Lu Yin bade farewell to the courtiers and left, as no one had the time to bother with him at this point.
However, at this moment, a spacecraft flew towards Lu Yin without any intention of changing directions.
Lu Yin was puzzled, but he easily dodged it and turned around.
A man got off the spacecraft and stared at Lu Yin provocatively with a cruel smile on his face.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed coldly when he saw this person. He remembered that this person was from the Outerverse Youth Council and was one of the two Limiteers who followed Bazeer. No wonder he was looking for trouble.
"I was just saying that I was lucky today and didn't expect to run into you. What, did you get chased out of Astral-10?" the man sneered as he stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin disdainfully replied, "Who do you think you are to talk to me?"
The Limiteer was furious, as he hadn't expected Lu Yin to be so impudent. "We'll settle the score with Ghostfire. Do you know that you've crippled a genius?"
"Genius?
He's just a piece of trash who only knows how to use his innate gift to dodge attacks. His body is so weak that he was crippled with a single palm. Is this your so-called genius? "Lu Yin mocked.
The Limiteer clenched his fists. "There's competition in the Youth Council as well. Ghostfire is a genius that we nurtured, and since you crippled him, I'll cripple you as well. I'll show you who you can't afford to offend, or you'll regret it for the rest of your life." He then charged towards Lu Yin and punched out.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold; this Limiteer had even joined the Outerverse Youth Council. By Outerverse standards, this person was very strong, but compared to Lu Yin, who was used to fighting Limiteers from the Astral Combat Academy, he was too weak. At most, this person's strength was comparable to Craynor's.
It was not bad for him to be comparable to the second on the Blaze Realm's rankings. Even though this person was a Limiteer, the overall strength of an Outerverse Limiteer was similar to that of an Innerverse Melder. This person could be considered outstanding, but he was still far from being comparable to Lu Yin.
Bang!
The Limiteer's fist was easily caught by Lu Yin, and the palace guards who had been about to attack stopped in their tracks and stared blankly.
Lu Yin tightened his grip, and the sound of bones cracking could be heard.
The Limiteer howled in pain, but Lu Yin's gaze turned cold as he bent his hand and broke the man's fist. He then pressed down with his palm, forcing the man to kneel on the ground. The Limiteer looked up fiercely. "How dare you! Let go! I'm from the Youth Council."
"I'm teaching you who you can't afford to offend." He then sent out Three Stacks from his palm, pinning the man to the ground and causing the ground to cave in.
Everyone who saw this scene was shocked. How could a Limiteer from the Outerverse Youth Council be unable to retaliate against Lu Yin?
How long had he been in Astral-10?
Could the Astral Combat Academy really change a person's strength that much?
Lu Yin retracted his hand and looked down at the Limiteer lying in the crater. "Go back and tell Bazeer to remember his words. I'm going to join the Outerverse Youth Council." He then turned around and left.
The Limiteer gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, but he was also extremely shocked. This person had only left the Great Yu Empire for a short period of time, and he had only felt this kind of suppression from Explorers. How could a mere Melder be so strong?
Not too far away, a few courtiers looked at each other in shock. King Zishan had changed. If he had only been an idle person who used his status to seek benefits, then he was now a young powerhouse who had just shown his talent. Although he was not all-powerful, he had shown great potential that no one dared to underestimate.
It was no wonder why Astral-10 had descended upon the Frostwave Weave and attracted millions of people to take the test. The universe's top academy could really change a person.
King Zishan's palace was still the same, but Lu Yin was still unwilling to give up. He searched the entire palace, but he couldn't find any information about the Zishan family's treasure. He sighed helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't want to search, but there was nothing he could do if he couldn't find anything. He looked up at the three rings of land and his eyes lit up. It was time to learn the complete Skybeast Claw. Although it might not be very useful, he was still unwilling to give it up. Challenge the five Hall Masters?
Let's see if you can stop me now.
Although the Great Yu Empire's internal strife had caused some of Yu Academy's elites to leave, most of them had remained behind.
The next day, Gerbach sat on the top floor of the tower and looked down at the lake below with a melancholy expression. He didn't know if the empire would survive this crisis.
A beeping sound came from his gadget, and Gerbach's eyes lit up when he looked at it. His lips curled up, "How bold of you to challenge the five Hall Masters. Looks like you've learned a lot in Astral-10. It's a pity that the five of us didn't come this far for nothing. You're dreaming if you think you can catch up to us in a few months." He immediately notified the others. It had been a long time since someone had challenged the Hall Masters, and all of them had been challenged at once.
"Now that you mention it, Schutz is also in Astral-10, and the two of them should have fought before. If he dares to challenge us now, does he really have the confidence to do so? No, we can't let him succeed. Otherwise, he'll be too arrogant. He can replace Schutz, but he can't challenge us," Gerbach said excitedly.
Huo Zhong, Logan, and Tianming quickly received the news and headed to the formcast pool.
Lu Yin had been waiting there for a long time, and the first to arrive was Tianming.
"Congratulations on entering Astral-10, King Zishan," Tianming congratulated Lu Yin with a smile.
