Luo Hao and his men were all staring at the white skeleton.
This skeleton was the real treasure. The bones had mutated, glowing with a holy light that shrouded the skeleton, making it appear even more mysterious.
None of them noticed that Lu Yu had been standing still all along, completely ignored.
Lu Yu remained rooted to the spot like a statue, not moving an inch.
He was processing a massive amount of information.
The Kill Star Soul had risen to level three, unlocking more power.
9,999 points of attack power—this was equivalent to nearly ten thousand jin of strength.
Of course, that wasn’t all.
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The Kill Star Soul has advanced to level three and gained the level-three skill—Hunting!
Hunting: Use your power to plant a mark inside an enemy. When the enemy dies, there is a certain chance (from 10% to 5%) that their attributes will transfer into your Star Soldier.
Note: The limit of Hunting depends on the maximum capacity of your Star Soldier. Only attributes present in the Star Soldier can be transferred. If the Star Soldier lacks a certain attribute, it cannot absorb that from the enemy. Once the Star Soldier reaches its level limit, the transfer effect will no longer work.
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Level-two skill—Soul Devour enhancement: Killing an enemy allows you to extract and fuse their soul into your body.
For the next fifteen minutes, you will gain all of the enemy’s maximum life, attack power, physical toughness, and even their body’s resilience. After fifteen minutes, the soul fusion effect disappears, along with the acquired attributes.
Bloody Soul can only absorb one enemy soul at a time, but after the effect ends, you can absorb another!
At level three of the Kill Star Soul, you can only absorb souls of level-three life forms or below. Souls of life forms above level three cannot be absorbed!
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Level-one skill and special effect enhancement:
Level-one special effect—Bloodthirsty Blade.
Ability: Successfully killing an enemy allows you to absorb 200 life points from them to replenish your own lost life.
Level-one skill—Killing Strike: When you possess Star Spirit Beads, you can pay the cost of ten Star Spirit Beads to add a Killing Strike to any of your attacks. Killing Strike will cause the enemy to be stunned for two seconds and reduce their life by an additional 800 points beyond your attack power.
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A new task has been received: Hunt and kill one hundred Blood Demon Bears to obtain a new task reward.
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A series of prompts and sounds flashed before Lu Yu’s eyes and in his mind.
The skills of the Kill Star Soul had been enhanced.
The damage of Killing Strike had increased from 300 to 800, a boost of 500 points—more than doubling its original power.
Combined with the unlocked power of level three.
Creatures like the Blood Demon Bear were now instant kills in his hands.
Ten thousand jin of strength—Blood Demon Bears could be knocked flying with a single punch.
The thrill and satisfaction of seeing such massive bodies sent flying with his own fists was exactly what he craved.
But there was something even more important.
The Hunting skill—
Wasn’t that an absolutely game-changing ability?
Lu Yu stared at the skill in disbelief. This was a skill he had never even imagined before!
The maximum attribute points for a level-two Star Soldier were 9,999.
He didn’t need a Star Soldier with high initial stats. Any ordinary Star Soldier, even a level-two or three, would do.
As long as the Star Soldier was in his hands, even the worst one could become a treasure.
This skill was worth more than an entire treasure trove.
And now, he had a new mission.
The previous mission had given him the blueprint for a set of Starlight Silver Armor.
Just that blueprint alone was worth more than ten thousand Star Spirit Stones.
What reward would completing the Blood Demon Bear hunt bring?
One question after another rose in Lu Yu’s mind, only to transform into immense excitement waiting for him.
Only then did Lu Yu finally open his eyes.
In reality, only a few seconds had passed since the last sound.
Luo Hao and the others had not yet shifted their gaze from the skeleton.
Lu Yu turned his eyes toward the center of the altar, where several Blue Star Souls still lay.
Without hesitation, he stepped forward and reached out to collect them.
The skeleton sat motionless, as if lifeless.
It was hard to believe that this very skeleton had just triggered the tremors beneath the ground.
At this moment, Luo Hao and the others finally snapped back to reality.
Luo Hao looked at Lu Yu and said with displeasure, “Lu Yu, we agreed everything here would be shared. What do you think you’re doing taking it all?”
“Oh, shared?” Lu Yu turned to Luo Hao and sneered, “I wonder what your people were doing while I was risking my life?”
“We wanted to help, but we’d just die if we stepped in. Do you want us to sacrifice ourselves?” someone shouted defiantly.
“You knew stepping in meant death. What about me?” Lu Yu said as he placed the Blue Star Souls into his bag.
“Hmph, never thought Lu Yu would turn out to be a man of no word.” one man laughed loudly, “If this gets out, I wonder what others will think of you?”
“You’re threatening me?” Lu Yu looked up at him and smiled.
The man’s smile suddenly vanished, cold sweat running down his back from the nape of his neck.
“You were afraid of death, so you abandoned me. You probably hoped to see me and the demon weaken each other so you could reap the benefits, right?” Lu Yu sneered, “You plotted against me. You really think I didn’t notice?”
