Lu Yu returned to the core area and entered a room he hadn’t visited in a long time.
This was the only place where he could feel at peace and forget all the bloodshed.
Although he himself rarely returned.
Mother still cleans her room every day; the neatly arranged bedding carries a faint, lingering fragrance.
Lu Yu stroked the quilt, feeling a deep sense of guilt for rarely being there to accompany his mother.
It had been many years since he last saw his mother.
As a result, even after meeting in person, they still found it difficult to sit down together for a simple meal for a long time.
“Mom, just wait a little longer,” Lu Yu murmured, gazing out the window. “I will definitely take you and survive, get through the apocalypse, and start a new life together.”
Lu Yu did not immediately use the King’s Crystal. Instead, he fell onto the bed and enjoyed a good, restful sleep.
Lu Yu now considers it a luxury to be able to sleep like this.
He chose this way of life, which destined him to have no time for peace and stability.
During his usual cultivation, he sometimes sleeps just on a piece of stone or curls up in a corner on the ground for a few hours’ rest, then gets busy again.
Lu Yu woke up after sleeping for six hours.
Years of habitual discipline combined with his innate abilities allowed him to recover at an astonishing speed.
Under normal circumstances, an hour of rest would be enough for Lu Yu to fully recover his energy.
Six hours of rest was merely Lu Yu’s way of wanting to take a good break; for him, this was truly a luxury.
After waking up, Lu Yu first freshened up, then changed his clothes, tidied up the room, and finally took out the King’s Blood Crystal.
The use of Wang Xue Crystal is quite unique.
Lu Yu placed the Wang Xue crystal in the palm of his hand, then bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Blood dripped into the King’s Blood Crystal, and each drop quickly seeped into the crystal.
Suddenly, the Wang Xue crystal stone erupted with a burst of bloody light. One by one, sharp, thin blood-colored thorns shot out from the crystal and pierced directly into Lu Yu’s palm.
Lu Yu followed Yukki’s instructions and released his demonic energy to envelop the crystal.
After absorbing the demonic energy, the crystal seemed to gain consciousness. The bloodthorn embedded in Lu Yu’s palm began to snake through the muscles of his arm, burrowing upward like a serpent.
Lu Yu felt the blood-piercing pain shoot into his palm, then slither like a snake toward his heart.
The crystal in Lu Yu’s palm grew smaller and smaller, all transforming into blood thorns that converged toward his heart. Inside the heart, they reformed into the King’s Blood Crystal.
He felt as if something heavy was pressing inside his heart, making it feel沉重. Lu Yu suddenly let out a pained grunt, and his eyebrows knitted tightly together.
Because he could feel the thorns from the crystal piercing into his heart, with energy being injected into his body.
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The Wang Xue Crystal has been activated. Please choose the ability you wish to evolve.
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Demon’s body!
Lu Yu channeled the power of the Demon Body and connected it with the energy of the King’s Blood Crystal.
“The Demon Body is a King-tier skill. Initiating the first enhancement!”
A voice came to Lu Yu’s ear.
The energy of the Wang Xue crystal was continuously flowing into his body.
This is the condensation of a person’s entire body energy and the power of a King’s Core.
It contains a tremendous amount of energy inside, all of which is now being transferred into his body through the blood thorn.
At this moment, it was not only Lu Yu’s skills that were improving; he felt his own strength enhancing as well.
This is even faster than the Blood Sea cultivation in the desert.
In the blink of an eye, he had already elevated his strength by a hundredfold.
Lu Yu knew that now was the time to wait.
He left his room and obtained several pieces of information about the ruins from Liu Xing.
As for the city on the meteorite, there was only Yang’s report on it.
Lu Yu pieced together several pieces of intelligence from the ruins, frowning yet intrigued.
Because there seemed to be something that had survived the apocalypse.
It was originally the ruins of a royal city, but now it holds some incredible information.
“It seems I have no choice but to go,” Lu Yu said, his eyes gleaming with an intimidating light.
