Countless days and nights —
Lu Yu is the one you can only meet in your dreams.
In battle after battle, on the brink of death, the image of that figure would always appear before his eyes.
He repeatedly checked the war mode, fearing nothing more than seeing her name appear.
There were also countless nights when he awoke in alarm, having dreamed of beauty turned to withered bones, and rushed to search for this name in the war mode.
Now, everything is no longer used.
She is still alive.
Lu Yu really wanted to burst out laughing.
But even so, I can’t calm down my excitement.
Long, auburn hair, delicate features, a black dress, and a black cloak—nothing had changed.
“She has become the queen!”
Lu Yu murmured softly, feeling genuinely happy for her.
When Zhang Shan and others saw the group of people, their faces immediately turned gloomy.
Zheng Xiaoyan gritted her teeth and said, “Damn it, how come they’re here too?”
At this moment, the group of more than 40 people from the opposite side had already started walking over.
The woman with long auburn hair also noticed Lu Yu. Her cold expression faltered slightly, her eyes reddening as she opened her mouth slightly, as if wanting to say something.
Lu Yu gently shook his head, signaling the woman not to speak.
The woman was indeed Huo Wu, who had stayed away from Lu Yu due to injuries, but now she has safely returned!
Huowu’s lips curled into a faint smile as she recalled the first time the two of them entered the Tianmo realm.
When the two parties met, their smiles were merely superficial, not reaching their eyes.
Zhang Shan’s face looked very unpleasant, but he still wore a smiling expression as he said, “I never expected to meet all of you here. Ha ha, Guo Ziyang, it’s really been a long time.”
The person referred to as Guo Ziyang was indeed the one who spoke first.
At this moment, Guo Ziyang looked at Zhang Shan and the others with a smile and said, “Who said it’s been a long time? Didn’t we just have a sparring match in the altar not long ago? Sorry about that time—I couldn’t hold back my strength and ended up hurting you.”
Zhang Shan’s lips twitched slightly, and a cold gleam flickered in his eyes, but he quickly burst into laughter and said, “It’s nothing. How could such minor injuries possibly harm me? I’ll recover in no time.”
Guo Ziyang said, “I’m glad you’re okay.”
Zheng Xiaoyan also noticed Huo Wu. Whether in terms of appearance or demeanor, she felt instantly overshadowed.
Zheng Xiaoyan’s eyes flickered with murderous intent as she sized up the woman, saying to Guo Ziyang, “Big brother Guo, this older sister is so pretty! Who exactly is she? I don’t recall ever seeing her in your city before.”
Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyang immediately perked up and hastily introduced, “I’m sure none of you have met her before. You can address her as the King of Scorching Heaven—she’s truly a king!”
As Guo Ziyang spoke, his eyes greedily glanced at Huo Wu’s chest before quickly averting his gaze. He continued, “Lord Fengtian, let me introduce these few individuals: Zhang Shan, Zheng Xiaoyan, and Zhang Jie. Like me, they’ve recently become kings as well.”
Zheng Xiaoyan, upon hearing that Huowu was also a king, could not help but reveal her jealousy and murderous intent.
A person standing behind Guo Ziyang looked at Lu Yu and said, “Is this person also a warrior of the newly crowned king in your city? Zhang Shan, you didn’t even introduce him to us?”
Zhang Shan glanced at Lu Yu and chuckled, “Zhao Xiaowei, take a closer look with your eyes. Does he look like someone from our city? Do you really think we would bring someone who’s not even a Wangzun warrior into such an important place? He’s just a helper we found here, someone to run errands for us. Isn’t he perfect for tasks like searching and scouting?”
Zhao Xiaowei chuckled and said, “Even the errand runner is already arranged—you guys really know how to enjoy yourselves. But with just the three of you entering, do you really think you can make it through?”
Zhang Shan said, “Aren’t we all the same? No one knows the dangers involved. Did you come in through the mirror to investigate?”
Guo Ziyan laughed and said, “Then how about we team up? If there’s any danger, we can work together.”
“Good idea. With so many of us, it would be hard to explain if we couldn’t even finish exploring this area.”
The two groups came together with insincere smiles, yet they insisted on putting on a show of friendly camaraderie by slinging their arms over each other’s shoulders.
Guo Ziyang suddenly asked, “Zhang Shan, when you came in, did you say anything to those black wolves?”
Zhang Shan was taken aback and shook his head, saying, “What are you talking about?”
“It’s nothing much. We originally wanted to find out some information, but we discovered that Black Wolf is indeed ruthless. He gave us a fierce glare the moment we asked an extra question. We didn’t want any trouble, so we just left. We were wondering if you’ve managed to get anything out of Black Wolf here.”
Zhang Shan said, “If so many of you can’t do it, I definitely can’t either.”
Saying this, Zhang Shan pushed Lu Yu slightly and said, “Alright, you’re done here. You can leave now. Remember, if you don’t have the ability, don’t talk nonsense. Luckily for you, I’m in a good mood today. If it had been someone like my companions here, they would’ve killed you with a single palm strike by now.”
The strengths of Guoziyang and others are at least at the level of King Zun, and there are also four powerful Kings among them.
At a time like this, if someone were to search an area, Lu Yu, with his current strength, would be at a complete disadvantage if he were to compete with others for treasures.
Bringing Lu Yu along wouldn’t help; instead, he would only get in the way.
Lu Yu smiled and said, “Then I won’t disturb you all any further.”
Lu Yu was still racking his brain over how to get rid of these people.
Suddenly, there were so many more people on the other side.
It might take some effort to kill him.
But that would be a waste of time.
