He had already obtained Terence's formcast model, so he didn't have to worry about breaking through to the Melder realm. He could stay for now, but he would leave as soon as there was any news about the corpse.
Smoke rose into the sky from Jinling. The battle never stopped. Every few days, there would be a beast tide coming from the west. It came out of nowhere.
In the sky, flying mutant beasts swarmed towards the settlement.
Jeraldine soared into the sky, her flames condensing into a Blazing Palm that shook the sky and sent sparks flying everywhere.
Lu Yin stood on the city wall and looked towards the west. The beast waves had been too frequent these past few days. Had a powerful mutant beast appeared?
"Jeraldine, support the southwest!" he shouted.
In the sky, Jeraldine was gloomy. She was a genius from outer space, yet she was being ordered to do so. She wanted to refuse, but when she saw Lu Yin's cold eyes, she wisely carried out the order. She couldn't help but recall the scene from a few days ago.
The day after visiting Zhou Shan, Lu Yin had suddenly suggested a spar and promised not to use the Shockwave Palm. Jeraldine had only agreed when he'd promised not to use the Shockwave Palm, but the bastard had actually used the Spacerender Palm and almost crippled her. She was so angry that she swore never to spar with him again.
Of course, she was also shocked by Lu Yin's strength. The Shockwave Palm wasn't too rare, but the Spacerender Palm was completely different. She knew of only one person of the same age who could use it: Veron, the strongest student in the First Military Academy. Lu Yin was the second.
Boom!
The Blazing Palm slammed into the ground, shattering several powerful mutant beasts. Jeraldine gasped for breath.
Although there were many mutant beasts after the Apocalypse, not all of them attacked humans. Beasts had their natural instincts, and as long as no one invaded their territory, they rarely came out. This was one of the key reasons why so many survivors were still alive. But now, the beast waves were becoming more frequent.
Roar!
Two Mutant Beasts rushed towards Jeraldine from the front. Jeraldine once again used his Scorching Fire Palm and killed the two Mutant Beasts.
Atop the city walls, Lu Yin frowned. This girl relied too much on battle techniques, which was actually limiting her development. Once she stopped using the Blazing Palm, her battle prowess would immediately drop by half. She would probably only be considered above average in the academy, far from Terence's level. She was only slightly stronger than Orton.
Suddenly, Lu Yin's eyes widened and he roared, "Stop!" He pressed down with his palm, grabbing at the air and creating a ripple that shot towards Jeraldine like an air cannon.
Jeraldine turned around in shock, only to see Lu Yin's Spacerender Palm flying towards her. Her expression changed drastically; this bastard is actually attacking me! Jeraldine suddenly felt a chill run down her back; someone was trying to ambush her. Jeraldine reacted quickly and instinctively bent down. The Spacerender Palm brushed past her and landed on her back with a bang. Jeraldine was swept away by a huge force, and a man behind her spat out a mouthful of blood before crashing into the ground.
. Lu Yin leapt up and flew towards Jeraldine, glaring at the man on the ground as he landed in front of her.
Jeraldine heaved a sigh of relief, looking at Lu Yin in relief. If not for him, she would have been ambushed by a Sentinel as well. If the ambush had succeeded, she would have been heavily injured or even killed.
A huge crack appeared in the ground, and the man clutched his chest as he looked at Lu Yin in shock, "Spacerender Palm?
How is that possible? "
Lu Yin stared coldly at the man, but his eyes swept around before narrowing and disappearing into the beast wave. "Run!" the man shouted, but it was too late. A young man in the belly of a mutant beast watched in shock as Lu Yin grabbed at him with a single palm. He pulled out a long knife and slashed at the man, but the knife broke with a clang. Lu Yin shattered the knife with a single palm strike and slammed into the man's body. The ground within a radius of ten meters cracked, and countless mutant beasts were torn to shreds.
He had defeated two Sentinels in just two moves, leaving Jeraldine dumbfounded.
She was certain that these two were students. Although they weren't from the First Military Academy, they definitely weren't weak if they could participate in the trial. Yet, they had been defeated so easily. This was Lu Yin's current strength; his true power far exceeded his combat rating.
With the two defeated, the beast wave strangely retreated.
Lu Yin immediately knew that these two had been the cause of the beast wave.
"Who are you?" Jeraldine asked loudly, having almost been ambushed.
