Chapter 467: Extreme Shock (1/2)

Lu Yin did not know how strong Lan Si had been as a Limiteer, but he dared to guarantee that the Arbiter’s strength back then could not surpass his current limit. Lan Si’s public record was Thirty Stacks, and Lu Yin felt like it wouldn’t matter even if the true record was Fifty Stacks. He believed that, when he completely unsealed all three grains of Fatesand, he would be able to handle unleashing more than Fifty Stacks.

The Overlaying Stacks Path became more difficult the further one progressed, and Fifty Stacks was not as simple as just adding another Twenty Stacks on top of thirty. During the Astral Combat Tournament, Lu Yin had used merely Nine Stacks to defeat Nightqueen Yanqing.

“Your physical strength has surpassed my imagination.” Mu Rong was shocked.

Lu Yin smiled. “Just so long as you’re not disappointed. Now, it’s my turn to attack.”

Many thought it strange as this exchange was nearly identical to Ling Que’s battle with Mu Rong—both young men wanted to retaliate as soon as they successfully blocked an attack from Mu Rong. However, Ling Que had been defeated by the farmer boy’s song. Would Lu Yin face a similar outcome?

Mu Rong shook his head. “I won’t wait for you to attack, and there’s no need to think about resisting my blow; it’s unavoidable.”

Lu Yin nodded firmly. “That’s right, but I don’t like to take a beating for nothing. You can think of this as my way of defending. Let’s go!”

Lu Yin then charged at Mu Rong with full speed, the Giant Emperor’s third eye gripped in his hand as he took advantage of the fact that Mu Rong’s forcefield had not recovered yet. His eyes filled with star energy, and in that instance, he reached the point where he could use Secret Sidestep.

When Mu Rong played the farmer boy’s song, it brought forth the full strength of his forcefield, but it required time to play. Although it was very quick, Lu Yin had calculated the windup time through videos and determined that Mu Rong needed roughly three seconds to pull off his attack. This brief window of time was his best opportunity to attack.

The moment his eyes filled with star energy, the terrifyingly enormous amount of rune lines entered his eyes, and scarlet blood began flowing out. At this moment, he had already arrived in front of Mu Rong, where he struck out with Thirty Stacks Fiftyfold Shockwave Palm.

Mu Rong shifted his body back and stared curiously at Lu Yin; this person should know that he could not land an attack on him if he just relied on just speed. However, Lu Yin had still made the attempt, and his eyes were even bleeding.

Suddenly, Mu Rong felt his back turn cold. The Lu Yin in front of his eyes had vanished only to reappear behind him. This was not just speed, but was instead a high-level movement technique. He had seen it before, as it was the supreme technique revered by all Lockbreakers: Secret Sidestep. Shit! He can use Secret Sidestep!

The sound of an explosion rang out when Lu Yin’s palm firmly connected with Mu Rong, sending him tunneling through the ground. At the same time, Thirty Stacks erupted, causing consecutive shockwaves to burst forth and unleash visible white ripples that spread through the air. Mu Rong spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire body was forced beneath the lake.

Lu Yin hurriedly retracted his star energy from his eyes and wiped them clean since they were indeed bleeding. Being able to see rune lines was not always a good thing, as he was susceptible to being injured from seeing them.

At this moment, Halfwillow Lakeside had fallen silent while everyone stared dumbfoundedly at Lu Yin. He had actually struck Mu Rong, which should be the first time Mu Rong had been hit squarely, and it had been with Thirty Stacks at that.

Wasn’t it said that Mu Rong would counter Lu Yin? What was going on?

Most people could not understand what had happened, as only a few had clearly seen the sequence of events. Those rare few people had an indescribable look of shock in their eyes.

“Secret Sidestep—it’s actually Secret Sidestep!” Ling Que was astounded. Secret Sidestep was not just about speed; rather, it was a supreme evasion technique. It was something that any Lockbreaker could use to avoid crises during lockbreaking. It was the ultimate technique that they all wished to comprehend since it would allow them to evade the many dangers that occurred during Lockbreaking. It’s highly sought after quality was a clear indication of Secret Sidestep’s value, and Lu Yin actually could use it.

Northgate Lie, Qin Chen, Cheng Wu, and the others were all stunned as well. The current generations of Limiteers were too freakish!

Michelle and the others had not expected Lu Yin to have comprehended Secret Sidestep, as the only ones who knew were those who had participated in the Outerverse trial in the Shenwu Continent and those who had gone to the Savage Ape Planet to unlock the tree-looking sourcebox. Even if they had publicized the information, it would not have spread across the entire universe since most people did not have access to such privileged information. Hence, when Lu Yin used Secret Sidestep here, it caused a great stir among everyone.

Hai Dashao was also shocked. Even within the entire Lockbreaker Society, there were extremely few Lockbreakers who could use Secret Sidestep.

The Sea King’s Dome had their own Lockbreakers as well, and the value that Secret Sidestep represented to ordinary people could not compare with what it represented in the eyes of Lockbreakers. At this moment, Lu Yin’s position had leaped to new heights in every Lockbreaker’s eyes, and they were all certain that he would become someone of great value to the Lockbreaker Society in the future.

The majority of people could not recognize Secret Sidestep, so they were more concerned with what had happened to Mu Rong.

Since arriving at the Sea King’s Dome, Mu Rong had never been directly hit. Even the blades of Que’s Mighty Slash had only given him a minor injury, so no one actually knew about Mu Rong’s endurance.

Lu Yin looked down as the lake water gradually filled in the place where Mu Rong had landed. He wanted to fill his eyes with star energy and see how many rune lines Mu Rong had left, but he didn’t. That knowledge would not make much of a difference because Lu Yin did not believe that Mu Rong would be defeated that easily. This battle would continue on, but being hit squarely meant that, even if Mu Rong had not been severely injured, he would not be very well off.

At this point in the battle, Lu Yin had already surpassed Ling Que’s performance. After all, Ling Que had never actually harmed Mu Rong. At most, he had been able to break his skin. Lu Yin, on the other hand, had landed a direct attack on Mu Rong.

Of course, this did not necessarily mean that Ling Que was weaker than Lu Yin, as their battle styles were different. Naturally, their results would not be the same.

The lake water gradually returned to its previous state, until it eventually completely filled the area where Mu Rong had crashed.