There were many trial takers, and no matter how strong the Giant Emperor was, it was difficult to withstand their attacks. Countless wounds appeared on its enormous body, and the forest behind it was torn apart. The Giant Emperor roared and slapped out with both palms, killing one of the trial takers. Blood splattered into the swamp, and then it slapped out again, targeting the two beautiful women.
The two women's expressions changed, and they immediately retreated. However, the Giant Emperor seemed to have locked onto them, and it was willing to suffer the attacks of the others just to kill them.
"Hey, you over there! Save them!" someone shouted, hoping that Lu Yin would intervene.
Ah Mu was shocked, and he hurriedly looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin did not reply.
Someone grew anxious and continued to attack the Giant Emperor, shouting, "You over there! They're from the Umbral Butterfly Tribe! If you save them, you'll gain the favor of the Umbral Butterfly Tribe. Besides, I have money! I'll give you all my cosmic rings!"
Lu Yin still did not move.
Zhuo Daynight glanced at him calmly.
"You over there!" This time, the person was slapped to death by the Giant Emperor before he could finish his sentence. The entire swamp seemed to shake, and the Giant Emperor reached into the depths of the swamp and grabbed a strange snake before viciously flinging it at the two Umbral Butterfly Tribe women. The two women were shocked as their bodies were struck by the snake, and they spat out blood as they were sent flying. One of them died on the spot.
Lu Yin calmly watched the scene unfold before him.
Since he had promised Ah Mu that he would not intervene, he would not.
"Attack at the same time!" someone shouted, and dozens of trial takers attacked at the same time. Countless attacks landed on the Giant Emperor's body, and it was pierced by numerous powerful attacks. It roared in frustration and fell to its knees, its head drooping as it gasped for breath.
"Again! It can't hold on any longer!" the person shouted excitedly, and the people around him attacked again.
Lu Yin stared at the Giant Emperor. Where was its third eye?
Since Old Cai had said that it had a third eye, then it definitely had one. But why had he not seen it yet?
Just as the crowd was about to kill the Giant Emperor, a black shadow flitted past. The next moment, more than ten trial takers had black feathers pierced through their foreheads, and they collapsed to the ground, dead as could be. The black shadow passed by the crowd and grabbed at the Giant Emperor's forehead.
The Giant Emperor suddenly looked up and opened its mouth to roar. A shockwave swept out, and the black shadow disappeared into the void, reappearing less than ten meters away.
The Giant Emperor wasn't exhausted. He still had a considerable amount of combat power left. He was just pretending.
The surrounding trialtakers were unable to react in time, and the black shadow attacked once again. Zhuo Daynight made her move as well, her red sword slashing towards the Giant Emperor. Lu Yin flung Ah Mu out of the swamp, and at the same time, he attacked with his Nine Stacks, Ninefold Shockwave Palm.
The three attacks caused the Giant Emperor's scalp to go numb. He instinctively felt threatened, so he simply dove into the swamp. The three attacks did not hit their target, but they collided in the void. A crack extended from the void into the distance. Everyone who saw this scene was horrified. This was a spatial crack. The attacks of the three had caused the void to crack.
Lu Yin's Nine Stacks Ninefold Shockwave Palm simultaneously repelled Zhuo Daynight and the shadow, and the three of them landed on the ground.
It was only then that Lu Yin saw the true face of the shadow; it was a pale-faced man.
Zhuo Daynight glanced at the black-clothed man in shock. She had never thought that a small weave's trial in the Outerverse would produce two powerhouses who were on par with her.
The black-clothed man remained expressionless as he looked towards the bottom of the swamp.
Lu Yin did not want him to take action. Although the Giant Emperor was strong, it was not a match for any of the three of them. Both Zhuo Daynight and the black-clothed man had the strength to kill the Giant Emperor, so it would be troublesome if the black-clothed man took action.
As he thought about this, Lu Yin flashed to the side of the black-clothed man and clawed at him. He used the 96th form of the Skybeast Claw. The black-clothed man's expression did not change as he punched out. There was a loud bang, and a shockwave swept out in all directions. A layer of the swamp was shaved off, and the strong wind caused dozens of trialtakers to retreat.
Zhuo Daynight took advantage of Lu Yin and the black-clothed man's battle to stab her sword into the bottom of the swamp. A sword shadow spread through the void, and the White Void Sword appeared once again. The sword sealed off an area of a hundred meters in a similar manner to a domain.
This sword cut through the swamp and even severed one of the Giant Emperor's arms, causing it to howl in pain.
The black-clothed man's figure disappeared as he charged towards Zhuo Daynight. Her red longsword swept out and sliced apart the black-clothed man's phantom image. In the opposite direction, a few black feathers pierced towards her, but Zhuo Daynight quickly evaded them. At that moment, the Giant Emperor leapt out of the swamp and charged out of the swamp.
Zhuo Daynight and the black-clothed man attacked at the same time. The red longsword and black feathers descended and struck the Giant Emperor. Its body was pierced through, and it fell powerlessly to the ground before crashing into the muddy swamp soil.
Both Zhuo Daynight and the black-clothed man were determined to defeat the Giant Emperor. Lu Yin did not know why, but he guessed that it might have something to do with his third eye. As the two landed in the forest on the Giant Emperor's back, Lu Yin used Flash to appear high up in the sky. On the other side, more than ten trialtakers attempted to deal the final blow to the Giant Emperor.
Lu Yin waved his hand, and his star energy swept out, injuring all of the Melders. "If any of you come forward, you'll die."
His deep voice reverberated through the swamp, causing the trialtakers to tremble in fear. They could not imagine how there could be such a huge gap between Melders. This person's strength could easily crush a peak Limiteer like the Giant Emperor. Perhaps no one in the entire Umbral Butterfly Weave could compare to him.
