Chapter 138: Ten Thousand Poisons

Infernal Flames – Ignite hellfire that continuously drains the life force of all living beings within its range until they perish.

No usage restrictions, no cooldown time!

Arrow Storm – Transforms into a star bow, at level nine can fire up to a million arrows in a single volley, each arrow ignoring armor and dealing damage equal to the caster’s base attack power.

Pseudo Celestial Punishment – Harnessing the power of the stars to enter a state of invulnerability, ignoring all attacks for a short period. At level nine, the user can channel up to three stellar forces into their body. Cost: each stellar force drawn in consumes up to one hundred million Grade Eight Star Spirit Beads.

Demon-slaying Blade, Pseudo-Venomous Dragon’s Touch, Silver Dragon Battle Armor…

Every ability, every item flashed before Lu Yu’s eyes, like treasures tempting his heart to race.

No one could remain calm upon reading the description of these abilities.

If a person possesses two, or even all three of these things during this period, and then spends some time bringing them to their peak, that’s when they truly become invincible!

“Stay calm, stay calm!” Lu Yu took a deep breath, striving to keep himself composed.

These abilities, and even the props, are incredibly powerful!

But what Lu Yu needs is the one that suits him best and can also enhance his attacking power.

Too much, too much!

No matter how calm Lu Yu was, he could not easily choose between these things that were nearly equal in value.

“Damn it,” Lu Yu cursed under his breath.

To be honest, if he had the ability, he really wanted to take everything with him.

But now, truly, only one thing can be taken out.

Lu Yu didn’t know what was happening outside, nor did he care about it.

Lu Yu’s entire focus was concentrated on every item displayed on the screen.

His mind was memorizing the uniqueness of each item, then comparing them with one another, and finally making choices by accepting or rejecting certain aspects.

He could not remember time, not even his own existence.

In his mind, hundreds of items continuously flickered, then virtually fused with his own characteristics, simulating the possible growth that might emerge in the future.

Time passed second by second—

Lu Yu’s face began to turn pale, his eyes suddenly filled with determination as he shouted loudly, “It’s you then!”

Lu Yu selected an ability without hesitation!

His fingers swept across the screen and tapped on one of the abilities.

“The reward selection has ended. Selected skill — Ten Thousand Poisons!”

Within the white ball of light, thousands of extremely fine green threads surged out together and then simultaneously flowed into Lu Yu’s body.

“The fusion of all poisons has been completed. You will be transported out of the Divine System within thirty seconds.”

A voice rang in Lu Yu’s ear, while countless green lines within his body finally converged and merged into his flesh.

Venomous: The only unique skill!

Rank: One!

Attribute: Poison!

Description: “Myriad Toxins” is both its name and the embodiment of its poison. At its initial stage, Myriad Toxins consists of countless toxic seeds. Each poisonous seed will enter the body of an enemy upon attack. When an enemy dies, the seed transforms into a toxic pearl. By successfully absorbing these pearls, you will obtain various potent poisons. Once all the Myriad Toxins have been gathered, evolution begins.

Caution: If your own anti-toxin resistance is too low, you will be unable to withstand the corrosion of potent toxins, which will end your life.

Effect: Obtained after evolution.

Ability: Acquired after evolution.

The “Massacre Promotion” effect is activated, increasing the number of toxic seeds from the “Ten Thousand Poisons” skill from one level to 30,000.

Lu Yu’s own ability is primarily based on poison.

Level 8 Toxin Dragon’s Touch, the Ten-Thousand-Toxin Body is already unafraid of massive amounts of poison.

Therefore, absorbing potent toxins was no difficult task in his eyes. Moreover, such absorption could further strengthen the Ten Thousand Poison Body.

The abilities of Ten Thousand Poisons and Dragon’s Touch are truly complementary, both being top-tier skills.

The activation of “Slaughter Promotion” this time actually added twenty thousand poisonous seeds.

This really surprised Lu Yu.

This is the first time the ability gained after acquiring a skill has increased by more than double.

Moreover, most importantly, Lu Yu had once heard Huo Wu say.

The venomous dragon created by nature is the king of all poisons, and its venom is the most potent of all deadly toxins.

However, one of the Nine Mutated Star Souls at that time attempted to create a poison capable of countering the Poisonous Dragon.

This is the reason for the existence of all poisons!

Wan Du is a man-made potent poison, created by blending countless different deadly toxins into one single, unified toxin.

This is the only venom capable of fighting the poison dragon, the one and only kind!

Since Myriad Poisons can stand up against the Poisonous Dragon, then in any future encounter with the Poisonous Dragon, Myriad Poisons will be his ace card.

As soon as the thirty seconds were up—

Lu Yu was then teleported out of the Celestial God System.

The noise around him vanished from his ears.

Even the number of people here has decreased significantly.

Within the high walls, everything became extremely quiet.

When Lu Yu walked out, the people around carefully examined him, trying to memorize his face forever.

No matter what reason Lu Yu had for entering the Level 9 Celestial God System.

Anyone who can enter during this period must have a reason.

However, regardless of the reasons, those who have made it through are undoubtedly kings.

