Crushed by a Single Fist

Ike was furious. "Who?" He immediately looked at his personal communicator, only to see it displaying a combat power of 3000. Almost all participants in the Astral Combat Academy assessment were at the peak of 3000 combat power, so the combat index didn't mean much.

Not far away, a man with dark red skin quickly rushed over. His hands collided, creating sparks, which then formed a flaming spear that thrust directly at Ike. Ike was enraged. "Lianyin Star mongrel!" With that, he engaged in battle with the man.

In less than half a minute, Ike was pierced by the spear, his abdomen scorched by the flames.

The man sneered. "The Great Yu Empire broke the engagement, humiliating our Young Master Yan Feng. This is the price." He then pulled out the spear, and Ike's corpse fell to the ground.

A similar scene was unfolding in several other places. The people from Lianyin Star seemed to know the landing time of the Great Yu Empire. Anyone who landed during this period was their enemy.

The young man called Young Master looked at the gradually cooling corpse on the ground and sneered. "My older brother has been humiliated. I, Yan Zheng, will collect the debt for him."

At this moment, another loud bang was heard, and a heatwave washed over them. Yan Zheng looked to the west, smiled cruelly, and flew off with force.

A spaceship slammed into the ground, creating a drill-shaped crater. A young man pushed open the cabin door and slowly walked out.

Upon seeing him, Yan Zheng didn't hesitate. His hands collided, creating sparks, and a flaming spear thrust towards the young man.

The young man looked up, a fierce glint in his eyes. He raised his hand. "Great Desolate Palm!" As his voice fell, his palm turned a sickly yellow and collided with the flaming spear. With a thud, the shockwave pressed down on the ground, and the flaming spear shattered piece by piece. Yan Zheng was terrified, his pupils shrinking to the size of a needle, a sharp pain in his chest. The young man's palm struck Yan Zheng, sending him flying. Then, without a second glance, he soared into the sky and flew into the distance.

Yan Zheng spat out blood and slammed heavily into a protruding cliff, spitting out another mouthful of blood, his face pale. That one palm strike had almost crippled him.

"Who are you?" Yan Zheng shouted, coughing up another mouthful of blood.

The young man was surprised. "Not dead? My name is Meng Yue. If you have the guts, come find me for revenge." With that, he quickly left.

Yan Zheng endured the sharp pain and squatted down. At this time, two people from Lianyin Star arrived, horrified. "Young Master, who injured you?"

Yan Zheng didn't answer, taking out healing medicine and consuming it.

Soon, two more people from Lianyin Star arrived, surrounding Yan Zheng.

After a long while, Yan Zheng opened his eyes, panting, his eyes full of fear. That one palm strike had not only shattered his combat technique but also severely injured him, his life force seemingly sucked away. Great Desolate Palm? Why does it sound so familiar?

"Go check if that spaceship has any special features," Yan Zheng said weakly.

One of the Lianyin Star men immediately flew off. A moment later, he returned and said, "Young Master, the back of the spaceship has two characters carved on it—'Honghuang'."

Yan Zheng's expression changed. He remembered. The Honghuang Sect, the ruling power of the Honghuang Continent, was many continents away from the Canglan territory, extremely far, which was why he hadn't remembered it at first. Honghuang Sect, Great Desolate Palm. To be able to severely injure him with one palm, Meng Yue, yes, that person's name was Meng Yue, the young sect master of the Honghuang Sect, Meng Yue.

At this moment, Yan Zheng finally remembered who he had just faced. The genius of the Honghuang Sect, a madman who was slow to break through, plotting to develop the Reaching Realm to its absolute limit. This person had been invited to join the Outerverse Youth Council but had refused. He could defeat a talented cultivator in the Melting Realm with the strength of the Reaching Realm. A true freak. No wonder he was so powerful.

Yan Zheng let out a breath. Facing this kind of person, forget about revenge; he should even avoid meeting him.

"What about the other two? Why are there only four of you?" Yan Zheng asked.

One person hesitated, his face ugly. "They're dead."

"How did they die?" Yan Zheng was furious.

"One was killed by a strange beast here. The other died at the hands of a cultivator from the Great Yu Empire."

Yan Zheng clenched his fist. "Who?"

"I don't know. I've never seen them before."

Yan Zheng was helpless. He had been too naive. This was the trial of the Astral-10 Academy, gathering countless prodigies and geniuses. Lianyin Star could run rampant in the Canglan territory, but facing the geniuses of the entire universe, they were not qualified. "Rest for a while. We'll take this revenge after joining the Astral Combat Academy."

The few of them breathed a sigh of relief, feeling lucky. They were afraid the Young Master would be hot-headed, which would be troublesome. There were too many freaks here.

On the other side, Lu Yin and Lulu had regrouped. They weren't far from each other to begin with.

