The story continues far ahead on Patreon. If you enjoy the adventure, you can unlock all the latest chapters and stay ahead by supporting there.
Link: Patreon.com/lord-of-myths
X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--X--X---X---X---X
AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
"Bang~", the arrow shot through the big tree, making a loud noise.
As Yun Ming flashed out from behind the big tree, the Zhu family members also clearly saw the peeping stranger's mask.
After understanding the identity of this group of people, Yun Ming took out a mask from the Phoenix Ring in his hand and put it on his face.
Zhu Zhuyun looked at the young man in front of her, who was about 1.7 meters tall, with a slender and well-proportioned figure, wearing simple white everyday clothes, and a black ghost face mask on his face, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes.
That's right, he was a young man. Although his face was covered, the skin on his neck, hands, and other areas was exposed. Through this delicate skin, Zhu Zhuyun could confirm that the person in front of her was not old.
Zhu Zhuyun waved her hand, signaling the bow-wielding guard to retreat, and looked at Yun Ming, who was wearing a mask, asking vigilantly.
"May I ask, what business does Your Excellency have here?"
While speaking, Zhu Zhuyun was also thinking about the purpose of this person's appearance and whether it would have any impact on the purpose of her trip.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up. Yun Ming's appearance brought her new hope.
Seeing the vigilant Zhu Zhuyun, Yun Ming also casually replied.
"Nothing, I heard some movement and came over to take a look!"
Yun Ming had arrived at the scene just seconds after the black-clothed girl was shot by the arrow. It could be said that he witnessed the entire interaction between the two sisters. Currently, Yun Ming had roughly understood the sisters' situation – a fratricidal struggle stemming from the highest Kingship struggle of Star Luo.
Originally, Yun Ming also felt that this was a necessary price to pay for participating in the Kingship struggle and there was no problem. However, seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was clearly the same age as him, yet her eyes lacked any vitality, and she might even die here later, Yun Ming felt a little unbearable.
Moreover, Yang Yi was currently absorbing a spirit ring and couldn't be disturbed by them. Therefore, Yun Ming decided to repel Zhu Zhuyun and save Zhu Zhuqing.
Fortunately, the person with the highest cultivation level among the Zhu family present at this time was that Spirit Ancestor guard. There should be no stronger individuals here, otherwise, regardless of which side the two sisters were on, whether they wanted to kill or stop the fighting, the battle wouldn't have ended by now.
The young man's voice was clear and bright, as warm as fine jade, but to Zhu Zhuyun, it was just two words: 'variable'. After hearing Yun Ming's answer, Zhu Zhuyun also adjusted her plan and said with a cold expression.
"Since that's the case, then let's all stay here together!"
After speaking, Zhu Zhuyun signaled her three subordinates to attack Yun Ming, while Zhu Zhuyun herself turned into an afterimage and moved towards Zhu Zhuqing.
Yun Ming looked at the three people attacking him, feeling a bit strange. The main target, Zhu Zhuqing, hadn't been dealt with yet, so why were all her subordinates attacking him? Or was Zhu Zhuyun so confident in winning?
Uh... Yun Ming remembered Zhu Zhuqing's current waist injury, plus Zhu Zhuyun's cultivation being more than ten levels higher than Zhu Zhuqing's. It seemed Zhu Zhuqing's chances of winning were indeed slim. Regarding this, Yun Ming only hoped Zhu Zhuqing could hold on until he dealt with the guards!
As they say, no sooner said than done. The Spirit Ancestor with the highest cultivation among the three guards charged fiercely towards Yun Ming. While running wildly, he roared at Yun Ming.
"You guy pretending to be a ghost, go to hell!"
As the Flaming Rhino Spirit possessed him, the guard's height immediately exceeded two meters, his muscles bulged, and a rhino horn grew on his head, making his originally loose black robe now fit like a tight suit.
"Explosive Flame Horn!"
The guard let out a loud shout, his third spirit ring lit up, and explosive flames surged out from his entire body, converging towards the rhino horn on his head. He stomped heavily on the ground with his foot, producing a thunderous roar, and his figure, like a meteor streaking across the sky, brought up astonishing strong winds, charging towards Yun Ming with an irresistible momentum.
Seeing the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor charging head-on with strong winds, Yun Ming was not timid at all. The ethereal and transparent Atlas Spear appeared in his hand. He casually twirled the spear and assumed a stance.
