stjorthotic Chapter 321 The Demon God's Mutation! The Pale Tyrant! Lu Yu's Advancement! Going to Pick
Chapter 321 The Demon God's Mutation! The Pale Tyrant! Lu Yu's Advancement! Going to Pick
Chapter 321 The Thousand-Handed Demon God's Mutation! The Pale Tyrant! Lu Yu's Advancement! Going to Pick Up Red Hare
In the boundless, dark, chaotic sea.
Lu Yu's transformation into the Thousand-Handed Demon God allowed him to hear the rhythm of the entire chaos.
Through listening, Lu Yu gained a preliminary understanding of its essence.
He is not destruction, but the "nothingness" that eliminates everything, and also eternal infinity.
It represents the beginning of all things and the end of all things.
"So, what role does truth play in getting into this place?"
Lu Yu murmured softly. As his strength increased, the Thousand-Handed Demon God he saw became a little clearer than before.
Through Him, Lu Yu could sense that the Chaos Sea seemed to be nurturing something.
Although it's unclear, it's highly likely related to the Key to Truth or a "gate".
"Is truth a creation, or part of the key to truth?"
Lu Yu seemed to be deep in thought, but since there was no one to explain it to him, he wasn't too bothered. He figured that once he was strong enough, he would naturally know everything. So, he waved his countless arms.
boom!
The immense power trembled throughout the Chaos Sea, and countless worlds were created and destroyed in an instant. Among them were worlds comparable to the Pure White Realm and the Abyss, but they were terrifyingly fragile in front of the Thousand-Handed Demon God.
Like bubbles blown by a child, they can be easily popped.
If he could take the Thousand-Handed Demon God out, Lu Yu was confident he could drag out the Mother of Twilight and the Moon of Procreation and give them a good beating.
For now, Lu Yu can only write it down in his little notebook and wait until he becomes stronger to take revenge.
boom!
As the chaotic sea was stirred up, the resource library opened, and orbs of light floated in front of us.
Lu Yu's gaze fell upon the scene, and a wealth of information surfaced.
【The Remnant Body of the Celestial Azure Lotus Demon Lord (Top-Tier 5-Star): Originating from a special top-tier stellar pet brought from the Star Dynasty by the ancestors of the Ye family of Star Mine, it lives in the meteor shower ecosystem and grows by absorbing special spiritual energy from countless meteor impacts.
Therefore, it possesses extreme defensive power and can be made into evolution food for Star-type pets, or it can be made into "Azure Lotus Body," a food for enhancing skills. Consuming it will grant you skills.
It can absorb starlight to strengthen its physique. When in danger, it can unfold and condense azure lotus leaves to block the falling stars. Initially, it is a single leaf. The more starlight and celestial materials it absorbs, the more leaves it will have. The more leaves it has, the more difficult it becomes to increase them. However, each transformation will increase its defensive power exponentially.
Reaching the three-leaf level allows one to absorb starlight and easily block meteor showers; reaching the five-leaf level allows one to obscure stars and create starless environments. It also has a suppressive effect on star-type pets. The more leaves one has, the more special effects will be generated.
The Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon Lord is at the peak of the Four-Leaf level.
"Isn't this the Star System version of the Forbidden Domain? It can even enhance physical strength. No wonder the Ye family was among the top ten Star Clan families at its peak. It's truly terrifying. It's just a pity that the descendants are not up to par, not even producing a single Five-Leaf Green Lotus. In the end, it all went to waste... no, it was destined that I would carry it forward!"
Lu Yu was quite satisfied with this, after all, physical skills are versatile and can be learned without affecting the pet's own attributes.
Moreover, what he values most is its suppressive effect on the celestial system!
Being able to suppress Star-type pets means that...
It has a special attack against the Star Families and the Star Family!
Furthermore, the information displayed by the Eye of Truth also mentioned that the [Azure Lotus Body] has a shortcut to accelerated growth, which can be achieved by consuming Star System materials and members of the same race.
In his annihilation of the Ye family, Lu Yu obtained a total of six materials from the Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon, three of which were of the Radiant Moon rank and the remaining three were of the Morning Star rank, all of which could be used to devour each other.
