Zhang Dingtian laughed, despite his serious injuries.
Bai Xue looked at Lu Yin with hope in her eyes; she had never felt so helpless.
Qing Yu exhaled, "You've been hiding your strength all along?"Reddit
Lu Yin shrugged, "Not exactly. When a person is pushed to the brink, they can unleash their potential."
Qing Yu laughed loudly, "You're just an ant. So what if you unleash your potential? I'll send you on your way."
As he spoke, he pointed at Lu Yin. This finger had previously defeated Zhang Dingtian, Yan Gang, Mono, and others, sweeping through all the students. It had also shattered Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm. Facing this finger, Lu Yin's eyes turned sharp. He raised his hand, four stars rotating, and struck with a palm.
"Courting death!" Qing Yu shouted. In the universe, the White Night Clan was synonymous with terror, invincible among peers. Their combat techniques were unparalleled.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Four consecutive explosions. Qing Yu didn't care about the first three, but when the fourth exploded, a terrifying pressure descended. The unstoppable force instantly bent his finger, and a palm struck his right chest, sending him flying.
The shockwave surged, crushing the ground, the colliding forces sweeping through the sky like a tornado.
Everyone momentarily lost their hearing, their vision filled with gray dust and smoke.
When the wind blew away the dust, everyone was shocked—Qing Yu had been defeated.
Lu Yin panted heavily, his right palm in pain, a trickle of blood flowing from a cut. Opposite him, Qing Yu's face was pale, gritting his teeth as he glared at Lu Yin. His right finger was shattered, his body trembling with rage. "What kind of combat technique is that?"
Lu Yin exhaled, "A technique to kill you."
With that, he used his movement technique to charge at Qing Yu, raising his palm to strike again. He wanted to kill Qing Yu. Others might not understand, but Qing Yu, being from a terrifying clan, knew the horror of the Heavenly Star Palm. This person could become a future threat.
Qing Yu roared, "Ant! Feel the might of the White Night Clan!"
Boom!
A massive tremor shattered the ground. Lu Yin retreated, leaving over ten footprints on the ground. He looked up, glaring ahead. Qing Yu charged out of the smoke. "You think I only have one technique? The White Night Clan has countless combat techniques."
As he spoke, his left hand clawed at Lu Yin. Lu Yin suppressed the urge to vomit blood, raising his left hand to counter with the Seven-Form Heavenly Beast Claw.
Boom!
The ground trembled again.
A terrifying shockwave swept across the ground, debris flying, piercing the mountain walls.
Everyone watched the two figures clashing in the smoke, truly shocked. Could someone at the Exploration Realm reach such a level?
Outside Earth, Xiken Maldo and others were also stunned. "How is this person so powerful? That's the Heavenly Beast Claw, probably at the seventh form. Isn't that a Yutang combat technique? He actually mastered a Yutang combat technique."
"What's truly impressive is that he blocked Qing Yu's finger. Qing Yu's most powerful technique is that finger, yet he was defeated."Reddit
"This person is extraordinary. We must investigate."
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Mira's eyes lit up as she looked at Lu Yin. While others focused on his combat techniques, she noticed his previously pierced hand had healed. It was quite miraculous.
The continuous tremors seemed to explode in everyone's hearts, leaving many students pale with fear.
With a loud boom, both figures retreated simultaneously.
Qing Yu panted heavily, glaring at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's hands trembled. In the time-stopped space, he had not only healed his injuries but also restored much of his stamina. It was equivalent to resting for five days before fighting Qing Yu. Even so, it was still difficult to defeat him. Even the four-star Heavenly Star Palm couldn't severely injure him. This person was truly terrifying, worthy of being a powerhouse capable of traversing the stars. Even a Fusion Realm expert might not withstand his full-strength palm.
"Young Master, allow me to teach him a lesson," Liu Shaoge suddenly charged at Lu Yin, light flashing in his palm.
Zhang Dingtian shouted angrily.
Lu Yin glanced over and raised his left hand. "Heavenly Beast Claw."With one swipe, a void beast roared, shattering the light and directly striking Liu Shaoge, sending him flying and crashing to the ground.
Qing Yu snapped coldly, "Trash. You think you can interfere in my fight?"
Liu Shaoge coughed up blood and weakly said, "I'm sorry, Young Master."
Lu Yin was surprised. That strike had been intended to kill Liu Shaoge, yet not only had he survived, he could still speak. His strength was beyond expectations.
"I didn't think I'd encounter someone like you on a fringe planet. With strength like yours in the Exploration Realm, you'd be considered outstanding even in the Innerverse," Qing Yu said in a deep voice.
