Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 134 Fusion of Blood Crystal
The term "ascetic" refers to a cultivator who practices asceticism in a low-key manner, constantly wandering the continent and venturing into various worlds.

The ascetics varied in strength, with some being great and immortal deities.

However, one thing is certain: those who practice asceticism are not weak.

After all, the Blood Continent is not peaceful. Someone who has traveled through world after world without suffering any setbacks must be quite strong.

A world map isn't worth much, so consider it a sign of respect for the powerful.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the young man was quite perceptive.

A short while later, the waitress brought over the 'world map'.

Taking the map, Lu Jin flipped his hand, revealing a deep blue crystal, which he tossed to Bryce: "Here you go."

After saying that, Lu Jin turned and left the Haske Chamber of Commerce.

Having just arrived in the Blood Luo World, and before he had a chance to rob anyone, Lu Jin naturally didn't have any of the local currency in his pocket.

However, this doesn't matter. In any world where a World Lord-level life form exists, cosmic crystals are a hard currency, and the Blood Luo World is no exception.

"World Crystal?"

Bryce Haskell stared wide-eyed at the deep blue crystal in his hand.

He originally only wanted to express his respect for the ascetics, but unexpectedly, he gained thousands of times more profit than he would have made in a fair transaction.

After leaving the Haske Chamber of Commerce and carefully examining the world map, Lu Jin gained a general understanding of the surrounding area.

The city of Vic, where he was at this time, was under the jurisdiction of the lord city of Bethlehem.

The Lord City of Burley is located more than eight million kilometers northwest of Vic.

Meanwhile, the territory ruled by the main city of Boli is located in the northeast corner of the Lanxiao World, and the entire territory ruled by the city of Lanxiao World has a diameter of more than 800 million kilometers.

Judging from the scope of Lanxiao World City's rule alone, Lu Jin could tell that this Lanxiao City Lord was definitely not a weakling among the World Lords, but rather belonged to the stronger group.

Having determined his location, Lu Jin stepped onto the Water Cloud Disc and flew towards the main city of Berli.

The Blood Continent has no sun or moon.

However, due to the movement of the eighteen layers of clouds covering the outer layer of the Blood Luo Continent, different areas of the entire Blood Luo Continent will sometimes be bright and sometimes dark.

The entire period of light and darkness was defined as a day by the natives.

Compared to Earth, one day on the Blood Continent is approximately seven days on Earth.

When Lu Jin arrived in the Blood Luo World, it was just evening.

As the entire Lanxiao world descended into darkness, Lu Jin's figure appeared atop a small mountain not far from the city of Boli.

At the same time, the Netherworld Blood Sea clone in the Great Luo Heaven shifted its thoughts and communicated with the Kunlun Mirror. Using the Kunlun Token carried in the main body's world ring as a coordinate, it began to remotely explore the entire city of Bethlehem.

Incidentally, Lu Jin also activated the 'Stronger Search Mode'.

The so-called 'strongest search mode' allows the artifact spirit Kun Kun to reveal the precise location of powerful individuals within its detection range from a god-like perspective, based on the life aura emitted by them.

Unlike when he was exploring global king-level monsters on Earth, this time, Lu Jin only had the artifact spirit Kun Kun mark the locations of domain lords and above.

From God's perspective, Lu Jin saw three bright and dazzling pillars of light rising in Bethlehem.

One of them is located in the center of the city and is at the ninth level of the Domain Lord rank.

The other two are located in the southeast and northeast directions, respectively, and are at the third and fourth levels of Domain Lord.

After a moment's thought, Lu Jin set his sights on the ninth-level Domain Lord expert located in the center of the city.

If nothing unexpected happens, this ninth-level domain lord expert is the city lord of Berli.

The next moment, Lu Jin's figure disappeared, leaving only a world ring in his place.

However, Lu Jin's figure reappeared very soon.

However, the one that reappeared in the outside world was not the human original, but a water unicorn clone in human form.

"Shh!"

After a moment of focused perception, using his innate secret technique: mastering spatial manipulation, the Water Kirin clone vanished from its original spot and instantly teleported to a brightly lit, spacious hall.

In the center of the main hall sat a burly middle-aged man dressed in loose clothing, with a blue scale on his forehead.

'Guardian!'

The instant it teleported into the main hall, the illusory bell within the Water Kirin clone's sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly, and an invisible and intangible soul power surged out, directly enveloping the unsuspecting and unprepared Lord of Bethlehem in the center of the hall.

In the blink of an eye, this ninth-level domain lord of Bethlehem City became Lu Jin's temporary puppet.

"grown ups!"

The lord of Bethlehem knelt down and bowed.

Lu Jin said, "I'll ask you a question, and you answer it. Your name?"

"Eros Bates, a member of the Bates family."

"The Bates family?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, my Bates family has two world-class experts, making us one of the most powerful forces in the Lanxiao world."