“Not chosen as a Star Soldier, not selected any equipment, and didn’t even bring out any items!” Everyone sucked in a cold breath, their eyes filled with even greater shock.

For an ordinary person entering such a system, the first choice would be armor, followed by star soldiers, and then abilities.

Ordinary people focus on preserving their lives first, and then on fighting.

They believe that only by preserving their lives do they have the ability to survive. Because armor and star soldiers can instantly enhance their capabilities to a certain level, unlike abilities or skills that require leveling up or gradual improvement.

Instantly enhancing their strength brings these people a sense of genuine satisfaction and pride, and they rarely consider long-term planning.

Choosing abilities might be a bit challenging at the beginning due to their initial weakness. However, once these powerful abilities are developed, their value far exceeds that of equivalent equipment or star units.

So young, yet choosing ability over stardust soldiers—this not only shows the person’s confidence in their own strength but also indicates someone with profound understanding of combat.

This is what a real warrior looks like!

“It’s him!” a toll collector still remembered Lu Yu.

The person who asked him about the charging price outside the passage didn’t expect it to be this new arrival, thinking he was just a young man who knew nothing.

At this moment, the toll collector recalled the scene and couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Fortunately, my mood was quite good at that time, without any impatience or anger.

Otherwise, he really couldn’t imagine what the outcome would be.

“Sir, we are from the Celestial Deity Organization. May we ask if you are interested in visiting our organization?” A toll collector respectfully stepped forward and bowed.

“Just as expected,” the others, including Situ, said, their eyes flickering with a trace of worry.

If this person joined the Celestial Deity Organization, their status would definitely not be low. They might even be able to stand on equal footing with the organization’s leader.

There is such a person organizing things in this way. For a long period in the future, before anyone can stand against the powerful abilities within the Level 9 Celestial God system, the Celestial God organization will be able to dominate the world and expand infinitely.

They drove others away, probably intending to court the person right in front of them.

Didn’t Situ and the others think the same way?

However, after considering their relationship with the Celestial God System, they could only grit their teeth and let go.

“Sit down? No interest!” Lu Yu looked at the people around and the toll collector, and seemed to have guessed something. He continued, “I don’t like being restrained, so you’d better give up whatever ideas you have in mind.”

The faces of the four toll collectors changed slightly, some showing only helplessness and regret.

Figures like Situ felt a surge of joy in their hearts, visibly excited that Lu Yu had rejected the invitation from the Celestial Deity Organization.

Lu Yu said coldly, “I’ll stay in this city for a few days. During this time, I don’t want to be disturbed.”

“This—” the four toll collectors nodded in unison: “We understand.”

A toll collector said, “Right now, there must be many people waiting outside for you to come out. If you don’t want to be disturbed, I suggest you use the secret passage we’ve repaired to exit from the other side.”

Although Lu Yu coldly rejected the invitation from the Celestial Deity Organization, the four toll collectors still dared not show the slightest negligence.

Lu Yu thought for a moment and nodded, saying, “Okay!”

He indeed did not want to draw too much attention, as it would be detrimental to his activities in this city.

Of course, he had anticipated this kind of trouble. But he still had to come in to exchange it.

Lu Yu was ready to face the trouble, but he never expected that the Celestial Organization would step in and resolve it for him.

After Situ and others were sent out, a toll collector led Lu Yu to the edge of the plaza’s high wall, where he lifted a stone slab and guided Lu Yu through a secret passage, eventually emerging onto another street.

This is a luxurious office building without any people. The exterior has already been sealed off; however, the interior appears to be regularly cleaned, remaining exceptionally tidy.

“It seems you were well prepared for this situation, right?” Lu Yu said, looking at the toll collector. “You even revealed this secret passage to me. Just tell me whatever else you need to say.”

Lu Yu’s eyes seemed to possess a magical power, as if he could see right through the toll collector’s thoughts.

“The request? I dare not say it,” the toll collector smiled, and, well-prepared, took out a purely gold-made card from his upper pocket, holding it with both hands and presenting it to Lu Yu solemnly, “Sir, even though you declined our invitation, please still accept this card! Should you ever have similar high-grade items to enter the Celestial God system in the future, you can come to any Celestial God organization in any city with this card. We will arrange to close off the surrounding area in advance and open it exclusively for you!”

Lu Yu took the gold card and said, “I suppose I can’t just accept this card without any strings attached, can I? However, it could save me a lot of trouble. I’ll take it. But—”

Lu Yu put the gold card into his pocket and said seriously, “When the day comes that you seek me out and require my assistance, you must also pay an equivalent price. Do you understand?”

The toll collector’s facial muscles twitched violently, as if he could never hide any secrets from this young man.

What I wanted to say, or even what I was thinking, never had a chance to be expressed.

This person seemed like a mind reader who had already guessed everything he was thinking.

“I understand this… well, I mean, I get it!” The toll collector could only laugh awkwardly. What else could he say?

“Remember, tell your people, I hate being forced,” Lu Yu said in a deep voice. “I won’t do anything I dislike, no matter how great the cost. Do you understand?”