Two identical attacks collided mid-air with a loud boom. The air scattered in all directions, countless fierce winds shattered walls and even crushed the bridge. The ground at the point of impact cracked open, and the airflow surged upward before dispersing hundreds of meters above.
Willow stared at Lu Yin in surprise. "You can actually perform the Rift Sky Palm?"
Lu Yin's gaze was calm. He had heard from Granny that Willow could perform the Rift Sky Palm, so he wasn't surprised. What surprised him was that Willow's Rift Sky Palm seemed somewhat weak—at this moment, Willow's right palm was trembling, a consequence of forcibly using the technique.
Bai Lie also looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. The Rift Sky Palm wasn't a move just anyone could use. This person was no worse than Willow.
At the same time, atop the steel city wall, Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue simultaneously looked into the city and leapt up, their eyes cold as ice.
Killing intent spread in Bai Xue's eyes. The disasters caused by the Heavenly-level experts fighting inside the city were tremendous. These students showed no regard for Earthlings' lives and had to be eliminated.
Inside the city, Granny exclaimed, "Zhang Dingtian is here, and there's also a boundary-exploring power nearby."
Lu Yin paid no attention. Across from them, Bai Lie frowned. "Quick fight, Zhang Dingtian has arrived."
Willow narrowed his eyes, his body covered in ring armor. He leapt toward Lu Yin and swung out a kick so fast that ordinary people couldn't even see the attack.
Lu Yin raised his leg and kicked Willow's calf. The ground cracked and sank, the shockwave dispersing. Willow growled, star energy erupting around him as he charged at Lu Yin. The earth trembled; he intended to settle the fight with pure star energy.
Lu Yin sneered. Although he definitely had less star energy than Willow, his absorption rate was twice as fast. Even with consumption, he wasn't afraid.
Granny retreated rapidly, unwilling to endure the clash of star energies.
In the distance, Bai Lie's eyes grew cold as he rushed toward Granny and reached out to grab her.
Granny gritted her teeth and crushed several flame crystals. Roaring, she unleashed the "Flame Fire Palm," a blazing fireball from her palm aimed at Bai Lie. Bai Lie's gaze was cold and arrogant. Without changing his motion, he struck Granny's Flame Fire Palm apart with one palm— the gap was just too great.
Granny's flames were too weak against Bai Lie.
Seeing Granny being grabbed by Bai Lie, Lu Yin slammed out his right palm. The air visibly formed a shockwave blasting toward Bai Lie. Bai Lie turned and punched, shattering the Rift Sky Palm. "Willow, retreat!"
Willow laughed heartily and flickered away, speeding up again as he dashed into the distance.
Lu Yin snorted and immediately rushed at Willow, raising his palm. As he struck, stars appeared. Willow's expression changed, a sudden sense of crisis washing over him. He locked eyes on Lu Yin's palm and dodged without hesitation—but unfortunately, the Heavenly Star Palm wasn't easy to avoid. The movement of the stars inherently carried a massive suction force; centered on Lu Yin's right palm, everything in this space was like stars being absorbed.
Bai Lie was shocked; even he was startled by Lu Yin's strike.
Bang!
With a tremendous roar, Willow's last-ditch Rift Sky Palm was utterly shattered. His body crashed into the ground like a meteor, smashing the broken bridge once again. The earth was gouged into a huge pit. Willow coughed up blood fiercely, staring at Lu Yin in disbelief.
He had never imagined he would be injured by a single palm strike. That blow was too fierce—his ring armor was shattered.
Granny was shocked. Willow was the academy's strongest expert, yet he was severely injured by a single strike. Unbelievable.
"Daring to fight inside the city—you're looking for death!" A loud roar came from afar, followed by a fierce slash crossing the sky and falling straight toward Bai Lie.
Bai Lie shook off Granny and dodged himself.
The slash cut the earth, stirring countless fierce winds.
Bai Lie immediately donned his ring armor and looked gravely toward Zhang Dingtian.
High above, Zhang Dingtian scanned below, his gaze passing over Bai Lie and Granny to rest on Lu Yin standing on the ground and the severely injured Willow inside the pit. His heart sank. He had fought Bai Lie and Willow before; both were strong. Now one was badly wounded, and a stranger had appeared—this person was obviously the one who injured Willow and was even stronger.
This was troublesome. Even Zhang Dingtian had this thought. More importantly, there were only four here so far; four other Heavenly-level experts had not yet appeared.
Cough cough.
Willow covered his body and walked out of the pit cautiously, glancing warily at Lu Yin before standing beside Bai Lie. "The situation is unfavorable."
