Chapter 184: Battling Against an Area Master (2/2)

By this point, Xia Luo had completely dissolved Uro’s full strength fireball after retreating 300 meters.

The battleground fell silent as they all looked underground and inhaled in unison. Uro could not have survived that last combination attack, even if he was an Area Master.

Even though they were all only Melders, every one of them could challenge cultivators above their rank, and it was not a normal sort of bypassing ranks. They were all crazy geniuses, and while they may not individually be an Area Master’s match, their combined force could not be underestimated.

The Sandmaster had once said that Astral-10 had recruited a batch of true geniuses who would fare excellently even in other academies.

At this point, in a sunken area somewhere on Astral-6’s trial zone mountain, Uro opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot with rage. In a frenzy, he howled, “Astral-10, Astral-10…”

Uro’s cries shocked many on the trial zone mountain as they looked up.

There were unwritten rules for the trial zone mountain; the stronger one was, the higher they could go. Only the strong could climb above the rest.

Uro was one of the strongest students in Astral-6, and he was actually second only to the Realm Master. He ranked among the top five in Astral-6, and thus, his position on the mountain was naturally among the highest.

Not far below Uro, Gus rolled his eyes; such an insane reaction had startled him. He once again calculated how much time had passed and happily noted that he would be able to reenter in a little while. He had been unlucky and had actually died during the chaotic battle at Blackwater Lake.

In the valley surrounding the Fathomless Pool, all of Astral-10 students confirmed Uro’s death. Lu Yin could finally relax. Fortunately, he had been smart enough to gather all these people together as, in the end, he had not needed to do too much in this assault. If he had recruited students like Schutz and Coco, then he would have had to be the primary attacking force himself.

“Brother Lu, what’s next now we’ve snatched the Fathomless Pool? Uro won’t accept this lying down,” Xia Luo said with a normal expression. He gave off the impression that he hadn’t used much of his strength during the battle against Uro.

The rest also turned to look at Lu Yin.

In general, snatching a training ground had to be done as an individual, and it was rare for students to band together to do such a thing. Even if an Area Master was defeated, they could return any time for revenge. Even if a group snatched a training ground, they would not be able to stay together forever, rendering their accomplishment meaningless.

Lu Yin shrugged aimlessly. “Old Cai’s mission was just for me to snatch it. He never said that we had to defend it. If Uro returns, then we can just give it back.”

Silver grinned. “Then all of our efforts would go down the drain.”

Lulu snorted before declaring, “There’s no logic in giving away what belongs to me.”

Michelle didn’t speak, but her attitude was obvious; she also had no intention of returning the training ground.

These few were proud elites. Since they had snatched this place, it would be embarrassing if they meekly returned it afterwards.

“Since it’s like this, then the only way is to leave some people here to guard the Fathomless Pool. Who’s willing?” Lu Yin asked.

Xia Luo smiled. “I can, since I wanted to comprehend battle force anyways. It’s very useful.”

Lulu held her head high. “I’ll stay. The Fathomless Pool is suitable for me as well.”

Silver smiled. “I can stay too.”

Michelle looked at Lu Yin and merely said, “Honor your deal.”

“I’ll go report to Old Cai and whoever wishes to stay, can. This is now our territory,” Lu Yin simply said as he waved his hands before exiting the Dao of Purgatory.

Michelle immediately left as well.

Xia Luo and the rest looked at each other before walking towards the Fathomless Pool that now belonged to Astral-10.

In the distance, Wu Da was excited beyond belief. He constantly muttered words under his breath, as if he was reciting and repeating the quotes that he was about to publish. He made sure to memorize everything down to the letter, as the results of this battle for the Fathomless Pool would definitely cause a stir. These people even hailed from Astral-10, and now it was time to check out their backgrounds.

In the treasury of Astral-10, Old Cai raised his brows. “You snatched the Fathomless Pool?”

Lu Yin nodded. “Yes.”

Old Cai grunted. “Good, it looks like you’ve completed the mission.” He then stared at Lu Yin and asked, “Brat, do you know why we gave you this mission?”

Lu Yin shook his head.

“The Astral Combat Tournament is not just about fighting. Besides determining the strongest students of the ten academies, it also serves to determine the rankings of the ten academies themselves.” Old Cai saw that Lu Yin did not understand and continued explaining. “The Astral Combat Academy is, at its foundation, still an academy. It’s not just a fighting organization. The most important thing for an academy is education, and that encompasses not just an individual, but rather the entire group. An academy’s education can only be considered successful if it produces a sufficient number of successes.”

Old Cai nodded. “Of course. Even if you are publicly recognized as the strongest in the ten academies, you won’t even be able to reach the final battle without the other students’ help.”