King Jiufeng (Please Follow for More)

Yuechen Star, eight o'clock in the morning.

Fireworks were going off all over the planet. The cities were festooned with decorations, and portraits of Zhou Lin hung everywhere.

"Your Highness, your family..." Aido and Zhou Lin were currently standing high above the planet, yet no one could detect their presence.

Zhou Lin was also somewhat surprised, but he could not understand why he had not gained any Prestige Value. Normally, with so many people worshiping him, shouldn't his Prestige Value be shooting up?

[Prestige Value gained by the previous owner is not recorded.]

"..."

Zhou Lin was speechless. The scene below was magnificent, yet he felt a strange sensation in his heart. After becoming a god, his grasp of fate had grown more precise.

That was why, before coming, he had used his Void Realm Domain to envelop the entire planet. With his World True Intent and Void Realm Divine Heart, he could cover an area spanning tens of millions of miles when exerting himself to the fullest.

Enveloping a single planet was as easy as turning over his hand.

"Hm? Why is he here?" Zhou Lin spotted Tirlaf, and countless thoughts immediately flashed through his mind. He even felt a trace of disgust.

Although Tirlaf was a member of the imperial clan, his status within the race was not high. He was merely Venerable Luojin's cousin, and his strength was also among the weakest.

For a race as vast as theirs, strength was usually revered above all else.

Thus, these imperial clan members would also rack their brains to cultivate connections, hoping to attach themselves to people with strength and backgrounds. Zhou Lin could understand that.

But his attitude that day had already been very clear: he did not want to have anything to do with Tirlaf.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Aido said with a smile. "The formal ceremony is about to begin. Let's talk after attending it."

Seeing that Zhou Lin's expression was off, he assumed Zhou Lin had grown disgusted with the ostentatious celebration.

"It's nothing. Let's go down first." Zhou Lin slowly descended toward Yuechen Star, but the moment he entered the planet's upper atmosphere, that strange feeling in his heart grew even stronger.

The further one progressed in cultivation, the stronger one's grasp of fate became.

When mortals were about to face a disaster, many of them would develop a premonition.

"Wait!" Zhou Lin suddenly shouted. "We can't go down."

He quickly cast his Void Realm Domain, then began searching the Virtual Universe for every piece of information regarding Tirlaf.

With Zhou Lin's authority, investigating an Ordinary Immortal was as easy as turning over his hand.

"Tirlaf has never visited any Cosmic Secret Realm or the Outer Domain Battlefield. He usually travels between the various Universe Countries, managing his energy business."

Zhou Lin read through the lines of text and watched the videos, analyzing them frame by frame for anything suspicious.

But Tirlaf's information was spotless. There should have been no chance for him to be enslaved by an Alien. He had not even been to the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Most Cosmic Secret Realms were also beyond the reach of an Ordinary Immortal like him.

At the same time, a Wolfman Immortal dressed in light-blue battle armor arrived in the Luojin Universe Nation through Divine Kingdom Teleportation.

He was King Jiufeng, who had been sent to serve as Zhou Lin's new guard.

He would later become Venerable Jiufeng.

The Virtual Universe Company had asked him to come not long ago, and King Jiufeng was also willing to form a favorable connection with Zhou Lin. That was why he had personally set out.

Otherwise, the company would still have to show them respect and could not force anyone to become another person's teacher, let alone serve as someone else's guard.

In the eyes of the upper echelons of the Virtual Universe Company, until Zhou Lin broke through to the World Lord level, a King Immortal had to serve as his guard.

"Zhou Lin, I'm King Jiufeng." The moment he arrived in the Luojin Universe Nation, he directly initiated a call through his Virtual Universe identification number.

Zhou Lin happened to still be checking the information, so he answered.

"King Jiufeng, what can I do for you?" Zhou Lin was extremely polite. He still had to maintain basic respect toward a powerhouse far stronger than himself.

If he exposed his strength without regard for the consequences, he could currently exchange blows with a Marquis Immortal and preserve his life before a Low-Level King.

"I was sent by the Virtual Universe Company to be your new guard."

King Jiufeng laughed heartily. "The company has been asking which of the many Kings would be willing to serve as your guard. I accepted the mission just now and came here through Divine Kingdom Teleportation. Check your mailbox. The company should have sent you a notice."

In fact, even knowing that Zhou Lin would most likely become a Universe Venerable in the future, the vast majority of Kings would not want to serve as his guard. Therefore, the company had not notified Zhou Lin in advance before confirming a candidate.

King Jiufeng had also received a favor from Palace Master Tianshi and wanted to form a favorable connection with Zhou Lin.

"I may have run into some trouble." Zhou Lin sent his coordinates to King Jiufeng. "Can you come over now?"

He already had a seventy-percent certainty that Tirlaf was an Alien spy. The other party's information was far too clean—clean to the point of being abnormal.

The two of them should not have had any connection at all.

Yet Tirlaf was doing everything he could to cling to Zhou Lin.

"I'll come over now. Wait for me." After checking the coordinates, King Jiufeng found that the distance was not particularly far.

The Imperial Capital Star was only three hundred thousand light-years from Yuechen Star.

The spaceships of the King Immortals could almost all reach eighty times the speed of light. They could arrive after flying through the Dark Universe for around three hours.

Zhou Lin had originally planned to contact Venerable Luojin.

But with King Jiufeng coming, there was naturally no need to go through that trouble. Besides, for a Universe Venerable's clansmen to have several of them enslaved by Aliens...

Anyone who did not know better might think that Venerable Luojin was the head of a spy organization.

"This ceremony is truly grand." While waiting, Zhou Lin also watched the activities below.

Countless clansmen cheered and worshiped Zhou Lin.

He was like the faith of this family, dazzling like the sun.

"Something's wrong." Zhou Lin suddenly realized that the mortals' worship of him would definitely produce the Power of Faith. This kind of thing would benefit cultivation in the early stages.

But countless beliefs also meant countless causal ties.

To become a Great Being, the Power of Faith would instead become a kind of shackles.

[Host, there is no need to worry. The Power of Faith is an enhancement for you.]

Only after hearing the system's emphatic assurance did Zhou Lin relax.

Three hours passed quickly. The ceremony was still proceeding in full swing, and Zhou Lin was beginning to suffer from visual fatigue.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin."

With a swish, a Wolfman appeared before Zhou Lin.

It was King Jiufeng.

"King Jiufeng, greetings." Zhou Lin pointed toward Tirlaf, who was seated at the main table below. "He is very likely an Alien spy. How do you think we should handle this?"

"He's merely an Ordinary Immortal. I can capture him right now." King Jiufeng smiled. "I just don't know whether he brought any other assassins with him. To be safe, Your Highness, you should enter my World Ring."

Once Zhou Lin was stored away, he could fight without restraint.

Zhou Lin said solemnly, "This planet is filled almost entirely with my clansmen. King Jiufeng, I don't want to see innocent lives destroyed."

King Jiufeng's methods were cold and ruthless. He did not care about weak life forms at all. Even if capturing the spy caused the planet to explode, he would consider it unavoidable.

"Clansmen?" King Jiufeng was stunned for a moment. "Then should I strike in outer space after he leaves?"

"That would be best."