After hearing Arikar's words, Cangyu was put in a difficult position. "That won't do. Lord Tyrial said that as long as we gather five people, we have to go. Those are the rules of the trial."
Arikar frowned and followed behind Cangyu, quickly spotting Lu Yin.
Lu Yin saw Arikar as well and smiled. "Are you the only one from the Blaze Realm going to the trial?"
Arikar, who had once arrogantly challenged the Realm Master, did not show any signs of arrogance in front of Lu Yin. Aside from his slightly ugly expression, he appeared rather calm. "Just me."
"Jared isn't going?" Lu Yin asked.
Arikar shook his head. "He's not going."
Lu Yin did not ask any more questions. Although his conflict with the Blaze Realm was not as deep as his with the Daynight clan, it was still not shallow. However, now was not the time to provoke them. The Great Yu Empire was already under attack by the Ross Empire, and it would be troublesome if the Blaze Realm joined in as well.
Arikar did not want to be the target of Lu Yin's revenge on the Shenwu Continent, so he remained silent as well.
Actually, the two did not have any direct conflicts, as Jared was the one who had a direct conflict with Lu Yin. Arikar felt rather sullen and secretly cursed Jared countless times. He only hoped that this idiot's enmity with Lu Yin would not implicate him.
When Cangyu saw that the two were silent, he brought them to a transparent barrier at the edge of the space station. "I'll have to trouble the two of you to remove your gadgets and change into the clothes of the Shenwu Continent. Once we have gathered five people, we can set off."
Lu Yin and Arikar quickly changed into the clothes of the Shenwu Continent. They wore long robes that exuded an ancient charm, and if they had a fan, they would look like scholars.
This was Lu Yin's first time wearing such ancient clothes, and it was rather novel.
Arikar had a troubled expression on his face, and he would occasionally sneak glances at Lu Yin. He felt like a mouse that had been caged together with a cat, and he did not even have the courage to resist Lu Yin. Five-lined battle force! Where did this freak come from?
The wait did not feel good, and the space station did not allow anyone to enter or leave as they pleased. Helpless, Lu Yin sat down cross-legged and focused on cultivating.
Half a day later, someone arrived. When they saw Lu Yin and Arikar, they were stunned. They recognized them, but they did not say anything and just walked to the side.
Another person arrived shortly after. It was a woman with ordinary looks and a tall figure. She had a rather cold demeanor, and she glanced at Lu Yin's group before sitting down to cultivate.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yin suddenly opened his eyes and looked to the side. Cang Yu was walking over with an ashen-faced youth. Lu Yin stared at the youth with an indescribable sense of dread; this person gave him a similar feeling to Liu Shaoqiu.
Of the four people present, only Lu Yin felt this way. Arikar and the others didn't care about this youth at all.
"The five of you have arrived, and Lord Thalia will soon send all of you to Shenwu Continent. I'd like to remind everyone that Shenwu Continent is extremely dangerous, and there are many experts there. Although most of the experts have gathered at the five sealing planets to defend themselves, you still can't be careless. Over the past thousand years, countless trialtakers have died on Shenwu Continent, and the people there are no strangers to us."
Lu Yin stared at the youth who had arrived at the end of the group; this person made him feel apprehensive.
The youth sensed Lu Yin's gaze and turned to look at him. His colorless eyes startled Lu Yin; why did this gaze and this feeling feel so familiar?
It was similar to the Neohuman Alliance's Corpse King that he had encountered on the giant planet.
The young man only glanced at Lu Yin before turning his head away.
Lu Yin frowned; could it really be the Neohuman Alliance?
They already had people in the Outerverse Youth Council, so why would they send someone else?
That shouldn't be the case, as there were many organizations in the universe that were as cold as the Neohuman Alliance. There were also many techniques, and some people were just that cold. It was impossible to determine whether or not this was the Neohuman Alliance.
At that moment, the transparent barrier trembled slightly as a majestic force descended. Lu Yin and the others were shocked; it was here.
A crack appeared outside the barrier. It was very small, but it was large enough for a few people to enter. "Go in immediately," someone shouted in their ears.
Arikar rushed in without hesitation, and Lu Yin followed closely behind. The moment his body touched the spatial crack, he felt an intense tearing force. Honestly, he didn't like this method of entering, as it was too dangerous, but he had no other choice.
Suddenly, a palm appeared in the void and viciously slapped towards Lu Yin's group.
Their pupils shrank; a terrifying powerhouse had descended, and an extreme sense of crisis was looming over them.
"Ming Zhaotian, you can't stop me!" There was a furious roar as another palm appeared beside Lu Yin and collided with the previous one. In an instant, the void distorted, and one of the five who had entered was torn to pieces. Lu Yin was also affected, but fortunately, the impact wasn't too strong. "I can't take it anymore. I'm going to sleep for a while. Be careful, and don't drag me down with you if you die," the monkey's voice rang out.
The shockwaves from the collision of the two palms swept out in all directions, scattering Lu Yin's group. Countless cracks appeared in the void, and they had no idea which way to leave. However, they had no choice; the terrifying shockwaves made it impossible for them to even move a finger, and they could only watch as the spatial cracks swallowed them up. Before they disappeared, Lu Yin saw a dignified man. This was the current emperor of the Shenwu Empire, Ming Zhaotian.
After disappearing from the spatial crack, Lu Yin temporarily lost consciousness. When he regained his senses and opened his eyes, he found himself in the water.
