The cheers came to an abrupt halt. A pair of eyes after another locked onto the source of the sound, staring in disbelief as Lu Yu pushed himself up with both hands and rose from the rubble.
Wang Feng turned his head, watching in astonishment as Lu Yu stood up.
“Your heart was shattered—how is it possible that you’re still alive?!”
Wang Feng stared at Lu Yu, clearly taken aback.
“You can transform, so why can’t I come back to life?” Lu Yu tilted his head and looked at Wang Feng coldly. “Besides, this is actually the first time I’ve encountered a mutated star soul.”
From Lu Yu’s tone, they sensed a hint of excitement—an excitement like that of someone finally facing a powerful opponent.
Only a war-crazed madman could laugh at a moment like this.
“Alive or not, I’ll just kill you again!” Wang Feng’s eyebrows furrowed sharply, his determination set as he lunged at Lu Yu once more.
Red light flickered across Wang Feng’s body like a burning beast.
As the red glow ignited, his speed at least tripled. Combined with his strength, he was nearly unstoppable at this moment.
“Kill him!”
The ten squad leaders and more than 300 fighters were not the least bit frightened by Lu Yu’s resurrection.
Because they didn’t believe he could revive endlessly.
After all, if he’s human, he must be killable.
Mutated star souls were extremely rare in this world.
In all of Wang Feng’s city, there were only two known mutated star souls.
One became the city’s strongest warrior and owner of the mines.
The other was Wang Feng himself!
People watched Wang Feng charge forward like a war tank.
Wherever he passed, the rubble was crushed underfoot, and the earth trembled.
“Bang!”
Lu Yu’s punch struck Wang Feng’s chest but was blocked by a thin layer of black armor.
“Warning: enemy has armor. All damage is reduced.”
Weng!
Wang Feng’s fist brushed past Lu Yu’s shoulder, its immense force slicing away a chunk of flesh like a blade.
“Lu Yu, you can’t even break my armor. You’re no match for me,” Wang Feng said, growing more confident with each strike, truly enjoying this battle for the first time.
Boom!
As Wang Feng spoke, he landed a punch directly into Lu Yu’s left ribs, nearly punching through.
Lu Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching his ribs and stepping backward.
The effect of the Phantom Soul Orb activated repeatedly, accumulating energy with every injury sustained.
Wang Feng advanced step by step, watching Lu Yu retreat with a cruel smirk. “Lu Yu, surrender.”
“Surrender?” Lu Yu chuckled. “You’re not worthy.”
“If you won’t surrender, then die! I’ll play with you until you’re dead!”
Wang Feng grew furious at Lu Yu’s defiance. His red glow flared again, pushing his speed to the limit.
Under such speed, Lu Yu couldn’t dodge at all. In the blink of an eye, Wang Feng’s hands clamped down on Lu Yu’s shoulders.
“I’ll break off your limbs piece by piece instead of killing you outright,” Wang Feng laughed maniacally. “Even if you have Level 4 silver armor, I can still drain your life away slowly.”
Saying so, Wang Feng extended his right hand and crushed Lu Yu’s left scapula with ease.
After shattering Lu Yu’s left shoulder blade, Wang Feng tossed him to the ground like trash, laughing, “Hurry up and recover. Let’s fight again.”
This was the first time Wang Feng had ever felt such exhilaration in battle. He truly didn’t want it to end so soon.
“Sure, just wait a moment!” Lu Yu grinned, shaking his broken arm as the shattered bones rapidly regenerated.
His face was pale—not out of fear, but pain.
The crowd from Fanggang fell into silence. Zhao Long’s face darkened. He couldn’t believe why their leader had taken this person so seriously. With such strength, this opponent simply wasn’t worth their leader’s attention.
Yet, Lu Yu’s attitude in such a desperate situation was something none of them could ever display.
Even when clearly outmatched and on the verge of death, he still managed to laugh!
The cheers from the crowd came only from people from other cities.
“Kill him!”
“Brother Wang, stop playing around. Finish it already.”
“Haha, I can’t wait to return to Fanggang. With Brother Wang’s strength, capturing the mine will be easy.”
People waved their weapons, laughing loudly as they watched Lu Yu being tossed around like garbage.
“Hear that? They all want you dead,” Wang Feng smirked, striding toward Lu Yu. “But I’m not done playing yet. I’ll let you live a little longer.”
“You’re still not enough,” Lu Yu continued to smile, though no longer a gentle smile, but a cold, ruthless one.
His icy gaze pierced into Wang Feng, making him increasingly uncomfortable.
“I’ll make you stop staring—I’ll gouge out your eyes!”
Wang Feng reached out, grabbing for Lu Yu’s shoulder to seize him again.
In an instant, Lu Yu’s expression turned icy, and rather than retreating, he charged forward.
He rammed into Wang Feng.
Bang!
This time, Wang Feng didn’t even budge, standing as solid as an iron pillar.
