Yes, leader.”
Long Zhu watched Long Yi leave, and the older dragon was quite satisfied. He hoped that Long Yi would successfully become Nightking Zhenwu’s steed, as that could tie the entire sylvan dragon family to the Daynight clan.
The sylvan dragon family had betrayed the Astral Beast Domain, and they were not well liked by any of the Innerverse’s various powers. Thus, they had always dreamed of finding a strong backer, and the Daynight clan was an ideal candidate.
If Nightking Zhenwu was liberating the Dayking bloodline, then the Daynight clan would soar higher than ever. Additionally, he was also set to become one of the Cosmic Five. Thus, the Daynight clan would soon gather their full strength to force their way into the Neoverse.
The sylvan dragon clan needed to seize this opportunity, and the family head had decided to cast their lot in with the soon-to-be Neoverse power.
Who could have imagined that what had started as a mere challenge between two juniors would escalate into the sylvan dragon family’s most promising hope? Unfortunately, Long Yi had been in cryostasis for a long time; otherwise the sylvan dragons would have long since become a.s.sociated with the Daynight clan. However, even though this development had been delayed, it still was not too late. The Daynight clan was indeed powerful, but the sylvan dragon family was not weak either; they were well qualified to take on a supporting role.
***
Venom Flowzone was one of the Innerverse’s eight great flowzones. Naturally, it was extensive, but very few people could survive in this region of s.p.a.ce, as there were too many deadly things that were hostile to life.
There was only one power in the entire Venom Flowzone: the Divine Venom Dynasty. As such, this meant that every single living person in Venom Flowzone fell under the rule of the Divine Venom Dynasty.
The Divine Venom Dynasty’s current emperor was Qing Shaohuang, who was the father of Qing Longlong, the person ranked third on the Top 100 Rankings. In other words, Qing Longlong was the Divine Venom Dynasty’s royal daughter.
Originally, no matter what occured in the outside universe, the Divine Venom Dynasty would not respond at all. Even when the Sixth Mainland had invaded, the Divine Venom Dynasty had remained as steady as a boulder, simply because their territory was not actually worth invading.
However, when news of Nightking Zhenwu’s announcement that the Dayking bloodline would be liberated spread to the dynasty, Qing Shaohuang was no longer able to sit still. He had even remained fearless in the face of the Sixth Mainland simply because, no matter how many experts the Sixth Mainland sent, there was simply no benefit in invading Venom Flowzone. Such a campaign would have incurred too many losses. Qing Shaohuang had believed that the Sixth Mainland would understand this detail, so he had not had any reason to worry.
However, the Daynight clan was different. This clan had survived for countless years, and their history was even longer than the Divine Venom Dynasty’s. In the past, the founding of the Divine Venom Dynasty had apparently been related to a certain powerhouse from the Daynight clan. Thus, the emperor could not ignore any great changes within the Daynight clan.
“Send out my orders: Venom Flowzone’s defenses are to be increased to the highest level, and have Longlong focus on Nightking Zhenwu,” Qing Shaohuang commanded. A moment later, all of the Divine Venom Dynasty’s countless poisonous bugs filled the surrounding s.p.a.ce as they shot out in all directions.
***
In Soulseal Flowzone, the Lingling clan’s current leader, Ling Qiu, was wearing a suit of armor and a face mask, looking exactly like Ling Gong’s typical appearance. However, it was clear that Ling Qiu was a woman.
“This Nightking Zhenwu is quite bold. It seems we underestimated him back then. Have Ling Gong watch over him. He has already secretly become the leader of the Ten Arbiters, and now, he has announced that he will liberate the Dayking bloodline and unite the Daynight clan. Later on, he will become one of the Cosmic Five, and his future is unpredictable. This person might very well be one of the most likely Progenitor candidates,” Ling Qiu commented.
***
In Chaos Flowzone, ChaosG.o.d Mountain’s master, Cang Zhou, was also staring at a screen showing Nightking Zhenwu. This person was very reminiscent of the First Nightking.
Cang Zhou was not very concerned about the Ten Arbiters. Even though they were the top powerhouses of the younger generation and had dominated their era, they still needed time to mature. If he wished to do so, then he could personally end the Ten Arbiters. However, Nightking Zhenwu’s decision to liberate the Dayking bloodline had forced Cang Zhou to develop a new level of respect for the youth.
A completely integrated Daynight clan would be completely different from the Daynight clan of the past.
“In the future, this kid will definitely shine bright in the Fifth Mainland, and he might even shock the Sixth Mainland,” Cang Zhou muttered to himself. He then ordered all of ChaosG.o.d Mountain’s disciples to watch as Nightking Zhenwu liberated the Dayking bloodline. He wanted to have his juniors see what it meant to truly stand at the peak. In the entire younger generation of the Innerverse and Outerverse, there was n.o.body else who could compete with Nightking Zhenwu. The youth had plenty of ambition.
***
All the organizations in the eight great flowzones, including the Hall of Honor, were shocked by the news that Nightking Zhenwu was going to liberate the Dayking bloodline, and their impression of Nightking Zhenwu rose by several levels. Only with the ambition that allowed one to endure everything would they eventually reach a supreme realm. While many understood this logic, too few could actually achieve it.
When the Dayking bloodline was liberated, the impact on the Nightking bloodline would be tremendous. However, since Nightking Zhenwu was willing to liberate the Dayking bloodline, it showed his great ambition as well as his charismatic influence that had won over the older members of the Nightking bloodline.
This kid had all of the qualifications needed to reach the top, and success would naturally follow him in the future.
At this moment, everyone was astonished by Nightking Zhenwu. No matter if they were friend or foe, everyone was overwhelmed by his decision.
