radicalducati Chapter 358 The Outer World! The Might of the Earth Emperor! Arrogance to the Extreme! Lu Yu Has Arr
Chapter 358 The Outer World! The Might of the Earth Emperor! Arrogance to the Extreme! Lu Yu Has Arr
Chapter 358 The Outer World! The Might of the Earth Emperor! Arrogance to the Extreme! Lu Yu Has Arrived!
"We're almost in Outland!"
Lu Yu gazed at the vast spiritual energy emanating from the distance and murmured softly.
Because it was a long journey and he had plenty of time, he chose to ride Red Hare, which possessed the [Earth Emperor's True Seal] and could gain almost unlimited stamina on the ground, so he could calm down and appreciate the scenery along the way.
Of course, this is a high-EQ perspective.
Low emotional intelligence means that you only need to get angry once to cover 10,000 kilometers, saving a lot of money and making it a new era of environmentally friendly energy.
Red Hare was helpless, but it didn't refuse, because Lu Yu had promised it a bright future, saying that this trip was too high-profile and that someone would inevitably try to ambush it.
When the time comes, all their opponents who ambushed them on the road will be turned into mechanical servants or food. Of all the three thousand weak waters, only this beast will be favored.
However, after traveling millions of kilometers, they didn't see a single person, or even a ghost.
Red Hare only then realized something...
For the world as a whole, the Moonlit Rank cannot affect the overall structure and can only be considered a core force. However, in the eyes of the dark forces that are constantly being hunted down by the Alliance and are barely surviving, as well as many small races, they are definitely big shots.
They're just killing off a genius who hasn't even grown up yet. What normal person would launch a sneak attack on the Great Demon King of the border?
Little did they know that the four prodigies from other races were suppressed in a single encounter.
To defeat Lu Yu, at least an ancient giant would be able to be confident!
The top races with this strength wanted to make a move, but they were being closely watched by the Border Alliance and had no chance at all!
They even betrayed their own people!
"roar!"
Red Hare was filled with resentment and its anger was surging. The power unit was running at high speed, demanding an explanation, but it was shut down by its master's words:
"My efforts weren't in vain; they increased your anger and even boosted your strength!"
Red Hare sadly discovered that its master had also anticipated this move.
As expected, artificial intelligence can never surpass the human heart.
It's so dark! It's incredibly dark!
Red Hare channeled its grief and anger into power, accelerating its charge. Wherever it passed, towering pillars of dark yellow stone rose up, scaring countless demons into fleeing in terror.
"Foolish Red Hare!" Mouse looked at Red Hare with pity.
The Lu family doesn't support idlers. They work as much as they consume resources, and this is just the beginning!
The rat transformed into a miniature dragon ant, perched on the cultivator's shoulder, and asked curiously, "Cultivator, what is the outer realm? Is it the place beyond the borders?"
"I told you to stop looking at weird and strange things all day and look at more nutritious content. Your fur is getting yellower and yellower," Lu Yu glanced at it and said casually.
"How can you slander my innocence out of thin air? You can check my chat history, there's absolutely no trace... ptooey, absolutely nothing." The rat waved its ant-like legs in protest, looking at the cultivator who was too lazy to pay attention to it, and muttered softly, "Actually, what I read was all nutritious, but if I read too much, it will be lost from my body. This is the cycle of nature, and the rat is repaying the world."
"..." Lu Yu was utterly speechless at this scoundrel.
"Eek." The little spider covered its mouth and chuckled. The owner would occasionally be at a disadvantage when facing the mouse.
Lu Yu didn't want to continue the conversation and retorted, "You were born on the border, don't you know that the border's area ranks among the top three of the Alliance's many major regions?"
"Really? I didn't feel anything." Mouse shook his head, puzzled. "I've seen all the residential areas covered by the border cities along the way. Although they are quite large, they are only a bit larger than the Mechanical King Domain, but much smaller than the Dark Star Domain."
Lu Yu explained, "That's because the border was a new area designated by the Alliance after the human race drove out the ancient alien races and powerful demons during the Great Expedition of the Stars."
