The roaring sound within the arena resembled rolling thunder from the heavens. Although its power did not extend beyond the arena, such a forceful attack made it clear to many that even an ordinary Supreme Sovereign could be instantly destroyed.
When Lu Yu’s first punch struck the giant palm reinforced with heavy armor, two ten-zhang-long fire dragons also landed on the palm alongside his fist.
Flames erupted, and the force of the punch rippled through the air.
The heavily armored hand hesitated slightly under the pressure, then continued to press downward.
Lu Yu’s fist, the fire dragon explosion, engulfed the entire arena in flames.
Through the raging flames, people saw the armored hand come to a halt just one foot above Lu Yu’s head, unable to descend any further.
After thousands of punches, the immense pressure from the giant palm finally weakened to its minimum.
The surroundings were extremely quiet. Within the arena where the flames had dissipated, the person beneath the giant palm blocked the downward strike with both arms. Cracks appeared one by one across their entire body.
Xie Ming and Mei Yao breathed rapidly, astonished that anyone could withstand the King’s overwhelmingly powerful strike.
Everyone around could see the blood vessels oozing from the cracks in Lu Yu’s skin.
Unlike before, this time the wound did not heal; instead, it continued to trickle downward along his skin.
“That phantom is incredibly powerful!” People couldn’t help but admit that the phantom’s strength in life had been unparalleled!
Many people were whispering among themselves, speculating about who would ultimately become the successor.
Their voices were not loud, and they continued to focus on the arena.
The battle is not over yet!
The heavy armor in Lu Yu’s eyes was indeed very strong.
However, this also made the fighting spirit in his heart become increasingly fervent.
Lu Yu’s eyes turned into a sea of blood, and a killing intent as sharp as a blade radiated from his entire body!
“Battle!”
Lu Yu uttered a single word, deep and powerful.
Boom!
A surge of scorching energy, like that of a blazing sun, rose from Lu Yu’s body.
Lu Yu’s hair turned into flames, trailing a meter-long blaze. The blood flowing from his body also transformed into fire; his wounds seemed filled with flames, and every pore and strand of hair erupted with fire.
Lu Yu’s body expanded rapidly within the flames, transforming into a ten-zhang-tall giant.
People were stunned, feeling the awe-inspiring power as if from a divine being.
Innumerable demon souls trembled, as if beholding a legendary deity.
Lu Yu was truly like the god of fire reborn. He transformed into a giant of flames, his fiery red aura scorching the protective shield once again, causing ripples to surge across its surface. In an instant, over one hundred thousand layers of ripples trembled violently on the glowing shield.
“Crack!”
A very fine crack appeared on the mask.
“This… this power doesn’t belong to humanity!” Xie Ming almost believed it was the great King’s reincarnation. The same-origin power nearly made him kneel down and worship.
The vixen’s face turned pale, and she trembled slightly. She stared at Lu Yu, whispering, “He succeeded… did he really succeed?”
Boom!
Answer the succubus’s raging inferno.
The heavy armor encountered an unprecedented crisis; as soon as it was touched by the flames, it immediately turned bright red.
“Kill!”
The heavily armored figure, like a bloodthirsty monster, lunged fiercely toward Lu Yu.
One armored giant, one flame giant.
The battle within the arena’s light shield no longer belongs to humanity.
Two forces clashed and began to spread outward from the arena.
The heavily armored giant was even more powerful, but when it swung its weapon through the flames, the blade passed through the fire without even touching the main body.
Lu Yu’s strength is weak, but his flames are astonishingly powerful.
Even the power of the Fire Dragon Blast had increased tenfold. After his strike, the explosion from the Fire Dragon Blast sent his one hundred and fifty trillion attack power surging to ten Heavenly Emperors’ level, shaking the Heavy Armor Giant’s armor and leaving behind one fist imprint after another.
“Strong, too strong!” someone exclaimed excitedly. “Lu Yu is just too strong.”
“That illusory figure is also very powerful.”
“This battle is nothing like the one between Lu Yu and the Hydra.”
People were excitedly discussing, no one daring to blink, afraid of missing any movement.
This is a battle of the highest level, and comprehending it could even greatly assist them in breaking through to become Star Lords.
The two sides were evenly matched, neither one weaker than the other.
The mask was nearly at its limit, with more and more cracks appearing on its surface. Some of the tiny fissures even began to emit flames.
Even a flame as thin as a finger seemed to sweep past the crowd like a raging fire.
This is the hottest flame originating from the Earth’s core, with a temperature so high that it can melt rocks.
The confrontation between the two sides became increasingly intense, forcing even the surrounding onlookers to step back.
Afraid that after the light shield shattered, it might affect them.
The cracks on the mask grew wider and longer, allowing more flames and black gas to seep through.
Many King-level experts at the ninth tier couldn’t even stand firm anymore; from thousands of meters away, they felt as if their bodies were about to explode, forcing them to retreat continuously.
Finally, the light shield could no longer withstand the pressure and shattered.
At the moment the mask shattered, the flames on Lu Yu’s body nearly erupted into a raging inferno that threatened to engulf everything around.
However, Lu Yu quickly gained control over the flames on his body.
He descended like a flame, standing still and sending shivers of awe through those who beheld him.
The heavy armor on the giant’s body was peeling off, piece by piece, and vanishing.
The exposed illusory figure gradually shrank, eventually merging completely into the flesh and blood that had leaped from the arena below.
