"Not good, it's an enemy attack!"
The Cult of Dusk looked at their dead mbers and instantly realized that this person before them was no ally, but an enemy!
Those scoundrels from the Faceless Brotherhood…
They've backstabbed us again!
"Quickly, notify the High Priest to return! The rest of you, attack! We absolutely cannot let him get near the altar!"
The nurous Dusk Believers quickly communicated with their Beast Taming Spaces. Summoning Arrays condensed behind them, and from within erged giant, pitch-black earthworms.
They were pitch-black all over, without eyes, possessing only mouthparts filled with ringed teeth. A nearly tangible Shadow Power flowed around their bodies, swiftly covering the surrounding ground and turning it into a water pond!
"As expected of core mbers, they're all using Shadow Earthworms!"
Lu Yu narrowed his eyes.
As a top student who had nearly perfected his pet beast knowledge, he quickly found information in his mind even without using the Eye of Truth.
In legend, the Mother of Dusk was born from the sun's shadow.
As the connection point between sun and moon, she holds authority related to both light and shadow, which is to say, dusk and shadow.
Therefore, the servitor slave beasts born from her power also mostly possessed these two attributes!
The Shadow Earthworm was a representative example, born within the shadow ecosystem influenced by the Mother of Dusk.
Like eels, they loved to burrow into dark areas where sunlight couldn't reach. They were ferocious, carnivorous, and liked to ambush their prey, dragging them into the shadow for complete corrosion before swallowing them.
They also had tenacious life force and could survive even if cut into several pieces.
If nurtured well, they had a chance to evolve into a 【Shadow-Eating Giant Earthworm】, a colossal earthworm comparable to a small mountain, capable of loosening the earth and spreading the Path of Shadow to drag an entire town into shadow.
Besides these Shadow Earthworms, there were other pet beasts with Dusk and Shadow attributes, all of which had at least Commander Potential!
But that was normal. Those who could appear here were the elites among elites.
They were already involved with an Evil God Cult, living life on the edge. If they were only paid that little, who would risk their lives for you!
"Shadow Raid!"
"Shadow Claw!"
"Dusklight Arrow Rain!"
"Shadow Roar Wave!"
"…"
As core mbers of the cult, they naturally possessed rich combat experience.
The mont they attacked, they displayed the fine upbringing of an evil organization, lacking martial virtue and resorting to a mob attack!
They went straight for a bombardnt tactic!
Facing this terrifying, overwhelming offensive, The Disciple paid it no mind and continued walking forward, his steps light and steady!
Just as they thought The Disciple would be turned to ashes by the nurous skills, the Little Spider behind him, or rather, the Heavenly Nun, moved!
She slowly raised her head. Although she wore a blindfold, everyone got the vibe that they were being seen through.
The next mont, she swung the Shadow Black Sword in her hand!
Boom!
A cold glint flashed, and a purple radiance shone, instantly tearing apart the nurous skills. They exploded in mid-air, dissipating into imnse spiritual energy.
"Damn it! Everyone, continue attacking!"
The mbers were not surprised. After all, anyone associated with the Faceless Brotherhood was definitely not simple in terms of strength.
However, their goal wasn't to defeat the opponent, just to stall for ti!
But after their command was given, there was no response for a long ti. When they turned their heads, they saw a terrifying scene!
Nurous pet beasts, including the Shadow Earthworms, had a Blood Line appear on their bodies, from which dense beads of blood seeped out.
Their forms froze!
"When did she strike!?" The many mbers looked horrified. Wasn't that last slash just to shatter the skills?
In reality, more than half a year had passed since Little Spider inherited the swordsmanship of the true Heavenly Nun.
With the help of the Proficiency Template, its studious nature not only allowed it to master the swordsmanship but also to surpass its predecessor. Through continuous hard work and research, it successfully forged its own path!
It integrated its comprehension of the Void into its swordsmanship, creating a brand new Void Sword Dance!
With a swing of the sword, the sword energy could spread through the Void, silently sweeping through an area, making it impossible to guard against!
A Void version of—Blade Storm!
In a small world, she could beco a legendary-grade hero, a venerable ancestor!
Crack!
Even though these pet beasts desperately tried to suppress their injuries, they still couldn't stop their bodies from being torn apart.
Soon, they were split in two, turning into fountains that constantly sprayed a mist of blood.
