Chapter 405: Avery’s Tes (1/2)

“Illusions? What illusions?” Wu Da’s ears perked up, and his eyes gleamed. His sense of hearing was extremely sensitive.

Coco jumped in fright and immediately stopped speaking.

Zora looked at Wu Da in an unkind manner. “Don’t think that I don’t know about you. You’ve already become accustomed to being chased every day. You’re probably not afraid of anyone in the Astral Combat Academy, which just makes you a pain in the neck. We have no comments, so you can ask Lu Yin himself if you wish to know more.”

Wu Da’s face soured. “Come on, sister. I can guarantee that whatever you tell me won’t lead back to you.”

Zora no longer bothered with him after that.

Wu Da’s pleas fell on deaf ears, and his weedling went on for too long because a dozen students suddenly appeared, all intent on killing him. In the end, he could only run away faster than a rabbit.

Wu Da was by no means alone. Everyone else was also curious about what Lu Yin and the rest had encountered. However, Zora and Coco only stood at the shore, silently staring into the ocean without speaking.

It didn’t take long for Michelle, Darkvoid, Meng Yue, and the other students from Astral-10 to arrive at the shore as well. They were all awaiting the results of Lu Yin’s attempt to cross the Ocean of Death.

Astral-10’s current reputation was completely different from when the students had first entered the Astral Combat Academy. Now, there was no one who dared to act against them. Even if Lu Yin graduated in the near future, Xia Luo and the rest still were not people who should be trifled with.

Far across the Ocean of Death, Kuang Wang used his star energy to form a boat that wobbled on the surface. The water was even more murky here, and a dark yellow color covered the ocean surface.

“The Ocean of Death’s rate of dissolving star energy is increasing,” Kuang Wang spoke solemnly.

Feng Shang frowned. “How long can you last?”

“At this rate, two days tops. If it gets any worse, then maybe not even one.”

“That means that, not counting Lu Yin, we have another three days or so left. Brother Lu, how long can you last?” Xia Luo asked as he turned towards Lu Yin.

Lu Yin muttered, “I”m not sure. The rate of dissolving might still increase. Conservatively, maybe a day.”

“Four days? Our group has spent around ten days sailing across this Ocean of Death so far, and it would be frustrating if we don’t reach the other side even after all this,” Feng Shang complained in frustration.

A thought flashed through Lu Yin’s mind, but it quickly passed before he could fully grasp it. He was rather annoyed—he was sure that that thought was useful, but for some reason, he could not recall it.

Lu Yin scanned his surroundings, and then finally looked towards the bottom of the ocean. His face drastically changed. “Careful, something’s coming up from the bottom!”

“Impossible! Things can live at the bottom?” Kuang Wang was startled, as he had never heard of such a thing before.

No one could answer him, as not even Lu Yin could tell what would emerge from the bottom of the ocean.

The trembling intensified, and a moment later, a jet of water shot into the sky, forming a pillar beside the small boat. It grazed past Kuang Wang’s shoulder, which burst open, and then fell back into the ocean again.

They were all stunned; there had been nothing there whatsoever!

Xia Luo glimpsed a smear of red in the water, and as he turned to look at Kuang Wang, his face changed. “You’re injured.”

Kuang Wang was shocked as well. He touched his face and was overwhelmed by what he had just witnessed. The pillar of water had only lightly touched his face, but just that had been enough to injure him. That seemingly non-threatening pillar of water had actually been that powerful.

Lu Yin’s face changed, and he looked towards the bottom of the ocean again. He used his star energy to adjust the boat’s position as another soaring water pillar rose into the sky, only to also splash apart, oddly reminiscent of a fountain.

“Senior Kuang Wang, speed up and let’s leave!” Lu Yin ordered sternly.

Kuang Wang did not hesitate in the slightest. He immediately increased the boat’s speed as the soaring pillars of water emerged from behind and chased after them.

After travelling for half a day, the strange water pillars finally vanished.

Kuang Wang panted heavily, and shook his hands. “No more. Feng Shang, take over!”

Feng Shang had no choice but to form a boat with his star energy and take over for Kuang Wang. Their rapid flight from the pillars of water had taken a heavy toll on Kuang Wang.

Lu Yin had an ugly expression, as it had turned out that the Ocean of Death could actually attack autonomously, which was just too devious. He involuntarily turned around, which let him view something inconceivable and even horrifying; he saw a pair of eyes in the Ocean of Death, which were undoubtedly human eyes. There were people in the Ocean of Death.

Lu Yin immediately raised his hand and unleashed a Spacerender Palm at the Ocean of Death, which caused a giant whirlpool to appear on the surface.

The pair of eyes sank downwards and vanished from sight.

Lu Yin’s heart raced as a chill ran down his spine. He had just seen a human, but that was impossible, as no human could possibly survive inside the Ocean of Death. It should actually be a war spirit, just one that was incomparably powerful and even had a sixth sense for danger. That ability must be an innate gift, or else the war spirit would not have been able to avoid his attack.

“Brother Lu, what happened?” Xia Luo and the others were bewildered as they turned to look at him, and then back at where he had struck the Ocean of Death.

Lu Yin spoke in a low tone. “Those water pillars were not an attack from the Ocean of Death, but rather from a war spirit.”

“A war spirit?” Kuang Wang was alarmed. “That’s impossible! A war spirit wouldn’t let us go after meeting us, and it wouldn’t run from an attack either.”

Xia Luo replied, “Not necessarily. If the war spirit was birthed from someone with a strange innate gift, then it could actually use that to hide.”

“No wonder I keep feeling chilly; so it’s actually the attacks from the war spirit. If it’s in this location, the person who birthed it must have been terribly strong. Could it have been one of the Ten Arbiters?” Feng Shang guessed.

Lu Yin shook his head. “That’s impossible. If it was a war spirit from the Ten Arbiters, then it would have never remained hidden. Instead, it would have immediately moved to take us all out.”