Chapter 196: Fame Spreads Across the Universe

After seeing Lu Qingshan depart, all the powerful figures present finally exhaled a long breath.

Although the weakest among them were peak Hei Fengwang experts, few had the confidence to block Lu Qingshan's soul attack like Huo Huangwang did.

Facing such a supreme expert capable of inflicting a fatal threat upon them, even if many of them gathered together, they dared not relax even the slightest bit.

Therefore, only after Lu Qingshan left did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The power of the King Lingjian Wang is truly terrifying!"

"Indeed! Although his sword techniques are quite mediocre, his soul attack is already among the absolute top tier in this Outer Domain Battlefield!"

The sword technique Lu Qingshan had just unleashed was merely his self-created second form of a top-tier secret art, 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren'. For ordinary Hei Fengwang Immortals, this was already quite good, but in the eyes of peak Hei Fengwang experts, it was undoubtedly still very immature.

After all, experts capable of crossing into the peak Hei Fengwang layer in their comprehension of laws could generally create a third form of top-tier secret art; in terms of the power of the secret art itself, it would certainly surpass the 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren' unleashed by Lu Qingshan by a margin.

On the other side, as space continued to tremble, figures continued to arrive one after another.

After all, Xuan Fengwang was a peak Hei Fengwang expert of the Meng Yao Zu themselves, and his strength was considered relatively high among the many Hei Fengwang Immortals within the entire Meng Yao Zu.

The fall of Xuan Fengwang had also stirred up a storm within the Meng Yao Zu camp, so soon many Meng Yao Zu experts rushed over to investigate the situation.

After these experts arrived and discovered the enemy had vanished, they felt no disappointment whatsoever; instead, they each sought out some familiar Immortals nearby to inquire about the relevant circumstances.

And just at this moment...

An incomparably terrifying aura suddenly appeared, and then a figure over ten kilometers long manifested before the crowd surrounding them.

It was seen that the opponent was over ten kilometers in length, covered entirely in golden scales, with a head resembling a wolf's but sporting a single horn raised high towards the sky, while the scales on its head were engraved with extremely complex secret patterns.

That invisible pressure spread out, causing over a hundred Hei Fengwang Immortals of the Meng Yao Zu camp to feel immense suppression; even Huo Huangwang, who carried the blood-red battle axe, slightly lowered his head.

"It is Jin Fengwang!"

"It is Jin Fengwang of the Kong Jin Hou lineage!"

"Hasn't Jin Fengwang always been active in the Tenth Outer Domain Battlefield? Why has he suddenly come to our Ninth Battlefield?"

"You don't know this, do you! The leader of the Zi Qian Ziqian Wanshe lineage of the Meng Yao Wang Zu is a disciple of the leader of the Kong Jin Hou lineage of the Meng Yao Huang Zu, so the relationship between the Kong Jin Hou lineage and the Zi Qian Ziqian Wanshe lineage has always been very good! This time, with the fall of Xuan Fengwang, Jin Fengwang likely came to understand the situation!"

"So that is how it is!"

"Damn it! If we had known Jin Fengwang was coming, we should have attacked together just now to keep that King Lingjian Wang!"

Upon seeing Jin Fengwang appear, the many experts of the Meng Yao Zu camp surrounding them began to discuss via telepathy.

This Jin Fengwang was also a peak existence active on the Outer Domain Battlefield, with strength roughly equivalent to Huo Huangwang.

But unlike Huo Huangwang, who stood about two meters tall, Jin Fengwang, as one of the supreme experts of the Kong Jin Hou lineage, possessed a divine body that was a full ten-plus kilometers long!

Such terrifying strength, combined with his massive divine body, was enough to make other top-tier existences on the Outer Domain Battlefield tremble with fear!

If Huo Huangwang and Jin Fengwang were to fight to the death, even if Huo Huangwang burned through all his Immortal Divine Power, Jin Fengwang's divine body might not even be damaged by one percent!

Jin Fengwang stood in the void, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

When his gaze fell upon Huo Huangwang, Jin Fengwang nodded slightly, then continued to ask, "Huo Huangwang, even you could not keep him?"

"The sword techniques of that King Lingjian Wang are very clumsy, but his soul attack is extremely powerful!"

Huo Huangwang nodded slightly, then continued speaking, "Over two million years ago, I fought against the Insect Race Empress 'Gu Yu'. At that time, Gu Yu's soul attack was not as formidable as that of the King Lingjian Wang. This is the battle video!"

Swish!

