Chapter 435: The Command

Boom, boom, boom…

Beneath a volcano, more than twenty people stood in stunned silence.

Lu Yu, sitting on the edge of a volcano’s crater, could die dozens of times within a single second. If it were someone else in his place, they probably would have been reduced to nothing—not even leaving behind a single bone fragment.

The young girl opened her small mouth in surprise and said, “So this is Lu Yu? Even this couldn’t kill him?”

The girl’s older brother said, “It’s rumored that Lu Yu possesses an immortal body. That day in India, the Lu Yu killed by the Supreme was merely a clone.”

“But this is just too powerful. Someone who can’t die no matter how many times they’re killed—how could such a person not become strong? That would be against the laws of heaven and earth.”

At this moment, standing at the edge of the volcano, Lu Yu was completely unable to control the power of the Fire King.

Lu Yu suppressed the situation with the most violent means, mobilizing all his strength. Terrifying waves of power continuously spread and swept outward, even his thousand-refined demonic body was activated.

Under the blood chains formed from the blood sigil patterns, Lu Yu could barely withstand for a second before exploding.

The girl looked down for a while, then rolled her eyes and said, “Hmph, idiot. The Fire King’s power is obviously from the same source as fire itself. He clearly used the power of fire instead of fighting with his demon form, so isn’t that just a fight?”

The girl’s voice wasn’t loud, yet it reached Lu Yu’s ears clearly.

In an instant —

Lu Yu, having finally understood, murmured in a deep voice: “Thank you.”

Boom!

The wrath of the Fire God has been unleashed.

Lu Yu’s hair, his clothes, his flesh and bones all turned into flames.

Yuki said that the Fire King transformed himself into flames. His power is fire itself; Lu Yu forgot the most crucial thing.

If it weren’t for the girl’s reminder, he might have kept resisting, perhaps missing out on the most important thing.

A fire giant appeared, the volcano rumbled, and suddenly erupted with lava dozens of feet high, engulfing Lu Yu.

The scorching heat was melting the surrounding rocks.

“Quick, retreat.”

More than twenty people retreated together, they dared not approach the volcano.

The Fire King’s talisman glowed in harmony with the flames, transforming into fiery chains that coiled around the giant of flame.

Lu Yu began to sense the energy within the fire talisman mark, and his power started to increase rapidly.

One hundred trillion, two hundred trillion, three hundred trillion…

With each breath, all three attributes increased by nearly one level!

Lu Yu focused his mind to sense the power within the fire talisman pattern, experiencing it for the very first time.

The fire talisman mark was not large, yet when he attempted to perceive it, he discovered that it had become as vast as a star. What he could glimpse was merely a grain of sand from that star.

Lu Yu calmed himself, striving to see further and broader.

Time keeps flowing relentlessly—

Lu Yu sat motionless for two days.

More than twenty people standing under the volcano looked upward, feeling both nervous and respectful.

Someone exclaimed, “No wonder Lu Yu is so powerful. He never stops to rest; he’s always cultivating!”

“Yeah, spending all his time on cultivation, his strength is beyond imagination.”

The young girl stared at the towering flame-like figure, and her eyes began to change as well!

Gigantic rune patterns, as vast as stars, were gradually deciphered by Lu Yu before his very eyes.

“Runic patterns are the source of the king’s power. This symbol is like a mark, unique to each individual.”

Lu Yu murmured to himself, gradually beginning to understand.

Once one achieves the Body of a Hundred Refinements, they will receive a form of recognition similar to that of a Monarch Sage.

The Fire King’s fury and power of destruction are unparalleled, and his talismanic patterns also conceal the existence of such strength.

Swallow it!

A bold idea emerged in Lu Yu’s mind.

Lu Yu, daring to act as he dares to think, began the process of absorption after completely deciphering the rune patterns.

The dragon that had devoured great dragons and even the Demon Ancestor himself was no stranger to the art of consumption!

When he began to devour, the people beneath the volcano felt a flame rune flash above the flame giant.

Boom—

A violent force erupted from the Flame Giant, a searing, explosive, and destructive power that forced everyone to retreat.

The long sword in the girl’s hand was activated.

“Roar.”

A terrifying dragon emerged from the sword, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-long fire dragon in midair, its eyes locked onto Lu Yu. In an instant, the fire dragon seemed to confirm something, then returned to the sword blade.

People thought it was an illusion.

Because they saw the flame giant’s body, the flames dancing upon it actually contained flickering flame runes.

Invisible, minuscule runes link together, forming a flame-like pattern.

Now they felt that Lu Yu was like a raging fire demon filled with destructive power. The sky and earth around the volcano seemed to be engulfed in flames, emitting a trembling and roaring sound!

Boom—boom—boom—

Lu Yu’s power was spreading, and even the humanoid lives hundreds of miles away could feel it, their hearts trembling in awe.

“Good, become stronger. Only then will the power I gain from devouring you be even greater!”

A snake-man was holding a human hand in his hand and putting it into his mouth.

Fresh blood trickled down from the snake-man’s mouth, and bones crunched noisily between his teeth.

“Wu, wu—”

Underground, more than twenty people kept twisting their bodies, struggling in sheer terror.

They were pressed to the ground by snake-like creatures, completely unable to move.

Their mouths were stuffed with stones, making death impossible.

“Don’t be in a hurry, it’s almost done!” the snake man hissed while eating, his voice filled with menace: “If he doesn’t come to find me, I’ll soon go looking for him myself.”

