News of the Great Yu Empire's trial was out of reach for the people of Earth. They only knew that the apocalypse had occurred, and that powerhouses had appeared to protect their colonies. As for what had actually happened, only a select few knew.
One by one, the students were escorted onto the spaceship. Of the two hundred and thirty-seven students who participated in the trial, only one hundred and fifty made it back alive. In other words, eighty-seven students had died in this trial. Sigmund's expression was calm when he heard the numbers. The death rate wasn't considered high.
There was a 50% chance of death in any trial, so it was fine as long as it was kept under 50%. Of course, no one would care if the death rate exceeded 50%, unless it was the death of a certain noble.
There were quite a few students at Jeraldine's level who were in high spirits. They had originally only planned to occupy a piece of land and come back alive. However, the strongest students of the academy, especially the second batch of students, were in an extremely bad mood. All of their faces were taut and as ugly as they could be.
Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue had made an exception to join the Great Yu Empire. One of them was a realmbreaker, while the other had an innate gift. Both of them could join the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng had also been allowed to join, but they had refused, wanting to remain on Earth.
Sigmund didn't mind; these two were too weak compared to Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue. Even if they joined the Empire, they would only be ordinary soldiers.
Aside from them, the Indian monk Seruzen had also joined the Great Yu Empire. He was the only one other than Zhang Dingtian and the rest to join the Empire.
Lu Yin was treated for two hours before his chest wound was finally under control.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue.
"How is it?" he asked weakly.
Zhang Dingtian's voice was low, "It's over, but Earth hasn't changed. The Great Yu Empire will continue to monitor the situation and send soldiers to clean up the zombies. Thank you, Lu Yin."
"Thank you," Bai Xue said gratefully.
Lu Yin coughed and got off the ground, looking at the white clouds floating by, "Are we leaving?"
Zhang Dingtian nodded, "Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng have decided to stay on Earth. Aside from the three of us, the Indian monk Seruzen has also joined the Great Yu Empire."
Lu Yin was surprised, "The Indian monk?
Is he powerful? "
Zhang Dingtian was full of admiration. "He's an amazing person. Take a look for yourself. He's outside, and the Great Yu Empire will arrange for us to join Yu Academy."
Lu Yin walked out of the treatment room and immediately saw the Indian Ascetic. He was barefooted and half-clothed, and his entire body was bronze in color. He was so thin that he looked like a bag of bones. At first glance, he looked like an exquisite bronze statue. More importantly, his right hand was raised high up in the air. Nobody knew how long it had been raised there, but it had long since withered and deformed. It no longer looked like a hand, but more like a tree branch. His beard had been tied up in circles around his withered right hand.
The passersby all looked over in surprise.
Lu Yin was stunned. "This is the Indian monk, Seruzen?"
Zhang Dingtian was a strong-willed person, but even he looked at Seruzen strangely. Bai Xue was even more shocked.
"He's Seruzen, the only person on Earth who broke through to the Sentinel realm without receiving anything from Qingyu. He defeated Hayden and is the strongest in the academy," Zhang Dingtian said solemnly.
"How did he become a cultivator?" Lu Yin was bewildered.
Seruzen would find it difficult to even fight a mutant beast in his current state, let alone mutant beasts. He wouldn't even have an advantage against a normal person.
"I don't know, he hasn't spoken yet," Zhang Dingtian said.
"I can answer that," Sigmund walked over, and the people around him immediately bowed.
Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue were indifferent. They had joined the Great Yu Empire to become stronger, and they didn't have a good impression of it. Of course, they didn't hate it either; the planet's evolution had been brought about by Qingyu, and it had nothing to do with the Great Yu Empire.
Lu Yin looked at Sigmund and asked despite knowing the answer, "You seem to treat me differently, why?"
Sigmund smiled. "I'll explain it to you. The spaceship is about to leave Earth. Do you have anything you want to tell me?"
Lu Yin muttered to himself, "Go to Jinling and pick up someone called Xu San. He's my little brother."
