Bai Xue hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded. Without Lu Yin, they wouldn't even be able to protect the capital, let alone this stone.
President Lian and Bai Xue quickly left, leaving Lu Yin alone.
Lu Yin looked at the stone and slowly took it out, feeling a bone-chilling sensation in his hand. There was nothing special about it, but he couldn't find anything special about it. He put it back and was about to leave.
Suddenly, his gaze turned cold and he used the Roving Step to grab at a corner. A black shadow appeared and looked at Lu Yin in shock. He raised his hand and a cold aura spread out. Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and clawed out with the Skybeast Claw. The black shadow cried out in alarm and hurriedly dodged.
Lu Yin had only used the first form of the Skybeast Claw, so it wasn't very powerful. The shadow easily dodged, revealing itself to be a beautiful woman with an icy aura.
"Who are you?
What do you want? "
Lu Yin asked. She was definitely a student, and she wasn't weak either. However, she couldn't compare to Munoor, probably on the same level as Raas.
She arrogantly replied, "I'm Jenny Auna from the Auna family. You should have heard of me before."
Lu Yin frowned, "Never heard of you. State your purpose."
Jenny's eyes flashed coldly, "How dare you speak to me like that?"
Lu Yin was annoyed; this woman was just as arrogant as Raas. The Auna family?
It didn't sound simple, but he didn't care, "I don't care who you are. Since you're here, don't leave." He charged at her, startling her. She knew that she wasn't his match, "Stop! I'm from the Auna family! My father is Xueshan Auna, and my uncle is the captain of the Ninth Squadron of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. Don't make a mistake."
He grabbed Jenny Auna, but she didn't resist at all. She just glared at him angrily. "I'm warning you one more time. I'm not someone Raas can compare to. Our Auna family can influence the empire's decisions, so don't make a mistake."
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he suddenly let go of her and rushed towards the stone. At the same time, a figure approached the stone and tried to snatch it away, but Lu Yin stopped her.
Lu Yin grabbed the newcomer's arm and found it smooth. Another woman?
The second woman to appear was dressed in green and looked like a fairy. When she saw that Lu Yin had grabbed her arm, she snorted and turned around to kick him. Lu Yin tried to forcefully twist her body to dissolve the attack, but he was shocked to find that he couldn't move her at all. This woman's strength was a little too shocking.
Helplessly, he released her and dodged her kick. He then used the Skybeast Claw with his left hand. The three forms of the Skybeast Claw were enough to defeat a powerhouse on Eddy's level, but they were useless against this woman. She raised her fist and punched out, shattering the Skybeast Claw and sending the remaining force flying towards Lu Yin. Lu Yin was shocked by her strength. He activated his Cosmic Art and saw that her fist had many variations.
Lu Yin's gaze was solemn. He managed to dodge the wind generated by the green-clothed woman's fist with great difficulty and stared at her warily.
She stared at him in shock. "You dodged it?"
Lu Yin frowned; this woman was strong, and she wasn't any weaker than Munoor. No, she was even stronger than Munoor. That punch wasn't any weaker than the seventh form of the Skybeast Claw, but it seemed like a casual punch. Where did such a terrifying powerhouse come from?
Was their target that stone?
Just as Lu Yin was about to say something, another figure appeared in the darkness. These people could hide their star energy and avoid detection from gadgets; they were all extremely strong.
The third person to appear made Lu Yin's heart sink; it was Xia Luo, the person who had given him a strong sense of danger. That sense of danger had left a deep impression on him, similar to the first time he had met Silver under the moonlight.
Four people faced each other in the cramped underground space, two men and two women.
Jenny Auna was shocked; she hadn't noticed the other two hiding.
The woman in green also looked at Xia Luo in shock; she hadn't noticed him at all. When had he hidden himself?
"Your target is this stone?" Lu Yin asked in a low voice.
Neither of them spoke, but Xia Luo smiled warmly, "That's right, Lu Yin. Do you know where this stone came from?"
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "I don't."
