180: Chapter 176 Lu Yuan's Plan

Late at night.

Above the Magic City, a huge beam of teleportation light slowly illuminated.

Lu Yuan sat on the broad back of the Iron-Eating Beast, his clothes flapping violently in the high-altitude wind.

Beneath the night, the Magic City was aglow with the radiance of ten thousand lights.

And at this moment, countless people were looking up, watching that figure returning on the beast.

"It's Lu Yuan!"

"He's back! He's back from the Starry Sky Fortress!"

"I heard he slew three Emperor-level BOSSes in a row at the Starry Sky Fortress! He defended the entire fortress all by himself!"

"What do you mean 'heard'? The official battle report has already been released! The entire Blue Star knows about it!"

Lu Yuan's feat of slaying three Emperor-level BOSSes in a row and repelling the Starry Sky Beast Tide had already spread across the entire world.

On the streets, pedestrians stopped in their tracks.

Some took off their hats and bowed slightly.

Others pressed their palms together, their eyes filled with respect.

Lu Yuan looked down, watching the people below bowing to him in salute, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

This feeling... was actually not bad.

The warship landed slowly in front of the gate of the Lu family villa.

Boom—!

The heavy vermilion gate slowly opened.

Inside the gate, two rows of maids in uniform stood in neat formation.

They bowed slightly and spoke in unison, "Welcome home, Young Master!"

The voices were crisp and pleasant, sounding exceptionally beautiful in the night.

Lu Yuan jumped down from the warship and stretched.

His bones cracked and popped in a series of sharp sounds.

Refreshing.

Just then, a figure hurried out from the gate to meet him.

It was Li Muyao.

She looked Lu Yuan up and down, and seeing him covered in blood, her eyes immediately turned red.

"Xiaoyuan... are, are you hurt?"

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then looked down at the bloodstains on his body.

He smiled and waved his hand: "Mom, don't worry, it's all someone else's blood."

"Your son didn't even break a patch of skin."

Li Muyao didn't believe him and stepped forward to check him carefully.

Only after confirming that he was truly uninjured did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet, her eyes remained red; there was pride, but even more, there was worry.

"You must be exhausted, right?"

Lu Yuan nodded, his voice finally carrying a hint of weariness.

"Yeah... I am actually a bit tired."

From the Capital to the Starry Sky Fortress, he had been killing from day to night.

Along the way, he didn't know how many monsters he had slaughtered.

Although it was his Magic Pets doing the fighting, as a Summoner, commanding Magic Pets in battle was also very tiring, okay!!

Li Muyao felt terrible for him and hurriedly took his hand to lead him inside.

"Go take a bath first to wash off the smell of blood. Tell Mom what you want to eat."

Lu Yuan grinned.

Home is the best.

Half an hour later.

Lu Yuan was soaking in the bath, the hot water covering his shoulders, and rising steam filled the room.

Behind him, two maids knelt by the edge of the pool, their slender fingers pressing gently on his shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.

Lu Yuan felt so comfortable he almost groaned out loud.

He leaned against the edge of the pool, closed his eyes, and the heat caused every pore on his body to relax.

In the large pool next to him, his five Magic Pets were also soaking in the water.

"This is the life..." Lu Yuan couldn't help but exclaim.

Meanwhile, in the study.

Li Muyao sat in the main seat, with Bai Zhi and Celia standing in front of her.

The two had just finished reporting the details of the battle at the Starry Sky Fortress.

Li Muyao's hand holding the teacup hung in mid-air, not putting it down for a long time.

She was silent for a long while.

Then, she let out a soft sigh: "Three Emperor-level BOSSes... were all slain by him alone?"

Bai Zhi nodded.

"Yes, Madam. Throughout the entire process, Young Master barely had to lift a finger."

Li Muyao put down the teacup, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

What was the concept of an Emperor-level BOSS?

It was an existence capable of destroying a city and plunging an entire nation into despair.

Back in his prime, when Lu Zhentian faced a World-level BOSS, he had to give his all and suffer severe injuries just to barely survive.

And now, her own son had slain three Emperor-level BOSSes in a row.

Most importantly, he was not even level 50, and he still had infinite possibilities.

"Xiaoyuan... what are his plans next?" Li Muyao looked up at Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi and Celia exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

"Young Master only said that he wants to enter the Starry Sky Battlefield."

"But the passage to the Starry Sky Battlefield will not open for another seven days."

"So, Young Master plans to level up on Blue Star first to improve his strength."

Li Muyao frowned slightly: "Where does he want to go?"

Bai Zhi and Celia shook their heads again.

"Young Master didn't say."

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, spilling onto the soft bed.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes and gave a big stretch.

His bones made a series of cracking, popping sounds.

"Refreshing—"

He rolled over and sat up, feeling full of strength.

He had slept more soundly last night than ever before.

However, it was time to get down to business.

Lu Yuan rolled his neck, walked to the window, and pushed it open.

The morning breeze, carrying the scent of dew, rushed in.

He cast his gaze toward the distance.

The Starry Sky Battlefield would only open in seven days.

He had to use this time to improve his strength as much as possible.

On the Starry Sky Battlefield, it was said that there were countless powerful alien races and BOSSes.

There were even existences that even a War King could not match.

To survive there, to find traces of his father... he still needed to become stronger.

"Let's set a small goal first." Lu Yuan muttered to himself, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Reach level 50 and summon a new Magic Pet."

Currently, he was already level 48.

It looked like he was only one level away.

But for a Summoner, this one level was far harder to achieve than for an ordinary person.

Because every one of a Summoner's Magic Pets shared his experience points.

The more Magic Pets, the slower the leveling.

This was also the main factor limiting the strength improvement of the vast majority of Summoners.

Otherwise, with the massive number of monsters and BOSSes Lu Yuan had slaughtered over the past half month, he should have already reached level 60.

He picked up his communicator and scrolled to an encrypted number.

He dialed.

Beep— Beep—

The call connected.

General Yuan Muzhi's voice came from the other side.

"Kid Lu Yuan?"

Lu Yuan leaned against the window, looking toward the direction of the Freedom Federation in the distance.

"General Yuan Muzhi, I've decided. I'm going to the Freedom Federation next."

"Please help me prepare the itinerary."

In this world, crossing the ocean to support other countries was a very difficult task.

Because there were many unknown dangers in the sea areas.

Therefore, every time one crossed the ocean, full preparations were needed.

"Good, good, good!" General Yuan Muzhi was very excited.

Hanging up the phone, Lu Yuan put away the communicator and turned to walk out of the room.

Downstairs, breakfast was already prepared.

Various precious natural treasures had been made into delicacies, steaming hot and fragrant.

When Lu Yuan's Magic Pets saw this scene, their eyes lit up with excitement.

They pounced directly on it.

The Slime stuffed its entire mouth until it looked like a ball, complaining incoherently.

"Master, do you see this? This is the kind of food this king should be eating!"

"From now on, every meal must be up to this standard!"

The Little Skeleton, Iron-Eating Beast, Demon Pill, and Goblin also nodded one after another.

Fighting outside with Lu Yuan, the food was too poor!

Home is better.

Lu Yuan nodded perfunctorily.

"Ah, fine, fine, fine."