Chapter 801: Cruelty

More than a hundred warriors cheered in front of the core of the Immortal Sky and the City of Blood, their laughter filled with sorrow.

Their cheers held not a trace of joy, as if they were about to be freed from something.

When Lu Yu saw these soldiers, his face changed expression.

Half of these soldiers were actually grinning foolishly, as if they had already broken down, laughing continuously like idiots.

It seemed that no matter who came, they would cheer.

“Here it comes, here it comes.”

“Kill us, kill us!”

More than a hundred soldiers, seeing the two men, begged them in anguish to take action.

Lu Yu saw the soldiers’ feet fused with the earth, and their backs connected to the core of the Blood City by lines of blood.

The Blood-Weeping Inheritor merely glanced at it, but in an instant, he became furious beyond measure. He punched the sky and roared in rage, “Damn it, who did this? I’ll tear him apart, I’ll rip him to shreds!”

Qi Xue suddenly became like a frenzied wild beast, his bloodshot eyes turning even redder.

His entire body surged with blood and energy like a raging flame, pulsing violently.

“It’s Major, it’s Major Qi Xue!”

These warriors recognized the Blood-Weeping Heir. Tears streamed from their tiger-like eyes as they said: “Major, quickly kill us. We truly do not wish to live anymore.”

These warriors, their hands trembling, wanted to kneel down.

But their feet had already fused with the earth, reaching up to their knees. Now, everything below their knees was completely encased in rock, making it utterly impossible to kneel down.

“Please, kill us.”

Some people know Lu Yu, while others know the Heir of the Crimson Bloodline.

These people are soldiers wearing military uniforms; some of them hold high ranks, including a senior colonel.

These strong men now only long for death.

Lu Yu was deeply moved. What kind of torment had driven these soldiers to choose death?

With a voice choked with blood and coldness, he asked, “Who did this?”

Someone said, “Yes, they are the three leaders of the Storm Alliance. They have taken control of this city and, after consuming the golden elixir, have evolved into pseudo-kings.”

Another person gritted his teeth and said, “General Wang Long and his entire security team were killed. We were taken over by them and transformed into this pitiful state—neither fully human nor entirely ghostly.”

Lu Yu looked at the bloodline behind the hundred or so people, then glanced at their feet, and coldly asked, “What is going on here?”

With a voice filled with blood and coldness, he said, “The City of Blood Battles has two most extreme usages. One is to imprint one’s soul, thus reviving all the warriors within the city. The other usage is to employ certain methods to achieve infinite resurrection. This method is exactly what is happening now: controlling these people here, connecting them to the core of the City of Blood Battles through blood threads, and then planting one’s own soul imprint within their bodies. Those with the soul imprint planted inside can重生 even after dying three times, and with each rebirth, their body evolves. Those who have had a soul imprint planted within them cannot die or even commit suicide. They can only remain here, waiting for the person who implanted the soul inside them to die, then feed on his blood and flesh to重生.”

Lu Yu frowned and asked, “Can’t these methods of removing the blood threads save them?”

Lu Yu shook his head bitterly, tears streaking his face as he said with a painful smile, “It’s too late to save them now. Their souls have already been consumed by the parasitic spirits. This process of being devoured is a thousand times, no, a million times more terrifying than death itself. Those who wear silly grins or appear numb are likely the ones whose minds shattered during the process of their souls being consumed. They no longer possess souls. The reason they still have consciousness is because threads of blood connect them to the core of the Blood Battlefield City, where perhaps traces of their souls still linger. Once those blood threads are severed, they will become mindless, soulless husks—mere walking corpses.”

With blood-stained hands clenched tightly into fists, he gritted his teeth and said, “Lu Yu, you must kill them. If we cannot destroy the immortal sky to bring an end to this, then your poison is our only remaining weapon.”

“Mr. Lu, kill us,” one person said, looking at Lu Yu with a trembling voice. “I have nothing left. Kill us, please.”

