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Chapter 936 Martial Arts, Lightning Tribulation

Thunder rumbled across the sky, and flames roared from all directions.

The power emanating from the man on the throne gradually faded, and his divine restraint was lifted.

However, Lu Li's aura was still much stronger than before. He had fused all the martial arts he had learned into one, creating his own path, and his strength had undergone a great leap forward.

In terms of basic attributes, he directly increased his comprehensive attributes to 248 points. His blood and qi circulated endlessly within his body, radiating heat like an eternal furnace.

He had just entered a state of divine restriction, and his overall attributes reached 252 points, which is why he was able to instantly kill the ancient god.

In the case of the same attribute, his various targeted multipliers are maximized, and the death of the Ancient God is a foregone conclusion. The Demon Prisoner's slash deals hundreds of times the damage, and the Ancient God's life force is instantly wiped out. The slash is so smooth that it leaves no trace.

At this moment, the surviving humans in the tribe were all shouting the name of the human king, and the eyes of the sword guardian, illuminated by lightning and flames, seemed to reflect ancient scenes.

He rose and stepped forward, presenting Lu Li with the compass inlaid with nine gems.

Lu Li reached out and took it. Now that his realm was different, he could naturally sense things he had previously overlooked. "The former king did not lie; you just did not understand the true meaning in his words."

Lu Li seemed to possess the power of heaven and earth. After the compass shrank, it was embedded in his Undying Lonely City. In an instant, Lu Li's aura began to change, while the aura on the sword guardian's body weakened.

Lu Li raised his hand and placed it on the sword guardian's shoulder, just like a king bestowing a medal upon a knight. The powerful energy of the returning Dao dispelled the strange aura remaining in the sword guardian's body, and the life force was infused, pulling the sword guardian, whose attributes had already plummeted, back from the brink of death.

After obtaining the compass, Lu Li realized that the Sword Guardian was not someone with much higher talent than Nia; much of his power also came from the compass.

After losing the power from the compass, the sword guardian only has 247 attribute points. As a strong person, it will naturally be much easier for Lu Li to heal the weak.

Within the spatial identification function, it can be seen that this compass is a special medium-type prop, created by the first Human King as a device intended to further devour strange powers.

Because both the human body and soul have limits. Just like Nia, once she has devoured a certain amount, she begins to mutate. No matter how high her attributes are, her own consciousness is lost, and she becomes meaningless.

This compass can store strange powers, making it a unique treasure. It was created by the King of Man, but he died in the apocalypse before he could use it to become stronger. Before his death, he entrusted it to his most loyal subordinate, the Sword Guardian.

Unfortunately, the sword guardian failed to grasp the true meaning of the King's last words: reincarnation does not exist in this world; once the King dies, he is gone and can never return.

Looking back now, his words to the sword guardian can be interpreted on multiple levels, but the sword guardian stubbornly believed in their original meaning.

Those who can draw the sword are never destined by fate, but those who can draw the sword by brute force must have an overall attribute of at least 250 points. Such a powerful Saint Decision Master can certainly become a human king and lead humanity toward hope.

The hope that faith would bring back the Human King, Lu Li now understands the meaning behind it. This is the last deception in the Human King's language, and also the way out he wants to leave for humanity.

The Sword Guardian used the power of the compass to ignite the beacon fire. The beacon fire itself did not burn with a strange power, but rather with the power of hope and faith attached to the compass. The Human King wanted the flame of hope to ignite people's fighting spirit, thereby gathering stronger hope and faith, and urging the birth of the Human King.

In fact, the Sword Guardian never knew, or perhaps the Human King thought that this subordinate of his was a bit stubborn, so the Human King didn't say it directly.

The true successor chosen by the King has always been the Sword Guardian, but the Sword Guardian has never realized this.

Over the past nine thousand years, the Sword Guardian has grown far stronger. He has even slain gods, inlaid gems into the compass, and gained power comparable to that of the gods. Furthermore, the long-standing faith of the people in the tribe has solidified the power of the compass that blesses him.

