Chapter 197: The Shock of Venerable Yao Guang

In the Virtual Universe, at the mid-slope of Lei Ting Island, a figure appeared outside the great gate of Venerable Yao Guang's temple; it was none other than Yin Ying Junzhu, who had just left his residence.

"Yao Guang!" Yin Ying Junzhu shouted directly from outside the temple gate.

"Yin Ying, why haven't you entered yet that you've reached the gate?"

A calm voice sounded, and soon Venerable Yao Guang, with a face full of smiles, came out to welcome him.

"Without your nod, how would I dare to forcibly enter your residence?"

Yin Ying Junzhu laughed heartily, then followed Venerable Yao Guang into the residence.

After both entered the residence and took their seats as host and guest, Venerable Yao Guang first poured a cup of fine wine for Yin Ying Junzhu, then raised his cup and asked: "Yin Ying, you rarely come to my place; is there something specific bringing you here suddenly?"

"Yao Guang, I have come this time to hold you accountable!"

Yin Ying Junzhu drained the wine in his cup in one gulp, then said with a smile: "Your grand-disciple Lu Qingshan has caused quite a bit of trouble for me this time; I can only come to you, his grand-teacher!"

Hearing Yin Ying Junzhu's words, Venerable Yao Guang could not help but be slightly stunned.

It must be known that Yin Ying Junzhu is not only the head of the intelligence department of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, but also the head of the intelligence department within the Hong Alliance.

The power in his hands has already approached that of the alien Universe Lords within the Hong Alliance.

Although he and Yin Ying Junzhu are both Universe Dominators, his status within the Human Race is slightly inferior!

"But what great trouble did Qingshan cause?" Venerable Yao Guang asked in a heavy voice soon.

Now that his disciple Lei Huanwang has not yet been resurrected by the time-reversal of the Universe Lords within the clan, he naturally needs to look after disciples like Lei Huanwang a bit more.

"That is not the case!"

Seeing the change in Venerable Yao Guang's expression, Yin Ying Junzhu stopped joking and directly waved his hand to project Lu Qingshan's experiences on the Outer Battlefield onto a huge virtual screen: "You should just watch it yourself!"

"This is..."

Venerable Yao Guang was slightly puzzled, but he quickly began to look at the various information on the virtual screen.

And after finishing reading this information, surprise quickly appeared on his face: "How is this possible?"

"Yes, I also think it is unlikely!"

Yin Ying Junzhu spoke again: "I came to see you this time also to ask you, has this little fellow's comprehension of laws already reached the level to pass the twentieth layer of the Tongtian Bridge?"

"It should not have!"

Venerable Yao Guang shook his head quickly and said: "Qingshan has been studying his self-created secret technique under my guidance recently; he is currently researching the first sword technique, wanting to elevate it to the peak level, and has not researched the third secret technique; his comprehension of laws should not have broken through!"

"Moreover, even if his comprehension of laws reached the level of the twentieth layer of the Tongtian Bridge, making the power of his soul attack reach such a degree is also an extremely difficult thing!"

"That is true!" Yin Ying Junzhu nodded slightly as well.

With their two strengths, even by merely passing through some data, they could roughly deduce Lu Qingshan's strength.

Just that soul attack power capable of suppressing Huo Huangwang is estimated to be not much inferior to Lu Qingshan's teacher, Lei Huanwang.

And Lei Huanwang's life gene level reached ten times that of ordinary life in the universe, his soul amplitude was over sixty times, and his soul attack secret technique had long reached the peak level; how powerful would such a soul attack function be?

Even if Lu Qingshan's comprehension of laws reached the peak of Hei Fengwang, catching up to Lei Huanwang would still have the gap of soul amplitude and peak secret techniques!

"Yao Guang!"

After a moment of silence, Yin Ying Junzhu continued: "Do you think this little fellow might have obtained a top-tier soul treasure capable of assisting in attacks?"

"A top-tier soul treasure?"

After hearing Yin Ying Junzhu's words, Venerable Yao Guang was slightly stunned, then could not help but say: "This is impossible!"

It must be known that a top-tier soul treasure, in terms of value, can rival several ordinary supreme treasures.

Just like Venerable Yao Guang, he is originally a disciple of Master Bingfeng Zhi, and has cultivated for endless ages; now he only has four treasures of this level on his person.

