Boom—boom—boom—
Dark clouds gathered over the Pacific Ocean as a storm was sweeping across an island nation near Huaxia.
This small country seemed as still as death.
When the heavy rain fell, the sound of the raindrops hitting the buildings created a “pitter-patter” noise.
You can’t see anyone on the streets, and even during the daytime, when the sky is as dark as night, you can’t see a single building with lights on.
The city seemed dead.
Since the invasion of the Wan She King into China, and the subsequent plundering of the island nation by Lu Yu in return, the island country has been as silent as if it were dead.
Many people come here, but all they can see are beasts; not a single person is in sight.
Tokyo–
You can only see an endless expanse of snakes, stretching outward from this city, with snakes everywhere.
Where they are, there are no traces of any wild beasts.
This country seems as if it has died, with no shadows remaining.
Many people who came to this city left after staying for a few days.
What they could feel in this country was the breath of death, as if those very breaths could swallow them up at any moment.
Moreover, in this country, barriers of confinement have been erected, preventing flight and teleportation.
Snap!
A bolt of lightning struck the earth, illuminating the sky.
Boom!
A figure descended from the sky, landing directly in a city at the edge of this island nation.
Anyone arriving in this country can only reach coastal cities. To venture further, one must rely on the most primitive boats.
The moment his feet touched the ground, it was as if a nuclear bomb had struck the city center. Under his feet, the earth rippled outward in waves, and the shockwave shook the city’s buildings, leaving them teetering on the verge of collapse.
Centered on him, building after building swayed for half a day before collapsing.
The city still seemed dead, without the screams of people or the sound of their breathing; it was like a city entirely devoid of life.
The man stood motionless atop the ruins, his blood-red eyes scanning the city that lay in ruins, exuding an icy ruthlessness.
At this moment, above the sky, tens of thousands of figures descended to the ground.
Boom, boom, boom…
Tens of thousands of people fell into this city, and the original ruins had already been trampled flat.
Numerous cracks, each dozens of meters wide, extended through the city.
When all these people landed, it was as if an earthquake had struck, causing the city to tremble for several minutes before finally settling down.
One person exclaimed in surprise, “Could it be that there’s no one? The King of Ten Thousand Snakes would never abandon this country—he doesn’t have many cities left to occupy.”
Someone closed their eyes for a moment and said, “No, there are people—many of them.”
The man suddenly opened his eyes, his voice trembling as he said, “Yiwan, if my senses aren’t mistaken, there are people—living beings—beneath our feet, as far as the eye can see. There are ten thousand of them!”
“What?” The crowd of ten thousand people couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.
“This country is not on the ground, but underground!”
As the voices of several people fell silent, they suddenly felt as if a seal beneath the ground had been broken, unleashing an infinitely powerful aura.
Vibrate!
The earth split open, and countless giant snakes of various shapes surged out from underground.
“Lu Yu, if I had known you were coming earlier, this would have been prepared for you.” A figure also leaped up from underground, and the person’s war blade slashed heavily toward Lu Yu.
“Let me handle this!” Next to Lu Yu, Shi Hu shook his arms, gripped a Supreme Star Weapon, and charged toward the shadowy figure.
Two figures collided mid-air, each exerting their utmost strength. In an instant, countless cracks spread through the void.
Bang!
Both of them landed at the same time.
A piece of flesh was torn from the tiger’s shoulder.
The man facing Shi Hu had a piece of skin sliced off his face as well.
Unlike ordinary people, the one facing Shi Hu could hardly be considered human. His skin was silver serpent scales, and even his hands were covered in fine, dense snake scales.
Shi Hu said in a cold, rasping voice: “Have you forsaken human dignity altogether? Have you merged with serpents?”
“What do you call integration? This is evolution!” the other laughed loudly. “This is the new ability bestowed upon us by the King of Serpents, a form of evolution. We possess abilities that humans don’t have, and even greater strength than snakes.”
Beneath the earth, more figures emerged. Most of these serpentine shadows possessed snake-like skin.
A short warrior, exuding a faint regal aura, gripped a battle blade and glared at Lu Yu with a sinister grin, saying, “Lu Yu, I’ve long anticipated that you would return, so everything here has been prepared especially for you.”
Another warrior said, “Lord Wanshe sends his regards. Leave your life here; we will personally deliver your head to Lord Wanshe!”
