HBWnovel Chapter 16, 9th chapter: Sea of the Netherworld, Ancestral Sea Water!
Chapter 16, 9th chapter: Sea of the Netherworld, Ancestral Sea Water!
Zerg Territory
The alluring Zerg queen, her face contorted in a ferocious grimace, roared within the magnificent palace.
"To break through to the level of a universe master in just three thousand years? How is that possible!"
"What about the intelligence I asked you to gather? Why did Gao Ya break through so quickly? What kind of fortuitous encounter did he have? Have you found out?"
"Your Majesty, we... are investigating."
"Useless, a bunch of useless trash!"
The Zerg warriors below trembled, not daring to utter a sound.
Perhaps having finished her tirade, the Zerg Queen regained her composure and calmly stated, "Remove Gao Ya from the assassination list."
"Yes"
At this moment, in the virtual universe, as the divine body of the Lord of Desolation burned away, his battle with Gao Ya came to an end.
"You lost." Gao Ya hovered in mid-air, looking down at the disheveled Lord of Desolation.
"If you're so capable, then fight me head-on!" the Lord of the Wasteland said defiantly.
"Battles only judge by results, not by process. The founder of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance doesn't even understand this?" Gao Ya mocked.
After speaking, Gao Ya left the simulated battle space and sat down next to Lord Youhou.
"Lord of the Stars, you may sit in the front," Lord Youhou said softly.
"Just sit there, it's all the same."
"Oh well"
At this moment, a savage giant with disheveled hair appeared in the main seat.
Immediately, the lords of the universe fell silent, their faces filled with respect.
"Lord of the Stars, you are quite remarkable. Although this is our first meeting, I have heard a great deal about you. You have made numerous contributions to the human race."
Everyone was slightly taken aback, not expecting the Giant Axe Founder to give the Lord of the Stars such high praise upon his arrival.
This is tantamount to agreeing to allow him to freely accept disciples within human territory.
"The founder of the Giant Axe is too kind," Gao Ya said respectfully.
The founder of the giant axe smiled slightly, looked around at everyone, and said, "Everyone is here today, which is perfect. The purpose of our gathering here today is to welcome the Lord of the Stars to become one of us."
"From this day forward, our human race will have 19 Universe Lords, and one of them is exceptionally gifted in understanding."
"According to the rules of humanity, every person who becomes the master of the universe receives a top-tier treasure weapon or an equivalent treasure from their race. Gao Ya, what are your requests?"
Gao Ya said calmly, "A top-grade, supreme treasure battle sword."
"Okay, no problem."
The founder of the Giant Axe continued, "The second thing is, which secret realm under the Virtual Universe Company do you plan to be stationed in, or which territory of the human race?"
The other universe lords also turned to look at him.
The general process is like this: after becoming the master of the universe, one needs to guard the core secret realm or important strongholds for the human race.
"Well—" Gao Ya shook his head and said, "I think I'll hold off on making a choice for now and stay in Chaos City."
The Lord of Desolation suddenly spoke up: "This is inappropriate. Chaos City is guarded by Chaos, what are you doing there? It's superfluous."
Gao Ya rolled her eyes. "What's it to you?"
Too much talk!
The founder of the giant axe pondered for a moment and said, "One thousand epochs. I will give you one thousand epochs. Whatever you want to do, when the time is up, you must choose a place to stay."
"The giant axe, this—" The Lord of Desolation sensed something was amiss and wanted to interject.
"That's settled then!" The Giant Axe Founder's gaze fell upon the Lord of the Wilderness, instantly silencing him.
"If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting."
"Yes"
The meeting was then adjourned.
Gao Ya chatted with the universe master, who was affiliated with the Virtual Universe Company, for a while before logging out of the Virtual Universe.
In reality, the auction was nearing its end, entering its final climax.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last batch of items for this auction."
"A top-tier treasure of the flying palace category!"
A commotion erupted among the crowd, especially among the venerable figures and overlords of the five major powers.
A top-tier flying palace-type treasure requires at least 4.5 treasure points to buy in the treasure vault, while a superior-quality one requires up to 6 treasure points, almost as much as a regular high-grade treasure!
The auctioneer was satisfied with the crowd's reaction and introduced, "This batch of top-grade flying palace treasures can withstand any material attack below the level of a Universe Lord. Even if a Universe Lord were to attack, it would require a great deal of effort to break through them, and soul attacks would also be greatly weakened."
"Alright, just like the previous auction items, it will be a barter system. The starting bid must not be lower than one ordinary treasure. As usual, the highest bidder wins."
