Thirty-five individuals who were once the darlings of their time.
They originally had the opportunity to become a dominant power, but failed to fulfill their grand ambition.
Now, being reborn again has given them a chance!
They needed a powerful guardian, but they didn’t know whether the person before them had such strength.
Therefore, the thirty-five people had strange expressions in their eyes, all staring at Lu Yu.
They needed an answer, and everyone hoped it would be the one they wanted.
Lu Yu also guessed part of it and smiled, saying, “How about making a deal?”
Luo Haotian said, “What transaction?”
“Maybe I’ve figured it out,” another person spoke with a smile. “So, it’s by sacrificing my life that I can earn your protection?”
This is a teenager of about nineteen years old, with some childishness still lingering on his face.
However, there was a wisdom on the face of this young boy that seemed beyond his age.
His name is Zi Yu, the person ranked sixth at level five.
Originally, he only needed one more day to become a Level 9 King.
But his information was still leaked out.
However, he persisted in battling a Demon Lord for half an hour with only the strength of a Fifth-Level cultivator before finally being slain.
He was quite terrifying.
Perhaps after another day, even ten demon lords could be slain.
However, he no longer had that day’s time!
At this moment, Zi Yu spoke up, and her words caused many people to slightly furrow their brows.
Lu Yu said solemnly, “That’s right. Before you have the strength to protect yourselves, I will ensure your safety. Once you become capable, you will gain your freedom. But whenever I call upon you, you must return immediately, and fight for me even if it means shedding your last drop of blood!”
“However, even the Supreme Ones cannot protect us,” said Fenghuang Wu, blinking her big eyes. “There are many people who wish us dead. Perhaps, as we speak, countless Supreme Ones and powerful experts are searching for us.”
Yang Lie said, “Unless the Supreme Elder can demonstrate sufficient qualifications to protect us!”
“Qualifications?” Lu Yu said. “What kind of assurance do you require?”
“There’s no need for any guarantee, but you have to make me believe it,” Luo Haotian said. “After experiencing death once, I think no one would want to die again and leave behind nothing but regrets.”
Lu Yu frowned slightly, then nodded and said, “Alright, this request isn’t unreasonable!”
As he spoke, Lu Yu’s body, flesh, and even his clothes began to disintegrate piece by piece. Strands of flesh turned into thick, dark mist.
His flesh melted away, revealing bones interwoven with gold and stardust.
“Honor the King’s bones!”
All the people present have remarkable eyesight.
I immediately noticed something different about Lu Yu’s skeleton.
“No, this isn’t the King’s Bone; there’s starlight and also black aura,” someone frowned. “It’s somewhat similar to the legendary Star Bone, but it’s not yet complete.”
“What, is that a star bone!”
Many people widened their eyes in surprise.
“He has already obtained the Star-Devouring Pearl.”
“That’s right, it does resemble some star bones; the situation is quite similar to when the King’s Bone has evolved.”
“The brightness of this starlight has at least reached more than fifty percent. Hiss, this is the result of absorbing at least two billion star spirits.”
“I’ve heard that the cost of forging a Star Bone is enormous. Who exactly is he, to have already completed half of it? Two hundred billion Star Spirit Stones is comparable to the total assets of a ruler from our era!”
Several people gathered around Lu Yu, watching him closely.
The first time seeing the legendary star bone, there was a desire to study it closely.
“Be careful!” Feng Huangwu suddenly shouted. “That black mist is poisonous!”
At the reminder from Feng Huangwu, everyone suddenly remembered that the black aura was still swirling around Lu Yu.
At that very moment—
Bang!
Lu Yu’s bones had disintegrated, leaving a floating black gas sphere about one meter in diameter hovering in the air.
An indescribably terrifying dragon aura spread out from the black mist.
Then, a strange dragon-like shadow with a single horn, resembling both a蛟 and a dragon, flashed briefly within the room and vanished in an instant!
Lu Yu had no choice but to be cautious, as even his toxic power was being suppressed.
These people aren’t even kings. If they were to come into contact with even a trace of the poison from the Poisonous Dragon, their bodies would be reduced to nothing.
That’s why the disintegration of Lu Yu’s flesh and bones was so slow just now.
He was striving to control the extent of the transformation into a venomous dragon.
Therefore, this time the shadow of the strange dragon was less than ten feet long, which was the result of Lu Yu’s efforts to control it.
If Lu Yu doesn’t want to control!
He can instantly transform into a venomous dragon. However, the dragon’s body would likely exceed ten thousand feet in length, and at that size, Fanggang City would surely be destroyed by the toxic gas.
The room fell silent in an instant.
Everyone saw the shadow of the poison dragon.
“It’s a venomous dragon!” Feng Huangwu exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise. “Impossible! This is actually the true Venomous Dragon Transformation.”
“You mean he possesses the power of the venomous dragon!”
Everyone was shocked.
The Poisonous Dragon Transformation has always been one of the most terrifying abilities in every era!
Once the Toxic Dragon Transformation is completed, even the Supreme can challenge Kings!
The Phoenix Dao said, “No, it doesn’t seem entirely complete yet. However, it’s almost there—it’s on the verge of becoming a fully transformed Poisonous Dragon. In my era, there was a demon cultivator who successfully completed the Poisonous Dragon Transformation. I witnessed this demon’s abilities, and the dragon shadow he summoned was indeed the shadow of a Poisonous Dragon. Unfortunately, although details such as the dragon scales and shadow appear quite clear, they remain somewhat blurry. Therefore, this transformation seems to be just one final step away from completion.”