The border was once the territory of the Crimson Hundred-Eyed Dragon King, so only tribes existed there, but no dynasty... Even if there were, they should have been either buried or reduced to ashes, just like the Holy City of Hidden Bones.
Because the border area was only recently designated, there are still many unexplored secret realms within it. In addition, it borders a large area of the Great Abyss, and at least one-third of the border area has been designated as a battlefield, including the dangerous restricted area mentioned earlier. Almost half of the border has become the "Border Outer Domain".
The remaining half comprises Oobuchi City and the urban area inhabited by border residents, known as the "Inner Border."
"I see!"
Upon hearing this, the mouse suddenly realized that the border it usually saw was only half of the border; it was indeed very large.
It also remembered that it seemed to have seen this content while surfing the internet, but it had never clicked on it.
The main problem is that even if you read it, it will just slip out of your mind, so it's better to ask Xiu Ren, the encyclopedia.
Then, the mouse raised a question that most people had: why not proceed step by step, continue building the city, and expand the area covered by human settlements?
Over several hundred years, they should have been able to occupy even more territory, right?
"It's theoretically feasible, and the alliance has been working hard on it, but the results have been mediocre." Lu Yu shook his head and said meaningfully, "Because the Great Abyss... is not just a huge abyss that divides the world, otherwise it would have been filled by the civil engineering guys who would have passed by their homes three times without entering long ago, working overtime to fill it."
In this spiritually-driven world, the Great Abyss also contains terrifyingly high-energy spirituality, which in some ways is even more terrifying than that of the True King, radiating out an ecosystem called the "Great Abyss".
However, the defining characteristic of the Daiyu ecosystem is... that it has no defining characteristic.
"No distinguishing features?" A question mark appeared above the mouse's head, and the other pets also listened attentively.
"Because it doesn't directly exhibit any distinct attributes, such as magma, abyss, or storms, but rather emanates a disordered and chaotic special radiation from the bottom of the abyss. It has no effect on life, but rather promotes the evolution of the secret realm itself, giving birth to more resources, or even distorted evolution."
For example, lava can turn into crimson lava, soul lava, and so on, changing the terrain from time to time. Cities may be abandoned as soon as they are built, so they are not suitable for ordinary people to live in.
Driven by their instincts for survival and evolution, the monsters in the hidden realms of life will also fight desperately for resources, resorting to the law of the jungle and naturally becoming brutal.
Because of the chaotic nature of the Abyss, evil gods can easily bestow miracles and blessings, and develop corresponding ecosystems. This has led to numerous evil god cults hiding within it. Even though the Alliance frequently suppresses them, they quickly spring up again. Therefore, the Alliance simply implemented a super-secret ritual to directly divide it up, preventing powerful beings from entering.
At this point, Lu Yu was also a little thirsty. He took a sip of the cantaloupe juice that the little spider handed him and felt fortunate.
Fortunately, the Great Abyss ecosystem only affects the outer regions and does not interfere with the inner borders, otherwise it would never have been able to develop.
I could never grow that big myself!
Although the border is dangerous, it is a newly established region without ancient families entrenched in it, offering more opportunities.
As long as you dare to fight and enter the outer realms or battlefields, you have the opportunity to obtain a large amount of resources. If you are carrying out an alliance mission, you can also get medal subsidies if you die, which can be exchanged for pets.
Although spirituality is not so stable, strength can make up for all shortcomings.
Therefore, many people call the border a "land of miracles"!
His parents are also members of the Alliance's special operations team, and are long-term contract workers who can be transferred to permanent positions at any time if they wish.
But they preferred this freer approach. They originally planned to complete the tasks to earn points and buy their son a better pet.
But they were all lost in that mysterious mission.
Moreover, Uncle Zhou told him that because the matter was not yet resolved and because it was of great importance, the files needed to remain sealed. He would let him know later. Because of this matter, the Alliance Chairman of Dayuan City and many other powerful figures were tied up and unable to return.
