Chapter 198
Within the large spacecraft, the middle-aged man was deep in anguish . The Leo Clan that had existed for so many years was done for, and it was all because of some random person who had come out of nowhere . The clan head refused to take this lying down, and he turned to look outside the spacecraft, just in time to see Lu Yin fleeing inside a personal spacecraft .
The middle-aged man’s eyes were filled with bloodlust . “If we’re going to die, then don’t even think about surviving . ” As he shouted, he aimed a weapon at Lu Yin’s spacecraft .
Lu Yin felt his scalp go numb as a desperate chill overcame him . He sensed extreme danger, the same feeling that he had felt moments before he was struck by that light beam back at the pirate port . He turned around, and his gaze seemed to pierce through space to see the crazed head of the Leo Clan .
“DIE!” the middle-aged man shouted, and like a madman, he fired the cannon .
Rumble!
All of a sudden, the first explosion struck the ultra-large spacecraft, causing the entire vessel to sway slightly and the weapon to lose aim . The beam of light brushed by the personal spacecraft that Lu Yin was in and shot off into empty space . Shortly after, the ultra-large spacecraft burst into flames and the entire spacecraft was consumed by a final explosion .
While Lu Yin had not been directly hit by the beam of light, it had nonetheless still damaged the hull . He could feel an extreme force pulling at him as the small spacecraft started rattling dangerously . Air was being rapidly sucked out, and the low pressure made it difficult for Lu Yin to breathe . Things were bad and this personal spacecraft was done for .
As the ominous clanking sounds intensified, Lu Yin frowned . So, in the end, I still wasn’t able to escape from the calamity on Driftcharge Planet . My death is imminent .
As his spacecraft broke apart, Lu Yin found himself drifting through outer space . The huge pressure differential nearly caused his body to explode, but fortunately, thanks to his body’s astounding physical strength, he did not die right away . He tightly held onto the hatch door . When the shockwaves from the ultra-large spacecraft’s explosion reached them, the hatch door was mercilessly launched deeper into space like a comet .
By this point, Lu Yin had already lost consciousness . He was merely a Melder and could not survive in space on his own . Death was just a matter of time, and in this situation, he unconsciously activated the Arcane Art - Fatal Revival .
Not too far away, another ultra-large spacecraft was cruising through space . Within the control room, someone exclaimed, “Sir, there’s been an explosion on our starboard . I think that a spacecraft exploded!”
“Ignore it . We’ll keep going . ”
“Yes, Sir . ”
But then, there was another sudden shout . “S-Sir, look! There’s someone floating through space!”
Everybody in the control room looked at the display in shock as it revealed the image of a spacecraft’s hatch door drifting by, on which clung a young man dressed in rags . He looked to be quite young and was gravely injured .
“Zoom in!” the pilot said as he frowned .
The image on the screen expanded until everyone could see who the young man was .
The pilot was surprised . “It’s him?! Save him immediately!”
Meanwhile, inside a luxurious lounge, a beautiful woman was looking at a star chart, deep in thought . The pilot’s voice suddenly came through from her gadget . “Madam, please take a look at this . ”
The woman looked at her gadget and the displayed image . Her expression changed quickly as she commanded, “Save him immediately! I’ll be right there . ”
Not long after, Lu Yin was secured and brought into the spacecraft . Someone quickly transported him to the sickbay, and a number of doctors began treating him .
“Madam, this child’s injuries are too serious . It’s a miracle that he’s even alive . ”
“What a powerful body . It’s comparable to an Explorer’s . ”
“His innards are seriously injured, and his injuries seem to be getting worse . It’s as if his regenerative abilities are being repressed . ”
“Huh? He’s only a Melder? It’s a miracle that he even managed to survive in space . ”
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“I didn’t think we’d end up meeting him again so soon, madam,” the pilot whispered .
This woman was Madam Nalan . As she watched the doctors discussing amongst themselves, she had a strange look in her eyes . “It’s fate . In this vast universe, it’d be unlikely to run into an entire planet even with your eyes closed, and yet, we have managed to run into this same person twice . And on top of that, each time was at a moment when he needed help the most . ”
“You’re his benefactor,” the pilot said with a grin .
