Joining the Hong Alliance

Just as the Yan God Race Clone and the Star Illusion King were hunting down powerful Alien Race, several guests arrived at Yang Wu's manor in the Yuxiang Mountain Primal Region of the Virtual Universe.

"Your Highness, a delegation from the Hong Alliance has come to see you!" Felix, the manor's steward, said respectfully, standing beside Yang Wu.

After the guards left, everything in the manor was arranged by the butler, Felix.

Except in special circumstances, Yang Wu would usually spare a sliver of his consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe at any time, which was not a problem for World Lord expert.

"Hong Alliance?" Yang Wu's heart stirred, and he immediately looked up at the entrance of the manor.

At the entrance of the manor stood a group of Immortal God with different appearances. There were only a few humans, and most of the others were powerful beings from Alien Race, totaling nine people.

"Yang Wu greets everyone!"

Yang Wu stepped forward and greeted him very politely.

These people exuded a powerful Consciousness Pressure. Having roamed the Outer-Region Battlefield for many years, Yang Wu was naturally able to sense the aura emanating from these powerful individuals, almost all of whom were Peak King Level experts.

"Your Highness Yang Wu!" The leader of the nine powerful figures was a female human powerhouse wearing pink armor, with long pink hair, and all of them were somewhat translucent.

She looked at Yang Wu with great curiosity and said with a smile, "We are a special envoy team from the Hong Alliance. We have come here today to invite Your Highness to join our Hong Alliance!"

"An invitation for me to join the Hong Alliance?" Yang Wu raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "It seems the Hong Alliance has learned that I killed King Rank expert on the Yanji Continent!"

According to Yang Wu's knowledge, apart from servants and followers, only those peerless geniuses who could break through the World Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain World Lord Level could join the Hong Alliance at that time.

However, the fact that his strength had greatly improved since the last simulation was something only the Lord of Longxing had been guiding him, knew about; as for the others, they were completely unaware of it.

"Please come in, everyone. Let's eat and talk!" Yang Wu invited everyone into the manor while instructing the steward to prepare a feast.

"Since it's His Highness Yang Wu's invitation, of course we won't refuse!" the leading female Immortal God said with a smile.

Immediately, the special envoy team from the Hong Alliance, led by Yang Wu, quickly crossed the vast garden and entered the living room.

Inside the living room, a group of servants were busy preparing a sumptuous feast.

"Please, everyone, have a seat!" Yang Wu said with a smile, gesturing to the crowd.

The nine King Level Immortal from within the Hong Alliance took their seats in turn, all looking at Yang Wu was seated in the main seat, with great curiosity.

Since they were assigned to invite Yang Wu, they must already know quite a bit about Yang Wu.

This is a peerless genius among the Human Race who has long been renowned throughout the universe.

In just a few hundred years, he became the number one world World Lord Level the Human Race, and now he is about to join the Hong Alliance, which can only be entered by those who have been King Level Immortal.

Yang Wu's qualification to join the Hong Alliance in such a short period of cultivation further demonstrates his extraordinary nature.

"I don't know how you all are addressed yet?" Yang Wu asked with a smile.

There are over 100,000 King Rank experts among the Human Race, and the King Level Immortal within the Hong Alliance is as high as several million, so Yang Wu naturally couldn't recognize them all at once.

"Human, King Yuxin!" The beautiful human woman in pink armor at the head of the group chuckled softly, her voice filled with boundless allure.

"The Mengqiang Race, the King Zhuidian!"

"The Wusha Race, the King Dishui!"

The nine Immortal God answered with their names in turn; only two of them were human, while the other seven were powerful beings from Alien Race.

"It's a good thing to be able to meet seven King Level Immortal at once!"

Yang Wu raised his glass and said with a smile, "Come, let me toast you all!"

"To Your Highness!" King Yuxin and the others also raised their cups.

Everyone drank the wine in their cups in one gulp.

"Your Highness!" King Yuxin's smile was captivating, "You are surely aware of our purpose in coming here. The Hong Alliance is a highly inclusive alliance, formed by the Human Race and countless other races in the universe. Of course, once you join, you must never betray it, or you will be hunted down by countless powerful figures within the alliance. I wonder if Your Highness Yang Wu wishes to join?"

