Prison Path

On the third day, the fourth day, and right up to the fifth day, Lu Yin finally achieved one hundred wins.

"Lu Yin, 100 wins, 73 losses."

Lu Yin walked out of the range of the Realm Spirit Stone and let out a breath. He had finally gotten a hundred wins; it hadn't been easy. In five days, he had experienced 27 losses. In fact, with his current strength, if there were no Star-Wandering Realm experts participating, it would have been difficult to lose so many matches.

He could fight across realms, and ordinary Limiteer Realm experts were no match for him. Only a few talented Limiteer Realm prodigies could defeat him, let alone those in the Melting Realm. Unfortunately, the Realm Spirit War had no strength restrictions; as long as a young person touched the Realm Spirit Stone, they could participate.

Where did so many young Star-Wandering Realm experts come from? Lu Yin was speechless.

But in five days, he had achieved a twelve-win streak at his highest, which was considered good. He remembered Da Pao once saying that a 30-win streak was one of the qualifications to challenge the Top 100 Battle Rankings. If his luck was a bit better, he might actually be able to achieve it.

With this thought, Lu Yin walked towards the mentor of the world and said respectfully, "Mentor, can I enter the Trial World now?"

The old man opened his sleepy eyes. "You may. Go on in."

Lu Yin was bewildered. "Go in? And then what?"

The old man pointed behind him and said no more.

Lu Yin reached out his hand, passing through the old man. The void rippled like the surface of a lake. A part of his finger disappeared. This was... another space.

He had heard that experts who surpassed the Hunter Realm could open the void. It turned out to be true.

Lu Yin took a deep breath, feeling as if he had touched another side of this universe. He withdrew his hand; his palm was fine. Without hesitation, he stepped past the old man and into this invisible other space.

After Lu Yin left, the old man opened his eyes, his gaze thoughtful.

Passing through the ripples in the void, the scene before Lu Yin's eyes changed. It was no longer a vast grassland, but a huge, towering cliff. He didn't know how wide it was. It blocked the path forward. Looking up, he couldn't see the top, only thick clouds covering it.

The entire cliff was surrounded by a layer of distorted light, making it impossible to see how wide it was.

"Go on in. This mountain is the key to entering the Three Realms and Six Paths Trial Worlds. Just silently recite the name of the world you want to enter. Like the Realm Spirit Stone, your spirit will enter through a medium, while your body will remain, protected by the world mountain. No one can harm it," the voice of the mentor of the world sounded in Lu Yin's ear.

Lu Yin looked at the majestic cliff, shocked. The key that enveloped an entire cliff—this was the entrance to the Three Realms and Six Paths worlds, and also the greatest wealth of the Tenth Academy.

Without overthinking it, Lu Yin walked into that invisible light, then went to a sunken spot at the foot of the cliff and sat down cross-legged. After a moment of thought, he finally recited 'Prison Path' in his mind. The next moment, his whole person seemed to cross through ancient times, becoming muddled. When he opened his eyes again, what he saw was a world of black. Whether it was the mountains, the land, or the plants and rivers, everything was black. This was the Prison Path within the Three Realms and Six Paths.

Lu Yin looked at his body; it was exactly the same as his original one. The medium of the Realm Spirit War had a uniform appearance, while in the Trial World, the appearance was the same as in reality. In comparison, this place was much higher-level than the Realm Spirit War.

Lu Yin looked at the black river not far away. In its reflection, he saw a character 'Ten' on the back of his hand, emitting a faint halo. This was the symbol of the Tenth Academy.

Taking a few steps, Lu Yin's head suddenly throbbed, and countless strange sounds came to his ear, like the beating of war drums, or the wails of countless people. His spirit was under pressure, and his body was also enduring gravity, perhaps about 50 times.

He shook his head, exhaled, and smiled bitterly. This was the Trial World. It really was interesting. He wondered how big it was.

Not long after Lu Yin entered the Prison Path, a piece of news fell upon the Human Domain, shaking the universe.

The Human Domain—defeated.

The universe was currently divided into Four Great Star Domains: the Human Domain, the Astral Beast Domain, the Lost Technology Civilization Domain, and the Nameless Domain. For a long time, the war between the Four Great Star Domains had been ceaseless and extremely cruel. From ancient times to the present, who knew how many years they had fought, how many lives had been lost. Victory and defeat were very normal. But a short time ago, the Astral Beast Domain and the Lost Technology Civilization Domain had joined forces to attack the Human Domain.

In a peerless decisive battle, the Human Domain suffered a crushing defeat. Countless masters died, and the territory of the Human Domain was invaded. The most obvious was that one-third of the territory of the Endless territory was lost, becoming a paradise for the Starry Sky Giant Beasts.

The Astral-9 Academy, due to its timely withdrawal, was not affected.

One defeat had shaken the Human Domain. Countless people were furious, countless experts at the border wept blood, almost causing chaos in the Human Domain.

The domain war swept through all of humanity, whether in the Outerverse or the Innerverse, whether it was the White Night clan or the Mebis clan, including the Astral Combat Academies. All had experts fighting for humanity on the border battlefield. A crushing defeat, and the fallen human experts included countless powers, causing the starry sky to dim.

Even though some people called for a counterattack, facing two great domains, the Human Domain could not stand alone. A sense of pessimism was spreading.

Against this backdrop, the headmaster of the Astral-1 Academy stood up and proposed to the Ten Arbiters Council to publicly hold the ten-academy competition to boost humanity's morale and deter external enemies.

