Evolution!
The demon ape’s words shocked Lu Yu!
“You mean evolution?”
Afraid of misunderstanding, Lu Yu asked seriously.
When he first met the Demon Ape, he had heard from it that the Demon Ape was the lowest form of life and could not evolve.
Their existence is like that of slaves, forever eating and mining.
However, now the Demon Ape actually mentioned evolution, which proves that the Demon Ape can also evolve!
The cold killing intent in Lu Yu’s eyes suddenly intensified, and he had already resolved to take a life!
These magical apes can be temporarily controlled when they are at their lowest stage. If they continue to evolve, it’s not just their level that will improve, but also their intelligence and many other important aspects.
Strength also signifies ambition.
Leave him alive, or else many of my secrets will be lost if he betrays me.
Moreover, the叛变ed魔ape not only took away his secrets but also posed a potential threat to his life!
Lu Yu’s mind raced, and the killing intent in his heart grew even stronger.
The best way to deal with trouble is to strangle it in the cradle!
The fact that the Demon Ape is now revealing the matter of evolution proves that he still feels fear towards him.
If they cannot be used, then kill them!
Lu Yu stared at the demon ape kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice, “Tell me, how can I easily control your life and death! Listen carefully, I’m asking for the method to kill you effortlessly!”
The demon ape clearly sensed Lu Yu’s killing intent, trembled, knelt on the ground, touched its head to the earth, and surprisingly made no sound.
Lu Yu’s heart sank as he thought to himself, “So, they’ve indeed started to develop a rebellious mindset. If I hadn’t returned now, who knows what might have happened had I arrived even a bit later!”
Lu Yu thought to himself, then coldly commanded, “Speak!”
The demon ape remained on its knees, whimpering “wuwu” without uttering a word, its body trembling even more violently!
Lu Yu extended his right hand and pressed his palm against the monkey king’s head.
The demon ape sensed the approach of death, its body trembling even more violently, yet it continued to whimper without uttering a single word!
Lu Yu became even more certain that the魔猿 had already developed a slight sense of resistance. Should he kill it?
Lu Yu wasn’t incapable of killing the魔猿. If he could control it, the魔猿 would be far more valuable alive!
Therefore, Lu Yu wanted to give it one last try!
Lu Yu did not remove his hand from the monkey king’s head.
But—
Behind Lu Yu, a phantom of a venomous dragon several zhang tall emerged.
The fierce and hideous face of the venomous dragon spread an aura of terror across the center of the mine in an instant.
All the magic apes that had been gathering ore in the mine dropped their tools, knelt on the ground, and began to tremble while letting out sorrowful cries.
Buzz!
In the very next breath, the phantom of the poison dragon shattered into countless threads of black light, surging into Lu Yu’s body.
Each additional streak of black light within Lu Yu’s body amplified his aura by a notch. This energy was continuously surging, as if destined to rise without end.
It transformed from the aura of a fourth-level Star Soul into the aura of a fourth-level Poison Dragon. Then, this aura surged violently, rapidly escalating in power and pressing down fiercely upon Number One’s head.
“Wu!”
Number One let out a mournful cry, screaming in pain.
It stood before the毒龙’s breath, especially since Lu Yu himself had all his aura locked onto it. The pressure that Number One endured was hundreds to thousands of times greater than that of the other apes.
The hand above it had already lost the aura of humanity and transformed into the aura of the dragon race.
The master who deters all creatures, like transcending time and space, falls upon its head!
Among the monsters, the most powerful life force released a breath of energy. This was a terrifying presence, more dreadful than the collapse of the heavens, continuously assaulting its fragile soul and will.
The evolution began; although it started to develop a mind and the will to resist, these were all extremely weak!
Moreover, the aura of the dragon race is something that lowly monsters cannot withstand at all.
The aura around Lu Yu was continuously rising from level four to level five, second by second.
Each slight rise in this aura felt like adding another mountain’s weight upon Person One’s body, forcing them to crouch even lower.
When the aura around Lu Yu reached the peak of the eighth level, the wailing of No. 1 turned into a scream of agony.
The breath of an eight-star venomous dragon—not just the mountain itself, but its presence made them tremble from the depths of their souls.
The demon ape, faced with the dragon’s aura, transitioned from initial resistance to a panicked scream: “Soul control!”
“Keep talking!” Lu Yu did not withdraw his hand but instead applied pressure with his five fingers, slowly tightening his grip around the demon ape’s skull.
Lu Yu knew that sometimes, in order to obtain the most accurate information, he had to continuously apply pressure, making the other party truly understand what fear meant, and completely break their will!
Only by making the demon ape experience fear once again can we force it to speak the truth.
The demon ape, under increasing pressure, trembled slightly and said with some reluctance, “I only need to offer my soul’s blood to you, and you will gain complete control over my soul. If my soul’s blood is destroyed, I will die! In fact, if you die, I will also vanish into oblivion!”
“Specific actions!” Lu Yu’s fingers were still tightening, exerting even greater pressure by further constricting his breath.
The demon ape trembled as it extended one finger, its mind still caught in a final struggle. Yet even this resistance faded away. With one decisive motion, it drove its finger into its own heart. When it pulled the finger out, a single drop of bright red blood hovered above its fingertip, suspended two inches high.
