Descent

Everyone was stunned. That was Ede, an expert who broke through the ranks to enter Yu Tang. He was recognized as the strongest among everyone, someone who could even clash with Zhang Ding Tian, yet he was crippled with a single palm strike.

Zhang Ding Tian was also shocked. This person had become far too strong compared to a while ago. He wasn't confident he could withstand that palm strike.

Lu Yin looked at his right palm. The third star had begun to rotate, and it seemed to be unexpectedly powerful.

The Heavenly Star Palm wasn't a simple explosive star attack. The damage stacked with each star's explosion. The Heavenly Star Palm with three stars was far more powerful than with two.

Lu Yin had once guessed that when the third star rotated, he would be comparable to Zhang Ding Tian. But now, he knew he didn't just compare; he had surpassed Zhang Ding Tian.

In the distance, a Student stared at their personal terminal in shock. "Th-three thousand seven hundred combat power, cross-realm combat power."

All the Students' scalps tingled. Cross-realm experts were absolute monsters. Only those with extraordinary Talent in the Universe had ever achieved it. Now, an edge planet actually had two cross-realm experts. It was unbelievable. And beside them was a Talented Cultivator. Was this truly an ordinary planet?

Granny was stunned. This scoundrel had actually become so powerful.

Lu Yin clenched his fist, his gaze swept over all the Students, and he grinned. He suddenly charged towards one of them.

That Student was also among the strongest in the academy. Seeing Lu Yin charge at him, he was so terrified that his soul almost left his body. He didn't even have the thought of resisting and immediately fled. Unfortunately, Lu Yin grabbed his shoulder and squeezed with his palm, even crushing the Ring Armor. "Stay put!" he roared. Lu Yin punched the Student's forehead, knocking him out cold, and then continued charging towards other Students.

The scene at this moment was bizarre. Lu Yin was like a lion charging into a flock of sheep. The Heavenly Star Palm made him invincible. The attacks of the numerous Students were useless against him. His armor protected him perfectly, leaving the Students helpless.

After Lu Yin knocked out eight Students, everyone scattered. They weren't playing anymore. They couldn't hurt him, nor could they defend against him. What was the point?

Heidian fled immediately but was entangled by Bai Xue, who had been watching him the entire time.

"Get lost, woman!" Heidian roared. He didn't want to be knocked out. He knew without a doubt that the scoundrel must have a purpose for knocking out the Students. Recalling the fates of Bailie and Willow, Heidian gasped. Could this scoundrel be planning to kidnap all the trial Students?

With a whoosh, just as Heidian broke through the ice and was about to escape, a terrifying slash cut across the Ground, forcibly stopping him. In front of him stood Zhang Ding Tian, holding a long saber, coldly staring at Heidian. "Did I let you go?"

Heidian froze for a moment, then felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and lost consciousness.

Bai Xue retracted her hand, her gaze slightly excited. It seemed like doing this was quite satisfying.

Zhang Ding Tian stared blankly at Bai Xue. It was the first time he had seen Bai Xue resort to a sneak attack. He had to admit, Lu Yin's actions were quite contagious.

Further away, Gulles and Balaro stared blankly at the Capital City, their faces twitching. "Am I seeing things? That shameless scoundrel is capturing Students?"

Balaro gave a wry smile. "You're not seeing things. He is indeed capturing Students. The trial Students, the elites from various academies in the starry sky, are being captured like rabbits. This is probably the only time in the history of the trials."

In every trial, the Students were like gods looking down on all beings. Their opponents were only themselves. But now, all the trial Students, even the strongest among them, were being captured one by one, trembling like rabbits. In the end, fewer than five managed to escape.

When the Capital City returned to peace, besides the ruins left behind, there were nineteen knocked-out Students lying tragically on the Ground.

Lu Yin wiped the sweat from his brow. He was exhausted. Finally done. The few who escaped were very fast, their footwork and battle skills were slick, and he couldn't catch them. Forget it.

"There are nineteen people here. Add Bailie and Willow, that makes twenty-one. Huh, Zhou Shan brought those two from Blue Mountain Academy too? That makes twenty-three Students. That's quite a lot," Lu Yin calculated. His hands didn't slow down as he searched them one by one.

Zhang Ding Tian and Bai Xue watched speechlessly. His movements were too practiced.

Ede wasn't knocked out; he was just severely injured. Seeing this scene, he widened his eyes. "You're that starry sky bandit."

Lu Yin glanced at him. "Don't spout nonsense. These are spoils of war. We can't just fight for nothing."

Ede was furious.

