Far away, two figures floated in the air. It was Gules and Ballaro, the two who had been tracking Erde earlier. They had not joined forces with Erde; according to Gules, they wanted to sit back and reap the benefits.
"I'm exhausted, let's go down and rest for a while," Gules said, tossing her long hair back, a weary look on her beautiful face.
Ballaro looked around. This was a vast grassland, a farm, lush and green, which he liked.
Beep beep beep beep
Just as the two landed, a soft sound came from their personal communicators. "Oh, 2100 combat power, there's a student here," Gules said, looking in surprise at the farm.
Ballaro said calmly, "A student? Only 2100 combat power, let's go take a look."
Gules nodded and slowly walked towards the farm.
Inside the farm, Lu Yin was feeling troubled.
Going from the Vision Realm to the peak of the Vision Realm only required a few Star Energy crystals, but going from the early stage of the Insight Realm to the peak required Star Energy hundreds of times that of the Vision Realm. Today, he had absorbed roughly one cubic meter of Star Energy, which had only increased his combat power to over 2000. A considerable portion of the Star Energy had been eliminated as impurities. To reach the peak of the Insight Realm, he would need to absorb at least four more cubic meters of Star Energy crystals.
So many Star Energy crystals, even those who specialized in robbing the strongest individuals in the Academy might not be able to obtain them.
"It seems I won't be able to reach the peak of the Insight Realm in the short term. Well, exceeding 2000 combat power is enough for now," Lu Yin muttered, recalling Bailey's strength.
At this moment, Gules and Ballaro were approaching.
Lu Yin noticed them and looked towards the outside of the farm, staring in surprise at Ballaro. What was this? A plant that had become sentient?
"The person inside, come out," Gules called out softly, flipping her long hair, appearing somewhat arrogant.
Lu Yin walked out of the farm, staring curiously at Ballaro.
Gules was dissatisfied. "Hey, what are you staring at that man for? I'm the one who called you."
Lu Yin pointed at Ballaro. "A plant that became sentient?"
Upon hearing this, Ballaro's eyebrows shot up, and he angrily said, "Impudent!" With that, he kicked towards Lu Yin. As a top student of the Great Yu Empire's Cosmic Academy, a powerhouse second only to Gules, his combat power was as high as 2900. He didn't take Lu Yin's 2100 combat power seriously at all.
Lu Yin used the Flowing Body Technique to dodge directly, his body appearing to Ballaro's right. He placed a hand on Ballaro's abdomen, his voice as cold as ice, "Robbery." With that, he unleashed the power in his palm, the air seeming to explode as it sent Ballaro flying violently. The Rending Sky Palm tore apart Ballaro's outer layer.
Gules' eyes narrowed. A uniquely shaped bow and arrow suddenly appeared in her hand, aimed at Lu Yin. Thunder crackled in the void.
In an instant, Lu Yin felt a sense of danger. He dodged using the Flowing Body Technique. Beside his ear, the arrow tore through the air and shot into the distance. The next moment, the earth shook, and lightning flashed straight to the horizon, the violent shockwave sweeping in all directions.
Lu Yin didn't look back because Gules' next arrow was already aimed at him again. Lu Yin reached out to grab Gules, who scoffed. Lightning ran across her body, her exquisite figure surrounded by thunder, violently shaking the surroundings and distorting the air. Lu Yin frowned. He released a palm strike, and starlight appeared. With a bang, two starlight points exploded, the enormous impact barely tearing open the lightning and directly attacking Gules' main body.
Gules was shocked. She didn't expect Lu Yin to be able to break through her lightning defense. This was her brother's battle armor defense. Few people in the mid-Insight Realm could break through it, yet it had been torn apart by the man in front of her. Gules' body fell clumsily to the ground, landing heavily, the bow and arrow falling to one side.
"Don't touch her!" a loud roar came from not far away. Ballaro knelt on one knee, strange green patterns appearing on his body, like waves spreading in all directions. The next moment, the surrounding soft green plants began to move. The grass under Lu Yin's feet seemed to have intelligence as it tried to bind him. Countless hostile intentions filled the surroundings.
Lu Yin was surprised. Star Energy erupted from his body, shattering the plants. He rushed towards Ballaro, raising his palm to strike. Ballaro growled and wrapped his arms with weeds, clamping them towards Lu Yin. With a thud, the shockwave spread, shaking the earth and kicking up dust. Ballaro was slammed into the ground by Lu Yin's palm, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his arms twisting in irregular ways.
"I remember now, the two of you were hiding in the capital," Lu Yin said calmly, lifting Ballaro and throwing him towards Gules, his body appearing in front of her.
