Treading the Stars
Chapter 1583

The Scent of Smoke and Clouds

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Elder Yao Shan gazed deeply at Lu Yin, his eyes filled with wariness. "Tell him to watch what he says." Afterward, he glared at Yao Ji. "You disgraceful fool. Get back there."

Yao Ji's face went deathly pale. He looked at Lu Yin, who happened to be looking back at him. His heart lurched as he recalled what had just happened. He quickly lowered his gaze, not daring to say another word, then turned and left.

The people around them also gradually dispersed, but the shock they felt lingered and would not easily fade.

In the final battle of the Supreme Competition, Lu Yin had taken on all the experts of his level by himself. That had shaken the Fifth Continent, but it had still fallen within the bounds of what people could accept. But what had they just witnessed? Lu Yin had actually blocked a strike from Elder Yao Shan. That defied even the most basic expectations.

That scene would have been just as shocking in the Tree Starry Sky, let alone in the Fifth Continent.

After the crowd had dispersed, Lu Yin looked at Gu Xiaoer. "What brings you here?"

Gu Xiaoer shouted dramatically, "I should be asking you that! Weren't you missing? When did you get back? Don't tell me you've been hiding out in the Heavenly Star Sect this whole time. Come on, brother, that's just cold. You didn't tell me a thing!"

Lu Yin rolled his eyes and left the Heavenly Star Hall with Gu Xiaoer. The place was too conspicuous.

Half a day later, Lu Yin finished explaining. "Got it?"

Gu Xiaoer nodded. "Got it. You went somewhere really powerful, then they threw you away like rotten fruit. Right?"

Lu Yin was speechless. That was a pretty awful comparison.

"But you've changed so much

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