Coco whispered, "Sister Zora, he doesn't look like he's lying. Why don't we tell him about the illusion?"
"Illusion?
What illusion? "Wu Da's ears perked up. His hearing was exceptionally sensitive, and his eyes glowed.
Keke jumped in fright and stopped talking.
Zora glared at Wu Da. "Don't think that I don't know you. You're used to being hunted down every day, and you're probably not afraid of anyone in the entire Astral Combat Academy. You're a pain in the ass, so we have nothing to say. If you want to know, ask Lu Yin."
Wu Da's expression turned bitter. "Sister, just tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone that you told me."
Zola ignored him.
Wu Da begged again and again, but it was useless. However, he didn't beg for long because more than ten students came out to kill him. He ran faster than a rabbit.
It wasn't just Wu Da; everyone was curious about what they had encountered, but Zora and Coco simply stood by the shore and didn't say anything.
Not long after, Michelle arrived as well. Darkvoid, Meng Yue, and the rest of Astral-10's students arrived at the shore and waited for Lu Yin's results.
Astral-10's current status was completely different from before, and no one dared to make a move against them. Even if Lu Yin graduated in the future, Xia Luo and the others would not be easy to deal with.
In the depths of the Ocean of Death, Kuang Wang's star energy transformed into a boat that swayed leisurely on the surface of the Ocean of Death. At this location, the Ocean of Death was even more murky.
"The Ocean of Death's decomposition of star energy has increased," Kuang Wang said solemnly.
Feng Shang frowned. "How long can you last?"
"At this speed, it'll take at most two days. If we speed up any further, we might not even last a day," said Kuang Wang.
Xia Luo looked at Lu Yin and asked, "That means that if we don't count Lu Yin, we can still cross the Astral Sea for about three more days. Brother Lu, how long can you last?"
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment before replying, "I'm not sure, but the decomposition speed will increase. A conservative estimate would be a day."
"Four days?
It'll take us ten days to cross the Ocean of Death. It'll be troublesome if we still don't reach the end, "said Feng Shang helplessly.
An idea suddenly flashed through Lu Yin's mind, but it disappeared in an instant. He had not been able to grasp it, and he was rather annoyed. He felt that this idea would definitely be useful, but he just could not recall it.
Suddenly, the Ocean of Death began to tremble. Everyone was bewildered.
Lu Yin scanned his surroundings before finally looking at the bottom of the sea. His expression changed. "Be careful! Something's coming out from the bottom of the sea."
"That can't be, right? There are creatures at the bottom of the sea?" Kuang Wang exclaimed. He had never heard of such a thing.
No one could answer him, and not even Lu Yin knew what would emerge from the bottom of the sea.
The tremors grew more and more intense. Soon, a towering pillar of water rose from the side of the small boat, brushing past Kuang Wang's shoulder as it rushed upwards. Then, it splashed out and fell into the sea.
The few of them were at a loss. There was nothing!
Xia Luo caught a glimpse of red, and when he looked at Kuang Wang, his expression changed. "You're injured."
Kuang Wang was startled. He touched his cheek and was overwhelmed with shock. The water column had touched his face just now, and just a touch was enough to injure him. The seemingly harmless water column was actually so powerful.
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he looked towards the bottom of the sea. He then used his star energy to forcefully change the boat's position, causing a pillar of water to shoot up into the sky and splash out like a fountain.
"Senior Kuang Wang, leave quickly," Lu Yin said sternly.
Kuang Wang did not dare to be careless and immediately increased his speed. Behind him, pillars of water soared into the sky and chased after them.
After half a day, the towering water column finally disappeared.
Kuang Wang panted heavily and waved his hand. "I can't take it anymore. Feng Shang, you take my place."
Feng Shang had no choice but to use his star energy to form a boat and take Kuang Wang's place.
The chase had consumed a lot of Kuang Wang's energy.
Lu Yin's expression turned ugly. The Ocean of Death could actually attack on its own, which was too strange. He could not help but look back, and what he saw made his hair stand on end. He saw a pair of eyes staring at him from within the Ocean of Death. Those were the eyes of a human; there was someone in the Ocean of Death.
Lu Yin raised a hand and unleashed a Spacerender Palm towards the Ocean of Death, causing a giant whirlpool to form on its surface.
The pair of eyes sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared.
Lu Yin's heart raced, and a chill ran down his spine. That was a human, right? No, that was impossible. No human could possibly survive in the Ocean of Death. It had to be a war spirit, one that was incomparably powerful and even had the ability to predict danger. That ability to predict danger had to be an innate gift, or else the war spirit would not have been able to avoid them.
"Brother Lu, what's wrong?" Xia Luo and the other two looked at Lu Yin, and then at the Ocean of Death that Lu Yin had attacked.
Lu Yin answered, "Those water columns weren't an attack from the Ocean of Death. They were from a war spirit."
"War spirit?"
Kuang Wang was horrified. "That's impossible. A war spirit would definitely chase after us if it encountered us. It wouldn't hide."
Xia Luo replied, "Not necessarily. If the war spirit's original form had a strange innate gift, then it wouldn't be impossible for it to hide."
"No wonder I felt a chill. It was actually an attack from a war spirit. To be able to reach this position, the war spirit's original form must be extremely powerful. Could it be one of the Ten Arbiters?" Feng Shang guessed.
Lu Yin shook his head. "That's impossible. If it was one of the Ten Arbiters, then the war spirit would not have hidden. It would have killed all of us."
"Brother Feng, please don't scare us. The Ten Arbiters have come to the Ocean of Death before, but they might not have formed a war spirit. What if we really encountered one?" Kuang Wang was dissatisfied.
