Chapter 394: The Human Race's Movements

Virtual Universe, Hong Meng City, Inner City.

In a vast and magnificent hall, more than a dozen figures were currently drinking and laughing heartily.

They were all Universe Masters within the Hong Meng Alliance, the true pillars of their respective races.

Just as Lu Qingshan was heading to the human race's treasure vault within Hun Dun City, his consciousness appeared here after receiving a message from his master, Master Bingfeng Zhi.

"Wan Jie, well done!"

Huang Jian Zhi Zhu of the Universe Mercenary Alliance laughed loudly, looking toward Lu Qingshan's direction: "That Hei Lin Zhi Zhu suffered a loss at your hands; he will likely behave himself for a while!"

It must be known that Hei Lin Zhi Zhu was the Universe Master within the Mechanical Race most hostile to the human race; even the director of the Mechanical Race's intelligence department was a disciple of that Hei Lin Zhi Zhu.

Therefore, under Hei Lin Zhi Zhu's orders, the Mechanical Race's intelligence department had long caused untold trouble for the human race.

"Indeed!"

Qingdong Zhi Zhu of the Universe First Bank raised the wine cup before him and drained it in one gulp, then looked at Lu Qingshan and said: "Wan Jie, this time you taught that Hei Lin Zhi Zhu a lesson, which also vented my anger for me!"

The reason Qingdong Zhi Zhu said this was that he had recently taken on a disciple with considerable talent; during the Domain Master stage, that disciple cultivated for over eighty thousand years and broke through the twentieth layer of the Heavenly Bridge, but this disciple ultimately perished at the hands of a spy from the Mechanical Race who had been hiding within the human race.

Moreover, under the careful planning of that Mechanical Race spy, even Qingdong Zhi Zhu was unable to reverse time and space to resurrect his disciple.

In fact, among the four peak races, each race plants numerous spies within the other three peak races.

Among these planted spies, the human race holds a significant advantage due to the convenience of the Virtual Universe, making communication with their own race even more convenient;

the Meng Yao Zu relies on the advantage of having more powerful experts, allowing them to arrange numerous Meng Yao Zu experts to infiltrate human race territories;

as for the Insect Race, they rely on their most proficient Soul Dao, capable of enslaving more experts from other races, making it very easy to develop spies;

in contrast, the Mechanical Race is not particularly skilled in this regard.

Because the Mechanical Race is naturally soulless, although they cannot be enslaved by powerful experts, they are also unable to enslave other powerful experts.

Furthermore, Mechanical Race experts all have a master-recognition mode; if they remain hidden within foreign territories indefinitely, that is one thing, but gaining actual power is simply impossible.

Because whether it is the Meng Yao Zu, the Insect Race, or the human race, none would allow an unreciprocated Mechanical Race lifeform to hold any actual power.

Of course, the lack of skill mentioned here is only in comparison to the other three peak races.

After all, the Mechanical Race has the strongest being in the Universe; within the alliance they lead, there are also numerous races possessing souls, so the spies the Mechanical Race plants within foreign territories are generally based on these foreign races, though the mastermind is a disciple of Hei Lin Zhi Zhu.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Qingshan likewise raised a cup of fine wine and drained it in one gulp, then smiled and said: "This time, it was mainly because Wan Shen Zhi Zhu arrived relatively quickly; otherwise, I would have likely consumed even more of that Hei Lin Zhi Zhu's divine body!"

"Having a clone is truly enviable, especially a clone with such an enormous divine body like yours, Wan Jie!"

Yanshan Zhi Zhu, who only possessed his original body on the side of the Universe First Bank, could not help but say enviously: "Although my strength is somewhat greater than that Hei Lin Zhi Zhu's, I would still be unwilling to get entangled with him upon meeting him, yet you, Wan Jie, were able to force him to seek help from powerful experts within his own race!"

While saying this, Yanshan Zhi Zhu also sighed deeply within his heart.

It must be known that among the numerous Universe Masters of the human race today, Lu Qingshan was the one who broke through the latest, and also the youngest.

Yet Lu Qingshan's current comprehensive strength has already become extremely formidable.

It must be known that the strength of that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu was fully comparable to that of Bing Feng Zhi Zhu, Xu Jin Zhi Zhu, and others.

