SEC Chapter 319 Receiving the Giant's Legacy! Heavenly Bone Dragon Form! Disciples Arrive! The Hunt
Chapter 319 Receiving the Giant's Legacy! Heavenly Bone Dragon Form! Disciples Arrive! The Hunt
Chapter 319 Receiving the Giant's Legacy! Heavenly Bone Dragon Form! Disciples Arrive! The Hunt Begins
As a long-time viewer who frequently reads novels and watches TV dramas, Lu Yu was quite speechless at the villains' various mishaps.
If you can't even shake an egg properly to wipe out an entire family, or split a passing fly in half, what's the point of playing?
After it's over, they never bother to stake out and see if any escapees have slipped through the net. Every time, the protagonist manages to escape and eventually stage a comeback and take revenge.
Even the most righteous people haven't done it as badly as they have!
Lu Yu always felt that...
These guys are a disgrace; they might as well go home and farm!
In fact, Ye Guangting had deleted his memories of the shelter and Ye Guangye to be on the safe side, but he didn't expect to run into a seasoned swindler who could trick him into revealing everything.
This is the art of caution!
"Waaaaah..."
Ye Guangye was terrified. Although he couldn't understand why his father had turned into Lu Yu, he was so scared by the fate of the rest of the Ye family that he trembled all over, lay on the ground crying and making a scene.
Every time he made a mistake, he would use this method to fool his father and brother.
In a child's world, they feel that everyone should go along with them.
Lu Yu simply shook his head and sighed:
"Your evil is truly despicable and petty."
He had already known this guy's true nature from the memories of the Ye family extracted by the Rat using the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree, and he sighed inwardly...
No wonder they have the Ye family genes; they're all villains.
Even at such a young age, they enjoy turning life into toys, and their targets have expanded from animals to humans, and they relish the pleasure derived from the torment in the process.
A born devil,
This child must not be allowed to live!
"It's a good thing I wasn't born in the Dark Star Region. Otherwise, I would have been born with an inexhaustible debt of gratitude, with a bunch of evil dragons sucking my blood. I wouldn't even be qualified to enter high-level secret realms, and my influence in the Alliance branch would be limited. It would truly be a hellish start."
In comparison, aside from the fierce local customs and the presence of a few evil cults, the border region is generally not a major problem.
Lu Yu sighed, having no interest in making it suffer the same pain, nor was he angry. He only found it a bit noisy, and with a wave of his hand, he turned it into ashes.
As a result, only Ye Huihai and Ye Yin remained in the Ye family.
I wonder how they'll react when they come back and find their house has been burgled?
Thinking of this, Lu Yu turned his gaze to the refuge left by the Ye family ancestors, and the Eye of Truth displayed a bunch of question marks.
"interesting!"
Something that a top-tier ancient giant would go to such lengths to preserve is indeed extraordinary.
However, in Ye Guangting's memory, he only knew that this place was very important, but only the head of the family knew what secrets it held, and it was possible that he had erased them himself.
For Lu Yu, there are no secret realms or levels that cannot be conquered.
So, after trying dozens of times using methods such as throwing stones, sending out slave beasts, cursed crows, and rat clones to simulate his aura and enter, and confirming that there were no problems, Lu Yu finally felt at ease and went inside.
hum!
As Lu Yu stepped inside, a dazzling starry sky came into view, but its layout was completely different from the current starry sky; it was more like…
A missing corner
At the center of that starlight, a nine-petaled blue lotus floated, constantly refining the starlight and condensing drops of blue starlight elixir, its body radiating an aura of eternity.
It seems that even if everything else decays, it will still exist forever!
"This is... the Ye family's spiritual puzzle piece, the Azure Meteor Leaf, and the carrier is actually a legendary one. Jiang Ji's luck buff is terrifying. I really have to repay her properly next time."
Lu Yu's pupils dilated slightly, his expression filled with surprise and delight.
It's important to know that spiritual puzzles can't be replicated just by seeing them. Most wild beast tamers use the basic puzzle templates released by the Alliance, which are simplified versions of high-level puzzles and have the potential for advancement.
After these people improve their strength, they can choose to join an alliance or complete tasks, using points to exchange for subsequent puzzle pieces. This can be considered a subtle tactic employed by the higher-ups.
It can keep the entire human race vibrant!
Of course, some of these are creative puzzles pieced together from scratch, since the original beast tamers didn't have any puzzle templates; they perfected them step by step.
