Chapter 285: Chapter 147: Thunder Begets Fire, Fist Shatters Armor (Double Chapter) (Part 4)

The sentence fell.

Xie Wuya glanced at the people from Divine Strategy Academy in the distance and lowered his voice: "Qin Jin, could you disclose your progress in cultivation within the Innate Realm?"

Qin Jin raised his eyebrows slightly.

He pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I suppose it’s the Third Shedding."

"Third Shedding?!"

"When everyone first came to the academy, they hadn’t even entered the Innate Realm, but you..."

At this point, Xie Wuya didn’t know what else to say, just gave a thumbs up, commendation mixed with nodding.

Qin Jin’s gaze fell on the group from Divine Strategy Academy, just about to speak, when he suddenly sensed something, he turned his gaze to another direction in the square.

Seeing his movement, Xie Wuya and the two others also looked over.

There.

Calmness reigned, no one lingered.

But a moment later, as if in the blink of an eye, a silhouette appeared out of nowhere, entering the square.

That was...

Shi Luoshu!

A third-year student of Martial Abyss.

He was nominally the captain of the team competition Martial Abyss participated in this time.

After entering the square, his pace slowed, stepping forward, his gaze swept over Qin Jin and others, and from Divine Strategy Academy, a thoughtful glint flashing in his eyes.

He stopped for a few seconds over the spot where Qin Jin and Gao Hong had fought.

The dejection nearly overflowed from the Divine Strategy Academy students.

Shi Luoshu approached, glancing over the three from Martial Abyss, finally focusing on Qin Jin, he mused aloud: "Seems I’ve arrived a step too late."

"Everything has been resolved."

"Hmm."

Qin Jin replied calmly: "Sorry for making Senior Shixue run a trip."

His words fell.

Shi Luoshu had yet to answer.

Not far away.

Within Divine Strategy Academy, some students caught their dialogue, expressions changing, the girl who initially conversed with Su Xiangwan staring at Qin Jin with a slightly hoarse voice: "Qin Jin."

"You..."

"Aren’t you a third-year student of Martial Abyss?!"

Qin Jin looked at her.

Facing his gaze, unfolded with an undertone of plea, the girl queried: "Please tell me, which year are you?"

Other Divine Strategy students also turned their attention.

"First year."

Qin Jin responded.

His words landed.

The Divine Strategy students fell into silence once again.

After several quiet breaths, suddenly laughter erupted, quite piercing, coming from the crowd, within it lay a sense of relief.

The questioning girl’s face showed a wry smile, clenching her teeth, she stared at Qin Jin: "No need to fight anymore."

"We will choose self-elimination and withdraw from this round of exploration."

"Could you give us some time?"

Qin Jin nodded in agreement after a flash of contemplation.

The remaining Divine Strategy students gathered, discussing among themselves.

Beside him.

Shi Luoshu witnessed this scene, his gaze returning, looking toward the battlefield: "Student Qin Jin, seems like you’ve taught them quite a lesson."

Qin Jin responded with a gentle smile: "It was just a battle of circumstance."

Shi Luoshu nodded: "Since things are settled, I won’t stay longer. I have to continue collecting points."

"Student Qin Jin."

"I’m eager to see your magnificent performance in the individual combats."

Leaving behind these words, he quickly departed.

Not far away.

After brief interactions, under the watchful gaze of Qin Jin and others, the Divine Strategy students didn’t hesitate. Having lost, they accepted it, promptly using their wristbands to terminate this exploration.

Qin Jin’s eyes flickered.

The Divine Strategy Academy had truly crafted mechas within this civilization’s ruins, yet it also showed they focused considerable effort on that, now the mechas shattered, all efforts turned futile.

Next, the pressure on the academy’s ranking, and top students advancing in solo battles would be intense.

The teleportation aura rose, figures departed one after another.

The questioning girl stayed till the end, holding up her wristband, recalling something, she looked back at Qin Jin.

She carefully scrutinized Qin Jin, whispering her admiration: "This Limit-Breaking Cup was truly worth the visit."

