Chapter 499: This Is My Rule

There was no sound in front of the stone house, as if time had come to a standstill.

Those who know Lu Yu are well aware of how ruthless his methods can be; the battle was merely a matter of time.

But Lu Yu casually raised his hand and crushed the head of a fifth-stage black wolf. Was such power even human?

Those who didn’t know who Lu Yu was felt as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over their heads, sending chills down their spines and making every hair on their body stand on end.

Who, who exactly is that person?

The fifth-stage Black Wolf was instantly killed. There probably aren’t many people with such strength in the entire world.

Is the ace of a certain organization making a move?

This guy is really bold to dare kill someone in a place like this.

Everyone has different opinions, but the only thing I hope is that Lu Yu cannot take the formula with him.

“This is insane, absolutely insane,” someone said, their voice trembling. “I heard that the Trade Fair has a no-kill order jointly issued by the King of Hell and one of the ancient ancestors of the Snake People. Those who disobey are directly blasted to death with star-forged weapons. How dare he make a move?”

“I don’t think so. The black wolf clearly intended to kill. The other party merely acted first.”

“But who do you think the ancestor of the Snake People would favor?”

People were talking with smiles on their faces.

As for those who knew about Lu Yu’s body, they all closed their mouths, acting as if they didn’t know Lu Yu at all.

They don’t want to talk much or get involved in other people’s affairs.

However, to many people, Lu Yu is extremely powerful. If a fight were to break out, he could probably eliminate a group of people with just a single move.

It would be even harder for them to steal the recipe.

It would be better if someone could eliminate this person right now; they could take advantage of the chaos and might still have a chance.

The black wolf was killed, and the humanoid faction immediately exuded an aura of slaughter. Innumerable humanoid lifeforms let out monstrous howls.

“Human, are you seeking death?” From among the humanoid tribe, an ape demon stepped forward. He stood nearly ten feet tall and reached Lu Yu in just a few strides.

The air around became stifling.

This ape demon was ten feet tall, yet its stout body resembled that of a fully grown black bear. Standing there, its very breaths sounded like rolling thunder.

He lowered his head and stared at Lu Yu, his voice low and stern: “Do you know the rules here? Daring to kill someone here—you’re asking for death!”

“Did I break the rules? Does it have anything to do with you?” Lu Yu looked up disdainfully at Yuanmo and coldly said, “I killed someone. If you’re the enforcer, then come forward. If not, stay out of my way.”

Lu Yu waved his hand impatiently, his eyes flashing with a cold light as he said, “I’ve just bought something and want to leave, but I’m being stopped. I wonder if there’s an explanation for such behavior at the auction.”

The Ape Demon said, “No. The transaction will be fair trade; what you buy will be yours.”

“Very well, I’m leaving now. What should I do if you’re blocking my way?”

The Ape Demon continued, “Human, do you really think it’s wise to keep such a rare treasure as the Evolution Serum all to yourself? Friend, a treasure like this should be shared among everyone.”

Lu Yu sneered, “I have no interest in sharing. I’ve already bought the formula, so it’s mine. If you’re not satisfied, come and take it by force.”

The ape demon was momentarily stunned, its eyes already revealing a flicker of murderous intent.

But he still tried to control his emotions and said, “Friend, you’ve purchased the formula, so you may leave. But surely you wouldn’t mind leaving this person here behind, right? You bought the formula, but that doesn’t mean you’ve exclusively acquired the method for refining the evolution liquid. We can simply purchase the formula again from this friend here, and I think that’s none of your concern anymore.”

The middle-aged man looked at Yuanmo, smiled awkwardly, and said, “I’m sorry, my lord. The previous deal didn’t merely involve this gentleman purchasing the formula—it also cost me my life. Now I must leave with him, never to step foot outside this city for the rest of my life, and I must produce the evolution serum for him indefinitely. So,各位各位, you really have no chance at all.”

“What?” The crowd around him erupted in an instant.

Innumerable people gathered with the hope of buying the recipe again from the middle-aged man.

Even if Lu Yu and the others couldn’t stay, couldn’t they at least keep this middle-aged man?

But Lu Yu was ruthless enough to even buy this person’s life, leaving them absolutely nothing at all.

The Ape Demon was stunned, and so were many others.

Lu Yu laughed and said, “Did you hear that? I’m taking both the recipe and the person with me!”

Amon’s face darkened, and he coldly said, “You still can’t leave. The rule here is no killing. All grudges must wait until the end of the trading session to be resolved. You didn’t say a word and directly attacked, killing a warrior. How do you explain that?”

Lu Yu scoffed, “All these words you’re spilling–don’t you just want me to pay with my life? You’re really wasting time. Don’t you get tired going around in circles like this?”

The demonic ape was left speechless by Lu Yu’s words and stood motionless on the spot for a long time.

Lu Yu waved his hand and said, “Either stand there doing nothing, or take action. If you want to kill me, there’s no need to come up with a bunch of excuses. It’s a waste of time.”

