Chapter 339 – [Dual Lotus Rotation], Ninefold Combat Power Boost, Cooperation

“He should come once he gets the message.”

A Yellow Bear supernova spoke nonchalantly, “As a Hidden Star, even if only temporarily, it is his duty to fully cooperate with our supernova operation…”

The surrounding individuals nodded in agreement, then shifted their gaze towards the volcanic crater ringed with flames and magma in the distance.

Every single one of them had eyes gleaming with a hint of excitement.

The items uncovered this time in Embers Mountain were absolutely unprecedented!

Suspected to be the legendary Phoenix egg.

If they succeeded in acquiring it, it would undoubtedly cause a global sensation.

Led by Ding Can, the group of Yellow Bear supernovas walked towards the crater with anticipation and fervor.

Invisible pressures from the void bore down on them, causing brilliant light spots to appear around their bodies, with their foreheads glowing intermittently.

This was a sign that the power of their star acupoints and their mental power had been pushed to their limits.

A rough count showed that even the weakest among them had at least nine light spots surrounding them.

Ding Can, the strongest of the group, had a staggering fifteen light spots around him, each considerably larger than those of the others. Clearly, he not only excelled in the number of star acupoints activated but also in the refinement and depth of each individual star acupoint.

…

“Boom!”

Lu Yuan sprinted wildly through the jungle.

In his Ming King Stance, he stood towering at fifteen meters tall, having also unlocked [Three Flowers].

At this moment, he resembled a colossal supervolcano on the brink of eruption.

Ancient towering trees snapped and toppled under his charge.

Wherever Lu Yuan passed, it was like a colossal bulldozer had rumbled through, flattening and crushing everything in his path.

“Boom!”

“Six-Elephant Dragon Devourer!”

Lu Yuan suddenly leaped forward, and six immensely thick arms punched out simultaneously.

Within the primeval forest, six miniature black suns emerged instantly.

These six black suns swiftly merged into a single massive black sun.

The pitch-black great sun seemed capable of devouring all surrounding light, plunging the area into sudden darkness.

Yet even this terrifying attack.

A small figure locked onto by Lu Yuan managed to deftly escape.

It darted past the edge of the pitch-black great sun, almost brushing against it.

After dodging, it glanced back at Lu Yuan, its tiny eyes filled with mocking and disdainful laughter.

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan exhaled gently, quickly withdrawing from the Ming King Stance.

But his gaze never shifted, remaining firmly locked on the orange bird silhouette ahead.

“You forced me…”

Lu Yuan murmured to himself.

Then he crushed the wondrous items he had just gathered from Mattis and the blond man of the Distant Star Federation, inhaling the dense evil deity factor they emitted.

“Rumble-“

With the rush of evil deity factor entering, the blood sphere within Lu Yuan expanded rapidly, becoming thicker and almost the size of two basketballs.

Suddenly.

“Buzz-“

Lu Yuan’s body trembled slightly, emitting a series of strange bone-cracking sounds from within.

The sound was like the clear, pleasant chime of jade and metal clashing, remarkably refreshing and ear-catching.

[Agility Points: 30 (Second Limit Break)]

Under the potent stimulus, Lu Yuan’s agility attribute finally underwent a second limit break.

Lu Yuan felt his body undergo a new adjustment and transformation, sensing that after the agility attribute’s second limit break, an invisible shackle seemed to have been broken.

A sensation of unprecedented lightness enveloped him.

“Although agility points aren’t entirely synonymous with speed, a second limit break in agility must significantly boost Movement Techniques speed as well…”

He contemplated, but didn’t act impulsively.

The second limit break in agility was an unexpected boon.

But Lu Yuan’s initial objective-

His gaze locked onto the Hoopoe not far away, clutching a golden feather in its beak, looking cheeky. In his deep, dark pupils, a hint of Scarlet seemed to bloom.

He whispered softly.

“[Dual Lotus Rotation]!”

In an instant, the Qi Flower and the Flesh Flower both activated.

Scarlet blood-lotus-like flowers quietly bloomed on Lu Yuan’s chest and within his body.

The Qi Flower, formed from his tripled blood sphere, began to rapidly rotate in a single direction under his mental command.

This rotational force connected to the Strength Flower deeply rooted in his muscles.

Their auras gradually intertwined, collided, and finally… merged!

“Boom!!!”

It felt as if ten thousand peals of Thunder simultaneously exploded in his mind.

Lu Yuan’s black pupils turned Scarlet, then quickly split into two, blooming like lotuses and whirling rapidly in his eyes.

“Boom! Boom!”

Thunderous arcs danced across Lu Yuan’s skin.

It seemed to be Grandmaster’s Qi.

But its color was blood-red, enveloping Lu Yuan entirely.

“Thump-thump-thump-thump-“

The sound of his heart pounding fiercely.

An immense life force field radiated outward, the invisible power tearing everything around him apart.

Lu Yuan floated quietly in mid-air without any support, his slightly long hair moving on its own without wind, each strand ending in a hint of Scarlet.

He opened his eyes, Dual Lotus Rotation swirling in his gaze.

In this state, he exuded an indescribable aura of sinister allure.

