Yao Ji crashed to the ground with a bang, but his momentum carried him onward, burying him dozens of meters underground. He spat out another mouthful of blood. Everything before his eyes blurred, and he faintly heard the disciples cry out in alarm.
Before the Drum of Promotion, Lu Yin brushed the dust off himself. The Void Palm he had just used had been every bit as powerful as Lance's. Even with his own physical durability, taking it head-on had made him cough up blood. Yao Ji's talent was probably related to healing, allowing him to ease his injuries and withstand the first Void Palm. But Lu Yin couldn't give him another chance.
Besides, the man had clearly gotten a little too confident.
All around them, the Heavenly Star Sect disciples fell silent. They stared blankly at the battered challengers in the distance, then looked at Lu Yin in shock. If not for the fact that he was taking the third route through the assessment, he would surely become a True Inheritor Disciple. After all, he had defeated Yao Ji, the Fourth True Inheritor.
But the third assessment route had no restriction requiring the challenger to be a True Inheritor Disciple.
The many Heavenly Star Sect disciples turned their eyes to Mu Ziying. He was the only one they could rely on.
It wasn't just the disciples. Many of the Heavenly Star Sect's older generation of experts also looked toward Mu Ziying.
Lu Yin looked his way as well.
Mu Ziying was the only one present who could fight him. Whether for personal reasons or for the sake of the Heavenly Star Sect, Mu Ziying had to step forward. Lu Yin had anticipated this when he agreed to take the third route through the assessment.
Mu Ziying took a deep