Among them, one high-grade supreme treasure weapon, one ordinary supreme treasure armor, one top-tier soul treasure, and the fourth is a top-tier domain treasure that he exchanged using millions of years of accumulation he recently gathered on the Primitive Star!

Such a luxurious configuration, among the many Universe Dominators of the Human Race, can already be considered upper-middle tier, let alone comparing it to those of powerful races and ordinary races' Universe Dominators!

And those ordinary Universe Dominators in the vast universe generally only have one or two supreme treasures to protect themselves!

This means that one top-tier soul treasure is fully capable of equaling the entire fortune of an ordinary Universe Dominator!

Lu Qingshan is currently just a small Hei Fengwang Immortal; even if his opportunities are heaven-defying, how could he obtain a top-tier soul treasure?

"Then why do you say this little fellow can possess such strength?" Yin Ying Junzhu could not help but ask in return.

"This..." Venerable Yao Guang fell silent.

He thought of many possibilities, but it seemed none could allow Lu Qingshan to achieve this!

"Yao Guang!"

Yin Ying Junzhu quickly said: "You and I both know the value of a top-tier soul treasure; naturally, the two of us would not covet the treasures of such a little fellow, but other Universe Venerables cannot be said for sure!"

"Just now, several Universe Venerables within the clan have already sought me out to inquire about the information of Ling King Lingjian Wang!"

"Fortunately, I unintentionally increased the query permissions for your disciple a bit earlier, so now the number of powerful ones within our Human Race and the Hong Alliance who can query his information should not be many, and they will not covet the treasures of such a little fellow!"

"However, I estimate this matter cannot be hidden for long; others will eventually know this little fellow's identity, and then..."

"I see who dares!"

Venerable Yao Guang immediately said: "Although I do not believe Qingshan could obtain a precious top-tier soul treasure, if he really did obtain one, it is his opportunity!"

"If someone within the clan really tries to bully the small to seize the treasure, I will simply go and ask my teacher!"

"That is not what I mean!"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Yin Ying Junzhu quickly said: "Actually, my meaning is for you to have a good talk with this little fellow!"

"If he really possesses precious treasures, you had better let him not take them to the Outer Battlefield for now! Although his current strength is already quite good, he could still perish if he encounters special circumstances!"

"At that time, he has the ability to create clones and can reproduce another clone, but the treasure would be lost in vain!"

"Moreover, although a top-tier soul treasure can greatly increase his strength, it is not the most suitable for him! You can fully help him exchange for treasures more suitable for him in the clan treasury, such as a supreme treasure armor!"

"Even if the value is insufficient, you can exchange for a top-tier heavy treasure armor! At that time, with armor protecting him, even when facing a general Universe Venerable, he will have a chance to escape!"

"These words are indeed correct!"

After hearing Yin Ying Junzhu's words, Venerable Yao Guang nodded slightly, then continued: "I will contact this little fellow right now to see exactly how he managed to use a soul attack to suppress that Huo Huangwang!"

……

When the reputation of the King Lingjian King spread across the universe thanks to the powerful figures of the Meng Yao Zu, Lu Qingshan did not continue to roam the Outer Battlefield, but instead returned directly to his own Divine Kingdom.

Human Territory, Yanfeng Universe Kingdom, within Lu Qingshan's Divine Kingdom.

"I did not expect that dealing with the Profound Phoenix King would cause such a huge uproar!"

While organizing the spoils of war he had just obtained, Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "However, I have also fought against top-tier experts like the Fire Phoenix King on this opportunity, and I have come to understand where my flaws lie!"

"The greatest deficiency I currently have is definitely in my comprehension of laws and self-created secret techniques!"

"Once I can fully comprehend Time Stop, and raise the 'Soul-Slaying Sword' to its peak level, I estimate I could even annihilate that Fire Phoenix King through soul attacks!"

While pondering these issues, Lu Qingshan also quickly finished organizing the many gains from this time's killing of the Profound Phoenix King, his subordinate soul servants, and the Blue Sea King.

Among them, the Blue Sea King, as a Limit King-level expert who dared to attack him, left behind spoils of war worth over two hundred billion Hunyuan units after his demise.

Especially a protective armor on his person, which was worth over one hundred billion Hunyuan units, completely not inferior to the Golden Thread Dark Cloud Armor worn by Lu Qingshan.

