On a huge spaceship outside Earth, Sigmund and the others stared intently at the screen, which showed the turtle's image.
"General Sigmund, a creature with a power level over 10,000 can't be considered a trial anymore. Capture it," Torry said urgently. Jenny Auna was still in the capital, and if this creature attacked the capital, everyone would die.
Sigmund clenched his fists and looked at Mira.
Mira's expression was calm as she smiled. "Is death really that frightening to the young elites of the Great Yu Empire?"
Torry's expression changed, but he didn't say anything.
The giant turtle quickly disappeared. From the beginning to the end, no one said a word. No one dared to attract the attention of the giant turtle. It was too terrifying. It didn't even need to attack. Just its body alone was enough to crush everyone.
Lu Yin sighed. Hmm?
Wait, where's Lulu?
He looked to the west again and saw a green figure quickly leave. That crazy woman couldn't have gone after the turtle, could she?!
Outside the capital city, Yan Gang was coughing. He had choked on the dust and only managed to recover after much difficulty.
Everyone was still immersed in the terror of the turtle when Yan Gang spoke up, "Qingyu agreed, he can trade with you."
"Tell me who's Qingyu in the network," Lu Yin said.
Yan Gang told him.
Lu Yin immediately contacted Qingyu.
"You're Qingyu?" he asked.
In northern Europe, Qingyu looked at his gadget and smiled, "You're the native who oversaw the capital and captured a few dozen students?"
"Your item is in my hands. If you want to trade, give me the students you captured."
"That kid just talked to me. Sure, do you want Huo Xiaoling?
I can give her to you if you want, "Qingyu teased.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed; he knew that Yan Gang was running errands for Qingyu because of Huo Xiaoling. He already had Raas and Jenny Auna, so there was no need for Huo Xiaoling. Otherwise, Yan Gang would go all out. "Huo Xiaoling doesn't matter, but you have too few students."
Qingyu's eyes flashed, "Kid, I'm only trading because I don't want to run errands. Do you think you can stop me with just the few of you?"
"Of course not. You still have the strength of a Melder, but if you can escape, so can we. We'll take that stone and hide. Once we fail the trial mission, the Great Yu Empire will personally come to capture you. Can you stop them?
I know that you want to use that stone to escape. Compared to your own life, my conditions are much better, "Lu Yin said.
Qingyu chuckled. "Very smart. That's right. I want to use that rock to escape. Alright, I can capture some more students. I have a batch here. There are thirty-two in total. Is that okay?"
"Sure."
"Ten days from now, at the foot of the Tibetan Peak in India," Qingyu said.
Lu Yin agreed and hung up the gadget. Ten days later?
Yan Gang stared at Lu Yin.
"You can go to Northern Europe to pick up Huo Xiaoling."
Yan Gang's eyes lit up. "You better hand Jenny Auna over to me. You don't know how powerful the Auna family is."
"Impossible, you can leave now," Lu Yin said impatiently.
A cold glint flashed in Yan Gang's eyes as he left without saying anything.
Once Yan Gang left, Lu Yin explained the situation to the rest.
Zhang Dingtian spoke up, "I'll go with you. Qingyu is the main culprit behind Earth's evolution. Because of him, countless people have died. I want him to pay with his life."
"I'll go too," Bai Xue said resolutely.
Lu Yin looked at Jeraldine, "Spread the news that Qingyu will appear at the foot of the Tibetan Peak in ten days."
"You want to use the students to get rid of Qingyu?" Gerlaine asked.
Lu Yin nodded, "Isn't that your mission?
Get rid of him and complete the trial mission. It'll be good for you. "
"What about you?
Do you want to take revenge for the people of this planet too? "Gerlaine asked.
Lu Yin took a deep breath, "The trial isn't just for the students, it's also for us. You have results, and so do I. Completing the mission will increase our bargaining chips with the Great Yu Empire."
Gerlaine sneered, "You really want to negotiate with the Great Yu Empire?
You're crazy, you won't succeed. "
"I'll try," Lu Yin shrugged nonchalantly.