Plop!
The nurous Dusk Believers, due to their pet beasts being severely injured, also suffered spiritual trauma and staggered to their knees!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The Disciple slowly advanced, leaning on his staff.
The mbers watched him, struggling to reach out their hands, as if they were mortals who had seen a great deity and were desperate to express their wishes!
But they couldn't make the slightest sound.
"Ugh… ugh… ugh…"
At this mont, they felt as if all the moisture was being drawn from their bodies, their throats filled with invisible gravel.
Trying to make a sound only brought a pain like a knife's cut!
Whether human or the tenacious Shadow Earthworms, all were equal at this mont. They withered and decayed at a visible rate, covered in nurous cracks.
After The Disciple passed them, they burst open with a pop, scattering into dust, as if welcoming the arrival of a Monarch of Ancient Tis!
Wherever he passed, it was The End of All Things!
"This guy… he actually wields the Power of Decay!"
The Proliferating Green Dragon had a Pupil Quake as she recognized the ability The Disciple was using!
Decay! And decay!
It seed like a one-character difference, but the forr was a branch of the Supre Law—Ti!
The Life-type was certainly powerful, but compared to the ti that could cause even the gods to decay, it was like the difference between a firefly and the bright sun!
All things in the world are but a speck of dust in the River of Ti!
Controlling ti, in a sense, was equivalent to…
Eternal Life!
Thinking of that inexplicable aura of decay on him, Fan Lü couldn't help but wonder, was The Disciple an Old Undying who had lived for countless years?
If before she had only been wary and hateful of The Disciple, now there was another emotion…
Fear!
Thinking of this, Fan Lü turned her head to look at Ninth Finger:
"Are you just going to let him slaughter your ally?"
"Did he kill anyone? Isn't he just doing garbage sorting?"
Ninth Finger replied, and continued:
"In an unknown corner, sorting the trash to where it belongs, such a spirit of silent dedication. What a touching story, it could even make the news!"
If they knew that murder was considered garbage sorting, it would scare the newspaper editors to death!
Fan Lü was too speechless to snark, and she understood just how pragmatic and cold-hearted this Ninth Finger was!
After determining the Cult of Dusk was useless, he decisively abandoned them, instead allowing the more amusing Disciple to start making trouble!
As one of the allies, Fan Lü truly felt a sense of "the fox grieves for the rabbit."
She wanted to angrily rebuke The Disciple, but then she saw him suddenly stop during his slaughter, raise his staff, and poke to death a few insects that were passing by!
Good heavens, he'd even slap a dog passing by, wouldn't he?
What a f*cking bunch of lunatics!
In comparison, she was actually the most normal one!?
"Can't fish in troubled waters with insect souls.
It seems I can only use the souls of intelligent life to fill the staff…"
Another insect turned to dust before Lu Yu, but the number of souls displayed in the staff didn't increase in the slightest, making him sigh.
Thinking on the bright side, maybe it did increase, by say, 0.
000001.
With this much effort, it would be more convenient to just go kill demonic beasts in the wilds!
And what makes a man most angry isn't failing to drill a hole, but having no hole to drill!
Not giving him a single loophole, how was he supposed to plug leaks and fill gaps!
Lu Yu was so angry he expanded by 22 centiters in height!
He walked step by step to the front of the altar.
Looking at the constantly changing Sphere of Shadow, the information from his Eye of Truth showed that this altar was not far from finding the seal's location.
'This is exactly why you deserve to die!' Great Benefactor Lu lanted in his heart.
You took my business, so what am I supposed to do?
If you don't die, how can I establish a monopoly and make a show of force over the Faceless Brotherhood?
So, for my own happiness, I can only ask the Cult of Dusk to die!
The Dusk Bishop, who looked like a small Light Person, spoke:
"Are you sure you want to make an enemy of Dusk?"
The Lantern-Lighting Maiden opened her eyes. Inside, dusk-colored flas burned fiercely.
There were no pupils, which looked quite weird.
She was a full three ters tall and could look down on The Disciple as she said in a flat tone:
"We are not enemies.
Our ultimate goal is simply to subvert this city. What do you want? My Lord can satisfy you!"
Hearing this, Lu Yu nodded.
It was good that they could communicate.
Don't hit a smiling face.
He was a little embarrassed, so he decided to be polite before resorting to force, and said enthusiastically:
"Um… could I ask you to commit suicide?"
