“Protector?”
These three words seemed to possess some kind of magic; even Luo Haotian and the others were taken aback.
An uncrowned king with shining eyes said, “My goodness, the predecessor of the Dark Ruler is actually a Guardian. That’s simply unbelievable. Does that mean the Dark Ruler from several generations ago possessed a dual star soul, and moreover, a mutated dual star soul?”
Someone exclaimed excitedly, “A mutated dual star soul, this ability is certainly no less rare than the talent of the Uncrowned King!”
“I used to only hear about such people, but they are truly rare. You’d be lucky to hear of one appearing every few generations.”
“Mr. Lu, you must come back to life. A dual-mutated Star Soul – such an extraordinary talent, not inferior to us at all. We’d really like to witness its power!”
A group of young people shouted excitedly.
They claim to be the uncrowned kings, bearing the title of “king,” which means they answer to no one. Having died once and then gaining the Fury of the Fire God, they now fear neither heaven nor earth.
“It’s no problem for me to revive your ancestor,” Lu Yu nodded. “But could you please tell me their name and the strongest cultivation level they had reached when they died? That way, I can search for them more effectively.”
Lu Yu gained much from Xue Ji and Wang Zun’s heart, and also knew a great deal about events from past eras.
The Mutated Twin Star Souls also represent an extremely formidable ability.
The Mutant Star Soul is already an immensely powerful force. If two Mutant Star Souls happen to merge and then undergo further mutation during their growth process, the result would be even more terrifying.
Several emperors and even kings of kings in different eras were occupied by warriors with mutated dual-star souls.
Mingzun took out a piece of paper and wrote down a name. “This one should be fine!” he said. “Originally, I wanted to bring back my master as well, but I suppose he wouldn’t want to be bound. Let’s just revive this ancestor first. His dual star soul might be helpful to you!”
The guardians of the Nine Mutated Star Souls are not necessarily possessed by every generation’s inheritor.
This is a privilege exclusively reserved for those whose previous-generation mutant Star Souls are either King Venerables or Kings, granting them the eligibility to summon a guardian who possesses dual mutant Star Souls.
Because the Dual Mutant Star Soul has the potential to grow up to become a King.
They are extremely proud, and it would be very difficult to subdue them.
It’s already difficult to find such individuals, let alone subdue them. Therefore, for the Killstar Souls, successfully subduing a warrior with dual mutated Star Souls is more than enough to make them proud!
Lu Yu took the note and glanced at it, then smiled bitterly. “Don’t worry, senior,” he said. “But you might have to wait for a while. There’s a price to pay for my resurrection, and the stronger the person brought back, the higher the cost. One zhun* requires one hundred million star spirits and one hundred million star spirit pearls. As for this senior’s strength, even if I sold everything I own, I still couldn’t afford to bring him back to life!”
*Note: “zhun” is a fictional unit of measurement or value used in the original text.
He looked at the note, but his heart secretly raced with alarm.
Because the power level indicated was “Ten Thousand Venerables”!
Wanzun means trillions, and for him, he doesn’t even have hundreds of billions right now, so where would he get trillions?
Moreover, building city walls and reviving Queen Xueji, the deceased queen, will require a huge amount of money.
Therefore, it’s really not easy to handle the matter of trillions in a short period of time!
“That’s true too,” Lord Ming said with a smile. “Then let’s wait a bit longer. Reviving so many is indeed difficult to accumulate in this era.”
Lu Yu solemnly put away the note; this matter would truly have to wait for a while.
Huowu looked at Lu Yu, tears glistening in her eyes, and asked, “Lu Yu, can you bring my father back to life?”
Lu Yu said softly, “I won’t refuse your request. If you’re not afraid of your father getting angry, I can help you.”
“Sure, I want to know what he has truly experienced!” Hot Dance curled the corner of her mouth, her eyes still glistening with tears as she happily said, “I think he won’t mind having part of his freedom restricted.”
“Tell me the name. I think it’s not hard to resurrect a Demon Lord-class with the funds I have!” Lu Yu activated the War Mode interface.
Huowu said happily, “My father’s name is Fantian Luo. When I was asleep, I was probably at the level of a Demon Lord in terms of power!”
“Little girl, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed,” the Demon-Slaying Elder said seriously from the other side. “You might have learned about my existence from your father’s memories. But you must not know that during our battle back then, when I was suppressed, he was already extremely weakened, nearly on the verge of death. His ultimate peak strength was not at the Star Lord level—it was at the King Reverent level!”
Lu Yu’s hand trembled as he stammered, “What? King… King Zun?! Senior, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?”
“At that time, when darkness fell, various factions were sealing their own heirs. I learned that there was a place in the Van Heaven Demon City where one could escape the descent of darkness, so I went there. By then, darkness had already arrived, and the demon city was under attack. He had just resisted a wave of darkness, sealing away a large number of demon clans. At that time, he was already extremely weak. Even so, I was no match for him and was suppressed and thrown into the lava. If he had the power to kill me, how could he have sealed me away!”
While saying this, the old man felt great admiration for Fan Tian Luo.
The Demon-Slaying Elder spent his life slaying countless demons, and very few of the demon race ever earned his respect.
Although Elder Zhan Mo’s views have changed a lot by now, they were quite rare back then.
“My father is Wang Zun!” Huo Wu was somewhat taken aback, standing there stunned, unable to react for quite a while.
The limits of the Devil King and the King’s Reverence are two entirely different concepts.
After all, the difference between an ant and the sky made it hard for Huowu to accept!
