Treading the Stars
Chapter 30

Chaotic Battle

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Two identical attacks collided in mid-air. Everyone heard a loud boom, the air scattered, and countless gusts of wind shattered walls, even crushing bridges. The ground at the collision point cracked open, and air currents swept upward before dispersing a hundred meters in the sky.

Willow looked at Lu Yin in surprise, "You can actually use Void Splitting Palm?"

Lu Yin's gaze was calm. He had heard from Granny that Willow could use Void Splitting Palm, so he wasn't surprised. What surprised him was that Willow's Void Splitting Palm seemed a bit weak. Willow's right palm was trembling, a consequence of forcefully using Void Splitting Palm.

Bailie also looked at Lu Yin in surprise. Void Splitting Palm wasn't something just anyone could use. This person was no weaker than Willow.

At the same time, on the steel city walls, Zhang Ding Tian and Bai Xue looked towards the city simultaneously. They leaped up, their gazes icy.

Killing intent filled Bai Xue's eyes. The disaster caused by Heavenly Rank Experts fighting within the city would be immense. These students completely disregarded the lives of Earthlings and had to be killed.

Inside the city, Granny exclaimed, "Zhang Ding Tian is here, and there's a Probe Realm power with him."

Lu Yin didn't care. Across from him, Bailie frowned, "Let's finish this quickly. Zhang Ding Tian is here."

Willow narrowed his eyes, his body covered by Ring Armor. He lunged at Lu Yin, unleashing a kick. Ordinary people couldn't even see his attack speed.

Lu Yin raised his leg and kicked Willow's shin. The ground cracked and sank, and a wave of air pushed outward. Willow grunted, Star Energy erupted from his body, crushing towards Lu Yin. The Ground trembled. He wanted to win with pure Star Energy.

Lu Yin sneered. He definitely didn't have as much Star Energy as Willow, but his absorption speed was twice Willow's. He wasn't afraid of a battle of attrition.

Granny retreated rapidly. She didn't want to endure the clash of Star Energy.

In the distance, Bailie's gaze turned cold. He lunged at Granny and reached out to grab her.

Granny gritted her teeth and crushed several Flame Crystals. Torrential flames burned on the Ground. "Flame Palm!" she roared, concentrating flames in her palm and striking at Bailie. Bailie's gaze was arrogant, and his movements didn't change. Granny's Flame Palm was scattered by Bailie's palm. The gap was too large.

Granny's flames were too weak for Bailie.

Lu Yin watched as Granny was grabbed by Bailie. He thrust out his right palm, and the air visibly formed a shockwave that struck Bailie. Bailie turned and shattered the Void Splitting Palm with a punch. "Willow, let's go."

Willow laughed heartily, his body flickering as he dashed into the distance, his speed increasing again.

Lu Yin snorted. He used Roaming Step and charged directly at Willow, raising his palm. As his palm struck, stars appeared. Willow's gaze changed, an inexplicable sense of crisis washing over him. He stared intently at Lu Yin's palm and dodged without hesitation. Unfortunately, Heavenly Star Palm wasn't that easy to dodge. The rotation of stars inherently contained immense suction. With Lu Yin's right palm as the center, everything in this world was absorbed like stars.

Bailie was shocked. Lu Yin's palm strike even made him tremble.

Bang

With a loud bang, Willow's Void Splitting Palm, unleashed at the last moment, was completely shattered. His body, like a meteor, was smashed fiercely into the Ground, crushing the broken bridge further. A huge crater was smashed into the Ground. Inside the crater, Willow spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Lu Yin in disbelief.

He never expected to be injured by a single palm strike. That palm was too fierce; his Ring Armor was shattered.

Granny was shocked. Willow was the strongest in the academy, yet he was heavily injured by a single palm strike. It was unbelievable.

"You dare to fight in the city? You're courting death!" a roar came from the distance, followed by a sharp slash that crossed the Sky and descended upon Bailie.

Bailie threw Granny aside and dodged himself.

The slash cut through the Ground, stirring up countless sharp gusts of wind.

Bailie immediately put on his Ring Armor and looked at Zhang Ding Tian with a solemn expression.

High in the Sky, Zhang Ding Tian scanned the area below. His gaze passed over Bailie and Granny, and he saw Lu Yin standing on the Ground and Willow, clearly injured, in the crater. His heart sank. He had fought Bailie and Willow before; both were very strong. Now, one was heavily injured, and a stranger had appeared. That person was clearly the one who had injured Willow, and this person was even stronger.

This is troublesome. At this moment, even Zhang Ding Tian had this thought. More importantly, there were only four of them here; the other four Heavenly Rank Experts hadn't shown themselves yet.

Cough, cough

Willow clutched his body and walked out of the crater, looking at Lu Yin with apprehension. He walked to Bailie's side, "The situation is unfavorable."

Willow narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his expression became calm. "Not necessarily. It's a free-for-all. Find a way to leave yourselves." With that, he suddenly charged at Granny and, before anyone could react, threw her towards Zhang Ding Tian.

