Chapter 318 – Successful Fusion, the Modern Demon Blade!

Lu Yuan was completely oblivious.

Even if he knew, there was nothing he could do.

He couldn’t even take out the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow Feather from his body and throw it away; he could only passively accept this “gift.”

In comparison to the lofty Ancient Evil Deity, he was not even worth considering as an ant; he had no right to resist at all.

The only good news was-

So far, all the power of the evil deity that Lu Yuan had mastered was used through the professional panel.

These powers hadn’t affected him, nor taken root in his spirit or body.

In other words, Lu Yuan was not a follower of any Ancient Evil Deity; he was just an ordinary, pure… freeloader.

“The Hundred-eyed Nether Crow Feather will probably be consumed after unlocking the legendary level panel, so it’s not a big issue…”

Lu Yuan’s mood gradually calmed down.

He continued to review the legacy memories obtained from the giant axe, primarily focusing on the scenes when the consciousness of the elephant deity descended to devour the entire elephant man nation.

He couldn’t find out exactly what instructions the elephant man king received from the consciousness of the elephant deity, but from its two descents, he could tell that the elephant deity seemed… very anxious?!

It couldn’t wait to harvest this world, it desperately needed to devour the power contributed by faith and sacrifices.

“Given the development trend of the elephant man tribe at that time, although they had almost completely conquered this land, the peak of the elephant man tribe’s civilization’s proliferation was far from reached.

It was still in a rising phase and could become even more prosperous.

The fruit on this tree wasn’t fully ripe yet.

What caused the elephant deity to harvest prematurely…?”

“A critical breakthrough in Strength?

Or a looming great crisis?”

Lu Yuan pondered, trying to trace the true reason behind the demise of the elephant man tribe.

His gaze unconsciously swept across the stone platform in front of him, wondering if he could find some clues there.

The next second, he suddenly froze, staring blankly at his empty palm.

Gone.

The gray-white giant axe that he had just held in his hand had somehow vanished without a trace.

“Damn it.”

Lu Yuan found it inconceivable; how could such a large axe just vanish?

Even if it shattered during the legacy acceptance, at least some fragments should have been left behind.

Unconvinced, Lu Yuan searched all around and eventually found a scarlet elephant deity mark on the palm of his first right arm, where he had held the giant axe.

He tried to touch the mark with his mental power.

The next second, a powerful force surged from his palm, and a blood-red glow gathered.

The vanished gray-white giant axe reappeared in his hand.

His initial shock quickly turned into delight.

Lu Yuan tried a few more times and discovered that the giant axe could only be summoned and used when he activated his Ming King’s Body. In its normal state, the mark on his palm would hide and disappear.

“This is convenient.”

Earlier, Lu Yuan had been wondering how to take the giant axe out of the secret realm after this exploration ended.

After all, the giant axe was custom-made for the elephant man king, who stood fifteen meters tall. The giant axe was at least seven or eight meters long, almost the size of a truck, hard to conceal, and even more difficult to carry.

Now, all the problems were solved.

“As long as it’s not lost, the mysterious blood on the axe can be dealt with gradually.”

Thinking this, Lu Yuan brandished the giant axe and slashed fiercely at the air ahead!

A scarlet bloodline appeared, slicing through the air and rippling like waves.

This was his first time trying to use the giant axe, and while the power seemed decent, it was still far from the might it had displayed in the hands of the elephant man king.

“I need to activate the power of the mysterious blood on the axe…”

Lu Yuan thought. Slowly, he infused his liquid mental power onto the body of the axe, bit by bit, seeping it into the mysterious blood.

The moment his mental power touched the blood…

“Buzz-“

A vast and deathly silent blood sea suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan’s mind. In the middle of the blood sea stood a black demon mountain, and countless flesh and bone carcasses floated and sank within it…

His vision was completely overtaken by pure scarlet. A surging, overwhelming killing intent filled every cell of his body.

“Kill!”

Lu Yuan’s eyes turned blood red, and his entire body exuded a dense blood mist and killing intent. With six arms wielding the axe, he slashed fiercely ahead!

“Boom-“

On the vast black desert, it seemed as if blood-red Thunder descended, and a crimson axe glow shot out, sweeping forward horizontally.

Wherever it passed, the desert beneath the axe’s glow rapidly collapsed downward. Infinite sand and gravel were ground into dust, forming towering waves of sand before the axe’s light, with wild winds raging…

It was a scene as terrifying as the end of the world!

When everything finally settled down, a fan-shaped section of the desert in front of Lu Yuan had been brutally lowered by more than ten meters, extending for over a dozen kilometers.

At the end of the desert, a giant wall of sand nearly a hundred meters high had piled up…

Lu Yuan stared, dumbfounded, at the destructive Effect of his slash. Even though he had personally experienced the giant axe’s power before, he was still shaken to his core.

“This is even more terrifying than the strikes the elephant man king landed on me. Is it because my mental power is stronger, so the Strength I extracted from the mysterious blood is greater?”

Lu Yuan looked down at the giant axe and saw that the mysterious blood on it had lost its luster and was no longer vibrant.

Clearly, the previous slash had consumed too much of the power within the mysterious blood, and the giant axe had entered a “cooldown period,” unable to perform the same move again in the short term.

“It seems this move can only be used as a trump card in the future. Otherwise, if I deplete the mysterious blood, I might completely lose a legendary level material…”

Lu Yuan pondered, “However, this blood seems to be replenishable with other fresh blood. I should try it if I have the chance. If feasible, I won’t need to worry about the consumption.

But I must be cautious not to become like the former elephant man king, who was consumed by slaughter, lost his own consciousness, and ultimately became a puppet controlled by the giant axe…”

Whenever Lu Yuan closed his eyes now, the image of the blood sea and demon mountain involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Along with the feeling of being dominated by pure killing intent.

