Inside Hong Alliance City

Just as Yan Emperor dispatched his Invincible King Level experts to the Outer-Region Battlefield, Yang Wu had already found a secluded place on the Yanji Continent, intending to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.

After separating from Star Illusion King, the Yan God Race Clone lost its Teleportation ability, and its speed in hunting down powerful Alien Race immediately slowed down considerably.

Having already accumulated considerable resources, Yang Wu immediately decided to retreat into seclusion for a period of time, which would also be a good opportunity to avoid the limelight.

"However, the issue of Teleportation also needs to be addressed. We can't always have to cooperate with other powerful individuals who possess Teleportation abilities!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Moreover, during his previous encounters with King Tianming and others, Yang Wu realized that the initiative on the battlefield was entirely in their hands.

If the opponent wanted to fight, they used Space Lockdown to restrict Star Illusion King's Teleportation. However, if the opponent wanted to leave, they could simply cancel the Space Lockdown and Teleportation away.

"Whether it's Teleportation or Space Lockdown, we need to find a way to solve them!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

However, solving this problem is quite simple for Yang Wu; he just needs to cultivate in seclusion for a while and wait for the next simulation refresh.

In the last simulation, he had already made great progress in understanding the Law of Space. It shouldn't be too difficult for him to comprehend a Law of Space ability in the next simulation.

"However, there's still some time before the next simulation. Before then, I need to think of some ways to improve my strength!" Yang Wu secretly planned in his heart.

At this point, only a little over ten years had passed since the last simulation.

In the first year of these ten-plus years, the Time Palace operated at only five times the normal time flow rate.

For a period of time afterward, the Time Palace's operating speed increased to ten times the time flow rate of the Primal Universe.

Therefore, the Time Simulator has only experienced a little over a hundred years at this point, which is still far from the 720-year simulation interval.

"I've recently acquired quite a few resources, worth over 10 billion Hunyuan Unit!"

Yang Wu kept planning in his mind. "However, we can't continue this kind of crazy killing for a while, and we won't be able to maintain a faster time flow to operate the Time Palace!"

Operating the Time Palace at ten times the time flow rate would consume 150 million Hunyuan Unit of wealth per year, while operating at twenty times the time flow rate would consume an even greater 750 million Hunyuan Unit of wealth.

If the Yan God Race Clone can continue to accumulate resources at the previous rate, then the Time Palace can naturally be maintained to operate at a higher time flow rate.

However, doing so would require at least one Peak King Level Immortal God with Teleportation abilities to cooperate, and it would be extremely easy to provoke public outrage.

However, the current strength of the Yan God Race Clone is far from being able to dominate the Outer-Region Battlefield. Therefore, Yang Wu can only temporarily decide to continue to operate the Time Palace at ten times the time flow rate.

"However, it's best to return to the Barracks Base first, dispose of the spoils of war acquired over the years, and wait until the turmoil of this matter has subsided, or until the strength of the Yan God Race Clone has increased, before continuing to accumulate resources!"

Yang Wu wasn't sure if the Machine Race would continue to send powerful individuals to cause him trouble, and there were even the Monster Race and the Zerg Race, so he simply returned to the Barracks Base to rest for a while.

With that in mind, Yang Wu boarded the spaceship and left the rest area, quickly flying towards a shuttle point.

From the Yanji Continent, fly to the shuttle point, then Cosmic Shuttle through the Dark Universe, and finally return to the Original Universe to return to the Barracks Base No. 026.

This process took about a month.

During this time, Yang Wu did not delay. While maintaining the accelerated operation of the Time Palace, he also prepared to head to the Hong Alliance.

In fact, he had already been invited into the Hong Alliance after he killed the Red Feather King.

However, during this time, Yang Wu has been busy hunting down powerful Alien Race and has not yet visited the Hong Alliance.

At this time, the many spoils of war he possessed were quite valuable, and he would get a better price if he sold them in the Hong Alliance.

