The majority of students only knew of the escaped criminal's existence from the moment they accepted the mission before the trial, but they were completely unaware of everything else about the criminal. The mission briefing instructed them to find him themselves. It was only today that they learned the criminal's name.
On the third day, above Northern Europe, all the students were shocked by the appearance of a woman.
Fire Sprite, heir to the Huo Family of the Great Yu Empire, possessed long, fiery red hair that cascaded down to her waist. Her appearance was exquisitely beautiful and serene, like an elf. Her status in the Great Yu Empire was even above Las's because the Huo Family was a giant among the Great Yu Empire's families.
The moment Fire Sprite appeared, more than ten students hidden around Northern Europe simultaneously revealed themselves. They had been afraid to show themselves due to their fear of Qing Yu's strength. Today, they dared to because Fire Sprite was a Fusion Realm expert. Although her cultivation had been sealed due to the trial, a Fusion Realm was still a Fusion Realm, not something an Exploring Realm could compare to.
Seeing Fire Sprite, Qing Yu stood up, his eyes shining, "Such an exquisite woman. I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful woman with this kind of temperament in a remote territory. Haha."
Fire Sprite looked down. Qing Yu stood casually, with twelve tied-up students behind him, looking extremely disheveled.
"You are seriously injured yourself. Even if you retain the combat power of the Fusion Realm, you can't unleash it. You can only use Star Energy to intimidate. Surrender yourself, Qing Yu," Fire Sprite said coldly.
The corner of Qing Yu's mouth curled up, "So arrogant, I like this kind of woman." Saying that, he stomped on the ground, and an iron rod shot up. Qing Yu casually caught it and swung it towards Fire Sprite. Fire Sprite frowned and dodged. Behind her, Qing Yu had appeared at some point, caught the iron rod, and swung it back down. The trajectory of the falling iron rod was very clear, but it made Fire Sprite feel like she couldn't avoid it. The surrounding world dimmed.
Fire Sprite felt the danger. Flames burned outside her body, transforming into a phoenix cry that shot straight into the sky, illuminating all directions and terrifying everyone who witnessed it. The accumulated snow on the ground melted and evaporated, and the sky was even burned red.
Qing Yu retreated with the rod, looking at Fire Sprite in surprise, then excitement, "Talent, and it's fire-type talent! Woman, you are qualified to follow me."
Fire Sprite's eyes were cold. She slowly raised her jade finger and pointed it at Qing Yu. A fire phoenix flew out, "Phoenix Spirit Finger."
Didi didi, in the distance, several students looked at their personal terminals, their expressions changing drastically, "4100 combat power."
The corner of Qing Yu's mouth split into a grin, "Impressive. This one finger can make an ordinary Fusion Realm retreat. Unfortunately, you met me, Qing Yu Bai Ye." Saying that, Qing Yu spun the iron rod. In an instant, countless iron rods appeared, almost covering the sky, causing the world to fall into darkness. Then, one iron rod pierced through the fire phoenix with the momentum of tearing the sky, and struck Fire Sprite's shoulder, slamming her into the ground.
With a peng sound, the ground shook, and the melted snow formed a river. Fire Sprite had been slammed into the river.
In the sky, Qing Yu raised his head, holding the iron rod, his eyes sweeping across the surroundings.
The surrounding students immediately fled. Even Fire Sprite had failed; they didn't dare approach. Fire Sprite was one of the few Fusion Realm experts in this trial.
Soon, Fire Sprite climbed onto the ground, her whole body soaked and her face pale. She looked at Qing Yu, who was slowly walking over, "Bai Ye, this surname... which family are you from?"
Qing Yu squatted down, extended his fingers, and hooked Fire Sprite's slender chin, a smile on the corner of his mouth, "You actually know? Looks like you're not completely ignorant. If you know, you should understand what this surname represents. You are qualified to be my woman. Consider it, and I will take you away from this territory."
Fire Sprite pushed Qing Yu's hand away, covered her shoulder, enduring the pain and gasping for breath as she said, "Your arrest warrant comes from the inner universe. If you are truly from that family, who would dare to arrest you?"
Qing Yu grabbed Fire Sprite's long hair, lifted her up, looked at Fire Sprite's angry eyes, and said coldly, "Don't be agitated. If you break through the seal and recover your Fusion Realm strength, you'll be knocked out. Don't you want to join the Tenth Academy of the Starry Sky?"
Fire Sprite's heart sank. The enormous Star Energy fluctuations outside her body weakened.
Qing Yu sneered, "Just wait and see, this will all end very soon." Saying that, he threw Fire Sprite towards the other tied-up students, "Thirteen now. This, the weight seems about right."
Qing Yu was right. Fire Sprite not only had enough weight, she had more than enough. The moment she was captured, Siken Maldo inside the surveillance station almost personally charged into Earth, but he was stopped by Comilla.
