Chapter 889: The Soul of War

“Haha!”

The kings laughed wildly, their joy indescribable.

The use of demonic energy is not limitless.

That is the source of King Wang’s power, as well as the mighty force driving his skills and the operation of his star artifacts.

And now, Lu Yu had actually exhausted all the demonic energy within his body.

This is undoubtedly a suicidal act.

Although there was still a dragon in the sky, the Billion Blades of Slaughter.

However, compared to the pressure just released by Lu Yu, it had weakened by more than tenfold!

Lu Yu now doesn’t even possess the strength of a single king.

One person dashed out of the battlefield and threw a punch toward Lu Yu.

The fist force transformed into a bullet-like impact in mid-air, crashing onto Lu Yu.

Bang!

Lu Yu was sent flying into the air from a punch and fell straight into the sea of blood.

“Lu Yu, isn’t it precisely because of your various powerful skills? Now that you can’t even use your demonic energy, what makes you think you can compete with Wang Dou?”

The man laughed loudly, took a step towards the sea of blood, and was about to stomp his foot down on Lu Yu’s head.

“Roar!”

The King of Poisonous Dragons roared and spewed poison gas towards this person.

The man was well-prepared; with a quick movement of his hand, a long sword suddenly appeared.

As soon as the weapon appeared in his hand, it instantly extended to tens of zhang in length.

Boom… Boom…

Weapons are entwined with rivers of stars, releasing powerful waves of energy.

“Lu Yu, you’re not the only one with celestial artifacts.” The man slashed his sword through the toxic gas, striking Lu Yu with the blade.

Bang!

Lu Yu radiated endless stardust, neutralizing the power of that sword strike.

However, the immense power from the sword struck like a warhammer, once again splitting Lu Yu into the sea of blood.

“Lu Yu, you’ve even exhausted your demonic energy. What power do you have left to fight us?”

With fierce expressions, the crowd rushed directly into the battlefield.

“Fight again!”

Lu Yu soared from the sea of blood. The inability to use his star artifact did not affect his fighting spirit.

“You?” One person pointed a finger at Lu Yu and shook it mockingly. “Do you still think you stand a chance? Without any demonic energy, you can’t use your King’s skills or your Star Artifacts. Do you even have the qualifications to fight against us?”

“You don’t need any skills to defeat you all just the same!”

Lu Yu took a deep breath, and suddenly the venomous dragon in the sky exploded.

Endless demonic energy surged back into Lu Yu’s body.

Lu Yu’s hair strands danced wildly in the air, with toxic gas spreading along them.

Poisonous gas transformed into serpents that coiled around his body.

Boom!

In an instant, toxic flames erupted from Lu Yu’s body.

In the eyes of the crowd, Lu Yu seemed to transform into a black flame-wreathed figure, his entire body engulfed in toxic flames.

Bang!

Lu Yu stepped onto the empty space, and where his foot landed, toxic gas exploded outward, spreading in all directions.

His figure was not fast, but he still rushed toward the person who was shaking their index finger.

“You’re still not good enough,” the person sneered, “resorting to poison instead?” With that, his star-forged weapon surged again, cutting through the toxic gas with immense power and striking Lu Yu heavily in the chest.

Lu Yu plunged into the sea of blood once again.

Boom!

That person’s large hand struck downward through the air, the pressure from the palm’s force being boundless, scattering the sea of blood outward in all directions.

Lu Yu was forced straight down to the bottom of the blood sea by this palm strike, and the impact of his back hitting the sea floor produced a loud “bang.”

“Lu Yu, is this all you’re capable of? What makes you think you can stand against us?” The man roared, his fury, previously restrained, now fully unleashed.

Not long ago, over a thousand kings joined forces, yet they still could not subdue Lu Yu.

This made them feel so pathetic.

And all of this was because of those damned star artifacts in Lu Yu’s hands, as well as his twisted, monstrous skills.

Now Lu Yu doesn’t even have the skills to fully activate the Star Artifact or maintain the King’s state—what is he even worth?

Boom!