“Dual Lotus Rotation, The Fusion of Two Flowers…

Finally achieving a ninefold combat power boost of 3X3; this is the true might of the Three Flowers…”

Lu Yuan raised his right hand, watching the blood-red Grandmaster’s Qi dance between his fingers, and couldn’t help but softly remark, “I’ve never used this secret technique of Two Flowers Fusion in a real fight since I created it. I didn’t expect the first time I’d wield it in reality… would be to catch you, a mere bird…”

His Dual Lotus Rotation eyes looked at the Hoopoe not far away.

Locked by Lu Yuan’s cold and indifferent gaze, the always poised Hoopoe showed rare signs of inexplicable tension in its eyes.

“Whoosh!”

It flapped its twin wings, swiftly darting away.

Lu Yuan slightly curled his lips, and his Qi burst forth.

His entire being transformed into a blood-red lightning bolt shooting forward.

“Zzzzt-“

The blood-red lightning and the orange shadow continued to chase each other in mid-air, flickering rapidly.

The distance between them kept shrinking, their speeds increasing exponentially.

Eventually, they became so fast that their movements were imperceptible to the naked eye.

Yet no matter how close they got, there was always a sliver of distance between Lu Yuan’s blood-red lightning and the orange shadow-a chasm impossible to cross.

“Whoosh-“

Lu Yuan came to a halt, staring at the cheeky Hoopoe not far away, his expression slightly tense.

“Even in the state of The Fusion of Two Flowers, with my combat power boosted ninefold, I still can’t catch it!

What on earth is this damn bird’s origin?”

Lu Yuan was filled with intense curiosity about the mysterious Hoopoe in front of him.

Its speed was astonishingly fast; even after he executed the secret technique of [Dual Lotus Rotation] and achieved a second limit break in agility points, he still couldn’t catch it.

Moreover, this bird could transform into the true form of a Phoenix to intimidate others, with a Phoenix Feather in its beak no less.

“Could it be a Phoenix reborn from Nirvana, now in its juvenile phase, undergoing development-similar to the reincarnation of the daughter of the nightmare…

Could it be disguising itself to avoid detection by enemies and Archenemies?”

Lu Yuan speculated, considering the possibility.

If this bird was indeed the legendary Phoenix, its value would be immense.

Though he couldn’t catch it now, that didn’t mean it was invincible.

There were plenty of people stronger than him out there, along with various divine and super divine level mecha-what was there to fear from a mere bird?

“Forget it…”

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered, the dual lotus rotation in his gaze fading away, returning to normal. With a calm face, he said, “This is pointless, I’m leaving.”

The Hoopoe, which had been gleefully playing the chase game with him, was momentarily stunned by his words.

Then it saw Lu Yuan actually turn around and walk away.

Its small eyes sparkled.

Suddenly, it flapped its wings, flying up and teasingly waving the Phoenix Feather in front of Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan, however, remained completely unmoved, as if he hadn’t seen it at all. He simply said nonchalantly, “I’m leaving now. If you have the guts, follow me out…”

With that, Lu Yuan couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the bird anymore.

Lu Yuan had made up his mind. If this bird caused any more trouble, he’d call for backup-Yuwen Tong. He refused to believe they couldn’t handle it together.

Speaking of which, the bird had previously used the Phoenix Feather to draw a lot of animosity toward Lu Yuan.

After a fierce battle, Lu Yuan’s [Grandmaster of Martial Arts (extraordinary)] profession leveled up from lv7 to lv8.

“The embers ranking hasn’t changed much…”

Lu Yuan glanced at the embers ranking, thinking that those people probably assumed he had used some special method to hide the Phoenix Feather, intentionally keeping it from being registered by the chip.

Little did they know, that so-called Phoenix Feather never belonged to him in the first place.

“Sigh, might as well focus on searching for wondrous items to bolster my blood sphere and enhance my attributes…

Those are the most practical gains.”

Lu Yuan thought as he extended his perception, using his usual method to track the flow of the evil deity factor in the air.

Suddenly.

“Swish-“

A flash of orange flapped its wings and landed in front of Lu Yuan. The bird held the Phoenix Feather in its beak, its head tilted as it studied him attentively.

Lu Yuan, however, didn’t bother to even glance at it and started to walk past.

But the Hoopoe flew up again and blocked his way.

This happened several times until Lu Yuan finally couldn’t hold back, furrowing his brow. “What do you want?”

The Hoopoe, its head adorned with a crest, blinked its eyes, seemingly pleased to have finally gotten a response from Lu Yuan.

It took a couple of steps back, then looked at him.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered briefly.

After a moment of silence, he spoke, “Are you suggesting that we both back off and call it even?”

“Cuckoo-“

The Hoopoe made cheerful calls, nodding its head gently.

“Fine.”

Lu Yuan said calmly, “I accept this compromise. I’m leaving now; don’t follow me.”

Finishing his words, Lu Yuan turned to leave.

However, the Hoopoe became agitated, flapping its wings and blocking his path again, emitting a series of urgent “cuckoo” sounds.

Lu Yuan listened for a while, finally grasping what it wanted to convey.

“You want… to cooperate with me?!”