When Lu Yin arrived, there were already a few people there.
"Big Brother Lu," Ke Ke shouted excitedly, very happy to see Lu Yin.
Lu Yin patted her head. "You've improved a lot during this time, you've even broken through to the Melting Realm. So, do you want to have a match with Big Brother Lu?"
Ke Ke stuck out her tongue. "I don't want to fight you. We've all heard about it. You've defeated many students from other combat academies. Your fame must be huge."
"Is that so?" Lu Yin blinked. He really hadn't paid attention. After all, his reputation wasn't very good, and he didn't want to look at it and get upset.
Not far away, Zahra was flipping a silver needle between her fingers. The large silver needle made Lu Yin's heart turn cold. He suddenly thought of Ke Ke's talent. Could this be a specialty of Xuanfeng Hall?
On the other side, Meng Yue stood alone. He had also broken through to the Melting Realm, his palms withered, looking much stronger.
Seeing Lu Yin's gaze on him, Meng Yue clenched his fist provocatively.
Further away, Xia Luo sat very casually beside the mentor of the world, looking very familiar.
In the most remote corner, Hei Xu sat alone. That hair that seemed to absorb light made Lu Yin take notice. Among these people, he was the one Lu Yin couldn't see through the most. He definitely had a talent, and it was not weak.
At this time, Shuz walked out of the range of the Realm Spirit Stone. The mentor of the world spoke, "Shuz, 52 wins, 237 losses."
Lu Yin was surprised. A win rate of almost one in four, not bad. It was about the same as Michelle's win rate a month ago.
When Shuz saw Lu Yin, a glint flashed in his eyes. He nodded and stood to one side.
Both of them were from the Great Yu Empire, but they didn't know each other well. Lu Yin didn't know much about Shuz either. He had originally thought that after entering the Tenth Academy and encountering the powerhouses of the Innerverse, he would quickly be lost in the crowd. But now it seemed that was not the case, which was unexpected.
Ke Ke leaned into Lu Yin's ear and whispered, "This person is really crazy. He comes to challenge every day, fighting every day. The mentor of the world even said that he is suitable for growing in battle."
Lu Yin nodded.
Before long, Yin appeared, smiling like a fox.
Seeing Yin, Ke Ke subconsciously retreated a few steps. She felt that this person was very scary.
Lu Yin nodded at Yin.
Yin smiled. "Congratulations, classmate Lu. You've been very famous lately."
"It's not a good thing," Lu Yin said calmly.
Yin smiled. "That's not necessarily true. It might attract the attention of others."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. Others? Who? The Neo-Human Alliance? He couldn't see through Yin. This person was related to the Neo-Human Alliance but wasn't a Zombie. A very strange person. Moreover, Xia Luo seemed to hate him very much.
Hui Baiye arrived, gave Lu Yin a cold glance, and stood to one side.
Before long, a sword cry was heard, and Zhao Yilong appeared. He intentionally glanced at Lu Yin and stood quietly to one side.
Lu Yin felt that he had become too famous, which was not a good thing. Everyone was treating him as an opponent.
These people who were originally in the Reaching Realm had all broken through to the Melting Realm, and everyone's strength had changed greatly, which made him a little interested.
A little later, Michelle came out of the teleportation device and walked not far from the crowd, looking at Lu Yin as if she had something to say but didn't.
Seeing her, Lu Yin remembered the time the Mentor of the Sea of Sands had taken him to experience the limit of Void Flash. He had crossed paths with her then, and she had also been able to see the afterimages.
Da Pao and Xiao Pao appeared. These two were very optimistic every day.
"Is there anyone who hasn't arrived yet?" Da Pao asked.
Lu Yin said, "Lulu."
Da Pao looked at his personal communicator. "It's fine, let's wait a bit."
The grand new student competition was being held very casually at the Tenth Academy. If it were at other combat academies, there would have been many spectators long ago, and they certainly wouldn't be waiting for people.
They waited for a full hour before Lulu appeared, her head covered in fine sweat, panting.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Da Pao led the crowd to a grassy area far from the Realm Spirit Stone and smiled. "Alright, everyone is here. I declare the new student competition has begun. Come, draw lots. Number one will fight number two, number three will fight number four, and so on. The winners will advance until the strongest is decided."
"The new student competition is, one, to determine the ranking of the new students, and two, to display your strongest combat power for the mentors to see. Who knows, you might catch a mentor's interest and be taught. So I advise you all to be as serious as possible. If a mentor takes a liking to you, it might change the trajectory of your life," Xiao Pao enticed.
Everyone's eyes were full of excitement. The weakest mentor at the Tenth Academy was at the Hunter Realm. To be taught by a Hunter Realm expert would definitely make one very strong. They had come to the Tenth Academy to become stronger. In this competition, they would definitely have to go all out.
The drawing of lots ended quickly. Lu Yin drew number nine. He looked around, and his gaze fixed on Zahra. She was number ten, Lu Yin's opponent.
Zahra also saw the number 9 in Lu Yin's hand, and her face immediately fell.
As an elite of Xuanfeng Hall, she was not out of touch with outside information and naturally knew about Lu Yin's recent affairs. It was precisely because she knew that she was depressed. This person had even defeated the second on the Fire Domain's ranking list. He was an absolute freak. He was a powerhouse even among the Melting Realm cultivators of the other combat academies, let alone the Tenth Academy. This was troublesome.
"Senior, is there only one chance in the competition? You're done if you lose?" Yin suddenly asked with a smile.
Xiao Pao said, "Of course not. The loser has one chance to challenge the winner."
"Alright, number 1 versus number 2, let's begin," Da Pao said, looking at the crowd.
Among the new students, Xia Luo stepped out. He was number 1, and his opponent was Meng Yue.