"Action now!"
The guest in VIP room number six immediately entered "one Thunder Beast God Inheritance Token".
The information was immediately displayed on the virtual screens in the auction hall.
"A Thunder God Inheritance Token!" the auctioneer shouted excitedly.
"Are there any higher ones?"
"Three Hearts of Higher Space!"
"A single drop of seawater from the Ancestral Sea of the Nine Netherworlds!"
"A Tear of Time worth 4 Arcana Points!"
........
Gao Ya, backstage, suddenly stood up.
"Go and invite the guest who offered a drop of water from the Ancestral Sea of the Nine Netherworld over here. Tell him I'll trade him a top-grade flying palace-type treasure."
"Yes"
"What I sought so diligently was unexpectedly found without any effort," Gao Ya murmured.
He never expected that the power bank he had been longing for would appear in front of him in this way.
Now, he can begin to expand his divine body, and his four clones can advance simultaneously to break through to the level of Universe Lord.
A little while later, the guests from VIP room number eight arrived, and when they saw Gao Ya, they were like docile kittens.
"Greetings, Your Excellency"
"Hmm, do you agree with my proposal?"
"My lord, I agree, but the origin of this drop of water from the Ancestral Sea of the Nine Netherworlds..."
Gao Ya raised his hand to interrupt: "I don't care how you got it."
"Yes, then this drop of seawater belongs to you."
The transaction was completed quickly.
"You keep an eye on me, I'm leaving."
"Yes, sir."
Gao Ya immediately returned to his residence in Chaos City, handing over the waters of the Nine Nether Sea Ancestral Sea to the Nine-Headed Heavenly Phoenix, who was already at the peak of the World Lord level, thus using up her last clone slot.
"Two hundred years (primordial universe time)!" Gao Ya received the message from the dark blue giant egg. The time it took to nurture the Nine Nether Sea clone was actually twice that of the rock giant!
"Could it be a 10,000-fold gene mutation?" he guessed.
.........
As the Nine Nether Sea was being nurtured, Gao Ya precisely timed his third sermon for the third batch of contracted disciples.
In an instant, another wave of primordial laws descended upon the primordial universe passage.
And it was a breakthrough achieved by tens of thousands of people at the same time!
The scene was so spectacular and rare that it was astonishing!
"Sigh," Kahlil Gibran, who had become a contracted disciple three times in a row, watched this scene with envy, sighed softly, and left the stage like an actor taking his final bow.
"All my wealth has been spent, and it's all for nothing in the end," a sigh lingered in the air.
Some are happy, some are sad; some have come up empty-handed.
Gao Ya neither saw nor cared about such a jarring scene. He immediately went to the public area of Chaos City and accepted his fourth batch of contracted disciples.
Having fully comprehended the Ten Fundamental Laws, he expanded his apprenticeship scope to include all Realm Lords, announcing it early on and causing a sensation throughout the entire human race.
Members of major cosmic powers, members of the royal families of cosmic kingdoms, and a large number of independent cultivators and realm lords who possessed laws other than fire and thunder, all sprang into action upon hearing the news, selling their possessions, begging for favors, and signing indentured servitude contracts...
They will stop at nothing to raise money, even at great risk—all for the sake of eternal life!
Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, Three Axe Mountain Headquarters
Moria came to ask Lemonto for a drink.
"Has Luo still not replied?" Lemonto asked.
"without"
"Sigh, 80 years."
"Yes, if I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Luo go to the universe to look for opportunities. With his talent, he would definitely have broken through if he had just listened to Master Xingyu's teachings three times," Moria said dejectedly, swirling her wine glass.
Lemonto shook his head, regretting that he hadn't known sooner.
"Come on, let's drink. Hope Luo comes back soon; he still has a chance."
"Yes, there's still a chance!"
One day after the initial universe
"61.2 people!" Gao Ya exclaimed happily.
【Original Mirror Imprint Level: Level 3 (55/1000)】
[New Features: 1. You can take on a disciple every 10 epochs. Disciples are limited to Immortal Military Lord level and are taken on by the main body in the Void Secret Realm. Guidance is given once every 3000 years, each time for 100 years (apprenticeship fee: 1 million Chaos Yuan). You can choose one non-stackable attribute from the disciple (degree of understanding of laws, experience of various professions, mastery of secret techniques, etc.) and combine it.]
[2. Three attributes can be copied and fused from each contracted disciple, one of which can be an immortal-level universal attribute (divine power burning combat power enhancement, divine kingdom, etc.). The contracted disciple is then accepted as a disciple by the divine power avatar of the main body.]