Lu Yu noticed that Huo Wu’s mood was not very high and realized that he had been a bit too direct.
Although he had never coaxed a girl before, he understood that sometimes girls needed a little coaxing.
He lifted Huo Wu into his arms and gently kissed her cheek.
“No,” Huo Wu said, her cheeks blushing as she struggled, “what if someone comes?”
“Come then. You’re my woman; I’m not afraid of anyone seeing us.” Lu Yu held Huo Wu in his arms as he sat on the grand throne in the hall, his voice softening. “Don’t be unhappy. One day, when this world finally finds true peace, I will stay by your side every single day.”
Huowu’s icy face softened with a smile as she lightly punched Lu Yu’s chest. “I’m not that kind of clingy woman,” she said. “I know what I should and shouldn’t do right now.”
As she spoke, Huo Wu pushed Lu Yu’s chest with both hands and jumped back, saying, “However, are you sure you want to release Zhanmo?”
“What do you mean?” Lu Yu frowned. “Is there something wrong with the Demon-Slaying Elder?”
Huowu’s expression turned serious as he said, “He is known as the Demon Slayer because throughout his life he has slain countless demons. Starting from the ninth level, he has defeated Demon Lords, and after becoming a Star Lord, he has even slain experts at the peak of the Demon Lord realm. When he first ascended to Sovereign, he killed two Demon Sovereigns and destroyed dozens of demon strongholds. He hunts demons relentlessly, like an executioner! If we release him, I fear—”
Huowu had experienced that era and understood the power of this human, and was also worried about the devastation that would follow if he were to emerge again.
Lu Yu exclaimed in surprise, “So powerful, yet still sealed beneath the Demon City. Could it be that your father was also a Supreme?”
Huowu said, “My father is not. Back then, father had me enter a deep sleep because signs of darkness had already appeared. At that time, the Demon-Slaying Elder was at his peak, and many demons avoided him at all costs. Among the Neng Demon Clan, very few were capable of opposing the Demon-Slaying Elder. I also don’t understand why he was suddenly sealed beneath this demon city.”
Huowu said as she led Lu Yu to a passage behind the grand hall.
In front of the passage, there was a radiant barrier formed by flowing light that blocked the way.
“I tried to get through, but with my current strength, I just can’t. Whoever set this seal here must have done it to prevent the Demon-Slaying Elder from leaving. In the records left behind by my father, I found accounts about this place. My father never explained why the Demon-Slaying Elder was trapped here, but he did warn me not to interfere.”
Huowu’s delicate jade-like hand gently pressed against the light shield, only to be immediately repelled by a ripple of glowing energy.
Lu Yu placed his palm against the energy shield and immediately felt immense resistance.
Lu Yu exerted force with his arms, trying to press down.
However, the result of him pressing down with his greatest strength caused his arm bone to vibrate so violently that it produced a crisp sound as if it were about to break!
Lu Yu withdrew his hand, frowning. “If they didn’t want to be discovered, they wouldn’t have placed the exit in such an obvious location! Perhaps setting it here was intentional, meant to be found. But if it was meant to be discovered, why would it be set up this way!”
Lu Yu couldn’t figure it out.
But since he’s standing here, he has never thought of leaving.
Since he learned about the existence of the Zunzhi level, he had suspected that the Demon-Slaying Elder was also a Zunzhi.
No matter why he was trapped here, it’s time for him to come out now.
At this moment, someone in the grand hall reported that the Demon Lord had come to discuss matters with Huo Wu.
Huowu said goodbye to Lu Yu and turned to leave.
“Or—”
Lu Yu stared at the glowing shield in front of him and placed his hand on it once again.
Since strength is not enough, try using poison.
The poison of the Ten Thousand Poisons and the poison of the毒龙 (Poison Dragon) were unleashed together.
Two highly toxic substances struck the light shield, causing it to tremble violently.
Poison is not power.
The poison, light as nothingness, began to corrode the light shield the moment it touched it.
In the blink of an eye, a tiny crack appeared in the light shield.