Had it been Yanshan Zhi Zhu himself, he would certainly have found it very difficult to escape from Wan Shen Zhi Zhu relying solely on his own power.

"In truth, I merely had a slight stroke of good fortune!"

Lu Qingshan raised his cup again to invite everyone to drink together, then continued: "Everyone, this time I encountered Wan Shen Zhi Zhu of the Mechanical Race; his strength was somewhat higher than what was in the intelligence reports!"

"That Wan Shen Zhi Zhu created a supreme move named 'Han Feng Zhan', cleverly combining the power of a Domain-type supreme treasure with the power of a supreme treasure weapon; although its power did not undergo any obvious transformation, it still exceeded the strength recorded in our human race's intelligence reports!"

While saying this, Lu Qingshan waved his hand, and the scene of Wan Shen Zhi Zhu attacking him soon appeared in the void.

Lu Qingshan then explained: "This is the scene of that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu attacking me at that time!"

Silence fell all around; the Universe Masters each observed carefully.

Most of them had lived for countless ages, so some had witnessed Wan Shen Zhi Zhu in action, or even fought against that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu, so they were certainly extremely familiar with Wan Shen Zhi Zhu's strength.

But now...

After Lu Qingshan's simulation demonstration ended, all the Universe Masters fell silent.

They all saw that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu's strength had indeed increased by a significant margin; although he had not yet crossed into the fifth-level Universe Master realm, the gap between him and a fifth-level Universe Master had become increasingly narrow.

"I did not expect that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu's strength would have broken through again!"

After watching the simulation video, Huang Jian Zhi Zhu of the Universe Mercenary Alliance quickly spoke: "Judging by this, that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu might become the next fifth-level Universe Master of the Mechanical Race!"

"A fifth-level Universe Master is still terrifying; this matter must be reported to Hun Dun immediately to see how to handle it!"

Hearing this, Bing Feng Zhi Zhu nearby quickly said: "Rest assured, I have already transmitted the news to my senior brother Hun Dun; he will be here shortly!"

As soon as Bing Feng Zhi Zhu finished speaking, the figure of Hun Dun Chengzhu already appeared in this magnificent hall.

"Hun Dun!"

"Hun Dun Chengzhu!"

The numerous Universe Masters around all greeted him warmly.

"Everyone!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu greeted everyone one by one, then walked over to Lu Qingshan and asked: "Wan Jie, are you saying that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu's strength has improved significantly?"

"Indeed!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then simulated the scene of his previous battle with Wan Shen Zhi Zhu once more.

"This..."

Hun Dun Chengzhu's realm was already extremely high, so after watching the scene of Wan Shen Zhi Zhu in action, he quickly said: "This Wan Shen Zhi Zhu is indeed remarkable; although this secret technique still falls a bit short, it is truly possible that he will create a Universe Master's ultimate secret technique fusion next!"

"Hun Dun, should we try to find some trouble for him?" Huang Jian Zhi Zhu nearby quickly said.

"This matter must be discussed with the Insect Race and the Meng Yao Zu!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu quickly smiled and said: "This matter certainly cannot rely solely on our human race!"

"However, this matter is not overly troublesome for our human race!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu quickly smiled and looked toward Lu Qingshan's direction: "Wan Jie, since you could withstand the attacks of that Wan Shen Zhi Zhu after his great increase in strength, your own strength must have increased considerably as well?"

"I can only withstand it because my reserve of divine power is relatively large!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said with a smile, "Judging purely by strength, there is still a vast distance between me and Wan Shen Zhi Zhu!"

"Wan Jie, you are truly too humble!"

The Lord of Desolation, standing nearby, quickly said with a smile, "Wan Shen Zhi Zhu has been cultivating for endless eons, while you have only just broken through; I believe your strength will surely become even greater in the future!"

"Indeed!"

The Lord of Qingdong from the Universe's First Bank also quickly said, "Wan Jie, you vented my anger for me this time. When you have time, you must come and sit with me; I still have a bottle of Ice-Fire Fruit Wine I exchanged last time from the Lord of Dark Python of the Zushen Sect, and we can drink to our hearts' content then!"