The Sword Sect

It had to be said that beauties had a great advantage at times. Michelle's outstanding appearance made anyone who had seen her dazed and mesmerized.

In the Trial World, very few people were willing to have others appear beside them, but Michelle was not among them.

Michelle looked around. All around was black. This was the Prison Path. Her older sister, Comilla, had mentioned it; it was where the main strength of the Sixth Academy was concentrated. She turned her head. In the distance, a towering black mountain range came into view. If Lu Yin were here at this time, he would definitely have recognized it as the Spear Mountain Range, the place where he had died.

Michelle pondered for a moment and walked towards the Spear Mountain Range.

Just as she got close to the Spear Mountain Range, a black shadow suddenly attacked, its speed extremely fast. Michelle's expression changed, and she instinctively retreated, just barely dodging the blow. She looked up. "A Battle Soul?"

Michelle knew more about the Trial World than Lu Yin. The moment she saw the Battle Soul, she immediately prepared for battle. A Battle Soul had no intelligence; once encountered, there was only fighting.

In the midst of this, a crisis descended, not from the Battle Soul in front of her, but from the other side. Michelle subconsciously activated her talent. From the sole of her foot, a red lotus bloomed, and her figure vanished from its original spot.

"Oh, a Red Lotus?" a surprised voice came. Not far away, a few people walked out, two men and two women. The leader was a young man who was looking at Michelle, who had just appeared in the distance, in surprise.

Michelle looked at the man in shock. From his body, she felt an extreme sense of crisis. This person was very strong, extremely strong, strong enough to easily kill her. This was Michelle's feeling at this moment.

The Battle Soul suddenly attacked the man. The man casually raised his hand and flicked his finger. A flash of light appeared in the void, the Battle Soul stagnated, and the space where it was collapsed, taking the Battle Soul with it as it disappeared.

Michelle's pupils contracted violently, and she retreated a few more steps, looking at the man in horror. Too terrifying! To easily tear through the void, she and this person were not on the same level.

"A Red Lotus. I remember there's a Red Lotus Demon Palace in the Sixth Academy. What's your relationship with her?" the man asked, looking at Michelle with curiosity. Although the question was abrupt, his tone was very gentle, not giving a feeling of arrogance. The three people behind him also looked at Michelle with curiosity.

"She is my older sister," Michelle said in a low voice.

The man nodded. "No wonder. I've seen her. A very enchanting, flirtatious, and beautiful woman." With that, he looked up and smiled at Michelle. "Sorry, did I disturb you? My name is Liu Tang, the captain of the Beast Soul Squad."

Michelle was surprised. The Beast Soul Squad was a team that specialized in hunting Battle Souls in the Trial World. Their purpose was unclear. Legend had it that it might be to find out the truth of the Trial World, or it might be for some kind of comprehension. No one could say for sure. But one thing was very clear, and that was that the Beast Soul Squad was very powerful.

"My name is Michelle."

Liu Tang smiled again, nodded, and turned to leave.

Michelle watched the other party slowly leave and took a deep breath. She hadn't expected to run into such a terrifying person just after entering the Trial World. Liu Tang? Liu? An ancient unique surname?

At this moment, another man appeared and walked up to Michelle, his eyes shining. "It's Michelle."

Michelle stared at this person warily. This person's strength was also very strong, his talent revealed, carrying a trace of dominance.

The man smiled. "My name is Van Kleed, the Domain Master of the Spear Mountain Range. I once received help from Senior Comilla in the Academy."

"Hello, Senior," Michelle said politely.

Van Kleed waved his hand. "No need to be polite. Senior Comilla has helped me a lot. Xue'er, since you've come to the Spear Mountain Range, just stay. You can comprehend some things here."

Michelle shook her head. "Thank you, Senior, but the Spear Mountain Range is not suitable for me."

Van Kleed was regretful. "That's true. You and Senior Comilla both possess the Red Lotus talent. In the entire Prison Path, the only place suitable for you is probably the Chao Tian Gu."

Michelle hummed in acknowledgment. The Chao Tian Gu was the largest comprehension and training ground in the Prison Path, and also where the Realm Master of the Prison Path was located. Only that place was suitable for her.

"By the way, Senior, have you heard of this person, Liu Tang?" Michelle suddenly asked. She was very concerned about that person. They were both young, yet he was too powerful.

Hearing Liu Tang's name, Van Kleed's expression changed. "How do you know him? Did Senior Comilla tell you?"

Michelle shook her head. "He was just here."

Van Kleed's expression darkened. "These Beast Soul Squads are still so unruly. This is the Spear Mountain Range, my territory." With that, he looked at Michelle. "Did Liu Tang do anything to you?"

Michelle shook her head. "Who is he? Is he also one of the Domain Masters?"

Van Kleed said, "He is not a Domain Master, but he is in no way inferior to any Domain Master. He is a student of the Astral-2 Academy, from—the Sword Sect."

Michelle's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed, "The Sword Sect?"

Van Kleed nodded solemnly. "That's right. The family that controls the Sword Sect is the Liu family, an ancient unique surname family that is hated by countless people in the universe, yet still intimidates all directions. Liu Tang is a member of that family. You should know that there is a great lord among the Ten Arbiters who is also surnamed Liu and also from the Sword Sect."

