As he watched Gu Er's corpse slowly disappear, Lu Yin looked up at the dark sky with a complicated expression. If not for Old Gu De's deliberate delay, they would not have ended up in such a miserable state. He would have his revenge sooner or later.
Due to Gu Er's appearance, Lu Yin's mood had become heavy. He asked a random student and learned that this place was two days away from Whitebones Hollow.
The trial zones were very strange. After death, one would appear in a random location, but if one did not die, they would exit normally and remain in the same place. Lu Yin did not think too much about the two-day journey and continued towards Whitebones Hollow.
The Dao of Purgatory was completely black, and it was easy to get tired of looking at it for too long.
Actually, the Dao of Purgatory was very suitable for Lu Yin. As long as he revealed his identity as a Lockbreaker, no one in the Dao of Purgatory would dare to make an enemy out of him. This was because the Realm Master of the Dao of Purgatory was Dao Bo, a genius Lockbreaker who had surpassed Charon. In the Dao of Purgatory, Lockbreakers had more privileges than any other trial zone.
However, Lu Yin did not want to reveal too many of his trump cards. The Astral Combat Tournament was approaching, and he did not think that it would be completely fair. Many powerhouses would be analyzed before the tournament, just like Liu Shaoqiu, whom Madam Nalan had introduced to him. If he revealed too much of his strength, he would also be analyzed and targeted, and he might even be harmed.
Lockbreakers had a very high status, but it was too easy to plot against someone in the universe without being discovered.
Lu Yin felt that he should try his best to stay out of the limelight before the Astral Combat Tournament to avoid being targeted.
However, the mission that Old Cai had given him to snatch a trial zone was a little difficult. Any trial zone master could rank in the top ten or even the top five, and these people would definitely be the focus of the Astral Combat Tournament. If Lu Yin fought against them or even won, it would be troublesome.
What should he do?
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on.
Half a day later, Lu Yin sensed no less than thirty students passing by, all of them heading in the same direction.
They were heading in a different direction from the one Lu Yin had been traveling in, but he could not suppress his curiosity and headed in that direction as well.
It didn't take long for a vast black lake to appear in front of him. The water was also black, but strangely, it was very clear. Dozens of students were hidden around the lake, staring intently at the center where five figures were fighting. The black lake was in chaos, and the shockwaves from the battle even tore through the shore and faintly tore space apart.
Lu Yin was astonished. This was a battle between Area Masters, or rather, a battle between powerhouses who were close to Area Masters.
The only Area Master that Lu Yin had ever fought against was Frankfurt, and the might of that spear was still unforgettable to him. Furthermore, that person had also been a powerhouse with two-lined battle force. Lu Yin's physical strength and Flash Step allowed him to be confident that he would not be defeated by Frankfurt, but it was almost impossible for him to win. The people in front of him were probably weaker than Frankfurt.
He looked around and found a student to ask. Of course, the process wasn't that smooth, but under Lu Yin's powerful fists, the student finally spilled the beans.
This trial was called Blackwater Lake. The previous Area Master had broken through to become an Explorer and left the academy, leaving this place without a master. Thus, several people were vying for the position of Area Master.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up when he heard this. Old Cai had told him to snatch a training ground, but he hadn't said that he had to defeat an Area Master. There was one right in front of him.
However, the problem was that there were so many people vying for it. Lu Yin wasn't afraid of fighting one-on-one, but it would be difficult to suppress everyone. After all, these people were all extremely close to being an Area Master, and they were all peak Limiteers.
Just as Lu Yin was having a headache, a strange fluctuation appeared at the bottom of Blackwater Lake, and he could faintly hear Sanskrit chanting.
Lu Yin's gaze changed, and he looked at the bottom of the lake.
At the same time, everyone around Blackwater Lake heard the chanting, and their eyes lit up as they looked at the bottom of the lake. This was a phenomenon. Ancient phenomena would often appear in the trial zones, and it was like an inheritance that spanned across the ages. Many people had obtained powerful battle techniques or cultivation methods, and this was the trial zones' greatest value. Now, this phenomenon was right in front of them.
Everyone rushed to the bottom of the lake without hesitation.
Lu Yin did the same.
At the center of the lake, the five people who had been fighting also rushed to the bottom of the lake. However, unlike the others, they seemed to have discussed how to attack the other students.
Within the trial zones, the fewer people there were in a certain area, the clearer the phenomenon, and the more they could sense and hear. This was the reason why Lu Yin had been expelled when he had first arrived in the Dao of Purgatory. Now, it was the same reason that everyone else was being expelled by these five powerhouses.
One figure after another either died or was thrown out of the lake. These five powerhouses who were close to being an Area Master were not something that the other students could resist.
Behind Lu Yin, someone attacked with a spear that pierced through the lake's water.
Lu Yin frowned and dodged with Flash, grabbing the spear with his hand. The attacker sneered, and the spear suddenly became scalding hot, causing the surrounding lake water to boil. A stream of air revolved around the spear as it tried to push Lu Yin away.
Lu Yin was shocked. Battle force! This person also possessed battle force, and they were both at the initial realm like him. As expected of someone who dared to fight for the position of Area Master.
Bang!
The lake water was shaken apart, creating a vacuum that forced Lu Yin and the attacker to retreat at the same time.
The attacker was a man dressed in grey, and he stared at Lu Yin in shock. He probably hadn't expected a Melder to be able to block him.
Lu Yin moved his numb palms. Without using battle force, he would be at a disadvantage if he used only his physical body to resist the opponent's battle force. However, it wasn't impossible.