It wasn’t just this person; several others also intervened, their powerful auras severing the Sea of Blood, preventing it from merging again.

The billion blades of slaughter in the sky were pierced by the billion lightning rays from the vertical eye of the Three-Eyed King and completely shattered.

Once, dozens of kings were rendered immobile by these blades of slaughter.

What are these blades of slaughter now!

“Lu Yu, what else are you capable of?”

“What are you all talking to him for? Just attack directly and don’t give him a chance to recover.”

“Yes, kill!”

The kings roared loudly, attacking in unison. Violent waves of power surged one after another, pressing Lu Yu down to the bottom of the blood sea. He endured blow after blow of immense force, with starlight continuously surging from his body.

The void beside Lu Yu split open, and with one step, his body was about to step out, seeking freedom for himself.

Boom!

Yanluowang’s strike smashed into the void, causing numerous cracks that severed the虚空 around Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was kicked out.

“Lu Yu, say your last words. You’re not going to survive.”

The star-forged battle axe in one person’s hand struck Lu Yu’s celestial crown, shaking his body violently and nearly causing him to kneel on the ground.

“Kneel down.” The man’s power surged around his battle-axe as he arrogantly declared, “If you want to die, I’ll be happy to oblige!”

“What gives you the right!”

Lu Yu’s eyes blazed with bloodshot fury like lightning, his knees suddenly locking straight as he thrust out his chest,宁愿 to be split by an axe than kneel.

“If you won’t kneel, I’ll beat you until you do.”

Another person appeared behind Lu Yu, striking toward the back of Lu Yu’s knees with a palm blow.

Lu Yu leaned forward with his body, his hands slamming hard onto the ground. He would rather fall flat on his face than kneel down.

“Pretty tough, huh? Let’s see how long you can keep this up.”

Bang!

The power of dozens of kings continuously bombarded him.

Lu Yu gritted his teeth and forced himself to hold on, his murderous intent surging like a storm.

“Even if your will to kill is strong, do you have the qualification to kill us?”

“You’re wearing a star artifact, yet we still managed to shatter it. Now you can’t even wear your armor anymore. What makes you think you’re still qualified to fight against us?”

Bang!

Lu Yu was slammed into the ground and rolled over, caught in the whirlpool of countless forces.

He suddenly pushed hard against the ground with both hands, and just as he was about to stand up, a stronger force struck him from behind.

Buzz!

From Lu Yu’s body, hundreds of thousands of blue shadows surged forth.

As soon as Luo Chen saw these illusions, he exclaimed in shock: “Zheng Xiaoyan’s illusionary form, how could you possibly be here?”

As Luo Chen was taken aback, the phantom figures had already spread around Lu Yu.

These phantoms densely surrounded them, with one or two shadows hovering near almost every person.

After releasing the illusions, the Shapeshifter can keep these illusions lingering in the surrounding space for several seconds.

Moreover, when the phantom was released, it covered an area of a thousand zhang. Within this range, there were at least five hundred kings.

“Fall back!” Luo Chen shouted in warning.

Because he understood the ability of shapeshifting.

If Lu Yu truly possessed the ability to shapeshift, he could move freely among these illusions and appear beside every person.

Lu Yu had been enduring the prolonged attacks all along.

He must have secretly restored some of his dark energy in preparation for this decisive strike.

When Luo Chen issued the warning, all the kings were retreating.

Of course, some kings also joined in the attack on Lu Yu.

However, when their attacks landed on Lu Yu, they passed through him and struck the stones at the bottom of the Blood Sea.

There was no trace of Lu Yu in that position anymore.

Because there was only a phantom there.

These people weren’t stupid either; they immediately summoned all their strength.

If Lu Yu gets too close, he will surely be blown away.

“Help me!” shouted one of the kings standing at the very edge.

Many people looked toward this person and discovered that Lu Yu was on the person’s back, with one arm locked around the person’s neck.

Meanwhile, Lu Yu’s other hand swept around from behind the person, its palm shimmering with a sharp, blade-like light.

The most alarming thing was that there was still dark energy swirling around Lu Yu’s hands.

