Chapter 247: Divinity: Fishing

The vast horizon was shrouded by a massive, oppressive black cloud, within which endless lightning snakes churned.

Beneath the black clouds lay a vast plain.

Just then, a purple-gold streak of light swept across the sky above the plain, revealing a figure clad in purple-gold battle armor; it was Lu Qingshan, who had just left Mirror Moon Cliff.

"The gravity of this Hell is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Yu Lan Continent!"

While flying slowly, Lu Qingshan was also sensing the difference between the Supreme Realm and the Material Realm.

Of course, for Lu Qingshan, a hundredfold increase in gravity made no difference at all.

"However, the laws of this Panlong World are truly miraculous!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "There are absolutely no laws of time or space here, so even though I have mastered the complete Origin Law of Time, there is no way for me to manifest it!"

It must be known that the Origin Law of Time and the Origin Great Dao of Time are essentially different.

The Origin Law of Time is merely a part of the Chaos Laws; in the Devouring Starry Sky World, mastering the Origin Law of Time only allows one to step into the Venerable Realm.

So-called special abilities like 'Time Stop' are generally granted by the Primal Universe; once he travels to the Origin Continent, he will no longer be able to manifest such special abilities.

However, the Origin Great Dao of Time is a true Great Dao, stronger than the Chaos Laws by countless times; once fully mastered, one becomes a God King of the Ultimate Realm!

Currently, this Panlong World has absolutely no laws of time or space; if Lu Qingshan had mastered the Origin Great Dao of Time, he might have been able to exert some power, but since he has mastered the Origin Law of Time, he naturally has no way to manifest the mysteries of the Origin Law of Time within this world.

"However, I mastered the complete Origin Law of Lightning long ago!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "And in this Panlong World, there are laws of Lightning!"

In this Panlong World, there are seven laws: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Light, and Darkness, as well as four rules: Death, Life, Destruction, and Fate.

Among them, every system has seven God Kings, including one High God King, two Mid God Kings, and four Low God Kings!

Adding all seven elemental systems and four rule systems together, there are only eleven High God Kings in total; these eleven High God Kings are also known as 'Rulers', and they are all the most terrifying experts of their respective systems, capable of ruling over everything!

Beneath the Supreme God, basically no one can be their match.

As for the Supreme God, they are manifestations of the rules themselves, possessing no emotions, and they will not interfere in various conflicts; they only maintain the operation of the rules of the Panlong World.

"Even relying solely on laws for combat, I am now equivalent to a High God King of the Lightning system at the Great Perfection stage!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "Moreover, the so-called High God Kings should be inferior to experts at the peak of the King-Sealing realm in terms of basic strength!"

Although Lu Qingshan had not yet fought against the deities of the Panlong World, when he was at Mirror Moon Cliff, he had seriously assessed the strength of those purple-robed individuals.

According to his estimation, after a Low God King fully unleashes their power, their basic strength should be equivalent to that of an ordinary Immortal Deity;

while the basic strength of a Mid God King should be equivalent to that of a Marquis-Sealing at the initial stage;

as for a High God King, according to Lu Qingshan's estimation, their basic strength should be equivalent to that of an ordinary King-Sealing at the initial stage.

Of course, this refers only to the approximate basic strength, not the total combat power, since even among High God Kings, there are shocking differences in strength due to different insights into the laws.

As for why Lu Qingshan chose to come alone to this Hell, it was naturally for the God Seeds.

Therefore, while flying, Lu Qingshan deliberately concealed his aura, revealing an aura equivalent only to that of a Low God King.

Precisely because of this, he soon encountered the first squad sent to ambush and kill him.

This was a squad of over twenty people, led by five Mid God Kings, while the rest were Low God Kings.

If they were dealing with an ordinary Low God King, or even an ordinary Mid God King, they would have absolute confidence.

But unfortunately, they encountered Lu Qingshan!

With Lu Qingshan's strength, merely revealing a bit of his power was enough to completely annihilate this squad of over twenty people.

After killing these people, Lu Qingshan subsequently obtained five Mid God Seeds, more than ten Low God Seeds, and some other spoils of war.

"So this is a God Seed?"

After annihilating this bandit squad, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the God Seeds he had just acquired, which emitted a mysterious aura.

All these God Seeds were black in color, yet some of them faintly emitted light; some were pale green, others were earthy yellow...

However, since Lu Qingshan had traveled across realms, he currently could not cultivate, so naturally he was unable to perceive the mysteries contained within the God Seeds.

"I wonder if Yale can send these God Seeds to me via the red packet!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "However, if the God Seeds truly help my cultivation, then spending some points on them would be worth it!"

After investigating the special nature of the God Seeds, Lu Qingshan quickly took out another piece of Ink Stone.

This was an ordinary black ore in the shape of a cube with an edge length of one centimeter, yet it faintly emitted an aura that made one's heart tremble.

