bookbashuk Chapter 305 Hong Yi Returns
Chapter 305 Hong Yi Returns
Chapter 305 Hong Yi Returns
"You're saying Xu Qing actually has an avatar left on Earth? If it weren't for that old waste, the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, taking action, you wouldn't have discovered it? Does your surveillance over the past two years prove you're all blind?"
"Such a huge mistake, I should have slaughtered you all and refined you into nutrients!"
The words were filled with boundless anger, and the immense pressure was so great that almost every cosmic venerable could not even lift their head.
They trembled even more violently, barely daring to breathe loudly.
"Your resources and ethnic assets are all confiscated!"
The voice of the Demon Race Universe Lord began to calm down, yet it carried an undeniable authority.
"For the next ten thousand years, you are forbidden from cultivating for even a second. Keep a close watch on Xu Qing! The moment he leaves Chaos City, kill him at all costs. I will resurrect you all. If I fail, you will be permanently annihilated, your souls and spirits destroyed, and even your descendants will be reduced to slavery!"
"I don't believe he'll never leave Chaos City! Even if he really does hide there, you'll have to pay any price to bypass Chaos City and kill him!"
The vast figure's gaze swept across the area below, carrying a chilling aura and killing intent: "If such a monster has emerged from the human race and is not eliminated, my demon race will surely face a great calamity in the future! If he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, you will all die!"
"Yes! Your subordinate obeys!" Dozens of cosmic venerables hurriedly kowtowed, their voices filled with extreme fear.
Similar scenes are playing out one after another in the neighboring territories of the human race.
The cosmic rulers of the most powerful races, such as the demon race and the mechanical race, all issued death orders to eliminate Xu Qing at all costs.
Meanwhile, within the primordial universe, in the city of chaos.
Xu Qing's true form was immersed in comprehending the laws when he was awakened by a gentle thought.
Inside the city lord's mansion, the inner chamber was extremely simple, with no superfluous furnishings, only the chaotic energy swirling around, creating an ethereal atmosphere.
The Lord of Chaos City sat upright on the central stone platform, his aura perfectly integrated with the laws of the universe. His seemingly ordinary figure exuded a boundless power that could suppress heaven and earth and control the universe.
He looked at Xu Qing in front of him, a gentle smile playing on his lips, his tone carrying a genuine concern.
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He said, "Xu Qing, how has your cultivation progressed these past few days? Are you aware that the bounty on your head among those top-tier clans is now astronomical? Why do you still leave an avatar outside? If you lack resources, you can come to me; there's no need to take such a risk."
"Xu Qing has been cultivating in the city recently and is indeed unaware of this. I hope the city lord can inform me," Xu Qing replied.
Upon hearing this, the Lord of Chaos City shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with emotion: "If you still don't know, then I'll tell you."
"Because your alchemy techniques and the situation of humans on Earth have been leaked, and given your ability to enhance the abilities of mortals, all races have raised their bounties on you, vowing to kill you."
"The Mechanical Race has already offered a bounty: if anyone in their race can enslave you, they can exchange it for ten precious treasures."
"Even so, this is the lowest bounty. After all, the machine race are metallic intelligent life forms. They simply want to kill you, not that they are really afraid of your alchemy methods."
"The bounties offered by other races start at least at a hundred treasures, but the Zerg are the most outrageous, offering you a bounty of over a thousand treasures. That value is enough to exchange for half a supreme treasure."
"Not to mention the demon race." He shook his head again, his tone complicated. "They claim that if anyone in their race can enslave you, they are willing to offer a supreme treasure as a reward."
"You are merely a Realm Lord." The Chaos City Lord's gaze fell upon Xu Qing, tinged with a hint of melancholy. "For those subordinate races and hostile groups, a single treasure is enough to tempt a Universe Venerable, and a supreme treasure can make a Universe Overlord spare no expense to make a move."
"To those cosmic venerables and powerful immortal kings, you are like a piece of fat meat exuding a deadly temptation. Even the cosmic overlords of those weak races that depend on the peak races want to take a bite out of you."
Hearing this, Xu Qing nodded slightly in his heart, but his face remained calm and expressionless.
A hundred treasures, thousands of treasures, or even a supreme treasure—such a bounty for killing a single realm lord is indeed an unprecedented move.
There is probably nothing so crazy in the entire primordial universe; it is probably the first time since the creation of the world.
Xu Qing also understood that the talent he had displayed was not enough to drive these elite clans to such a frenzy.
What they truly fear is their ability to mass-produce peak Realm Lord level experts.
This directly shook the foundation of their race, especially for races like the Zerg and the Demon race, who were terrified of using sheer numbers.
After all, he had exchanged for 10 billion peak realm masters, and all the people on Earth had been promoted to elite realm masters.
