Chapter 350 A scene that shocked the border! Lu Yu is the young master of the Imperial Clan! Princess Yuanji
“Haha, can you stop bragging?”
Just as the figure in the clown mask was sighing, sneers came from the shadows of the audience.
A half-human, half-snake creature with dark green scales twisted its body and left a rippling elemental path wherever it passed.
His snake eyes were sarcastic, and he spat out a snake letter and said:
“Locust Gu, if you are really so confident, why not challenge the top human monsters on the battlefield?”
"I can not!"
Wearing a clown mask, Locust nodded calmly and continued:
"The main reason is that I received intelligence and confirmed that the top monsters are all attacking the realm and it is impossible to go out. I will not choose to come to Dayuan City. Even now, I dare not enter the area covered by that tower. The human race has There is an old saying, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall".
And what I am best at is bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If I attack these ordinary people in Dayuan City, it will be no problem. I can just draw the ultimate pleasure from the pain of the weak! "
While speaking, he pulled the chains in his hands, and the collars that bound the many slaves shone with silver light, and a large number of mysterious words appeared.
Psychic Slave Chain—Suffocation Ring!
These alien girls could only fall to the ground and roll over, their faces turned red, their desire for survival exploded, and they tried their best to pull the collar open, but their hands passed through the collar and came up empty.
Because it is not matter at all!
“Uh uh uh… Lord… people… let it go…”
These slaves were in this extreme pain of suffocation, longing to breathe, but unable to breathe. They could only call their "master" in a hoarse and painful voice, begging for his mercy, but all they got in return was laughter.
"Pain is really the most delicious food in the world. It's a pity that there are not enough viewers for this performance!" Locust laughed loudly and continued: "When the royal family attacks the human race, I would like to take the opportunity to get a group of human beast masters and Ordinary slaves, look at the feeling of this overlord race of the main world, favored by the mother river, wailing at my feet.
Especially the Church of Thorns, which can endure the most pain. I heard that their saint is at the border, and they can take action if they have the chance. Wow, just thinking of that scene makes my blood boil. "
Hearing these arrogant words, the snake alien frowned and said, "You are becoming more and more like a clown!"
Crazy and arrogant!
"Thank you for the compliment." Locust heard this and bowed slightly, moving gracefully and calmly. Then he looked at the snake man and chuckled: "As a return gift, please let Your Excellency Bi Ling join the carnival!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Dozens of illusory silver chains roared out of the darkness, spreading out the power that shook the soul.
“We are both from the top race, so don’t use the same tactics as the slaves.” Bi Ling saw this and said coldly.
Without giving in at all, the snake's tail flicked, making the entire space look like a lake thrown by stones, with blue ripples.
Water super-level skill—‘The blue sea is surging! ’
The next moment, the blue sea rolled up and surged, breaking many illusory chains, but they were not annihilated. Instead, they gathered in the air and turned into a twisted clown mask.
It opened its mouth, half-smiling.
‘Mind blast’!
"What!?"
The snake-man alien named Bi Ling looked shocked and felt an invisible spiritual force spreading. It was so powerful. Although he used the spiritual defense secret treasure given by the clan in time, he was still knocked back several meters. The world in front of me began to tremble, and the buzzing in my brain continued.
Boom!
The aftermath spread, whipping up howling winds and sweeping across the entire circus. However, it was quickly swallowed up by the outer curtain of darkness and did not spread to the outside.
“Tsk, tsk, if you didn’t have this spiritual secret treasure, you would have just lost!” Locust’s joking voice sounded, and illusory clown faces appeared one after another, revealing funny and weird smiles.
‘This guy has become increasingly weird since he came out of the Carnival City...’ Bi Ling said nothing, spitting out snake letters, with extremely fearful eyes.
The previous word "clown" is not a mockery, but refers to an extremely special restricted area of life on the opposite side of the great abyss - [City of Carnival]!
It is a movable mysterious city that will randomly appear somewhere in the great abyss, tempting the lost to enter, and then lose contact with the outside world, causing heavy losses to many races.
This kind of mysterious city that appears disorderly and kills people is naturally an unstable factor in the eyes of various forces. Naturally, some strong people want to destroy it.
The top eternal giant of a foreign race was dissatisfied with its arrival in his territory, so he went deep into it and prepared to destroy it, but...
