It wasn't that strange, as Area Masters and Realm Masters were both peak Limiteers. They were weaker than Realm Masters, but they could dominate the entire academy and were one of the few powerhouses who could compete with Realm Masters.
Aside from Astral-10, the other nine academies all had Realm Masters and Area Masters. However, there were only a few Area Masters, and they were the true peak existences of the Astral Combat Academy.
Lu Yin was shocked by Frankfurt's strength, but he had no intention of competing with such a person. He looked at the man and asked, "Why did you let me go the moment you saw me?"
The man was surprised. "Is this your first time in the trial zones?"
Lu Yin's gaze was cold as he waved his hand, causing the broken bridge to shatter. The Skybeast Claw's mark could be clearly seen as it brushed past the man's head, almost injuring him. The man was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, "Ancient sounds can be heard in the trial zones, whether it's the wails of a battlefield, war songs, or even cultivation techniques. However, the chances are very small, and the more people there are in a certain area, the smaller the chances are. That's why no one wants to get too close to others outside of the training grounds."
Lu Yin understood. There was such a thing?
What a mysterious place. Ancient sounds could be heard?
Not long after, Lu Yin released the man. He was just an ordinary Melder from Astral-6 and didn't know much. He didn't even have the qualifications to enter the training grounds, and Lu Yin had already asked around. He hadn't expected that there would be so many powerhouses in the Astral Combat Academy. Just hearing this from this man was enough to shock him. Fortunately, those famous powerhouses were too far away from him. What he needed to do now was to go to Spear Mountain and see one of the rare training grounds in the Dao of Purgatory.
The Dao of Purgatory was huge, and all he could see was darkness. Lu Yin didn't walk quickly under fifty times the normal gravity, as he had to be on guard against any possible attacks. The trial zones weren't just filled with Astral Combat Academy students, but there were also strange creatures called war spirits. They couldn't really be considered living creatures, but according to the man's explanation, war spirits were images left behind by people who had battled in the trial zones. They retained the strength of those who had battled in the trial zones.
There was no way to explain it, but after countless years of investigation, there were countless cases that proved that the War Soul was just an image. It had no life characteristics, no appearance, no intelligence, and nothing at all. It was just an image, but it had a physical body and was extremely aggressive. Any student who encountered a War Soul would have a fierce battle. This was one of the dangers of the trial zones.
Of course, not all battles would result in the formation of Fighting Souls. The probability was very small. Otherwise, after countless years, Fighting Souls would have already spread throughout the trial zones.
According to current statistics, there were not many War Souls, so the biggest enemy in the trial zones was still the students.
When Lu Yin had first heard about war spirits, he had felt strange. War spirits gave him the feeling that the creator of the trial zones had specially created opponents based on the trialtakers' strength. If the Nine Trial Zones were a game, then war spirits would be monsters that were tailored to the trialtakers' strength. They would never disappear, and the stronger the trialtakers were, the stronger their war spirits would be.
"Could the trial zones have been created by some ancient existence in the Astral Combat Academy?"
He looked around, and when he looked up, he saw a giant planet in the sky. These should be the trial zone's moons. There were three in total, and they were bright and pure. This place was also divided into day and night, and there was also a sun.
And now, because of these three moons, a path was illuminated for the Dao of Purgatory.
More and more disorderly footprints appeared on the ground, and after walking for a few hours, he finally saw a path that was obviously man-made. He knew that he wasn't far from Spear Mountain.
Thump!
The earth trembled, and shockwaves accompanied by spatial distortions swept out in all directions. Many large black trees were uprooted.
Lu Yin peeked through the branches and saw two students fighting in the distance. They were both Limiteers and wielded spears.
"Give up. With your aptitude, you won't be able to graduate. With me here, don't even think about going to Spear Mountain," one of them shouted arrogantly.
Across from him, the other student had a gloomy expression. "It's my freedom to go wherever I want. Besides, I'll definitely graduate successfully and join the Ten Arbiters Council."
"What a joke. Anyone who can join the Ten Arbiters Council after graduation is a powerhouse with a high ranking. You don't have the qualifications. Die!"
Boom!
The earth trembled once more.
There were quite a few Limiteers in the Astral Combat Academy. It was difficult to join the Astral Combat Academy, but it was equally difficult to leave. You either had to become an Explorer and voluntarily graduate, or you had to be older than the younger generation and be expelled from the academy. Throughout history, there had been many students who had been expelled, and it could even be said that the number of students who had graduated outnumbered the number of students who had become Explorers.
These two Limiteers looked to be less than ten years older than Lu Yin. They were both in their thirties, and they still had ten more years to stay. If they failed to break through to the Explorer realm, they would be forcibly expelled, and their names would no longer appear on the Astral Combat Academy's student registry.
Lu Yin had no interest in interfering with their battle. These two clearly had a personal grudge, and it had nothing to do with him. He didn't think too much about it, and he circled around the battlefield and headed east. Spear Mountain was right in front of him, and he could already see a small section of the mountain peak that towered into the heavens. It quietly stood tall on the ground, but it seemed to pierce through the void, causing the void to be on the verge of collapse.
Just by standing there, it was enough to pierce through the void. This was Spear Mountain. Lu Yin's eyes burned with passion. Perhaps he would be able to obtain something there. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but rush forward.
