Crimson smoke billowed from the edges of the City without a Top, surging towards the central pyramid like a tidal wave.

Lu Yuan was led by Lin Zhiquin towards the pyramid. Behind them, the dense, milk-like crimson smoke advanced rapidly, like water from a breached dam.

"Something's not right!" Lin Zhiquin suddenly exclaimed while running. "The flow speed of this smoke is unnatural—much faster than in other areas!"

Lu Yuan, naturally, had already noticed this. Using his Spiritual Power to survey the entire area, he could clearly "see" that the crimson smoke in their vicinity was sweeping forward roughly four times faster than elsewhere. Many people along their path were caught off guard, swallowed by the dense smoke before they could react. The number of title rankings on the giant screen overhead was decreasing at a visibly astonishing pace.

Lu Yuan, having some suspicions, looked up towards the apex of the pyramid. His gaze, however, lingered only briefly on a figure seated upon the Iron Spear Throne before quickly shifting to the Goat Statue, which occupied nearly a third of the entire underground cavern's dome.

He could feel it... The mysterious will within the statue, previously tinged with a faint "hostility" towards him, now seemed to have shed that animosity. Yet, it still existed... as if calling out to him, anticipating his arrival...

Lu Yuan took a quiet breath and said nothing.

The two continued straight ahead along the road. People were fighting all along the way, and some even attacked them. Lu Yuan wasn't bothered. Once he activated his Comprehensive Maitreya Gold Coat, he could ignore the vast majority of long-range attacks. Close-range assailants were easily dealt with. Lin Zhiquin beside him, however, appeared somewhat disheveled and had to remain constantly vigilant to evade surprise attacks that could materialize at any moment.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then casually ripped a large chunk of stone from the corner of a passing building. Holding it in his hand, whenever he saw someone emerge, he broke off a piece and hurled it. With tens of tons of force erupting, augmented by his Martial God Strength, any stone he threw struck with the impact of a cannonball.

BANG!

Lin Zhiquin watched in disbelief as a hulking man with a sinister expression, raising an alloy shield and attempting to approach, was struck by a piece of stone Lu Yuan had casually tossed. The alloy shield protecting the man's chest caved in deeply. The man himself was sent flying backward with a BOOM, as if hit squarely by a howitzer shell, landing seven or eight meters away.

Only then did Lin Zhiquin begin to faintly grasp the true level of Lu Yuan's current strength. The face beneath his mask was a canvas of shock and disbelief, which gradually faded into numbness.

Relying on his "exquisite" hidden weapon techniques, Lu Yuan led Lin Zhiquin to the vicinity of the pyramid.

The colossal pyramid loomed ahead, a long staircase ascending directly to a small platform about halfway up its height. At the foot of the pyramid on all four sides, Blood Fighters were engaged in fierce battles.

The two slowly came to a halt, not immediately joining the fray.

Looking at the intense, chaotic mêlée on the pyramid's staircase, Lin Zhiquin's expression turned grave. "The battle on the stairs is the most crucial part," he said.

"There's no place to hide on the stairs, nor is there a path of retreat; one can only continuously defeat opponents and keep moving upward...

"The last one to reach the top is the winner of the ultimate Bloody Battle.

"Lu Yuan, what should we do next..."

"Coach!"

"Hm?!" Lin Zhiquin, mid-sentence, was abruptly interrupted by Lu Yuan. He looked up to find Lu Yuan looking at him quietly.

"How about... you wait here for a moment?" Lu Yuan said after a brief pause.

"Uh..." Lin Zhiquin was slightly taken aback, somewhat confused.

Then, he heard Lu Yuan say softly, "I'll be right back... very quickly."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, an unusually oppressive sensation suddenly weighed down on Lin Zhiquin's heart, like the low atmospheric pressure before a violent storm, almost making it difficult for him to breathe.

HISS—

Lu Yuan took a deep breath. His robust body swelled slightly as he crouched, assuming a posture as if about to unleash his power...

The next second—

BOOM!

Lin Zhiquin staggered violently. The ground beneath him, nearly ten meters in diameter, completely shattered. Earth and stones churned and flew into the air. The terrifying aftershock of his power instantly whipped up a furious wind, causing Lin Zhiquin's clothes to billow backward and plaster tightly against his body.

Lin Zhiquin watched in utter horror as Lu Yuan vanished from his side in an instant. Then, very quickly... he reappeared on the pyramid's staircase.

「...」

BOOM!

Lu Yuan landed in a standard "superhero entrance" pose, like a meteorite crashing down from the sky, slamming hard into the base of the pyramid. The terrifying shockwave that erupted from his feet upon landing forcefully scattered the surrounding crowd of combatants, sending them flying.

This sudden, immense entrance stunned the Blood Fighters on all four sides of the pyramid. The chaotic battle seemed to freeze for an instant.

"It's the Feast Eater! Kill him first!" someone shrieked in a trembling voice after a brief silence.

The others, as if jolted from a dream, surged towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan didn't spare them a glance, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the very top of the pyramid.

Sure-kill! Dragon Hide Body!

Lu Yuan's figure blurred. He unleashed his aura, transforming into a draconic form that shot upwards with a WHOOSH. The Blood Fighters obstructing his path were sent flying one after another.

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