"Do you know me?" Lu Yin narrowed his eyes as he stared at the two.
A strange look flashed across their eyes before they snorted, "No. Hurry up and leave. Spear Mountain isn't a place for someone like you."
Lu Yin was certain that these two knew him, which made sense since they were actively looking for trouble.
"What if I don't leave?"
Lu Yin's voice grew cold as he glanced at the backs of their hands. Even though they tried to block him, he still saw a large "Eight" character. The Eighth Academy?
If he remembered correctly, Xi Yue was from the Eighth Academy. There were also experts from the Blaze Realm who had joined the Eighth Academy.
Their expressions turned ugly, "You don't know what's good for you. Scram, or Senior Frankfurt will teach you a lesson."
Lu Yin disdainfully replied, "You know me and know that you're not my match, so you're using Frankfurt to scare me. Is Astral-8 full of rats like you?"
"Crazed Words!" The two were enraged, and they attacked at the same time. Their spears stabbed out at strange angles, perfectly fitting together to seal off the void. Lu Yin was disdainful. Although these two were Melders, their control over star energy was only at the physical level, which was far inferior to Craynor's. He raised a hand and didn't even try to evade. Instead, he grabbed their spears and used Nine Stacks to instantly shatter their palms.
The two retreated at the same time, their eyes filled with shock. They knew that they weren't Lu Yin's match, which was why they had wanted to expel him from Spear Mountain and buy time for the Blaze Realm's Limiteers to arrive. However, they had been forced to act now, and they couldn't believe that this person's strength had exceeded their expectations.
It was rumored that Craynor had been defeated by a single move, but this wasn't a single move; it was clear that he couldn't even block a single move.
Lu Yin took a step forward and appeared in front of the two. He used his star energy to seal off the area, making it impossible for the two to escape with their movement techniques. He raised a palm and pressed down.
Boom!
A shockwave rippled through the air, distorting it.
The girl who had already walked away turned back and looked at Lu Yin in shock. This person was so strong that he could easily take on two people by himself. He was definitely one of the top Melders in the academy.
All of a sudden, the woman's heart skipped a beat. She lifted her head and saw the sound of metal clashing coming from the Spear Mountain Range. A long spear pierced through the air, piercing towards this place.
He was just about to use another palm to finish them off when he suddenly felt his scalp go numb. He looked up and saw a spear stabbing towards him. The spear wasn't very fast, but it forcefully distorted the void and trapped him in a quagmire. This spear was even more terrifying than using star energy to seal off the area, as it directly distorted the void and made it impossible for anyone to dodge.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed, and he raised a hand. He had originally planned on using his strongest attack to block the attack, but he suddenly stopped and allowed the spear to pierce through his chest. His organs shattered, and his body vanished from the Dao of Purgatory.
The two Melders from Astral-8 stared at this scene in shock. They watched as the spear slowly dissipated, and a chill ran down their spines.
"I'll give Jared face and help you out this time. Help me tell him that we'll meet again in the Astral Combat Tournament." A loud and clear voice resounded throughout Spear Mountain. Many people raised their heads in shock; this was Area Master Frankfurt's voice. Jared?
It was Astral-8's Area Master.
The two hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully. They heaved a sigh of relief and looked at each other excitedly. No matter what, they had helped the Blaze Realm teach Lu Yin a lesson, and that was enough to answer to Area Master Jared.
Within Astral-10's trial zone mountain, Lu Yin opened his eyes. He had a splitting headache that only subsided after a while. This was the aftereffect of being killed in the trial zones. Every time he was killed, his mind would be damaged, and he would need to rest for a while before he could enter again. Of course, he could enter again immediately, but if he was killed again, the consequences would be even more severe. There had been cases of people in history who had turned into idiots after coming out.
Although he had been killed, Lu Yin wasn't angry. The strong preyed on the weak, and if he became stronger one day, he would be able to retaliate.
Actually, he could have blocked that spear, but he hadn't. He could sense that the spear hadn't been a battle technique and had only been a casual attack. Even so, it still possessed such terrifying power. Lu Yin guessed that it was most likely Frankfurt's doing. The Blaze Realm's Jared was also an Area Master, so it wasn't strange for them to know each other.
Lu Yin knew that even if he had blocked that spear, he wouldn't have been able to block a second spear, so he might as well give up. There was no need to expose his bottom line too early, as he didn't want to be targeted by another Area Master.
However, Jared was the troublesome one. The people from Astral-8 had tried to cause trouble for him the moment they met, so it definitely had something to do with him. Although Jared couldn't command all of the students from Astral-8, he had no problem commanding those from the Blaze Realm. There weren't many of them, but they were still a hidden danger. Furthermore, Jared also had friends who were all very powerful. Once Lu Yin entered the trial zone, there was a high chance that he would be discovered again.
This was a headache. Astral-10 had always attracted a lot of attention, and with Lu Yin's reputation for teasing Xi Yue and offending the Blaze Realm, he would be hated by everyone once he entered the trial zones. It seemed that the most important thing right now was to find a backer. Otherwise, he didn't know when he would be able to settle down.
"Who should I look for?"
Lu Yin muttered to himself. The first person he thought of was Lulu. The Mavis family was terrifying, and they definitely had some super powerhouses in the Astral Combat Academy. There might even be a Realm Master, but he rejected the idea after some thought. Why would the Mavis family help him? Lulu didn't seem to have any authority.
What about Xia Luo?
