The five black wolves didn’t expect Lu Yu to come back.
Five black wolves immediately surrounded the bottle, their fur bristling and eyes gleaming with menace.
However, when they heard Lu Yu mention the Golden Beast Blood, their eyes immediately sparkled with greed.
“You still have more?” asked the five black wolves, quite surprised.
Because in their eyes, this Golden Beast Blood is extremely rare, and the chances of surviving after entering that space are very slim.
The person in front of him took out a thousand drops and even said there were more.
Could it be that—
The black wolf’s gaze became terrifying, staring fixedly at Lu Yu.
“Everyone, don’t try anything reckless,” Lu Yu said with a smile. “One of you just attacked me, and you won’t be able to kill me in such a short time. If I destroy all this beast blood, then none of you will get even a single drop.”
The eyes of the five black wolves gradually calmed down as they looked at Lu Yu.
Indeed, the failed attack just now greatly surprised the five black wolves.
They also knew it would be very difficult for them to kill Lu Yu.
The golden beast blood is more important than the others.
“How much beast blood do you have left?” the black wolf in the middle asked.
“How about a thousand drops of Golden Beast Blood?” Lu Yu replied.
“No way,” the black wolf in the middle said, “we absolutely won’t talk unless you give us at least three thousand drops.”
Lu Yu’s heart stirred, sensing that those black wolves must surely know more.
It is only necessary to use golden beast blood to move them.
Lu Yu took out a large bottle containing a thousand drops of beast blood and smiled, saying, “Golden beast blood isn’t the problem. However, my golden beast blood isn’t something I obtained easily. This time, I’ll go and inspect the item first. If it’s worth three thousand drops, I’ll definitely return to give you the rest.”
“No way,” the black wolf in the middle shook his head firmly. “You give it to us first, then we’ll talk.”
“Unless you tell me exactly what is worth three thousand drops of beast blood?”
“We don’t know anything either; we’re just warning you that certain areas are extremely dangerous. This time, we don’t even know what’s out there ourselves,” the black wolf in the middle said, shaking its head and grinning. “Human, whether you make the deal or not is up to you. We can only roughly tell you the direction and warn you about the dangers. As for the rest, we know nothing.”
Lu Yu’s lips curved slightly as he thought for a moment, then he smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll go through with this deal. I’ve never done anything like this before, so this will be my first time. I hope the five of you won’t cheat me.”
A black wolf said, “I won’t deceive you. If you dare to go, just see whether you have the skill to come out alive.”
Lu Yu took out another two thousand drops of beast blood and placed them on the ground, saying, “This belongs to you.”
The five black wolves caught sight of the beast’s blood and fixed their eyes on it, completely forgetting Lu Yu’s presence.
Lu Yu reminded, “Everyone, it’s time to tell me where the place is, right?”
“That’s right, you’re quite straightforward,” the black wolf in the middle lifted his head and chuckled. “Go straight behind us toward the center of the ruins, and you will see an area of silver ruins. There, after nightfall, you will naturally spot a passage leading into a place.”
Lu Yu frowned and said, “Isn’t that location something you can definitely see just by walking toward the center of the ruins? They call that a secret?”
A black wolf snorted coldly and said, “Even if you saw it, do you know what time to enter? We’ve already told you the location, but we don’t know whether the final piece of information is true or not. We heard that whatever is inside is related to a star artifact; beyond that, everything else remains unclear.”
“Stellar artifact?” Lu Yu frowned, only now beginning to feel a hint of interest.
Lu Yu said, “Then the rest depends on what’s inside that might be worth my anticipation.”
Lu Yu leaped over several black wolves and made his way toward the center of the ruins.
A black wolf behind added, “Here’s another piece of information for you: this ruin was once a glorious royal city. Although it remains a royal ruin, it has long since become a trophy and one of the domains of the gods.”
Lu Yu’s footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and in an instant, his heart surged with towering waves of emotion.
This news is too shocking.
Spoils of war!
Lu Yu walked forward again, his heart unable to calm down.
“Is there really a god here? Or is this place merely a specially designed arena created by the god for the sole purpose of watching humans fight and entertain himself during this destruction?”
Lu Yu was talking to himself, unable to guess any more.
The ruins are vast.
Lu Yu had not walked far when he came across several corpses.
Lu Yu had seen these people when he first entered the ruins.
These people were not killed by wild beasts; the wounds on their bodies were caused by swords and knives, as if they were fighting over something.
Lu Yu looked around and spotted several boxes.
But it was all empty inside.
In one of the boxes, Lu Yu sensed a faint trace of royal majesty.
It should be related to a King-level skill, not Wang Blood.
“Is it just that you want to watch humans fight, enjoying this twisted pleasure?”
Lu Yu glanced at the sky and continued moving forward.
“Boom!”
The true regal majesty emanates from the ruins ahead.
A young and arrogant voice said, “Hand over what you just obtained.”
Lu Yu happened to be passing by that area as well. After moving forward for a short while, he saw two men and one woman subduing more than a dozen people with an air of royal authority, forcing them all to kneel on the ground.
It was Zhang Shan, Li Jie, and Zheng Xiaoyan.
Zhang Shan was also the one constantly provoking Lu Yu from outside the ruins.
The royal aura exuding from Zhang Shan surged forth like a ferocious beast crawling out of hell, his eyes flickering with a crimson glow.
More than a dozen people kneeling on the ground desperately tried to resist, but Zhang Shan’s aura was too domineering. He was deliberately intimidating them, pressing down so fiercely that one person’s entire body was crushed. Bone fragments pierced through his skin, and he spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
“Heh, this person has come too,” Li Jie said, catching sight of Lu Yu. He chuckled, “What’s the matter, do you want to compete with us as well?”