Lu Yu’s eyes suddenly glinted with a cold light. With both hands gripping the torn edges, he forcefully ripped them apart.
The venom of myriad poisons and the poison dragon surged like a spring, tearing a larger rift in the dome of light.
Lu Yu’s body squeezed through the opening.
Boom.
The mask closed again.
The passage was pitch black, with damp and chilly air currents flowing through it.
This passage is two meters high and about three meters wide. The surrounding stone walls are uneven, as if naturally formed!
Lu Yu took out a ninth-level Star Spirit Pearl, and its brilliant light illuminated the passageway.
Just as he took his first step forward, suddenly, from the dark walls of the passage, a black shadow abruptly detached itself and lunged towards him.
“Roar!”
The shadow resembled a tiger entirely covered in scales, its sharp fangs biting into Lu Yu’s shoulder.
Snap!
The tiger’s teeth shattered!
The tiger let out a pained growl; not only were its teeth shattered, but its mouth was also severely damaged.
His tiger-like eyes flickered with a deep blue glow as he stared at Lu Yu in terror.
It smelled the scent of a human, but what it bit into felt like iron flesh and blood. Could this creature still be considered a man?
“Still alive?” Lu Yu was also taken aback.
There were actually still living monsters beyond this passage.
I’m afraid the passage has been sealed underground along with the City of Demons for an immeasurable amount of time; even if someone had survived, they should have turned into bones by now.
But what’s before me now is a real, living being!
Linhu, a lifeform commonly seen at levels five or six on the plains of the Huaxia continent. But here, this Linhu has actually reached the ninth-level King class.
The scaled tiger’s attack failed, and it turned around to flee!
Lu Yu spread his five fingers and gripped the scaled tiger’s head, then slammed it forcefully into the ground.
“Roar!”
The scaled tiger shook its head, suddenly its head exploded, and then its entire body exploded as well.
The self-destruction of a ninth-stage King is equivalent to the strongest attack a King can unleash. The power from the explosion of flesh and blood now erupts within this confined space. Rather than destroying the passageway, the force creates a storm that amplifies infinitely.
Finally, the explosion of the scaled lizard tiger struck Lu Yu with the force of a thousand blows at the level of a Demon Lord, sending Lu Yu staggering back a step!
“That’s ruthless!” Lu Yu pulled back his hand and looked at the ground, now covered in a mess of blood and flesh resembling mud.
He never expected that the decisive strike would lead to such a situation here!
Lu Yu carefully examined the scales on the tiger-like creature and then looked at the stone wall from which it had just leaped.
There was a stone cave shaped exactly like a tiger.
This seemed more like a scaled tiger embedded in the cave wall, waiting for him to approach.
Lu Yu guessed that he might have stepped into the defense range of the Scale Tiger, which caused it to revive.
“It seems the person who set this up doesn’t want anyone getting close,” Lu Yu said, taking a breath and standing his ground instead of retreating despite the intimidating presence of the scaled tiger.
He continued on his way.
The steps sloped downward, not steep.
After walking more than ten steps, the dampness decreased and it became dry and hot.
Lu Yu had not walked fifty meters further when the stone wall beside him began to move again.
Boom!
A hairy black ape hand extended from the stone wall and firmly gripped Lu Yu’s shoulder.
Then, on the other side of the stone wall, another ape’s hand stretched out and grabbed Lu Yu’s other shoulder.
Both arms exerted force at the same time, as if trying to tear Lu Yu apart.
Lu Yu shook both arms and instantly flung his two hands open. This time, before the two monsters could leap out from the stone wall, he had already gripped the ape hands and pulled them forcefully outward.
Two two-meter-tall demon apes were torn out from the stone wall.
The two demon apes looked at Lu Yu in terror, then suddenly gritted their teeth, let out a fierce shriek, and simultaneously exploded.
Boom, boom!
Two thunderous booms echoed within the passageway as two storms formed, their power condensed by the narrow space into a thousand attacks surpassing even that of the Demon Lord, all striking Lu Yu at once.