What was before him was a dazzling white scene.
Was this a person?
He looked up and saw a devastatingly beautiful face. In that instant, Lu Yin was stunned. It was an indescribable beauty, and he was almost completely immersed in it. He did not know if there were any artists in this world who could preserve such beauty, but if they could not, then it would be an eternal regret.
Within a room, there was a wooden bucket with flower petals scattered about. A man and a woman stared at each other, both stunned.
The man was completely immersed in the woman's beauty.
The girl was stunned by the man's sudden appearance.
Her daze lasted for a few seconds before she screamed in terror. The girl finally reacted and did the most normal thing: she screamed.
Lu Yin hurriedly covered the girl's mouth with an awkward expression. "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. Err …" Suddenly, a group of people rushed in from outside the room. "Princess!" Lu Yin was about to do something when there was a loud crash from the roof. Arikar crashed down, and Lu Yin reached out to grab the girl's clothes from a nearby wooden rack. He wrapped them around her and dodged with Flash, hugging her tightly.
In midair, the girl stared at him blankly. Her beautiful eyes were like stars as she stared at Lu Yin's face while flower petals continued to fall around her.
"How dare you molest the princess!" a furious voice shouted as an enormous shockwave blasted towards the falling Arikar.
Arikar was miserable, as he did not even know who the princess was. He had only just crashed down, and he had even landed in a wooden bucket.
Lu Yin wrapped the girl tightly and tossed her onto the bed. "Sorry," he said as he covered half his face with a silk scarf and rushed out.
"Who dares trespass into the Reverent King's Residence!"
Lu Yin and Arikar were shocked. An Explorer had to dodge quickly.
There was a thump as the void trembled. A furious man rushed over and glared at Lu Yin and Arikar, who were fleeing to the sides. He raised both palms at the same time, one for each person.
Arikar gritted his teeth. He was one of the top disciples of the Blaze Realm, and although he had the strength to challenge those above his Realms, it was different for Explorers. It was too difficult for a Limiteer to challenge an Explorer, but it was not a problem for him to stay alive.
"Endless Darkgold Palm!" Arikar unleashed a dark flaming palm that collided with the middle-aged man's palm. The Endless Darkgold Palm was instantly disintegrated. The middle-aged man's palm was tough and powerful, and it pierced through the void and viciously struck Arikar. Arikar's pupils shrank. How is this possible?
He's just a native. With a thump, Arikar spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed to the ground.
At the same time, Lu Yin also faced the middle-aged man's palm. He turned around and used a Nine Stacks, Fifteen-Fold Shockwave Palm that was supported by five-lined battle force. There was a violent boom in the void as a terrifying shockwave pressed down on the ground. Many of the pursuers were forced back, and Lu Yin borrowed the strength of the middle-aged man's palm to retreat.
The middle-aged man was astonished. This kid was not simple, as Lu Yin had actually been able to withstand his palm.
A large area of the house was reduced to rubble as countless people surrounded the area.
The middle-aged man hurriedly rushed into the room to check on the girl's condition and dismissed his attendants.
"Father!" The girl looked at the middle-aged man, and her eyes turned red.
The middle-aged man hurriedly hugged her and nervously asked, "Yan 'er, are you alright?"
The girl shook her head and tightly wrapped herself in the blanket. "I'm fine."
The middle-aged man sighed in relief. "That's good, that's good. Don't worry, Father will definitely not let that person off."
The girl grunted in agreement.
On the other side, Lu Yin had forcefully withstood the man's palm and used Flash to quickly escape into the forest. This was not a city, but rather the outskirts of the city. Aside from the huge house, there were also dozens of farmers in the area.
Lu Yin was glad that he had not fallen into the city. Otherwise, even if he had managed to escape, he would have faced the pursuit of the Ming Constables. The Ming Constables had heavenly globes that specialized in detecting star energy, so it would have been very difficult for him to escape.
There were no longer any pursuers, and Lu Yin relaxed. He removed the veil that was covering his face and thought back to the girl from before. She had been too beautiful, and he had only ever seen such a face on Bai Xue. Even Mira, Michelle, Madam Nalan, and Yue Xianzi paled in comparison.
More importantly, the girl's pure gaze prevented Lu Yin from even thinking about taking advantage of her. It was as if he was facing the purest side of her, and it made him feel a little ashamed of his own inferiority.
He looked at the veil in his hand, and he could still faintly smell its fragrance. It was fresh, elegant, and intoxicating.
For some reason, Lu Yin solemnly put the veil away. He did not store it in his cosmic ring, but rather in his clothes.
Right now, the most important thing was to find martial crystals. They were similar to star crystals and could be easily absorbed to increase one's strength. As long as he had them, he would be able to disperse his star energy and use his martial power to increase his power level. This way, he would not be detected by the heavenly globes, and he would be able to freely enter the city.
Within the manor, Arikar's body was curled up in pain. The surrounding soldiers had all distanced themselves from him, and only one young man was looking down at him. His name was Tang Si, and he was a Martial King from the Reverent King's Residence, which was equivalent to a Limiteer. This was a manor in the outskirts of the Reverent King's Residence, and the one who had attacked Arikar was the Reverent King, Ming Zhaoshu. The girl was the princess of the Reverent King's Residence, Ming Yan.
"Are you an outsider?" Tang Si's voice was low as he stared at Arikar.