Lu Yin smirked and looked at Coco, "What about you, Coco?"
Coco was embarrassed, "I-I-I'm Little Angel."
Lu Yin was speechless.
"I'm Silver Needle," Zora said as she came over.
Meng Yue walked over and stared at Lu Yin, "Remember, I'm Desolate. If I meet you in the ported battles, I won't hold back."
"There's only one teleportation stone, we won't be able to touch it," Lu Yin said.
Silver walked out with a smile that was standard for a fox's, looking very happy.
Everyone thought that he had won, but the old man shouted, "Silver, zero wins, one loss."
At this point, all twelve had tried their hand at the ported battles. Aside from Michelle and Darkvoid, the others had all lost.
Not only did they have to face powerhouses with higher realms, but they were also all top elites and geniuses. The universe was vast, and Lu Yin finally felt that the Great Yu Empire was too small. Back in the Great Yu Empire, his Sentinel strength had been enough to rival Yu Academy's Melders. Especially after activating his sixth star, he was confident that he could go toe-to-toe with a hallmaster like Gerbach. However, he wasn't confident in facing opponents in the ported battles, including those at the same level.
Perhaps he might even meet powerhouses who also studied the Sirius Arts in the ported battles.
Hui Daynight stepped into the teleportation stone's range once more, intending to continue.
Most of the others did the same; ported battles were new to them, and they all wanted to give it a try.
After a few rounds, Lu Yin entered as well. He gave himself a code name, Seventh Bro, and for some reason, he felt like he should be ranked seventh.
In the ported battles, he had been very unlucky. He had encountered two Limiteers, one Explorer, and one Melder, but even that Melder had easily defeated him.
On his fifth trip out of the teleportation stone, Lu Yin heard the old man shout, "Lu Yin, zero wins, five losses." He walked away, deciding not to enter for the time being. There was no point in fighting like this; the people participating in the ported battles wouldn't give him time to react. They only cared about the number of wins, and it wouldn't help him increase his strength.
Lu Yin finally understood that the ported battles were a benchmark to test one's strength.
"Student, want to eat something?" Silver smiled as he held up a piece of barbecued meat and sprinkled some seasoning on it.
Coco, Zora, and Lulu were all already eating.
Lu Yin did not stand on ceremony and walked over to pick up a piece of barbecued meat. He had to admit that it was delicious.
"Big Brother Silver, your cooking skills are really good," Coco praised.
Silver smiled. "Eat more if you like. I'm a gourmet."
"How many matches have you fought?"
Silver raised a finger.
"Only one battle?" Lu Yin was astonished.
Silver rolled the barbecued meat around and smiled at Lu Yin. "You've already fought five rounds. Are you going to continue?"
Lu Yin shook his head.
Silver casually tossed the barbecued meat to the old man, who caught it and sniffed it. "Not bad. You're perceptive. Good kid."
"I'm glad you like it." Silver smiled.
The old man's face bloomed into a smile. "Yes, I do."
Fortunately, Michelle didn't see this scene. Silver's voice wasn't loud, but the elderly man heard it clearly. He was clearly feigning ignorance in front of Michelle. If that woman saw this, she would definitely explode.
As time passed, people left one after another. Zhao Yilong, Schutz, Xia Luo, and Zola all left to find places they were interested in.
Silver also left.
Lu Yin stayed near the teleportation stone for three days. He wanted to know how many victories Hui Daynight and Darkvoid had.
"Hui Daynight, one win, twenty-seven losses," the old man shouted.
Not long after, "Darkvoid, seven wins, twenty-two losses."
Lu Yin was stunned. Seven wins! That person had actually won seven times!
Hui Daynight also stared at Darkvoid in astonishment. This person was far stronger than him.
"Seven wins? That's amazing." An unfamiliar man appeared ten meters away from Lu Yin and looked at Darkvoid in astonishment.
Lu Yin looked at the man with a puzzled expression.
The man smiled at Lu Yin. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Little Pao. You can call me Senior Little Pao."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Little Pao?
You and Big Pao? "
"That's my older brother."
Lu Yin nodded. The two brothers had chosen their names quite casually. "Senior Little Pao, I have a question. We've been here for three days, but why haven't we seen a single senior?"
