I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

Whether it was Luo Yuan or the other leaders, they were all waiting for an opportunity. As long as they saw that the powerful figures who initially attacked the monsters were in trouble, they could seize the treasures here and eliminate the people who posed the greatest threat to them.

The initial powerful figures who took the lead believed they possessed immense strength and thus held the upper hand in the battle. However, as the fight continued, they found themselves increasingly suppressed by the demonic beasts, as these beasts began to unleash their true power in the battle.

So what they sent out before were just some of the weakest of the demon beasts. However, the previous victory made those human powerhouses lower their guard. Now they realize that they underestimated these demon beasts. After all, these demon beasts were able to occupy this place for so long and take all the treasures for themselves.

It would be impossible without corresponding strength, because powerful humans often come here to train, and they must be very eager for the treasures here. Therefore, considering all factors, it can be known that the strength of these demonic beasts is definitely not to be underestimated. Now they realize that the true power of the strong among these demonic beasts is actually so great.

Moreover, these demonic beasts possess incredibly strong physical strength. Before human powerhouses reach the planetary level, they primarily rely on their physical strength for combat, lacking diverse offensive methods. At most, they enhance their combat power with powerful equipment.

However, when faced with these demonic beasts whose defining characteristic is physical strength, the human powerhouses were at a disadvantage. Although there was a planetary-level human powerhouse in the initial attacking force, he was the key factor that ultimately determined the outcome of the battle. Only by fighting the most powerful being among the demonic beasts could these decisions be truly worthwhile.

Whether or not one can seize the treasures within this area is a question that the planetary-level human powerhouse will not intervene unless absolutely necessary. As a result, the powerhouses fighting against the monsters on the battlefield are mostly below the planetary level, only able to resist thanks to their equipment.

However, as the battle continued, the consumption between the two sides increased, especially among the human powerhouses. The resources and equipment they brought were being used up more, causing their combat power to continuously upgrade. If this continued, it was hard to say whether they would be able to defeat these monsters and obtain the treasures in the end.

However, one thing is certain: if they do achieve victory, they will pay a heavy price. Once the powerful figures from other factions who are observing from the sidelines make their move, these people will have no chance to resist. At this moment, the leader of this powerful faction cannot help but start to think about whether he should continue to fight.

Fighting these monsters or retreating from here would be extremely unwise, as both advancing and retreating could result in total annihilation. The problem is that they have now reached the core area of ​​these monsters, and retreating is not so easy. If they start to retreat, it will cause chaos in the entire camp.

Only a small number of people will be able to escape, and they will lose their chance to compete for the treasure. Therefore, they will not give up easily until the very last moment and can only continue to fight, which makes the battle between the two sides much more intense than before.

The powerful figures from other factions watching from the outside were also greatly shocked by this scene. They had not expected these monsters to be so powerful. If their own powerful figures had participated in such a battle from the beginning, the price they ultimately paid would have been very high.

Ultimately, they might end up with nothing, so knowing the strength of these monsters in advance is still very important. However, they are also considering whether to continue, because obtaining the treasures here is too dangerous. It would be too much of a loss to risk their lives here, but they feel that it is not entirely hopeless.

As more powerful individuals join the battle and continuously deplete their strength, the number of human powerhouses will decrease, and the number of demonic beasts will also decrease accordingly. At that time, there will be an opportunity to make a move. Whether they are human powerhouses or demonic beasts, they are all after the treasure.

Therefore, they compete with each other, but they are unwilling to pay the price of their lives unless absolutely necessary, because if they lose their lives, even if they have these treasures, it is meaningless. However, the problem is that they are already in the current situation. If they do not fight, the possibility of their demise is greater, so they have no choice but to continue fighting.

Furthermore, Luo Yuan also noticed that the management system of the demon beasts was very strict. Therefore, after issuing orders, high-level demon beasts could exert a strong restraining force on some weaker demon beasts. This could be described as a kind of bloodline suppression, which resulted in these weaker demon beasts having to fight even if they were unwilling.

Human warriors are different. They come here to fight mainly because of their mutual belief and the premise that they want to obtain treasures. However, knowing that continuing to fight may result in nothing, their fighting spirit will gradually decline, leading them to consider fleeing.

In fact, there is only one way to solve the current trouble: all the strong members of all the factions present should temporarily unite and work together to eliminate these monsters. However, the problem is that no one is willing to do this because they are in a competitive relationship with each other. Even if these monsters are eliminated, how to distribute the treasures here is still a problem.

