Seven Saints Prison Camp

The woman looked at Lu Yin helplessly, "Actually, if you just asked, I would have helped you. I have people behind me too."

"No need," Lu Yin said indifferently.

The woman sighed, "Alright, keep in touch. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them for you. I'm leaving." With that, she smiled at Lu Yin and turned to leave, leaving behind a trail of fragrance.

Lu Yin closed his eyes again. The woman's arrival had no effect on him.

In the latter half of the night, the beautiful woman arrived again, looking at Lu Yin and smiling, "Congratulations, your troubles are gone."

Lu Yin looked at her in confusion.

The woman said, "I asked my elder brother to step in. Zhang Tong has been caught. My brother wants you to go over and discuss how to deal with them."

Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he stood up, "Let's go."

The woman smiled and led the way, passing through the flames and arriving about three hundred meters away from the team. Although this place wasn't entirely safe, it wasn't too far either.

The moment Lu Yin arrived, Zhang Tong, the evolved individual who had bullied the women, and the dozen or so people beside him were all kneeling on the ground. In front of them stood a tall man with his hands behind his back.

"Big Brother, Lu Yin is here," the beautiful woman said coquettishly as she walked up to the man.

The man turned around and smiled at Lu Yin, "You are Lu Yin?"

Lu Yin nodded.

"My name is Liu Sheng, and I am one of the captains of this team," the man said, raising his head slightly with a proud look at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin said indifferently, "I know."

Liu Sheng frowned. He disliked Lu Yin's attitude. "How do you plan to deal with these people? They're yours to handle."

Lu Yin looked at Liu Sheng, "Conditions."

Liu Sheng's lips curled up as he stared at Lu Yin, "Let's be direct. I've heard about you and observed you. You... you haven't absorbed energy crystals from mutated beasts, yet you're very powerful. Can you tell me why?"

Beside him, the beautiful woman also looked at Lu Yin expectantly, as did the evolved individuals kneeling on the ground with Zhang Tong.

Lu Yin smiled, "Is this why you brought me here?"

Liu Sheng smiled faintly and looked at the beautiful woman.

The woman stepped forward a few paces, reaching Lu Yin's side. She blew a breath at him and said coquettishly, "Brother Lu, won't you tell us? Is it another path of evolution? If you tell us, you'll be telling all of humanity. All of humanity will be grateful to you, and I... I can keep you company too." As she spoke, she leaned towards Lu Yin.

Lu Yin turned to look at the beautiful woman. "I told you, if there's a next time, you die." As his voice fell, his iron rod flashed. The beautiful woman clutched her neck, blood flowing from her fingers, staining her clothes red. She fell down in disbelief. She hadn't taken Lu Yin's words seriously and never expected Lu Yin to dare to kill her in front of Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng was one of the captains, a Human Level expert!

Liu Sheng was stunned. He also hadn't expected Lu Yin to be so bold.

Lu Yin flicked his iron rod. "You're all so annoying. You've been watching me since this team was formed. Tonight, it all ends." With that, he charged at Liu Sheng, swinging his iron rod down.

Liu Sheng was furious. "You're seeking death!" he roared, drawing a decent-looking long saber from his waist and blocking the iron rod. In his opinion, this strike would not only block Lu Yin's attack but also severely injure him. However, reality was the complete opposite of his expectations. His long saber was split in two, and the iron rod's blade even left a bone-deep bloody gash on his right shoulder.

This scene made Liu Sheng incredulous. He was a Human Level expert, capable of fighting many ordinary evolved individuals alone. Yet, he was defeated by Lu Yin in one move. How was this possible?

After injuring Liu Sheng with one strike, Lu Yin didn't stop, sweeping his iron rod horizontally.

Liu Sheng hastily dodged and threw the saber hilt at Lu Yin with a side flip. Lu Yin batted the hilt away with his staff, and the resulting surge of energy, like a sharp blade, cut into the ground, leaving a small crack.

"What are you looking at? Attack him together! Kill him!" Liu Sheng roared, glaring at Zhang Tong and the others.

Zhang Tong and the others didn't dare to hesitate. They drew various weapons and attacked Lu Yin.