Little Pao was embarrassed. "They've all left. Aside from the mentors, we're the only ones here."
"What?
They've all left? "Lu Yin was shocked.
Little Pao nodded and sighed. "Astral-10 used to be in the Innerverse, but it was relocated to the Outerverse. The former students either transferred to other academies or left. No one wants to come to the Outerverse."
Lu Yin hadn't expected Astral-10's situation to be so bad. No wonder he hadn't seen a single student.
Not long after, Lu Yin bid farewell to Little Pao and left the trial zone entrance. He headed towards the Sand Ocean that Big Pao had introduced him to. Most of the others had left in three days.
The Sand Ocean was one of Astral-10's three main attractions, on par with the Rain Observatory and the Stargazing Deck. There was no introduction to its specific uses, but the Rain Observatory could temper star energy. Lu Yin guessed that the Sand Ocean was used to temper one's physical body or battle techniques.
Astral-10's teleportation device had very few options, so Lu Yin chose the Sand Ocean. Soon after, he felt a tearing force as he left the trial zone entrance and appeared in a vast expanse of yellow sand.
What appeared in front of him was an endless desert.
He had already expected this. He had also read the basic introduction of the Sand Ocean that Big Pao had passed to them. This was a boundless sea of sand that far exceeded the Rain Observatory. From time to time, sandstorms would sweep across the land. This place was dangerous.
Lu Yin didn't enter the Sand Ocean. He just wanted to take a look before teleporting away and heading towards the Stargazing Deck.
Of the three main attractions, the Stargazing Deck was the most mysterious. It wasn't just owned by Astral-10; the other nine academies also had it.
According to Big Pao's introduction, everyone saw different things on the Stargazing Deck. Some saw their own past, some saw the starry sky, some saw powerful battle techniques, and some even saw a corner of the future. Of course, Lu Yin didn't believe the last part, but it still reflected the mystical nature of the Stargazing Deck.
Zhai Xing Lou was really a wooden building. It was made of unknown wood and was stacked in an octagonal shape. The layers were stacked on top of each other and it was less than a hundred meters long. At the top was a flat ground. The entire wooden building looked ordinary, but it was this building that had too many mysteries.
When Lu Yin reached the Stargazing Deck, Xia Luo happened to walk out and the two walked past each other.
"How many ported battles have you tried?" Xia Luo asked. He had left after his first failure.
"Five," Lu Yin replied.
Xia Luo smiled, "It's still too early for us to challenge the powerhouses of the Innerverse."
Lu Yin nodded in agreement and changed the topic, "You know Silver?"
Xia Luo was surprised, "Why do you ask?"
Lu Yin laughed, "I'm not blind. Your attitude towards him is completely different from your attitude towards the others."
Xia Luo shook his head, "I don't know him, but I hate his aura."
Lu Yin immediately thought of the Neohuman Alliance, which was made up of evolved Corpse Kings. Silver didn't look like one no matter how he looked at it.
The two didn't speak further, and Xia Luo left. Lu Yin walked up the Stargazing Deck step by step.
The Stargazing Deck was very ordinary, and even when Lu Yin reached the top, everything he saw and felt was normal. There were no abnormalities.
"Close your eyes and meditate," a voice rang out beside his ear. Lu Yin knew that it was his mentor, so he didn't think too much about it and slowly closed his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to have fallen asleep, but also seemed to be awake at the same time. He looked past the Stargazing Deck and saw an unfamiliar region of space that was filled with an ancient and desolate aura. Looking deeper, he saw an incomparably large ancient warship sailing through space, one after another. Every ship was incomparably large, and he couldn't see the end of it. Some even included galaxies. He could vaguely hear an ancient warsong in his ears, and beside the ship at the very front, he saw two words: "Boundless."
Suddenly, everything turned into bubbles as a jade finger tore through space and crushed him. Lu Yin's heart was filled with boundless rage. "How dare you!" he roared and opened his eyes. Everything returned to normal, and he was still in the Stargazing Deck. The space, the warship, and the jade finger had all disappeared.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered as he panted heavily. It was that scene again, and he had been crushed. Why? This was the second time he had seen this scene. Was it real or just an illusion? If it was real, then why was he still alive? If it was an illusion, then he could clearly feel his rage.