Even if these leaders reach an agreement, it won't make much difference, because when faced with a large amount of treasure, they will definitely want to possess it all for themselves. As for what kind of power these people have behind them, it doesn't really matter here, because once they leave, there will be no binding force, and they will rarely have any contact with each other.

However, if one can use the resources here to improve their strength and become a planetary-level powerhouse, then even if the people here are furious, they will not dare to make a move, because they will have lost the corresponding strength and the courage to face these even more powerful beings.

It can be said that in this world, strength and status are linked. The stronger one is, the higher one's status becomes, and this status is all-encompassing and suppressive. Under such circumstances, no matter how much resentment one may have or how great the conflicts between them may be, it is impossible to overcome the gap in status.

Therefore, they are willing to risk everything for this, because the benefits of success are too great. Even if there is great danger, they are willing to try. In fact, Luo Yuan and other strong people know that no matter how many treasures there are in this area, very little will actually be distributed to them.

Most of these resources will be taken by powerful individuals, making it impossible for every powerful person to obtain the resources needed to break through their current level. Therefore, the people who are truly anxious are those who have both strength and status. If they can obtain treasures, they can break through directly, but those who are weak and have low status...

It's absolutely impossible for them to pay with their lives without getting the treasure. As the battle dragged on, Luo Yuan noticed that the strength of the later-appearing experts was getting stronger and stronger. In the end, even that planetary-level warrior joined the battle.

Moreover, after this powerful figure appeared, another seemingly very powerful being immediately appeared on the other side. Judging from the energy fluctuations emanating from his body, he was also a planetary-level being. However, according to the information Luo Yuan had obtained before, there was more than one monster with planetary-level combat power in this area.

No one knows exactly how many there are, but they are certainly not many, because if there were really many, they could not have stayed in this edge area forever. However, even if only one of these monsters is at the planetary level, the combat power of the others is not something that ordinary human experts can contend with, and Luo Yuan also wants to see.

What kind of combat power does that planetary-level expert possess? Can he continue to hold on and survive in the face of even stronger demonic beasts? If he can, then this person is also an outstanding talent. Luo Yuan might consider rescuing him and taking him under his command.

Luo Yuan already knew that the strong people in Chongqing and the core area were indeed quite powerful. Although their numbers were not as large as those in the peripheral areas, they were still quite numerous when gathered together, and their strength was also very formidable.

Therefore, relying solely on Luo Yuan to fight would be too dangerous. Before advancing towards the central and core areas, Luo Yuan needs to accumulate more subordinates. However, what Luo Yuan cares about most is planetary-level combat power, because only experts of this level can be effective once they reach the central area.

So far, none of Luo Yuan's subordinates have been at the planetary level. This is not because of his strength, but because he did not find such beings during his exploration. He has no way to subdue them, so he can only find the planetary level powerhouses in the remaining two regions.

Subduing them would be the best option. Now, whether it's demonic beasts or human powerhouses, the strongest combat force has emerged here. Therefore, the energy fluctuations generated during their battle are quite significant. As a result, the weaker demonic beasts and human powerhouses retreat, giving the entire battle platform to these two most powerful beings.

This was not only because the aftershocks of their battle were very destructive to weaker beings like them, but also because they wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of strength a planetary-level being possessed. In particular, those powerful individuals who had reached the ninth level of apprenticeship valued this opportunity even more.

Because by observing the battles between planetary-level powerhouses, one can understand the problems in their own cultivation process, thus increasing their chances of breaking through to a higher realm. While obtaining sufficient resources would increase the chances of breaking through and make it easier, this method of breakthrough also has some hidden dangers.

Because the strength wasn't acquired through diligent self-cultivation, it presents some challenges in fully mastering it. Only those who break through entirely on their own can gain greater strength and master it in a short time, leading to a brighter future.

Many people understand this principle, and Luo Yuan is no exception. He never actually thought about breaking through his realm by absorbing the resources here. He wanted to obtain the resources here, but only wanted to extract the cosmic energy contained within them and integrate it to improve his understanding and control of this fundamental law.

Therefore, when Luo Yuan broke through, he did so entirely through his own strength. The benefits of integrating the energy of the universe during the breakthrough process will only be seen later and have little effect now. If other people knew that Luo Yuan had gone to such lengths to collect these resources just to absorb the primordial energy of the universe, they would find it incredibly unbelievable.