As soon as the words fell, Huo Huangwang waved his hand, and a stream of light immediately projected from his chest, manifesting a three-dimensional virtual projection before Jin Fengwang.

Although the technology of the Meng Yao Zu camp was the weakest among the four peak races, any auxiliary intelligence could wield such technology, let alone the intelligent lives carried by these Hei Fengwang Immortals.

In the video, Lu Qingshan, clad in purple-gold battle armor, first instantly annihilated the peak Hei Fengwang expert Lan Haiwang, then, under Huo Huangwang's interference, annihilated Xuan Fengwang, and finally fought Huo Huangwang to a draw...

Jin Fengwang watched silently, all the way to the end.

Among the countless Hei Fengwang Immortals of the entire Outer Domain Battlefield, he was already considered top-tier, so naturally, he could discern many secrets while watching this battle video.

Undoubtedly, the Lu Qingshan in the video had proven his strength.

"A soul attack capable of instantly annihilating a peak Hei Fengwang expert?"

Jin Fengwang's heart was equally very wary: "The strength of that King Lingjian Wang from the Human Race camp is indeed formidable; the fall of Xuan Fengwang was not undeserved!"

"It's just that this King Lingjian Wang seems to have appeared suddenly; we have never heard news of him before, and we do not know which expert of the Human Race he is."

"Investigate him! On this Outer Domain Battlefield, the number of experts in our Meng Yao Zu camp is the greatest; we must find out the true identity of this King Lingjian Wang!"

Hearing Jin Fengwang's words, the other Immortals of the Meng Yao Zu camp present also sighed one after another.

If a normal expert had killed Xuan Fengwang, they would have long been placed under a bounty and hunted down by Jin Fengwang.

But now, since the one who killed Xuan Fengwang was the King Lingjian Wang, who possessed both strength and background, Jin Fengwang instead had to first investigate the other's background.

As for the matter of Lu Qingshan killing Xuan Fengwang, it was a very normal occurrence for everyone.

Even though they all knew Lu Qingshan possessed some precious treasures, no one would dare to snatch them.

And this is the manifestation of the law of the jungle in the vast universe.

Only true experts deserve to possess great treasures; even if a weakling were lucky enough to obtain great treasures, they would have to use them as cautiously as the Purple Bell Wang in the original story, fearing to be discovered.

Because once exposed, other experts would kill them to seize their treasures!

But for supreme experts like Huo Huangwang and Jin Fengwang, almost everyone on the Outer Domain Battlefield knows they possess great treasures, yet who dares to snatch them?

And just now, when Lu Qingshan easily annihilated Lan Haiwang with a soul attack and then fought Huo Huangwang to a draw, this made everyone know he was a true expert, and at the same time gained the recognition of top-tier existences like Huo Huangwang and Jin Fengwang!

And after this battle, due to the dissemination by the Meng Yao Zu experts who watched the fight, legends about the King Lingjian Wang began to spread throughout the entire Outer Domain Battlefield, and even the entire Primal Universe.

Countless experts compared the King Lingjian Wang with supreme experts like Huo Huangwang and Jin Fengwang.

In the hearts of these experts, the King Lingjian Wang's sword techniques might be slightly inferior to peak existences like Huo Huangwang, but his soul attack made other experts tremble with fear!

Moreover, compared to Lu Qingshan, they were actually more willing to encounter supreme existences like Huo Huangwang.

"Experts skilled in soul attacks are truly terrifying! The King Lingjian Wang's soul attack even greatly affected Huo Huangwang, let alone us!"

"Indeed! If we encounter Huo Huangwang and others, we might be able to hold on for a while, but if we encounter that King Lingjian Wang or an Immortal-level Insect Race Empress, we won't even have a chance to struggle, and we might even be soul-enslaved by them!"

"It seems we must be more careful in the future; we must absolutely not provoke that King Lingjian Wang!"

In an instant, the legend of the King Lingjian King spread through the myriad alien experts of the Foreign Battlefield, granting him a modicum of fame across the universe.

However, since Lu Qingshan's identity as the King Lingjian King was merely a fabrication, many experts began to speculate about his true identity.

"Could this King Lingjian King be a newly risen genius from the Human Race?"

"That shouldn't be! I heard the King Lingjian King has been active on the Foreign Battlefield for over ten million years!"

"Then what is his identity? Could he be another King-level Immortal from the Human Race in disguise?"

"That is even more impossible! There are only so many King-level experts in the Human Race, and those skilled in soul attacks are even fewer; there isn't a single one whose methods resemble the King Lingjian King's!"

