My starting summon is a small skeleton

Zhou An received the command of the twelve elders.

So he did not delay or dawdle; he set out as soon as the meeting ended.

He arrived in Jiangnan that same day.

Just like An Lan, as soon as Zhou An arrived in Jiangnan, he immediately requested to see Lu Wu.

"Sorry, Lu Wu is conducting research on Dragon Island and it is currently inconvenient for him to meet with visitors!"

Zhang Wentao, wiping the sweat from his forehead, refused the request of the big shot before him without much firmness.

Zhou An, however, proved to be quite reasonable.

"If he's inconvenient to come out, that's fine; I'll go see him!"

With such a top-tier existence, a Deputy Director of the Demon Suppression Bureau, taking a step back, what could Zhang Wentao do?

He had no choice but to lead the big shot into Dragon Island to see Lu Wu.

And their meeting wasn't going to be that easy to arrange.

It required entry into Dragon Island, and after entering, they had to traverse dozens of miles before finally reaching Lu Wu's location.

Lu Wu was in the "Dragon Tomb" on Dragon Island.

This tomb had now been transformed by Lu Wu into a huge Cultivation Room.

Zhou An arrived while Lu Wu was conducting research on "Dragon Knights."

Lu Wu noticed his arrival but did not even give him a proper look.

Zhou An was about to speak, furrowing his brows, when Lu Wu spoke first.

"I don't care who you are or why you've come here, but let me say one thing — go find my dad Lu Haikong if you have any issues.

If you manage to kill him, I'll be whatever you say I am.

Say I had an indecent relationship with a woman in your family, say I'm your dad, I'll own up to it.

If you can't kill him, then fuck off!

I don't want to say a single word to you pieces of trash!"

As soon as Lu Wu spoke these words, Zhang Wentao felt his heart stop beating.

He was terrified that Zhou An would be enraged and slap Lu Wu to death.

However, that did not happen; even though Zhou An's face looked terrible after Lu Wu's declaration, he did not say anything.

Or perhaps he had no chance to say anything.

Because at that moment, the most incompetent bodyguard at Lu Wu's house, the one who could never accomplish anything and never left anything uneaten, finally did his job properly.

"Go, go, go, all of you get out! My boss makes tens of millions in a minute; don't distract him from his work.

You can turn the outside world upside down all you want, just don't bother my boss."

Thus, Zhou An, the Deputy Director of the Demon Suppression Bureau, a big shot on par with Xing Zhanlong, had run thousands of kilometers and made a great effort to see Lu Wu, only to be chased out of Dragon Island without having said a word.

Zhou An was almost about to explode.

But upon considering the disparity in martial power between himself and Tie Xiong, he ultimately left quietly.

However, although Zhou An's departure was peaceful,

his subsequent actions were not.

He immediately started a comprehensive investigation into An Lan's death, Lu's Ranch, and the tragic incidents at those four families.

Moreover, he summoned everyone around Lu Wu for questioning.

Lu Wu had a deadbeat dad and Tie Xiong by his side, which allowed him to be so defiant in front of Zhou An, but others did not have such strength.

Li Kai, Wang Dashan, and even Jiang Yuexing were all called in by Zhou An for questioning.

And all that was still manageable.

They had basically prepared themselves mentally.

But some who had not prepared psychologically were also summoned from Quan City.

Li Kai's nephew, Lu Wu's teacher Li Chun.

Dudu's parents, and Lu Wu's neighbors.

All these people were interrogated, and they were all baffled by the questioning; Dudu's mother was particularly frightened.

Yet all this, Lu Wu could endure.

What he couldn't tolerate was that this son of a bitch actually wanted to question Dudu.

Lu Wu almost couldn't hold back the urge to tell Tie Xiong to twist the guy's head off.

But in the end, Lu Wu endured.

He summoned Dudu to Dragon Island and challenged the guy to dare to come in for questioning.

If he dared to enter Dragon Island, Lu Wu dared to twist his head off.

Of course, Zhou An did not dare to enter, so the matter of questioning Dudu fizzled out.

But in his report, he wrote that Lu Wu and Dudu resisted the investigation and appeared to have unspeakable secrets.

Clearly, Zhou An's visit not only failed to improve Lu Wu's situation but made it even more difficult.

...

"What did I say?

Summoning people is useless!"

It was the same manor, the same window, and the same glass of wine.

The difference was that this time, Feng Xiu had several people behind him.

Judging by their very respectful standing posture, they were undoubtedly Feng Xiu's subordinates.

"Envoy, that one is asking when we are going to take action,"

one of them said.

"He's getting impatient?"

Lu Wu's lips curved into a slight smile, "Then let's wait a bit longer."

Lu Wu was well aware that the other party wanted to use someone else to do their dirty work, and his side also wanted to take this opportunity to root out that guy.