The closer he got to Spear Mountain, the more he could feel its indescribable sharpness. Every time he looked at it, he felt as if his gaze would be pierced through. There were a few times when Lu Yin saw a long spear pierce through the void, flickering with a sharp edge that could tear apart the heavens.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's eyes went slack, and he stopped moving. He had heard something that sounded like an angry roar that was extremely sorrowful. The scene in front of him distorted as if he had traveled back in time. He saw a man holding a long spear and slowly raising it. This was an ancient spear technique, and the man was about to use it. Suddenly, Lu Yin's scalp went numb, and he instinctively retreated.
A cry of surprise came from where he had been standing. It was a man who was staring coldly at Lu Yin. His body flickered, and a long spear appeared in his hand as he stabbed towards Lu Yin's head.
Lu Yin was furious; this person had not only launched a sneak attack, but also continued to attack for no reason. His killing intent was obvious, and he had interrupted the scene in front of him. This person deserved to die, and Lu Yin had no intention of holding back. He disappeared with Flash and reappeared behind the man's back, striking out with a palm. The seven-star Sirius Palm parted the air, startling the man. The spear thrust backwards, its tip brushing past the Sirius Palm and stabbing towards Lu Yin's face.
The palm was inferior to the spear in terms of distance, and Lu Yin had no choice but to use Sirius Palm to strike the spear. The power of the seven stars' explosion shocked the man, and he almost lost his grip on the spear. It took him a lot of effort to neutralize the power of Sirius Palm, but even so, his palm was still injured and dripping with blood.
Lu Yin raised his hand and grabbed the spear tip, using Nine Stacks to blast the man through the spear. The man could no longer hold on to the spear and let go, taking several steps back with a pale face. He stared at Lu Yin in disbelief, each step leaving a clear footprint on the ground.
Lu Yin had no intention of letting him go. He had just seen an ancient scene and might have seen a peerless spear technique, but it had been interrupted by this person. He grabbed the spear tip and smashed it towards the man. The man was not weak, or else he would not have been able to block Lu Yin's Sirius Palm. However, he could not block Lu Yin's Nine Stacks, and without a spear, he had no way of retaliating. His body was pierced through by Lu Yin's spear, and he glared at Lu Yin with a sinister expression. "You're ruthless."
"You asked for it," Lu Yin replied coldly as he let go of the spear tip. He did not ask why this person had attacked him, as there were too many reasons. Just the fact that he had seen an ancient scene was enough. Everyone was selfish, and since Lu Yin had seen an ancient scene, this person had assumed that no one else would be able to see it again. It was inevitable that he would launch a sneak attack. Besides, Lu Yin was only a Melder, so how strong could he be?
Perhaps there was another reason why Astral-10 had been in a disadvantageous position for a long time, and when they reappeared, they would naturally be regarded as no longer worthy of being compared to their former peers. Astral-10 had not made a name for itself in the trial zones for a long time, and as soon as it reappeared, it would definitely be ridiculed and even besieged.
Lu Yin had previously understood that Astral-10 had a requirement of a hundred victories to enter the trial zones, but the deeper he went, the deeper his understanding became. Astral-10 had been weak for too long.
The spear shook a few times before stopping, and the man's body gradually dimmed before finally disappearing.
This was the trial zones, where one could kill someone, but it was not a true death. This person's body would be fine in the academy, but his spirit would definitely be severely injured. It would probably take some time before he could enter the Dao of Purgatory again.
This was just an interlude, but it was a pity that Lu Yin had not been able to witness a peerless spear technique.
Lu Yin looked up and saw that Spear Mountain was right in front of him. The towering mountain range was majestic and dignified, and Lu Yin took a deep breath before continuing forward.
Not long after, he was stopped by two Melders.
"Student, may I ask if you use a spear as your weapon?" one of them asked.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he shook his head. "No."
"Then you can't go near Spear Mountain. Back off!" the other person shouted.
Lu Yin frowned. "Why?
Who said that one has to use a spear to enter Spear Mountain? "
The two looked at each other and sneered. "This is a rule set by Spear Mountain's Area Master, Senior Frankfurt. Why do you think that's the case?"
Lu Yin felt helpless. If this was really the case, then there was nothing he could do about it. The Area Master had absolute authority in his training grounds, and as long as he did not go overboard, no one would oppose him. Furthermore, Frankfurt was a student of Astral-6, and the Realm Master of the Dao of Purgatory was from Astral-6. The Dao of Purgatory was Astral-6's headquarters.
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment before turning around to think of another way. At worst, he could just fake a spear technique and enter.
At that moment, a girl calmly walked past Lu Yin and headed towards Spear Mountain. The two Melders did not stop her at all.
Lu Yin turned around to look at the girl. She was a Melder just like him, but she had not been stopped. "Why aren't you stopping her?"
The two who had stopped Lu Yin were impatient. "We can stop whoever we want. Do we need to report to you?"
Lu Yin raised his brows when he saw the two glance at the back of his hand. He immediately understood that these two must have seen that he was a student of Astral-10, which was why they had stopped him. But strangely, even if Astral-10's students were not well-liked, they should not be enemies everywhere. The students of the Astral Combat Academy were not brainless enough to cause trouble for no reason. Thinking about it from another perspective, what if these two were targeting him?
Lu Yin suddenly thought of Xi Yue. It seemed that he was not a nobody in the Astral Combat Academy, and he should have plenty of enemies.