A crowd had gathered around Lu Yu.
Each of these people exuded a fierce and murderous aura, especially Zhang Shan, who seemed ready to skin Lu Yu alive.
He thought Lu Yu had just come in to try his luck, but didn’t expect him to be well-prepared.
Of course, none of these were the reasons for his anger.
The reason he was angry was because Guo Ziyang had scolded him harshly, as if implying that he wasn’t sharp enough and had been blind to the situation.
Zhang Shan stared at Lu Yu, his eyes shooting out beams of blood-red light.
His hand was stretched out flat, ready at any moment to flip over and strike Lu Yu with a single palm blow.
Guo Ziyang sat on a stone, laughing loudly: “Brother Zhang, why do you waste time with such a person? Wouldn’t it just be better to kill him and search his body? He’s not a warrior from your city; whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with you.”
Zhang Shan’s face was expressionless as he coldly said, “Lu Yu, I won’t say it twice—give me the item and leave. Otherwise, I’ll kill you just like those dozen people before, leaving not even a bone behind.”
Huowu was in the group with Guoziyang and others, looking at Lu Yu with some anxiety, wanting to help him now.
Lu Yu shook his head slightly. To others, it seemed like a helpless gesture, but he was actually signaling to Huo Wu not to move.
Lu Yu reached into his robe and pulled out a storage bead, which he then presented to Zhang Shan by cupping it in his palm and extending it forward.
The coldness on Zhang Shan’s face softened a bit.
This person is at least somewhat self-aware.
Zhang Shan reached out to take the bead from Lu Yu’s hand while coldly saying, “Tell me everything else you know, and then get out.”
Zhang Shan is very assertive and doesn’t want to lose face in front of Guo Ziyang.
The moment his hand touched the bead, a sudden sense of alarm surged in his heart.
Oh no!
Zhang Shan’s heart screamed, wanting to pull his hand back.
But his hand was gripped by Lu Yu’s hand.
Boom!
Black flames surged from Lu Yu’s palm, and almost simultaneously, blue flames ignited on Zhang Shan’s arm.
“Oh!”
Zhang Shan only had time to let out a scream of agony. His entire body was convulsing as if struck by an electric shock, his eyes wide and unblinking.
Everyone could see that Zhang Shan had already lost the strength to fight again.
Guo Ziyang and others were no ordinary people either; they instantly surged forward, with Wang Wei soaring into the sky.
“Let go.”
Zheng Xiaoyan waved her hand toward Lu Yu and took a photo.
Bang!
The Heaven-Sundering Wings behind Lu Yu unfolded, and at the same time, the power of millions of beings surged out from his body.
Boom.
It unfolded with lightning speed.
Lu Yu grabbed Zhang Shan and shot up into the sky like a beam of light.
The attacks from Guo Ziyang and others were all unleashed.
When they looked up, Lu Yu had already transformed into a streak of light and vanished at the edge of the horizon.
“Damn it, I misjudged him,” Guo Ziyang said coldly.
Li Jie finally realized what was happening and shouted loudly, “Quick, chase him! He’s taken Zhang Shan!”
Li Jie and Zheng Xiaoyan immediately chased after the fading light in the sky.
A person beside Guo Ziyang trembled and whispered, “A strength of ten million cultivators, how is this possible?”
Guo Ziyan looked at Huowu, hiding his cold expression with a smile. “Lord Fentian, you have awakened from an ancient era. Do you understand such an omen?”
Huowu said, “This is the gift of the King without a Crown!”
“The King Without a Crown!”
Guo Ziyang and others were greatly surprised.
They had heard many elderly people talk about this ability.
“Is this the power of the Unadorned King, at the level of a million sovereigns?”
“This is the power of unlimited improvement.”
“I’ve heard this is the power that can rival King Yi in battle; even ten million statues are nothing compared to it.”
“But who exactly is this person? How come we’ve never heard of him before?”
