After destroying the small town, Lu Yu’s demeanor became even more fierce and battle-ready.
He walked out of the town and found himself already on a vast plain.
A straight avenue stretched all the way to the horizon. On both sides of the avenue, green grass covered the ground, and trees stood in neat rows, casting their shade.
Lu Yu was like a hiker, neither fast nor slow.
Even at this speed, it was causing immense pressure in the hearts of Agu and the others.
With every step Lu Yu took, the crowd couldn’t shake the feeling that the nation was drawing closer to ruin.
But the country had not even sent anyone to intercept them, which left A Gu and the others puzzled.
Would they just stand by and watch Lu Yu destroy city after city?
Ten minutes after Lu Yu set foot on the grand path—
The trees and green grass on both sides of the grand path suddenly lifted up.
Four beams of frigid light, each accompanied by a whirlwind, shot up from beneath the earth and streaked toward Lu Yu.
The four of them had already hidden here, concealing their presence as well as the aura of their weapons.
They didn’t move until Lu Yu stepped into their closest and most powerful attack range.
At the moment these movements occurred, A Gu sensed the aura of the Half-Star Artifact.
“What, four and a half Star Artifacts? No, one of them is just the aura of a Star Artifact.”
The four of them were incredibly fast.
An instantaneous appearance, an extremely fast speed, and the power of myriad dominators continuously suppressing.
“Roar!”
A dragon’s roar echoed from within Lu Yu’s body.
The dragon’s roar transformed into violent shockwaves, spiraling outward in all directions like a fierce storm.
Four Wan Zun-level experts were struck by the sound wave, falling backward together. Their bodies rolled continuously across the ground, and they spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
“How is this possible?” one person exclaimed, rolling over and scrambling to his feet in alarm. “This was just a sound wave!”
A single sound wave possessed an attack power exceeding twenty thousand.
If it weren’t for the powerful weapons still in the hands of the four people, which neutralized part of the force, this sound wave alone could have killed them all.
As the man had just gotten up, he saw Lu Yu already standing in front of him.
Boom!
Half a star vessel was severed and sent flying outward.
Lu Yu extended his hand and seized the blade of the half-star weapon with just one hand.
Snap!
The Half-Star Blade in Lu Yu’s hand blazed with dazzling starlight.
Lu Yu’s hands also sparkled with starlight.
“You–!” the attacker exclaimed in shock, staring at Lu Yu.
How tough his body was to catch weapons with bare hands.
In the next moment, the attacker also guessed Lu Yu’s identity. As soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Lu Yu’s large hand clamping down on his head.
The strength of twenty thousand – the king without a crown.
His body had already become as resilient as a half-star artifact; in this world, there was only one such person.
Before the person could speak—
Boom!
Lu Yu’s palms were already erupting with flames.
The hellfire emanating from Lu Yu instantly reduced the person who had made a move to ashes.
At this moment, the other three had already drawn near.
Vroom!
The three weapons simultaneously lunged toward Lu Yu’s back.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” A surge of demonic energy, like a tidal wave, rose behind Lu Yu and instantly engulfed the three of them.
The demonic aura roared like a dragon shaking the heavens, accompanied by the screams of the three men.
Seven seconds after the demonic energy surged out, the raging demonic energy was drawn back into Lu Yu’s body.
On the Great Path, apart from Lu Yu and the four weapons lying on the ground, only a half-bodied human remained, struggling to crawl forward.
“No, don’t kill me!” the man screamed in terror, his half-body already nearly drained of blood.
Roar!
A dragon-like demon surged out of Lu Yu’s body and swallowed the half-dead person on the ground in one bite.
“Now that you’ve started, do you really think you can just walk away?”
Lu Yu stepped forward and picked up the three and a half star artifacts.
These half-star artifacts were also covered with cracks, and it was obvious that they could no longer be used.
Lu Yu glanced over and snorted coldly, saying, “Four warriors with the strength of Wan Zun, carrying a few broken half-star artifacts, do you really think you can kill me?”
Lu Yu clapped his hands together, and the three and a half half-star artifacts were instantly transformed into streams of starlight. The brilliance of the starlight was so intense that it even overshadowed the sun’s rays, enveloping an area spanning dozens of kilometers.
