Lu Yin's decision didn't surprise Mu Ziying, but he still tried to dissuade him. "Brother Lu, I know you're powerful, but I still have to warn you: the inner disciples of my Heavenly Star Sect are no pushovers. None of them could beat you one-on-one, but with an entire day, plenty of disciples will have time to attack. And there's one more thing: the trial never said you had to fight alone."
Lu Yin slowly turned his head. "Brother Mu, that's not very sporting."
Mu Ziying gave a wry smile. "Please, Brother Lu."
Lu Yin had no choice but to follow Mu Ziying to the site of the True Inheritor Disciple promotion trial.
The Heavenly Star Sect was surrounded on all sides by countless stars. Among the nearest was one reserved for the True Inheritor Disciple promotion trial. It was called the Heavenly Star. When the drum sounded upon it, that meant someone had succeeded in becoming a True Inheritor Disciple. They had stepped into the heavens, their status transformed from then on. The name Heavenly Star also evoked the stars in the heavens. Anyone who could return safely from the Heavenly Star was a heaven-blessed prodigy.
At that moment, on the Heavenly Star, a woman radiated white, icy energy that spread outward, forming an endless prison of ice. Several cultivators in front of her were horrified and hurriedly retreated. Only one man remained, his expression grave. He raised a hand, and ninety-nine stars revolved around him before bursting apart, colliding with the endless ice prison.
The ground trembled and split open, and the void warped.
The woman leaped forward and struck at the man with her palm.
The man was alarmed. "Please, show mercy, Senior Sister!"
Her palm swept past his cheek. She grabbed the enormous drum mallet behind