He has also lost contact!
When he reappeared, he had been turned into a huge flesh and blood balloon. He could only float in the air with a silly smile, his spirit completely collapsed, and like the other balloons, he became the guardian of Carnival City.
This scene frightened countless races!
Later, ecology owners were attracted to explore inside, but they tried their best to escape and the information inside was made public.
There is not a nest of evil gods inside, but there are countless races such as humans, demons, aliens, etc., and there are the most exciting, exciting, joyful, and crazy shows in the world. It is a paradise on earth!
However, this kind of "bliss" is different from the followers of the Great Desire King who pursue physical pleasure and the Faceless Brotherhood who enjoy the fun of deceiving the world. What they pursue is the ultimate carnival.
Violence, killing, pain, chaos, abuse of the weak, deception, etc. In their eyes, this kind of mental stimulation is more addictive than taking drugs.
They are crazy about chasing carnival and are willing to pay any price for it, even if it is...
die!
Hence, once you enter Carnival City, there are only two possibilities, either join them or...
Become a toy!
Carnival City will randomly start a drama every once in a while, and you need to survive it.
And the status division in the city is very strange, divided into audiences, clowns, supporting actors, starring actors and... superstars!
The audience comes from the majority of lost people, that is, viewers, but they can become performers at any time, living in fear every moment.
And if you can survive a few plays and get recognition from enough audiences, you can become a clown and be qualified to participate in performances independently.
Supporting characters have the ability to influence the direction of the plot, while the starring role is the core of the drama and can change part of the program at will.
Every time a play comes to an end, as long as it brings a grand performance and makes the audience in the Carnival City excited and cheering, they will receive the blessing of an unknown **** and gain powerful power.
There are five leading actors in the entire Carnival City. Their strength is unknown, but it is speculated that they are at least ecological masters.
As for superstars... they don’t exist!
According to the rules of Carnival City mentioned by the eco-owner, there is only one superstar. Once promoted, he can become the master of Carnival City!
According to the speculations of the residents inside, the city itself is a grand ceremony. Once you master it, it is likely to become a...
New king!
However, such familiar rituals and theaters have made many people wonder whether the Carnival City is the [faceless god]?
Or【Great Desire King】?
Even some hidden existence?
But no one can reveal it. The eco-owner has kept secret about the Carnival City ever since and dared not enter again.
Locust is from the top race - the heart-stealing locust race. He has the racial talent [Psychic Chain] and is best at enslaving the soul of life. He is a "slave master" among alien races and often enslaves weak races for sale.
It can be said to be notorious.
But because of their strong strength, no one could do anything to defeat them, but their power grew day by day.
Locustment is also the leader of his race. He is cruel and violent. After accidentally entering the city of carnival, most of the weak and small races think he will die, and applaud in private.
But I didn’t expect... Not only did he come out, he also became the clown of Carnival City and gained many weird abilities.
For example, these clown masks can greatly enhance the power of psychic attacks, allowing Bi Ling to resist difficulties.
Locust looked at Bi Ling greedily, and a large number of spiritual chains around him condensed and swept away. He laughed and said, "I am quite interested in the slaves of the Bihai Snake Tribe!"
"Do you really think you are invincible?" Bi Ling's eyes became colder and colder, and the snake scales on his body shone brightly. He activated the racial skill [Son of the Blue Sea], which can summon the projection of the blue sea to come, greatly strengthen the water skills, and at the same time condense the [Blue Sea] Mantra.
Hurrah!
In an instant, the sound of waves surged, and the water elements in the air quickly gathered and turned into a raging blue wave, sweeping away in a mighty manner.
Just when they were about to collide, a dark abyss appeared in the middle, annihilating the two attacks silently.
"This is…"
This scene made the two people's pupils tremble slightly, and they looked towards the dark corner of the circus, where the sound of footsteps gradually came.
Da da da!
The sound got closer and closer, and two figures walked out of the darkness.
One is a huge monster like a mountain of meat, exuding a putrid stench and haunted by countless flies and maggots, but it has a benevolent human male face.
The other is a foreign woman wearing a luxurious black robe with gold patterns. The loose clothes can't hide her proud figure, and her long dark purple hair hangs down around her waist.
