Chapter 82: High-Level Meeting: Unwarranted Calamity

In the Virtual Universe, within one of its plane spaces, endless darkness fills the area, with only distant points of starlight visible.

Suspended amidst those distant points of starlight is a simple temple.

Inside the temple sits a long stone table, with stone chairs arranged on both sides; at the main seat, there is only one stone chair, where a wild giant is seated.

This person is the Guardian of the Human Race, the Founder of the Great Axe.

With the appearance of the Founder of the Great Axe, figures one by one appeared on the stone chairs on both sides of the table; they were Universe Masters of the Human Race.

Moments later, all the powerful figures of the Human Race had appeared.

"Everyone has arrived!"

The Founder of the Great Axe looked at the stone chairs on both sides and said directly, "I summoned everyone today because the Zifeng Zunzhe I just resurrected stated that the person who killed him was Seeing Yan Di!"

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

"Could it be another powerful figure in disguise?"

Hearing the Founder of the Great Axe's words, every Universe Master around him showed expressions of shock.

After all, they were all Universe Masters of the Human Race; although many had flaws—some selfish, some domineering, some greedy, some unruly, some kind-faced but cruel-hearted—they would absolutely never commit the act of killing a fellow clan member.

"Seeing Yan Di!"

The Founder of the Great Axe's gaze turned to Seeing Yan Di, who sat beside Xu Jin Zhi Zhu: "Is this true? Did you kill Zifeng Zunzhe?"

"That is correct!"

Seeing Yan Di looked at the assembly of Universe Masters around him and casually said, "Indeed, I killed Zifeng with a casual strike!"

"Seeing Yan Di!" Bing Feng Zhi Zhu, sitting beside Long Xing Zhi Zhu, saw Seeing Yan Di's indifferent attitude and immediately flew into a rage, but was held back by Long Xing Zhi Zhu.

"Why?"

The Founder of the Great Axe's voice also became quite low: "Seeing Yan Di, why did you strike Zifeng Zunzhe?"

"He was disrespectful to me!"

Seeing Yan Di paid no attention to Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's attitude and said casually, "That reason should be enough!"

"Seeing Yan Di, you are truly despicable and shameless!"

At this moment, Bing Feng Zhi Zhu could no longer hold back and shouted directly, "After meeting you, Zifeng kept retreating step by step, yet you still coveted the supreme treasures on his person, taking the opportunity to strike and kill him while he was unprepared! The supreme treasures from Zifeng should now be on your person; what more do you have to argue?"

"Seeing Yan Di, is this so?"

The Founder of the Great Axe's low voice rang out again: "Do the supreme treasures on Zifeng Zunzhe's person truly lie in your hands?"

"They are in my hands!"

Seeing Yan Di said casually, "Since Zifeng Zunzhe was disrespectful to me, I killed him; naturally, the supreme treasures on his person are my spoils of war. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Hearing these words, the rage in Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's eyes intensified, and even other Universe Masters showed expressions of dissatisfaction.

"Seeing Yan Di!"

A gentle voice rang out: "Even if Zifeng Zunzhe was disrespectful to you, a slight punishment would suffice; there was no need to kill him directly and seize his supreme treasures!"

"Yes! Regardless, Zifeng Zunzhe is a Universe Dominator of our Human Race; if he offended you, assigning him some menial tasks would have been enough! By killing him like this, are you not harming the interests of our Human Race itself?"

"Seeing Yan Di, what you did was indeed a bit excessive!"

"I think so too!"

Seeing the Universe Masters one by one condemning him, Seeing Yan Di also felt dissatisfaction rise in his heart.

Just then, the Founder of the Great Axe on the main seat spoke again.

"Seeing Yan Di!"

The Founder of the Great Axe said in a deep voice, "You struck a powerful fellow clan member for the sake of supreme treasures; this is truly excessive! Fortunately, this matter has not led to a great error, as Zifeng Zunzhe has already been resurrected by me through time reversal!"

"Next, you will be punished to return all the supreme treasures from Zifeng Zunzhe, bear the cost of his time-reversal resurrection, and then compensate the other party with ten supreme treasure points; how does that sound?"

"I think this handling is good!"

"I agree!"

"Seeing Yan Di, this is already lenient; just accept it!"

The Universe Masters around spoke one by one.

Although Bing Feng Zhi Zhu still had anger on his face, his gaze also turned toward Seeing Yan Di.