“By you two?” Lu Yu glanced at the snake and the man in the city.
This place has become a wasteland, with snakes covering the ground. Some are as long as a hundred feet, while others are as thin as chopsticks. They crawl all over the ground in such numbers that just looking at them makes one’s scalp tingle.
Among the snakes, a person clad in snake skin stands together with these serpents, which even coil around their body and slither across their skin.
The short warrior chuckled strangely and said, “Lu Yu, we know you are the King without a Crown, and you still have a king by your side. It’s difficult to kill you and your king. But don’t forget, the Lord of Ten Thousand Snakes was once a king himself, and he naturally has ways to kill a king. A method capable of killing kings will surely be very effective against mere humans like you.”
As he spoke, the short warrior waved his hand.
At the edge of the sky, thousands of snakes rose up, with giant serpents bursting forth from beneath the earth.
These snakes poured out in great numbers, too many to count.
A warrior laughed loudly and said, “Even the mightiest king will eventually run out of strength. Once a king’s life force is exhausted, even a king will die. And as for you ordinary people, what are you really worth?”
“Tell King Wan She to wait for me in his nest. His life is mine,” Lu Yu stepped forward and shouted fiercely.
Hum.
His voice became a storm, blowing fiercely toward the horizon.
The short warrior and the person fighting against Shi Hu changed their expressions slightly in an instant.
“What, you’ve become King Zun!”
Some people had barely managed to shout out a single sentence before the storm of sound engulfed them.
Countless people were swept away by the storm, their bodies exploding and turning into flesh and blood.
Behind them, one snake after another was shattered into blood-soaked pulp.
Lu Yu’s fierce shout alone caused the death of all living beings within an area stretching a hundred zhang in width and a thousand zhang in length.
Large chunks of flesh fell to the ground, quickly melting and blending with the soil as they seeped beneath the surface.
From within a crack, the voice of a short warrior echoed out with an eerie cackle: “Lu Yu, if you don’t step onto this land, you can still live. But once you set foot here, you’ll have no chance at all.”
Another voice said, “Start. Leave no one behind.”
“Hiss!”
Billions of snakes surged toward Lu Yu and the others as if mountains were collapsing.
More than one hundred thousand humans also took action.
And at this moment, beneath the earth’s surface, countless shadows of people could no longer be seen.
They have human bodies, but possess snake tails.
Each of these people had youthful faces, as if they had just been born, yet they all had snake-like fangs and exuded a fierce, murderous aura.
The number of these snake people was no less than that of the snakes; as soon as they rushed out, they seemed like a swarm of locusts.
Yang Lie laughed heartily and said, “When did you actually start cooperating with the Snake Clan? Will that even be effective?”
Hiss!
Beneath the earth, dozens of serpent people surged forth, each possessing the combat strength of a King’s Vassal. Together, they launched a fierce attack toward Yang Lie.
Yang Lie’s power reached up to one hundred thousand Zun. However, when simultaneously attacked by dozens of Wang Zun working together, he was also struck back, retreating several steps in succession.
These snake kings were all very young, each of them striking ruthlessly, yet they didn’t seem youthful at all.
A serpent person sneered, “What do you mean by ‘serpent race’? How could those who have been serpents their entire lives ever compare to us? We have evolved, don’t you understand?”
Yang Lie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, “You’ve abandoned human dignity entirely, choosing instead to merge with snakes. You’ve created creatures like you—neither fully human nor truly serpent. You’re absolutely mad.”
“Dare to call us monsters!” a serpent person screeched, launching an attack toward Yang Lie.
“Leave none alive, kill them all!” Lu Yu shouted loudly, raising his arm in command.
Tens of thousands of soldiers in Fanggang also sprang into action.
Boom!
Wave after wave of murderous aura surged into the sky, filled with intent to kill. Ten thousand warriors, each with bloodshot eyes, radiated an atmosphere of slaughter.
Tens of thousands of snake people at the forefront were overwhelmed by the slaughter’s aura, causing them to spit blood from their mouths.
A snake-scaled person exclaimed in astonishment: “I felt something—how could there be nothing but the aura of murderous star souls!”
“Illusion, it must be an illusion. Each era has only one inheritor of the slaughter lineage. There can’t possibly be so many warriors with the soul of a killer. It must be that Lu Yu used some ability to grant these warriors the aura of slaughter.”
“Yes, attack! Leave no one alive!” The Japanese and the snake people roared together, launching even more ferocious assaults.
