Chapter 141: Martial Artist of Bright Energy

"Brother Lu, are... are you alright?" Yuan Chen asked cautiously, looking toward the bathroom with a worried expression.

"Yeah, Brother Lu, was that something exploding just now?"

"Brother Lu, you must not let anything happen to you!"

The others looked at each other, their eyes filled with anxiety and panic.

After all, it was Lu Yu who had led them to where they were today; if Lu Yu met with an accident, the consequences would be unimaginable—they didn't even dare to think about it.

"Oh, I'm fine." Lu Yu's calm voice came from the bathroom. "I was just stretching my limbs; sorry to have worried you all."

"It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine." Yuan Chen and the others breathed a collective sigh of relief.

"Brother Lu, then we'll head out first."

"If you need anything, Brother Lu, just call us."

As they spoke, the few of them hurried out, though their eyes remained full of shock.

To be able to make a sound like firecrackers just by stretching one's limbs—what terrifying strength that must be!

But recalling how Lu Yu had appeared in the villa at noon without anyone noticing, it all seemed to make sense again.

"Heh, this feeling, it's almost like I've taken on a few underlings," Lu Yu muttered softly, then threw a fierce punch into the air.

At this moment, his control over his body had reached a brand-new height, allowing him to perfectly gather the strength of his entire body into a single punch and unleash it; the power was far greater than an ordinary punch.

"Pop!"

"Pop!"

"Pop!"

Inside the bathroom, the sounds of air exploding rang out one after another.

Hearing these sounds, Yuan Chen and the others couldn't help but shrink their necks.

After a good while, Lu Yu stopped his movements and looked at his attribute panel, still feeling unsatisfied.

Realm: Martial Artist of Bright Energy

Level: 15

Constitution: 499.54

Strength: 535.71

Agility: 318.02

Spirit: 251.02

Potential Points:

Experience Value: 155

Having undergone five reinforcements, plus one breakthrough in realm, his various physical stats had now at least doubled compared to before, with some nearly reaching 1.5 times their previous values.

There was even a plus sign that had appeared directly after his realm, and Lu Yu knew exactly what that meant.

Lu Yu took a deep breath; he understood that having just broken through to Martial Artist of Bright Energy, the possibility of immediately breaking through again to become a Dark Energy Martial Artist was not very high.

However, there was no harm in understanding the threshold for the breakthrough in advance and being prepared.

He tapped the plus sign, and several lines of information immediately appeared before his eyes.

【Breakthrough threshold: Constitution, Strength, or Agility attribute must reach 500 points; this threshold is currently met.】

【If the average of Constitution, Strength, and Agility attributes exceeds 400 points and Body Strengthening Level reaches 20, the breakthrough success rate can reach 100%; current breakthrough success probability is 58%.】

【Break through?】

"The average of the three attributes is 400 points?"

Lu Yu looked at these three attributes; the average had already reached 407 points, so it was clear this requirement was already met.

However, the condition that followed seemed truly difficult.

He checked the Potential Points required to strengthen to the next level; it actually required 3,400 points.

He was only at level 16 now and needed to reach level 20.

If he wanted to raise his level by four at once, according to his calculations, it would require quite a few Potential Points, and the forty-thousand-plus points he had left probably wouldn't be enough.

Ten thousand-plus Potential Points—it wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a little either; one Superior Blood Qi Pill or five Mid-grade Blood Qi Pills would be enough to make up the difference.

"I'm just that little bit short of breaking through to Dark Energy. It seems it's time to take a trip to Yongan City. But according to Wang Shu, if you want to buy Superior Blood Qi Pills, money alone isn't enough; you also need some connections." Thinking of this, Lu Yu couldn't help but frown.

If he really couldn't buy a Superior Blood Qi Pill, he would have to take a step back and buy Mid-grade Blood Qi Pills to break through to Dark Energy.

But if he wanted to break through again from Dark Energy, it would take at least 100,000 Potential Points to start; even buying Superior Blood Qi Pills would cost over 200,000, and if he switched to Mid-grade ones, the required quantity would be even higher—that was a huge sum of money.

Relying solely on hunting Low-level Fierce Beasts to obtain them was too difficult; hunting Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts would be much faster, and as for Advanced Fierce Beasts, perhaps hunting one would be enough.

However, after thinking it over, Lu Yu still felt it was better to be steady and solid.

It wouldn't be too late to look for Advanced Fierce Beasts after his strength broke through another small realm or two.

"Besides that, collecting more martial arts to improve my strength is also a way."

Lu Yu cast his gaze toward the Skill column; the three martial arts collected this time were all in there, and the two martial arts obtained from the old man selling Cultivation Methods last time had also been unlocked.

Moreover, it had already been a few days since he last went to Zhou Family Fort; going again this time, he should be able to obtain at least three martial arts.

It was just that having enough Experience Value was another difficult problem.

Previously, killing Li Meng and Li Qiang had yielded a total of over 150 Experience Value, while the other martial artists only provided a few points each, and those ordinary people only gave two or three points.

"Let's leave it at that for now; I'll consider reinforcement after I've mastered all the martial arts I have on hand."

Lu Yu looked at the sky; it was almost evening. He put on his clothes and walked out of the bathroom, intending to make dinner first, rest a bit, and then start training.

