Chapter 414: Li Yu, Covered in Divine Artifacts

Although Li Yu once again completed another robbery of a cosmic artifact in "less than two seconds."

Unscathed, he snatched the Pseudo-Death Note.

Yet, in the comments of this round's rewards, alongside the admiration, there was also plenty of mockery:

"He just ran off like that? Not enjoying the company of beauties, just to snatch that useless [Death Note]?"

"Is the Moon Maiden not beautiful, or is the Demoness not fragrant?"

"The price of using the Corrupt Life Holy Grail is not small; why not take the opportunity to completely corrupt the Moon Maiden and the Black Moon Demoness for his own use? With these two goddesses as guards, not to mention the survival rate skyrocketing, even becoming the final champion might not be impossible."

"It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't. The price is about to erupt, and his Charm authority will fall back... If he stayed a few seconds longer, he would be torn to shreds by the awakened Moon Maiden and Demoness. The remaining time is not enough for him to complete the corruption, and the Nirvana Venerable and the Black Maitreya Buddha-son will not stand idly by."

"So, he really just did it to snatch a useless cosmic artifact? Can this change his fate?"

"Why not? As of now, besides that Space-Time Secret Blade, the Son of the Vortex has already obtained the [Helmet of Dreams], [Water of Life], [Cards of Fate], [Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Changes], [Spear of Destruction], [Cloak of Invisibility], [Mother Goddess's Umbilical Cord], [Death Note]... He can be said to be armed to the teeth, the only one among all current contestants."

"Hiss~ Looking at it this way, one-on-one, he might really be able to defeat most demigods, or even all demigods."

"Don't forget, the price he paid to obtain so many cosmic artifacts is offending a large number of demigods... One-on-one, or even one against two, he can win, but it won't be long before the number of demigods hunting and surrounding him exceeds seven or eight. He will surely die."

"I even feel that he still has no intention of stopping, completely addicted to robbery."

……

Most of the audience were mocking him, certain of Li Yu's tragic end.

The Toad God remained silent, just blindly sending rewards.

At the same time, several True Gods in the Orthodox God camp could not help but cast their gazes toward Li Yu.

Among them, the gazes of the Earth Mother and Spirit Response Yuanjun were the most peculiar.

That's right!

The Toad God had tipped him off.

Of course, the main purpose was not to report Li Yu for flirting with the Moon Maiden, the "Master of the Guanghan Star," but to give the several Orthodox Gods a heads-up in advance, stating that the Son of the Vortex was Li Yu.

In order not to expose his identity, to facilitate being an undercover agent and turning against them at a critical moment, Li Yu might act very realistically and attack all demigods blocking his way indiscriminately.

Naturally, this included the six: the Moon Maiden, Nirvana Venerable, Zhang Tianshi, the Time-Stopping King, the Killing God, and the Martial Saint.

And Li Yu was indeed doing exactly that.

After he snatched the [Pseudo-Death Note], before he could enter the next arrival point, his body ran into trouble.

The price of using the "Corrupt Life Holy Grail" to make a wish is to head toward distortion.

The wish he made was for perfect charm.

Then what he would lose would also be these things.

In an instant, he fell from a "perfect being," his body began to rot, growing various evil things and bizarre organs. Not only was he hideous, he could no longer charm any existence, and would even forcibly attract hatred.

Making any living being want to slaughter him upon seeing him.

The good news is that because he only used the Holy Grail slightly, the duration of the price was very short.

The bad news is that it was realized immediately, and he attracted the hatred of several terrifying existences.

……

The next arrival point was, unsurprisingly, another battlefield that had been almost destroyed.

It was impossible to tell which multiverse scene the Master of the Curtain had plagiarized again. What met the eyes were various ruins and fragments; terrifying sword light like a celestial net crisscrossed, and the fist aura and divine evil that condensed into substance twisted the void into chaos….

That's right, here again were two contestants who completely satisfied the perverse tastes of the Master of the Curtain, fighting each other.

They were the [Martial Saint] and the [Immortal Slayer].

And the one with the upper hand was the former.

Even among demigods, there are differences in strength.

The Martial Saint is a leader among the demigod group, while the Immortal Slayer is a bit worse.

Of course, this was also the Immortal Slayer's bad luck. Although His realm was insufficient, His killing power was enough to suppress most demigods, but He happened to meet the Martial Saint, who was also proficient in killing.

The two clashed head-on!

Neither had anything happen to them yet, but the arrival point was smashed first.

However, at this moment, the two entangled figures seemed to sense something and simultaneously turned their heads to look at Li Yu, who had just shuttled over.

In the eyes of the two gods, where was there even a shred of beauty left in the Son of the Vortex?

What remained was ugliness that made one abhorrent and burst with killing intent.

No matter how one looked at it, he was a mass of filthy flesh that made one want to crush it completely.