Granny also came out at this time and helped Lu Yin process the spoils.

Lu Yin didn't blame her. This woman was also a trial Student. It was already good that she didn't help attack the Capital City.

This battle was very tiring. Even though Lu Yin's armor absorbed a lot of the attacks, his internal organs still suffered vibrations. He needed to rest. As for Zhang Ding Tian and Bai Xue, they were even more so; they didn't want to move at all. Zhou Shan and Wu Sheng were severely injured. Lu Yin asked Granny to tend to them, and then Hua Ying took them back to the Capital City for rescue.

All the Evolvers from Hua Ying were mobilized to clean up the ruins.

Two hours later, all the knocked-out Students gradually woke up, only to find themselves tied together, glaring at Lu Yin in anger.

Especially when they discovered they had been robbed, they were so angry they almost vomited blood.

"You're that starry sky bandit, the one who robbed Ian!" someone shouted.

Ian was beside him. "Hey, don't use me as an example. It's embarrassing."

"It must be you who robbed Ian, and now you dare to rob us again. You're a robber, a bandit!" another person shouted.

Ian was speechless.

Lu Yin sneered and walked in front of these people. He raised his palm, and the many Students were startled and quickly shut their mouths.

Lu Yin retracted his hand and was about to say something to Zhang Ding Tian and the others when his gaze suddenly narrowed. He looked up at the sky. At the same moment, all over Earth, countless people looked up. In the sky, meteors were falling.

Streams of meteors streaked across the horizon.

Lu Yin was shocked. These were the second batch of trialists descending.

"Why so early?" Lu Yin wondered, looking at Granny.

Granny said, "The trials rarely have a second batch. I don't know either."

"It should be calculated from the moment the notification was received," Bai Xue walked over, her expression solemn.

Zhang Ding Tian looked at the high altitude, his gaze narrowing. He saw three meteors flying towards them.

Lu Yin immediately shouted, "Take all these people back to the Capital City, quickly!"

Before long, rumbling sounds came from afar. Countless Survivors in the Capital City were terrified. The despair they faced today was comparable to Doomsday. Not only were dozens of Heavenly Rank Experts fighting, but now meteors were also falling. Had humanity truly reached its end?

The steel city walls had turned into ruins. Lu Yin and the others stood on the ruins, looking at a meteor crashing down in front of them, only a few thousand meters away from the Capital City's settlement. They could even see alien spacecraft engulfed in flames.

Boom

The ground shook again, and a massive fissure spread towards the Capital City. Zhang Ding Tian casually waved his hand, and Energy Force tore open the ground, blocking the fissure.

The next moment, a scorching wave of heat swept over, carrying boundless dust. It passed over the Capital City, and everyone felt the pressure descend.

Soon, as the smoke and dust dispersed, a circular spaceship, three meters in diameter, appeared before everyone's eyes. It was very small, exactly like the one Asta had before; it was a personal spaceship, capable of carrying only one person.

The ground had been smashed into a huge cone-shaped pit.

Another boom echoed from the distance.

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. Three meteors fell, all landing. These were the second batch of trial-takers, heading for the Starry Sky Tenth Academy, trial-takers who wanted to achieve something in the trials.

Ede was held to the side, his eyes fixed on the spaceship, his gaze excited. Come on, let these natives see what a monster is, what true power is.

Crack.

The circular spaceship's hatch opened, and hot air sprayed out like white smoke. A hand reached out and gripped the edge of the ship, then a figure emerged, stepping into the sunlight and looking up.

Appearing before everyone was a handsome man with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

The man stepped out of the spaceship and slowly floated, landing on the ground. He didn't look at Lu Yin and the others but scanned his surroundings, his gaze filled with a sense of exploration.

Looking at the man, Lu Yin's pupils contracted. Dangerous, extremely dangerous. This person gave him a feeling of extreme danger. He lowered his head to look at his personal terminal: Combat Power 3,000, Probe Realm peak. Despite having the same combat power, why did this person give him such a dangerous feeling?

It wasn't just Lu Yin; Zhang Ding Tian, Bai Xue, Granny, and even Ede felt extreme danger the moment they saw the man. This gentle-looking man seemed to hide a suffocating pressure.

"Who is he?" Lu Yin asked, tapping Ede's head.

Ede stared blankly at the man and shook his head, saying confusedly, "I don't recognize him."

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. That man still hadn't looked at them. Did he not care about them at all? This was an unspoken arrogance, etched into his bones, indescribable.

Thank you to the readers for your rewards. An extra chapter will be added this afternoon at 2 PM! Thank you!!!!