The Sandmaster turned around and looked into the distance. "There's another domain above nine-lined battle force, but I'm not sure about the specifics. How should I put it? That power has been restricted."
Lu Yin did not understand. "Restricted?"
The Sandmaster sighed. "Yes. Although nine-lined battle force is difficult to cultivate, there are quite a few people in this universe who can achieve it. You're not the only one among the younger generation. It's a pity that the path to the next level has been cut off."
"Cut off by who?
Battle force is cultivated by oneself. Why was it cut off? "Lu Yin asked.
The Sandmaster shook his head. "I don't know. Can you explain why the Fifth Mainland hasn't produced a Progenitor since the ancient war?"
"The sky has been covered. The Fifth Mainland's sky has been covered by the Sixth Mainland," Lu Yin answered.
The Sandmaster sneered. "What do you mean by sky?
Where is this so-called sky?
How is it covered?
What is it covering?
Do you know? "
Lu Yin shook his head. He had not thought about it in detail, but now that he heard it, what was the sky?
The ancients believed that the sky was above the earth, and that the boundless sky that humans could see was the sky. However, this was the universe, so what was the sky?
Did it refer to the boundless universe?
Even so, the Sixth Mainland had covered the Fifth Mainland. What was it covering?
Why was the Fifth Mainland unable to produce a Progenitor?
This was the same question as battle force. If the path to cultivating battle force had been cut off, who had cut it off?
And why had it been cut off?
No one knew the answer, at least not the Sandmaster.
However, his own path had not been cut off. Lu Yin looked at his palm and almost couldn't help but reveal his golden battle force.
"Alright, let's not dwell on these questions. Why did you come back?
Are you graduating? "the Sandmaster asked.
Lu Yin replied, "I came back to take a look. I was just passing by."
The Sandmaster smiled, not believing him at all. He lifted his foot and disappeared at a speed even faster than Wang Yi's.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank. Astral-10's mentors were still not simple.
However, when he thought about it, Astral-9 had been able to withstand the attacks of a World Imprinter. When the Sixth Mainland had invaded, Astral-10 had been able to wipe out an absolute powerhouse.
After leaving the Sand Ocean, Lu Yin went to Stargazing Deck and bowed to the Starmaster from afar. He then left and headed to the teleportation stone to meet the Trialmaster.
"Student Lu Yin greets the Trialmaster," Lu Yin respectfully.
The Trialmaster looked at Lu Yin..
What did you say? "
Lu Yin pursed his lips. They had just arrived at the Astral Combat Academy, and they had all assumed that the Trialmaster's ears were bad. In reality, this old man was just pretending, and he had a rather wicked sense of humor. "This student greets the mentor."
The Trialmaster coughed. "Hello."
Lu Yin gratefully replied, "Thank you, Mentor, for gifting me this sourcebox array. I've benefited greatly from it."
"What?" The Trialmaster was puzzled. He tilted his head and moved his ear closer.
Lu Yin was speechless and shouted, "Thank you for the guidance diagram, Mentor!"
The Trialmaster put his hand to his ear. "What did you say?
You don't know how to use it?
I don't teach. "
Lu Yin understood that the old man didn't want to talk to him any further. Helpless, he bowed once more. "Thank you, Mentor. This student will take his leave now."
The Trialmaster lowered his hand and waved his hand. His meaning could not be more obvious.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. Back in the Blaze Realm, this wasn't the same attitude he'd had when they'd conversed. He'd been so amiable. Forget it, he turned around and left.
The Trialmaster stared at Lu Yin's back, and his murky eyes brightened considerably. He was filled with admiration.
Any mentor who had a student like Lu Yin would feel both proud and aggrieved.
The Trialmaster had gifted Lu Yin the guidance diagram because he was a student of Astral-10 and also because of his connection with Xiu Ming. The Trialmaster did not want to give up on such an outstanding Lockbreaker. He had thought that Lu Yin would not be able to make good use of the guidance diagram for the time being, but he had never expected that during the Supreme Tournament, Lu Yin would be able to use the diagram to divert the Astral Beast Domain's Planet Devourer's power and even Wang Yi's battle technique's power.
The Trialmaster felt helpless when he saw Lu Yin's use of the guidance diagram to such an extent. There was no need to teach him at all; this kid's comprehension ability was too strong.
He didn't even want to talk to him.
Lu Yin glanced at the teleportation stone and blinked. If it weren't for the obvious difference in power, he would have gone in and played around.
After leaving the teleportation stone, Lu Yin went to the treasury and saw Old Cai, whom he had not seen in a long time.
The thing that had left the deepest impression on Lu Yin was the Money Bomb, as that toy had helped him greatly.
Old Cai was very cordial towards Lu Yin, and when he saw Lu Yin arrive, he hurriedly chased away the other students and personally welcomed him. "Isn't this Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Leader Lu?
What brings you here? Come, come, come in. Alliance Leader Lu, would you like some tea? "
When he saw Old Cai's expression, Lu Yin took the initiative and waved his hand, causing more than 10,000 star essence to fall out. He smiled and said, "Old Cai, these are resources that I'm donating to the academy."
Old Cai's eyes lit up, and he collected the star essence at an unprecedented speed. He coughed and pretended to reprimand Lu Yin. "Child, it's fine that you're here, but why did you bring resources with you? You're too distant."
Lu Yin smiled. "This is what a student should do."
