Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 185 Finale
Upon reaching the third tier, Zhou Yu instantly felt a difference.

In addition to his strength increasing ten thousand times, he also gained the ability to fly, and his physical body naturally developed a supernatural power.

It was a kind of "domain" that instantly enveloped the surrounding dozens of miles.

"Unfortunately, life expectancy has not improved."

Zhou Yu sensed his condition. His physical body was extremely powerful, but he could clearly feel that this body could only live to be 135 years old at most.

This is not aging, but rather a limitation imposed by the rules. It is likely that a third-order life form can maintain its peak condition until its limit is reached, but once that limit is reached, it will age and die rapidly.

"Lifespan is limited, and the task of eradicating all demons in the world is extremely difficult," Zhou Yu understood.

If he didn't have a deep understanding of the path of life and a hundred times the thinking speed, allowing him to quickly concoct third-tier potions from the flesh and blood of first- and second-tier demons, he would probably need to obtain third-tier flesh and blood to reach the third tier.

Even if you obtain it, the probability of breaking through from the second to the third tier is too low. It's impossible to try rashly. You still need to spend time researching to ensure the success rate.

In that case, reaching the third tier within ten years would be quite good.

After breaking through to the third tier, reaching the peak of the third tier is not difficult.

The difficult question is whether the peak of the third tier is invincible.
Even if one is invincible, how big is this world really? How many demons lurk within it?

"I still know too little about this world," Zhou Yu said without giving it much thought.

He didn't tell anyone that he had reached the third level, but instead quietly began to tap into the power within his body.

In the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.

At this moment, Zhou Yan arrived at Zhou Yu's residence with a merchant.

"Do you have the flesh and blood of a third-tier demon?" Zhou Yu asked the merchant.

"Reporting to the city lord, it is not mine," the merchant said.

“I once passed through a city and heard that Tianlian City, a high-level city three thousand miles away, is recruiting experts to attack the lair of a third-tier demon. If they succeed, they may be able to obtain some third-tier demon flesh and blood. If the city lord is interested, it may still be in time to go now.”

With the speed and stamina of a second-tier expert, it is much faster than any BMW, and three thousand miles is indeed not far.

"Taking the initiative to attack?" Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised. Humans in this world were clearly quite powerless against demons.

Many times we could only wait to die, but unexpectedly, someone took the initiative to attack.

"Perhaps it was because the third-tier cultivator in Lotus City was about to die of old age that day, and this was his last gamble?" Zhou Yu wondered.

To become a high-level city, there must be a third-tier being in charge, but even a third-tier being has a very short lifespan.

Zhou Yu learned a lot about Tianlian City from the merchant. He then looked at Zhou Yan and said, "Third Uncle, we must not mistreat him."

"Don't worry," Zhou Yan agreed, and then waved for someone to take the merchant to collect the reward.

After the merchant left, Zhou Yan looked at Zhou Yu with considerable worry and said, "City Lord, are you going to Tianlian City? Isn't that too risky?"

"Third Uncle, please wait a moment." Zhou Yu said, and after entering the house, he quickly took out a wooden bucket containing a potion that emitted a strange fragrance.

"This is a potion I concocted. Add some to your bath, and it won't be difficult for you, Third Uncle, to reach the peak of the second tier. My cousins ​​and the others can also take a bath; they all have a chance to reach the peak of the second tier in the future." Zhou Yu explained simply, then said:
"If you practice the footwork and swordsmanship I taught you before diligently, it shouldn't be difficult to protect Fengyu City in a short period of time."

"This"

Zhou Yan was surprised. Could it really make them reach the peak of the second tier? When did reaching the peak of the second tier become so easy?

"Third Uncle, I'm leaving Fengyu City to you." Zhou Yu said with a smile, and the next moment, he took off and flew away in a flash.

"what?"

Zhou Yan was startled.

"Third rank? Feng'er can actually reach the third rank."

Zhou Yan was deeply shocked. He now fully understood that "Zhou Feng" was probably not just talented, but a monstrous and heaven-defying genius.

"The potion prepared by the city lord will definitely be effective." Looking at the bucket of potion, Zhou Yan felt a surge of confidence.

. . .

the other side--

Zhou Yu traveled at breakneck speed. He had already reached the peak of the third rank, and his flying speed was extremely fast. In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he arrived three thousand miles away and saw the great city in the distance.

Tianlian City is indeed far larger than Fengyu City.

However, when Zhou Yu arrived above Tianlian City while flying through the air, it still caused a stir.

Zhou Yu stood on the city wall and waited for a while. Soon, he saw two figures fly up.

