stonecrandall Chapter 406 The Power Reflecting All Realms! Hound of Light! King of Ashes!
Chapter 406 The Power Reflecting All Realms! Hound of Light! King of Ashes!
Chapter 406 The Power Reflecting All Realms! Hound of Light! King of Ashes!
Have you ever seen the eternally shining sun suddenly split open into a gaping maw of abyss, devouring everything?
Have you ever seen a dark green sun, where all life illuminated by it rots on the spot, turning into a pool of highly toxic sludge?
Have you ever seen a black-gold sun, where life ages wherever it shines, even the demons of long years, whose bodies grow old, whose bones calcify, and who eventually lie on the ground waiting to die?
And the crimson sun that gives rise to many strange monsters, hunts all things, and is driven into a frenzied fighting spirit when illuminated by its light.
All of these suns exist in the Abyss; they are all "great terrors" occupying a layer of the Abyss plane.
They are respectively named [Hunger Sun], [Corruption Green Sun], [Aging Ancient Sun], and [Hunting Day].
It was transformed from the projection of the Supreme Sun when the Abyss devoured different worlds. Unlike the sacred form of the Supreme Sun, it exhibits various distorted abilities.
It's important to understand that the projected image of the sun is different from the actual supreme sun.
The latter is the supreme being that occupies the path of the sun. All past and future sun concepts belong to Him and are subject to His control.
Therefore, the sun's path is extremely powerful, but it also means that this path is extremely difficult to traverse, because it has already been almost completely occupied by Him.
Unless one gains the sun's approval, ascending to kingship is as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone becoming a great being; it is virtually impossible.
Because that would be to divide one's own authority!
As for the former, it is merely a reflection of a set of rules. Because the spirituality is too strong, it gives rise to intelligence... The strength varies, with the strong being comparable to a true king or even a great being, while the weak are only at the Radiant Moon level or even lower, merely serving as "light bulbs" to illuminate the world.
Even a great demon from the abyss can be crushed with bare hands. Lu Yu had previously had the little spider devour the moon of the cursed beast realm, severing the connection between heaven and earth.
In fact, it seems that his performance has already surpassed his own level.
That's because the main world still suppresses spirituality. If one enters a lower world where the suppression of spirituality is weaker, one can display even greater power. For example, the breath of a giant can crush the void, and it can destroy the world at will.
If the true king enters the Mother River, the radiating realm will cover at least many worlds, and he will be worshipped by billions of living beings.
For example, top-tier worlds like the Pure White Realm and the Abyss radiate to tens of thousands of smaller worlds.
However, the difference in psychic power is enormous, and the main stream and tributaries of the Mother River are different, making it fraught with danger. The True King is no longer at the pinnacle of the mortal world, and is like an ant in the face of such a great being.
As a result, those that can be swallowed and transformed by the abyss of a top-tier world and still remain are at least true king-level sun projections. After being distorted, they become extremely dangerous.
Unlike the typical Abyss Kings who remain in their own realms, these suns are mobile, which means that in other Abyss planes, a sun often explodes on the spot after it has been in existence.
Especially on the day of the hunt, it is highly integrated with the will of the abyss, possessing power close to that of a great being, and often reflects many abyssal planes.
Whether the demons like it or not, they will immediately enter a frenzied battle state and begin a mad slaughter.
Therefore, it is also known as the "sun that makes people lose their minds"!
In the stereotype of the demons of the abyss, the "sun" is a difficult being to get along with, a fear ingrained in their very bones.
Although the Supreme Sun is more... aside from being more domineering and scorching, there aren't many problems. However, it still makes the abyssal demons uncomfortable and easily triggers PTSD.
As for attribute advantages...
Just kidding, once the sun starts burning, whether you can control yourself or not, you'll all turn to ashes!
When you reach the extreme of power, you become effective against all attributes!
If it weren't for her mother's request, Akatsuki Honglian wouldn't have wanted to come to the Sun Ruins.
Now all she wants is to end the war on the ruins as soon as possible, so that her mother can rescue the mutated Lu Yu and see if there is any chance of saving him.
After all, they possessed that item, so there was still hope; perhaps they could reincarnate Lu Yu as a succubus...
Those are our own people!
The only concern is that if Lu Yu's charm continues to increase, it could easily lead some shameless white-haired succubi to make mistakes.
Ordinary succubi all have pink hair.
