Chapter 106: Old Friend (1/2)
By the time Archino was defeated, almost everyone on Lu Yin’s path was either heavily injured or dead. The trio didn’t speak much, simply heading towards the light beam and stepping across to vanish from the Sentinel path. He heard a few words before disappearing: “Age: Passed. Cultivation: Passed. Trial: Passed. Astral-10 application approved.”
Up in the sky, Dorren Yushan and the others from the Great Yu Empire were looking at the ten paths nervously, unsure if anyone from the Great Yu Empire had gotten through. It would be a great embarrassment if not even one of their youths entered Astral-10 when the academy had effectively landed in their backyard. The Empire would become the laughingstock of the entire universe.
But no one could help them in this matter, either. There were three great powers of the Innerverse lying in ambush during this examination that no one had known about beforehand. Dorren didn’t dare hope too much because he knew just how powerful those elites would be.
“Look, screens are popping up on every path. They’re listing the people who passed,” Rocky Auna commented, prompting Dorren and the rest to look nervously at their screens while gripping their fists. Of the three screens on the Sentinel paths, one already had a name and origin upon it: Silver—Great Yu Empire. On another path was Zhao Yilong—Myriad Swords Peak.
Dorren and the others stared at the name of Silver in a daze, “Silver? Did we bring such a person?”
Someone examined the list of student names, “No one on our list, Your Highness; he should have come by himself.”
The Crown Prince’s eyes gleamed, “Investigate him. It isn’t simple to join the examination on his own.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Huo Qingshan gazed at the name Zhao Yilong and exclaimed, “It’s no wonder someone from the Myriad Swords Peak got through the blockade. This person should be a very powerful Sentinel.”
Dorren nodded, “I’ll ask Fifth Sister if she knows them.”
Of the ten paths, the battles among the Sentinels were relatively simpler. Not a single name appeared on the screens of the seven Melders’ paths; the battles there weren’t just more intense, but the paths were longer as well. Thus, Dorren Yushan and the rest all focused on the last screen from the Sentinel paths, where all of the youths from the Great Yu Empire had walked. On the final path of Sentinels, Dorren Yushan and the rest stared at the screen there, as all the Sentinels from the Great Yu Empire had walked this path.
The first name to appear here was Lulu Mavis, with her origin listed as the Mavis Bank. There were no gasps of surprise here; the Mavis Family was an absolute monster that could easily surpass the three powers present.
Coco’s name caused a bit more conversation, “There are even people from the Windrift Hall here. Looks like the Innerverse didn’t ignore Astral-10 entirely.”
Rocky Auna nodded in approval; the Zishan King truly was worthy of the Auna Family. Even if he was just an idle prince, Lu Yin’s status as a student of the Astral Combat Academy would be enough to cover up the humiliation of Princess Wendy rejecting his engagement.
Huo Qingshan’s eyes twinkled as he looked at Lu Yin’s name, and no one could tell what he was thinking. Jue Lang was silently staring at Lu Yin’s name as well. On the other hand, Dorren laughed in excitement and immediately contacted the Empire to relay the good news.
“Your Highness, wait a moment, let’s see the results of the Melder paths,” Huo Qingshan stopped him.
The Crown Prince patted his own head, “That’s right, we’ll wait a little. My bad, I was too impatient.”
To the powers of the universe, the Sentinel realm was just a starting point. Melderhood was the true beginning of cultivation, and a person’s power when they were a Melder was enough to determine their life. Astral-10 had explicit requirements for this enrollment that only passed Sentinels and Melders; the logic was that anyone beyond this point was a lost cause. To the Empire, any Melder that managed to enter the Astral Combat Academy would be a big surprise.