A group of people discussed among themselves and turned their eyes toward Huo Wu, eager to hear her opinion.
Huowu shook her head and said, “Sorry, I’ve only just awakened, and I haven’t heard of this person before. He should be someone from this era, right?”
Someone said, “Now I seem to recall something. I remember hearing from Old Zhang that there’s a person named Lu Yu in Fanggang. They say he’s very arrogant. Even the military has had conflicts with him. I think it should be this person.”
Guo Ziyan said seriously, “With the strength of a million Zun-level cultivators, surpassing even the King Zun, he can indeed be considered an expert. However, compared to us, he’s nothing significant. Next time we meet, everyone just needs to be a bit cautious.”
“Next time we meet, let’s just capture him and take him back. I think the city lord would be pleased.”
Someone chuckled with a “hehe” laugh.
…
Lu Yu grabbed Zhang Shan with one hand. As the Sky-Splitting Wing trembled, he pushed his speed to the maximum.
Zheng Xiaoyan and Li Jie behind were no weaklings either, and they kept chasing closely.
However, neither of them was known for their speed, and they were soon left far behind by Lu Yu.
Lu Yu stopped among the ruins and hid himself in the shadows of the wreckage.
Zhang Shan was trembling all over from the demon’s fire, his eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth, and his head ached as if it would split open.
This was a thousand times more painful than when he was refining his hundred-refined devil body and was burned by hellfire.
He felt as though his soul was about to be sliced into pieces.
The hand resting on his arm was still flickering with black flames. These flames had already burned through his skin, corroding flesh and bone.
Zhang Shan saw that a small part of the flesh and blood on his wrist had disappeared, and the exposed bone had turned black.
The blood flowing from the wound on his wrist was somewhat dark in color.
“Let go, let go!” Zhang Shan screamed desperately, pleading, “No, please don’t! I can’t take it anymore!”
Lu Yu suddenly grabbed Zhang Shan’s chin and yanked it downward forcefully.
Snap.
Zhang Shan’s jaw was dislocated, and the sound of pain kept rumbling in his throat.
Lu Yu quickly covered Zhang Shan’s mouth with his hand, preventing him from making any sound.
Meanwhile, two furious presences swept across the ruins in the sky. After finding nothing, they quickly departed.
Zhang Shan lost all hope.
Only after the two streams of energy in the sky had vanished did Lu Yu finally release his grip.
At this moment, Lu Yu retracted some of the blue flames, allowing Zhang Shan to barely regain some consciousness.
Zhang Shan focused his strength, trying to break free—
Buzz.
The flames in Lu Yu’s hands roared even more fiercely.
Zhang Shan was almost driven to unconsciousness by the pain.
“Ugh, ugh…” Zhang Shan’s nose and tears kept flowing, nodding continuously to show that he would never dare again.
“If you dare to move again, I’ll make sure you never have the chance to speak.” Lu Yu threatened coldly.
Zhang Shan nodded frantically; at this moment, how dared he utter a single unnecessary word?
He no longer thinks about himself as a king.
Now he has fallen into Lu Yu’s hands; if he doesn’t want to die, he has no choice but to obey.
Lu Yu pushed Zhang Shan’s jaw back into place, extinguishing some of the flames as he asked, “Where exactly are you from? Why have I never seen or heard of you before? Furthermore, the information you have about me is all outdated. How is that possible?”
“I… we are from underground,” Zhang Shan answered with a painful groan.
“Underground?”
Lu Yu frowned and said, “You’re not people from this era?”
“No, no, we are from this era. We heard from the elders that they were forced and marginalized by ordinary humans, leaving them no choice but to separate from society and move underground. There, they discovered one underground city after another, and that’s how we have survived until today.”
Lu Yu asked in confusion, “Forced out and marginalized? What exactly is going on here?”
Zhang Shan did not answer. At that moment, his eyes turned blood red, and his teeth gradually became sharp like serrated blades.
