Chapter 218: Suspicious of Each Other
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the next moment, the Furnace skill and Critical Hit Enhancement were activated. Lu Yu’s strength multiplied instantly and he pressed down viciously with one palm.
Boom! This man suddenly let out a wretched scream. The blood on his palm gushed like a river. Following that, a swirl of light circulated and his wound was rapidly healing. The Blood of the Demon in his whole body circulated and the power contained within swiftly erupted.
“Demon God Descends!”
“Argh..
Suddenly, the man’s body shook violently, like a bottle that was being squeezed brutally. It was so forceful that the man was violently ejected eventually, his blood gushing profusely.
When he looked at Lu Yu again, his eyes were filled with utter disbelief. “Your… your strength has become more powerful than before!”
Although the person in front of him was only a Great Grand Master Grade 9 cultivator, the overflowing aura from that body sent chills down his spine. It was as if he was facing a ferocious wild beast that could decide to devour him any time.
And Lu Yu had already expected this turn of events.
As a War General, how could this Demon be willing to submit himself to other people for a long time? Before releasing him, Lu Yu had to take everything into consideration. Otherwise, he would not have been fortifying his realm so furiously during this period, and brushing up on his techniques.
It was precisely for such a moment right now, to crush this War General with absolute strength.
How could a mere Great Grand Master suppress a War General? This man could not believe what was happening. He circulated his true energy once again. The demonic energy from his whole body was even more furious than just now and it went charging towards Lu Yu.
Once again, he was mercilessly crushed by Lu Yu. In just over ten minutes, he had been slapped to the ground several times by a large, powerful hand.
The man felt both ashamed and indignant, but he was resigned to the fact that he had no choice but to concede that Lu Yu was far stronger than him.
Finally, he bowed his head in dejection. “Okay, I’m willing to make an agreement with you.”
Lu Yu smiled gently and said, “That’s the right spirit. If you had been smarter, you would not have suffered so many severe beatings.”
Suddenly, the man who had lowered his head let out a roar of pain and fell to the ground, his body convulsing violently. His eyes glared at Lu Yu like big saucers round and he shouted angrily, “What the hell did you do to me?”
Lu Yu simply stood by and watched in icy silence. After about one hour, the pain finally subsided.
Only then did he speak leisurely. “I can’t be so naive as to fully trust that you won’t do anything that won’t overstep the boundary of propriety just because you have made a legal agreement with me. So I must ensure that there is something on you that I have control over.”
“Don’t worry. It’s just a little trick to make you feel pain for an hour a day. Don’t presume you can neutralize it with your Blood of the Demon.”
During this period, after Lu Yu researched extensively, the functions of the Replication Spell Imprint were now under his complete control. In addition to being able to copy other people’s techniques, it could also initiate a curse-like mental-type of attack through the use of Purple Eye.
In this man’s body, there already existed a purple-colored spell imprint. If he wanted to forcibly erase it, it could only be done through a War Demigod.
This man gritted his teeth resentfully. In the end, he once again lowered his head and his expression switched to a respectful look. “From now on, until the expiration of the ten-year period, I will definitely obey all of your orders.” The matters that followed were much easier to settle.
This Demon who was trapped in the bead previously was called Yang Li when he was still human. Lu Yu simply settled on this name for him.
Soon, Yang Li received a new identity under Lu Yu’s arrangement. Yang Li was now his financial consultant, specially put in charge of managing his finances.
Some changes were made to his appearance too. He wore a very trendy big hat on his head. Coupled with those thick, deep-set eyes and tall body, and a strange costume, people would only think of him as a cosplay fan, despite attracting a lot of attention.
“I’m about to make a trip to the capital. You stay behind to guard Lunan City, and report to me at the first sign of trouble.” Lu Yu issued him the order.
With such a powerful War General guarding the city, the security level of Lunan City soared several notches once again.
“Allow me to introduce you. This man is the financial consultant I just hired. From now on, I will leave many of my affairs to him.” Lu Yu introduced Yang Li to Song Lun.
Song Lun froze for a full ten seconds before he opened his mouth and said,
“Brother, your hobby is quite unique.”
After everything was settled, Lu Yu embarked on a journey to the capital. He did not bring any entourage with him. With his present strength, as long as he did not encounter SS-class Fearsome Beasts, there was no major problem.
At the Gamma Military Zone, the news of Lu Yu heading to the capital reached the ears of Xu Qingguo quickly.
In an office, Xu Qingguo played with a medicinal pill in his hand, an odd look lingering in his eyes.
This medicinal pill was the very same Heavenly Spirit Pill given to Lu Yu by the federal government. Before he left, he donated it unconditionally to the Gamma Military Zone.
“It seems that this kid is very confident. He believes that he will be able to break through to the War General realm all by himself without relying on medicinal pills.” Xu Qingguo spoke. Following that, his face became stern. “How did it go?”
“Military Lord, don’t worry. After a thorough check, those who witnessed Lu Yu leaking the Fearsome Beast’s aura during the fierce battle between Lu Yu and Ying Qu, have all disappeared from this world.”
Qi Lei bowed his head and made a throat- slitting gesture. Moments later, with a hesitant look, he said, “But Military Lord, are you really not worried about letting this kid go to the capital?”
What if Lu Yu saw the prosperity of the capital and became blinded by the lust for power? It might degenerate the nature of his heart.
Qi Lei clearly understood that the most frightening thing in this world was not the Fearsome Beasts, but the human heart. In this greedy, materialistic society, no one could guarantee what could happen. Perhaps, he would be recruited by some big shot in the capital.
“I still trust Lu Yu.” Xu Qingguo said, but then he suddenly frowned. “Except that… This time, when Flame Country conferred the title of a count on Lu Yu and designated a plot under the jurisdiction of the Gamma Military Zone as his fiefdom, it seems that the state is still suspicious of us.”
How could this move of supporting yet dividing escape his eyes?
On the surface, Flame Country seemed to be holding Lu Yu in high regard by conferring him the title of a Count, but in reality, it was dividing the Gamma Military Zone. Otherwise, the state would not have made him a Count. In the entire military zone, other than Xu Qingguo, no one else’s title was higher than Lu Yu’s.
This led to a big problem in the matter of unifying people with higher military positions than Lu Yu but whose titles of nobility were inferior.
In fact, it was not limited only to the Gamma Military Zone. The federal government’s other military zones also suffered from similar suspicions. In this era of the apocalypse and the Spiritual Energy Renaissance, various big military zones were born, and they grew increasingly stronger after that Holy War.
With a high degree of autonomy and great military authority, the military zone was the guardian protecting the humankind’s society in times of turmoil. However, during peacetime, it was a sharp sword hanging overhead.
In the future, when the situation became more and more stable, if the federal government wanted to weaken the power of the military zone, how many people were willing to be a sitting duck, waiting to be axed?
Qi Lei was very indignant. For so many years, the Gamma Military Zone sacrificed countless lives in order to protect the peace of this place. Yet what they got in return was such an outcome of suspicion.
Xu Qingguo could only give a bitter smile, and said, “As long as you have the power, then that is your biggest fault. But my conscience is clear. I only ask to be able to protect humankind..”
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