The decision by the strongest of the Great Axe was fair enough, and Zifeng Zunzhe could receive some compensation; if Seeing Yan Di was willing to accept this decision, he could endure this offense once more for the sake of their shared clan.

But just then...

"This is impossible!"

Seeing Yan Di immediately stood up and said, "Asking a Universe Master to apologize to a Universe Zunzhe is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing these words, the rage on Bing Feng Zhi Zhu's face intensified further: "Seeing Yan Di, you are asking for death!"

"Bingfeng, relying on you?"

Seeing Yan Di looked at Bing Feng Zhi Zhu and said coldly, "Even the Universe's Strongest might not be able to deal with me; what are you, Bingfeng?"

"Both of you, calm down for now!"

"Yes, we are all of the same clan; would it not make the other races laugh at us if we escalate this?"

"Seeing Yan Di, you are indeed in the wrong; just take a step back!"

"Yes, Seeing Yan Di, take a step back!"

The Universe Masters around urged one by one.

"Hmph, same clan?"

Seeing Yan Di immediately stood up, then sneered and said, "This is absolutely impossible! If you truly force me, I will lead the Yan Shen Clan lineage to break away from the Human Race!"

"This..."

"Seeing Yan Di, you..."

Hearing Yan Di's words, every Cosmic Lord present in the surroundings froze.

Wasn't this just a small matter of offering an apology? How had it escalated to the point of leaving the race?

Yet Yan Di said nothing more; with a thought, his consciousness directly detached from the Virtual Universe.

Seeing Yan Di's arrogance, Lord Bingfeng's rage in his heart also broke free from control. His consciousness likewise detached from the Virtual Universe, and his true body immediately set off toward the Yan Mystery Secret Realm where the Yan God Clan resided.

"This..."

Watching Yan Di and Lord Bingfeng vanish one after another, the crowd of Cosmic Lords around them was utterly stunned.

"How did things develop to this point?"

"Hun Dun, is Lord Bingfeng going to fight Yan Di? Why don't you stop him first? Let us discuss this before proceeding."

Hearing these words, before Hun Dun Chengzhu could speak, Long Xing Zhi Zhu beside him could no longer hold back.

"Xu Jin!" Long Xing Zhi Zhu said in a deep voice, "The right and wrong of this matter is now clear! Yan Di attacked Lord Bingfeng's disciple over a supreme treasure, and after the fact, not only did he show no remorse, but he even threatened us by attempting to lead the Yan God Clan to leave our Human Race! If such an act is not dealt with seriously, can other Cosmic Lords of our Human Race do the same?"

"I think Long Xing is right; this precedent absolutely cannot be set!"

"Indeed! Our Human Race has only just gained its current status in the universe. If we ruin the rules because of this incident, it will cause trouble in the future!"

"Then how should Yan Di's matter be handled? If we force him to hand over the supreme treasure, he will surely become estranged from our Human Race, and might truly lead the Yan God Clan to leave us!"

"Yes!"

Qingdong Zhi Zhu of the Universe First Bank also spoke up: "Everyone must not forget that Yan Di's life gene level is now nearly ten thousand times, and he wields three peak supreme treasures. Among them is the most precious soul-type peak supreme treasure below the supreme strongest treasure. This means that even though he has only created an Ultimate Secret Art, he already possesses top-tier Third-Order strength!"

"Once he creates the strongest Secret Art, his strength will reach the top of the Fourth Order! If such a powerful being truly leaves our Human Race, it would be a major loss for us!"

Hearing this, the many Cosmic Lords around fell silent.

Yan Di has only cultivated for so short a time, yet his strength is already enough to make countless powerful beings in the vast universe wary. What then when he creates the strongest Secret Art, or even fuses it?

After a moment of silence, the first to speak was none other than Peng Gong Zhi Zhu of the Universe Star River Bank.

"Everyone!"

Peng Gong Zhi Zhu looked at the crowd: "I admit Yan Di has great potential, but his character is so selfish that he dares to strike even his own clansmen for a supreme treasure, and now he does not even feel he is wrong!"

"If he cannot change this character, I truly find it hard to imagine what he will become once his strength grows even greater! I certainly dare not fight alongside such a powerful being!"

Hearing Peng Gong Zhi Zhu's words, the other Cosmic Lords also began to speak one after another.

"I agree with what Peng Gong said! Yan Di's current character is indeed too excessive. While it is one thing for him to be domineering in daily life, attacking a powerful being of his own clan is absolutely intolerable!"

