Moonlit Night Killing Intent

Lu Yin shot Zhou Shan a look. "That's not what I said, it's what everyone agrees on. Bai Xue is known as the most beautiful woman in Huaxia, no question. Forget celebrities, influencers, socialites, or campus beauties; none of them can hold a candle to her." Zhou Shan chuckled sinisterly. "I didn't believe it at first either, but after seeing her, I do. This woman was born to be worshipped. The word 'goddess' is hardly an exaggeration for her."

Lu Yin chuckled. "Is she really that exaggerated?"

"Goddess? What a bold statement. Natives are natives. If you saw the Star Picking Girl, you'd be groveling at her feet," Granny suddenly interjected, her tone laced with mockery.

Lu Yin's voice turned cold. "I don't want to hear you use that word 'native' again. Go guard the door."

Granny snorted, not daring to argue with Lu Yin, and turned to leave.

Zhou Shan felt awkward. Discussing women within earshot of another woman was less than ideal.

"Brother Zhou, please continue," Lu Yin said.

Zhou Shan cleared his throat. "Actually, there's not much else to say. Liu Shaoge is handsome, Bai Xue is beautiful, they're a perfect match."

"What about their strength?" Lu Yin asked curiously, his eyes bright.

Zhou Shan shrugged. "Liu Shaoge and I are both in the Lower Four Saints. Bai Xue is in the Upper Three Saints. Although there are rumors that Liu Shaoge is cautious and good at hiding his strength, even if he's stronger than me, he can't be that much stronger."

Lu Yin nodded, indicating he understood.

Although Zhou Shan was hedging his words about Liu Shaoge, Lu Yin could tell he had a good impression of him. "Saint of Light" was already extreme praise. Liu Shaoge's public image was impeccable. Except for Lu Yin, who had survived by chance, only the dead would know Liu Shaoge's darkness.

Lu Yin had initially thought his only enemy was Liu Shaoge. If Luo Saint Bai Xue was truly involved with him, his enemies might increase.

Society was like this; a single move could affect the whole board. Lu Yin tapped his fingers against the wall, lost in thought.

The beast tide finally retreated by evening.

After dark, Lu Yin left Jinling. He didn't have many Flame Crystals left and needed to mine more.

Moonlight spilled down, illuminating the cold, desolate Ground. Apart from the chilling chewing sounds from the shadows, the only sound on this land was the roaring of the wind.

When Lu Yin arrived at the ditch near the Flame Crystal mine, he saw a figure standing quietly. It was a man with short, silver hair, looking up at the moonlight with a somewhat lost expression.

The moment Lu Yin saw this person, his expression changed drastically. This location held not only the long-haired Zombie King and Flame Crystals but also that eerie skull eye. Was this person here by coincidence or intentionally?

Lu Yin hadn't known anyone else was here, and he hadn't deliberately concealed his presence. The silver-haired man naturally noticed him.

"Who are you?" Lu Yin's gaze was stern, his expression wary. He didn't know the man's strength, but a sense of extreme danger emanated from him, making Lu Yin reluctant to approach. The image of the skull eye kept flashing in his mind.

The silver-haired man looked at Lu Yin, a faint smile on his lips. Just then, clouds covered the moon, plunging the Ground into darkness.

Instantly, Lu Yin's scalp tingled. A flash of white light appeared in the darkness. Lu Yin executed Roaming Step, retreating rapidly, while simultaneously unleashing his right palm. Stars appeared with his palm strike, and under the white light, a pair of cool, clear eyes flashed with surprise. The white light suddenly spun rapidly, colliding with Lu Yin's right palm.

Faintly, Lu Yin saw that the white light came from a beautiful butterfly knife. The blade tore through the air at a speed imperceptible to the eye, completely deflecting the power of the Heavenly Star Palm.

With a muffled thud, the air distorted, and both men retreated simultaneously.

The moonlight reappeared, casting its glow upon the Ground, illuminating the two of them.

Lu Yin's expression was grave. This person had blocked a full-power strike from his Heavenly Star Palm.

On the other side, the silver-haired man looked surprised, then rubbed his head. "Uh, sorry about that. I thought you were a Zombie, so I attacked. My apologies, my apologies, haha."

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the man, then curved his lips. "You're welcome. I thought you were a Zombie too, so I attacked. Luckily, I didn't use my full power, only less than half my palm's strength. I didn't hurt you, did I?"

The silver-haired man raised an eyebrow. "No, no, how could I be hurt? Although I barely used a third of my strength, blocking your palm was more than enough, haha."