Do you have Blood Crystal?

"Yes, sir, I still have three Blood Crystals that have not yet been fused."

As he spoke, Eros took out an exquisite jade box from his spatial wristband and handed it to Lu Jin.

Upon opening the jade box, Lu Jin saw three exquisite crystals inside.

The crystal is triangular prism-shaped, crystal clear and blood red, faintly emitting an invisible fluctuation like the beating of a heart.

Nodding to himself and putting away the three Blood Crystals, Lu Jin said, "Show me your understanding of the laws."

"Yes, my lord."

Upon responding, the wind elemental law fluctuations emanated from Eros's body.

Judging from its level, it is at the stage of just crossing the threshold of the fundamental law of wind.

Frowning, Lu Jin asked again, "What about the time?"

"I am ashamed to admit that I have failed to comprehend the laws of time."

Eros said awkwardly.

'Trash!'

Lu Jin pursed his lips.

He's already at the ninth level of the Domain Lord realm, yet he still hasn't been able to cross the threshold of the upper-level Origin Laws, which shows that his talent is just average.

Frankly speaking, giving a treasure like the Blood Crystal to Eros is a complete waste of its potential.

Perhaps, as long as they ultimately die within the Blood Luo World, the Blood Luo Crystals they once fused with will return to the world and be reborn within the Blood Luo World.

Otherwise, Lu Jin would not understand why the Virtual Universe Company would allow the natives of the Blood Crystal world to waste such a treasure.

"If I spare your life, will you tell others what happened tonight?"

Lu Jin asked again.

"meeting!"

Eros nodded with great certainty.

He wasn't the strongest member of the family, and being robbed for no reason was unacceptable. Leaving aside the issue of retaliation, informing the family was absolutely necessary, especially since all his Blood Crystals had been stolen. "Tsk~, looks like I can't let you live."

Lu Jin shook his head, activated his divine power, and streams of light converged at his fingertips.

As his soul power was depleted, a divine talisman, radiating light and exuding a mysterious aura, emerged from his fingertip. He then flicked his finger and it entered Eros's brow.

In a short time, Eros became Lu Jin's soul servant.

Subsequently, Lu Jin stored Eros in his World Ring and activated his innate secret technique: Mastering Space, instantly teleporting to the location of the other two Domain Lord-level experts in Berli City.

After repeating the process, Lu Jin obtained another Blood Crystal.

Perhaps because they had no powerful backers and were the strongest in their respective factions, these two domain lords were quite sensible.

When Lu Jin asked if they would leak the secret, the two, who were under an illusion and unable to lie, both answered that nothing had happened to avoid trouble.

Therefore, Lu Jin did not turn the two into soul servants like Eros did.

If someone has taken the initiative to provoke trouble, Lu Jin wouldn't mind letting them off the hook if they know what's good for them.

As for Eros?
The immortal secrets within the Heavenly Court were open to him. After studying with the recruited aging world lords for a period of time, he would be arranged to go to Xuanhuang Heaven to serve as a mentor to the Earthlings.

After leaving Berli City, the Water Kirin clone teleported to the outer edge of the cloud layer above the Blood Luo Continent.

After retrieving the Shenzhou spaceship disguised as an ordinary meteorite, the Water Kirin clone entered the spaceship's control room and headed towards Lanxiao World City, more than 200 million kilometers away.

Meanwhile, within a world ring on the Water Kirin clone's body, Lu Jin himself took out a Blood Crystal and attempted to fuse with it.

I don't know if it will even work.

As Lu Jin gazed intently at the magnificent Blood Crystal, he thought to himself.

The next moment, Lu Jin's body twisted and transformed into a beast that was three meters long, with a lion-like body, dark gold eyes, a black and gold patterned horn on its head, a pair of wings on its back, and black scales covering its entire body.

Having encountered the Golden Horned Beast before, Lu Jin used his Disguise ability to transform into a miniature version of it.

Blood Crystal has a close relationship with the Primordial Golden Beast God, while the Golden Horned Beast and the Primordial Golden Beast God are also related by blood, though they are not related at all.

It would definitely be easier to transform into a golden-horned behemoth to fuse with the Blood Crystal, right?
Well, it all depends on how thoroughly the illusionary supernatural powers are realized.

'Shuh! '

Lu Jin, now transformed into a miniature golden-horned behemoth, moved his mind and extended sharp claws from his left forelimb, slashing across the palm of his right hoof.

Instantly, several tough black scales were cut open, and trickles of blood seeped out.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Jin unleashed his mental power, manipulating the Blood Crystal to press against the wound on the palm of his right hoof. Transformed into a golden-horned behemoth, Lu Jin gritted his teeth, awaiting the onslaught of his willpower.

Blood Crystals can only be fused with flesh and blood, and the fusion method is very simple, even brutal.

Once the Blood Crystal comes into contact with the wounds on your body, you can withstand the impact of the Blood Crystal's will, and your body is strong enough to withstand the Blood Crystal's transformation, then the fusion is complete.