"Exactly! He already dares to kill a Universe Hegemon of his own clan. Once his strength grows even greater, will he not attack a Cosmic Lord of his own clan over a supreme treasure?"

"This matter must be dealt with seriously!"

"I agree! However, this matter must be handled with caution!"

In a short moment, aside from Hun Dun Chengzhu who had not yet spoken, all other Cosmic Lords had voiced their opinions, and they had reached a consensus: Yan Di's act of annihilating a Universe Hegemon of his own clan must be dealt with seriously!

"Hun Dun, what do you say?" The Great Axe Founder quickly turned his gaze to Hun Dun Chengzhu.

Hun Dun Chengzhu shook his head and said, "What else can I say? Since everyone agrees, I certainly have no objection! This matter must indeed be dealt with seriously, but the premise is not to escalate the conflict and not to let Yan Di feel that we are deliberately targeting him!"

Just then, a flash of fierce expression suddenly appeared on Huang Jian Zhi Zhu's face: "In my opinion, achieving that will be very difficult!"

"Why not do it once and for all? Suppress Yan Di directly, then send him to the Great Axe's small universe to be completely annihilated! After all, Yan Di's immense strength relies mostly on the supreme treasures in his hands. If those treasures fell into the hands of the rest of us, they would naturally unleash even greater power!"

"This cannot be done!"

"Yes, what Yan Di just said was likely words spoken in anger; there is no need to be so extreme!"

Several Cosmic Lords quickly refuted.

Seeing this, Huang Jian Zhi Zhu could only smile and say, "I merely mentioned it casually. Since everyone feels it cannot be done, then let it be!"

"Hun Dun, Xu Jin!"

The Great Axe's strongest immediately turned to Hun Dun Chengzhu and Xu Jin Zhi Zhu: "This matter is entrusted to the two of you!"

"Yan Di has recently made a name for himself on the Primitive Star and naturally feels somewhat proud! First, let Lord Bingfeng suppress the arrogance in his heart, and then the two of you can step forward to offer gentle persuasion!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu nodded, but Xu Jin Zhi Zhu, who understood Yan Di best, spoke up and asked, "Great Axe, what if Yan Di insists on leading the Yan God Clan to leave our Human Race?"

"Then use force to suppress him!"

A flash of fierce expression also appeared in the Great Axe's strongest's eyes: "Peng Gong, Hun Dun's strongest true body is currently in the Universe Sea. Therefore, if we need to suppress Yan Di, you will need to make the trip with your peak domain-type supreme treasure. Combined with the peak suppression-type supreme treasure in Lord Bingfeng's hands, suppressing Yan Di should still be achievable!"

Hearing the Great Axe Founder's words, there was no expression of surprise on the faces of the surrounding Cosmic Lords.

After all, since they could lead the Human Race to become one of the peak races in the vast universe, they were naturally not indecisive people!

As clansmen, they certainly wished to persuade Yan Di with kind words, but if Yan Di insisted on defecting, the Human Race could not allow itself to gain an enemy with such astonishing potential!

"I understand!" Peng Gong Zhi Zhu immediately nodded and said.

On the other side, as time continued to pass, Lu Qingshan drew ever closer to the Yan God Star.

"Luo Bote!"

In the lounge of the starship, Lu Qingshan was checking the information on the Yan God Clan genius he was to pick up this time.

This Yan God Clan genius named Luo Bote was currently only a minor Star Level, yet he had already crossed the threshold of the Flame Origin Law!

Such talent in comprehending laws might not even rank in the top thousand across the entire universe in past Peak Genius Battles, but within the Yan God Clan, he was indeed a top-tier genius.

Furthermore, the Yan God Clan possesses the strongest bloodline of the Human Race; it is said to even surpass the bloodlines of the several imperial families of the Meng Yao Zu. Therefore, the Yan God Clan naturally has its own genius cultivation mechanism.

And the reason Lu Qingshan came this time was that the Yan God Clan had already applied for a quota for Luo Bote to go to the Initial Universe for comprehension, so he had come to pick him up!

"A race with such infinite potential as the Yan God Clan, confined by Yan Di to breed and multiply within a Secret Realm, is truly a pity!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "If not for this, the Yan God Clan might even have given birth to a new Cosmic Lord!"

And just as Lu Qingshan sighed in his heart...

"Yan Di, get out here!"

