Chapter 399: Changes In Both Eyes (1/2)

With his strength fully revealed, the strange oppressive force he felt around him was inexplicably reduced. It was very puzzling.

By this time, Lu Yin had already reached the middle section of the Sky Platform, something that few students could manage. Those who had were all at least as strong as an Area Master.

Below the Sky Platform, people like Frankfurt, Tu Bo, Hart Phoenix, Uro, and Long Ze had appeared, and they were all staring up at Lu Yin.

Ascending the Sky Platform was a major event, and it was similar to someone crossing the Ocean of Death. Such an event would definitely attract a large audience.

As Lu Yin neared the peak, the vague strength increased once again, and the distortion of the void became even more noticeable, but it was now obvious that the distortion was not caused by that indistinct force.

After he climbed atop another sphere, the strange strength increased in intensity once again. Lu Yin felt like his entire body was being rejected, as if the void in this place was repelling him, as if the entire void wanted to erase his very existence. This sensation was probably why those other students had vanished; it must have been because of this strange strength.

Five-lined battle force suddenly appeared as a dark gold radiance blossomed around Lu Yin’s body.

Many students cried out in surprise.

When Lu Yin’s battle force appeared, the indistinct strength was reduced yet again.

The whole situation was very puzzling and strange, and this strange force made Lu Yin feel like he could be wiped out at any moment.

From when he had first started cultivating, Lu Yin had fought many battles and had even felt the enormous strength of that Seven Courts elder which was enough to annihilate the heavens themselves. But no matter how powerful someone’s strength reached, they always needed a bit of time to actually obliterate another person. Although that period of time might be extremely short, there was still a sliver of time that was needed. However, with this strange force surrounding him, Lu Yin had a feeling that the instant that he faltered, he would instantly vanish without any time to react.

“Seventh Bro, what’s this aura am I feeling? Are you at some incredible place?” the Monkey asked.

“This is the trial zones’ Dao of Purgatory, the Sky Platform.”

The monkey was lost. “The Astral Combat Academy’s trial zones?”

Suddenly, it shrieked, “The ruins of the Rune Technology civilization?!”

“You mentioned that’s what this place is.”

“No wonder there’s such a feeling here.”

Lu Yin’s heart skipped a beat. “What do you mean? Have you felt this sensation before?”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, as the monkey was clearly lying; he had definitely felt this unique, indistinct strength before. This also meant that the strange strength came from the remnants of the Rune Technology civilization.

However, this wasn’t the time to investigate. He looked up and saw that there were only a few steps left before he would reach the peak.

Everyone below was anxiously watching on. Lu Yin’s current position was also Dao Bo’s limit. Dao Bo was able to reach this same place, where he was just a few steps away from the peak, but at that point, he always vanished from the trial zones, dying in an unknown manner.

Lu Yin took another step forward, and the strange strength increased once more. It was not yet threatening to Lu Yin, but its danger became very noticeable with this step. The feeling of rejection became even more intense, and now, a sense of danger appeared that made his back shiver. Lu Yin breathed in deeply before taking one final step. At the top of the platform, there was the distorted void while that indescribable strength attempted to dissolve his domain, his battle force, and his entire being.

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as an intense feeling of crisis welled up within his heart. He had a sense that he was about to be obliterated. There was no attack, but this feeling was very strong. He did not know how powerful that Arbiter had been when they were in the Astral Combat Academy, but since he was able to match the Divine Fist’s record, Lu Yin believed that he was no weaker than the Ten Arbiters when they had been at his cultivation.

The strange sense of crisis grew even more prominent. There were no marks on Lu Yin’s body and no external attack either, but his entire body started to become transparent.

Everyone held their breaths, as Lu Yin was about to vanish just like the others. They had witnessed this scene many times, and everyone who had failed had inexplicably vanished just like this.

Lu Yin was shocked. This shouldn’t happen. Was it possible that his strength still wasn’t able to match up to the Ten Arbiters’ of the past? How could that be possible? When that Arbiter had ascended to the top of the Sky Platform, they had also been at the Limiteer realm, because no Explorers were allowed to enter the trial zones. Did this mean that his current power still could not match up to the Ten Arbiters’ when they had been Limiteers? Exactly how strong had that Arbiter been? Was the Divine Fist’s record a lie?

Lu Yin suddenly realized that no one would ever reveal all of their hidden trumps. The Divine Fist’s record had been left for future generations to surpass, but they could only surpass what they believed to be the Arbiter’s record—no one knew the true limits of his strength.

Through the Sky Platform, Lu Yin could acutely sense the invincibility of the Ten Arbiters. Everyone had underestimated the Ten Arbiters yet again; their true power was incomparable and immeasurable.

Lu Yin’s body turned more and more transparent as his very existence was being erased. He was not yet qualified to ascend to the top of the Sky Platform.

However, right before Lu Yin completely vanished, his body suddenly solidified and that strange strength rapidly diminished.

The crowd could not understand what had happened, but they could see the result: Lu Yin had reached the top of the Sky Platform.

Despite the countless years that the trial zones had stood for, almost no one had ever reached the top of the Sky Platform, and there were only a few records of such students. Of the recorded successful students, only that one Arbiter had done it as a Limiteer. All of the others had actually been Explorers where they had been allowed back into the trial zones on an exception. Now, Lu Yin was the second Limiteer student who had ascended the Sky Platform since ancient times.

The moment Lu Yin ascended the Sky Platform, all of the Astral Combat Academy’s headmasters opened their eyes simultaneously. At this moment, Lu Yin’s name had been recorded down in the history of the Astral Combat Academy.

“A Limiteer who can actually ascend the Sky Platform. A genius from the heavens,” an elderly voice spoke from Astral-6.