On the other side, Ah Mu appeared not too far away from the surviving Umbral Butterfly Tribe woman. His eyes were cold, and his originally timid expression had turned sinister as he glared at the woman.
The woman was already heavily injured and could not move. There was no one else around, so when she saw Ah Mu walk over, she was terrified. "Stop! You're not allowed to come near me, you bastard! Stop!"
Ah Mu walked over to the woman, and a broken sword appeared in his hand. He gripped it tightly and stabbed it into the woman's heart without hesitation. Blood dyed the black swamp red.
The woman's pupils dilated, and her face contorted in pain as she glared at Ah Mu with hatred. Finally, her eyes dimmed, and she died.
Ah Mu collapsed to the ground and closed his eyes. "Mother, she's the first, but she won't be the last. Don't worry, Ah Mu will avenge her."
Boom!
There was a loud explosion as the forest behind the Giant Emperor crumbled. Zhuo Daynight was pushed back by a huge force and stopped in midair. Her red longsword drooped down, and in the next moment, the area within a hundred meters was filled with sword images once again. She then slashed at the black-clothed man behind the Giant Emperor.
The black-clothed man suddenly turned around, his gaze so cold that it caused others to tremble. He raised an arm, and a layer of black substance spread out and gradually covered the void, blocking Zhuo Daynight's path. Zhuo Daynight's red longsword slashed at the layer of black substance with a teeth-numbing screech, and an icy aura filled the area. Lu Yin was shocked.
This person actually had an innate gift of ice, and it was not ordinary ice either. It was black ice that was extremely cold.
Zhuo Daynight's sword sliced through the black ice and arrived in front of the black-clothed man, but its power had been greatly weakened. In the end, she was sent flying by a single punch from the black-clothed man. Her red longsword was unable to withstand the force of the attack and fell out of her hand. It stabbed into the swamp in the distance, where it shook violently.
Zhuo Daynight had been defeated.
After defeating Zhuo Daynight, the black-clothed man raised his fist and smashed it at the Giant Emperor once again. Lu Yin used Flash to close in and kick out, but the black-clothed man had already anticipated this. He changed the direction of his fist and punched at Lu Yin. This punch was different from the previous ones, as it caused the void to distort.
There was a loud bang as an arc of air swept through the swamp and pushed the Giant Emperor to the bottom. The trialtakers in the distance felt their brains explode, and they all spat out mouthfuls of blood as they retreated once again.
Zhuo Daynight had blood at the corner of her mouth, and she stared at the scene in shock. The black-clothed man's punch that had pushed her back was too terrifying, and it was far more powerful than any of her previous attacks. However, it had not been able to push back that person. That person was still hiding his true strength.
Lu Yin and the black-clothed man followed the Giant Emperor into the bottom of the swamp. Surging star energy pushed the swamp aside as they stared at each other.
The black-clothed man had probably not expected Lu Yin to be able to block his punch. When the two of them reached the bottom of the swamp, he aimed a palm at Lu Yin. Solid black ice instantly spread out and sealed the bottom of the swamp.
The extremely cold aura caused a layer of mist to form above the swamp, and the trialtakers all trembled.
Lu Yin was covered by the solid black ice. This ice was rather hard and cold, and any other Melder or even many Limiteers from the Astral Combat Academy would not be able to do anything about it. However, Lu Yin simply raised his right hand and covered it with battle force. He grabbed the ice and exerted some force, causing the ice to shatter with a bang.
The black-clothed man was shocked, and he croaked, "Battle force."
Lu Yin frowned. This person's tone was very strange, as if he had just learned how to speak. However, Lu Yin did not pay much attention to it and used Flash to approach the black-clothed man. He raised his hand, and eight stars sparkled above his battle force. Sirius Palm was a perfect combination of battle force and Sirius Palm. The black-clothed man's pupils shrank as his body was ruthlessly smashed into the ground by Lu Yin. Even the Giant Emperor was pushed aside.
The swamp rumbled as the area where the two had sunk suddenly caved in. Mud from all directions surged into the swamp and formed a whirlpool around them.
In the distance, Ah Mu watched this scene in shock. The other trialtakers did not even dare to approach.
Zhuo Daynight's gaze was fixed on the swamp.
During the Astral Combat Academy's New Student Competition, Lu Yin had used a combination of his Nine Stacks Shockwave Palm and battle force to defeat Darkvoid. The Nine Stacks Shockwave Palm was only comparable to a seven-star Sirius Palm, which was far inferior to an eight-star Sirius Palm. Now, Lu Yin had used an eight-star Sirius Palm and battle force against the black-clothed man. He did not believe that this person would not be defeated.
Lu Yin landed on the Giant Emperor's back and wondered where he could find his third eye. Suddenly, a soul-stirring force swept out from underground.
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he looked down at the ground. The black-clothed man was slowly crawling up from the muddy ground. His black robes had been torn apart, revealing his firm muscles. The area where Lu Yin had struck should have had a clear palm imprint, but as the man's muscles wriggled, the palm imprint automatically disappeared.
Lu Yin's face sank when he saw this. This was too unexpected. This person's physical body was terrifyingly strong. Lu Yin did not know what the limits of his own body were, but it seemed that this person's limits would not be so easily broken.
The black-clothed man suddenly looked up, revealing a pair of scarlet vertical eyes.
In that instant, Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine, and his hair stood on end. Those eyes caused his expression to change drastically. This was a Corpse King from the Neohuman Alliance. This person was a Corpse King from the Neohuman Alliance.
Roar!
An inhuman roar rang out as the black-clothed man charged at Lu Yin. He punched out, causing the void to distort and crack.