Chapter 70: Seeing Yan Di

After Alvis's banquet ended, many guests departed one after another.

"Teacher!"

On the way back to the manor, Huo Gesi, following behind Lu Qingshan, asked with great confusion: "With such a good opportunity just now, why did you refuse?"

"Yes!"

Karista, standing nearby, also asked in puzzlement: "Lu Qingshan, the recruitment offer from Lord Tian Shi Wang was enough to make even those Hei Fengwang Immortals eager; why did you refuse?"

Previously, when Alvis wanted to recruit Lu Qingshan to serve under him, Huo Gesi and Karista happened to be by Lu Qingshan's side, so they learned of the matter at that time.

At that time, the two of them had wished they could accept Alvis's recruitment offer on Lu Qingshan's behalf, but they were not Lu Qingshan himself, nor were they guests who had received a formal invitation, so in the end they could only watch helplessly as Lu Qingshan rejected Alvis's offer.

Now that the banquet had ended, Huo Gesi and the other clearly could no longer hold back their inner confusion.

Seeing the confusion and concern in Huo Gesi and Karista's eyes, Lu Qingshan also felt somewhat helpless in his heart.

It must be known that in the original story, even a Hei Fengwang limit powerhouse like Long Yu Wang, who had a life-and-death friend like Zhen Yan Wang, a Hei Fengwang Invincible, was still willing to submit and serve under Nine Swords Zifeng Zunzhe.

And Alvis would in the future become one of the extremely rare top-tier Universal Hegemons among the human race; even for a Hei Fengwang Invincible powerhouse to serve under him would be a very normal thing.

Compared to that, Lu Qingshan's refusal of Alvis's recruitment naturally seemed very strange!

But what could Lu Qingshan say now?

Should he say that he was confident he would surpass Alvis in strength in the future? Become the most peak existence in this vast universe?

Then Huo Gesi and Karista might even think he had gone mad!

"I just like my current job!"

Lu Qingshan said very calmly: "If I accept Lord Tian Shi Wang's recruitment, I probably won't be so leisurely in the future!"

"Teacher, we also need to complete various missions now!"

Huo Gesi asked again in confusion: "If you join Lord Tian Shi Wang's ranks, your work in the future certainly won't be..."

"Enough!"

Before Huo Gesi could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Qingshan: "Huo Gesi, I have already decided on this matter; you need not say any more!"

This is the benefit of being a teacher!

With Lu Qingshan's words, even though Huo Gesi felt regret in his heart, he could only respond respectfully: "Yes, Teacher!"

Just like that, Lu Qingshan, accompanied by Huo Gesi and Karista, quickly returned to his own manor.

However, since they were still on duty, after chatting for a short while, Huo Gesi and Karista each departed to complete their own missions.

Lu Qingshan only rested for a few days, and then after receiving a mission to transport resources, he quickly set out with Deloris and others.

Virtual Universe, Hong Alliance City, Inner City.

In an extremely vast hall, more than ten figures were conversing at this moment; they were all Universe Lords, the true pillars of the various races.

"Seeing Yan Di, well done!"

The Lord of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, laughed loudly as he looked at Seeing Yan Di not far away: "That Lord Wu Zi suffered a great loss at your hands this time; he will surely be much more restrained when he next encounters a powerhouse of our human race!"

"Hmph!"

Seeing Yan Di, as if no one else existed, lifted a cup of fine wine and drank it down in one gulp, then said coldly: "He is just an old fellow with a relatively long cultivation time; after I cultivate for a while longer, I will be able to trample him with ease!"

In fact, among the Universe Lords surrounding him, several had cultivated for even longer than Lord Wu Zi, yet after hearing Seeing Yan Di's words, they felt no displeasure at all. Instead, they all felt it was only natural!

After all, since Seeing Yan Di began cultivating, his performance had been truly terrifying!

Back when Seeing Yan Di was at the Universe Venerable Realm, without possessing a special life form through soul usurpation, he had raised his own life gene level to nearly ten thousand times!

It must be known that this was something that defied the laws of the universe's operation!

At that time, countless individuals from the Meng Yao Zu, the Insect Race, and the Mechanical Race wanted to eliminate Seeing Yan Di and then be done with him; that scene was far more terrifying than the targeting Alvis faced from other races previously!

