"That's all I know. If you want to know more... ask your mentor," Xi Yue said.
Lu Yin fell into thought.
The hurricane appeared right on time. The underground desert was completely silent, except for the occasional pained sounds coming from Xi Yue.
The dark environment could easily make a person collapse, especially when faced with powerful pressure. Even an elite student from the Astral-8 Academy like Xi Yue found it hard to bear. Two days later, which was nearly fifty hours later, Xi Yue's whole person seemed to have broken down. Her long, dark green hair began to wither, her skin was no longer as delicate and fair as it was at the beginning, her pupils were unfocused, and she would occasionally have hallucinations.
Lu Yin frowned. If this continued, this woman would be done for, but he was powerless to help.
The whistling sound came. Xi Yue subconsciously trembled in fear. She was now afraid of this sound. She hugged her arms, her whole body trembling. Lu Yin sighed, then suddenly hugged Xi Yue and whispered four words in her ear—'you're a washboard'.
The next moment, Xi Yue's expression changed drastically. Her face immediately flushed red, and she was so angry she couldn't breathe. "Pervert!"
Following her loud shout, the hurricane that brought spiritual pressure had just swept over and howled past. Xi Yue was furious to the core, and coupled with the endless pressure, a stream of air swirled out from her body. This was—Battle Qi. After experiencing dozens of hours of torture that made her feel unlike herself, Xi Yue had finally comprehended Battle Qi.
But at this moment, she had no time to care about it. She just wanted to bite this bastard in front of her to death, this pervert.
Lu Yin chuckled and pointed at her. "Congratulations, you've succeeded."
Xi Yue was startled and looked at her own body. This was... Battle Qi? She had really succeeded.
Lu Yin stood up and stretched his back.
Xi Yue was overjoyed. She had really succeeded, this was great. After enduring such a long period of torture, she had really succeeded.
On the upper layer, the Mentor of the Sea of Sands raised an eyebrow. "Comprehending Battle Qi depends on one's personal will. Some people can't comprehend it in their entire lives, while some comprehend it very quickly. This girl is not bad, can be considered a genius."
"Hey, you can pay me now," Lu Yin said, looking at Xi Yue.
Xi Yue looked up. When she saw Lu Yin's face, the four words 'you're a washboard' inexplicably appeared in her mind. This bastard! With this thought, the Battle Qi swirled in her palm, and she struck out. "Go to hell!"
Lu Yin dodged, annoyed. "Woman, you repay kindness with ingratitude."
"Pervert!" Xi Yue roared, but her body swayed, and she weakly squatted down. The long period of torture had pushed her to her limit, leaving her completely exhausted.
Lu Yin walked up to her and also squatted down. "Pay up. You're not going to say you don't have money, are you?"
Xi Yue snorted and took out a Mebis Bank star card. "Inside are sixty thousand cubic meters. Everything that happened here is not to be spoken of to the outside world, including you, including what you did to me."
"What did I do to you?" Lu Yin was puzzled; he really hadn't done anything.
Xi Yue was furious. "For the rest of your life, you are not allowed to say those four words."
"You're a washboard?"
"Shut up!"
Lu Yin took the star card. "Are there really sixty thousand cubic meters inside?"
"Check it yourself," Xi Yue didn't want to waste any more words with him.
Lu Yin shrugged. "Alright. If there isn't, I'll spread everything that happened here. A second-generation rich kid like you cares most about your reputation."
Xi Yue didn't want to bother with him.
"It's time to get out of here. For the sake of the extra ten thousand cubic meters you gave me, I'll take you out," Lu Yin said, clenching his fist.
Xi Yue was dismissive, stood up, and weakly shouted, "Mentor of the Sea of Sands, I want to leave this place."
Lu Yin was stunned. Mentor of the Sea of Sands?
"You may," a voice appeared from the void. Then, Xi Yue was pulled out of the void by an invisible force and disappeared without a trace.
Lu Yin's eyes widened. That worked too? He was speechless. He had completely forgotten that the Sea of Forgotten Sands had a mentor. If he had known earlier, he could have left at any time.
