Chapter 437: Dark Bamboo God-Slaying Armor — Gains

Adjacent to the borders of the human race and the Meng Yao Zu, within a void cosmic starry sky.

This cosmic starry sky was utterly empty — not only were there no planets, there wasn't even a single speck of cosmic dust.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the surrounding space rippled slightly, two towering figures suddenly appeared within this cosmic starry sky.

Both figures stood nearly ten thousand kilometers tall — one wore a purple-gold battle armor with a resolute face; the other wore silver-white battle armor, with an icy aura emanating from his body!

These two were precisely Lu Qingshan and Master Bingfeng Zhi, master and disciple, who had teleported several times after passing through the divine kingdom transmission from the human race to arrive here.

"Qingshan!"

After appearing in this cosmic starry sky, Bing Feng Zhi Zhu controlled a patch of spacetime to probe the surroundings while saying to Lu Qingshan beside him: "That Meng Yao Zu's Lord Xuezan hasn't arrived yet — looks like the Meng Yao Zu shouldn't have any schemes this time!"

Hearing Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's words, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said: "The two Meng Yao Zu ancestors have been in hiding for so long, they definitely won't be too arrogant!"

While Lu Qingshan and Bing Feng Zhi Zhu were conversing, another figure teleported in not far from them.

This figure was likewise nearly ten thousand kilometers tall, wearing a blood-colored battle armor, his entire body shrouded in a dense aura of slaughter — it was precisely the Meng Yao Zu's Lord Xuezan.

This Lord Xuezan was the second strongest of the Zhentian Beast lineage to which Ancestor Zhen belonged; at the very beginning of his cultivation, he had no ability to create avatars at all.

But during the World Lord stage, he had seized a special lifeform capable of nurturing avatars, so now he likewise possessed the ability to create avatars.

In fact, among the current three fifth-order Universe Lords of the Meng Yao Zu, only Lord Changjiu alone lacked the ability to create avatars.

Lord Changjiu had displayed extraordinary brilliance from the very start of his cultivation, so he was naturally qualified to seize a special lifeform before breaking through to Immortality.

However, Lord Changjiu at that time, in pursuit of his own strength, chose the same path as Lu Qingshan's disciple Lawrence — seizing a special lifeform with an extremely high life gene level, and thus did not obtain the ability to create avatars.

Precisely because of this, when Lord Changjiu had first ventured into the Sea of Universes, he had thrown the entire Meng Yao Zu alliance into utter chaos.

Otherwise, as long as he carried precious soul-type supreme treasures to protect his soul, even when encountering fatal danger, at most he would only lose one avatar and some supreme treasures.

"Lord Xuezan!"

Seeing Lord Xuezan appear, both Lu Qingshan and Bing Feng Zhi Zhu nodded slightly in greeting.

"Hmph!"

Lord Xuezan snorted coldly, then said: "Lord of Wan Jie, you really are timid — just to exchange supreme treasures, you still need Bing Feng Zhi Zhu to accompany you!"

"It's mainly because your Meng Yao Zu are too cunning — over the years, the number of times you've gone back on your word is countless!"

Lu Qingshan immediately scoffed: "Who knows whether your Meng Yao Zu might have set up an ambush here? Naturally I have to be a bit more cautious!"

"Ridiculous!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lord Xuezan immediately said coldly: "If we're talking about cunning, it's your human race that's a cut above!"

"Over the long ages, you damned humans have assassinated who knows how many of our Meng Yao Zu's geniuses!"

"Have your Meng Yao Zu assassinated fewer geniuses of our human race?"

Lu Qingshan scoffed, then continued: "Enough, Lord Xuezan — I didn't come here to discuss this with you. Let's get down to business!"

"Hmph!"

Lord Xuezan snorted coldly again, then waved his hand, and a black armor radiating a faint ghostly light appeared in his grasp.

Then Lord Xuezan directly said coldly: "This is the peak supreme treasure armor our Meng Yao Zu are using to exchange for Lord Tianlang! Bingfeng, you must be familiar with this armor, no?"

Hearing Lord Xuezan's words, a flash of anger instantly crossed Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's face.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan quickly transmitted his voice to ask: "Teacher, is there anything special about this armor?"

