Both Skybreaker King and Lu Yu are formidable figures.
The two confronted each other head-on, neither taking a single step back.
The people around began to retreat continuously.
Because the words of these two were really full of gunpowder, it really seemed like they might come to blows at any moment.
The stakes they’re gambling with are too high.
Moreover, the ways of threatening people are all different.
One wanted to block everyone going after Lu Yu at the Fangang, while the other intended to attack the Liantian Demon Clan’s stronghold and flatten their territory.
Can an ordinary person do such a thing?
They both know each other’s abilities well. He’s a man of his word, capable of backing up what he says. If anyone breaks the rules, it’ll surely lead to a major conflict.
The Heaven-Sundering King sneered, “With so many people watching, I doubt Lu Yu even dares to go back on his word.”
After the Sky-splitting King finished speaking, he looked toward the battlefield, where Tai Hu’s body was already lying in a large pool of blood.
Several places had already exposed the bones, and there was no strength left to cry.
He held his head, growing increasingly frightened.
The Sky-splitting King looked at Lu Yu with satisfaction and said, “Lu Yu, it’s over. What you’ve brought is just a piece of trash. What a pity about that body—it could have become a powerful expert if it had grown stronger.”
“Is that so?”
Lu Yu smiled, still calmly observing the battlefield, and said, “It’s about time. Are you ready to transfer the abilities of the Heaven-Sundering Wings to me?”
Boom!
As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, Tai Hu, in the center of the battlefield, suddenly let out a furious roar like a madman.
He stood up, his body covered in blood, the exposed bones still protruding. The muscles on his body twitched, like green snakes coiling around him, beginning to wriggle.
At this moment, Tai Hu’s eyes were bloodshot, and he lunged forward on all fours, crashing into a demon’s arms like a wild beast.
Before the demon could react, Tai Hu had already sunk his teeth into his throat.
Tai Hu’s snow-white teeth, sharp as knives, severed the artery of the demon race.
Blood spurted out.
Tai Hu’s hands also twisted the man’s neck.
Then, the bone tail behind his back suddenly swung into action, piercing through a demon’s celestial crown like an arrow and emerging from its jaw.
Tai Hu became furious and turned into a beast.
The smile on the face of the Heaven-Sundering King froze.
Lu Yu laughed and said, “Heaven-splitting King, it seems you’ve really grown old. You’ve forgotten that no matter how frightened a person may be, when gradually pushed to a desperate situation and knowing death is certain, they will still resist. Even a desperate dog will jump over a wall—let alone a human being!”
Taihu is like a fierce tiger driven into a desperate situation.
He fears humans, and even more, he fears death.
The people in the village beat him, but did not kill him.
Yet these people were determined to kill him.
Tai Hu, covered in blood, charged into the crowd like a bloodthirsty beast.
The most primitive and violent method.
He tore apart every body as if he were fighting against a wild beast.
The weapon rebounded when it struck Taihu’s body.
The punches and kicks landing on Taihu’s body shook his own arms numb.
The Sky-Sundering King’s expression grew increasingly grim.
The smile on Lu Yu’s face grew wider as he looked at the Sky Rending King and said, “Are you ready yet? Your Sky Rending Wings ability and your King’s Blood—I’m ready, and I don’t like owing people anything.”
“Lu Yu, you’ve known about this all along,” Sky裂 (Sky裂 should be replaced with the character’s actual name if known) Wang said, his eyebrows furrowed with rage,恨不得撕了 Lu Yu (literally:恨不得 tear Lu Yu apart, can be translated as “wishing he could tear Lu Yu apart”).
“It’s you who’s grown old. I don’t believe you’ve never experienced such desperation before. If you’ve even forgotten that yourself, can you still blame others?” Lu Yu’s voice turned cold as he continued, “Accept the consequences of your wager. Heaven-Sundering King, you’d better abide by the rules—don’t give me a reason to destroy your entire base.”
The Sky-Sundering King’s voice was cold as he said, “It’s not over yet. Your person is already severely injured. Can you still hold on?”
“You don’t understand how he managed to survive, so you have no idea how strong his willpower truly is. I believe that if we were to fight him at the same level, neither you nor I could defeat him easily.”
Lu Yu said this, staring at the battlefield.
Tai Hu was indeed severely injured, appearing as if he might lose consciousness at any moment.
His will was terrifyingly resolute; the more wounds he sustained, the more ferocious he became.
No one dares to retreat without the Heaven-Sundering King’s command.
All one hundred of the demon race were killed in battle, not a single one left.
Tai Hu went berserk, killing everyone, and instead became even more savage, lunging toward the crowd.
“Enough.” Lu Yu took a step forward, standing in front of Tai Hu, and placed his large hand on Tai Hu’s shoulder.
Tai Hu turned around, as if having lost his mind, and his hands came crashing down toward Lu Yu’s crown like a hammer.
Lu Yu didn’t hesitate either, raising his hand and striking the ground with one motion.
Boom.
Tai Hu’s body was slammed directly onto the ground.
Tai Hu let out a fierce roar, and the tip of his bone tail shot forward like an arrow, aiming straight at Lu Yu’s forehead.
“Clang!”
The sharp end of the bone tail flipped upward, and Lu Yu emerged unscathed.
Lu Yu shouted loudly, “Enough!”
When he roared, the murderous aura bursting from his entire body pressed down like a colossal mountain, as if subduing a mighty tiger.
If Taihu could be described as a fierce tiger right now, his murderous aura alone would be enough to drive ordinary people insane.
