Chapter 117: Teammates: The Meng Yao Zu's Plot

Inside a luxurious villa within the No. 026 Barracks Base on the Seventh Outer Domain Battlefield.

In the living room of this villa stood a large, jet-black nutrient pod, and inside it, Xuan Konghou, clad in a suit of black armor, was soaking in an incredibly precious nutrient solution.

After leading the members of the Xuan Kong Squad back to the barracks base, Xuan Konghou quickly purchased numerous treasures to restore his divine body and then began secluding himself.

Of course, when most Immortal Gods seclude themselves to restore their divine bodies, they sometimes choose to cultivate, and sometimes choose to fall into direct slumber...

After all, for Immortals with eternal lifespans like them, the passage of time has lost much of its meaning.

While Xuan Konghou was in seclusion, his consciousness directly entered the Virtual Universe, where he would either cultivate or handle family affairs, and so on...

One day, while Xuan Konghou was handling some trivial matters between junior family members within the clan, he suddenly received an email from Tie Xue Hou, the vice-captain of the Xuan Kong Squad.

"An email from Tie Xue?"

Xuan Konghou shifted his thought, and soon a virtual screen appeared before him which he activated.

After reading all the content on the virtual screen, Xuan Konghou was left completely stunned.

Because the content of the email mainly concerned information about Lu Qingshan's recent adventures on the Yanji Continent, and even included the newly earned title of 'Ran Ling Hou'.

"Lei Bao is actually a illusionist proficient in soul attacks? And he can easily kill a single Marquis-level Immortal God?"

At this moment, Xuan Konghou's face was filled with disbelief: "How is this possible?"

After a moment of silence, Xuan Konghou quickly used the military system of the Outer Domain Battlefield to verify the authenticity of this news; once confirmed, he promptly sent emails to the other members of the Xuan Kong Squad, excluding Lu Qingshan.

Moments later, everyone else in the Xuan Kong Squad, excluding Lu Qingshan, appeared in a private room of a luxurious restaurant within the No. 026 Barracks Base.

"I assume everyone already knows the news!"

Xuan Konghou looked at his teammates and asked seriously: "Everyone, please share your thoughts!"

"This..."

Jing Tao Hou's face was still filled with disbelief: "To be honest, if I hadn't confirmed it through the military system, I would not have dared to believe this news!"

"Yes, this news is simply too incredible!"

Meng Yan, standing nearby, softly added: "I never expected that after leaving the barracks base, Lei Bao would have gone alone to the main continent of the Yanji Continent, and in such a short time, earned such a loud reputation! Ran Ling Hou, this is truly unbelievable!"

"Let's not talk about that for now!"

Tie Xue Hou, standing nearby, couldn't help but interrupt: "The captain called us here not to listen to everyone's sighs, but to discuss how we should deal with Lei Bao's situation next!"

"What is there to discuss?"

The giant elephant of the Yan Poluo tribe quickly said: "Lei Bao is a member of our Xuan Kong Squad; if his strength improves, it is also a good thing for our Xuan Kong Squad! As long as he is with us, we will be able to deal with more enemies when wandering the Outer Domain Battlefield in the future!"

Hearing this, Meng Yan's heart also stirred.

But just then, Vice-Captain Tie Xue Hou continued: "Then do you think, given Lei Bao's current strength, why would he still act with us?"

"Moreover, even if Lei Bao is still willing to act with us, everyone must not forget that the enemies Lei Bao now faces are often Immortals at the Marquis level, and most crucially, he frequently burns Immortal Divine Power in battle!"

"Once the enemy truly burns Immortal Divine Power to fight desperately, how many of us can withstand it? Even if we can withstand it, what will the losses be?"

Hearing this, the members of the Xuan Kong Squad quickly fell silent.

Having wandered the Outer Domain Battlefield for many years, they were naturally not fools, so they all understood the meaning behind Tie Xue Hou's words.

Actually, Tie Xue Hou was very right; coming to the Outer Domain Battlefield, besides wanting to temper themselves in such cruel battles, they mostly wanted to accumulate wealth to purchase numerous precious treasures...

And now, Lei Bao's strength, combat methods, fighting style, and so on, had already developed obvious differences from their squad.

In this case, acting together with Lei Bao would be completely a case of gaining less than the loss!

Thinking of this, the gazes of the Xuan Kong Squad members quickly turned toward Xuan Konghou.

Having spent many years with the members of the Xuan Kong Squad, Xuan Konghou had already developed a high level of tacit understanding, so he quickly understood everyone's thoughts.