“Bloodshot eyes,” Lu Yu exclaimed in alarm.
Those humans who survived the early days of the apocalypse by resorting to cannibalism called themselves the “New Humans.” At a certain stage, they began to disappear in large numbers, and even news about them became extremely rare.
People have always thought that they were hiding, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
“Is there a city underground as well?”
“Yes. The elder mentioned that before they moved underground, they had also received a series of special missions to build cities beneath the surface, which then gradually developed over time.”
“How many cities do you have underground?” Lu Yu continued to ask.
Zhang Shan didn’t respond, his eyes already rolling continuously, and his whole body trembling more and more weakly.
“Damn it, my soul is about to disintegrate.”
Lu Yu increased the amount of demonic fire. Zhang Shan was already unable to speak, his pupils completely dilated.
At the critical moment, Zhang Shan was burned to death.
Normally, Zhang Shan, as a king, should be very powerful.
The damage from his own flame to Zhang Shan’s soul shouldn’t have been this severe, nor should it have caused him to die so quickly.
Now that it burned him to death so quickly, either my own power has increased and the Demon Flame has become more powerful, or Zhang Shan’s soul was just too fragile to withstand my assault.
With Zhang Shan’s death, Lu Yu noticed his own body beginning to turn transparent, then dissolving into light.
“This is not the real body, nor a puppet,” Lu Yu realized immediately that the person he had killed was not the real Zhang Shan.
Boom.
Even so, these lights entered Lu Yu’s body, causing his power to surge by a millionfold instantly.
“Hey, there’s actually such a good thing?”
Lu Yu’s eyes sparkled.
If you kill a mirror clone, can you still obtain the opponent’s strength?
Lu Yu picked up the glowing light that had fallen to the ground after Zhang Shan’s body vanished. Suddenly, he turned around and chased after the two fading trails of energy.
…
It’s a small island country, but it’s bustling with activity right now.
Because more and more people are coming.
The warriors of Sihexing gathered together, discussing the movements around the ruins.
From time to time, people entered the ruins, but no one was ever seen coming out.
Luo Hong and others occasionally laughed, showing no concern for those who had gone inside.
“Everyone, this time we return to the land, don’t let your titles as city lords go to waste.”
“Very good. Once this ruin is mapped out, we must seize it immediately and absolutely cannot allow other factions to get involved.”
They are extremely arrogant, completely disregarding the people from various factions around them.
The others also seemed to realize that the attitude of these people was not very friendly, so they kept a distance from them.
Zhang Shan and several warriors from other cities were talking with insincere smiles on their faces.
The others were also smiling, but their expressions seemed somewhat distant and not very warm.
The smile on Zhang Shan’s face suddenly froze.
Then, in an instant, Zhang Shan’s face contorted in agony as he grabbed his hair with both hands and let out a loud, anguished scream.
He suddenly fell straight backward, his eyes rolling back, clearly enduring extreme pain.
The smiles on the faces of Luo Hong and others disappeared. Luo Hong rushed forward in one step, stood in front of Zhang Shan, and hugged him tightly.
Li Jie and others were shocked and exclaimed in surprise: “How can there be monsters in these ruins that can even kill a king?”
“Looking at Zhang Shan’s condition, he must have suffered severe injuries. What happened?”
After the mirror dies, it will transmit back all the information it acquired before death, including pain.
A normal death won’t be too painful.
But Zhang Shan was completely out of sorts, trembling like a madman in the arms of Luo Hong for a long time before finally calming down.
He shoved Luo Hong aside, jumped up, and roared at the sky, “Lu Yu, I’m going to kill you!”
Luo Hong was shocked and said, “Zhang Shan, what’s going on? Was it that Lu Yu from just now who killed you?”
Li Jie asked in confusion: “Zhang Shan, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? Don’t joke around. He isn’t even a Wang Zun, how could he possibly kill you?”
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