Chapter 684: Is This a Human Hand?

The oppressive aura across the land was suffocating.

Blood is flowing—

It is the blood of Wang Zun that flows.

Countless people were stunned.

This is something they never expected, and it’s quite surprising.

Xue Zhan only stepped back once, evading Lu Yu’s palm attack range, but did not manage to dodge the powerful force slashing down from above.

Fresh blood streamed down from the chest of the warrior, soaking his clothes in an instant.

Someone rubbed their eyes hard and said, “He’s bleeding. How come it’s still Wang Zun? Isn’t he supposed to be the strongest?”

“They say the Sha Lu Star Soul’s defense is invincible, but how can its attack be this terrifying as well!”

People whispered softly.

After the bloody battle, Lu Yu pressed his hand against his chest, and the wound began to heal.

His gaze towards Lu Yu had changed.

It is said that when the Nine Star Souls are enhanced to a certain level, they will undergo an evolution.

Once evolved, all the abilities of the Murder Star Soul can be enhanced by several times.

Since ancient times, this kind of evolution has been difficult to observe.

However, records indicate that once the nine evolved Star Souls reach their limit, they possess a power that even kings would fear.

I didn’t believe it before the bloody battle.

After all, in his era, the Slayer Heir was already very powerful.

He killed the inheritor of carnage.

No one else understood the danger and horror of that battle as he did.

The killer inheritor was also unable to destroy the battle net so easily.

Lu Yu’s strength is absolutely not something that should be possessed by a Killing Star Soul.

Evolution, only evolution can explain it like this.

Xue Zhan did not expect that he would actually encounter an Evolver who had evolved a Soul of Slaughter.

Xue Zhan looked at the wound on his chest, where new granulation tissue was forming on the muscle, gradually repairing the injury.

However, Lu Yu’s second strike arrived as well.

Bloodied, he retreated another dozen steps.

The ground where he had originally stood was gouged by five invisible air currents, leaving claw marks several meters long.

Lu Yu, seeing the relentless retreat of the blood-soaked battlefield, stopped his attack and stood still, sneering, “Wang Zun? You call yourself a Wang Zun?”

Xue Zhan’s face remained expressionless as he coldly said, “Lu Yu, only the winner has the right to speak. Do you really think you’ve already won?”

Lu Yu said, “Whether we win or not can only be determined after a fight. How can we fight if you keep dodging like this?”

“Do you want to fight?” Wang Zun’s eyes blazed with cold light as he said in a frigid tone: “Fine, then I’ll fight you until you’re satisfied. You’ve got nothing else to offer—I’ve already lost interest in you.”

What status does Wang Zun hold that he would allow others to insult and belittle him so easily?

So what if the Killing Star Soul has evolved again.

If I could kill one person back then, I can do it just the same now.

Wang Zun used the battle net and retreated to determine the strength or weakness of Lu Yu’s abilities.

Lu Yu kept in mind the warning from the one known as the Howling King of Slaughter.

Wang Zun is not merely arrogant and proud. To have come this far and stand at the peak of this field, he possesses wisdom and remains sufficiently calm.

After several试探, he felt that it was about time.

Now—

Boom!

Wang Zun’s entire body surged with a violent aura as mysterious energy surged within him.

In the span of a breath, the Blood War King’s aura surged severalfold, and his battle intent, like a raging ocean, pressed fiercely toward Lu Yu.

“Okay.” With a loud shout, Lu Yu charged forward with a fighting spirit to confront the Blood War King.

“Come.” The Blood Battle King stomped his left foot, his body turning into a blur, instantly appearing in front of Lu Yu at a distance of less than three feet.

Fists fly—

This was a meteorite crashing toward Lu Yu.

Lu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and, without flinching or dodging, reached out his hand directly toward Xue Zhan’s fist.

Bang!

Lu Yu’s hand gripped the bloodied fist.

The compressed air between the fist and palm, oppressed by two forces, transformed into countless streams of air arrows, shooting off in all directions.

“Not enough strength—you’re still too weak,” Xue Zhan’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and suddenly the power within his body surged forth with double intensity.

The blood-soaked fist lunged forward, forcing Lu Yu’s palm to bend slightly under the pressure.

“Open up for me!” Xue Zhan roared, increasing the strength in his arms.

Bang!

Lu Yu’s palm was forced open by the impact.