It didn't take long for the network to explode as Qingyu went crazy and captured more students, forcing most of the students who had been monitoring him in Northern Europe to flee. At the same time, news of Qingyu's appearance at the foot of the Tibetan Peak spread like wildfire. Many students were shaken and rushed to India. Whether the news was true or not, they wouldn't lose anything if they had to travel a bit longer.
Qingyu's whereabouts were completely exposed, and many students rushed to India. This would be the final battle of the trial, and either the students would complete the mission or fail it. The Great Yu Empire would take action.
Lu Yin went into seclusion once more, studying the movements of the stars with his star chart in hand. He hoped to activate the fourth star.
The Sirius Palm was terrifying, and its power doubled with each additional star. Three stars could suppress Eddy and rival Meiras, while four stars would be enough to suppress Munoor and Yan Gang. The Skybeast Claw and Daynight Punch couldn't be strengthened for the time being, so the only way to increase their power was to use the Sirius Palm.
But before that, Lu Yin found a piece of paper and closed his eyes, recalling the scene from his dream. He had dreamt that he had been crushed by a jade finger that had traversed the heavens. It had felt very real, like he had been crushed. His heart had been filled with boundless rage, but the memory was still fresh in his mind. He raised his brush to draw it, but couldn't bring himself to do it. The jade finger that had pierced through the heavens was clear, but he just couldn't draw it.
He tossed the paper away in frustration, feeling like he should be able to draw it, but he just couldn't. After thinking about it for a while, he sighed. Forget it, it was just a dream.
He raised his hand and his die appeared, the side with a cold five on it. This was Bai Xue's innate gift that he could borrow, but it would disappear after use. The next time he wanted to use it, he would have to draw five pips and touch her within ten seconds.
"Interesting innate gift," he muttered to himself, taking out a cube of star crystals from his cosmic ring and crushing it for the die to absorb, but it didn't do so this time.
"Am I at my limit?
Looks like I'll have to wait for a while, "Lu Yin muttered to himself, dispelling the die with a wave of his hand and beginning to observe the star chart.
This trial had been a nightmare for many students. The first batch had been fine, as most of the strongest students had been captured. Most of the ordinary students had only wanted to occupy a place and get decent results, but the second batch had been unlucky. Almost half of them had been captured, regardless of whether they were from the capital or Northern Europe. This had never happened before in the history of the Great Yu Empire's trials.
Sigmund and the rest had lost face.
More importantly, even disciples of large families like Raas and Jenny Auna had been captured, and there were even experts from Yu Academy among them. Sigmund and the rest couldn't even raise their heads.
Mira watched with great interest, occasionally praising the trials, but to Sigmund and the rest, it sounded like sarcasm.
"This is a true trial. There are many trials where the students crush the natives. That's not a trial; it's more like a staged drama. General Mando, your Great Yu Empire is truly an iron-blooded empire," Mira praised.
Sigmund was speechless. This woman had just said that the Great Yu Empire's youths were afraid of death, and now she was saying the opposite.
"General, we should prepare. The final battle is in ten days, and Qingyu gave us ten days to gather the students. It seems like he's very confident," Torry Auna said.
"That Lu Yin doesn't understand how terrifying Qingyu is as a Melder. There's a ninety percent chance he'll fail," Shalosh said coldly.
Sigmund stared at the screen; Lu Yin's actions were akin to asking a tiger for its skin; trying to make a deal with Qingyu was akin to courting death. Even if Qingyu was only a Sentinel, the Daynight Clan's power was not something ordinary elites could match, let alone a Melder.
Mira looked at the screen with a faint smile. A Melder?
No, that was wrong. She was certain that Qingyu wasn't a Melder, and it would be difficult for him to even display the power of a peak Sentinel. His injuries were too severe, and he could barely display half of a Sentinel's power. Even so, he looked no different from a Melder. This was the Daynight Clan.
Two days later, Yan Gang found Qingyu and wanted to take Huo Xiaoling away, but Qingyu refused.
"You got what's mine?" Qingyu mocked.
Yan Gang was furious, "You'll be able to trade with the natives in eight days. Let Huo Xiaoling go first."