As a demigod under the command of the Demon-Sweeping Heavenly Venerable, the Martial Saint had a tough soul and strong resistance. So he just frowned and made no move.

The Immortal Slayer, however, was immediately attracted. While breaking away from the battlefield, He took the opportunity to slash toward Li Yu.

A scarlet sword evil that spanned the universe slashed over!

Truly ferocious.

At the same moment, Li Yu also saw why the Immortal Slayer could fight the Martial Saint to a draw despite being a notch weaker.

On His body, He was wearing a cosmic artifact called the "Shield of Nothingness."

"Pseudo-Shield of Nothingness!"

"The original version is a divine artifact that all the gods of the Boundless Spirit Realm covet. The creator of this divine artifact is a mysterious existence named the [Master of Nothingness Village]. Even the so-called most learned Master of Ten Thousand Changes, or the ancient sages with deep foundations, only know of His existence, but do not know what level He is at."

"The Master of Nothingness Village has another title, known as the God of Absolute Defense."

"It means that no matter who the opponent is, they cannot harm Him."

"And the facts are indeed so. Gods as strong in killing as the Blood God, as bizarre in methods as the Master of Ten Thousand Changes, and as powerful in authority as the Master of the Curtain, etc., could do nothing to the Master of Nothingness Village."

"All attacks cannot have any influence on Him, as if He is a god that does not exist."

"Since He does not exist, how can there be influence?"

"This artifact is a replica, only able to imitate a bit of the divinity of the original version... It can defend against demigod-level opponents, almost all material and soul-level attacks, as well as some conceptual-level attacks."

"Hmm?"

The moment Li Yu finished receiving the information, his eyes lit up.

A completely unmasked greed and desire for possession appeared.

Although he had now snatched a large number of artifacts and was armed to the teeth.

But a key defensive divine artifact was missing.

Now, he finally saw it.

Greed drives great wisdom!

Li Yu didn't even hesitate for a second; in the blink of an eye, he determined the robbery strategy and put it into action.

First, the "Pseudo-Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Changes" flew out, indiscriminately shrouding the Martial Saint and the Immortal Slayer.

This artifact could probably trap the two demigods for a few seconds.

So in Li Yu's arms, the still-warm "Pseudo-Death Note" flew out, and he raised his hand to write:

"Target: Immortal Slayer, a demigod under the command of the Heavenly Sin Venerable, whose complete true name is Sakaga…."

"Method of death: Due to wearing the [Shield of Nothingness] for a long time, he was backlashed by the price, and a flaw appeared. This flaw was quickly discovered by his opponent, the Martial Saint, who launched a fatal blow, breaking through his perfect defense…."

Li Yu's actions, except for the key information, such as him writing the true name of the Immortal Slayer.

Other movements were all seen by the audience.

Everyone was curious because of this, he used it just like that?

Could the seemingly most useless Pseudo-Death Note really help the Son of the Vortex get rid of the pursuit of two demigods, and snatch a new cosmic artifact?

All kinds of doubts were soon answered.

……The moment Li Yu finished writing!

The two demigods trapped in the labyrinth, under Li Yu's manipulation, faced each other again.

No pleasantries, no greetings, only mutual attempts to kill.

Even if both gods knew that this was highly likely a conspiracy trap of the Son of the Vortex, they still had no choice.

Right and evil are incompatible, not to mention that both sides were mortal enemies.

Because of the successful experience of the long battle before, the Immortal Slayer habitually thought: The Shield of Nothingness could make Him invincible and immune to any harm.

Unfortunately, this time, He miscalculated.

The Pseudo-Shield of Nothingness could indeed exempt all of the Martial Saint's methods.

But because it was a replica, it could not exempt conceptual attacks.

It was unfortunate that the Pseudo-Death Note was indeed a conceptual erasure, especially after Li Yu perfectly wrote His true name and a logically consistent method of death.

It immediately triggered a critical hit effect!

A gap of a flaw appeared, and the Martial Saint immediately seized it.

Amidst a muffled boom.

The Immortal Slayer did not dodge at all and took a hit of the Demon-Sweeping Divine Evil head-on.

His main body was instantly severely injured.

The "Immortal-Slaying Sword Body" He had transformed into shattered immediately, and the Shield of Nothingness that protected His body naturally separated from Him.

Before the Martial Saint could react, picking up the spoils or anything.

Li Yu, who had perfectly timed the moment, suddenly appeared.

"Wow!"

"Equipment dropped."

Along with this sentence came the underhanded move Li Yu made.

This guy just moved his mind and banished the peerless "Martial Saint" to another part of the labyrinth.

He then made his move with incomparable smoothness, snatching the Shield of Nothingness.

A seamless transition!

He equipped it upon himself.

The Space-Time Secret Blade sliced open the void ahead.

