King Luanyu's "Mercy"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With each head-on clash of divine and material attacks, Lu Yan'an manipulated his Law Domain and Heart Power, seemingly forming a complex, multifaceted protective shield around himself, managing to withstand the attacks time and again.

Rumble...

The Heart Power, combined with the Law Domain and the Immortal Divine Power of the King Luanyu, collided repeatedly, completely tearing apart the surrounding cosmic space. Even though each attempt to mend the rift resulted in further tearing, the starry sky, with a diameter of millions of kilometers, was completely shattered.

Amidst the turbulent Space Fragment, the King-level Immortal King Luanyu, finding his manipulated Immortal Divine Power ineffective, finally retrieved a long sword from his Space Ring! He then withdrew his Immortal Divine Power and completely locked onto Lu Yan'an with his Spiritual Force.

"Stop!" The longsword emitted a blade of light, actually flashing past the surrounding Space Fragment and turbulent currents.

"Bang!"

Lu Yan'an withstood the blow, but the multifaceted protective shield around his body, constructed from the power of the Law Domain and his Heart Power, shattered instantly. He was forced to retreat hundreds of thousands of kilometers in an instant, spitting out a mouthful of bright red blood. Even with the dual support of the Domain Heavy Treasure "Ancient God Mirror" and his Heart Power, Lu Yan'an ultimately could not withstand the Chaotic King Luanyu's space-sealing attack!

After the force dissipated, he finally came to a stop hundreds of thousands of kilometers away!

"Boy Lu, this won't do! This guy is on a completely different level from the opponents we've faced before! You have no chance of winning by just passively defending yourself." The voice of the Lord Shen rang out in Lu Yan'an's consciousness. Just from its tone, you could tell how desperate Lu Yan'an was when facing the King Luanyu!

"There's nothing I can do. This guy is probably at the level of the 19th or 20th level of the Tongtian Bridge to Heaven. His Law Comprehension is far superior to mine. Moreover, in terms of basic strength alone, he is tens of thousands of times stronger than me! How could I possibly win?" Lu Yan'an shook his head and said with a bitter expression.

"Then hurry and seek help from your teacher!" the Lord Shen advised urgently. "Even if you stole his inheritance before, he can't just openly kill you. That's absolutely forbidden in your Human Race!"

"It's no use. I've already tried. Not only can I not contact my teacher, but I can't even contact Venerable Zhouguang now. For some reason, this Virtual Universe Network can't connect to the public network! Now I can't contact my teacher, and no one else can contact me!" Lu Yan'an said with a solemn expression.

Seeing Lu Yan'an's grim expression in the distance, King Luanyu finally revealed a hearty smile for the first time. "Have you discovered that you can't activate the Virtual Universe's synchronous teleportation function?" he transmitted telepathically.

"You guessed it, it was all my doing! I rehearsed this meeting countless times in my mind. My goal was to make you pay the price!" The King Luanyu's expression turned extremely ferocious.

"This inheritance of the Demon Sound God General could have been my strongest aid in breaking through to the Venerable! But you, Lu Yan'an, actually took that spot that originally belonged to me without the permission of the Hong Alliance!" His expression turned incredibly crazed. "An entire era! A chance to inherit this opportunity only comes once every entire era! You've ruined it all!"

"Those old fogies from the Hong Alliance actually told me to wait another era! I've spent so many favors and invested so many treasures, and this is the result I get! Isn't that ridiculous?"

As he spoke, the air pressure around him became incredibly terrifying, as if it were giving birth to an extremely frightening monster.

"So, it's not unreasonable for me to ask you for some interest now, is it?" The King Luanyu's face once again displayed that terrifying, chilling smile from before.

Immediately, he flipped his right hand, and a Space Ring instantly appeared in his palm!

"This contains your home planet, the life-bearing planet known as the 'Yuan Planet'!"

Hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, when Lu Yan'an saw the Space Ring that the King Luanyu had taken out, Tong Kong's heart clenched.

"Don't rush, let's take our time!" Seeing Lu Yan'an's sudden change in expression, King Luanyu slowly comforted him. "Don't worry, all the Yuan Planet Clan members, including your family, are inside!" As he spoke, the World Energy around him erupted, as if he were searching for something within the Space Ring.

Suddenly, King Luanyu's eyes lit up.

"Found him!" Suddenly, a pure Yuan Planet human appeared in front of King Luanyu. This Yuan Planet human was not very strong, just an ordinary Star Level martial artist. Suddenly, without any warning, he appeared naked in outer space. Soon, unable to survive in space for long, he suffocated and died!

"Now, the fate of your home planet, Yuan Planet, and everyone on this planet, is in your hands!"

"On my hand?" Lu Yan'an's expression changed.

"Yes!" The King Luanyu's dark eyes gleamed with unusual excitement and brilliance. "In your hands, as long as you release your soul seal and let me enslave you, then your home planet and your people can once again live happily on this beautiful land."

"Once you become my Soul Slave, not only will your home planet and your family and people be safe, but you will also receive my protection."

"Conversely, if you disagree, you will witness your home planet and your people turn into specks of dust in the universe right before your eyes!"

King Luanyu looked at Lu Yan'an, "I believe you know which path to choose."

"Take another look." King Luanyu pointed to the air beside him. A simulated image of the Yuan Planet, projected by the World Energy, appeared directly in outer space!

"What a beautiful planet!"

"Now, its fate is entirely in your hands!"

"Becoming my Soul Slave will be the greatest honor of your life! You and your kin will be reunited in harmony. I believe you won't watch your Origin be buried by your stubbornness, will you?"

The words of the King Luanyu were full of seductive meaning. But at this moment, Lu Yan'an could only remain silent. He quietly watched the beautiful planet projected by the World Energy, just watching silently.

His deep love for his hometown and the warm companionship of his family and friends have always been the driving force that has kept him moving forward. But he never imagined that one day they would become shackles on his path.

But he didn't let his emotions cloud his judgment. He knew perfectly well that once he was Soul Enslavement King Luanyu, there would be no future for him! Judging from the King Luanyu's hatred for him, his first order after being Soul Enslavement would likely be for him to destroy his home planet! This was an irreconcilable hatred; how could he be so foolish?

Encased in crimson armor King Luanyu's dark, misty eyes surveyed Lu Yan'an before him, eagerly awaiting Lu Yan'an reply. As a deranged madman, he reveled in manipulating hearts and minds, and he had indeed prepared two plans! If Lu Yan'an agreed to become his Soul Slave, he would immediately have Lu Yan'an destroy his home planet and kin; if Lu Yan'an refused, he would personally erase the Yuan Planet before Lu Yan'an's very eyes, then strike again to annihilate Lu Yan'an along with the rest!

Only in this way can we achieve the most perfect revenge against him!

The entire vast universe was eerily quiet, deathly silent.

Lu Yan'an watched silently, staring at the planet in the image, as if trying to memorize it deeply.

"Make your choice," said the King Luanyu.

Lu Yan'an trembled, but did not reply.

He knew perfectly well that he could not accept the King Luanyu's condition of Soul Enslavement, but if he spoke, his kin, including his home planet, would all turn to dust before him! How could he possibly speak?

In fact, from the moment Lu Yan'an failed to reclaim the Yuan Planet and his family from Marquis Liuguang, everything was already destined!

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