Subsequently, Xuan Konghou quickly said: "Since everyone has already decided, then when Lei Bao returns to the barracks base next time, let me speak with him!"

On the other side, Lu Qingshan, who was searching for suitable enemies on the Yanji Continent, could not help but reveal a look of helplessness on his face.

"In the past, I could still encounter ambushes from time to time, but now that I have earned the title of Ran Ling Hou, many alien races have started avoiding me!"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Moreover, my detector's function has become somewhat poor now; even when I discover an alien Immortal, I am often detected by the opponent when approaching, making it too difficult to continue finding suitable opponents!"

"In that case, I should return to the barracks base to rest for a while, and also exchange for a better detector, so I can be more proactive on this Outer Domain Battlefield in the future!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately controlled his spaceship to fly toward the nearest universe warp point.

And just as Lu Qingshan was returning to the barracks base...

Seventh Outer Domain Battlefield, the ruling layer of the Meng Yao Zu on the Outer Domain Battlefield.

"Confirm the information."

"On the main continent of the Yanji Continent, the human clan's Marquis-level Immortal 'Ran Ling Hou' is extremely proficient in soul attacks, and after burning Immortal Divine Power in battle, he often recovers very quickly. In the last thousand years, many Marquis-level initial experts from our Meng Yao Zu and allied forces have perished at his hands; his threat level can even compare to an ordinary Prince-level initial Immortal God, and he must be eliminated!"

Looking at the conclusion inferred by the battlefield intelligent life on the screen, two Meng Yao Zu puppets with jet-black bodies sat together exchanging words.

"Judging from the data analyzed by the battlefield intelligent life, this human Immortal 'Ran Ling Hou' has killed three Marquis-level Immortals of our Meng Yao Zu in the last thousand years, and within the allied forces, 23 Marquis-level initial Immortal Gods have also been killed by him!"

A man with a black body and a wolf's head, entirely black, said angrily: "This person killing our Meng Yao Zu experts so recklessly is simply asking for death!"

Actually, among the enemies Lu Qingshan killed during this period, most were alien Immortals; truly Marquis-level Immortals from peak races were only three Meng Yao Zu members.

After all, Mechanical Race Immortals, first, have no souls, and second, are skilled at using mechanical weapons with shocking power, being best at fighting across tiers; after Lu Qingshan arrived at the Outer Domain Battlefield, he hadn't even killed a single Mechanical Race expert;

As for the Insect Race Empress, she was even rarer; after Lu Qingshan came to the Outer Domain Battlefield, he hadn't even seen a single one.

And for this Meng Yao Zu expert, the lives and deaths of those alien experts in the allied forces were not something he cared too much about; what he truly cared about were the three Meng Yao Zu Marquis-level Immortals killed by Lu Qingshan.

It must be known that Meng Yao Zu Immortals mostly possess quite massive divine bodies; even when encountering alien experts stronger than themselves, they can hold out for a long time until reinforcements from the allied forces arrive.

And for Meng Yao Zu experts with massive divine bodies, they naturally fear illusionists proficient in soul attacks the most.

And the fact that Lu Qingshan at this time can easily annihilate Marquis-level initial Immortal Gods through soul attacks poses a threat to the Meng Yao Zu that is absolutely not inferior to a Prince-level initial expert!

"According to the data, that 'Ran Ling Hou' is most likely Marquis-level initial, with a small probability of being Marquis-level high, yet his soul attacks can compare to an illusionist at the Marquis-level peak; this indicates his willpower is even stronger than that of ordinary illusionists of the same tier!"

Another woman with a human body and a snake head spoke in a low voice: "Although becoming Immortal makes strength improvement extremely difficult, once he truly breaks through, the threat he poses to our Meng Yao Zu will be even greater!"

"Exactly! It is better to eliminate this threat as soon as possible!"

The man with a black human body and a wolf head quickly spoke in a low voice: "I suggest raising the military merit quota for killing this 'Ran Ling Hou' to match that of killing a standard Hei Fengwang initial level. What do you think?"

"I agree!"

The woman with a human body and a snake head quickly nodded in agreement: "Then, according to the old rules, we will first assign this mission to powerful figures within our Meng Yao Zu. If they cannot complete the mission within a hundred years, we will then send this mission to powerful figures of other races in the same camp!"

Killing an Immortal Deity with at most a Hei Feng Hou high-level power, yet gaining military merit equivalent to killing a Hei Fengwang initial level Immortal, is considered a fine task even for a Hei Fengwang peak powerhouse!