These pieces of intelligence can be exchanged for a Wang Blood Star Artifact, and the Chinese military has also agreed to forge a soldier into a star artifact, at their own risk.
Lu Yu would no longer concern himself with these matters.
He organized his supplies and quietly left the harbor.
…
Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, there is a small island that originally belonged to a small nation.
But if you were to calculate it, it would probably cover an area equivalent to half of the old city of Beijing.
Now this country has long since vanished, leaving the entire island desolate and lonely.
After darkness fell, the first ruin appeared in the people’s sight, and then several more ruins were gradually discovered.
Someone once witnessed the emergence of a ruin with their own eyes.
That ruin which suddenly fell from the starry sky during the night.
An entire expanse of ruins, like a city fallen from the stars.
It was also like a meteorite wrapped in a fireball, crashing down onto the earth.
The ruins where Lu Yu appeared were something that had recently emerged.
Various organizations have attempted to venture in and gather some intelligence.
However, not a single person who entered came out alive.
However, major organizations continued to send people inside, hoping to obtain information.
When Lu Yu arrived here, there were already crowds of people gathered outside the ruins.
Lu Yu didn’t recognize them, but here, there wasn’t a single person who didn’t know Lu Yu.
A monster who may not be a king, yet is capable of slaying kings.
The so-called “King Without a Crown” was said to be able to fight only against the king. But now, it seems this is no longer just a matter of battling the king.
Many people saw Lu Yu appear among the ruins and immediately cleared a path for him.
Someone whispered, “He has indeed come as well.”
One person, upon seeing Lu Yu, was reminded of some unpleasant memories and tugged at his own hair, saying, “I really regret it now. Back then, I had joined the Fanggang, but why did I betray them for just a little benefit from the Qin family?”
This person’s words immediately drew many sidelong glances, as if everyone was looking at the speaker like a fool.
Someone laughed and said, “Then you must regret it even more now. I heard from a friend in Fanggang that Fanggang is quite powerful nowadays. There’s a lot of information—you should already know more than we need to say, right?”
Many people couldn’t help but nod, feeling both envious and jealous.
Someone had just been in Fanggang, and not long ago, he witnessed Lu Yu’s confrontation with the blond man in the first area.
Even a powerful warrior like the golden-haired man could not inflict any harm on Lu Yu’s body.
Lu Yu’s body might be invincible.
“Who is this Lu Yu you’re all talking about? How come he’s so powerful?” A voice that stood out from the crowd asked, breaking the harmony.
Another crisp voice said, “Yeah, we should really take a look sometime. From your expressions, you people seem ready to elevate him to the heavens—he’s practically becoming a deity.”
At once, many people turned to look at the person who had spoken.
He was a young man no more than around twenty years old.
Standing beside him were dozens of other young men and women of similar age.
Still don’t know Lu Yu? Come on, you’re joking, right?
Everyone just smiled, assuming the young man was joking.
…
Lu Yu did not hear their conversation, as the leaders of some organizations approached him to greet him.
Lu Yu politely returned the greeting, keeping a close eye on the ruins all the time.
When viewed from the air, this ruin covers just over half of the island, composed of rows of collapsed buildings.
Some building ruins are piled together, with many of the carved patterns still faintly visible, resembling beautiful floral decorations planted in actual stone crevices.
This also reflects the superb craftsmanship and unparalleled knife skills of the artisans of that time.
This also reflects the grandeur and magnificence of the city in those days.
However, when Lu Yu stood on the island and looked around, he was surprised to find that there wasn’t a single person in sight.
He turned his head to look around. There were thousands of people standing here. What were they waiting for?
“Why not go in?” Lu Yu looked at the person beside him and whispered.
The person being asked felt flattered yet flustered, hastily replying, “Mr. Lu, you don’t know. We’ve already sent in three groups of people, but no one has ever come out.”
“This ruin is not small. Even like this, one should be able to sense the presence of humans within. Why can’t I see any trace of people here, nor feel any presence?”