The Demon Ape held this drop of blood in both hands, lifting it over his head with utmost reverence, saying, “This is my soul’s blood; every life possesses only one drop. Now, I offer it to you!”
“What should I do?” Lu Yu’s grip on his palm continued to tighten, exerting pressure on the demon ape, causing blood to seep from its orifices and its skull to emit faint cracking sounds.
“This requires your soul’s blood to complete the consumption,” the demon ape explained in detail the process of consumption, saying, “Soul’s blood can only complete one consumption. If you complete soul control over me, you will not be able to use it on other lives again.”
“This—”
Lu Yu couldn’t help but furrow his brow. At this moment, he began to hesitate and asked, “In other words, I only have one chance, right?”
“Yes.”
Lu Yu stared at the soul blood of the魔猿, hesitated for a moment, then coldly said, “Then I’ll take this gamble!”
Lu Yu raised his left hand and plunged it into his own heart. Following the method of the Demon Ape Cultivation, he extracted his soul’s blood as well.
He gently lifted this drop of soul blood with his finger and slowly moved it toward the soul blood of the Demon Ape.
Lu Yu began to activate his star soul using the method of the Demon Ape Sect. As his star soul awakened, the soul blood between his fingers transformed into countless thin blood threads, dancing through the air.
These blood threads resembled serpents of blood, each one seemingly sniffing the scent of its prey, as they lunged toward the soul blood of the demonic ape.
Blood threads crisscrossed and intertwined, enveloping the soul blood of the Demon Ape, then constricting tightly around it. One end of the blood thread pierced into the soul blood, beginning to devour it.
The demon ape cried out in pain, its body collapsing to the ground and beginning to convulse.
The soul blood of the Demon Ape grew smaller and smaller, until it finally disappeared completely.
And when countless threads of blood retracted once more, converging back into a drop of blood at Lu Yu’s fingertip, the魔猿 finally stopped screaming in pain, though its entire body was already drenched in sweat.
When Lu Yu pressed the Soul Blood close to his chest, it automatically seeped into his skin and vanished.
“Congratulations on gaining control of your soul!” A voice echoed in Lu Yu’s mind.
Then, a long string of text flickered across Lu Yu’s eyes.
…
Soul control has been completed, gaining dominion over the life force of the alien ape!
Congratulations to you—
Rare mutant apes evolve from magic apes, with an evolution probability of only one in several billion.
Once the魔猿 undergoes a mutation and completes its evolution, its growth will be astonishing.
…
As the text flickered before Lu Yu’s eyes, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind once again.
“Attention, your Ape possesses four evolution forms. You may choose one evolution path!”
The voice came to a halt once again here.
At the same time, the text in front of Lu Yu’s eyes also reappeared!
“Is this a way of reminding myself to pay attention?” Lu Yu’s mind stirred as he slightly moved his head, hearing the voice in his mind speaking in this manner.
He gazed at the words intently and took a deep breath.
…
The Blood Demon – during its evolution, it requires massive consumption of lives. In battle, feeding on blood and flesh grants it infinite regenerative abilities!
Sky Demon — possessing powerful area attack capabilities, once entering the battlefield, the Sky Demon itself becomes a weapon. The evolution of the Sky Demon requires a large amount of Star Spirit Stones.
Human Demon — In order to survive, the Demon Ape is forced to evolve towards a different race. The Human Demon possesses the ability to evolve into a Demon Clan member, and its ultimate form can become a lifeform rivaling a Demon King. This evolution requires a vast amount of demonic souls, and the final transformation necessitates the entire flesh and soul of a Demon King to undergo the ninth-stage metamorphosis!
Phantom Demon – Following the original path of evolution, it no longer possesses a fixed form. Upon contact with any object, it will transform into the form of the contacted entity until the transformation state is lifted. The Phantom Demon can also see through all illusions, seeking out the most authentic truth among all things. Its evolution requires vast quantities of Star Crystals, Star Beads, and Mutated Star Beads!
…
“Four abilities?”
Lu Yu closed his eyes, allowing the characteristics of the four forms to remain vividly in his mind.
Rebirth, group attacks, rivaling the Demon Lord, transformation—
Four paths of evolution, which one is the best to choose?
“Huowu said that monsters originally existed within the Demonic Realm, a place whose existence is older than the emergence of humanity,” Lu Yu murmured to himself, gazing at the final form, and asked, “Then what is the most primitive stage of evolution?”
Lu Yu closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened them and looked at Number One, saying, “If you evolve into a Phantom Demon, you can eat whatever you want from the warehouse, except for the special items.”
Lu Yu dispelled the Toxic Dragon Transformation. With control over the soul, the life and death of the魔猿 hinged upon his single thought, which finally put him at ease.
The Demon Ape received Lu Yu’s order, bowed its head, and said, “Understood!”
The demon ape began to cry out in agony as its fur started to decompose, as if its skin and fur were being peeled off alive, leaving behind a body covered only in bloody muscles.
Then, the muscles seemed to melt away, beginning to break down into gray mist.
When the muscles have completely dissolved, the bones will be next, followed by the nerves and the brain.
Until the very end, all that remained in Lu Yu’s vision was a blue orb the size of a fist.
“This is the soul,” Lu Yu said, seeing the light sphere being disintegrated as well.
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