The two men looked at Lu Yin fearfully, but didn't answer.
Lu Yin waved away the soldiers and stared coldly at them, "If you don't speak, I'll cut you up and feed you to the mutant beasts."
"We're all students, you can't be so cruel," one of the men said fearfully, his face pale.
Lu Yin shrugged, "Sorry, I'm not a student. I'm from Earth."
"Impossible!" the two exclaimed, looking at Jeraldine at the same time.
She fell silent.
The two were shocked, "How could a mere native defeat us so easily?
He even knows the Spacerender Palm? "
"Enough, cut the crap. Speak or die," Lu Yin said coldly.
Ten minutes later, Lu Yin ordered for the two to be locked up. They were from the Great Yu Empire's Blue Mountain Academy, which was located on a planet filled with wild beasts. They knew some beast taming techniques, but they could only control weak mutant beasts. As for attacking Nanjing, they had the same goal as Jeraldine; they wanted to take over the city.
However, they were different from Jeraldine; they had people backing them, and they weren't far from Nanjing.
Jeraldine was furious, "Why don't you kill them? They want to take over Nanjing."
Lu Yin looked at her, "You kill them."
Jeraldine was startled and turned away, "I can't do it."
Lu Yin coldly replied, "Although the trial doesn't forbid death, it's not good to kill too much. Don't try to be smart in front of me in the future. This is the first and last time." He then turned and left.
Jeraldine's mouth twitched as she watched him leave, thinking that it was a pity. She had wanted to push Lu Yin into the enemy's position so that she could escape his control, but she hadn't succeeded. This bastard was smarter than she had imagined.
"Boss, the beast tide has retreated," Xu San excitedly reported, his eyes shining.
Lu Yin knew what he was thinking, "Have you used up all the energy crystals I gave you?"
Xu San was embarrassed, "Yes, I've become a lot stronger."
"Don't rush to break through to the Realm of Sky, you don't have the ability for now. Try to immerse yourself in refining the energy in your body."
"Okay, Boss." Xu San could feel Lu Yin's concern.
As for Lu Yin, he didn't want this person to lose his potential by absorbing too many impurities. That would make him worthless. Many large powers had ways to disperse their energy and cultivate again, and the current Xu San was worth it. However, the higher one's strength, the higher the price. Thus, the stronger Xu San was, the lower the price Lu Yin would receive in the future. Being in the Realm of Earth was just right, as long as it could protect his life.
Zhou Shan's injuries had recovered considerably, and Lu Yin gave him some of Jeraldine's healing medicine.
"What do you plan to do with those two aliens?" he asked.
"Lock them up for now, they'll definitely be useful. You can also interrogate them and learn more about them."
Zhou Shan nodded, "I heard they're from Anhui?"
"They're in the direction we're heading, so we might as well get rid of them."
"The direction we're heading?
I've always been curious, why do you always want to head west? "
Lu Yin looked at him, "You want to hear the truth?"
"Of course."
"I'm going to Hubei to see someone," Lu Yin said.
"Hubei?
Your relative? "Zhou Shan was puzzled.
Lu Yin smiled, "You can say that."
Zhou Shan nodded, "Alright, you saved Nanjing, so we'll go west if you say so. Right, Hubei isn't bad either, you can connect with Liu Shaoge's Wucheng and work together to deal with the aliens."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "Liu Shaoge?
The Light Sage?
What's he like? "
"What do you mean what's he like?
Strength or personality? "
"I'm curious," Lu Yin smiled.
"Actually, I don't know him that well. Although we've worked together before, we haven't interacted much. The one who knows Liu Shaoge the best is Luo Sheng Bai Xue. From what I've heard, the two seem to have something going on."
Lu Yin frowned, "Something going on?
Are they married? "
"Nope, we have a good impression of each other," Zhou Shan replied uncertainly. He then smiled at Lu Yin and asked, "Have you seen Bai Xue before?"
Lu Yin shook his head.
Zhou Shan looked up at the sky and pointed at the clouds, "Bai Xue looks like that."
Lu Yin looked up and followed Zhou Shan's gaze, feeling rather lost.
"Bai Xue, a hibiscus from clear water, a natural sculpture, the goddess of the Luo River, a picturesque beauty."
Lu Yin stared at Zhou Shan as if he had seen a ghost, "You know how to use idioms?"