"Then who exactly is he?"

Within the Tian Sha Sea area, inside the range of the No. 005 Barracks Base in the Second Foreign Battlefield.

On a remote island, after receiving news about the King Lingjian King from a friend, Flash Sky King was also somewhat stunned.

"I guessed long ago that the King Lingjian King was hiding part of his strength, but I never expected his power to be this terrifying!"

After confirming the authenticity of the news with his friend, Flash Sky King couldn't help but sigh: "To have acted alongside such a supreme expert for a time is also my honor!"

"It is a pity that the King Lingjian King can now use teleportation; he likely won't need me in the future!"

"But that is for the best!"

A thought quickly flashed through Flash Sky King's mind: "After all, acting alongside such an expert is very dangerous. Those alien experts might not be able to harm the King Lingjian King, but dealing with me would be effortless for them!"

"Moreover, since I cooperated with the King Lingjian King for a long time previously, someone might come to ask me about the King Lingjian King's news!"

"Anyway, I accumulated some extra resources while acting with the King Lingjian King; to avoid trouble from others, I should return to the race's territory and hide for a while!"

Let alone the fact that he was unclear about the King Lingjian King's specific identity; even if he knew clearly, he would not be able to leak it to others.

Thinking this, Flash Sky King immediately sent several emails to some friends on the Foreign Battlefield through the army system, then directly opened a temporary Divine Kingdom teleportation channel, and immediately stepped into it, vanishing without a trace!

Within the Human Race territory, inside a luxurious mansion on the continent of the Virtual Universe Company's universal headquarters.

A stunningly beautiful woman sat in the mansion's living room, her entire body shrouded in an ancient suit of armor, emitting an extremely astonishing aura.

This person was one of the supreme experts of the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence department, Hearing Qingping Wang!

At this moment, Qingping Wang connected a sliver of consciousness to the Virtual Universe and calmly opened an email sent to her by a friend on the Foreign Battlefield.

Looking at the content, Qingping Wang immediately showed a look of shock on her face.

"A human expert capable of drawing a stalemate with Fire Phoenix King has appeared on the Foreign Battlefield; he asked me to inquire about this expert's origins?"

As an expert in the intelligence department, Qingping Wang naturally knew the identity of that Fire Phoenix King: an alien expert whose strength was very close to that of an Invincible King. Such strength was already extremely powerful even within the Human Race.

"King Lingjian King?"

But when Qingping Wang saw the introduction regarding that human expert in the email, she was stunned.

"Isn't the King Lingjian King just the alias of Ten Thousand Worlds King on the Foreign Battlefield?"

After finishing reading the introduction about the King Lingjian King in the email, Qingping Wang's surprise on her face grew even larger: "Judging by this introduction, the King Lingjian King must be a disguised identity of Ten Thousand Worlds King! But... how has Ten Thousand Worlds King's strength become so terrifying?"

"As for physical attacks, that is understandable; he just obtained the Purple Thunder Sky Wing Sword and accepted the inheritance of the Four Divine Generals, so his strength must exceed that of a typical Limit King!"

"But what is going on with that soul attack? Instantly killing a Limit King? The terrifying power of such a soul attack is almost comparable to my power when I do not use heavy treasures!"

"Could Ten Thousand Worlds King's comprehension of laws have reached the level of the twentieth layer of the Sky Bridge?"

"But even so, his strength should not have reached such a degree!"

In an instant, numerous thoughts flashed through Qingping Wang's mind.

As one of the supervisors of the intelligence department, Qingping Wang was aware of the strength of many experts within the Human Race.

She had previously placed great importance on Lu Qingshan, but that was entirely because Lu Qingshan possessed a clone; judging solely by strength, Lu Qingshan meant nothing to her!

First, Lu Qingshan's comprehension of laws was very low, which not only affected his own strength but also impacted his foundation of divine power;

Second, when Lu Qingshan accepted the inheritance of the Spirit Wind Divine General, he accidentally encountered Zifeng Zunzhe, who had accepted the complete inheritance of the Spirit Wind Divine General in just a few short years, so his soul amplitude presumably did not increase much!

Therefore, even if Lu Qingshan raised his life gene level to ten times that of ordinary life in the universe, at most he would only possess the strength of an ordinary Limit King.

But now...

"Zifeng Zunzhe has always paid considerable attention to this Ten Thousand Worlds King. Now that he possesses such astonishing strength, regardless of how he achieved it, this matter must be reported to Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Thinking this, Qingping Wang immediately connected her consciousness to the Virtual Universe and then hurriedly headed for the temple of Yin Ying Junzhu, the overall head of the intelligence department.