When Lu Yu separated from Zhang Shan and the others, he signaled to Huo Wu, indicating that he would catch up with them soon.
Lu Yu deliberately fell far behind, looking up at the sky.
There were about two hours left before nightfall.
A group of people began to rest in the midst of the ruins.
Lu Yu immediately circled around from the side and then gestured forward to the black wolf, indicating to search for the silver ruins.
As the sky was about to turn dark, Lu Yu found the silver ruins in an area hundreds of miles away from where Zhang Shan and the others were.
This ruin wasn’t very large, covering only a few hundred square meters.
This silver wasteland is composed entirely of silver-colored metal scraps.
When Lu Yu stood atop the ruins, the moonlight had already risen.
The glow on the silver ruins began reflecting moonlight, forming a half-open luminous gate in the air.
Moreover, this gate of light was not stable in the air either, appearing and disappearing intermittently.
Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, then took a step toward the light gate.
At this moment, the light gate was at its most stable state, flickering in the air.
Lu Yu stepped through just as the light portal was halfway disappearing, and as a result, he was bounced back out.
Clang!
Lu Yu felt as if his skin was being cut by knives, and his clothes were slashed into countless pieces.
However, Lu Yu’s body is now extremely tough, without the slightest injury.
Even so, Lu Yu was still surprised in his heart.
If it were someone else, people below the rank of king would probably have been cut into pieces.
Lu Yu stood quietly in front of the light gate, observing it closely, and noticed that the gate became more stable when the moonlight grew brighter.
Once the moonlight dims slightly, the light gate becomes unstable.
Moreover, the silver metal on the ground should have previously been a door, activated by moonlight.
And now the door is shattered, with only half of it visible when the moonlight shines through.
Lu Yu took a swift step forward as the moonlight grew brighter, and in an instant, he passed through the luminous gate.
He stepped through the light gate and found himself in a stone chamber no larger than a few dozen square meters.
The stone chamber’s walls were intricately carved with elegant patterns of birds and beasts, while the ceiling above was a dazzling starry sky composed of countless gemstones.
The gemstones shimmered, as if the light of the stars was flickering within them.
In the center of the stone chamber, there was a stone pillar. On the pillar was placed a box that measured two Chinese feet in length, one foot in width, and one foot in height.
Lu Yu glanced around, unable to detect any sign of threat in the vicinity.
“Perhaps the Black Wolf was referring to the threat of entering the light gate,” Lu Yu murmured to himself, cautiously continuing forward.
The moment his hand touched the box, the gemstones above his head suddenly blazed with intense light, transforming into countless beams that shot towards Lu Yu from all directions.
Boom, boom, boom…
Beam after beam of light struck Lu Yu, as if a king had launched an attack.
Countless beams of light simultaneously fell upon Lu Yu, forcing his knees to buckle suddenly, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
Lu Yu placed both hands on the stone pillar and, in an instant, activated the Demon King Transformation.
At once, he felt the pressure from the light lessen slightly.
In this way, every beam of light that shot out from the gem was like a blow from a king.
In one breath, hundreds of attacks rained down upon him, striking his body with a resounding boom that sent dull echoes reverberating against the stone walls.
“Damn it, this is so terrifying,” Lu Yu finally realized how dangerous this place really was.
Replace him with King Wang, and not a single one would escape suppression.
The gemstone above continuously emitted radiant beams of multicolored light, relentlessly striking down as if attempting to crush Lu Yu into dust.
Lu Yu was gritting his teeth and forcing himself to hold on.
“Huh, something’s not right,” Lu Yu suddenly realized that the royal blood crystal in his heart was actually accelerating its absorption rate.
This is really easy to disappear.
Lu Yu’s power rapidly broke through four million zuns and continued to rise.
Lu Yu’s body had become so tough that even a king’s strike couldn’t shatter it.
However, his insides were still shaken violently, with his blood and energy surging uncontrollably.
Boom.
Suddenly, the last bit of the King’s Blood Crystal within Lu Yu’s heart was completely absorbed.
“The first enhancement of the Demon Body is complete!”
Lu Yu heard the most melodious and enchanting sound.
Text flickered before his eyes, and some attributes of the demon’s body began to change, with skill effects improving as well.
…
Demon’s Body:
Rank: King Class (First Evolution Completed).
Description: Due to your evolution of the Demon Body, the mutation of the Demon Body has increased by one tenth.
Ability: Once you transform into a demon, you will gain the Demonic Flame. During the transformation, all of your skills will also receive varying degrees of enhancement.
Demon Flame—it is the fire that burns the soul. Once an enemy’s soul is consumed by the Demon Flame, they will perish and cannot be resurrected or reborn. You can infuse all of your weapons with Demon Flame, allowing all your attacks to strike directly at the soul.
Demon’s Eye – When you gaze upon an object, you can see through its attributes. When you look upon a living being, you have a considerable chance of discerning the attributes and abilities of the enemy’s most powerful skill, and obtaining its methods of cultivation and application.
Demon King Transformation—this is an ability that can only be used once you reach King level. The Demon King Transformation allows you to release any skill you use only after it has evolved, while retaining all your original skills.
Note: Demon Flame deals minimal damage to enemies stronger than you. The greater the power gap between you and the enemy, the weaker its effect becomes, and the more powerful the enemy is, the more effective it becomes.
…
The demon’s body began to undergo a slight transformation, marking the start of a mutation.
The fire of the demon has gained the ability to infuse into weapons.
Lu Yu was deeply moved.
If he infused demonic fire into the Blade of Slaughter, what effect would it have once it struck an enemy?
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