Chapter 375: One Hundred Thousand Statues

The boundless sea of swords transformed into successive layers of colossal waves, surging towards the Demon Ancestor.

Wave after wave of sword energy surged forth, pressing down upon the earth and plunging it into darkness, freezing the air in all directions!

The Demon Ancestor lifted his foot and kicked Lu Yu flying, then looked at his destroyed arm and roared furiously at the sky!

Roar!

Sound waves transform into waves of sound, spreading out in layers.

The vast sea of swords in the sky was shattered into pieces!

The sound waves continued to spread endlessly, sweeping across the land.

Centered around the Devil Ancestor, hundreds of miles of land appeared as if crushed by a giant stone, with cracks resembling a turtle’s shell. Under the mud and sand, huge rocks weighing thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds were lifted by the shockwave.

Such power is truly terrifying.

Those who enter here are not the weak.

However, apart from Qin Hai, not a single person could stand their ground. They retreated again and again, yet still were overwhelmed by the sonic force, causing them to spit out large mouthfuls of blood.

“How could it be so terrifying!” Someone’s bones were almost shattered by the tremor.

This was the first time they had ever witnessed the Demon Ancestor unleashing such a formidable display of power.

However, the same body of the Devil Ancestor also began to crack, with black blood flowing and white bones breaking.

With the suppression of the half-star artifact armor, the Demon Ancestor’s normal use of power could allow this demon body to endure for a very long time.

However, if one forcefully enhances their abilities, it will still push the body beyond its limits.

The Devil Ancestor relies on the Half-Star Artifact and, as a result, dares not unleash his full combat power, leading to his inability to defeat Lu Yu!

In the end, even the half-star artifact was suppressed and fell into a disadvantageous position.

Now, the Demon Ancestor fights the enemy with his own flesh and blood, without any further assistance, yet he unleashes an astonishing and heaven-shaking might!

Lu Yu, impacted by the shockwaves of sound, was involuntarily injured internally and spat out large mouthfuls of blood. However, sword seas surrounded him—tens or even hundreds of thousands of blades of slaughter converged into a gigantic sword thousands of zhang long, repeatedly slashing at the roaring waves of sound.

The great blade shattered again and again, yet it carved an opening through the roaring tide of sound.

“Die!”

Lu Yu exhaled a single icy word from his mouth, his body transforming into a streak of lightning as he surged toward the Demon Ancestor.

Boom!

The Demon Ancestor swept a whip kick.

This power was even more terrifying than sound waves, as if a mountain ten thousand meters high were pressing down.

Lu Yu was sent flying by the sweep.

The body of the Devil Ancestor became even more fragile.

It was merely two strikes when the leg was swept and broken!

His body is too fragile to withstand the current level of physical strain.

The Demon Ancestor’s only remaining arm reached out from the void, seizing a demon’s body, and once again performed the soul extraction technique to inhabit it.

When the Devil Ancestor’s soul re-entered another body, the previously shattered body completely exploded, sending countless droplets of blood raining down like crimson snow.

Lu Yu stood up in the distance, watching as the Demon Ancestor once again brought forth a demon body.

He had seen this devil king a month ago, when the devil was attempting to push beyond his limits and bought a Star Bloom from him.

Lu Yu never expected that a month later, what he would see was a corpse!

“Can you only use the bodies of the offspring you have created yourself?” Lu Yu’s heart stirred as he murmured to himself, “So, even though there are countless bodies within the Demon Hunting Plains—even the bodies of the original demons—you have no interest in them. Hmm, you want Bai Zhan’s body merely to enhance the body’s capacity to contain power. Then, you are using this situation to complete the transfer of inheritance. But how exactly do you accomplish the merging of souls into the body and the separation of the soul bones?”

“You know too much!” the Demon Ancestor, who had just completed a soul transfer in the distance, instantly appeared beside Lu Yu in a single step!

“Buzz!”

The two attacked simultaneously, amidst a flurry of punches and kicks.

