"So he's a fanatic. I'm truly impressed by how you can explain everything with your vague, unfounded 'god'." The fifth brother, always wary of Lu Lei, looked at the headless corpse on the ground and said with a complex expression:
“Boss, he doesn’t deserve it. He’s just a bit old, acting all high and mighty. He’s afraid I’ll threaten his position and has been targeting me in secret. But we’re brothers, and I don’t want to kill him myself. It’s good that you killed him this time.”
"Oh, what gave you the courage to think you could survive under my thumb?" Lu Lei was a little curious, wondering if he could still beat him after seeing his own fire power.
"It was given to me by Fish Leong. Do you think I don't use the internet? My master is a successor of Tongbei Quan. Although my strength is less than one-tenth of his, it's more than enough to deal with a newcomer like you."
"ha!"
The fifth brother let out a low shout, and the muscles on his arms began to become more and more solid, bulging high. He clenched his fists, raising one hand high and protecting his abdomen with the other, looking just like an ape.
"Wearing full-arm armor!"
With a loud shout, like a monkey emerging from the mountain, his internal energy gathered in his arms, which swung like wheels of fire.
Lu Lei took a step back, but the fist followed and struck the armor. The armor, formed by flames, was extremely hot, instantly scorching a large part of his hand.
"Despicable!" the fifth brother cried out in pain, taking a few steps back. He hadn't expected this guy to turn fire into armor and wear it on his body, which really left him with no way to attack.
The fifth brother covered his hands and thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Since you're resorting to such underhanded tricks, don't blame me for being impolite! Behold my ultimate move, the Water and Fire Through the Arms!"
Clap clap clap!
The fifth brother swung his fist, and the resulting gust of wind exploded in the air, like a giant white ape angrily pounding its chest, howling through the mountains.
Upon seeing this display of power, Lu Lei couldn't help but become wary. Flames flowed through his body, surged into his throat, and ignited in his mouth.
A glint of light flashed in Lao Wu's eyes. His legs tensed up and began to swell. Finally, at a critical point, he leaped like a monkey leaping out of a tree.
"Goodbye, I'll settle the score with you later!"
This thing actually ran away!
Xu Le, floating in the sky, felt a slight fluctuation in his aura and forcibly suppressed the urge to attack. He hadn't expected that even he had been fooled by this guy, who had pretended to be ready to die, only to turn out to be trying to escape. It was truly an Oscar-worthy performance.
Lu Lei inhaled sharply, gathering flames in his mouth. He then forcefully exhaled, and the raging flames transformed into a line of fire that pierced the darkness.
Xu Le had originally wanted to watch a big fight, but he was tricked by this guy, who manipulated his telekinesis to instantly fill the space around Lao Wu.
After Lao Wu escaped, he kept glancing behind him. When he saw Lu Lei spit a blast of fire at him, he was secretly pleased: With that speed, he can catch up with me.
Before he could even rejoice for long, his body suddenly stiffened, unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the line of fire pierced through his chest cavity, the poisonous fire with its destructive aura piercing his heart and damaging his bodily functions.
The fifth brother fell down unwillingly, unable to understand why his body had suddenly stiffened and he was unable to move. He could have escaped.
Lu Lei was also a little puzzled. At the speed of the front line, he shouldn't have been able to catch up with him, but seeing the boundless darkness, he suddenly understood something.
All of this is a gift from the Lord!
Lu Lei turned around, and the flames in his hand, obeying his command, slowly devoured the remaining two people amidst their wails, before turning and walking towards the city center.
Lu Lei didn't notice that after killing these people, the dragon pattern on his chest became darker in color, seemingly possessing a greater degree of spirituality than before.
Walking on the lonely, dark road, Lu Lei did not use a flame for lighting. His heart was at peace as he followed the guidance of his soul.
He firmly believed that he was a favorite of Heaven, a loyal believer of Heaven, and that the night was his home and darkness his companion.
With this thought in mind, Lu Lei felt his own magic power constantly increasing, his thoughts becoming clearer, and his spirit slowly sublimating.
"There's such a thing! You really can't underestimate a person's potential!"
Xu Le was also somewhat surprised. Huang Tian was just a character he had created. This guy's faith was so firm, and he kept getting stronger because of it. It was truly terrifying.
However, the stronger Lu Lei became, the more helpful it would be to his plan. Xu Le took out a Rubik's Cube that emitted golden light from his body.
The Rubik's Cube floated slowly, its immense power concentrated within this tiny cube.
Xu Le gently tapped the screen, and the imitation began to rotate, turning to the side representing the dragon talisman. The dragon totem on it was dim and lacked luster, but it was not obvious under the radiance of the other talismans.
Then eleven divine lights appeared on the Rubik's Cube, from which all the zodiac animals except the dragon emerged and stood in the void. Xu Le had already set up an array around him to prevent these lights from illuminating the night.
"Let's begin."
At Xu Le's command, the eleven zodiac animals transformed into orbs of light of different colors, which then split in two. The eleven zodiac totems floated in Xu Le's palm, and he threw them to Lu Lei, who was still walking in the darkness.
The remaining orbs of light transformed back into animal forms, but they were much smaller and weaker than before. After letting out soft cries, they entered the Rubik's Cube one by one and then returned to the inner world pillar, where they were nourished by the entire world and slowly repaired their lost power.
As Lu Lei walked alone, he felt a calling from the depths of his heart. He looked up and saw eleven tiny orbs of white fluorescent light fly into his palm.
He examined it carefully and could see different totems inside through the ball of light.
Just as Lu Lei was wondering, a voice resounded from the depths of his heart: "Of the twelve saints, you are the leader."
Lu Lei put away the eleven orbs of light. Under the Lord's will, although he understood how miraculous the abilities represented by these orbs were, he had no greed in his heart and continued to move forward devoutly in the darkness.
"With my body, I will forge the black flag."
"Heaven above, the Black Flag shall never die!"
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Chapter 79: Three Things
Within the inner world, the sun and moon alternate, and the saplings form a lush forest.
In the woods, several small birds frolicked and flew among the branches, while countless tiny reptiles silently made their homes in the soil.
These are creatures that Xu Le purchased from the real world, or that he sent shadow warriors to capture directly from the fields.