Awakening The Gluttony Talent: I Become Stronger By Eating

155 The Ominous Armor

[Demonic Armor]

[Level: S-class]

[Introduction: Made from the leather of the first batch of Fearsome Beasts that emerged in the beginning of the Spiritual Energy Renaissance. It has absorbed the evil auras of more than 10 S-class Fearsome Beasts. At the point of forging, the blacksmith was affected by the impact of the evil aura and died on the spot. Successive wearers also suffered mental damage and died mysteriously. Thus it is also known as the Ominous Armor.]

The moment he touched this set of armor, rows of text appeared before Lu Yu’s eyes.

The system did not list out the specific functions of this set of armor, but Lu Yu could feel very distinctly the evil and sinister power emanating from this set of armor.

He didn’t know whether it was his hallucination. The two evil-looking demonic skulls on the spaulders seemed to come to life, and a shot of blood-red light flashed across their eyes.

“Not bad. I’ll take this set,” Lu Yu said, as he looked at it fondly.

The introduction of this set of armor appeared quite frightening, but that pitch-black exterior and the decorative evil-looking demonic skulls possessed a tremendous sense of power and a might that seemed capable of sucking away one’s soul. In other words, it was damn cool.

When she saw that Lu Yu had selected the Ominous Armor, Chu Shiyu reminded him kindly, “Lu Yu, this armor is known as the Ominous Armor. Successive wearers have all died under mysterious circumstances.”

Furthermore, after the experts in the military zone conducted autopsies on the corpses, they were horrified to discover that the brain cells in the corpse had undergone bizarre changes. They did not resemble human brain cells.

Over time, this set of Ominous Armor was discarded in the treasure vault to gather dust, until Lu Yu arrived.

“I think it’s not bad.” As Lu Yu said this, he had already started putting on the Ominous Armor on his body.

In a flash, a thunderous roar rang out. Lu Yu’s brain was violently jolted as the deafening sounds of tens of thousands of troops rampaging in a killing spree amidst the ferocious roars of Fearsome Beasts resonated by his ears.

Before his eyes, he could vaguely see countless Fearsome Beasts, emitting evil auras. Their evil auras converged and formed a skull with bull horns, with blood-red light radiating from the eye sockets.

In that instant, Lu Yu’s mental strength was rapidly wilting, as if being devoured by a blackhole.

The Ice Heart skill was immediately activated to protect himself against mental-type injuries. Only then was Lu Yu able to forestall his mental strength from getting devoured and gradually regain his former self.

After that, Lu Yu felt terribly shaken inwardly. This Demonic Armor had such an eerie ability to devour mental strength. Thankfully he possessed a skill that could protect himself against mental-type attacks, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.

However, in the end, Lu Yu still chose the Demonic Armor. As long as he deployed the Ice Heart skill concurrently to counter its negative effects while the armor was in use, there might be unexpected surprising functions when he used it against his enemies.

Seeing how determined Lu Yu looked, Chu Shiyu could only remind him once more. If he felt any discomfort, he should discard the Ominous Armor immediately.

Next, they came to the skills and techniques section. Lu Yu was not so picky when it came to techniques. He chose something called ‘Major Circumambulation Breathing Technique.’

[Major Circumambulation Breathing Technique]

[Level: S-class]

[Introduction: It is a high-level technique derived from the blueprint of the most basic ‘Federation Breathing Technique’. It activates the circumambulation of energy within the body. With every completed round, the cultivator gets an increase of 100 units of health vitality, 100 units of strength and 100 units of mental-strength.]

Lu Yu was overjoyed. He had been practicing the Federation Breathing Technique for a long time. As his level increased, the effect of its augmentation had diminished substantially.

The augmentation effect brought about by this ‘Major Circumambulation Breathing Technique’ was far greater than the ‘Federation Breathing Technique.’

After making his selection, Lu Yu registered his items with Chu Shiyu. Coincidentally at this moment, a middle-aged man whose external appearance resembled a man in his 30s, walked in. He said with a guffaw, “Shiyu, I need a set of speed-type techniques. Can you recommend one for me?”

Chu Shiyu shot that middle-aged man a glance, then said with a frown, “You have legs, right? Can’t you go and look for it yourself?”

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly. Then seeing Chu Shiyu and Lu Yu laughing and joking, he feigned familiarity and said, “You are Lu Yu, right? I am Du Feng, Captain of the 2nd Battalion of the First Military Unit. We should help each other out in the future.”

Lu Yu looked very puzzled. “Do I know you?”

First, he was rebuffed by Chu Shiyu, then his attempt at being friendly with Lu Yu was met with repudiation. Du Feng’s expression froze immediately. He didn’t know what to do with the right hand he had extended out to Lu Yu.

“Du Feng, Lu Yu is not just the Captain of the 4th Battalion. He is also the military zone’s Advisor. Based on ranks, he is your superior. Is that the way you speak to your superior?” Chu Shiyu seemed to detest Du Feng a lot.

Instantly, Du Feng’s face turned crimson, and a gloomy look flashed across his eyes. At this moment, Lu Yu eased the atmosphere. “Captain Du, there is no need to be so formal on private occasions. It’s fine to be casual.”

Only then did Du Feng’s face relax somewhat. He slipped into the vault in a dejected manner to choose his technique.

“Do you have something against this Du Feng character? Why did you turn him away?” As Lu Yu looked at Du Feng’s departing figure, he asked in a low voice.

“This guy is just like a sticky medical plaster, always trying to cozy up to people without reason. I simply can’t stand to have him contaminating my vision.” Chu Shiyu had an impatient look on her face.

Realization hit Lu Yu immediately. He recalled earlier that Du Feng was overly gentle when he spoke to Chu Shiyu. He suspected that Du Feng was interested in Chu Shiyu, but Chu Shiyu simply loathed him.

He thought that he should stay out of such matters involving boy-girl relationships, and he left quickly.

“Hehe! Captain Lu, you’re back. Come quickly and have a look at the dish I have prepared.”

When he saw Lu Yu had returned, Li Tieniu scratched his head and pointed at the visually enticing and fragrant dish he had cooked. He gestured to Lu Yu invitingly to try it, like he was presenting a great treasure.

Li Tieniu had turned the Black Striped Demonic Bull into a dish of beef braised in brown sauce. Lu Yu took a bite. The meat melted the moment it entered his mouth, and a gush of pure energy erupted within his body, which was quickly absorbed.

“Mmm! Not bad at all! You can have the rest of the dish.” Lu Yu gave him an excellent appraisal.

“How can I do that?” Though Li Tieniu demurred verbally, he had already picked up his chopsticks to grab a piece of the meat. He had never tasted S-class Fearsome Beast dishes before.

As the first mouthful went down his throat, Li Tieniu widened his eyes in utter disbelief. Did he really cook something as delicious as this?

Compared to the food he used to eat, this was such a rare delight in this world. The food he had eaten before was rubbish!

Furthermore, he was able to rapidly absorb the quintessence inside the S-class Fearsome Beast. With the sound of a light crack, the bottleneck that had obstructed his breakthrough for so many years shattered. He had broken through from Great Martial Master Grade 6 to Great Martial Master Grade 7, and successfully reached the Advance Great Martial Master realm!

And now, Li Tieniu finally understood what Lu Yu meant earlier, when he said that Li Tieniu would not lose out on the benefits if he followed Lu Yu. As his body trembled with excitement, he spoke up, “Captain Lu, whatever you want to eat in the future, just let me know. With me around, I will guarantee that you will eat and drink well.”

Lu Yu replied with a soft laugh, “Then pack up. We are setting off today for Lunan City.”