She is wearing a black cloth that covers her face, so her true appearance cannot be seen clearly. There is a dark eye like a slit painted on it. Other than that, her appearance is almost exactly the same as that of a human being!
Among them, the meat-like guy is named Plague Dove. He comes from the Plague Troll clan. His racial talent is [Plague Messenger]. He can spread the plague over a large area, so that the spirituality of the dead creatures in the disease can breed plague poisonous insects, snakes and birds, and feed himself back. growing up.
is the leader in the beast king system among foreign races.
As for the other woman, her name is Yuan Ji, she comes from the Abyss-Eyed Demon Race and has the racial talent [Eye of the Dark Abyss], which can freely tear apart the dark dimension and annihilate all things.
Locust and Bi Ling looked at her, lowered their heads and said respectfully: "Your Highness Yuan Ji!"
Alien races are similar to monsters in that they both advocate primitive wildness and the law of the jungle, so the division of racial status is also extremely simple.
The alien race with a true king is called the royal race. They stand at the top of the pyramid, divide the opposite side of the great abyss, and rule countless races.
Those with ecological main-level powerhouses can become the top race, those with the Eternal Blazing Sun can become the upper-class race, and by analogy, there are also middle- and lower-class races.
Although the last name is a bit unpleasant, the status is not low. At least it has autonomy and can rely on powerful races to gain a chance of survival.
But if there is no Morning Star Overlord, then they will become a lowly slave race. As the name suggests, they can only serve the other races as slaves.
Most of the slave races are races that have weakened over the long years. There are also some races that have been overrun and destroyed by powerful races and have become captives and slaves.
The four of them are all from the top races, so logically there is not much difference in status.
Even Locust just wanted to enslave Bi Ling of the Blue Sea Snake Tribe.
But Yuan Ji is different!
Because the Abyss-Eyed Demons were a former royal family, although the true king of the family had fallen for thousands of years, the strong ones were in decline, and were demoted to the top race, they still had a profound background, and she was the daughter of the clan leader, equivalent to a princess.
In addition, there is another identity that awes them...
That is the marriage partner chosen by the young son of an ancient true king. I heard that he is planning to gather the blood of two royal families to breed offspring with great potential.
Furthermore, that person is the true king’s favorite child, his own talent is considered to be the top monster, and he is the prince of the ecological kingdom.
In this case, Yuan Ji is the crown princess.
Be realistic, one word from Yuan Ji can determine the survival of their race!
"There is no need to call me Your Highness, that is a title that can only be given to the legitimate sons of kings." Yuan Ji spoke with a cold voice, and continued: "Everyone, we are here with a mission on our shoulders. Please be patient and live in peace until we complete it. Conflicts will be resolved when we go back."
At this point, she paused, looked at the foreign girls who were rolling on the ground and could no longer make a sound, and said lightly: "Noisy."
offices
Locust suppressed his dissatisfaction and bowed his head to admit his mistake. Unless he could become a superstar in Carnival City, even if he became an ecological master, he would still be an ant in front of the true king.
The clown is just arrogant, but he will not die carelessly.
No one will be a clown for life!
So he directly loosened the spiritual chain in his hand and untied it.
“Huhuhu…”
These slaves pulling the carriage also got a chance to breathe. They lay on the ground sweating profusely, breathing hard, feeling the stinging sensation of fresh air across their throats, and their eyes were desperate.
But they can only live humblely and do not even dare to commit suicide.
Once they die, their parents, relatives, and friends will suffer even more brutal treatment.
The plague dove didn't pay attention to these slaves, its wrinkled face trembled, and it pinched a few plague flies that stopped, and said lazily: "I was sleeping well, but I was woken up by you two. I thought it was Lu Yu who came. .”
Locust shook his head: "Not yet. It is estimated that he has just received the news of the Ten Thousand Clans Competition, but calculating the time, it should only be two days. I hope it will not be too late."
Their purpose this time is naturally not to really trade, nor to come to the Human Alliance to show off and cause sabotage, but for Lu Yu.
However, it was not for him. Although Lu Yu had amazing talent, if he were born in other regions, they would not exchange four alien geniuses for one human genius.
At best, strangle it at the beginning of the war.