Leaving only the vice president, Situ Kong, the coffee machine jinchūriki, to guard Dayuan City gave the Faceless Brotherhood an opportunity, leading to the previous Dayuan City defense battle.
"Is it related to the ultimate secret of the border? Or is it the work of an evil cult?"
Lu Yu pondered this in his heart, but was not bothered by it. He would just go to the Alliance for an answer when he was strong enough.
All anger is nothing more than dissatisfaction with one's own incompetence.
He came to his senses and found the little spider guarding him with a worried expression. Mouse, Egg, Paper Knight, and Red Hare, sensing his emotional change, were all silently keeping him company.
They will always be there!
Looking at these little guys, Lu Yu suddenly smiled and said, "Good luck on your journey to the stars!"
"Eek!" "Good luck, Xiu Ren!" "Roar!"
"My lord!" "Roar!"
Although it looked close, it still took Lu Yu half a day to reach the entrance to the outer realm.
hum!
A colossal golden light screen stands here, with countless spiritual runes flowing around it. It is called the "Wall Beyond the Realm," and it was created by a top-tier occultist to prevent powerful demons from entering the "Inner Border."
Under the protection of the ecosystem, it cannot be destroyed.
Even the most powerful ecosystem can only create one hole.
When the Wall Beyond is completely destroyed, it means that the battlefield is out of control and the human race will enter an era of all-out war.
Most of the time, most living beings travel through a portal that runs every thousand kilometers, even the cults of evil gods do so.
Because there are so many entrances that the human race can't defend them all, the difficulty of clearing the level is much less than breaking down this wall.
A golden light gate stood tall, marked with the serial number "1173," and equipped with a large number of mechanical security inspection devices capable of detecting the level of human presence.
Buzz!
Numerous electronically-equipped mechanical beasts flew about, intently watching the convoys and adventurers coming and going. They projected eerie blue light screens that swept across the area, checking for any illegal items being brought into human territory, or for anyone attempting to smuggle advanced human technology, materials, or other such items.
"Can you hurry up!"
"That's too slow!"
"This is so annoying, I have things to do."
Disturbances and complaints occasionally broke out in the group, but seeing the large number of pet beasts and human beast tamers patrolling around them, they swallowed back any words of cursing their families.
Although these people were wearing combat uniforms, they were not from the military, but rather members of an adventurer's party.
Adventurer's Guilds are an upgraded version of Adventurer's Guilds, essentially private armed forces, but most are affiliated with the Alliance and driven by a points-based reward system.
For example, helping to guard the narrow outer wall!
The soldiers guarding Gate 1173 wore uniforms printed with blue mountain and stone figures, indicating that they came from the Cangling Giants Warband.
The pet beast is also the iconic Cangling Stone Man, which resembles a stone sculpture and is covered with special moss called "Cangtai," a special plant that coexists with the Cangling Stone Man.
Combined with the racial skill [Call of the Azure Ridge], the earth-type stone golem gains the ability to manipulate plants to attack, transforming from a sluggish tank into a powerful warrior. Its advanced form is the Azure Ridge Giant, a powerful giant-type pet beast that stands up to fifty meters tall. It is incredibly strong and belongs to one of the top 100 warbands on the border, with a far-reaching reputation.
Ordinary people wouldn't dare to offend them!
Just as they were performing their routine duties, guarding the gates and collecting taxes, suddenly...
Boom boom boom!
As dozens of trade convoys preparing to enter the region were being inspected, seven or eight large trucks lying in the middle suddenly deformed, beams of light seeped out, and exploded in an instant, shattering a large number of nearby electronic eye mechanical beasts.
Thick black smoke billowed up, instantly triggering a riot.
"Why is it another enemy attack!" This time, the leader in charge of guarding the gate was Yang Heng, a mid-level Radiant Moon expert and a warrior in the Cangling Giants Battle Group whose rank was second only to the commander and deputy commander. He frowned when he saw this scene.