"Mm!"

Bing Feng Zhi Zhu nodded slightly, then transmitted to Lu Qingshan: "This armor emerged during the opening of a Primitive Star approximately forty billion epochs ago — it's considered one of the most precious treasures aside from that one peak domain-type treasure!"

"When this supreme treasure emerged, many forces in the universe participated in the contest, but among them the human race and the Meng Yao Zu were the strongest!"

"At that time, our human race dispatched as many as six Universe Lords including Senior Brother Hun Dun, but this supreme treasure ultimately still fell into the Meng Yao Zu's hands — I just didn't expect the Meng Yao Zu to actually bring it out this time!"

"So that's how it is!"

Hearing Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's words, Lu Qingshan suddenly understood in his heart.

While Lu Qingshan and Bing Feng Zhi Zhu were transmitting to each other, Lord Xuezan not far away spoke again: "Lord of Wan Jie, I've already taken out the supreme treasure — where is Lord Tianlang?"

"Lord Tianlang is here!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand, and the Chaotic Demon-Suppressing Tower immediately appeared before him, with Lord Tianlang currently suppressed within it.

"Lord of Wan Jie!"

Lord Xuezan immediately said coldly: "Release Lord Tianlang now, and I'll hand the supreme treasure over to you!"

"Lord Xuezan, do you think I'm as foolish as you?"

Hearing Lord Xuezan's words, Lu Qingshan immediately said coldly: "I haven't even gotten the supreme treasure in hand yet — how could I possibly release Lord Tianlang?"

"This isn't that Primitive Star, nor is it inside the True Spirit Hall — once I release Lord Tianlang, how could you possibly still give me the supreme treasure?"

"When I say I'll do it, I naturally will!" Lord Xuezan immediately declared with great conviction.

"Ridiculous!"

Lu Qingshan scoffed, then said: "Lord Xuezan, if it were your Meng Yao Zu's King Jin Zhi who showed up, I might still believe his words!"

"But your Lord Xuezan's reputation for going back on his word is quite well-known throughout this Primitive Universe — how could I possibly trust your promise?"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lord Xuezan couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

Although using a supreme treasure to exchange for Lord Tianlang was a decision made jointly by the Meng Yao Zu's higher-ups, he had indeed been planning, after Lu Qingshan released Lord Tianlang, to see if he could first rescue Lord Tianlang and then carry the supreme treasure back to his race.

After all, what the Meng Yao Zu were paying this time was a top-grade piece among peak supreme treasure armors.

Such a peak supreme treasure armor that could reduce attack power to one ten-thousandth of the original — even within the entire Meng Yao Zu, there weren't many of them.

For such a super supreme treasure, even going back on his word once would be very worthwhile.

Unfortunately, his plan hadn't even been carried out before it was seen through by Lu Qingshan.

"Then what do you propose?" Lord Xuezan immediately said coldly.

"Very simple!"

Lu Qingshan looked at the Blood Zan Lord: "First give me the supreme treasure, then make that Lord Tianlang leave behind all his supreme treasures except the Tianlang Palace, and only then will I release him!"

"No!"

The Blood Zan Lord immediately roared: "If I give you the supreme treasure and you don't release Lord Tianlang, what then?"

"Don't worry!"

Lu Qingshan said quickly: "Trust the reputation of our human race — one Lord Tianlang isn't worth breaking our promise over!"

Hearing this, the Blood Zan Lord said coldly: "Trusting you alien enemies would be the true foolishness!"

"Then think of a way that would let me trust you!"

Lu Qingshan said coldly at once: "If you don't make a decision soon, then I'm leaving!"

"Whether Lord Tianlang lives or dies after that, I can't say!"

"Cunning humans!"

The Blood Zan Lord let out a low growl, then waved his hand and sent the black armor radiating a ghostly glow before him over to Lu Qingshan.

He had come this time specifically to exchange Lord Tianlang; Lord Tianlang had once helped many Meng Yao Zu high-level figures including himself, so naturally he could not let the exchange fail because of him.

"Trust the humans' promise!"