Xia Luo chuckled. "That's not entirely it. It's not impossible that they might even try to recruit you. However, you did one thing very correctly: you didn't reveal the White Night Clan's battle techniques. Otherwise, your life would have been forfeit."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. During the battle with Qing Yu, no matter how difficult it got, he never revealed the White Night Fist, precisely for this reason. The inherited battle techniques of the White Night Clan could absolutely not be leaked. Once exposed, not only the White Night Clan but also other powers in the universe would probably come looking for him, trying to find ways to pry the method of obtaining the White Night Clan's techniques from him. That would be the real major trouble.
Lulu Mebis had the Mebis Clan as her backing, so not even the White Night Clan could do anything to her. So, what about this Xia Luo?
Thinking of this, Lu Yin looked intently at Xia Luo. "I'm very curious, what did you get?"
Xia Luo smiled and said, "Just chicken ribs."
At this moment, from a corner, a figure slowly approached. Lu Yin and Xia Luo both looked over at the same time and saw a head of short, silver hair.
"You two really know how to pick a spot," Yin said with a beaming smile, acting very familiar.
Lu Yin's heart skipped a beat. There it was again, that inexplicable sense of danger. He didn't know why, but every time he faced Yin, he had this feeling, even now when his strength far surpassed that night under the moon in Jinling.
Xia Luo's expression rarely turned serious. He then turned and left without saying much to Yin.
Lu Yin was surprised.
Yin approached Lu Yin, stopping at a distance of three meters. "I heard you almost killed Qing Yu during the trial. Congratulations."
The corner of Lu Yin's mouth curled up. "You're too kind. Qing Yu wasn't bad; he barely forced out five-tenths of my strength."
Yin's smile grew even brighter. "Actually, I've fought Qing Yu before. He barely managed to force out three-tenths of my strength."
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. This guy was as shameless as ever.
"I'm off. We'll meet again if fate allows," Yin said, walking past Lu Yin's back. After a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said, "Perhaps, we'll meet again very soon."
"The Starry Sky Battle Academy?" Lu Yin said calmly.
Yin smiled, waved his hand, and left.
Lu Yin let out a breath. One was weirder than the next. Among all the trial students from Earth, Xia Luo, Yin, and Lulu Mebis were the three he was most wary of because he had no idea what the bottom line of their strength was. Yan Gang and Mo Nuo were Melder realm experts whose cultivation had been sealed, but these three? Lu Yin really didn't know, nor could he see through them.
Thinking of Mo Nuo, Lu Yin couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He had force-fed him medicine to make him land a blow on Qing Yu for him. That strike was the key blow that led to Qing Yu's defeat. Without him, he definitely couldn't have defeated Qing Yu. He was a benefactor... it's just that person probably didn't have a very good impression of him.
After watching for a while, Lu Yin also left. He wanted to stroll around.
Super-large spaceships weren't something you could see every day. The entire Great Yu Empire didn't have many ships of this type. It was already quite good for an ordinary cultivator to be able to use a personal spaceship to roam the universe.
Although this floor didn't have the complete facilities of the top floor, there were many things that interested Lu Yin, for example, the bar!
Students were under a lot of pressure. They needed to relax before the trial and celebrate wildly after. The bar was the liveliest place.
Lu Yin stepped into the bar and bumped into someone.
"Fuck you!" The student who was bumped stumbled back two steps and looked up, ready to curse, but upon facing Lu Yin, he immediately shut his mouth. A smile uglier than crying appeared on his face. "Isn't this Big Brother Lu? Big Brother Lu, please come in, it's spacious inside."
Lu Yin looked at the student before him in confusion. "Sorry, do we know each other?"
The student's mouth twitched. He forced a smile and said, "Uh, I was one of the forty-two students you captured."
Lu Yin said "Oh," and walked into the bar without a shred of guilt.
That student let out a sigh of relief and quickly left. He didn't want to be in the same place as this jinx. This guy was the public enemy of all the students.
The bar on the spaceship was just as noisy as a bar on Earth, filled with song and dance. The difference was that there was no debauchery or drugs here; it was just students celebrating.
Lu Yin casually found a corner, picked a glass of wine, and watched his surroundings as he drank.
The bar was very large. Inside were not only students but also off-duty staff members and even some military officers of all ages.
The screens all around were broadcasting many battle scenes, as well as news and songs from the Great Yu Empire.
Lu Yin watched until his head ached. It was too chaotic.
