Five black wolves had their fur bristling.
One by one, they glared at Lu Yu with murderous eyes, baring their teeth, arching their backs, and getting ready to pounce.
A black wolf snarled, “Humans, you may only move forward; you have no right to turn back.”
Lu Yu moved at an extremely fast speed and quickly arrived beside the five black wolves.
“Auww.” The howl echoed as five black wolves crouched low, muscles tensed, ready to pounce.
Lu Yu’s hands moved faster, grabbing a large blood vial from his storage space and throwing it toward the five black wolves, saying, “Five hundred drops of Golden Beast Blood for each of you. Help me stop these four old fellows.”
Lu Yu had no idea how strong these five black wolves had become.
However, he believed that if ordinary black wolves had encountered the King here, they would have already been killed. The fact that these black wolves are still alive must have a reason.
As soon as the five black wolves saw the blood vial, each of them revealed greedy gazes.
“Boom.”
The attacks from Zhang Ming and others in the sky came crashing down.
“Okay.” The black wolf in the middle shouted loudly, his back suddenly bulging as a pair of eagle wings spread out, carrying him charging toward the attacking light.
Outnumbered four to one, Black Wolf was overwhelmed and slammed back into the ground.
However, thousands of beams of light in the sky were also blocked.
Lu Yu was overjoyed.
Just from this single strike, he knew his guess was correct. These black wolves truly possessed the strength of a king.
The large bottle contained as many as 3,000 drops of blood, exceeding what Lu Yu had mentioned—500 drops per person—by an additional 100 drops. The five black wolves immediately became energized.
Howls rang out as five black wolves leaped straight into the sky.
Zhang Ming and the others never expected that the five black wolves guarding the cave entrance would suddenly attack.
“Wait, we don’t mean to cause any trouble for you all.”
Luo Hong hurriedly said, “We only want to kill that human.”
“We are the ones using that man’s money to block your path,” a black wolf replied while attacking.
“What benefits has he given you? We’ll pay you double,” Zhang Ming asked loudly.
“The Golden Beast Blood totals three thousand drops; since you’ve managed to produce six thousand drops, we’ll stop right away.”
A black wolf turns its head, displaying a complete lack of professional ethics, born entirely for blood.
“What is that?” All four of them were stunned.
What is Golden Beast Blood?
“Since there’s no Golden Beast Blood, there’s nothing more to discuss,” said a black wolf, looking at Lu Yu. “Lu Yu, how long can you hold them off?”
“I’m leaving here now. You just make sure they can’t catch up with me again. As for how long that will take, you can figure that out on your own.”
“Okay.”
Five black wolves nodded in unison.
As long as it doesn’t involve risking one’s life, it’s fine.
Lu Yu could now use the teleportation technique.
He quickly vanished into the void.
In the end, as he was about to vanish, he could hear the furious roars of Zhang Ming and others.
…
When Lu Yu emerged from nothingness, he was already far beyond the edge of the ruins, dozens of miles away.
Then Lu Yu changed the direction of transmission several times, each time in a completely different direction. He only stopped when he felt certain that the four pursuers could no longer track him.
“How did they track it down?” Lu Yu frowned, thinking for a long time without finding an answer.
Finally, Lu Yu began moving toward the center of the ruins.
By the time he reached the Crystal Room, there was no trace of Guo Ziyang and the others.
However, Huo Wu left him a message, telling Lu Yu that they were heading to the center of the ruins.
Lu Yu already knew that this ruin was more than just a trophy; it was more like a museum of the gods.
He became even more cautious along the way, searching for anything that might be there.
However, truly good things are rare and cannot be easily found.
Lu Yu did not find anything good.
However, he saw dozens of stone statues in one area, these statues were very lifelike, with clearly visible eyebrows and facial features.
The statue kneels on both knees, as if begging for someone’s forgiveness.
Lu Yu took a closer look and realized that he recognized a few of the figures among the statues.
Several people who had entered this area with him have now been turned into statues.
Then he noticed that a great battle had taken place here. The stone statues remained intact, but some of the ruins within this area had been reduced to rubble.
“Someone took something from here, and a major battle broke out! These people failed to retrieve the item and eventually turned into the statues here.”
Lu Yu speculated and continued forward.
The closer he got to the center of the ruins, the more he found this type of statue.
There were people, there were beasts, each with its own posture and manner.
Many of the clothes people wear do not belong to this era, and all the beasts are mythical creatures that have never appeared in this time period.
For example, Lu Yu saw a Sky-splitting Eagle, its wings spread as if ready to fly, yet it had become a stone sculpture fixed in midair.
A nine-headed hydra had also turned into a stone sculpture. Its colossal serpent body spanned an area of ten thousand zhang, and all nine heads gazed together toward a single point on the land, as if watching something intently.
But now, it’s completely empty.
Lu Yu saw several statues here; they were companions of Guo Ziyang’s group. All of them had expressions of shock on their faces and were still in fighting stances.
It’s probably also failed to retrieve something and turned into a statue, becoming part of the collection here.
He believed that the previous groups of people he had heard outside had also come in to retrieve something but failed, and as a result, they had all turned into statues.
Along the way, Lu Yu had sensed the aura of no less than ten battles.
Guo Ziyan and others probably took away a large number of the collection items.
Lu Yu moved forward, and now he could already see a towering pyramid.
The pyramid was still at the far end of the horizon; Lu Yu could barely see its tip.
The top of the pyramid was surrounded by golden light, as if something had been placed there.
The closer Lu Yu got, the larger the pyramid became.
He also saw the imposing might of Guo Ziyang and others surging into the sky from beneath the pyramid, their battle intent fierce and unyielding.
