My starting summon is a small skeleton

In Zone 11, within the Secret Realm of Organization Zero,

under the command of the Third Apostle, a black cross bore down oppressively.

Even though it had already overwhelmed the Ninth Apostle,

the power of the cross at that moment was still terrifying.

Black, tainted with the essence of corruption, the sanctified light filled the entire sky, stirring the emotions of those enveloped in the holy light within the area, irresistibly drawing them towards evil and darkness.

And just as the corrupted aura shrouded the heavens,

a sudden clap of thunder roared.

Above their heads, the skies, now thickly overcast, sparked with friction, as endless bolts of lightning struck down upon the black cross.

Simultaneously, Lu Wuyi's sword also came slashing down.

With the breath of Divine Sword Intent, the sword light burst forth, striking the black cross.

The combined force of thunder and sword light shattered the black cross in an instant.

"How is this possible?"

The Third Apostle's face shifted, revealing an expression of horror.

He couldn't fathom how Lu Wuyi, a mere King-level being, could shatter his ultimate move.

What he didn't know was that, just before he arrived, not long ago,

Lu Wuyi had successfully integrated the skills obtained from earlier battles into "All Things," increasing his domain control to sixty-one percent, and his power had smoothly advanced to King-level 3 stars.

With the strength of a King-level 3 stars, coupled with the explosive force within him,

and the sword in his hand, which had just devoured "Flowing Blade Fire" and had further advanced to King-level 2 stars, the "Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword," accompanied by "Divine Wrath," a skill level vaguely surpassing even "Secret Skill,"

Lu Wuyi's eruption was firmly at an epic level, making shattering a mere cross no challenge at all.

And what Lu Wuyi intended to shatter was not just that cross.

"Are you ready to embrace death?"

As a low chant resonated, electrical light burst forth from Lu Wuyi.

Instantaneously, he appeared beside the Third Apostle from the ground, raising his sword and slashing directly towards the neck of the Third Apostle.

The sword stroke came exceedingly fast.

The Third Apostle had no time to react.

Fortunately for him, he was not alone.

He might not have reacted, but his bat did.

As Lu Wuyi's sword slashed towards the Third Apostle, the bat, bursting with speed, lunged forward, biting at Lu Wuyi.

This bite was that of the "Deadly Object," of ultimate move level.

If this had connected, it would have meant certain death.

But, incredibly, the bat was swifter than the vampire speed previously demonstrated by the Eighth Apostle; Lu Wuyi couldn't react in time.

Just as the bat was about to bite into Lu Wuyi's neck,

the Third Apostle couldn't help but smile smugly, confidently declaring, "The battle is over!"

However, at that moment, a terrifying chill exploded from Lu Wuyi.

Caught off guard, the bat was directly struck by the bone-piercing cold of the Ice Sword Intent.

Lu Wuyi wouldn't make the same mistake twice.

Previously, he had suffered from being slower than his opponent.

Since then, he had been studying methods to counter those vastly quicker than himself.

His efforts were not in vain, and he successfully found a method of suppression.

This method was the "Ice Sword Intent," precisely speaking, the "Ice Sword Intent" redesigned mainly around "Cold Ice Body."

[Cold Ice Body]was originally a passive skill, used to counterattack attacking enemies.

Lu Wu delved deep into the research of [Cold Ice Body], integrating various Ice system and even [Power of the Ocean]skills, ultimately creating a passive sword style called [Frost Guardian Sword Style].

He was always charging up.

The moment he faced an external attack, this skill would be passively triggered, instantly unleashing terrifying output, catching the opponent off guard.

An unsuspecting bat took the brunt of this damage.

The burst of Frost Guardian Sword Style nearly froze it solid.

Lu Wu seized this opportunity, took a step backward, and swung his sword in a counterattack.

However, Lu Wu was not easy to deal with, and the Third Apostle was equally difficult to handle.

At the same time that Lu Wu swung his sword, that bat unleashed its burst skill,

"Virus Fog"

The black fog, carrying endless viruses, exploded instantly, and the bat Lu Wu aimed at disappeared without a trace.

And within a very short period of time, the toxic fog had completely enveloped hundreds of meters around Lu Wu.

Enveloped in the toxic fog, Lu Wu lost all visibility, and more troubling was the fact that this fog was highly corrosive and aggressive—if Lu Wu inhaled it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Within this terrifying fog, Lu Wu could only muster his Sword Intent to ward off the fog's corrosion.

