The Starry Sky War Academy is the universe's top-tier academy, with a total of ten branches. Besides the ninth academy located in the endless territory beyond the universe, the other nine are within the universe. However, this time, the Tenth Prestigious Academy will appear in the Cang Lan territory, which encompasses the Great Yu Empire.
Lu Yin closed the screen, his eyes gleaming. This piece of information carried too much weight. The Starry Sky War Academy held a fatal attraction for countless young people in the universe. Originally, it had nothing to do with him, the distance was too vast, but today, the Tenth Prestigious Starry Sky Academy was about to enter the Cang Lan territory. It was impossible not to have thoughts about it.
To enter the Tenth Prestigious Starry Sky Academy, besides extraordinary aptitude and formidable combat power, one must also have an unhindered record of tempering.
Currently, there was one such tempering opportunity: the Earth evolution trial.
No wonder so many people came for this trial. Yasta must have also come because of this news.
Lu Yin felt uneasy. Firstly, he didn't know what Yasta's so-called mission was. Secondly, if no student completed the mission within three months, then a second group of trial students would descend.
With the Tenth Prestigious Starry Sky Academy about to appear, many people even wished to gain tempering and enhance their qualifications, including disciples of powerful clans and prestigious families. The Earth evolution trial was undoubtedly very attractive. The second group of trial students might bring unimaginable brutality to Earth.
Lu Yin became a little anxious. Even the first group of trial students were at least at the Contemplation Realm. So, the second group might include even stronger individuals, and his own strength might not be enough to protect himself.
Thinking of these things, Lu Yin also felt a bit frustrated. He had to reach the Contemplation Realm within three months, otherwise, he would become an ant.
One night passed. The next day, the army set off again, heading north.
Lu Yin became more silent, not staying inside the armored vehicle, but lying on its roof.
Hubei, Wucheng, the center of the Huaxia land, now gathered over ten million survivors. Even so, countless people still poured in every day, all because of the presence of one of the seven saints, the Light Saint Liu Shaoge.
When the apocalypse descended, a strange kind of ore appeared around Wucheng, containing light ore. This ore would emit light when shattered.
Liu Shaoge used this ore as a base, combined with his own combat techniques to protect the millions of Wucheng survivors, thus earning him the title of Light Saint.
Around Wucheng,一道道 (beams of) light columns soared into the sky, encircling the entire city. Because of this, Wucheng was also known as the City of Light, or sometimes the City of Everlasting Night.
In the center of Wucheng, a landmass was lifted by the light columns, floating in the air. This was where the Light Saint resided. Many called it Tian Zhi Du (Heavenly Capital).
Below Tian Zhi Du was the Light Camp, where a hundred thousand evolved humans guarded the Light Saint's Tian Zhi Du, gradually radiating outwards.
There were no grand palaces on Tian Zhi Du, only elegant courtyards, completely unshielded.
Anyone standing on Tian Zhi Du could look up at the starry sky.
At this moment, in the courtyard of Tian Zhi Du, a handsome young man with a carefree demeanor stood at the edge, gazing into the distance. He raised a wine glass, took a gentle sip, and a strange smile played on the corner of his lips. He was precisely the Light Saint Liu Shaoge.
Not far from Liu Shaoge, there was also a young man. Although not as handsome as Liu Shaoge, his eyes were incredibly arrogant, looking at Liu Shaoge as if he were an ant.
"Everything here is your resource, especially those light crystals. They can give you a ten-year head start over others of your kind. You're wasting too much," the young man behind Liu Shaoge said in dissatisfaction.
Liu Shaoge turned around and smiled at the young man. "Don't say that, Puya. Everything here belongs to all of us, not just me."
The man called Puya's expression softened slightly upon hearing this. "Dispel those light columns. You're squandering resources."
Liu Shaoge nodded. "Alright, I'll listen to you. Oh, right, you just mentioned area demarcation. What was that about? Can you explain it more clearly?"
Puya said indifferently, "The trial has unwritten rules. Our group of students, as long as we control a certain area, can mark that area blue on the network. Normally, in the early stages of the trial, no one will attack blue areas, unless they are enemies."
"So, Wucheng has been marked as a blue area?" Liu Shaoge asked.
Puya hummed, "Of course. Otherwise, do you think I'd have followed you here these past few days? The trial is extremely cruel. Generally, in the early stages, no one will fight to the death. Of course, one also has to consider the background of each student. My background is not bad, so after marking, no one will bother us."
Liu Shaoge smiled faintly and nodded. "So that's how it is."