One person said, “Of those three leaders, one has already used up all three of his resurrection chances. His next rebirth will occur within us.”

Snap.

As they were speaking, suddenly one of them in the center clutched his head in pain and cried out, “Rebirth! He has been reborn within me. Mr. Lu, please, act quickly—I beg you!”

The person’s forehead split open, and their skin, as if losing moisture, was drying up and cracking inch by inch.

The wound on his forehead was growing larger, and from within it, a bloody head was emerging.

A deep, guttural voice roared from the human head: “I will evolve! This time, all of you will die!”

The eyes of the head were turning red, redder than bloodshot eyes.

Lu Yu dashed into the crowd, his large hand clamping down on someone’s head before yanking it outward with force.

“Oh!”

The person’s head screamed in agony; he had only half of his body reborn, with just bones below the waist, and flesh had not yet fully formed.

Being torn away by Lu Yu like this felt as if flesh were being ripped alive from one’s body, causing the person to scream in agony.

Half of his body erupted with a power even greater than that of the false king moments ago, attempting to shake Lu Yu’s hand away.

Boom!

Lu Yu moved a step faster. The Star Armor had already been activated, instantly enveloping his body.

The force of the False King’s震 (seismic) attack rebounded, causing the False King to spit out a large mouthful of blood.

In Lu Yu’s hands, the demon’s fire ignited, burning straight through the false king’s soul.

“Lu Yu, I’ll kill you!” the false king roared, his lower body flesh pulsating as it regenerated.

But his soul was under attack, and his entire body trembled even more violently.

Bang!

Lu Yu pressed the false king’s head to the ground and said coldly, “You have no chance left.”

Lou Xiaoyu and others were rushing over. When Lou Xiaoyu saw those soldiers, her expression turned even colder. Glaring at the false king, she gritted her teeth and said, “You’re not even human; you have no humanity at all. You deserve to die!”

One person, realizing he was doomed, snarled with a grimace: “Haha. This is only because I couldn’t defeat you. I have failed. If I had succeeded, it would be your turn to suffer here. Too bad, too bad I lost.”

Lu Yu said coldly, “You should have died long ago. How does it feel to have your soul severely wounded? If it doesn’t hurt, I’ll add some more poison and let you experience what it’s like to wish for death!”

The false king kept screaming in agony, no longer having the strength to roar, and his cries grew slower and weaker.

Flesh was peeling off in chunks, and the bones were also turning black.

The soul was burned away, and the false king’s body fell to the ground, motionless.

Lu Yu loosened his grip.

“Haha!”

More than a hundred soldiers burst into laughter, laughing heartily.

“They thought they could come back to life endlessly, but in the end, they still had to die.”

“Dead, better if all of them are dead.”

“Kill us. We don’t want to live like this anymore.”

More than a hundred soldiers begged desperately.

Lou Xiaoyu wiped her tears and said, “Mr. Lu, kill them. That way, they’ll be worse than dead.”

Lu Yu sighed and said, “Have you really chosen death?”

One person cried out, “We no longer have souls. We’ve been standing here for two years, unable to eat, drink, or even sleep. Is there still any meaning to our existence?”

“Alright then.” Lu Yu raised his hand, and the toxic flames fell upon the group, corroding and severing the bloodlines behind them.

More than a hundred people no longer cried or laughed, nor made any sound; they peacefully closed their eyes as if sinking into a tranquil sleep.

The poisonous flames landed on more than a hundred people, quickly corroding their bodies until nothing remained.

Lu Yu said, “Let’s rest first, and then we’ll set off again.”

Lou Xiaoyu wiped away her tears and said, “I won’t go anymore. I’ll stay in this city.”

Everyone was taken aback. The Blood-Weeping heir spoke solemnly, “Xiaoyu, our mission is to destroy all the beast crystals, and your abilities are indispensable. What are we supposed to do if you withdraw halfway through?”

