Three Pips

"You... know me?" Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, staring at the two.

A strange look flashed in the eyes of the two, and then they snorted coldly. "We don't know you. Hurry up and leave. The Spear Mountain Range is not a place for someone like you."

Lu Yin was certain; these two definitely knew him. That made sense; they were actively looking for trouble.

"What if I don't leave?" Lu Yin's voice turned cold, and his gaze swept over the backs of their hands. Although the two had consciously tried to hide them, Lu Yin still saw them. A deep character for 'Eight' caught his eye. The Eighth Academy? If he remembered correctly, Xi Yue was from the Eighth Academy, and the experts from the Fire Domain had also joined the Eighth Academy.

The faces of the two turned ugly. "We gave you face, and you don't want it. Scram immediately, or we'll ask Senior Van Kleed to personally teach you a lesson."

Lu Yin was dismissive. "You know me, and you know you're no match for me, so you bring out Van Kleed to scare me? Is the Eighth Academy full of little mice like you?"

"Insolence!" the two said angrily and attacked at the same time. Two long spears stabbed out from a strange angle, just happening to come together and seal the void. Lu Yin was dismissive. Although the two were in the Melting Realm, their control over Star Energy had only reached the point of materialization, far inferior to Ranuk's. He raised his hand, not even bothering to dodge, and grabbed the bodies of their two spears. The Ninefold Impact vibrated, instantly shattering their palms.

The two retreated at the same time, their eyes full of horror. They knew they were no match for Lu Yin, which was why they had wanted to drive him out of the Spear Mountain Range, to buy time for the Limiteer Realm experts of the Fire Domain to arrive. But they had been forced to act now, and they couldn't believe that this person's strength was even beyond their imagination.

It was rumored that Ranuk had lost to this person in just one move. This wasn't one move; he clearly couldn't even block one move.

Lu Yin took a step out and appeared in front of the two. His Star Energy sealed the surroundings, making it impossible for the two to use their movement techniques to escape. He raised his palm and fiercely pressed down.

Boom!

A shockwave vibrated, distorting the air.

The woman who had walked away turned her head and looked at Lu Yin in surprise. This person was so strong, to be able to take on two so easily. He was definitely a top-ranked expert among the Melting Realm cultivators of the combat academies.

Suddenly, the woman's heart skipped a beat. She looked up. From the towering Spear Mountain Range above, the sound of clashing weapons came, and a long spear pierced through the void, stabbing towards this place.

Lu Yin had just pressed the two into the ground with one palm and was about to deliver another to finish them off when his scalp suddenly tingled. He looked up and saw a long spear stabbing towards him. Its speed was not fast, but it forcibly distorted the void, making him feel as if he were stuck in a mire, unable to escape. This was a method of sealing the surroundings that was even more terrifying than using Star Energy; it directly distorted the void, making it impossible for one to dodge even if they wanted to.

Lu Yin's pupils contracted. He raised his hand, originally intending to block with a strong attack, but he stopped and let the long spear hit him in the chest. His internal organs shattered, and his body dissipated from the Prison Path.

At the scene, the two Melting Realm students of the Eighth Academy looked at this scene in horror, at the gradually dissipating long spear in front of them, a chill running down their spines.

"I'm giving Gall face and helping you once. Pass on a message for me. I'll see him in the ten-academy competition," a loud voice echoed through the Spear Mountain Range. Many people looked up, their eyes shocked. This was the voice of the Domain Master, Van Kleed. Gall? The Domain Master of the Eighth Academy.

The two quickly got up and bowed respectfully, breathing a sigh of relief. They glanced at each other, their eyes full of excitement. No matter what, they had taught that Lu Yin a lesson on behalf of the Fire Domain, which was enough to report to Domain Master Gall.

