Chapter 390: The Naked Woman and the Calamity Daoist

"I never expected the first Child of the World to descend to be an 'acquaintance.' The intensity of this Qi is practically that of a humanoid star. Setting aside whether one could withstand their divine abilities in a fight, one would first have to endure the constant, erupting radiation of light."

"If I could hook them onto my fishing line... hmm?"

As Li Yu muttered to himself, he suddenly frowned, having caught sight of a scene beyond his expectations.

He had originally assumed that these Children of the World, who came from the multiverse and each possessed terrifying backgrounds, would be housed separately by the City Lord's Mansion until they appeared together for the Grand Tournament.

After all, someone like "Morning Star," even without taking action, would cause massive damage to the surrounding environment and living beings.

Yet at this moment, the giant of light was visibly shrinking, transforming into the size of an ordinary person, and falling straight into the city.

Fortunately, the "Void Pillar," which clearly belonged to some high-level divine ability, followed along, eventually forming a layer of isolation suit that remained worn by Morning Star.

Li Yu's surprise was soon answered by a notification relayed by the little robot:

"All invited prodigies will not be restricted."

"They are all free within Wancheng."

"However, to prevent large-scale casualties and disasters, all prodigies will have their bodies covered by the [Void Garment]. This divine ability originates from the Ancient Sages, and no prodigy can break it."

"Additionally, starting today, some unavoidable [Rules] have been set within Wancheng by an extremely powerful and ancient deity, such as 'Boundless Prodigies cannot kill large numbers of Wancheng citizens,' to ensure the safety of most citizens and the order within the city."

After hearing this, a cold sneer curled the corner of Li Yu's mouth.

He remarked without ceremony:

"Cannot kill large numbers... stable order... hah."

"It seems the Ancient Sages and the Lord of the Curtain are treating Wancheng as a playground for the [Boundless Prodigies] for the time being, using authority to set rules: you can play to your heart's content, but you cannot tear down this stage."

"As for the citizens?"

"They are just props, extras, or inconspicuous supporting characters."

Just as Li Yu was cursing while imagining what Wancheng would look like in the coming days,

following closely, the second, third, and fourth Boundless Prodigies descended from beyond the world barrier.

Amidst a rumbling roar!

Three more Void Pillars, connecting heaven and earth, landed.

Inside, three figures were transported over, none of whom were Children of the World known to Li Yu.

However, the outward appearance and the Qi released by each were incredibly terrifying, even bordering on horrific and disgusting.

One was a naked, half-flesh, half-mechanical brain soaked in scarlet grease!

One was a giant human female, nearly equal in size to the giant of light, born extremely ugly, completely naked, with a distended abdomen as if she were ten months pregnant.

And one was an extremely peculiar Daoist Priest.

These three Boundless Prodigies descended.

Normally, Li Yu should have looked at the naked woman.

However, what truly attracted his gaze was the Daoist Priest.

There was no other reason; there were too many elements that felt deeply familiar to Li Yu.

Such as the peach wood sword, black cloth banner, copper bell, and yellow Daoist robe he held.

But at this moment, no citizen, including Li Yu, would view him as one of their own.

Because the Daoist Priest's body was covered in mangled flesh, with skin rolled back and sores everywhere, yet embedded with filthy white feathers; his abdomen was split open, with clumps of internal organs and large intestines hanging out.

Four ugly, fierce heads were crowded onto his neck, each displaying one of the four emotions: "joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness." Pills engraved with human faces circled around him, their medicinal power constantly surging, turning into clumps of horrific clouds and mist.

Besides this, the Daoist Priest also had over a dozen arms, each holding a strange magic treasure.

Even with the coverage of the "Void Pillar," everyone could still feel the incredibly intense Qi of ill omen and disaster overflowing from the Daoist Priest's soul.

It was as if just by seeing him!

Without contact, without fighting him, one would meet with disaster.

If one were to meet his gaze, there would be absolutely no hope of survival.

"What a fierce Daoist Priest!"

"The power he wields has clearly touched the level of [Authority]; is he at the Demigod level?"

While Li Yu marveled, the little robot's gaze was fixed squarely on the mechanical brain soaking in the corpse oil and blood fat.

A mechanical voice for analysis and deduction automatically emerged: "Target is suspected to be a creation of the [Mechanical Divine Path]. Judging that its Qi intensity is infinitely close to a Demigod... If it could be collected, it would be the treasure of my existing museum... Collection probability: 0.1%. Starting to formulate an improvement plan..."

Before the little robot could truly formulate any plan,

it heard Li Yu's words and, adhering to the principle of prioritizing the master, it first relayed the notifications that immediately rang out from the City Lord's Mansion.

For entertainment purposes, the City Lord's Mansion allowed all citizens to gamble on the Grand Tournament.

The basic information of every participating prodigy would also be leaked so that people would know how to place their bets.

The previous Morning Star was like this.

The three who had just descended were the same.

The relevant information was successively revealed by the little robot:

"Calamity Daoist!"

"From a special plane named Catastrophe, possessing Demigod-level combat power. The power he possesses and the immortal arts and divine abilities he can release can already be called authority."