That pair of eyes had been hidden too deeply, and if not for the fact that Lu Yin's own eyes had experienced the changes at the Sky Platform, he would not have been able to see it. Even so, because the eyes were too deep, Lu Yin could not see how many rune lines there were, and he could not determine its strength. However, it was definitely not one of the Ten Arbiters.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of the Rain List in Astral-10's Rain Observatory. Back then, he had barely been able to enter the Rain List. The Astral Combat Academy had been incomparably glorious, or rather, Astral-10 had been incomparably glorious. Although entering the Rain List only represented one's control of star energy and not one's battle prowess, one's control of star energy represented a portion of one's strength. Lu Yin estimated that the person at the top of the Rain List had been no weaker than the younger Ten Arbiters.
He still remembered that person's name: Shao Chen.
If Astral-10's Rain List had so many powerhouses, then what about the ten great academies?
There must have been many powerhouses born there, and there must have been extremely powerful individuals among them. The war spirits formed by those people would definitely be powerful.
Although it was rumored that the Ten Arbiters were products of the universe's great changes, and it was impossible for the universe to produce a younger generation that could compare to the Ten Arbiters, rumors were just rumors. Who knew if there were any freakish geniuses that had been born before? Some freakish geniuses were incomparably powerful in the Limiteer realm, but they would weaken when they broke through to the Explorer realm.
In the countless years of the Astral Combat Academy's history, there might have been a few who could compare to the Ten Arbiters when they were Limiteers.
That pair of eyes had cast a shadow over everyone's hearts, and with Kuang Wang's lack of star energy, their time had been shortened by another day.
Ahead of them was still the unknown end of the Ocean of Death.
Lu Yin was glad that he had brought these people along. Otherwise, even if he had enough star energy, his heart would have been stifled.
Another day passed, and everything went smoothly. However, the Ocean of Death's decomposition of star energy had sped up, and Feng Shang could only hold on for another half a day.
"This kind of aimless journey is the most troublesome," Kuang Wang said helplessly as he lay on the small boat.
"Be content. Who knows how many students envy us for being able to come here? Maybe you'll be able to see the end of the island in the next second."
Lu Yin suddenly asked, "Senior Feng, your surname is Feng. What's your relationship with the Tempest Flowzone's Feng family?"
Feng Shang replied, "I'm the third son of the Feng family."
Lu Yin nodded. "The surname Feng is very rare. I met someone called Feng Tao at the border warfront."
Feng Shang smiled. "He's my younger brother, and he told me that he met you. Back then, he didn't know his limits and even wanted to challenge you and Silver. Haha."
Lu Yin laughed. Although he hadn't spent much time at the border warfront, that place had left a deep impression on him. There were strange astral beasts, iron-willed soldiers, and a merciless battlefield. That was a place where men should be.
"Right, Brother Lu, you seem to be really short on money, right?" Kuang Wang asked. After interacting with Lu Yin for a few days, the two had become much more familiar with each other, and Kuang Wang no longer had any misgivings.
Lu Yin shrugged. "I'm used to being poor. Aside from my innate gift, cultivation is also a waste of resources. Without money, I can't do anything."
Kuang Wang's eyes lit up. "Actually, you can go to our Beast Tamers Flowzone to catch astral beasts. No matter what you catch, there'll be people who want it."
"Don't listen to him. There are so many people who go to the Beast Tamers Flowzone to catch astral beasts every year, and there's not much money to be made. Besides, the Divine Grade Hall, First Grade Hall, and Second Grade Hall all have specialized teams to catch astral beasts. Outsiders can't get involved," Feng Shang ruthlessly exposed.
Kuang Wang was annoyed. "Is Brother Lu an average person?
With Brother Lu's ability, you can catch rare astral beasts at any time and sell them for sky-high prices. "
Feng Shang sneered. "You're talking about rare astral beasts yourself. It's not a matter of whether or not you can catch them, but whether or not you can even find them."
"Don't blame others for your lack of luck. What's the point of staying in the ported battles and tormenting those newbies?"
"Don't spout nonsense. I'm just trying to increase my combat experience. Besides, I've died quite a few times. I even ran into an expert from the Top 100 Rankings a while ago."
"You asked for it."
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"Right, Brother Lu, did you run into any experts from the Top 100 Rankings in the ported battles?" Feng Shang suddenly asked.
Kuang Wang and Xia Luo were curious as well.
Lu Yin nodded. "Avery."
"Avery?"
Kuang Wang and Feng Shang cried out in surprise, and they looked at Lu Yin sympathetically. "He must have lost quite miserably, and he must have been completely crushed."
Xia Luo answered, "Avery. He's ranked fourth on the Top 100 Rankings. His defense is extremely powerful, and he calls himself the Second War King. He's from the Spirit Seal Flowzone's Nightmare Barbarian Tribe and has an innate gift of sound." He then looked at Lu Yin with interest. "I'm curious. Did he use any sound techniques against you?"
Feng Shang and Kuang Wang also stared at Lu Yin curiously.
Lu Yin thought about it. "Yes."
The three of them looked at Lu Yin in surprise.
"Brother Lu, your strength is definitely high enough to make Avery acknowledge you," Feng Shang exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yin was confused.
Feng Shang explained, "Avery has a special characteristic when facing his opponents. He'll let his opponent attack first, and he'll only use sound techniques if he acknowledges his opponent's strength. If his opponent's strength doesn't satisfy him, he'll just use his physical strength to crush them. Many people in the universe call this Avery's Dividing Line."