Chapter 403: Coco’s Deterrence (1/2)
Kuang Wang’s expression changed. “It’s as strong as a Realm Master! This war spirit was birthed from some previous Realm Master.”
Lu Yin raised his hand towards the war spirit and then blasted out with an attack. “Spacerender Palm.”
His Spacerender Palm formed a bullet of compressed air that sped across the Ocean of Death’s surface before directly impacting against the war spirit. The spirit turned around at the last second and extended both hands to clash against the pressurized air bullet from the Spacerender Palm. However, at that same moment, its body collapsed, and it vanished from the Ocean of Death.
Lu Yin’s single Spacerender Palm had been enough to easily wipe out a Realm Master level student, which caused both Feng Shang and Kuang Wang to feel slightly fearful. How had this fellow become so strong?
Lu Yin pulled his hand back. He didn’t really want to help anyone outside of his group, but once a war spirit appeared, it would continue attacking everyone nearby until either it was defeated or everyone else had been eliminated. Since Lu Yin would eventually need to act, he might as well act sooner rather than later.
“Thank you, Chief Lu, for your help.”
“Thank you…”
…
Many students in the distance were grateful to Lu Yin.
Feng Shang looked at Lu Yin in amazement. “Brother Lu, your power has long since exceeded what the Astral Combat Academy’s students can endure. Thirty Stacks is rumored to match the record of one of the Ten Arbiters. It’s amazingly strong.”
“Pervert,” Kuang Wang mumbled.
Lu Yin smiled as he shook his head. “The records left behind by the Ten Arbiters are just mere legends, and no one knows the truth of the matter. So, Brother Feng, there’s no need to pay too much attention to this.”
Feng Shang sighed and looked into the depths of the Ocean of Death. “The Ten Arbiters are the benchmark for the younger generation as well as the standard for the universe. Everyone’s goal is to surpass the Ten Arbiters, but not one person has managed to do it. Thirty Stacks is the record left behind by one of the Ten Arbiters from back then.” At that moment, Feng Shang directed a serious face towards Lu Yin. “If Brother Lu can surpass that, then your accomplishments will definitely be recorded down in history.”
“That might not be a good thing,” Lu Yin commented unenthusiastically.
Feng Shang continued to look at him seriously, but he didn’t speak any further.
On the other side, Xia Luo looked at Lu Yin, but he did not speak either. However, a strange smile seemed to linger on his lips.
“Ok,” Coco acknowledged. Then, she hurriedly used her star energy to form a boat.
Zora apologized. “I’m sorry. I never thought that I wouldn’t be able to last for even two days.”
Lu Yin shook his head. “The deeper in we go, the faster the Ocean of Death will wear away at our star energy. There’s no need to blame yourself. Anyone else would have been the same.”
Feng Shang nodded. “That’s right, those small boats behind us have already switched their pilots a few times. You’re pretty decent to have lasted for this long.”
“About average,” Kuang Wang said carelessly.
Coco frowned and stared at Kuang Wang. “Sister Zora is not just ‘average!’ She ranks among the top within the Astral Combat Academy.”
Kuang Wang sneered. He had not been teasing Zora, as it was just his natural reaction. Unfortunately, his contemptuous attitude bothered Coco, who rarely lost her temper. She would become serious as long as it involved Zora, and in her eyes, Kuang Wang had looked down on Zora just now. This infuriated Coco, and her syringe appeared as she stared straight at Kuang Wang.
Kuang Wang and Feng Shang were stunned. “What’s this thing?”
Coco stared at Kuang Wang. “I want to give you a jab.”
“What a joke. I’m not even sick!” Kuang Wang shrieked. Even for him, it was terrifying to see such a huge syringe, even if Coco was far weaker than him. There was a strange chill hanging in the air.
Coco snorted. “You have bad breath.”
Kuang Wang was speechless.
Zora forced a smile onto her face. “Alright, Coco. Senior had no bad intentions, so put your innate gift away.”
Coco suppressed the words that she wanted to say and stared at Kuang Wang again. The syringe vanished.
Kuang Wang grudgingly said, “Brother Lu, your academy is rather special. It has people with all sorts of innate gifts.”
Feng Shang was similarly stunned. “Such a large syringe is more intimidating than any weapon.”
Every time Lu Yin saw the syringe, he felt the same fear. “That’s Coco’s innate gift. She was born in Windrift Hall, and she’s rather skilled in first aid. Do either of you wish to try it?”
“No thanks.”
“No thanks.”
The two of them answered instantly and simultaneously.
Coco was not as talented in battle as Zora, but her star energy was not that much inferior to Zora’s. Even so, she was only able to last for one day. Things became more difficult the further in they went. After Coco, it was Xia Luo’s turn.
Feng Shang and Kuang Wang estimated that Xia Luo would only last for a day at best, which was a rather generous evaluation. In their current location, Coco wouldn’t even be able to last for half a day. Lu Yin held more confidence in Xia Luo, as he had specially observed Xia Luo and noticed that his rune lines numbered no less than that of Kuang Wang and Feng Shang. This meant that, in terms of power, Xia Luo had the strength of an academy leader. He had been continuously improving all this time, and his rate of progress was impressive. He had possessed the strength of an Area Master during the Astral Combat Tournament, and he currently held the strength of a Realm Master. This was not a simple improvement.
Of course, measuring one’s strength by the number of rune lines was not completely accurate. For example, at the Sky Platform, when Lu Yin activated his domain and battle force, his rune lines had increased. The amount of runes that composed a person was not fixed, and this went for Xia Luo, Feng Shang, and Kuang Wang.
It could only be said that, without considering any battle techniques or innate gifts, the three had around the same level of strength. Once external strength was included in the equation, it was no longer clear who was weaker or stronger.
Xia Luo steered the boat. Now, there were only three boats that were still following them. One was the group from Wu Da’s tabloid, and Lu Yin did not recognize the other two.