As long as the Eternal Giant takes action, it will be useless even if Lu Yu is promoted to the Huiyue level, he can be killed with just one slap!
As for being promoted to a giant...just kidding, there are countless geniuses who have been invincible for decades, but are stuck on the threshold of a giant and die in depression.
The one who survives until the end is the real winner.
Lu Yu was born on the border, and the ruins of the sun happened to appear on the border battlefield. In addition, some people had previously speculated that the blood of the ancient king in him might be related to the sun.
But there has been no real impact.
Until a few days ago, the flames of the sun that destroyed the nine-layered Mechanical Sky and burned through the Mechanical Star, as well as the birth of the King of Order, allowed Lu Yu to successfully step onto the world stage.
Although he is still a minor supporting role, he has also surprised many big shots. It turned out to be...really the Ancient King of the Sun!
So many coincidences, coupled with Lu Yu's ability to conquer secret realms, made them wonder whether Lu Yu's ancestors were related to this sun ruins.
Even the key to unlocking certain areas of the ruins.
Therefore, a big man from the foreign race was greedy, but because of all the bloodlines from Lu Yu's father's and mother's lines, many studies failed, and it was determined that he was the only one who had awakened his bloodline.
So he made a plan to seize this ancient king's legacy.
To this end, they used the strongest intelligence network and some secret agents planted within the alliance to ensure that no other top monsters would interfere with the situation. In order to avoid making the alliance suspicious, they also came to Dayuan City a few days in advance to wait.
In order to seize the opportunity to explore the ruins!
Even if not, you can still get a product of the ancient king's law and wipe out the powerful help from the human race.
Absolutely no loss!
“This kid is really lucky. He was originally just an ordinary person with low blood, but unexpectedly, he suddenly awakened the grace of his ancestors, and his strength increased by leaps and bounds, becoming the new king of this generation.
And he has also penetrated the ninth level of the Mechanical Heaven. Recently, he has made a splash in the Mechanical King's Domain and assisted in the birth of a new king. This life is really glorious. "When Bingjiu said this, his eyes were quite jealous.
If their race can give birth to a new king, they can also become a noble royal family!
“I think that the battle to become the king of the Mechanical King Realm cannot be entirely due to him. It is more like the King of Order informed him of the plan in advance and used it as a **** to promote the plan.
For example, blasting through the ninth level of the Mechanical Sky came from the power of the ancient king, but his subsequent strength increased too quickly, which was obviously abnormal. I guess it may be the legacy left by the Kingdom of Spiritual Mechanics and the World Tree, which increased his combat power. Only in this way can he achieve the cross-level challenge, but this person's strength should not be underestimated. "Biling analyzed calmly.
It’s not that he is narrow-minded and unwilling to admit that others are monsters, the main reason is...
It has been less than a month since Lu Yu last defeated a powerful enemy in the Breeding Moon. How could his strength improve by leaps and bounds again?
This is not ascending by rocket, but by time shuttle.
Even if he is the legitimate son of a true king, he still needs time to grow up!
This guy’s experience is completely inconsistent with realistic logic!
So Bi Ling, like most people, speculated that the [Machine Mother] and [Ms. World] among the three heads of King of Order had left a lot of means in advance and gave it to Lu Yu to use in order to be promoted.
Otherwise, he is not from the Mechanical King Realm, but he acted as if he had read a script. Someone must be teaching him behind the scenes.
The sudden increase in strength is most likely due to the use of the World Tree to temporarily increase his spiritual level. In this way, he appears to be resourceful and talented.
It should be the reward from the Order King for Lu Yu’s help, helping him gain great fame and support his younger generations.
Although the King of Order wanted to hide his merit and fame, it was too outrageous and allowed them to conduct a review.
Let alone a group like beastmasters who are prone to distortion, even aliens and monsters born in the chaotic camp must stabilize their spirituality if they want to improve quickly.
Otherwise, it is easy to distort yourself.
Once it is distorted, it is equivalent to making a wedding dress for another personality.
As long as it is an intelligent life, it will not be willing.
“That makes sense.”
The other people quite agreed and did not think that Lu Yu could really improve his strength at the speed of light.
After all, the ancient king is not the real king who still exists. No matter how strong his power is, there is a limit.
Yuan Ji was silent and just wanted to complete this mission as soon as possible.
