Chapter 118: Parting, A Plea for Help

Inside a luxurious restaurant within Camp Base 026 of the Seventh Battlefield beyond the domain.

At this moment, over a hundred Immortal Deities were chatting in the restaurant; seated around one table were several people, precisely the Xuan Kong Squad.

As Lu Qingshan walked into the restaurant.

"Lei Bao!"

"Ran Ling Hou!"

Many Immortal Deities throughout the restaurant turned their heads with smiles and greeted Lu Qingshan enthusiastically.

Seeing this scene, the members of the Xuan Kong Squad not far away also felt quite envious of Lu Qingshan.

To know, even a High-Rank Marquis like Captain Xuan Konghou usually could not receive such enthusiastic greetings from so many Immortal Deities.

Yet Lu Qingshan had only arrived at Camp Base 026 not long ago, and already possessed such a great reputation!

Lu Qingshan smiled and responded to the crowd with a few words, then quickly walked over to the Xuan Kong Squad's table.

After seeing Lu Qingshan take his seat, the other Immortals in the restaurant resumed their idle chatter, though some people's topics had already turned to Lu Qingshan.

"Ran Ling Hou is truly formidable! I heard even the Meng Yao Zu's Marquis of Falling Stars perished at his hands!"

"That damn scum Falling Stars was actually killed by Ran Ling Hou? Speaking of which, when our squad encountered that Marquis of Falling Stars back then, we were taken advantage of by his massive divine body! It seems once Ran Ling Hou finishes his business, I must treat him to a drink!"

"So what if his body is massive? Ran Ling Hou is very skilled in soul attacks; he fears nothing more than alien enemies with massive divine bodies!"

"The Xuan Kong Squad is truly lucky to have recruited a powerhouse like Ran Ling Hou, one so strong he can even kill Marquis-level Immortals!"

Hearing these final words, the several companions surrounding the speaker were all stunned.

Moments later, one of those companions secretly transmitted a voice: "Wu Ci La, do not say such things again in the future!"

"Why?" Although he did not know why his companion was secretly transmitting a voice, I, Wu Ci La, quickly transmitted a counter-question.

"You have been in the Beyond-Domain Battlefield for only a short time, so you are unaware of the situation here!"

The companion of the Immortal Deity Wu Ci La quickly transmitted a voice: "Ran Ling Hou's strength is formidable; he is certainly a good ally, but he may not necessarily be a good teammate!"

"Think about it; in the past thousand years, Ran Ling Hou has frequently acted on the main continent of the Yan Ji Continent, often burning Immortal Divine Power without regard for cost to kill alien Immortals one by one. He has offended countless alien enemies, and there are probably even some among them at the peak of the Marquis realm!"

"If the other members of the Xuan Kong Squad act alongside him, then Captain Xuan Konghou, Marquis Tie Xue Hou, and Marquis Marquis Jingtao Hou should be fine, but the others absolutely cannot survive a hundred years!"

On the other side, upon seeing Lu Qingshan appear, the members of the Xuan Kong Squad all stood up to welcome him.

After everyone had taken their seats, Captain Xuan Konghou quickly signaled the restaurant staff to serve the dishes.

In less than a moment, the table was filled with fine wine and delicacies, the cost reaching several hundred Mixed Yuan Units; even a Marquis-level Immortal rarely indulged in such luxury in normal times.

Although accumulating wealth on the Beyond-Domain Battlefield is relatively simple for a Marquis-level Immortal, one must always fight desperately to do so.

And if returning to the Human Territory, Lu Qingshan's current treatment is already considered quite good among Low-Rank Marquis Immortal Deities, yet he only earns ten thousand Mixed Yuan Units for every hundred thousand years of work.

If a single meal costs several hundred Mixed Yuan Units, then even ten thousand years of his work would not be enough to eat a few meals.

Just at this moment...

"Lei Bao!" Captain Xuan Konghou quickly spoke.

"Captain!" Lu Qingshan quickly looked at Captain Xuan Konghou.

At this moment, a smile appeared on Captain Xuan Konghou's face: "I never expected to encounter a powerhouse like you in our squad; at Low-Rank Marquis, you can unleash strength comparable to High-Rank Marquis, and with your movement technique, you can withstand a peak Marquis Immortal burning Divine Power, and even rely on soul attacks to easily kill Low-Rank Marquis Immortal Deities!"