It was powerful, wonderful… but also terrifying.

“When I can command the demon mountain and overlook the blood sea, that will be the time I truly control this power…”

Lu Yuan slowly exhaled and then withdrew from the Ming King’s Body state.

He checked his panel. There wasn’t much to say about [Elephant Deity. Ming King Stance (extraordinary)]; what Lu Yuan was mainly concerned with was the [Martial Arts Grandmaster (extraordinary)] panel.

The Martial Arts Grandmaster had already reached LV7 before, and after defeating the elephant man king and the somewhat mediocre but insistent Xilin, his professional experience had surged once again, bringing him close to another upgrade.

Currently, Lu Yuan had 5 attribute points and 3 skill points left.

“When I get back this time, I can enhance my Strength again…”

Lu Yuan thought, glancing unintentionally at the other professional panels.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that [Student] and [Ancient Language Expert] had finally completed their fusion.

And the new profession that emerged…

Was quite unexpected for him.

…

On the vast and desolate black plain, the Yellow Bear and Sleepless exploration teams marched silently.

Even though almost everyone in the team had their collectors nearly full, indicating the immense final haul from this exploration, the atmosphere was quite oppressive, with no one speaking.

It was as if they had collectively experienced a monumental shock and hadn’t yet recovered, still immersed in profound awe.

At this moment, Yin Muqing’s lips were tightly pressed, her face expressionless.

Beneath her seemingly calm exterior, every time she closed her eyes, the image of that cold, domineering, towering figure-like an immortal demon mountain-would appear in her mind.

Yin Muqing looked to the side, noticing that Coyle and Xilin in the distance were in a similar state.

Especially Xilin.

This so-called National treasure of Artistan, who had just advanced to the fourth-stage and was poised to enter the top forty of the supernova ranking, was now in a dazed, lifeless state.

Gone was the once arrogant, cold, and confident demeanor.

Yin Muqing didn’t know what kind of terrifying experience Xilin had gone through within that massive black Whirlwind.

But she could tell that Xilin had been severely shaken, deeply affected.

So much so that his mental power, which had just broken through to the fourth-stage, showed signs of weakening.

Unconsciously, the two teams reached the entrance of the secret realm.

Yin Muqing ordered her team to halt, and as she gazed towards Sleepless, her eyes met Coyle’s.

Their eyes met. Yin Muqing noticed a fleeting, deeply complicated expression on Coyle’s face before he turned and muttered a few instructions. Shortly after, he led his entire team away from the secret realm with haste.

Yin Muqing sighed inwardly, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind, and began taking a headcount.

Given the appearance of the evil deity’s treasure, this secret realm exploration could be considered fairly smooth in some sense.

None of the Flying Bear Generals who accompanied the team suffered any casualties.

Even the single young man who had been captured and disappeared due to the Ancient Evil Deity’s creature had surprisingly returned.

Yin Muqing herself was astonished when she heard the news.

She instinctively looked towards the young Flying Bear named Lu Yuan and saw him standing in the crowd, awkwardly accepting thanks from another Flying Bear he had “risked his life” to save.

However, his expression was a bit unnatural, likely because, although he had been fortunate enough to survive, the experience had been terrifying.

Yin Muqing found it amusing.

For a moment, somehow, she felt a strange sense of familiarity and unease towards this young Flying Bear named Lu Yuan.

But she didn’t dwell on it, assuming the impression was due to his impressive record and the bizarre events of this exploration.

Her priority now was to quickly return and report the detailed events of the elephant deity secret realm.

The value of this newly discovered secret realm was considerable, and there was a need to increase the competition with Javier.

As these thoughts raced through her mind, Yin Muqing swiftly issued a retreat order and led the team out of the secret realm.

…

“For this exploration, I’ll give you thirty percent of the haul…”

Lu Yuan was about to decline, but the Flying Bear speaking to him waved him off and walked away swiftly, leaving no room for refusal.

Watching the other figure walk away briskly, Lu Yuan could only shake his head helplessly.

After handing in their collectors, the Yellow Bear exploration team disbanded right at the entrance of the elephant deity secret realm.

Lu Yuan was contemplating whether to ask Xiao Rui or someone else to bring a shuttle to pick him up when he turned around and found Han Xun staring directly at him.

“Want to join me?” Han Xun asked calmly, his expression somewhat unusual, as if holding an inexplicable oddity.

Several thoughts raced through Lu Yuan’s mind, his eyes flickering with flashes of contemplation. Finally, he smiled and nodded.

“Sure.”

Ten minutes later, aboard Han Xun’s private shuttle.

Lu Yuan sat by the window, observing the swiftly changing scenery below. A glass of orange juice sat before him, his demeanor slightly relaxed.

At this moment, Han Xun approached and took a seat across from him.

“Han-Ge,” Lu Yuan greeted with a smile, lifting the orange juice to his lips.

Just then, Han Xun suddenly locked eyes with him and, out of the blue, said, “The mysterious Elephant Man in the secret realm who killed the elephant man king and crushed Xilin-was that you?”

Lu Yuan’s hand holding the orange juice froze momentarily, his entire demeanor subtly tensing.

But it was only for an instant before he regained his composure.

Placing the glass down calmly, Lu Yuan was about to speak when Han Xun interrupted, shaking his head. “No need to explain; I already had my suspicions.

In fact, back at the Wailing Ruins, I vaguely guessed that you might be the current demon blade.

I just didn’t anticipate…”

Han Xun paused, casting a complicated glance at Lu Yuan and sighed, “I didn’t expect this demon blade of yours to be so powerful!”

“Uh…”

Lu Yuan was taken aback by the remark.

Demon blade?!

What demon blade?

He couldn’t quite grasp what Han Xun meant by his words.