Sotis, most people are like those in certain special comnt sections, shouting that they are well-mannered single n, when in reality they are the most ill-mannered. They are less polite than the lewd perverts, who at least just look and don't speak.
Lu Yu was the sa. He had no morality at all!
As his words fell, the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden's eyes widened, and the face of the Dusk Bishop, who looked like a Light Person, was so shocked that human facial features briefly appeared!
An in-your-face taunt!
Too arrogant!
At this mont, rage surged like a tide.
The Dusk Bishop said coldly:
"You insolent fool, you will surely face the judgnt of my Lord!"
"Please, be sure to let Her… trample to death!" The Disciple said politely.
"Arrogant!"
To a believer, soone insulting the deity they believe in is countless tis more hateful than having Old Wang from next door co over to fix the plumbing in front of them!
Hum!
The radiance on the Dusk Bishop's body erupted, suddenly shining and condensing into high-energy light beams containing terrifying destructive power, preparing to turn The Disciple before him into ashes!
"Twilight Light Burst…"
The Dusk Bishop roared, but the mont he attacked, the world before him suddenly dimd.
Before he could even resist, a giant hand woven from the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree Rootlets violently slamd him into the ground!
A body transford into elents, nearly becoming light itself, could indeed be immune to most physical damage, and was like a nesis to firearms.
But in the eyes of the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, it was just…
Flashy and useless!
It specialized in hitting illusory entities, suppressing them with a backhand!
Boom!
Little Mouse pressed its advantage, its vast Ghostly Power surging as it continuously struck the wooden fish condensed from the Soul Cloud, instantly suppressing its soul, but it soon provoked a fierce resistance.
"Noisy!"
Little Mouse sat cross-legged atop the Soul Cloud like a high and mighty Rat Buddha. It casually waved its small paw, injecting a large number of disguised Seeds of Conversion into his soul, and then…
Instantly detonated!
Soul Ferrying Art!
Directly ferry you to the Yellow Springs!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The terrifying soul-shocking power converged, directly shattering its last shred of reason, triggering a deeper level of aberration, and causing it to further mutate towards the concept of light!
"You're courting death!"
Seeing this, the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden let out a shrill scream.
The fla in the lantern embedded in the flesh and blood on her head instantly soared, turning into a scorching heat wave!
Skill—Aid Combustion!
Effect: Can greatly increase the power of one's flas!
Countless sparks spread out from her as the center, madly igniting the mont they touched the air, forming the prototype of a terrifying firestorm!
Her faith was to turn all heretics into ashes for the Mother God of Dusk!
'Skill—Aid Combustion!'
'Skill—Cremation Pyre!'
'Skill—Shackles of Pain!'
'Combination Secret Art—Light Prison Fla Burst!'
Just as the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden was stacking buffs and preparing to unleash her ultimate move, The Disciple suddenly spoke:
"Wait, you forgot sothing!"
"Go to hell!"
Killing intent boiled in the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden's eyes. She completely ignored The Disciple's words, solely focused on burning him to cinders.
Just thinking of this scene made the corners of her mouth crack into a terrifying arc.
Boom!
However, the next mont, the giant hand ford from the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree Rootlets on the ground suddenly erupted, forcibly suppressing the big light bulb that had condensed from the Dusk Bishop after he lost control, squeezing it into a ball of light roughly the size of a light bulb.
Along with a strike from the wooden fish, which montarily stunned the Lantern-Lighting Maiden, it was forcibly stuffed into her mouth, bringing her smile to an abrupt halt!
Because the suppression was lost, the ball of light began to expand further, which led to the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden…
Getting completely stuck with a light bulb!
She couldn't spit it out even if she wanted to!
The smile didn't disappear, it just transferred to Lu Yu's face. He was the best at shutting people's mouths!
Then he waved goodbye and walked towards the altar without looking back!
"Ahhhhh…"
Feeling the ever-expanding ball of light, a look of fear appeared in the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden's eyes.
She pried her mouth open with both hands, her jawbone cracking, wanting to force it out, but it was too late…
Boom!
Along with a loud bang, the Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden instantly exploded. A large amount of flesh and blood intertwined with beams of light, and was instantly vaporized!
The Dusk Lantern-Lighting Maiden, turned to ashes!