“We don’t know either,” replied the person, shaking his head while also frowning. “The people we sent in had no trace of life force and disappeared without a trace immediately.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the collapsed outer wall of the ruins and said, “Just one step inside or outside this city wall feels like entering two different worlds. If you touch the wall of the ruins with your hand, it feels real.”
“Then it’s not an illusion,” Lu Yu nodded, suddenly realizing.
In this world, there is no one who can truly surprise a person.
Because even deities exist.
A young man standing nearby laughed and said, “Mr. Lu, if you’re going to ask someone a question like that, don’t you think you should at least show some indication of your own?”
Another person said, “That’s right. This is completely uncharted territory; every word you hear here is valuable intelligence. We’ve been very cautious about keeping such information. For you to ask so casually—could this be an attempt to use your authority to intimidate us?”
Lu Yu glanced at the two young men, around whom followed dozens of people.
There were both the young and the elderly.
“Some minor pieces of information, not worth much at all,” the person being questioned immediately replied with a smile: “Mr. Lu, please don’t take it to heart.”
“Forcing people by power is something I would only do to my enemies or those who oppose me. Since the intelligence here is so important and I was not even aware of it, I should thank you both for the reminder.” Lu Yu politely nodded toward the two young men, and without showing any anger, he turned to the people beside him and asked, “How have you calculated this intelligence here?”
The two young men were slightly taken aback. They had intended to provoke a confrontation, but the other party’s politeness left them unable to get angry.
The person being questioned hurriedly waved his hands and said, “No, no, there’s no need. This kind of information isn’t worth much; Mr. Lu will surely think of it himself after just a short while.”
A young man immediately said, “Mr. Lu, intelligence like what you just asked about isn’t worth too much money. At most, it could be sold for a top-tier star soldier with three attributes and dual skills, or perhaps five hundred billion star spirit stones.”
Lu Yu looked at the person he had just questioned and said, “I’m also in need of Star Spirit Stones right now, so I’ll give you a Supreme Star Weapon instead.”
Lu Yu reached into the void and pulled out a Supreme Star Weapon, handing it to the other person.
The ultimate star soldier with three attributes and three skills.
Several young men were taken aback, never expecting Lu Yu to use this Supreme Star Weapon as a reward.
It seems I should have better weapons on me as well.
Several people, seeing that their provocation had failed, retreated back to their original positions, feeling disinterested.
After sending out the Star Soldiers, Lu Yu began observing the ruins once again.
The young men and others, seeing that their provocation had failed, began to retreat.
At this moment, several middle-aged men among them suddenly murmured to themselves, “Could it be Lu Yu from Fanggang?”
The young men and women exclaimed in surprise, “Uncle Luo, is this person really so famous?”
The middle-aged man, known as Uncle Luo, said, “I hadn’t heard of him being so formidable before. But after decades, perhaps he has indeed become stronger. However, this has nothing to do with us—he’s merely a figure from Fanggang.”
Bang!
With a loud explosion-like sound, a crystal stone that had been placed on the rubble outside the ruins suddenly shattered.
At this moment, someone cried out in alarm: “Oh no, Old Hu and his men are dead again.”
“Damn it, in just two hours, not a single one of the three hundred remains.”
Everyone outside the ruins couldn’t help but clench their fists, glaring at the wreckage with不甘心 (regret and frustration).
A leader shouted loudly, “Whoever wants to enter, we are offering thirty billion star spirits, a mutated star spirit bead with the Supreme Skill, and two Blue Planet Souls.”
Everything fell silent, and everyone remained speechless.
Someone whispered, “Over a thousand people have already gone in, and not a single one has survived. Who would dare to go in at a time like this?”
“Exactly. Even if you’re given money, you have to be alive to spend it.”
The middle-aged man, known as Uncle Luo, suddenly spotted Lu Yu and clapped his hands together, saying, “I seem to remember that he’s someone who takes on any mission, and I’ve heard he’s very reliable too!”
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