louisehourcade Chapter 433 The 3rd Team Tournament! The Cycle of Devouring the World! Parasitic Paper Kingdom
Chapter 433 The 3rd Team Tournament! The Cycle of Devouring the World! Parasitic Paper Kingdom
Chapter 433 The Third Team Tournament! The Cycle of Devouring the World! Parasitic Paper Kingdom
Lu Yu's pets all share a consensus.
No matter how fiercely you fight outside, or how many powerful enemies you kill, they won't take you seriously and wouldn't even dare to brag.
After all, Lu Yu's best tactic is to bully the weak. Most of the time, he will either crush the weak or bring his opponents down to the same level and then gang up on them in a righteous way!
With so many external influences, it's impossible to test true strength and training results!
But in team competitions... every pet will give it their all.
Although Lu Yu treats all pets equally, which pet cub with top potential wouldn't be arrogant?
They all crave more attention from their owners and want to show off in front of their families.
Moreover, this time it also involves the allocation of three blank law seeds, which has given them even more enthusiasm.
"This time, the little mouse is going to amaze everyone!"
As the second pet to join the team, the mouse's status continued to decline, making it the one most eager to wash away its shame and regain its glory.
Or even further, to challenge the eldest sister's throne, and then seize control of the cultivators, hehehe...
"Ahem, as the Crimson King, I must maintain some composure!"
The mouse coughed lightly, maintaining its composure. To prevent its two avatars from throwing mice at it, it specially used the Crimson Corrosion King Tree to swallow the mouse again, strengthening it without interfering with its independence.
The black and gold Three Calamities Peacock now features some magnificent deep red patterns, and its tail feathers are surrounded by a hazy red light, shimmering and divine.
The changes in the Black Crimson Dragon Ant were even greater. Without using the Multiply skill, its size increased to ten meters, and the dragon horns on its forehead became even sharper. Its carapace was already blackish-red in color, and the color was stained with deep red tree patterns.
Click click click!
The Thousand-Faced Touch's shell tore open from its end, extending a deep red band of light that continuously disappeared into the void. Coupled with its terrifying appearance, it resembled a war machine that brought death and destruction, symbolizing absolute force.
Both avatars were enhanced by the Crimson Corrosion King Tree, increasing their strength by one-fifth and granting them the powerful life force associated with the demonic seed.
However, unlike evolution, the six pet beasts are now as powerful as ordinary ancient giants. If they were to unleash their full power, without the obstruction of other powerful beings of the same level, they could completely flatten a large domain and turn it into ruins.
After all, the official name of the Eternal Giant is Eternal Blazing Sun, which means the blazing sun in the sky.
Every action can either bless the earth or scorch all things.
Therefore, the battle location was chosen to be in the void.
The little spider commanded the Void Mother Nest to send out a massive swarm of spiders to find stones and construct an arena tens of kilometers in size.
The arena is also surrounded by a swarm of moon spiders led by the Blood Moon Spider Queen as a medical team, origami warriors of the Paper Knight to maintain the arena, and an electronic mechanical legion of Red Hare to record the footage and scores.
To improve the efficiency of cooperation between different groups, they have been living together in the void for some time and have created a small-scale void ecosystem.
If encountered by Alliance explorers, it would likely be marked as a dangerous secret realm, warning others not to approach.
Time flies!
Lu Yu sighed. If it were two years ago, any slave beast would have been a terrifying "BOSS" to him, requiring careful handling.
For example, the Hundred-Eyed Cicada that once drove him to flee in a frenzy is now just a "minor fish".
Unbeknownst to them, the slave beasts had already spawned a huge race and were beginning to show signs of socialization.
I even heard from the little spider that there had already begun to trade "barter" between slave beasts of different races.
For example, the Blood Moon Spider Queen would use some of her excess soul silk to have the Electromechanical Beasts forge some mechanical armor, which she would then attach to the Moonlight Spiders to enhance their defensive capabilities.
These soul threads can enhance the spirituality of origami creatures, thereby enabling them to exchange for the special elemental paper needed by the electronic mechanical beast horde.
The little spider also asked Lu Yu whether he should prohibit it, since as the "master" of the tribe, it could control all the tribe's will, but Lu Yu refused.
"After all, the key to advancing to the level of an ecosystem master, or even a true king, is to radiate out one's own [ecosystem] and then verify it."
In this spiritually-driven world, though there are countless paths, they all lead to the same destination...
create!