The other Immortal God also looked at Yang Wu.

"Of course, I'm willing to join the Hong Alliance!" Yang Wu nodded and said.

The Hong Alliance is entirely composed of Human Race. Joining it will allow you to meet many powerful individuals. Only a fool would refuse.

Moreover, joining the Hong Alliance has only benefits and no drawbacks.

Even those powerful figures among the Human Race who were not among the Five Great Forces but had been granted the King Rank had joined the Hong Alliance.

Of course, it's obvious that a peerless genius like Yang Wu, who has garnered attention from the higher-ups of the human race, would have no reason to refuse to join.

"Bite!"

As soon as Yang Wu finished speaking, a dazzling star suddenly condensed in the air above the living room.

The stars shone brightly, then gradually shrank into a stream of Flowing Light, flying directly to Yang Wu's armor arm guards, where they appeared as tiny stars.

"Boom!"

At the same time, a hazy human figure appeared in mid-air. Under that invisible pressure, even though Yang Wu and the nine Peak King Level Immortal God including the King Yuxin could vaguely see the figure, they were unable to look up directly at it due to the astonishing pressure.

It's like an ant facing a great god; it has absolutely no ability to resist.

The human light bowed slightly, looking down at Yang Wu.

"Human Yang Wu!" The light and shadow emitted a voice, indistinguishable in gender, that pierced straight to the soul.

"Welcome to the Hong Alliance! From this moment on, you are a full member of the Hong Alliance!"

"A cosmic crisis lurks, and our races need to survive. This requires the strongest among our races to fight. To fight for the Hong Alliance, to fight for humanity, is the mission of every strong member of the Human Race, and it is also your mission."

After he finished speaking, the light and shadow gradually faded away, but his voice seemed to continue to echo in Yang Wu's mind for a long time.

Fight for the Hong Alliance!

Fight for humanity!

King Yuxin and the others were also shocked by this figure, but when they came to their senses, they found that Yang Wu had already regained consciousness.

"This..." King Yuxin was slightly taken aback, then smiled and exclaimed, "Your Highness Yang Wu's willpower is indeed extraordinary; you've regained consciousness so quickly!"

It should be noted that they were all Peak King Level experts, yet their speed of regaining consciousness was not as fast as that of a World Lord like Yang Wu, which was truly shameful.

"I just woke up too!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

His willpower was already comparable to that of Immortal God, and with the added boost from the second level of Heart Cultivation, his ability to withstand pressure and illusions was naturally stronger than that of the King Yuxin and others.

Upon hearing this, King Yuxin said no more, but instead smiled and explained, "Your Highness, that scene just now happens every time a new member joins the Hong Alliance."

"The identity of that figure of light and shadow is also a mystery within our Hong Alliance. Some say it is the avatar of a Palace Master, while others believe it is an intelligent system within the Virtual Universe. After all, the Virtual Universe System is so powerful that it can naturally simulate any kind of pressure it wants."

Yang Wu nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

The oppressive aura emanating from that figure was in no way inferior to that of a great being like the Lord of Longxing, so it's highly likely that it belonged to a Palace Master.

However, he had some guesses about the identity of that light and shadow; it might be the Intelligent Core within the Virtual Universe.

This Virtual Universe permeates the Primal Universe and Initial Universe, running countless programs every day—how intricate and complex must it be?

Even the greatest Universe Master probably couldn't complete so much work in time.

However, the 'Original Ancestor' who created this heaven-defying secret technique had obviously taken this problem into consideration, and appointed his Machine Race 'Universe Master Servant as the Intelligent Core of this Virtual Universe.

The Machine Race is inherently adept at processing information, and after breaking through to the Universe Master, this ability naturally becomes even more powerful. With the assistance of a large number of low-level intelligences, they are able to maintain the operation of the Virtual Universe.

