Ku Lei had finally managed to sit up. A distinct palm-shaped dent had caved in his abdomen.
Lu Yin appeared in the distance, looking at him coldly. "You can withdraw now."
Ku Lei gritted his teeth and glared at Lu Yin without saying a word. His abdomen visibly healed, and both his shoulders quickly recovered as well.
Lu Yin was surprised. "Ku Character Secret: Springtime Renewal?"
The Ku Family's secret art was the Ku Character Secret: Springtime Renewal. Lu Yin knew it was probably related to healing, but he hadn't expected it to work so quickly—to surpass even the Sixth Continent's resurrection technique.
Ku Lei soon recovered. He stared at Lu Yin, blood still staining his teeth. "I've learned my lesson today. Lu Yin, was it? I'll find you again." With that, lightning flashed around him, and he sped off into the distance.
Lu Yin didn't stop him. Ku Lei had already lost, and they should avoid killing whenever possible here—especially when the other party was from the Seven Character Royal Court.
Besides, even if he wanted to kill Ku Lei, it wouldn't be easy, and they had no blood feud.
But if he saw Jin He here, he wouldn't hold back. He didn't care if people accused the Inner Universe of infighting. The debt for the seventy-two lives lost under the Lu name had to be repaid.
Lu Yin's defeat of Ku Lei was earthshaking, sending shockwaves across the land of the Shanhai Realm.
Soon, everyone knew about it.
As an heir of the Ku Family, Ku Lei was among the very strongest. He had even been able to retreat safely after encountering Shang Qing, yet Lu Yin had defeated him.
The uproar this caused far exceeded Lu Yin's expectations.
The people of the Seven Character Royal Court, in