But the losers all turned into withered bones by the roadside.
Moreover, the upper and lower limits of this type of puzzle are very exaggerated; it can be very strong or very weak, and many of them are unique.
High emotional intelligence: Uniqueness!
Low emotional intelligence: bizarre and unbelievable jigsaw puzzles!
However, Lu Yu's "Rancher" puzzle, although pieced together by himself, is a miracle born from the collision of the power of the Mother River and the forbidden position, so powerful that even the descendants of the true king cannot compare to it.
But... most people aren't geniuses, so they only have three options.
The first is that by constantly fighting, you can optimize and evolve the puzzle pieces, which has unlimited potential. However, if you combine them randomly, they may mutate in place.
The second option is to replace the puzzle piece with a higher-level one of the same attribute. Similar paths can be replaced, but this comes at a huge cost.
If it's a cross-attribute... it's almost impossible. You can change puzzle pieces, but how can you change pets?
The attributes can't possibly change, right?
Once a Beastmaster loses their core pet, they will be severely injured, and their contract slot will completely collapse. Only top-tier treasures can replenish it.
This refers to supplementation, not repair. Trauma can remain permanently and affect subsequent advancements.
Beastmasters and their pets have a complementary and mutually reinforcing relationship. Once a beastmaster's spirituality is damaged, it becomes difficult to reverse the flow of the Mother River, making advancement difficult and greatly increasing the probability of mutation.
The third option is to ask a ritual master of at least the level of an ancient giant to provide guidance and refine the system.
In fact, in most people's eyes, Lu Yu is someone whose spiritual puzzle has been adjusted by the laws of the ancient kings, and who has inherited the legacy of the ancient kings.
Therefore, putting aside low-level puzzles, high-level puzzles contain the power of paths and rules. Only when a beast tamer's strength reaches a certain level can they imprint these rules and have them passed down and learned.
The fact that they became strong shows that their puzzle pieces have been tested countless times, and that their path was correct.
However, the stronger the spiritual puzzle piece, the higher the requirements for the corresponding carrier. Otherwise, the complete spirituality cannot be preserved, and there will be some incompleteness after learning. But once the imprint is successfully created, it can serve as the foundation of the family.
The puzzle pieces of the Ye family were not created by the Ye family's ancestor, but were inherited from an ancient dynasty in the Dark Star Domain. Legend has it that if they are completely combined, they can piece together a path to the True King realm, or even a higher realm.
This is also the source of the constant sordid conflicts among the Star Family.
The struggle for the right path is incredibly cruel.
Lu Yu had no idea that the Ye family's spiritual puzzle and legendary traits were actually one and the same, and that they were still in the shelter.
Once he obtains it, as long as he masters the relevant secret realms of pet animal ecology, Lu Yu can establish a large, orderly family lineage.
If you don't want to, you can sell it for a good price to other Star Families.
But this thing can't be brought to light, and given his current relationship with the Star Family, it's highly likely he was murdered and robbed.
Even if the league finds out, they have a legitimate excuse to cover it up.
"What use would I have for these puzzle pieces? To piece together a path to true kingship? You're kidding. Once I'm strong enough, I can easily see thousands or tens of thousands of paths with my Eye of Truth. Why waste my energy on this? Only this legendary trait is valuable. Hmm? Wait a minute!"
Just as Lu Yu was about to put it away, he suddenly stopped, realizing that his Eye of Truth had discovered a problem.
He saw that inside the leaves of the nine-leafed green lotus, there was a mass of dark liquid that was constantly twisting and changing, from which strange, eyeless worms with bodies of dark starry sky emerged and gnawed at this legendary substance.
hum!
The Nine-Leaf Star Lotus was attacked and swayed slightly, sending up a swirling wave of starlight that instantly annihilated it. But the next moment, it was reborn and continued to devour the creature.
Legendary traits are fragments of rules; given enough star-type materials to nourish them, they can continuously repair themselves.
Therefore, it was not destroyed, but instead it firmly bound the pollution, preventing it from spreading and forming a special symbiotic relationship.
However, the power it contains is extremely poisonous to mortals and even ancient giants!
"No wonder the Ye family tolerated the Star Clan's troubles. It turns out that the legendary traits left by their ancestors have gone wrong. They want to use these mysterious guys to find new legendary traits to replace them. The price is just ordinary mortals, which is zero cost in their eyes."