Lu Yin smiled, "You're welcome, Hall Master Tianming. You taught me the Three Stacks before, and I'm here today to return the favor."
"Return the favor?" Tianming was puzzled.
Lu Yin nodded, "We'll talk about this later. Someone's here."
Tianming was shocked. Someone's here?
He hadn't sensed it.
Logan arrived soon after.
Tianming's eyes flashed, and he looked at Lu Yin solemnly. This person had changed, and he was a little terrifying.
Lu Yin was very curious about Logan. When he had wanted to learn the first twenty forms of the Skybeast Claw, Logan had immediately agreed and tried his best to be kind to him. He was a strange person, but he had comprehended the Skybeast Claw the most in Yu Academy, with a total of forty-nine forms.
Huo Zhong also arrived at this time. The Huo family shouldn't have been friendly to Lu Yin, but he found that both Huo Qingshan and Huo Zhong treated him well.
"Zhang Dingtian is missing, King Zishan." This was the first thing Huo Zhong said when he saw Lu Yin.
Lu Yin sighed, "Let him be. Fate is fated, and life and death cannot be forced."
Huo Zhong nodded and silently stood to the side.
Logan glanced at Lu Yin from time to time with a complicated expression. There was curiosity, doubt, suspicion, and even anticipation.
Gerbach soon arrived and laughed when he saw Lu Yin, "Brat, you've only been studying in Astral-10 for a while, and you're already so arrogant. You even dare to challenge us? Didn't Schutz make you suffer enough?"
Lu Yin smiled, "So what if I try? I'm bored anyway."
Gerbach grinned, "Fine, let's try. Come, let's cut the crap. Do you want to fight one-on-one or as a group?"
Lu Yin grinned, "It doesn't matter."
Gerbach had only joked about challenging a Hall Master in a group, but Lu Yin's nonchalance angered him. He was a Hall Master of Yu Academy, one of the top youths in the Great Yu Empire, and yet he was being looked down upon like this. He didn't even think about it before taking out a lightning fruit. "Lightning Arrow."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed and he raised his hand, mimicking Gerbach's actions. "Lightning Arrow."
Crackle!
Thunder rumbled and spread into the distance.
Tianming and the rest were shocked, and Gerbach's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Lu Yin had really used the Lightning Arrow. Although it wasn't real lightning, it was much more powerful and didn't require the help of a lightning fruit.
"How is this possible? You have an innate gift for lightning?" Gerbach exclaimed.
The others stared at Lu Yin as well.
Even the powerhouses guarding the formcast pool, including some Explorers, were staring at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin explained, "Star energy isn't that simple. Control over it is very important. Students of the Astral Combat Academy rarely rely on external objects in their battles. Whether it's natural phenomena or anything else, they can all be transformed with star energy. Even if it's not real, it's still better than the real thing."
Gerbach and the rest were shocked. Lu Yin's words seemed to open a new door for them. Star energy could be used in this way?
The Outerverse naturally had its own division of control over star energy, but not everyone knew about it. Lu Yin had only learned about it after joining Astral-10 through the Rainmaster's compensation. Perhaps even Schutz didn't know about it. This wasn't a secret, but no one was willing to announce it. No one wanted to see others surpass them.
Lu Yin didn't want Gerbach and the rest to cultivate without knowing anything; they were all good people.
However, it was very difficult to improve one's control of star energy. Astral-10 had the Rain Observatory, but the other academies also had similar facilities. Gerbach and the others might not have known about it because of this. Even if Undying Yushan had told them about it, it would have been useless. The Great Yu Empire did not have any similar facilities.
"I lost," Gerbach said gloomily, feeling a little disappointed. He hadn't expected the difference between them to be so great after only a few months.
Tianming, Lok Ang, and Huo Zhong didn't object. Lu Yin's ability to transform his star energy into lightning and defeat Gerbach proved that he was far stronger than them. There was no need to compete.
"King Zishan, you can learn all of the Skybeast Claw. No one will stop you. This is the address," Tianming told Lu Yin.
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "Thank you."
Back on Earth, Lu Yin had wanted to learn all of the Skybeast Claw, but after coming to the Great Yu Empire, even King Zishan couldn't do it. The five Hall Masters were so strong that they couldn't be defeated. However, it hadn't been long since they'd arrived at Astral-10, and the environment was sometimes more important than one's ability.
Lu Yin couldn't comfort Gerbach when he saw how gloomy he was. Unless he could bring them to Astral-10, he wouldn't be able to change their cultivation environment.
Gerbach, Lok Ang, and Huo Zhong quickly left, leaving only Tianming behind.
"Hall Master Tianming, let's exchange palms," Lu Yin said.
Tianming nodded and didn't ask why. He had an easy-going personality and hadn't been angry when Lu Yin had stolen his Three Stacks, so he didn't care about Lu Yin's strange request. He raised his palm and slapped Lu Yin. Lu Yin raised his own, and the two palms collided. Three consecutive sounds rang out; this was their Three Stacks. But the next moment, Tianming's expression changed and he took a step back. Fourth Stacks appeared, and before he could react, Fifth Stacks appeared, cracking the ground beneath his feet.