"Lu Yin, let's see who gets there first," Lulu said excitedly.

Lu Yin looked at his personal communicator. "Sure, but wait a moment. I have to wait for someone."

Lulu was puzzled. "Is someone else coming with us?"

Lu Yin's eyes were icy. "I want to see him off."

Lulu didn't understand. The corner of Lu Yin's mouth lifted. "He's here."

Not far away, Gui Huo was flying slowly. His talent was perfectly suited for this environment.

Suddenly, Gui Huo stopped, looking ahead in surprise. "It's you?"

Lu Yin stepped forward. "I've been waiting for you."

Gui Huo sneered. "My apologies. I just finished off a piece of trash who called himself from Lianyin Star. I was just wondering where to find you, and you dare to show up. Are you looking to die?"

Lu Yin cracked his knuckles. "I'll settle the score with Barzel later. But first, I'll collect some interest from you." With that, his figure vanished, and a Void Flash brought him right in front of Gui Huo. Gui Huo mocked, "An ant. There's nothing here that can trap me. Let me show you the power of the Void Fire." As he spoke, the black flame around his body spread, and his body turned directly into nothingness.

His talent surprised Lulu. The Fire of Nothingness could avoid physical attacks. This kind of talent was something that even many Melting Realm experts were helpless against.

Lu Yin sneered, raised his hand, and threw a punch, day and night cycling. This was the White Night Fist. The White Night clan roamed the universe, and their inherited combat techniques were extremely powerful, crushing countless strange talents. This was the White Night clan; how could they be troubled by a mere Void Fire? The White Night clan's combat techniques had both physical attacks and attacks similar to spiritual energy attacks. The cycling of day and night was a type of spiritual attack. Before, Lu Yin had never understood why the White Night Fist cycled between day and night. It wasn't until he faced Gui Huo that he understood. The universe had too many strange talents. The White Night clan's combat techniques looked down on all heroes and had no weaknesses. They could be weak, but they would never be ineffective.

The White Night Fist was thrown. Gui Huo was initially dismissive, but then he felt a strange contradictory sensation, his body feeling as if it was being torn apart. Before his eyes, it was both day and night. The continuous change of day and night felt like the passing of time. His body was deceived. Even though he knew it was an illusion, his body couldn't resist. The extreme fatigue made it impossible for him to even maintain his talent. He suddenly turned tangible, his face pale.

Lu Yin placed one hand on Gui Huo's abdomen. "Pass a message to Barzel for me. Your fate today will be his fate in the future." With that, he pressed down with his palm. "Triple—Three-Wave Palm!" The shockwave shattered the air. Gui Huo was blasted into the ground by Lu Yin's palm, creating a huge crater. He spat out a mouthful of blood, but it wasn't over. Another force erupted in his abdomen, and the crater expanded again. Then it happened once more. Three times. Triple Impact. This was a Triple Impact Three-Wave Palm.

Gui Huo was directly crippled, knocked unconscious.

Lu Yin stood tall in the air, looking down, the coldness in his eyes dissipating slightly. This was just the interest. Barzel's future fate would be a hundred times more tragic than this person's.

Beside him, Lulu had watched from beginning to end. This battle started fast and ended even faster. She was first surprised by Gui Huo's talent, then by Lu Yin's Triple Impact Three-Wave Palm. "You've improved again. What a powerful skill," Lulu said in amazement.

Lu Yin smiled. "Let's go. Let's see who gets there first."

"Okay," Lulu accelerated.

After the two left, Meng Yue appeared. He descended and looked at Gui Huo's miserable state, then glanced at the crater smashed by Gui Huo, a little surprised. "Triple Impact, Three-Wave Palm. Interesting."

At the same time, on the Great Yu Empire's spaceship, Dolan Yushan and the others received the status of all the disciples participating in the assessment. The Melting Realm assessment had just begun, while the Reaching Realm assessment was almost over, because there were only a few people left.

"A disciple sent back a message; they were ambushed by Lianyin Star," someone reported.

Dolan Yushan's expression was grim. "Lianyin Star. It seems they want to go to war with our Great Yu Empire."

Rock Ona said calmly, "It's not that serious. Yan Gang is paving the way for Yan Feng, giving Yan Feng the courage to pursue Princess Wendy. They shouldn't be making a move against us at this time. There's only one possibility: the one who attacked didn't know the situation and really thought we broke the engagement, humiliating Yan Feng."

"Yan Feng has a younger brother named Yan Zheng, who happens to be in the Reaching Realm. It's possible he's the one who attacked," Dolan Yushan said.

"Should we inform Lianyin Star?" someone asked.

Dolan Yushan said calmly, "No need. Lianyin Star is just a minor character. If they can't even get past Lianyin Star, they have no chance of joining the Astral Combat Academy."