Lu Yu suddenly realized that whether an ancient giant possesses legendary qualities or not is a world of difference.
Given the relationships among the Star Clan, they would absolutely not stand idly by and watch Ye Yin attempt to become an Eternal Giant.
So he only had one chance, but unfortunately Lu Yu ruined it.
"However, these insects are somewhat similar to the faceless worms in the Primal Starry Sky Flesh Field that I saw at the Lin family's place in Star Bay. They are both from the Dark Starry Sky, and the Star Families are also from the Dark Starry Sky..." Lu Yu murmured, lost in thought.
The source of the Lin family ancestor's mutation came from the primordial starry sky, which was on par with the Forbidden Sun and the Ancient Moon, and consisted of stars that were completely different from the starry sky we see today!
"In other words, yet another victim of the primordial starry sky."
Lu Yu narrowed his eyes. Although he had some guesses about the early death of the Ye family's ancestor, a giant of all ages, he now had evidence.
These two individuals likely participated in the exploration of the primordial starry sky and approached its outer perimeter.
It's unclear whether the other star families are also exploring, and how many there are.
If there is,
Then it is very likely that the entire Dark Starfield is filled with ancient giant-level aberrations or aberration sources.
Once it explodes, it will unleash a terrifying dark celestial catastrophe!
"What a beautiful and peaceful day!"
Lu Yu sighed and thought back carefully.
They discovered that the border holds ultimate secrets, the Dark Star Region contains primordial starry skies, and the Underworld Region contains the River Styx. They also wondered if there were any other problems in the other major regions.
If so, the fact that humanity has been able to develop peacefully to this day is truly due to the protection of the Mother River and the True Kings.
However, Lu Yu wasn't too worried. After all, he was a nobody, and his words might not have any effect anyway. He also couldn't explain to the alliance how he discovered the problem.
You can't exactly say... that he and his alias slaughtered the Lin family of Xingwan and the Ye family of Xingkuang respectively, can you?
That would truly be turning yourself in, and you'd be waiting to rot in jail!
The mouse understood this as well, and said with some concern:
"The Dark Star Domain is a complete disaster! Xiuren, maybe we should run away as soon as possible!"
"No need to rush. Not all the Star Families are involved in the exploration. Otherwise, even if we could suppress them, chaos would have already broken out. Even if some are, the True King will hold the sky up if it falls. We don't need to worry about it." Lu Yu shook his head and reached out to grab the legendary trait.
"Hiss!"
The worms inside were stimulated by the outside world and suddenly sprang up, roaring as they turned into starlight and rushed towards his face.
boom!
However, upon approaching, it was suppressed by the Chaos Egg, which immediately activated its plundering mode, devouring the legendary worm completely.
The stars in the pasture, nourished and shining brightly, did not continue to suppress the twilight, but instead began to devour the moon's brilliance, giving off a sense of petty triumph.
But it was quickly suppressed by the moon, and dusk put aside its past grievances and came to help, thus restoring balance.
Lu Yu ignored their infighting and directly extracted the information to begin examining it.
【Azure Nine-Star Lotus: Originating from the legendary characteristics of the ■■■■■ split, it is the legacy of the Star Dynasty and contains the special spiritual puzzle piece "Azure Meteor Leaf" inheritance. It was obtained by Ye Wu, the ancestor of the Ye family, and obtained three Heavenly Star Azure Lotus Demon Eggs from them. After cultivating them in the secret realm, the current Star Mine Ye family was born.
However, in his approach to the primordial starry sky, he awakened the sleeping star worms on the outer perimeter, causing them to be corrupted and die directly. Legend has it that his special qualities were contaminated, but now they have been cleansed by the Lord of the Gate.
It is suggested that it be housed by an ancient giant of the Star System, who can transform its skin into a nine-star azure lotus leaf, which can absorb vast starlight to grow. Once unfolded, it possesses ultimate defensive power.
Furthermore, it possesses strong resistance to attacks from celestial bodies, and at its peak, it can support billions of stars.
"Now I really have all the legendary traits with the Star and Moon attributes, plus one with the Corruption attribute, making a total of four legendary traits. It's a pity I don't have a single matching one at home."
Lu Yu sighed, but he was not disappointed.
After all, this thing is extremely rare. Even top-tier ancient giants may not be able to possess multiple pieces. Some pseudo-giants have even waited for thousands of years without finding a legendary trait that suits them.