Lu Yu was once again blasted backward, his chest torn and bloodied. The cold light shimmered on his ten fingers, which had also torn away large chunks of flesh from the Demon Ancestor’s shoulders.

“In close combat, I really don’t fear you at all,” Lu Yu roared, shaking off the blood and flesh from his hands and charging at the Demon Ancestor once again.

Both of them understood each other’s current state all too well.

No more tricks would work.

This is a brutal fight where every punch lands on flesh.

The Demon Ancestor was too powerful, causing everyone around to gasp in awe.

Lu Yu was just as fierce, employing a life-risking combat style that was purely about trading blows.

The Demon Ancestor changed three physical forms, while Lu Yu also experienced several instances where his bones and internal organs were shattered by the Demon Ancestor’s attacks, which tore through his meridians.

This is a fight to the death, with both sides bloodshot eyes and refusing to give an inch!

Everyone had already forgotten the purpose of coming here, their mental focus entirely concentrated on this battle.

Buzz!

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and the grand gates in front of the magnificent palace swung open abruptly.

Someone exclaimed in surprise, “The door is open!”

At this moment, that group of fifty people seemed to have known in advance that the door would open at this moment, and they rushed in ahead of time.

“Lu Yu, if you want to fight, wait until after this battle is over!” The Devil Ancestor took a step back, withdrew from the battlefield, and rushed toward the gate.

Everyone moved.

Qin Hai sprang into action, suddenly launching an attack towards several representatives.

Everyone was watching the main gate, and no one expected Qin Hai to make a move.

In the blink of an eye, two people were slain by Qin Hai, their bodies and belongings vanishing without a trace.

Moreover, Qin Hai’s third palm strike was aimed at the representative of the Celestial Deity Organization.

This attack was fierce and swift, and Qin Hai’s strength was already formidable to begin with.

The representative from the Celestial Deity Organization couldn’t possibly dodge it. He stared in terror at the descending palm, his eyes filled with fear.

“Boom!”

Lu Yu, without anyone noticing when, had stepped in front of the representative and blocked Qin Hai’s attack with his own body.

The force from Qin Hai’s palm penetrated into Lu Yu’s body, causing him to cough up blood violently.

Qin Hai was startled and withdrew the palm he had just raised.

Lu Yu said in a deep voice: “Qin Hai, he has already paid me. If you dare to hurt him now, I’ll destroy your hideout along with you.”

“Lu Yu, I don’t want to become your enemy yet, but don’t push me too far,” Qin Hai suddenly said, turning around and attacking the others.

The remaining people all cried out in alarm, and one person immediately waved their arms frantically, shouting, “Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu, protect me! I’ll pay you!”

“I’ll give too! I’ll give too!”

The remaining ones all gathered towards Lu Yu.

As Qin Hai took action, everyone already knew they couldn’t match him.

Just now, Mo Zu and Qin Hai were afraid that Lu Yu had obtained too many valuable treasures, so they gave up the idea of taking action.

The group that hadn’t handed over their items felt relieved, thinking they had gotten away with it.

But unexpectedly, Qin Hai suddenly attacked again and killed two more people.

Less than twenty people entered, and now only ten remain!

Qin Hai stopped his hand, glanced at Lu Yu, and then turned his head to dash toward the palace as well.

“None of you are allowed to go missing after we leave!” Lu Yu glanced at the remaining people, then rushed toward the palace as well.

There’s no more time to waste now.

Lu Yu also stepped into the palace. Inside, it was even more luxurious, resembling an imperial palace.

Jade pillars and golden walls, each and every one meticulously carved and polished!

In front of the palace gate, a wide passage made of golden bricks stretches all the way to the end of the palace.

At the farthest end of the palace, upon a golden throne, sat a figure draped in a golden robe, wearing a golden crown, and a golden mask upon its face.

On both sides of the grand hall, rows of golden, silver, and bronze sculptures towered, each several zhang tall.

