Chapter 626: Evolution

The entire plain was left only with the roars of beasts.

Once these level four and level five beasts reach such a scale, they become truly terrifying.

The two hundred million beasts seemed to form an ocean, wave upon wave surging toward Lu Yu and the others.

It’s like a tiny human standing before a towering mountain; you can’t feel your own strength at all.

“Boom!”

Lu Yu’s fist slammed into the belly of a brown bear. The bear roared in pain, then swung its massive paw downward, striking Lu Yu with such force that his legs were driven half a foot into the ground.

The gap between level one and level four became evident.

Although Lu Yu’s power is strong, he is now suppressed to level one.

However, when the brown bear struck down with full force, the recoil from the impact shattered its arm. Large pieces of bone were dislodged from the arm and expelled due to the force.

The brown bear was in more pain and charged at Lu Yu like a madman.

Lu Yu twisted his body to evade the charging brown bear and struck its hindbrain with a bent elbow.

Bang!

As Lu Yu’s elbow drove power into the bear’s skull, his own arm was simultaneously thrown upward.

The brown bear let out a mournful howl and fell heavily to the ground, blood spewing from its mouth in streams.

Lu Yu’s elbow strike drove the concentrated force into the brown bear’s hindbrain, piercing through its throat.

Blood was gushing out of the brown bear’s body.

Bai Xiaofei and others watched with their hearts pounding, their eyebrows nearly shooting up into their foreheads.

Bai Xiaofei had experienced the fourth wave of the beast tide and knew very well how strong this brown bear’s defense was.

This brown bear looks like it’s only level four, but its defense power is already close to level six.

Even warriors of the same level would have a hard time killing this brown bear.

But Lu Yu actually killed the brown bear instantly with the power of the first level.

Even if Lu Yu attacked the most vulnerable spot, without special power, it would not have been so easy to kill.

Bai Xiaofei became even more convinced that Lu Yu himself was already a formidable weapon.

“Au, roar!”

Another brown bear lunged forward, wrapping its arms tightly around Lu Yu in a crushing bear hug. Its large mouth then clamped down on Lu Yu’s shoulder.

Li Jiayi exclaimed in alarm: “Watch out!”

She called too late.

The brown bear’s large mouth clamped down on Lu Yu’s shoulder.

Bang!

The bear’s mouth seemed to clamp down on a bomb, and when it opened its mouth, it exploded, blowing its entire head apart.

The blood from the brown bear’s neck cavity sprayed into the sky, then transformed into a rain of light and vanished.

“This—this is true evolution!”

Will could see clearly from a distance, his pupils constricting sharply.

He could be certain that Lu Yu’s body was undergoing some kind of evolution, or rather, a transformation.

First, a bear’s paw was blown apart, followed by its head being shattered by the explosion.

When Lu Yu defends himself, he also generates a counterforce.

Here, everyone is restricted from using any abilities; all they can rely on is their physical body.

Therefore, the death of the brown bear was due to Lu Yu’s own power.

Humans evolved from apes to human beings, a process that took who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

However, the path of evolution for humanity has not yet ended.

Human beings are now evolving, and at a faster rate than before.

Due to the arrival of the apocalypse, the living space of humanity is undergoing changes.

Therefore, in the heat of battle, humanity has already begun to evolve without even realizing it.

Moreover, this influence has been passed on to the next generation.

For example, Bai Xiaofei, Li Jiayi, and also威尔were already born with superior genes. This is a form of evolution driven by humanity’s subconscious.

However, the older generation of powerful individuals cannot start over from the beginning.

They may be powerful now, but there will come a day when they are surpassed.

But now, when Will saw Lu Yu, he was indeed shaken and stunned into silence.

He was filled with both admiration and jealousy.

Because Lu Yu actually discovered a way to evolve without passing down genes, but instead was already changing within himself.

Lu Yu’s body was in the process of evolution.

And it is still continuously evolving.

For over a year, there had been rumors that Lu Yu remained at Level 1. Now, Will understood that this was due to evolution through combat.

He restrained his own power.

When their capabilities drop to an extremely low level, humans will continuously push beyond their limits and keep evolving in order to cope with danger.

Lu Yu’s current situation is precisely a response to the crisis—not only has his flesh and bones evolved to an astonishing degree.

It is more about survival, where flesh and bones naturally generate a reactive force against attacks, which is then used to strike back at enemies.

Wil could tell at a glance. How could he not be surprised!

This was the strongest step of evolution that Father had ever mentioned, and it was merely theoretical.

Because human evolution is too slow, it is certain that we will not reach it in our lifetime.

Even in the area around Will, it would be impossible to achieve.

It is unknown how many generations it would take for genes to evolve through reproduction.

Yet the person in front of him had actually done it.

What if Lu Yu were given some time!

“Roar!”

Several wild wolves knocked Lu Yu to the ground. Their mouths opened wide, each one a bloody maw ready to bite down.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

One by one, the wolves’ mouths were shattered. A powerful counterforce emanating from Lu Yu surged into the lead wolf’s head and coursed through its entire body.

Several wild wolves were instantly blown to pieces.

Will was even more certain now that Lu Yu’s body had surpassed the limits of this era, evolving into something far more terrifying.

His body is both his weapon and his armor.

Lu Yu had refined his own body into a semi-star artifact. With the Star-Calling Technique and the Art of Forging Weapons also under his mastery, if he were to fully refine himself into a star artifact, the result would be—

Two words popped into Wei Er’s mind, and he couldn’t help but shudder involuntarily.