“Lord Serpent, we’ve nearly found the location,” a snake person stepped forward respectfully. “If all goes well, we can enter tomorrow.”

“Very well, open the door and let this land tremble!”

The snake demon laughed loudly, threw away the human hand in his grasp, and stood up.

On the land of crimson flames, the number of humanoid beings continued to grow. Apart from those who followed Lu Yu, it was nearly impossible to find any trace of human presence.

Nearly fifteen thousand humanoid lives across this land are searching, hunting, and killing every flame being they can find.

All the living people hid themselves.

They were waiting for an opportunity to escape.

At this moment, some people near the Lava Sea noticed that humans had also crossed the Lava Sea and were coming over.

“Qin Hai!”

“What, the heir of the king has arrived.”

The news quickly spread among those who were hiding.

Accompanying Qin Hai were also a thousand Zunzhi.

As soon as Qin Hai stepped out of the stone boat, he was attacked by a black wolf with three hundred zuns.

Qin Hai smashed Heilang’s skull with a single palm strike.

A hundred black wolves, who had been following behind the black wolf, turned and fled.

“Another expert from the human world has arrived.”

The news was immediately received by the humanoid lives.

“Bring me all humans, not one left behind,” the serpent demon commanded.

Thousands of humanoid lives emerged under the leadership of two second-tier ape demons, blocking Qin Hai’s path.

It was a battle that raged across nearly a thousand miles of scorched land.

The hiding places of those who were hiding were all destroyed, forcing them to stay with the demons under Qin Hai’s command.

That battle lasted nearly a full day and night. In the end, Qin Hai killed the two ape demons at a very minimal cost and turned hundreds of humanoid creatures into blood-soaked mud!

The humanoid beings then realized that there were more skilled individuals among humans besides just Lu Yu.

Qin Hai led a thousand demons and the surviving humans deeper into the Red Fire Land.

More second-tier humanoid lives emerged.

They were hidden among the large group of humanoid lives, originally just monitoring whether the subordinate warriors were secretly keeping treasures for themselves.

And now they have appeared, blocking Qin Hai’s path forward.

Soon, more people made their way toward the Land of Crimson Flames.

As long as you search carefully, this place is not a secret!

The humanoid beings saw more people crossing the sea of lava.

Continuous battles broke out, humans kept dying, and even more people were coming.

“What, someone else is coming again.”

“That’s right, there are thirty-five warriors in total, led by two women.”

“The three leaders of the second echelon who went to stop them were killed.”

“There is someone whose strength seems to match the records. A clansman once tasted the blood of that person when he was injured, and the blood had a unique flavor, like that of an uncrowned king.”

The uncrowned king!

This name caused a tremendous sensation among the humanoid lives, and the news even reached the ears of the Snake Demon.

“Haha, that’s great,” the snake demon said with even more excitement. “The King Without a Crown has actually arrived too.”

He did not express anything.

The battles across this land have also erupted with increasing frequency.

Someone obtained a Flame Star Weapon from a ruin, which increased their attack power by seventy Juns.

Some people hunted a fire dragon amidst a sea of flames and obtained a star treasure with fire-resistant capabilities.

Moreover, someone discovered a supreme-level skill and even a set of armor inside a cave!

One by one, messages spread among humans and humanoid lives.

The humanoid lifeforms never expected that there were still so many secrets on this land that they had yet to uncover.

Because of the struggle, battles broke out more frequently.

At that very moment, someone discovered Lu Yu on a vast expanse of land.

“He came in a long time ago.”

“Is this a breakthrough?”

Besides Qin Hai, there was actually another expert here, which made the momentum of the human side even stronger.

On the fifth day after Lu Yu integrated the Fire King Talisman mark, the talisman he had swallowed was finally completely digested.

That moment —

The volcano beneath his feet erupted violently.

The lava shooting straight into the sky roared like a fiery dragon.

Lu Yu’s flame body stood within the flames, his form transforming into a height of two zhang.

That towering figure was like the god of fire descending, possessing a will to destroy all things and an explosive power beyond measure!

He walked down the volcano, and the flames around him automatically retreated, parting the lava before him.

He seemed like the master of this land, even the long sword in the girl’s hand began to ring and vibrate uncontrollably.

Lu Yu examined his own changes: vitality at ninety-seven zuns, attack power at eighty-six zuns, and physique at ninety zuns!

That flame symbol was completely absorbed, boosting his three main attributes by at least forty levels!

“Keep searching! I will have the blood of every Flameborn across this land!”

Lu Yu continued the search with more than twenty people.

Only he has the secret recipe, guarding this precious land, why not draw more from it.

Lu Yu met a team and said, “Collect the only drop of essence from the Flame Life here, divide and store it separately—every three drops are worth a single piece of Supreme Star-grade weapon. Spread this message, and the Supreme Star-grade weapon belongs to you.”

Lu Yu handed the team a dual-skill starseeker with a single attribute and fifteen honors.

“Okay.”

The group of people shouted with excitement, filled with boundless exhilaration.

Three drops of blood essence for a single supreme star weapon—this deal would bring them immense profit without any loss.

The news spread quickly among humans.

“Lu Yu is here too?” Someone exclaimed excitedly upon hearing the news, saying, “It’s going to be lively, really lively this time.”

“What could this land possibly have that even Lu Yu was drawn here.”

Everyone who received the news went crazy searching the land, looking for every single Flame Being!