Even the underworld ecosystem is like this, giving birth to a large number of undead creatures, who prove themselves through the reproduction and growth of their races, spread their ecosystem, consolidate laws, and finally seize power.
Therefore, under the premise of absolute dominance, the higher the level of civilization of an ethnic group, the better.
Lu Yu could sense that the [Dominator] system... was far more than just simulating an ecosystem in advance; it was more like starting to verify one's own path ahead of time.
The two interact and complement each other!
In addition, the [Blessing of the Creator] plundered from the Twilight Mother accelerates the reproduction of races and the birth of hero units.
This can accelerate the development of a glorious beast-slave civilization and prepare for the advancement of many pet beasts in the future.
not to mention……
Once trade among the ethnic groups is standardized, trade taxes can be collected, which will both motivate them and generate revenue.
why not?
Lu Yu sat on the Foolish Man's Seat, before whom a swarm of electronic mechanical beasts danced. Camera modules flashed red, projecting a light screen that displayed the scene on the arena. He announced:
"I hereby declare the third intra-team competition officially open!"
To ensure fairness, Lu Yu will act as the referee to draw lots. The rules are simple: first, determine the winner of each round, and the losers will enter the reserve area until the top few are selected. Then, the losers will compete for the remaining rankings.
The first match was between the Black Dragon Ant and the Red Hare.
Absolute force versus boundless rage!
They exchanged a glance, greeted each other, and then...
boom!
The Radiant Crimson Dragon Ant immediately unleashed the [Divine Rune - Giant Spirit], doubling its size and strength. The power rings hidden within its bones were fully activated, and its vast blood energy reflected an even larger crimson star field.
Like an arrow released from a bow, it suddenly shot out and charged towards Red Hare, directly using its advantages to prepare for close combat.
Although Red Hare has a strong physique, compared to its own group of monsters, it is actually classified as a "mage".
Boom boom boom!
In response, Red Hare directly condensed a large number of Earthly Blades. With the entire arena roaring violently, dozens of Earthly Blades rose up, blocking the opponent's path and directly transforming the flat arena into a hilly terrain.
boom!
It had barely risen when it was smashed to pieces by the Black Crimson Dragon Ants. A large amount of magma-laden debris, powered by the magma, transformed into a sharp "rain of arrows" that hurtled towards Red Hare.
The moment it approached, the Earthly Crown rotated, and the [Celestial Magnetic Tyrant Force Field] spread, turning all the rubble into dust. Then it continued to rotate, locking onto the [Intelligent Eye]. Endless molten oil surged, transforming into hundreds of pitch-black turrets, which began to suppress fire, directly deducing through powerful computing capabilities.
Whoosh whoosh!
The Dark Crimson Dragon Ant repeatedly dodged amidst the hail of bullets, but was firmly locked on, forced to extend and intertwine its crimson tentacles to form a thousand-faced shield, enduring the barrage of fire.
Although the shock made his hands go numb, he continued to approach, displaying extreme pressure!
It quickly closed in on Red Hare, but the latter was not to be outdone. The Earthly Crown rotated, locking onto the [First Generation Steam Engine]. Endless steam surged forth, propelling the engine dozens of times in a short period of time, forming a heavy steam-powered colossus armor.
Boom boom boom!
Then he directly engaged in close combat with the Radiant Crimson Dragon Ant. Every punch landed squarely, shattering the void arena. Dragon energy and steam swept out, turning into a crimson fog that shook the void for hundreds of miles.
Although Red Hare was still somewhat lacking in strength and did not possess the bizarre body structure of the Black Dragon Ant with its infinite force-dissipating ability, it quickly gained the upper hand under the suppression of numerous mechanical cores.
The decline of the Black Red Dragon Ant is also evident. It is good at overcoming all kinds of attacks with one force, but if it cannot defeat its opponent in one go, it will decline again and then be exhausted.
On the contrary, Red Hare has unlimited energy support, so it is least afraid of overtime.
Finally, Red Hare used its molten oil to submerge the Radiant Red Dragon Ants, suppressing the dragon's energy and easily securing victory.
After all, he was fighting against his own people, so he didn't build up his anger further, nor did he enter the Ascension Trident form.
The second match was between Paper Knight and the Three Calamities Peacock, which was basically a foregone conclusion.
Although the power of natural disasters is strong, it cannot break through the shield of the Paper Knight's [Final Emperor's Garden] and the starting 10,000 Redemption Roses, and will even reflect the damage back to the user.
