Hong Alliance City gathered all the experts of the entire Human race and many other races—King Level experts, Venerables, and even great Universe Masters. They possessed the vast majority of the wealth of the many races within the Hong Alliance.
Auctions! Enormous transactions! Elite teams venturing into Cosmic Secret Realms! Elite teams in the Outer Domain Battlefield! Special organizations formed through shared interests and common goals! In short... though Hong Alliance City had only a little over three million experts, they controlled the wealth and survival of the Human race and countless other races.
Of course, the Human race was the absolute ruler of the Hong Alliance!
"I'll take a look around Hong Alliance City and sell off those spoils while I'm at it!" The Nine Li clone had been worrying about how to dispose of the more than two billion Chaos Units' worth of spoils in his possession. Ordinary cosmic merchants simply could not handle a transaction that large.
Joining the Hong Alliance had come at just the right time. In the shops of Hong Alliance City, even an ordinary transaction was often measured in units of 'one billion Chaos Units.'
Some large-scale transactions were even more outrageous.
For rare and special treasures, barter was often the only option.
His spoils worth over two billion Chaos Units would be like a drop of water falling into the ocean if brought to Hong Alliance City—utterly inconspicuous.
"Teleport," the Nine Li clone ordered.
"Whoosh!"
His figure vanished into thin air, directly teleported to another dimensional space.
The highest-grade dimensional space in the entire Virtual Universe, as well as the dimensional space where the most experts gathered, was—Hong Alliance Space.
Within the boundless, vast starry sky, an ancient and majestic city floated amid the surrounding stars. This was Hong Alliance City.
"Buzz!"
As the Nine Li clone arrived, one of the countless stars surrounding Hong Alliance City faintly lit up.
All official members in the outer city of Hong Alliance City had identical residences, each covering 3,200 square meters. The Nine Li clone was no exception. He gently shook his head and walked out of his residence.
Only after leaving did he discover that his residence was located in a tranquil, sprawling residential district. Every home in the district, including its surrounding grounds, occupied 3,200 square meters and stood two stories high, though their architectural styles varied.
Not everyone living in this district was human. Strange-looking figures, some not even remotely humanoid, occasionally flashed past within the neighborhood.
Of the more than three million King Level experts in Hong Alliance City, not many belonged to the Human race. During Luo Feng's era, the Human race had only a little over a hundred thousand King Level experts. That number should be considerably smaller now.
The Human race's true strength lay in its superexistences at the Universe Master level. In terms of both the number and quality of Universe Masters, the Human race ranked among the foremost of the Four Great Peak Races.
Among the myriad races of the universe, the Human race was actually rather ordinary when it came to potential and talent alone.
The main reason the Human race had attained its current status as a peak race was the birth of a monstrous genius like 'Yuan.' He then went on to teach Great Axe Founder, Lord of Chaos City, Lord of Darkness... these superexistences who upheld the race!
Even now, though he had been suppressed by the Original Universe, the secret technique he created—the 'Virtual Universe'—still guided the Human race onward!
"If Ancestor Yuan hadn't been suppressed, all the peak factions in the current Original Universe would have to bow before the Human race!"
With those thoughts flashing through his mind, the Nine Li clone left the residential district and headed toward the commercial district.
The lowest-ranking residents of Hong Alliance City all possessed King Level strength. Naturally, a city where countless experts gathered was exceptionally prosperous, and sights rarely seen elsewhere could be found everywhere here.
Large spacecraft transactions.
Plant lifeform and metal lifeform trading.
Expert-hiring services.
Special item appraisal services.
Large auction houses.
New forms of gambling businesses.
The Nine Li clone soon found a trading company that sold and purchased all kinds of treasures, weapons, and spacecraft.
"Mibao Tower!"
After glancing at the sign above it, he walked inside.
A little less than half a day later, he emerged again. Compared to when he had entered, his expression was now far more relaxed. He had sold all his spoils for 2.2 billion Chaos Units, a slightly higher price than he had expected.
After selling the spoils, the Nine Li clone casually wandered around Hong Alliance City for a while before choosing to log off.
Inside the villa on the War Base Private Island, the Nine Li clone slowly opened his eyes.
The deal had been completed. Next, Mibao Tower's staff would come to this War Base and collect the spoils in his possession. For the time being, however, he had no intention of purchasing more items in Hong Alliance City. He had no need for anything, nor did he plan to go out and fight!
Looking at the green Blind Box that had newly appeared in his mind, the Nine Li clone softly sighed.
This green Blind Box had appeared after he opened the blue Blind Box. Its activation mission had also, unsurprisingly, risen accordingly: kill 100 King-level Immortals / 10 Universe Venerables / 1 Universe Overlord!
The Nine Li clone shook his head slightly. "Even if I can kill King-level Immortals, I still don't dare go out now!"
The news that he had obtained a heavy treasure had probably become known to every peak King-level and King-level Limit expert in the Ninth Battlefield. They were all waiting for him to show himself.
The moment he appeared, a large number of peak King-level experts from other races would immediately come to kill him and seize his treasure.
"My current weakness is Law Comprehension. If my Law Comprehension reaches the King Level and I create an immortal peak secret technique, then with the advantages of my divine body, my strength should reach the peak King-level or even higher!" the Nine Li clone thought silently. "No rush. I'll cultivate at the War Base first. Once I make a breakthrough in Law Comprehension, I'll head out and fight again!"
In the War Base bar, Baron and a group of King Level experts were drinking and chatting. What they were discussing was precisely how the Nine Li clone had snatched away a heavy treasure right beneath the eyes of numerous King Level experts from other races.
At that moment, a white figure suddenly appeared at the entrance to the bar. He walked inside, looked around, then headed toward where the group of King Level experts had gathered.
"Baron, Azure Nightmare..." he greeted them with a smile.
The King Level experts looked up. But when they saw who had arrived, they were somewhat surprised. "Ao Fu, didn't you go fight in the Purple Splendor Star River? Why are you back so soon?"
Lian Luo shook his head helplessly. "The Purple Splendor Star River is too lively right now. I didn't dare stay there any longer!"
In truth, he had returned because his blue Blind Box mission had already been completed. There was no longer any need for him to continue fighting.
Hearing this, the other King Level experts nodded as well. "There's already a group of peak King-level and King-level Limit experts in the Purple Splendor Star River. Its danger level is nearly approaching those few highest-grade battle zones!"
Lian Luo picked up a glass of wine and smiled bitterly. "It's all because of that heavy treasure."
Generally speaking, battle-boot treasures came in pairs. The Nine Li clone had seized one of them, which meant the other had yet to appear. The experts of other races guessed that the other battle boot might also be in the Purple Splendor Star River.
That was why so many King Level experts remained in the Purple Splendor Star River, hoping to obtain the remaining battle-boot heavy treasure!
"Haha... Ao Fu, we were just discussing forming a team to head to the Purple Splendor Star River! Want to come with us?" Baron laughed as he invited him.
"I—" Lian Luo was just about to speak when he felt the air throughout the entire bar freeze.
A tall, sinister, blood-red figure entered the bar. An aura of slaughter and brutality surged toward them, instantly filling the entire establishment.
The Nine Li clone had come to the bar as well!
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