In the world mountain of the Tenth Academy, Lu Yin opened his eyes, his head aching as if it were about to split. It took him a long while to calm down. This was the aftereffect of being killed in the Trial World. Every time he was killed, his spirit would be injured, and he would have to rest for a period of time before he could enter again. Of course, he could also enter immediately, but if he were killed again, the consequences would be more serious. In history, it was not unheard of for someone to come out and become an idiot.

Although he had been killed, Lu Yin was not angry. It was just the strong preying on the weak. One day, when he became strong, he could kill his way back.

In fact, he could have blocked that spear, but he hadn't. He had felt that that spear was not a combat technique, just a casual attack. Yet it had such terrifying power. Lu Yin guessed that it was most likely Van Kleed who had attacked. Gall of the Fire Domain was also a Domain Master; it wasn't strange for them to know each other.

He knew that even if he blocked that one spear, he couldn't block the next one. It was better to stop and not expose his trump cards too early. He didn't want to be targeted by another Domain Master.

But the trouble was that Gall. The people from the Eighth Academy were looking for trouble with him, which must be related to him. Although he couldn't possibly command all the students of the Eighth Academy, commanding those from the Fire Domain was no problem. The number was not large, but it was always a hidden danger. Not to mention this person also had good friends, and those people were all very powerful. Once he entered the world, he would very likely be discovered again. What a headache.

The Tenth Academy was already very eye-catching, and with his reputation for molesting Xi Yue and offending the Fire Domain, entering the Trial World meant he would be a target for everyone. It seemed the most important thing now was to find a backer; otherwise, relying on himself, he didn't know when he would have peace.

"Who to find?" Lu Yin muttered to himself. He first thought of Lulu. The Mebis clan was extremely terrifying and definitely had super experts in the Astral Combat Academies, maybe even a Realm Master. But after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea. On what basis would the Mebis clan help him? Lulu clearly didn't have any authority.

Xia Luo? Also not good. Although this guy was very strong and very unfathomable, he always acted as if nothing concerned him. Lu Yin was sure that finding him would be a waste of time.

Michelle? No, that girl didn't welcome him. Hei Xu? The Three-Leaf Grass Company? He probably wouldn't even reply if he talked to him. Hui Baiye? Forget it. It would be a good thing if the White Night clan didn't hunt him down. Zahra? Ke Ke? Xuanfeng Hall? Also not good. They clearly weren't good at fighting. Zhao Yilong? He didn't even care about him. After thinking it over, Lu Yin found that the greatest hope was actually Yin.

Yin was related to the Neo-Human Alliance. No one knew this secret except him. And the Neo-Human Alliance made the entire Human Domain wary. This showed how huge his power was. Perhaps he could use this to threaten him a little. Lu Yin's eyes glinted as he considered the feasibility.

After thinking for a long time, he still gave up. Remembering Yin's fox-like smiling face, Lu Yin had no confidence. To cooperate with this kind of person, one had to have the upper hand; otherwise, one would just be dragged down with him.

He walked out of the world mountain, passed through the invisible barrier, and appeared at the entrance of the world.

The mentor of the world raised his eyes and looked down at Lu Yin. "You died so quickly. Ai, still not enough. It seems a hundred wins is not enough. Perhaps I should add some more."

Lu Yin was speechless. Add more? Once the others found out that the number of wins to enter the Trial World was increased because of him, he would definitely become the target of public criticism. "Um... Mentor, you can't blame me. It was a Domain Master who attacked."

The mentor of the world was surprised. "A Domain Master? Little fellow, you're quite capable of causing trouble. Even a Domain Master had to take action against you."

Lu Yin was helpless. "I've offended many people in the past."

"That's true. You look very annoying," the mentor of the world muttered to himself.

Lu Yin's face twitched. "I'm leaving."

The mentor of the world ignored him.

A similar scene also happened at the Treasure Pavilion. Elder Cai looked at Lu Yin as if he were looking at trash. "You were killed after just a short time. Don't go around saying you're the chief student of our Tenth Academy. I can't afford that embarrassment."