A furious voice suddenly penetrated into Lu Qingshan's mind.

"This is..."

Hearing the voice, Lu Qingshan was briefly stunned, then suddenly realized: "Could this be the scene of Seeing Yan Di's defection that I've stumbled upon?"

One had to know that the Flame God Cosmic Nation was located in the heartland of the human race's territory, and Seeing Yan Di was a cosmic lord of towering renown — apart from the cosmic lords of the human race itself, who would dare come to the Flame God Secret Realm to provoke Seeing Yan Di?

"The powerhouse cursing Seeing Yan Di should be Lord Bingfeng!"

Although Lu Qingshan had not seen Lord Bingfeng, he, being familiar with the original work, knew very well that after Seeing Yan Di's seizure of a fellow clansman's supreme treasure was exposed, Lord Bingfeng was the first to strike against him.

"Not good!" A thought flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.

Whoosh!

With a mere thought, he instantly arrived at the ship's control room.

"My lord, just now was…"

Delores and the others, who had also heard the voice, all showed panic on their faces.

"This isn't something we can handle — come with me!"

Lu Qingshan gave the order, then prepared to open a temporary divine nation teleportation channel to leave. After all, with his current strength, facing beings at the cosmic lord level, he didn't even have the qualification to spectate!

But at this moment, the surrounding spacetime had already been completely sealed off, and Lu Qingshan could no longer perform divine nation teleportation at all.

"My lord…" Seeing this, Delores and the others all showed looks of worry on their faces.

"I'll store you all in the world ring — don't resist!"

Lu Qingshan gave the instruction, then with a thought, quickly stored the unresisting Delores and the others into the world ring.

"Now it can only be left to fate!"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help sighing inwardly: "Still, being able to witness a battle between two cosmic lords — it's worth it!"

As for his own safety, Lu Qingshan had no worries at all.

After all, both his avatars were in the divine nation; even if his true body was annihilated by the shockwaves of two cosmic lords' battle, he would only need to spend some energy to nurture it anew.

The reason he had planned to leave via divine nation teleportation earlier was, first, his unwillingness to let Delores and the others perish here; and second, his worry that Crimson No. 3 would be destroyed in the shockwaves of two cosmic lords' battle.

"Bingfeng, you're seeking death!" Just then, another majestic voice rang in Lu Qingshan's mind.

"It really is Lord Bingfeng!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "Too bad my strength is too weak right now — even being inside the Flame God Secret Realm, it's still very hard to witness the battle between two cosmic lords with my own eyes!"

And just then, Master Bingfeng Zhi's voice rang out once more.

"Seeing Yan Di, you should die for striking against your own kind over a supreme treasure!"

"Then we'll see if you have the ability! By the way, you've actually brought that little worm along again — aren't you afraid he'll perish once more?"

"Hmph! I brought Zifeng precisely so he can witness your wretched state with his own eyes!"

"Bingfeng, you seek death!"

The moment the words fell, Lu Qingshan suddenly sensed a terrifying might erupting in the far distance.

"Seeing Yan Di — battle in the dark universe!"

Although Lord Bingfeng was furious at this moment, he could not possibly fight Seeing Yan Di full-out in the original universe, after all, a great number of Flame God clansmen still lived here.

At this time, the Flame God clan had not yet followed Seeing Yan Di in defection, and was naturally still a member of the human race — he naturally could not let the battle between himself and Seeing Yan Di affect these Flame God clansmen.

In the void beyond Flame God Star.

Lord Bingfeng's speed surged slightly, instantly reaching light speed as he entered the dark universe.

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

Although Seeing Yan Di didn't care much about the Flame God clan, since Lord Bingfeng was willing to battle in the dark universe, he naturally wouldn't object either.

With a mere thought, his speed instantly reached light speed, and he likewise charged into the dark universe after Lord Bingfeng.

"This…"

Seeing Yan Di and Lord Bingfeng had entered the dark universe to battle — Lu Qingshan was undoubtedly safe now, yet he began to regret once more being unable to watch the battle between two cosmic lords.

"How about I try entering the dark universe?"

Lu Qingshan quickly left the ship and stored it away, then thought inwardly.

After all, with his current strength, relying on his physical body to accelerate to light speed and enter the dark universe was still quite simple.

But just as Lu Qingshan was thinking, a strange treasure that looked pitch-black suddenly returned to the original universe via cosmic traversal, and then hovered right there less than a hundred meters from him!

(End of this chapter)