Red Lotus tucked her white hair behind her delicate ears, her cheeks slightly flushed, preparing to go back and warn Lilith to stop casting curses on her.
"Indeed, time is running out!"
The other human powerhouses nodded in agreement with Crimson Moon Lotus's suggestion, but they did not underestimate these ashes, after all, the spirit of the ruins would not send something to block their way for no reason.
Acting rashly could trigger a trap, leading to a total wipeout!
"Let me scout ahead!"
One of the Beastmasters who followed the Beast King system made his move. His name was Lu Ronghai, a Beastmaster at the peak of the Radiant Moon realm. He summoned his pet beast by condensing a summoning array around him. It was a sky-blue raven surrounded by flowing water, its feathers wet as if it had just been born from the river.
Celestial Crow!
A special pet born in the Tianshui Ecological Secret Realm, its initial form is the Heavy Water Crow. It is best at manipulating heavy water containing terrifying weight, and a single drop can smash an opponent into mincemeat.
Unlike other pets in the same ecosystem, the Heavy Water Crow not only manipulates heavy water, but also accumulates a large amount of heavy water on its body through its feathers, thus carrying a heavy load at all times and strengthening its flesh and blood's carrying capacity. As it grows older, it can carry more and more heavy water.
Therefore, after they unleash heavy water, it is not a brief period of weakness, but rather a period of extreme speed for top-tier assassins!
After countless trials and tribulations, its wings will increasingly transform into heavy water, thus condensing into a special celestial heavy water. Once it pours down, it will be like the celestial river descending in ancient legends, sinking everything.
With a powerful physique, incredible speed, and the water attribute, he is the perfect scout in the Sun Relics.
"quack!"
The raven let out a strange cry and took flight. Water rose from its previously wet feathers, from which emerged a large number of blue insects resembling longhorn beetles. These insects, known as Tianshui Horned Beetles, also originated from the Tianshui ecosystem and were at the bottom of the food chain. Because of their high nutritional value, they were highly favored by birds as pets.
However, they have hard bodies and are naturally able to carry heavy water, which can be turned into cannonballs to easily penetrate powerful enemies.
Relying on their innate racial advantage, the Milky Way Raven tamed them into slave beasts. Although they were weak individually, they were more obedient than bird companions, had sufficient intelligence, reproduced extremely quickly, and were very powerful after accumulating a large number of them.
Moreover, it can be used as food in critical situations!
It can be said that its functionality is excellent!
This scene also made many industry giants nod in approval.
The Beastmaster system requires ingenuity and creativity; otherwise, it's impossible to develop a slave beast system, let alone cultivate a large number of hero units.
Among the representatives of insect-type slave beasts is Situ Kong from Dayuan City, who used the most ordinary lightning-type insects to cultivate the Raiden Special Body by absorbing electric current, and eventually controlled lightning.
In direct combat, he is even more violent than the Arch-Tempered Kings of the same tier, with every punch landing with a visceral impact. However, due to his overly volatile temper, a high-ranking figure in the League advised him to cultivate his character.
I wonder if they've figured out the path to becoming a giant yet?
"Use Dance of the Heavens to amplify all your slave beasts, then disperse the swarm."
Just as everyone was pondering, Lu Ronghai had already given the order, and the Heavenly River Ravens began to dance, spreading out a deep blue blessing water curtain.
boom!
Thousands of Heavenly Water Horned Insects vibrated their wings, releasing a spray of water-like wings. The intense vibrations produced a buzzing sound, and they quickly split into four swarms, rushing mightily towards the four directions of Heavenly Day City.
The numerous ashes in the city didn't even look up, continuing with their own affairs.
Let the swarm of insects fly freely!
"The Body of Heavenly Water!"
Seeing this, the Skywater Raven did not let its guard down. It dispersed a clone formed from water element and flew towards the sky above Skyday City, projecting the Mirror of the Mysterious Pass to reflect the rest of the Ash City.
However, the numerous ashes did not react in any way, but simply moved slowly toward the center of the holy city.
"Is it that simple?"
Everyone was puzzled, but the next second,
Click click click!
The bodies of many water horned insects were originally surrounded by water, but the next second, they suddenly began to carbonize without warning. They turned into ashes before the water on their bodies even evaporated.
Even the celestial bodies in the sky encountered the same situation.
"Gah!"
Upon witnessing this scene, the Tianshui Raven instinctively prepared to flap its wings and sever the connection, only to find that its right wing had already carbonized, with sparks of light illuminating its death.