The Demon-Slaying Elder said solemnly, “The descent of darkness is not an instantaneous takeover; it unfolds gradually. Many people grow stronger during this process. However, some possess even more unique powers. The Quaking of the Yellow Spring is an inherited ability passed down from the King of the Yellow Spring. This kind of inheritance differs from that of the Demon Ancestor or the King of Hell. It is merely the inheritance of power, not of the soul. Most likely, your father fully inherited this power at the time darkness descended, becoming a Monarch of the Highest Rank!”
The secret revelation from the Demon-Slaying Elder moved everyone present, and they all turned their gaze toward Huo Wu.
No one would have guessed that Huowu was actually the disciple of King Zun, the successor who inherited the power of the king!
The Heir of the King, a title that alone makes countless people envious!
The Sovereign of the Netherworld murmured softly, “Perhaps this era will truly be an age where multiple Kings emerge together.”
Lu Yu searched in the war mode. Although there were countless names, he only needed to focus on the name in his mind to locate it directly.
However, from the current list of hundreds of names he can now decipher, there is indeed no name called Fan Tian Luo.
“The Senior who slays demons must be correct,” Lu Yu said seriously. “At least among the names within the first hundred尊 I can currently access, neither Fan Tian nor Fan Tian Luo exist. Then it must be above the hundred尊 level, and that is already beyond the Demon Lord class.”
“Has the senior experienced the descent of darkness?” Everyone present turned their gaze toward the Demon-Slaying Elder.
The old man’s words were shocking.
The arrival of darkness signifies the end of an era and the beginning of destruction.
“Don’t ask me what the Dark Descent is. Even the Tian Luo cannot tell you. Darkness is like a thick fog that covers the sky and blocks out the sun; it will gradually erode the world. You cannot see through the darkness, and once you step into it, you will vanish without a trace. I personally witnessed a Supreme, whose power reached ten thousand Zun levels, rushing into the darkness to save his son, only to let out a scream a second later. Other than Fan Tian Luo, I have never seen anyone capable of repelling the darkness!”
At this moment, the old demon slayer’s eyes both flashed with a glimmer of terror and astonishment.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
The power that can devour even the Supreme who possesses the strength of ten thousand dominions is absolutely extraordinary!
“Life is life, and death is death; no one can escape it,” Lu Yu said earnestly. “No one knows whether this era will once again face the arrival of darkness. Getting stronger is the goal for now!”
“That’s right,” Luo Haotian and the others nodded, their expressions turning serious. “Become stronger. Only the strong have the right to speak!”
Lu Yu’s words gained the approval of everyone present.
After finishing these tasks, everyone started categorizing the loot again.
He had slain so many Zhi Zuns that the spoils of war were countless.
There are more than 5 billion Star Spirit Stones, along with nearly 5 billion Star Spirit Beads.
Even the Supreme Star Soldiers had ten of them.
Lu Yu now gave all the remaining items to Liu Xing, except for the Star Spirit Stone and the Star Spirit Pearl.
Lu Yu’s battle with Lei Yan nearly cost him his life. However, he managed to obtain two star treasures from the encounter.
One belongs to him, and the other belongs to Lei Yan!
Lei Yan’s item is the Bone of King Zun, specifically a segment of the right forearm. It increases maximum vitality by ten Zun, attack power by five Zun, and tendons and bones by five Zun!
Lu Yu kept this Star Treasure.
Another was the attribution of his Star Treasure.
When he took it out and looked at it, even he himself was startled.
His strength is merely dozens of Zun, but the attribute of this Star Bone is even better than that of Lei Yan’s. It’s even somewhat terrifying. If someone else truly managed to seize it, Lu Yu himself would be afraid!
“Is the condensation of Star Treasures completely random, with no relation to attributes?” Lu Yu murmured to himself, then frowned and said, “No, that’s not right. The attribute of the King’s Ancestor Bone is fixed—this is true for all three pieces. Could this have something to do with what Xue Ji said?”
His Star Treasure is called the Blade of Life, which increases vitality by five ranks, attack power by five ranks, and physical strength by ten ranks.
Such attributes are already approaching the top values of the Star Treasures discovered so far.
The problem is, this Star Treasure has two attributes that are incredibly extraordinary.
The first attribute—maximum life unlock, no longer subject to limitations.
The second attribute—Ten Thousand Poisons!
If this Star Treasure were to be made public, Lu Yu estimated that even just the attribute of unlocking the maximum life capacity could fetch a sky-high price of several billion, or even tens of billions.
Adding in the Ten-Thousand Toxin might make this worth the military trading cities for it.
Lu Yu handed the Blade of Life to Huo Wu.
This item has almost no effect on him, so it’s better to give it to Huowu, as it can help improve her survivability.
Luo Haotian and others left and re-entered the Demon Hunting Plains to search the ruins of the royal city.
Lu Yu, after reviewing Liu Xing’s item list, informed Liu Xing that from now on, all item transactions would only accept Star Spirit Ore as payment, instead of Star Spirit Stones.
Then, Lu Yu explained to Liu Xing the method of constructing the first domain.
Liu Xing’s eyes sparkled as he said, “Mr. Lu, I think we should consider outsourcing the construction project. This way, we only need to provide the payment. Moreover, if the development of this first domain is undertaken by multiple factions together, it could be completed in at least one year.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu’s expression subtly shifted, and he asked with keen interest, “What would be the best form of compensation?”
Liu Xing, trembling with excitement, said, “Brother Lu, you still have quite a bit of the Evolution Serum on your mountain, as well as the Supreme Star Weapon and the Star Blossoms. Since the outside world is in urgent need of these items, what do you think about using them to attract people? If we offer these desperately needed resources as rewards, this preheating might just create a huge sensation!”
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