Lu Yin's gaze was cold. He flipped his iron rod, and his legs forcefully pushed off the ground. Visible shockwaves of energy cracked the ground. His body shot forward over ten meters. The iron rod's blade swept horizontally. In an instant, Zhang Tong and the others looked down at their chests as blood dripped from them. Soon, they lost consciousness and fell to the ground, dead.

At this moment, Lu Yin's heart was as hard as iron. This was the worst of times, with no constraints, but it was also the best of times. Evil people could be eradicated.

Liu Sheng stared at Lu Yin in a daze. "How is this possible? You... you, you're an Earth Rank expert! You're definitely an Earth Rank expert. A Human Level couldn't be this powerful."

Lu Yin's gaze was icy.

Liu Sheng trembled and knelt directly on the ground. "Lu Yin, no, Young Master Lu, spare me, please spare me. I can be your dog, I can kill for you, I can find women for you. I can do anything you want."

Lu Yin raised his head, looking up at the starry sky.

Liu Sheng's eyes turned sinister. He suddenly pulled a blade from his bosom and stabbed at Lu Yin. The blade easily pierced Lu Yin, but the Lu Yin in front of him slowly faded. The figure just now was merely an afterimage.

Liu Sheng's pupils contracted, and he looked at this scene in disbelief. What was this?

"This is called Roaming Step, a combat technique from... the starry sky," Lu Yin said indifferently. His iron rod swept across, and Liu Sheng's head fell as he died kneeling on the ground.

Lu Yin sighed, put away his iron rod, and continued to look up at the starry sky. "I'm just a guest, yet I'm acting like the host."

Soon, Lu Yin took the energy crystals from Liu Sheng and the others. He brought them close to the ring on his hand, and suddenly, the energy crystals disappeared as if they had never existed.

This was the Void Ring, a precious ring that could store items. Like combat techniques, it also came from the starry sky.

No one cared about the disappearance of Zhang Tong and the others, but Liu Sheng was different. He was a captain, and now he had also disappeared. This attracted the attention of the other captains.

However, because Liu Sheng had deliberately hidden his tracks to plot against Lu Yin's evolution method, no one came to trouble Lu Yin. It could be considered Liu Sheng's self-inflicted misfortune.

At noon the next day, tens of thousands of people looked towards the distant sky. Just moments ago, they had received news that Saint of Punishment Zhou Shan was arriving.

Not long after, a black dot appeared in everyone's sight. Then, a man appeared in the sky. He was powerfully built, over two meters tall, with short hair. In his hand, he held a giant mountain-splitting axe over three meters long. He stood in the sky, exuding an imposing aura.

Everyone stared at this scene in a daze. Could humans truly fly? Was this a Heaven Rank expert? One of the Seven Saints of Huaxia.

With a roar, Zhou Shan didn't say a word. He raised his hand and pressed down towards the ground. The surge of air kicked up dust, making it impossible for tens of thousands of people to open their eyes.

All the evolved individuals gazed at the scene ahead with fervent eyes. This was a Heaven Rank expert, a power capable of destroying mountains and rivers.

Underground, giant vines snaked out, fiercely lashing at Zhou Shan.

Zhou Shan grunted, the sound exploding in everyone's ears. He then raised his great axe high. The air behind him rippled, vaguely forming transparent wings. "Storm Slash!" he roared. Zhou Shan's body tumbled down with the great axe, slashing fiercely at the vines.

A world-shattering roar erupted. On the ground, huge cracks spread in all directions. Dust and soil flew up, and wisps of energy scattered. Fortunately, the evolutionary captain stood guard in front; otherwise, these energy wisps alone would have been enough to cause massive casualties among the survivors.

Lu Yin stared intently ahead. Yesterday, they had guessed the vines were Earth Rank in strength. In reality, only he could sense it: the vines were definitely Heaven Rank. This was why Zhou Shan had gone all out.

A strong wind blew. As the smoke and dust cleared, what appeared before everyone was Zhou Shan's imposing figure, shouldering his great axe. The vine had been completely pulverized, leaving a massive crater filled with green liquid on the ground.

Tens of thousands of people looked up at Zhou Shan with reverence, cheering.