"The True God he follows is called the [Lord of Calamity]. Although he does not have many believers, his actual combat power is very terrifying."

"This Daoist is also one of the hot favorites for this Grand Tournament."

"Brain of Annihilation!"

"From a planet called [Annihilation Star], it is composed of the brain marrow of a human sage and the artificial intelligence Annihilation. The power it possesses completely transcends the Legendary level and is infinitely close to the Demigod level."

"The grease it is soaked in is the essence of corpse oil boiled from the bodies of one billion humans. It possesses divine abilities that can paralyze almost all mechanical creations, human wisdom, and living souls."

"It is a collectible that Little Endless very much wants to obtain."

"If Father knew, he would probably come to snatch it too."

"Naked Woman."

"From an unnamed plane, which is completely ruled by a strange insect race. This race possesses extremely high intelligence and will raise various intelligent beings as food, incubators, and even dwellings, such as humans, orcs, and even angels and dragons."

"The outward appearance of this prodigy is actually a farmed giantess; the insect race prodigy's true body is in her abdomen."

"She is one of the most bizarre races in the Boundless Spirit Realm."

"Possessing various unimaginable divine abilities, her combat power has also completely transcended the Legendary level. Although she still cannot be considered a Demigod, she has fought against Demigod-level powerhouses many times and has survived every single time."

"She already possesses divine abilities such as immortality, parasitism, and soul destruction."

The basic information of the three Boundless Prodigies was known to Li Yu and all citizens in the blink of an eye.

Without a doubt, the strongest among them was the [Calamity Daoist].

That was an existence that made Li Yu feel terrified even through the Void Pillar.

Li Yu even felt that this Daoist's threat was above that of the giant of light, Morning Star.

At the same time, he immediately formed some judgments in his heart.

Not all Boundless Prodigies participating in the Grand Tournament were Children of the World; perhaps to cover things up, some contestants were truly there just for the sake of fighting.

And the Children of the World were almost all there on the orders of the evil gods behind them.

How to distinguish them?

There was no clever method for now.

After all, it was refined by the "Ancient Sages," so it was impossible for there to be any flaws.

However, Li Yu did not need flaws.

Relying on intuition and free judgment.

"The Naked Woman and the Brain of Annihilation cannot be determined for now."

"But this Calamity Daoist is definitely a [Child of the World]."

"If I'm not mistaken, the target of that so-called Lord of Calamity behind him should be the [Demon-Quelling Heavenly Venerable]."

"That kind of twisted Daoist and immortal art, and the causal connection, is clearly the Great Luo Golden Immortal path under the Demon-Quelling Heavenly Venerable."

"Additionally, this Daoist has a strong connection to me."

"What is a calamity?"

"Nothing else but natural disasters and misfortunes."

"With his divine abilities, magic power, and terrifying realm, I fear he will definitely be chosen by the Demon Star Order in the future, and he will certainly obtain a token with the same attributes as my Calamity Star title, such as Disaster Star or Calamity Star."

"If I can hook him onto my fishing line and influence him subtly."

"Whether it is the coming changes or the potential title war in the future... I will have all the advantages."

Li Yu muttered in his heart, his eyes full of eagerness to act.

The wariness was real.

The greed and covetousness were also real.

A Demigod-level existence was indeed incredibly powerful!

In a head-on fight, Li Yu had no second option other than to flee.

But Li Yu was not stupid; if he could ambush or plot, why go head-on?

The number of Demigod-level powerhouses he had already tricked was not small.

For example, the Pope, the Mad King, and the Warmaster of the Dragon Nest star system... each had an extremely powerful True God standing behind them, and their own strength was quite heaven-defying, yet they were still tricked by Li Yu and all expelled from the territory in one go.

Just as Li Yu was setting his sights on the big fish known as the "Calamity Daoist."

These three terrifying Boundless Prodigies, just like the Morning Star before them, shrank proportionally, their void pillars transforming into clothing to cover them as they plummeted into the city.

Almost instantly!

Commotion and chaos erupted in three separate areas of Wanfu City, with terrified screams rising one after another.

This could hardly be blamed on the city residents.

Although the previous "Morning Star" was also terrifying and dreadful, its body of light was far more pleasing to the eye.

But the Brain of Extinction, the Naked Woman, and the Calamity Daoist?

They could no longer be described merely as terrifying.

Clearly, they were all horrific and repulsive.

Let alone those ordinary city residents who at most mastered a trick or two of evil arts, even true transcendents with sequences and cultivation realms were scared to death all the same.

Especially the next moment, when a reminder from Zuo Cigui reached Li Yu.

It proved that the fear and worry of these people were entirely justified.

"Brother Li!"

"If you have nothing to do these next few days, it is best not to enter the city. These [Boundless Prodigies] are all terrifying existences who have slaughtered their way out of various worlds and planes, and they all possess incurable and uncontrollable evil habits."

"If you provoke them, or are accidentally targeted by them, you will undoubtedly die."

PS: There is more to come.

(End of this chapter)