With just a little contact, anyone who isn't a fool could guess that he probably has the power to convert the cultivation levels of other races into those of the human race.
The machine race wasn't afraid, but the other normal life forms were both shocked and terrified.
For powerful races like the Zerg and the Demon race, who are the rulers of the universe, it is likely that they are already restless and want to get rid of them as soon as possible.
The thought flashed through Xu Qing's mind, but the Chaos City Lord, seeing his still calm expression, continued, "This time, having the Qianwu Kingdom Lord bring your clone back to Chaos City is also for your own good."
"Having a clone outside is convenient and provides an extra layer of protection, but it is a fatal weakness for those cosmic venerables who are proficient in soul attacks and soul enslavement. Once an alien powerhouse uses a clone to enslave your main body, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing bowed and nodded, his expression remaining calm: "Thank you for your concern, City Lord. I am well aware of the importance of this matter."
The fear and apprehension of all races towards him has reached its peak, and this exorbitant bounty is the best proof of that.
Xu Qing had anticipated all of this.
Seeing that he remained calm and composed in the face of such a terrifying threat, without the slightest panic or emotion, the Lord of Chaos City was secretly alarmed.
He didn't have this kind of composure when he was the Realm Lord.
For a mere realm lord to have a bounty placed on his head for a supreme treasure, intended to take his life and enslave him, is a crisis that, if it were to come true, even the ruler of the universe might not be able to protect him completely; reversing time and space to revive him would be of no use.
But Xu Qing—how could he remain so calm, without even a hint of surprise?
That composure is simply terrifying.
He clearly used that amount of treasure points, so he should know how terrifying the resources a supreme treasure represents.
Alas, could it be that he truly is worthy of being the disciple of the Mountain-Sitting Guest? Or perhaps, truly worthy of being the disciple of two true gods?
These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. The Chaos City Lord withdrew his thoughts, nodded, and changed the subject again, his tone becoming even gentler: "You have that alchemy method, which can mass-produce peak Realm Lord level experts. This is a blessing for the human race, and even more so for my Virtual Universe Company."
"From now on, as you comprehend the laws, you no longer need to worry about resource shortages. No matter how many World Lord Peak Pills you cultivate, my Virtual Universe Company will buy them all, without any price negotiation."
He stretched out his finger and pointed in the air, and a golden light screen instantly appeared in front of Xu Qing.
"I have opened a special channel for you. In the future, every time you refine a peak Realm Lord pill, my Virtual Universe Company will buy it for 100,000 Chaos Units."
"Thank you for your kindness, City Lord." Xu Qing bowed.
He had previously spent hundreds of billions of Hunyuan to purchase alchemy materials, which were originally human resources.
Now, he has already made a fortune through the "Heart's Delight" liquor business. In addition, with the Chaos City Lord personally supporting the sales of pills, he has gained another shortcut to make a sure profit.
A single peak-level Realm Lord pill can sell for 100,000 Chaos Units, seemingly incredibly expensive, comparable to the wealth of ten ordinary Immortals, with a profit margin of up to ten thousand times.
But you should know that his pills can instantly transform someone with only an apprentice-level aptitude into a peak world lord.
If it were someone else, the resources required to train a stupid and incompetent person into a realm master would probably be enough to train a million ordinary realm masters.
From this perspective, the Lord of Chaos City could even be considered to have made a profit from this deal.
In this sense, it's no exaggeration to say that Xu Qing is making a fortune every day, and the resources he needs for future cultivation are simply inexhaustible.
The Lord of Chaos City smiled slightly and said, "Good. Xu Qing, everything you have done is for the sake of humanity. Cultivate diligently and break through to the Universe Venerable realm as soon as possible. The future rise and fall of humanity may still depend on you."
After a few more pleasantries, the Lord of Chaos City let Xu Qing leave on his own.
Xu Qing bid farewell to the Lord of Chaos City and returned to his room. With a thought, he opened his palm, and a ring flashed in his hand. In an instant, he appeared in a vast and boundless world.
This world is vast beyond imagination, spanning trillions of kilometers, where even the speed of light seems somewhat inadequate.
As far as Xu Qing could see, there were no boundaries, as if it stretched to the end of the universe.
Above the world hang dozens of suns, hundreds of millions of times larger than ordinary stars, their light and heat gentle yet magnificent, neither scorching nor dull, yet capable of illuminating the entire world in minute detail.
The biggest difference between this world and normal planets is the almost tangible cosmic energy here.
The air was filled with ethereal mist, the energy particles within which were extremely pure. Inhaling just one breath was enough to allow a former war god to break through his bottleneck and advance to the level of a planetary councilor.
On the ground, you can even see rivers formed by the convergence of energy, meandering across the land and nourishing everything along their path.