Lu Yu’s body became a black hole, rapidly drawing all the starlight into himself.
As for that star artifact, or rather, the fragment of a star artifact.
Once a star artifact is shattered, it forms countless fragments of star artifacts, and these fragments can also exert some of the power of the original star artifact.
Even fragments possess power stronger than that of a half-star artifact.
Unfortunately, Lu Yu took a glance at the fragment and seemed to have already figured it out. The fragment was no longer usable either, as it was already covered in cracks. It was unknown how many times it had been used, but it was terrifying to think that it could probably only be activated two or three times at most to fight against him.
“Don’t waste it.”
Lu Yu tightened his grip, activated his weapon forging technique, and the fragments of the star-forged weapon between his fingers continuously emitted streams of light resembling star rivers.
Without exception, all these beams of light were absorbed into Lu Yu’s body.
Lu Yu absorbed the starlight, every inch of his skin glowing.
Boom—
A thunderous roar erupted within Lu Yu’s body.
A surge of power was rising within Lu Yu’s body.
Agu was astonished and said, “No way! Can he even swallow weapons?”
A thousand Zun cultivations! These three Star artifacts combined with a fragment of a half-Star artifact actually allowed Lu Yu to enhance his power by a thousand Zun.
Lu Yu’s original strength was already at thirty thousand zuns, and it instantly increased to thirty-one thousand zuns!
For an ordinary person, ten thousand veneration titles would already be the limit.
Moreover, to instantly increase by tens of millions has never been accomplished by anyone before.
Now looking on, A Gu’s eyes for the first time revealed a trace of astonishment. He thought to himself: If Lu Yu weren’t burdened with too many skills or too many attachments causing distraction, given his financial resources, had he truly focused all his energy on enhancing his strength, his current power would have exceeded fifty thousand Zun by far.
Lu Yu refined the starlight that had entered his body, which gradually faded away.
Lu Yu took another step forward.
After the failure of the four-person ambush, Lu Yu did not encounter any attacks on his way.
When he arrived several miles away from the city, he could already see hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the edge of the city.
These people were not holding any weapons; among them were the elderly, many young people, and even women.
Hundreds of thousands stood outside the city, stretching from the suburbs all the way into the city.
They stood in countless rows, holding hands to form human walls that blocked Lu Yu’s way.
When Lu Yu saw these people, he was first taken aback, then couldn’t help but sneer, “You dared to cause trouble in Huaxia when I was away, but now that I’m back, you don’t dare to show yourselves. Do you really think sending these people can stop me?”
Lu Yu’s voice wasn’t loud, yet it could still be heard by some people in the distance.
An elderly man in his sixties stood at the front. When he saw Lu Yu, he pointed his finger at him and said, “You, Han Chinese, what do you want to do? This is our city, the place where we live. If you want to destroy it, then kill all of us together.”
“You madman, you butcher.”
“We didn’t provoke you, yet you want to destroy the city where we live.”
“Go back, we don’t welcome you.”
“To destroy this city, you can kill us all together.” Many children kept shouting, and urged by the adults, they actually rushed toward Lu Yu.
Lu Yu frowned and took several steps backward.
More than a hundred children under the age of ten rushed forward once again, as if they didn’t care about their lives.
Some of the elderly people within the human wall stepped forward, advancing toward Lu Yu and saying, “Go ahead and kill us too. Since you’ve destroyed this city, we’ve lost our homes and can’t go on living anyway.”
“My dad said you are a bad person. Only bad people would come to take our things and want to tear down our home.”
A group of children chased Lu Yu tightly, forcing him to keep moving.
…
Innumerable voices created a chaotic and annoying din.
These people surrounded the city, keeping Lu Yu outside.
Everyone who followed Lu Yu here couldn’t help but furrow their brows.
No matter how powerful the guardian of this country is, this move is simply too despicable and treacherous.
Lu Yu could kill his enemies and destroy cities.
But would he dare to kill someone who is unarmed?