With his power, he could have drawn that sword and sat on the Iron Throne long ago; in terms of strength, he was already stronger than the King of Men back then.

However, the sword guardian was ultimately too foolish, blindly loyal to the human king and pinning his hopes on the human king's return, rather than inheriting the human king's will and continuing the path. This caused the misunderstanding to persist for nine thousand years.

A person who places their hopes on others is not worthy of being a king, and the Sword Guardian ultimately failed to obtain the purest hope and faith.

At this moment, with the compass on his body, it was like an emperor being crowned. Lu Li's blood and qi were boiling, and he felt a wonderful and refreshing power being transmitted through the compass.

That power came from the eyes that were watching them, from the unwavering hope that people held during the catastrophe.

It turns out that everything in this world is relative. If monsters as powerful as ancient gods can be created from the human heart, then naturally great heroes can also be created from the human heart.

Lu Li's aura steadily increased, quickly reaching 252 points in overall attributes, comparable to his previous state of divine restriction, and this power was still slowly accumulating.

He rose from his throne, walked to Nia's side, and used his vital energy to burn away the strange tissue on Nia's body, then healed her wounds.

"Your Majesty, terrifying energy is still accumulating in the sky."

The sword guardian gave a reminder; even without the compass, he was still the strongest person present besides Lu Li, so he could sense the terrifying power within the lightning.

What worries him is that most of the strange creatures in this world are not afraid of the power of lightning, but humans do not have this trait.

Just look at the weapons manufactured by the city-states; many of them are high-voltage weapons designed to kill humans.

"can you?"

Chu Chu also came over. She had many wounds on her hands, all from being too focused on forging earlier. But at the last moment, her complete concentration finally finished Lu Li's set, which was one of the reasons why Lu Li was able to kill the ancient god instantly.

Lu Li took Chu Chu's hand, and the warmth of his hand was transferred to it, repairing the wound on Chu Chu's hand. At the same time, he raised his hand to Chu Chu's face.

This action made Chu Chu feel a little awkward. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she tried to back away, but when she noticed that Lu Li had stopped moving, she subtly retreated.

Lu Li placed his hand on Chu Chu's cheek, repairing her face that had been scratched by the rubble. "It's alright. This Heavenly Dao can't even kill strange creatures, so how could it possibly harm me?"

After saying that, Lu Li stepped into the sky, as if ascending a long ladder to the heavens.

The terrifying thunder in the sky dispelled the gray fog, and as it exploded, boundless power spread out, creating ripples in the sky. People finally saw the starry sky again after many days.

However, the gray fog was also quite domineering. After being dispersed, it quickly regrouped at high altitudes, once again obscuring the sky.

Lu Li climbed to a higher point, choosing a slightly off-center location, fearing that the lightning would strike the tribe and extinguish the last remaining spark of humanity. The next instant, amidst a deafening roar, a bolt of lightning as thick as a mountain descended, like a world-destroying waterfall, crashing down upon Lu Li.

This scene horrified the people in the tribe, especially Nia, who had excellent eyesight. "Damn, isn't Lu Li going to be completely destroyed?"

"No, the king is not injured."

The sword guardian said that he saw Lu Li seemingly bathing in divine light, not only unharmed in the sea of ​​lightning, but also quite enjoying it.

The lightning washed away all the blood left on Lu Li's body from the battle, revealing his clean skin and making his bulging muscles look even more defined.

Standing proudly in the sky, with his back to the tribe, those with good eyesight could see that the muscles on Lu Li's back were bulging like a hideous ghost face, with lightning snakes moving around, adding to his majesty.

At this moment, not only the humans in the tribe, but also the humans in the distant city-states, and those strange beings hiding in the shadows, all looked up at the sky to witness the birth of history.

The sea of ​​lightning seemed endless, with bolts of all colors and shapes descending, yet none of them could dampen the man's spirit. Instead, they made his eyes even brighter and his aura even stronger.

This doesn't feel like a trial; it feels more like a gift.

