Suddenly, from the west of Jinling City, a cluster of light beams shot into the sky. Aodhan unleashed a sword strike, and the slash collided with the light beams, exploding in mid-air.
"High-tech weaponry?" Aodhan sneered. The reason they didn't fight outside the city was their apprehension of high-tech weapons. Even this native planet possessed technology advanced enough to enter space, capable of producing weapons that could threaten them.
Outside the city, Granny and Lu Yin landed.
"It's Tres again? What a bother," Granny said, surprised.
Lu Yin wondered, "Tres?"
"The top 3 strongest individual of the First Military Academy, with a combat power of 2500," Granny said gravely.
Lu Yin's heart sank, "If you can hold him off, I'll quickly deal with Aodhan."
Granny thought for a moment, "I can, but not for too long."
Lu Yin nodded, leaping from the ground towards Zhou Shan's position.
Beams of light appeared in the sky, shooting towards Aodhan. Aodhan grew impatient, "Wait until I finish off this native, then I'll settle accounts with you all!" With that, he charged down to the ground, thrusting his sword at Zhou Shan.
Zhou Shan gritted his teeth, parrying with his Great Axe and fighting Aodhan desperately. In terms of strength, he believed he could fight Tres alone, but with Aodhan joining in, the outcome was immediately clear.
Tres also landed. Although he was confident he could evade high-tech weapon attacks, he was a cautious person.
As Lu Yin approached the battlefield of Zhou Shan and Aodhan, he took out a Flame crystal and threw it into the air.
The red crystal was quite eye-catching. Aodhan and Zhou Shan, engrossed in battle, didn't notice, but Tres immediately did, his eyes burning. Before he could react to why there was a Flame crystal in the sky, a sharp pain erupted in his back. Tres swiftly twisted his body, swaying like a leaf in the wind, dodging Granny's second strike, "It's you?"
Granny said nothing, taking out a Flame crystal from her Void Ring and clenching it. The scorching flame scorched the earth. "Blazing Flame Palm!" Granny lightly shouted, unleashing a palm strike, fire condensed in her palm, turning into a deeper color as it attacked Tres.
Tres was furious, coughing up a mouthful of blood, "You want to die!" With that, his right hand trembled rapidly, clawing at the air. This was the Wave Palm.
Bang!
The two palms collided, flames and air currents swept across the ground, destroying all buildings within a hundred-meter radius.
The enormous flames were carried by the air currents, reversing upwards, like fire serpents dancing in the sky.
Granny retreated several steps, her face pale. Tres's Wave Palm was much stronger than Lu Yin's; even with her combat techniques, it was very difficult to block.
Tres was also struggling. Flame combat techniques were originally immensely powerful and destructive, and Granny, leveraging the Flame crystal, ensured her palm strike was by no means inferior to his.
"Granny, this is my territory!" Tres roared.
Granny remained silent. On her body, her ring-shaped combat armor reflected a red light under the flames.
Tres gritted his teeth, his ring-shaped combat armor spreading over his body. He hadn't worn his armor from the start, but now he felt pressure, and more importantly, he was injured.
From afar, Aodhan turned his head, shocked, "Granny? How are you here?"
Zhou Shan roared, fiercely cleaving his Great Axe towards Aodhan. Aodhan didn't dare to underestimate him, raising his sword and slashing towards Zhou Shan. Sharp qi force swept everywhere, tearing open the ground.
Lu Yin suddenly moved, his Swift Body Technique swiftly darting to Aodhan's side, unleashing a palm strike. With the palm came the manifestation of stars; this was -- the Heavenly Star Palm.
Aodhan and Zhou Shan both hadn't expected someone else hiding nearby. The moment they saw Lu Yin, Aodhan was stunned, and Zhou Shan was puzzled. But in the next instant, as Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm struck Aodhan's chest, he didn't even have time to scream before his heart was shattered. The immense energy even pierced through his chest, blasting into a building behind him, utterly destroying it.
The ground immediately buckled under the immense pressure, shattering.
Zhou Shan looked at Lu Yin in horror, "You..."
Lu Yin turned, sweeping a leg towards Zhou Shan. With his back to Granny and Tres, he whispered, "Attack me."
Zhou Shan's eyes flickered, but he still attacked Lu Yin, and without holding back, directly using Storm Slash.
Lu Yin used his Swift Body Technique to dodge Storm Slash. Although he wasn't injured, his clothes were torn. "Push me over there!" Lu Yin shouted.
Zhou Shan let out a loud roar, swinging his Great Axe horizontally. Lu Yin, leveraging the axe's force, was violently flung towards the battlefield of Tres and Granny.
Boom!
A violent tremor spread into the distance. Granny's face was pale, her right hand trembling. She had been heavily injured by Tres.
Tres was also struggling, his external combat armor cracked by the flames.
Coincidentally, at this moment, Lu Yin was slammed into a wall not far from Tres, slowly falling.
Tres glanced at Lu Yin, then looked into the distance, seeing the deceased Aodhan. His expression changed. Just as he was about to say something, Zhou Shan flew up and fled into the distance.
