Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 52 Night Ends, Dawn Breaks, the Beast King is Slain (Part 1)
Li Dawei couldn't get through to Lu Jin by phone.

After all, Lu Jin had turned off all communication devices before the operation began, so as not to affect the hunting operation.

However, Li Dawei was not angry. After a brief emergency meeting, the four councilors all went to the lairs of the king-level monsters to investigate the specific situation.

As expected, the King-level monsters whose life signals disappeared from the detection satellite images did not conceal their presence through some special means, but were truly killed in just a few seconds.

This can be seen from the battle traces left at the scene, as well as the fragments of broken scales, flesh, and bones that splattered when the King-level monsters were blown apart by the Drill Pier.

Based on the text message Lu Jin sent to Li Dawei, how could the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense not know that Lu Jin was hunting king-level monsters on a large scale tonight?

As for Lu Jin's strength, how did he reach the point where he could easily slaughter king-level monsters? And how did he acquire the ability to teleport?
Although they were curious, none of the high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Health showed any intention of asking.

This is similar to how no one has ever approached Hong and Thor before to ask them if they obtained some treasures from ancient civilization ruins to become the first and second strongest people on Earth.

No one would ask what those treasures were called or what their specific uses were.

On the other side, after clearing out all the king-level monsters on the Yanhuang land.

Lu Jin returned to his villa's training hall, then entered the Peach Garden, beginning a new round of explosive growth in his strength.

Including the Black Widow Spider King that was hunted down before the operation began, the external storage now contains the corpses of a total of thirty King-level monsters.

There are the most Tier 1 planetary monsters, with 23; Tier 2 planetary monsters, with 5; and Tier 3 planetary monsters, with 2.

After quickly dissecting the materials from the thirty king-level monsters, Lu Jin threw all the corpses into the Demon Refining Pot for decomposition.

Before long, 61 planetary-level life source crystals appeared inside the Demon Refining Pot.

After multiple analyses, Lu Jin had figured out the drop rate of planetary-level monster corpses.

行星一阶能分解出1~2颗行星级生命源晶，行星二阶能分解出2~4颗行星级生命源晶，行星三阶能分解出4~8颗行星级生命源晶，具体数量与王级怪兽的实力等级直接挂钩。

After mentally calculating the upgrade requirements, Lu Jin couldn't wait to start showing off his planetary-level life crystals.

The first to improve is the martial artist's realm.

After consuming 14 planetary-level life source crystals, the martial artist's level increased from the peak of the first planetary rank to the peak of the fourth planetary rank.

Subsequently, Lu Jin temporarily stopped improving his martial arts realm and instead focused on improving his mental power.

After all 47 remaining planetary-level life source crystals were consumed, his mental power was raised to the sixth level of the planetary realm.

However, he is not at the peak of the sixth planetary rank, but rather at the later stage of the sixth planetary rank.

After a crazy upgrade using cheat codes, the interrupted global hunting operation resumed after more than half an hour.

Under the cover of night, the terrifying Grim Reaper once again wielded his deadly scythe, a weapon that meant certain death to anyone who touched it.

That night, across Eurasia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and even the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, the final curtain call of a king-level monster was played.

Throughout the hunt, there were many instances around the world where people witnessed their tribal leaders being slaughtered by human warriors without any resistance, and in despair, these lord monsters launched beast tides.

However, with all the King-level monsters slaughtered, the councilors no longer had any reservations. With their high-end combat power having an absolute advantage, the beast tide launched by the Lord-level monsters was destined to be unable to cause any trouble.

Before they knew it, most of the night had passed. It was 4 AM on February 27, 2057, in Kyoto, Yanhuang.

This day, though not a special holiday, is one that all Chinese people, and indeed all people on Earth, should remember.

A figure appeared out of thin air above the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

Gazing at the rising sun on the eastern horizon, Lu Jin, who had teleported to the airspace above the sea via the Kunlun Mirror, activated the communication watch on his wrist.

Just two hours ago, after his 'hard work' in the middle of the night.

Apart from the two Beast Kings, more than 1,800 King-level monsters on Earth, including those on land and in the ocean, have all been transformed into monster materials and planetary life crystals.

Furthermore, within these two hours, he had already raised his mental power to the peak of the ninth planetary level and his martial artist level to the peak of the seventh planetary level.

It's not that Lu Jin doesn't want to continue improving, but time is a bit tight.

Since we've already told Grandpa Li Dawei that he'll end the monster era tonight, we can't miss the appointed time.

Glancing at the deep trench below, Lu Jin smiled, typed a text message for his grandfather, then communicated with the Kunlun Mirror and teleported down to the seabed.

The only two planetary-level monsters remaining on Earth today, the Thunder Dragon King and the Octopus Beast King, are hiding in this trench thousands of meters below the surface!
Of course, the reason why the two beast kings were able to keep their lives for the time being was...

They hid in the deepest part of the Earth's ocean, which was also the safest place for them, not because of their own abilities, but because Lu Jin deliberately let them go.

After all, these two beast kings are the ultimate bosses of Earth's monster era. It would be a bit unreasonable not to give them a close-up shot from the satellites at dawn.

Southeast Guard District, Command Post.

"Drip-drip-"

A notification sound came from his smartwatch. Li Dawei, who hadn't slept all night, looked down and saw that it was a text message from Lu Jin.

—At 142°11.5′E, 11°20′N, as night fell and dawn broke, the Beast King was slain.

Immediately, Li Dawei's spirits lifted, and he immediately instructed the guards beside him: "Longitude and latitude coordinates: 142°11.5′E, 11°20′N."

Furthermore, notify all national television stations that Chairman Lu of the Yanhuang Guard has already slain over 1,700 King-level monsters before dawn, allowing the entire nation to witness his glorious moment of slaying the Thunder Dragon Emperor and the Octopus Beast Emperor!

Are there only 1,700 King-level monsters in the world?
It can only be said that there are significant errors in the detection data from the satellites used by the Chinese side.

Like a king-level monster in the deep sea, it is difficult for detection satellites to detect it due to the large amount of seawater blocking the view.

This is similar to how solid earth can, to a certain extent, block the mental probing of a spiritual practitioner.

It was precisely because of this that, apart from Lu Jin who possessed the Kunlun Mirror, no one on Earth knew that the two Beast Kings had already gone to the Mariana Trench.

"Yes, Chief!"

The guard saluted excitedly and immediately notified all the satellite television stations across the country that were already prepared via a dedicated line.

Thank you so much, Fushengruoyao, for casting 35 monthly tickets in one go!
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