Since both of them are Meng Yao Zu powerhouses, such a good thing naturally must be prioritized for powerful figures of the same clan!

After handling this news, the Meng Yao Zu battlefield intelligent lifeform quickly refreshed new information.

"Confirming news."

"Island number 0129 on the Yan Ji Continent, Insect Race camp. The Insect Race Immortal Deity 'Richard' is suspected to be a soul slave of a Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen. That Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen is hiding in the World Ring carried by Richard. That Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen once simultaneously released five hundred thousand Insect Race warriors of the Domain Master peak level during a battle. To prevent her from breaking through to become Immortal, she must be killed!"

"A Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen?"

After seeing this piece of news, the faces of the two Meng Yao Zu powerhouses quickly showed surprise, and their attitude became much more serious.

"That Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen can simultaneously release five hundred thousand Insect Race warriors of the Domain Master peak level; it seems her background must be quite significant!"

The man with a human body and a wolf head quickly spoke in a deep voice: "If that Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen truly has the ability to enslave Immortal Deities, then the possibility of her breaking through to become Immortal in the future is even higher!"

"Hmph!"

The woman with a human body and a snake head immediately snorted coldly: "Those Insect Race scum, relying on their talent in souls and the Insect Swarm tactics, once they break through to Immortal, even the weakest can match a Hei Fengwang limit. Since we have detected the whereabouts of a Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen, we absolutely cannot let her escape!"

"Exactly! It is better to eliminate this threat as soon as possible!"

The man with a human body and a wolf head immediately said: "I will immediately report this news to the clan, and have the clan send powerful figures to enslave that Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen, or suppress her and bring her back to the clan to be handed over to other powerful figures for enslavement. Once she breaks through to become Immortal in the future, our clan will have made a small profit!"

Hearing this, the woman with a human body and a snake head directly shook her head and said: "It is true that an Insect Race Queen becomes very formidable after breaking through to Immortal, but for them to break through to Immortal is extremely difficult, even much harder than the breakthrough of the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Giants. It is enough to match the difficulty of breakthroughs for some special lifeforms!"

"Moreover, those damn Insect Races are extremely hateful towards Insect Race Queens of Immortal level enslaved by other races. Once discovered, they will think of every possible way to kill them!"

Hearing this, the man with a black human body and a wolf head also sighed: "The Insect Race is quite crazy in this aspect! I once heard our clan leader mention that, in the long ages past, a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe from a powerful race enslaved a Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen. That Domain Master-level Insect Race Queen later, through a series of coincidences, broke through consecutively and finally successfully entered the Venerable Realm."

"In the end, when the news of that Zifeng Zunzhe-level Insect Race Queen was exposed, the Insect Race directly dispatched numerous super powerhouses and then completely annihilated that powerful race!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan had no idea that he had already become a key target of the Meng Yao Zu.

Of course, even if he knew, he would not care too much.

After all, among the many key targets of the Meng Yao Zu, he could only be considered an inconspicuous one.

Moreover, even if a Meng Yao Zu powerhouse truly attacked him, he would at most lose a portion of his divine power and a portion of his resources.

At this time, Lu Qingshan flew from the Yan Ji Continent all the way to the shuttle point, quickly performed a universe shuttle to enter the Dark Universe, and then, after a brief flight, quickly shunted back to the starry sky near Camp Base number 026.

"Camp Base."

Lu Qingshan looked from afar at the Camp Base, which resembled a starry fortress, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

This was the first time he had returned to the Camp Base after leaving alone!

"Beep!"

"Soldier Lu Qingshan, your spaceship must accept control from the Camp Base from now on. Resistance is prohibited. If you resist, you will immediately suffer a destructive attack; bear the consequences yourself."

As soon as Lu Qingshan approached the Camp Base in his spaceship, the Camp Base intelligent system forcibly stripped him of control.

As for Lu Qingshan's identity, although he used the alias Lei Bao back then, that was in front of other powerhouses;

The intelligent system within this Camp Base, the Foreign Battlefield Military Merit System, and the Virtual Universe are all one main system, so his identity naturally cannot be hidden!

Whoosh!

The spaceship Lu Qingshan was riding quickly entered through a passage under the control of the Camp Base. After flying along a passage for a short while, Lu Qingshan finally returned to the main hall inside the Camp Base.

"Welcome, soldier." A staff member wearing a silver uniform quickly came forward to guide Lu Qingshan.