“Will, what are you daydreaming about!” someone shouted.

“Au!”

A fierce tiger pounced on Will. As the tiger’s claws landed on Will’s chest, he roared in anger, “How could I let an animal like you hurt me?”

He was provoked.

He has an invincible father, received the best education since childhood, had access to countless resources, and was blessed with excellent genes.

How could he be weaker than Lu Yu?

Can’t admit defeat, can’t admit defeat!

Will roared in his mind, “If I admit defeat now, I’ll never surpass Lu Yu in my entire life!”

Will chopped the tiger with a single palm strike, sending it flying. Before the tiger could soar far, his fists had already unleashed a series of consecutive punches, shattering the tiger’s body into pieces.

Everyone noticed that Will was acting strangely.

But as long as Wil has the will to fight, that’s enough.

The fourth wave took seventeen days and six hours.

It’s not enough for you to be powerful.

Faced with two hundred million beasts, even walls of bronze and iron would be toppled by the relentless, tide-like assault.

Now and then, people died, and continuously, others were severely injured and fell to the ground.

Unlike the earlier waves that felt easy, they now seemed to be facing an ocean with no chance for respite whatsoever.

Sixteen people were killed and thirty-two were seriously injured.

“I’m sorry, everyone,” said a severely injured person, feeling helpless and extremely reluctant. “I can’t hold on any longer. If it gets to the fifth wave, I’ll have to leave my life here.”

They felt very unwilling and somewhat ashamed and angry.

Exiting like this indicates that their strength is inferior to others.

“There will be another chance to work together next time.” Someone gasped, pounding the ground fiercely with a clenched fist.

Someone looked at Lu Yu with a pale face and said, “He’s too terrifying. He actually emerged completely unscathed.”

“How many beasts have died at the hands of Lu Yu by now?”

“Four waves in a row, there must be at least two or three hundred thousand heads by now. The first person in Huaxia, that so-called devil, is he really a demon?”

A group of teenagers were terrified, unable to imagine that this was only the first level of Lu Yu.

If he were to regain his peak combat power, how powerful would he become!

…

“The fourth wave of the beast tide has ended. Each survivor will receive ten Blue Star Souls and a random Supreme-level skill. Before the next beast tide concludes, you may unlock one skill of your own that is below Supreme level.”

…

Wei Er felt a weight lifted off his shoulders as he said, “Finally, the first wave has arrived.”

Someone turned to Will and asked, “Will, only you and a few others passed the first round. What’s so different about you?”

“Yeah. And when it comes to unlocking a skill below the Zunzhi level, what kind of skill should we choose to keep?”

“The fifth wave of the beast tide no longer consists of wild wolves but entirely of brown bears. This means you will be facing a group of level-five brown bears. Their defense is comparable to that of a level-seven demon race, and their explosive power is close to level nine!”

“What, what?” someone stammered, shuddering all over. “Wil, you’re not joking, right? Defense of a level-seven demon race and the burst power of level nine? That means the fifth wave of the beast tide is already approaching our strength! That means we’re facing two hundred million level-nine beasts, creatures almost as powerful as our Star Lord!”

Wei Er sneered coldly, “What’s wrong? Are you afraid? The light gate isn’t closed yet; you still have a chance to leave. I’ve said everything I needed to say. If you don’t have the courage, you’d better leave now.”

The man snorted coldly, “If you want to get yourselves killed, go ahead. But don’t count me in. Wei, the only reason you survived the fifth wave is because of luck, not skill. I’m leaving—I won’t stick around and go crazy with you lot.”

As the man spoke, he turned around and without saying another word, stepped through the light gate.

Then, after hesitating for a while, dozens more people left together as well.

At this time, there were still less than two hundred and fifty people on the plain.

Lu Yu had fewer than ten people on his side, while Wil had the most people around him.

Bai Xiaofei could hear Wei’er’s reply from a distance and frowned. “Mr. Lu, with a beast that’s nearly at level nine in terms of explosive power, do you think we stand a chance?”

“How can you know without trying?” Lu Yu said, then after a short rest, stood up and walked towards Will and the others.

When Wei Er and others saw Lu Yu walking over, they couldn’t help but stand up.

Even with all his pride, Wei Er dared not act arrogantly.

The person standing before him was no ordinary individual, but a formidable expert whom even his father dared not underestimate.

One person, seeing Lu Yu approaching, nervously and excitedly bowed and said, “Mr. Lu, do you need something from us?”

Lu Yu smiled politely and said, “Everyone should have received the previous rewards. I have a huge demand for Blue Planet Souls. If anyone is willing to sell their Blue Planet Souls, I would be willing to buy them at a premium price.”

“This—what price are you planning to offer?” one person thought to himself with delight: “I currently have twelve Blue Star Souls in my possession. If Mr. Lu is willing to buy them all, I’m also willing to sell them all.”

“Oh?” Lu Yu looked the person up and down.

This is an authentic Chinese person, and he is no more than nineteen years old.

“Mine too,” the other person said. “Mr. Lu has decided how to proceed with the acquisition, and I also have eleven of them here.”

Besides the rewards on this plain, the Soul of the Blue Star is extremely difficult to obtain from the outside world.

Even if the humanoid races received the Soul of Blue Star as a reward from the deities, it would still be limited.

Therefore, the Soul of the Blue Planet is extremely valuable.

At this moment, Lu Yu himself came forward to claim the Soul of Blue Planet. The people present, as if catching a glimpse of some hope, couldn’t help but burst into smiles.