"During the trial, no one is allowed to interfere. This is a decision made by the Universe Youth Council, General Maldo. Do you want to openly violate the decisions of the Youth Council?" Comilla said faintly as she looked at Siken Maldo.
Siken Maldo's expression shifted, and he said seriously, "Miss Comilla, please forgive me, but Fire Sprite is the daughter of Fire Mountain Team Leader Huo Qingshan. Nothing must happen to her."
Comilla narrowed her eyes, "I know. So what? She can break through the seal herself. Her current outcome is her own choice."
Siken Maldo took a deep breath and looked at Comilla.
The two looked at each other.
In the end, Siken Maldo gave up. In front of the Universe Youth Council, not to mention Huo Qingshan, even the Great Yu Empire was not worth mentioning. The powerful forces they had annihilated were not just one or two. The Great Yu Empire didn't want to follow in their footsteps.
Comilla glanced at Siken Maldo and looked towards the screen, especially at Qing Yu. His battle skills just now looked very familiar.
The Local Area Network had already broadcast the news of Fire Sprite's capture. Immediately, the numerous students who had been excitedly rushing towards Northern Europe stopped in their tracks and gradually gathered together.
In the capital city, Erde was shocked, "Even Fire Sprite was captured. How are we supposed to complete the mission?"
Lu Yin was puzzled, "Fire Sprite? Is she very strong?"
Erde nodded, his expression serious, "In terms of combat power, Fire Sprite should be the strongest among the trial students this time because she possesses the strength of the Fusion Realm."
Lu Yin's eyes changed. Fusion Realm.
"Not only Fusion Realm, Fire Sprite also possesses fire-type talent. Her father is Huo Qingshan, the team leader of the fifth team of the Imperial Court's thirteen teams, a super powerhouse capable of hunting and fighting in the Starry Sky, someone whose personal terminal can withstand violent explosions. Under the guidance of such a strong person, Fire Sprite is definitely a top young elite of the Great Yu Empire. I didn't expect even she would fail," Erde continued.
Only Erde, Granny, and these students were shocked by the news of Fire Sprite's capture. For Lu Yin, although he was surprised, it was somewhat distant from him. His focus today was on the few students who were gradually approaching.
Before long, three students appeared outside the capital city, all from the second batch of trial participants. Although they weren't from the Martial Hall, they were elites from some powerful planets, strong enough to compare with or even surpass Erde. But unfortunately, none of them could escape Lu Yin's grasp. They were all captured. He had already captured twenty-eight people, which was quite a few.
At this moment, two more people arrived outside the capital city. They were Gules and Ballaro, who had been hiding nearby.
Zhang Ding Tian was about to make a move but was stopped by Lu Yin, "What are you doing here? I'll return your battle armor to you after the trial ends," Lu Yin said loudly.
The corner of Gules's mouth twitched. She forced a smile at Lu Yin, "I want to join you."
Lu Yin was puzzled, "What? Join us? What do you mean?"
"The literal meaning. I want to join you," Gules said, raising her head, looking as if they should be very honored that she was joining them.
Lu Yin's eyes were contemplative, "Why should we take you in?"
Gules was angry, "What do you mean 'take you in'? Can't you speak properly? I'm saying I want to cooperate with you."
"Based on what?" Lu Yin replied without any politeness.
Gules gritted her teeth, "Qing Yu's strength has reached the Fusion Realm. One or two students are no match for him at all. His belongings are in the capital city, he will definitely return. We should join forces to deal with him."
Lu Yin thought about it. What this woman said made sense. That Qing Yu seemed very difficult to deal with. If he really returned to the capital city, it would be troublesome. Having more people would provide more security, "Alright, come in. But I warn you, don't have any crooked ideas, otherwise, I'll tie you up."
Gules snorted and led Ballaro into the capital city.
She indeed had no other ideas. Qing Yu's pressure on all the students was too great. Only by joining forces could they resist. This was also the only way out to complete the mission. Many students on the Northern Europe side had already joined forces. She certainly couldn't fight alone. Cooperating with him and those other students to divide the results was not as good as cooperating with the natives to gain the greatest benefit.
Outside the capital city's siege, Xia Luo hadn't gone far. Instead, he was walking among the tide of corpses. Strangely, the tide of corpses didn't attack him, as if they couldn't sense his presence at all.
In the three days he had been here, Xia Luo's expression hadn't changed. For three days, he had been with the zombies, seemingly observing something.
After a long while, Xia Luo stood in place and sighed, "As expected, I can sense their aura. They really are everywhere. Troublesome..."
In a place very far to the south of the capital city, a beautiful girl wearing a green robe with long green hair was slowly flying north. The girl was all in green, even her boots were green, with exquisite patterns engraved on them. Her whole person gave off a refreshing aura.