Suddenly, the void twisted. A massive slash tore through the sky, cutting towards over a dozen students. The more than ten people shuddered, simultaneously striking to shatter the slash. From afar, Zhang Dingtian soared, gripping his long saber, his eyes icy.
Despite having heard of him, when truly facing Zhang Dingtian, all the students trembled. There was indeed a Cross-Realm expert among the natives; he was simply abnormal.
Whoosh! An arrow streaked across the sky, hitting a student—the very one who had just attacked the capital. Blood splattered from above.
This was Wu Sheng, Wolf Saint, one of the Seven Saints. Originally stationed in the grasslands, he learned of the capital being besieged through his personal connection device and had arrived a few days ago to prepare to assist.
Four Saints fought more than 20 students. With such a vast disparity, even Zhang Dingtian couldn't compensate. In just one minute, Zhu Shan vomited blood, his body marred by several wounds. Wu Sheng was also impaled through the abdomen by a student and lifted, his blood staining the ground.
Tens of thousands of evolved soldiers from Huaying went into battle, yet they were slaughtered like straw. They couldn't even get close to these students.
Granny hid to the side, fearfully watching the scene. She was not from Earth and wouldn't die for it. Moreover, with her strength, she couldn't even stop a single student.
A strong wind swept through, making the world icy cold. Many students looked in surprise at the ruined city wall. There, two students were frozen. Heidi An's eyes trembled, "Talent, you, you actually have talent."
The word "Talent" shocked everyone. All the students looked at Bai Xue in disbelief.
Her already stunning beauty was now etched into everyone's hearts.
Bai Xue's lips were crimson, blood dripping from her chin onto the ground. She gasped violently, each breath exhaling cold air. She had reached her limit; these monsters simply couldn't be killed.
Few knew about Bai Xue's talent; even the Seven Saints didn't fully know. She had hidden it very well, but facing Heidi An and these students, she was helpless and had no choice but to expose it.
The next instant, all the students greedily stared at Bai Xue. Everyone understood the importance of a talent practitioner. As long as the forces behind them captured one, their status would dramatically rise.
The student who had just impaled Wu Sheng casually tossed Wu Sheng aside and laughed loudly as he charged towards Bai Xue.
The student about to kill Zhu Shan also grinned and rushed over.
In the sky, more than ten unaffected students attacked simultaneously. At this moment, Bai Xue was more important than the capital, even more important than the fugitive.
Granny sighed. This was the sorrow of the weak. Bai Xue exposed her talent and could only be captured. No one would waste a talent practitioner. She would be arranged to marry some influential figure to increase the birth rate of talent practitioners. This was a tragedy.
Even Erde, facing Zhang Dingtian, greedily stared at Bai Xue and suddenly charged. However, Zhang Dingtian was a step faster than him. "All of you, get out!" Zhang Dingtian roared, countless slashes waving, terrifying slashes filling all directions.
More than 20 students were pushed back, shocked by Zhang Dingtian's strength. However, even so, it didn't diminish their determination to seize Bai Xue; a talent practitioner was too important.
Erde tore through the slashes, punching Zhang Dingtian in the abdomen. Zhang Dingtian was sent flying over 10 meters but still stood firm. His long saber slashed horizontally, and Erde quickly retreated, a bloody mark appearing on his chest.
Heidi An crushed a flowing water crystal, "Water Dragon Coil!" he softly shouted. The surging water transformed into a waterspout, blasting towards Zhang Dingtian. Simultaneously, various attacks bombarded him from all directions.
Zhang Dingtian's eyes widened, his teeth biting until they bled. With a low growl, he plunged his long saber into the ground, then forcefully slashed upwards. From bottom to top, countless gravel fragments shot in all directions. The ground trembled, and huge fissures spread from the outside towards the inner city, burying countless survivors.
The attacks from all directions were neutralized by Zhang Dingtian, but he himself had reached his limit.
A few students who hadn't attacked suddenly rushed out. Two attacked Zhang Dingtian, and one lunged at Bai Xue. "The talent practitioner is ours, haha!"
Zhang Dingtian was hit, his body pressed into the ground, barely holding onto his long saber.
Bai Xue stared at the student lunging at her, raising her hand, "Ice Palm."
Bang!
A wave of air swept across the sky, freezing the ground. The student lunging at Bai Xue was directly frozen. He had underestimated Bai Xue too much; the Upper Three Saints were strong enough to compare to the strongest people in the Academy, even Heidi An couldn't capture her immediately.
Seeing Zhang Dingtian severely wounded, Erde immediately charged out again. This time he lunged at Bai Xue. A talent practitioner was not much less valuable than the fugitive. Zhang Dingtian, this obstacle, had been cleared.
