The sky over Luoyang turned a blood-red color.
Piercing screams and shrill howls echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
A city is like a real hell, where various skills and glows rise and fall, resembling a sea of light surging with towering tsunamis.
Under the slaughter of the Ten Thousand Kings, even a king would be powerless to resist.
There are too many people in the city.
Many people desperately fled to the edge of the light screen, pounding on it and shouting for help.
“Save us, please! Who will save us?”
“I am willing to serve you like an ox or a horse, I am willing to be your slave, please, my lords, save us.”
A golden light screen shrouded Luoyang City, covering the vast metropolis like a dome. Rather than making the city appear more magnificent, it rendered the urban landscape even more menacing.
Outside the city, there were numerous warriors, many of whom were even leaders from various factions.
In the center, there were also more than a dozen city lords from the underground cities.
Nowadays, everyone is very solemn.
The charge of one hundred thousand royal-level warriors is a force beyond description.
The ground shattered and the sky collapsed wherever he went.
These hundred thousand warriors showed no expression, no matter how the person in front of them begged for mercy.
Even children and the elderly were nothing more than obstacles blocking the path before these warriors.
Wherever they passed, the land was left littered with corpses.
Blood flows across the land, and bones pile up like mountains.
The rebellious warrior couldn’t dodge even a single move.
“Boom!”
A king, seeing red with fury, charged into the enemy ranks, striving to break through.
But before him stood ten thousand king-level warriors.
In the blink of an eye, he was torn into pieces by over a hundred kings working together.
Outside the city of Luo, there was complete silence.
Thousands of soldiers were cold all over.
Facing such a fierce attack, who or which city could possibly withstand it?
A divine servant thundered from the sky, “Now you see the price of defying the gods. Kneel before us and pledge yourselves as divine servants, and you may yet live. If you think you can survive by sheer luck, you have no hope at all.”
The massacre ended very quickly.
The barrier was shattered.
Without the protective barrier, the Immortal Sky and the City of Bloodbath were left vulnerable. Relying solely on human strength, it was impossible to resist the attack of ten thousand kings.
The city fell silent at 6:15 PM.
Within fifteen minutes, a major city with a population of millions was destroyed.
One hundred thousand king-level warriors stood silently like machines, not uttering a sound throughout the entire time. After killing the last person, they simply remained motionless in place.
From the start of the war to its end, not one of them stopped.
Now it’s over, they are exactly like a group of lifeless machines.
This caused the warrior to be completely covered in blood, rising again amidst golden light, heading towards the Divine Star.
The golden light curtain over Luoyang opened.
The stench of blood filled the entire city, so strong that it made people feel nauseous.
Many people looked back and saw everything they needed to see, prompting them to reconsider their choices.
“In three months, even if you wanted to become a divine servant, there will be no chance left,” a divine servant said coldly, “Remember, you have less than three months to decide.”
Another divine servant said, “Becoming a divine servant or preparing to take the test at the stone tablet are both your final choices.”
“Nobody has ever survived this wave of apocalypse, remember, not even one!”
After speaking, the hundred divine servants turned around and vanished into the void.
The scene was silent.
Someone said, “Perhaps we really should reconsider our choices.”
“Choosing ten strong individuals, what exactly is the standard? No one wants to risk their life to find out.”
Many people are not willing to accept it.
Because they have struggled so hard to get this far without bowing down to the gods, could it really be the end for them?
Lu Yu turned around and didn’t stay here any longer.
“The defensive capabilities of Fanggang are still insufficient,” Lu Yu said, clenching his fists and glaring at the sky. “Not enough, still not powerful enough. I must surpass the King in strength; only then will I have a chance!”
Lu Yu’s expression was grave.
He also deeply understood how difficult it was to challenge the king with a hundred against a hundred thousand.
Just as he was about to return to the harbor, someone grabbed him.
“Lu Yu, don’t you think it’s time you returned what you owe me?”
The person facing him was extremely arrogant, with a head of blue hair cascading over his shoulders. A vertical eye between his eyebrows crackled with flashes of lightning.
Lu Yu said coldly, “King Three-Eyed, I believe I don’t owe you anything. If you suddenly stand here claiming I owe you something, are you just looking for another fight?”
“Haha.” The Three-Eyed King laughed loudly, “They all say Lu Yu never owes anything to anyone, but it turns out that’s false. Have you already forgotten so quickly our agreement in the Blood Sea City?”
“Ten puppets!” Lu Yu suddenly remembered. “I almost forgot about that matter.”