If Lu Qingshan had not instantly annihilated the opponent through soul attacks at that time, trying to annihilate him through physical attacks would definitely have been an extremely difficult task!

As for the armor on the Profound Phoenix King, it was rather ordinary, worth only about eighty billion Hunyuan units.

After all, the Profound Phoenix King's divine body was over ten kilometers long; even if the armor was slightly weaker, it was nothing.

And from the hands of the Profound Phoenix King and his many subordinate soul servants, Lu Qingshan gained a total of over eight hundred billion Hunyuan units in spoils of war, which once again caused Lu Qingshan's wealth to break through the trillion Hunyuan unit barrier!

"It seems that killing these powerful figures with strength and background yields greater gains!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "Just the Profound Phoenix King alone could contribute over eight hundred billion Hunyuan units of wealth for me; I estimate the wealth he left in other places would be even more, truly a pity!"

"However, after my outburst this time, other experts on the Outer Battlefield who see me will probably retreat immediately!"

"Never mind, I should be low-key for the next while, and seriously study the 'Ten Thousand Hearts Soul-Control Secret Technique' to see if I can enslave some Limit King-level experts with great potential!"

"When I eventually comprehend Time Stop, I can go and join the scenes where great treasures emerge!"

Just like the emergence of the Sealed Star within the Star Tower, great treasures on the Outer Battlefield are very rare, yet every once in a while, one or two will appear.

And every time a great treasure emerges, it is a feast for the supreme experts on the Outer Battlefield.

Although this time Lu Qingshan proved his strength after fighting the Fire Phoenix King, he still had deficiencies; once he faced those top-tier existences without souls, he would completely fall into a disadvantage!

But just at this moment, the voice of the intelligent lifeform Deep Blue suddenly rang in Lu Qingshan's mind.

"Master, a message has been received; it is from your grandmaster Venerable Yao Guang!"

"Oh? A message from my grandmaster?"

Lu Qingshan's heart stirred: "Could it be because of my recent fight with the Fire Phoenix King?"

It must be known that although Lu Qingshan had been cultivating under the guidance of his grandmaster Venerable Yao Guang, Venerable Yao Guang had never actively contacted him.

After all, for Venerable Yao Guang, even Lei Huanwang was merely one of his many disciples, let alone Lu Qingshan and the granddisciples like Extreme Electric King and Tongye King!

If Lu Qingshan and the others had not reached the King-sealing level, Venerable Yao Guang probably wouldn't even have known their names!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly waved his hand and opened the message...

The content of the message was very simple—'Come see me quickly!'

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan immediately connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and then hurriedly rushed to the residence of the Ancestor Venerable Yao Guang.

……

Virtual Universe, halfway up the mountain on Lei Ting Island, outside the temple of Venerable Yao Guang.

Swish.

Lu Qingshan's figure instantly appeared outside the temple gate.

Just as he was about to call out to Venerable Yao Guang, the temple gate suddenly opened, and then the voice of Venerable Yao Guang came from within the temple, "Come in!"

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan immediately stepped inside, and soon arrived within the temple hall.

But contrary to his expectations, besides Venerable Yao Guang, the head of the intelligence department, Yin Ying Junzhu, was also present in the temple hall.

"Grandmaster, Yin Ying Junzhu!" Lu Qingshan quickly bowed and saluted.

"Hmm!" Venerable Yao Guang nodded slightly, then directly asked: "Qingshan, how is your comprehension of the laws? Can you pass the twentieth layer of the Tongtian Bridge?"

"This disciple is ashamed; I have not yet fully comprehended Time Stop!" Lu Qingshan quickly replied.

He had been studying self-created secret techniques under the guidance of Venerable Yao Guang, so after his comprehension of laws previously reached the level of the nineteenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge, Venerable Yao Guang naturally knew about it.

"No need for that; actually, your cultivation speed is already considered very fast!"

Venerable Yao Guang said with a smile: "Actually, even I did not expect that you could raise your comprehension of laws to the level of the nineteenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge so quickly!"

"This disciple was merely lucky!" Lu Qingshan said again.

"Luck and opportunities are also part of strength!"

Venerable Yao Guang smiled and said: "I heard that you just suppressed that Fire Phoenix King of the Meng Yao Zu camp on the Outer Battlefield with powerful soul attacks; can you tell me how you did it?"