"There are actually two third-tier individuals. Judging from their auras, one should be at the initial stage of the third tier, and the other at the advanced stage," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

The two men were also sizing up Zhou Yu. Although Zhou Yu's face was unfamiliar, his aura was undisguised and clearly extremely strong.

"Peak of the third tier?" The middle-aged man at the head of the group was taken aback.

He had never heard of a third-tier peak expert. Could it be from an extremely far place?
However, the middle-aged man wasn't worried at all. In this world, humans are very united. They were already at a disadvantage against demons, and if they didn't unite, would they just wait to be wiped out?
"My name is Zhao Guangting. I'd like to greet this friend," the middle-aged man said, bowing slightly.

"My name is Zhou Feng. I came here to help because I heard that Tianlian City intends to attack the lair of a third-tier demon," Zhou Yu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the two men looked surprised, but the leader immediately gestured for them to leave, saying, "Brother Zhou, this is not the place to talk. Why don't you go and have a cup of tea?"

Zhou Yu naturally nodded in agreement.

The two third-tier beings in Tianlian City, Zhao Guangting and Zhao Cheng, are both members of the Zhao family.

"May I ask, Brother Zhou, is there anything you need?" Zhao Guangting asked at this moment.

"We hunt demons for their corpses, of course," Zhou Yu said, but seeing the strange expressions on their faces, he knew there was something wrong.

"What? Are you already confident you can kill that demon and don't want me to share in the spoils?" Zhou Yu asked.

"We naturally welcome Brother Zhou's offer of help," Zhao Guangting said.

"But Brother Zhou should be able to guess that the three-headed dragon we are hunting has flesh and blood that are compatible with our Zhao family's bloodline. If it were any other condition, I would agree no matter what, but this demonic flesh and blood..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu understood.

The chance of an ordinary peak second-tier cultivator reaching the third tier is extremely low, yet the Zhao family has two third-tier beings. Moreover, according to the information Zhou Yu knows, Tianlian City has existed for a very long time, probably a thousand years, which shows that the Zhao family has had third-tier beings in every generation.

It turns out that they had found a demon that could increase their success rate, or that they had a way of identifying which demon flesh and blood were more suitable for them.

"I don't need too much, just one-tenth will do," Zhou Yu said.

"Brother Zhou's strength is probably even greater than mine, perhaps by a tenth?" Zhao Guangting felt surprised and doubtful.

"I unexpectedly became a third-tier cultivator, and I have many questions. The Zhao family has existed for a thousand years, so they must know a lot of information. Could you please enlighten me?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Haha, what's so difficult about that?" Zhao Guangting exclaimed with delight.
"As long as Brother Zhou helps me kill that three-headed dragon, you may freely browse through the Zhao family's library."

"It's a deal," Zhou Yu agreed.

Zhao Guangting originally planned to take action a month later after one of his friends arrived, but at Zhou Yu's request, he decided to move the action forward.

With the help of a top-tier expert at the peak of the third rank, his worries were indeed greatly reduced. As far as he knew, that three-headed dragon was only at the late stage of the third rank.

Zhao Guangting and Zhou Yu, along with nearly a hundred second-tier experts, headed to the lair of the three-headed dragon. Among the many second-tier experts, besides the Zhao family members, there were also many experts recruited from other places.

In a battle between third-tier and second-tier fighters, second-tier fighters naturally have no say.

However, once the three-headed dragon dies, there will be many second-tier demonic beasts near its lair, requiring manpower to hunt them down.

. . .

The three-headed dragon is about 100 meters long and tens of meters tall when standing upright. It has three heads, each with a single horn. Each horn can release different powers: wind, fire, and poison.

If Zhao Guangting and the friend he was waiting for were to come here, the risk would be great. He was only 60% confident that he could kill the three-headed dragon. If it weren't for the fact that the Zhao family had a successor and that he was not far from his death, he would not have come to take the risk.

But with Zhou Yu joining, things will be different.

The battle ended quickly. Zhou Yu's innate domain ability alone, after reaching the peak of the third tier, was enough to suppress the three-headed dragon. Zhou Yu also created some combat techniques with the help of the domain, so Zhao Guangting barely needed to lift a finger before Zhou Yu killed the demon.

"This week, Feng's strength is terrifying. I hope he can keep his promise." Zhao Guangting was quite shocked at this moment.

Even a normal peak-stage Tier 3 fighter, capable of killing a late-stage Tier 3 fighter, wouldn't do it so easily.

Several days later, the group that left Tianlian City returned home laden with spoils.

