Lu Yin wasn't a bloodthirsty person, and he didn't sense the stench of blood from these pirates. This meant that they had only robbed but not killed, so they didn't deserve the death penalty.
"Friend, this is a misunderstanding," the captain said in a low voice. Behind him, the ruffian licked his lips in fear.
Lu Yin laughed. "There's no misunderstanding."
"Friend, this is our fault. It's hard to avoid being blinded when doing things in the dark. I'm willing to prepare some wine and treat you to a drink, and we'll let this matter rest. How about that?" the captain asked as he stared into Lu Yin's eyes.
Lu Yin's lips curled up; this guy was testing him. If he didn't pursue the matter, the captain would definitely think that he was putting on an act. Perhaps the wine he had prepared was actually poison. "I've already said that there's no misunderstanding. This is a robbery. Hand over all your belongings, and I'll spare your lives."
With just one sentence, the middle-aged captain and the ruffian were stunned. Robbery?
Wasn't that their line?
"You, you're also from the underworld?" the captain asked in disbelief as he sized Lu Yin up.
Lu Yin sneered. "The universe is a place where the strong prey on the weak. If you can't rob me, then it's my turn to rob you. Now, either hand over your belongings or die. Choose."
"Kid, since we're all from the underworld, don't go overboard. We'll see each other often, so it won't be awkward if we meet again," the captain said in a low voice.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and he raised a palm. "Let's see if you have what it takes to embarrass me." There was a bestial roar as the Skybeast Claw came crashing down.
The Skybeast Claw wasn't considered too strong in the eyes of Uro and the other Astral Combat Academy students, but it was still a battle technique that the Great Yu Empire had passed down to Yu Academy. The moment the 96th form of the Skybeast Claw appeared, the ruffian was almost scared to death. Although the captain was a Limiteer, he had only recently become one, so he didn't know how to defend himself against Lu Yin's Skybeast Claw. He could only watch helplessly as the attack slammed him into the wall.
Lu Yin pulled back his hand with a strange expression. This guy was too weak; he was still a Limiteer.
In reality, after entering the Astral Combat Academy, Lu Yin's perspective had changed. Before entering the Astral Combat Academy, the Skybeast Claw had been one of his strongest attacks, and at that time, he already had the ability to challenge those above his level. Furthermore, he had comprehended the 96th form of the Skybeast Claw, which was the best technique in Yu Academy. How could mere pirates block Yu Academy's top battle technique?
Even if Uro did not care about the Skybeast Claw, he would still take this attack seriously. This attack was enough to injure a Limiteer from the Astral Combat Academy, and this pirate was just an ordinary Limiteer. Even Gerbach could defeat him, let alone a Limiteer from the Astral Combat Academy.
The difference between their levels was too great.
Lu Yin finally understood why Wendy Yushan had looked down on the younger generation of the Great Yu Empire. They were too weak, and even Schutz, who had been in the Astral Combat Academy for a long time, was considered second-rate in Lu Yin's eyes. There was no need to even talk about Gerbach and the others who were still in the Great Yu Empire. The gap between them would only grow larger.
Back then, countless people in the Outerverse had believed that Astral-10 was their capital to rise to prominence, and it was not without reason. For example, if Schutz were to return to the Great Yu Empire, he would definitely be able to impress Bazeer. Schutz had already surpassed the level of the Outerverse, and he had reached a level where he could compete with Innerverse powerhouses of the same level.
Of course, not everyone in the Outerverse was like Gerbach and the others. There were always a few freaks like Darkvoid. Even if he had not entered the Astral Combat Academy, his innate gift would have allowed him to dominate a region and not be buried.
The ruffian was stunned when he saw Lu Yin heavily injure the captain with a single blow. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, feeling rather sullen. From the moment he had joined the pirates, he had known that he would not have a good ending, but he had at least been able to enjoy himself for a period of time. But damn it, how long had it been?
They had only robbed five people, and that was only five people. They had already encountered such a tough opponent. Their luck was too bad.
Lu Yin walked over to the ruffian and looked down at him.
The ruffian looked at Lu Yin in fear. "Pen- no, Boss, Big Bro, Boss, this is a misunderstanding. It's really a misunderstanding. Please let us go. We're just a newly formed pirate crew, and we haven't killed anyone yet."
Lu Yin smiled. "Hand over all the treasures you've robbed."
The ruffian hurriedly complied and took the captain's cosmic ring. He used the captain's blood to open it and poured out a pile of items. Most of them were a mess of medicine, furs, ores, and even crystal cards from banks in other weaves. The star crystals that Lu Yin cared about the most, however, were only two thousand.
He frowned. Were pirates this poor?
They must have hidden it, he thought as he glanced at the ruffian with an unfriendly expression.
The ruffian was smart and immediately said, "Boss, we've only robbed five people, and that's all we got. Oh, right." The ruffian seemed to have thought of something and roughly flipped open the captain's collar to take out a crystal card from the Mavis Bank. Lu Yin's eyes lit up when he saw it; he recognized the black card with the words "Yao Gu" engraved on it. It had given him more than ten thousand star crystals, and this card was measured in star crystals instead of universal currency.
"We got this from a merchant ship. It's said that there are ten thousand star crystals inside, and we don't need a genetic code to open it," the ruffian said as if he was presenting a treasure.