The epidemic dove laughed lightly: "It has been two days since the end of the kingdom of weapon king. Even if the country of spiritual weapon is given to Lu Yu, there should be little left."
"It's okay even if there is. At most, this guy's combat power can be comparable to Huiyue High-level, and most of the methods are aimed at mechanical beasts. Although we are Huiyue Intermediate, defeating Huiyue High-level is not for us. difficulty.
What's more, as long as he enters the Dark Circus, the wildness in his heart will be completely released, and he will become a beast, losing the bonus of wisdom, and he can control it at will! "
"Even if he still retains his sanity, my servants can besiege him to death."
Locust laughed loudly. After speaking, he pulled the chain in his hand.
Hurrah!
The chains were shaking, but it was not coming from the alien girl pulling the cart, but from the dark place connected to the center of the circus, which made the sound of the chains colliding and the hoarse beast roar.
Powerful auras rose up, extremely violent.
“Woooooo—”
The foreign girls looked at these dark figures and burst into tears, because they were all guardians or patriarchs of their own races, but at this moment, they were all enslaved by the locusts and turned into irrational slaves.
Here, the lowest is the Morning Star limit, or even the alien slave with ten Huiyue mid-level.
If they attack without fear of death, and together with the four alien geniuses, they will be able to fight even against giants that do not have the legendary qualities.
If it is a giant after integration...
They can be killed with one slap!
“If we can’t kill him, it will easily arouse the human race’s backlash and trigger a decisive battle in advance, and we won’t survive.” Yuan Ji suddenly spoke, causing the atmosphere to suddenly cool down. Although they were here to perform a mission, they didn’t want to die.
The locust said with a smile: "He will definitely leave him a life. You only need to introduce it to the dark circus, and everyone can suppress it together.
When the time comes, please use your family's ancestral relics, the Coffin of Binding Laws, to extract the ancient king's bloodline and relics from his body, and seal off the power of this part of the law.
By that time, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced. I will overwrite and modify his memory through the psychic ability, and make a difference. As long as we wait until we explore the ruins, we will have enough true kings on our side, and there is no need to explain. , directly destroying the human race and reoccupying this fertile map. "
"What if he doesn't come?" Bi Ling said coldly, leaving everyone thinking.
With Lu Yu's cautious character, if they were hiding in Dayuan City and couldn't come out, there was really nothing they could do.
After all, the legendary tower still stands on the border. After the battle to defend Dayuan City some time ago, not only was it not broken, but it was fused with a skeleton angel, making the fox even more terrifying than before.
Even if a powerful man at the peak of the eternal giant takes action, he may not be able to break it.
This is also the reason why they dare not enter Dayuan City, for fear of being whipped to death.
"I've studied Lu Yu's character. Because this guy rose from the ranks of the common people, although he seems to be lonely, he actually has a sense of racial honor. If we humiliate his hometown like this, he will definitely be tempted.
The reason why the clown blood puppet at the door only has the morning star limit is to cooperate with the news of trade and secret treasures that I initially released, so that Lu Yu, a money-grubbing guy, thought he could take advantage of us, take the initiative to seize a large number of treasures, and gain the admiration of countless humans.
Fame and wealth are the greatest weapons for young geniuses! "
“As expected of a slave owner, he is very good at playing with people’s hearts!” Plague Dove laughed, his voice as sharp and unpleasant as a crow.
"We just need to wait quietly for him to challenge us. As long as Lu Yu enters the Dark Circus, he will be slaughtered by us. Just before the Ten Thousand Races Arena, we will give His Highness a big gift."
While they were communicating, a vast dragon power descended from the sky and swept across all directions.
At the same time, a calm voice sounded:
“Who is so unethical that he would throw such a big piece of garbage at the gate of Dayuan City?”
This voice is...Lu Yu?
The four of them have watched a lot of audio data and are very familiar with this sound. They can also hear the movement coming from outside, and a large number of ordinary humans are shouting excitedly.
It should be me who has arrived!
They looked happy, they finally reached their goal.
But garbage...what does it mean?
Bi Ling didn't have time to think about it, and quickly reminded: "Don't appear too eager, otherwise Situ Kong and the others will easily see the problem."
