Chapter 382: Starlit Beast Ancestor

"Forging a Peak Treasure, or a palace‑type one, will probably take a considerable amount of time; we'll wait a while and come back."

At the foot of the mountain, countless Immortal‑level Strike universe Venerables kneeling to seek apprenticeship, as well as the universe Venerables from the billions of races who came to request treasures, debated noisily; one by one, the strongmen teleported away via the Divine Kingdom.

At the same time, Jiang Shen informed all his disciples that he had joined the Hongmeng Alliance.

"Anyone who doesn't wish to follow me now may leave first. I know that before you pledged to me as master, most of you already had your own forces. Back then I wasn't aligned with any faction; now I've joined the Hongmeng Alliance, and if you depart, I won't blame you," Jiang Shen's voice boomed.

"Master, I won't leave."

"I will also leave."

"Master, sorry, I am of the Demon Race, and I have relatives within the clan."

Among Jiang Shen's over a hundred disciples, some stayed, while those who already belonged to other super factions left. After this in‑and‑out, only 56 disciples remained; these either had not joined any major faction, or were already part of the Hongmeng Alliance.

For those who chose to leave, Jiang Shen was not harsh; on the contrary, he gifted them one or two treasures.

Half an hour later.

The entire Jiang Shen Star was now populated only by those willing to follow him into the Hongmeng Alliance, including Jiang Shen's disciples and the various special beings on the star.

Jiang Shen then cleared all other forcibly‑left coordinate tokens on it; for Jiang Shen, who controls the Jiang Shen Star—a Top‑tier Palace Treasure—this was easy.

Immediately, Jiang Shen set off with the massive Top‑level Palace Treasure that is Jiang Shen Star toward the human domain, with Xiao Yu's Divine Avatar Rock Triple Color accompanying all the way to guard against any forces trying to intercept.

……

Zijing Island.

Clad in a black robe, Xiao Yu stepped out of the mansion and then vanished into thin air.

He instantly teleported to appear outside the Ancestor God Palace.

"Dual‑faced Ancestor God," Xiao Yu transmitted his voice, the sound passing through layers of space into the Ancestor God Palace.

"Creator Lord, please come in," a kindly voice replied.

Xiao Yu then took a step forward and appeared inside the massive Ancestor God Palace.

Inside the palace, three towering Ancestor Gods each sat upon a throne.

"Creator Lord, we already know your purpose," the Dual‑faced Ancestor God said, looking at Xiao Yu and speaking slowly.

"What is the Ancestor God Sect's stance?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Our Ancestor God Sect will not take part in any conflicts within the Primordial Universe or the Cosmic Sea," the elder Ancestor God said leisurely.

"Fine, before arriving I already guessed roughly," Xiao Yu smiled, "as long as the Ancestor God Sect doesn't actively become hostile to my Human Race, that's all."

Then Xiao Yu lingered no longer, instantly teleporting into his own mansion on Zijing Island, and thereafter departed via the Divine Kingdom teleport.

He materialized out of nowhere at the Primordial Secret Realm Divine Power Base.

"System, locate the Starlit Beast Alliance Old Nest position," Xiao Yu muttered.

【10,000,000,000 Wish Gold Coins have been deducted!】

Immediately, within Xiao Yu's Soul Consciousness appeared three massive maps that almost covered the entire Primordial Universe.

One red pinpoint showed the Starlit Beast Old Nest situated in a Universe Secret Realm far from the human domain.

Xiao Yu then used the Divine Kingdom teleport to appear at the nearest teleportation point.

"Still ten billion light‑years away," Xiao Yu thought, a distance that meant little to a Universe Lord.

He then performed continuous instant teleports, each jump of fifty thousand light‑years; Xiao Yu's current Soul now sustains such relentless teleportation.

In a moment, Xiao Yu arrived at the Ancient God Mourning Secret Realm.

It is a secret realm gradually falling into ruin, where Universe Primordial Energy is scarce, star systems are chaotic, massive black holes appear one after another, and the special structure of the Universe Secret Realm adds to the peculiarity.

These create its interior's odd gravitational characteristics.

"Not here?" Xiao Yu's divine power spread, discovering that no Starlit Beast left any trace in this realm.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu recalled that the Starlit Beast Ancestor, being the Strongest of the Universe, can locally reverse the Cosmic Operation Law and reshape a patch of space‑time.

To enter the Starlit Beast Old Nest, one must pass through its unique wormhole.

But this does not trouble me.

His divine power instantly spread to cover the entire realm, continuously transmitting: "Starlit Beast Ancestor, Hongmeng Creator Lord has matters to discuss."

He has already found the trace, yet he refuses to enter by force.

After all, this time is about recruitment, not enmity.

……

Virtual Universe, Space‑time Plane.

"Luo Feng, the matters on Earth have already been arranged," Xiao Yu said directly.

"Thanks, Third Brother," Luo Feng replied happily, "Third Brother, have you reached the Starlit Beast?"

"Hmm, correct. Tell the Starlit Beast Ancestor that I'm waiting for him outside," Xiao Yu smiled.

"Alright," Luo Feng nodded, and then exited the Virtual Universe.

……

Outside the Ancient God Mourning Secret Realm.

"Creator Lord." A thought pierced the endless space‑time, appearing directly in Xiao Yu's mind, and an illusory shadow materialized nearby.

It bore a dragon‑like head with nine sharp horns, its body wavering between reality and illusion, as if hidden within endless space‑time.

"Believe, this fragment of space‑time barrier cannot contain you, Creator Lord," the Starlit Beast Ancestor, already aware of Xiao Yu's deeds and strength, said.

Although not yet the Strongest of the Universe, he already possesses the Original Ancestor's power.

"I am here to recruit the Starlit Beast Ancestor, not to bear a grudge," Xiao Yu laughed, "Moreover, you are now expending divine power to cultivate our race's prodigy, so I shall be courteous."

"You mean Luo Feng? Just a request from others," the Starlit Beast Ancestor said helplessly, "For this, I have placed a huge wager."

"What wager? High‑level Treasure? Top‑level Treasure? Or Peak Treasure?" Xiao Yu smiled faintly, "Otherwise I can cover it for you."

"Haha, who doesn't know the Creator Lord is the renowned Treasure‑refining Master within the Primordial Universe, capable of forging Peak Treasures," the Starlit Beast Ancestor laughed, noting he wasn't at the point of actually making the Creator Lord wager for him.

"I suppose, the recent turmoil in the Cosmic Sea, you've heard about it, right?" Xiao Yu said directly.

"Hahaha, the Creator Lord, by his own strength, made the Divine Eye Clan suffer a great defeat; who doesn't know this?" said the Starlit Beast Ancestor.

"This time, the Divine Eye Clan in the Cosmic Sea plans to mobilize the entire clan to annihilate our Human Race. That's nothing but a foolish daydream." Xiao Yu chuckled, "Even if our Human Race truly cannot match them, we can at least fall back to the Primordial Universe; they dare not enter the Primordial Universe. Annihilation is just a joke."

"Moreover, our Human Race is not without a counterforce; with my strength, as long as we let Chaos and his allies all retreat to the Primordial Universe, while I myself go to ambush them, we can continually weaken their strength; by then, they will likely only be able to shrink into the remaining five small universes." Xiao Yu laughed.

"Then what brings you to see me today?" the Starlit Beast Ancestor asked curiously.

"As for the forces of the Cosmic Sea alone, we don't care, but what we fear is that some superpowers within the Primordial Universe will take this opportunity to target us." Xiao Yu said directly: "So I have come, hoping to persuade you." (End of chapter)