HCB Chapter 111 The entire audience was shocked! A godlike maneuver! A forbidden incarnation?
Chapter 111 The entire audience was shocked! A godlike maneuver! A forbidden incarnation?
Chapter 111 The entire audience is shocked! A god-like, outrageous move! A forbidden incarnation? (Seeking monthly votes)
At this moment, Lu Yu was queuing to register under the watchful eyes of many Alliance soldiers.
Most of these soldiers came from border battle groups, so they had a strong aura of iron and blood on them, but they all looked at Lu Yu with a friendly gaze.
After all, he has a solid political background and naturally enjoys official favor. Although his tactical style may be controversial in orthodox battles, on the border, the best tactic is to survive.
Using any means necessary to ensure the survival of more comrades, they were seen as the perfect teammates by the veterans.
One veteran even took the initiative to invite, "After graduation, why don't you come to our Cangling Giants Battle Group? We're ranked in the top 100 on the border, and the battle group leader is a Radiant Moon-level Beastmaster. With your style, going to university would only restrict you. Come to the battlefield and experience camaraderie. I can guarantee that once you join the battle group, you'll be trained as a torchbearer."
The "Sequence of the Torch" refers to the seeded players, symbolizing the initial sparks that ignited the rise of humanity.
The general idea is to directly train them according to the future core team.
The others were somewhat envious upon hearing this. Even after graduation, they would need to go through layers of assessments to enter such a top 100 battle group, and even if they did get in, they would have to start from the bottom. Lu Yu, on the other hand, only needed to nod to become a member of the future decision-making team, which could be described as a meteoric rise.
By relying entirely on the resources of the battle group, the probability of becoming a Morning Star Beastmaster can be greatly increased.
Although Lu Yu was somewhat surprised that this person was directly recruiting people, he thanked him and said, "Thank you. I will definitely come to the border to admire the might of the Cangling Giants Battle Group if I have the chance."
After all, he hadn't decided whether to go to the border or the Imperial University. But even if he went to the border, with the [Lord of the Gate] bonus, he could grow rapidly without relying on the battle group. Joining would only restrict his actions and might even expose his secrets.
In comparison, Lu Yu prefers to create a pet team without any weaknesses, combining tanking, healing, control, and damage output, to ascend to the top of the stars together.
The veteran, unperturbed by the rejection, laughed heartily and said:
"Haha, when you come, you must tell me. I'll show you around our legion and let you experience what it's like to shatter mountains and wipe out large monster lairs."
"Haha, stop bragging, our Fire Crow Battle Group isn't bad either!"
"No problem, everyone here comes from top-tier battle groups, you can come and check us out..."
The other veterans laughed and invited Lu Yu to join their battle group in the future, hoping to recruit a tactical genius.
Afterwards, thanks to the veterans' care, Lu Yu was the first to finish registering. He stood aside and observed the others, roughly dividing them into three camps, and thus the people were divided into three groups.
The first group consisted of members of the alliance, led by a young man in a white coat and glasses named Qi Yun, who was an alliance researcher. The rest were elites from the two city-level alliances, mostly around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with visible signs of vicissitude on their faces, and lacking the clear, foolish eyes of young people.
They have basically all reached the pinnacle of their elite status, and are eager to show their skills.
The second group consisted of free adventurers, most of whom were either in pairs or lone wolves, who earned these spots through sheer skill or special talent.
Therefore, they do not trust each other and tend to act independently to pursue their own interests.
The first round of challenges suits them well, but the advantage of teaming up will only become apparent if the second or third round of the dungeon involves monster attacks.
The third group was led by Lu Yu himself. Because of the strength he had shown before, the students from both Meteor City High School and Dayuan City High School followed closely behind him.
He inexplicably became the ringleader!
This title is not a good thing...
After everyone had registered, Ma Yan, the head of the Meteor City Alliance, announced loudly after ensuring that no members of the evil god cult had infiltrated:
"Let them through!"
As a large number of tanks moved into motion, the soldiers of the battle group lined up on both sides, clearing a narrow path and arriving at a mountain wall.
Contrary to expectations, the secret realm is not an ancient ruin, but rather a portal of light, a special space that has not yet been fully integrated into the world and is mostly located in another small dimension.