At the same time, the Local Area Network announced, 'Gules and Ballaro have been defeated.'
Far away, Erde was shocked. "Even Gules failed?"
On the grassland, Gules glared at Lu Yin. "You're that interstelllar highway robber!"
Lu Yin frowned. "Don't talk nonsense, I'm a good person."
"Bullshit!" Gules roared, her language surprisingly vulgar.
Lu Yin was surprised. "Such a beautiful woman cursing so smoothly, quite a temper."
Gules snorted.
Ballaro stared at Lu Yin. "Kid, I warn you, don't touch her. Her brother is Gurbach, one of the strongest young people in the Great Yu Empire. If you dare hurt her, there won't be a place for you in the vast universe."
Lu Yin twitched his mouth. "I told you, I'm a good person, I don't hurt others." As he spoke, he snatched Gules' Void Ring. Wiping a bit of blood from the corner of her mouth, he opened the Void Ring and began searching for Star Energy crystals.
Gules and Ballaro stared blankly at this scene. This... this was a good person? His movements were too practiced, wasn't it?
"Hey, don't mess around! I'll give you whatever you want, don't rummage around. You can't touch a girl's things," Gules shouted, kicking Lu Yin's legs incessantly.
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "A bunch of useless things." Suddenly, Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and his breathing became rapid. What did he see? A pile of Star Energy crystals, at least two cubic meters! Lu Yin looked at Gules in astonishment. "You're really rich."
Gules gritted her teeth, her face flushed red. "You bastard!"
Lu Yin threw the Void Ring back to Gules and began searching Ballaro.
Ballaro was quiet. As long as this person was just robbing and not killing, it was fine.
Although Ballaro's Void Ring didn't have as many Star Energy crystals as Gules's, it wasn't much less. Together, the two of them had about two cubic meters of Star Energy crystals. Rich people indeed!
Lu Yin was very satisfied. "You guys are great, see you later." With that, Lu Yin was about to leave.
Gules shouted, "Bastard, leave your name!"
"Call me Seventh Brother," Lu Yin waved his hand and began to ascend.
Gules was breathless, then suddenly her eyes rolled. "Wait a minute, would you like to want even more Star Energy crystals?"
Lu Yin, who had just flown into the air, immediately descended upon hearing this. He looked at Gules. "What do you mean?"
Gules smiled cunningly. "Follow us, I'll take you to rob."
Lu Yin was astonished.
Ballaro's face twitched. It was starting again. Gules's nature of never taking a loss was kicking in. This woman was good in every way, except she couldn't stand being at a disadvantage. Once she was, she would definitely find a scapegoat, absolutely refusing to be the one who suffered the most.
Lu Yin looked at Gules strangely. "You, lead me to rob? Am I stupid?"
Gules snorted. "Believe it or not is up to you. You don't have a personal communicator, you can't find other students. Those students will attack the capital in at most seven days. How many lucky encounters can you have in seven days? I'll lead the way, and we'll hit the jackpot every time."
Lu Yin sneered. "What if you lead me into a trap?"
Gules raised her head. "I, Gules, am not that kind of person! You can ask around, who doesn't know Gules of the Cosmic Academy's character and credibility? My brother is Gurbach, would I harm you?"
Ballaro was silent.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and figured that with his current strength, even if he was surrounded, he could escape. "Okay, you lead the way, but I want to confiscate your Void Ring and return it to you after we're done."
Gules gritted her teeth. "Deal."
A long while later, the three flew north. In the sky, Lu Yin said, "I've been wanting to ask, is that person a sentient plant?"
Ballaro was breathless. "I was born on a pure plant planet. Everyone on our planet is like this. Do you have a problem with that?"
Lu Yin was surprised. "The universe is truly vast, there's all sorts of people."
Ballaro turned his head away. This bastard's words were like curses.
Gules rolled her eyes. "What's so strange about that? You've already met Bailey. The tallest people on their Third Gravity Planet are only 1.6 meters tall, usually 1.2 meters. He's considered tall, rich, handsome, and outstanding. There are also people whose bodies are covered in scales, who have four arms, some are over 10 meters tall, all sorts of strange shapes."
"Aren't you a Cosmic Academy student?" Ballaro suddenly asked, looking at Lu Yin suspiciously.
Lu Yin said, "Of course not, I'm an Earthling."
Gules and Ballaro's eyes widened, filled with humiliation. They had been robbed by a native.
Half an hour later, Gules excitedly said, "We're here, there are two students!"
Lu Yin was excited and glanced at Gules. This woman was even more excited than he was. "Hey, bastard, talk about how to split it."