The Sea King calmly looked at the old man. “I didn’t invite you, so is it the Chief Justice or someone else who wished for you to come to my Starfall Sea?”

The elder smiled. “If I tell you that it’s the Chief Justice’s will, then you’ll probably chase me out straight away.”

The Sea King sneered. “He doesn’t dare come himself, so he sent you to get scolded.”

The elder sighed. “I don’t have the authority to ask about that grudge between the two of you. You should already know what my objective is this time. Just tell me the truth so that I can return and give a good explanation.”

The Sea King narrowed his eyes and stared seriously at the elder. “I can tell you, but only three people can know. In particular, the other two with the same status as you definitely must not know.”

The elder nodded. “I promise.”

The Sea King stared at the old man for a while before retracting his gaze. A worried look appeared in his eyes. “I’m older than you guys, and this universe cannot hold me any longer.”

The elder’s body trembled, and he stared at the Sea King in disbelief. “You mean..?”

The Sea King raised a hand. “My strength is deteriorating.”

The elder’s face grew solemn.

The Sea King lowered his hand and stared off into the distance. “So long as I’m still alive, no one will dare to provoke the Sea King’s Dome or casually enter the Starfall Sea. However, once I’m dead, who will protect this place?”

“So you intend to use pyrolyte to protect the Sea King’s Dome?”

The Sea King was helpless. “Pyrolyte can only be used to intimidate others. Powerhouses such as yourself cannot be bothered about it at all, or else your Hall of Honor would not ignore this contest for pyrolyte. But pyrolyte can at least prevent the youngsters from being harassed, and that’s enough for me. Sometimes, they can be more difficult to deal with.”

The elder fell into a contemplative silence, and the Sea King didn’t speak either.

After a while, the elder had fully grasped the difficult situation. “I trust you, so I can promise to do my utmost to protect the Sea King’s Dome in the future. I only hope that you’re not lying to me.”

The Sea King replied quietly, “Thank you.”

The elder left the Sea King’s Dome and exited from the Starfall Sea in the blink of an eye. It almost seemed like he had simply gone for a ride on a merchant ship to enjoy the Starfall Sea’s scenery.

After the elder left, a figure appeared beside the Sea King. It was the Sea King’s eldest son, Hai Feng. “Father, who was that?”

“Mu En, from the Hall of Honor. He’s a Judicial Commissioner of Interstellar Supreme Court: the virtue of righteousness.”

Hai Feng was stunned. “A Judicial Commissioner actually made a personal appearance. It looks like things are worse than we had imagined.”

The Sea King arrogantly replied, “No, his appearance was already expected. For them to negotiate with me requires them to at least send someone of his level. Fortunately, it was him. If it was the Chief Justice, then things would have become troublesome since I have a bit of a grudge with that old fellow. We wouldn’t even need to talk if he had appeared.”

“It looks like Mu En trusted your words. Does that mean that the Hall of Honor won’t obstruct us anymore?” Hai Feng asked.

The Sea King sneered. “Neither the Chief Justice nor the three great Judicial Commissioners of the Interstellar Supreme Court are fools in any way, so they will be doubly prepared.”

“Yet you’ll still insist on following that matter through?”

The Sea King’s expression became solemn. “From now on, you don’t need to know any more concerning this matter. The less you know, the better it will be for you.”

Hai Feng still looked like he wanted to say something.

The Sea King looked up. “The facade of this universe has to be torn apart, or else the day to step out will never come. Regardless of if it’s right or wrong, I’ll bear the responsibility myself. Whether I’ll be spurned or worshiped 10,000 years later, that will depend on fate.”

In the emptiness of space, Mu En lowered his gadget and looked back at the Starfall Sea. The Sea King deserved respect, and since he wanted to obtain some pyrolyte, they old folks could not intervene, regardless of whether or not the Sea King had been honest in divulging his motivations. Therefore, given reasonable limits, there were no issues with the contest. It was also still unknown whether or not the younger generation of the Innerverse and Outerverse would be able to withstand those kids from the Neoverse.