That wouldn't work either. Although this guy was very strong and unfathomable, he always acted as if nothing had anything to do with him. Lu Yin was sure that looking for him would just be a waste of time.
Michelle?
No, that girl didn't like him. Darkvoid?
Shamrock Enterprises?
He probably wouldn't even answer his questions. Hui Daynight?
Forget it, it was a good thing that the Daynight family wasn't after him. Zora?
Coco?
Windrift Hall?
That wouldn't work either. Zhao Yilong didn't seem to be good at fighting either. Zhao Yilong?
Lu Yin completely ignored him. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that his greatest hope was actually Silver.
Silver was related to the Neohuman Alliance, and this was a secret that no one besides him knew. The Neohuman Alliance was feared by the entire Human Domain, which showed just how powerful they were. Perhaps he could use this matter to threaten Silver. Lu Yin's eyes flashed as he tried to figure out the feasibility of this plan.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Yin decided to give up. When he thought about Silver's fox-like smile, he lost all confidence. If he wanted to cooperate with someone like this, he had to force him to submit, or else he would be dragged down with him.
He walked out of the trial zone mountain and passed through the formless barrier to appear at the trial zone entrance.
The Trialmaster looked up and glanced at Lu Yin. "You died so quickly. Sigh, it's still not enough. It seems like a hundred victories isn't enough. You should increase it a bit."
Lu Yin was speechless. Increase it?
If others found out that he had increased the number of victories in the trial zone because of him, he would definitely become the target of public criticism. "Uh, Mentor, you can't blame me. It was the Area Master who made a move."
The Trialmaster was astonished. "Area Master?
Kid, you're quite the troublemaker. Even the Area Master tried to kill you. "
Lu Yin was helpless. "I've offended too many people in the past."
"That's true. You're very detestable," the Trialmaster muttered to himself.
Lu Yin's face twitched when he heard this. "I'm leaving."
The Trialmaster ignored him.
A similar scene was playing out in the treasury. Old Cai looked at Lu Yin as if he was trash. "You were killed so soon after entering. Don't tell others that you're Astral-10's leader. That's too embarrassing."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. He really couldn't be blamed. There weren't many in the entire Astral Combat Academy who could withstand an Area Master's attack, and there probably wasn't anyone in Astral-10.
"Alright, go fill up your star energy first. There's a huge difference between a peak Melder and a novice Melder," Old Cai said unhappily.
"Yes, Mentor." Lu Yin turned to leave.
"Wait, do you have any star crystals?
Just absorbing the free star energy in the universe would take your son more than enough time to reach the peak, "Old Cai said.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up and he looked expectantly at Old Cai. "No."
Old Cai nodded and didn't say anything else.
Lu Yin blinked. "Mentor, I said I don't have any."
Old Cai roared, "If you don't have any, then go earn some. Why are you wasting your breath on me? Are you expecting an old bag of bones like me to make money for you?"
Lu Yin hurriedly ran off. He knew that the mustached man wasn't reliable. He had thought that the old man would give him some crystals, but there was nothing.
He found a random sealed area and set up a circle of natural energy crystals. He then started to absorb star energy. He wanted to enter the Time Stop Space to absorb, but after some thought, he decided against it. Absorbing star energy took a lot of time, and if he reached the peak of the Melder realm in less than a second, even an idiot would know that something was wrong. He couldn't guarantee that no one would see him, so he could only obediently wait.
He took out a thousand star crystals and crushed them.
Feeling the boiling star energy, Lu Yin activated the Sirius Art to increase his absorption rate by seven times. The star energy converged like a tidal storm with him as the eye of the storm and was quickly absorbed.
There was a huge difference between a Melder and a Sentinel, the most obvious being the amount of star energy they had.
If a Sentinel's star energy reserves could be easily satisfied, then a Melder's were different. Everyone had different amounts of star energy, and it could be described as an ocean.
For seven days, Lu Yin crazily absorbed star energy at seven times the normal rate. A hundred thousand star crystals were consumed, but he still wasn't satisfied.
He opened his eyes, but they were exhausted. He couldn't absorb any more, and it would be difficult to remove the impurities if he absorbed too much at once. He hadn't expected his body to have such a terrifying amount of star energy; a hundred thousand wasn't enough to satisfy him. Most people didn't even need that much.
A hundred thousand was a terrifying amount, and if not for Xi Yue's interference, he wouldn't have been able to collect it in such a short time.
He still had twenty thousand star crystals left, and another two hundred and fifty thousand stored in his Mavis crystal card. He should find some time to withdraw them.
As for now, Lu Yin raised his hand and looked at the die in his palm. It was time to roll it; he'd almost been scared to death when he'd rolled a single skin last time. He hoped that his luck would be better this time, and it would be best if he could roll three pips.
Lu Yin's luck was pretty good; when the die slowly stopped rolling, three pips appeared in front of him.
Lu Yin's breathing quickened as two golden screens appeared in front of him, one above and the other below. They were like two golden curtains that were abnormally resplendent. The next moment, he naturally knew how to use them. They could raise the level of the items placed on the screens by one level.
His breathing quickened the moment he learned of this function, and his eyes burned with a passion he'd never seen before. The first thing he thought of was the Sirius Art; if he'd upgraded the Sirius chip, what would it have been like?
There were battle techniques, weapons, materials, herbs, and so on. Right, there was also the formcast model.
Lu Yin immediately took out the formcast model in his body; it had been made for him by the crazy director. He'd assumed that it had been made by the Rainmaster, and it was a precious formcast model that would allow him to undergo a fourth formcast.