29: Conquer, power panel
That ferocious beast was enormous, with a pair of savage horns that seemed to pierce the sky, emanating a powerful aura. Although it was only D-rank, its aura had subtly reached its peak, not far from C-rank.
Lu Yu became somewhat interested.
This pair of ferocious beasts, one large and one small, clearly mother and son, were both ferocious beasts, and their ranks were not low.
It was clear that these two oxen had high bloodline talents.
“Haha, it’s truly a case of someone sending a pillow when you’re sleepy. I was just thinking of taking on some subordinates, and someone actually delivered themselves to my doorstep. Not bad!”
The next moment, Lu Yu suddenly stood up, a powerful aura soaring into the sky, pressing directly towards that ferocious beast.
Boom!
The Giant Ox’s charging momentum was instantly halted by the impact of this aura, and a hint of fear appeared in its angry eyes.
As one of the D-rank overlords on this Xiao Nan Mountain, the Giant Ox naturally knew that this place was the Thunder Giant Bear’s territory.
Although he had lost to the Thunder Giant Bear in previous battles, he was not afraid of the Thunder Giant Bear.
Usually, he wouldn’t provoke it, but now his son had been captured in the Thunder Giant Bear’s lair, which the Giant Ox could not tolerate.
We are all D-rank ferocious beasts, why should you bully me?
So, the Giant Ox came aggressively, intending to settle scores with the Thunder Giant Bear, but he didn't expect that this place had already changed owners.
As for his old rival, the Thunder Giant Bear, it had already turned to dust.
The Giant Ox felt an oppressive pressure from Lu Yu, as if the being before him was not a golden roc, but a demon god, making him feel somewhat suffocated.
If it were normal times, he would probably turn and run, staying for even one more second would be irresponsible for his own life!
But at this moment, he truly felt his son’s aura was in the cave.
His frightened eyes became firm again. Before Lu Yu could act, the Giant Ox erupted with all his spiritual power. The pair of horns on his head instantly burst into flames. The flames burned, adhering to his horns, and then he charged directly towards Lu Yu, as if to toss Lu Yu away with his horns.
Seeing this, Lu Yu immediately decided to meet force with force!
Are you kidding? A C-rank fighting a D-rank, what kind of skill is needed? Just go for it!
How can you lose with a dragon in your face?
Without using any skills, Lu Yu relied solely on his own speed, appearing before the Giant Ox in an instant, and swung a claw directly at its horns.
The Little White Fox, seeing this, couldn't help but gasp.
The Little White Fox felt immense pressure from the Giant Ox. Clearly, the Little White Fox, who had just advanced to D-rank, was far from being a match for the peak D-rank Giant Ox; she could only bully E-rank calves.
Now, she saw Lu Yu actually clashing his claw head-on with the Giant Ox's horns. Even with a toe, one could guess the outcome.
The Little White Fox didn't understand why Lu Yu suddenly went crazy, insisting on attacking the enemy's strength with his own weakness, but it was too late to stop him now.
The Little White Fox circulated all her spiritual power, intending to use illusion to interfere with the Giant Ox, lest Lu Yu be severely injured.
Boom—
A loud bang came. Before the Little White Fox had even prepared her illusion, Lu Yu and the Giant Ox had already collided.
The massive collision generated powerful aftershocks that surged in all directions, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As the dust settled, the Little White Fox looked over nervously, afraid to see Lu Yu injured.
When she saw clearly, however, her small mouth dropped open, her face filled with shock.
Lu Yu was seen flapping his wings, leisurely suspended in mid-air, while on the ground in the distance, the Giant Ox lay in a large pit, covered in wounds from head to toe, on the verge of death.
The horns that had previously been burning with flames were now completely blackened, as if charred.
Hiss!
The Little White Fox couldn't help but gasp.
She knew Lu Yu was strong, but she didn't expect Lu Yu to be so powerful!
“Surrender, or die!”
Lu Yu flew in front of the Giant Ox, sending a mental message.
Generally speaking, ferocious beasts below C-rank cannot speak, but they can use mental power for simple communication.
The Giant Ox opened his eyes, the intense pain throughout his body filling his gaze towards Lu Yu with terror.
He truly hadn't expected that he, a dignified peak D-rank existence, would be instantly defeated by Lu Yu in a single move!
The spiritual power that swept over him like a giant wave shattered all his pride!
Feeling Lu Yu's mental power, the Giant Ox had no thought of resisting, but he hesitated, his eyes looking at the cave behind Lu Yu, clearly worried about his son.
Seeing this, Lu Yu immediately had the Little White Fox bring the calf out.
Seeing his son controlled by the Little White Fox, like a puppet, the Giant Ox's eyes instantly turned red.
Although he was severely injured and completely out of combat power, facing Lu Yu and the Little White Fox who had turned his son into a mindless puppet, he still had the courage to fight to the death.
“Your son is fine. As long as you surrender, I will not harm your son.”
Lu Yu said faintly, then waved his hand, dispelling the illusion on the little calf. The little calf immediately regained consciousness, looked around somewhat bewildered, and upon seeing the Giant Ox, quickly rushed over, seemingly concerned about how his mother was injured.
The Giant Ox was overjoyed to see his son recover. He carefully checked him and found that, just as Lu Yu had said, his son had not been harmed. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The Giant Ox bowed his head to Lu Yu, indicating his willingness to surrender.
Lu Yu nodded in satisfaction.
Just then, the panel suddenly popped up.
【Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the Faction Information Panel. Would you like to view it?】
Lu Yu was stunned and quickly chose to view it:
【Name】: Lu Yu
【Rank】: C-rank
【Faction Name】: None
【Territory】: Xiao Nan Mountain (Current territory map can be viewed)
【Subordinates】: Giant Ox (D-rank)
【Faction Points】: 345 points
...Lu Yu carefully studied it and found that taking on a subordinate had actually unlocked a new function on the panel.
Faction Panel!
As long as Lu Yu continuously expanded his territory and subdued powerful subordinates, he would gain Faction Points!
These Faction Points could be used to enhance the strength of subordinates, modify their talents, and after accumulating 1000 Faction Points, unlock the Faction Shop to purchase various powerful items!
Although Faction Points could not directly increase his own strength, their utility was not small.
Leaving aside that a faction is part of one's own strength, just considering this Faction Shop, the items within it could completely be used to increase Lu Yu's own strength!
“This panel is forcing me to conquer territories and establish myself as king!”
Lu Yu pondered continuously in his mind, muttering to himself.
Thinking this, and looking at the severely injured Giant Ox before him, Lu Yu considered for a moment and directly spent 50 Faction Points to heal the Giant Ox.
Instantly, a white light emerged from Lu Yu and fell upon the Giant Ox.
Under the effect of this white light, the Giant Ox’s wounds continuously healed. In just three breaths, the severely injured Giant Ox became lively again, as if he had never been injured.