From the very beginning, the Black Wolf had already decided to send Lu Yu to his death.
It may seem loyal, but that’s only because it has seen through the upper limit of Lu Yu’s strength.
The appearance of the snake tribe leader finally gave it an opportunity.
In the moment Lu Yu confronted the snake-man, Black Wolf dashed behind the snake-man leader and snarled, “Grab him, he has what we need!”
“What?” Upon hearing this, the leader of the snake people coldly replied, “Then he definitely shouldn’t leave.”
“You should also be cautious. He has remarkable resistance to the venom of the snake people and to fire. I personally witnessed him plunging his hand into the Lava Sea without suffering any harm at all.”
The leader of the snake people laughed loudly, saying, “Such a body will surely please the Snake Demon Lord. Capturing you might earn me a reward to advance another level.”
Lu Yu looked at the black wolf, having long suspected that the black wolf could never be truly loyal to him.
Lu Yu had been prepared for this.
Facing the leader of the snake people, he could feel an immense pressure. Of course, such pressure only made his blood surge with excitement.
Lu Yu moved his limbs slightly and coldly said, “The place I’m heading to has enemies stronger than you. This battle will be a good opportunity to test the gap between me and those powerful opponents.”
“Use me as your test subject? I can see you’re not being honest. Perhaps I should break both your hands and feet.”
The snake man licked his lips and, without hesitation, lunged towards Lu Yu.
Boom!
Within the swirling vortex of flames flowing like water above, a column of fire suddenly shot downward, striking straight into the face of the serpent man.
Amidst the flames, a fiery serpent suddenly swept through and struck the snake-man, sending him flying.
“God, it’s God!”
The leader of the snake people was knocked flying backward, but upon seeing the figure within the pillar of flame, he did not become angry; instead, he felt joy.
At this moment, the other side of the snakes that had been attacking the humans all prostrated themselves on the ground. Even the leader of the snake people and the black wolf knelt with their heads touching the earth, displaying utmost reverence and awe!
“God!”
When Lu Yu saw the illusory figure within the pillar of fire, he couldn’t possibly believe it was a god!
However, the aura emitted by this illusory figure was too powerful, as if the entire Chihuo Land were trembling!
“You—leave!” The illusory figure within the pillar of flame spoke emotionlessly, pointing toward the leader of the snake people and the others. “Tell all your kin that this war with the human has nothing to do with you!”
“Understood!” The leader of the snake people and the others didn’t hesitate in the slightest, their excitement evident.
The manifestation of the deity is a rare event, and being able to witness it once in their lifetime is considered a great honor among their people.
From ancient times to the present, the gods have been all-powerful!
They didn’t even want the humans they had already captured and trapped anymore, lowering their heads and retreating one after another.
“Wait a minute!”
Lu Yu’s cold voice came from behind: “I don’t know if you are a god or not, but why did you interfere with my battle? Do you realize that this will cost me hundreds of supreme bodies? Who will be responsible for that?”
Upon hearing this, the snake people and black wolves who were bowing their heads and crouching on the ground nearly fainted.
That was their clan’s god.
Has this human gone mad?
Disrespecting the gods? He’s asking for death!
The illusory figure within the pillar of fire turned its head, gazing at Lu Yu coldly. “If war begins, you will have broken the rules of this world. I will compensate for your losses. But here, unless it is the Snake Demon, no one else is allowed to fight you! Each era must maintain balance and fairness; what you lose, you shall gain in return.”
“What!”
The snake tribe leader and the black wolf, both lying underground, were simultaneously startled!
What does this mean?
God actually intended to compensate this human for his losses.
Moreover, the words of the deity also served as a proclamation to all the serpent people, forbidding anyone from laying a hand on this human.
The Snake Demon, that’s a demon with the power of a thousand lords.
Only the Snake Demon was capable of intervening. Could it be that this was telling them that this human, who didn’t seem particularly powerful, was actually strong enough to stand against a Supreme being whose power rivaled that of a thousand Zuns?
They never question the will of God.
Even the leader of the snake people felt a trace of fear.
If a fight had really broken out just now, he would surely have died!
“Very well,” Lu Yu nodded. “Then as long as they don’t provoke me, I won’t intervene again.”
The illusory figure said, “What do you want as compensation for your loss? You may name your request, within the scope of equal value.”
“More than a hundred Zun, along with the items in their backpacks, what could they possibly exchange for?”
Lu Yu pointed at the snake man and asked questions.
The blood of the Black Wolf and other humanoid beings froze. Could it be that this person has the ability to kill them all?
“A Star Spirit Mine reaching a height of five thousand meters, along with ten billion Star Spirit Ore!”
“Alright!”
Lu Yu readily agreed. Using a hundred billion star spirit crystals to build a city was exactly to his liking!
On the other side, the humans who had just escaped danger stood there, stunned one by one.
Is this really a way to earn a reward?
Lu Yu was incredibly lucky to avoid killing someone and still be able to compensate for the losses.
“Check your inventory to receive the items. They can leave now,” the shadowy figure said, pointing at the snake people.
More than a hundred supreme beings quickly retreated.
They needed to inform their clansmen about this disappearance—an omen that a devil had entered this realm!
After the snake people and others left, the pillar of fire retracted back into the void, and everything returned to calm.
Lu Yu checked the storage space and indeed found an additional Star Spirit Mine along with ten billion Star Spirit Ore!
“That’s right, calculating it this way is indeed fair,” Lu Yu nodded, feeling very satisfied with the outcome.
All the humans and demons who had walked the edge of life and death gathered together.
A demon bowed deeply and said, “Thank you, Mr. Lu. If it weren’t for your intervention, we would have all been finished this time.”