Those injured by Lu Yu were already coughing up blood violently, and the blood they spat out was completely black. Even the blood dripping from the part of the chest pierced by Lu Yu was black.

The Demon Blood King and Lu Yu belonged to the same era. Although the Demon Blood King had never met Lu Yu back then, he had heard of him.

At this moment, he suddenly realized and exclaimed in shock: “We forgot. Lu Yu’s entire power comes from his star soul, and Lu Yu’s star soul is a killing star soul.”

“What?” Many kings were learning about Lu Yu’s true star soul for the first time.

They have always been focusing on Lu Yu’s abilities and star artifacts, yet they forgot the most primitive power that Lu Yu possesses.

In fact, no matter how powerful a person may be, their greatest strength always originates from their star soul.

However, the Nine Great Mutated Star Souls are the leaders among all Star Souls, possessing unparalleled mutational power.

Even twin star souls or mutated star souls, no matter how powerful, do not possess abilities as formidable as these nine mutated star souls.

The warlike nature of the Star Soul is truly embodied in Lu Yu.

This is a madman who dares to fight against their thousands of kings all by himself.

“Known as the Star Soul of Slaughter, who would rather die in battle than bow his head, his power of slaughter can tear through everything.”

Everyone turned their gaze toward the king.

At this moment, the king’s flesh had been largely corroded away by the toxic gas, and in some places, even the bones had turned into black liquid.

Lu Yu’s current strength is less than twenty-five million Zun.

The barrier’s effect has already taken place, reducing Lu Yu’s power by one-tenth.

Lu Yu’s strength should not be enough to kill Wang.

However, now Lu Yu’s arm has pierced through Wang’s body, indicating that Lu Yu’s Stellar Soul power is indeed extraordinary.

“Help! Save me!”

The man Wang, whose neck was gripped tightly by Lu Yu, spat out black blood and felt despair.

The person’s flesh and bones were turning into black liquid, dripping into the sea of blood. In the end, Lu Yu was left without this person by his side; a living human had completely transformed into black liquid within ten short seconds.

Luo Chen and the others were all murmuring to themselves in low voices, their eyes filled with shock.

Because it came too suddenly.

Having become kings themselves, they naturally understood how terrifying the power derived from the differences in star souls could be.

Among the Nine Mutated Star Souls, the Soul of Slaughter is the most warlike.

It is said that the attacking power of Sha Lu is not the strongest, but his overall combat strength is the strongest.

A king whispered, “It’s said that once the Killing Star Soul fully awakens, its defensive capabilities become invincible!”

The Three-Eyed King said coldly, “Invincible? I don’t believe there’s anyone in this world who can be truly invincible. If that were the case, what would the gods be worth?”

“Even if he’s invincible, I’ll still crush him.”

A group of kings roared in unison.

The third eye of the Three-Eyed King shot out countless bolts of lightning, all racing toward Lu Yu at once.

Lu Yu’s last strike had consumed all the painstakingly gathered magical energy, leaving him no chance to evade. He was struck by the lightning bolt and split into the Sea of Blood.

Someone shouted loudly, “Everyone, pay attention to that illusion ability from earlier. As long as we prevent Lu Yu from getting close, he won’t be able to reach us, and his abilities won’t amount to anything.”

“The pressure just now wasn’t strong enough; this kid can still move,” the Demon Blood King said coldly. “Then beat him until he can’t even move an inch. Let’s see what skills he has left to fight back with.”

“Correct.”

The kings nodded, splitting the sea of blood as towering waves of crimson surged around them, all their power focused on Lu Yu.

In the sea of blood, unnoticed by everyone, a figure with pitch-black skin, blood-red eyes, and toxic flames burning across his body suddenly erupted from the blood. He swiftly thrust his hands onto the crowns of two individuals.

This move is too fast.

Especially because this black man was actually emitting the oppressive aura of a king.

Similarly, another deadly strike, this time a poisonous palm strike aimed at the heads of the two kings.

The two people who were affected opened their mouths and immediately expelled black vapor.