"Yes, Lei Bao!"

Marquis Marquis Jingtao Hou could not help but sigh: "I never expected your strongest aspect to be not the Warrior path, but the illusionist's soul attack methods; it is simply incredible! Even I fear I could not last more than a few seconds in your hands!"

Marquis Marquis Jingtao Hou's divine body is considered relatively massive among the many Immortal Deities of the Human Race, so the situation he worries about most in normal times is encountering illusionists skilled in soul attacks.

Precisely for this reason, Marquis Marquis Jingtao Hou has put great effort into soul defense, yet even so, he cannot be certain he would remain safe under Lu Qingshan's soul attacks.

After all, the reputation of Lu Qingshan as 'Ran Ling Hou' was truly carved out through killing; the Low-Rank Marquis Immortal Deities who perished at his hands were not just one or two!

"Too crazy!"

"Truly too incredible!"

"Lei Bao, before you became an Immortal, you must have been the core within the core of the five major powers of our Human Race!"

Marquis Tie Xue Hou looked at Lu Qingshan and said with a smile: "Back in the Glory Secret Realm of the Universal Mercenary Alliance, I had a friend who was also an illusionist! Back then, he broke through to the Immortal realm only after crossing the fifteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven; upon becoming an Immortal, he possessed an immortal body and the title 'Ling Guang Hou'! Now, tens of millions of years have passed, and he has even crossed the sixteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven, becoming a High-Rank Marquis Immortal. Yet even now, he cannot kill Low-Rank Marquis as easily as you do!"

Hearing Marquis Tie Xue Hou's words, Lu Qingshan felt somewhat embarrassed in his heart.

How could he be the core within the core of the five major powers? Back then, he had tried many times but failed to enter the core layer of the five major powers!

Ultimately, he spent three million Contribution Points (equivalent to thirty thousand points) to exchange for a World Master-level initial universe comprehension slot, which allowed him to join the Virtual Universe Company's End Times Secret Realm.

Yet the End Times Secret Realm contained tens of millions of World Master-level powerhouses; among them, he was completely inconspicuous.

It was only later, when he successfully broke through to become an Immortal Deity, that he gained a slight status within the Virtual Universe Company.

Of course, later he joined the Myriad Heavens Chat Group, and his fate had already been completely changed; now his strength has greatly increased, and his status in the Virtual Universe is no less than those geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm!

As for the Ling Guang Hou mentioned by Marquis Tie Xue Hou, he had previously heard of him from a senior brother.

That Ling Guang Hou has now crossed the sixteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven and also the eighteenth layer of the Illusion Realm Sea; it is said he even created a top-tier soul attack method himself. Combined with the fact that he once enslaved two Marquis Immortals, his comprehensive strength is quite good among Marquis Immortals, making him a backbone force for the Universal Mercenary Alliance side.

However, in the past few million years, that Ling Guang Hou has been secretly cultivating in the initial universe following his teacher and has not appeared in the outside world for a long time.

Compared to the current Ling Guang Hou, Lu Qingshan's current strength is still somewhat inferior.

Although his willpower is slightly stronger than that Ling Guang Hou, his own realm is one small level lower, and he is inferior to the other in self-created secret techniques!

The reason he was able to kill so many Marquis Immortals previously was entirely because he could frequently burn Immortal Divine Power without regard for cost to fight desperately!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly said: "Tie Xue, you flatter me! I have also heard of Ling Guang Hou's name; his strength is far greater than mine!"

"Lei Bao, you are too modest!"

Marquis Tie Xue Hou quickly said: "At the very least, Ling Guang back then could not carve out a famous and imposing title like you!"

Hearing Marquis Tie Xue Hou's words, Captain Xuan Konghou and Marquis Marquis Jingtao Hou beside him also showed a hint of envy on their faces.

As powerhouses, who does not hope their name will resound through the vast universe among billions of races!

Although their current titles are known to some alien powerhouses, those were names they gave themselves after becoming Marquis Immortals, and only later spread to the ears of aliens during their wanderings on the Beyond-Domain Battlefield.

And this is the origin of many strong titles in the universe; for instance, Lu Qingshan's true body is now already called Marquis Lu Qingshan by many people. As time passes, naturally more and more people will come to know the title Marquis Lu Qingshan.