Besides the corpse of a three-headed dragon of the third tier, the team also obtained the corpses of hundreds of second-tier demons, making it a very fruitful haul.

In addition to demanding one-tenth of the corpse of the three-headed dragon, Zhou Yu also requested a portion of the corpses of the second-tier demons.

For the Zhao family, the three-headed dragon's corpse was precious; as for the second-tier demon's corpse, it was nothing. They readily agreed. Zhou Yu then entered the Zhao family's library and began browsing information about this world.

"This world has no ocean, only a vast continent, the largest of which is tens of millions of miles in diameter." Zhou Yu frowned slightly; it was much larger than he had imagined.

His mission is to exterminate all demons, and the larger the world, the more difficult it is to succeed.

As Zhou Yu flipped through the pages, he quickly discovered another crucial piece of information.

"A fourth-tier demon, a world-destroying demon?" Zhou Yu's gaze narrowed slightly.

According to the Zhou family's records, the highest level of demons was only the third rank. The second rank was called a Great Demon, and the third rank was called a Heavenly Demon.

According to the Zhao family records, a fourth-order demon, the World Destroyer Demon, appeared.

"The World-Destroying Demon, its number is unknown, appears on average once every two thousand years. Each time it appears, ninety percent of humans and demons will be wiped out, hence the name World-Destroying Demon," Zhou Yu pondered.

It seems that one must reach at least the fourth level to have any hope of passing this test.

"Does the World-Destroying Demon really have flesh and blood left in the world?" Zhou Yu wondered. According to the description, a fourth-order World-Destroying Demon was impossible to contend with, as it would devour ninety percent of humans and demons.

Such powerful world-destroying demons, who can harm them and leave them with flesh and blood?
If they cannot obtain it, they must rely on the flesh and blood of low-level demons to concoct a potion that can replenish the loss of life.

Even if we could manage to prepare it, could we guarantee a success rate?

"That's tough enough."

Zhou Yu shook his head. However, he had accumulated a great deal of experience in the path of life and possessed extraordinary talents. For him, reaching the fourth rank was not a difficult task.

Zhou Yu returned to Wind Domain City with the flesh and blood of many demons and monsters. After studying them for three months, Zhou Yu left again.

This amount of demonic flesh and blood alone is not enough to make him a fourth-order being.

Demons have lifespans far exceeding those of human powerhouses, and many books in the Zhao family record the lair of some terrifying peak third-tier demons.

At this time, Zhou Yu went to each of them, and each time he obtained the corpse of a peak third-tier demon and a large number of second-tier demons.

Hunting and researching.
Eight years later, when Zhou Yu's body was 27 years old, he drank another dose of the medicine.

Zhou Yu only chose to drink the potion because he was absolutely certain of success, and without a doubt, he succeeded.

When he reached the fourth level, his domain underwent a transformation. Zhou Yuren was still in Fengyu City, but his domain could already cover Tianlian City.

At the age of 28, Zhou Yu fully explored the potential of his physical body and reached the peak of the fourth rank. At this time, his domain covered tens of thousands of miles, and he could kill the demons within the domain from a distance.

Zhou Yu began traveling the world.

Although the continent, with a diameter of tens of millions of miles, is vast, Zhou Yu's domain covers an area that would make it easy for him to sweep across the entire continent within ten years.

As Zhou Yu continued to eliminate demons in various places, people gradually realized that there was an invincible powerhouse slaying many demons, but no one knew who Zhou Yu was.

At the age of 31, Zhou Yu discovered a mountain-like entity in an extremely secluded place. From a distance, it looked like a giant arm, and the entity exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

Zhou Yu understood that this was definitely a World Destroyer Demon, and it had reached the peak of the fourth rank. Without hesitation, he immediately made his move.

"Human? You actually reached this level?" The towering figure was awakened and was furious, and he fiercely retaliated.

Unfortunately, even at the same level, this World Destroyer was no match for Zhou Yu. After exchanging a thousand or so moves, the World Destroyer was severely injured and on the verge of death.

"Heh heh, you're really strong, but unfortunately, you can't kill me! As for you, when your time comes, you'll die of old age!" The World Destroyer died with a cold laugh.

"Can't be killed?"

Looking at the enormous corpse of the World Destroyer, Zhou Yu could indeed feel that its life force was slowly recovering.

"It is estimated that it will be fully restored in a thousand years. Even if I completely destroy this corpse, it will probably take more time for it to reform."

Zhou Yu frowned slightly. Reaching the fourth level of this Heavenly Tribulation was difficult enough, but he didn't expect that this wasn't the most difficult part.