Michelle did not ask any more. The two words 'Sword Sect' represented a lot. No wonder she felt the surname Liu was familiar. Her older sister had once mentioned that great lord among the Ten Arbiters, who had pacified a territory with a single person and a single sword, undefeated among his peers. Liu Tang was from the same sect as that person; no wonder he was so powerful.

Michelle left. The Spear Mountain Range had no attraction for her. She wanted to go to the most important cultivation ground in the Prison Path—the Chao Tian Gu. Whoever could occupy the Chao Tian Gu was the Realm Master. These words represented the status of the Chao Tian Gu.

Lu Yin had arrived at the Bourne territory. But he was still dozens of domains away from his target, the planet where the Giant Race was located.

A few days later, at the world entrance of the Tenth Academy, Xia Luo had completed a hundred wins and, under the guidance of the mentor of the world, entered the Trial World.

Not long after his success, Yin also completed a hundred wins and entered the Trial World with his trademark fox-like smile.

Xia Luo entered the Heaven Path within the Six Paths. This was the territory of the experts of the Fifth Academy. And he was very lucky; he was very close to his destination. In less than three hours, he saw a huge, slanted object embedded in the ground, like a spaceship's technological result. This was the Machine Grave of the Heaven Path, and the Domain Master's name was—Xia Ye.

Yin sat in the world mountain, his gaze sweeping around, and saw Michelle and Xia Luo in the distance. He then sat down and leaned against the cliff. "Which one? Let me think... right, the Fourth Academy. The Fourth Academy seems to occupy the Slaughter Path." With that, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had arrived at the Slaughter Path within the Six Paths. As far as the eye could see was a bloody aura.

"A good place," Yin said with emotion, looked around, and then headed in one direction. He had someone he needed to meet. "I remember it's in a trial ground called the Ice Domain. Seems to be a Domain Master. Interesting. I wonder if I can snatch it."

If Lu Yin knew the treatment these three received upon entering the Trial World, he would probably be furious to death. As soon as he arrived, he was ambushed in various ways, and in the end, he was even killed by Van Kleed's spear. The treatment of these three was better than the last. This was fate.

At this moment, Lu Yin was a little depressed, looking at the huge planet in front of him. That was his destination. But, he couldn't get in. The Butterfly Shadow territory was selecting elites for the ten-academy competition's Astral Combat Academy assessment, hoping to shine in the competition. That huge planet was one of the territory's trial grounds and was completely sealed, just like Earth before.

Since he couldn't enter from the front, he could only use other methods. Lu Yin observed for a while and found that there were relatively more trial spaceships entering from the right. He immediately controlled his spaceship to fly to the right, and at the same time, he sent out a landing request.

His spaceship was just a personal flyer, very small, and could land on a large spaceship.

Normally, that kind of large spaceship would ignore him. No one would casually let a stranger into their home. But Lu Yin's luck was not bad; there was one willing to accept him. He wasn't afraid of whether it was dangerous or not and just rushed towards that spaceship.

Amu was very worried. Looking at the approaching trial planet, the melancholy and fear in his heart almost devoured him. As the only male of the Butterfly Shadow Race, he was tragic. The Butterfly Shadow Race had its own special ability, and this kind of talent-like ability was not suitable for males. So he was abandoned and rarely able to return to the Bourne clan.

He didn't want to participate in this territorial trial, but it was probably because the clan wanted to eliminate him, this anomaly, that they forced him to participate. He had just stepped into the Melting Realm. Compared to the elites who dared to participate in the territorial trial, he was far too weak. How could he complete the trial? Not to mention he didn't like fighting; he was a civil official.

Just as Amu was feeling depressed, he unintentionally received a spaceship docking request and agreed without thinking. This was the Butterfly Shadow territory; no one would dare to make a move on a Butterfly Shadow Race spaceship. But after agreeing, he regretted it. Could it be that the clan couldn't wait any longer and wanted to eliminate him early? Amu immediately closed the docking passage, but it was too late. That spaceship, as if on stimulants, had already rushed in. Was it that impatient? Amu's face turned pale, waiting for the moment of death.

After Lu Yin had docked the spaceship, he entered the interior of the large spaceship through the passage. Strange, there was no one on this spaceship. After searching for a while, he went to the command room and saw only a few scattered people, each with a gloomy expression, as if their father had just died.

"Are you here to kill me? Do it," Amu's voice came.

Lu Yin looked over and saw a pale, very thin young man looking at him with a bitter expression, his face full of despair.

"What, you don't want to be seen?" With that, Amu had the others retreat. These people had been sent by the Butterfly Shadow Race to take care of him. Although he was an abandoned son of the Butterfly Shadow Race, on the surface, the Butterfly Shadow Race would not be too excessive, to prevent giving the impression of bullying the weak.

"Is it okay now? Do it. When I'm dead, many people can also be at ease," Amu's voice grew hoarse, his eyes dim.

Lu Yin frowned and approached him step by step.

As Lu Yin approached, Amu's heart beat wildly, and the fear of death grew stronger. His face was pale, and his lips trembled. "Wait... before I die, can you tell me who sent you?"

Lu Yin sneered. "Do you really want to die?"

Amu's eyes widened. "I don't want to die! But..." With that, Amu lost all his strength and slumped in his chair. "I can't resist."

"I can not kill you," Lu Yin said.

Amu's eyes lit up, and he stared at Lu Yin. "What did you say? You won't kill me?"

Lu Yin nodded. "I won't kill you. But... on one condition."