The woman was even more disgusted, and at the same time, extremely disdainful. How could the Tenth Ranked Institute of Starry Sky be interfered with by outsiders? So what if he was a powerful expert capable of traversing the Starry Sky? There were countless such experts in the universe.
"Wait a minute, how can I be sure you're not a native?" the woman stared at Lu Yin and said.
Lu Yin extended his hand, his right hand rapidly trembling. The air seemed to be caught, swiftly grabbed, and violently slammed onto the ground. Instantly, a huge crater was blasted into the earth.
"Wave Palm?" The woman looked at Lu Yin in surprise.
Lu Yin looked smug. "How's that? This can prove it, right?"
The woman's eyes narrowed. Wave Palm was not something an ordinary person could master. Although it was a common combat technique, one's physical strength had to reach a certain standard to use it. The woman herself admitted she couldn't use it, and she hadn't expected a mere Sight Realm individual to be able to. For a moment, the woman became somewhat wary of Lu Yin.
"Being able to use Wave Palm proves you're somewhat useful. Help me seize Jinling, and I can add to your achievements," the woman's tone softened slightly as she said indifferently.
Lu Yin was surprised. "You want to seize Jinling? I heard there's a very powerful Martial Saint there, an Explorer Realm expert."
"I know. Aodhan also lost to him, but I'm not that trash Aodhan. If you and I team up, it'll be enough to suppress that native," the woman said coldly.
"How do you know a student was defeated by a native?" Lu Yin asked.
The woman said nonchalantly, "Before the trial, I made an agreement with a student council from another academy. Once we landed in nearby areas, we could team up. No one looked for you? That's right, you're so weak."
Lu Yin secretly felt lucky. Fortunately, he hadn't impersonated Yasta. This woman knew Aodhan, so she might also know Yasta. Since this woman knew Aodhan, then did Aodhan, after losing to Zhou Shan and fleeing north, look for this woman initially? But why did he go east along the way?
Lu Yin didn't ask further. The more he asked, the easier it would be to expose himself. This woman seeking his cooperation today clearly had a conflict with Aodhan, or perhaps Aodhan had already found someone else. Regardless, Jinling was dangerous.
"Alright, I'll help you, but I need to increase my strength," Lu Yin said.
The woman frowned. "No need."
Lu Yin helplessly said, "Then I should at least recover from my injuries."
The woman stared at Lu Yin, then grabbed him and flew towards the base.
Yasta's Body Refinement Art was only enough for three uses. He himself had used it twice, breaking through from ordinary person to Sight Realm and then to Explorer Realm. The last use was for Lu Yin to break through to Sight Realm. To break through to Explorer Realm, he needed a new Body Refinement Art, which was why he tried to get close to this woman. He absolutely had to get the Body Refinement Art to break through.
There weren't many survivors in the small town base, only over 200,000, but there were many soldiers. The majority of these soldiers wore Military Camp uniforms; these should be frontline soldiers, controlled by this woman.
"That so-called Martial Saint in Jinling is quite capable. He has eighty thousand evolved people under him, two thousand of whom were sent to the front lines to open up connections with other regions. There were also six Sight Realm experts, two of whom I killed, one died to a mutated beast, leaving three," the woman said, leading Lu Yin to the top floor of the base's building.
Lu Yin asked, "I still don't know your name."
"Granny," the woman said indifferently.
At this moment, a figure entered the building and respectfully said, "My Lady, Military Camp troops have been spotted thirty kilometers away..."
Lu Yin turned his head. He immediately recognized the person, his eyes changing. The newcomer also saw Lu Yin, with a confused look. Lu Yin suddenly lunged at the newcomer, extending his Wave Palm. Before Granny could react, he struck the newcomer's chest. The newcomer spat out a mouthful of blood, his body blasted out of the roof by the immense force, slamming heavily onto the ground and causing widespread exclamations.
Granny stared at Lu Yin, coldly saying, "What are you doing?"
Lu Yin angrily said, "It was him! The moment I landed on this land, this scoundrel led people to ambush me! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been injured!"
Granny said in a cold voice, "When?"
"The day we descended," Lu Yin answered without hesitation.
"Where?"
"About a hundred kilometers south," Lu Yin said, then looked at Granny, "Do you doubt me? Or are you reluctant to let go of this native?"
Granny snorted. "Watch your wording. He's just a native, I don't care about him, but you can't just casually kill my people."
Lu Yin didn't care. "He's just a native."
"He's still my person!" Granny said angrily.
