There was a clang as a teacup shattered. Tanno Phoenix’s expression instantly changed as he shouted, “What did you say? Lu Yin’s back? He isn’t dead?!” 

Across from him, a cultivator from the Dark Phoenix family went pale in the face as sweat beaded on his forehead. “That's correct; Lu Yin is not dead. He’s returned.” 

Tanno Phoenix sank into his chair and exhaled deeply, feeling rather exhausted. He had actually survived. 

The current Lu Yin was completely different from the Lu Yin from seven months earlier. Back then, the Central Coalition had established their own military force to resist the Great Eastern Alliance’s expansion. But now, when Tanno Phoenix thought about how the Hall of Honor had announced their support of Lu Yin, how influential the youth’s current status in the Outerverse was, and how the kid had killed two Imprinters during the battle against the Sixth Mainland, the Dark Phoenix patriarch felt utterly helpless. 

“Send out these orders: the Dark Phoenix family will close its doors and refuse any visitors for a hundred years,” Tanno Phoenix spoke in a feeble voice. 

“Yes, patriarch.”

In the Silentflock System, Yan Chen was surprised by the news. “Lu Yin’s back?”

Across from the chairman, Captain Shi nodded. There was a serious look on the captain’s face. “I never thought that he would come back alive. The Outerverse has been peaceful for several months, but it seems that it will be thrown into chaos soon...