Lu Yu was extremely arrogant and did not take these people seriously at all.

Many people who were standing there could hardly bear to watch anymore, feeling that Lu Yu was being too arrogant.

Someone said, “You’ve committed murder, and still you have so many excuses. You’re too arrogant.”

“Rules must be followed in any era. If you don’t abide by the rules and act recklessly, how can everyone else conduct their transactions? Who would dare to stay here then?”

“That’s right. We’re all human beings, but I’ve never seen anyone as arrogant and conceited as you. If you kill someone, you should pay with your life; is that something that even needs to be said?”

People around began chattering all at once, their voices growing louder and louder, and more and more people joined in.

Lu Yu acted as if he hadn’t heard anything at all. He simply crooked his finger at the Ape Demon and said, “With so many people supporting you, why haven’t you made your move yet? I know exactly what you’re after. Since everyone here understands the truth, there’s no need to pretend. If you want the formula, come and kill me first.”

Ape Demon was so enraged he was practically going crazy, shouting, “Stop yapping! Since you’ve committed murder, you stay here and wait for your punishment!”

Enraged, Yuanmo unleashed his full power in one strike.

It’s already come to a point where faces are torn apart.

Everyone also knows the reason for stopping Lu Yu, it’s what everyone wants, so why pretend to be just.

With a loud crack, the earth was crushed by the giant hand extended from the ape demon.

This was a force no weaker than what Lu Yu had just used to subdue the Black Wolf. The air currents compressed by the giant hand swept outward in all directions like a storm.

“Four thousand zuns of power, this is a sixth-stage humanoid race!”

Many people were greatly surprised, as no one had expected the humanoid race to even deploy a monster of the sixth rank.

For the humanoid race, the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to ascend.

The strength of four thousand sixth-stage humanoid beings was already extremely terrifying.

Such a monster standing here, many people began to step back.

Lu Yu raised one hand and swept it across the arm of the ape demon.

Boom!

The two arms collided, compressing the air between them into a deep blue liquid.

Arrow-like streams of liquid, each over ten zhang long, formed at the point where the two arms collided, then shot out in all directions.

Arrows struck the earth, pounding it into a gruesome sight resembling the exposed, bloodied flesh of a human body.

The two people in the center both stepped back at the same time.

Every time he stepped back, the earth trembled and a crack formed.

It was as if a magnitude-10 earthquake had been triggered, causing many people to lose their footing and struggle to stay upright.

Lu Yu emerged unscathed, and the Ape Demon likewise didn’t lose a single hair.

People around were stunned.

Ape Demon possesses the strength of 4,000 zuns; such power could instantly defeat more than 95% of the humans present.

It remains uncertain whether the remaining five percent of humanity can defend themselves and survive.

The person in front not only defended successfully but also fought back to a standoff.

“What, which organization’s ace is this? It’s too powerful!”

“This person looks familiar to me. I feel like I’ve heard someone mention them before. They couldn’t possibly have no reputation at all, right?”

…

Those who had just been discussing and criticizing Lu Yu for his arrogance all fell silent.

This power can no longer be stopped.

Ape Demon stared at Lu Yu with equal surprise.

The short human in front of him was actually able to unleash astonishing power comparable to his own.

Not long ago, humans already found it extremely difficult to face fourth-order humanoids, yet now someone has actually emerged who can stand against a sixth-order humanoid warrior.

Human growth is truly astonishing, causing Yuanmo to gaze at Lu Yu once again with renewed seriousness.

“You resemble someone very much.” A shadow of a human figure surfaced in Yuanmo’s mind.

Boom!

Lu Yu did not waste any words; before Yuanmo had finished speaking, he had already lunged forward to attack.

“Start now, why do you have so much to say?” Lu Yu’s five fingers formed a claw as he aimed for the ape demon’s crown, his voice sharp: “You want rules? This is my rule. I believe the strong deserve respect; strength is the only rule. What’s there to oppose?”

The ape demon roared in fury, “I’ll tear you apart first. This is what happens to those who break the rules.”

He also joined in, his murderous intent soaring to the heavens.

The ape demon’s arm blocked Lu Yu’s descending arm, while its other arm reached out and aimed for the crown of Lu Yu’s head.

He was over ten feet tall, and with such a long reach, his huge hand seemed as if it could twist Lu Yu’s head right off.

Bang!

Lu Yu’s other hand also shot out and blocked the giant hand of the ape demon that was lunging toward him.

A blood-red light flickered in Yuan Mo’s eyes as he roared, “Open up for me—ah!”

His shouting turned into a scream.

People could hear the sound of muscles tearing.

Pair after pair of eyes stared at Lu Yu, but no one noticed anything unusual.

Lu Yu’s hands flipped simultaneously, gripping the ape demon’s arms, and he suddenly exerted tremendous force.

Then, everyone saw the two large muscles along with the blue veins on Monkey Demon’s arms being torn off together.