It's definitely a best-selling product!
If you find the right buyer, you can definitely make a fortune.
Moreover, he also had some ideas on how to use the legendary traits of the Star and Moon attributes, but he would discuss them when he returned to the border.
"Eek!"
At this moment, the little spider's voice came, indicating that no other treasures or materials had been found, nor was there any hidden space.
It was somewhat disappointed that it could no longer supplement the family income.
Lu Yu was not surprised by this, after all, he had just extorted the Ye family once, and the cost of continuously feeding them with legendary traits was astronomical; otherwise, if the pollution broke out, the entire Ye family would be finished.
Even star families with a "source of distortion" are most likely to be poor.
Because Lu Yu took away the legendary trait, the shelter collapsed as a result. He quickly left and then had the rat use the shadow power containing [Fate's Protection] to sweep through the ruins again and clean up all traces.
During the silent moon, all divination is ineffective, and even after it ends, it is impossible to predict what happened during that time.
Even a true king, or even a great being, is not allowed!
It's an absolute taboo!
The mouse sat on Lu Yu's shoulder and said expectantly:
"Xiu Ren, next, shall we go to the Mech King's Domain to pick up Red Hare?" It couldn't wait to get its mount back!
"More or less." Lu Yu nodded and sneered, "But before that, we need to avenge the rat clones first."
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On the other side, Ye Yin, Ye Huihai, and the others were already numb.
They had already thoroughly searched the area covered by Ye Yin's "Covering the Sky with a Leaf" technique, bombarding it dozens of times, but still couldn't find any trace of Lu Yu.
No matter how well one can hide or how powerful one's illusion skills are, it's impossible to escape unscathed.
The only possibility is...
Ye Yin failed to trap Lu Yu at all!
The time they wasted was enough for the other side to run back to the capital, and perhaps even arrive with the alliance members.
Thinking of this, the High Priest of the Underworld looked at Ye Yin with a hint of dissatisfaction.
Not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates.
They can't even do this simple thing right. If I could beat Ye Yin, I would really like to take them both down and bury them in the underworld.
"hateful!"
Ye Yin's face was ashen. He never expected that he, as the number one general who had followed his ancestor and had hundreds of years of experience, would be completely outmaneuvered by a little kid.
"Elder, why don't we go back and prepare to deal with the alliance? If all else fails, we can join the Star Clan, or go to the other side of the Great Abyss. The Ye family cannot perish!"
Although Ye Huihai did not expect Ye Yin to fail at the crucial moment, as a competent politician, his first thought was to arrange a way out for the Ye family.
Minimize losses.
Ye Yin nodded helplessly, and the two rode their pet beasts eastward, towards the Ye family's location.
The three high priests of the evil god cult were left standing there, looking at each other in bewilderment, and finally cursed in unison:
"waste!"
No wonder he was completely outmaneuvered by a mere kid.
Although they failed to capture Lu Yu, they could still cooperate and, before the Silent Moon ended, sacrifice a few human cities to salvage some of their losses.
The High Priest of the Underworld spoke directly:
"In that case, let's split up and search for cities without the protection of a Moonlit Beastmaster. Once we find one, we'll contact each other using the communication device."
"Yes!" The high priest of the Wanxu Cult nodded and headed west.
Lei Jie of the Storm Order also nodded and chose the south.
"What a pity..."
The High Priest of the Underworld felt regret that he could not offer a perfect sacrifice to his great being this time, so he headed north.
However, they hadn't gone far when Lei Jie suddenly caught up on his Thunderstorm Anemone, shouting:
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to mention..."
The High Priest of the Underworld stopped in his tracks, frowning. He thought to himself that these teammates were really troublesome, but he also stopped to hear what Lei Jie had to say.
But the next moment, he sensed that something was wrong...
Why can't I see any life force inside this thunderstorm anemone all of a sudden?
Everything was fine just now!
The High Priest of the Underworld said coldly:
"Stand back a bit..."
As he spoke, a large amount of Netherworld soil surged, preparing to form a wall of Netherworld soil to block the way, but it was too late; the other party had already raised his hand.
"Super Twilight Flash! x10"
The long-accumulated twilight radiance erupted instantly, and a large swarm of twilight insects shrieked, engulfing the world before the High Priest of the Underworld in white light, and causing his soul to freeze briefly.