Lu Yin clenched his fists. "I don't need your evaluation."
Qing Yu grinned. "I've seen countless geniuses fall and too many powerhouses die at the hands of the White Night Clan. You won't escape either. Don't expect the Daynight Empire to save you. Every trial is monitored by the Youth Council. Unless you all lose your combat capabilities and the mission fails, this trial continues. And I will kill you the moment you can't fight back."
As he finished speaking, a surging layer of star energy appeared on Qing Yu's body. It didn't erupt outward but instead wrapped around his form, slowly descending and coiling around his legs—like he was stepping on clouds.
"Die," he said.
In the next instant, Qing Yu vanished. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Lu Yin, pointing with his left hand.
This was extreme speed—a movement combat technique from the White Night Clan. Even experts like Yan Gang couldn't clearly see the move. Qing Yu intended to end the fight in one blow.
Lu Yin activated the Heavenly Star Technique with his breathing; four stars circled around him. The moment Qing Yu's finger entered the stars' range, Lu Yin saw his movements. The range of the Heavenly Star Technique was small, but within it, it was as if time and space were distorted like the stars themselves. What looked like a mere step in reality became a vast distance in Lu Yin's eyes—enough for him to clearly perceive Qing Yu's attack.
Just like when Lars and Mono used the Heavenly Beast Claw, Qing Yu's strike was completely laid bare before Lu Yin's eyes.
Lu Yin fixated on the incoming strike, then suddenly ducked low, body twisting. His Heavenly Star Palm struck from an impossible angle, avoiding Qing Yu's attack and hitting him squarely.
This move completely caught Qing Yu off guard. He had assumed that with his movement technique, success was guaranteed—but the strike was broken, and Lu Yin's counterattack hit the same spot that had already been injured when that sealed Fusion Realm student landed a blow earlier.
Qing Yu had already been wounded. To be hit again in the same place was the final straw. The blow crushed him completely, slamming him into the earth. The ground shattered in a conical shape with a deafening roar, and magma erupted around the pit, scorching the air.
The battlefield fell silent. Only the magma raged.
To the onlookers, the entire sequence had taken only a moment. Qing Yu disappeared, reappeared, and was immediately slammed into the earth by Lu Yin. Just like that. But only Lu Yin knew how close that moment had come to death. If it had been anyone else—even if Huo Xiaoling had entered the Fusion Realm—they might not have dodged that strike. Only someone like Lulu Mebius, who had mastered extreme speed, might have avoided it.
Although Lu Yin didn't possess such speed, the Heavenly Star Technique was the bane of all high-speed techniques.
Liu Shaoge's eyes flickered as he stared at the ground.
Everyone stared at the earth, at the figure embedded in the crater.Was he… dead?
Lu Yin stood beside the pit, feeling the heat of the magma and panting for breath. This situation was Qing Yu's own doing. He'd been too arrogant, thinking Lu Yin had no chance to land a hit. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered such a serious injury.
The only regret was that Lu Yin couldn't learn that high-speed technique. The White Night Clan's techniques had a unique rhythm—like their name, white and night—something intangible. Without that feeling, no matter how many changes one observed, it was useless.
Lu Yin had once believed that with the Heavenly Star Technique, he could learn all kinds of star combat techniques. But now, he realized that some techniques could only be learned in specific environments.
Zzz—zzzz—
Inside the conical crater, the ground cracked again.Under everyone's stunned gazes, Qing Yu placed a hand on the ground and slowly rose. His bloodshot eyes glared at Lu Yin.
"Ant... you've really made me angry now."
Lu Yin frowned. What a difficult opponent. No wonder he was a powerhouse capable of walking among the stars. Even with his cultivation sealed, his physical body was still incredibly tough. To survive a full-strength Fusion Realm blow and Lu Yin's palm strike—and still recover so quickly—meant Lu Yin couldn't win in a battle of attrition.
"No matter what tricks you use, you can't defeat me. Ant—despair," Qing Yu growled and charged toward Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's expression changed. Suddenly, he turned and bolted toward the students observing the battle in the distance.Qing Yu coughed blood but still gritted his teeth and chased after him.
"You can't escape."
Lu Yin dashed toward the watching students, causing many of them to panic and flee.
"This bastard is trying to draw the danger to us! Run! Don't get caught up in this!" one student shouted.
All the students quickly scattered.
Lu Yin didn't care about the others—he had locked onto one person: Mono, the sealed Fusion Realm cultivator.He chased him relentlessly.
Mono's face went pale."What do you want?!"