After a decision, the Ten Arbiters Council agreed to hold the competition publicly, facing the Human Domain. All civilizations in the entire universe that had reached a certain level could witness it, and through it, intuitively understand the power of the universe's top institution: the Astral Combat Academy. At the same time, the rewards for the competition were also announced: a set of supreme cultivation art inherited from ancient times, a seat as a junior councilor of the Ten Arbiters Council, and precious items sponsored by major powers.

Once the decision was made, the entire universe was in an uproar. The news spread at an extremely fast speed, from the Innerverse to the Outerverse in just a few hours, leaving people speechless. The entire universe knew about the upcoming ten-academy competition of the Astral Combat Academies.

At the Astral-4 Academy: "The ten-academy competition was already a huge event. This time, because of the domain's defeat, everyone is under pressure and has to boost humanity's confidence. The rewards will be absolutely tempting. First place is difficult, but our academy must have a spot in the top 10."

At the Sixth Academy: "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Dobo, I don't believe you're really that strong. The day of the competition will be the day of your defeat."

At the Seventh Academy: "Troublesome. The rewards are too tempting. The disciples of those hidden powerful clans will surely flock to the ten great combat academies. The competition was already intense, and now with those powerhouses, and perhaps even unsealed prodigies, this competition will far surpass previous ones."

At the Eighth Academy: "Ranuk, don't disturb me. Also, keep a close eye on Feng Shang. I want to know where his bottom line is. In the ten-academy competition, only a Realm Master is qualified to compete for the top 10. Only by defeating him do I have a hope."

At the Ninth Academy: "In the last competition, the top three academies took half of the top 10 spots. The strongest always comes from the top three academies. I don't believe it. This time, I will lead the Ninth Academy to win the strongest title."

At the Tenth Academy, the Mentor of the Sea of Sands was torturing Shuz on one hand and looking at his personal communicator on the other, his eyes thoughtful. "They want to use the ten-academy competition to promote humanity's strength, using this move to boost morale? It's a good idea. At least in this competition, we can see the talents of some powerful clans appear again. It really makes one nostalgic... I wonder how many are qualified to receive the favor of those few. If they are accepted as disciples, the whole situation will change."

The others were not wrong in their guesses. The moment the news of the ten-academy competition spread throughout the universe, all the great combat academies instantly received countless applications for admission assessment. A considerable number came from powerful forces, and even some ancient forces that many thought were extinct had reappeared this time.

Unfortunately, no one wanted to join the Tenth Academy. This competition was too important. The Tenth Academy had been at the bottom for so many years and had long since made people lose confidence. The only ones who wanted to join were the powers of the Outerverse, but unfortunately, these powers were not even looked at by the Tenth Academy. The Mentor of the Sea of Sands simply sealed the Tenth Academy, not accepting anyone.

No matter how chaotic the outside world was, it had nothing to do with Lu Yin. At this moment, he was standing on a broken bridge. Opposite the bridge was a man, his cold eyes fixed on him. "Scram."

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "Speak politely."

The man's gaze fell on the back of Lu Yin's hand, saw the character 'Ten', and his face showed mockery. "The Tenth Academy? It's been a long time. I didn't expect anyone from the Tenth Academy to still come to the Prison Path. I'll say it one last time, scram. Otherwise, I'll slaughter you."

A cold glint flashed in Lu Yin's eyes. His body vanished and reappeared in front of the man in the next instant, grabbing at him. The man was vicious. "You're looking to die!" With that, he drew his long saber and slashed at Lu Yin. With a clang, the long saber broke. Lu Yin grabbed the man's neck with one hand and, with a little force, the man's face turned red. He kicked out, but he was fiercely slammed to the ground by Lu Yin, cracking the broken bridge.

Pfft!

The man spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Lu Yin in horror. "You... you're not in the Melting Realm?"

Lu Yin was cold. "With just this little strength, you dare to be so presumptuous with me? In our Tenth Academy, you wouldn't even rank second to last."

The man's eyes were full of fear. He simply didn't believe it. The Tenth Academy was famously weak. Although he wasn't very good, he wasn't the weakest either. The person in front of him must be the strongest in the Tenth Academy; otherwise, how could he be so powerful? He considered himself unlucky. Even if the Outerverse was weak, it would still produce one or two geniuses.

He had guessed a part of it right. Lu Yin was indeed the strongest. But Lu Yin was not wrong either. Ke Ke was recognized as the weakest, but with that extreme speed and the defense of the large syringe, the guy in front of him was really no match. He really couldn't even rank second to last; he could only be the last.

"Speak, where is the nearest cultivation ground?" Lu Yin asked in a cold voice.

The man was afraid and quickly said, "Less... less than 500 kilometers from here, there is a Spear Mountain Range. The entire mountain range is shaped like a long spear and emits an aura of slaughter. It is rumored that someone once comprehended a peerless spear technique there. You can go and try."

Lu Yin let go of him. The Spear Mountain Range?

"Who is the Domain Master?" Lu Yin asked again.

The man swallowed and said in fear, "Van Kleed, one of the Domain Masters of our Sixth Academy in the Prison Path."

"Very powerful?" Lu Yin asked.

The man nodded. "Very strong. A peak Limiteer Realm expert. He also comprehended a spear technique in the Spear Mountain Range. Moreover, he has two-pattern Battle Qi."

Lu Yin's expression changed. Two-pattern Battle Qi? Absolutely terrifying. He had been defeated when he ran into someone with one-pattern Battle Qi in the Realm Spirit War. Today, facing this Van Kleed, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to fight back. Were all Domain Masters at this level?