Not far away, a dozen students were raising their glasses. "Congratulations, Senior, on finding the rare mutated metal. Your achievement in this trial is second to none in the academy."
"Congratulations, Senior."
"Congratulations, Senior."
...
"Thank you, junior brothers. I said it before, the trial mission isn't simple. That idiot Hai Di'an still rushed forward, and in the end, he didn't even touch a hair on Qing Yu's head and even got captured by a native, haha."
"Senior, not only that, but he was also defeated by some Ascetic Monk from Tianzhu. In the end, he had to rely on Erde to get his reputation back, haha."
"How can an idiot born at the bottom of the sea compare to us? His brain doesn't work. He's finished after this trial."
On the other side, people were also celebrating. They were all students who hadn't reached the level of the academy's strongest. In this trial, they had actually gained quite a lot. These people didn't have great ambitions; they had no intention of entering one of the top ten academies of the Starry Sky. Accomplishing their immediate goal was a victory.
The self-consolation of small-timers. Lu Yin chuckled and took a sip of wine.
Bang! The main door of the bar was blasted open. Everyone looked over.
At the entrance, Erde and Hai Di'an slowly walked in.
In an instant, everyone fell silent. They knew their place. They only dared to be loud because the strongest group of students wasn't around. Now that that group was gradually appearing, they didn't dare to say a word.
Following closely behind Erde and Hai Di'an was Jenny Ona. The woman had a foul expression on her face.
Many students quickly left, afraid of being targeted.
"You lot, scram!" Hai Di'an walked directly up to the group of students who had just been celebrating and yelled.
The faces of that group of students were filled with anger, but they still obediently got up and gave up their seats.
Erde and Hai Di'an occupied a space meant for a dozen people, their faces grim.
Jenny Ona went to the second floor, where there were private rooms.
"Hey, classmate, make some room," Lu Yin was drinking when a voice sounded in his ear. He looked over strangely. It was the group that had been chased away by Hai Di'an.
"Are you talking to me?" Lu Yin asked, pointing to himself.
A tall student said unhappily, "Cut the crap. Scram."
Lu Yin chuckled, his gaze sweeping past these students to look at Hai Di'an and Erde. "Hey, you two over there. You took their seats, and now they're causing trouble for me. Help me resolve this."
The dozen or so students were stunned. This person knew Hai Di'an and the others?
Not far away, Erde and Hai Di'an looked at Lu Yin as if they had seen a ghost. They were stunned for a moment. Seeing Lu Yin's expression growing increasingly unfriendly, they immediately shouted at the dozen or so students, "You lot, scram! Don't disturb others while they're drinking. Have you no etiquette?"
Lu Yin laughed out loud.
Among the dozen or so students, a man referred to as "Senior" had a gloomy expression. He stared at Hai Di'an. "Hai Di'an, don't go too far. What business is it of yours if we're drinking?"
Hai Di'an stood up, his eyes icy.
Although the dozen or so students were fearful, they didn't back down this time because many people were looking over. They would rather be beaten than lose the courage to face him.
"Who's being so noisy? If you want to fight, get out!" From a private room on the second floor, Las suddenly walked out, looking down from above.
Seeing Las, many students fell silent as cicadas in winter. Even the music stopped.
Behind Las was Mo Nuo, who had now recovered his Melder realm strength, putting pressure on many people.
One after another, people came out of the private rooms. They were all students from the second trial batch, including Yan Gang, the man from the Flame Refining Planet, who had an arrogant expression.
"So it's Senior Las. I'm sorry, Senior, for disturbing you," the tall student quickly and respectfully apologized.
Las was haughty, his eyes sweeping over everyone. He enjoyed this feeling of looking down on others. These people were fundamentally not qualified to speak to him. The moment he appeared, all the students fell silent, including some of the soldiers. This was the kind of presence he, Las, was supposed to have.
...Las's eyes focused. Directly below, one person was still drinking. Las frowned. He had come out, and someone still dared to ignore him? This was something Las could not tolerate. "You, get up!" Las stared down and yelled.
Everyone looked over. It was Lu Yin.
Erde and Hai Di'an's expressions turned strange.
The tall student's eyes lit up. He glared at Lu Yin. "Hey kid, he's talking to you. Senior Las told you to get up, didn't you hear?"
Lu Yin put down his glass. "Can't even have a peaceful drink," he said, then slowly raised his head and smiled at Las.
Instantly, Las's face darkened. Not just him, but Mo Nuo, Yan Gang, and some of the students behind them—their faces all darkened. How the hell is this bastard here?