"Mentor of the Sea of Sands, I want to get out too," Lu Yin shouted.
No one paid him any attention.
Lu Yin shouted again.
Still, no one paid him any attention.
Lu Yin was speechless. This was too unfair. With this thought, he flew into the sky. The surrounding hurricane swept over, and the Battle Qi on his body was stimulated, resisting the hurricane. An endless pressure descended, but it was no longer enough to make him uncomfortable. In the long time that Xi Yue had taken to comprehend Battle Qi, his own Battle Qi had strengthened a bit, and he had gotten used to this kind of pressure.
Soon, Lu Yin hit the upper layer of sand and forcefully charged through. The 30-meter layer of sand was quickly passed. With a soft sound, Lu Yin rushed out of the desert and saw the long-unseen sunlight.
The dazzling light made it difficult for him to adapt for a moment. By the time he could see his surroundings clearly, Xi Yue was already gone.
He didn't mind. That woman's attitude towards him was too hostile. If they met again, it might be another fierce battle. After being tortured for so many days, all he wanted now was a good rest, and then to roll the die.
On the other side, Xi Yue emerged from the Sea of Forgotten Sands in a disheveled state, appearing at the teleportation device location.
The few Eighth Academy students waiting for her looked at her in surprise. She was in such a sorry state, her clothes tattered. What had happened?
"Miss Xi Yue, you?"
"Let's go," Xi Yue didn't want to say another word and coldly walked into the teleportation device. Before leaving, she looked into the depths of the desert. Bastard, I'll make you pay.
Xi Yue left in a great hurry, not even saying goodbye to Da Pao and Xiao Pao, and directly left on the Spirit Dream Race's spaceship.
The middle-aged woman of the Spirit Dream Race looked at Xi Yue, her eyes full of worry.
After a long while, Xi Yue finished washing up and once again returned to her exquisitely beautiful appearance.
"Young Matriarch, you have suffered," the middle-aged woman said respectfully.
Xi Yue took a deep breath and looked at the dark starry sky outside. "It's nothing."
"Young Matriarch, your Battle Qi?" the middle-aged woman asked doubtfully.
Xi Yue raised her hand, and a stream of airflow swirled around it. It was not Star Energy, nor was it air. It gave a powerful feeling, as if it could penetrate everything.
Many people saw this scene, their eyes full of surprise. This was Battle Qi.
"Young Matriarch, you've succeeded! You comprehended Battle Qi in just a few days. This is great! In the entire Eighth Academy, you are definitely the fastest to comprehend Battle Qi," the middle-aged woman said with great joy.
Hearing the word "fastest", Xi Yue immediately thought of Lu Yin. That bastard had comprehended it in just a dozen hours. Moreover, the reason she could comprehend it so quickly was because of the four words that bastard had said to her, which had made her so angry she could have coughed up blood. Bastard, bastard! If she didn't take revenge for this, she wouldn't be Xi Yue.
"Announce to the public that Lu Yin of the Tenth Academy has been indecent to me," Xi Yue said suddenly, her eyes full of pride.
The middle-aged woman and the others were horrified. "What? Someone was indecent to you? Who? Our Spirit Dream Race will not let him go."
"It has nothing to do with you. Just announce it like that. Lu Yin of the Tenth Academy was indecent to me, he molested me," Xi Yue said, the corner of her mouth lifting. She wanted that bastard to know that she, Xi Yue, was not to be trifled with. Washboard? It's obviously very big.
The middle-aged woman was in a difficult position, but under Xi Yue's icy gaze, she could only obey.
Before long, the media that had been paying close attention to Xi Yue received the news. In an instant, the starry sky was shaken. The star of the Innerverse, the young matriarch of the Spirit Dream Race, had been molested. The person was at the Tenth Academy, named Lu Yin. And the previous news of Xi Yue going to find her lover was also brought up. For a time, countless people turned their attention to the Tenth Academy.