Just as Qingping Wang was heading to Yin Ying Junzhu's mansion, other experts within the Human Race also quickly learned the news that a supreme expert named the King Lingjian King had appeared on the Foreign Battlefield.

When Lu Qingshan first entered the Foreign Battlefield, he only possessed the strength of a Marquis level, so naturally, not many people paid attention to him.

Later, as Lu Qingshan's strength gradually increased and he even established the reputation of the King Lingjian King, naturally, more people began to pay attention to him.

At that time, many experts on the Foreign Battlefield had inquired about his news, but ultimately found nothing.

But now, with Lu Qingshan suddenly possessing strength close to the Invincible King level, the entities within the Human Race paying attention to him naturally increased even more, with some even being high-level figures of the Venerable Realm.

After all, the life gene level of the Human Race is naturally relatively weak, so reaching the Invincible King level naturally requires more effort.

Among the many King-level Immortals still alive in the Human Race today, only a dozen or so truly possess Invincible King strength.

And apart from these dozen or so King-level Immortals, other King-level Immortals are at most at the level of the King Lingjian King.

Experts possessing such strength would be taken seriously even by Universe Venerables.

However, when these Universe Venerables checked the data regarding the King Lingjian King, they discovered they had no permission.

Actually, if it were when Lu Qingshan first went to the Foreign Battlefield, any Universe Venerable in the Human Race would have had permission to query his specific information.

But after Yin Ying Junzhu learned the news that he possessed a clone, Yin Ying Junzhu raised the permission required to query this information.

With Yin Ying Junzhu's permission within the Human Race, even an entity of the Universe Dominator level would find it impossible to bypass him; as for ordinary Universe Venerables, that was even more impossible.

And after encountering this special situation, the many Universe Venerables of the Human Race became even more curious about the King Lingjian King's true identity.

In the Virtual Universe, within a towering temple halfway up Thunder Island.

Inside the temple's living hall, Yin Ying Junzhu was handling some trivial matters within the intelligence department when he suddenly received emails from several friends.

"So many people are looking for me?"

Yin Ying Junzhu casually clicked open one email, only to find the message was from a friend inquiring about the news of Ling King Lingjian Wang.

"Ling King Lingjian Wang?"

Yin Ying Junzhu paused slightly: "Isn't that the alias used by Yao Guang's luckier disciple's grandson, who possesses a clone, on the Outer Battlefield?"

Thinking of this, Yin Ying Junzhu waved his hand, and a virtual screen quickly materialized before him, displaying numerous pieces of information regarding Lu Qingshan.

"This is..."

After reviewing the extensive data, Yin Ying Junzhu couldn't help but pause slightly: "Soul attacks capable of annihilating Hei Fengwang's limit, and also able to exert a tremendous suppressing effect on Huo Huangwang?"

"With such power, it probably does not fall far behind this young one's master, Lei Huanwang. How exactly did he achieve this? Could it be..."

Just at this moment...

"Your subordinate requests an audience with Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Suddenly, the voice of Qingping Wang, the first Hei Fengwang Immortal under Yin Ying Junzhu, came from outside the temple.

"Come in!"

Yin Ying Junzhu waved his hand, and the temple doors burst open with a boom, after which Qingping Wang quickly entered the temple's main hall.

"Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Upon seeing Yin Ying Junzhu, Qingping Wang quickly bowed and respectfully reported: "Wan Jiewang Lu Qingshan just on the Outer Battlefield..."

Yin Ying Junzhu extended his hand and pressed down in mid-air, causing Qingping Wang's barrage of words to suddenly get stuck in his throat.

"I already know of this matter!"

Yin Ying Junzhe nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "This young one really knows how to cause me trouble; now many friends have sent me emails inquiring about the news of that Ling King Lingjian Wang!"

"Qingping, do not reveal to others for the time being that Lu Qingshan is that Ling King Lingjian Wang!"

"Yes, Zifeng Zunzhe!" Qingping Wang immediately nodded and respectfully replied.

"Very well, you may go down!" Yin Ying Junzhu ordered again.

"Yes!" Qingping Wang nodded quickly in reply, then respectfully withdrew from Yin Ying Junzhu's temple.

After Qingping Wang left, Yin Ying Junzhu first replied to emails from several friends, then set off for the residence of Venerable Yao Guang.

(End of this chapter)