Xia Luo smiled, "Then let's talk. This stone is an inheritance from a powerful race in the universe, and it's rumored that one can obtain a battle technique from it. The reason Qingyu is wanted is because of this stone. Since you don't know how to use it, we can explore it together, and I'll tell you the method. How about it?"
The woman in green looked at Xia Luo in shock, "You know the method?"
Xia Luo smiled, "I know a little, but it's useless for anyone to take it away. Aside from that bloodline, no one else can explore it. This is also why that bloodline hasn't acted personally; otherwise, the entire Frostwave Weave would be in trouble. There's no need for you to fight over it."
The woman in green looked at Lu Yin, "What do you say?"
Lu Yin glanced at the three; aside from Jenny Auna, he wasn't confident in defeating the other two. Even if all the experts in the capital worked together, they wouldn't be able to stop them, "Alright, let's explore it together, but you can't take it away."
Xia Luo smiled and nodded, "No problem, it's not just us. If you have friends who want to explore it, they can do so as well. The method is simple: drip a drop of blood on the stone and activate it. As for whether or not we can receive the inheritance, it's up to us. I can tell you that it's almost impossible to succeed."
Lu Yin glanced at Xia Luo and immediately contacted Bai Xue and Zhang Dingtian. The two soon appeared, along with Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng.
Jenny Auna frowned and looked at them with arrogance.
Zhang Dingtian and the rest stared at them warily; there were three experts here, and two of them were on par with Munoor. If they started fighting, it would be a disaster for the capital.
"Don't be on guard, I don't mean any harm. We just want to explore this stone together. Let's start with me," Xia Luo said, gesturing for them to start.
Lu Yin tossed the stone out, and Xia Luo casually dripped a drop of blood onto one side of the stone. The stone floated in the air and absorbed the blood. Everyone felt an inexplicable pressure descend upon them as countless battle techniques flashed before their eyes. They also felt an indescribably cold and terrifying aura.
Xia Luo sat cross-legged on the ground and looked up at the stone, deep in thought.
The girl in green was the second to start, sitting down after her blood had been absorbed and staring at the stone with a profound gaze.
There were sixteen sides to the stone, and everyone gathered in a circle to begin.
Lu Yin glanced at Xia Luo before starting; he was sure that if he attacked now, he wouldn't have an easy time. Although these people seemed unprepared, they definitely had their own defensive methods.
He stopped thinking about it and dripped a drop of blood onto one side of the stone. As he watched the blood being absorbed, a fist that seemed to pierce through the heavens suddenly appeared in front of him, crossing through time and space to attack him.
Pfft!
Wu Sheng spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale. He had failed, and so had Zhou Shan.
Like a chain reaction, Bai Xue, Jenny Auna, and Zhang Dingtian all failed one after another, their faces pale as they stared at the stone in shock.
The fist in front of Lu Yin's eyes grew closer and closer, until he saw the starry sky and endless darkness. It was as if he was looking at the river of time, and countless people had died to this fist. This fist had turned day into night.
Lu Yin subconsciously channeled the Sirius Art and gritted his teeth so hard that his lips bled. The fist gradually slowed down, and he could see it clearly.
Although the fist covered the starry sky and reversed day and night, it wasn't impossible to dodge.
Wait, why should I dodge?
Lu Yin's eyes went wide as three stars revolved around his body. Suddenly, a fourth star appeared vaguely. He had been observing his star chart all this time, and the moment the fist pressed down on him, the fourth star barely managed to form a phantom image. The star then exploded, and the fist in front of him disappeared right before it was about to hit him. Lu Yin himself seemed to have traversed an endless distance and arrived outside a long corridor.
Endless darkness enveloped the entire area, and he couldn't see the distance. All he could see was an ancient corridor that reeked of blood.
Lu Yin couldn't describe the corridor in front of him; there was no light source, but the entire corridor was clearly visible. He could clearly see it, but the next moment, it changed. This was a corridor that could change.
The entire corridor was dark red, and the stone walls on both sides were engraved with indecipherable murals. The figures on the murals didn't make a single sound, but Lu Yin felt as if they were howling and shouting. The walls seemed to be dripping with blood, and his nose was filled with the stench of blood.