Li Yu did not look at the state of the Immortal Slayer behind him, nor did he have any interest in taking the opportunity to strike a lethal blow, such as finishing the Immortal Slayer off completely.

He currently had the ability to do so.

Even without using other means, he only needed to take out the Spear of Destruction and the Pseudo-Ancient Saint Scepter; with firepower coverage and a fatal strike, the already heavily wounded Immortal Slayer would have absolutely no chance of surviving.

Li Yu could have thus completed the first kill in this Battle Royale mode.

It was imaginable that if he truly did so, it would surely stir up huge waves once again, and his fame would skyrocket.

But this temptation could not hold him back.

It was not because Li Yu was some kind of saint, or that he was forced to maintain his record of "averaging two seconds to snatch treasure and run."

It was because he sensed immense danger, with a strong premonition:

"If I stay to finish off the Immortal Slayer, I will surely succeed, but it will take about three more seconds."

"By then, the Martial Saint will have shattered the maze, and the pursuers behind will all arrive; I will be trapped in an encirclement and will surely die."

In the face of fame and achievement.

Li Yu chose his own life.

So he took the Shield of Nothingness and, like a fish, slipped into the void, sliding away smoothly.

Leaving behind the Immortal Slayer, who suddenly realized what had happened and was engulfed by rage.

The entity wanted to pursue Li Yu at all costs!

Unfortunately, this had also been calculated by Li Yu.

Once he left, the maze was naturally retracted as well.

The Martial Saint thus gained freedom!

Although the entity was unharmed, it had been miserably schemed against; in the eyes of the audience, it appeared extremely clumsy, being played in circles by Li Yu.

Just as it emerged, its heart was filled with nowhere to vent its rage, and right before its eyes was the wounded Immortal Slayer, who no longer had the protection of the Shield of Nothingness.

Was there any need to say what would happen next?

A life-and-death struggle began once more, only this time, the situation would be one-sided.

From Li Yu's arrival, attracting aggro and taking the opportunity to strike, to snatching the "Pseudo-Shield of Nothingness" and running away.

Total time taken: two seconds.

This record, as stable as an old dog, had already left the audience somewhat numb.

And what stirred up waves once again was the means Li Yu displayed during this process.

Although before this, his repeated actions had already shown very obvious signs.

But that nearly perfect "operation" just now was ironclad proof.

"Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Now I am certain that the Son of the Vortex God will not be the first to be eliminated, and he might not even die in the second round."

"I also understand now that the Son of the Vortex God is not crazy; he is not deliberately indulging in the pleasure of robbery, he is snatching cosmic artifacts as much as possible to compete with the host of demigods, and he has succeeded."

"For killing artifacts, he has the Spear of Destruction and the Death Note; for defense, the Shield of Nothingness; the Water of Life and the Mother Goddess's Umbilical Cord have given him two extra lives; for control, there is the Dream Helmet; for escaping, he can use the Ever-Changing Maze; for hiding, he can use the Invisibility Cloak and the Fate Card... plus the charm of the Vortex God himself, and the three artifacts of the Ancient Saint."

"I ask you, how could he possibly die in the first round?"

"Truly a brilliant method; he actually managed to make a name for himself among a host of demigod contestants as a Legend-tier?"

"Being able to gather so many cosmic artifacts is already shocking enough; what is truly terrifying is his cunning and shamelessness. His combat style reminds me of the two most notorious evil gods; they were also this shameless and treacherous."

"The Lord of Ever-Change and the Foolish God!"

"Not necessarily; the Son of the Vortex God does not appear to be a dual-attribute god-child, nor does he have corresponding authority or means; it is just that his temperament is similar."

"Previously, the Ancient Saint wanted to snatch this child; now, I fear the Lord of Ever-Change and the Foolish God will also set their sights on him."

"The Son of the Vortex God has so many cosmic artifacts on him; unless he can attract more than six ferocious demigods to pursue him persistently, and they must possess means to break his artifact defenses and restrain his escape, otherwise he should be safe in the first round. He also has a high probability of surviving the second round. The suspense lies in the third round: whether he can withstand the pursuit of the [Ancient Saint Projection], and whether he can compete against the remaining demigods to enter the only safe point."

"Don't jump to conclusions too early; I don't think he will necessarily survive the first round. Six demigods, plus restraining means, have already arrived."

The reason a certain audience member had that last comment was naturally because of the image currently being presented in the crystal lattice.

Because Li Yu was so capable of causing trouble and creating chaos.

Both inside and outside the arena, he was undoubtedly the sole focus.

Except for a few pairs like the Martial Saint and the Immortal Slayer who could not break free and had to kill each other as mortal enemies.

Most of the other demigods, because they were all "victims" of Li Yu, and with the Smiling Demon acting as a go-between, all chose to pursue Li Yu.

And very quickly, at a certain empty arrival point, they blocked him from all directions—front, back, left, and right.

(End of chapter)