Lu Yin accepted it with satisfaction and squinted at the man, "There's really ten thousand?"
"Yes, definitely," the ruffian assured him.
Lu Yin nodded and glanced at the pile of useless items on the ground. His eyes twinkled as he stood there. Pirates, robbers, this seemed to be the fastest way to make money. They were pirates after all, and they had no qualms about robbing him.
The ruffian stayed behind Lu Yin and glanced at him nervously from time to time. He didn't know what to do if the captain woke up and saw that he had been robbed. Lu Yin felt like the sky was falling just thinking about the ruffian, but he didn't care. He had to coax this plague away first.
"Hey, what's your name?" Lu Yin turned to the ruffian, "What's your name?"
The ruffian smiled, "I'm Little Seven, Boss."
Lu Yin frowned, "No, that's not a good name. From now on, you're Little Eight."
The ruffian stared blankly at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin asked coldly, "What?
You don't want to? "
"No, no, no, I'm Little Eight. Thank you for the name, Boss. From now on, I'm Little Eight," the ruffian hurriedly admitted, suddenly having a bad premonition.
Lu Yin nodded, "I'm Seven. From now on, I'm requisitioning this ship."
The ruffian was stunned, "Requisitioning?"
Lu Yin smiled, "Piracy is a good profession with great prospects. I like it. You, take me to see the other pirates."
The ruffian's mouth fell open as he looked at Lu Yin's smiling face. He then looked at the ground and suddenly realized that this guy wasn't satisfied with robbing them, and now he wanted to rob others as well. No, definitely not! Pirates had their own principles, and they couldn't betray their fellow pirates. Although they wished for their fellow pirates to all die, if they did that, they would no longer be able to mingle in the pirate circle. They might even be hunted down by the Pirate King.
"Boss, please don't joke around. Pirates are a bunch of boorish bastards. They have no manners, no morals, and love to fart. They can't even be considered human. You should stop looking at them," the ruffian begged.
Lu Yin's eyes were cold as he stared at the ruffian, "I'll say it again. Take me to see the other pirates. I don't want to repeat myself. Or, I can get someone else to take me. There are hundreds of people on this ship, so there should be a few who are willing."
The ruffian's face turned bitter, and he wanted to cry but had no tears. He had two choices in front of him: either he wanted to live, betray his fellow pirates, and leave the pirate circle forever. He might even be hunted down by the entire pirate circle, or he wanted to die and become a glorious pirate who had died in the line of duty. Of course, just as he had said, pirates weren't even considered human. He didn't want to die as a pirate, and who would want to die if they could live? Thus, he gave in.
The middle-aged captain was locked up, and from now on, the ruffian Little Hachi was the person in charge of this pirate ship. It could be said that he had fulfilled his addiction of being a captain, and even used his official position for personal gain to lock up a group of pirates that he disliked in the past.
Lu Yin wasn't interested in any of this. He stared at his gadget in disbelief. Big Pao and Little Pao had teamed up to challenge the Dao of Heaven's Realm Master?
That was too exaggerated!
Astral-10 was now famous throughout the entire Astral Combat Academy. First, five Melders had defeated Area Master Uro and taken over a training ground. Then, two students had teamed up to challenge the Dao of Heaven's Realm Master and even forced him to reveal his three-lined battle force, shocking the entire academy.
Once upon a time, Astral-10 had been known as an exiled academy that no one cared about, and it had even been on the verge of collapse. However, as the Outerverse's new students had entered, their reputation had grown. They had completed the highest Sentinel mission, defeated students from various academies, given birth to a Lockbreaker, defeated an Area Master, challenged a Realm Master, and so on. This series of events had caused the various academies to no longer dare to underestimate Astral-10. This incident in particular had pushed Big Pao and Little Pao's reputation to the peak.
The Dao of Heaven's Realm Master, Kuang Wang, had said that the two of them had the strength of a top-tier Area Master. This evaluation had been published by Wu Gaoli in the academy's newspaper, causing the sales volume of this issue to soar once again.
On the other hand, the Blaze Realm was embarrassed. Someone had spread the news that Jared had entered the Dao of Purgatory to fight on Uro's behalf, but he had been forced to withdraw in a sorry state. This had caused the Blaze Realm's reputation to plummet.
At an important juncture in the Astral Combat Tournament, Astral-10 seemed to be catching up.
Lu Yin looked up with excitement. As expected, those two seniors were not simple. They were both Area Masters, and they had even been able to force a Realm Master to reveal his true power. How powerful.
However, the two of them had still been defeated, which made Lu Yin's heart sink. Were Realm Masters really that invincible?
The five of them had been able to defeat Uro if they worked together, and they might even be able to defeat any Area Master. However, against a Realm Master, even with Big Pao and Little Pao's help, it was still impossible. It was indeed true that every Realm Master was a freak.
The Astral Combat Tournament was getting closer and closer. Although the exact date had not been set yet, it should be within half a year. Realm Masters were also students, and they were also opponents.
In reality, there were many other powerhouses besides Realm Masters in the ten great academies. Due to the special nature of this year's Astral Combat Tournament and the addition of terrifying geniuses like Liu Shaoqiu, there were definitely more than nine Realm Masters. In other words, if one wanted to reach the top ten in this year's Astral Combat Tournament, they would need to possess the power of a Realm Master.