Since the start of the Relics and the Myriad Races Arena, a large number of evil god cults lurking in the alliance have attempted to go beyond the realm to cause trouble, all wanting a share of the pie.
The day isn't over yet, and Gate 1173 has already been attacked three times.
"No wonder a gatekeeper quest now gives so many points; I can't even imagine how chaotic the entire Outer Realm is."
Although Yang Heng complained, he calmly directed his team to suppress the unrest while roaring at the rioting crowd:
"Everyone step aside. We don't need your help. If you're thinking of taking advantage of the situation, you'd better think carefully about whether your head is hard enough."
As he spoke, the giant of Cangling behind him attacked, smashing the five evil god followers who rushed out of the black smoke into a bloody pulp.
"Secret Technique - Water of the Azure Mountains!"
The moss on the giant's body grew rapidly, and a large number of blue water droplets attached to its surface fell, turning into a drizzle that began to extinguish the burning truck.
Seeing this, the crowd calmed down, and many of the guys also put away their ulterior motives.
boom!
Just as everything was ending in an orderly fashion, a large amount of swamp mud suddenly surged out from the damaged convoy, rushing away like a tsunami, instantly submerging many of the Cangling Stone Men and Beast Tamers, as well as the cars that had not yet left.
Whoosh whoosh!
The silt surged, revealing numerous mud ropes that entangled the hands and feet of the Cangling Giant.
"Roar!" the giant roared, trying to struggle, but the sticky sludge instantly solidified, binding them in place and rendering them unable to move. Furthermore, their earth-attribute spiritual energy became like an iron plate, completely unusable.
"A sealing mud specifically designed to target earth-type creatures! Oh no, these guys came prepared!" Yang Heng was startled. He activated the other summoning arrays and quickly summoned other pets to suppress them.
The mantra "Azure Stone" shone brightly, causing the Azure Mountain Giant's body to directly transform into a special blue steel stone. It struggled continuously, with a large amount of stone chips falling off, and began to break free from the suppression.
"roll!"
A black-robed man of the Radiant Moon rank attacked, bombarding him with a large amount of mud. Yang Heng dodged repeatedly, while the Cangling Giant was suppressed once again.
"You are followers of the [Demon Swamp] Cult!"
A cult worships an evil god called the "Lord of the Swamp" and believes that its swamp nurtures all evil and gives all things the power to evolve.
This is a mid-to-upper-level evil god cult that usually stays in the swamp area, but I didn't expect them to cause trouble today.
"Don't waste time, let's go!"
Led by the man in black robes, the attacking evil god cult took the opportunity to rush towards the outer realm.
On the other side, a massive mudslide was also approaching, clearly the people who were there to meet them.
"Run!"
A large number of people rushed out from the queue and attacked indiscriminately in all directions, trying to take advantage of the chaos and break through the checkpoint together.
"Damn it!" Yang Heng was extremely frustrated. If it were a head-on fight, these guys would definitely be no match for him.
Just when everyone thought the group was about to escape and their team would lose points, the earth, which had been washed away and solidified by mud, began to tremble violently, and a terrifying earthquake struck.
Countless dark yellow patterns suddenly appeared on the ground, radiating light...
Click click click!
Hundreds of dark yellow sword-shaped stone pillars rose up, instantly piercing through all the evil god's followers and opportunists who had attempted to break through.
Even the guys who came to help and manipulated the mudslide found themselves out of control, and were directly strung up in the opposite direction, suspended in mid-air.
Chi Chi Chi!
Numerous crimson patterns appeared on the Xuanhuang Sword Pillar. The scorching magma inside the rock surged, causing the surface of the stone to heat up rapidly, like a barbecue, and began to scorch their flesh. Large amounts of flesh charred, and the sounds of painful screams and the aroma of meat wafted throughout the entire level.
The scene, resembling a vision of hell, sent chills down the spines of everyone present!
So brutal... has some big shot from the Blacklist descended upon us?
"Who exactly has come?" Yang Heng was also shocked. Although he was confident that he could defeat these people, it was almost impossible to kill them instantly.
