Lu Yin used the Roving Step to rush to Munoor's side and punched him in the stomach. Munoor had been injured by Qingyu and couldn't outrun Lu Yin, but he couldn't resist either. Lu Yin stuffed a tube of medicine into his mouth before viciously throwing it at Qingyu, "Go!"
"You bastard, what did you feed me?" Munoor shouted in horror.
"Strong Cultivation Powder." Lu Yin said and ran away without looking back.
Munoor's expression changed drastically; Overpower Powder was a medicine used by Melders to strengthen their attacks. It wasn't harmful to Melders, but it was different for Sentinels as they could be severely injured by the backlash. "Damn you, Lu Yin!" Munoor roared, terrifying star energy erupting from his body as he broke through the seal and entered the Melder realm. Qingyu charged towards him, and the two faced each other.
Munoor instinctively struck out with his Skybeast Claw. As a Sentinel, he could only use seven forms of the Skybeast Claw, but as a Melder, he could use ten. Qingyu's pupils shrank as he tried to escape, but the Skybeast Claw covered an area of a hundred meters and slammed him into the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed to the ground once more.
At the same time, a beam of light chased him away.
"Lu Yin, I'm not done with you!" Munoor roared.
Lu Yin didn't bother with him, instead rushing to the surface and slamming down with his palm. Against a powerhouse like Qingyu who had the strength of an Explorer, Lu Yin could only use all of his strength to attack. Five consecutive Cosmic Palms landed on the spot where Qingyu had been heavily injured, ruthlessly pressing him into the mountain range as dust filled the air.
The entire mountain range was split in two.
Lu Yin panted heavily and raised his hand again. He had used up all of his star energy, but he still had the Shockwave Palm and Spacerender Palm. He didn't hesitate and attacked Qingyu continuously.
Qingyu opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood, but when he saw Lu Yin's murderous gaze, he gritted his teeth and roared, "Damn it, I can't use my innate gifts because of my injuries. I'm only a Sentinel. Stop, I'm an awakened Nightking, no one dares to kill me."
Lu Yin raised his right palm and unleashed the final Sirius Palm, "Die!" He slammed down with his palm, but it stopped a centimetre away from Qingyu's body. Lu Yin's wrist was grabbed, and a middle-aged man suddenly appeared beside them, staring at Qingyu in shock, "What did you just say?"
Qingyu spat out another mouthful of blood and laughed, "I-I'm a Nightking, a Nightking!"
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed as he looked at Qingyu's hair. Between the black and white strands, there was an inconspicuous grey strand that shocked the man. The middle-aged man paled and threw Lu Yin away, taking out a potion from his cosmic ring and feeding it to Qingyu. He looked nervous, as if he was afraid of something.
At the same time, Torry Auna and Shalosh appeared beside the conical crater, staring at the grey strand of hair in shock. This was the symbol of a Nightking, a member of the Daynight royal family. Any Nightking was the Daynight clan's reverse scale, and anyone who touched them would be slaughtered!
In the past, Qingyu had only been an ordinary member of the Daynight Clan, but now, he was a Nightking. Even within the Daynight Clan, he held a supreme position. The Great Yu Empire, no, the Frostwave Weave, did not dare to touch someone like him.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and took out a healing potion as well. His entire body was exhausted, and his skin was cracking. His body couldn't withstand the ferocious attack from before. He had thought that he could kill Qingyu and obtain his formcast model, but he hadn't expected the Great Yu Empire to intervene.
Nightking?
Lu Yin's heart trembled; he had seen this surname when he had accepted the stone's inheritance. Nightking Zhenwu was at the top of the corridor.
A giant spacecraft had appeared in the sky at some point, blocking out the sun.
"All students, please take note. The trial is over, and the results will be announced by the various academies …"
Many students heaved a sigh of relief; it was finally over.
Veron, Eddy, Raas, and the rest breathed a sigh of relief as well. It wasn't that they hadn't participated in trials before, but none had been as terrifying as this one. They should have been able to roam the native planets freely, but instead they had been kidnapped and shamefully turned into hostages. They hadn't even had a chance to participate in the final battle; even a Melder had taken action.
Liu Shaoge released all the students; Qingyu's identity had been exposed, and they were useless to him.