“It means that once we obtain the venom of the last Poisonous Dragon, we will be able to fully transform into a Poisonous Dragon!”
“Amazing!”
More than ten people gasped in shock, finally realizing that what Lu Yu intended to show them was not the Royal Bone, but the Venomous Dragon Transformation!
Although it wasn’t a complete transformation into a venomous dragon, merely reaching the final stage left everyone deeply impressed.
You must know that the most difficult part of the Poisonous Dragon Transformation is the process of refining the poison.
Every kind of deadly poison that he neutralizes with his body alone would be enough to kill even a supreme expert if they were an ordinary person.
The process of refining poison is also a painful one; every time, it is a battle of willpower. If one’s will is even slightly weak, one might suffer a mental breakdown!
Throughout countless eons and an uncountable flow of time, those who have truly completed the Poisonous Dragon Transformation possess a will as strong as steel, and their formidable vitality is beyond that of ordinary people.
Will, life, any kind of poison refining is death!
Throughout history, those who have accomplished the Toxic Dragon Transformation have been exceedingly rare.
However, once completed, it can rampage across the land without restraint, unstoppable by anyone.
Now, right before their eyes, there he was.
Luo Haotian took a deep breath and said, “Although the Poison Dragon Transformation is powerful, it’s still not enough.”
“So, what if it’s like this?” A cold gleam flickered at the tip of Lu Yu’s finger as he pricked his index finger, and a drop of blood shimmered on his fingertip.
Within this drop of blood, it seemed as though an ancient sigil was slowly rotating, mysterious and eerie.
“Wait—” someone suddenly stepped forward, staring at the drop of blood on Lu Yu’s fingertip, and stammered, “This… this is—”
This person stammered a bit, then stared at Lu Yu and said, “Y-you’ve cultivated the Hundred Refinements Demon Body!”
The tone of this person’s voice had somewhat changed.
They were all very proud. However, when this person saw the drop of blood, he recalled some ancient records.
The Indomitable Body Refining Technique is not only extremely difficult to cultivate, but also symbolizes something greater.
This symbolizes the beginning of a transformation, a metamorphosis that every warrior aspires to achieve.
In an instant, the surroundings erupted in an uproar!
More than thirty people crowded around Lu Yu, each stretching their necks out as they stared intently at the drop of blood. They exclaimed, “These markings indeed only appear after one has achieved the Hundred Refinements Demonic Body. Goodness gracious, Supreme Elder, have you already taken this step?”
“Only a dozen or so figures, yet they’ve already reached the stage of the Hundred Refinement Demon Body. How terrifying.”
“Revered King’s Bone, Hundred Refinements of the Demon Body, and the Poisonous Dragon Transformation.”
All thirty-five people became exceptionally excited.
“I admit it, I admit it,” Yang Lie said fiercely, clenching his fist and trembling as he spoke, “Supreme Being, I accept your deal.”
The three abilities displayed by Lu Yu can each enhance one’s combat power by at least several times when applied by an expert.
However, when all these powers are concentrated in one person.
Even with a strength of merely a dozen or so, one could certainly engage in battle against a Sovereign with the power of twenty and emerge victorious without suffering defeat.
“No, I don’t want a deal!” Luo Haotian said in a deep voice at this moment: “I want your Poisonous Dragon Power!”
“What?” Lu Yu didn’t expect that Luo Haotian would make such a request.
However, the power of the venomous dragon is different.
Lu Yu didn’t want too many people to possess such power, especially since these individuals might not be truly loyal to him.
If something goes wrong, the power of the poison dragon could destroy an entire city in an instant.
In this way, he would also be quite troublesome!
Moreover, he didn’t think it was a good deal to give away the power of the Poisonous Dragon just to become an uncrowned king!
Luo Haotian’s expression turned serious as he said, “I understand the function of the Hundred Refinements Demonic Body. Just one drop of your blood can grant me the ability to transform into a demon, and I will also gain two of your powers. I am willing to become your demonic disciple. Once your Poisonous Dragon Power reaches perfection, I only ask that you pass it down to me.”
As Luo Haotian spoke, the surroundings fell silent. A pair of eyes after another stared intently at him, trying to figure out what he was thinking.
Although agreeing to Lu Yu’s deal was a constraint on my morals and conscience.
They could easily ignore Lu Yu’s summons if they were unwilling to respond.
However, becoming a demon meant truly being under Lu Yu’s control.
As long as Lu Yu is by their side, they will forever be powerless to resist.
With the dual constraints of the Guardians and the Demon Clan, they truly had no means of resistance left.
“Brother Luo, have you lost your mind?” Fang Hua exclaimed in shock. “Do you realize what will happen once you consume that drop of blood?”
“Crazy?” Luo Haotian laughed loudly. “I’m definitely not crazy! Becoming a member of the Demon Race has cost me some freedom, but don’t forget that if we had agreed to the deal, we would have already been morally incapable of resisting Lu Yu. That kind of restraint would have been merely on our conscience, though. I don’t know what the rest of you think, but I’m not someone who goes back on my word. Since I’ve already accepted the restrictions of being a Guardian, what’s a little more added to that?”
As Luo Haotian spoke, his smile suddenly vanished from his face. He continued in a deep voice, “Just one drop of blood can instantly make me the Demon Lord. It would save me at least ten days of cultivation, and in those ten days, I could become a Supreme Being. My wish has always been to challenge the King one day and then keep growing stronger. Since completing this transaction with the Supreme Being is essentially a form of bondage anyway, what difference does it make if I become a demon?”
Luo Haotian’s words left many people silent, and their gazes began to waver and shift with uncertainty.
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