Lu Yu’s figure flickered slightly, but he emerged unscathed without sustaining any harm.
However, here in this place, the魔猿, which had always been considered unevolvable, has actually reached the level of a魔主.
“If you’re not a match, then self-destruct. What kind of life would control the Demon Lord to the point of not even valuing its own life?”
Lu Yu continued forward, this time more cautiously.
Continuing downward for dozens of meters, Lu Yu encountered three monstrous, master-level two-headed eagles blocking his path forward.
The attacks from the double-headed monster eagles did not harm Lu Yu in the slightest. In an instant, all three eagles chose to self-destruct.
The storm grew fiercer, but for Lu Yu’s supreme-level bones and muscles, it could not cause any harm.
“That is—” Lu Yu discovered a piece of Blue Planet Soul on the cave wall ahead.
This precious treasure was embedded in the stone cave. Lu Yu didn’t care about that and stepped forward, forcefully prying the Blue Star Soul off with one swift motion.
“There are also Star Soldiers!”
Lu Yu moved forward and discovered several star weapons embedded in the cave wall.
Half of these star soldiers were embedded into the stone wall. He reached out and pulled one out, only to discover that it was a level-nine star soldier!
Five grade-nine star weapons, all in perfect condition!
“Stop!” Suddenly, a muffled voice echoed from the front of the corridor!
The voice was icy and filled with a warning tone.
Another voice said, “Human, I don’t care how you managed to get in here. Turn back now and I’ll spare your life. Dare to take another step forward, and you’ll leave your life here.”
“I came here for a person. Either you tell me how to find him, or I will definitely go in myself.”
“Hmph. There are no humans here. If you dare to disturb us, your body will also become part of this passage.”
As the voice finished speaking, the passages around immediately lit up, bright as daylight.
The stone wall became transparent, and within it, countless beasts and shadows of demons became clearly visible.
Lu Yu was greatly surprised.
What surrounded them was not stone walls at all, but a passage constructed by stacking thousands of beasts, each one encased in rock.
Among them, he saw hundreds of Yuanmos and even a dragon!
“Last chance. Go deeper, or don’t blame us for being ruthless.” The warning voice spoke again, the first to threaten.
Lu Yu smiled and said, “Sorry, but I won’t leave until I achieve my goal!”
“Then stay.” The voice became emotionless.
Boom!
Shards of stone debris shook loose from the cave walls around Lu Yu as dozens of monsters burst forth from the stone walls, charging toward him.
“Since you won’t give me the corpse, I’ll take your power instead.”
Lu Yu’s eyes flashed with a crimson light as he activated both Soul Devouring and Hunting simultaneously, marking all of the dozens of monstrous creatures at once!
“Roar!”
Dozens of monsters rushed forward to attack, each one mindless, driven solely by the instinct to kill.
Lu Yu flicked his hand, concealing the Level 9 Star Spirit Pearl, and then his fists roared outward in a deadly strike.
Dozens of monsters, with King-class ones accounting for nine out of ten.
Lu Yu’s punch can kill half of them in one strike.
All the remaining monsters, as if realizing the severity of the situation, let out a loud roar and attempted to self-destruct!
“Stop thinking!” Lu Yu shouted as thousands of water droplets surged around him, transforming into bullets that pierced through the remaining monsters’ bodies.
One by one, the monsters were riddled with bullets and fell to the ground.
Hunting devours attributes; Soul Devouring consumes strength.
Lu Yu licked his lips, and the star-like cold light on his body became sharper, as if the blades of hidden swords within him were beginning to stir.
“Several dozen won’t do? Then bring a hundred. Let’s see if you can withstand the explosion.”
“Your strength is not weak. Having you as a guardian is better than having a thousand of them.”
Several voices sounded at the same time, and the surrounding stone walls began to crack. As more than a hundred monsters emerged from the walls, they instantly exploded.
More than thirty魔master-level monsters exploded, and the terrifying force transformed into a storm that formed a tornado in the passageway, hurtling towards Luyu!
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