Lu Yu’s murderous intent was like a primordial beast from chaos, pressing down on Tai Hu and causing his entire body to stiffen.
Tai Hu’s eyes gradually returned to normal as he looked at Lu Yu with growing anger.
Lu Yu put away his hands and said, “Good, you’re already capable of feeling anger towards others. Are you still afraid?”
Tai Hu was taken aback, suddenly remembering where he was and what he had just done.
Lu Yu pushed him into a desperate situation, forcing him to resist.
After killing many people, one naturally realizes that humans aren’t truly fearsome beings.
Tai Hu’s confidence was forced out by Lu Yu.
“Thank you,” Tai Hu understood Lu Yu’s intention, and his eyes became slightly moist.
Once he has crossed the most difficult step, he will no longer be afraid.
“Don’t thank me; I made a fortune too.” Lu Yu laughed heartily, looking up at the sky and said, “Sky-splitting King, when are you going to give me my bet?”
“Lu Yu, you’ve won.” The Sky Rend King’s face contorted.
No one has ever been able to beat him, not even in gambling.
“Lu Yu, I will definitely give you what you’ve won. But dare you bet with me once more? This time, let’s double the stakes.” The voice of the Rift King was cold, as if it had been squeezed from his throat.
Lu Yu smiled and said, “That depends on what we’re betting on!”
The Sky-Sundering King snarled, “Ten days from now, on the Demon-Exterminating Plains, you and I shall fight. The loser will be a slave for life!”
The land instantly lost all its sounds.
Boom!
Then, in an instant, everyone went crazy.
“Big news, this is really big news.”
“Oh my god, did I hear that right? These two are the strongest experts in this land. One of them is even a king, yet he’s wagering his own dignity as a stake.”
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to fathom that the Sky-splitting King had actually put forward such a high-stakes wager.
Unless he had gone mad, King of the Shattered Heavens must have already lost his sanity.
“Not interested,” Lu Yu replied without hesitation. “Right now, I just want my stake. King of the Shattered Heavens, are you planning to go back on your word?”
“Regret? Would I ever regret?”
A king has his own dignity.
He swept one hand across his wrist, letting drops of blood be collected into a white bottle.
The eyes of the people around became greedy.
Many people were swallowing hard, eager to grab the bottle.
Wang’s blood is a treasure for anyone.
Legend says that royal blood not only grants one a demon-like body, but also carries the power of the king, potentially bestowing the king’s abilities upon the recipient.
But this blood must be willingly given by the king.
Wang’s blood also has another ability: if other demon clans drink it, there is a certain chance that their strength can be enhanced by at least a thousand Zun levels.
Qianzun’s basic attributes experienced an instantaneous enhancement, a rate of improvement faster than any cultivation, even surpassing the effects of medicinal herbs or any auxiliary tools.
Lu Yu immediately asked for a hundred drops, which was enough to drive them all crazy with envy.
Just a drop, that’s all it takes.
But偏偏 these are not his.
The Sky-Sundering King counted the blood drops, and upon reaching the hundredth drop, he threw the bottle to Lu Yu.
This is his magical blood; the value of a hundred drops is beyond calculation.
When it falls into the hands of someone who truly understands, it is actually a most precious material for forging star artifacts.
He could have refused. But he couldn’t afford to lose face with anyone.
Lu Yu took the magic blood and looked at it, then said, “When are you going to give me the Sky-splitting Wing?”
“I will personally go to Fanggang to deliver it to you within three days,” Lu Yu said, clenching his fists. Without even glancing at the people present, he flapped his bone wings and vanished into the sky.
Lu Yu put away the Wang blood, nodded slightly at Tai Hu, and said, “Alright, let’s go.”
“Return to the harbor?” Tai Hu looked at Lu Yu and said, “I don’t want to go back. I want to see the world! I’ve never felt so at ease facing so many people before. I want to travel around and explore.”
“Sure. Just make sure not to mention anything about you being in Fanggang,” said Lu Yu, handing Taihu a small bottle. “Inside is the Evolution Serum, containing twenty drops in total. It’s extremely valuable and can be exchanged for many things. Consider it your payment—use it however you’d like.”
Tai Hu took the bottle, knelt on both knees, and solemnly kowtowed three times to Lu Yu. Then, he stood up and turned to leave.
Lu Yu nodded with a smile and turned to leave as well.
When he returned to Fanggang, the old man had actually arrived there.
Moreover, it was unclear what methods were used, but Liu Xing was actually made to stand aside and accompany them.
The old man stood up with a smile as soon as he saw Lu Yu and said, “Congratulations! You’ve actually won the Sky-Splitting Wing from the Sky-Splitting King.”
“Senior, you’ve finally arrived. I thought you were going to run off with the item,” Lu Yu said with a smile upon seeing the old man. “Too bad you didn’t get the skill. I can’t guarantee I’ll win it back for you.”
“If he really doesn’t hand it over, you’re going to storm over there anyway, right? Count me in too,” the old man laughed. “We can settle the score for the two of us being blocked last time. Hmm, and if we capture the Sky-Splitting King, we’ll split the extracted skills evenly between us!”
Liu Xing felt a wave of dizziness.
If others heard what was said, people around would probably burst into laughter.
But these two said that the king probably hasn’t been sleeping well these days.
“Senior is joking,” Lu Yu laughed loudly. “There are still three days left. If he really doesn’t come after three days, it’s not too late to go then.”
“Alright, I’ll be waiting for you,” said the elder. “Today, I came here to distribute the items I obtained. If you, my young friend, have enough people at your disposal, please send someone to notify those others to gather here as well.”
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