When it was a teammate, I didn't feel anything special; I just thought Paper Knight was reliable. But after it became an opponent...
The Three Calamities Peacock finally realized just how disgusting this guy was!
Most importantly, the Eternal Immortal Light restores you to full health!
As expected, the Three Calamities Peacock was quickly defeated, swatted away by the Paper Knight's "Weight of Knowledge" and the Bible of Redemption.
The two incarnations of the mouse went directly into the losers' camp.
A group of rat clones hugged each other and wept bitterly, feeling hopeless. Without the seed of law, the days of overthrowing the original rat and getting close to the cultivator would be prolonged once again.
"You're really weak. Let me, the mouse, teach you what true strength is!" The mouse looked at them with disdain; these mouse clones were just pathetic.
It still takes the real person to step in!
The mouse's most anticipated opponent is actually the curliest little spider in the team!
Since it's an intra-team competition, Spider-Man will naturally be present, but even if he wins, he won't take up a spot in the allocation of Law Seeds.
Although the mouse has always been very respectful to Spider Sister, the eldest sister takes turns sitting, and this year it's my house.
She also wanted to try for the eldest sister's throne and impress the cultivators!
If all else fails, you can become the eldest sister and take care of Spider Sister... no, Spider Sister!
Just thinking about that wonderful future made the mouse laugh out loud.
Then, the list for the third match was also released!
Mouse vs. Egg!
These are the two pets that benefited the most from this Sun Relic: the former obtained materials for the Finger of God, and the latter evolved into the Holy City of Reincarnation and the Worm of Reincarnation.
"Eggs? Surrender!"
The mouse stood with its hands behind its back, aloof and arrogant.
However, the only response it received was Egg's innocent and bewildered gaze.
Although it was a little hard to bear, the road to becoming the eldest sister was cruel. It was a good opportunity to get revenge on Egg for stealing her snacks and teach it a lesson...
A mouse, do not humiliate it!
"Fine, this is a good opportunity to set some new rules for you as the future eldest sister!"
The rat acted decisively, and the Crimson Corrosion King Tree appeared, coalesced, and countless roots descended, transforming into countless crimson spears that swept away.
Ultimate Technique - Fallen Tree Spear!
Faced with the overwhelming barrage of tree spears, Egg did not choose to confront them head-on. The twilight glow on Egg's dragon wings shimmered, turning into shimmering afterimages.
"A futile struggle!"
The mouse grew cold, stretched out its paw, and grasped at the air.
"The Karmic Calamity King's Plate bestows misfortune!"
The depletion of soul power has brought misfortune to Egg. Despite its extreme speed, it could have easily dodged the attacks, but it almost hit Egg several times by sheer luck!
They even crashed into a huge, drifting void rock, which shattered instantly, making them much more unlucky.
However, Egg is still able to dodge thanks to its full-view camera, and even get closer to the mouse.
"As expected of a pet raised by a rat, it has indeed inherited some of my youthful charm, but that's all. Cause and effect locked, it's bound to hit!" Crack crack crack!
A third of the rat's enormous soul power vanished instantly, the Karmic Calamity King's Disc spun, anchoring cause and effect, forming the inevitable [Law of Cause and Effect].
In the next instant, countless crimson roots enveloped and entangled the egg into a giant spherical cage, while the Crimson Kingdom descended, further weakening it.
"Let's end this!"
The mouse was preparing a smooth combo to take down the egg, but...
A sudden change has occurred!
"roar!"
From within the tree sphere came a dragon roar that shook the void, shattering countless void fragments into dust. Electric currents also appeared on many of the electronic mechanical eyes, which exploded with a "bang".
In the darkness, Egg opened its hundred eyes, its dragon might boiling to its limit, and summoned the phantom of the City of Reincarnation.
Although the Crimson Kingdom skill of the mouse is a mythical skill, its proficiency is only at the beginner level!
In short, I'm not proficient yet!
Egg's City of Reincarnation had long accumulated a large number of souls, silently improving its proficiency. When reincarnation was completely completed, it successfully broke through to the [Peak of Perfection], giving birth to a special effect - Hungry Ghost Realm.
It possesses the same hunger as Egg, and has the ability to devour barriers, domains, and other structures, forcibly breaking through them.
The cycle of birth and death can only function when one transcends the world.
Otherwise, if anyone could lock up their own kingdom and prevent death from coming, then what would be the meaning of reincarnation?
boom!