They were useless against Qingyu, but they had been used by Lu Yin and the rest to negotiate with the Great Yu Empire on behalf of Earth.
If Lu Yin had been able to kill Qingyu in the final battle, he would have been the only one to complete the mission. Such a result would have been enough for him to participate in Astral-10's selections.
Huo Xiaoling was also looking at Lu Yin; the battle had truly shocked her. She had thought that this was the best she could do as a Melder; Qingyu's body was far stronger than a Melder's, and she knew that she wouldn't be able to defeat him. However, this person had been able to do so as a Sentinel. Although there had been some trickery involved, it was still shocking.
Bai Xue stared at Liu Shaoge, her eyes filled with anger and sorrow.
Zhang Dingtian dragged his heavily injured body to his feet and glared at Qingyu; the culprit who had harmed countless people on Earth had been saved just like that.
"Return to the ship, we'll give you the best treatment," Sigmund said. He was the middle-aged man who had stopped Lu Yin's final palm strike.
"Cough, cough." Qingyu coughed up a mouthful of blood; his injuries had been too severe. Explorers mainly relied on star energy to protect their bodies, but his star energy was only enough for him to display the strength of a Sentinel. His physical defenses had been greatly reduced, and he'd been attacked by two Melders, one of whom had even used the Strength Enhancement Powder. Coupled with the fact that he'd endured so many attacks from Lu Yin, it was fortunate that he hadn't died.
Qingyu spat out another mouthful of blood and looked up at Lu Yin with a grin, "Ant, isn't it a pity that you couldn't kill me? Hahahaha!"
Sigmund sighed.
If it had only been a member of the Daynight Clan, it wouldn't have been a big deal; after all, the Daynight Clan had issued the arrest warrant. However, the Nightking Clan was different; even the Daynight Clan didn't dare put the Nightking on trial; they were royalty, and only the Nightking Clan could put Qingyu on trial. It was a pity that he had awakened as a Nightking on Earth; the Nightking Clan's population was too small, and every member was treated like a treasure.
If Qingyu had been killed in the Great Yu Empire, the entire Great Yu Empire would have been dyed red, and no one would have been able to escape. Even Mira hadn't stopped Sigmund from interfering, a testament to the Nightking Clan's power.
There was no such thing as absolute fairness, and the Nightking Clan had the right to break it.
"General Sigmund, General Sigmund, that native almost killed me! Kill him, kill him now!" Raas shouted as he ran up to Sigmund.
Sigmund slapped Raas to the ground, "Shut up!"
Shalosh appeared in front of Raas and looked down at him from above. He then turned to Qingyu and smiled respectfully, "Do you need me to get rid of these natives for you?"
His words immediately put Lu Yin, Zhang Dingtian, and the rest on guard as they glared angrily at Shalosh.
Sigmund looked at Qingyu as well.
Torry Auna did the same; Qingyu's status was the highest among them all from the moment he had become a Nightking.
Liu Shaoge silently walked up behind Qingyu and stood respectfully.
Qingyu wiped the corner of his mouth with his thumb and looked at the scarlet stain on his finger. He looked up at Lu Yin, "No need, just wait. I'll be back soon, and when I do, this planet will cease to exist. Everyone will die."
Zhang Dingtian's gaze turned cold as he clenched his fists. He felt sorrow; Qingyu had caused Earth's apocalypse and killed countless people. He had personally killed Wang You and Tong Zhan, caused beast tides to erupt all over China, and caused countless deaths. Now, he was declaring the destruction of Earth. This person was the greatest enemy of Earth, and he had a blood feud with everyone.
Zhang Dingtian swore that if he could, he would kill this person in the future as a sacrifice to the countless dead.
"You're so kind. As you wish, we'll preserve this planet for you," Shalosh smiled.
Qingyu didn't care about Shalosh at all; he had once been an Explorer himself, and his strength far surpassed Shalosh's. What he cared about was Lu Yin, an ant who had defeated him. This was a stain that he would never be able to erase for the rest of his life, and he would have to wipe it out himself. However, now was not the time; the most important thing was to return to the ancestral land with the inheritance stone and become a true Nightking.
"Let's go," Qingyu smiled at Liu Shaoge with a cruel look in his eyes, "I'll be back soon, ant. Just you wait." A beam of light descended from the sky and brought both him and Liu Shaoge to the spacecraft.