Just when it was in utter despair, space dissolved, severing half of its body. At the same time, the Constant Crane intervened, using Constant Immortal Light to repair it, barely saving its life.
However, its severed half-body, scattered in the air, turned into ashes before it even hit the ground, merging with the ashes of many beetles and entering the street.
However, this did not cause any changes. But none of the people present were ordinary people, and they quickly discovered that a large number of ash beetles had appeared on the ground on both sides of the road.
Behind it followed an Ash Raven that kept pecking at its prey, but it was only half a body, looking strangely eerie.
They, too, joined the cycle of ashes!
"What is this!?"
This scene sent chills down everyone's spines, and many industry leaders looked solemn. Even they couldn't see where the attack came from.
It's worth noting that many people, in order to observe more closely, activated their spiritual vision and powerful eye techniques in advance, but to no avail.
This indicates that the power has exceeded the limits of their observation capabilities; only a false king could have achieved this...
Even a true king level!
Tianzhou City is indeed not as simple as I imagined!
Next, the others tried exploring other attributes of slave beasts, or creating puppets similar to paper dolls, but without exception, they all turned to ashes.
Moreover, this mysterious power seems to be able to burn along the soul connection, and if it is not severed in time, even the Constant Crane cannot save it.
Several beast tamers lost their secondary pets as a result, which instantly turned to ashes. They didn't even have time to retrieve their beast taming space, resulting in varying degrees of injury.
Fortunately, the constant healing of the soul by the immortal crane did not affect the overall combat strength.
Tong Ye also lost many precious toys from Fairy Tale Village, her eyes glazed over, lost in thought. Ever since Lu Yu's mutation, she had become taciturn.
Chen Wei said in a deep voice, "If this continues, let alone competing for the supreme sun's blessing, we will be unable to make any progress at all. Moreover, if this goes on for too long, we may become part of the ashes."
Although that mysterious force is not actively spreading now, it's hard to say what will happen in the long run.
After all, Tianzhou City... is alive!
No one knows how long the spirit of the relic can be restrained...
The others also realized the seriousness of the situation, but the Sun Relics were different from the pre-set challenge relics; they didn't give any hints at all.
Everyone is blind to the rules, let alone able to break them.
The only silver pearl that could reflect the true principles had already been distorted outside the city along with Lu Yu.
With this in mind, everyone turned their hopeful gazes to Cui Han and the other archaeologists, since they were the ones who knew the most about the Sun Relics.
Maybe we can find a way to crack it!
Many archaeologists lowered their heads in shame. Cui Han shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"I've told you everything I know. In fact, according to the records of the ruins, Tianzhou City is a great place blessed by the sun, bringing infinite light to life, where one can reach out and touch the sun. But now..."
The other archaeologists and scholars also shook their heads. They were chased all the way and it was a miracle that they survived. They had no time to pay attention to the ruins.
Even if we give them time, it won't help, since there's no record of the Sun Relics existing. The only ones who can provide a solution are the Faceless Brotherhood.
In other words, the alien faction is likely to have the upper hand.
Thinking of this, a genius couldn't help but blurt out, "If only he were still here."
After saying that, he realized that there were still many of Lu Yu's confidantes here, and he had rubbed salt into their wounds. So he quickly shut his mouth.
The crowd remained silent, but they acknowledged the statement.
Yes... I wish Lu Yu were still here.
Previously, they had only witnessed the rampage of the blond-haired thugs in the secret realm, and apart from being shocked, they didn't feel much.
But when it was his turn to explore the secret realm, he could feel Lu Yu's keen perception of the rules and his ability to manipulate them at will.
Moreover, he's only twenty years old. Not to mention giants, he's not even a fraction of the level of some top geniuses.
He's a born sage!
Unfortunately……
"Oh right, isn't there a historical projection of Lu Yu?" Chen Wei suddenly thought of something, his expression expectant.
Everyone realized what was happening and turned their gazes to Luo Qingyue.
"No!" Luo Qingyue refused decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.
Putting aside the fact that summoning Lu Yu's projection is extremely difficult and completely uncontrollable, even if it were possible, she would not agree, because after Lu Yu's mutation, his legend would be engraved in the Myriad Races Arena.
If the historian Butterfly's strength cannot be fundamentally transformed, frequent summoning of historical projections will cause this part of history to wear away.
