Chapter 342: Broken Nail

“Congratulations, Supreme Lu Yu! You are the first among the Supremes to survive a fall into a black hole! As a reward, you receive one Supreme Dragon Fang, one billion Grade-One Star Spirit Stones, and ten Star Blossoms!”

A voice sounded in Lu Yu’s ear, leaving him momentarily stunned.

“This can break the record too!”

Even surviving a fall could become a record here; how boring must the Demon Hunter Plains be!

Lu Yu survived the fall, and once again, the entire Monster Hunting Plains echoed with three announcements.

“Congratulations to Supreme Lu Yu, who has become the first among the Supremes to survive a successful fall into a black hole of death! You are awarded one Supreme Dragon Fang, one billion Grade-One Star Spirit Stones, and ten Star Blossoms!”

It has only been an hour and a half since Lu Yu broke the record.

Once again, breaking the record with a speed that’s almost unbelievable.

Groups of people were still fighting, but by now they had all turned into wooden figures.

One person was stunned and said, “Just how boring must this Monster Hunting Plain be if this kind of thing is actually recorded.”

“Oh my God, even failing to die is a record. What the hell is going on here?”

“Another record broken. What does Lu Yu mean by this? Is he determined to break every record in the Demon Hunter Plains before he’s done?”

Crowds of people were almost driven to the brink of collapse as they listened to the thunderous sounds in the sky.

Qin Tian was nearly driven mad as he gripped the star soldier.

The three Zun beside him, after a brief moment of shock, exclaimed in astonishment: “A Death Black Hole? This must be a joke!”

“What’s wrong, the three Sovereigns?” Qin Tian’s expression turned quite grim. Seeing the unusual looks on the faces of the three Sovereigns, he was taken aback.

A supreme being spoke solemnly, “The Death Black Hole is a deadly place; only Wang has ever entered it and survived to come out.”

Another person swallowed hard and said, “Lu Yu is truly terrifying. His current strength is not even close to ten Zun, yet he managed to survive falling into a black hole of death. His body is comparable to that of a King!”

“As the King said, this human is indeed not easy to deal with.”

When the Three Sovereigns spoke thus, Qin Tian became even more intolerable. He coldly snorted and said with a gloomy face, “I will definitely surpass him in the future. I don’t believe his luck will always be this good.”

A supreme and solemn figure said, “Mr. Qin, although the King has granted you abilities sufficient to reach the strength of a Hundred-Zone expert, you must also remember that luck alone cannot enhance your true power. Moreover, actually reaching the strength of a Hundred-Zone expert is no easy task. Only when you fully master and perfect that ability will you approach the King’s power. As for luck—”

The Supreme’s voice dropped slightly, and his tone turned extremely grave: “Sometimes, you can’t help but admit defeat before luck. In my era, one of the Nine Great Star Souls, the Earth Soul, had terrifying luck. From the moment his Star Soul awakened until he became the Devil Lord, it took him less than half a year; he spent a year becoming a Supreme, and within merely thirty years he rose to become a King through the power of a hundred Supremes. His luck was just too good. He was chased and hunted multiple times by our King, and even when he was on the brink of death, he always managed to escape. And after each escape, he only grew stronger. On several occasions, the very pursuit meant to capture him led him instead to the inheritance of a King, nearly enabling him to become a King himself. Therefore, don’t underestimate luck. Sometimes, luck alone can create miracles.”

Facing the Supreme One’s answer, Qin Tian became even more indignant.

Ten Star Blossoms.

Even before Lu Yu managed to sell a single Starlight Essence, the price of ten Starlight Essences had already reached the value of five hundred Demonic Lord bodies.

It’s outrageous that Lu Yu, who barely tried and almost didn’t die, could still obtain the Star Blossom.

To be this lucky is really infuriating.

The three announcements had just vanished.

The rumble of thunder had not yet faded when, amidst the rolling thunder, another peal of thunder sounded once more.

A devil lord on the Monster Hunting Plains stammered in shock, “This… this can’t be happening again. Oh no, don’t tell me it’s another record-breaker—I’m about ready to bang my head against a wall!”

This demon lord is on the verge of collapse.

He could hear the thunderous sound as the icy voice spoke out — “Congratulations, Supreme One Lu Yu! You have successfully survived having your physical body shattered 37,812 times — a first among all Supremes! As a reward, you receive one Blazing Fire Pearl, one billion Grade-One Stellar Spirit Stones, and ten Starlight Essences!”

People across the entire plain were speechless.

Qin Tian pounded his head with his fist; he was going crazy.

Another person felt dizzy and muttered, “This is never going to end.”

Someone chuckled bitterly and said, “I don’t believe in gods anymore. Should I believe in Lu Yu instead?”

“Lu Yu, do you really have to make everyone so depressed?”

Complaints were everywhere.

They really couldn’t stand it anymore.

Where is the record broken here?

This is faster than drinking water!

In the blink of an eye, two records were broken!

Among the ruins, everyone became depressed.

Meanwhile, Lu Yu was inside the black hole of death, and a large number of rewards were being stored into his storage space.

Twenty-five billion Star Spirit Stones, twenty Star Blossoms, and one thousand grade-nine Star Spirit Stones.

These items should at least allow the Star Bone to evolve by another five points or so.

Lu Yu sometimes wondered whether evolving this star bone was actually useful.

Because the value of the Star Spirit Stones he is currently consuming is equivalent to enough for more than ten people to advance to the Zunzhi realm, each equipped with top-grade gear and possessing the power of the Five Zun.