In addition, there are star-related materials worth approximately 300 million. Of course, this does not include legendary traits, because these cannot be measured by wealth alone.
If it's a suitable legendary trait, a newly promoted Eternal Giant would do anything to obtain it.
But if it's not suitable, it's just a useless thing.
Although 300 million may seem a bit little compared to a thousand-year-old family, it's important to understand that the businesses of large families are generally divided into two parts.
The main source of income is industry, which includes numerous chambers of commerce, mining associations, and many high-level secret realms, providing a continuous stream of income—these are golden goose eggs.
Even during the Silent Moon, Lu Yu couldn't take it, otherwise he would easily be targeted by the Alliance, and he wouldn't be so heartless as to wipe out innocent people's families.
Why should working people make things difficult for each other?
Therefore, Lu Yu's gains mainly consisted of materials stored in the Ye family's warehouse and spoils of war.
However, Ye Huihai and his family had to constantly nurture the legendary traits left by their ancestors to prevent the pollution from erupting. They were also attacked by Lu Yu on a moral level. After being extorted for 400 million, they were investigated by the alliance, and their gray income was reduced sharply. Supporting the expenses of tens of thousands of people in the entire family had long made their lives very difficult.
Over time, the cash flow may even break down, and then we might go hungry.
Fortunately, Lu Yu was kind-hearted and worried that the Ye family might encounter difficulties, so he sent them on their way. Unexpectedly, he was rewarded for his efforts.
Good deeds are rewarded!
"Half of the star-type materials are used to generate star blood, which can produce about 2-3 drops. These are kept as a reserve and then used to make the Celestial Azure Lotus Demon Secret Food for absorption and strengthening."
As for who this secret food was for, Lu Yu already had an idea in mind.
In addition to the Ye family, there were also gains from three evil god cults.
However, compared to the big families, these guys seem like dirt poor.
Those who mingle in the circles of believers of evil gods are mostly sustained by ideals and ambitions, living a precarious existence, and may become distorted at any time.
Therefore, they will use any good things they find on themselves as soon as possible.
Otherwise... his companions would make him reincarnate early.
Therefore, including the spoils looted from the three high priests, the total was only around 1.5 million.
They're not even worth as much as they actually are.
[The Heart of the High Priest of the Underworld (Intermediate Five-Star Level): More than four hundred years ago, he was a wealthy young man who loved life and enjoyed it. He was kind and charitable and was well-loved. He lived a carefree life until he experienced the pain of separation and death. At the funeral, he silently buried his parents. Not long after, he encountered a strange plague. His wife and children died in front of him, and he buried them with his own hands.]
However, unlike what others thought, he was not sad. He stroked the soil where his family was buried, unable to understand why life was so fragile. No matter if a person was good or bad, no matter how glorious or humble their life was, they would eventually be buried by the soil beneath their feet.
He pondered and gradually became fascinated by the feeling of burying others. He continued to marry and have children, then staged accidents to bury his family in the ground. By chance, he came into contact with the doctrines of the Church of the Underworld and a thought began to emerge.
"Since everything dies, why not bury it in advance and turn the world into an eternal underworld, where I and they will live on forever."
Therefore, he joined the church and, relying on his own wisdom and talent, continuously received blessings. Finally, in a grand ceremony, he successfully transformed his heart and became the High Priest of the Underworld, and obtained the divine art derived from the ecology of the Underworld God—the Heart of the Underworld.
Through his mutated heart, he can sense the underworld, transform his own blood into underworld blood, extract the power of the underworld by burying lives, and transform the earthly soil into an underworld environment suitable for the survival of necromancers, overlapping with the ecology of the underworld, thus possessing the power to summon underworld creatures and manipulate the underworld.
He manipulated the remains of his family members, keeping them by his side forever.
It can be used to create evolutionary secret food for necromancy-type beings, as well as the super-tier skill secret food "Heart of the Underworld." Consuming it grants the user the ability to acquire skills by sacrificing life or using souls as resources to convert underworld power and spread it across the mortal realm.
