Chapter 225: Hongmeng Alliance

In Xiao Yu's mind appeared a three‑dimensional virtual image, showing a red dot and a green dot; the green dot represented himself, the red dot represented that Mechanical Alien King, and beneath the red dot a set of coordinates constantly shifted.

"We've already run 1 billion kilometers!" Xiao Yu exclaimed, and the Mechanical Race, seeing the situation turn bad, fled resolutely.

Then, he instantly teleported—each teleport covering 1 billion kilometers—and Xiao Yu appeared directly beside the Pyramid moving at sub‑light speed.

Holding the Chaos Blade, he struck with full force, and "Open Heaven" launched again.

The entire Pyramid was locked on, the surrounding spacetime was paused, a dark blade‑light river over a kilometer long swept across, and the space within tens of thousands of kilometers instantly shattered.

The G‑class Pyramid Spaceship was destroyed; in the control room, the Mechanical Race Primary Immortal King strongman Ciweiman had his energy core destroyed, and his life faded.

……

Yulan World, inside a Mechanical Temple.

A tall Black Armor Mechanical Sage sat on a massive throne, looking down at the three subordinates below, furious: "Ciweiman has gone offline; I invested so much in him, and he was killed by a Human Realm Lord!"

"Master, that Ciweiman's strength is weak; he usually relies on your favor and acts pretentious, which is why you are disappointed," said a Mechanical Race individual in teal armor below.

"Seconded!"

On the Outer Realm Battlefield, only beings below "Universe Venerable" appear; both Human Universe Venerable and Alien Universe Sage are prohibited from entering, and violating this will face destruction.

"Also, I will grant the reward for 80 % mission progress in advance."

The Purple Armor Human's proposal was met with dissent from the other beings.

"Feng Jing, you are right. However, Ciweiman's offline status still has value; before going offline he sent a message, and according to AI inference, that three‑eyed one has a 90 % chance of being Xiao Yu," said the Black Armor Mechanical Sage. "According to the rules set by the master, Ciweiman made a significant contribution to our race; the next time the master revives the race, Ciweiman will also be resurrected."

Immediately, most of the powerful beings expressed agreement.

The three Seal King Mechanical Race individuals sighed inwardly: "That annoying Ciweiman, what luck!"

"I request to view the Military System surveillance video."

"I recall you three are currently at Star Tower; return immediately to Yan Ji Continent, and once you locate that three‑eyed one, or Xiao Yu, enter the Virtual World to inform me at once; I will instantly teleport to Yan Ji Continent to kill him," ordered the Black Armor Mechanical Sage.

"Everyone, unbelievable as it may be, regardless of how Xiao Yu killed the Immortal Lord King—whether by artifact, servant, etc. —as long as he killed the Primary Immortal King, we should assimilate him," said the Purple Armor Human. "Everything should follow the regulations; since it complies, Xiao Yu should be assimilated."

"Seconded!"

However, the Black Armor Mechanical Sage does not care about destruction; his master has already given him orders, and he will faithfully carry them out, just as the three below will faithfully execute his commands.

"I gathered everyone because, according to the Outer Realm Battlefield Military System information, Human Realm Lord Xiao Yu successfully killed a Primary Immortal King deity!" said the Purple Armor Human.

"The formal members assimilated by the Hongmeng Alliance must be true strong ones of various races; I worry that it was a servant enslaved by Xiao Yu who killed him, and the Military System will still record it on them," a Alien strongman persisted, "Therefore, I request to view the video of that battle."

Shortly after Xiao Yu killed the Immortal Lord King Ciweiman.

"Yes, master, we will not fail your trust," the three Seal King Mechanical Race individuals bowed respectfully.

"Viewing the battle video will prove everything."

"Impossible."

……

In a certain plane of the Virtual Universe, within a vast hall, each of the 108 ancient thrones was occupied by a strong individual—either a Human strongman or another Alien strongman—each exuding a powerful aura.

"He cannot kill the Primary Immortal King."

"Ye Zheng Sage, retrieve the battle video."

Many sages turned to look at the Purple Armor Human.

"All permissions for Xiao Yu's battle videos far exceed ours," the Purple Armor Human said in a low voice.

"What?"

"How could that be?"

"These permissions were personally set by the Chaos City Lord," Ye Zheng Sage said in a low voice.

The great hall fell silent.

"Any objections to assimilating Luo Feng into the Hongmeng Alliance?" Ye Zheng Sage asked.

"No objections."

"No objections."

……

Xiao Yu this time obtained a massive haul of spoils; together with the harvest of the past hundred years, the World Ring is already piled full, so it's time to clear some out and head back to the Barracks Base for some repairs.

He flew from Yan Ji Continent to the transit point, then the universe shuttle progressed through the Dark Universe, and later shuttled back to the original universe toward Base No. 039.

It took more than two months.

An E9‑class Disc‑shaped Universe Spaceship approached the Barracks Base.

"Beep!"

"Soldier Xiao Yu, from this moment your ship shall accept Barracks Base control, resistance is prohibited; if you resist, you will be attacked by the base and bear the consequences."

The spaceship, under control, entered through one of the Barracks Base's passageways, then flew along the circular corridor for a long time before reaching a large hall.

"Welcome, soldier," a human attendant in a silver uniform smiled, greeting Xiao Yu as he stepped out of the hatch, "Do you choose to retire or to rest?"

"Rest," Xiao Yu said, putting away the spaceship.

"Please follow me," the attendant said with a smile.

Xiao Yu followed.

"As a free soldier, you need not follow the Military System's allocations; you may freely choose when to fight and when to rest. You may choose to lead troops or not…" the attendant said.

"I prefer to go solo," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

The attendant smiled faintly, and the two transformed into two beams of light, quickly arriving at a region tens of thousands of kilometers away.

"To the left leads to the entertainment district—restaurants, gatherings, and other leisure venues. Straight ahead leads to the free soldier's residence; the Military System will randomly assign you a dwelling, and you can move in directly using the system‑issued number," the attendant said with a smile.

Xiao Yu nodded.

"Then I won't disturb you," the attendant said, then left.

Xiao Yu's residence is on an island in the middle of a lake.

The entire island is Xiao Yu's private island; without his permission, no one else is allowed to enter the island.

Walking on the soft sand, the mind experiences an unprecedented relaxation.

The military camp base is the harbor of the battlefield, a safe harbor.

"The system has obtained a breath-simulating treasure."

【Ten Trillion Wish Gold Coins have been deducted!】

Within his body, 100 billion Mixed Yuan Unit Universe Crystals vanished into thin air.

Invisible energy gathered before Xiao Yu, forming and condensing into a purple mask. The mask emitted a strange fluctuation.

This fluctuation differs from all ten fundamental waveforms.

【Obtained the Thousand Faces Mask!】

【Ultimate Treasure: Thousand Faces Mask.】

【Ability One: Conceal the user's breath and simulate it as any previously released breath.】

【Ability Two: Can simulate the user as any stored power to manifest it, without altering the original power.】

【Ability Three: Can merge into the user's body without affecting its functionality.】

After Xiao Yu became its master, he stored the Thousand Faces Mask inside his body and began refining it.

(End of chapter)