Seeing Xia Luo, Lu Yin's eyes lit up. Among the people, he was most curious about Hei Xu's talent, most wary of Yin, and as for Xia Luo, he was the one he couldn't see through the most. This person was like a bottomless pit. Whether on Earth or here, he had never revealed his true strength. He didn't know if he would reveal anything this time. But his opponent was Meng Yue, so the possibility was not high.
Xia Luo's gaze was gentle as he calmly looked at Meng Yue.
A cold glint flashed in Meng Yue's eyes as he glanced at Lu Yin. He didn't care about this person; he wanted to have a match with Lu Yin, and also Lulu. Those two were the opponents he wanted to face the most.
"Classmate, being distracted in a battle is not a good habit," Xia Luo said with a faint smile.
Meng Yue looked at Xia Luo. He had to end the fight quickly. With this thought, he raised his palm. "I won't hold back. You be careful." With that, his figure rushed at Xia Luo, his footsteps on the grassland causing the grass where he stepped to wither. He raised his palm and struck at Xia Luo. The Honghuang Sect's combat technique—the Great Desolate Palm.
At the Tenth Academy, Meng Yue had found a ruin, to be precise, a place destroyed by a palm print, devoid of any life. There, he had felt a terrifying desolate power. That kind of power that seemed to be able to devour living things had shocked him. Even in the Honghuang Sect, the inheritance place of the Great Desolate Palm did not have such a terrifying desolate power.
He had sat there for half a month, using it to break through to the Melting Realm, and his Great Desolate Palm had become much stronger, vaguely having a trace of the flavor of that palm print.
This palm strike from Meng Yue made the Mentor of the Sea of Sands, who was observing from the sky, his eyes light up. "Absorbing life, causing all things to wither. Not bad talent."
The Great Desolate Palm got closer and closer. Xia Luo felt the essence in his body being drained, and the void became dim and lightless. Everything was being devoured by that palm print. This palm strike surprised the others. No one had expected that Meng Yue had become so much stronger so quietly.
Even Lu Yin was surprised. A pity, it wasn't enough. Facing Xia Luo, this one palm was not enough.
Boom!
A loud bang, and a shockwave shook all directions. The air was torn apart by a huge amount of Star Energy. Meng Yue's Great Desolate Palm and Xia Luo's palm clashed. Meng Yue's body flew back, retreating more than ten steps. He looked up in horror, his palm trembling, a trace of fresh blood dripping from his wrist onto the grassland. He had lost.
Everyone looked at Xia Luo in surprise. He had so easily neutralized Meng Yue's Great Desolate Palm.
Xia Luo still had a faint smile, but at this moment, his smile no longer made people feel any gentleness.
"Senior, I won," Xia Luo said, looking at Da Pao.
A glint flashed in Da Pao's eyes, and he nodded. "First match, Xia Luo wins."
Meng Yue's palm was still trembling, the residual force from Xia Luo's palm not yet dissipated. He stared at Xia Luo, not having expected such a terrifying person among the new students.
Lu Yin knew Xia Luo would win, but he hadn't expected him to win so cleanly. That palm strike was not a combat technique, yet it had easily defeated the Great Desolate Palm. How did he do it?
Many people were puzzled. Michelle looked at Xia Luo in disbelief. There was actually this kind of person among the new students.
In the distance, the mentor of the world opened his eyes, his gaze full of surprise. "A very brilliant palm. He used an astonishing technique to neutralize the opponent's Star Energy. This person can become a Decipherer."
"Second match, begin," Da Pao announced.
Shuz stepped out. He was number 3, and number 4 was Lulu.
Seeing Lulu step out, Shuz was stunned. He was not good at fighting girls.
"Hey, what's with that expression?" Lulu was displeased, clenching her fists.
Shuz's gaze was indifferent. "I don't like fighting girls."
Lulu's eyes turned cold, and the corner of her mouth lifted. "Really? Then you can just not fight back and let me hit you." With that, she rushed at Shuz, her legs exerting so much force that the ground cracked.
How much strength Lulu had, Lu Yin knew very well, and Meng Yue knew very clearly. So the moment they saw Lulu clench her fist and punch down, both of them subconsciously narrowed their eyes.
Shuz had been through countless battles. The moment Lulu raised her fist, he also felt extreme danger and instinctively retreated without thinking. With a boom, the ground was smashed into a huge deep pit by Lulu's fist, making the others' tongues click.
Shuz's pupils contracted. This ground was very hard, enough to withstand the battle of Melting Realm experts, yet it had been smashed like this by this woman's one punch. If that punch had landed on him just now, it would have been more bad than good.
"If you're a man, don't run," Lulu mocked and threw another punch.
Shuz's eyes widened, and he drew his blood-red battle saber and slashed horizontally. He used the back of the blade to clash with Lulu's small, snow-white fist. A battle saber, a small fist—unequal weapons, yet the result shocked everyone. Shuz, along with his battle saber, was sent flying.
"Tsk tsk, the Mebis clan, huh? That guy actually dared to hold back. He's got guts," Da Pao said in amazement.
Before Shuz could land, Lulu was relentless. Her body appeared beside Shuz at extreme speed, and she threw a punch. At this moment, she was like a humanoid tyrannosaurus, smashing Shuz to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his battle saber also cracked.
Not far away, seeing Lulu's extreme speed, Hui Baiye's expression changed. That kind of extreme speed was so familiar. How was it so similar to their White Night clan's combat technique?
Boom!
Another explosion, and Lulu's fist cracked the ground. Shuz, who should have been pressed to the ground, was gone.
Lulu turned her head. In front of her, a blood-red battle saber swiped past. She tilted her body to dodge, landed steadily on the ground, and clashed her fists a few times before looking at the other side. "Want to fight back?"