[PS: My family and I are together forever.]
【The Spine of the Storm High Priest (Intermediate 5-Star): The doctrine of the Storm Order is to transform the world into storms and thunderstorms. They can receive divine grace and transform into storm giants or thunderstorm giants.
However, they do not worship the great being of the "Pale Tyrant," but rather fear and worship, and crave absolute power. Therefore, the cult ranks revere power, and as long as you challenge and win, you can replace the opponent, or even replace the god.
Like his father, Lei Jie was born in a primitive tribe on the thunder-ravaged plains. There was no abundant food, no safe place, and one could wake up to be struck dead by lightning. Surviving in such an extremely harsh environment honed his resilient physique, will, and ambition.
He touched the thunder and sensed the wind disasters, yearning to replace the being behind these natural calamities, and worked towards this goal. After growing up, he defeated his father, who was a priest, and in his father's gratified gaze, he took off his head and made it into a wine cup so that his father could accompany him forever.
After becoming a priest, he successfully led the Storm Church in launching several large-scale natural disaster rituals, received blessings, advanced to the Radiant Moon rank amidst the siege of powerful allies, and successfully created the "True Word - Thunder Bone". Because he was more proficient in lightning, he received the divine art "Thunder Tyrant" bestowed by the Pale Tyrant, which allowed him to temper his spine and control and devour lightning.
When refined to its ultimate form, it can rival the legendary Pale Tyrant's superior servant—the Thunder-Eyed Titan—who can single-handedly crush everything in their path.
It can be used to make Thunder-type evolution food, and also to make the super-tier skill food "Thunder Tyrant".
[PS: I want to be like lightning, illuminating the world, even if only for a moment.]
【High Priest of Ten Thousand Beards' Tree Tuber (5-Star Intermediate): The Ten Thousand Beards Order worships a great being known as the "God of Beards," "Lord of Beasts," and "Mother of All Demons." Legend has it that when Her roots fell, they created the first monsters and gave rise to many races. She is known as the Mother of Races and is a great being of the life-type.
His body is covered with faces that record the origins of countless demons and ancient life forms. He grows billions of tendrils that surround the "Bearded God Realm." Once he descends, he can turn all living beings into demons.
The Order of the Ten Thousand Mustaches can perform the initial ascension ritual by spreading related rites, and will transform into true demons during a time of world chaos.
Because of its great nature, the High Priest of Ten Thousand Mustaches is corrupted within the cult from a young age, and because of its inherently broken mind, it only needs a little guidance to give birth to fanatical faith, making it a disorderly fanatic.
He successfully maintained his sanity amidst the ecological pollution caused by the evil god, devouring and merging numerous living creatures with his roots, transforming them into new life tendrils bearing his own face.
The Order of Ten Thousand Mustes uses its own mustes to classify its members into ranks: one, ten, hundred, thousand, and ten thousand.
The High Priest of the Radiant Moon Rank possesses a thousand life tendrils, which can plunder the essence of different life forms and integrate it into themselves, thereby strengthening their upper limit of life force and bringing powerful recovery and physical strength.
Furthermore, they record relevant life information, and once they accumulate enough, they can use their own power to breed a special race of slave beasts and imprint the relevant information on them.
It can be made into an evolutionary food for life-type beings, or into a skill food called "Life's Mustache," which grants the user the corresponding ability upon consumption.
[PS: Great Mother of Sumeru, I... want to be near you!]
"As expected of the top experts in the dark forces, none of them have useless abilities. They've even tempted me."
Lu Yu sighed inwardly, then summoned the Primal Furnace, preparing to use these materials as a secret food for his skills.
The Thousand-Handed Demon God's arms moved slowly, and just as he was about to begin, Lu Yu's gaze froze as he suddenly noticed the flames within the Primordial Furnace...
The fire is burning brighter and brighter.
Flames powerful enough to destroy the world rose, surging and transforming, as if to ignite the entire chaotic sea.
"When did it start?"
Lu Yu recalled carefully and discovered that each change in this furnace did not occur with the improvement of his strength, but rather after he made the secret food, it would sublimate slightly.