In the Virtual Universe, Yang Wu, standing in his manor in the Primal Region of Yuxiang Mountain, directly activated the teleportation. As early as after joining the Hong Alliance, he had obtained the permission to teleport into the Hong Alliance.

Swish!

Yang Wu's figure vanished into thin air in an instant, and he was directly teleported to another vast dimensional space.

This is the highest-level dimensional space in the entire Virtual Universe, and it also gathers the most powerful beings in the Virtual Universe. This is the Hong Alliance Space.

In the boundless expanse of the starry sky, surrounded by countless stars, an ancient and majestic city floats silently—that is Hong Alliance City.

"Buzz!"

As Yang Wu arrived, one of the countless stars surrounding Hong Alliance City also lit up slightly.

Yang Wu, on the other hand, appeared directly in his own room.

All official members in both the inner and outer city areas of Hong Alliance City have the same rooms, with a standard area of 3200 square meters.

"This place is really small!" Yang Wu thought to himself, standing in the nearly 1,000-square-meter living room.

Given his own size, the room was quite spacious for him. But for a powerful figure who was over ten meters tall, the room would feel very cramped.

However, since this is Virtual Universe, it's easy to shrink one's body.

Of course, Hong Alliance City was not originally a place for enlightenment or training, but rather a platform for countless powerful individuals to gather and exchange ideas.

Moreover, in Hong Alliance City, even the Universe Venerable only maintain the physical qualities of Apprentice Level. Their physical bodies and Origin Force strength are the same; the only difference is their consciousness.

Therefore, as long as one restrains their aura, it becomes impossible to judge the opponent's strength or weakness from their appearance.

In fact, this is the norm in most places in the Virtual Universe.

Just like when Yang Wu first entered Black Dragon Mountain Island in the Virtual Universe.

To prevent fighting among themselves, all humans have identical physical attributes. Only in special settings such as the 'Killing Space' and the 'Giant Axe Fighting Arena' can people freely unleash their full potential.

As for Yuxiang Mountain, it allows people to maintain the same state of mind as in reality at any time, which makes it convenient to practice moves and exchange skills with each other!

"But this is good, it makes it easier for me to hide my identity!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Prior to this, Yang Wu had already received instructions from his teacher, Lord of Longxing, to keep his identity secret for the time being within Hong Alliance City.

The identity of the Yan God Race Clone, the God Slayer King, is naturally unusable within the Hong Alliance, since no Yan God Race member has joined the Hong Alliance City.

Therefore, Yang Wu could only use the name he had used when he first arrived at the Outer-Region Battlefield, 'Xia'.

After making slight modifications to his appearance, Yang Wu, who was ready, walked out of his residence.

This is a quiet and very large residential area. Although the styles of the houses vary, their sizes are quite similar, with each house being two stories high.

Compared to the small number of Universe Venerable in the inner city, the number of King Level Immortal in the outer city is the largest, exceeding three million.

These more than 300 King Level Immortal are distributed in various communities, each of which can accommodate 10,000 residents.

Walking on the streets of the residential area, Yang Wu looked up at the sky.

The sky was filled with stars, and each of the brightest stars represented a powerful figure within Hong Alliance City.

Not far away, powerful beings from Alien Race would appear from time to time. Some of these beings were rock-based life forms, some were energy-based life forms, and some were even plant-based life forms...

There were all sorts of bizarre and wonderful races, even more than Yang Wu had encountered on the Yanji Continent.

"The weakest residents of Hong Alliance City are all at the King Level Immortal. I've long wanted to see for myself, and now I finally have the chance!"

Yang Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked towards the area where the crowd was gathered.

Hong Alliance City is home to countless powerful individuals, including many who are usually rare, such as those who have been granted the King Level Immortal.

Large spaceship transactions; transactions involving plant life forms and Metal Lifeform...

Services include hiring strong individuals; special item appraisal services...

Large-scale auction houses; new types of gambling businesses...

The services and activities are countless, offering everything imaginable.