However, Lu Qingshan quickly waved his hand to signal the other to leave. After all, he had long been familiar with the situation inside the Camp Base, so he naturally did not need the guidance and reception of these staff members.

Greeting some familiar Immortal Deities along the way, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to his villa inside the Camp Base.

After enjoying a meal of fine wine and delicacies, Lu Qingshan quickly opened the exchange function of the army system on the Foreign Battlefield: "Time to study the new detectors!"

"The items within this army system are quite comprehensive; some cannot even be found in the treasury of the Virtual Universe Company!"

After browsing the treasury within the army system, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "However, the prices are much higher than items in the Virtual Universe Company treasury. For the same model and specification of detector, purchasing it in the Virtual Universe Company treasury costs only eighty percent of the exchange price within this army system!"

Actually, this situation is quite normal!

After all, many treasures in the army system on the Foreign Battlefield are provided by countless races that have joined the Human Camp, and even many of these races are not Hong Meng members led by humans. Among the treasures they provide, there are some special treasures that cannot be encountered at all within the territory of the human races, but on the Foreign Battlefield, they can only be exchanged for military merit.

Just like in the original work, when Luo Feng took ownership of the Star Tower and left the Foreign Battlefield, he spent military merit worth eighty billion Hunyuan units to exchange a bottle of 'Purple Fire Ape Wine' for his teacher, Zhen Yan Wang!

Similarly, the treasures within the Foreign Battlefield Military Merit System are supplied for powerful figures of countless races in the Human Camp to exchange. Most of them are other races, so the exchange price is naturally slightly higher. For the same items, within the human race territory, or even at the core level of the five super powers, the exchange price is naturally lower and lower!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan's consciousness quickly connected to the Virtual Universe and appeared in his mansion on Lei Ting Island.

In the study, Lu Qingshan seriously browsed the detailed detector data on the virtual screen in front of him.

SFRET01—000001 Model: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 50 billion points (discount ranges from 50% to 100%, you can obtain a 60% discount). Detailed information can be viewed by clicking here.

SDU719—549768 Model: Detection radius 1 billion kilometers, requires 5 million points (discount ranges from 50% to 100%, you can obtain a 60% discount). Detailed information can be viewed by clicking here.

A111—192039 Model: Detection radius 100 kilometers, requires 1 million points (discount ranges from 50% to 100%, you can obtain a 60% discount). Detailed information can be viewed by clicking here.

Detectors are mainly divided into two categories.

One is ultra-large range, with detection radii generally of three specifications: 100 million kilometers, 300 million kilometers, and 1 billion kilometers;

The other is ultra-small range detection, with detection radii generally of only three specifications: 10 kilometers, 20 kilometers, and 100 kilometers.

The large-scale detector is for long-range detection of spaceships and the like, allowing the user to more easily spot relatively obvious dangers, giving plenty of time to prepare whether to fight or flee;

the small-scale detector, on the other hand, is better suited for adventuring within Cosmic Secret Realms, because its detection range is smaller, it can perform a higher level of probing.

The detector Lu Qingshan had previously spent 200,000 points to purchase was a large-scale detector, except its detection range was only a hundred million kilometers.

Now, after obtaining wealth worth tens of millions of Hunyuan units on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, Lu Qingshan had finally decided to switch to a better detector.

In the end, Lu Qingshan spent eight million points to purchase a large-scale detector with a detection range of one billion kilometers, and another two million points on a small-scale detector with a detection range of twenty kilometers but one that was extremely adept at signal shielding.

Such a precious detector was already comparable to the one Luo Feng used when he had just entered the Extraterritorial Battlefield in the original work; for Lu Qingshan, whose opponents were only at the Marquis level at this point, it was already more than enough!

After placing the order for the detectors, Lu Qingshan suddenly received an email from Captain Xuan Konghou through the military system.

"The captain is looking for me?"

Lu Qingshan's heart stirred: "Could it be that their divine bodies have all recovered? Only…"

Thinking of his own frenzied actions over the past thousand-plus years, Lu Qingshan had already formed the idea of leaving the Xuan Kong Squad to go solo.

After all, in his recent battles he had offended quite a few powerful alien-race Undying, even quite a few at the peak of Marquis; if he continued to operate together with the Xuan Kong Squad, his own safety wouldn't be much of an issue, but the rest of the Xuan Kong Squad would be in danger!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly pulled his mind back to reality, then left his residence villa directly and headed for the restaurant Captain Xuan Konghou had mentioned.

(End of chapter)