"Stronger than a Melder?
A Limiteer?
Are they Explorers? "Lu Yin was shocked.
Little Pao shook his head. "Explorers can't be. Once you become an Explorer, you can apply to graduate. Those people can't casually fight others, but there are definitely Limiteers. Don't treat them as normal Limiteers; they started out as Melders and participated in ported battles as well as the Three Realms Six Daos Trial. It's possible for them to challenge those above their realms. You're still a Melder, so it'll be difficult for you to fight them.
You should hide. "Lu Yin muttered to himself. His cultivation had just started on the right track, and now that he had comprehended battle force, he could go even further in the ported battles. A hundred victories was already very close to him, and the next step was the Three Realms Six Daos Trial. He didn't want to leave, and Xi Yue had said that the way to strengthen battle force was through battle. Since she had attracted so many powerhouses to him, then he would fight!
"Seniors, I'll have to trouble you. I don't want to leave, so I'll stay here and cultivate. If anyone comes looking for trouble, they can come straight at me. I won't hide."
Big Pao's eyes lit up, and he patted Lu Yin's shoulder. "You're ambitious. Actually, I don't agree with you hiding either. Astral-10 isn't that afraid of trouble. If you can't even pass this trial, then how can you compete with others in the Three Realms Six Daos? Alright, go cultivate."
Little Pao nodded as well. This was the first time he had taken his junior seriously. This incident might not be a bad thing, but it all depended on how far he could go.
At that moment, Big Pao received a notification on his gadget, and his expression changed. "So soon?"
Lu Yin and Little Pao looked at him.
He solemnly said, "Someone is looking for trouble. It's Craynor from Astral-8."
"Who?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Big Pao replied, "A Melder from Astral-8 who isn't any weaker than Xi Yue. He's also ranked second on the Blaze Realm's rankings, second only to Jared."
"Blaze Realm." Lu Yin's face sank. This wasn't the first time he had encountered someone from that power. They had been the ones who had blocked Astral-10's entrance exam, but Lulu had taken care of them. This time, he wanted to test himself against this so-called second place.
"Go to the Sand Ocean. If he's looking for trouble, we'll have him find you," Little Pao said.
Lu Yin nodded, entered the teleportation device, and headed straight to the Sand Ocean.
At Astral-10's space station, a spacecraft's hatch opened and a group of disciples from the Blaze Realm walked out. Craynor disembarked and looked around. Soon, this place would belong to the Blaze Realm.
Little Pao arrived at the space station and faced Craynor directly.
Craynor looked at Little Pao. "You're a student of Astral-10?
Where's Lu Yin?
Tell him to come out. "
Little Pao frowned and thought for a moment before raising his hand and using his star energy as a pen, he carved a few words on a tall wall that read, "Lu Yin is at the Sand Ocean." He then glanced at Craynor with disdain and turned to leave without another word.
Craynor was enraged that someone had actually dared to look down on him. "The Sand Ocean? Fine, this is just a spar between students. I hope that the mentors of Astral-10 will not interfere."
Little Pao slowly left.
Craynor snorted and walked towards the teleportation device. The disciples of the Blaze Realm beside him wanted to follow but were stopped by Craynor. Students could enter and leave, but non-students could not.
The ten academies in the universe were all branches of the Astral Combat Academy. Together, they were called the Astral Combat Academy. However, the universe was too vast and they could not all be contained in one location, so they were divided into ten academies. Although Craynor was a student of Astral-8 in name, he was actually also a student of Astral-10.
Even though he looked down on Astral-10, Astral-10 was still Astral-10. Blaze Realm disciples were not allowed to enter, or else they would be looking down on the entire Astral Combat Academy.
Craynor's eyes darkened as he stepped into the teleportation device. That person had said that he would bring back one of Lu Yin's hands and make it impossible for him to cultivate. Thus, he would break all four of his limbs. However, he had to ensure that the mentors of Astral-10 would not interfere.
At this moment, Lu Yin was deep in thought. With Xi Yue's status, she should be able to attract many powerful enemies. If he just fought, it would be a waste of time. He inexplicably recalled what had happened during Earth's trial, and his lips curled up. This was not a bad idea.
Craynor looked at the endless desert in front of him. This was Astral-10's famous Sand Ocean. Rumor had it that it had once been a holy land for battle force cultivation, but because Astral-10's headmaster had gone mad, the Sand Ocean had undergone a drastic change, and this holy land had never returned.
"Student of Astral-8, Craynor, requests an audience with Astral-10's Sandmaster!" he shouted.
Lu Yin raised his head and looked into the distance. He was finally here.
"What is it? Speak," the Sandmaster's voice echoed throughout the desert.
Craynor spoke in a low voice, "This student wishes to spar with your academy's Lu Yin. I hope that the Sandmaster will grant my request."
"I won't interfere."
Craynor's lips curled up, "I hope that the Sandmaster won't interfere before one side concedes."
"I already said that I won't interfere, so I won't. What are you blabbering on about? Get lost if you keep blabbering." The Sandmaster's temper was much worse than the Rainmaster's, and Craynor was not angered by the scolding. Instead, he was pleased with himself. This was exactly what he wanted, and he had already recorded it down. As long as he crippled Lu Yin before he conceded, no one would be able to find fault with him.
Lu Yin stood up and quietly watched the man walking over. This was Craynor, who was ranked second on the Blaze Realm's rankings.