More than ten strange beasts surrounded by golden light were blocking Guo Ziyan and the others from entering the tower. The beasts roared furiously, one after another, unleashing not the aura of a king, but rather a divine power similar to that of the golden-haired man.
Under the pyramid, thousands of stone statues and carvings are scattered all around.
There are those kneeling, those standing, in a myriad of postures.
Lu Yu had already seen the entire pyramid.
This is a tower with a base at least a thousand meters long; its height also exceeds a thousand meters. Indeed, there is something inside the golden ring at its tip.
There is a stone staircase leading directly to the top of the tower on each of its four sides. The staircases are filled with people, all of whom are looking upward toward the tower’s summit.
A strange beast stared at Guo Ziyang and the others and said, “One at a time. Whoever can reach the top of the pyramid may take the item at the very top.”
None of them, including Guo Ziyan, dared to answer.
Because of the continuous battles along the way and companions turning into stone statues, they had vaguely guessed something.
Taking a risk here might just mean death.
Even if they were all reflections, it doesn’t mean they would all stubbornly charge forward to their deaths.
The stone steps numbered at least five thousand, and almost none had stepped on them beyond the twenty-five hundredth step.
One person looked at the strange beast and asked, “Then may I ask, what exactly is this thing on top?”
“We can’t tell you exactly what it is. But it’s a treasure beyond your wildest imagination. Don’t you want to go up and take a look?”
Guo Ziyan said, “Then what exactly is on these stone steps that could turn so many people into stone statues? Or perhaps someone could tell us what precautions one should take when ascending these stone steps?”
A strange beast said, “Everything here must be experienced in person. Hmph, you entered through the mirror, thinking you could transmit information out from here? Let me tell you, once you step onto the stone steps, all your mirror images will be sealed here upon failure, and nothing will be able to get out.”
Guo Ziyang and the others were taken aback, surprised that the other party had seen through their origins at a glance.
Immediately, hundreds of people gathered together, whispering in low voices.
“How about it? Want to give it a try?”
“If we go up and can’t send any information back, maybe it’s better to retreat.”
“Yeah. We still have so much left in us. It would be such a waste if we turned into stone statues.”
“But the treasure located right at the center of these ruins is likely the finest one here; I have to give it a try.”
“If we succeed, we might be able to leave with a treasure.”
People kept discussing incessantly.
At this moment, someone said, “I’ll do it.”
He stepped forward.
The strange beast snorted coldly, “You are not worthy!”
“What?” The man who stepped forward was furious. “Why am I not worthy?”
The beast said, “To walk up this pyramid, one must be at least of the King Venerable level. You are merely a Ten-Thousand Venerable, unworthy of stepping here.”
“Now I’m leaving. Who do you think you are to stop me?” The person stepped forward with a sneer.
Boom!
Golden light burst forth from the strange beast, with streams of golden light sweeping over the person.
Snap!
The person’s body immediately shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of bloodied flesh on the ground.
More than a hundred people immediately took a few steps backward.
They won’t have anything to do here.
“Okay, I’ll give it a try. After all, I’m just a mirror image, and even I have a limited lifespan.” A figure stepped forward.
The strange beasts immediately cleared a path, and the man strode up the stone steps.
After he walked up, he easily reached the hundredth step, and nothing changed.
When he was about to step onto the one hundred and first level, a golden wall suddenly appeared ahead, blocking his path.
“So it’s just about passing through by strength,” the man laughed out loud, then suddenly pressed his palm against the wall and exerted tremendous force.
Bang!
The wall did not shatter; instead, the person was blasted backward by the impact.
Now he had completely fallen into the stone carvings beneath the pyramid.
“No!” the man screamed in terror as, starting from his feet, his shoes and clothes began turning to stone along with him.
In less than two seconds, a living person turned into a stone statue.
Everyone was astonished and said, “It’s impossible that even Wang Zun couldn’t pass the hundredth step.”
“This means even Wang Zun didn’t have the qualification to stand on the steps. Then what level of people are standing above?”
“Let’s step back and find a way out of here.”
More than a hundred people, each possessing the strength of ten thousand warriors, were whispering in low voices.
The strange beast sneered coldly, “I’ll tell you this: if you can’t retrieve what’s above, you have no qualification to leave.”
“What?”
Guoziyang and other powerful kings looked toward the strange beast.
Huowu frowned and said, “You mean that thing on top is the key to leaving this place?”
A strange beast said, “You could say that. That is indeed the key to leaving this place. However, that’s only one of its functions; there’s an even more desirable effect that you would dream of.”
“Yeah, you guys can give it a try. Maybe you’ll make it through.”
Guo Ziyang looked at the steps and muttered to himself, “If it’s not determined by strength, then what could it be?”
As he spoke, Guo Ziyang turned to a king-level expert and said, “Brother Qian, I’ll trouble you here. Your strength is slightly weaker compared to that previous individual, but your skills are somewhat stronger, and your talent is quite good as well. Please trouble yourself to go up and give it a try.”
The man known as Brother Qian laughed upon hearing this and said, “You suspect that these stone steps react to one’s skills and talents?”
“Just a suspicion; experiments are still needed.”
“Okay, I’ll go up and try.” The man called Brother Qian walked up the steps.
Climbing the hundred steps was easy, but when he placed his hand on the golden wall, he was flung into the air. Upon landing, he transformed into a stone statue.
Guo Ziyang said in a deep voice, “It’s not related to talent or skills either. Then what exactly is it related to?”
Everyone fell silent.
Lu Yu was also among the stone carvings, constantly staring at the steps, his eyes narrowed in deep thought.
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