Sigmund nodded and didn't ask any more questions, instead giving some instructions to his gadget, "I can answer your question," he glanced at Seruzen, "This is a person with great perseverance. He sat alone in the middle of two groups of mutant beasts, his body covered in blood, but his face showed no fear. He picked up energy crystals after the fight and swallowed them to reach the Sentinel realm. His perseverance is rare, and his heart has unimaginable perseverance."
Lu Yin and the other two looked over in shock; this person had sat alone in the middle of a battlefield of mutant beasts and was still a normal person. Was this person crazy? How had he not been eaten?
"I made an exception for this person and allowed him to join the Great Yu Empire. His perseverance has piqued the interest of some people, and he might have a bright future," Sigmund told Lu Yin.
Seruzen looked up at Lu Yin with murky eyes and stood up, his bare feet stepping on the cold metal floor as he slowly bowed in front of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin didn't understand.
"Tha-thank you," Seruzen's voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"You're welcome," Lu Yin replied, "You don't look like an Indian."
Seruzen straightened up, "I was born in the Tibetan Peak of Huaxia and trained in India." He bowed again and turned to leave.
Sigmund left as well; he was in charge of the aftermath and had many things to do.
"Let's go, we'll take a look around. This is a huge spacecraft from the Great Yu Empire, and it's worth as much as an entire planet," Lu Yin said.
"I'm not going, there's a gravity room and a small library here. I want to take a look," Zhang Dingtian said indifferently and left.
Lu Yin looked over at Bai Xue; she was breathtakingly beautiful and comfortable to look at.
Bai Xue still hadn't recovered from the incident with Liu Shaoge, so she apologized to Lu Yin and left as well.
Lu Yin was helpless; he might as well have left Seruzen behind. That guy's appearance was terrifying, and most people wouldn't dare to make a move on him.
This super large spaceship was called the Perseverance. It was a spaceship specially used to transport students. Its range was larger than the capital, and it had all the necessary facilities. Just the gravity rooms alone had over a hundred, and it could carry over three hundred personal spaceships. All the personal spaceships of the students were stored on the Perseverance.
The Perseverance was divided into training areas, machinery areas, living quarters, observation areas, control areas, and so on. Lu Yin was currently in the living quarters, and on the top floor. He had his own courtyard, and it was even equipped with a swimming pool, medical facilities, and so on. There were only three such accommodations on the Perseverance, and he occupied one of them. His living quarters were even better than Shalosh's.
The other students lived on the lower floor, which had hundreds of rooms. Each room was quite large, but the difference was like night and day when compared to Lu Yin's quarters.
Lu Yin walked down to the lower floor, where most of the students lived. The staff lived on the other side, while the soldiers lived on the lowest floor.
The living quarters were surrounded by layers of transparent metal, and Lu Yin tested them to find that they were quite sturdy.
"This kind of metal can only be shattered by space-exploring powerhouses. With your strength, you won't even be able to leave a mark on it," Xia Luo said with a gentle smile as he slowly approached from a short distance away.
Lu Yin turned around, "Why didn't I see you during the battle in India?"
Xia Luo smiled, "Not interested."
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow, "As a trial student, how can you not be interested in the trial mission with your strength? I'm really curious."
Xia Luo walked to Lu Yin's side and peered through the metal to see a giant tortoise's tail sweeping back and forth, "You just need to achieve your goal in the trial, there's no need to worry about the mission." Xia Luo turned to Lu Yin, "Congratulations on defeating Qingyu. This is enough to make the Great Yu Empire look at you in a new light."
Lu Yin shrugged, "It was just a trick, I couldn't have defeated him."
"There are no tricks in this universe, a win is a win. Lu Yin, no, Brother Lu, do you know what it means to defeat a Nightking?" Xia Luo smiled.
Lu Yin shook his head.
Xia Luo looked outside, "It means that you've entered the Daynight Clan's sights. Unless you don't go to the Innerverse, the Daynight Clan will target you."
Lu Yin shrugged, "That means I'm in trouble."