And that was no easy task.

"Can't fight in the fog!"

Lu Wu, being exceptionally rational, flashed with electricity and pinpointed a direction to break out.

However, just as Lu Wu started to move forward, a longsword swung across, and Lu Wu, raising an eyebrow, raised his [Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword] to block it.

As Lu Wu blocked this strike, a new attribute panel appeared in front of him.

…

Name: Fallen Knight

Power: Level 0 (Epic)

Quality: Legendary (Upgrade)

Attributes: Dark, Evil

Weakness: Light (Weak)

Skill Talents brief

Epic Power: Unawakened

Description: A summoning beast on the verge of the Epic level, although just a step away from divinity, it is much stronger than any ordinary King-level being.

…

Lu Wu looked at the attribute panel in front of him, frowning slightly, and it was clear that the Third Apostle had brought out his most powerful reserve.

As Lu Wu frowned, the voice of the Third Apostle sinisterly rang out.

"I must admit, your power has surpassed my expectations.

Though you are of King-level presence, your combat power hardly falls short of mine, so you are fortunate to witness its action."

While LYB spoke, drawing Lu Wu's attention, he forcefully launched an attack.

A special toxic gas silently pounced toward Lu Wu.

This was the bat's ultimate move, [Death Plague].

As it approached, it further activated the [Frost Protection]sword style on top of Lu Wu's body surface.

While [Frost Guardian Sword Style] was activated,

The Third Apostle and the Fallen Knight simultaneously attacked from front and back, both using ultimate move-level Holy Knight combat techniques.

With two swords from different angles, almost at the same time, they struck towards Lu Wu.

Facing this kind of attack, Lu Wu could only raise his hand with the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword to block the Third Apostle's sword, while simultaneously kicking to block the Fallen Knight's sword.

This kind of extreme response, although it allowed Lu Wu to barely withstand those two swords.

But it also left Lu Wu's center wide open, and at that moment, the bat dove in again, biting towards Lu Wu's neck.

At that time, Lu Wu could neither dodge nor had any skills left to use, completely unable to block this wave of attacks.

The Third Apostle squinted his eyes, "Now, you should finally be dead, right?

However, a mere King-level being able to hold on so long under the joint efforts of three Quasi-Epic Level beings, you do have some skill.

But mind you, don't blame me for the number advantage, if there's anyone to blame, it's only yourself for being outnumbered."

Lu Wu's lips curved up.

"Who told you I was outnumbered?"

The Third Apostle was stunned, not yet understanding what Lu Wu meant by that.

Suddenly, from Lu Wu's chest burst out a Little Skeleton holding a warhammer; it emerged at the perfect moment, exactly when the bat swooped in.

The two forces collided head-on, and Little Skeleton savagely swung its hammer.

At that moment, the Holy Light burst forth.

The intense Holy Light immediately scared the bat away, and with the bat having missed, Little Skeleton turned to slam the warhammer towards the Third Apostle in front of Lu Wu.

Although Little Skeleton's power was only at King Level 1 Star, and its attack wasn't particularly strong, the warhammer it wielded indeed possessed the Light Attribute.

The Third Apostle dared not take such a blow and withdrew his hand, retreating even before the warhammer could strike.

Standing far back, ten meters away, he watched the skeleton holding the Holy Light warhammer with extreme wariness.

"An Undead Summoned Beast wielding a weapon of Light Attribute? Am I going blind?"

The Third Apostle felt as if all his values were shattered.

Meanwhile, Lu Wu, having escaped from dire straits just moments before, lightly stretched his muscles and bones.

He casually stroked the Little Skeleton next to him holding the warhammer, its pupil fire flickering as it stared fiercely at the enemy ahead.

"Unexpected, isn't it? Surprising, isn't it? You can shake up the numbers, so can I!"

"Hmph, it's just an extra Little Skeleton, although the weapon in its hand might be a bit troublesome, it's not much, and at most it can only tie up one of our people, it's still two against three."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wu immediately laughed.

"Who told you I could only shake up this much?"

While speaking, Lu Wu's longsword flicked upwards, stabbing towards the sky.

Sword Intent erupted, sword light soared, carrying endless sword wind, which directly carried the surrounding poison fog into the sky.

With no more poison fog, the surroundings were truly revealed.