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Chapter 838. Moving Forward

Chapter 838 Advance

Looking at the current situation, Luo Yuan felt that those who made the initial move were now in a dilemma, because they didn't know much about the strength of the monsters here before, and only sent out a small number of people to investigate, so the information they obtained was very one-sided.

Because those who explored before could only encounter the outermost monsters, they felt that these monsters were not very strong. That's why these human experts chose to advance directly to this core area.

They wanted to seize this place before the other powerful figures could react, so that all the treasures here would become their spoils.

However, once these powerful humans and the demonic beasts truly began their main battle, they realized just how formidable the demonic beasts' overall strength was, putting them under immense pressure. At least so far, the number of powerful humans on the human side has been steadily decreasing.

Only those with combat power comparable to planetary-level experts could possibly offer some resistance. This resulted in a decrease in the number of experts who could remain on the scene to continue fighting. The number of demonic beasts over there was also decreasing, although the number of demonic beasts was always far greater than that of human experts.

If the fighting continues like this, the strongest members of the factions that initially chose to attack will likely perish here before even touching the most important treasures, ultimately gaining nothing. The strong members of the other factions, seeing this scene, felt extremely fortunate.

If it weren't for the fact that the powerful figures from other factions didn't act immediately but chose to observe from the sidelines, they would be the ones in danger now. It can be said that whoever strikes first, while gaining the upper hand, will also face the greatest danger. You should know that the most powerful planetary-level beings among these demonic beasts have not yet fully made their move; so far, only one has appeared.

However, this single planetary-level monster was enough to keep all the human powerhouses of an entire faction at bay. If all the monsters from this planetary side were to attack, it would mean that none of the people present would have a chance to survive, let alone try to seize the treasures here.

The fact that these monsters can survive in the wilderness and occupy a region for a long time, obtaining the treasures within, indicates that they are powerful enough. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the human experts who came to train long ago, so how could they maintain such combat strength?

Even though these powerful humans who came on this adventure had made many preparations in advance, it was not easy for them to fully understand the specific situation of the demons here. This information gap led them to misjudge the strength of the other party. Now, if they do not evacuate in time, it means they will lose their lives forever.

Therefore, the human powerhouses who were originally in a superior position are now gradually choosing to withdraw. However, the number of human powerhouses that can be detected is very small, because they are now clearly at a disadvantage. So how could those demon beasts let go of such a good opportunity? Humans treat these demon beasts as spoils of war, and the reverse is also true.

These monsters can also gain a lot of benefits from humans. Whether it's the equipment carried by humans or some important information, it can enhance their strength. Originally, they had a great situation, but now it's completely chaotic. Even if many monsters have been consumed, the ones who can survive to the end are the strongest.

Luo Yuan was also shocked by what he saw. However, he had expected it, but he did not expect that the monsters on this planet would be so powerful and have such a meticulous plan. They were able to accurately judge the timing of their attacks, which is why they were able to build such a powerful force.

You have to understand that no matter how strong the monsters we faced on Earth were, they couldn't possibly have such high intelligence. Moreover, those monsters could directly use their powerful strength to command the monsters that obeyed them to attack, without any prior planning when they launched their operations.

Because those monsters thought that as long as they had great strength, they could suppress everything, and there was no need to make any plans. But the monsters on this planet were different. Not only did they have great strength, but they were also very intelligent.

They are even more adept at using information for strategy than human powerhouses. From a human perspective, this seems absurd, but that is the reality. Luo Yuan believes that these demonic beasts, despite their relatively weak strength, possess such high intelligence, which is very likely related to the special energy that is ubiquitous in this universe.

After all, life forms that can be born and survive in higher-dimensional universes, regardless of their form, must have some special characteristics and be much stronger than those in lower-dimensional universes. Now it seems that Luo Yuan's previous judgment was correct; this universe is indeed very good.

Luo Yuan felt that if he could occupy it, the benefits he would gain would be enormous. It would be a waste to treat this universe as just an ordinary resource world, because the original dimensional level of this universe was already very high. Now he only needed to use some inherited knowledge he had collected before to perfect its origin.

He could have a super universe with a higher dimension than his original universe. When Luo Yuan thought about this, he felt very excited. He felt that he had really come to a very good place. Originally, he had only come to a controlled resource world for training out of curiosity.

He just didn't expect that such a world would actually control an even more powerful universe. Logically speaking, if a super strong person discovered such a universe, they would only be able to completely control it in a short time, then spend a huge amount of money to repair it and take it for themselves, and would not let other strong people know about its existence.