Even some other alien races in the universe sent spies to infiltrate the human race, hoping to obtain the secret of how Seeing Yan Di had broken through to a hundred-fold life gene level before breaking through to the Universe Lord Realm.

But until now, those alien races have gained nothing.

And Seeing Yan Di rose step by step in such an environment filled with various crises, finally crossing into the Universe Lord Realm.

And in the recent few ten thousand years, Seeing Yan Di's performance on the Primitive Star was even more exaggerated.

Logically speaking, for a Universe Lord like Seeing Yan Di who had only broken through not long ago, even if he went to the Primitive Star to make his mark, he would need to be extremely cautious, and it would be best to act together with other powerhouses of the race; Lord Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu was exactly like this!

But Seeing Yan Di was different!

After entering the Primitive Star, Seeing Yan Di charged straight ahead, paying no heed at all to the supreme powerhouses of other factions!

Especially during a contest for a top-tier supreme treasure three thousand years ago, Seeing Yan Di actually clashed with Meng Hua Zhi Zhu of the Insect Race!

Although the Universe Lords of the Insect Race were the fewest among the four peak races, each one possessed terrifying strength; every single one was extremely skilled in soul attacks, and Meng Hua Zhi Zhu was the most formidable among them, her fame not at all inferior to Hun Dun Chengzhu of the human race, Xing He Zhi Zhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance, or Mie Jin Zhi Zhu of the Meng Yao Zu...

Moreover, because soul attacks were strange and unpredictable, Meng Hua Zhi Zhu was even more dangerous and terrifying to those Universe Lords with weaker soul wills.

After all, with even the slightest carelessness, one could be annihilated by Meng Hua Zhi Zhu through soul attacks; at that point, it would truly be the end!

At that time, when Meng Hua Zhi Zhu of the Insect Race saw Seeing Yan Di appear before her, she was overjoyed, because in her eyes, Seeing Yan Di, who had only broken through not long ago, must have a relatively weak soul will; if she went all out, she might be able to annihilate Seeing Yan Di through soul attacks, and even if Seeing Yan Di possessed the ability to create clones, he would still perish!

When other supreme existences of the human race learned of this news, they all panicked; while reminding Seeing Yan Di to stay as far away from Meng Hua Zhi Zhu as possible and to prefer self-detonation over being soul-annihilated by her, they all rushed to support the Primitive Star where Seeing Yan Di was located.

After all, Seeing Yan Di held several supreme treasures in his hands; even if his clone perished, they still hoped to recover those supreme treasures from Seeing Yan Di's possession!

But in this situation, Seeing Yan Di showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he rushed directly to kill Meng Hua Zhi Zhu!

And after Meng Hua Zhi Zhu unleashed her soul attack, which was dreaded by countless powerhouses throughout the vast universe, it failed to cause even a single bit of damage to Seeing Yan Di, and she could not even affect the power of Seeing Yan Di's attacks!

The terrifying soul defense power Seeing Yan Di displayed at that time directly left Meng Hua Zhi Zhu stunned!

Fortunately, besides her powerful soul attacks, Meng Hua Zhi Zhu also possessed formidable means in material attacks; ultimately, she was still able to gain the upper hand over Seeing Yan Di. Even though she still could not cause any damage to Seeing Yan Di, who wore a precious supreme treasure armor, she ultimately snatched away the top-tier supreme treasure that had just emerged!

Of course, although Seeing Yan Di failed to seize the supreme treasure, this battle made his name ring throughout the vast universe.

It was only after this battle that countless powerhouses in the universe learned that among the supreme treasures Seeing Yan Di held, there were at least one peak supreme treasure weapon, one peak supreme treasure armor, and one peak soul-type supreme treasure, and they were likely all top-tier specimens among peak supreme treasures!

And this discovery made countless powerhouses in the universe envious, jealous, wary, and fearful!

After all, even for many powerful races possessing two or three Universe Lords, even if they mobilized the entire race's strength, it would be difficult to assemble a set of peak supreme treasure weapons and armor, let alone the most precious peak soul-type supreme treasure beneath the strongest supreme treasures!

Treasures of the level of peak soul-class supreme treasures are not even numerous in the hands of the nine supreme powers of the Primordial Universe!