"I know, Lu Yu, it's just a fish about to be put on the chopping block!" Locust smiled contemptuously, and was about to continue talking when suddenly the entire dark circus began to tremble violently.
Kakakaka!
Before they could react, they saw the ground beneath their feet cracking, spreading thousands of meters in an instant, and splitting on both sides.
Like the huge mouth of the abyss, it swallowed the entire circus directly.
Boom!
The next second, the earth trembled. Under the influence of the majestic power of the earth's veins, it quickly closed and returned to calm.
Outside, countless residents of Dayuan City stared blankly at the domineering and violent hundred-eyed dragon in the sky, their eyes unbelievable.
On its back, the red rabbit with the bright crown on the back of its head retracted its hooves and looked proud, helping its owner to deal with the garbage. It is a professional.
Direct burial without pollution.
Standing on the back of the dragon, Lu Yu felt the many gazes and chuckled: "Don't be polite. Disposal of public garbage is the responsibility of every young person in the new era."
“But I still have to say, this old and smelly facility should have been dealt with a long time ago. It still has a bit of an alien smell. Even if it doesn’t block the road, it’s not good to smell the flowers and plants.”
It has only been a few days since I returned to Dayuan City, and everyone's moral quality has declined rapidly.
…”
Everyone was silent, wanting to complain that this "trash" was actually a genius from a foreign race. Although they had been looking forward to Lu Yu coming back for the past two days to show off his power, bury many powerful enemies, and show the majesty of the human race.
But...that doesn't mean you can let them fall into the ground at the speed of light!
But it’s really cool to do this!
“As expected of Dayu Huangmao!”
“I guessed the beginning, but not the end.”
“Although it’s not quite the same as I imagined, I feel it’s a little more enjoyable this way.”
“Those who come from the human race to show off will be buried even though they are far away! (Dog Head)”
“See if these guys still dare to be arrogant, they will be buried as soon as they come.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to just kill the geniuses from all races? Their families will also feel uncomfortable. How about giving them a family reunion meal?”
“Fuck, I’ve seen the Holy Mother a lot, this is the first time I’ve seen the living King of Hell!”
“Are you also a conservative?”
…”
There was a lot of discussion in Dayuan City, and many people even started shouting Lu Yu's name loudly. Even the Dayuan City Alliance in the Stars and Beasts Tower was in a state of excitement and let out a vicious sigh.
“It’s just a small matter, you don’t need to be so polite.”
Lu Yu smiled and nodded, enjoying the cheers of the crowd.
I didn’t expect to receive such a warm welcome after dealing with a piece of garbage blocking the road. Sure enough, everyone still likes to lead the moral standard of the human race!
If heaven does not give birth to a great virtuous person in our land, morality will last forever like a long night.
Boom!
Just as Lu Yu was about to land and enter Dayuan City, the ground trembled violently and cracked rapidly, and the circus filled with boiling darkness rose again.
The four foreign prodigies all appeared with shocked expressions. I really didn’t expect that Lu Yu would bury them in the ground as soon as he arrived.
It was almost crushed into meat paste!
However, they did not forget the purpose of their trip.
One of the locusts looked at Lu Yu, and through the power of his mind, he restrained the malice in his eyes and laughed heartily:
“He is worthy of being the new king of the human race. He is really strong. He is a powerful enemy that I want to challenge.”
Hearing the sound, Lu Yu turned his head and looked at Locust, who was still wearing clothes and a mask but still had alien features. He frowned and said:
“Alien royal family?”
"No, but the four of us are from the top race..." Locust said with a smile.
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Yu, waving his hand and saying: "If you are not a royal family, there is no need to say anything. I am not interested in hearing the introduction of some small and inferior races."
“…” Locust’s face was stiff.
However, Lu Yu continued:
“I thought there was garbage piled up at the gate of Dayuan City, but it turns out that you guys have these weird-looking things, but it’s no different, they’re just as unappetizing.
Since the alliance has not dealt with you, I am too lazy to meddle in other people's business, but I heard that you will kowtow to show respect when facing the royal family. In this case, as the overlord of the main world, I, the human race, have beaten many royal families who dare not stand up, and do not even call me emperor. Too much.
And I am the future successor of the alliance, rounding it off I am a young master of the imperial clan, so..."
“Kneel down and kowtow three times, and I will let you go today.”
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