But just then, a burst of hurried footsteps approached from afar, and soon, a man with a panicked expression appeared at the villa entrance.

"Brother Yuan, something bad has happened! Something bad!" the man said, panting. "Outside... a car has arrived outside, and the people in the car are telling us to open the gate for them immediately."

"What?" Yuan Chen was startled and hurriedly asked, "Did they say who they are?"

"We asked, and they said they are Wang's men, and they also told Li Meng and the others to hurry out and welcome them."

"Captain Wang?" Yuan Chen frowned tightly.

Captain Wang? Who on earth is that?

Moreover, judging by this person's description, those few people outside seem quite familiar with the three Li Meng brothers, yet the tone they use when speaking shows they don't take Li Meng seriously at all; this situation seems a bit tricky.

"How many of them are there?" Just then, Lu Yu walked out from the room and asked.

"Two, yes, just two people." The person who came to report recalled for a moment, then added, "Those two look to be in their twenties, driving an off-road vehicle, and they have guns in their hands; their tone of voice is extremely arrogant."

After speaking, he looked at Lu Yu with trepidation.

Those two outside kept asking for Li Meng, but Li Meng and his brothers were already dead; if Lu Yu couldn't handle it, all of them would suffer.

A look of confusion appeared on Lu Yu's face.

Captain Wang? Could it be someone from Zhou Family Fort? It would be normal for people from these two places to have contact, but he didn't know what they had come for this time.

Forget it, wouldn't it be clear if he let them in?

In this vicinity, Zhou Family Fort has the strongest power; it is said that on the surface, they only have one Bright Energy Martial Artist, and he is an old man.

And he himself had just broken through to become a Bright Energy Martial Artist, his strength greatly increased, and if he were to Explode with full power, he could contend with a Dark Energy Martial Artist.

Unless these two young men were geniuses who became Dark Energy Martial Artists at such a young age, he really had nothing to fear.

However, just in case, Lu Yu still decided to go and see the situation.

"I will go with you."

Upon hearing this, the person who came to report immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, inside the off-road vehicle outside the perimeter wall, the man sitting in the driver's seat had long been waiting impatiently; he poked his head out of the car window and cursed at the people on the Watchtower:

"I'm talking to you, damn it, are you deaf or what? Can't you understand human speech? Don't you see it's almost dark? Hurry up and open the gate, let me in, do you hear me!"

The two men on the Watchtower, upon hearing this, were instantly filled with fear, their bodies shaking like chaff, but they still shook their heads.

They remembered Lu Yu's previous instructions: if anyone came, they must obtain his consent before opening the Zhai gate.

"Fuck!" The man was so angry he jumped with rage; after cursing, he pulled his head back, then took a pistol in his right hand, extended it out the window, and fired several shots at the people on the Watchtower: "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two people on the Watchtower were already scared out of their wits; seeing the other party stick out a gun, they crouched down immediately.

For a moment, wood chips flew everywhere on the Watchtower.

"Click, click, click." Ren Hui pulled the trigger a few more times, only to realize the bullets in the magazine were all spent.

"Alright, Ren Hui, save some bullets." The man in the passenger seat said with a smile, "Why are you getting worked up over a watchdog? Haven't they already gone to notify Li Meng and the others?"

"The point is, it wasn't like this when we came before." Ren Hui grumbled, "In the past, as soon as we stated our identity, the gate would open, and Li Meng and the others would come out to welcome us immediately. This time, they actually dared to lock me outside; they are truly bold."

"Maybe they just changed personnel and don't know the rules," Ma Qianjun speculated.

"Hey, now that you mention it, I also think those two on the Watchtower look a bit unfamiliar," Ren Hui said, frowning.

"Isn't that normal?" Ma Qianjun said indifferently, "Although Li Family Fort is larger than the average Zhai, quite a few people have died during this period. I guess the original guards ran into trouble, so they replaced them with new ones."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Ren Hui nodded, his eyes fixed on the direction of the Watchtower, and he said through gritted teeth, "Wait until the gate opens; I must give him a good lesson when I get in."

"Ren Hui, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but your heart is too narrow." Ma Qianjun sighed helplessly.

"My heart is narrow?" Ren Hui stared at the other person with wide, angry eyes, "Ma, what do you mean? Being blocked outside, you still think it's something to be proud of?"

Ma Qianjun shook his head and said, "Think about it carefully. When we go in later, if Li Meng knows about this, won't he feel bad and give us more benefits than usual?"

Ren Hui was stunned for a moment and said blankly, "Now that you put it that way, it really seems so."

As Captain Wang's confidants, the kickbacks they received every time they delivered Blood Qi Pills ranged from hundreds to thousands, and they could enjoy various special treatments, eating and drinking well, with women on their arms; compared to those poor wretches guarding the walls, they were much better off.

And now that they were blocked outside, isn't this an excellent opportunity?

"Brother Ma, you are still the one with foresight; I was too impulsive just now." Ren Hui immediately put on a smiling face, looking like a completely different person from the one glaring just a moment ago.

Ma Qianjun rolled his eyes and leaned back in his chair, waiting quietly.

Just then, the Zhai gate slowly opened in front of them.

"Damn it, it finally opened." Ren Hui stepped on the gas pedal and drove the car into the Zhai while grumbling.