Madam Nalan watched as Lu Yin was being treated, and the corner of her lips quirked up . “His benefactor? Perhaps I am . ”
There was still about half a month left before the Astral Combat Tournament started, and currently, Lu Yin was being treated by Madam Nalan .
For seven consecutive days, every doctor on the Nalan Family spacecraft did everything in their power to treat Lu Yin, and they barely managed to keep him alive . The price that they had to pay was immense, and many precious herbs from the Innerverse had been used on him .
“How is he?” Madam Nalan inquired as she observed Lu Yin lying naked in the nutritional fluid without even blinking .
A doctor whispered back, “The child’s injuries are quite serious, and he doesn’t have the ability to heal himself . However, despite all that, he’s managed to remain alive . After all of our efforts, he’ll live, but it’s hard to tell when he’ll wake up . ”
Madam Nalan acknowledged his report with a nod .
At this moment, the door opened, and a girl in a long white dress with refined features walked in . The most attention-grabbing aspect about her was the sword on her back . It wasn’t an ancient, detailed sword like those from Ten Thousand Swords Peak, but rather, it was attention-grabbing in its simple design . One could even say that it had no style .
“Who is this person?” the girl asked . She also looked straight at Lu Yin, as if she didn’t even acknowledge that he was of a different gender .
Nalan smiled . “He’s your classmate from Astral-10, Lu Yin . ”
The girl was surprised . “Astral-10? I thought that it had disappeared . ”
“You really don’t know much about the Outerverse . This child is much more than he seems . He’s the leader of Astral-10, just like how you are the leader of your academy,” Madam Nalan said .
The girl was surprised and eyed Lu Yin once more . Regardless of what state Astral-10 was currently in, becoming a leader was no easy feat . However, he was a mere Melder .
“Since Astral-10 still exists, I don’t need to rush back to the Innerverse anymore . I’ll go straight to Astral-10,” the girl firmly stated .
Madam Nalan’s eyes lit up, “Of course! How could I have forgotten? Astral-10 is closer, so I’ll contact them . ”
Meanwhile, within Astral-10, the Sandmaster stood quietly in the sand while sizing up Big Pao and Little Pao . The two brothers were exchanging glances .
“You know, Little Pao, I’m getting old . Why don’t you give the position of Astral-10’s seed to me? I’ll remember it forever . ”
“No, I want to be the seeded student . ”
“Don’t you know anything about humility?”
“That’s what I should be saying . You shouldn’t be bullying someone younger than you! Don’t think that I haven’t noticed this: you just want everyone’s eyes on you so that you can become famous . The top ten will be up on that platform, and there’ll be a huge commotion about them . ”
“You’re heartless . ”
“If you keep arguing, I won’t let you listen to Xi Yue’s albums anymore . ”
“You…!”
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The Sandmaster grew irritated at their bickering . “Shut up, you useless things . ”
Big Pao and Little Pao immediately shut their mouths .
At this moment, the Sandmaster’s gadget rang, causing him to frown . Truthfully, he hated this thing, but he had been put in charge of running Astral-10 team as the other old men couldn’t be bothered with such things .
“Who is it?” The Sandmaster sounded like he was in a terrible mood .
On his gadget’s display, a girl frowned and said, “Greetings, Sandmaster . I’m the leader of Astral-7, Liu Xiaoyun . ”
The Sandmaster was astonished . “The leader of Astral-7? Why are you contacting me?”
Big Pao and Little Pao were just as shocked by this call . If she was the leader of Astral-7, then wouldn’t that make her a Realm Master? And a member of the Council of Astral Academy as well? This was someone who possessed real authority, and it had been a long time since anyone from Astral-10 had talked to someone this important .
“I would like to enter the tournament from Astral-10 . Please approve it,” Liu Xiaoyun said .
The Sandmaster was confused . “Why not enter from your own academy?”
“I’m currently not in the Innerverse, but rather the Outerverse,” she explained .
The Sandmaster made a sound of understanding . “Alright then, just come over . ”
“Thank you very much, sir . There’s one more thing . The leader of your academy, Lu Yin, is currently with me . We’ll head over together,” Liu Xiaoyun casually added on .
The Sandmaster was shocked . “Lu Yin? He’s still alive?”
