The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

Clang!

With a piercing sound, Lu Yuan's blade once again blocked Wu Jianming's giant axe.

But unlike before, this time, Lu Yuan did not vomit blood.

Not only that, but his face didn't even change at all.

"Is it ultimately a bit too slow?"

Seeing Lu Yuan's appearance, Wu Jianming frowned.

But Wu Jianming did not pause at all, and continued to strike with his axe one after another.

After that, Lu Yuan showed no signs of his injuries worsening.

However, the injury also does not seem to have healed.

Wu Jianming was taken aback again; something wasn't right.

According to his speculation, when Lu Yuan's physique improves to the point where his self-healing speed catches up with his damage rate, then as Lu Yuan's physique continues to improve, his self-healing ability will surpass his damage rate.

The end result was that Lu Yuan recovered completely, and his attacks no longer posed a threat to Lu Yuan.

But now, it seems to have reached a balance.

Does this mean that Lu Yuan's physical strength has not continued to improve?

This isn't right.

Wu Jianming was puzzled, but his hands did not stop.

After all, his orders were to kill Lu Yuan.

He cannot stop as long as Lu Yuan is alive.

Unless he's dead.

"Yes, that's it."

Despite enduring Wu Jianming's repeated attacks, Lu Yuan not only no longer felt any worry, but was secretly delighted.

Wu Jianming's prediction was correct; his physical strength was indeed improving. The reason why his damage and recovery speed remained the same was that he could reduce his resistance!

Only in this way can Wu Jianming's hammer continue to play its role, constantly hammering and tempering him.

Lu Yuan had a feeling that if he practiced a little longer, he would succeed.

Before he knew it, Wu Jianming had already swung his axe hundreds of times.

"Kid, you're treating me like free labor."

At this point, Wu Jianming could easily understand Lu Yuan's intentions, but even so, he did not hesitate at all.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He's the kid he trained, so I'll give him one last push.

Clang!

Another ear-piercing sound rang out, and Wu Jianming had already delivered a full thousand axe blows!

As the saying goes, "forging through countless trials," Lu Yuan's eyes widened instantly; he felt he was about to succeed.

Through countless trials and tribulations, true energy continuously dissipates and merges into the flesh and blood, making the flesh and blood increasingly solid.

If it were ordinary true qi, it wouldn't matter, but you must know that Lu Yuan has the Blazing Sun Battle Body, and his true qi is ten times more refined than that of an ordinary person.

But in terms of the degree of true qi condensation, it is even comparable to the qi of an ordinary person!

In this way, isn't it precisely the transformation of vital energy into the body, and flesh and blood into vital energy?

Of course, this was not the case, and the intensity was somewhat lacking, but the simulation process deceived Lu Yuan's body.

As a result, a seventh star core that did not exist before began to condense.

In general, others work from cause to effect, while Lu Yuan first presents the effect and then deduce the cause.

"Is this... a breakthrough?"

Seeing Lu Yuan condensing the seventh star core, Wu Jianming was also taken aback.

Then he smiled again, and only then did he realize that he had been helping Lu Yuan break through the bottleneck with each axe blow.

The bottleneck has been broken, and Lu Yuan is about to advance. Wu Jianming stopped and stood quietly to the side.

Bang~!

Just a few seconds later, a loud bang, like thunder, rang out.

The other six people, as well as Wu Jianming, couldn't help but twitch their eyebrows.

This commotion is even bigger than before.

"Phew!"

Lu Yuan stood still, exhaling a puff of white steam.

It remained still and flew more than ten meters away before landing on the ground, leaving a crater.

"Finally done!"

The next moment, Lu Yuan raised his head, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

The seventh star core has been successfully formed!

He has finally entered the ranks of senior generals!

When the seventh star core condensed, Lu Yuan's physical body was tempered once again. At this point, based solely on the strength of his physical body, he was probably already on par with an ordinary nine-star warrior.

He took another deep breath, and with a thought, his inner energy entered his body, transforming his flesh and blood into a protective force.

Lu Yuan's physique has increased dramatically once again, and at this moment, he is invincible below the Grandmaster level!

Below the Innate Grandmaster level, the highest level is nine stars, and the strongest talent is only a sixth-grade extraordinary battle body. At this moment, in Lu Yuan's eyes, they are no longer a threat.

With his unparalleled tenth-grade Blazing Sun Battle Body and just seven star cores, he was confident enough to crush everything.

"director."

Feeling the power within his body, Lu Yuan looked at Wu Jianming after a moment.

"You can leave now."

"What do you mean?"

"You should know very well that you are no match for me now. If you continue fighting, you will die."

"Kid, you're talking too big."

Wu Jianming smiled, but his expression suddenly turned serious.

"When I accepted this mission, I already knew that there would only be two outcomes: you die or I die."

"When a person dies, everything ends. As long as you're alive, there's still a chance. You don't need to risk your life for the association."

Lu Yuan also had a serious expression, and after a slight pause, he spoke in a deep voice.

Even if you are just a pawn, you should strive for the opportunity to take control of your own destiny.

"Ha, chess pieces never have the chance to make their own decisions."

Wu Jianming smiled and raised his giant axe again.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Although he advised Wu Jianming in this way, he actually understood that making one's own decisions was not such a simple matter; otherwise, there would be a phrase like "being unable to control one's own destiny."

Let alone Wu Jianming, even he himself cannot make decisions entirely on his own.

Otherwise, having faced a series of formidable enemies and life-or-death crises tonight, he wouldn't have persevered; he would have escaped long ago.

Similarly, given the guild's capabilities, it wouldn't be difficult for them to control Wu Jianming.

In fact, Lu Yuan had already thought of these things.

If Wu Jianming had a choice, he wouldn't have come at all.

The reason he still tried to persuade him even though he knew the truth was that he didn't want to kill Wu Jianming.

After all, from the moment he entered the clubhouse until yesterday, Wu Jianming had treated him well and had never wronged him in any way.

"Kid! I'm here!"

With a loud shout, Wu Jianming charged forward.

Lu Yuan's expression was solemn as he met the attack with a knife in one hand.

Clang!

With a piercing sound, Lu Yuan remained standing still, and the ground beneath his feet did not collapse in the slightest. This meant that he had absorbed all of Wu Jianming's force.

On the contrary, Wu Jianming was sent flying dozens of meters away.

He pushed off with both feet, creating a large crater, and only then could he barely stand.

"Damn it, what kind of monster are you?"

Those who know him understand that he's condensing a star core, but those who don't might think he's broken through to the Innate Realm.

Wu Jianming shook his head with a wry smile; the difference in strength was simply too great.

If he's attacked like this, he might really die.

But we'll fight even if it kills us.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wu Jianming charged forward again.

The axe, which was originally held in one hand, was now wielded with both hands, and he chopped down with all his might, causing the sky to change color.

Clearly, this is a low-grade Earth-rank combat skill!

Wu Jianming didn't use it before, not because he deliberately held back, but because although the move was powerful, it was too slow and easy to dodge, and it couldn't hit Lu Yuan, who had mastered the Explosive Step technique.

But now, Lu Yuan doesn't need to do anything more.

His face darkened, but he still gripped the knife with one hand, the blade moving upwards to meet the attack.