Although it was only for a moment, by the time he recovered, Lei Jie had disappeared, replaced by a huge figure clad in skeletal dragon armor, covered in sharp bone spikes, exhaling pure white dragon breath that trembled the void.
Egg-like Spirit Erosion Form + Celestial Breath at full power, enhanced to form...
Mortal World Celestial Dragon Armor!
With a "crack," the Heavenly Calamity Star Spear pierced through the body of the High Priest of the Underworld, locking him in a dark room and isolating him from spiritual energy. At the same time, a deep male voice rang out:
"Old man, did you miss me?"
"Lu Yu!!!"
The High Priest of the Underworld stared wide-eyed in disbelief that Lu Yu had dared to return and had successfully ambushed him.
Although the external spiritual energy was blocked by the Heavenly Calamity Star Spear, he still possessed some power of incantations. However, just as he was about to mobilize it, Lu Yu reached out and grabbed his head, and then...
Slam it hard against the ground!
Rumble!
With a deafening roar, the face of the High Priest of the Underworld made intimate contact with the earth, triggering a terrifying earthquake.
"If you want to hunt me, I'll wipe out your entire cult!"
"Who gave you permission to touch my rats?"
"Old man, bark again, shall we?"
Rumble!
As Lu Yu asked the question, he slammed the object to the ground, a scene of extreme brutality.
"You..."
As Lu Yu questioned him, the High Priest of the Underworld coughed up blood repeatedly. Each time his spiritual energy was gathered, it was shattered, causing him immense pain. He was passively attacked throughout the entire ordeal.
As he lay dying, Lu Yu lifted him up with his dragon claws, grabbing his head and legs, and then exerted force.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
With a teeth-grinding tearing sound, the powerful, mutated body of the High Priest of the Underworld was forcibly torn in two.
In an instant, a large amount of flesh, organs, and purple blood splattered on the earth, and a powerful spiritual energy spread, transforming ordinary soil into the underworld.
Susu!
The underworld surged, from which skeletal monsters crawled out, transforming into a bone tide that roared and pounced on Lu Yu.
Boom!
In response, Lu Yu simply raised his foot and stomped down, shattering them into a large number of scattered bones, which were then devoured by the egg as offerings for the Spirit Erosion form.
The High Priest of the Underworld, now only half a body remaining, felt the life force within him dwindling to its limit. Knowing death was imminent, his aged face filled with resentment and malice, he said:
"I curse you, that after death you may be condemned to eternal damnation, rejected by my Lord, and never find peace for all eternity..."
"Fool, there's more than one great being in the Underworld. If I can't go to the Underworld, I'll go to [Night Village]. Do you know the Corpse-Hidden Emperor? He's my good friend."
Lu Yu chuckled and, without giving the other party any chance to resist, sent the High Priest of the Underworld on his way, then extracted him as material.
However, he did not rush to check, but instead followed the example and found the High Priest of the Order of the Ten Thousand Beards.
Although the opponent's distortion level was relatively high and their thinking was slow, they did not notice the problem. However, because they had many faces on their body, they could face all corners. Therefore, Lu Yu did not use the Flash Technique. Instead, he directly used the Heavenly Calamity Star Disaster Spear, which contained countless curse lines, to burst within their body, restricting their incantation and physical form.
The High Priest of Ten Thousand Beards struggled and fought back frantically, but Lu Yu withstood the attack and then had the Three Calamities Peacock, transformed from a rat, use the Drought God's Light in conjunction with the Paper Knight's Day and Night Lance to set it on fire, successfully killing it.
After doing all this, Lu Yu was covered in wounds, which made Little Spider feel sorry for him. She summoned a large number of Moonlight Spiders and Blood Moon Spider Queens to heal his injuries.
"It's fine."
Lu Yu smiled, then swallowed a large amount of Life Honey to recover his strength. After resting for a while, he immediately went to hunt Lei Jie, but unexpectedly...
Although this guy looks reckless, he is actually terrifyingly cautious and never gives anyone a chance to get close.
In the end, Lu Yu had no choice but to engage in direct combat. However, facing Lei Jie, who was extremely fierce and could unleash thunderstorms and storms, he could only use the Law of Misconceptions to briefly deny the power of Lei Jie's true words.
Then, it was only through a group attack by the pets that it was barely killed.
Lu Yu, having overused the Law of Humanity, was nearly exhausted and could only continuously circulate Celestial Breathing to recover. Looking at his worried pets, he chuckled softly:
"No problem, it's all taken care of!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice rang out:
"No, this is just the beginning!"