Evolutionary Secret Foods produce the most transformations, Skill Secret Foods produce slightly fewer, and as for Sacrifice Secret Foods...
Lu Yu still didn't know what the raw materials were.
"Could it be that the process of making this secret dish involves some kind of rule?"
Lu Yu examined the Primordial Furnace from all angles, but couldn't figure it out. This thing couldn't talk, so he could only wait and pay more attention to it later.
Afterwards, Lu Yu took out a variety of ingredients he had previously purchased from the Dark Moon Merchant Guild, which covered a wide range of properties, making it easier for him to prepare the secret food.
The first thing to be made was naturally the remains of the Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon Lord. Its seemingly soft plant appearance contained terrifying defensive power.
If Ye Yin hadn't been replaced with the Staff of the Dust Walker first, and severely injured through the contract, it would have been difficult to hurt him even if he stood still and let her attack, even if they fought for a whole day and night.
boom!
But at this moment, Lu Yu casually threw it into the Primordial Furnace, and the tough remains of the Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon instantly melted, turning into a pool of azure starlight liquid.
Then, under the control of the Thousand-Handed Demon God, which was Lu Yu in disguise, a large amount of auxiliary ingredients were added, and it quickly took shape, becoming a jelly in the shape of a blue lotus.
After that, Lu Yu continued to follow the same method and began to make the other three secret dishes.
Throughout the process, Lu Yu observed the Primal Furnace and found that it was indeed shining even brighter than before, and he was also becoming more and more adept at making secret foods.
I just don't know what kind of changes it will undergo.
"Never mind, as long as it doesn't explode."
Lu Yu muttered to himself, and with a thought, the chaotic energy in the world before him dissipated, returning him to the real world.
Several pet beasts stayed by his side, including many rat clones, looking at him with adoration.
The domineering cultivator is so handsome! The rats on the side were quite dissatisfied. These greedy rat clones didn't even want their reward for this period of time. They just wanted to spend more time with the cultivator.
"What a bunch of idiots," the mouse muttered under its breath. It wasn't to fulfill their wishes; it was just to ease the recent pressure on its potato chip budget!
That's right, that's it!
"Thanks for your hard work."
Lu Yu reached out and patted the heads of the little mice, and they chuckled happily.
"Striving for the sake of the people is the mission of us rat clones." The worker rats took the opportunity to express their stance and pounced on Lu Yu to stick to him.
"You're only allowed to look, not touch!" The mouse was also anxious when it saw this scene. Even if it was its own clone, it couldn't touch Xiu Ren.
Even it wasn't that bold!
This group of lewd rats has absolutely no self-respect.
However, none of the mouse clones paid any attention to the mouse's obstruction. One worker mouse even turned around and made a face to mock the mouse, which made the mouse furious.
After calming down the rat clones, Lu Yu distributed the secret food.
The little spider obtained the [Thunder Tyrant] skill food. After consuming it, it successfully gained a super-tier skill and merged the mid-tier skills [Thunder Sound] and [Thunder Pattern].
The power grid will be even more powerful in the future!
Moreover, because the proficiency level is so high, this super-level skill starts at a proficiency level of 80% (Mastery Level), allowing it to transcend the ordinary and create new effects.
"Eek!"
It's difficult for others.
Starting over again, but for the little spider...
Time to work hard again!
o(〃'▽'〃)o
The rat... no, it should be the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, got a share of the [Heart of the Underworld] skill food.
What undead pet is more suited to this ability than the descendants of the seven royal trees that branched off from the Death God Tree?
Especially since there are no other descendants of the Imperial Tree to devour, the improvement that the soul can provide to the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree has become much smaller. Therefore, Lu Yu also wants to improve his overall strength from other aspects.
While Lu Yu was thinking, the mouse picked up the Skill Food, swallowed it whole, and then complained:
"Phew, Xiuren, make the things smaller next time. The hamster's throat is going to be choked."
Lu Yu remained silent.
Suddenly I realized that the rat clone can never replace the original!
boom!
Before he could speak, the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree appeared behind the rat, a towering tree that had grown to over fifty meters tall.
