193 Rescue
True to his expectations, this Illusionary Realm Kingdom, which was only B-class, was ridiculously weak. Even with the assistance of the S-class Purple Eye, the illusionary realm formed was pitifully weak and only managed to envelop Zhou Zhongzheng’s body.
Moreover, it could not really affect the illusionary realm of the Hundred-Eyed Purple Dragon. However, Lu Yu could use it to go deeper into the illusionary realm that Zhou Zhongzheng was trapped in.
At this point, Zhou Zhongzheng was in the illusionary realm, holding a sword to kill himself. The sword had just slid across his throat. Just as a thin stream of blood began trickling out, an almighty force swept over and shattered the blade into pieces.
“Mr. Lu, aren’t you… aren’t you dead? Dismembered by the Ying family? Are you human or ghost?” When Zhou Zhongzheng saw Lu Yu alive and well in the illusionary realm, a trace of shock flashed across his expression of despair.
“Zhou Zhongzheng, wake up quickly. Everything you’ve experienced is just an illusion. It’s all fake!” Lu Yu shouted.
All at once, Zhou Zhongzheng felt as if he was struck by lightning. His body shuddered violently, and he said to himself, “What I just experienced is all fake…”
In the next moment, the illusionary realm trapping Zhou Zhongzheng disappeared and a figure identical to Zhou Zhongzheng appeared. It stood looking at Lu Yu, its face full of shock and anger.
A real person was able to break into the illusionary realm and disrupt his setup.
Without another word, Lu Yu drew the Dragon Blood Battle Saber out straightaway and unleashed the 8-directional Cleave. Eight beams of saber light came charging from all sides and sliced this Zhou Zhongzheng impostor into eight parts.
[Ding! Detected that host has absorbed one of the purple eyes of the SS-class Hundred-Eyed Purple Dragon. Received: Energy +2600!]
The system prompt sounded and at the same time, Zhou Zhongzheng also woke up from the illusionary realm. He cupped his hands and said with heartfelt gratitude, “Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Lu. I will never forget your kind act, and I will do anything to repay you, even if it is at great peril to my own life.”
What he just experienced in the illusionary realm felt so real and caused him to fall into such great despair that if Lu Yu had not arrived in time, he would have really died in the illusionary realm.
“Hmm.” Lu Yu nodded, sensing that in addition to the increase in mental power, the power of his own Illusionary Realm Kingdom was also enhanced. Although the increment was not very obvious, it was still a good reward nonetheless.
Could it be that if he slew all the eyes of the Hundred-Eyed Purple Dragon, his Illusionary Realm Kingdom would increase in strength?
With this in mind, Lu Yu broke straight into the illusionary realm of Zhang Yu and Zhang Huaian. As he was unaware that the two were experiencing the same illusionary realm, after Lu Yu rescued the two of them, the power of his Illusionary Realm Kingdom increased significantly.
Zhang Yu and Zhang Huaian who had just been rescued, were huffing and panting non-stop, their hearts still filled with trepidation.
“Mr. Lu, it’s not safe for us to stay here any longer. We better leave this place quickly,” Zhou Zhongzheng said.
Lu Yu nodded. They fumbled around in this underground mineral ore vein for more than three hours before the leader finally found a way out. The moment they stepped out, they were all stunned speechless.
“What… what the hell happened? The whole Lunan City… has turned into a dead city?” When Zhang Yu saw the appearance of Lunan City, his face was filled with horror.
The entire sky of Lunan City was covered by a layer of purple light veil just like a dense fog. The whole city was awash with deadly silence.
Everywhere they looked, there were cultivators and residents of Lunan City lying on the ground. Some of them were already dead, but their wide open eyes indicated that they had experienced some nightmare of despair and they died in abject fear.
And some looked like they were in deep slumber. Their vital signs were normal, but no one was able to wake them up.
“They… all of them are trapped in a huge illusionary realm in which they are experiencing nightmares.” Lu Yu speculated.