The Sea King had not guessed incorrectly, as the Hall of Honor had indeed made ample preparations. They had already selected a batch of experts from the Neoverse to head to Planet Pyrolyte and participate in the contest for pyrolyte. Their purpose was to prevent the Sea King from snatching all of the pyrolyte and also to create obstacles within justifiable limits.

However, neither the Hall of Honor nor the Sea King had expected that the experts from the Neoverse were still in the Cosmic Sea, as they had gotten lost while traveling to the Innerverse.

Traveling from the Neoverse to the Innerverse required one to pass through the Cosmic Sea. The safe routes in that sea were mostly controlled by the Four Pirate Kings. For this voyage, the Hall of Honor’s experts had planned on using the route controlled by Leon’s Armada to reach the Innerverse.

The trip had been agreed upon beforehand, and it would normally take them no more than half a month to reach the Innerverse. This group of powerhouses had already been traveling for a month, as they had headed out shortly after Lu Yin revealed himself on Planet Pyrolyte and took control of the mountain range. But even after traveling for one whole month, they were still stuck in the Cosmic Sea.

In the sea, a warship floated in space while thunder rumbled and sea waves swept by.

On the warship, a dozen Neoverse experts dejectedly stared at the Cosmic Sea.

“Leon's Armada still hasn’t found the route.”

“This has to be intentional! They’re deliberately delaying our arrival in the Innerverse since that bunch of Innerverse trash is afraid of us.”

“Probably not. We sought out Leon's Armada because Highsage Leon is a Pirate King, and he has no relations with the Innerverse powers. He wouldn’t possibly willingly help them.”

“Then how can you explain this matter? Leon's Armada has roamed the Cosmic Sea for so many years that there’s no way they would get lost! Even an idiot would know that something’s up.”

“Are you saying I’m an idiot?” Lightning shot out and illuminated the warship, lighting up the face of a sinister-looking man.

“Who are you going to blame when you jump ahead of yourself?” Across from the man, someone lowered his head and taunted him.

“Alright, everyone, shut up!” As a sharp voice rang out, lightning struck the warship and started a huge fire. It illuminated the speaker, who was an stunningly beautiful woman, though her face held an indescribable coldness and aloofness. “No matter what, this matter will be handled by our superiors, and they will naturally handle Leon's Armada.”

The massive fire was quickly extinguished as the warship descended back into darkness.

At the other end of the ship’s bow, two figures stood across from one another. “Our Hall of Honor trusts Leon's Armada, and we have paid the price for you to guide us across the Cosmic Sea. However, you people have deliberately gotten us lost. The Hall of Honor will not pretend that this matter did not happen, and the Interstellar Supreme Court will not remain indifferent!”

The other figure sighed. “How many times do we have to tell you this? We’re really lost. The Cosmic Sea is extremely vast, and it even changes every year. It’s just that the most recent changes were a little ridiculous. Even we haven’t found a better route. You should trust the integrity of Leon's Armada.”

“You want me to trust the integrity of pirates?”

“It looks like you want to challenge Leon's Armada. Who gives you the balls to do so? The Interstellar Supreme Court? Or the Hall of Honor itself? Our Cosmic Sea is not some playground for your Hall of Honor. You’d best pay attention to your words.”

“Alright, you guys just wait. This matter is not over yet!”

Soon, there was only one person left on the ship’s bow, and they spoke in a taunting voice, “How can I let you guys go and cause trouble for Little Yin?”

Many days later, at the Sea King’s Dome in the Starfall Sea, the sky suddenly went dark. Everyone looked up as they felt an oppressive pressure surround them.

The Sea King looked up and stared into the distance with a strange expression on his face. “Why’s he here?”

Above the sea, thousands of miles away from the Sea King's Dome, a three meter tall figure towered above the sky while wielding a giant blade in one hand as he faced the flow of the sea.

As the sea waves snarled past him, the man raised his long blade and slashed out with an attack that extended endlessly into the distance, dividing the sea’s current in two. This current was something that even those old freaks whose power levels were in the hundreds of thousands would be nervous to face. The blade slash was so terrifying that the nearby planets started quivering, and even powerhouses with power levels over 300,000 started trembling.