The lush, dark blue canopy rustles in the wind, like a soothing melody that brings a sense of peace. Countless roots extend from beneath it, reflecting the shadowy world.
But that was just a projection, an illusion. At this moment, on the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, a vast power of souls surged, beginning to transform and create the Netherworld.
The land where the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree took root quickly transformed into a dark blue underworld, seemingly overlapping with the real underworld.
The underworld, in most people's eyes, is a symbol of death, but in reality, it is not cruel or tyrannical, nor does it involve frequent killing. Apart from the ecosystems of a few great beings, it is mostly peaceful and tranquil.
With the support of the underworld ecosystem, the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree continued to grow until it reached 99 meters, at which point it stopped growing and began to differentiate into more roots.
The addition of the ability to summon creatures from the underworld and significantly enhance soul-based attacks greatly boosted the rat's main form's combat power.
So that they won't fall behind.
However, for the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree to undergo a qualitative change, it still needs to devour the other descendants of the Royal Tree.
As for the [Azure Lotus Body] skill's secret food, Lu Yu considered whether to give it to Egg or Paper Knight.
But in the end, it was given to the former.
As the Hundred-Eyed World-Devouring Dragon Egg, after pushing the Endless Thirst to the [Peak of Mastery] proficiency level, it already possesses the special effect of devouring life to stack armor.
Moreover, as a weapon of slaying gods, Egg mostly transforms into a dragon armor that adheres to its body, and its power is its own power.
Lu Yu has always been someone who is afraid of pain and injury; otherwise, he wouldn't have developed the tactic of bullying the weak.
So, his idea is...
On top of the "Unending Thirst" buff, add a Lotus Body to Egg and stack armor like crazy.
As long as my armor is high enough, I won't get hurt.
Only then can we have enough firepower!
"roar!"
After listening to his beast tamer's words, Egg nodded in agreement. Only by withstanding the damage could he eat more.
hum!
So it swallowed the secret food of the Azure Lotus Body skill in one gulp. While it was still wondering why it had no taste, a star mark appeared on the surface of its skin beneath the dragon scales. Vast azure starlight gathered and transformed into an azure lotus bud, enveloping it.
Eat more!
Seeing this, Lu Yu quickly added the remaining [Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon Remains] and the corpses of ten peak Morning Star pets, which were devoured in the blink of an eye, causing the flower bud to grow larger and larger.
Finally, it stands a full hundred meters tall on the earth, like a wonder.
And as the starlight converged, a deep red glow spread out from within, rapidly expanding.
"The life essence of the egg has taken over." Lu Yu thought to himself, not surprised by this.
Although the Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon Lord at the peak of the Radiant Moon Realm was strong, he was reduced to a mere remnant. Moreover, in essence, the legendary dragon, as a cub of a giant, was superior.
The deep red spread.
At that moment, it seemed as if a blood-red star lotus was growing on the earth, and after a long time, it quickly bloomed.
Egg's figure appeared, and a four-leaf blood lotus phantom appeared on the dragon's head and neck, with starlight twinkling and shining brightly, like an ancient dragon resurrected from a sea of blood.
It has gained a touch of divinity!
Click!
The hundred eyes on Egg's body opened, and it actually extended its dragon claws, forcibly tearing apart the crimson lotus, swallowing it into its belly, and returning to its original form.
A dragon with a hundred eyes that devours the world needs no embellishment from the stars.
But upon closer inspection, one can see that the purple scales on his body are actually a dark purple, the gaps between the different scales are becoming increasingly tight, and they are shimmering with a deep red light, constantly devouring the starlight from the dome and merging into himself, strengthening his flesh and fascia.
"Roar!" Egg roared to the sky, shaking the world.
"These remains actually pushed the [Azure Lotus Body] directly to the level of the Four-Leaf Azure Lotus, and layered the dragon scales all over its body ten times, directly doubling its defensive power."
Even a Radiant Moon early-stage cultivator would have difficulty breaking through Egg's defenses unless they went all out. The threat of a mid-stage Radiant Moon cultivator has also been greatly reduced. This means they are now qualified to face a high-stage Radiant Moon cultivator, and even if they can't win... escaping unscathed shouldn't be difficult.