However, Tianzhou City is too dangerous. The projection of the arrogant Lu Yu is not the real Lu Yu and may very well be reduced to ashes.
Therefore, it will be impossible to summon it for a very long time, or even forever.
Luo Qingyue had already promised that she would bring Lu Yu, her best assistant, to witness the reality of the world and continue his legend.
If we rely on him forever, how can we grow?
"I apologized for my intrusion."
The others also smiled wryly, since they couldn't really force Luo Qingyue, especially since the summoned Lu Yu was uncontrollable.
The real Lu Yu was wholeheartedly devoted to the human race, willing to use his deformed body to support the path.
He's a true hero!
In comparison, Lu Yu's "pretentious" behavior seems more like self-protection!
Just as everyone was racking their brains for a solution, Luo Qingyue tied her hair up in a high ponytail, entered "Luo Qianqiu" mode, her gaze calm, and quickly realized the problem, speaking:
"Where is the Sun Chariot?"
"It disappeared on the road, so it must have been taken back by Tianzhou City, right? After all, Tianzhou City is a holy land, so it's normal that carriages can't travel there, right?" A human genius offered his opinion.
The others had similar thoughts; they saw the sun chariot vanish in a burst of light when they entered, so they never thought of this place.
"Don't use human thinking to speculate about ancient civilizations. The Investigator's Book says that arrogance is a major taboo. The spirit of the ruins wouldn't give us a situation where we have to die, otherwise they would have just let Tianzhou City swallow us up." Luo Qianqiu said calmly without any emotional fluctuation. "Everyone, check if you have anything extra on you."
Upon hearing this, everyone decided to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless, and began to examine themselves, but found nothing different.
Just as they were feeling disappointed, Dongfang Yuan suddenly spoke:
"The abyss fish told me that a mark has appeared on my soul!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and projected a sun pattern pierced through thorns onto his palm, along with six long legs shaped like white flame rings, which corresponded exactly to the number of white horses of the sun.
The soul comes first, then the mind; the two are inseparable.
Therefore, Yuan Yu discovered the problem immediately after Luo Qianqiu reminded him!
"It seems so... but it's the same number as my white horses."
"Wait, I have one too!"
"Me too……"
"..."
Everyone was surprised and noticed the strange changes in their souls.
Luo Qianqiu also saw the mark on his soul, but unlike the others, it was a dark sun with eyes growing out of it, silently watching everything.
This is... the Dark Sun Watcher!
Looking at the mark, Luo Qianqiu's calm eyes rippled slightly.
Everyone brought by Lu Yu bears the same mark.
"Is this his final gift to us?"
Cui Han murmured, a thought flashing through his mind, then channeled spiritual energy to activate it, and the next second...
hum!
The mark shone brightly, transforming into a fiery mist that enveloped its surroundings, appearing as if it were encased in the shell of a moving, dark, radiant eye.
The others also lit up their marks, some growing long, fiery legs, others transforming into sun-shaped spheres—grotesque shapes that didn't resemble humans, but rather a group of…
A monster with the attribute of sunlight!
"This is……"
A thought popped into Luo Qianqiu's mind, and then he began to walk towards those ashes.
"Be careful!"
Luo Zisong gave a reminder, then saw that his granddaughter had already stepped into the ash area. He then reached out and shattered the approaching ash figure.
Does this girl think she's Lu Yu?
He was about to offer his assistance when he noticed that the ashes hadn't reformed; instead, they were drifting and clinging to Luo Qianqiu's body, or rather...
On top of that beast-like outer shell, meridians, blood vessels, and membranes are formed, like an invisible artist carefully sculpting a work of art.
With each step Luo Qianqiu took forward, a portion of the ashes dissipated, but his body neither spontaneously combusted nor turned into ashes.
Luo Qianqiu murmured, and after being covered in ashes, she heard an ancient murmur in her ear, like an ancient ballad. Although she couldn't understand it, she could understand its meaning.
"Covered in ashes, only then can the daylight shine!"
"The supreme sun, never to be extinguished!"
"Hounds of Light, hunting all things!"
"The Central Court, the Lord of Ashes!"
Although there were still many meaningless murmurs mixed in, Luo Qianqiu had already understood the specific test of this level.
Collect enough ashes, then go to the Royal Court in the center of Skydwell City.
Upon seeing that statue...
Lord of Ashes!
(End of this chapter)