Immediately afterwards, Xue Zhan’s fist struck right at the center of Lu Yu’s forehead. An invisible force surged into Lu Yu’s brain and exploded inside.

It was as if an enormous war drum had been struck with a sound like thunder.

Many people in the distance were shaken so violently that they spat blood from their mouths and noses. Those who were weaker, struck by the shockwave of the thunderous sound, were sent flying backward.

Lu Yu remained in the same posture, but was struck by a powerful blow that sent him flying backward hundreds of meters.

Many people felt a chill run through their heads as they watched. If that strike had landed on any of them, it would have blown their heads apart.

Far away, the shockwave from the attack struck with a deafening boom, leaving them already seriously injured.

How much force would Lu Yu’s skull withstand from a punch right to the center of his head?

Not even this could break Lu Yu’s head; how terrifying his strength must be.

At this moment, even Wang Zun of Xao Sha and Wang Zun of Zai Sheng couldn’t help but frown.

They knew better than anyone how powerful this strike was.

No one, except for King Wang, could possibly take it on.

Now Lu Yu steps forward, unscathed.

“Complete Carnage Awakening, such terrifying defensive power.”

“Without breaking through the Perfect Slaughter Awakening, this battle will not reach a conclusion.”

“Lu Yu has endured countless bloody battles and even survived the Dragon King’s baptism. Is he the kind to be defeated so easily?”

“Don’t forget either, the one standing before Lu Yu is Wang Zun. This is only the beginning; Wang Zun’s true power has yet to be unleashed.”

The crowd murmured in discussion, with some glancing toward the Shao Sha King.

Seeing the current Lu Yu, they found it even harder to imagine just how intense the battle between the Howling Annihilation King and Lu Yu had truly been.

In the battlefield, he fought fiercely, repelling Lu Yu in a bloody confrontation. Without giving Lu Yu even a moment to catch his breath, he took a step forward and appeared right in front of him.

Boom!

The same punch, plain and simple, not fancy at all, and not fast either!

However, the force behind the fist was so immense that it felt as if thousands of mountains were crashing down onto Lu Yu all at once, compressing the air with a thunderous roar.

The Blood Battle King’s intention was to overwhelm Lu Yu with sheer power.

Bang!

This time, Lu Yu was struck in the chest and retreated several steps back.

The bloody battle approaches once again, fists heavy as mountains.

Bang!

Lu Yu stepped back again.

Violent and direct!

The skill of blood battle was abandoned, and Lu Yu engaged in a fierce confrontation.

In this aspect, the advantage of hierarchy became evident.

Lu Yu was completely outmatched in the fierce battle and was overwhelmed.

Xue Zhan was extremely arrogant. He took a big step forward and threw a series of heavy punches, saying, “Lu Yu, without even using your skills, relying solely on your Murderous Star Soul’s power, do you actually think you can defeat me?”

Boom, boom, boom…

He put all his strength into every punch, pure violence.

Bang!

Lu Yu retreated for the seventeenth time, already withdrawing over a thousand meters, with a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Xue Zhan laughed heartily and said, “Lu Yu, you’ve reached your limit, haven’t you? I thought your defense was truly invincible, but it turns out you still can’t withstand it completely.”

“Blood battle, aren’t you retreating?” Lu Yu laughed aloud, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“Retreat?” The Blood Battle’s eyes gleamed coldly as he said, “Now it’s only you who can retreat. I will never retreat!”

Boom!

The fists in the bloody battle are faster and fiercer.

A single punch not only sent Lu Yu reeling backward continuously, but the impact of the blow shook the heavens and earth, causing sand and stones to fly wildly, as if a hurricane had passed through.

Many people several kilometers behind Lu Yu were hit by the shockwave of the punch. Their bodies were reduced to pulp as their bones shattered into pieces.

Many people cried out in alarm and quickly retreated, saying, “He’s too powerful! We should keep retreating!”

Bang!

Lu Yu shook his arms, releasing boundless energy. He declared proudly, “Fine, then let’s fight. Neither of us will take a step back!”

“Come on then, let’s see who falls first!”

Fighting spirit ignited, the aura of slaughter surged like the sea.

This is a collision between the two most powerful forces in the world.

Boom.

The mysterious energy within Xue Zhan became even more powerful, as if it had fused with his blood, surging through his body at a faster pace.

His fist, once thrown, had already pierced through the void, and the force of the punch struck Lu Yu’s chest.