When Lu Yu saw the information reflected by Egg after its transformation through his Eye of Truth, he was amazed, but also felt a chill run down his spine.
Egg has completed ten stacks of armor at this tier. Next, it needs to advance to the peak of Morning Star, which requires consuming the corpses of ten early-tier Radiant Moon monsters.
Each one is priceless!
Hunting them yourself is no easy task!
Wild monsters of this rank are mostly overlords of the wilderness, possessing formidable strength and numerous followers.
Others only saw the strength of Lu Yu's pet beast, but they didn't know how much resources he had invested behind the scenes.
Moreover, there are several other similar money-devouring beasts!
"Sigh, maybe another family of stars will do something reckless, or I'll soon be blessed by the god of poverty..."
Lu Yu suddenly realized that being offended wasn't such a bad thing.
That would give him a reason to retaliate, and then he would make a fortune.
As for the skill "Life's Needle", it overlaps somewhat with Egg's Life's Red and the gene collection of the Void Mother Nest's "Moon Palace", so it ultimately belongs to Paper Knight.
After the fusion, what emerged was a large number of golden ribbons that danced in the air and burned fiercely, creating a solemn and sacred beauty.
But it is extremely dangerous; once entangled by it, it will devour your life essence as nourishment for its chivalrous virtues.
Moreover, it is currently nighttime, so the ribbons appear as suns; when daytime arrives, they will appear as dark ribbons.
Comes with two skins!
"So beautiful!"
Lu Yu sighed in admiration, but his goal was not to have the paper knights reproduce, but to evolve the origami life in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Papers by collecting a large amount of life information, thereby enhancing their intelligence and potential.
The stronger and more advanced their civilization, the greater the defensive capabilities of the Paper Knight [Paper Kingdom Armor] will be.
Moreover, inspired by comics from his previous life, Lu Yu was very optimistic about the potential of origami creatures, hoping they could give rise to a civilization ahead of their time.
Even if it doesn't work, it can still improve the overall strength of the Paper Clan!
After his pet's transformation was complete, Lu Yu did not forget to improve his own strength.
Because of the continuous high-intensity battles, his spirituality was further tempered. He directly ate the soul fruit that the soul tree bore, easily breaking through the barrier and reaching the peak of the Morning Star realm.
The spiritual energy within him surged, but it was quickly suppressed by the rancher's puzzle piece without causing any ripples, and rapidly merged into his body.
At the same time, the Celestial Breathing accelerated its operation, cleansing his limbs and bones, allowing Lu Yu to feel a rich vitality. The fifty years of lifespan he had originally lost were replenished by twenty years as he advanced.
In other words, by sacrificing only thirty years of lifespan, they replaced a peak-level expert of the Radiant Moon Realm and gained a large amount of materials.
They made a killing.
This time, however, only the little spider kept up as always and advanced to the peak of the Morning Star realm. The other pets still need to accumulate energy for a few more days before they can advance.
At that time, the team's overall strength will undergo a qualitative change.
In just over a year, Lu Yu went from an ordinary person to someone who is now only one step away from becoming the Radiant Moon Monarch.
In ancient times, they could even establish small kingdoms and raise countless people. Even today, they are qualified to carve out their own territory and do almost anything as long as they do not violate the law or commit crimes against humanity.
The league will also turn a blind eye.
Many powerful beast tamers also lose their will to fight at this time and begin to enjoy life.
When they get old, they no longer dare to go against the flow of the Mother River, let alone ascend to the Eternal Sun.
"But for me, this is just a starting point. Our goal is to go above the stars."
Lu Yu was not arrogant because of this, after all, he deeply understood that all people below the giants of the ages were just ants.
In addition, there are the Ecological Lord, the True King, and...
Great beings high above!
Playing against them—that's what makes life interesting!
Lu Yu raised his head, looked at the still silent, ancient moon, and chuckled:
"It's time to go to the Machine King's Domain and retrieve Red Hare!"
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