This Ink Stone was naturally the universal currency of Hell; only God Kings could create it, and it could not be mined anywhere else.

"Does this contain the power of a God King?"

With a thought, Lu Qingshan quickly began to investigate.

In no time, Lu Qingshan sensed a special power within this Ink Stone; although this power was very weak and insignificant, Lu Qingshan could sense an aura within it that was no less than his own Venerable Divine Power.

"It seems the God King Realm should be equivalent to the Venerable Realm!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "Then the Supreme God should be equivalent to the Universe Master, or the strongest being in the universe?"

After various thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan quickly began to examine a map he had obtained from those people just now.

After finishing this map, combining it with his understanding of the Panlong World, Lu Qingshan quickly realized his current location.

Hell is mainly divided into five vast continents: the Violet Continent, the Karlosa Continent, the Muya Continent, the Blood Peak Continent, and the Bifu Continent.

Among these five continents, the 'Violet Continent' in the north and the 'Karlosa Continent' in the west have already connected with the Hell Realm, while the areas outside these five continents are seas.

The five continents are scattered around, almost forming a ring, and inside the ring lies the vast 'Starry Mist Sea'!

The scope of the Starry Mist Sea is extremely vast, far exceeding any of the five continents; beyond the five continents lies the most vast outer sea, also known as the 'Sea of Chaos'.

These five continents and two oceans are respectively controlled by the seven God Kings who cultivate the Destruction Rule.

Currently, Lu Qingshan is in the Violet Continent, controlled by one of the Destruction God Kings, the 'Violet Monarch', specifically in the Bifu Prefecture.

Within the Bifu Prefecture, there are ten large cities, where countless experts gather to exchange various resources.

After familiarizing himself with all this information, Lu Qingshan quickly flew towards Silver Moon City, the city within the Bifu Prefecture closest to him.

Of course, along the way, Lu Qingshan continuously killed bandits who ambushed him.

You should know that Hell is one of the four supreme planes, and as a plane created by the "Supreme God of Destruction," it is filled everywhere with endless brutal slaughter, which is also the most common sight in Hell.

【62】 After all, Hell is one of the Four Supreme Planes, a realm created by the Supreme God of Destruction, where endless cruel killings permeate every corner—this is the most common thing in Hell.

Precisely because of this, by the time Lu Qingshan arrived at Silver Moon City, over three hundred mid-gods and more than two thousand lower-gods lay dead at his hands; saints were rare.

Saints are numerous in Hell, but they are scattered among the lowest strata of the various tribes, and very few join raiding factions.

……

Silver Moon City was a vast metropolis entirely built from purple ore, and one of the ten cities within a ten-billion-li radius of Bi Bo Prefecture.

Though Silver Moon City, spanning a thousand li, could accommodate countless powerhouses, residing here long-term required extremely strict conditions.

To establish oneself in such a city—even in Hell, where the strong abound—was to be considered elite.

"Is this Silver Moon City?"

Gazing at the purple city ahead, radiating an air of nobility and antiquity, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly.

His reason for coming to Silver Moon City was naturally to exchange his spoils for treasures suited to himself, then bring them back to Yu Lan Continent for Ye Lu to send him via red packets.

After all, among the many spoils he had acquired, divine cores varied in quality, and not a single upper-god core was among them.

But upon arriving at Silver Moon City, as long as his spoils were valuable enough, he could easily exchange for one.

After approaching the vicinity of Silver Moon City, Lu Qingshan naturally no longer disguised himself as a lower-god; instead, he directly unleashed the aura of an upper-god.

Thus, after paying the entry fee, Lu Qingshan quickly entered Silver Moon City.

Walking through the streets of Silver Moon City, Lu Qingshan immediately sensed an ancient aura pressing upon him.

For a powerhouse who had lived over fifty million years, this was an exceedingly rare experience.

In fact, the age of Silver Moon City was likely older than a single reincarnation era in the Devouring Star Void.

That heavy, ancient aura was something one could only perceive intuitively, not articulate.

"I recall the original novel stated: the Seven Divine Planes and the Four Supreme Planes hold their battlefield wars only once every trillion years!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "These plane wars have been held hundreds of millions of times—such an immense span of time must far exceed a single reincarnation era in the Devouring Star Void!"

Of course, Lu Qingshan's thoughts were merely a quiet lament over this vast expanse of time.

After all, true powerhouses are not merely forged by the passage of time!

As for the shops and so-called prosperity within Silver Moon City, they meant nothing to Lu Qingshan.

After all, no matter how prosperous this place was, how could it compare to the Virtual Universe of the Human Clan?

The population of just one medium-level cosmic civilization state already vastly exceeded the total population of Hell, and those people could all appear together on the same continent within the Virtual Universe.

As Lu Qingshan toured Silver Moon City, he quickly gained much understanding of the city.