But in the vast universe, there are always some strong ones who look down upon their peers; the origins of their titles are mostly quite special!

Either because of a precious treasure famous throughout the universe; or because of a terrifying great battle, and so on...

And although Lu Qingshan's title 'Burning Spirit Marquis' is not as famous as those strong ones' titles, it equally represents the recognition of his powerful strength and madness by the many strong ones wandering the Yanji Continent!

For instance, if Lu Qingshan were to engage in a life-and-death struggle with Captain Xuan Konghou now, the one who ultimately wins would certainly be Captain Xuan Konghou, but in the hearts of many alien strong ones on the Yanji Continent, they would rather encounter the entire Xuan Kong Squad than encounter Lu Qingshan alone!

"Enough!"

Captain Xuan Konghou soon raised the wine cup before him, then looked around at everyone and said: "Let us together celebrate Lei Bao for making a name for himself on this Outer Realm Battlefield!"

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan likewise raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.

Just like that, after a round of celebration, Lu Qingshan then seriously looked at everyone again: "Brothers and sisters!"

Everyone all turned to look at Lu Qingshan.

"Although I have made a small name for myself on the Yanji Continent in recent years, I have likewise provoked many powerful alien enemies, even including several Marquis Peak strong ones!"

Lu Qingshan said seriously: "If I continue to wander with everyone in the future, it will inevitably bring huge risks to everyone, so I plan to continue acting alone in the future!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the others of the Xuan Kong Squad looked at each other, their expressions on their faces being quite complex.

To know, this time they had come to find Lu Qingshan, actually also wanting to tell Lu Qingshan about this matter, but for a moment did not know how to bring it up; they did not expect that Lu Qingshan had already considered this for them in his heart long ago.

A moment later...

"Lei Bao!"

Captain Xuan Konghou looked at Lu Qingshan again, then said somewhat embarrassingly: "To speak of it, I am ashamed; everyone this time asked you to come over, actually also to discuss this matter with you!"

"The enemies you deal with now and your combat methods have already differed greatly from the rest of us; if we continue to wander together on the Outer Realm Battlefield, it is indeed no longer suitable!"

"If we follow you to deal with those Marquis-level enemies, once the opponent burns their Immortal Divine Power, for us it would not only be a loss rather than a gain, but also very dangerous; and if you follow us to fight as before, I am afraid that would also be wasting your time!"

"Yes!"

Marquis Tie Xue Hou on the side likewise said: "Lei Bao, I remember that your very first battle after arriving on the Outer Realm Battlefield began with burning Immortal Divine Power; I originally thought it was because you lacked experience, but now it seems I was wrong!"

Although the members of the Xuan Kong Squad did not know why Lu Qingshan often burned Immortal Divine Power to fight, nor how he rapidly restored his divine power, they had no intention of investigating.

After all, everyone has their own secrets; they were merely a team wandering the Outer Realm Battlefield together, and there was absolutely no need to investigate others' secrets.

"I did not expect everyone to think exactly as I do!"

Lu Qingshan immediately raised his wine cup, then said with a smile: "It seems we are quite in sync after all; come, everyone, cheers!"

Seeing this, the members of the Xuan Kong Squad likewise raised their wine cups and drained them in one gulp, though their moods were somewhat complex.

After all, Lu Qingshan wanted to leave entirely for their sake; and they wanted to separate from Lu Qingshan also mainly for their own safety.

Of course, such matters are still very common on the Outer Realm Battlefield; after all, everyone's life only comes once; once they perish, there will be no more chances!

Next, everyone chatted idly for a while, then Lu Qingshan submitted a team-withdrawal application to the Outer Realm Battlefield army system.

Although his military merit quota had not been completed, Immortal Divine Spirits on the Outer Realm Battlefield possess many privileges, and he himself also had the qualification to wander alone, so the team-withdrawal application naturally would not be rejected.

And on the other side, after Captain Xuan Konghou received Lu Qingshan's team-withdrawal application, his mood was also quite complex, but he still agreed very quickly.

Afterwards, Captain Xuan Konghou looked at Lu Qingshan again and asked: "Lei Bao, what are your plans next? Are you still going to continue wandering on the Yanji Continent?"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded, saying with a smile: "I came to the Outer Realm Battlefield precisely to temper myself in life-and-death struggles; the Yanji Continent is indeed a very good place for tempering!"

