The ancient ruins had risen from beneath the ground with a hundred thousand white bones, leaving the area pitted and uneven. It looked like a place that had been devastated by a carpet of artillery fire—chaotic and shocking to the eye.
The first ten people to enter were blocked by endless ruins and destroyed buildings, unable to see the altar at the center of the ruins. Yet when they arrived and saw the devastation, they were already greatly astonished.
“This place… this place is even larger than the ruins I saw before,” one person whispered in excitement.
He dared not raise his voice too high, fearing that monsters here might detect them.
Another person, overwhelmed with excitement, punched the air hard and exclaimed, “Damn it, what am I seeing? This isn’t just an ancient cave—it feels like an entire buried ancient city!”
“Never thought such a place could exist in Fanggang.”
“I think we don’t even need to fight over it. There’s enough here for all of us to share.”
The ten men chatted excitedly while their subordinates followed behind, gradually entering the ruins. The entrance became lively and active, yet few people spoke aloud. They all knew that the larger the ruins, the greater the danger.
It wasn’t just teams from other cities who had arrived—people from Fanggang had also come in. Among them were Li Yi and his friends.
Lu Yu had disappeared two months ago, and they had been speculating all along that he might have entered here. But they hadn’t dared to come in themselves. They couldn’t confirm whether Lu Yu was alive or dead. This time, they mainly wanted to verify the situation. If that monster was still alive, Lu Yu’s chances of survival were very slim. But if Lu Yu was alive, then their opportunity to rise had arrived.
Even the people from Fanggang had no idea that within this mountain there was another ancient cave, an extremely ancient ruin.
Nearly a thousand people had gathered here, yet no conflict had erupted yet, mainly because no one knew exactly what dangers lurked within this cave.
Zhao Long’s subordinates were eager to ask him to join the scramble.
Such a ruin represented more treasures—even priceless artifacts. They had already come this far and truly didn’t want to miss this opportunity.
Zhao Long coldly snorted and said, “I don’t care what you’re thinking. If you don’t want to die, stay put. I’ll call you if I need you.”
His words silenced his subordinates.
Their leader was a warrior personally appointed by the chief, who had spent half a month learning combat techniques in the mines under the chief’s guidance. This was an immense honor in their city!
They dared not say more, only silently nodding.
Nearly a thousand people carefully advanced toward the center of the ruins. The more ancient structures they saw, the more excited they became.
“Look, there’s a cross star!” Someone shouted excitedly upon spotting a still crimson-red cross symbol.
“This must be something from millions of years ago, yet its color hasn’t faded at all!”
The man excitedly approached the cross star. When his steps entered a three-meter radius of the symbol, the crimson red instantly transformed into countless red threads that wrapped toward him.
“What is this?”
Everyone was stunned.
The man stood still, boldly reaching out to touch one of the red threads.
The moment his fingertip made contact, his mouth suddenly opened wide. He was in extreme pain, wanting to scream loudly.
But his scream never left his throat. His entire body’s clothing instantly turned to ashes.
In that instant, hundreds of blood-red blades erupted from his muscles, each blade composed entirely of blood.
Then the blades pierced out from his body—arms, thighs, chest, abdomen, head—each part pierced by countless blades.
The man was as if pierced through by a thousand blades.
The blood threads retracted, and the blood blades, losing support, all turned into blood splattering onto the ground.
The wounds on his body didn’t close. Blade marks pierced through the corpse, tearing internal organs and breaking tendons and bones.
“That was an expert with two attributes at the peak of Level Two! How could he die just like this?”
Many shivered with fear, instantly realizing that this cross star was beyond their ability to approach.
“Let’s go. We shouldn’t waste time here. There are already enough mysterious things in this world. One more won’t make a difference.”
“Right, our goal isn’t here.”
Many agreed.
They gave up further study of the cross star and continued forward.
Finally, they saw the white bones!
Near the center of the ruins, they saw countless white bones sitting cross-legged on stone-like streets, sitting among clusters of ruins.
“What… what happened here?”
“My God, am I seeing this right?”
“Where did all these bones come from?”
They saw countless white bones, and they also saw the altar.
On the altar sat a skeleton entirely dyed blood-red, cross-legged at the center. This skeleton looked as if it had been soaked in blood, with only a small white spot remaining on its skull, like a single drop of blood suspended in the sky.
Even the light radiating from the skeleton had turned crimson.
Beside the skeleton sat a disheveled man, his hair covering half his face, sitting motionless.
Lu Yu!
Li Yi had the sharpest eyes. Although far away, he still recognized Lu Yu.
As someone once said, the most unforgettable face in the world is that of a debtor.