The man in grey stared at Lu Yin and attacked again. His spear was wrapped in battle force, and the tip of the spear pierced out with extreme speed, tearing through space itself. Lu Yin exerted strength in his calves and tensed up his muscles. The moment the tip of the spear approached, he used Flash to dodge it. His body brushed past the spear, and he raised his hand to slap the man in grey.
Lu Yin raised his hand, and nine stars appeared as they revolved. This was the perfect Sirius Palm.
With a thump, huge waves rolled out from the bottom of the lake, and the pressure pushed everyone away. Even the other four powerhouses who were fighting for the position of Area Master retreated, their eyes filled with shock.
The man in grey's spear was bent by Sirius's palm, and his body was sent crashing to the bottom of the lake.
It took a while for the lake to be covered again.
The other four stared at Lu Yin in shock. A Melder was able to fight against them, and he was also a monster.
At that moment, a chill surged from above, and they looked up to see snow-white ice crystals.
"Not good, it's the black ice! The twins are here!" someone shouted, attacking the ice that had sealed the lake's surface. The others did the same.
At the bottom of the lake, the man in grey angrily rushed out. Although Lu Yin's Sirius Palm was powerful, it couldn't injure someone who was close to an Area Master in one hit.
"Stop fighting, let's get out of here first," someone else shouted.
The man in grey looked at Lu Yin unwillingly, and then raised his spear to stab at the black ice.
Lu Yin attacked as well, as he had a bad premonition that the phenomenon at the bottom of the lake had disappeared while he was fighting with the man in grey.
Intense sounds reverberated across the lake, but the six powerhouses who were close to an Area Master were unable to break through the ice. They were completely frozen.
They attacked for a while before stopping. At that moment, two beautiful women appeared on the surface of the lake. One was dressed in white, the other in light pink. What surprised Lu Yin was that they looked exactly the same. Twins?
"Haha, you guys are having a great time fighting. How is it? Is the water cold?" the woman in white smiled.
Not far from Lu Yin, the man with the crew cut was furious, "Can Xue, the phenomenon at the bottom of the lake was your doing!"
None of them were stupid, and they could guess that the phenomenon had disappeared and the black ice had appeared. The phenomenon had been set up by someone else to lure them to the bottom of the lake, and the instigators were the twins.
Can Xue laughed, "Don't accuse me, Garth. I was just worried that you guys would ruin the scenery of Blackwater Lake, so I helped seal off the shockwaves."
"In that case, let us out now," the man in grey said in a low voice.
Can Xue smiled but didn't say anything. The woman in the light pink dress beside her spoke up. Her name was Can Mei, and her tone was much colder, "We can let you out, but you have to leave Blackwater Lake and leave this place to our Young Master."
"Your Young Master?
Yue Xianzi?
She didn't join the Astral Combat Academy, did she? "another man not far from Lu Yin asked.
"She just joined. This is our gift to the Young Master," Can Mei said coldly.
Lu Yin frowned. The Astral Combat Tournament had indeed attracted a group of powerhouses, such as the Sword Sect's Liu Shaoqiu and Yue Xianzi. Aside from them, there had to be many other freakish geniuses.
For example, the twins in front of him had worked together to create a black ice that even they couldn't break through.
On the other side, a pale-faced man with a cold gaze spoke up, "Does your Young Master need a gift from you?
Isn't seducing a random Realm Master to obtain a training ground? Isn't that what your Frostmoon Sect is best at? "
Can Mei looked at the man. "So you're a loser who was banished from the Daynight Flowzone. You don't have the ability to take revenge and only know how to talk."
"That's not right. If you have the ability, let them out and fight a few hundred rounds," Garth immediately spoke up to fan the flames.
Can Xue smiled and said, "Garth, don't waste your time. You can either leave Blackwater Lake or be frozen. If you want to leave, just kill yourself."
"Kill myself?
I'm not stupid. By the time I return to Blackwater Lake, this place will have changed hands. "Garth rolled his eyes.
At that moment, the grey-robed man spoke up. "Your Frostmoon Sect is quite bold to dare attack a Lockbreaker in the Dao of Purgatory."
Everyone was shocked. A Lockbreaker?
There were Lockbreakers here?
Lu Yin saw the grey-robed man look at him, and his eyes trembled. This person shouldn't have known that he was a Lockbreaker.
"You're Astral-10's Lu Yin, right? I've seen you before at Spear Mountain," the grey-robed man said coldly.
Everyone else looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed.
"Lu Yin? That name sounds familiar. I think I've heard it before."
Atop the lake's black ice, Can Xue and Can Mei's expressions suddenly sank. They looked at each other, as they finally remembered. Wasn't Lu Yin the person that Charon had said he would protect?
This was troublesome, as Charon had been dragged into this mess. They didn't care about the others, but Charon was a Lockbreaker, and this group couldn't be provoked. If one was provoked, a second or even a third might appear. Most importantly, the Dao of Purgatory's Realm Master, Dao Bo, was a Lockbreaker, and that guy was extremely protective of his own people.
"I remember now! Charon's lover!" Garth shouted.
Everyone looked at Lu Yin strangely.
Lu Yin's face immediately darkened, and he glared at Garth. "Charon is my friend. Don't spout nonsense."
Garth was embarrassed. "I'm sorry, it slipped out of my mouth. No, I said it too quickly. No, that's not right either. I'm sorry, haha."
Lu Yin clenched his fists. This guy had a bad mouth.