Zheng Xiaoyan snorted coldly, clearly showing her contempt for Lu Yu. She said, “Him? Do you think he’s capable?”
Without even glancing at Lu Yu, Zhang Shan extended his hand toward the dozen or so people kneeling on the ground and said, “Don’t waste my time. I’ll ask one more time—hand over the items. If you don’t, I’ll kill you all and take them myself.”
One person struggled to lift his head, gritting his teeth and glared at Zhang Shan angrily, saying, “You, what you’re doing is robbery!”
Boom.
Zhang Shan showed no mercy, unleashing a burst of flames from his large hand that engulfed more than a dozen people.
Fiery serpents slithered into the orifices of more than ten people, turning dozens into flames in an instant.
The flames extinguished, leaving more than a dozen storage pearls scattered on the ground.
Zhang Shan spat and said coldly, “You don’t know how to appreciate kindness. Daring to talk back in front of me—you’re asking for death.”
Zhang Shan stepped forward and picked up all the storage pearls on the ground, examining each one carefully.
When he saw one of the storage pearls, his expression flickered slightly, but he soon picked up all of them without hesitation.
Zhang Shan finally looked up at Lu Yu, his voice cold. “Have you stared enough? If you keep looking, do you really think I won’t kill you too?”
Li Jie looked Lu Yu up and down with a smile, saying, “I heard from Uncle Luo that you used to be quite famous. You certainly don’t seem ordinary now. Which organization’s leader’s son are you, or perhaps an elite from one of China’s major powers?”
“I do own a small city,” Lu Yu smiled. “I wouldn’t dare offend any of you. I’m not even a true King’s Rank cultivator, so I’m no match for all of you.”
Li Jie sneered coldly, “Hmph, so you do have some self-awareness after all. Since you’ve put it that way, we won’t give you any more trouble. Just pack up and get lost—far away.”
Lu Yu smiled and said, “Then I won’t disturb everyone any further.”
Lu Yu turned around and left immediately.
“Stop right there!”
Zhang Shan suddenly spoke up from behind: “You can’t leave now?”
Lu Yu stood firm, his back to them, eyes glinting with cold, murderous intent.
However, the murderous intent in Lu Yu’s eyes quickly faded as he turned around with a smile and asked, “Is there anything else, my friends?”
Zhang Shan pointed his index finger at Lu Yu and said, “We’re currently short of someone to get things done. From now on, you’ll follow us. Whenever we arrive at a new area, your responsibility will be to search nearby locations for treasures.”
As he spoke, Zhang Shan took out two Blue Star Souls and a Mutated Star Spirit Pearl from a storage bead he had just obtained and threw them onto the ground. He said, “Here are two Blue Star Souls and a Mutated Star Spirit Pearl with an ultimate skill. This is your reward; take it.”
Zhang Shan was very arrogant, looking down on everyone, and did not regard Lu Yu as a threat at all.
“This—” Lu Yu frowned, then smiled. “I’d prefer to act alone. Would you all please let me go?”
Zhang Shan’s face immediately darkened as he said, “For a King to personally ask you, someone who isn’t even a King’s Disciple, to do something is a sign of respect. Now you dare refuse me? Are you looking to die?”
Zhang Shan had already revealed his intent to kill, and flames began to rise between his palms.
Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and picked up the object lying on the ground.
He was still some distance away from the ruins and didn’t want to get into a conflict with Wang here.
Although he now possesses the power of a War King, the opposing side has three Kings, making their overall strength slightly superior to his.
However, the absorption of the Wang Blood Crystal has already reached nearly half.
To Lu Yu’s delight, his current attributes had already increased to 3.7 million zuns.
He did a quick calculation. If he absorbed everything, increasing his attributes by two million would be no problem.
Zhang Shan watched as Lu Yu picked up the item and let out a cold snort. With a frosty expression, he said, “I gave you respect outside—offering tens of billions of star spirit stones and even ten Blue Star Souls to get you in—but you refused to come in. You dared to act so arrogantly, saying even a hundredfold price wouldn’t make you decide immediately. I guess it’s because you had someone backing you up back then. But now you’re in here, and no one is protecting you anymore. Just give you two Blue Star Souls, and you still end up obediently following orders like the rest.”
Zheng Xiaoyan chimed in from the side, saying, “Exactly—someone who refuses to recognize kindness when it’s shown. Now we’re giving you a chance. If you find anything, anything below King Wang’s level is yours as payment. Anything better than that belongs to us. If you dare to embezzle even a single item, we’ll take your life immediately.”
Lu Yu smiled slightly, without saying much.
His behavior made the three of them think Lu Yu was even more of a pushover, and Zheng Xiaoyan scoffed with even more disdain.
“Let’s go.”
Zhang Shan gestured for Lu Yu to go ahead.
Not long after the four people left this area, they searched another area and found some items that were not very valuable.
Zhang Shan and others didn’t even look at it, just threw it to Lu Yu as if it were trash.
Lu Yu accepted it without the slightest hesitation.
The deeper one walks inward, the more severe the destruction becomes; in some areas, buildings have been reduced to rubble.
After crossing a region of gray, broken stones, the group saw more than forty people moving toward the center of the ruins on their left side, about a kilometer away.
The other party arrived first and spotted Zhang Shan and his group. The leader among them burst into laughter and said, “Zhang Shan, why have only the three of you come here? Hmm, there’s someone I don’t recognize—did you bring a new recruit from your city?”
Lu Yu stared blankly at the person. In the center of the crowd, a woman stood gazing coldly into the distance.
Lu Yu’s hands trembled slightly; that cascade of auburn hair was the very image that had haunted his dreams all along.
At last, after so many years, she was still as beautiful and proud as ever!
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