Although Yan Di has only created the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master for now, relying on his life gene level nearly ten thousand times his own, plus three peak supreme treasures for protection, even the strongest in the Primordial Universe would find it hard to deal with him!

"Hahaha!"

Xu Jin Zhi Zhu, standing nearby, also laughed and said, "That Huan Hua Zhi Zhu previously wanted to kill Yan Di; it was simply overestimating oneself!"

"Who can deny it! If Yan Di had not cultivated for such a short time, he might have even suppressed Huan Hua Zhi Zhu!"

Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu sat nearby, only occasionally responding.

He and Yan Di were both Universe Masters who had recently broken through; he belonged to the Virtual Universe Company faction, while Yan Di belonged to the Giant Axe Martial Arena faction.

It must be known that Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu was once an extremely dazzling super genius, his performance even surpassing that of Alvis, who had just appeared in the Human Race, by a margin; even at the Universe Venerable stage, he had encountered the pursuit of a Universe Master from the Meng Yao Zu!

Yet in front of Yan Di, who had cultivated for even less time but already held three peak supreme treasures, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu appeared somewhat dim!

However, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu held no jealousy in his heart toward Yan Di; after all, the Human Race treated them both equally, granting each a resource comparable to a top-tier supreme treasure weapon upon breaking through to Universe Master.

At that time, he had chosen the top-tier supreme treasure weapon, the Lord Youhou Dagger!

The three peak supreme treasures in Yan Di's hands must have come from another opportunity!

Yet Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu still could not quite figure it out!

After all, those were three peak supreme treasures! Moreover, one of them was a top-grade item among peak soul-class supreme treasures!

Even for a true strongest in the universe, these supreme treasures should be considered very precious!

What kind of opportunity could have allowed Yan Di to obtain so many precious supreme treasures at once?

How could he know that the super supreme treasures in Yan Di's hands were, for Yan Di's teacher, the reincarnated God King Zuo Shanke who specialized in refining treasures, likely just casually crafted?

Yan Di glanced at Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu; he could sense the loss in the heart of this Human Race Universe Master who had broken through before him.

But what of it?

He, Yan Di, was destined to reach the very peak of the vast universe; a mere Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu had never been placed in his eyes!

"Yan Di!" A rock-life Universe Master within the Hong Meng smiled and looked at Yan Di.

This person was the special life form 'Sui Shi Zhi Zhu'; later he joined the Hong Meng, led by the Human Race, and his strength among the many Universe Masters within the Hong Meng was now considered quite good.

Sui Shi Zhi Zhu smiled and flattered, "Yan Di, your cultivation time is still short; once you cultivate for a while longer, there will surely be another top-tier fourth-grade Universe Master in our Hong Meng! If you can create a Fusion Ultimate Secret Technique in the future, you could even rival Hun Dun Chengzhu and Peng Gong Zhi Zhu; at that time, the power of our Hong Meng will surely become even stronger!"

It must be known that Sui Shi Zhi Zhu had already created the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master, yet he dared not look down on Yan Di, who had only created the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master.

After all, Yan Di had only broken through not long ago; not having created the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master was truly normal; moreover, Yan Di alone, with his current strength, was already not weaker than him, who possessed only one peak supreme treasure weapon and a life gene level of only over four thousand times, and his ability to preserve his life was far superior!

"Hahaha..."

Yan Di looked at Sui Shi Zhi Zhu and could not help but laugh loudly, "Sui Shi, Xu Jin and the others previously told me you were naturally stubborn and spoke very harshly, but now it seems that is not the case!"

Hearing this, Xu Jin Zhi Zhu's face nearby could not help but show a hint of embarrassment.

He had indeed said this when introducing the Universe Masters within the Hong Meng to Yan Di, and the facts were indeed so; yet now Yan Di said it directly in front of Sui Shi Zhi Zhu himself, which was somewhat inappropriate!

However, Sui Shi Zhi Zhu nearby did not care too much!

He was usually quite stubborn, and indeed spoke very harshly, but that depended on the person!

If Yan Di were currently using the few top-tier supreme treasures granted by the Human Race, he would certainly look down on them!

But Yan Di now possessed a peak supreme treasure weapon, a peak supreme treasure armor, and a peak soul-class supreme treasure!

Such precious supreme treasures would be hard to obtain even if given endless ages!