Because once the dominant beings of other universes find out, they will have no chance to control this universe. However, this universe has lost its original power, which has caused it to degenerate, resulting in the current situation. Even the strongest super beings will not surpass the level of universe controllers.

Moreover, because they were attacked by other powerful beings from other universes, all of their most powerful beings were eliminated, which naturally led to the complete erasure of some important inherited information. As a result, there was a gap in the information. The universe that Luo Yuan came from was a complete universe, in which both the original power and those super strong beings were extremely powerful.

The knowledge they have passed down has been perfected over countless years, so it contains all sorts of different information. It's not surprising that Luo Yuan can get what he wants from this information, but he won't tell anyone about it, because he paid a huge price to obtain this inherited knowledge.

If it weren't for his exceptional talent and potential, he wouldn't have been able to acquire these things. Now, with the initial powerful figures fleeing one after another, the demonic beasts are extremely excited because they feel they have once again withstood the attacks of human powerhouses.

It even cost the human powerhouses a great price. They thought that after displaying their strength, the human powerhouses observing from the side would also choose to retreat and not make a move, since the difference in strength between the two sides was also very large. However, Luo Yuan saw that these demonic beasts were only like that on the surface.

Because these monsters had already paid a heavy price in the previous battles, including their most powerful planetary-level fighter, and other strong fighters had also consumed a lot of energy in the battles. If the human Servants continued to attack, even if they could not achieve final success, they would still make these monsters pay a very heavy price.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, those demonic beasts will not choose to continue fighting, and they are even less likely to run out from the core area to attack human powerhouses. However, the problem is that the powerhouses present, after observing the previous battles, have lost much of their will to continue fighting.

So some of them left immediately. They felt that instead of wasting time here, they might as well go to other areas to see if there were any opportunities to obtain treasures. What these people didn't know was that two of the four major areas in the entire edge zone had already been completely wiped out by Luo Yuan, and the treasures inside were gone.

So, the richest treasures are found in the western and eastern regions. However, in terms of danger, the monsters in the eastern region are much stronger. If one cannot even obtain the treasures in the western region, there is even less chance of obtaining the treasures in the eastern region.

As for the treasures in the scattered areas between the two ends, they are basically not of great value. Luo Yuan is very aware of this, because he has observed during his journey that the number of treasures in those connected areas is actually very small, and the level is not high.

Moreover, for Luo Yuan, the most valuable things are the Origin Fruits. These are the real treasures, containing a very strong special power of the universe. If he can obtain more of them, he can extract their power and fuse it with his own original power, so that he can more clearly feel the original rules of this universe.

Whether it's improving one's own strength and foundation, or gaining further control over this universe, these are all very important things. Luo Yuan also needs such special power, which is why he takes the risk to come to different regions for training. As for the treasures in other regions, they are actually just some broken copper and scrap iron.

In the end, only the camp controlled by Luo Yuan remained. Because these human powerhouses were under Luo Yuan's absolute control, even if they felt a little panicked, they could not escape directly, because Luo Yuan was the highest leader of this camp and controlled the lives of all their powerhouses.

If any of these people show even the slightest sign of wanting to escape or disobeying Luo Yuan's orders, Luo Yuan will not hesitate to eliminate them. Not to mention that the human powerhouses under Luo Yuan's control are the strongest in the camp, they are absolutely loyal to Luo Yuan and will carry out his orders without question.

There was no way they could resist. The other powerful individuals who had tried to gain benefits by joining Luo Yuan's side during their advance realized something was wrong at this point, but it was too late. Luo Yuan's strength had shocked them all.

This is because Luo Yuan had previously demonstrated some of his strength, letting these people know that he was a powerful expert with planetary-level combat power. It can be said that with Luo Yuan's current strength, he could have gone to the central region for training, but he has not left and has remained on the edge.

Smart people know that Luo Yuan wants to take all the precious treasures from the edge of the area to increase his strength so that he can better explore the middle. Many powerful people do this. They will not easily venture into more dangerous areas before they have increased their strength to the limit.

Faced with absolute power, even if those powerful individuals had other ideas, they couldn't take any direct action. They could only cautiously observe the surrounding situation, hoping that Luo Yuan could lead them away as soon as possible. Unfortunately, these powerful individuals would not care about their own thoughts in the future, because he had already made up his mind to rob all the treasures in the western region.