“Highsage Leon, did you come to the Starfall Sea to demonstrate your power?” The Sea King's Trident stabbed out from the void.

The figure looked over and grinned. He was Highsage Leon. “Long time no see, old man.”

His blade swept out and collided against the Sea King’s Trident, the impact causing the entire Starfall Sea to shudder while everyone heard a muffled thud.

The Sea King's Trident was forcefully knocked back, and it landed in the Sea King’s hands. He clasped it and faced Highsage Leon. “What are you doing in the Starfall Sea?”

Highsage Leon held his tyrannical blade aloft and pointed it at the Sea King. “Let me ask you a question. What are you planning to use the pyrolyte for?”

The Sea King’s brows rose. “That’s none of your business. When did you become the Hall of Honor’s lackey?”

Highsage Leon spat in contempt. “The Hall of Honor’s got nothing to do with me. I’m just curious, so I came over to ask.”

The Sea King grew angry. “Are you insane? Something like pyrolyte is of no threat to us! You specially came to the Starfall Sea just to ask me this?”

Highsage Leon bristled. “That’s right, so hurry up and answer me. What are you going to use the pyrolyte for?”

The Sea King was furious. “It’s none of your business!”

Highsage Leon snorted. “We haven’t fought in a long time, so I’ve gotten itchy. Let’s have a go!”

The Sea King stabbed out with his trident. “Bring it.”

For two full days, the Starfall Sea trembled, astonishing countless people. Even the Grayweed Continent, which was second only to the Sea King's Dome, was so frightened that no one dared to go out to watch the battle. The entire Starfall Sea had become the battlefield for Highsage Leon and the Sea King.

Finally, after two days, the Starfall Sea regained its typical calmness. Highsage Leon then left. No one knew what the outcome of the battle was, because no one had been able to approach the battlefield.

The events in the Starfall Sea did not spread to Planet Pyrolyte since the Astral Wilderness had no network connection.

However, even if this news did spread, Lu Yin and the others had no time to spare their thoughts on such things. The Daynight clan had sent a truly important person down to the planet, and they had gone straight for the mountain range.

At almost the exact same time, the alliance of the Ross Empire, Blaze Realm, and Dire Barbarian Clan had also sent down their own expert, who also headed straight for the mountain range.

Two red streaks were seen closing in from the distance.

Lu Yin and Wendy Yushan stood up on top of the mountain range while Hai Qiqi and the others were protected by Northgate Lie. They all gazed solemnly towards the sky as they saw two subsequent explosions.

The various great powers above the planet were all focused on the upcoming conflict.

The hatch of the Daynight clan’s spacecraft opened, and the first thing that came out with a bone-white palm before a skeletally-thin person walked out soon after. In between the black-and-white hair, there was an eye-catching strand of grey hair. This person was from the Nightking clan.

Countless took a gasp of cold air when they saw this person. He was Nightking Gu, ranked fifteenth on the Top 100 Rankings. The Daynight clan had sent an absolute expert this time.

Wendy Yushan’s gaze trembled when she saw that it was Nightking Gu. She unsheathed her long sword, and its cold radiance illuminated the void.

Lu Yin suddenly grabbed her arm, and under her questioning gaze, he solemnly said, “Unless it’s a matter of life or death, don’t use that. If we can’t defend this mountain range, then so be it.”

Wendy Yushan’s gaze flickered, but she nodded and stepped forward.

Nightking Gu’s appearance caused everyone to forget about the other spacecraft, and even if they remembered it, they probably wouldn’t care about the person inside. It took a great deal of time and effort to manufacture each star essence skin, and at this moment, the best that the various forces could do was make a skin that could protect someone with Nightking Gu’s strength. It would take them much longer to create a skin that could allow the top ten of the Top 100 Rankings to descend to Planet Pyrolyte.

In other words, the strongest person on Planet Pyrolyte was definitely Nightking Gu at this moment.