He instinctively turned his head and could sense something approaching in that direction.
boom!
boom!
boom!
As the earth trembled, a terrifying aura spread, frightening all the beasts. Large numbers of birds fell to the ground, their wild instincts telling them not to take to the sky in front of that being.
Crawling is their destiny.
boom!
A hoof surrounded by auspicious black and red clouds stepped through the portal, causing the earth to shake violently.
Soon, the black and gold figure appeared in everyone's sight.
"This is... a Qilin!?" someone exclaimed.
It was tall and had a body and scales like a living creature, but the sounds of mechanical gears and steam could be heard. A sacred crown behind its head rotated, reflecting five-colored light, and eight mysterious symbols hung there, creating a strong sense of oppression.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Wherever it passed, all the solidified sealing mud was shattered, turning into dust in an instant and scattering across the ground.
thump! thump!
Numerous stone figures and giants from Cangling bowed their heads, kneeling on one knee, and lowered their heads to welcome the arrival of the tyrannical Earth Emperor.
It was Red Hare that arrived!
It ignored these guys and looked at the many followers of the evil god, its violent emotions were somewhat relieved.
Finally... we caught our prey!
Chi Chi Chi!
The Earthly Crown behind Red Hare's head spun, and a large amount of pitch-black molten oil seeped out of its body, quickly spreading and covering the guy pierced by the Earthly Sword, swiftly destroying him.
In their terror, countless metal gears and mechanical structures sprouted from the flesh and blood, while the remaining flesh and tendons twisted and grew, transforming into a pair of bladed four-legged creatures covered in white porcelain.
Click click click!
They landed on the ground, their original faces now covered in metal, embedded upside down on their bodies, and crawled outwards rapidly, eerie and distorted.
His appearance alone sent shivers down everyone's spines, and Yang Heng was especially on high alert, knowing that they would surely die if they faced this guy.
But why... does this Qilin look a little familiar?
The black and gold Qilin ignored them and continued to walk forward. Numerous mechanical servants, transformed by the molten oil, crawled and cut down trees and rocks to clear a path for it.
It was at this moment that they discovered that there was actually a figure sitting behind this ferocious Qilin.
"That's... Lu Yu!?"
With a gasp, everyone looked surprised, and then they saw the stunningly beautiful girl on his shoulder, half-human and half-spider, wearing a blindfold.
This iconic image has become deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Lu Yu did not speak and continued forward. After he left, the silent crowd near Gate 1173 erupted completely.
"I remember now, during the war in the Mechanical King's Domain, he did bring a mechanical Qilin, but how did it get so big!"
"This guy is getting more and more terrifying."
"Is this the rate at which a rookie champion can grow?"
"Other geniuses who go to the outer realms have to be warned to be careful of being ambushed by dark forces, but Lu Yu doesn't need to be warned at all, because he is the biggest dark force."
"Holy crap, this mechanical modification ability seems to be the scorching oil that caused the disaster in the Mechanical King Domain. This mechanical Qilin actually mastered it! Lu Yu's luck is just too good!"
"..."
The crowd was excited and discussing among themselves. After all, Lu Yu was undoubtedly the most famous young internet celebrity in the past two years.
There's a sense of joy in successfully meeting your idol.
"The younger generation surpasses the older generation..." Yang Heng looked at Lu Yu's disappearing figure and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In fact, more than a year ago, a member of the warband returned from the battle for the alien object and told him that he must seize the time to win over a new genius on the border, who had a bright future.
I'm talking about Lu Yu!
He also suggested that Yang Heng go in person to show his sincerity, but Yang Heng was busy at the time and refused, not caring about it.
genius?
The world has no shortage of geniuses.
Then... I saw Lu Yu advance triumphantly, slapping everyone in the face, winning the Rookie of the Year award, and now it seems that I don't even have the right to stand in front of him anymore.
This sense of loss left him feeling somewhat bitter.
However, many caravan leaders, seeing the direction Lu Yu left in, made a decisive decision to order all caravans to follow behind Lu Yu, and each caravan sent him a million as a reward.