A Snake King Reigned clashed with a warrior possessing the power of ten thousand.
Wang Zun’s power was naturally devastating, capable of crumbling anything in its way. With a single palm strike to the warrior’s chest, he could easily crush the warrior into a bloody pulp.
However, the warrior in front of the snake-man merely spat out a mouthful of blood. With his weapon slashing through King Zun’s chest, he ended up carving a wound a foot long across the snake-man’s own chest.
“This is impossible!” King Zun of the Snake People refused to believe it. He was the King Zun, while the other party had only reached the power level of Wan Zun!
On the other side, four warriors from Fanggang with the strength of ten thousand zuns joined forces to tear off the arm of a Snake Clan King Zun. That act barely reflected even a hint of the dignity of a ten-thousand-zun power.
“The Blade of Slaughter!” The warrior, whose arm had been torn off, staggered backward, clutching his stump in shock and crying out in terror.
“It’s impossible, absolutely impossible. You’re all Bloodthirsty Star Souls; this isn’t real—everything here is fake!” On the other side, dozens of human-facing defenders also displayed their Blades of Slaughter.
Even without weapons, their hands were sharp enough.
So many Soul Stars of carnage—this is completely wrong!
They were far too familiar with the Nine Mutated Star Souls. Especially the Star Soul of Slaughter, a power unique to Lu Yu alone.
In previous battles, some soldiers in Fanggang did indeed activate similar powers of killing awakening.
However, the man did not attract anyone’s attention.
After all, the Soul of Slaughter could only be passed down, with only one person per generation inheriting it.
There’s absolutely no way so many people could own it.
But this time was different—the power of the Star Soul of Slaughter, mobilized by ten thousand people, was truly terrifying.
If Fanggang had ten thousand warriors with the souls of ruthless killers, what could possibly stand in their way?
A snake person shouted loudly, “It’s fake—it must be some kind of ability of Lu Yu’s that’s been copied onto them. What are you waiting for? Kill them all, leave no one alive.”
“Correct, not a single one left behind.”
“Lu Yu, we will present your head to the King of Ten Thousand Snakes!”
Billions of snakes, over a hundred thousand humans, and countless snake-men surged forward like a tsunami, contracting their encirclement to trap everyone inside and bury them all.
“Do you think you can suffocate us with sheer numbers?” Lu Yu stood coldly in place, his hands still at his sides as he watched the battlefield with icy indifference!
“That’s right. This is specially prepared by King Wan She for experts like you.”
“There are plenty of satellites in the sky; let them get a good look that this country is not one you can mess with. Even if Wang comes back, we’ll kill him just the same!”
“So be it!” A cold voice descended from the sky, and as the voice fell, Wang Wei’s suppression came crashing down.
Billions of snakes were instantly crushed into blood-soaked pulp. Among the more than one hundred thousand snake-scaled humans, not a single one survived except for Wangzun. The weight of the fallen snake bodies pressed down heavily, making it impossible for them to lift their heads. When Wangzun attempted to raise his head, he felt an even greater pressure above, as if the very force of heaven itself would not allow them to lift their heads at all.
In an instant, a city was left half-empty, with a vast amount of blood-mixed mud seeping into the ground. From the cracks in the earth, countless snakes emerged once again, and snake people could be seen rushing out.
“Lu Yu, take care of this place. You go find the Wan She King.” The Undead King landed, his royal aura already suppressing the entire city.
All the serpent people, humans, and snakes within the city were unable to move.
“Okay,” Lu Yu nodded, and with one leap, he jumped out of the city.
However, the ground ahead of him cracked open, and snake people and snakes surged out in great numbers, blocking Lu Yu’s path.
Lu Yu coldly said, “Get out of my way. I’m only looking for the King of Ten Thousand Snakes. This has nothing to do with you.”
“Lu Yu, from here to Tokyo, if you have the ability, just walk there. But you can’t make it at all.”
Outside the city, without the pressure of the Undying King, King Zun could finally lift his head.
More than a thousand Wang Zuns erupted with sharp killing intent, pressing towards Lu Yu.
A snake person said coldly, “Lu Yu, this country is your grave, and the grave of all kings. Let the whole world see clearly, none of you will ever dare to act arrogantly in this nation.”
“You’re strong, and there are enough of you. I wonder if you stand a chance against the End Tide?”
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