At this time, Nightking Zhenwu’s image seemed to be superimposed over the First Nightking’s, and the resurging momentum was enough to completely counteract his crushing defeat when Lu Yin had surpa.s.sed the Nightking to ascend the Night Watch PaG.o.da.
In Evernight Square, Nightking Zhenwu’s lips revealed a smile, and he reached out a hand toward Zhuo Daynight with an encouraging expression. “Come, I’ll help you remove the Sealed Cage Technique.”
The Fireplume Tribe’s song rang out, as if cheering for the Dayking bloodline.
Down below, tens of thousands of people from the Dayking bloodline grew emotional. They had all been waiting for this day for far too long, and they had all been treated as slaves without any human rights. Even if they were told to die, they could only obey and die. They had never imagined that they would one day taste freedom. They could not wait to rid themselves of the burdensome Sealed Cage Technique as soon as possible.
Zhuo Daynight stared at Nightking Zhenwu. Her originally apprehensive heart had calmed down. Although Nightking Zhenwu was untrustworthy, he would not break this promise that had been made in front of the entire universe. She finally relaxed, and this was precisely the moment at which the Fireplume Tribe’s song rang out.
Nightking Zhenwu grabbed Zhuo Daynight’s hand, and in the furthest depths of his eyes, there was an impenetrable, incisive coldness as well as an extremely well hidden bit of ridicule. This iota of ridicule was something that n.o.body could see aside from Lu Yin. He was already aware of Nightking Zhenwu’s plan, and Lu Yin had never believed that Nightking Zhenwu would willingly release the Dayking bloodline from the start.
Lu Yin’s expression drastically changed when he saw Nightking Zhenwu’s expression. This was not good.
Zhuo Daynight had just placed her right hand against Nightking Zhenwu’s body when, suddenly, Nightking Zhenwu’s expression completely changed. At that moment, his hand that was touching Zhuo Daynight suddenly turned jet-black, and a drop of blood fell down, corroding the ground. He kicked Zhuo Daynight aside and bellowed, “You’re trying to poison me?!”
Zhuo Daynight flew back dozens of meters from the kick, and her face became deathly white as blood dripped down from her lips. She looked at Nightking Zhenwu, completely bewildered.
Everyone was confused; what was happening?
Nightking Zhenwu’s indignant and disappointed voice snarled out. “Zhuo Daynight, why are you scheming against me? I’ve already promised to liberate the Dayking bloodline—do you really just not want to see me become one of the Cosmic Five? Is your hatred for the Nightking bloodline that deep?”
“Brother!” Nightqueen Yanqing cried out, and she raced over to hold up Nightking Zhenwu’s hand. It had become jet-black, and he had clearly been poisoned quite badly.
Within the crowd, the Nightking clan’s elites all charged forward, bloodl.u.s.t filling their eyes, as they prepared to kill Zhuo Daynight.
Zhuo Daynight was completely confused, and she could not understand what was happening.
“Stop!” Nightking Zhenwu commanded. He kept all of the Nightking members from attacking as he stared at Zhuo Daynight. “Why are you working against me?”
Zhuo Daynight’s expression was completely white, and she simply kept shaking her head. “No, I didn’t! I didn’t do anything to you!”
Nightking Zhenwu’s icy eyes were fixated on her.
Nightqueen Yanqing was furious, and she glared at Zhuo Daynight. “You Dayking bloodline members are all despicable! Kill her!”
One Nightking member could not wait any longer, and they charged at Zhuo Daynight.
At that moment, Zhanlong Daynight appeared in front of Zhuo Daynight. He looked at Nightking Zhenwu and quickly said, “Senior, before this is looked into, please do not make any a.s.sumptions.”
“What’s there to misunderstand? The members of the Dayking bloodline want to kill off my Nightking bloodline’s best opportunity of gaining a Progenitor! Not only are they betraying the Daynight clan, but they are also betraying the Fifth Mainland itself. Exterminate the Dayking bloodline!”
“Exterminate the Dayking bloodline!”
“Exterminate the Dayking bloodline!”
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n.o.body had expected that the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worst. Everything had been perfectly fine just a moment ago, but it had reversed in an instant.
Even the guiding powers of the various great flowzones who had experienced untold events were all stunned. For a moment, they could not process what had just happened.
“Zhanlong Daynight, you’re from the Dayking bloodline as well. You also have to die!” the Nightking bloodline members shrieked.
The nearby members of the Nightking clan surrounded the two, their eyes filled with bloodl.u.s.t as they stared at Zhanlong and Zhuo Daynight.
Zhuo Daynight bit down hard on her lips. Others might not know it, but she was absolutely certain that she had not done anything to Nightking Zhenwu, which meant that there was only one possible explanation: Nightking Zhenwu was scheming against her.
But why? Just why? The Dayking bloodline was already completely enslaved to the Nightking bloodline, and they had been manipulated for countless years. Even their lives and deaths were under the Nightking bloodline’s control. Why would Zhenwu go to such lengths to do all this?
Zhuo Daynight’s eyes went slack, and her mind stopped processing the situation. Why did Nightking Zhenwu have to do such a thing to her?
Nightking Zhenwu carefully observed Zhuo Daynight and approached her, step by step.
Zhuo Daynight stared back at him, dumbfounded. “Why? Why do all this?”
Nightking Zhenwu lowered his head and softly explained, “You can only blame yourself for comprehending Night’s End, Daybreak. If you want to blame someone, then blame yourself for revealing Night’s End, Daybreak for a useless person’s sake. Right, he’s already been poisoned, and you were the one who gave it to him. Have you already forgotten?”
Zhuo Daynight’s pupils shrank; that wine had been poisoned?!
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