“Huh?”
“What?”
Inside the store, a group of young people stood with their mouths wide open.
Lu Yu looked very approachable, not displaying any of the imposing authority typical of a powerful individual.
Those who have survived since the end of the world aren’t necessarily all old-fashioned relics like the elderly man in front of them.
However, these people have lived for decades, and their strength has become quite formidable.
Anyone with a star soul is at least as powerful as the weakest of the Ten Thousand Sovereigns.
No, some people have already approached the strength of thirty thousand treasures through the attribute stacking of items like Star Treasures and weapons.
Next in strength was Wang Zun.
Of course, there are also many people who have become kings without relying on the King Crystal. This group generally has a more solid foundation and stronger power compared to those who became kings by using the King Crystal.
However, the person in front of him showed no trace of a powerful aura, and didn’t seem like someone who would earn a word of praise like “strong” from a king such as Master Zhao.
A young woman said, “That’s right, there isn’t even a trace of blood on him.”
The old man’s expression turned serious as he said, “It’s precisely because this person hasn’t released even a trace of his aura that makes him truly terrifying. Can someone who has survived until now from the battlefield really have absolutely no bloodlust about him? Someone who can completely conceal his own aura has already achieved complete mastery over it. Such a person might not appear powerful to you, but once conflict arises, merely his aura could reduce you all to bloodied pulp.”
When the group saw the old man speaking so solemnly, their faces all changed dramatically.
The elder spoke only from experience.
If it’s really as the old man said, the young man who just left isn’t someone to be feared!
…
Lu Yu never expected that right after entering the city, he would meet a king named Wang.
The star soul of this elder has already begun to evolve. Although it is weaker than those of Regeneration King and others, it is still stronger than those who became kings through the use of King Crystals.
If converted into attributes, this elder’s might could potentially reach around three billion.
“I heard the environment in the dungeon is terrible, with many people fighting almost every day inside. It seems the rumors are true; they keep evolving through constant battles. It’s really terrifying.”
Lu Yu had also grown through battles, so he naturally understood the importance of combat.
Experience accumulation, enhancement of capability.
Fighting spirit and killing intent—once these surpass those of experts at the same level, even opponents of equal strength would find it hard to defeat you.
“The rock essence stones from the underground lava lake. These are excellent items for enhancing weapon attributes. One stone costs one billion star spirit stones.”
“This rare Dragon King bone still contains traces of Dragon King Blood inside. Once extracted, one might obtain the Dragon King’s ascension technique from the blood. What a bargain! A bargain indeed! One hundred billion Star Spirit Stones or ten thousand Blue Star Souls for the exchange.”
“I obtained a star artifact fragment from the divine mission. This is a fragment of the royal blood star artifact, which can be used at least fifty more times. I’ll exchange it for five thousand Blue Star Souls.”
Along the way, Lu Yu heard many people calling out to sell their goods.
These people are selling nothing but good stuff.
This also attracted quite a few people to stop and watch.
Lu Yu discovered that among the vendors here, apart from those selling Star Spirit Stones or Blue Planet Souls, no one else was interested in other goods.
Lu Yu grabbed someone and asked, “Excuse me, I’d like to know why the items here are only exchanged for Star Spirit Stones and Blue Planet Souls?”
The person glanced at Lu Yu, then snorted coldly and said, “A human, huh?”
Lu Yu nodded his head.
The man’s eyes immediately showed an impatient expression as he said, “I don’t have time to answer you. Go find someone else.”
The man glared at Lu Yu and then turned around and left.
Lu Yu touched his nose and smiled bitterly.
He guessed that it was a Xueyan, who certainly did not want to have contact with humans.
Lu Yu asked several people in succession before finally receiving the information.
Besides devouring flesh and blood, substances containing starlight, such as Star Spirit Stones, Blue Planet Souls, and Starlight Essence, serve as evolution elixirs for the Blood Eyes.
By consuming these things, their bodies can evolve.
Moreover, the essence within the stones remains dormant among flesh and bones, enabling their bodies to become harder.
Xuehai City’s city center is famously known as the “Stone King,” all because he once received an endless reward of star spirits’ stones after completing a mission.
The Stone King consumes these Star Spirit Stones, refining his body to be as hard as the stones themselves, so much so that even Star artifacts cannot harm him.
Of course, the most valuable item here is also the Star Artifact.
However, the rewards given by the gods’ tasks were mostly fragments of star artifacts, with very few complete star artifacts available.
Lu Yu set his sights on a fragment of a star artifact because this particular piece was very unique; it didn’t resemble a weapon nor did it appear to be part of any armor.
He wanted to buy it to take back for further study.
However, after Lu Yu inquired about the price, the other party glanced at him, lowered his voice, and licked his lips, saying, “Friend, how does your flesh taste? I only trade for fresh blood and meat. Your cultivation level is roughly at the King Sage stage, hehe. Just let me feast on you for three days, and this fragment of the star artifact is yours.”
“Huh, what?” Lu Yu thought he had misheard. A chill ran from the soles of his feet straight up to the top of his head, making his scalp tingle.
When he looked into the other person’s eyes again, it was as if he had been regarded as a wild beast.