At the Astral-8 Academy, in the rock, the cold air between a pair of eyes almost froze the scorching sky. "Tell Ranuk, that person named Lu Yin doesn't need to cultivate anymore. Bring back one of his arms."
In the starry sky, inside a huge spaceship, Hart Phoenix's face was grim.
"Young Master, the news may not be true. Miss Xi Yue may have been at a disadvantage, but it's probably not molestation," someone said carefully.
Hart Phoenix stared at the starry sky. "Whether it's true or not, that woman was designated for me by my older brother. That means she's mine. My things are not to be touched by others. Lu Yin, is it? First, he stole my supreme Reaching Realm mission, and now he's molesting my woman. He's got guts."
"This subordinate will report to Young Master Serati immediately."
"I will handle my own affairs," Hart Phoenix said in a low voice.
On the other side, in a spaceship in the starry sky, Boni of the Ninth Academy saw the news and was surprised. "Xi Yue is an expert of the Eighth Academy. Few in the Melting Realm are her opponents. To be able to molest her, it seems the Tenth Academy is not entirely trash. It was right for the mentor to have me come."
Because of the news Xi Yue announced, spaceships from the Innerverse began to enter the universe one after another, heading for the Outerverse. Their destination was the Tenth Academy.
Xi Yue was very clear about her appeal. Every member of the Spirit Dream Race was a star, not to mention her, the young matriarch. Moreover, she was also an elite student of the Astral-8 Academy, one of the strongest Melting Realm students. She was certain that the news she announced was enough to plunge Lu Yin into trouble for a considerable period of time. At this moment, she seemed to see a scene of Lu Yin with a headache, speechless, the corner of her mouth lifting. "That's for calling me a washboard."
It wasn't just people from the Innerverse who paid attention to Xi Yue; a considerable number of people in the Outerverse also paid attention to her, with Da Pao and Xiao Pao being typical fans.
The moment they saw the news, the two couldn't believe it. After repeated confirmation, they finally believed it and looked at each other in shock. "Little bro, Lu Yin... is it our Academy's Lu Yin?"
"Who else could it be? Bro, we're in trouble," Xiao Pao said strangely.
Da Pao was bitter. "My goddess... has been molested."
Xiao Pao was helpless. "Bro, that's not the point. It's estimated that many people are on their way to our Tenth Academy right now. Hurry and find Lu Yin. That guy doesn't even know he's caused a disaster. Besides, for him to be able to molest Xi Yue, that woman is definitely not weak."
Apart from the cultivation spots, the other places in the Tenth Academy were considered ownerless. Lu Yin found a nice spot in the teleportation device and slept. When he woke up, he found over a hundred messages looking for him, all from Da Pao and Xiao Pao.
Seeing so many messages, Lu Yin felt that something had happened and immediately replied.
Before long, Da Pao and Xiao Pao appeared. The moment Da Pao saw Lu Yin, he immediately grabbed him, grinding his teeth. "You brat, speak! What tricks did you pull on her?"
Lu Yin was confused. "What molesting?"
Xiao Pao showed Lu Yin the news Xi Yue had announced.
Only then did Lu Yin know the background of that woman. After seeing the news, his expression was strange, and he was speechless. Molesting? It wasn't that exaggerated. But... what should be done has been done, so it counts as molesting, I guess! But that woman is really crazy. She clearly told him not to speak of the matter underground, yet she herself made up a story. There's something wrong with her head.
Seeing Lu Yin's expression, Da Pao and Xiao Pao glanced at each other. This bastard had really molested her.
"It's over. Think of a way. There must be many people on their way to our Tenth Academy right now," Da Pao said helplessly.
Xiao Pao looked at Lu Yin. "You'd better go out and hide for a while. Those who can pursue Xi Yue are all absolute experts of the younger generation. You've experienced Xi Yue's strength; she's very strong, right? In the entire Melting Realm of the Eighth Academy, she's top-tier, but not the strongest. Moreover, a considerable number of her suitors are experts who have surpassed the Melting Realm."