“I don’t blame you. After seeing the tragic state of Luo City, no one could remain calm,” the Three-Eyed King nodded in response.
“Let’s go. Back to Fanggang, I will repay you what I owe, and then we will have no more relationship between us.”
“Do you really think I want to have anything to do with you?” the Three-Eyed King sneered. “I only made that agreement with you for the sake of enhancing Blood Sea City’s defenses. If I could kill you, I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment.”
Neither side gave the other a friendly look; they were clearly acting like enemies.
The two returned to Fanggang, where the Three-Eyed King stopped outside the city and showed no intention of entering.
Lu Yu chuckled and said, “Are you afraid? Afraid that once you enter Fanggang, you’ll lose your life?”
The Three-Eyed King said, “Mr. Lu, do you really think I haven’t witnessed that recent great battle? I admit, the defensive power of Fangang is indeed astonishing. Even the Divine Messenger rushed into Fangang and nearly got trapped by you. I don’t possess strength comparable to the Divine Messenger; if I were to enter, I’m afraid I would never come out again.”
“Don’t worry, I have no reason to kill you yet. You can safely come in.”
“Never mind,” the Three-Eyed King laughed. “I don’t want to gamble my life on your promise. I’ll just wait for you here; bring me what I want, and I’ll leave.”
“Your Majesty, creating a King-level puppet is not so easy,” Lu Yu said seriously. “Ten puppets cannot be created in just a day or two. Are you going to wait outside for a whole month?”
“Such a long time?” The Three-eyed King frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, “Alright then, once you’ve completed all the King-level puppets, send someone to inform me in Blood Sea City.”
Lu Yu smiled and said, “This is actually better. It saves you from standing outside the city waiting, where someone might see you and think you’re too afraid to enter, which would be so embarrassing.”
The King of Three Eyes glared with fury, then raised his hand and tossed a small vial to Lu Yu, saying, “My blood, ten drops in total. When you’re done, send someone to inform me.”
After the Three-Eyed King finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Lu Yu returned to the city with the small bottle.
During this period, the creation of Wang-level puppets did not stop either.
Since the function of the dead puppets became public, Lu Yu had simply started collecting royal blood on a large scale—the stronger the king, the higher the value of their blood.
Exchanging ten drops of royal blood for one puppet, this kind of deal had been made numerous times.
Lu Yu, how many king-level puppets are there in Fanggang now? Only Liu Xing knows the exact number.
Moreover, the control over these king-level puppets was not entirely in his hands.
Figures like Luo Haotian, the Regeneration King, the Regeneration King Venerable, and Xue Ji all possess numerous king-level puppets in their hands.
For example, Xue Ji created ten puppets using her own royal blood, all of which were under her complete control.
The current forces in Fanggang are not the entirety of what exists.
Because Fanggang’s strongest defense lies in its core area.
Lu Yu handed the Wang blood to Liu Xing, explained the matter regarding the Three-Eyed King, and then went to find Kun.
Kun has already begun preparing to refine a complete set of star artifacts.
Everything, from the materials to the mental state, is already prepared.
Lu Yu found Kun and briefly explained his physical condition after getting injured.
Now his condition is such that once injured, his body lacks the ability to automatically recover.
For example, an eye injury affected his vision.
Kun listened carefully to Lu Yu’s description, then thought deeply for a long time before speaking: “Your body has been refined into a stellar artifact. Essentially, you’ve become a suit of armor yourself. In this aspect, there’s no difference between you and an ordinary stellar artifact. Ordinary stellar artifacts also sustain damage during use. However, your body is a physical, flesh-and-blood one, which makes things a bit different. It’s as if your flesh and blood have been sealed inside the stellar artifact. Until the stellar artifact is shattered, your flesh-and-blood body will not be released. The external stellar-artifact body must be completely destroyed before your inner physical form can emerge.”
Lu Yu roughly understood and asked seriously, “Does that mean my self-healing abilities are ineffective before my stellar body is destroyed?”
“Yeah,” Kun nodded. “However, to completely destroy your star-forged body within a single day is nearly impossible. Once night comes, you can use the Star-Attracting Technique and the Art of Refining Armaments to repair your body. I’ve also observed the strength of the God’s Spokesperson; frankly, they don’t have the ability to kill you within a day.”
Lu Yu asked, “Then is there any way to restore my star-forged body completely within half a day?”