Plus Yan Di's own life gene level of nearly ten thousand times, his divine body of over ten thousand kilometers, and the Human Race behind Yan Di; this was enough to make him fear no danger in the Primordial Universe!

At this moment, Yan Di did not need to fight for supreme treasures, nor accumulate resources to improve his life gene level; he only needed to steadily comprehend secret techniques.

Once Yan Di comprehended a peak secret technique, his strength among Universe Masters could be called top-tier; if Yan Di could create a Fusion Ultimate Secret Technique, his strength would be enough to rival legendary figures standing at the very peak of Universe Masters, such as Xing He Zhi Zhu, Hun Dun Chengzhu, and Mie Jin Zhi Zhu!

"Yan Di, you are joking!"

Sui Shi Zhi Zhu raised his cup and invited, "I toast you; I hope you can quickly comprehend the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master, or even the Fusion Ultimate Secret Technique, and then make our Hong Meng even stronger!"

"Hahaha..."

Hearing Sui Shi Zhi Zhu's words, Yan Di was obviously very happy, and then laughed and said, "Sui Shi, then I shall take your auspicious words; hahaha!"

Of course, at this moment, Yan Di did not consider creating a Fusion Ultimate Secret Technique as his goal.

After all, his goal was to become a strongest in the universe like his teacher, Zuo Shanke, or even stronger than other strongest in the universe!

Seeing Sui Shi Zhi Zhu treat Yan Di with such enthusiasm, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

Yan Di had not witnessed Sui Shi Zhi Zhu's stubbornness, but he had!

That was thirty thousand years ago; he had accidentally encountered a top-tier supreme treasure emerging on the Primordial Star, but during his wait for the treasure to emerge, he encountered Hei Huo Zhi Zhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance.

How precious was a top-tier supreme treasure; naturally, neither Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu nor Hei Huo Zhi Zhu could voluntarily give it up, so they soon began to fight over it.

But as soon as the battle started, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu had already fallen into a disadvantage, and his armor was only a high-grade supreme treasure, which caused his divine power consumption speed to be particularly fast.

If Sui Shi Zhi Zhu nearby had not arrived in time, even if he could have withdrawn, he would still have lost a vast amount of divine power for nothing.

After Sui Shi Zhi Zhu arrived, although that top-tier supreme treasure ultimately fell into Hei Huo Zhi Zhu's hands, the opponent compensated him and Sui Shi Zhi Zhu with four high-grade supreme treasures!

Sui Shi Zhi Zhu's character was actually quite good; at that time, Sui Shi Zhi Zhu contributed the most; even if he had only given Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu one high-grade supreme treasure, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu would not have said anything, but in the end, Sui Shi Zhi Zhu chose to split them equally between the two, giving each two high-grade supreme treasures!

But after dividing the supreme treasures, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu finally learned how stubborn Sui Shi Zhi Zhu was and how harshly he spoke.

Until now, he still remembered Sui Shi Zhi Zhu's words clearly.

"Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu, I know your talent is quite good, but your cultivation time is simply too short!"

"With your current strength, if you only fight against those Universe Venerables, Universe Dominators, and some weaker Universe Masters, there is naturally no problem!"

"But if you fight for supreme treasures against a strong one like Hei Huo Zhi Zhu, you are far behind! The Northern Frontier Alliance is also a supreme power, and their Universe Masters are far more numerous than ours in the Hong Meng!"

"You have only created the Ultimate Secret Technique of the Universe Master, and your life gene level has just passed one thousand times; if you encounter those Universe Masters who naturally love killing, you might perish!"

"I know you have the ability of clones, but once you perish, all the supreme treasures on your main body will be lost!"

"Your Lord Youhou Dagger was probably granted by the race, right? Once you lose this supreme treasure, the Human Race will not grant you a second one; at that time, your strength will be even weaker!"

At that time, after hearing Sui Shi Zhi Zhu's words, Lord Youhou Zhi Zhu felt very helpless in his heart.

He wanted to be angry, but the Lord of Flint had just helped him and even split the spoils of the battle with him down the middle;

If you said it was because he'd obtained a supreme treasure, he truly couldn't bring himself to be happy after hearing the Lord of Flint's words!

And now, Yan Di had clearly, just like him, only created the ultimate secret art of the Lord of the Universe, yet the Lord of Flint's attitude toward him was completely different!

(End of chapter)