In the pitch-black night, countless stars scattered across the sky, some of which landed on Lu Yu, locking onto him.
Before he could even begin to clear them away, he saw Ye Huihai and Ye Yin appear in the sky.
"I knew it. With the Grand Elder making a move, how could I let you escape? So I planned to leave on purpose, then come back to kill you, and sure enough, I succeeded."
Ye Huihai smiled, looked at Lu Yu, and exclaimed in amazement:
"Lu Yu, you truly deserve to be called a top prodigy of the new generation. You actually killed three high priests of the Evil God Cult at the mid-level of the Radiant Moon Realm all by yourself. Even our ancestors in their youth could not have done this."
"Your talent truly surpasses my expectations. If it weren't for our past grudges, I wouldn't mind marrying my daughter to you, allowing us to join forces. It's just a pity that you've now blocked the Ye family's path!"
"The Ye family?" Lu Yu asked疑惑地, "Are you talking about this?"
He raised his hand, and an image appeared: the ruins of the destroyed Ye family.
Looking at the familiar family compound and the entrance to the sanctuary known only to the family head, Ye Huihai completely lost his composure. He was certain this wasn't an illusion, and roared:
"What exactly did you do?"
Lu Yu smiled and said, "You all call yourselves the 'Star Family,' so I'll help turn you into stars. No need to thank me, just call me Philanthropist Lu!"
Seeing Ye Huihai's reaction, Ye Yin knew something was wrong with the Ye family. His face twisted in anger, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"Very well, you have successfully angered me. Lu Yu, you may think that your ability to hide allows you to do whatever you want, but now I have marked you with starlight. Under this starry sky, you can no longer hide."
"When I catch you, I will make you suffer a thousand times, ten thousand times more than the Ye family members who died..."
"Wait!" Lu Yu interrupted him.
"It's too late to regret it now."
Ye Yin ignored him, flicked his sleeve, and starlight swept across the sky as he coldly said:
"Feel your last moments of life amidst fear!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the azure meteorite leaves, which blotted out the sky, unfurled. The vast starlight swept across everything, transforming into a meteor shower. With boundless rage, it crashed down, directly engulfing the area within a hundred miles of Lu Yu's location.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He deliberately held back some of his strength, using only the power of a high-level Radiant Moon technique to crush his opponent while preserving his life.
He's going to make Lu Yu pay the price!
boom! boom! boom!
In an instant, everything was reduced to ashes by this terrifying attack, swirling up dust and blurring vision. A huge crater was blasted out, riddled with cracks and sparks from the impact.
Ye Yin said calmly, "The Star Anchor Mark is still there. Find him, then extract his soul and torture him for a hundred years."
"Um."
Ye Huihai's eyes were filled with hatred. He was about to make a move when he suddenly felt the air currents accelerate and a strong wind swept through the world, quickly dispersing the smoke and dust.
A figure appeared at the bottom of the deep pit.
He stood in the center of the pit, dressed in a white tuxedo and wearing a top hat, leaning on a dark gold scepter, elegant and composed.
Lu Yu reached out, brushed the dust off his shoulders, looked at the two figures in the sky, and said with a smile:
"What I mean is..."
"I'll come back and slaughter you all after I change my identity!"
PS: As an apology for taking up too much space, I've added an extra 1700 words to the 7700-word chapter. Please vote with your monthly tickets! Finally, let me clarify: I never said I was going to write haphazardly. I'm always a person who sees things through to the end, as you can tell from my consistent daily updates. I've been updating on time for over 250 days, which shows my self-discipline. I feel some of the side plots aren't to your liking, so I'm considering or removing them to speed up the main storyline and avoid being accused of padding. My current target is 3 million words, but it might exceed that. If it does well, I'll add more. I haven't been feeling well lately, and there have been too many things going on at home, so I'm quite frustrated. I'm not trying to play the victim; my reality isn't that bad. I was just venting to a friend. You're reading to relax, not to add to your troubles. I'm very grateful for your silent support.
Some readers are still fixated on the single update, which is frustrating. These are all long chapters, and the word count hasn't decreased. So, I'll ask one last time, and next time I won't take up space at the end of the book, nor will I bother explaining. As for whether to update all at once at midnight, or split it into several chapters at different times, since I work part-time and consistently update six or seven thousand words, occasionally eight thousand, is quite a lot.
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