Craynor's eyes flashed when he saw Lu Yin, and his voice turned cold, "Junior Lu Yin, I've heard a lot about you."
Lu Yin indifferently replied, "Looking for trouble?"
Craynor smiled, "What are you talking about, junior? It's just a spar. As an elite student of Astral-10, you wouldn't be afraid, would you?"
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, "You don't have to provoke me. We can spar, but there are conditions."
Craynor was puzzled, "Conditions?"
Lu Yin smiled, "I was cultivating, and you came to disturb me for no reason. You even said that you wanted to spar and wasted my time, so I have to repay you."
Craynor laughed and said disdainfully, "Sure. What do you want, junior?"
Lu Yin raised two fingers, "Twenty thousand star crystals, and I'll spar with you."
Craynor's expression changed, "Twenty thousand?
Are you crazy? Do you know how much twenty thousand is? "
"You don't have that, senior?" Lu Yin mocked.
Craynor snorted, "I do, but you're not worth that price."
"I can give you another option. If you lose, you have to give me your cosmic ring. If you win, I won't give you a single cent. How about that?" Lu Yin tempted.
Craynor grinned, "Alright, you have to keep your word. Let's do that."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, "Great, as expected of a powerhouse from the Blaze Realm. Senior, you can make your move now."
Craynor sneered, "Be careful, junior. This senior doesn't know how to control his strength properly." He then charged towards Lu Yin, the star energy around his body transforming into flames that warped the air as he sent a palm strike towards Lu Yin from afar.
It was as if a dazzling sun had appeared above the desert, accompanied by a scorching heat that engulfed Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression changed; Craynor truly lived up to his reputation as an elite student of Astral-8. His control of star energy was not inferior to Da Lei's, and he might even be slightly stronger. Craynor's star energy was even more powerful than Archino's, who he had met during Astral-10's exam. Archino had borrowed the power of the sun, but Craynor had relied on his own star energy to reach such a level. He truly lived up to his title as second on the rankings.
Lu Yin still remembered his battle with Gerbach, who had needed to use the Thunderbolt Fruit to unleash the Thunderbolt Arrow. Compared to Craynor, Craynor was much stronger.
This person's strength was not much weaker than Xi Yue's musical battle technique, but it was a pity that he had met Lu Yin. Lu Yin disappeared with Flash and tore through Craynor's star energy seal to appear in front of him. He raised his hand and unleashed a Nine Stacks Ninefold Shockwave Palm.
Craynor's pupils shrank and his scalp went numb as he sensed danger. He instinctively dodged, but there was a violent explosion that sent shockwaves in all directions, scattering Craynor's star energy. He turned around; this person was definitely not an ordinary Melder. He had been wrong; he had thought that teasing Xi Yue was just a joke. He did not think that there was anyone in Astral-10 who could compare to Xi Yue and suppress her, but now it seemed that this person was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Lu Yin did not stop and reached out to grab Craynor. Craynor growled as he donned his ring armor, his star energy transforming into flames that swept out in all directions. He was about to explode.
Lu Yin was disdainful and unleashed another Nine Stacks Ninefold Shockwave Palm on Craynor's body. Craynor spat out a mouthful of blood as his ring armor shattered and his body was pressed into the sand.
The Nine Stacks Ninefold Shockwave Palm could even match a Limiteer's Limitless Palm, not to mention Craynor. Although this person was strong, he was not as troublesome as Xi Yue. Xi Yue's musical battle technique was soft but firm, which posed a greater threat to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin grabbed Craynor, who was already heavily injured. He did not hold back and removed his cosmic ring before tossing Craynor onto the sand.
"Stop, stop!" Craynor shouted with great difficulty as he glared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin squatted down and looked at him indifferently, "Are you trying to cheat?"
Craynor gritted his teeth, "There's a battle technique from the Blaze Realm in there. If you steal it, you'll be hunted down endlessly by the Blaze Realm."
Lu Yin was disdainful, "I never intended to take your so-called Blaze Realm battle technique, but now that you've said that, I'll seem too cowardly if I don't take it."
Craynor's expression changed, "What do you want?"
Lu Yin poured out everything from Craynor's cosmic ring. There were more than ten thousand star crystals, some Mavis Bank cards, medicine, ring armor, and even some firearms. There were also many other things that Craynor didn't recognize. The burning sensation was probably related to the battle technique that Craynor was training in.
Lu Yin didn't have the time to slowly ask. He took the star crystals, the Mavis Bank cards, a bottle of blood, and a red card with the Blaze Realm's symbol on it. This was probably the Blaze Realm's battle technique.
Craynor's face paled as he stared at Lu Yin.
Once Lu Yin learned the Blaze Realm's battle technique, he would be hunted down by the Blaze Realm, and he would not be able to escape responsibility.
"I'm not interested in the Blaze Realm's battle technique, but I can still make quite a bit of money if I sell it, right?" Lu Yin's lips curled up.
Craynor's tone was gloomy, "What do you want?"
Lu Yin's gaze was cold, "I want to know about Astral-8's top experts and the people you're loyal to."
Craynor sighed inwardly; this request wasn't too much, "Alright, I'll tell you." He paused for a moment, but when he saw Lu Yin staring at him, Craynor organized his thoughts before speaking in a low voice, "There's a Realm Master and three Area Masters in Astral-8. I'm loyal to one of the Area Masters, the top of the Blaze Realm's rankings, Jared."