"Hmm!"

Captain Xuan Konghou nodded slightly, then seriously reminded: "Lei Bao, although your strength is very strong now, according to my years of experience wandering the Outer Realm Battlefield, if you continue to crazily hunt down those alien Immortals like this, you might be noticed by those alien high-level officials; then they will very likely send strong ones to kill you, so you must be careful!"

"I understand!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then raised his wine cup again: "Here, I also wish everyone can smoothly complete their own goals, and then retire alive!"

"Retire alive!"

"Retire alive!"

The members of the Xuan Kong Squad all raised their cups and drained them in one gulp!

After successfully withdrawing from the Xuan Kong Squad, Lu Qingshan stayed in the barracks base for more than a month, finally waiting for the new detector he had ordered.

It is worth mentioning that the person who came to deliver the detector to him was also a colleague of his in the transportation department; fortunately, he and the other party had never met in reality, the other party knew nothing of his divine power aura, and at the same time he had used a secret method to change his appearance, so the other party did not discover his identity.

And after receiving the new detector, Lu Qingshan soon boarded a starship and continued to the Yanji Continent to wander.

This time, with the new detector, he was finally able to gain some advantage in reconnaissance.

However, thinking of Captain Xuan Konghou's previous warning, and considering that his main purpose was to temper himself, he did not rely on the detector's advantage to wantonly slaughter those alien Immortal Army Lords, but slowly chose suitable opponents.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.

In these more than ten years, Lu Qingshan fought only four times, but the tempering effect was greater than fighting ten times before.

After all, before his detector functions were too weak; in many cases he was ambushed, and the ambushers' strength levels varied, so achieving a tempering effect was naturally very difficult.

And now Lu Qingshan's detector is sufficient to rival a Marquis Peak Immortal; on this Yanji Continent there are naturally many advantages, allowing him to choose opponents at will.

And the opponents Lu Qingshan now chooses are generally alien strong ones' squads led by a Marquis High Immortal.

After all, now Marquis Low Immortals are already very difficult to bring any threat to him, and once a Marquis Peak burns Immortal Divine Power, he is quite dangerous; Marquis High is just right.

Even if the opponent burns Immortal Divine Power, he can influence part of the opponent's strength through soul attacks, then rely on his own combat power comparable to a Marquis High to contend with the opponent; at that time, whether to fight or retreat, it is all within his single thought!

This day, Lu Qingshan finally defeated the 103rd opponent arranged for him by Lei Huanwang, so he decided to find an alien Immortal to test the power of his soul attacks.

But just at this moment...

"Help, help! We have encountered strong ones from the Meng Yao Zu camp; the opponent has two Marquis High Immortals and three Marquis Low Immortal Divine Spirits!"

An emergency distress message was directly transmitted by the army system through the virtual universe network to Lu Qingshan.

Such emergency distress signals are generally sent to all allies of the same camp within a range of ten billion kilometers around the location where the battle occurred.

After all, ten billion kilometres is already an extremely vast distance, and in an environment like the extraterritorial battlefield where it is rare to be able to shuttle into the dark universe, even flying at sub-light speed the entire way would take the better part of half a day.

As long as neither side of the combatants is a fool, a battle could not possibly last that long!

Lu Qingshan glanced at the distress signal, and very quickly discovered that the battlefield was only a little over three hundred million kilometres from him.

With a single thought, Lu Qingshan immediately used the large-scale detector to observe the battle scene three hundred million kilometres away.

"Is that Jin Dao Marquis leading the Jin Dao Squad?"

He was fairly familiar with this human-faction strong-squad that had sent out the distress signal.

Over a hundred years ago, when Lu Qingshan was exterminating a Marquis-level Undying of the Insect Faction, he had been observed by the Jin Dao Squad through a detector; afterwards, once the battle ended, the Jin Dao Squad had even come over specifically to greet him, and had even produced a bottle of fine wine worth several dozen Hunyuan units to entertain him.

"Two high-tier Marquis-level? No pressure at all!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly commanded: "Hearing Shenlan, rush to the battlefield at once!"

"Yes, Master!" the auxiliary intelligence Hearing Shenlan immediately replied.

Immediately afterwards, the spaceship rapidly changed course, then flew at sub-light speed toward the direction of the battlefield.

(End of chapter)