"Alright, let me ask you, how's that matter I asked you to investigate coming along?" Puya asked impatiently, then glanced at the light columns, a trace of heartache flashing in his eyes. "Quickly turn off those light columns, they're too wasteful."
Liu Shaoge smiled and poured wine for Puya. "The matter you asked me to investigate has a lead."
Puya's eyes lit up. "Really? Tell me."
Liu Shaoge raised the wine glass and offered it to Puya. "Look at this wine glass."
Puya looked doubtfully, unconsciously staring. There was nothing special, only the liquid in the glass forming ripples, circle after circle, circle after circle, never-ending...
Liu Shaoge smiled. After a moment, he spoke faintly, "Give me your personal connector."
Puya's eyes were glazed. He took off his personal connector and handed it to Liu Shaoge.
Not long after, Liu Shaoge closed the personal connector. He rubbed his head. "Annoying. The universal network was clearly shut down. So, they found out I controlled him? Never mind," he said, then put on the personal connector, a smile on his lips, his intelligent eyes looking up at the sky.
Two days later, Figure's Vanguard army approached the front line. If not for repairing the communication lines along the way, they would have arrived much sooner.
For these two days, Lu Yin had been in a daze, staring at the moon every night, making Luo Yun think he had lost his mind.
The convoy suddenly stopped. Zi San said to Lu Yin, "Boss, something's wrong. We haven't seen any survivors since yesterday, and there should be soldiers monitoring the road on the frontline. We've been traveling for almost a day, and we haven't seen a single person."
Lu Yin stood up, looking into the distance. "The army will stop and rest."
Avoiding everyone, Lu Yin opened his personal connector and measured combat power. Within one mile, two miles, up to ten miles, Lu Yin filtered out combat power below Contemplation Realm. Finally, about 37 miles from their current location, he detected a Contemplation Realm combat power of 1800. This was the strength of the detected combat power.
Lu Yin's expression was grim. He took out a map. About 37 miles was precisely an abandoned town, and that place was less than twenty kilometers from the front line, perfectly situated between the front line and their convoy.
Lu Yin ordered the army to set up camp on the spot, while he himself headed north. He needed to know if the detected Contemplation Realm combat power belonged to a mutated beast or a human.
After traveling less than ten kilometers, Lu Yin knew he didn't need to go further. Ahead, a troop of evolved humans was passing by. The presence of an army meant that the abandoned town ahead was a base. In other words, the detected Contemplation Realm powerhouse was one of the students who had descended to Earth.
Lu Yin pondered for a moment, then reinstalled the positioning device on Yasta's personal connector.
The moment the positioning device was restored, more than ten kilometers away from Lu Yin, a woman with long, waist-length hair wearing white battle armor changed her expression. She looked at her personal connector, snorted coldly, and flew south.
In just a moment, a white figure appeared in the sky, hovering, coldly gazing down at Lu Yin. "Student, this area has been marked blue by me. Please leave."
Lu Yin looked at the woman, his eyes bright. Not bad looking. "Hello, student. My name is Yatta. I am from the First Military Academy of Tata Planet in the Great Yu Empire." "I'm not interested in knowing. Leave immediately," the woman said indifferently, energy vibrating around her body, pressing down.
Lu Yin hastily said, "Student, don't be hasty. I'm injured and not in good shape myself. I pose no threat to you. Moreover, I can give you resources, many, many resources."
The woman's eyes were cold. "Just a Gazer. You actually dare to join the planetary evolution trial. How did you get in?"
"My grandfather is the headmaster," Lu Yin blurted out directly, his tone arrogant.
The woman showed disgust. "Get lost."
Lu Yin immediately took out several flame crystals from his Null Realm and threw them to the woman. "Help me survive the trial smoothly, and after we leave, I'll give you a whole basket of these crystals."
The woman accepted them in surprise, feeling the warm touch of the flame crystals. She landed on the ground. "Where did you get these?"
Lu Yin pretended to be smug. "Of course, my grandfather gave them to me. My grandfather is a powerhouse who treads the starry sky. He has as many of these as he wants."
The woman narrowed her eyes, clenched her fist, and a trace of killing intent emanated.
Lu Yin cautiously retreated, staring at the woman. "Don't mess around. Although no one can interfere with the trial, who lives and who dies, and who killed whom, can still be investigated. You don't want to be hunted down by my grandfather, do you?"
The woman thought for a moment, then released her hand, saying coldly, "I can help you get out of this planet alive, but your trial results have nothing to do with you."
Lu Yin exhaled in relief. "It doesn't matter. No matter what, my grandfather can still get me into the Tenth Prestigious Starry Sky Academy. You can have the results."