Soon, he arrived at the most bustling area, where three special castles stood.

To the left was a massive castle entirely formed from black sand, the very black sand still slowly flowing as if liquid;

To the right stood an ancient castle built entirely of purple ore, its peak carved with a blooming flower—the mark of the Purple Thorns Army under Lord Purple Thorns: the purple thorn blossom;

In the center stood a purple-black ancient castle, bearing a colossal carving: a face blurred in detail, yet dominated by one striking, seductive crimson single eye.

Having consulted the records, Lu Qingshan knew clearly: these three castles were…

The Black Sand Castle, where anything could be traded, yet was profoundly dark and home to countless factions;

The Purple Thorns Castle, the most orthodox, but offering the lowest purchase prices for goods;

And the Demon Castle, entered only by demons or those aspiring to become demons!

Lu Qingshan had come to Silver Moon City solely to buy treasures suited to himself; to avoid trouble, he naturally chose the Purple Thorns Castle.

The Purple Thorns Castle had a front gate and a back gate: those entering from the front gate were buyers; those entering from the back gate were mostly sellers.

Lu Qingshan currently possessed very little Mo Stone, so he naturally needed to sell his spoils first.

But when he began selling his spoils, he discovered his loot was not particularly valuable.

A lower-god core was worth only one hundred Mo Stone; lower-god artifacts were even cheaper, mostly valued at ten Mo Stone;

Mid-god cores were worth more—ten thousand Mo Stone each—while mid-god artifacts were worth about a thousand Mo Stone;

But upper-god cores were far more valuable: one was worth ten million Mo Stone; upper-god artifacts exceeded one million Mo Stone!

Of course, these were the selling prices at Purple Thorns Castle; if one intended to sell to Purple Thorns Castle, the purchase price would be only about seventy percent of the item's value.

Though Lu Qingshan had killed many bandits along the way, the strongest among them were merely mid-gods; thus, his most valuable treasures were only over three hundred mid-god cores.

Upper-gods rarely became bandits.

After all, upper-gods in Hell were true elites; whether joining a faction, slowly cultivating an upper-god artifact, or refining divine crystals, they could live in supreme comfort—no need to risk themselves as bandits.

Of course, some extremely powerful bandit gangs still had upper-gods as leaders.

But clearly, on his way to Silver Moon City, Lu Qingshan had not encountered such gangs.

This might be good for other powerhouses, but for Lu Qingshan, it meant he could not accumulate substantial resources.

"This…"

Looking at his spoils, worth less than six million Mo Stone total, Lu Qingshan felt deeply helpless.

After all, a single upper-god core cost ten million Mo Stone to buy, and he needed at least eleven upper-god cores covering all major attributes.

With his current wealth, it was utterly impossible.

"Should I just rob them outright?" Lu Qingshan thought inwardly.

In fact, with his current strength, no one in Silver Moon City could match him—even if he robbed openly.

But such actions would violate his own principles.

"Forget it—I'll go see the Demon Castle first."

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "If I can accept a decent mission and eliminate some upper-gods directly, I can accumulate enough resources!"

With this thought, Lu Qingshan did not sell his spoils; instead, he quickly left the Purple Thorns Castle and entered the Demon Castle.

But unfortunately, even though Lu Qingshan's strength was sufficient, to claim high-reward demon missions, he must first pass the demon assessment mission and gradually raise his demon rank.

And a One-Star Demon can only accept Two-Star missions at most; for Lu Qingshan to accept missions that yield substantial rewards, he must first undertake numerous tasks to raise his star rank.

Moreover, every Demon mission requires a certain amount of time to complete.

"Too slow. Must I wait decades here in Hell?"

Lu Qingshan quickly shook his head, then thought silently to himself: "No, I think it would be better to devise a new plan!"

With this thought, Lu Qingshan quickly began considering ways to acquire resources more swiftly.

In truth, if he acted like those bandits and struck out recklessly, accumulating resources would be quite simple, but he was clearly unwilling to do so.

Moments later, Lu Qingshan finally thought of a good idea, and he quickly set off toward the outside of the Demon Castle.

However, as he departed the Demon Castle, the aura of a High God that had once surrounded him had already weakened to the realm of a Mid God.

Shortly after, Lu Qingshan, whose aura now only radiated that of a Mid God, quickly entered the chaotic Black Sand Castle, carrying the spoils in his hand worth over six million Mo Stones.

After entering the Black Sand Castle, Lu Qingshan very quickly began selling the various spoils in his hand with conspicuous flair.

Precisely because of such conspicuous behavior, many little tails quickly gathered behind Lu Qingshan.

After sensing the auras of those following him, Lu Qingshan quickly departed the Black Sand Castle with the several million Mo Stones he had just obtained, then pretended to move cautiously toward the outskirts of Silver Moon City.

(End of this chapter)