Lu Yin's gaze turned cold; he hadn't recovered from the Shockwave Palm, and he couldn't break free from the ice. Seeing the ice spreading, he had no choice but to use the Roving Steps with the woman.
The woman's vision swayed as the scene changed. She was caught off guard and fainted, vomiting on reflex. Lu Yin tore off her sleeve, dropping a few extremely cold leaves to the ground where they quickly froze.
"I was wondering how you could use a supernatural battle technique. So you relied on external objects," he mocked.
She gritted her teeth and glared at him, "What did you just do?
Battle technique? "
Lu Yin didn't answer, considering whether or not to silence her.
At that moment, the Executioner, Zhou Shan, flew over from the horizon.
Lu Yin was helpless; it was too late to silence her.
The woman's expression turned ugly when she saw Zhou Shan.
Lu Yin was puzzled; was this woman not from the camp?
Zhou Shan shouldn't have let a powerhouse in the realm of Earth go.
There was a whoosh as Zhou Shan descended from the sky. His dignified gaze swept over Lu Yin and the girl before finally landing on the white spacecraft. His eyes were filled with bewilderment.
"Can someone explain this to me?" he asked in a low voice.
Lu Yin thought for a moment before replying, "The spacecraft landed, and someone inside wanted to kill me. Perhaps the impact was too severe and he wasn't my match, so I killed him instead."
Zhou Shan stared at Lu Yin for a moment before looking at the woman. He wasn't in a hurry to check the spacecraft and smiled, "Long time no see. You're the only Snow Lady here?"
She bowed, "Snow Lady Zhao Yu greets the Executioner."
Lu Yin looked at her in shock. Snow Lady?
He had heard of her before; she was a powerhouse under Luo Sheng's Blue Battalion in the Changbai Mountains. Why would a Snow Lady appear in Nanjing?
"We haven't met since the Cataclysm. Who would have thought that things would change so quickly," Zhou Shan sighed.
Zhao Yu respectfully replied, "Luo Sheng sent me to congratulate you. The Executioner has dominated the Su Province. Congratulations."
Zhou Shan smiled bitterly, "What's there to congratulate me for? I can't compare to Luo Sheng. I know how strong the Three Upper Sages are, and you're stronger than all of my captains."
Zhao Yu smiled. "You flatter me, Executioner Sage. I just lost to this major of yours. He's really strong."
Zhou Shan pointed at Lu Yin, "Him?
I don't know him. "
Zhao Yu was shocked. "He's not a major general under your command?"
Zhou Shan understood that Zhao Yu had been defeated by Lu Yin. He stared at Lu Yin in astonishment; this person had actually defeated the snow lady.
Lu Yin lowered his head and fell into deep thought. From Zhou Shan's tone, it seemed that they had known each other before the Apocalypse, but they had not met after. This meant that Lu Yin had witnessed the strength of the Upper Three Sages before the Apocalypse. Indeed, the Seven Sages had started training before the Apocalypse. Lu Yin had once heard rumors that their exploration of Neptune had not been fruitless. They had actually found a warblade and a corpse. It was said that this discovery had almost led to a world war, but in the end, China had to compromise and give the other countries some things before the Apocalypse had ended.
In that case, the reason why the Seven Saints were able to cultivate was because they had obtained something from that corpse.
Lu Yin clenched his fists; he hadn't guessed wrong, and the direction he'd been searching in had been correct.
It was impossible for the Seven Sages to know about formcast models. In that case, if the corpse belonged to a peerless expert, then there might still be a formcast model left in his body that could be used. That was his true target.
Soon, the army arrived. The leader of the army was a beautiful woman wearing glasses.
Zhou Shan had the army seal off the area as he watched a few researchers in white lab coats explore the spacecraft. He then looked at Lu Yin, "Little brother, what else do you know about this alien?"
Zhao Yu looked at Lu Yin as well.
Lu Yin thought for a moment before answering, "I heard a few things from him, such as the academy's assessment, the trial of a primitive planet's evolution, and a mission."
Zhou Shan's eyes flashed, "That's all?"
Lu Yin nodded, "He didn't say much, just wanted me to be his slave. He called us savages."
"Savages?"
Zhou Shan sneered and looked up at the sky, "Looks like Earth won't be peaceful for long. Dozens of spaceships just landed, which means dozens of aliens. I never thought that the day of contact would come so soon."
Lu Yin looked at Zhou Shan, who didn't seem surprised.
