Yun Feifei was stunned. The first method she had chosen was already difficult enough. If the one blocking her had been Yao Ji instead of Yan Kun, she wouldn't even have been able to touch the drumstick. And this man actually wanted to advance by the third method?
Yao Ji's expression darkened. What audacity! If Lu Yin succeeded using the third method, today wouldn't be the day Yao Ji climbed to the top. He might end up as a mere foil instead. The history of the Heavenly Star Sect would compare him to this man, too. He couldn't allow that to happen.
Still, success was practically impossible.
Lu Yin passed Yao Ji and walked up to the Drum of Promotion. He looked around and smiled faintly. "I'm Lu Yin. I'd like to try my luck and advance to True Inheritor Disciple by the third method. I ask all my fellow disciples to go easy on me. Please."
The disciples hadn't yet recovered from their surprise. They stared at him in a daze.
This was simply too rare an occurrence. It was no different from seeking death.
Anyone who tried to become a True Inheritor Disciple by the third method was effectively slapping the disciples of that generation of the Heavenly Star Sect in the face. That included the True Inheritor Disciples. They couldn't afford to lose face like that.
Inside the Heavenly Star Hall, Yuan Qiong's gaze crossed the void and fell upon Lu Yin. He looked impressed. "This young man has tremendous physical strength."
Throughout the Heavenly Star Sect, many older experts looked toward the Heavenly Star and at Lu Yin. It had been many years since anyone had tried to become a True Inheritor Disciple by the third method. If one of the sect's own disciples did it,