Lu Yu replied coldly, “Just a casual move. My target was that snake humanoid leader; I didn’t intend to save you.”
At this moment, a woman stepped forward nervously and said, “Mr. Lu, may we follow you? We really shouldn’t have come here; the humanoid lives here are far too powerful.”
At this moment, another person also nodded rapidly beside him and said, “Yes, Mr. Lu, whatever you need us to do is fine. We just hope you can safely get us out of here.”
Another person said in fear, “I, I’ve seen that serpent demon. I saw him eating people from afar—it was like looking at a devil!”
The person was now speaking, his eyes wide with terror as if he had seen a ghost, his whole body trembling so violently that he was nearly paralyzed.
“Oh, have you seen that serpent demon?” Lu Yu’s expression subtly changed upon hearing this. He looked at the person and asked, “What’s the difference between the serpent demon and the snake people?”
The man could not shake off the fear in his mind. He stood frozen for a while before finally saying, “He’s no different from the snake people. However, he consumes human blood and flesh to replenish his life force. After devouring a person’s brain, he can even acquire that individual’s abilities. A ten-member squad lost one of their men to him, and then he used that person’s abilities to continue his killing spree, accumulating even more power. Like a meat grinder, he turned all the living into his food!”
Lu Yu stroked his chin and said, “We’ll meet her sooner or later.”
A man urgently said, “Mr. Lu, as long as you ensure our safe departure from this red land, I am willing to follow your orders anywhere on this crimson ground.”
“Yeah, that works.” Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “I need to search for something. It’ll be more efficient if you can help out!”
Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing the news, and the two women were especially delighted, jumping up and down in excitement!
“What I need to find now is every form of life in this crimson land…,” Lu Yu said, mentioning all the creatures involved on the King’s Tablet.
“I’ve seen fire wolves before, right around here,” one person said hurriedly. “But fire wolves are pack animals. The group I saw had at least a hundred of them.”
The following day, under the course of these searches, Lu Yu managed to acquire the life essence of nearly ten different life forms, and even accumulated more than three hundred至尊 corpses.
“At this rate, it won’t take long to complete that secret recipe.”
Lu Yu murmured to himself.
During this time, they encountered two groups of humanoid lives.
The two teams of humanoid lives had all missed Lu Yu and received warnings not to approach him.
They never defy the will of God.
On the third day, a dying human appeared before Lu Yu, bringing a message: “The Snake Demon demands that Mr. Lu surrender everything he obtained in the Crimson Land. If you willingly become his slave, you may yet live!”
This man was severely injured; nearly half of his flesh had been devoured by the snake demon. The fact that he managed to stay alive and make it here makes him quite a tough individual.
“Is that so!”
Lu Yu heard the news and coldly remarked, “That’s one arrogant snake.”
“Mr. Lu, you must not underestimate your opponent,” the severely injured man gritted his teeth and said, “I personally witnessed the Snake Demon of a thousand ranks tearing apart a Fire Lion of nearly seven hundred ranks, bathing himself in the scalding lion’s blood without sustaining a single wound.”
“I’ve also heard that these humanoid lives seem to mutate in abilities at each level. The Snake Demon is now at the third level, and he’s apparently the one most likely from his clan to contend for the throne, so there must be more to his strength than meets the eye.”
Lu Yu said, “He sent you to deliver the message—so sparing your life is considered a gift? Then it’s time to send him a gift in return.”
That day, a serpent man whose entire body was torn and bleeding was crawling with great difficulty across the crimson land, barely clinging to life, until finally being discovered by others of his kind.
“He ordered the Snake Demon Lord to hand over everything and then obediently crawl back to his own city as a snake!”
The news brought back by the snake people filled all the serpent clans of the Crimson Land with indescribable fury.
The Snake Demon is indeed the strongest contender for the throne in the future; how could its power be comparable to that of a mere human?
They cannot defy the will of the gods, but that doesn’t mean the snake demon isn’t a match for that human.
“Bring me all the humans on this land, and I will devour them in front of him,” said a rather ordinary-looking snake person coldly. “Before this human dies, I want him to witness his own people becoming my food.”
The Snake Demon issued the order, and the Crimson Land became a battlefield.
Everywhere was filled with pursuit and capture.
Not only the snake people, but also the ape demons, strange-mouthed men, and black wolves joined the hunt.
Nearly a hundred humans have entered here. Excluding those who are dead and those accompanying Lu Yu, there are still nearly fifty people remaining outside.
On the first day after receiving the command from the snake demon, over a dozen people were captured.
One person was released by the snake demon, allowing him to find Lu Yu and pass on the message.
Now everyone knows this is the serpent demon’s provocation, meant to enrage Lu Yu.
“If you don’t come, I’ll devour one person each day! Let’s see how many of you there are to be eaten!” The serpent demon, merciless as ever, after sending the messenger, lunged directly at one of them!
Lu Yu completely ignored the serpent demon’s provocation.
Because he understood the gap in power between himself and the Snake Demon, his strength was only around one hundred and fifty statuettes, which was six to seven times less than that of the Snake Demon.
Such a gap cannot be easily bridged merely by skills.
There was too much of a gap between the two of them; he needed to become much stronger.
Lu Yu continued searching for lives within the flames with more than twenty people. By the third day, they had already searched two-thirds of the area.
In Lu Yu’s small bottle, the accumulation of more than twenty types of blood exudes an alluring and mysterious fluctuation!
More than twenty types of blood were mixed together, and the blood runes within were already nearly complete.
“It’s almost ready!” Lu Yu shook the small bottle. From the blood’s runes, he had a general understanding of why the Fire King left behind this crimson land!
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