Chapter 275: Lu Yin vs. Han Chong (1/2)

Lu Yin calmly walked towards the Ming Constables’ headquarters. As he gazed at these two strange beasts carved from some unknown material, he grew increasingly surprised. Aren’t- Aren’t these two things sourceboxes?

Others might not be able to tell, but he could. These two sculptures were obviously sourceboxes, but they had somehow been unlocked only to the point where they looked like beast statues.

Lu Yin got closer and closer and inspected one of the statues up and down. He activated his Cosmic Art, which caused the two aggressive-looking beasts to change into a deep, sea-like, solid energy in his vision. Not even a third of the energy on these beasts had been unlocked.

This had to have been on purpose! Lu Yin guessed. Otherwise, how was it possible that these sourceboxes would be partially unlocked to where they looked like beasts? However, were there even Lockbreakers on the Shenwu Continent? Or had a true Lockbreaker of the greater universe visited this sealed continent and tried to unlock these sourceboxes only to run into some trouble part way through the process?

“Who is it?” a stern voice sounded out from the Ming Constables’s headquarters. Nobody appeared, but Lu Yin sensed a cloud of bloodlust surround him. If he acted even slightly oddly, he would be in trouble.

Lu Yin did not say a word and slowly took out the letter. He lifted his hand, and the letter immediately disappeared. Lu Yin patiently waited outside the building.

Quite some time later, the stern voice sounded once more. “Enter.”

Lu Yin took a deep breath and stepped into the Ming Constables. This was the place that the trialtakers feared the most. It was filled with the blood of their fellow comrades, and there were rumors that its commander was a Martial Sovereign who was comparable to a Cruiser realm cultivator. Lu Yin presently had only two options—either enter this building or die.

“Wait, this is such a cold place. Hey, where did you go?” the Ghost Monkey’s voice suddenly sounded out in his head, startling Lu Yin. However, he did not have the luxury to reply to the beast and entered the building in silence.

Lu Yin frowned. He wanted to screen the monkey’s senses, but he really didn’t dare to do anything at this moment. All he could do was allow the monkey to keep screeching inside of his head.

The inside of the building was decorated quite simply. The entirety of the capital was jubilant due to Ming Zhaotian’s coming birthday, but none of that cheer could be sensed here. It was simply dark and gloomy.

All of a sudden, a miserable cry could be heard in the distance. Lu Yin looked up, and a cold edge appeared in his eyes. He walked a short distance forward and briskly rounded the corner. What appeared before Lu Yin was a whole line of people standing there quietly, to the point where it felt like they weren’t even breathing. There were bloodstains covering the entire ground, and there was presently a man thrashing about. Blood flowed from the man’s neck, dying the ground red.

“Foreigners come here everyday, trying to enter the Ming Constables. The blood of countless foreigners have dyed this floor red,” a stern voice explained from somewhere out of sight.

Lu Yin headed over and lined up with the rest of the people.

“Oh? Isn’t that the guy who came in with you?” the Ghost Monkey asked, surprised.

Lu Yin’s eyes turned to the side and glanced at the person who the monkey was talking about. There were three people between him and the person who the monkey had pointed out, and that person seemed unfamiliar. There was a cold look on his face, and he seemed utterly emotionless.

“Yup, that’s him. This guy can change his appearance as he pleases, but it doesn’t matter how he tries to disguise himself. I’m still able to recognize him at a glance,” the monkey said, pleased with himself.

“I’ll give you a single chance. If you’re a foreigner, step out. If you tell us everything, we promise not to kill you,” the stern voice spoke out.

Nobody stepped out.

“Fine. I hope that none of you get found out.” After those words, a wave swept past the people lining up. It was weak, but it was extremely thorough. Compared to a normal heavenly globe, it was ten times more accurate in terms of its ability to detect star energy.

Lu Yin felt glad that he had luckily thought to disperse all of his star energy and hidden away any of his items that might have ever had contact with star energy, including his cosmic ring. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to pass this test.

All of a sudden, there were signs of rejection from someone nearby. Lu Yin’s gaze grew cold, and he smacked the man who was displaying these signs. The person that the monkey had recognized attacked at the same time as well. The two of them had the quickest reactions, and before the others could even make a move, their attacks had landed. With a bang, the man was sent flying far away.

The rest of the people gaped in surprise.

Lu Yin and the man who had also attacked exchanged glances, and then they both looked at the man whom they had sent flying.

The man stood up, patted his body clean, and then looked at Lu Yin and the other man in admiration. “Not bad. The fact that you attacked me proves that you really want to kill the foreigners. You two pass. The rest of you fail, so get out.”

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and sized the man up.

The man chuckled before saying, “I’m Ming Zhaochen.” After speaking this, his appearance warped as he took on the appearance of a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Ming Zhaoshu.

“Greetings, my lord.”

The other person who had attacked immediately bowed, and Lu Yin did the same. “Greetings, my lord.”

The master of the Ming Constables was Ming Zhaotian. He was of the same generation as Ming Zhaotian and Ming Zhaoshu. He was a Martial Sovereign and was the sharpest blade of the empire.

Ming Zhaochen scanned the two of them. “The Ming Constables recruits a lot of people every year, but there are very few who are truly qualified. Both power and a strong mind are necessary, but besides that, courage and flexibility are also required. The foreigners who invade our continent are extremely strong, and to them, the Shenwu Continent is merely a trial zone. All who dare to enter here are experts. What you need to do is be stronger than them.”

“Yes, my lord,” the two of them answered.

Two days later, outside the capital, Lu Yin lay on the ground with a heavenly globe in his palm that occasionally emitted undulations.

Many of the Ming Vanguards were hidden outside of the capital, and they constantly patrolled the surroundings in search of foreigners.

From Lu Yin’s point of view, this most likely did not yield many results. Most foreigners knew to switch from using star energy to martial power and would not be found through this crude method. However, this was the vanguards’ job, and they could not let their guard down.

Within the Ming Constables, the name that Lu Yin went by was “Seven.” The other person who had joined along with him went by the alias Wu Shang.

“Are you sure that this guy came to the Shenwu Continent with me?” Lu Yin asked once again.

The Ghost Monkey seemed very annoyed. “Yes, yes, yes. How many times do you want me to repeat myself? Nobody can hide from me. That goes for you as well.”