Wang Feng laughed smugly, his half-closed eyes barely flickering open in time to see Lu Yu’s left hand’s index and middle fingers darting forward at lightning speed toward his eyes.
“Die!” Wang Feng shook his head and punched, sending Lu Yu flying.
Lu Yu twisted mid-air, landing and charging again in an instant.
This time, he delivered a powerful kick to Wang Feng’s waist.
Bang!
Once again, Wang Feng’s armor flared up, appearing at his waist.
“You can’t even break my armor. What right do you have to fight me!” Wang Feng laughed arrogantly, grabbing Lu Yu’s leg and slamming him to the ground.
Bang!
Lu Yu’s back hit the ground hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Yet, his eyes burned with an even fiercer light.
“Killing Soul activated. Progress to Level 4 KIlling Soul remaining: 99%. Base maximum life increased by 10,000. Attack increased by 3,000. Physical strength increased by 1,600!”
Lu Yu stood up from the ground, laughing out loud as he saw his stats rise. “Come on!”
He had unintentionally advanced to Level 3, never expecting such a massive boost.
Especially after fighting the demon, he now understood how crucial powerful enemies were to him.
Lu Yu attacked again. This punch struck Wang Feng, making his body sway slightly. The black armor showed the first signs of a tiny crack.
“Your strength!”
Wang Feng felt the change in Lu Yu’s power and sensed something was off.
He realized that Lu Yu’s physical strength had also changed.
“Are you scared?” Lu Yu laughed wildly. “You chose this fight—so fight until the end!”
Boom!
Lu Yu attacked again.
Their fists collided with a bang. Wang Feng’s arm tingled, while Lu Yu’s arm cracked with a series of bone-snapping sounds.
Lu Yu shook his arm. “Again!”
Bang!
Lu Yu was sent flying backward…
Boom!
His chest was pierced.
The crowd from other cities still cheered, thinking Lu Yu was simply looking for death.
“Kill him!”
Lu Yu’s chest regenerated, and he attacked again.
His life points were dropping.
But as long as he lived, he would never stop attacking.
An enemy stronger than the demon—this was exactly what he had been lacking.
Boom!
Wang Feng still had the upper hand, but the more he fought, the more alarmed he became.
“Killing Soul activated. Progress to Level 4 Killing Soul remaining: 97%. Base maximum life increased by 3,000. Attack increased by 1,000. Physical strength increased by 800.”
Weng!
Another punch.
This time, Wang Feng took a step back. The cracks in the armor on his arm widened slightly.
But this time, Lu Yu’s body also swayed slightly.
The tide of battle shifted.
Wang Feng gasped in shock!
The cheering crowd stared in disbelief, realizing something was wrong!
“Mutated star soul? What of it?”
Lu Yu landed a punch and gained the upper hand, attacking even faster.
“Your star soul!” Wang Feng saw Lu Yu’s stats change again in battle.
Such a drastic change in combat stats—how was that even possible?
The only explanation was—
“Boom!”
Lu Yu’s punch arrived, interrupting Wang Feng’s thoughts and sending him reeling.
The armor on his entire body was no longer just appearing partially—it now covered his entire body.
This proved that Lu Yu’s punches were now affecting Wang Feng’s entire body.
Lu Yu fought more fiercely and ferociously, leaving everyone stunned.
“What the hell is going on?” someone shouted. How could Wang Feng be retreating?
Lu Yu’s Soul Devouring ability had reached its time limit.
“Bang!” In a single leap, Lu Yu crossed the battlefield and landed in front of one of the squad leaders.
“Your life is mine.”
Lu Yu’s attack left no room for resistance.
In an instant, Lu Yu crushed the squad leader’s skull and, with a wave of his hand, absorbed the soul into his body.
This soul was stronger than the first one he had absorbed.
This was an expert whose three attributes had all reached the peak of Level 2.
This absorption further enhanced Lu Yu’s strength.
Boom!
This punch cracked the armor on Wang Feng’s arm, and a crisp sound of bone breaking followed.
“Ahh!”
Wang Feng clutched his arm, crying out in pain for the first time.
Lu Yu finally saw Wang Feng’s stats and sneered coldly, “So that’s it. Your mutated star soul allows you to reduce your life points to a thousand, sacrificing a life to unlock and enhance armor and strength?”
“I’ll kill you!” Wang Feng, his armor broken, swung his uninjured arm wildly at Lu Yu’s head.
Lu Yu raised his hand, gripping Wang Feng’s lone arm and flipping him over with a shoulder throw.
As Wang Feng hit the ground, Lu Yu’s foot came down hard on his skull.
“As long as I live, you will die!” Lu Yu’s icy voice rang out as Wang Feng’s skull was crushed beneath his foot.
The cheers of the past were gone, replaced only by a thick, spreading stench of blood.
Lu Yu thought it was over, but suddenly burst into laughter again.
In his ears, a voice echoed—
“Hunting mutated star soul bearers…”
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