Two other students, both strong enough to rival Heidi An, attacked simultaneously with Erde. A total of three people attacked Bai Xue at once. At this moment, even Zhang Dingtian couldn't protect her.
Bai Xue's face was pale, "Is it over? What a pity."
In an instant, a familiar back appeared before Bai Xue. Bang, bang, bang! Three explosions, followed by three struggling figures flying backwards—it was Erde and the two others.
All the students stared in disbelief at the man who suddenly appeared in front of Bai Xue. Who was he? He actually defeated three of the Academy's strongest in one strike.
In a corner, Granny's eyes widened, "He actually came back."
Inside the city, Zhu Shan coughed up a mouthful of blood with a bitter laugh.
Bai Xue looked at the figure in front of her in surprise. Although not tall, he blocked the wind and rain for her. This person really came back, and he seemed to have become very strong.
The one who appeared in front of Bai Xue was naturally Lu Yin. He didn't have a personal connection device, so he naturally didn't know the capital was under attack. Fortunately, he returned in time.
Lu Yin said to Bai Xue, "I told you I'd come back."
Bai Xue's face was pale, and she weakly said, "Be careful, there are too many of them."
Lu Yin nodded, his expression slightly solemn. Indeed, there were too many people. He had reached the Peak of the Observer Realm today, and his Heavenly Star Palm was definitely no worse than Zhang Dingtian's, but Zhang Dingtian was beaten like a dead dog. Fighting would be very difficult.
Cough, cough Zhang Dingtian crawled out of the ground, propping himself up with his long saber. He glanced at Lu Yin, then his sharp gaze swept around, his expression resolute.
Lu Yin threw a healing potion to Zhang Dingtian, "Heal yourself."
Zhang Dingtian roughly swallowed the healing potion directly.
Lu Yin was speechless. This was meant to be applied to the body. Oh well, swallowing it should still have some effect, since it came from Tri-Leaf Company.
From afar, Erde and the two others stood up, staring at Lu Yin. "Who are you?"
Lu Yin had no intention of wasting words with him. He directly put on his Gules battle armor, lightning crackling around his body, sparks flying.
Heidi An was surprised, "This is the Gules battle armor? How did you get it?"
Lu Yin calmly said, "She gave it to me."
"Impossible!" Erde, Heidi An, and several students all spoke at once. Gules had a great reputation in the Grand Yu Empire because she had a protective and powerful brother, Gurbach. Mentioning this person, the younger generation of the Grand Yu Empire felt powerless; he was a monster. Because of Gurbach, no one dared to bully Gules. If that battle armor really was given to this person by Gules, then it would be troublesome. Was this person related to the Gules family?
All the students looked at Lu Yin with suspicion. Was this person Gules's boyfriend?!
Lu Yin took a deep breath, his eyes becoming chilling. "You guys get far away," he said, and then Lu Yin directly charged at Erde. This person was the strongest among the students and the organizer of this attack on the capital. Catch the ringleader first.
Erde was still engrossed in his speculation about Lu Yin, but Lu Yin had already attacked. Erde quickly retreated; he had just felt Lu Yin's power and had no intention of fighting to the death.
Lu Yin used the Flowing Body Steps and instantly appeared in front of Heidi An. Heidi An was surprised; he had clearly attacked him! "Water Dragon Coil!" Heidi An used a water flow backpack to envelop his entire body, attempting to block Lu Yin. Lu Yin rushed in front of him, the corners of his mouth curving, then he blasted a palm towards the other side. That direction was exactly where Erde was retreating.
"Splitting Void Palm?" Erde was surprised. He punched out. With a thump, a wave of air pushed everything around him away. Lu Yin bypassed Heidi An and attacked Erde again.
Erde gritted his teeth, "Kid, we'll settle this later!"
Lu Yin sneered, raising his palm and striking towards Erde.
Erde snorted, feeling the danger. He clenched his right fist, vaguely hearing a majestic beast roar. This was his battle technique, which had defeated over 30 of the Academy's strongest and allowed him to enter the Martial Hall, making him famous throughout the Grand Yu Empire—Beast King Fist. On Earth, he had only used it against Zhang Dingtian and the fugitive. Now, he was pushed to the brink.
A palm revealed the stars. Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm, three stars glimmered and then exploded. The first star exploded, and Erde's eyes widened. His Beast King Fist was forcibly halted. The second star exploded, and Erde's right fist was in excruciating pain. When the third star exploded, Erde violently vomited blood and flew backwards, his right fist shattered, his body violently embedding into the ground, raising a sky full of dust.
Facing Erde, Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm held nothing back, one palm crippled him.