Someone inhaled sharply and solemnly said, “If Lu Yu were to take action, he could easily kill these hundreds of thousands of people. But he would then become a true butcher, a real executioner.”
“What a sinister tactic, not even needing to show up in person. Just using these people to drive Lu Yu away.”
From the moment Lu Yu dodged the child, it was clear that Lu Yu could no longer scare the child.
“What should we do?” People in front of the satellite monitor also frowned.
Once Lu Yu takes action, he will face pressure from all sides.
In such a situation, even the top military officials from various countries are struggling with headaches.
Should I become a cold-blooded butcher, or should I give up my quest for revenge?
“Did I destroy your city?” Lu Yu suddenly stopped, his Splitting Heaven Wings spreading wide behind him as he flew into the sky, his voice cold, “Then how about you invading Huaxia? What do you have to say about that?”
An elderly man pointed at himself angrily and said, “Do you think we can go? Will you also blame us for the mistakes others have made?”
More than ten elderly people raised their heads to look at Lu Yu, waving their fists angrily and shouting, “We’ve got nothing left to lose—we’re ready to die if you want to kill us, but we will never leave this city!”
Lu Yu looked up into the distance and muttered to himself, “I guess every city is like this now. Haha, you’ve got a good guardian, don’t you? To actually have a method to force me to leave?”
An elderly man said, “What are you talking about? When did we ever force you to leave? It was you who came to our country, killed people, and set fires. Do you really think you can blame us for that?”
“Bad guy, bad guy…”
A group of children could not fly. They clenched their fists with childish voices, and their large, pure eyes were already filled with hatred.
This move was ruthless and decisive, leaving Lu Yu no chance to even make a move.
Lu Yu’s long hair flew wildly in the air, and his eyes were deeply red.
“Come out!” Lu Yu suddenly roared, his voice exploding like thunder, shaking the void and making the earth tremble.
The power of thirty-one thousand beings transformed into a shockwave that surged over the crowd and then erupted throughout the city.
Boom—boom—boom—
Building after building collapsed, sending massive plumes of smoke and dust soaring into the air.
Lu Yu’s roar drowned out the voices of hundreds of thousands outside the city walls, and even frightened the children playing on the ground into huddling together in fear.
A shadow rose into the sky from the city.
This was a middle-aged man in his forties, whose sinister and sly face bore an expression of deceit that repelled others.
Even if a middle-aged person smiles at the corner of their mouth, it still gives people an eerie feeling.
Lu Yu stared coldly at the middle-aged man and demanded, “Was it you who made them stand here?”
“You’re wrong,” said the middle-aged man, shaking his head. “I didn’t ask them to stand here. I’m just like them—I don’t want you to destroy this city either. Many people have lived in this city their entire lives, and not everyone is guilty. Can you really bring yourself to do it?”
The middle-aged man smiled, a chilling and eerie smile, as he spread his arms and said, “Mr. Lu, I know it’s you. But are you really going to target these elderly and weak people?”
“Every city is like this, right?”
“More or less.”
“Do you really think you can stop me like this?”
“Haha, I never said I was trying to stop you. I don’t have that kind of power yet. Actually, I’m just one of the Guardians’ subordinates. I came here hoping you would turn back.”
Lu Yu snorted coldly, “Do you really think that’s possible?”
“If you wish to become a butcher or a madman, and let everyone in the world know that you are a bloodthirsty killer who even spares no one, including the elderly and the weak, then I have nothing more to say.”
“A decent plan, quite cunning. This way, I won’t be able to destroy any of your cities, right?”
“This is war, and there’s no room for treachery here. But if doing so can save an entire city, Mr. Lu, don’t you think that’s a good thing? Come on, Mr. Lu, your reputation is already excellent. Wouldn’t you think it’s a bad bargain if this matter negatively affects your reputation?”
Lu Yu nodded and said, “That’s right. This method is indeed somewhat effective when used against me. It wouldn’t work as well against a butcher who kills indiscriminately. However—”
A sinister crimson glow flickered in Lu Yu’s eyes as he coldly retorted, “Do you really think this flimsy method can stop me?”
The middle-aged man was taken aback, his heart secretly trembling as he said, “What did you say?”
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