Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 705 - 373: 4-Star Earth Emperor Star

Lu Yu heard Zhou Hong's voice, turned his head to look over, and walked towards where they were.

Standing by Zhou Hong were five people, Hong Jingtao, Qin Ming, and a young swordsman whom Lu Yu did not recognize.

It seemed all the helpers Zhou Hong had gathered were present.

"Prince, I apologize for being late," Lu Yu said, clasping his hands.

Zhou Hong laughed heartily and said, "You're not late. We just arrived as well, perfect timing."

After saying this, he turned to look into the distance, where there was a series of massive steps resembling a cliff.

Zhou Hong spoke, "Our goal is to reach the deepest part of the Staircase Realm, and if possible, enter the core area of the Temporal Secret Realm from the node deep inside."

"As agreed upon earlier, the four of you shall remain within the Staircase Realm to guard my cultivation,"

He turned to look at Hong Jingtao and the other three, who all nodded in agreement, saying, "Understood."

To enter the depths of the Staircase Realm, one must descend layer by layer, leaving them here allows for early warning of possible dangers.

In the Shattered World, most anomalies are fixed and cannot move, but there are still very few randomly appearing dangerous anomalous entities, those are what he is wary of.

But more so he is wary of other humans.

Seeing everyone nod, Zhou Hong turned his gaze to Lu Yu, his eyes flashing with a hint of an unknown light.

Lu Yu met his gaze without speaking, then turned away, indicating he would abide by their agreement.

Before entering the Shattered World, Zhou Hong had asked Lu Yu to add an extra condition, with corresponding rewards.

Everyone began to advance, the first layer posed almost no danger, and they quickly crossed hundreds of miles, reaching a cliff edge.

Standing at the edge of the cliff, looking down, it was very high, at least a hundred or two meters.

Zhou Hong took the lead to jump down, using the protrusions on the cliff to slow down, quickly landing on the ground of the next layer.

The few people following behind also landed safely without any incidents.

Even without using spiritual power, everyone was equivalent to superhumans, even if directly jumping down from over 200 meters, they wouldn't necessarily incur significant injuries.

Nonetheless, doing that would likely be awkward.

Moreover, jumping straight down wasn't a good option, they had to be cautious, minimizing disturbances to avoid drawing out things that shouldn't be drawn out.

"Hurry up, this level is almost free of danger, the real threats lie below," Zhou Hong urged.

Even just traveling takes quite a lot of time, if others have found a place with a fast time flow to begin training, he might already have fallen behind them by days.

Their pace quickened once more, Lu Yu comfortably followed behind Zhou Hong, while others had to fully mobilize their spiritual power to barely keep up with Zhou Hong and Lu Yu.

Zhou Hong glanced at Lu Yu out of the corner of his eye, gaining a preliminary understanding of Lu Yu's prowess.

He had heard long ago that Lu Yu excelled in close combat, being a very strong martial cultivator focused on body refinement.

Now it seemed Lu Yu might be even more formidable than the rumors suggested.

Bear in mind, Zhou Hong was a martial cultivator at the pinnacle of the Core Formation Realm, though he hadn't practiced body refining techniques, he had royal bloodline and trained in a saint-level cultivation technique.

His physique would not be weaker than that of ordinary martial cultivators focused on body refinement at the same level, even stronger when unleashing the power of his inner bloodline.

Yet now, Lu Yu, merely at the initial stage of the Core Formation Realm, could easily keep up with his speed when rushing with only physical strength.

This meant Lu Yu's physique was comparable to that of an ordinary martial cultivator focused on body refinement at the pinnacle of the Core Formation Realm.

It was quite remarkable.

Soon, they passed through another layer of steps.

Upon landing, everyone felt a heavy pressure; the gravity here was ten times that of the previous layer. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The further they moved, the stronger the gravity became, the ground inclined.

Along the way, they saw several large pits on the ground, the soil within seemed to have been hammered densely.

Buzz~ Suddenly, Lu Yu felt the sound of insects at his ear, followed by an immediate hundredfold increase in the pressure on his body.

The Earth Sovereign Star spun, the Earth Sovereign activated, dispersing the force Lu Yu felt into the earth, so the ground beneath barely remained intact.

However, each step left a deep imprint on the ground.

The others were surprised watching him, Zhou Hong reacted first, reaching out to prevent others from approaching Lu Yu, saying with a serious tone, "Stay away from him."

The others withdrew, looking at Zhou Hong with some uncertainty.

Lu Yu was not too flustered, aware of his current condition, as Zhou Hong had mentioned this phenomenon in the information given to him.

He had been targeted by an anomalous entity on this layer.

Zhou Hong actually didn't expect to be so unlucky.

He was also fortunate, had another person been targeted by the anomalous entity on this layer, they might have suffered casualties.

Besides Lu Yu, only Zhou Hong could withstand the sudden hundredfold increase in pressure.

"Maintain this distance until we're out of this layer," Zhou Hong told the others, including Lu Yu.

Lu Yu steadily walked towards the edge of this layer.

He felt like he was carrying a mountain, and far harder than carrying a mountain, because the pressure evenly distributed over every part of his body.

Even a single finger felt as if it bore the weight of a mountain.

Fortunately, he had acquired the Earth Sovereign Star, otherwise merely moving would be a massive issue.

He might have been pressed into the ground directly, with the earth unable to bear the force from his body.