"You won't escape!" Tres leaped up, chasing Zhou Shan, conveniently turning his back to Lu Yin. Lu Yin, using the discarded houses as leverage, jumped into the air and unleashed a palm strike at Tres. The undisguised Heavenly Star Palm, like a rotating star, fiercely imprinted itself on Tres's back. Tres initially didn't care about Lu Yin, but this palm strike generated a strong sense of danger in him. He instinctively dodged, but it was already too late.
The star exploded. Tres was struck down by Lu Yin's palm, slamming into the ground, creating an enormous crater. Lu Yin was also heavily injured by Tres's reactive strike, spitting blood and flying backward, once again embedding himself in a wall. His external ring-shaped combat armor shattered directly; Yasta's ring-shaped combat armor was completely pulverized.
Granny clutched her arm, walking to the edge of the crater, looking inside.
Tres lay supine, his face pale, continuously coughing blood.
Granny looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. She couldn't imagine how Lu Yin had managed to heavily injure Tres with a single palm strike.
Before she could think further, the dying Tres suddenly opened his eyes, pulled out a strangely shaped gun, aimed it at Granny, and fired. A beam of energy pierced Granny's shoulder. Granny retaliated with a Blazing Flame Palm, once again striking the spot where Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm had hit Tres. This palm completely shattered Tres's internal organs, ending his life.
Granny slumped to the ground, looking at Tres's corpse in surprise, a chill running down her spine.
Although the planetary evolution trial didn't limit the number of deaths, causing too many casualties would incur the displeasure of others. In this battle, both Aodhan and Tres died, especially Tres, a top 3 prodigy of the Military Academy, on whom the Military Academy had placed great hopes. Now that he was dead, Granny was somewhat nervous.
Lu Yin dragged his heavily injured body to Granny's side, weakly saying, "Don't worry, worst case scenario, I'll ask my grandfather to transfer you to our Tata Planet Academy."
Granny's eyes coldly glared at Lu Yin, "What was that palm strike you used on Tres? Even a Doubled Wave Palm would hardly be able to heavily injure Tres."
"You're overthinking it. He was heavily injured by you; I just happened to strike the same spot," Lu Yin replied.
Granny clearly didn't believe him. A mighty Tres with 2500 combat power was heavily injured by a Gaze Realm cultivator; even if it was a coincidence, it wouldn't be this easy.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind. Zhou Shan, who was thought to have escaped, reappeared, an axe cleaving towards Granny and Lu Yin.
Granny instinctively grabbed Lu Yin and shielded herself with him. Zhou Shan, seeing Lu Yin being pushed forward, quickly changed direction. His axe didn't hit Lu Yin but slashed into the ground right by Lu Yin's ear. Lu Yin, in turn, turned around and delivered a palm strike to Granny. He himself was too heavily injured; this palm strike wasn't as strong as the one that hit Aodhan, but heavily injuring Granny was no problem.
Granny's face turned pale. She suppressed the intense pain and instinctively kicked Lu Yin, sending him flying. She herself collapsed beside Tres. Zhou Shan roared again, an axe cleaving towards Granny. Granny grabbed the gun from Tres's hand, firing a shot. The beam of light pierced Zhou Shan's Great Axe, and simultaneously pierced his shoulder, sending him flying over 10 meters, landing on the ground, his fate unknown.
The scene fell silent for a moment, only the flames burning on the ground remained.
The battle of four Contemplation Realm powerhouses plus one Gaze Realm powerhouse had devastated nearly half of Jinling, leaving it engulfed in a sea of fire.
Granny took out healing medicine from her Void Ring, swallowed it in one gulp, and began recovering from her injuries.
A few minutes later, sounds gradually began to emerge from the surroundings. Granny's expression changed. She climbed out of the crater. Her body was heavily injured, and her shoulder had been pierced by a beam of light. With great difficulty, she reached Zhou Shan's side. Zhou Shan was currently lying on the ground unconscious, his fate unknown.
Soon, Feng Hong, Qin Xuan, the glasses-wearing woman, and others surrounded Granny, staring at her, "Surrender immediately, and we can spare your life."
Granny scoffed, "You natives fantasize about making me spare your life? What, you don't want this native's life anymore?" With that, she aimed the gun at Zhou Shan's head.
Feng Hong shouted, "Release Xing Sheng!"
"Retreat ten miles, or I'll kill him immediately," Granny said coldly.
Feng Hong and the others exchanged glances, not moving.
Granny's eyes flashed with a cold glint. She casually picked up a nearby stone and fiercely slammed it onto Zhou Shan's head. Immediately, blood flowed profusely.
Feng Hong shrieked, "Stop! We can retreat, but you must allow Xing Sheng to be treated, otherwise he'll surely die."
Granny agreed.
Soon, a doctor came to Granny and Zhou Shan's side, examined Zhou Shan's body, and then performed urgent treatment.
It took a full 20 minutes just to stop Zhou Shan's bleeding. "Xing Sheng's injuries are too severe, no delay can be afforded. He needs comprehensive treatment as soon as possible," the doctor said.
Granny ignored them, "Immediately retreat ten miles. I will leave in three hours. Otherwise, I will kill this native."