The man thought Lu Yu hadn’t heard clearly, so he repeated himself and then said, “Wang Zun’s words, your body has a very strong recovery ability. I can’t possibly eat all your flesh in a single day; no matter how much I eat, you can regenerate just as much. Three days isn’t a long time. Well, you’d better think it over carefully.”
As he spoke, the man casually weighed the fragment of the star artifact in his hand and licked his lips, saying, “I don’t just do business with anyone, you know. If you didn’t have the capability, I wouldn’t even sell it to you!”
Lu Yu felt goosebumps rising all over his body from being stared at, but he forced himself to speak up: “How about trading with Star Spirit Stones or Blue Planet Souls?”
“I’m now just one step away from breaking through to become a King Ancestor. The stone is useless to me now, but your flesh and blood will definitely work.”
Lu Yu stood up directly and turned to leave.
Just imagining a person tearing off and gnawing at someone else’s flesh like a wild beast made Lu Yu’s hair stand on end.
Moreover, having to be eaten continuously by one person for three days, who could endure that?
The person behind was even willing to catch up, offering to reduce the price by half a day’s wage, and the time could be negotiated.
Lu Yu refused directly; he couldn’t stand this kind of thing.
This city appears normal on the surface, but after this incident, Lu Yu discovered that many people were staring at you with the kind of gaze usually reserved for looking at food.
Lu Yu knew that by consuming blood and flesh with the Blood Eye, he could obtain their abilities.
These people may look normal, but no one knows when they might turn into beasts.
Lu Yu gritted his teeth, feeling as if he had become fresh meat at a marketplace, being scrutinized and commented on by countless people.
He walked along the street for a long time, and saw nothing he wanted except that piece.
“Sir, would you be interested in a trip underground?” A boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, blocked Lu Yu’s path. He openly revealed his sharp fangs and bloodshot eyes, and whispered, “For a round trip, I’ll only charge you one million star spirit stones.”
The child stretched out his hand and began to gesture.
Lu Yu’s heart stirred, and he looked the child up and down before saying, “I heard that the entrances to the underground city are heavily guarded. Humans aren’t allowed to approach, right?”
“Hehe, of course! The normal entrance is off-limits to humans, but that means the abnormal passage must be accessible, right?”
The child smiled and made a motion of digging a hole, saying, “I have a secret passage that absolutely no one knows about. For one million spirit stones, I’ll take you inside.”
Lu Yu smiled and said, “Aren’t you afraid that I might be a Blood Eye, or that I might report you?”
The child confidently shook his head and said, “I’ve been observing you for quite some time. You don’t seem to care about the items on display here and have been walking around searching for something. A Blood Eye wouldn’t behave like this. If you’re human, I’m even less afraid of you reporting me. Because underground, there are many rare treasures unavailable on the surface—each piece could sell for tens of millions of star spirit stones. I only charge you one million star spirit stones for guiding you, which is already a great deal for you. Moreover, regarding that piece of Star Artifact fragment you saw just now, I know exactly where it was found. I can take you there and show you.”
Lu Yu looked the child up and down for a long time, then said, “Alright, you lead the way. As long as you take me underground, I’ll make sure to pay you.”
“Okay then.” The child turned around, a hint of ferocity flickering in his eyes.
Lu Yu smiled.
A child couldn’t possibly hide the aura around them.
As the child turned around, a faint trace of murderous intent emanated from him.
Lu Yu wanted to go underground. If the child really had a secret passage, it would be a good option.
The child led Lu Yu into a building, then lifted a stone slab in a corner of the wall, revealing a dark, meter-wide pit beneath.
Damp cold wind blew out from the deep pit.
The child said, “There is a cave below. As long as you jump down, you can enter the cave and go deep underground.”
Lu Yu glanced at the child and jumped down without hesitation.
This pit was remarkably deep; Lu Yu estimated that it was at least 500 meters in depth.
When Lu Yu’s feet touched the ground, he realized that this place was indeed a karst cave, though it wasn’t very large.
There are six openings in total around this area, all of which have cold air blowing in.
The child jumped down as well.
He just fell flat on his face when he jumped down.
He patted his bottom and stood up, saying, “Come with me. I’ll take you there.”
As he spoke, he took the lead towards an opening on the left side of the cave.
This cave entrance is sloping downward and quite steep.
The child held a softly glowing pearl in his hand and smiled, saying, “Mister, let me state this clearly beforehand. It’s strictly forbidden for humans to come underground—it’s our Blood Eye clan’s territory. If you’re discovered by other Blood Eyes, don’t blame me, okay?”
“Alright, just lead the way,” Lu Yu said with a smile, tossing the child ten storage pearls. “This is an advance payment of one hundred thousand star spirit stones. When I actually go underground, I’ll give you the rest.”
“Great, great.” The child happily put the storage bead into his pocket and patted it.
Lu Yu said, “I heard that there are countless king-level beasts in the wilderness of the underground city. Is that true?”
“Of course, it’s true. Not only are there King-level beasts, but there are also many King-level earthworms in the dungeon.”
Lu Yu continued to ask, “Since you’ve already decided to return to the surface, why are there still so many people living in the underground city?”
“Because underground, the gods protect us,” the child whispered mysteriously. “Mister, let me give you a tip for free. If you have the ability to enter the underground city, you can also receive quests from the God Stone. I heard a great quest has recently become available, and even the city lord is preparing to take it.”
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