Chapter 148: Playing With Balls (2/2)

Liu Ji snorted and threw the starburst orb at Lu Yin before following behind Wusheng.

Lu Yin caught the starburst orb, and the star energy within the ball immediately started surging again. When he felt the energy in the ball, he estimated that, with his current level of control over star energy, he would need at least ten seconds to neutralize the surging energy. Only geniuses like Xia Luo would be able to finish it in three seconds. However, Lu Yin could also try using his Cosmic Art to control the starburst orb, as it increased his perception abilities towards all kinds of changes.

Lu Yin immediately activated his Cosmic Art, causing eight stars to start circling around him and revealing the surging star energy as clearly as a child’s puzzle. Lu Yin smiled, “I’m done.”

Wusheng, who was about to step onto the spacecraft, whirled around to look at the starburst orb in Lu Yin’s hands. Four seconds! This child actually completed it in four seconds!

Liu Ji was stunned as well. Four seconds, that’s impossible! Where did this genius come from? Even Xia Luo took five seconds to completely neutralize it.

In an instant, Master Wusheng appeared in front of Lu Yin, looking at him with an expression of shock. “Do it again.”

Lu Yin beamed, as the Lockbreaker Society was the exact backing that he needed. There were too many enemies in the Nine Trial Zones as Astral-10 was too famous. There was just no way for him to survive there without some kind of support. A special organization like the Lockbreaker Society was exactly what he needed. as there were definitely people from the Lockbreaker Society within the Astral Combat Academy.

The energy in the starburst orb began raging once more while Master Wusheng and Liu Ji stood in front of Lu Yin, watching him. He once again used his Cosmic Art to observe the changes within the surging star energy in the starburst orb before neutralizing the energy. This time, he finished even faster than before: three seconds! He had managed to complete it in just three seconds.

Liu Ji’s mouth fell open as her shock peaked. This, this guy completed it in three seconds! Where did this freak come from? She had been born into the Lockbreaker Society and her parents and grandfather were all Lockbreakers. Even so, it had taken her more than ten years of training before she was able to neutralize the starburst orb in three seconds. Just where had this guy come from?

Master Wusheng was also astonished. This was a genuine genius standing before him! He had now met two geniuses today, but this one was even more talented than the first. He had already known about Xia Luo, so he hadn’t been too surprised, but this student in front of him was a true lucky encounter. Master Wusheng warmly asked Lu Yin, “Young fellow, what is your name? Are you a student of Astral-10?”

Lu Yin nodded and smiled. “I am Lu Yin from Astral-10. It’s nice to meet you.”

Master Wusheng was shocked. “Lu? Your surname is Lu?”

Lu Yin answered, “Yes, my surname is Lu, and I’m from Earth of the Great Yu Empire.”

“The Great Yu Empire? Then you have a legal status. That’s good. I’m Wusheng. You can call me Master Wusheng,” Wusheng said in relief. There was a strict rule in the Lockbreaker Society that stated that the society wouldn’t accept people with ancient surnames if they didn’t have a legal status. Lu was one such ancient surname, and Xia was actually another one. However, he wasn’t too worried about Xia Luo’s status as he had Elder Tan’s guarantee. Fortunately, Lu Yin also held a legal status. Otherwise, Wusheng wouldn’t be able to accept him regardless of how talented he was.

“Greetings, Master Wusheng,” Lu Yin said in a respectful and humble tone.

Master Wusheng nodded in satisfaction as he started to grow fond of Lu Yin. Finding a genius like him so unexpectedly could turn out to be one of his greatest achievements. If in the future, Lu Yin produced great accomplishments, then it would be proof that Wusheng had a great eye for spotting talent. He had travelled all over the universe, hoping to find geniuses like the student before them, but they were just too rare. He had never expected to find one today.

“Lu Yin, have you heard of the Lockbreaker Society?’ Master Wusheng asked.

Liu Ji was still in a daze; this guy had easily completed a task that she had spent ten years training to do so. Xia Luo was already at the five second threshold, and he would definitely improve to three seconds after just a few more years of training. But Lu Yin had them all beat. He had accomplished it on his first day; this guy was really revolting.

“The Lockbreaker Society? Of course, Lockbreakers are a greatly respected group of people,” Lu Yin gushed excitedly.

Master Wusheng was even happier now. Although he rarely smiled, he truly felt very happy at this moment. He looked at the sincere gaze of the young man standing in front of him and said in a contented tone, “Are you willing to join the Lockbreaker Society?’

Lu Yin blinked and pointed at himself in feigned disbelief. “Me? Can I, Master?”

“Of course. The Lockbreaker Society has a fixed assessment for talented cultivators. However, since you are already able to neutralize the starburst orb in three seconds, you are eligible to skip the assessment stage, so long as there’s no problem with your status. By the way, your control over star energy has reached the infinite change stage, correct?” Master Wusheng said.

Lu Yin nodded as he responded, “Yes.”

Master Wusheng nodded in satisfaction. He asked Lu Yin to wait for a moment while he verified Lu Yin’s information. As long as there were no problems with what was recorded, Lu Yin would be able to immediately join the Lockbreaker Society.

While Master Wusheng was looking up Lu Yin’s information, Liu Ji stared at Lu Yin as if he were a monster, causing Lu Yin to feel uncomfortable. “Astral-10 isn’t bad at all. You guys have concealed yourselves well.”

Lu Yin was confused. “Concealed ourselves? How so?”

Liu Ji sneered. She had come to the conclusion that Astral-10 was just pretending to be weak. Everyone had long since assumed that all of Astral-10’s students were useless, but no one knew that there were multiple geniuses dwelling here, not to mention the two Lockbreakers. Lockbreaking was a rare talent even in the scope of the entire Astral Combat Academy. It was already considered quite good for an academy to have two lockbreakers among their entire student body, but two had suddenly appeared in Astral-10 out of nowhere, and they were both extremely talented as well. This was bordering on absurd.

Normally, one would be eligible to take the Lockbreaker Society’s assessment if they could neutralize a starburst orb within a minute. If they were able to do so under ten seconds, then they would automatically pass the assessment. Only geniuses were able to complete the starburst orb within five seconds on their first try, but two students from Astral-10 had accomplished the strictest criterion: Xia Luo and this guy. Liu Ji was still wondering if there were any other geniuses among Astral-10 students when she suddenly remembered Silver as well as that mysterious top student. Oh right, I forgot to ask what the name of the top student was.

“Hey, who’s the top student in Astral-10?” Liu Ji suddenly asked.

Lu Yin pointed at himself. “Me.”

Liu Ji ignored his answer. This person didn’t intimidate here and even felt weaker than that silver haired guy. In her mind, it was impossible for Lu Yin to be the top student. “It’s fine if you don’t want to tell me, but don’t lie.”