Lu Yin helplessly said, "Alright, alright, I get it, it won't happen next time. Oh, right, the troops thirty kilometers away are my people. Should I bring them over?"
Granny turned around, looking towards Jinling, then looked at her personal connection device, ignoring him.
Lu Yin looked downstairs and exhaled. This person was named Li Hongliang. He was there the moment Yasta was killed. He had seen Lu Yin and knew that Lu Yin was an Earthling, and had even killed Yasta. If Lu Yin hadn't acted, it would have been troublesome if Li Hongliang had recognized him just now.
This woman wasn't Yasta. Lu Yin could sense that her strength surpassed Yasta's. He might not succeed in an ambush, so he should wait for now!
The frontline was gone. Granny's presence had caused the Military Camp frontline to collapse. Soldiers were either captured or fled, facing a narrow escape from death. As for Jinling, they had lost contact since this morning, which annoyed Lu Yin a little.
He led Luo Yun, Xu San, and nearly ten thousand evolved soldiers to the base, strictly warning the remaining two Centurions who had defected to Granny. That night, he found Granny again.
"What? Asking me for Star Energy Crystals?" Granny looked at Lu Yin in surprise, speaking strangely.
Lu Yin nodded. "Don't worry, however much you lend me, I'll return ten times the amount when I get back."
Granny sized up Lu Yin. "You have Flame Crystals, but no Star Energy Crystals?"
"I ran out," Lu Yin said.
Granny hesitated. Star Energy Crystals were not the energy crystals from Earth's mutated beasts. Each planet or ecosystem had its own energy, which was not entirely the same as Star Energy. This led to the creation of countless cultivation methods, but ultimately, cultivation aimed towards the universe, and Star Energy Crystals contained absorbable Star Energy.
This type of energy crystal could be absorbed and used for cultivation by anyone. Normally, only ecosystems integrated with the cosmic ecosystem could produce them. Currently, Earth could produce strange crystals like Flame Crystals and Ice Crystals, but it couldn't produce Star Energy Crystals. These crystals were what these students needed most.
"You don't trust me? Then I can trade," Lu Yin said.
Granny looked at Lu Yin. "How do you trade?"
Lu Yin poured out a pile of Flame Crystals from his Space Ring. "Trade with these."
Granny's eyes lit up. She recalled the exchange rates of various energy crystals in the universe but found no unified standard. Different cosmic locations naturally had different exchange rates, and now, being on Earth, facing Lu Yin, a "wealthy" person desperately needing Star Energy Crystals, the exchange rate naturally had to be adjusted.
"I can give you five Star Energy Crystals," Granny said indifferently.
Lu Yin's eyes widened. "You're too dark! These Flame Crystals could at least be exchanged for twenty Star Energy Crystals! You're only giving five, compressing the price by four times!"
"It's up to you if you want it or not," Granny said haughtily.
Lu Yin helplessly gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, but I have one condition: let me test the power of a combat technique."
Granny said disdainfully, "Anytime."
Lu Yin took the five thumb-sized transparent Star Energy Crystals and turned to leave.
After Lu Yin left, Granny excitedly put away the Flame Crystals. This strange crystal could both assist in cultivating combat techniques and enhance their power when used. It was a treasure coveted by countless people, especially for her, it was even more precious than Star Energy Crystals because her combat techniques required these Flame Crystals. She had made a huge profit. "Tata Planet? How have I never heard of it? Is it a planet specializing in producing this kind of strange mineral resource?" Granny wondered.
Leaving Granny's residence, Lu Yin's lips curved into a smile. Although the exchange was very disadvantageous, it was all "empty-handed trapping a white wolf." The important thing was that on Earth, besides these students, no one had Star Energy Crystals.
Yasta didn't even have a Space Ring, so he couldn't carry these crystals. This Granny's family background was much stronger than Yasta's; perhaps he could get something else from her.
Returning to his residence, which was actually a dilapidated villa.
Lu Yin buried the Flame Crystals around the villa's perimeter to prevent anyone from stealing them.
Back in the living room, he waved his hand, throwing away all the discarded furniture. Then he took out an energy crystal, directly crushing it. Immediately, a powerful surge of Star Energy swelled, filling the living room.
Cultivating using the Body Refinement Art allowed direct absorption of the Star Energy scattered in the void, but the absorption speed was related to the cultivation method. Many powerful forces, to speed up absorption, would collect these Star Energy Crystals and allow the Star Energy to erupt in a confined space, increasing the absorption rate. This was one of the reasons why all major forces competed for Star Energy Crystals.