"How do you know?" Michelle's tone was cold and somewhat anxious.
Lu Yin casually dispersed his battle force. "I was the one who helped her comprehend it in the second level of the Sand Ocean."
Michelle stared at Lu Yin. "What are your conditions?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Help me snatch a training ground."
Michelle frowned. "You should know how terrifying an Area Master is. You've seen Frankfurt's strength."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed coldly. Everyone knew that he had been killed by Frankfurt, and he would get his revenge sooner or later. Unfortunately, Spear Mountain was not suitable for him, or else he would have snatched it this time. "Are you afraid?"
Michelle coldly replied, "At worst, I'll just die once. I don't mind." She then added seriously, "But I'll only help you once. I can't help you forever."
"Sure, just once is enough." Lu Yin smiled.
"Where are we going?" Michelle asked.
Schutz looked over as well.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he answered, "The Dao of Purgatory, the Fathomless Pool."
The Fathomless Pool was the smallest training ground in the Dao of Purgatory. The "smallest" only referred to its size, but it was actually very useful because it could help cultivators cultivate battle force. The deeper one went into the pool, the greater the pressure. Unfortunately, it was too small and could only accommodate two people at a time, which meant that there were not many students cultivating there.
The other trial zones also had places that were suitable for cultivating battle force, but the Fathomless Pool was rather useless. Aside from Area Master Uro, almost no one else cultivated there.
Lu Yin had chosen the Fathomless Pool for another reason: Uro was a good friend of Jared.
"Uro is the only Area Master in the Fathomless Pool, but he's very strong and has the innate gift of life. It's rumored that his battle force has reached the one-lined realm, so he won't be easy to deal with. Who else did you find?" Michelle asked.
Lu Yin looked at Schutz.
Michelle frowned; this person was useless.
"Can you cultivate battle force in the second level of the Sand Ocean?" Schutz suddenly asked.
Lu Yin nodded. "That's where I grasped battle force."
Schutz lowered his voice. "I can't help you snatch a training ground this time."
Lu Yin sighed. Schutz wanted to, but he did not have the ability. "You want to go to the second level of the Sand Ocean?"
Schutz nodded. "I'll help you after I comprehend Battle Force." He then walked out.
Lu Yin frowned. The second layer of the Sand Ocean was no small matter. Even Xi Yue had needed Lu Yin's help to survive the destructive winds. Schutz definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it with his current strength, but Lu Yin knew that there was no point in saying anything. Schutz had the heart of a powerhouse, just like Zhang Dingtian.
"If you're looking for people like that, then forget it. Uro is a true expert at the level of an Area Master, and his innate talent is also very strong. He's not much easier to deal with than Frankfurt. The two of us are definitely not a match for him," Michelle said coldly.
"Don't look down on them. Who knows, they might even have battle force when they come out," Lu Yin said.
Michelle glanced to the side, obviously not taking it to heart.
Although this girl's words were harsh, they were the truth. Currently, the only people who could help Astral-10 in the face of an Area Master were the top few: Xia Luo, Silver, Darkvoid, and Lulu.
"Head ten kilometers north of the Dao of Purgatory's Fathomless Pool. Once I've gathered enough manpower, we'll start the fight," Lu Yin said to Michelle.
Michelle was puzzled. "Twenty miles north of the Fathomless Pool?
Where is that? "
"I don't know."
"You want me to go if you don't know?"
"Why don't you pick a place that you're familiar with around the Fathomless Pool?"
Michelle was speechless and directly entered the trial zone mountain. "I'll wait for you for five days at most. If you don't show up in five days, then the deal is over. You still have to help me comprehend battle force."
Lu Yin was helpless. She was really hard to please.
After Michelle entered the trial zone, Lu Yin circled around the trial zone mountain and found Xia Luo, Silver, Lulu, and Darkvoid. This was good as well since he didn't have to go out and look for them.
Thinking about it, Lu Yin sat at the entrance of the trial zone mountain and waited for them to wake up.
Half a day later, someone woke up, but it wasn't those people. Instead, it was Coco and Zora. The two were disciples of Windrift Hall, and there were experts from Windrift Hall in the trial zone. Although they weren't Area Masters, they had no problem protecting them. Windrift Hall had a good reputation in the Innerverse, and with Coco's kindness and cuteness, they had never been bullied in the Innerverse.
Coco was very happy to see Lu Yin. "Brother Lu, it's been so long. Where have you been?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Out on a mission. Congratulations on your hundred victories in the ported battles, Coco."
Coco stuck out her tongue. "That's a terrible record. Brother Lu, don't make fun of me."
"A hundred victories is an improvement. Coco, which Dao are you in?" Lu Yin asked.
"We were in the Dao of Heaven. Next, we'll go to the Dao of Slaughter or the Dao of Purgatory."
Lu Yin was envious. It was different to have a backer. If not for Charon, he would have been hunted down no matter where he went.
"Coco, let's go. Mentor is waiting for us," Zora said, nodding at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin watched the two leave. He didn't plan on summoning them. Although healing was important, it wasn't important in the trial zones. As long as they didn't die, they would recover quickly. With their current strength, they might even be weaker than Schutz when it came to fighting against an Area Master.
