Chapter 265: Murder From The Sky (2/2)

“You natives clearly are seeking death by daring to obstruct me,” a loud voice shouted as a strange force pressed downwards.

Ming Zhaoshu was furious. “All foreigners must die!”

Lu Yin stood beside the window and gazed upwards. The Explorer had used a battle technique that Lu Yin had never seen before, and it was not a familiar energy either. Ming Zhaoshu did not use any battle techniques. Instead, he thrust forward with palm after palm as he brutishly used martial power to reinforce his battle prowess in an unsophisticated manner. Even the Explorer’s battle techniques could only barely fend off Ming Zhaoshu’s rush of attacks.

“How is this possible? Your palm technique is so simple! Why can’t this space be torn apart?” The Explorer was stunned.

Ming Zhaoshu snorted, “It looks like you don’t understand the Shenwu Continent at all. You’re all brawn and no brain.

“Time to die.”

“You’re just a native!” the Explorer bellowed fiercely while forcing out his full strength.

Bang!

A shockwave pulsed out from the epicenter of their battle, destroying over a hundred soldiers’ shields. A giant fissure was torn open in the ground as the shockwave continued to sweep out over for thousands of meters, crushing countless buildings in its path.

At this same time, on the five sealing planets high in the sky, a beam of light flashed out. In that instant, the Explorer stopped moving as his body was split into twain before his fresh blood splattered onto the ground.

It was a shocking scene where a strike from the stars wiped out an Explorer.

Lu Yin raised his head to look at where the five planets lay. The Shenwu Continent had gathered almost all its experts on those five spheres to defend against external forces. That strike just now had been from someone the equivalent of a Cruiser or even a Hunter. It was just too terrifying! This trial was unimaginably dreadful; countless dangers could appear from above at any time, and even Explorers could be wiped out without any resistance.

Ming Zhaoshu raised his head and snorted once before descending.

Lu Yin closed his window and inhaled deeply. He lay on his bed and secretly reminded himself to maintain a low profile and not be exposed.

The matter that had taken place this night was just an interlude to the people of the Shenwu Continent and something that happened often.

The next day, the city’s troops expertly sealed off the battlefield and rescued the injured. It was all methodically handled, and the city master even personally thanked Ming Zhaoshu before sending them off from the city’s gates.

Lu Yin left several hours later. After the previous night’s battle, the city guards had become much more stringent. Fortunately, Lu Yin’s stolen ID still allowed him to easily pass through the security check.

Was it Han Chong who had destroyed the heavenly globe last night? Lu Yin suspected that it was him as the silhouette was too familiar. The top four of the Astral Combat Academy were all participating in this trial, so Starsibyl and Grandini Mavis should be here somewhere as well. Lu Yin did not know if they would meet on Ming Island, but he was looking forward to it.

Shanhai City was Qiong Island’s largest city, and it had an immense moat and hundreds of thousands of troops stationed within it. There were countless experts, and it was rumored that more than ten experts from the List of Tempering resided in this city. The list consisted of 200 names, so for Shanhai City to house ten of them was fairly decent.

Lu Yin had only been in the city for a short while when he heard that King Mu's entourage was recruiting experts to protect the caravan of tribute carts for their journey to the capital, Mingdu. He immediately made his decision and rushed towards the convoy.

The convoy was resting in the central region of Shanhai City, and it had taken residence in not just a singular mansion, but rather a large property with a scenic landscape. The river around King Mu's property was not much narrower than the moat encircling the city. It occupied a large area, and it was rumored that the average person could not walk its circumference in a single day.

Shenwu Emperor Ming Zhaotian was celebrating his birthday, so King Mu naturally had to attend and offer his congratulations. Hence, the king had to enlist experts for protection as well as coachmen to drive the carts.

Lu Yin applied for the coachman position, as the requirements were not too high and the examination was not very strict either. It would be troublesome if he joined as an protecting expert and then had to meet Ming Zhaoshu.

“Kid, do you even know how to feed horses? If you don’t, then get lost and don’t waste my time,” a man shouted at Lu Yin. This person was the head coachman of King Mu’s household. He was called Butler Seven. The responsibility of selecting coachmen had fallen onto him.

Lu Yin lowered his brows and looked at the horse before him. He really did not know how to feed them, but he saw that Butler Seven was quickly growing more unhappy. He immediately shook his hand and dropped something on the ground with a soft thump.

“Butler Seven, are these five-fortune coins yours?” Lu Yin pointed at the ground in astonishment.

These coins were the common currency used in the Shenwu Empire.

Butler Seven greedily looked at the five-fortune coins and picked them up. He smiled. “They’re mine, they’re mine. Luckily, you saw them. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome if I lost them, haha!”

Lu Yin smiled apologetically. “It’s Little Seven’s honor to be able to serve with Butler Seven.”

Butler Seven was stunned. “You’re called Little Seven?”

“Yes, I’m Lu Seven, but many call me Little Seven.”

Butler Seven sized him up and down, and then marvelled, “Not bad, I guess it’s fate. Alright, you don’t have to feed the horses, but do you at least know how to drive a cart?”

“Yes, yes, yes, I’m the best at it,” Lu Yin immediately replied. Driving was too easy; he just had to whip the animal if it wasn’t being obedient, and he could even use martial power to forcefully control it as a last resort. Driving was definitely easier than feeding the horses.

Bribing his way into gaining work as a driver in exchange for a stack of five-fortune coins was something that Lu Yin felt was beneath him. Still, it was a good thing that he had managed to infiltrate Prince Mu’s caravan. All he needed to do now was to follow the caravan to Mingdu.