However, it sounds simple, but it is actually very difficult to do, especially fusing multiple Blood Crystals.

Throughout the entire human race, there are quite a few 'Blood Warriors' who can fuse three Blood Crystals, but 'Black Warriors' who can fuse ten Blood Crystals are relatively rare, let alone those who can fuse one hundred to reach the ultimate level.

Even someone as strong-willed as Luo Feng ultimately failed to fuse one hundred Blood Crystals with his human body.

Moreover, Luo Feng at that time, after cultivating the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual", had a life gene level that was far beyond that of ordinary people, and the difficulty of fusing the Blood Crystal was lower than that of other geniuses.

'boom--'

The moment the Blood Crystal touched the blood in the wound, a killing intent descended and entered Lu Jin's sea of ​​consciousness.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

It was as if a cacophony of shouts and roars of battle echoed in his mind, and the descending will to kill began to relentlessly assault Lu Jin.

'That's it? ’

Lu Jin was somewhat stunned when he realized that the impact of this killing intent was not difficult to resist.

Although the human being possesses a hundred times the life genes and a hundred times the extreme amplitude, and has transformed into the Golden Horned Beast, which is relatively easy to fuse with the Blood Crystal, it shouldn't be this bad, right?

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Jin, who had transformed into a giant golden-horned beast, twisted his body again, transforming into a miniature humanoid clone of the Netherworld Blood Sea, with long, blood-red hair cascading down his shoulders and his skin crystal clear and white, covered with blood-red demonic patterns.

Instantly, Lu Jin felt the killing intent that had descended upon his sea of ​​consciousness become even weaker.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the killing intent formed by the Blood Crystal has weakened, but rather that Lu Jin's own resistance to the killing intent has become stronger.

'Sure enough! '

Lu Jin was overjoyed that his suspicions had been confirmed.

The Netherworld Blood Sea Avatar, named after the 'Blood Sea,' is undoubtedly a synonym for slaughter. Its resistance to the impact of killing-type will is unmatched by any other life form at the same level.

If it were the will of the innate metal beast god that were to strike him, he would definitely be instantly defeated.

But if it's just a small blood crystal...
"Break it for me!"

Lu Jin's angry shout echoed in his mind.

'boom--'

With a furious roar, as if the earth were splitting and the sky were collapsing, the killing intent formed by the Blood Crystal was forcibly suppressed and crushed by Lu Jin.

The next moment, the wondrous power contained within the Blood Crystal erupted, sending out fine red threads that began to frantically surge into Lu Jin's body.

Soon, Lu Jin felt his body temperature rise rapidly, as if his blood was about to boil.

But in an instant, his body temperature dropped rapidly, and his entire body felt as if it were about to freeze.

Immediately afterwards, an even more drastic transformation occurred.

Accompanied by a wave of pain sweeping through his entire body, his metacarpals widened, his finger bones thickened, his nails extended, and thick, long hair and even scales covered his right arm, which seemed to transform into a beast's claw. Then, the mutation began to spread throughout his body.

Lu Jin, who originally transformed into a clone of the Netherworld Blood Sea and resembled a demon god of slaughter, has now become a humanoid beast whose form is constantly mutating.

After a long while, the mutation process ended, all the abnormalities disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

'It's not that difficult~'

Muttering to himself, Lu Jin canceled the transformation effect of the Disguise Divine Power, reverted to his human form, and carefully sensed the changes before and after.

As expected, after fusing with a Blood Crystal, the main body's perception and power of all laws increased by 20-30%.

Compared to before, the human being can comprehend the laws faster, and when unleashing attacks imbued with the power of the primordial laws, the attack power is also stronger.

Blood Crystals are considered 'forbidden items' by Virtual Universe Corporation, and there's a reason for that.

An ordinary human can become a 'Black Warrior' by fusing ten Blood Crystals.

The Black Warrior's 'Blood Luo Power' is equivalent to a tenfold increase in strength brought by life genes.

However, for Virtual Universe Company, the value of the Black Warrior identity far surpasses that of a rare treasure that can enhance life genes tenfold.

Becoming a Black Warrior grants one not only the 'Blood Power' equivalent to ten times the life gene, but also three times the affinity for all elemental laws.

Most importantly, the effects of 'Blood Power' do not conflict with life genes; the effects of the two can multiply.

Just like a Black Warrior with ten times the life genes, it is equivalent to having a hundred times the life genes.

If a Black Warrior possesses a hundred times the life gene, it would be equivalent to a thousand times the life gene.

Of course, due to different levels and different life gene multipliers, the effect of Bloodlust Power is not absolutely fixed.

The closer the life gene value is to the limit of 10081 times, the more the actual effect of the Blood Luo Power will decrease. It is not that a Black Warrior with a life gene of 1009 times can directly become a perfect gene life.

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