The toughness of just one blade of grass here is comparable to that of an SS-grade alloy on Earth, requiring a planetary-level expert to barely break it.
Even more terrifying is the gravity here, which is more than ten thousand times that of Earth. The invisible pressure is like a heavy shackle. Even a peak war god has to exert all his strength to barely stand here. If he relaxes even slightly, his bones will be crushed.
The entire world spans trillions of kilometers, a scale so vast that even the divine sense of a cosmic sage cannot fully encompass it. To sweep across this entire world would require at least three hours to reach that faint, almost imperceptible spatial boundary.
And this is merely a world ring.
As Xu Qing's thoughts settled, the scene on the ground suddenly magnified, and billions of life forms of various shapes appeared in his field of vision.
They were of different skin colors and races, all branches of the human race, with the lowest being at the planetary level and possessing a calm and steady aura.
Star-level and cosmic-level powerhouses are almost everywhere, and there are even many world lord-level powerhouses scattered around, ruling over city-states.
These beings divided their territories and established city-states, each of which spanned tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of kilometers.
The largest city-state covers an area of billions of kilometers, comparable to an entire solar system. Skyscrapers stand tall and spacecraft shuttle back and forth, presenting a prosperous scene.
But no one knew that they were all people who had migrated from the divine kingdoms of various universe venerables by Xu Qing. They even thought they were still in their original world and never imagined that this seemingly boundless world was actually formed from an inconspicuous world ring in Xu Qing's palm.
Those territories they might never be able to leave even in their entire lives were merely a corner of the ring's space.
These humans were naturally obtained by Xu Qing through exchanges with those human universe venerables.
The population here is in the billions.
A single universe nation might have a population of trillions, but the entire world before us has a population comparable to a hundred universe nations—a number so terrifying it's unimaginable.
But that's nothing compared to the fact that a continent spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers is enough to support the population of a cosmic nation.
Any powerful cosmic being possesses a divine realm spanning trillions of kilometers, inhabited by countless human beings.
Not to mention those cosmic rulers.
This is precisely why the Lords of the Divine Kingdoms are the most numerous beings on the main battlefield of the human realm.
As Xu Qing's face appeared in the sky, the billions of lives below stopped and looked up at the blurry yet majestic figure in the sky. Their eyes were filled with awe and fear, and they immediately knelt down and shouted "Supreme God".
In an instant, the entire world was filled with unified and devout cries that resounded throughout heaven and earth.
They didn't know who this "Creator" was or what his name was; they only knew that the being before them controlled their lives and deaths, and that was enough.
Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, his figure slowly fading away and disappearing into this world.
Meanwhile, the countless lives within the ring continued to busy themselves in their respective city-states, completely unaware that the "universe" they depended on for survival was merely an object casually controlled by its master.
"I wonder when Yi Zi will arrive."
Since Xu Qing's willpower was strengthened again, even surpassing that of ordinary true gods and rulers, he has been living in the Pavilion of All Heavens and has a premonition about some mysterious future events.
Hong Yi will probably be visiting again soon.
As he was pondering, a slight vibration suddenly came from the Heavenly Decree in his mind, and a notification sound rang out:
[Guest Hong Yi requests entry into the Pavilion of All Heavens. May we grant him entry?]
as predicted.
Xu Qing's lips curled up slightly.
"agree."
The moment the thought crossed his mind, Xu Qing had already returned to the Zhutian Pavilion, where a young man's figure appeared before him.
Although he was a young man, the aura emanating from him was as deep as the ocean and as vast as the heavens and the earth, so heavy that it seemed to bear the weight of the entire universe, inspiring awe in those who looked up at him.
This was Yi Zi, the last sage among the Hundred Sages of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Hong Yi smiled gently and cupped his hands, saying, "Sect Leader Xu, it's been a long time. How have you been?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Yi." Xu Qingyi returned the greeting with a cupped hand, his gaze shifting slightly. "As for Yi Zi, the changes are truly remarkable."
During the pleasantries, Xu Qing's first noticeable change was in Hong Yi's strength. A panel quietly appeared in his mind:
[Guest: Hong Yi]
[World of Belonging: Yang God - The Great Thousand Worlds]
[Strength: Seventh Rank (Realm) ~ Thirteenth Rank (Power)]
[Items available for purchase: Nine-times-tribulation Divine Soul (Seventh-tier Realm, Thirteenth-tier Power)...]
When they last met, Hong Yi's power was only at the twelfth level, barely reaching the level of an Eternal True God. But this time, he has broken through to the thirteenth level.
That is a being at the level of a Chaos Ruler. A powerhouse of this level can reduce an entire universe to nothingness with a single strike!
But Hong Yi's current strength is still only at the ninth level of Thunder Movement?