Most secret realms rely on the barriers of the real world, otherwise they are easily annihilated by the turbulent void. Legend has it that there are powerful beings who can forcibly place secret realms in the Supreme Mother River, forming their own worlds that can grow continuously and even be comparable to a great world.
One after another, the group went inside. Only after the last person entered did the beast tamers breathe a sigh of relief; everything had gone smoothly.
Ma Yan sighed to Zhang Li, another female Beastmaster from the Alliance:
"I wonder how many people will make it through the first round this time?"
After all, the alliance was able to release the quota, so they must have sent people to try, but only 2 out of 5 people passed, and then all of them failed in the second round of testing.
If they weren't all at least elite high-level, they would probably have been severely injured even if they didn't die.
Zhang Li conservatively estimated, "It's hard to say, but getting through the first round with a one-third chance should be no problem."
Luo Zisong said with a smile, "Ten is far too few. I have a lot of confidence in our school, and I'd estimate five!"
"Give me a break. Only seven people from your school got in, and you're saying five? Why don't you just stick your face up to the border wall and prevent the monsters from getting in?"
Guan Xiangping, the principal of Meteor City High School, couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark. Then, looking at the smiling Luo Zisong, and fearing that this guy might resort to sneak attacks without any sense of martial ethics, he created some distance and continued:
"Don't think you can get cocky just because you have Lu Yu. The first round is all about luck. No matter how strong he is, can he withstand an attack from twenty Crimson Flood Dragons?"
As he spoke, he assumed a defensive stance, ready to guard against Luo Zisong's potential anger.
Surprisingly, Luo Zisong wasn't angry. Instead, he leisurely said, "How about we make a bet on how many levels Lu Yu can reach? The secret realm was initially estimated to have four levels, so I'll bet on the third!"
You're not angry about this?
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
Although Guan Xiangping suspected there might be a trap, he couldn't resist Luo Zisong's encouragement and said that he was afraid and didn't need to gamble with real money, he could just call him "Big Brother".
This enraged Guan Xiangping, who said in a deep voice, "Who's afraid of who? I'll take a Morning Star-grade material!"
"It's a deal!" Luo Zisong revealed a sly smile, which made Guan Xiangping feel uneasy. After all, it was too late to regret it, and besides, he didn't believe that Lu Yu could easily pass through an unknown secret realm.
Ma Yan and Zhang Li shook their heads as they watched the two old men bickering, and didn't get involved.
To obtain Morning Star tier materials, one must at least kill a Overlord-level monster, and it must be done by overwhelming force; otherwise, one is likely to only obtain tattered corpses from which no valuable materials can be extracted.
It's incredibly extravagant to use such precious materials in children's fights.
Moreover, aren't the two school principals afraid of being reported for openly betting against each other?
You don't want to lose your position as principal, do you...?
"Alright, stop fooling around, let's look at the scene inside."
Ma Yan waved his hand, summoning a giant mechanical eyeball that flashed red light and projected onto a screen displaying more than a dozen split screens, with the images still being pieced together intermittently.
Seeing this, Luo Zisong, who was still arguing, was also surprised:
"Old Ma, not bad! Your Mechanical Eye can even broadcast secret realms across dimensions now?"
"How could it be cross-dimensional... You overestimate me. It's just that the Dragon's Secret Realm has begun to connect with reality, plus I recently spent a lot of money to upgrade some special synchronous abilities in the Mechanical King's Domain and installed some sub-robots as scouts, which almost emptied my savings..."
Ma Yan shook his head with a wry smile, then continued, "Even so, there will be a delay in the transmission of images between the two spaces. Just wait and make do with what you have."
"Alright!"
The crowd naturally didn't mind, and the others gathered around to wait, curious about who would stand out in the secret realm this time.
On the other side, the first level of the Dragon's Secret Realm.
The moment the group entered the secret realm, they were greeted by a huge lake, with wooden fishing platforms spaced ten meters apart along the shore.
A thin layer of red mist floated on the water, giving it a deep and mysterious feel.
"What is that!?"
A high school girl in Meteor City couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Everyone's eyes turned to the strange-looking fish floating on the water.
It is called a fish because of its bloated body, which is irregularly piled up, and even its golden scales are squeezed open, making it look excessively fat.
Moreover, the neck is not a head, but a tentacle-like body connected to a dragon-like head, making it look like a human-faced snake from some legends.