Lu Yin rolled his eyes. He really couldn't be blamed. A Domain Master had attacked. In the entire Astral Combat Academy, there were not many who could block it. The Tenth Academy probably didn't have a single one.

"Alright. Go and fill up on Star Energy first. The difference between the peak of the Melting Realm and just entering is still very large," Elder Cai said impatiently.

"Yes, Mentor," Lu Yin turned to leave.

"Wait a minute. Do you have Star Crystals? Just by absorbing the scattered Star Energy in the universe to reach the peak, by that time, your son will be old enough to show off," Elder Cai said.

Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Elder Cai with expectation. "I don't have any."

Elder Cai nodded and said no more.

Lu Yin blinked. "Mentor, I said I don't have any."

Elder Cai roared, "If you don't have any, go earn them! What's the point of talking nonsense with me? Are you expecting this old bag of bones to earn money for you?"

Lu Yin quickly ran away. He knew this catfish-whiskered old man was unreliable. He had thought the old fellow would give him some crystals, but he didn't even get a single hair.

He casually found a sealed place, arranged a circle of natural energy crystals around it, and began to absorb Star Energy. He also wanted to enter the time-stopped space to absorb, but after thinking about it, he didn't. Absorbing Star Energy was a very time-consuming matter. If he raised his cultivation to the peak of the Melting Realm in less than a second, even a fool would know something was wrong. He couldn't guarantee that no one would see him, so he could only do it obediently.

He directly took out over a thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals and crushed them. Feeling the boiling Star Energy, Lu Yin circulated the Heavenly Star Art. The effect of seven times the absorption speed was immediately apparent. The Star Energy gathered like a tidal storm, with him as the eye of the storm, and was quickly absorbed.

The gap between the Melting Realm and the Reaching Realm was very large, the most obvious of which was the amount of Star Energy reserve. If the Star Energy reserve of the Reaching Realm could be easily filled, the Melting Realm was different. Everyone's Star Energy reserve was different and could be described as a sea.

For seven consecutive days, Lu Yin frantically absorbed Star Energy at seven times the speed. A hundred thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals were consumed, yet it was still not filled.

Opening his eyes, his gaze was tired. He couldn't absorb any more. Absorbing too many impurities at once would be difficult to remove. He hadn't expected his body's Star Energy reserve to be so terrifying. A hundred thousand cubic meters couldn't even fill it. Many people didn't even need that much.

One must know, a hundred thousand cubic meters was a very terrifying amount. If not for Xi Yue's trouble, he couldn't have collected so much in a short time. In the blink of an eye, it was gone.

He now had twenty thousand Star Crystals left on him, plus 250,000 stored in a Mebis star card. He should find some time to withdraw some.

As for now, Lu Yin raised his palm and looked at the die in it. It was time to roll one. Last time, he had rolled the animal hide and was almost scared to death. He hoped his luck would be better this time, and it would be best if he could roll a three. So far, only three pips was unknown.

It had to be said that Lu Yin's luck was not bad. When the die slowly stopped, what appeared before his eyes was the three pips that had never appeared before.

Lu Yin's breathing quickened. Before him, two golden light screens appeared, one above the other, like two golden stage curtains, exceptionally brilliant. The next moment, he naturally knew its use: it could upgrade the item placed on the light screen by one level.

The moment he knew this function, Lu Yin's breathing quickened, his eyes burning with an unprecedented passion. The first thing he thought of was the Heavenly Star Art. If he had upgraded the Heavenly Star Art's star chip by one level back then, what would it be? And combat techniques, weapons, materials, medicinal herbs... That's right, and also the Physique Tempering Art!

Lu Yin immediately took out the Physique Tempering Art from his body. This was made for him by the Mad Headmaster. He had thought it was made by Mentor Guan Yu, a precious Physique Tempering Art that could allow him to undergo his fourth body reconstruction.