It was a piece of flesh about the size of a palm, with glistening red droplets of blood on it, as if it had just been cut from a living body, still emitting a strong, bloody odor.
“Why did it turn out like this!” Xie Ming exclaimed in disbelief.
The arena was shattered.
Lu Yu stepped forward to pick up the bloody flesh, and Xie Ming immediately became anxious.
He didn’t care whether he was a match for Lu Yu or not; with a quick movement, he positioned himself in front of Lu Yu, blocking his path to the piece of flesh, and said, “Mr. Lu, you cannot take it!”
Lu Yu was still in the form of a fire giant, his body temperature scorching enough to burn even Xie Ming’s skin.
Xie Ming gritted his teeth and persisted, his skin already charred and blackened, even his hair burned away completely.
However, he did not move.
“If he wants to kill me just to test my will, do you think I’ll let him have his way? I never show mercy to those who try to kill me,” Lu Yu said coldly.
“Mr. Lu, as long as you don’t touch this piece of flesh, we are willing to pay any price you ask.” The魅妖 rushed forward as well, stood in front of Lu Yu, and knelt on one knee, saying, “If you want me, I agree.”
“Hmph!” Lu Yu said coldly, “Price? What price can you possibly pay?”
“As long as you don’t touch it, I’ll immediately go and find what’s needed to complete it for you,” Xie Ming said hastily, seeing Lu Yu’s interest, “No matter what the cost!”
“Is that so?” Lu Yu’s flames receded as he resumed his human form, looking at Xie Ming and saying, “Then tell me, what exactly do you plan to offer in exchange?”
Xie Ming clenched his teeth and said, “You… you name the price!”
Lu Yu took out a piece of paper, wrote down a few lines, and threw it to Xie Ming, saying, “Not one of these things can be missing!”
Xie Ming took the note, glanced at it, and his expression turned serious.
The魅妖 also stood up, and her expression became somewhat unnatural when she saw the note.
However, Xie Ming and Mei Yao exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time, saying, “Mr. Lu, rest assured. Even if these items are insufficient in our country, we will definitely find a way to gather them all for you.”
“Fine. If that’s the case, I won’t touch the flesh anymore.” Lu Yu nodded.
“I’ll go back right now and will definitely return in two days.” The魅妖 (mèi yāo) didn’t dare to delay either, quickly grabbed the note, and vanished into the midair.
The condition Lu Yu proposed was that he needed three thousand bodies of the same race of demon lords.
Ten supreme skeletons, not one can be missing.
Finally, there are the materials for the three types of Star Refining artifacts.
Since even the other party’s Zhi Zun is merely a warrior from the blood and flesh of his past life, and has awakened from a deep slumber, it’s likely that he has already made preparations.
Then, there should be a lot of good things stored up.
It will be a little while, but these won’t be too difficult!
At this moment, Lu Yu turned his gaze toward Xie Ming and said, “As for you, you should tell me something. Why does your king know about the Yellow Spring, and why does he want my life?”
“Just a moment, please!” Xie Ming respectfully picked up the flesh and blood from the ground with both hands and then placed it onto the crack in the arena.
The crack heals automatically.
When Xie Ming walked down, he looked around and said, “You may continue with the tests.”
“I, I’ll do it!”
“Me too! I’m coming as well!”
Many people shouted wildly, rushing towards the arena like beasts.
A monster that even Lu Yu couldn’t kill.
If one becomes the successor of that monster, not to mention being invincible in the world, they could at least become a king in their own territory.
Xie Ming respectfully invited Lu Yu to join him on the stand he always used, and took out a chair to sit beside Lu Yu.
It’s not really walking side by side when they say walking side by side!
Xie Ming slightly stepped back, a gesture of respect towards Lu Yu.
There might be others capable of battling King. However, it was the flame-like body that Lu Yu displayed which truly instilled fear in him.
That is a power not inferior to the king’s!
“Now, it’s your turn to speak,” Lu Yu said, turning his chair to face Xie Ming directly.
As for what happened on the arena, it doesn’t matter at all!
He understood the meaning of Xie Ming sitting back a bit, but didn’t say anything. It’s just that he was not accustomed to speaking with his back to someone.
After dismissing the two people who had been standing behind him, Xie Ming said, “Mr. Lu, do you know the meaning of the word ‘King’?”
Lu Yu frowned and said, “Tell me everything you know.”
“King represents power and also the meaning of a clan leader. And the race he creates is collectively referred to as the Demon Race. Just like the Devil Ancestor of the Chinese demons, or the Primordial Demons of Japan, these are all parts of the Demon Race, just called by different names. Hell and the Yellow Spring are also parts of the Demon Race. The King of Hell and the Lord of the Yellow Spring were born in the same era, which is extremely rare. Yet they did appear. When two Kings exist in the same era, there will be a war; one of them must die, otherwise neither will ever reach the peak of power.”
Xie Ming paused for a moment, swallowed hard, and continued, “But the two kings of Hell and the Yellow Spring were evenly matched, and neither has ever defeated the other. They even waged war. The final result was mutual destruction, leaving them as bitter enemies. So—”
Xie Ming smiled bitterly and said, “When our King sensed the Yellow Spring, he awakened once more!”
“This way!” Lu Yu was surprised; this was something he didn’t know.
“Mr. Lu’s flame should also belong to one of the ‘King’ level,” Xie Ming said with admiration. “Even though it hasn’t fully taken shape, it must still be extremely powerful.”
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