However, the human face was replaced with a dragon face and a fish body, making it look quite eerie.
Lu Yu's Eye of Truth opened silently, as if deep in thought.
Just as everyone was in shock and commotion, a voice rang out from the crowd:
"This is the dragon-faced carp."
It was researcher Qi Yun who spoke, taking photos and recording the creature before him. The girl who had spoken earlier couldn't help but ask:
"I've seen dragon-faced carp before, but they don't look like this..."
"Because powerful life forms can radiate and modify lower-level pets, every creature in the secret realm will have its appearance or attributes influenced by the ecological master, thus giving rise to different regional forms. It's okay if you don't understand, because I won't explain it either..."
Qi Yun interrupted her directly and continued:
"Although this secret realm is of the dragon attribute, the differences between dragons are vast. Some dragons are strangely shaped, and if they didn't possess the dragon attribute, you wouldn't be able to tell they're dragons at all. Similarly, it's not surprising that these dragon-faced carp are affected. I just don't know what the dragons in this secret realm look like..."
There was one more thing that neither he nor Lu Yu said.
The dragon-faced carp before us have not simply undergone a change in appearance, but rather a mutation at the genetic level.
To reach this level, one must at least be at the level of an ecosystem leader.
That is, the powerful life form above the radiant moon!
But... isn't this the legacy of an ancient Morning Star Rank Beastmaster?
Or did he obtain some kind of secret artifact that enhances psionic radiation?
Qi Yun pondered for a moment, then walked straight to the fishing rod and inspected it and the fishing line. Although it was a bit rudimentary, its stiffness was acceptable.
Although the rules restrict the use of spiritual power, they do not prohibit the use of slightly better bait. However, for the sake of fairness, everyone is given two packs of special dragon-type bait issued by the alliance.
The quality is good, but how many you can actually catch depends on your skill.
To pass the first hurdle, you need to catch at least ten dragon-faced carp within five hours.
The more fish you catch, the higher your score will be, which will affect your subsequent inheritance of secret realms.
There have even been instances where, because someone excelled so much in the first level, subsequent levels didn't test their skills, and they were directly passed on to the next level.
Therefore, we must go all out in every challenge.
Boom!
Qi Yun baited the hook, then swung it sharply, and it fell directly into the water, but not very deep; it floated on the edge of the surface.
Crackle, crackle.
The current was swift, and the dragon-faced carp began to swarm around, tentatively approaching. One of the dragon-faced carp couldn't resist stretching its head, preparing to gently bite it off and eat it, showing its unusual cunning.
"How naive!"
Seeing this, Qi Yun sneered, suddenly pulled the rope, and the iron hook retracted, just in time to grab the mouth of the dragon-faced carp, tearing its flesh and forcibly dragging it ashore, where it could only thrash and struggle on the ground.
Scientific fishing based on light refraction!
The dragon-faced carp possesses the strength to drag living beings to the bottom of the water and drown them, but it is powerless on land and can be manipulated by others.
First dragon-faced carp, done!
The ground where the dragon-faced carp was located cracked open, swallowing it whole. Then, a faint blood-red mist appeared on the fishing platform where Qi Yun was, condensing into the mystical character "1".
In terms of occult numerical symbols, there is not much difference between ancient and modern times.
"We need to hurry!"
The others also became anxious, after all, no matter how terrifying the dragon-faced carp's appearance was, could it compare to the actual benefits in the secret realm?
So everyone displayed their unique abilities.
Just because you can't use superhuman strength while fishing doesn't mean you can't do it before fishing.
So, the siblings Xu Qingye and Xu Le, relying on the best fishing spot predicted by their sister, had a rich catch of fish. Although they sometimes came back empty-handed, their chances of catching fish were significantly higher than the average person.
Qi Wei also found a small corner, originally wanting to show off his skills, but after being hit by a series of air force failures, he began to doubt his life.
Finally, by directly baiting the area and then using the fishing rod as a stick to knock fish, he actually managed to catch one, and continued with this method.
Based on the divination, Fu Feng and the others chose a fishing spot close to Lu Yu. Although they often came back empty-handed, they still managed to catch something after two hours.
During this time, some adventurers, defying the odds, tried to secretly use psionic energy, only to have the entire fishing platform swallowed whole by a giant, dragon-like, snake-like red serpent.