With a deafening roar, the Crimson Tree Prison shattered instantly, sending countless wood chips flying. As expected of a mythical skill, the Crimson Kingdom was not completely destroyed, but merely gnawed away at a small area.
But they also successfully broke through the opponent's suppression!
But... that's enough!
Egg's gaze was playful. The Reincarnation Insects on the Dragon Wings were invigorated, bursting forth with a dazzling dark golden light. Having devoured the Ancestor, their speed had already undergone a transformation.
In an instant, it transformed into a streak of light and struck right in front of the mouse!
"Darkness returns!" Upon seeing this, the tree-shaped crown on the top of the mouse's head burst forth with light, and a vast spiritual shock swept out.
Crimson Crown, Spiritual Judgment!
However, the testicles were forced to be controlled, and then there was no effect whatsoever.
Having endured a thousand years of hunger, the egg has developed an unimaginable tenacity. Coupled with the protection of the City of Reincarnation, mental control of the same level is basically ineffective against it.
"Oh no!"
Seeing this, the mouse activated [Night Howler], transforming into a pool of dark element to avoid physical attacks. However, a hint of mockery flashed in Egg's eyes, and then...
hum!
【Twilight Flash】!
The Twilight Flash spell erupted instantly, causing the mouse's soul to tremble. It not only entered a dazzling state but also left it nowhere to hide in the darkness, directly exposed by the light.
Then... he was swallowed whole by Egg and suppressed by the town of reincarnation.
"mean!"
The next second, a crimson aura descended, condensing into a mouse-like shape in the air, looking at Egg with lingering fear.
Fortunately, it had prepared several [Crimson King Demon Seeds] in advance to exchange for itself, otherwise it would have really failed!
Although he possesses two mythical skills, his proficiency in the Crimson Kingdom is too low, and it will be breached by the City of Reincarnation. The Crimson King of the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Demon needs time to accumulate demonic seeds.
It felt like Egg had completely seen through me, and he relentlessly attacked my weaknesses!
"Is it a coincidence?" The mouse didn't have time to think because the egg's attack came again, so it decisively summoned many mouse clones to fight together.
A barrage of skills rained down, but were forcibly blocked by the scales enhanced by Egg's Gluttony Feast. Furthermore, by removing the Life Pillar, a large number of rat clones were weakened and fell like raindrops.
It charged at the mouse once more, shattering the Thousand Faces Shield and opening its blood-red maw.
Seeing this, the mouse sneered, "I wish that you would temporarily enter a weakened state!"
The power of the wish descended, and it swiftly anchored...
Positive wishes!
As a large amount of soul power was extracted, it transformed into a weakening buff that enveloped Egg, causing its aura to rapidly decline, and then...
The Crimson Kingdom descended once more, colliding with the City of Reincarnation and briefly knocking it back to its original position.
Egg slowly moved its hundred eyes, staring at the equally weak mouse.
The latter, head held high and chest puffed out, sneered, "Boundless sea of suffering, end my opponent!"
Although my soul power is diminished, the Boundless Sea of Suffering can still be activated with a thought.
And what mice have no shortage of is the thought of trembling!
This tactic is called—luring the enemy into a trap!
boom,
The boundless sea of suffering descended, ready to deliver the final blow to Egg, but just as it was about to strike...
It suddenly shattered.
"How... is this possible..."
The mouse's eyes widened, it froze on the spot, then fell forward and landed on the ring, twitching.
Only then did it realize a problem: in its excitement after evolving, it had overlooked the cost of using the [Tree of Wisdom].
There is a precept that must be followed for 24 hours a day. Violation of this precept will diminish wisdom and amplify a certain obsession.
The rule that mice need to follow is—abstain from lust!
The magnified obsession is—trembling!
It encountered a bug and crashed immediately!
"roar!"
Seeing this, Egg secretly chuckled to itself. It had already eliminated many rules and locked in the correct answer by asking questions.
Then deliberately attract the mouse's weakness by drawing it out.
Thinking of this, Egg extended a dragon claw and flung Mouse away, interrupting Sese's thoughts, breaking the vicious cycle, and leaving the competition venue at the same time.
Failed!
"I... lost..."
The mouse is exhausted. It boasted so much before the competition, and it was incredibly embarrassing afterward.
Although it's because we've only recently evolved and haven't accumulated enough experience, I still feel depressed.
"What an idiot!"