"Executioner, the spaceship is about to be transported back to Jinlin for analysis. The alien's heart was shattered and he died. According to our investigation, he should have a weapon, but we couldn't find anything after searching the area," the bespectacled woman reported.
Lu Yin had destroyed the scene of the battle while searching for Vesta's body, so they couldn't even restore it.
Zhou Shan looked at Lu Yin, "Little brother, the alien's body is very useful for research. Can you hand it over?
Don't worry, I'll return it to you once the research is complete. "
Lu Yin muttered to himself for a moment before pulling out the dagger, "This is his weapon, I didn't take anything else." He then tore open his shirt to show Zhou Shan and the rest.
Everything he had was stored in his cosmic ring, but Zhou Shan and the rest couldn't recognize it. They couldn't imagine a ring that could store space, so they naturally didn't care.
Zhou Shan took the dagger and waved it casually, slicing through the ground, "How sharp, this material really isn't from Earth."
With that, Zhou Shan tossed the dagger to the bespectacled girl and scanned Lu Yin with a sharp gaze. When he saw that there really was nothing on him, he stepped forward and patted Lu Yin's shoulder, praising him, "Not bad, little brother. What's your name? Are you interested in joining the camp?
Are you interested in becoming a captain? "
Lu Yin agreed without hesitation; he had no choice but to do so. Zhou Shan seemed calm, but he had never let go of his suspicions. It wasn't just him; everyone was wondering if Lu Yin was hiding something from the alien. Since they wouldn't let him go under such circumstances, Lu Yin might as well agree to avoid conflict.
A Realm of Sky powerhouse wasn't something he could deal with right now, and Vesta wouldn't have been killed if he hadn't been too careless. Lu Yin was sure that the same method wouldn't work on Zhou Shan, and there were so many cultivators around.
Zhao Yu frowned, "I can't contact the Luo Sheng. All communication lines were cut off the moment the aliens arrived."
Zhou Shan nodded, "The alien spacecraft destroyed all communication lines. I'll send people to repair them as soon as possible. Don't worry, even if aliens appear in the northeast, Camp Blue will be fine. The Luo Sheng is very strong."
Zhao Yu nodded silently.
Research on alien spacecraft wasn't something that could be done overnight. Fortunately, the spacecraft wasn't large, and the army managed to transport it back to Nanjing in secret.
Lu Yin was authorized to reside in Zhongshan, becoming the fourteenth captain of the camp.
There were eighty thousand soldiers in the camp, and his position was only a title. He didn't have an army under his command, but he didn't care. What he wanted most right now was to remodel his body and become a true cultivator.
At the peak of Zhongshan, Zhou Shan looked towards the south as the bespectacled girl approached him, "Executioner, we've searched the area around Tiankeng. There's nothing hidden. That person wasn't lying."
Zhou Shan sighed, "Alright, you can go now."
"There's something I need to report. We found traces of battle around Tiankeng covered up. This Lu Yin might not be as simple as he seems. He might be very strong," the bespectacled girl said solemnly.
Zhou Shan smiled, "I know. His right hand and leg were injured, but he was still able to defeat the Snow Lady. His true strength is at the peak of the Realm of Earth, or else he wouldn't have been able to kill the aliens. Also, he doesn't seem to have absorbed any energy crystals. This person is very interesting."
"Should we monitor him?" the bespectacled girl asked.
Zhou Shan shook his head, "No need. Humans should be as united as possible right now. Besides, even if he's hiding his strength, he's only in the Realm of Earth."
"Understood."
Within the captain's tent at Zhongshan's camp, Lu Yin sat cross-legged on his bed and slowed his breathing. Ten minutes later, he opened his eyes with clear eyes and took out a formcast model from his cosmic ring. His eyes burned with passion as he bit his index finger, causing blood to gush out. He pressed the formcast model onto his injured index finger, and it slowly melted into his fingertip before disappearing.
Lu Yin waited expectantly, but a moment later, intense pain spread from his fingertip to his entire body.
Lu Yin's gaze sharpened as he gritted his teeth and endured the pain.
The pain surged through him like a tidal wave, as if his body was being torn apart. All of his cells were being reassembled and refined, and his blood vessels squirmed on the surface of his skin. He felt as if he was being roasted by fire, crushed by an invisible hand. This was the power of a peerless powerhouse; all of his formcast models had come from such a powerhouse. At this moment, Lu Yin could truly feel the greatness of this power.
Pfft!
Lu Yin spat out a mouthful of blood, but his eyes grew brighter as he looked into the void. Countless impurities were cleansed from his body before being incinerated by energy, causing the air around him to distort.