"I wonder how the Original Ancestor enslaved the Machine Race Universe Master?" Yang Wu secretly speculated. "Machine Race powerhouses are born without souls, so they can't be enslaved at all. Maybe this Machine Race Universe Master was evolved from the Original Ancestor's own Intelligent Life form."

"However, this makes the Original Ancestor far too terrifying!" Yang Wu thought to himself in surprise.

While becoming Universe Venerable might involve some external assistance, breaking through to become Universe Master requires one's own efforts.

But what about the Original Ancestor?

He himself is the strongest being in the Universe Ocean, and three of his disciples and an Intelligent Life have also become Universe Master. Even the Giant Axe Supreme has received his guidance.

Without further thought, Yang Wu began to warmly greet the King Yuxin and the others.

Faced with a peerless genius like Yang Wu, the King Yuxin and his companions naturally wanted to befriend him, and for a time, both host and guests enjoyed themselves.

The banquet concluded successfully before the King Yuxin and his entourage took their leave.

After King Yuxin and the others left, Yang Wu went to the study and began to investigate the specific information about the Hong Alliance.

Pictures, videos, text materials, and more... everything you could want.

Based on this information, the Hong Alliance's headquarters should be located in a specially designated dimensional space within the Virtual Universe.

That dimensional space contained countless stars, and in the center of these stars stood a colossal, floating ancient city.

This ancient city, suspended among countless stars, is the 'Hong Alliance City', home to countless powerful individuals.

Hong Alliance City is a place where humans and a large number of allied Alien Race powerhouses gather; powerful figures are as numerous as clouds.

It's peaceful here—after all, it's Virtual Universe, where there's no fighting or killing, so it's naturally peaceful.

The hierarchy here is strict. Within Hong Alliance City, the status of each powerful individual is determined by their strength and contributions. The higher the status, the greater the privileges they can enjoy.

Within Hong Alliance City, the strength of official members is determined entirely by their battle records; the stronger the records, the higher the strength ranking.

The division within the Hong Alliance is very simple: one star, two stars, three stars... all the way up to seven stars. All the strong members will have corresponding star marks displayed on their arm guards, which makes it easy to determine the opponent's specific strength.

Of course, even those with great strength were all at the one-star level when they first joined the Hong Alliance.

Then, based on each strong individual's real-world achievements, the Virtual Universe System will automatically determine their achievements and strength, and then classify them into new levels.

One star generally represents the average level among the King Level Immortal, roughly equivalent to the Elementary King Level and High King Level Immortal God.

Two-star level is considered a strong person among those who King Rank. They are usually at the Peak King Level or a strong person at the High King Level.

Samsung, the Limit King Level!

Four stars represents the initial level of Universe Venerable. Even Invincible King Level powerhouses like King Zhenyan can be classified at this level.

The Seven Stars, on the other hand, are true Universe Overlord, fully capable of leading a race to survive in the Primal Universe.

"Hong Alliance City is divided into the outer city, the inner city, and the Hong Alliance Hall, which holds the highest status."

Yang Wu kept looking at the data. "All the powerhouses from one star to three stars live in the outer city. Among them, there are only about 100,000 people of the Human Race, but as for the powerhouses of other Alien Race, there are more than three million!"

This demonstrates that tribal alliances do indeed possess significant advantages.

In the vast Primal Universe, there are billions of races. Although these numerous races are far less powerful than the top races, once they unite, they are terrifyingly powerful.

In the original novel, after Luo Feng obtained the Duan Donghe Inheritance, a great war broke out in the Primal Universe, during which there were as many as a thousand Universe Master!

However, the Human Race itself has fewer than twenty Universe Master!

Only by forming an alliance with the most powerful races as the main force, along with a small number of strong races and a large number of ordinary and weak races, can one gain a greater advantage in the Primal Universe.

Moreover, the Human Race possesses the most powerful military force, naturally enabling them to maintain a dominant position within the Hong Alliance.

After all, ordinary and weaker ethnic groups also receive some benefits after joining the Hong Alliance.

The most important point is that contributions can be used to revive fallen powerful members of the clan.

Ordinary clans like the Golden Horned Tribe cannot be resurrected once a powerful member falls.

