Chapter 209: Shock (1/2)
When Lu Yin appeared in the arena plains, countless onlookers grew excited as two camps of opposing extreme emotions rose.
Many Astral Combat Academy students were delighted at Lu Yin’s misfortune; they believed that all of Lu Yin’s battle results were fabricated and that Astral-10 had appointed him as its student leader to distract the rest of the academies.
On the other hand, when countless people throughout the universe saw that another academy leader was stepping out to do battle, they grew excited upon the thought of seeing another high leveled battle.
At this moment, Gerbach and the rest in the Great Yu Empire were watching with grave expressions.
Undying Yushan had a calm expression.
The Auna clan, Huo family—among the three rings of territory surrounding Zenyu Star, everyone was staring intently at their screens at the thin figure who represented the Great Yu Empire as King Zishan.
On Earth, Zhou Shan and the rest were so nervous that they could hardly breathe. They had never imagined that Lu Yin would participate in a battle at this level, as this battle represented vying for the very peak of the universe’s younger generation.
On a vast continent, in a city floating in the sky, Wendy Yushan’s eyes wandered as she looked calmly at Lu Yin.
On Astral-10’s space station, Madam Nalan put down her teacup and her gaze deepened immeasurably.
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Behind every competitor were countless people supporting them. Lu Yin was no different, and the sight of his appearance on the battlefield lifted many hearts.
Long Yi’s giant body appeared before Lu Yin, and the sylvan dragon revealed a grinning expression. “Another one from Astral-10, and the leader at that. Interesting. This time, I won’t kill you too quickly. I’ll crush your body and then crush Astral-10 beneath my feet.”
Lu Yin’s gaze turned frosty as he recalled the sight of Big Pao’s corpse being trampled. “You like to step on people?”
Long Yi released a long, maniacal laughter.
Lu Yin frowned. “Is it because you’re going to become someone’s mount?”
This sentence angered Long Yi to no end. The battle that he had lost in the past had scarred him for life as it would be an everlasting shame upon his name if he were reduced to being a mount. Although his clan had released him so as to borrow his status as a mount to approach the Ten Arbiters, it was still a humiliation for him no matter what the context was. Hence, he had developed a complex for stepping on other people, and the word “mount” had also become taboo for him.
Lu Yin abruptly vanished before instantly appearing above the dragon. Long Yi’s body split in response; one became two, and then two became five. This was the sylvan dragon clan’s innate gift of extreme speed, and this was the same speed that had rendered Big Pao helpless.
Boom!
The center of the arena suddenly shattered as giant cracks spread out in all directions, stirring up a heavy cloud of dust and smoke. The audience had yet to react to the dragon’s extreme speed, but the battle had already ended.
As the smoke dispersed, countless students were stunned. Long Yi’s giant body had been ripped into multiple pieces, and each piece was embedded deeply into the ground, his blood staining the plains. A footprint could be clearly seen on its shattered head; this was where Lu Yin’s deadly stomp had landed.
In an instant, all of the student leaders sitting atop the peak overlooking the valley were moved; it had been such a quick speed, and a powerful strike as well.
Lu Yin silently floated in mid-air with a calm expression for a few seconds before slowly returning to the high peak and gently sitting down in his seat again.
No one spoke, as the battle had ended far too fast for them to even react. This was an expected outcome to the people who were watching the tournament through their screens, as Lu Yin had indeed displayed the power of a Ream Master. However, this result was too shocking for the Astral Combat Academy students. After all, wasn’t this fellow supposed to be a distraction propped up by Astral-10? But didn’t he seem a bit too powerful to just be a distraction?
Outside the plains, Liu Ji stared at Lu Yin closely. He truly was Astral-10’s leader who had actually been hit by the beam of light that was meant for Explorers at the pirate port. How had he survived? And that wasn’t even mentioning his abnormal strength; Liu Ji had not even been able to see his movements.
Countless students were shocked, and many more spectators in the rest of the universe were stunned, including the Great Yu Empire. Gerbach and the rest could not even comprehend what had just happened; the gap between them had grown much too large.
Undying Yushan smiled. Not bad, not bad at all.
In the outskirts of San Dios, a city in the sky, Wendy was amazed. This speed was rather excessive even for a Limiteer, but Lu Yin was just a Melder. She suddenly realized something; Lu Yin was currently Astral-10’s leader, but once he truly became a Realm Master, he would automatically join the Council of Astral Academy. The status of a student council member was the same as her own…
Wendy Yushan was not the only one watching the match on San Dios; Puyu was as well, though his mood was completely different. He could even be considered to be in a towering rage. “Why did that trash, Bazeer, not just slaughter him back then?!”
A figure was silently standing behind him: it was the man known as Vulture, the corpse king who had fought against Lu Yin on the Giant Planet. Vulture was also staring at the screen, at Lu Yin.
The shock that Lu Yin had created among the spectators had not yet dissipated when another two figures appeared on the plains. The first was Grandini Mavis and the other grasped a simple sword, clearly from Myriad Swords Peak. Lu Yin was interested in the capabilities of the disciples of Myriad Swords Peak, as he would one day have to interact with this monstrous organization.
Outside the arena, Lulu grit her teeth as she stared at Grandini. That damned woman just has to show me up.