So at this point, the mindset of both parties was quite similar.

Basically, it was a test of patience to see who would make the first move out of desperation.

If Lu Wu's side lost patience and acted rashly, they would have to face Lu Haikong's wrath.

"Although I'm not afraid of that guy, I also don't want to be a pawn for that old fox.

If the old fox won't make a move, then let's just wait. I really want to see who can't hold on and loses their cool first!"

In this respect, Lu Wu still had confidence.

After all, regarding this matter, the old fox had expended no small effort, and the longer it dragged on the greater the risk of exposure for him, so time was on Lu Wu's side.

He just needed to sit back and watch.

At this moment, Lu Wu wasn't the only one tucked away in Jiangnan, watching the show.

On the rooftop of a hotel near Jiangnan University.

Two women dressed in Sakura clothes, with katana hanging at their waist, looked down over Jiangnan University.

On the other side, a sycophant with the surname Xing also pursued all the way to Jiangnan.

Inside the Governor Mansion, several uninvited guests had arrived recently as well.

It could be said that undercurrents were swirling within Jiangnan.

And as the source of this dark tide, Lu Wu seemed particularly calm at this moment.

Ever since Zhou An's arrival, he had truly holed up in the Great Tomb on Dragon Island, pouring all his time into researching "Dragon Knight," as if he's unaware of the world outside.

Regarding the research on "Dragon Knight," Lu Wu had actually drafted the initial plan when he was checking on the Skeleton General's body at the Changping Secret Realm.

It was just that the operational tactics and plan hadn't been refined.

Now back on Dragon Island, with 30 Skeleton Elites at his side, Lu Wu had 30 chances each day to use at will.

Under the relentless application of these 30 opportunities, Lu Wu's research quickly bore fruit.

The plan for "Dragon Knight" was successfully developed by Lu Wu on the third day after Zhou An's arrival.

...

Evolution Scheme: Skeleton Dragon Knight

Description: Utilize the Skeleton Elite as the main body, refining them along with the bones of beings from the Dragon Clan through extensive hammering and concocting, while incorporating the Undead Transformation Ceremony, with a one-third chance of successfully transforming into Dragon Knights.

...

A one-third chance.

This was not a high likelihood.

Moreover, due to the Undead Ceremony, Lu Wu couldn't control the risks. Basically, if the attribute panel suggested one-third, it would genuinely be one-third, or possibly even less, but certainly no more.

Should it fail, these Skeleton Elites would likely perish.

He would be gambling with their lives.

Lu Wu hesitated, for these 30 Skeleton Elites were not mere corpses or unfamiliar Summoned Beasts, but a gift from Old Bone.

If possible, Lu Wu did not wish to gamble with them.

But with no other choice, Lu Wu had to leave this decision to them.

Lu Wu gathered the 30 Skeleton Elites and asked, "If given the choice, with a high probability of death, but if you survive, you would be dozens of times stronger than you are right now, would you be willing to take the risk?"

Lu Wu tried to describe the situation as objectively as possible.

The 30 Skeleton Elites had a muted reaction.

Their Pupil Fires flickered slightly, and without speaking or making a sound, they simply looked at Lu Wu.

At this moment, Lu Wu, like someone flipping a coin to decide on a matter, already knew his true intentions the moment the coin was tossed.

Similarly, although he tried to be objective, by posing the question, he realized what he truly wanted.

So, looking at the 30 glowing Pupil Fires, Lu Wu paused, then spoke up.

"I apologize, I misspoke earlier, sorry. In fact, deep down, I didn't really want to give you this choice.

I need you to take this risk.

I need you to become powerful, even if it means all of you die, because I will need your strength afterwards.

Only if you become strong enough can I use your power to avenge Old Bone. So prepare yourselves!

What awaits you next will either be power or death!"

Lu Wu kicked aside any pretense, directly confronting his true heart and openly stating his intentions.

To Lu Wu's surprise, however, this speech seemed to stir the 30 Skeleton Elites even more.

Following Lu Wu's words, he clearly saw a shift in the Skeleton Elites' state.

Their aura changed.

It was a state of readiness to embrace death if not endowed with power.

Obviously, as soldiers of Old Bone, they were not cowards.

As long as they had a reason to take the risk, they would face death head-on!

In this state, Lu Wu began the preparations.

A massive pit formed in the Dragon Tomb, consisting of two concentric circles, large and small.

The outer, larger circle contained the 30 Skeleton Elites and thirty temporarily assembled Dragon Skeletons.

In the center, were Little Skeleton and Indeks, whom Lu Wu had tricked into participation.

Once all the skeletons and Bone Dragons were in place, Lu Wu began adding materials to both pits, with ingredients worth tens of millions of points by conservative estimates.

The Skeleton Elites were in position, the Dragon Skeletons were ready, and Lu Wu directly commenced the ceremony...