As for completely evolving the star bone, the amount of resources required was so immense that even he could no longer calculate it.

What are the Dragon’s Fang and the Flame Pearl?

Lu Yu took out the two items, glanced at them, and his mouth dropped open in surprise before he burst into laughter.

“Haha, this is a great item! A top-notch treasure that even the highest experts would fight to get their hands on!”

Supreme Dragon Fang—

Description: A rare offensive item that can be temporarily fused into the body to enhance attack power. Up to three of the same kind of attack-enhancing items can be equipped!

Attribute: Increases attack power by twenty million trillion, without level restrictions or limitations.

Restriction: Only lifeforms of Star Lord level or higher may use this! The owner may equip three items of the same category, however, only one Dragon Tooth may be equipped.

The Pearl of the Blazing Flame—

Description: A special fire attribute item that can temporarily merge into the body for enhancement. Only one life-enhancing item of the same type can be equipped at a time!

Attributes: Increases maximum life by 20 trillion, increases attack power by 10 trillion. No level restrictions, no limitations.

Special Effect: If the equipped character possesses fire abilities, the maximum life value of the equipped character will be increased by three quadrillion.

Restriction: Only lifeforms of Star Lord level or higher may use this! Each individual may equip only one such item. To replace it with another similar artifact, the Life Stone fusion must first be dissolved!

The Flame Pearl increases attack power by ten million billion! The Dragon Scale Armor adds ten million billion! The Supreme Dragon Fang boosts attack power by twenty million billion!

Lu Yu himself possesses an attack power of fifty trillion.

With the three equipped items plus Lu Yu’s own attack power, his total attack strength reached an astonishing nine Zun, which is nearly ten Zun of terrifying power.

Once, the Nine-Headed Hydra wielded the power of nine sovereigns, effortlessly defeating numerous supreme beings in battle.

Now, Lu Yu also possesses this power.

Because of the effect of possessing the power of flames, the Life Pearl’s vitality has increased to three million billion.

His maximum life span is as high as eleven Zuns. If he replaces the original Life Stone, his maximum life span will reach fourteen Zuns!

This promotion cannot be described as a sudden or rapid advancement.

However, both of these major attributes were increasing at the speed of Shuzun’s power. Among the Zunzhi, how many opponents could actually stand a chance against him in battle?

Lu Yu looked at the attribute improvements while replacing items and also moved around a lot.

After falling into this black hole, there was light all around.

He looked around at this moment.

After seeing this, even he himself felt his whole body turn cold!

I am inside an extremely vast stone cave. The cave is incredibly deep, supported by countless colorful stalactites.

The place where he fell was littered with shattered bones and skulls that had long since merged with the earth.

Shattered weapons and colorful bones, countless for tens of thousands of years, had already merged with the ground, making Lu Yu feel as if he were treading on a mountain of white bones.

And that was exactly how things were.

He was indeed standing atop a mountain of bones and weapons, a pile of white skeletons.

Among the petrified remains, there were both human and animal bones, limbs and skulls, bodies and weapons, all long since fused together, making it impossible to discern their appearance in life.

Even if he collided with it using the strength of a hundred Zun, the bone mountain still did not sustain the slightest damage. The hardness of this bone mountain could rival that of the Star Spirit Mine.

The bone mountain is nearly 300 meters high. Looking from the base of the bone mountain to the top of the cave, the height is at least four hundred meters.

Hundreds of meters above his head was a deep hole with a diameter of hundreds of meters, leading to the sky—it was the very cave from which he had fallen.

It was dim and damp here, filled with an indescribable odor that Lu Yu couldn’t quite put into words.

“Deadly Black Hole, truly deserving of its name. How many lives has it actually devoured?” Lu Yu jumped down from the pile of bones and, with a quick glance, discovered no fewer than a thousand human skulls.

This is merely the top layer of the bone mountain; who knows how much more lies beneath.

Lu Yu turned around inside the stone cave, trying to see what exactly was around him.

Apart from the stalactites, there isn’t a single living creature here.

This black hole is essentially a grave.

However, Lu Yu still saw a stone tablet before the bone mountain.

The symbols on the stone tablets vary, seemingly representing different civilizations.

However, as these symbols entered Lu Yu’s eyes, they all transformed into recognizable information.

“The rumors say the Black Hole of Death is unfathomably deep, but hearing that, I just had to come check it out for myself. It’s nothing special! This falling sensation is way too weak!” The top line of text was extremely arrogant.

“He vanished here, and it was here that his bones were finally found,可惜已经与骨山同化带不走了. May he not feel lonely.” The line of符纹 was remarkably delicate, seemingly penned by a woman’s hand.

“When I first became a king, I heard rumors that the Death Black Hole even kills kings, so I came to have a look. How disappointing —” the man’s tone was extremely arrogant, filled with disappointment.

“I ran into a demon tide and got chased by over three thousand beasts at the Hundred-Refinement stage. My luck is really terrible—I fell here and broke one of my nails. Poor me, I had been growing them for a whole month.”

The fourth line of text almost made Lu Yu gasp for breath.

“Hundreds, hundreds of thousands! There are still more than three thousand of them. Is this a demonic tide?” Lu Yu didn’t know what a demonic tide was.

But looking at this person’s tone, although it seems casual, it’s also too terrifying.

A hundred zuns of force fell, yet only broke off a piece of nail.

“Just a reminder, if you come in, be careful. Since it’s a deadly black hole, how could it be called ‘death’ if it doesn’t kill you?”

The fifth line of text and the fourth line were written by the same person.

However, these words seem to carry a hint of schadenfreude!