The waves crashed directly onto the shore, soaking several nearby fishing platforms and turning several beast tamers into drenched chickens.
Fortunately, the adventurer ran away in time, otherwise he would have almost lost his life, but he also lost his qualification to challenge and was teleported out.
Just then, after a two-hour delay, the connection was finally established with the outside world, allowing for live broadcasts and enabling them to witness the events that had occurred.
Ma Yan glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Fu Feng is doing well. He's already got four points. He should have no problem advancing to the next round."
Guan Xiangping stroked his stubble and said with a smile, "Qi Yun is not bad either. As expected of a genius from our Meteor City Research Institute, he has already written eleven articles in two hours. As long as he stays steady, he has a chance to compete for first place."
Zhang Li looked at the group from Dayuan City. Although some people only caught one fish, Qi Wei and several senior students had done well, catching five already. Overall, it was a decent result.
As for the reckless adventurers, they merely sneered and paid them little attention.
If you want to cheat, you have to pay the price.
However, when Zhang Li saw the split screen, she was stunned. The others also saw it and showed surprise.
Because the perspective of this split screen is...
Lu Yu!
At this moment, Lu Yu stood on the fishing platform, looking relaxed, holding the fishing rod, appearing ready to be caught. Although his demeanor was quite impressive, no red mist appeared on the platform, which meant...
zero?
"What terrible luck..." Zhang Li couldn't help but sigh. After all, Fu Feng on the fishing platform next to them was able to catch fish, which meant that Lu Yu was simply unlucky.
Without resorting to superhuman abilities, fishing is indeed a game where luck plays a huge role, which is truly frustrating for a genius like him.
Luo Zisong looked bewildered and began to question the meaning of life.
What's going on...? Doesn't Lu Yu have a natural affinity talent?
Even if others don't have this talent, they should at least have one or two guaranteed results. But Lu Yu didn't get a single one after two hours.
At this rate, there are only three hours left. Is that really enough time?
Seeing Luo Zisong's astonished expression, Guan Xiangping laughed and said:
"Old Luo, it looks like I'll have to take this bet. You probably don't understand if you don't fish, but fishing isn't about being a genius; luck is the most important thing, hahaha..."
The others also witnessed this scene and couldn't help but shake their heads. They never expected that this dark horse would be eliminated because of bad luck.
It's really good-for-nothing!
Luo Zisong ignored the smug old man and stared intently at the screen. The more he looked, the more serious his expression became. After watching for another hour, Lu Yu still hadn't gained anything.
At that moment, his heart sank completely.
Lu Yu's fishing skills are really mediocre, and his luck is unbelievably bad. He may very well be eliminated in the first round because he caught zero dragon carp.
"My expectations were too high..."
Luo Zisong sighed, feeling a little sad. This time, the rules had indeed restricted Lu Yu, and he couldn't blame him. At the same time, he had also had too high expectations.
"That's true. Lu Yu is a human, not a god. How could he be omnipotent in everything..."
Consider this loss of Morning Star material a lesson learned. Thinking about it, it makes sense; I'm an adult, how could I still be so blindly trusting of others…
Just as he sighed, Ma Yan suddenly spoke:
"What is he doing?"
Everyone looked over and saw that Lu Yu threw away his fishing rod and scattered all the feed at once, instantly attracting a large number of dragon-faced carp. The fish swarmed together, creating a spectacular scene.
However, this behavior is seen by others as a form of slow suicide.
Putting aside whether these dragon-faced carp will take the bait after they've eaten their fill, how will Lu Yu fish without feed?
Are you suggesting we use our own flesh and blood to fish?
If we fail, won't we turn into skeletons first?
"This is... absolutely outrageous!"
Guan Xiangping frowned. Although he wanted to win the bet, he had previously admired the young man who had single-handedly subdued two cities.
He has ten times the flair he had in his youth!
But to everyone's surprise, just a little setback made Lu Yu give up on himself, which was just too outrageous.
Ma Yan frowned slightly and said in a calm tone, "It's probably because the gap is too big. He has the talent, but he still needs to work on his mentality."
Zhang Li nodded and echoed, "He's still too young. He gets excited over the slightest setback. If he doesn't change this, it will be hard for him to become a true strongman."