Zhang Ding Tian instinctively raised his blade to slash. Granny was terrified, her face turning pale.

Lu Yin soared into the air, pushed Granny aside, and met Zhang Ding Tian's slash with a palm strike. The Void Splitting Palm clashed with the slash, distorting the air. Experiencing the immense force of the collision, Lu Yin was forced to descend, his feet sinking deeply into the Ground. He was shocked. This was Zhang Ding Tian's power.

After throwing Granny, Bailie left directly. Willow did the same. One Zhang Ding Tian was already difficult to deal with, plus an inexplicable enemy. Despite their arrogance, they weren't foolish.

But they weren't foolish, and neither was Zhang Ding Tian. After giving Granny a slash, he unhesitatingly gave Bailie another one. The two slashes were almost instantaneous. Bailie had only taken a few steps when he encountered the slash and quickly dodged, his face looking grim. "We don't want to fight, let us go."

Zhang Ding Tian's body suddenly charged at Bailie. "None of you will leave," he roared, then raised his blade to slash. The pressure of a close-range slash enraged Bailie. "Heavy Fist!" Bailie roared, clenching his right fist. Layers of ripples pushed the air away, and he threw a punch.

Boom

The Ground trembled. Heavy Fist was Bailie's Battle Skill. He originally thought this punch would injure Zhang Ding Tian, but the result horrified him. Not only was Zhang Ding Tian not injured, but he pressed forward even more fiercely, directly crushing Bailie into the Ground. The airwaves swept out like a tsunami in all directions, completely destroying a thousand-meter radius.

Willow reluctantly intervened, his Void Splitting Palm striking at Zhang Ding Tian.

Zhang Ding Tian casually slashed with his saber, tearing apart the Void Splitting Palm. His long saber then swept horizontally towards Bailie. He was fighting two people alone.

Just as Lu Yin was about to attack Willow, solid ice appeared beneath his feet. Not far away, Granny's legs were frozen. Bai Xue walked out from behind her, staring coldly at Lu Yin, "Don't move."

Lu Yin looked at Bai Xue, a look of admiration flashing in his eyes. What a beautiful woman.

"You are, Luo Saint Bai Xue?" Lu Yin guessed.

Bai Xue said coldly, "It seems you alien students have investigated thoroughly."

Lu Yin said calmly, "Zhou Shan told me. She said your beauty is recognizable at first glance."

Bai Xue's gaze was icy. "Did you do something to Zhou Shan?"

Just as Lu Yin was about to explain, a slash cut through the air. Zhang Ding Tian attempted to pull him into the battle as well. Lu Yin dodged. In his peripheral vision, he saw Bai Xue freezing Granny. He frowned. Roaming Step appeared beside Granny, and he grabbed Bai Xue's hand. It felt smooth but very cold. "You want to kill her?"

Bai Xue said coldly, "So what?" As she spoke, an extreme chill emanated from her body.

Lu Yin's gaze changed. "Talent, you possess the Ice Talent."

Bai Xue remained silent, her hand, tightly clasped with Lu Yin's, freezing over. The ice spread towards Lu Yin's arm, intending to freeze both him and Granny.

Lu Yin's gaze sharpened. Star Energy erupted from his frozen palm, a faint celestial rotation visible. With a palm strike, stars appeared. The Heavenly Star Palm unleashed, shattering the solid ice. Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm exerted slight force, pushing Bai Xue back over ten meters.

Bai Xue's arm ached, and her heart was shaken. It was the first time someone had so easily shattered her solid ice.

Perhaps seeing Bai Xue repelled, Zhang Ding Tian abandoned Bailie and Willow, slashing at Lu Yin with his saber.

Lu Yin grew impatient. He dodged Zhang Ding Tian's saber strike, took out Zhou Shan's ID, and threw it to him, "I'm Zhou Shan's friend, not an alien."

Zhang Ding Tian took the ID, his eyes widening in surprise, "You're an Earthling?"

Lu Yin nodded. His gaze swept over the surroundings, his expression changing, "Not good, those two are going to run. Chase!" With that, he used Roaming Step to pursue Willow, who was closest to him.

Zhang Ding Tian had no time to think further and slashed at Bailie.

Currently, among them, Zhang Ding Tian was openly the strongest. Even Bailie was at a disadvantage against the cross-realm expert. Although Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm was powerful, it still hadn't allowed him to break through to Integrating Realm combat strength. One reason was his own low combat power, only a little over a thousand. Another was that the Heavenly Star Palm had only activated two stars. If it were three, perhaps it could elevate Lu Yin to cross-realm strength.

Willow was originally no match for Lu Yin. Moreover, he had been severely injured in his fight with Zhang Ding Tian, making him easily captured by Lu Yin.

Bailie also fell under Zhang Ding Tian's relentless attacks, a saber strike to his chest sending him falling.

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