“He’s alive, but very badly injured . However, he should be able to recover in time for the tournament . ”
“When are you arriving?”
“Based on our speed, it’ll take us about ten days to arrive . The tournament starts in seven days, so we’ll most likely only arrive when the drawing of lots actually begins . ”
The Sandmaster said in a low voice, “Got it . Hurry over . ” With that, he ended the call and looked up to see Big Pao and Little Pao, completely bewildered .
“There’s no need to fight over it anymore . The seeded position is going to Lu Yin’s . He can’t make it before the competition’s start, so he can only be a seeded student . He’ll be in time for that, at least,” Sandmaster explained .
“He’s not dead? That’s amazing! It’s a miracle that he managed to survive after being struck by that beam of light,” Big Pao said admiringly .
Little Pao also said, “Let him be the seeded student then . But he’s pretty unlucky to have to stand next to the Realm Masters from the other nine academies . Hehe, it’s gonna be stressful . ”
The Sandmaster started to get annoyed by them again . “Okay, enough of this . Scram . ”
When the tournament started, each academy had to pick a seeded student who would take part in the section of drawing lots . Usually, the leader of each academy would take this position, but Astral-10 only had a leader among its new students, and he wasn’t actually the leader of all of Astral-10 . However, when Astral-10 submitted Lu Yin’s name, it stirred up quite a ruckus . News of Lu Yin being killed at the pirate port had already spread far and wide, but Astral-10 had still submitted his name, so this shocked quite a number of people .
Everywhere, there were people wondering if Astral-10 was trying to confuse everyone with this . However, neither Astral-10 nor Lu Yin received news of this .
Seven days later, within Zenyu Star’s palace in the Great Yu Empire, a huge screen had been erected . This was connected to the universal network and would be livestreaming the entire Astral Combat Tournament .
This occurred not only at the palace, but also on almost all of the screens in Zenyu Star . Almost everybody would be watching this tournament as it was a huge event for the entire universe .
Within the Huo Family’s mansion, Huo Xiaoling looked at the screen with a complicated look in her eyes . She had participated in the entrance exam for Astral-10 but had failed . Otherwise, she would be among the people on that screen . While she thought about this, Huo Xiaoling recalled Schutz and Lu Yin . One was the most powerful of his generation in the Great Yu Empire while the other was King Zishan . These two would probably appear in this tournament!
The Auna Family was also watching their screen . They were going to view the full tournament .
A list of the seeded students from the ten academies appeared, and the tenth seed was Lu Yin .
“There are rumors that he died, but not only did he not die, he even became a seeded student!” Rocky Auna told Xueshan Auna in excitement .
Xueshan Auna watched the screen with just as much excitement and exhaled happily . “That’s great to hear . I’m just glad that he didn’t die . ”
Not too far away, Jenny Auna stared at the screen in surprise .
Within Yu Academy, Gerbach, Tian Ming, and the others were all crowded around a screen . Everyone was watching for fun, but they were also watching to see the difference between them and the students of the Astral Combat Academy . This was an order from Wendy Yushan . The Astral Combat Tournament was a battle between the strongest of their generation, and Wendy Yushan wanted them to see just how far they were away from them .
“I didn’t think that King Zishan would be Astral-10’s seeded student . That’s terrifying . ”
“Right . Schutz isn’t even seeded . Does that mean that he’s stronger than Schutz?”
“He can’t be . Schutz is the strongest in our Great Yu Empire . ”
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In the Sixth Squadron’s hall, Peach kept smacking her lips as she shoveled in snacks by the handful and stared wide-eyed at the screen . Hurry up! I’ve been waiting for ages for this . Good luck, Lu Yin!
A spacecraft floated through space . Inside, the second prince, Duke Yushan, intently watched the screen . At this moment, he was not as relaxed as he had been on Zenyu Star . He exuded fatigue from every pore of his body, and he seemed rather upset .
On another spacecraft, an armed mercenary group was also looking at a screen . During this Astral Combat Tournament, all civil strife was forbidden in the entire human star expanse so that everyone could watch in peace .
“Ian, pour the wine,” Dayna commanded with crossed legs .
Behind Dayna, Ian stared dumbfoundedly at the screen . Lu Yin? That shameless looter? How the hell did he climb all the way up there?!
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