Luo Hao gritted his teeth and snarled, “That’s just how you see it. Lu Yu, do you really think everyone thinks like you?”
“Arguing theories?” Lu Yu sneered again, “There’s plenty to settle. Since you’re the leader, shouldn’t I settle accounts with you directly? If you hadn’t ordered them, I don’t believe a dozen or so people would dare plot against me.”
“You—” Luo Hao was speechless, clenching his teeth, “Fine, I’m fine. Lu Yu, you’re sharp. They say Lu Yu is known for being ruthless and merciless. Looks like it’s all true.”
The people around Luo Hao were angry but dared not speak out.
“I’m not unreasonable,” Lu Yu said, shaking his bag slightly, “Tell me how you plan to use that skeleton, and I’ll trade you two Blue Star Souls for your secret.”
“Haha,” Luo Hao laughed loudly, “Lu Yu, you’ve got a good idea. The Blue Star Souls and even the skeleton were partly mine to begin with. On what grounds are you offering my own things in exchange for mine?”
Lu Yu smirked and walked toward the skeleton, “You can refuse. But this skeleton, and that dragon shadow, I’ll find a way to take them all. Then, what do you think you’ll get?”
“Lu Yu, I never thought you’d be this ruthless,” Luo Hao’s face turned pale.
“Haha, the feeling’s mutual,” Lu Yu laughed, suddenly turning cold, “If I were a little more ruthless, I’d take your lives. Believe me or not?”
Lu Yu’s words instantly made the atmosphere around them sink.
Many people dared not even breathe.
With the power to kill a demon, taking their lives would be as easy as swatting flies.
“Five Blue Star Souls, and I’ll tell you the use of the skeleton!” Luo Hao gritted his teeth and replied.
Lu Yu stared coldly at Luo Hao and said, “You have no right to bargain with me. Two Blue Star Souls—take it or leave it.”
His tone left no room for doubt or argument.
Luo Hao looked at Lu Yu, stunned for a moment, his teeth nearly grinding to dust.
“Fine, I’ll tell you,” Luo Hao sneered and nodded, “Give me the two Blue Star Souls!”
He stretched out his hand.
“I don’t know if what you say will be true. Why should I give you the Blue Star Souls first?” Lu Yu replied coldly, “I’ll give them after you finish speaking.”
“Then listen carefully,” Luo Hao stepped forward, heading toward the altar.
“Stay where you are!” Lu Yu said.
Luo Hao laughed loudly, “What’s wrong? Could someone as mighty as Lu Yu actually fear a weakling like me? Besides, you must know that some things aren’t meant to be overheard. You understand the old saying—secrets must be spoken in private. This is my secret.”
Lu Yu frowned and nodded, “Fine, come up.”
Lu Yu wasn’t afraid of Luo Hao, but he wasn’t careless either.
In this world, nothing was impossible.
Luo Hao slowly approached Lu Yu, then placed one hand near his mouth and whispered into Lu Yu’s ear, “The secret of the skeleton is—death!”
With a pause, Luo Hao suddenly thrust a sharp, needle-like spike from his index finger straight into Lu Yu’s chest.
Lu Yu quickly retracted his torso, his chest muscles collapsing inward narrowly avoiding the spike.
But in an instant, the spike shot from Luo Hao’s finger, piercing straight into Lu Yu’s chest.
Boom!
“Kill him!”
“Damn it, let him be arrogant!”
The crowd below the altar roared with sudden rage, charging up the altar like a pack of beasts.
This spike was special—it drained life continuously and could instantly subtract 50,000 life points.
No matter how many lives you had, you had to lose all 50,000 points.
Luo Hao guessed that Lu Yu might have Life Wrath from killing the Blood Demon Bear. This spike was specifically designed to counter Life Wrath.
Although it could only be used once, it was enough to drain all the Life Wrath’s life points.
Even if Life Wrath restored once, it wouldn’t be enough to cover the loss from this spike.
Luo Hao laughed maniacally as he stepped back, “Lu Yu, no matter how capable you are, you’ll still die. It was tough to plot against you. Pity, no matter how careful you were, you still couldn’t escape.”
Luo Hao watched as Lu Yu’s 10,000 life points instantly vanished, dropping below 1,000 before suddenly restoring 30,000.
“What? Thirty thousand life points!” Luo Hao was stunned, then laughed wildly again, “Even with 30,000, it’s still not enough. This spike drains 50,000—eh…”
His triumphant laughter was abruptly cut off, his smile frozen.
As Lu Yu’s life dropped below 1,000 again, it restored another 30,000.
This time, when 20,000 life points remained, the spike vanished into thin air.
“No, this is impossible. One can only possess one Life Wrath!” Luo Hao’s mood plummeted from heaven to hell.
“Are you really giving me the chance to wipe you all out?” Lu Yu looked at his chest and his laughter turned cold and sinister.
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