Chapter 354: Zhao Ran (1/2)
He slowly flew into the sky, brushing past the fireball. These flaming hot balls of air posed no threat to him.
The second spacecraft landed with a boom, causing the earth to tremble as numerous strange life forms fled in every direction.
The hatch opened. Yue Xianzi exited the vessel, stretched, and lit up at the sight of Lu Yin.
She really was very pretty and had a stunning body. It was a pity that she was a member of the Frostmoon Sect which was allied with the Daynight clan. Otherwise, Lu Yin definitely would not be treating her so coldly. Unfortunately, the two of them were destined to walk along different paths.
From Lu Yin’s point of view, the reason why Yue Xianzi was trying to get close to him was to help the Daynight clan gather information on him, though she might not even be aware of such a task. However, this was merely a speculation from Lu Yin at this point.
“The air here is so fresh! That’s the one good thing about these primitive planets.” Yue Xianzi sighed in praise as a cute grin emerged on her face. Her entire being seemed to radiate an enchanting aura. Lu Yin looked away.
All of a sudden, they heard an enraged roar come from nearby, and a savage ape that was over a hundred meters tall appeared in the distance. Its body was black, and its eyes were scarlet. It had a violent demeanor and charged straight at the two humans.
Lu Yin frowned. “Are you going to attack it, or should I take care of it?”
Yue Xianzi smiled. “I’ll handle it. After all, I am your subordinate.” With a flash, her silhouette pierced through the void before she appeared in front of the ape. With a wave of her hand, a spiralling torrent of water appeared and began spreading out from her feet. It quickly covered a region of ten thousand meters. It distorted not only the air, but also the void.
Lu Yin’s gaze changed; she’d grown much stronger. Back when they fought on the Shenwu Continent, this battle technique of hers hadn’t been this powerful. Now, she was able to use the technique she’d received from Blackwater Lake much more easily. If Yue Xianzi became able to use it perfectly, then she’d definitely be very strong.
The savage ape charged straight into the spiralling water and unleashed a tremendous punch. However, halfway through its attack, its fist was blocked by the water. The ape let out a miserable howl as blood spurted out from all over its body before it pathetically collapsed onto the ground.
Although this savage ape’s strength had reached the same level as a Limiteer’s, it lacked any intelligence or battle technique, which caused it to be much weaker than Yue Xianzi. Any Limiteer—no, any Melder from the Astral Combat Academy would be able to defeat this beast.
Yue Xianzi smiled. “I used it so that you could see it. Do you think that my use of this technique has improved, Mr. Lu?”
Lu Yin nodded earnestly. “You’ve improved a lot.”
“Thank you.” Yue Xianzi smiled back at him.
But at that moment, another enraged howl could be heard in the distance. It was quickly followed by several cries for help.
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he abruptly disappeared, leaving behind a spatial crack that slowly increased in size where he had just been standing.
Yue Xianzi’s eyes widened; his speed was incredible.
It was one thing to watch him compete in the Tournament of the Strongest through a monitor, but now that she was actually next to him, Yue Xianzi could feel the crushing pressure coming from his moves. This person was improving way too quickly, and she couldn’t help but feel bitter at heart. The small bit of improvement that she had made was nothing compared to Lu Yin’s.
Far in the distance, under a large tree, a small figure cowered, quivering in fear as they stared at the massive savage ape attacking them.
Lu Yin suddenly appeared, and with a nonchalant swipe, stopped the savage ape’s attack mid-strike. After that, the beast was sent flying by a terrifying force. The sight of a huge, hundred meter tall body hurtling into the distance was rather majestic.
Under the tree, the small figure sensed that the imminent threat had vanished and looked up to see that the ape was now gone. What appeared instead was a man looking at her in curiosity.
Lu Yin was astonished. What was an ordinary person doing here?
He stared at the girl under the tree. No matter how hard he stared at her, she was definitely an ordinary person. He could use his aura-concealing technique to hide his star energy and obscure his cultivation level, but even that would not be able to hide his physical strength. He could not sense any strength in this girl’s body, which meant that she was really just a regular person.
A regular person had appeared on a primitive planet that Lockbreakers would soon swarm. It was definitely a strange situation.
“Who are you?”
“Who are you?”
Both of them spoke at the same time and then froze. The girl pursed her lips. “M-My name is Zhao Ran. What about you?”
“I’m Lu Yin,” he answered simply.
At that moment, Yue Xianzi arrived and looked at Zhao Ran with surprise. “A regular person?”
Lu Yin appeared to be deep in thought.
Perhaps it was because she was still in a state of shock due to her close call with the savage ape, but Zhao Ran looked a little dazed. After she saw Yue Xianzi looking at her, she unconsciously took a few steps backwards with the intent of hiding from Yue Xianzi, who was terrifying to the girl.
Yue Xianzi glanced at Lu Yin and then at the girl. She crouched down and gently asked, “What’s your name? Why are you on the Savage Ape Planet?”
The girl glanced at Lu Yin before whispering, “My name is Zhao Ran. I’m looking for somebody.”
“How did you get here?” Lu Yin wondered.
Zhao Ran licked her lips as her stomach growled. She was clearly hungry.
Yue Xianzi took out some food from her cosmic ring and passed it to Zhao Ran. The girl hastily grabbed it and immediately started eating.
Lu Yin looked around. There were quite a number of savage apes on this planet. The two of them had just arrived, but they’d already bumped into two of the beasts.
All of a sudden, the sky rumbled, and quite a few black dots flitted past, leaving rippling trails in the sky behind them.
“Someone’s trying to seal the planet. It should be the local organizations,” Yue Xianzi said.
Is it the Vastdearth Sect? Lu Yin guessed in his mind.