Zhou Shan, carrying his great axe, took to the sky and shouted, "Let's go, back to Jinling. It's safe there."

"Thank you, Saint of Punishment."

"Long live the Saint of Punishment."

"Saint of Punishment."

Tens of thousands of people shouted Zhou Shan's name. In this apocalyptic era, heroes were desperately needed. Zhou Shan was a hero, and the Seven Saints were heroes.

Lu Yin gripped his iron rod. His current strength had not yet reached Heaven Rank. As Liu Sheng had said, he hadn't absorbed energy crystals. He wanted to walk a different evolutionary path, the true evolutionary path of the Starry sky. Thinking this, Lu Yin looked up. "It's coming soon, it should be here soon."

Protected by Zhou Shan, the team advanced smoothly. There were definitely powerful beings in this world far surpassing Zhou Shan, but those beings were too rare to encounter.

A day later, the team of tens of thousands arrived at Jinling. Only now did many finally let go of their burdens and burst into tears.

Jinling was under martial law. Outside stood a massive earthen wall, with rows of evolutionary soldiers silently watching the tens of thousands of survivors enter. Their gazes were sorrowful. This team had lost at least a tenth of its population from departure to return. They had emerged from despair.

Lu Yin had visited Jinling in peacetime. Back then, Jinling was beautiful, with ancient trees lining the streets. However, Jinling had shrunk significantly now. The outer areas had been abandoned, and countless wandering zombies filled the outer city. If not for Zhou Shan clearing the path, they would have had to fight a bloody battle to enter the Jinling survivor settlement.

Survivors would be arranged by one group of people, while evolutionary soldiers would be arranged by another.

This team had over five hundred evolutionary soldiers, which, relative to tens of thousands of survivors, meant one evolutionary soldier protected nearly a hundred people. The ratio was quite scarce, also proving that mutated creatures were difficult to kill.

It was a pity that zombie corpses did not contain energy crystals; otherwise, the number of evolutionary soldiers would undoubtedly be much higher.

Xing Camp, the organization created and managed by Saint of Punishment Zhou Shan for evolutionary soldiers. All evolutionary soldiers in the Jinling survivor settlement, whether they joined or not, had to register and be tested for combat power and physical condition at Xing Camp. Lu Yin and the others were brought to Xing Camp.

Xing Camp was not just one camp but was vast, occupying Jinling's Zhong Mountain. Legend had it that at its inception, Jinling was overrun with zombies and mutated beasts. Zhou Shan led all evolutionary soldiers and took a month to secure Zhong Mountain, and this was only because Zhong Mountain had been a tourist area in Jinling, with not too many wild mutated beasts.

Xing Camp radiated outwards from Zhong Mountain, gradually helping survivors secure the Jinling survivor settlement, becoming one of the largest survivor settlements in Huaxia's East China region.

The Xing Camp at Zhong Mountain was solemn and majestic. Evolutionary soldiers around them looked with envy at the Xing Camp evolutionary soldiers in their unified uniforms. They would be here in the future.

"In just half a year, the Saint of Punishment actually created such a massive organization as Xing Camp. It's truly incredible," someone marveled.

Someone immediately chimed in, "When the apocalypse arrived, many people were still hiding, yet the Saint of Punishment has already established Xing Camp. He will definitely be able to dominate Huaxia in the future."

Many echoed this sentiment as soon as it was spoken.

Lu Yin walked among the evolutionary soldiers, his gaze flashing as he watched the evolutionary soldiers passing by. These soldiers were true soldiers.

Logically speaking, with the advent of the apocalypse, no matter how charismatic someone was, they couldn't create such an organization. Zhou Shan certainly couldn't. Yet, Xing Camp had appeared. There was only one reason: the people here were real military personnel, and Zhou Shan represented the country.

Huaxia had not collapsed due to the apocalypse; it had merely stabilized in another form. Zhou Shan was part of the military, and perhaps the Seven Saints were too, otherwise, they couldn't have reached Heaven Rank in just half a year.

He didn't know if he should feel fortunate that the apocalypse hadn't caused a complete communication breakdown. Otherwise, even the country wouldn't have been able to stabilize the situation in such a short time.