Lu Yu was speechless. He hadn't expected that this rat would be defeated by its arrogance. Otherwise, with its many powerful skills, it could have dragged the game to a draw even if it wasn't proficient enough.
"Eek!"
The little spider wanted to go over and comfort the mouse, but the guy, perhaps because his intelligence had been reduced, quickly recovered and declared that he would fight in the revival match to avenge his previous defeat!
Next up is Spider-Man vs. Paper Knight.
Its initial move, the Five Signs of Decay, was immediately negated by the Knight King's Heart, leaving the little spider only able to defend passively. However, relying on the Void Weaving Heavenly Law, it briefly suppressed Redemption Rose, and then, relying on its powerful skill proficiency, it barely managed to secure the victory!
Egg also clashed with Red Hare. Relying on the powerful Samsara Holy City, although the opponent's anger from drawing on his familiars amplified his combat power, Egg still managed to seize the opportunity to forcibly lift him into the sky and defeat him by relying on the Samsara Qi's immunity to damage.
Finally, it was the final battle between Spider-Man and Egg.
The process was much simpler than before. The little spider started with the Five Signs of Decay, followed by hundreds of curses, which directly weakened the opponent's strongest dragon scales.
After a fierce battle, Egg was successfully defeated with the [Sword Tomb of All Beings]!
The first and second place winners have been determined.
The loser's revival match also began. This time, the mouse restrained its arrogance and fought cautiously. Relying on the Red King's parasitic ability and the suppression of the Crimson Kingdom, it defeated Red Hare and the Three Calamities Peacock in succession.
The Paper Knight easily defeated the Dark Red Dragon Ant by relying on its counter-damage ability!
Then, during the battle with the mice, because the Crimson Kingdom suppressed the Garden of the Last Emperor, even though the opponent possessed the heart of the Knight King, but...
There are no living beings in the paper kingdom!
It directly parasitized many paper creatures with demonic seeds, stirring up rebellion within them and greatly reducing their defenses. However, it was also crushed by the paper knights several times, relying on the demonic seeds and clones to take its place.
After wasting dozens of resurrection coins, the Paper Knight finally couldn't bear to see the opponent wasting such precious resources and voluntarily conceded defeat.
Even if it doesn't end, it will still be a draw!
"What terrifying potential!" However, the Paper Knight was also shocked, as the mouse had only evolved not long ago.
After a period of time, once enough demonic seeds have been accumulated and the shackles of discipline have been broken, the strength will undergo a qualitative change.
After the team competition ends, the final rankings from highest to lowest will be...
Little Spider, Egg, Mouse, Paper Knight, Red Hare, Black Red Dragon Ant, Three Disasters Peacock.
"very good!"
Lu Yu praised them a few times, then took out three blank Law Seeds and handed them to Egg, Mouse, and Paper Knight, each to nurture the [Law of Beasts].
The three pets cheered and jumped for joy, but Red Hare looked as sour as if it had eaten a lemon.
The rat clones, meanwhile, hung themselves on the Crimson King Tree and began plotting their comeback.
Finally, everyone enjoyed the noodles made by the little spider himself, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
By the time the pets had recovered, it was already the next morning.
Lu Yu took out his phone and, sure enough, there were a lot of unread messages.
At this stage, those who can contact him are basically a group of people with whom he has a close relationship.
For example, Luo Zisong was asked where he was, and then informed that they had gone to the border alliance of the outer realms.
The president also sent several "stare" emojis, giving the feeling of being stared at by a pair of red eyes.
Crimson Moon Lotus inquired about the opening time of the Heavenly Phoenix Nest, to which Lu Yu replied quickly.
Jiang Ji sent several cat emojis with the message "I miss you a little bit" and also sent a prayer invitation.
Lu Yu declared he would play along—to the very end!
Inside the Thorn Church, Jiang Ji saw the long dash and seemed to realize something. Her face flushed slightly, and she couldn't help but spit out a curse.
As for Yu Xiyan, although she sent a message to inquire, it was read but not replied to, and she remained offline.
Although I don't know what this woman means, I'm just glad to know she's alright.
Lu Yu pondered, deciding to return to Dayuan City to rest for a few days before seeking out the Dark Moon Merchant Guild to collect the materials needed for the Eternal Sun Ritual.
But while replying to messages, a peculiar email caught his attention. It wasn't from the contact person; it had somehow bypassed Chitu's electronic blockade. The source was...
Alliance Headquarters!
(End of this chapter)