Although the powerful figures who had stayed here had all chosen to retreat out of fear of the monsters' strength, leaving Li Hao and his group in a standoff with them, Luo Yuan felt that this was actually a good thing. After all, they had already tested the monsters' true strength, and as long as he was careful, he still had a chance to eliminate them all.

Moreover, the retreat of other powerful figures would not affect his subsequent plans, at least saving him the trouble of fighting these powerful figures. Of course, this was not the safest option, because Luo Yuan was worried about what would happen if he led the powerful figures under his control to fight against those demonic beasts.

The powerful figures in the car were originally observing from a distance, hoping to reap the benefits. If that were the case, Luo Yuan would suffer a huge loss. To ensure that he wouldn't fight to the end and be attacked from both sides, Luo Yuan directly ordered the human experts under his control to re-examine the situation within a thousand miles around him.

It turned out that Luo Yuan was overthinking things, because those people really did all run away. Now it seems that the strategies of these human powerhouses were not that profound. It seems that they were genuinely afraid of those demonic beasts, so they left directly. The reason why Luo Yuan wanted to investigate the situation within a thousand miles was because of this.

It's because he can immediately detect and respond to any unusual situation. If I get too close, Luo Yuan won't know what to do. Now that it's confirmed that there's no need to worry about other human powerhouses attacking them after I make my move, I can focus on dealing with these demonic beasts.

Luo Yuan directly ordered all his followers to approach the area of ​​the demon beast, and to eliminate any demon beasts that blocked their way. No one was allowed to stay behind, because these demon beasts had to be dealt with in the shortest possible time, so they had to be attacked with maximum force.

This is because these monsters had just gone through a very fierce battle, and their energy consumption and fighting spirit had both decreased significantly. They were now in a state of exhaustion, so it would be best to take this opportunity to eliminate them.

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Chapter 839. Lone Warrior

On the surface, it seems very unfavorable for the strong in Luo Yuan's camp, because the strongest forces in their camp had been repelled by the demonic beasts. If the fighting continues, they may end up with nothing. But even so, Luo Yuan does not intend to withdraw immediately.

Since there is no one to compete with them now, and these demonic beasts have already expended a lot of energy in the previous battles, both in terms of the number of demonic beasts and the strength of those powerful ones that survived, their strength has been greatly weakened. Under these circumstances, Luo Yuan felt that this was the perfect time to make a move.

If he can eliminate these monsters in the upcoming battle, he can take over all the resources here by himself. In fact, Luo Yuan's current strength is actually stronger than the strongest of these monsters. So if Luo Yuan really carries out the plan he made before, it is not entirely impossible for him to succeed.

However, Luo Yuan couldn't let all of his men escape. Since they intended to follow Luo Yuan and gain benefits, they had to be prepared for battle here. So Luo Yuan ordered them to deal with the demonic beasts, while he stayed behind to oversee the battle. Luo Yuan didn't directly take action himself.

This is because he needs to use all the power around him to reduce the strength of those monsters to the minimum before he chooses to fight. Only in that way will he have a greater chance of winning, and at least he can preserve more energy for himself.

However, after Luo Yuan gave the order, apart from the powerful individuals who were under his soul control and immediately began attacking the demonic beasts without any refusal, the other powerful individuals who were temporarily obeying him due to Luo Yuan's power suppression appeared very hesitant.

This is because they are well aware that it would be too dangerous for them to fight those monsters with their own strength. They would likely perish here, and in the end, they would get no treasures. However, if they did not go to fight, Luo Yuan would immediately eliminate them.

Faced with this difficult situation, the powerful individuals present could only temporarily suppress their fear and fight against the demonic beasts. Soon, they were fighting alongside the demonic beasts, and the energy fluctuations between them were quite significant.

Fortunately, there were no powerful figures from other forces within a thousand miles paying attention to this place. Even if there were some powerful figures here who wanted to come and gain some benefits after Luo Yuan and his group finished fighting these demonic beasts, the premise was that these people had to be able to arrive in time. Otherwise, if Luo Yuan occupied this place in advance and took all the treasures away, these people would not get anything even if they came.

In fact, for Luo Yuan, these powerful figures who followed him were merely tools to consume these demonic beasts. This was mainly because Luo Yuan did not take these people seriously. Although if Luo Yuan were to truly increase his strength, he would need to control the entire world, and managing it all by himself would be quite troublesome, so he would need some people's help.