They didn't know Lu Yu well; they had only seen videos of him and thought he was a genius, but now it seems he's not quite as good as he seems.
A low snicker rippled through the crowd that followed, a silent mockery.
Akatsuki's gaze was calm and undisturbed as she stood quietly on his side, without wavering in the slightest.
"That shows a lack of willpower."
The veterans in the battle group frowned when they saw this scene, but they didn't regret inviting him. Instead, they planned to give Lu Yu a good training session when he arrived.
We must correct all these bad habits and tendencies in him so that he can become an excellent soldier.
"What exactly happened?"
As the principal of Lu Yu School, Luo Zisong naturally blushed upon hearing these words, but he was filled with more doubts.
The Lu Yu he knew wasn't the kind of person who would give up so easily.
But the scene before me couldn't be faked. Could it be that I hadn't known enough beforehand...?
"well……"
Luo Zisong was utterly disappointed. Just as he was about to look away, he caught a glimpse of Lu Yu's next move, which left him stunned.
Or rather... everyone was dumbfounded.
They stared blankly at the screen, only one thought in their minds:
"Is this guy cheating?!"
More than three hours have passed inside the secret realm, and the first round of the trial is about to end.
"This is the eighth one!"
Fu Feng looked excited as he caught the eighth dragon-faced carp. With this, he only needed to catch two more to pass the first round of tests.
In comparison...
He looked at Lu Yu not far away; there was still no mist gathering on his fishing platform, meaning it was still zero.
Although he was a top genius in tactics and combat, Lu Yu's abilities were not fully utilized after he was restricted from using pets in the secret realm, and he fell behind.
In particular, Lu Yu's act of throwing away the fishing rod and scattering a large amount of bait made it seem as if he had become completely enraged.
"This guy looks really angry..."
Fu Feng's gaze sharpened, and he felt completely at ease. Although the victory wasn't exactly glorious, he couldn't help but feel excited. Fortunately, he hadn't given up and had actually gotten a chance to overtake on the curve.
Many people, though fishing, had been watching this area closely. Upon seeing Lu Yu's actions, they couldn't help but feel a little smug, as he had eliminated a powerful opponent so easily.
In this way, the probability of obtaining the secret realm's inheritance is also greatly increased.
"Lu Yu is still at 0?"
Qi Wei was also dumbfounded by what he saw. Even if he reminded Lu Yu to learn how to fish by tapping the bait, it was no use, because all the bait had been scattered. As for Qi Wei, he only had one bag of bait left, which was not enough even if he gave it to Lu Yu.
Unless he gives up his fishing platform, Lu Yu is destined to be eliminated.
Thinking about this, Qi Wei hesitated, after all, Lu Yu was indeed more valuable than himself...
Most importantly, I can finally outdo him!
Thinking of this, Qi Wei was a little excited. He planned to make a heroic appearance in the last half hour, which would surely move him to tears, and he might even be called "Brother Wei"!
"What is this guy trying to do?"
Seeing Lu Yu's actions, Qi Yun pushed up his glasses. Although it seemed like he had given up on himself, he didn't see the slightest bit of impatience in Lu Yu. On the contrary, he was frighteningly calm.
It felt as if... everything was under control.
"How could that be... He's just a Silver-rank Beastmaster. Even with that mysterious ant-like pet going all out, he couldn't possibly interfere with the operation of a Morning Star-rank secret realm. So, he's just too proud to admit it..."
Qi Yun pondered for a moment, then glanced at the sky above him. He already had 19 dragon-faced carp, far ahead of the competition; it seemed like he had it in the bag…
However, just as he was about to continue fishing and was about to look away, he suddenly stopped, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints as he witnessed a scene that shocked him.
Lu Yu stood on the fishing platform, his gaze calm, looking down at the large number of dragon-faced carp huddled together on the water's surface. If one had to describe their numbers, it would be...
Water has grown inside the fish.
next moment……
Splash!
A huge white net with tiny holes suddenly rose from all directions, catching all the dragon-faced carp in this large area.
The one who made the move was the little spider standing on his shoulder.
This guy...
They actually used the power of a pet beast!
"Is this guy crazy?"
"Holy crap, is he furious?"
"That guy's crazy! He tried to use superhuman power to speed things up, and he almost got eaten."
