Chapter 359: The Lords of the Universe of the Human Race

A special plane within the Virtual Universe.

In the endless darkness, faint starlight shimmered in the distance, and a simple temple floated suspended in midair.

On the open ground inside the temple lay a long stone table; a stone chair sat at the head of the table, while rows of stone chairs were arranged on either side.

By now, many towering figures were already seated on the stone chairs flanking the table, chatting idly.

"Hahaha! Xu Jin, when Qing Luan broke through last time, your Axe Arena faction still thought your number of Lord Realms matched that of the Virtual Universe Company lineage. Who would have thought that mere millions of years later, Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe has broken through to the Lord Realm? Now the Virtual Universe Company lineage will have one more Lord Realm than you!"

"It is certainly good news that a member of our Human Race has broken through to the Lord Realm. What does it matter if it is not from our Axe Arena lineage?"

"Actually, the main reason is that Seeing Yan Di led the Yan God Clan to secede from our Human Race. Otherwise, the Axe Arena would currently have six Lords of the Realm!"

"Hmph! On such a good day, why bring up Seeing Yan Di, that traitor?"

"Exactly! Given Seeing Yan Di's selfish and self-serving nature, his secession from our Human Race is entirely a good thing!"

"It is just a pity for the Yan God Clan. That was the most peak bloodline of our Human Race, even comparable to the twelve supreme bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beast lineage!"

"There is no need to pity them! The Yan God Clan followed Seeing Yan Di into the Yan Mystery Secret Realm. After so much time, not even a single Universe Venerable has emerged; they are thoroughly ruined!"

The Lords of the Realm seated on either side of the stone table laughed and chatted with one another.

Just then...

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Six figures appeared almost simultaneously: the six Lords of the Realm of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, led by Hun Dun Chengzhu.

"Hun Dun!"

"Hun Dun, you have arrived as well!"

"Hun Dun!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan and the others appear, the many Lords of the Realm present greeted Hun Dun Chengzhu, who stood at the head.

For one thing, Hun Dun Chengzhu's strength was extremely formidable, truly ranking as the second strongest being of the Human Race at present.

Of course, the most important reason was that Hun Dun Chengzhu had always been diligently handling various trivial matters for the Human Race!

It must be known that the many Lords of the Realm of the Human Race were lofty and aloof, usually too lazy to bother with the clan's trivial affairs, whereas Hun Dun Chengzhu had always devoted his utmost effort to the race; thus, the many Lords of the Realm of the Human Race held him in high esteem.

"Darkness, I heard you recently acquired a supreme treasure weapon aboard the Cosmic Ark?"

"Wan Jie, congratulations on breaking through to the Lord Realm!"

"Wan Jie, welcome to our ranks!"

The many Lords of the Realm around enthusiastically greeted Lu Qingshan and the others.

Among the many Lords of the Realm, Qing Luan Zhi Zhu of the Axe Arena lineage was undoubtedly the most moved.

After all, when he himself had broken through to the Lord Realm, it had been somewhat related to Lu Qingshan.

Back then, if he had not witnessed the great battle between Lu Qingshan and that Du Long Zifeng Zunzhe, he likely could not have broken through to the Lord Realm so smoothly.

Who would have thought that merely millions of years later, Lu Qingshan too had broken through to the Lord Realm!

Amid the conversation, the six Lords of the Realm of the Virtual Universe Company lineage took their seats on the stone chairs. At the head was naturally Hun Dun Chengzhu, followed in order by Long Xing Zhi Zhu, Darkness Zhi Zhu, Master Bingfeng Zhi Zhi Zhu, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu, and Wan Jie Zhi Zhu.

After sitting down, Lu Qingshan, besides responding to everyone's congratulations, also observed the powerful figures of the various factions.

Everyone present was a true high-ranking member of the Human Race. Lu Qingshan had previously met only Master Bingfeng Zhi Zhi Zhu and Hun Dun Chengzhu; as for the others, he had only seen them in records and had never seen their true forms.

"The Axe Arena lineage is led by the Axe Founder, but as the strongest being in the universe, the Axe Founder naturally does not handle trivial matters in his daily life. Therefore, the Axe Arena lineage is usually presided over by Xu Jin Zhi Zhu!"

Lu Qingshan glanced over and saw that Xu Jin Zhi Zhu was a towering figure with long eyebrows and a head of dazzling golden hair: "The Axe Arena faction has five Lords of the Realm. Besides Xu Jin Zhi Zhu, there are An Jue Zhi Zhu, Lan Cang Zhi Zhu, Huang Cheng Zhi Zhu, and Qing Luan Zhi Zhu!"

"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is led by Huang Jian Zhi Zhu!"

Lu Qingshan quickly looked at Huang Jian Zhi Zhu. The other's appearance was fearsome, his entire body covered in complex scales, with three sharp horns on his head, and his aura was overwhelmingly domineering: "The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance currently has only two Lords of the Realm. Besides Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, there is Dong Heng Zhi Zhu, whose strength is slightly weaker."