Lou Xiaoyu said, “I don’t really know what I should do. I’m just an ordinary girl. I don’t understand what it means to save the world. I wanted to become stronger so I could save more people. I couldn’t bear to see this city become like this. I think I’ve found my goal. I can’t save the world, but I want to change this city and make it less cold-hearted.”

Lou Xiaoyu smiled, a sorrowful and beautiful smile that made one’s heart ache.

Everyone remained silent.

Lu Yu reached out his hand toward Lou Xiaoyu and said, “Congratulations to you—you’ve found your goal. I may not have much to offer you, but if there comes a day when you’d like to visit Fanggang, you’ll still be warmly welcomed there.”

“Thank you.” Lou Xiaoyu was being sincere, smiling happily.

The King of Devouring Heaven said, “I truly admire you.”

The Storm King said, “Everyone’s goals are different. I hope you can change this city.”

Lu Yu left behind a three-month supply of food. This amount of food couldn’t help many people, but having something was better than having nothing at all.

The Blood-Weeping Inheritor stood upright, solemnly saluting Lou Xiaoyu with a military salute. “Before I leave,” he said, “I will do one final thing for you. After that, you will no longer be a soldier, as you will be discharged for violating military discipline.”

“The rest, I will take care of it well,” answered Lou Xiaoyu.

Qi Xue said solemnly, his voice filled with emotion: “No, you can’t do this alone. There are many people in this city who do not want change, and many others who will resist you. Before you leave, I will kill them all.”

The Flame Bearer said, “Well said. Kill every last one of the rebels without exception.”

With tears of blood and gritting his teeth, he said: “Shut down the Immortal Sky Curtain, close down the City of Blood Battles, and then carry out a complete cleanup!”

“Okay, I’ll join too,” said the kings in unison, nodding their heads.

It’s not that they are willing, but because they admire Lou Xiaoyu, and she deserves their help this time.

The radiance of the Immortal Sky and the Blood Battle Light vanished.

A mighty aura surged straight into the heavens; the bloody battle had begun.

Lu Yu sat cross-legged among the core crystals, restoring his vitality while guarding the two crystals.

Lou Xiaoyu also joined the fight; this was the last time they all worked together.

The Wind and Thunder Alliance, the organization where that shameless Han man is located, is also the actual controller of this city.

With the deaths of the three chieftains, the bloody massacre led by Lou Xiaoyu and others began.

There are more than a million members of the Fenglei Alliance in this city, along with over three million allies and henchmen.

On that day, blood flowed like a river. Four Kings took action, wielding the power to suppress all directions. Not a single person could escape from Tian City.

Half of the members of the Million Winds and Thunder Alliance were killed within a few hours.

One by one, numerous infuriating incidents were also exposed.

A squad leader from the Fenglei Alliance stockpiled thirty tons of food. Even though a large quantity of moldy bread was inedible, he still refused to distribute it.

The leader of a small organization under the Fenglei Alliance turned out to be Xueyan. He draws power from flesh, blood, and life force, and within a year, the ground beneath his house became a burial site for thousands of corpses.

The headquarters of the Wind and Thunder Alliance confiscated all the military’s grain supplies. These food reserves, stored inside storage pearls, are enough to feed thirty million people for two years. Right now, they remain untouched, sitting motionless in the basement of the Wind and Thunder Alliance headquarters.

Tian Wang and the others were furious.

They aren’t so heartless as to go that far.

The carnage is even bloodier.

The Wind and Thunder Alliance and their claws couldn’t escape, rushing toward the core of the Immortal Sky and the City of Blood.

Before death, they would take each other down together.

Thousands of people rushed like wild beasts toward the center of Tiancheng, cursing and shouting slogans of mutual destruction.

Lu Yu had originally been sitting in front of the crystal, resting with his eyes closed. He sensed the killing intent, opened his eyes, stood up with a smile, and said, “Not bad, there are still some of you who know how to fight back. However—you’ve found your target!”