Not long after, Darkvoid woke up and glanced at Lu Yin before coldly walking out of the trial zone mountain.
Lu Yin asked, "Darkvoid, are you interested in snatching a training ground from me?"
"Not interested," Darkvoid replied. He rarely spoke.
"I can help you comprehend battle force, and I can also let you cultivate in Whitebones Hollow," Lu Yin tempted.
However, Darkvoid remained unmoved. He stepped out of the trial zone mountain and disappeared from Lu Yin's sight.
Lu Yin felt helpless. If it had been Hui Daynight, he would have just beaten him up, but he didn't know where to start with Darkvoid. This person was like a rock, and no one knew what he was thinking.
As the academy's leader, he could supervise and judge the students within a reasonable range, but that was only if it was reasonable. Lu Yin didn't think that forcing others to accompany him on a mission was reasonable.
His failure to summon Darkvoid didn't affect Lu Yin's state of mind. He didn't have much hope for Darkvoid in the first place, and his focus was on the others. He had to succeed.
Another day passed, and it was Silver's turn.
This smiling, fox-like person was hard to see through. During the freshmen competition, he had easily dealt with Hui Daynight, and that butterfly had been able to do so.
The butterfly knife's trajectory was still incomprehensible to Lu Yin. It wasn't very fast, but it had interrupted Hui Daynight's battle technique. It was a very strange attack.
Lu Yin would never forget Sirius's palm and the butterfly under the moonlight on Earth.
The butterfly knife had clashed, and in that moment, their fates had intersected.
"Long time no see, Student Lu," Silver beamed as he stretched.
Lu Yin didn't need to be polite with Silver, "I want to snatch a training ground. Shall we go together?"
Silver rolled his eyes and smiled, "Sure, I'll reluctantly help you with 30% of my strength."
Lu Yin sneered, "I only need 20%."
"I can do that too," Silver smiled.
This sort of meaningless conversation was pointless, so Lu Yin directly said, "Let's go to the Dao of Purgatory. I want to snatch the Fathomless Pool. Wait for me twenty kilometers north."
"Twenty kilometers north?
Where? "Silver was puzzled.
"I don't know, it's just a random place," Lu Yin said.
Silver shrugged and sat down a few dozen meters away from Lu Yin. He closed his eyes and entered the trial zone once more.
Lulu woke up quickly after Silver, and her eyes flashed when she saw Lu Yin, "Come, let's compete in strength again."
"Sure, but you have to agree to one condition if you lose."
Lulu was straightforward, "No problem."
The two walked out of the trial zone mountain and appeared at the trial zone entrance.
There were many ways to compete in strength, but for Lu Yin and Lulu, tug-of-war was the simplest.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed with surprise as he held Lulu's soft, white hand once more. It felt different this time, and her hand had a bit more tenacity to it. How should he describe it?
It was a very familiar strength. Was this strength battle force?
Lu Yin suddenly raised his head and looked at Lulu in shock. Lulu grinned, making her already beautiful face even more radiant. "Come on, the Mavis family will not lose to anyone in terms of strength." Battle force surged out of her body, causing the void to distort.
Lu Yin subconsciously used his own battle force, and the two forces intertwined and clashed against each other. In an instant, a terrifying force formed with the two at the center, and the ground suddenly sank as sparks appeared in the surrounding space. There was clearly no wind, but a current spiraled upwards and exploded a hundred meters in the air, pressing down on the grass.
Lulu's strength had increased by a lot, and she was now like a monster. However, Lu Yin was even more terrifying. He still didn't know the limits of his body, but he had been able to withstand the whirlpool that had torn apart Gus and the others, who were close to an Area Master, for two seconds. This proved that his body's toughness had even surpassed that of an Area Master. Area Masters were ranked in the top ten of their respective academies, which showed just how terrifying their bodies were.
Furthermore, Lu Yin's body was still strengthening. Lulu had the innate gift of the Mavis family, and she was constantly increasing her strength. Lu Yin was the same; ever since that seal had been broken, his body's innate gift had shocked even the Sandmaster and the others.
Lulu's eyes widened, and she stared at Lu Yin as if he were a monster. She had already done her best, but she still couldn't beat him.
Their battle force was about the same, and Lulu's was even slightly stronger. After all, she had been training with the Sandmaster for almost four months. Even so, she still couldn't beat Lu Yin with her battle force, and she was slowly being pulled away by him.
Suddenly, the two were repelled without any warning. In the distance, the Trialmaster was displeased. "How many times have I told you not to destroy the grass? Don't fight here."
The two shook off their palms and looked at each other as if they were looking at a monster.
"I lost. Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Lulu asked straightforwardly.
Lu Yin replied, "I want to snatch the Dao of Purgatory's Fathomless Pool. Help me."
Lulu was shocked, but then she grew excited. "You want to snatch a training ground?
That's great, I've wanted to snatch one for a long time. The Fathomless Pool?
That's fine, I heard that it's a good place to cultivate battle force. "
Michelle, Silver, Lulu, and Lu Yin made for a total of four people. They were still missing Xia Luo.
Lu Yin had never underestimated any Area Master, and he was confident that he wouldn't lose in a one-on-one battle. However, it was almost impossible for him to win. He would have to work together to snatch a training ground.