There were people, beasts, and dragons as well.

None of these statues are anything but bowing their heads and bodies in a kneeling posture, all facing toward the interior of the grand hall.

These statues numbered at least one hundred thousand, densely lining both sides of the grand hall. Yet in the center of the hall, only Lu Yu stepped in, immediately detecting the smell of blood the moment he entered!

Dozens of corpses lay strewn across the passageway of the grand hall.

The squad of fifty people who had just rushed in were now lying dead on the ground.

These fifty individuals did not expect that the Devil Ancestor and Qin Hai would actually strike at this moment, leaving them no time to react.

The last person, barely clinging to his final breath, trembled as he looked at Qin Hai and the Devil Ancestor, pleading, “Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! There’s still a restriction within this grand hall—if you kill me, you won’t get far!”

The Demon Ancestor coldly snorted, then crushed the person’s head underfoot, saying, “I already know where this place is, so you’re no longer useful to me. I kept you around only to have you open the outermost defense. As for the rest, I’ll handle it myself!”

Qin Hai and the Demon Ancestor charged toward the inner palace, stepping over the bones of the fallen.

Boom!

The beast-shaped bronze statues on both sides came to life.

These beast-shaped statues burst out of the statue group and rushed towards the Demon Ancestor and Qin Hai.

The Demon Ancestor moved his arm, summoning his battle axe, which instantly shattered dozens of bronze beast statues in a single swing.

Qin Hai blasted all the remaining bronze beasts into pieces.

Inside the shattered bronze statue, the remains of various beasts were exposed.

“With these broken copper statues, you think you can stand against me?” the Demon Ancestor looked ahead and strode forward fiercely!

“Roar!”

All the bronze statues in the grand hall came to life and rushed toward everyone who had entered the hall.

Lu Yu saw it very clearly from the back!

This time, everyone was caught in the strange crowd.

The bronze statues are not powerful; even the strongest among them are merely at the level of a Demon Lord’s limit.

It’s just that the number was slightly more than expected, with over fifty thousand bronze beasts launching an attack.

However, these bronze animal statues could not stop the crowd’s footsteps.

After all, even the weakest among those who managed to enter were at least at the Supreme Level.

Some even possess the Supreme Star Weapon, making it extremely easy to deal with enemies at the level of a Demon Lord!

Rows of bronze statues were smashed, revealing animal bones inside.

Lu Yu exclaimed in surprise, “Could it be that the statues shaped like a human and a dragon also contain human and dragon bones inside?!”

There are still fifty thousand statues that haven’t been moved!

What kind of king would be so cruel as to seal his own subordinates inside statues, forcing them to fight for him even after death!

The Demon Ancestor and Qin Hai moved at the fastest speed, breaking through the Copper Beast Statue’s attack. However, the surrounding Silver Statues then came to life.

Among these figures, some are human while others take the form of dragons.

Bang!

One person collided head-on with a statue. The one with the power of three was sent flying, and one of his arms was shattered by the statue’s impact.

“My God, this is a statue of the Ten Revered Ones!” The person’s heart trembled in shock as he slid down to the ground after colliding with the stone wall behind him.

His entire body felt as if his bones were about to shatter.

Lu Yu raised his hand without hesitation and swung a punch, shattering the head of the statue.

The figure’s body automatically split apart, turning into a pile of withered bones on the ground.

Everyone gasped in shock!

At this moment, they all realized that it was a human body sealed within the statue.

A person stammered in a trembling voice: “Even those with the power of the Ten Sovereigns have been sealed within the statues. Just how powerful must the person sitting atop be?”

“Don’t waste time. You can’t go too far; just leave now,” Lu Yu said in a deep voice. “This was only the silver statue. The golden one hasn’t moved yet. If we follow the order of bronze, silver, and then gold, then the golden statue’s strength will be at least more than twentyfold. At that time, I won’t be able to protect you all. Get out now. I must go all out to fight those two.”