Lu Yu let out a cold snort, threw away the two large chunks of bloody flesh in his hands, and took another step forward, saying, “If you’re not satisfied, then kill me. Otherwise, who among you dares to defy my rules!”

Lu Yu’s immensely arrogant and domineering aura pressed down on the people around him, leaving them struggling to catch their breath.

The lower arms of Yuan Mo’s two arms had no flesh or blood left, becoming two skeletal arms.

Some people gasped sharply, their eyes wide with shock. “My God, that’s too brutal. To tear off so much flesh from a sixth-stage humanoid creature with just bare hands—it’s as if his hands were weapons themselves!”

The ape demon, feeling the pain, was drenched in cold sweat all over.

The flesh and blood on his arm regenerated, but not quickly enough.

Lu Yu suddenly stepped forward, his right hand reaching out toward the chest of the ape demon.

“Damn it,” the Ape Demon stepped back rapidly. He knew that Lu Yu might be hiding some kind of weapon in his hand. Otherwise, with the Ape Demon’s tough body, even ordinary Supreme Star weapons couldn’t cut through his skin, let alone tear off his flesh.

Yuan Mo retreated quickly, but Lu Yu attacked even faster.

Hiss!

Lu Yu’s right hand clawed five deep wounds into the chest of the Ape Demon, each gash exposing bone beneath the flesh.

The ape demon was drenched in cold sweat, retreating with even larger steps.

“Do you think you can escape? Did you even ask for my permission?” Lu Yu leaped up, his palm pressing down toward the ape demon’s crown.

“Get out of the way.” A snake person behind him sprang up, attempting to knock Lu Yu aside.

The humanoid race has always advanced and retreated together.

They certainly wouldn’t want their companion being killed by a human right in front of them.

Lu Yu leaped into the air, his body spinning as he delivered a powerful whip kick that sent the snake-man flying.

Then Lu Yu’s hand pressed heavily on the crown of Yuan Mo’s head and suddenly exerted force.

Boom!

Everyone could only see the giant ape demon, as tall as a ten-foot man, whose massive body, even thicker than a black bear’s, was crushed into the earth like a broken tree trunk.

Smoke and dust burst up, and the surroundings fall into utter silence.

The ape demon’s head was pressed into the ground by Lu Yu’s single hand, its remaining two legs writhing and struggling in vain, yet unable to break free even slightly.

Yuanmo,不服气地, let out a fierce, cold shout: “Human, you’ve already broken the rules. If you kill me, don’t even think about leaving here!”

Lu Yu grabbed the ape demon’s head and violently lifted it up, then smashed it into the ground again. He coldly said, “When I want to leave, you block my path and refuse to let me go. But when I decide to leave, you accuse me of violating the rules and forbid me from departing. Do you really have the authority to control whether I stay or go?”

Lu Yu’s voice grew louder and colder. He tightened his grip with his five fingers, pressing down the ape demon’s head deeper and deeper into the ground. He shouted fiercely, “I want to leave this place. You’re trying to stop me—do you really think I’m an idiot who doesn’t know your intentions? You want what I have in my hands. If you want it, you’ll have to kill me to take it. If you don’t have the ability to kill me, then I will kill you.”

At a time like this, only a fool couldn’t see the true intentions of these people.

Stopping him, isn’t it precisely to prevent him from easily taking the recipe with him?

One by one, they all felt a murderous intent arise in their hearts; was there any need to hold back anymore?

Lu Yu spoke to Yuanmo, yet his words were a warning to all: to interfere meant death.

The monkey demon’s skull began to crack bit by bit, already deforming under Lu Yu’s grip.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, the ape demon’s head was crushed by his grip.

Lu Yu unceremoniously collected the bodies of the Black Wolf and the Ape Demon, his voice cold as he said, “Who dares to block me again? I’ll kill without hesitation.”

Lu Yu’s icy gaze swept across the crowd, and the coldness in his eyes made everyone dare not meet his glance directly.

Someone summoned up the courage and stepped forward, saying, “This thing called Evolution Serum—”

Boom!

Lu Yu was decisive and domineering; he raised his hand and instantly unleashed a powerful palm strike, sending a fierce gust of wind straight toward his opponent.

Before the person could finish speaking, the force of the palm strike had already shattered his body.

At the same time, at least a hundred people around this individual were engulfed by the palm wind. Two-thirds of them were crushed into bloodied pulp, while the remaining were also struck with such force that their tendons snapped and their bodies shattered.

“He’s gone mad, he’s gone mad!” Suddenly, someone pointed at Lu Yu and screamed, “Talking to himself—he’s killed nearly a hundred people.”

The man shouted, his eyes flickering like a fox darting around, glancing here and there restlessly.

Lu Yu said coldly, “Crazy? Maybe I am crazy. What does that make you people? Right now, I’ll tell you this: anyone who doesn’t back off within ten seconds, I’ll take it as you wanting to seize the formula in my hand. And when that time comes, anyone standing in my way will not be spared. Who among you wants to test whether I can back up my words with actions?”