The outer border area is not like the inner border; it is fraught with danger, and one wrong step can result in a fatal accident.
If there's an opportunity to curry favor with someone powerful, then of course I can't miss it.
Lu Yu accepted all comers. Since mechanical beast servants would take care of the small fry, he didn't have to do the work himself. Why not?
"But has this world always been this active?" Lu Yu's first reaction upon entering the outer realm was that the spiritual energy floating in the world was extremely high and too active.
Although the probability of mutation will increase significantly, their strength will also grow considerably, especially for Lu Yu and the little spiders, who will thrive in their new environment.
However, Lu Yu was not pleasantly surprised. Sitting on Red Hare's back, he looked up at the sky above the border region. Although it was just as clear and sunny as the inner border, there was a strange gloomy atmosphere. Even the sunlight had lost its warmth and become pale and cold.
"Lilith said that once we cross the Great Abyss, we'll see the world's true form?" Lu Yu murmured softly as he headed towards the Myriad Races Arena.
The outer border is different from the inner border; there are not many modern buildings, but rather a wild, chaotic secret realm, filled with wildness, mystery, and danger.
and so……
Lu Yu directly ordered Red Hare to alter the terrain, creating a wide, flat road. As a result, the team behind him grew like a snowball, quickly forming a mighty convoy that pressed in, passing through one secret realm after another with great momentum.
"What happened!?"
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of many powerful beings living in the secret realm.
However, upon seeing Lu Yu's arrogance, they chose to remain silent and observe.
As for the evil god cult and the dark forces, they just sneered.
If Heaven intends to destroy someone, it first makes them mad.
"The more high-profile you are, the faster you die!"
However, at this moment, void rifts opened above many secret realms, and more than a dozen daylight lances fell into many of the secret realms that were trying to spy on them.
Boom boom boom!
With a tremendous roar, countless pillars of flame rose up, burning everything in their path, sending hot air currents soaring upwards, and ash flying everywhere.
The little spider and the paper knight beside Lu Yu withdrew their hands together.
Team Combo Skill - Void Sunfire Shot!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Soon, a large number of powerful auras rose from different secret realms, spreading with a strong sense of malice. Among them were peak-level experts of the Radiant Moon Realm and even pseudo-giants, causing all the merchant guilds to tremble in fear.
Lu Yu's ability to cause trouble is just too strong. How are we going to clean this up now?
However, facing numerous malicious gazes, Lu Yu calmly said:
"Hiding in the gutter for too long, you're scared and run around in circles at the slightest bit of sunlight. How ridiculous! If you're so capable, come out and kill me now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a multitude of auras lingered for a long time, and evil thoughts continued to rise, but in the end they all dissipated.
This scene left everyone bewildered, but they saw a regretful expression on Lu Yu's face as he muttered, "A bunch of old schemers, I'll come back and raze your lair."
However, this time the mockery went unanswered, and the person simply played dead.
Many people are smart, and they quickly figured out the reason.
Because things are different now than before, during the Myriad Races Arena Tournament, if a powerful figure above the giant level makes a move, it will attract the bloody suppression of the alliance's top experts, making them a target for establishing prestige.
But those of lower rank are no match for Lu Yu.
This resulted in Lu Yu failing to catch fish, but succeeding in his tactic of bullying the weak.
Along the way, mechanical servants swept away the small fry, even attacking weak secret realms and annihilating clans. Their flesh and blood returned to Red Hare, and their souls returned to the Staff of the Dust Walker, directly replenishing more than five thousand souls.
With just 45,000 more souls, the transformation to the next stage is possible.
Using the alliance's power to do their own thing, they started a sweeping campaign.
Soon, throughout the entire border region, people of all races—humans, aliens, and demons alike—knew about this arrogant and domineering individual.
They're coming towards them!
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P.S.: A long chapter of 7,000 words! Double monthly votes at the end of the month! I'm too sleepy, I'll fix the typos tomorrow.
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