Lu Li condensed all his life's learning to create his own unique martial arts system. He integrated various laws into his martial arts moves, with the principles of Tao and martial arts coexisting. He named this unique skill the Martial Bible.

This method cultivates both internal and external aspects, refining the body to the point of physical sainthood. Its internal circulation is like a vast universe, eternal and ceaseless. Every move contains both the laws of the Great Dao and the true essence of martial arts.

Furthermore, Lu Li finally integrated his soul intent into the Origin Spirit Seed, and from then on, his soul intent flowed endlessly and powerfully. Even the simplest attack could produce the same effect as his previous desperate moves.

When the Martial Scripture within him was fully activated, his qi and blood surged like a pillar, soaring into the sky and even dispersing part of the sea of ​​lightning.

Lu Li seemed still not satisfied, so he stepped against the heavens, opened his mouth wide to devour the thunderclouds, and was more arrogant than any other monster in the world.

Even within the gray mist, it seemed as if a pair of eyes were staring at Lu Li at this moment, feeling somewhat surprised.

While Lu Li was undergoing his tribulation, in the distant wilderness, a combined fleet of human city-states halted its advance.

The commander, who had just launched a carpet bombing attack on the horde of monsters, stood on the bridge of a flying warship, looking at the vast scene of tribulation in the distant sky, a knowing smile on his face.

"Looks like you made it in time, Brother Lu."

Aizen chuckled to himself.

Six people walked up behind him. Judging from their attire, they were all management personnel within the city-state, and they looked at Aizen with a hint of respect.

"You're right, this is humanity's best and last chance."

The man in the lead looked very young, not even twenty years old. He wasn't exactly handsome, but he was very strong. He was Mansis Julius from the Ancient God Company in the Old Capital.

"The six great gods have all been destroyed, but this is only the beginning. Let your people continue to spread the word."

Aizen said, "Either perish silently amidst the fluctuating numbers, or shed your servility, rise up in rebellion, and make humanity great again."

"Make mankind great again!"

"Make mankind great again!"

"Make mankind great again!"

"..."

The others present echoed the call, and the sound spread, prompting other soldiers in the fleet to shout the same slogan. In an instant, the sound wave swept across the sea, and there were thousands of city-state humans in this camp.

When Lu Li was fighting in the tribe, it was Aizen who led these people to kill all the leaders of the major companies of the human city-state from the rear, and changed the regime.

Then, the "Mother's Sigh" technique was used to launch a massive, sweeping attack on the strange creatures in the wilderness.

Aizen had long noticed some subtle inconsistencies in the operation of the city-state, such as the existence of some things that seemed normal but were actually unreasonable.

God-powered warriors like Nia are essentially created by absorbing strange powers and experimenting on strange corpses.

Furthermore, the growth of the God Warriors still requires a lot of strange energy, and the source of this energy can only be the bizarre. So where do the bizarre materials come from in the department that researches God Warriors in the company?

There won't be any wild monsters dying, and we'll just be picking up their corpses every day. But hunters like Lu Li and Aizen are only recently appearing, and they won't leave any samples for the company. They'll eat them all, and if they can't finish them, they'll pack them up and take them away.

According to Aizen's research, the research on God Warriors has been going on for hundreds of years, and has made breakthrough progress in recent decades.

Through his investigation, he discovered that the underlying logic of the God Warriors research conducted by various companies was similar, and their progress and achievements were also similar.

Although much data has been deleted from the company's database logs, Aizen has reason to believe that the various city-states actually share information regarding the research on God Warriors.

He could even suspect that the research on the divine warriors was a common topic among the six city-states, and something known to the heads of the respective city-state companies.

On the surface, the research on the God Warriors seems to be without any problems. It's just that the company is pursuing a stronger security force to suppress riots in the city and to better serve the research projects conducted by the supernatural.

In reality, humans are already very powerful with technological weapons. When it comes to killing, humans are adept with firearms, far more efficient than divine warriors.

Is it really necessary for major corporations to conduct this kind of research to target humanity? The answer is clearly no.

(End of this chapter)