However, after joining the Hong Alliance, one can pay certain resources to request the Universe Master or even the Universe Supreme Being within the alliance to Reverse Time and Space and be resurrected.

Certainly--

These resurrections are usually accumulated and then, once the number reaches a certain level, are unified and resurrected by a certain hall master within the Hong Alliance.

The timing is uncertain, and the cost of resurrection is high; many people haven't accumulated enough contribution points for resurrection.

Even within the Human Race, those resurrected powerful beings still have to repay the resources they consumed. Only after they have truly paid off their debts can they be considered truly free.

As for the four-star to six-star powerhouses, they all reside in the inner city.

Apart from a few Invincible King Level, all the powerful figures in the inner city are Universe Venerable.

In the very heart of Hong Alliance City stands a palace that resembles a giant sword piercing the starry sky.

That is the 'Hong Alliance Hall'!

Those who can reside within the Hong Alliance Hall possess at least the strength of Universe Overlord.

As for the many hall masters within the Hong Alliance Hall, they are supreme beings who have transcended the Seven Stars, Universe Master!

Any movement by any one of these people could cause tremors among billions of races in the universe.

"I wonder how many Alien Race Universe Master are in the Hong Alliance?" Yang Wu wondered to himself.

Yang Wu was quite clear about the number of Universe Master within the Human Race itself.

18!

There's also the Universe Supreme Being, the Giant Axe.

And this is also the greatest advantage that enabled humanity to become the pinnacle of society!

Of course, aside from these messages, Yang Wu was most concerned about information regarding 'resource' transactions.

He acquired a large amount of resources on the Outer-Region Battlefield, which he had previously sold to the resource acquisition department of the Virtual Universe Company.

Given Yang Wu's current position, the resource acquisition department wouldn't dare to lower the price.

However, selling them within the Hong Alliance would undoubtedly yield greater profits.

After all, the majority of those in the Hong Alliance are still the Universe Venerable and King Level Immortal from ordinary and weak races.

These ordinary and vulnerable groups usually lack access to large amounts of resources, so they are naturally more willing to spend money when they encounter something they need.

Even some extremely rare and special treasures can drive countless powerful Alien Race races mad.

For example, Xueluo Crystal Core Member of the Five Great Forces Human Race powers have the opportunity to obtain at the Universe Level, and human Universe Venerable should also be able to exchange for them within their own race.

However, for those powerful Alien Race, they would never normally be able to see such treasures.

Therefore, once Xueluo Crystal appears within the Hong Alliance, it will surely drive countless powerful individuals into a frenzy.

Compared to the various transactions within the Hong Alliance, the so-called auctions held by the major Cosmic Nation are utterly insignificant!

Auctions, huge transactions, elite teams venturing into various Cosmic Secret Realm, elite groups in Outer-Region Battlefield, and small groups formed by shared interests and goals...

There's nothing that Hong Alliance doesn't have, only things you can't imagine.

All in all...

The Hong Alliance is a mixed bag, with various factions operating across the board, constantly manipulating the wealth and fortunes of humans and many other races.

Seeing the prosperity of Hong Alliance City, Yang Wu couldn't wait to go and take a look.

Just as he was about to teleport to Hong Alliance City, Chi Yan's voice suddenly rang in his mind.

"Master, the coordinates of Elementary King Level Immortal God of the Machine Race have been discovered!"

"Hmm?" Yang Wu's heart stirred slightly.

Although there is a bounty, discovering Alien Race King Level Immortal still depends on luck; you might only encounter one every few days.

"We can go to Hong Alliance City anytime, but we can't miss the chance to King Level Immortal of the Machine Race!"

The strongest members of the Machine Race are generally the wealthiest among those of the same level, and of course, they are also the strongest.

After all, the Machine Race mostly fights using various mechanical weapons. Even an ordinary Immortal God, if he possesses a powerful mechanical weapon, can unleash extremely strong combat power.

But for Yang Wu, this was not a problem at all.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu quickly returned to reality and began to Teleportation with Star Illusion King to the coordinates.