Chapter 1036: Character and Allies

Chapter 1036: Roles and Allies

Lou Yu seemed to have no reaction to this. He neither unleashed another earthquake to destroy the district nor triggered a nuclear explosion. Instead, he simply stood still, his gaze sweeping over the terrified fleeing people, like an emotionless statue. Only when most of the people had fled did he begin to move, walking towards Hongchen Jun.

Just then, the figure of a five or six-year-old boy emerged, running against the flow of the crowd. He wore a shirt with Superman emblazoned on the chest and held a stone in his hand, yelling indistinctly at Lou Yu: “Bad Guy Wuji Jun!! I'm going to hit you!!!”

Whoosh—

He threw the stone in his hand forcefully at Lou Yu.

Seeing the boy, Lou Yu's steps faltered slightly. In that instant, his eyes became distant… He neither dodged nor attacked, but simply watched, stunned, as the stone arced through the air and haphazardly struck his toes. The stone shattered into several pieces upon hitting Lou Yu's foot, which was harder than steel, without leaving even a scratch.

This scene dumbfounded the surrounding fleeing residents. They never imagined such a mischievous child would recklessly challenge Wuji Jun. They gasped and fled from around the boy as if he were a plague, leaving him alone in the middle of the road in the blink of an eye. The boy was also stunned when his stone failed to hit Lou Yu. As Lou Yu's gaze fixed on him the next moment, he froze stiff, as if plunged into an ice cave, unable to move even a pinky finger.

Lou Yu walked towards him step by step. His abyssal black robe fluttered amidst the ruins. Witnessing the demonic figure approaching him, cold sweat began to pour from the boy's forehead. Just as he closed his eyes in fear, a gentle breeze brushed his face…

The death he imagined did not come.

The boy cautiously opened one eye, and out of the corner of his eye, saw the black-clad Lou Yu simply ignore him and calmly walk past. The boy was bewildered. He couldn't understand why this demon, who had slaughtered millions, hadn't killed him. He stood there dumbfounded, watching the dark figure walk alone towards the end of the deserted street… until it vanished.

“Lou Yu!!”

A white figure streaked across the sky, blocking Lou Yu's path. Most of the residents in this district were still frantically fleeing. Su Zhiwei dared not attack Lou Yu rashly, fearing that the aftermath of their battle would cause too many casualties. She merely gritted her teeth, staring at Lou Yu, seemingly unable to comprehend how he could still be alive after being annihilated into nothingness.

“Give up, Su Zhiwei,” Lou Yu said calmly. “I can't defeat you, but you truly cannot kill me…”

Su Zhiwei's eyes narrowed. “Cannot kill? I… don't believe it.”

Lou Yu sighed, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

The next moment, two metallic hands suddenly emerged from the ground beneath Su Zhiwei's feet, forcefully embracing her and rocketing her skyward! This sudden change caught Su Zhiwei by surprise. She didn't immediately break free from the metallic giant's grip. Instead, she looked down at the district and its residents, which were rapidly receding below her, a flicker of doubt in her eyes…

Lou Yu's body also ascended into the sky, his black robes fluttering wildly in the wind. He spread his arms towards Su Zhiwei, a faint fiery glow emanating from his eyes.

“You… will believe it.”

Lou Yu's body instantly erupted with dazzling light, like an activated sun, pressing close against Su Zhiwei before exploding with a roar!!

Amidst the wind and snow, beneath the stage.

“I thought you'd make some brilliant move… but your trump card is merely Hongchen Jun?” The King of Silver scoffed at the Red King. “Hongchen Jun is indeed very strong and capable of suppressing Lou Yu. Previously, this move might have checkmated me… but perhaps you've underestimated Lou Yu's current abilities.” The King of Silver rubbed his fingertips together, producing a black piece from somewhere, which he placed steadily before the Red King. “Do you still have any pieces?” The King of Silver's eyes narrowed, like a player about to declare checkmate, looking down at his opponent.

“No,” the boy in the theatrical robe shrugged. “I have no pieces.”

“Then this game in the Tianshu Domain, I have won.”

“Not necessarily.” The Red King casually picked up the black piece, weighing it in his hand. “Wuji Jun, who possesses 'Infinity,' is immortal, capable of regenerating from any substance. He is indeed a conceptual impossibility to defeat… but even so, there is still someone who can resolve him.”

The King of Silver's brow furrowed tightly. “Didn't you say you had no pieces?”

“I have no pieces, and never have… All I have are ‘roles,’” the Red King said, spreading his hands and chuckling softly. “Isn't it fortunate that on the stage you chose, there is a ‘role’ who happens to be my ally…”

“And he…”

“will push this grand drama of the era towards its next crucial turning point.”

Tianshu Domain.

Sky-Reaching Tower, Thirteenth Underground Level.

The Sky-Reaching Tower is a landmark building in the Tianshu Domain, and the tallest human-made structure of this era. The part above ground belongs to all Qiaoshen Dao, symbolizing the pinnacle of human material civilization. However, only a select few know that the part of this building below ground has another name…

Tianshu Base.

While the skies above the Tianshu Domain were turbulent due to the battle between the two monarchs, a figure silently walked through the lowest depths of the Tianshu Base… Doors opened one after another as he approached, and the extremely stringent defenses peeled away like layers of an onion before him, allowing him to enter the facility's most core area.

“Tower Master, why are you here?” a figure in a research uniform couldn't help but ask.

The Tower Master offered no explanation. Without even a glance at them, he spoke calmly: “Open the door for me.”

“Open the door? Which door do you wish opened?”

“Number O.”

The research figure paused, as if realizing something, and whispered in shock: “You wish to awaken… that one?”

“Open the door,” the Tower Master repeated.

“…Yes.”

As the Tower Master reached the deepest part of the base, a heavy armored door slowly opened. Futuristic blue light filled every corner beyond the door. At the boundary between dimness and illumination, a massive stasis pod stood majestically… Mysterious liquid filled the interior of the stasis pod, with occasional bubbles rising. If one looked closely, they could see faint, firefly-like specks of starlight moving within it, seemingly alive. And amidst these countless swirling specks of starlight, a figure floated silently. His eyes were closed, yet he seemed to possess some unusual perception…

The moment the Tower Master stepped through the doorway, the starlight floating around the figure suddenly blazed with brilliance! As if he were the master of all stars.

The Tower Master quietly observed the person in the stasis pod. A moment later, a smile curved his lips… He raised a hand, tore at his chin, and a face peeled away, dissipating into the air.

The Red King, as if meeting an old friend, spoke slowly, his voice tinged with nostalgia and melancholy: “Lu Xun… long time no see.”