The mont she died, she was devoured by The Herder Puzzle, becoming a special grassland burning with dusk-colored flas.
The Dusk Bishop, however, did not die. The remaining ball of light quickly gathered and ford an incomplete human shape, in a half-dead state.
"You…"
He had just opened his mouth when he was pierced and shattered by the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree Rootlets. Heavily injured, he no longer had the ability to resist.
He rapidly disintegrated, falling as a rain of light.
It was like a teorite shower hitting the ground, leaving it pitted and uneven!
Click!
The Heavenly Nun, following closely behind, opened an umbrella, staying close to her master, watching over him silently!
This scene combined the ultimate aesthetics of violence with elegance!
"This guy is getting more and more terrifying!"
Fan Lü was utterly shocked.
Just how much strength was this Disciple hiding?
She deeply suspected that this was not The Disciple's limit at all!
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Ninth Finger slowly clapped. A red light flashed on his three-petal eye mask.
Such a battle was simply too beautiful!
To have everything in the palm of one's hand, only that can be called…
Art!
Even if the other party didn't have the ability to search for Dusk, Ninth Finger wanted to invite him to join the Faceless Brotherhood!
Such talent could not be missed!
"Found it!"
Lu Yu didn't care about the feelings of others. He reached out and pressed his hand on the altar's weak node, injecting a little spiritual energy!
Crack! Crack!
He broke the entire surface from a single point, causing the whole altar to shatter with a boom.
A large amount of Shadow Spiritual Energy spun out of control. The huge black sphere was swallowed in one gulp by the Little Mouse behind him.
Shrouded in black mist, it patted its belly with a satisfied expression and remarked through the soul contract:
"Tastes about the sa as the sacrificial offerings from before!"
Because it was made by the sa cult, there wasn't much difference!
Lu Yu couldn't help but admire this Lewd Hamster's luck. As a re mortal mouse, it had successfully stolen and eaten the offerings, forcefully protecting Great Abyss City for half a year!
"Little Mouse is the real unsung hero!"
In addition, Lu Yu also extracted a great deal of information from the souls of the nurous believers.
For example, so of the Cult of Dusk's plans, the abilities of that mysterious 【Superior Being】 Evil God Servitor, and so on.
However, one piece of content caught his attention.
It was less intelligence and more of a myth about the 【Mother of Dusk】.
The version circulating in the outside world was like this:
【The sun was born from the shadow of the Mother of Dusk.
When the sun falls, the Mother of Dusk will forge a coffin from shadow to bury it, then devour the Sun Core at the boundary of light and dark, becoming the new Mother of Light who nurtures all things.】
There was nothing wrong with the myth, but the Cult of Dusk's version was a little different.
It said that the Mother of Dusk was originally the Mother of Procreation of the world. After giving birth to all things and the gods, she fell due to exhaustion and betrayal, but was resurrected from the sun's shadow.
Therefore, at the mont the sun perishes, She will use shadow as a coffin, frost as a lid, and dark night as a path to bury it. Then, She will devour the Sun Core to beco the new Mother of the Sun, regaining the creative authority of the Mother of Procreation, bringing infinite light and vitality to all living beings, and eliminating all pain.
Although it seed like just another religion's beautification and boasting about its deity, the sun of the Main World… Lu Yu knew it best!
That was an existence of Taboo Rank. There was no possibility of it perishing!
The Great One might be high above mortals, but to a Taboo Existence, it was insignificant!
Wanting to replace the Taboo Sun, one might not even get the chance by The End of All Things!
However, this wasn't what Lu Yu cared about.
Instead, it was the taphors contained within the Cult of Dusk's praise for their deity.
Especially the fact that it didn't use 【Creation】, a term exclusive to a Creator, but rather 【Procreation】!
The concepts from mysticism contained within were actually completely different!
The forr ant creation, the latter ant offspring!
Lu Yu's first reaction was to think of the procreation authority he saw at the Rotten Feast, which involved the righteous god, the 【Dominator of the Forest Thorns】.
The more intelligence he gathered, the closer the relationship between these two deities seed to beco!
A guess surfaced in his mind.
What if…
This Mother of Procreation of All Things was real, then was the Dominator of the Forest Thorns also a part separated from Her?
"This world is really getting more and more complicated!"
Lu Yu sighed.
Just as he was about to check the rest of the information, the surrounding light suddenly dimd. Vast Shadow Spiritual Energy surged in like a tide, covering the sky in just a few breaths!