"As for the Cosmic Star River Bank, it is led by Peng Gong Zhi Zhu!"

Lu Qingshan quickly looked at Peng Gong Zhi Zhu, who was slightly plump. The other had a bald head, a large beard hanging straight down, and a very gentle aura.

However, Lu Qingshan knew very well in his heart that Peng Gong Zhi Zhu's strength was among the absolute peak of the Human Race's many Lords of the Realm, fully comparable to Hun Dun Chengzhu: "The Cosmic Star River Bank likewise has only two Lords of the Realm. Besides the leader, Peng Gong Zhi Zhu, there is Ling Yuan Zhi Zhu, whose strength is slightly weaker."

"And finally, the Cosmic First Bank!" Lu Qingshan immediately looked at the three Lords of the Realm of the Cosmic First Bank.

The leader of the Cosmic First Bank was Qingdong Zhi Zhu. The other wore a set of cyan battle armor and a cyan cloak, upon which was a pattern of a strange beast formed by complex secret runes.

According to the information Lu Qingshan had previously gathered, the Cosmic First Bank should have only two Lords of the Realm: Qingdong Zhi Zhu and Yanshan Zhi Zhu.

Yet now, beside Yanshan Zhi Zhu, there was another powerful figure, slender in build and entirely shrouded in a black robe.

Noticing Lu Qingshan's gaze, this black-robed powerful figure smiled slightly at Lu Qingshan and then greeted him: "Wan Jie!"

"Qingshan, that is Wang Chuan Zhi Zhu of the Cosmic First Bank!"

Master Bingfeng Zhi Zhi Zhu, noticing Lu Qingshan's reaction, quickly smiled and introduced: "Wang Chuan, just like my senior brother Darkness, is a Lord of the Realm hidden by our Human Race. Except for the Axe Founder and us Lords of the Realm, no one in the universe knows he is a powerful figure of our Human Race!"

Hearing Master Bingfeng Zhi Zhi Zhu's words, Lu Qingshan likewise nodded slightly to Wang Chuan Zhi Zhu in acknowledgment: "Wang Chuan!"

After meeting the many Lords of the Realm of the Human Race, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh in his heart: "The powerful figures of our Human Race are truly formidable!"

Because he was very familiar with the original plot, Lu Qingshan, although he had just stepped into the Lord Realm, was very clear about the hierarchical divisions among Lords of the Realm.

The strength of a Lord of the Realm can be roughly divided into ranks one through six.

Rank one refers to those who have just broken through to the Lord Realm, possess a relatively ordinary life-gene level, wield only average supreme treasure weapons, and have not yet created a supreme secret technique for the Lord Realm.

In extreme cases, there can even appear Lords of the Realm whose life-gene level is only ten-plus, whose body amplification and soul amplification have not yet reached the hundredfold limit, and who do not even possess a single supreme treasure (a Universe Venerable from a weak race breaking through directly)!

Such a Lord of the Realm, if at the moment of just breaking through, could even be suppressed by those top-tier Cosmic Hegemons!

Of course, after a Universe Venerable breaks through, if they simply cultivate in seclusion for a period, their strength can naturally increase greatly.

Rank two generally refers to Lords of the Realm whose life-gene level has reached a thousandfold, who have already created a supreme secret technique, and who wield top-tier supreme treasure weapons. These are the most common Lords of the Realm in the universe, belonging to the ordinary tier!

Under normal circumstances, if two of these three conditions are met, one is considered to have barely stepped into the rank-two tier; if all three are present, one can be called a top-tier rank-two.

Currently, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu, Qing Luan Zhi Zhu, Lan Cang Zhi Zhu, and Ling Yuan Zhi Zhu within the Human Race belong to this tier!

Rank three refers to Lords of the Realm who, on the basis of top-tier rank two, either wield a peak supreme treasure weapon, or have raised their life-gene level to nearly ten thousandfold, or have created the strongest secret technique for the Lord Realm.

If any one of these three conditions is met, one has stepped into the third tier.

Currently, among the human race, the Dongheng Lord, the Huangcheng Lord, the Anjue Lord, the Yanshan Lord, and the Wang Chuan Lord all belong to this tier.

The fourth tier is the pinnacle of a Lord of the Universe. It refers to those Lords of the Universe who have created the strongest secret art of a Lord of the Universe, whose life gene level has been raised to nearly ten thousand times, and who are also protected by a pinnacle treasure.

To step into the fourth tier, none of these three major conditions can be missing!

Take the leader of the Yan God Clan, Yan Di, for example. Whether in terms of life gene level or protective treasure, he is among the very top of all Lords of the Universe. However, because he has never created the strongest secret art of a Lord of the Universe, he can only be considered a top-tier third tier!

Currently, among the human race, the Lord Bingfeng, the Long Xing Zhi Zhu, the Xu Jin Zhi Zhu, the Qingdong Lord, and the Lord Huang Jian Lord all belong to this tier.