“The essence of stars is exactly what your body needs for recovery, and a massive amount at that. Unless you can seal away a large quantity of the star essence, and then unseal it during the day for your body’s healing, this method might enable you to recover even in daylight.”
“Then, after you create this set of star artifacts, please help me try to create some containers to seal the essence of the stars,” Lu Yu said, glancing at the sky. “Soon, what’s coming for us won’t be an ordinary transmission—it might cost many lives. If I want to protect this city, I must become much stronger.”
Kun replied earnestly, “As for the second wave of the Doomsday Tide, I’ve never heard of anyone who has ever survived it. You can rest assured that I will do my best to help you. The reason is, I’m also extremely curious to know what this second wave of the Doomsday Tide is really like!”
Lu Yu gave Kun some of the materials he had found in the underground world, though these materials were not particularly special.
However, they are an indispensable part of the materials used in forging star artifacts. If a sufficient quantity is added, it can even enhance the quality of the star artifact.
“That’s right. I think you should talk to the Snowland King. I’ve always felt that she might have experienced this period as well,” Kun said very seriously.
Lu Yu was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, “You’re right. I should really ask Xue Ji about this. Perhaps she knows how to get through.”
“Go ahead, I’m already prepared. In another hour, the forging of the star artifact will begin. If everything goes smoothly, you should be able to have it in three months,” Kun replied.
Xue Ji hasn’t left Fanggang since the end of the first wave of the apocalypse.
Except when she needed something from Liu Xing, she kept herself isolated in a room within the first realm.
Outside the house, ten king-level puppet guards were stationed, forbidding anyone from approaching.
As Lu Yu approached, it also triggered a reaction from the King-class puppet.
However, the guards soon calmed down.
Inside the house, Yukki’s voice came out, saying, “I know you’ll come looking for me now. Come in.”
The guards stepped aside, clearing the path leading to the room.
This is a small and cozy villa. In the First District, such villas are not common, although they occupy less than one hundred square meters and have relatively small courtyards.
However, without the noise of machinery and the bustling nights, this place has become much quieter and more suitable for living.
The small courtyard had not been tended and was now overgrown with weeds.
He pushed open the door of the villa. The living room inside was neatly arranged and smelled faintly fragrant.
Yuki still wore the same outfit as always, never changing a bit.
Xue Ji welcomed Lu Yu into the house and said, “There’s nothing here to eat or drink, so I can’t really entertain you properly. Please, have a seat anywhere. You want to know what level is required to pass through that stone tablet, right?”
Lu Yu nodded and said, “Yes. I want to know exactly how much you know about the Doomsday Tide. What conditions are required to pass through the stone tablet.”
“It’s very simple to pass through the stone tablet—just reach the King’s level of power. Even if you became a king using the King’s Crystal, you can still pass through,” Xue Ji replied.
“What, can I pass just like that?” Lu Yu thought he had misheard.
Since only ten people can be selected from an entire city, the odds are equivalent to one in a million, so the chosen individuals must definitely be the strongest in terms of capability.
But it’s really that easy? Just requiring the strength of a king?
Yuki said, “It’s easy to pass through; this is merely the minimum restriction.”
“Do you mean that the real difficulty isn’t getting through?”
“You should have seen the massacre in Luocheng. Deploying one hundred thousand king-level warriors just to destroy a city with no more than a few hundred kings—do you think that’s exaggerated? Actually, I can tell you that in the Divine Star, ordinary kings are practically useless. Sending ten ordinary kings is essentially equivalent to destroying a city.”
Xue Ji paused slightly as she said this.
Lu Yu didn’t interrupt, listening attentively.
The Snow Princess continued, “Mr. Lu, if you wish to give it a try, I can help you secure one spot. This time, I am determined to go up there myself. As for the remaining eight spots, you’d better seek out warriors whose star souls and spirits have completely merged, and who stand at the peak of kingship.”
Lu Yu had long suspected that Xueji would definitely go up, but he was still uncertain as he asked, “Can we really pass through this way?”
“This only ensures that we have some chance. No one has ever succeeded in passing through. Just as that divine servant said, no one has ever made it through the second wave of the apocalypse until now.”
“I understand,” Lu Yu said, getting up to bid Xue Ji farewell.
As Yukki accompanied Lu Yu out of the villa, she reminded him again, “I’ll go leave my mark on the stone tablet shortly. However, for the remaining eight spots, it’s best to find the most powerful individuals.”
“If you’re going as well, we can at least select five top experts, and for the remaining five, if necessary, we can substitute with ordinary Kings.”
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