Lu Yu had clearly lost a lot of weight, sitting there like a corpse, his head bowed low as if draining his own life force.
“What? Lu Yu is here?” Many from Fanggang, who had long known of Lu Yu’s disappearance, never believed he would die.
They just hadn’t imagined that Lu Yu, after disappearing for so long, was actually here.
While others were striving for strength and survival, Lu Yu had already entered such ruins.
The people from Fanggang were shaken, some excited, some shocked.
“Haha, I told you Lu Yu wouldn’t die so easily. He’s still alive!” A fan’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“He’s still alive, so this city is going to get interesting!” Many became excited.
The mine owner had quietly refrained from taking action, instead cutting off their supply route of star spirit stones.
But Lu Yu was a killer who disregarded any consequences, only seeking to eliminate threats.
Now that he was alive, the bloodshed in this city would rise again!
“That’s Lu Yu?”
People from other cities saw for the first time the legendary figure who, over a month ago, had been able to challenge a Level One peak Blood Demon Bear alone.
“Just a half-dead guy. What can he do even if he could fight a Blood Demon Bear?”
“Here, he’s just one man.”
“Right, even a Level Two monster can kill him. What can he do?”
These people from other cities had come here specifically to occupy this city. They wouldn’t be frightened by one person.
Besides, that was over a month ago. In a month, many things could change!
As people discussed, Lu Yu on the altar slowly raised his head. His neck made a creaking sound, as if it hadn’t moved in a long time, stiff and rusty.
“Leave!”
Lu Yu’s eyes flashed with icy coldness, and he spat out a single word filled with killing intent.
The people from Fanggang took a step back, showing their stance.
They were somewhat afraid of Lu Yu.
Not just because of his methods, but more because of his voice.
From this voice, they could sense that Lu Yu had become even stronger.
“Very strong!” Zhao Long signaled his subordinates to retreat as well. After Lu Yu had spoken just one word, his expression had changed significantly.
At least, unless the chief used his full strength, no one could survive.
Many from other cities also turned pale.
Just one word had a direct impact on their hearts.
In that word, they felt not only coldness but also real power—not just attack power, but true power.
“Could this person actually have already reached Level Three Star Soul!” One person sucked in a breath of cold air, his previously arrogant attitude instantly weakened.
With just one word, the arrogance of hundreds of previously arrogant people was suppressed.
This was exactly what all the people from Fanggang wanted to see.
These people were powerful, having the advantage in Fanggang, carrying themselves like kings, looking down on everyone wherever they went!
But now, just one person sitting there, with a single soft word, had extinguished their arrogance.
“Friend, we mean no harm. We’re only here to search for something in these ruins. We won’t disturb you,” one team leader said politely.
“I won’t say it a third time. Leave!” Lu Yu’s icy gaze swept over the man like a blade slicing through his throat, making everything cold.
The man wasn’t weak either. Being treated this way in front of his subordinates instantly made his face turn green.
“Friend, we don’t seem to have offended you.”
Another team leader also stepped forward.
At a time like this, they couldn’t afford to split. They had to stand united.
If the opponent was truly a Level Three Star Soul, he would have power rivaling a Level Two monster.
Once conflict broke out, it would be a disaster.
“That’s right. Friend, your request is too much. We haven’t offended you. Why should we leave?”
“You’re only one man. Do you really think we’re afraid of you?”
The remaining team leaders all stood up.
In that moment, all ten teams drew their weapons, their previously suppressed arrogance flaring up again.
Lu Yu closed his eyes again, saying nothing.
This change brought a glimmer of joy to the team leaders.
“Damn it, is he just bluffing?”
“Just scared us with that shout earlier. I bet he’s got nothing else—”
Before the man could finish shouting, they saw Lu Yu suddenly bring his fingers together like a blade, directly stabbing into his own chest. Then, in pain, he pulled his hand out again. In Lu Yu’s palm was a single drop of blood, bright red like fire.
Then, Lu Yu gently dripped this drop of blood onto the crown of the red bone beside him.
The last trace of pale white on the red bone was instantly dyed crimson.
When this drop of blood landed on the skeleton’s crown, people saw the red light on this blood-drenched skeleton intensify. The red light seemed to burn from the bones themselves, then wrap the skeleton in a mass of blood flames.
At the center of the altar, it was as if a blood-red flame had risen, illuminating the four pillars around the altar like totems, revealing blood-red patterns.
Lu Yu stood up. His movements were like a rusted machine, every bone in his body crackling with popping sounds.
“I’ll show you exactly what my ‘bluff’ looks like.”
Lu Yu’s voice was cold, like a frigid wind blowing through the vast ruins.
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