The world-destroying demon is actually unkillable?

After thinking it over, Zhou Yu quickly left. Anyway, it would be a long time before the World-Destroying Demon recovered, so he decided to eliminate the other demons first.

Zhou Yu continued his journey across the world, encountering one after another other world-destroying demons. Zhou Yu discovered that these world-destroying demons all resembled the limbs of someone.

There are thirteen world-destroying demons in total. When combined, they form a complete human body.

"It can't be a coincidence." Zhou Yu knew this in his heart.

At 36, Zhou Yu returned to Wind Domain City with the flesh and blood of the thirteen World Destroyers he had collected.

At this time, all ordinary demons in the world were wiped out by Zhou Yu, and many people who previously only dared to live in the city moved out to live elsewhere.

However, Fengyu City is even more prosperous than before. When Zhou Yu kills demons, apart from occasionally collecting some flesh and blood, he directly crushes the rest into dust with his domain.

This has led to a shortage of demon flesh and blood. People will not give up their power just because there are no external enemies. In fact, demon flesh and blood are essential for gaining power.

Fengyu City is also developing rapidly, thanks to the large amount of demon flesh and blood that Zhou Yu brought back.

Zhou Yu lived in seclusion in Fengyu City, studying the flesh and blood of the thirteen world-destroying demons, hoping to find the reason why they were immortal.

This time, Zhou Yu did not study for long before he discovered that many of the life characteristics he had previously found in different demons were also present in the 13 World Destroyers.

“The 13 World-Destroying Demons are the source of all demons,” Zhou Yu concluded.

At the same time, he also understood that the humans in this world were not so simple, because the life characteristics of humans were complementary to those of demons.

"Humans may have already been affected, becoming a special kind of demon," Zhou Yu thought to himself.

"To exterminate all demons in the world, does that mean annihilating everyone?" Zhou Yu couldn't help but shake his head. That was too extreme, and besides, it might not even be the right thing to do.

Does that mean that if everyone is wiped out, the thirteen world-destroying demons won't be resurrected?
Zhou Yu continued to ponder and research.

At 41, he finally made a great discovery.

"The power of demons, or you could say, is a kind of life force. It lies hidden in every corner of this world. Every time I replenish my life, the reason why my strength can increase so rapidly is because of this power."

"The source of this power is most likely the original owner of those thirteen world-destroying demons."

Zhou Yu understood: the corpse composed of those thirteen world-destroying demons was the source of this power.

As long as this power exists in this world, the thirteen world-destroying demons will never die, and new, weaker demons will be born in an endless stream.

“There are still many ways to eradicate this power.” Zhou Yu quickly thought of many methods. Before discovering this power, he was helpless. Now that he had discovered it, with his accumulated wisdom, it was indeed not difficult to solve the problem. He could quickly think of many ways.

Even the world-destroying option, which he previously denied, might not be a bad choice.

However, Zhou Yu still had plenty of time, so he chose the safest option.

At 51, Zhou Yu prepared the last dose of medicine and drank it without hesitation.

Boom!

Zhou Yu's life essence was completely complete, and he transcended to a higher level, namely the level of the original master of the demonic power.

hum!
At this moment, the entire world was trembling and fluctuating.

call!call!call!
Countless hidden forces were drawn to Zhou Yu, frantically converging towards his physical body.

Zhou Yu was like a black hole, attracting not only unclaimed power, but also some owned power.

"what happened?"

Some second-tier powerhouses near Wind Domain City felt their power dissipating, while third-tier powerhouses felt it even more clearly. Some people flying in the sky were also surprised and quickly fell to the ground.

"I...I've become a mortal?"

One of the third-tier experts felt like he was going to collapse. At this moment, apart from being in better physical condition, he was no different from an ordinary person.

This situation is not an isolated case; it spread rapidly from Wind Domain City to the entire world.

Some who had lost their power, unwilling to accept their fate, ate the flesh and blood of the demons again, but it had no effect this time.

To be precise, the power hidden within the flesh and blood of the demons was also absorbed at this time.

call!call!call!
Zhou Yu absorbed the power of three full days. At this moment, his physical body has transformed to an unprecedented level, which can be called the fifth rank!
And in the entire world, not only were there no more demons, but all the humans who had evolved by relying on the flesh and blood of demons also lost their powers and became ordinary people.

"Let this world just be an ordinary world."

As Zhou Yu was thinking this, he suddenly felt a momentary lapse in consciousness.

Whoosh!
Zhou Yu's consciousness left this world.
PS: That's all for today.

(End of this chapter)