In an instant, the brilliant golden spirit power flame on the Atlas Spear lit up brightly and began to condense. By the time that Spirit Ancestor was only about two meter away from Yun Ming, the tip of the Atlas Spear had completely turned a brilliant golden color.
Although it looked ancient and majestic, none of the people present felt any power emanating from the Atlas Spear.
The other two guards also showed a sneering expression when they saw that Yun Ming actually wanted to directly confront 'Explosive Flame Horn'. A Tool Spirit Elder actually wanted to directly confront the Captain's strongest burst attack; it was simply overestimating himself. Although they didn't know where the opponent's spirit rings went, his spirit power fluctuations were clearly only at the Spirit Elder level.
Just as the Longbow Spirit Elder was sneering inwardly, Yun Ming, after completing his preparations, thrust his spear at the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor who was close at hand. This thrust was not fast, and even seemed a bit slow, giving the feeling that the long spear in his hand was incredibly heavy and Yun Ming couldn't swing it easily.
However, although the spear was slow, it was steady and precise. Before the two collided head-on, the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor only heard Yun Ming let out a low shout.
"Kingship!!!"
The brilliant golden spear tip on the Atlas Spear collided head-on with the flaming rhino horn, like a needle point against an awn.
"Bang!"
The spear tip and the rhino horn collided, emitting a deafening roar. The ground beneath their feet cracked open, and dust flew everywhere. And the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor's 'Explosive Flame Horn' was actually directly suppressed by Yun Ming's seemingly slow single spear thrust.
"How is that possible?!"
This made the other two guards somewhat unable to believe what was happening before their eyes. Their own Captain was actually blocked by this single spear thrust, unable to advance an inch. The Captain's strongest attack, launched by combining a running start, Spirit, and Spirit Ability, was actually broken by that kid opposite him with a turtle-speed spear thrust while standing still.
And now the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor had no time to pay attention to his subordinates' surprise. He not only had to desperately resist the astonishing power erupting from the long spear in front of him, but also endure a supreme pressure erupting from the brilliant golden long spear, as if from an emperor.
That power was as noble, formidable, and overbearing as the majesty of the Star Luo Emperor he had once felt, simply identical!
However, the Star Luo Emperor was a Peak Spirit Douluo, while the person in front of him was merely a Spirit Elder. How was this possible!!!
The moment the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor first came into contact with the long spear, he felt an irresistible immense pressure suppressing him. Even though he had undergone rigorous training for years and had experienced the might of the Star Luo Emperor, his will was still considered firm, yet he was still subdued by a single spear thrust. He saw that the rhino horn on his head was beginning to gradually shatter under the sharpness of the Atlas Spear. Seeing this, Yun Ming let out a loud shout.
"Break for me!"
"Crack~"
"Ah ah ah ah."
The Atlas Spear actually directly crushed the rhino horn. After the Flaming Rhino Spirit Ancestor let out a painful scream, under the dual effects of Yun Ming's 'Kingship' spear momentum and the shattering of his Spirit, he directly fainted.
Yun Ming was not particularly happy to see the Spirit Ancestor opposite him subdued by a single spear thrust, because he felt a slight sense of stagnation. While surprised, he also sighed inwardly. Although there was an influence from the nearly ten-level spirit power cultivation gap, this 'Kingship' itself indeed still had some issues.
Over the past six years, Yun Ming had used 'Sovereign's Descent (Absolute Dominance)' as the general outline, combined with years of cultivating the Soul Breaking Spear Technique, 'which includes some methods for spirit power circulation.
The Breaking Clan has followed the Clear Sky Sect for so many years, and the future development direction of Tool Spirits is one of the few gains', as well as insights from various spear techniques in the Spirit Master's world, such as the Star Luo military's Hundred Battles Spear Technique, he roughly created three spear techniques, and 'Kingship' was one of them.
'Kingship', a frontal strong attack spear technique, based on Yun Ming's innate invincible aura and 'Sovereign's Descent (Absolute Dominance)', maximizes the 'might' aspect, creating a spear technique with imperial sacred power. Furthermore, 'Kingship''s power will become stronger over time.
It is currently the most powerful move among the spear techniques Yun Ming has created, but the consumption is also quite large. Just this one spear thrust directly consumed 30% of Yun Ming's spirit power.