Revealed as well, was an Undead Army that had at some unknown point completely surrounded the area.

Looking at the Undead Army around him, Lu Wu's lips slightly curved.

"Now it seems I'm the one with more people, right?"

On the Third Apostle's side, his complexion drastically changed, realizing he had severely underestimated his opponent's strength, his first instinct was to run.

However, by this time, it was already too late to run.

"Since you're already here, why not stay awhile!

Little Skeleton, do take good care of our guest!"

As Lu Wu spoke, Little Skeleton directly erupted.

[King's Will][Undead Army Might][King of Skeletons]Talent...

Various skills burst forth at once, the Undead Army before Little Skeleton condensed into a whole, and Little Skeleton channelled that collective power into its arms, raising the warhammer high.

Then, it smashed the warhammer down towards the Third Apostle.

As the warhammer fell, endless power transformed into a burst of Holy Light.

And because the surroundings were all Little Skeleton's subordinates, all afraid of the Holy Light, the Holy Light coalesced into a fist-sized Holy Light warhammer that hammered towards the Third Apostle.

In terms of pure power, Little Skeleton's hammer wasn't considered very strong.

At the apex of King-level 3 stars.

After all, Little Skeleton, despite his growth over the past half month, still hadn't reached the standards of King Level 2 Star, and the sudden surge of temporarily mobilized power wasn't fully unleashed.

But the warhammer in Little Skeleton's hand possessed the attribute of light.

Under the severe attribute suppression, if this hammer struck, it would cost the Third Apostle half his life, even if it didn't kill him.

In this situation, the Third Apostle decisively pulled nearby bats and the Fallen Knight towards himself, immediately activating the Summoner Talent "Fusion."

As soon as this talent was triggered, the two Summoned Beasts rapidly merged into the body of the Third Apostle, allowing him to transform instantly.

Amidst a surge of black light,

the man who was originally wearing shorts and a T-shirt transformed into a being with bat wings on his back, fangs in his mouth, his body covered in black runes, and a black aura circling above his head.

At the same time, his attributes also changed.

...

Name: The Third Apostle (Fusion Form)

Power: 1 Star (Epic)

Epic Power: Fallen Holy Light (Temporarily Activated)

Description: Although it is just an increase of one star, this one star represents a chasm between heaven and earth.

Be careful, you might just get instantly killed by him.

Of course, he can't maintain this state for long. If you can last three minutes, he will be the one to die.

...

As Lu Wu observed these attributes,

The Third Apostle murmured,

"I never expected that the day would come when a King-level Summoner would force me to fuse. Very good, Zhengdaguangming, very good!"

As he spoke, he casually swung his longsword, a black yet unexpectedly holy light flowed, directly shattering the Holy Light Warhammer that was falling towards his head.

Then, he lifted his longsword high and rushed straight towards Lu Wu, with little time left.

He had to kill Lu Wu within three minutes.

As he charged toward Lu Wu, Lu Wu gently waved his hand, and instantly a rain of arrows flew out from the Undead Army.

Facing this barrage of arrow attacks, the Third Apostle didn't even glance at them.

The invisible force annihilated the arrows before they could get closer, turning the rain of arrows into a cloud of black mist.

At this moment, the Third Apostle didn't notice the existence of this black mist; his gaze was still fixed on Lu Wu.

At this time, Lu Wu had also undergone a transformation.

He raised the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword high in his hand, closed his eyes, and a sword intent more terrifying than Divine Wrath surged out from his body.

At the same time, the Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword in Lu Wu's hand burst forth with intense light.

This was the starting stance of "Divine Judgment," a move associated with the awakened Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword which Lu Wu had never used since its awakening.

Today was the first time Lu Wu was using it.

As Lu Wu's ultimate sword move, "Divine Judgment" did not disappoint.

Its commencement immediately caused the Third Apostle's face to drastically change, subconsciously halting his charging steps.

"How is this possible? You're merely a King-level Summoner. How can you master such a terrifying skill?"

A profound sense of dread filled him.

He instinctively knew the terror of this move.

Facing it directly might mean death.

But at that moment, he was already targeted, and the Third Apostle had no chance to retreat; he could only grip his longsword tightly, unleashing "Fallen Holy Light" to clash fiercely with Lu Wu.

The next moment, two terrifyingly powerful skills burst forth simultaneously, and at that moment, only two streaks of light flickered across the heavens...