Lu Yu suddenly stretched both hands forward and grabbed fiercely at the empty space.

That was an invisible fist force, without any substance, like wind or nothingness.

But now—

Hiss!

The void in front of Lu Yu split open as if torn apart, and the two surging streams of energy that had slammed into him were ripped apart by his hands.

“What?”

Xue Zhan was greatly surprised.

He knew exactly how fierce his punch was.

Moreover, it was an insubstantial attack delivered through punches; how could it possibly be torn apart?

“My goodness.”

Equally astonished as he was the spectators around, and countless kings as well.

Xiao Sha Wang once said that Lu Yu’s greatest strength was not his skills, but his physical body.

They didn’t believe it.

Looking back now, why does Lu Yu’s ability seem so strange?

Even attacks from the void can be broken through!

“Is it just luck?” Xue Zhan coldly snarled, changing his fist into a palm and forcefully slashing through the empty space.

Bang!

The palm force pressed down, warping the empty space.

Lu Yu’s eyebrows lifted slightly. Instead of retreating, he took a step forward, his right hand slashing down like a blade in a fierce arc toward the front.

Boom—boom—boom—

He cleaved the palm strike’s momentum, which was charged with fierce battle aura, into two halves.

Lu Yu said, “Don’t rely on these impractical things. If you have the courage, come closer and fight me in close combat. With just these, you can’t hurt me.”

“You try it,” Wang Zun said skeptically, raising his fist and launching a punch.

Countless cracks split the void, and dozens of massive fissures transformed into great dragons, charging toward Lu Yu.

“No.”

Lu Yu took another step forward. As the crack approached him, he suddenly reached out both hands and grabbed fiercely at the fissure in the void.

Bang, bang, bang…

Numerous cracks, each as thick as a giant dragon, were completely shattered and torn apart.

Xue Zhan was astonished and said, “How could that be possible!”

This was completely beyond his common sense.

The power of the Heir of Slaughter—even the Slaughter Blade itself cannot reach such a level.

Lu Yu pointed at Xue Zhan with an arrogant air and said, “Xue Zhan, if you have any more powerful abilities, hurry up and use them. With just this, you won’t be able to defeat me.”

“Do you want to provoke me?” Wang Zun tried to control his emotions, his voice a menacing growl. “If you want something stronger, then let me show you something stronger.”

Wang Zun’s muscles tensed, and light surged from his skin.

Hum.

A Wangzun armor set with damage not exceeding forty percent had already appeared on his body.

As soon as the armor appeared, it sent ripples of tremors in all four directions.

Each ripple swept across the land, churning up endless sand and stones, transforming into a sandstorm that surged in all directions.

Rocks were transformed into cannonballs; even a fist-sized stone striking a person’s body became a blow capable of unleashing ten thousandfold power.

Those below the rank of Ten Thousand Reverences were pelted with stones until their bodies resembled sieves.

Even the mighty king, when struck by the sandstorm, couldn’t help but unleash tremendous power to defend himself.

Boom, boom, boom…

In the center of the sandstorm, two powerful auras continuously collided, each impact causing a violent tremor in the earth.

As the sandstorm surged through, the crowd saw Lu Yu and Xue Zhan parting just in time.

Lu Yu’s mouth was filled with blood, and Wang Zun’s armor was covered with countless claw marks.

Wang Zun looked at his armor and cried out in terror, “That’s just your hand, at most a half-star artifact. How could it possibly damage Wang Zun’s armor?”

“I can even shatter a Star Artifact. Your broken King’s Armor is nothing but trash.” Saying this, Lu Yu let out a loud shout and lunged fiercely toward the King.

Wang Zun also moved. His speed surpassed Lu Yu’s, so fast that even afterimages couldn’t form.

Lu Yu was also incredibly fast, not any slower than when he possessed the Sky-Splitting Wings.

Once he moves, it’s as if a sharp sword were slicing through the void itself.

Two extremely fast shadows collided in front of everyone’s eyes.

Boom.

Wang Zun’s fist landed on Lu Yu’s temple.

At the same time, Lu Yu’s hand gripped down from Wang Zun’s shoulder.

Snap!

“Oh!”

Wang Zun let out a strange cry and swiftly retreated backward in midair.

The left shoulder plate of Wang Zun’s armor was torn off by Lu Yu, leaving a palm-sized piece missing, along with half of Wang Zun’s shoulder blade.

Is this still a human hand?