Hiss, hiss!
Along with the sound of a hissing tongue, the shadow rippled, and a giant Shadow Three-Headed Serpent erged from it, exuding a terrifying and suffocating overwhelming pressure!
Peak Morning Star Rank!
Only one step away from the Luminous Moon rank!
And on its head stood an old man with a sinister face.
His figure was stooped, but his deanor was extraordinary. It was the Dusk High Priest!
At this mont, however, he had lost his previous feeling of having everything under control.
Looking at the cult mbers' corpses strewn across the ground and Lu Yu standing in the center of the altar, his eyes turned red.
He had just gone out to find the seal's location, and his ho was ransacked!
He looked at Lu Yu and said through gritted teeth:
"Who the hell are you?"
"Your ever-changing dad!" The Disciple replied seriously, leaning on his staff.
After becoming The Disciple, hadn't he, in a way, taken off his mask!
Having no class… felt so good!
"I'm going to kill you!"
Hiss, hiss!
The three-headed serpent also sensed its master's rage. It opened its fanged giant mouth, and imnse shadow energy gathered, forming a giant Shadow Sphere!
If it fell, it would be enough to pulverize more than half of the Abandoned Urban Area into ashes!
Boom!
The Shadow Sphere swept over, but just as it was about to fall, a black-red tentacle-arm suddenly appeared from the Void and easily wrapped around it.
Boom!
The giant Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud erged from nothingness. An overwhelming pressure of the Monarch Rank swept out like a storm, directly tearing apart the shadow in the sky, while the tentacle-arm exerted a little force!
Bang!
Following a loud bang, the Shadow Sphere was instantly crushed.
The mont the spiritual energy shattered, it kicked up a gale, dissipating into countless streams of black air.
The Disciple stood in the middle of the altar, the corners of his clothes flapping in the wind.
From beginning to end, he was elegant and composed!
The ancients said: Behind every successful man is an even stronger man!
Leaning on his staff, his smile was calm with a hint of contempt, as if to say…
Your ally is great, but unfortunately, he's mine now!
This made the Dusk High Priest's expression extrely ugly!
But he didn't continue to attack. The difference of one rank was like a natural chasm!
A peak Overlord trying to counterattack a Monarch was not sothing even a top-tier prodigy could necessarily succeed at, let alone him!
He quickly cald down, his cold gaze fixed on Ninth Finger as he said in a low voice, "Are you trying to tear up our agreent?"
"It's not entirely out of the question!"
Ninth Finger nodded and said playfully:
"After all, I gave you more than half a year and you still haven't found the seal.
To be honest… hmm, you are pretty useless. Now The Disciple has better thods.
He found your nest as soon as he arrived, and he guarantees he can find the seal's location today!"
"How is that possible!?"
The Dusk High Priest's expression changed drastically. Although it was hard to believe, looking at Ninth Finger's attitude, it didn't seem like he was being lied to!
This Disciple could actually find the location of the seal!
Who on earth was the one most favored by the Mother of Dusk?
His expression changed constantly, unaware that his own altar was just one final step away from finding the seal's location.
But from his perspective, it was The Disciple who possessed the powerful ability to find the seal, and then, disliking the trash he had raised, casually cleaned them up.
As for the reason… because they were lunatics!
So the Dusk High Priest hesitated!
Should he attack or not?
But if he could control that sealed 【Superior Being】 Evil God Servitor, he would have the power to reshape the entire landscape of the Borderlands and establish an Earthly Kingdom of Dusk that belonged to him!
Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger and questioned The Disciple, saying:
"Even if you have this ability, there was no need to kill my n, was there?"
Although he didn't care whether they lived or died, without these mbers, who would he rule over?
Since it had already happened, he decided to take this opportunity to question the other party.
As long as the guy was in the wrong and conceded a little, he could demand compensation and gain the upper hand!
The Dusk High Priest refused to believe it. Could the upcoming plan really do without him?
The Disciple nodded slightly and said seriously:
"Indeed, I killed everyone in your cult.
It was a small mistake. But setting the facts aside, you left them here to affect my mood.
Isn't that also your fault?"
Hearing this, Fan Lü's mouth slowly opened wide, an astonished expression appearing on her delicate face.
Truly… The Alliance's Most Shocking Argunt!
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