"Student Qin Jin."

Her voice grew louder: "In the individual battles, be sure to perform splendidly, we from Divine Strategy will support you!"

Her voice landed.

Enveloped by the aura, her figure vanished.

"Exceptional as Brother Jin."

Xie Wuya changed his manner of address, speaking quickly: "This one battle directly gained their respect, turned them into fans!"

"A psychological battle, most deadly."

Stopping slightly, he expressed anticipation: "Knowing now your cultivation progress, I’m even more curious about Sister Bai."

"Wonder how she’s doing now."

Referring naturally to Bai Huaiyu.

In the selection process, Bai Huaiyu aided him in breaking through, hence his continual elder sister reference.

"Bai Huaiyu, hm."

Qin Jin’s mind flashed with an image: "I’m curious too."

"Alright."

Shortly after the battle ended, he informed Han Miao via seed that everything here was settled, now glancing at the two: "Let’s continue collecting points."

"Given the opportunity, Martial Abyss will strive for first place."

"Yeah."

In response, Xie Wuya and Su Xiangwan’s expressions turn earnest.

Familiarity with the process in the standard search zones, Qin Jin was well-versed.

As they drew closer to the city center in search zones, pollutants increased, numerous mechanical entities appeared, both sides clashed within the zones.

Moreover.

Mechanical entities within these zones, no longer attacked contestants, solely targeting pollutants.

Simultaneously, the mechanical core couldn’t be exchanged for points.

It seemed the mechanical entities in outer zones were too broken to distinguish friend from foe.

Yet the internal ones remained true, refraining from acting against [Purifiers].

Another exploration concluded.

Returned to the resting quarters, sorted the gains, resting for two hours, a new exploration began.

Inside the courtyard.

Qin Jin’s gaze lingered on the teleportation gate before him, gaze condensed.

The teleportation gate appeared daily, already familiarized with its form, yet today, despite the outward similarity, the vortex glow within resembled a rather beautiful sundown.

"Could it be a special exploration zone?"

"What are the conditions for this activation?"

Musing flickered within.

Qin Jin stepped through the gate.

In the next instant, surrounding noise erupted, everything flooded into view.

At this moment.

He was situated in the rear camp of the battlefield.

With a single sweep, this battlefield too lay serendipitously within the city, amidst the ruins within the camp, yet looking beyond, farther edifices were intact.

From the front battlefield, cries of battle echoed.

What caught Qin Jin’s particular attention...

Within his camp, a glance revealed neither mechanical entities nor pollutants.

By his side, his teammates were a squadron of [Purifiers]!

Meditative thoughts flickered.

Nearby, a voice called out.

"Qin Jin, stop daydreaming, join the battlefield!"

Shouting was another purifier, with words landed, already charging ahead.

Qin Jin’s eyes dropping slightly.

"Seemingly all lifelike [people]..."

"Certainly not real people acting..."

"What technology orchestrated this civilization’s ruins, was it a super massive real-time combat simulation?"

Musing thoughts flickered.

Qin Jin edged toward the battlefield.

Purifiers’ cries of battle resounded powerfully.

Standing at the battlefield’s border, city warfare unfolded before Qin Jin’s eyes, scenes of flesh meeting steel.

These purifiers’ war opponents were mechanical entities!

The opposing mechanical entities were unlike their dilapidated counterparts in the industrial zone battlefields, whereas purifiers wield an unusual force.

"Indeed, a special exploration zone."

Thoughts within Qin Jin surged rapidly, instantly comprehending the entirety.

"This time, it’s not solely spatial change, based on the civilization ruin’s backdrop, a temporal anomaly has emerged."

"So the teleportation gate’s sundown hue implied this."

Purifiers and mechanical entities’ conflict.

Within all the accounts by that [Saint], such revealing information was omitted, possibly a concealed truth that was disadvantageous.

Presently, Qin Jin’s battlefield, this special exploration zone.

Clearly a part of this civilization’s...

[History]!