Lu Yin looked at his own palm and laughed. "Sorry, I misremembered. I only used a quarter of my palm's strength just now. Luckily, I didn't hurt you."

The silver-haired man burst out laughing. "Uh, you know what, I misremembered too. I only used a fifth of my strength."

"Is that so? I don't believe you. Want to try again?" Lu Yin provoked.

The silver-haired man quickly waved his hands. "No, no. I'm an elegant gourmand; I never fight. By the way, let me ask you something. What are you doing here?"

Lu Yin said calmly, "Looking for a classmate. My classmate and I agreed to meet here."

The silver-haired man said "Oh,". "Actually, me too. I remember there was a Jinling nearby, but it was marked blue. You didn't do that, did you?"

Lu Yin nodded. "It was her."

The silver-haired man said regretfully, "I see. I was going to go check it out, but never mind. You continue waiting. I'm leaving." With that, the silver-haired man turned and left, disappearing quickly.

Lu Yin looked at his personal terminal, and only after confirming the silver-haired man had left did he exhale. His expression was more serious than ever. His Heavenly Star Palm had been blocked. This was his full-power strike after breaking through to the Probe Realm. In the darkness of the Ground, an extreme crisis had loomed. He hadn't had time to hesitate. That strike was indeed full power, yet it was blocked. Who exactly was this person? Such a powerhouse had appeared among the first batch of trial participants.

Lu Yin walked to the ditch, looking at the location of the Flame Crystal mine. That person had been standing there from the beginning, and this was where Lu Yin had found the skull eye. This person was likely the owner of that skull eye.

Lu Yin recalled all the symbols he had seen in the Universe, but none of them matched the skull eye.

When he first found it, Lu Yin had felt he had stumbled upon something extraordinary. Now, that feeling was even stronger. Although the silver-haired man had Probe Realm strength, Lu Yin felt through their palm clash that this person hadn't used his full strength at all. He was unfathomable.

On the other side, the silver-haired man flew under the moonlight, his expression strange. His ultimate move had been blocked. "Someone among the Probe Realm students can actually block my move? Interesting. I thought people like this would only appear among the second batch of trial participants. I didn't expect there to be one in the first batch, hehe."

Yuxiang, on the border of Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province.

Since Xing Camp had concentrated its main forces to the west, this area had become Xing Camp's front line. Five Commanders of Ten Thousand and thirty thousand Evolvers were stationed here. Pushing westward, they had not only rescued many Survivors but also gained many Evolvers.

Now, the total number of Evolvers at the Yuxiang front line was close to forty thousand, and another Commander of Ten Thousand had been added.

The overall commander of the front line was Feng Hong, the only one Lu Yin was familiar with.

Initially, everything was stable at the front line. However, one day, a figure appeared in the high altitude, looking down at Yuxiang. Tens of thousands of Evolvers looked up in awe.

Jinling. Lu Yin looked at the map. The distance from Jinling to Wu City was too far, with Anhui Province in between. This was an entire province filled with countless Zombies, countless Mutant Beasts, and Evolvers who dominated their own territories. It was too distant.

For Xing Camp to carve a path to Wu City would take months.

Lu Yin pondered, "Wu City is currently marked in blue. Even if we attack Wu City, we might face alien students."

Just then, Luo Yun hurried over. "Hidden Saint, news from the front lines: Xing Camp has collapsed, everyone is under control, and Commanders of Ten Thousand like Feng Hong have been captured."

Lu Yin was surprised. "Did aliens intervene?"

Luo Yun nodded and said gravely, "The soldiers who escaped reported that the person who intervened left six words: 'Blue Mountain Academy, Ye Ge'."

"Have Granny come over," Lu Yin said calmly.

Soon, Granny arrived.

"Go and contact Ye Ge through the personal terminals of the Blue Mountain Academy students. He controls the front lines of Xing Camp," Lu Yin said calmly.

Granny nodded, took out the personal terminals of those two students from her Void Ring, and tapped a few times. A light screen appeared in front of them. On the screen was a young man, smiling as he looked at Granny.

"Miss Granny, long time no see. I didn't expect us to meet under these circumstances. I am Ye Ge, a student from Blue Mountain Academy," the young man said politely.

Granny was confused. "You know me?"

Ye Ge chuckled. "The famous elite beauty from the Empire's First Military Academy. Blue Mountain Academy isn't far from yours, of course, I know you."

"Those two people who came to ambush me, was that your arrangement too?" Granny asked coldly.