The three of them passed, but the others were also attacked at the same time. The short-legged man was instantly killed, but the Astral Combat Academy showed no mercy as dozens of invisible attacks rained down around him.
Lu Yin opened his gadget and found that his power levels were disappearing one by one.
Everyone who wanted to continue had experienced the terror of the Astral Combat Academy after the first attack. They attacked without regard for their own lives, and ordinary people couldn't withstand it.
It was the same on the Melder path; aside from Schutz and Xia Luo, everyone else from the Great Yu Empire had failed.
"I give up, I give up, I give up!" someone shouted. If the first attack was like this, then the next two attacks would only get stronger. Many people started to give up.
The Sentinel path was long, but there was an end. Some of the first batch of cultivators had already reached the end, and they could even see a beam of light in the distance that connected the heavens and the earth. As long as they stepped into it, they would pass.
Here, the temperature was so high that it almost melted the ground.
Several Sentinels hid in the shadows of the mountain walls, their mouths parched and tongues parched. They would take out water from time to time, but they would soon be thirsty again.
"I won't give up, I won't give up. I want to enter the Astral Combat Academy, I have to," a girl muttered to herself as she stared resolutely at the beam of light in the distance.
At this point, no one wanted to give up. They were the closest to the end, and even if the next two attacks would take their lives, they didn't want to give up.
At that moment, another attack descended from the void, and the girl hurriedly dodged. Although she wasn't as fast as Lu Yin or Lulu, she wasn't slow either, far surpassing Lu Yin's Roving Step. She managed to dodge the first attack, but she couldn't avoid the second. She screamed as she took it head-on and was smashed into the ground.
There were more than ten cultivators in the distance who suffered the same fate. Not a single one was able to dodge.
The girl coughed and slowly rose into the air. There was still one attack left, and she looked towards the end of the path. Her pupils suddenly shrank as she saw a figure appear at the end. It was a man who looked ordinary, but his body was faintly glowing with heat. He was like a sun that had descended to the earth, arrogantly looking down on all life.
The man's clothes weren't damaged at all, and he just stood there with his hands behind his back. He quietly swept his gaze over the girl and many others.
The girl felt her body heat up, and her eyes widened in shock. This person was far stronger than her. Who was it?
Someone from the Astral Combat Academy?
That had to be the case. Otherwise, he would have been attacked. She didn't believe that anyone could avoid the second attack.
Far away from the Sentinel path, Lu Yin and Lulu dodged the second attack once more, but this time it wasn't as easy as the first.
On the other side, Coco was still holding onto the syringe. From the looks of it, she was planning to continue holding onto the syringe and take the three attacks head-on.
Speaking of which, the syringe's hardness was beyond imagination. The two attacks did not damage it at all. If the syringe was so hard, then the needle must be too. Only a ghost would be willing to touch such a hard needle. This girl would not be able to find anyone willing to accept her treatment in this lifetime.
Just as Lu Yin was curiously looking at the syringe, the third attack descended. In that instant, Lu Yin knew that he would not be able to avoid it. The third attack was untraceable, and if he couldn't find it, then there was no way to avoid it. He activated the Art of Sirius, but he still couldn't see the attack's trajectory. He only felt his body being struck by a terrifying force and smashed heavily into the mountain wall.
Lulu was also smashed into the ground.
Coco hugged the syringe tightly, refusing to let go no matter what. Her body was blasted to the bottom of the mountain.
No one knew how many people had been killed or eliminated.
At the end of the path, the girl screamed in agony, her face as white as a sheet of paper as intense pain engulfed her nerves. The third attack was too strong, and she could barely withstand it. Right in front of her, the man who looked like the sun was also enduring the attack. The scorching heat turned into a surging sea of flames that disappeared in an instant.
The girl gritted her teeth and knelt on one knee, hurriedly taking out medicine to treat her injuries. At the same time, she looked at the man in the distance in shock. That person had withstood the attack, which meant that he was also a cultivator participating in the assessment?
Why didn't he leave?
Why didn't he pass through this path?