He saw the grandfather and grandson duo, Zhang Hong and Zhang Wu, who had fallen into a deep sleep. Lu Yu barged straight into their illusionary realms.
Zhang Hong’s illusionary realm was about the Holy War 70 years ago. One by one, his war comrades died in front of him. From the sky, powerful experts from the humankind’s camp kept falling down, as they battled to their deaths.
The cities of humankind kept falling under the siege. The citizens suffered the unbearable hardships of life. Women and children, old and young, all became the food of the Fearsome Beasts. Even the corpses had been gnawed until they were unrecognizable.
The roar of the demonic beasts and the despair of humankind intertwined to form a terrifying nightmarish requiem.
“We have failed to guard our city. The city has fallen. They have all fallen. Hahaha… I am a sinner, a sinner!” Zhang Hong roared madly as tears flowed down his aged face. At the moment when he was about to kill himself with the sword, Lu Yu knocked him out with a palm strike and pulled him out of the illusionary realm.
Zhang Wu’s illusionary realm, on the other hand, was in the near future. He witnessed with his own eyes his grandfather being killed, but he was unable to do anything about it. He decided to fight to the death with his nemesis.
Right at that moment, Lu Yu fished him out of the illusionary realm.
“Ahhhhh… die, all of you! You shall pay for my grandfather’s life!” Zhang Wu, who had just exited from the illusionary realm, was abnormally fierce and hostile, like a wild beast.
Lu Yu kicked him to the ground, and was so angry that he started laughing. He then chided him, “You little brat! How dare you try to kill me!”
The moment he saw Lu Yu, Zhang Wu gradually regained his rationality and said in a daze, “Where am I?”
Lu Yu also did not bother to explain anything more, but simply said, “Your grandfather is still alive and well. Go take care of your grandfather.”
Seeing the unconscious Zhang Hong lying by the side, Zhang Wu rushed forward to check. When he found that everything was fine as Lu Yu said, he sighed with great relief and hurriedly thanked Lu Yu.
At this moment, Lu Yu could clearly sense that his Illusionary Realm Kingdom had grown stronger.
Lu Yu entered the illusionary realms of other people one after the other. It was impossible to save each and every person. Otherwise who knew how long it would take to save all the cultivators of Lunan City.
The ones he saved were those at the level of Great Martial Master and above, a group of people who formed the most potent combat force in Lunan City.
The stronger the strength of the cultivator, the stronger the illusionary realm experienced. After Lu Yu rescued such people, his Illusionary Realm Kingdom obtained much greater increases in power.
“Ahhhhh! Die, all of you die! You beasts, you don’t deserve to be human… eh? Where is this place?”
“Wasn’t I being persecuted and hunted just now, to the point where I had no way out? How come I have appeared here again?”
These rescued cultivators were confused and dazed, and then they looked at Lu Yu standing in front of them. Lu Yu briefly explained what had just happened.
These cultivators then realized that they had just experienced a terrifying illusion. The whole Lunan City was enveloped by a huge illusionary realm, which caused everyone trapped in it to experience horrible nightmares.
“With the entire Lunan City enveloped in an illusionary realm and we are unable to do anything about it with our paltry strength, the city is finished.”
The rescued cultivators were only happy for a short time before realizing the desperate predicament in front of them. They hung their heads in dismay, but a Great Martial Master berated them angrily. “You guys, why are you feeling despair? Isn’t Mr. Lu still here? I believe Mr. Lu will be able to save the day.”
“Right! There is still Mr. Lu. I also believe in him!” The numerous despondent faces once again glowed with hope. They all looked at Lu Yu, revering him as the savior.
Lu Yu thought for a while and decided to let Zhou Zhongzheng manage these people directly. The right person should be selected for the right job. As an official for many years in the capital, he was more adept at people management than Lu Yu.
And Lu Yu continued to save the others. And there were a number of cultivators who came to the rescue of Lunan City. There were a few Grand Masters among them, and one of the strongest combat forces in their midst was equivalent to the level of the battalion captain.
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