More than 10,000 star essence was a huge sum of money, but Lu Yin did not care about it. He had come here for 900 million star essence, and he needed to coax these mentors. Old Cai was obviously the easiest to coax.
"Tell me, why did you come back this time?
You're not stupid enough to graduate, are you? "Old Cai spoke without any hesitation.
Lu Yin had nothing to hide from Old Cai. The old man was shrewd, and there was no way to fool him. "Of course I don't want to graduate. Astral-10 is my home."
Old Cai rolled his eyes. "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?
If you don't graduate, Astral-10 will always be your backer. "
Lu Yin smiled sheepishly.
Old Cai laughed. "But don't think so highly of yourself. Even if you have a backer, if anything happens to the Astral Combat Academy in the future, you won't be able to escape."
Lu Yin smiled. "It's my duty." He had not heard Old Cai's words clearly. Old Cai was not talking about Astral-10, but rather the entire Astral Combat Academy.
"Tell me, why did you come back this time?
Why did you bring such a huge gift? "Old Cai asked.
Lu Yin's expression turned serious. "I've run into some trouble, and I might need the academy's help."
Old Cai's eyes went wide. "The Neohuman Alliance?"
Lu Yin shook his head. "No."
Old Cai sighed. "I was wondering why you were able to survive until now. The Hall of Honor must have someone protecting you. Who is it?
One-seventh of the Hall of Honor? "
Lu Yin nodded.
Old Cai did not understand. "If that's the case, then why did you come to our academy?"
At that moment, Xia Luo arrived from a distance. "It's about a student."
Neither Lu Yin nor Xia Luo would use the Astral Combat Academy. It was their alma mater, not a tool. There were some things that had to be made clear in advance. Otherwise, if anything happened to the Astral Combat Academy, they would feel uneasy.
When Xia Luo arrived, Lu Yin glanced at him.
Old Cai's eyes flashed, and he blurted out, "Xia Jiuyou?"
The two nodded.
Old Cai sucked in a breath of cold air and glared at the two. "You two brats want to use the Astral Combat Academy to block the Xia family's experts so that you can fuse with Xia Jiuyou, right?"
Lu Yin nodded.
Old Cai bared his teeth. "Brat, do you know that the top ten are protected by absolute powerhouses to defend against the Neohuman Alliance? Xia Jiuyou is no exception. Aside from the Xia family's experts, the Hall of Honor has also secretly dispatched absolute powerhouses that can at least delay a half-step Ancestor."
Lu Yin had not been aware of this.
Xia Luo smiled. "I've already guessed that the top ten cannot have any more accidents. This opportunity is related to the Progenitor realm."
"And you still dared to scheme against Xia Jiuyou?" Old Cai barked.
Xia Luo shrugged. "Neither the Xia family's experts nor the Hall of Honor's hidden powerhouses can enter the Astral Combat Academy. Besides, if I don't do this, then I will be fused with sooner or later."
His words sounded carefree, but they also carried a tinge of desolation and loneliness.
Old Cai's eyes flickered as he looked at Xia Luo seriously.
Everyone from Lu Yin's batch had left Astral-10 except for Xia Luo, who had remained until now. He was considered a different kind of mentor.
Lu Yin was the pride of all of Astral-10's mentors and the entire Astral Combat Academy. Xia Luo, on the other hand, was the student that all of the mentors cared about the most. Only Big Pao and Little Pao's relationship with all of the mentors could compare.
Old Cai did not want Xia Luo to disappear.
Xia Luo said, "Old Cai, I want to give it a try. If the academy can't handle it, then I won't cause trouble for the academy."
"What are you talking about? Regardless of whether or not you're a clone, you're still a student of Astral-10. How can a teacher watch a student die?" Old Cai was displeased.
Lu Yin relaxed. "Thank you, Old Cai."
Old Cai frowned. "The Xia family is no ordinary family. The one protecting Xia Jiuyou might be that old woman, Xia Meng. We have no way of dealing with her. It looks like we'll have to ask the crazy headmaster for help. I wonder …"
Old Cai muttered to himself. Lu Yin bid Xia Luo farewell and left the treasury.
"I really hope that you can take control of your consciousness. Otherwise, all of this will have been for nothing," Lu Yin said to Xia Luo.
Xia Luo smiled. "My fate is decided by the heavens, so there's nothing I can do about it. However, even if my consciousness is fused, it will still affect Xia Jiuyou. He won't be so hostile towards you in the future."
Lu Yin grumbled, "What I care about is the 900 million star essence."
Xia Luo laughed. "It's not easy for someone to love money as much as you do."
…
Half a month passed by quickly. During this time, there were not many attacks by the Neohuman Alliance in the outside world, as the Hall of Honor had already prepared for them. The Sixth Mainland had suffered heavy losses, and Bu Kong's death had cut off one of their top geniuses. Rumor had it that the Secret Ancestor had sent down a heaven-defying method to search for the Neohuman Alliance and destroy tens of thousands of their strongholds.
The Neohuman Alliance's headquarters were located in the Fifth Mainland's Neoverse, and even the Secret Ancestor's power could not affect the Neoverse.
On this day, a youth named Xia He arrived at Astral-10. He had entered the academy under the name of an exchange program.
Xia He's qualifications had been personally verified by the Hall of Honor, and he even had the imprint of one of the nine directors, Nan Yuan. Even if the Astral Combat Academy had a special status, they could not ignore the Hall of Honor.
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