"This guy is too impatient. He put himself in such a dangerous situation just for the sake of saving face."
"..."
A group of people shook their heads and sighed. Qi Wei was even more stunned, feeling that he couldn't keep up with Lu Yu's train of thought.
Is this guy planning to sweep through the ruins?
"Damn it! Run!"
Fu Feng and Ying Ping were stunned. Then, when they came to their senses, their faces showed fear, and they turned and ran.
run!
We must run as far as possible!
This reckless behavior will definitely provoke a frenzied attack from the Crimson Serpents!
Staying here will absolutely mean certain death!
So the two of them took off running, but they stopped after running a short distance and realized that something was wrong.
Because where Lu Yu was... remained calm and peaceful.
The dozen or so crimson figures at the bottom of the lake seemed oblivious to the commotion and swam silently.
"What on earth is going on!?"
The group of people were completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
Could it be that the rules for relics are broken?
"Damn it, I'm still six steps short. If some kid dares to do it, why can't I?"
Among the free adventurers, a burly man with a thick beard couldn't help but feel envious after witnessing this scene.
He was still far from passing the test. Seeing Lu Yu's precedent and his desire for the dragon beast inheritance, his greedy emotions erupted. He didn't care about anything else and directly summoned a tree spirit.
"Use the roots to entwine the dragon-faced carp in the water."
The tree spirit responded with a low, muffled thud, then manipulated a large number of roots to spread into the water, preparing to snatch away several dragon-faced carp that were nearby.
Click!
However, the moment the roots touched the water, they were instantly torn apart, and a large number of roots shattered. At the same time, a high-pressure water jet swept in from the bottom of the water, instantly blasting the tree spirit away and easily tearing half of its body apart, turning it into a sky full of wood chips.
The remaining body was swept away by the residual force and flew backward, landing in the distance, its fate unknown.
"What's going on!?"
The bearded man turned around in alarm, only to be met with six emotionless, vertical red pupils.
Three enormous crimson serpents appeared on the shore at some unknown time. Water flowed from their bodies, and they exuded a terrifying pressure. They stared calmly at the bearded man, as if he were an inanimate object.
"How...could this...be...like this..."
Feeling that terrifying gaze, the bearded man seemed to see Death grinning and raising his scythe. Death was just around the corner, and he trembled uncontrollably.
Fortunately, the red dragons seemed to be following the rules of the secret realm and did not come ashore. They quickly turned around and returned to the lake.
Even so, the bearded man was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, his body still convulsing from fear.
At this moment, his arrogance vanished, and he completely lost the courage to explore the secret realm.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh..."
He roared like a madman, and fled the secret realm with the tree spirit who was still alive, never wanting to return to this nightmare land.
This outcome instantly extinguished the flames of ambition that had ignited in the others after witnessing Lu Yu's actions, leaving them utterly disheartened.
What exactly is going on?
Why can Lu Yu easily net hundreds or thousands of dragon-faced carp without being attacked, while they are mercilessly crushed the moment their summoned beasts come into contact with the water?
Does this historical site discriminate based on appearance?
Qi Wei stared blankly at the scene, inwardly roaring:
"Just how many more tricks does this guy have up his sleeve to show off?!"
Every time he saw Lu Yu, he felt that this guy had become much more terrifying than the last time. His eyes seemed to see through everything, and his legs always walked on the right path.
Is this guy really human?
Are you sure it's not some ancient taboo being projected onto the human world as an incarnation?
"Gulp!"
Seeing this scene from a distance, Xu Le couldn't help but swallow hard, his shock beyond words. However, when he looked at his sister, he was terrified.
At this moment, Xu Qingye was squatting on the ground, her eyes lifeless, as if she had been played with and broken. Her eyes had lost their luster, and she kept muttering:
"Gibberish..."
Xu Le's eyes widened in horror as he whispered, "You mean, our future is bleak and dangerous? Is it because we're exploring with Lu Yu that he'll target us and try to kill us all?"
The first part was Xu Qingye's divination result, and the second part was Xu Le's guess. Apart from that, he couldn't think of any source of danger.
"Gilgul..."
Xu Qingye did not answer, but squatted on the ground, swinging back and forth like a pendulum, her expression blank, clearly having suffered a great shock.