Bai Lie narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and his expression became calm. "Not necessarily. It's a three-way melee. Find a way to leave on your own." Saying that, he suddenly charged at Granny and, before anyone could react, threw her toward Zhang Dingtian.
Zhang Dingtian instinctively raised his blade to slash, and Granny was shocked, her face turning pale.
Lu Yin leapt into the air, pushing Granny aside. Facing Zhang Dingtian's slash, he struck out a palm—the Rift Sky Palm clashed with the blade high above. The air twisted under the tremendous collision force. Lu Yin was forced to descend, his foot deeply sinking into the ground. He was stunned—that was the power of Zhang Dingtian.
After throwing Granny away, Bai Lie immediately left, and Willow did the same. One Zhang Dingtian was already hard to handle, and with an unexpected enemy added, though they were confident, they were not foolish.
But they were not foolish—and neither was Zhang Dingtian. After striking Granny with a blade, he didn't hesitate to strike Bai Lie as well. The two strikes came with almost no interval. Bai Lie had barely taken a few steps when he encountered the slash and quickly dodged, his face darkening. "We don't want to fight. Let us leave."
Zhang Dingtian's body suddenly surged toward Bai Lie. "No one leaves." Saying that, he raised his blade and slashed. The close-range pressure of the strike enraged Bai Lie, who roared, "Heavy Fist!" Clenching his right fist, ripples spread through the air as he smashed out a punch.
Boom!
The ground trembled. Heavy Fist was Bai Lie's battle technique. He had thought this punch would injure Zhang Dingtian, but he was shocked—the latter wasn't injured but instead pressed forward even more fiercely, forcing Bai Lie directly into the earth. The shockwaves swept out like a tsunami, destroying everything within a thousand meters.
Willow had no choice but to strike, sending a Rift Sky Palm toward Zhang Dingtian.
Zhang Dingtian countered with a backhand, tearing through the Rift Sky Palm. His long blade swung horizontally again at Bai Lie. He fought two opponents alone.
Lu Yin was about to attack Willow when suddenly the ground beneath him turned to solid ice. Not far off, Granny's legs were frozen. Bai Xue stepped out behind her, coldly staring at Lu Yin. "Don't make a move."
Lu Yin looked at Bai Xue, a flash of admiration in his eyes—she was surprisingly beautiful.
"Are you Luo Sheng Bai Xue?" Lu Yin guessed.
Bai Xue sneered coldly. "Looks like you alien students have done your homework well."
Lu Yin replied calmly, "Zhou Shan told me. She said your beauty is unforgettable."
Bai Xue's gaze turned icy. "You messed with Zhou Shan?"
Lu Yin was about to explain when a slash streaked past. Zhang Dingtian tried to drag him into the battle. Lu Yin dodged, catching a glimpse of Bai Xue freezing Granny. His brow furrowed. He swiftly moved beside Granny and grabbed Bai Xue's hand. It was slippery but very cold. "You want to kill her?"
Bai Xue said coldly, "So what?" A deadly chill radiated from her body.
Lu Yin's expression changed. "Talent— you have the Ice Talent."
Bai Xue said nothing. Her hand, still tightly held with Lu Yin's, froze and spread up his arm. She wanted to freeze both Lu Yin and Granny completely.
Lu Yin's gaze turned stern. The frozen hand burst with star energy, stars visibly revolving. He struck out with the Heavenly Star Palm. The ice shattered. With just a little force, Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm blasted Bai Xue back over ten meters.
Bai Xue's arm hurt, shocked—no one had ever shattered her ice so easily.
Perhaps seeing Bai Xue retreat, Zhang Dingtian abandoned Bai Lie and Willow, slashing toward Lu Yin.
Lu Yin grew impatient, dodged Zhang Dingtian's blade, pulled out Zhou Shan's ID, and threw it to him. "I'm a friend of Zhou Shan, not an alien."
Zhang Dingtian took the ID, surprised. "You're an Earthling?"
Lu Yin nodded. His eyes flicked around, his expression darkened. "Not good. Those two are trying to escape. Chase them!" With that, he dashed after the nearest Willow.
Zhang Dingtian had no time to think and slashed at Bai Lie.
Among them, Zhang Dingtian was clearly the strongest. Even the borderline expert Bai Lie had fallen behind. Although Lu Yin's Heavenly Star Palm was powerful, it still hadn't raised him to borderline fighting strength, partly because his overall power was low—only just over a thousand—and partly because he had only activated two stars. With three stars, he might have reached borderline power.
Willow had never been a match for Lu Yin, and after being severely wounded fighting Zhang Dingtian, he was easily caught by Lu Yin.
Bai Lie also lost under Zhang Dingtian's relentless attacks. A blade struck his chest, and he fell.