Chapter 135: Lu Yin’s Reputation (2/2)
Lu Yin shrugged as he thought to himself, It’s about time.
The battles in Astral-10’s Sand Ocean had been leaked to the public, and almost everyone had heard that Craynor, Hart Phoenix, and Bonny Phoenix had been defeated by Lu Yin. Each of the three was quite famous within their own academies, but they had still lost to Lu Yin, stunning everyone.
The news about Xi Yue had already caused Lu Yin’s name to be well-known, and with these battle results, he garnered even more interest from the other powerhouses. Even those who had no interest in Xi Yue started to pay attention to Lu Yin, wanting to challenge him as well.
In the Sixth Academy, someone said, “That’s weird. How can an Astral-10 student defeat a powerhouse from the Phoenix ClanAstral-10? That’s an abandoned region.”
“The universe is extremely large, it’s not surprising that a genius like him would pop up. I heard that the Blaze Realm is enraged because Craynor is second on the Blaze Realm Rankings, but his cosmic ring was actually stolen by Lu Yin. What a humiliating defeat.”
“Serves them right. The Blaze Realm already failed when they tried to stop Astral-10’s assessment, and now, the person who they sent to cause trouble was defeated. They should be furious, haha.”
“Shh, are you looking for trouble?! You also train in the Dao of Illusion. You better not meet Jared there. Otherwise, you’ll be out of luck.”
“Why are you so scared? At most, I'll stop pursuing the Dao of Illusion. It’s not like I can die in there.”
“But being killed there will still severely wound your spirit. Jared is an Area Master. If he really wants to create trouble for you, there’s no way for you to escape.”
“……”
“Shut up! Do you see who just came in?” The students who were gossiping looked over and became stunned. There was an alluring woman whose white hair reached her ankles. She was wearing a breezy summer dress and a black ring fringed with brilliant silver. It was Mira.
“It’s Senior Mira! Senior Mira is back,” the students shouted fervently as everyone looked at her with an excited gaze.
The entire Sixth Academy erupted with noise.
Mira was a huge celebrity in the Sixth Academy even after she had become an Explorer and graduated. However, she was still an alumni of the Sixth Academy as well as a representative of the Ten Arbiter, and her status was second only to them.
Mira smiled, and her red pupils swept past the crowd, causing many to breathe heavily. She was just too entrancing.
Lu Yin right? I have underestimated you. You’ve already gathered such a huge reputation even before you entered the training realms. Michelle is also in Astral-10. How interesting, Mira thought to herself. Though she seemed to walk slowly, she instantly vanished from sight after a single step, only leaving a fragrant breeze behind.
Another day passed, making it four days since Hart had left. During this time, new people came, seeking to cause trouble. A motley crew of people had all traveled to Astral-10 for Xi Yue. Some of them weren’t even students of Astral Combat Academy. However, Lu Yin didn’t turn any of them down and managed to earn an enormous sum from his conditions and unbeatable strength.
The true powerhouses wouldn’t rush to the Outerverse just because of Xi Yue. The only people who had rushed over were second rate experts who couldn’t even compare to Hart. To Lu Yin, they had just come to deliver money to him. He had earned nearly three-hundred thousand star crystals over ten days. At this point, even he thought that maybe he might be acting too shamefully.
After two weeks, people finally stopped challenging Lu YIn as his reputation had become very widespread at this point. The academies had all made note of him and his name was no longer unfamiliar to most people. However he was more infamous than famous as his reputation included teasing Xi Yue, robbing students, and being very greedy. Due to this foul reputation, all sorts of insults had been thrown at Lu Yin.
Xi Yue was outraged when she heard about what had happened after returning to the Souldream Tribe. Isn’t there anyone who can punish that pervert?
In Astral-8, blistering lava surged in slow, molten waves. Craynor stood there silently in discomfort, as he had for the last ten days.
Above the lava, burning red air blew into the distance like a sweltering sea breeze.
“You failed?” a low voice rang out.
Craynor bowed his head. “Yes. I’m sorry, but I failed.”
“Useless.”
Craynor didn’t dare to reply.
“Send some people into the Six Daos, and have them report to me once they see anyone from Astral-10. I want everyone from Astral-10 to be stopped.”
Craynor was elated. “Very well.”
Back in Astral-10, Lu Yin was unaware of a shocking event that had rocked the Great Yu Empire to its core; the Second Prince, Duke Yushan, had betrayed the Empire along with the Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Squadrons. They had invaded five points in the Frostwave Weave, stunning the weave residents and all those nearby.
Undying Yushan was so infuriated when he heard the news that he fell unconscious, causing the Great Yu Empire to destabilize even further.
Within the palace, Dorren Yushan had a grim face. “Announce that Duke Yushan, Seventh Squadron’s Captain Patterson, Eighth Squadron’s Captain Shamu, Tenth Squadron’s Captain Felut, and Twelfth Squadron’s Captain Dove are traitors and wanted criminals in the territory of the Empire. The war has begun.”
But Duke Yushan’s declaration had come too late. By the time the Great Yu Empire reacted to the betrayal, all of the people loyal to Duke Yushan—including Vice Treasurer Sicar and some other ministers—had already left. Even the Sword Mercenary group and some of the elites of Yu Academy had joined the betrayers, causing the royal guards to descend into a second round of chaos.
While all of this was happening, some minor incidents flew underneath everyone’s notice. Zhang Dingtian, Seruzen, Bai Xue, and Xu San, who were all elites of Yu Academy, had all gone missing. If the times were more peaceful, then the repercussions would have been enormous.