Chapter 47: Battle With A Broken Blade (1/2)

Eddy was thrown into prison that night, substituting for Raas who was a noble’s son. Many students had already contacted him regarding the latter, indicating their willingness to pay for his freedom. Lu Yin had rejected them all; the youth’s value in negotiations would be worth far more than resources or crystals.

Raas was thrown violently on the floor, not far from where the Chinese cultivators were rebuilding the walls. Seeing a familiar face walking around nearby, he called out to her, “Gerlaine? What are you doing here?”

The girl beamed, “I’m sorry, Senior Raas. I was captured too.”

“Hold on, are you backing this bastard?” he grew furious; this stupid girl was obviously lying through her teeth. How did she seem captured in any way? “No wonder he dared to kidnap me, the nerve. Don’t think you’ll be fine just because of your brother’s protection; my father will deal with you.”

Gerlaine blinked innocently with her large eyes, “Please don’t accuse me of things like that, Senior Raas, I don’t control these natives. You can ask the others if you don’t believe me, I was robbed by him as well.”

Raas simply couldn’t believe that a mere native dared to act against him. Although the youth was surprisingly powerful, even innate gifts weren’t worth that much without a certain amount of backing.

“Another is approaching!” Jeraldine suddenly called out, drawing Lu Yin’s attention to a shadow flitting across the sky. The newcomer came to a halt right above Beijing, staring down at him.

Raas was delighted by the sight, “Senior Munoor, here! Senior Munoor!”

Gerlaine’s expression changed, “How has he come too?”

“You know him?” Lu Yin was curious.

“Munoor, an elite even in Yu Academy. He was once my brother’s rival; even though he’s been surpassed long ago, he’s still one of the few Melders in the school.”

Everyone’s mood sank upon the mention of the word Melder. They knew that there were bound to be Melder-level powerhouses among the second batch of trainees; Huo Xiaoling was one. However, such experts were rare and nobody had expected one to appear here so quickly.

Munoor’s eyes gleamed as he saw the wounded Raas down below. So long as he could save this junior of his, Lord Sicar would be grateful to him and make his future in the Empire less worrisome. His energy waves suddenly dispersed the clouds and pressed downwards, striking fear into the survivors below, “Let go of him, native!”

Raas was elated, but Lu Yin frowned and moved forward to initiate. While the opponent was a Melder when at full power, he was confident in victory against one whose star energy was sealed. However, Zhang Dingtian walked out with a solemn gaze, “Let me handle this.”

Worry filled Bai Xue’s gaze as she stared at Zhang Dingtian; these aliens had powerful battle techniques, and were much more adept at using their energy. Zhang Dingtian could likely deal with average students of Yu Academy, but this was an elite.

Raas shrugged it off, feeling like it wasn’t even worth his time watching the battle. At least Lu Yin would be a show, but this other native now wanted to challenge a Melder’s strength. Even sealed to a peak Sentinel, that would be impossible.

“Be careful,” Lu Yin eventually nodded, and Zhang Dingtian’s eyes gleamed as he picked up his sword and rose into the sky. Gerlaine watched intently; Raas and group didn’t know that Lu Yin wasn’t actually the largest threat the first batch of trainees had faced. This was the realmbreaker who had initially defended the capital with his lone blade; even she had to escape.

“Get lost,” Munoor said after a single glance, sending a surge of star energy with a wave of his hand. Unlike the energy that would come from a normal Sentinel, this was condensed into a single point, showcasing a subconscious mastery that was the true indication of a Melder’s control.

Zhang Dingtian narrowed his eyes and his blade swept out, the strike tearing apart the energy surge and continuing towards Munoor. Although he had initially disregarded Zhang Dingtian, Munoor’s expression changed and he raised his hand to crush the strike with a claw, “Interesting… A mere native has strength comparable to a member of Yu Academy. No, this is even better than an average student. Are you a realmbreaker?”

Zhang Dingtian responded to Munoor’s surprise by lifting his blade and attacking again, but this attack, too, was shattered. The Bladesage was a realmbreaker more powerful than Eddy, someone even equal to Raas, but his attacks were nothing to a sealed Melder. Although his power had been sealed, Munoor still retained his battle techniques and energy control; they simply weren’t in the same league.