The man waved his hand, and a wave of scorching heat swept into the distance. He looked up and said, "This is the third attack. It's really ferocious, and those who can withstand it are indeed capable. It's a pity that none of you will be able to join. Astral-10 is destined to disappear." He then looked at his gadget and smirked. "Are there seven more people?
Not bad. Since that's the case, I'll bring you your final despair. "After saying that, the man rose into the air.
At the end of the path, a total of seven people, including the girl, had passed through the three attacks. All seven of them looked at the man.
The man smirked and raised his head, "My name is Archino, and I'm from the Innerverse's Blaze Realm. No one can pass through this path, and all of you will fail."
The seven were shocked, "The Blaze Realm of the Innerverse?
That colossal Blaze Realm?
Why would a disciple appear here? "
The girl trembled. He was actually from the Blaze Realm, which explained the scorching heat. The Blaze Realm was a huge power in the Innerverse with an ancient heritage, so why would a disciple appear here?
And to prevent them from entering?
No matter what they thought, Archino didn't care. He only had one mission, and that was to prevent anyone from passing through this path. He wasn't the only one; all ten paths had a final guardian to prevent Astral-10 from recruiting a single student.
In the sky, Dorren Yushan's expression changed, "What?
There's a huge power in the Innerverse that's attacking this assessment?
Why are you only saying this now? "
Rocky Auna said bitterly, "His Majesty just received the news from the Fifth Princess. She found out through the Myriad Swords Peak that the three great powers of the Innerverse want to replace Astral-10 and obtain the right to enter the trial zones. Thus, she sent a disciple to participate in the test and guard the final path to prevent anyone from passing."
"Which powers are involved?" Huo Qingshan asked.
Rocky Auna replied, "The Blaze Realm, the Ross Empire, and the Sylvan Dragons."
Dorren Yushan's face paled. These three powers were colossal in the Innerverse, and comparing the Great Yu Empire to them was like comparing Earth to the Great Yu Empire.
Huo Qingshan was shocked. He had been to the Innerverse before and experienced the terror of the Blaze Realm. This power had left a deep impression on him. If it really was someone from the Blaze Realm, then who in the Outerverse could pass?
Jue Lang's voice was low, "Is the Ross Empire the one that supposedly obtained the legacy of an ancient technological civilization?"
"The most terrifying ones are the sylvan dragons. They're a terrifying race that defected from the Astral Beast Domain and came to the Human Domain. Any adult sylvan dragon is invincible," Dorren said solemnly.
The three powers were like three mountains that weighed down on everyone's hearts. At this moment, it wasn't just the Great Yu Empire; many other Outerverse powers had received the news as well.
Astral-10 was the hope of the Outerverse, but it had been attacked by the three powers. They weren't targeting the Outerverse, but rather Astral-10 itself. They didn't see any need to attack the Outerverse, but it was precisely because of this that the other powers were furious. This was the end of their climb.
At the end of the ten paths was a beam of light that connected the heavens and the earth. Passing through this beam would allow one to enter Astral-10.
When the three powers appeared, someone from Astral-10 asked, "Are they that eager to make us disappear?"
"They're here as candidates, so we can't expel them."
"They didn't cheat, and they agreed to all the requirements."
"Then let's treat them as the most difficult test. The Outerverse's test is already relatively easy, but with them, it'll be as difficult as the previous nine academies."
"I'm afraid there won't be many in the Outerverse who can pass. Maybe not even one."
"Everything has its limits. If Astral-10 really wants to leave the stage, then so be it. After all, this place is also a prison for us."
On the Sentinel path, Lu Yin walked out of the ruins and looked up. The last attack had been powerful, but it was still bearable. He looked to the side and saw Lulu walking out as well. At the bottom of the mountain, Coco grimaced in pain, but she still flew out with her syringe. She was disappointed to see that the two were fine, but it quickly turned into joy, "It's good that you're fine."
Lulu pouted, "You were hoping that something would happen to us."
"No," Coco immediately shook her head and carefully put the syringe away. She had hoped that the two would be injured so that she could give them a shot.
Unfortunately, Lu Yin looked around. After the beast wave, many of the astral beasts had gone to the other end of the path, making it much easier for them to reach the end. After three attacks, there shouldn't be many cultivators left. "Let's go, we shouldn't be far from the end."