Venerable Yao Guang looked at Lu Qingshan with a smile, his voice very gentle.

Because many experts, after obtaining special opportunities, inheritances, or treasures, are unwilling to make them public.

After all, everyone has selfishness!

It is precisely because they possess selfishness that these experts strive to become stronger, protecting their loved ones, protecting their clans...

So Venerable Yao Guang knew very well that asking about such matters could not be forced; otherwise, it would only have the opposite effect and cause the other party's resentment.

After all, the stronger the expert, the more proud their heart becomes!

After hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Lu Qingshan quickly replied: "The reason this disciple could suppress that Fire Phoenix King with soul attacks was mainly because this disciple's willpower broke through to the Universe Venerable level!"

"Willpower at the Universe Venerable level?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, a trace of surprise flashed across Venerable Yao Guang's face, and then he joyfully began to observe Lu Qingshan.

Even Yin Ying Junzhu, standing aside, similarly began to observe Lu Qingshan seriously.

"Hmm?"

Upon this careful observation, they immediately discovered the change in Lu Qingshan's consciousness.

Although this is within the Virtual Universe, the pressure of consciousness is still quite obvious and can naturally be observed.

Venerable Yao Guang and Yin Ying Junzhu had not thought in this direction before; upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, they immediately detected the change in Lu Qingshan's consciousness with their strength.

"Good, good, good!"

After sensing that Lu Qingshan's consciousness pressure was no longer inferior to that of an ordinary Universe Venerable, Venerable Yao Guang said the word "good" three times in a row.

Even Yin Ying Junzhu, standing nearby, wore an expression of pure surprise.

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang praise him repeatedly, Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

After all, he had seen Venerable Yao Guang many times, yet even when his possession of a clone was exposed back then, Venerable Yao Guang had not been this happy!

"Qingshan!" Venerable Yao Guang said with a smile.

"Grand-Grandmaster!" Lu Qingshan listened attentively.

"Hahaha, you have truly given me a great surprise!"

Venerable Yao Guang praised directly: "I thought you were able to suppress that Huo Huangwang with a soul attack because you had obtained a precious treasure; I never expected that you had actually elevated your will to the Universe Venerable level!"

"Your cultivation speed was already astonishing; after this breakthrough in will, I imagine you are not far from comprehending Time Stop, and your chances of breaking through to become a Universe Venerable in the future will also increase significantly!"

Upon hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Yin Ying Junzhu standing nearby nodded repeatedly.

Why had he and Venerable Yao Guang been so happy just now after confirming Lu Qingshan's will breakthrough?

It was because a powerful will could provide a certain boost to cultivation speed, and it was even helpful for breaking through to a higher realm!

If the probability of Lu Qingshan originally breaking through to the Universe Venerable realm was only one in a thousand, then now it was one in a hundred, or even five percent!

And once Lu Qingshan truly broke through to the Universe Venerable realm, relying solely on the ability of his clone would be enough to roam the universe freely!

Although a top-tier soul treasure was precious, to them it was far less surprising than Lu Qingshan's will breakthrough!

After the sighing passed, Venerable Yao Guang suddenly asked again: "Qingshan, apart from the will breakthrough, I imagine your soul amplification must have increased a lot as well, right? You were able to suppress that Huo Huangwang."

"Has it reached thirty times?" Venerable Yao Guang asked with a smile.

Originally, in his eyes, when Lu Qingshan received the inheritance of the Spirit Wind Divine General, he happened to meet Zifeng Zunzhe, who had completed the inheritance in just a few short years, so it was definitely impossible to increase much.

But now it seemed that Lu Qingshan had given him a surprise!

Otherwise, even if Lu Qingshan's will had broken through to the Universe Venerable level, it would be very difficult to suppress that Huo Huangwang to that extent!

"Disciple was just lucky!"

Lu Qingshan answered seriously: "After receiving the inheritance of the Spirit Wind Divine General at that time, the soul amplification had already increased to eighty-eight times!"

For Lu Qingshan, the advantage he held in soul amplification would not last too long anyway, so there was no need to hide it; speaking out directly would instead allow him to receive more attention.

"Eighty-eight times?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's answer, Venerable Yao Guang was stunned directly!

(End of this chapter)