If this continues, I'm very likely to have a mental breakdown.
Xu Le felt heartbroken and quickly made a decision.
escape!
Although the Dragon's Secret Realm is precious, even if they give it up, it is still within their means. Most importantly, with Lu Yu around, they won't be able to get it even if they stay.
On the contrary, if something happens to his sister, even if he gets the pure-blooded dragon egg and brings it home, he will definitely be skinned alive by his father, mother, and grandfather!
So Xu Le ignored the two fishing platforms that were about to meet the target and directly took his sister and left the secret realm.
Even the best treasures are useless if you're not alive to claim them!
Because everyone's attention was focused on Lu Yu, no one noticed their departure.
"How is that possible..."
Qi Yun stared incredulously at the man in the distance, his expression still calm and composed, clearly having anticipated this.
He couldn't help but wonder if Lu Yu had grasped the core rules of the ruins and was manipulating them.
Otherwise, there's no way to explain why the Crimson Serpent didn't attack Lu Yu. It's impossible that they were all captivated by his charm, right?
Are they still human?
She's practically a social butterfly for all races!
But if the rules are analyzed, that would be even more terrifying.
As a researcher within the alliance, he knew that the fishing challenge in the first stage was only recently discovered and had not been made public except to members of the alliance.
In other words, Lu Yu, without any prior knowledge of the secret realm, spent only a few hours fishing before directly analyzing the rules of the ruins and confidently utilizing them.
Most importantly... it succeeded!
"What a legendary investigator's story coming to life!"
Qi Yun roared inwardly, feeling a sense of defeat.
If this conjecture is true, then Lu Yu's wisdom is far more terrifying than his current strength.
Ordinary people are like chess pieces on a chessboard when facing him, completely at his mercy and powerless to resist.
"Just as I thought."
Compared to the astonishment of the crowd, Lu Yu's lips curled up into a smile, making him appear even more unfathomable in their eyes.
He was not as terrifying or exceptionally intelligent as these people imagined. He simply used enough information to exploit a bug in the inheritance secret realm, and that was all.
Although the Inheritance Realm operates according to the rules, it is ultimately not a human being, so it appears rigid.
Lu Yu appeared to be fishing, but in reality, he secretly transformed the rat into a dragon-faced carp and sent it into the water.
After careful exploration, it discovered a huge secret: every fishing platform in the entire lake bottom ruins was marked with mysterious inscriptions.
According to feedback from the Eye of Truth, it is possible to detect life and psychic energy near the platform.
Once there is any fluctuation of spiritual power, it will be instantly activated and transmitted to the Crimson Serpent through the water ripples. It reacts in an instant and its strength surges as it is accelerated by these inscriptions, thus creating an overwhelming effect that appears to arrive almost instantly in the eyes of the crowd, causing a sense of oppression that is almost desperate.
However, Lu Yu quickly thought of a problem: the Inheritance Secret Realm has existed for countless years. If he chooses the Crimson Serpent, isn't he afraid that it will perish or break free of his control over the long years?
Intelligent life is the most loyal, but also the most unreliable.
If they get out of control, the entire secret realm will be ruined from the very first level, not to mention leaving behind any inheritance. Anyone with a normal IQ would consider this, let alone a Morning Star Beast Tamer.
However, this vulnerability, though seemingly large, can actually be solved very simply. The method is...
Let them die!
Simply make a bunch of puppets to guard this place. As long as energy is provided, it can continue to operate for hundreds of years. In fact, as long as there are enough puppets, even after a thousand years, there will still be a batch left.
As for the energy supply, it's even simpler... naturally, it's the dragon-faced carp that hasn't become a plague in all these years!
This species, with its extremely high reproductive capacity, is almost impossible to extinct unless it encounters a major disaster; in fact, it may even reproduce in large numbers.
However, this is exactly what the Lord of the Secret Realm intends. As long as the number of Dragon-faced Carp exceeds the original carrying capacity, and the space is not expanded, their activity range will shrink, thus frequently triggering the inscriptions at the bottom of the lake, which in turn attracts the Red Serpent to devour them.
In this way, they can prevent them from becoming too numerous and provide a continuous source of energy for the puppets.
have to say,
That's an absolutely brilliant idea.
If it weren't for the fact that the inscriptions would gradually wear down over time, this would almost be a pseudo-perpetual motion machine.
The main hypothesis that "the Crimson Serpent is a puppet" has been verified. Therefore, the first level of the entire secret realm is like a computer program full of loopholes in front of Lu Yu, which can be easily infiltrated by opening a backdoor.
Although you can't control it, you can whitelist yourself to avoid attacks and thus compromise the entire computer.
Just to be on the safe side, Lu Yu was prepared to let the mouse swim over to check, but what he didn't expect was...
An adventurer had acted recklessly before the bearded one, causing the entire platform to be bitten to pieces. It was this opportunity that allowed Lu Yu to capture the Crimson Serpent up close and see the relevant information.
【Crimson Serpent (Puppet)】
[Strength: Mid-tier Commander]
"The time has come!"
The appearance of this information made Lu Yu stop waiting. He immediately had the rat shield the runes on the platform beneath it, and then created a dark canopy over this area of water to block out all spiritual energy fluctuations, thus forming a perfect signal shielding zone.
The red mist on the lake was actually a means of spying, to prevent anyone from discovering Lingwen's cheating. But unfortunately... Lu Yu's own destiny protected him, and as long as he didn't want to, the operating mechanism of the ruins couldn't detect him.
This essentially separated the area directly from the ruins, making him the sole king within it. Everything inside belonged to him, and even wanton killing would go unpunished.
Even the creator of the secret realm probably never imagined that among the elite-level kids who came to participate in his inheritance, there would actually be someone with legendary-level skills and the Eye of Truth that sees through all things.
It's like a game-changer.
The despicable outsider managed to exploit a bug on his very first day in the secret realm!
"It's time to wrap things up..."
Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then let the little spider slowly pull up the web, but the moment the dragon-faced carp was taken out of the water, it began to struggle frantically.
Although they are just a group of high-ranking demon servants, when their numbers reach a certain level, the power they possess when gathered together is beyond imagination.
If you forcibly drag it, the entire spider web may be torn apart, and the frightened dragon-faced carp will scatter to various parts of the lake and never appear again.
Although passing the ten levels wasn't difficult, the score-boosting plan completely failed.
Looking at these creatures before him, though they were evil and ugly in appearance, and although they ate people and enjoyed torturing life by drowning them, Lu Yu thought about it carefully and realized that they were also living beings!
Is it really okay for me to do this?
Thinking of this, Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh and wave his hand, saying:
"Little spider, let's release it... Forget about the ginger, it's too ugly to eat. Heaven cherishes life, so let's release a thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity as a token!"
"Eek!"
The little spider nodded, and its psionic energy began to gather, instantly compressing and exploding into a massive electric current that flowed into the water. At that very moment, the [Electric Pattern] skill also broke through to the master level, instantly causing the entire body of water to boil.
Chi Chi Chi!
The electric current traveled rapidly through the water, causing a large number of dragon-faced carp to convulse uncontrollably until they finally fainted. Their eyes rolled back as they floated densely on the surface of the water, and some fish that were not caught in the net were also electrocuted.
I released 100 kilovolts into the sea, and Buddha immediately rewarded me with a lake full of fish!
The merit is immeasurable!
"This...this..."
Everyone present was stunned by what they saw.
Fishing with nets is one thing, but you're even using electricity to fish?!
Is there no justice left?
Crimson Flood Dragon, aren't you going to do anything about this?
They couldn't help but look at the red dragons in the distance, only to find that they still ignored them. Even when one of them got too close and was electrocuted by the current, turning its body black, it didn't make a move.
This is such a discriminatory treatment!
Is this guy a descendant of the original owner of the ruins? Or is he a reincarnation of the original owner of the ruins?
As Lu Yu hauled a large quantity of fish ashore, even the ground near the fishing platform was overwhelmed and nearly collapsed due to the excessive load.
Finally, Lu Yu forced it in, and he managed to swallow it.
A vast expanse of red mist gathered around Lu Yu, almost obscuring half the lake, then began to condense, finally transforming into a thick, blood-red cloud of mist above his head, its vibrant red glaringly bright.
【3684】
Qi Yun, who came in second, only had 19 runes, and he practically cleared the entire secret realm!
Meanwhile, several Morning Star Beastmasters and a group of veteran warriors from the battle groups outside the arena were completely stunned by what they saw...
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