Groups of powerful individuals from various races stood together, chatting and laughing as they strolled casually through Hong Alliance City. Although most of them came from different races, the overall atmosphere was incredibly peaceful, which was hard to believe.

It's important to understand that even powerful Alien Race races on the same side in Outer-Region Battlefield can fight each other under certain special circumstances!

Hi, are you new here?

"I've never seen you before. Did you just join the Hong Alliance?"

"Come on, let's have a drink together!"

Wherever Yang Wu went, a group of powerful figures greeted him warmly, including several three-star experts.

None of these people cared that Yang Wu was only a one-star level, because he was human!

Yang Wu also greeted the many powerful figures from Alien Race, occasionally raising his glass in a gesture of greeting.

"Puya Palace?"

Soon Yang Wu arrived in front of a seven-story palace with a strange style.

This palace covers an area of several kilometers in length and width, and is incredibly lively inside. Above the palace, there are three characters inscribed in the common language of the human race: 'Puya Palace'.

It should be noted that there are many powerful individuals gathered in the Hong Alliance City. Even the residence of Limit King Level expert is only 3,200 square meters.

Even a powerful Invincible King Level expert like King Zhenyan cannot open a shop in this outer city area. Only those among the strongest Universe Venerable have the opportunity to open a shop in this outer city.

Moreover, as long as the shop is open, it will need to continuously pay various taxes and fees to the Hong Alliance.

Of course, the customers of these numerous shops located in Hong Alliance City are all people with enormous wealth, and the profits they can obtain are equally astonishing.

And this 'Puya Palace' is the best of the best.

Because Puya Palace operates a casino business, it is the only casino in the entire Hong Alliance City.

The powerful figures from various races within Hong Alliance City all possess incredibly long lifespans.

Throughout their long lives, besides their adventures, they would occasionally come to the Puya Palace for some fun, and as a result, the profits that the Puya Palace made were also immeasurable.

According to the information Yang Wu had, the backer of the Puya Palace was likely a hall master from the Hong Alliance Hall, or perhaps several hall masters working together to run it.

"Those Universe Master really know how to make money!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "If I could open a casino in Hong Alliance City, how could I possibly worry about the resources needed to operate the Time Palace?"

How much wealth can an ordinary family in the universe accumulate in their lifetime?

Even for families that have achieved the King Level Immortal, the profits they can earn are negligible, far less than the speed at which King Rank expert can acquire resources.

The enormous profits that these shops in Hong Alliance City can obtain would probably make even Universe Venerable envious.

Next to the Puya Palace is another palace with a completely different number of visitors: Puya Palace Universe Treasure Hall.

Since Yang Wu had no way to cheat, he naturally had no interest in casinos like Puya Palace that relied purely on luck, so he stepped directly into the Universe Treasure Hall.

This is arguably the best and largest of all the many shops in Hong Alliance City.

The master behind the Universe Treasure Hall is none other than Yang Wu's teacher, the Lord of Longxing!

Universe Treasure Hall has two floors, each with a floor area roughly the same as Puya Palace.

Yang Wu entered Universe Treasure Hall and saw a dense array of treasures displayed on the shelves, stretching to the horizon.

Next to each treasure is a blueprint containing a wealth of information, including videos, text, and illustrations, detailing the treasure's origin, unique features, and selling price.

Yang Wu walked along, browsing the exhibits as he went.

The number of treasures on the first floor of the Universe Treasure Hall alone is in the hundreds of millions.

As for the price, it ranges from millions of Hunyuan Unit to hundreds of billions of Hunyuan Unit.

"Master, there are some precious treasures here that I have never seen even in the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company!" Chi Yan's voice rang in Yang Wu's mind.

Hong Alliance City truly lives up to its reputation as a gathering place for powerful individuals from all races in the universe. The treasures here are so precious and rare that some of them are not even found in the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company.

Some of the most precious treasures in the Virtual Universe Company's vault were also not found here.

Looking at the dazzling array of treasures before him, Yang Wu felt even more strongly that he was a poor man.

Aside from a few Heavy Treasure he possessed, his entire net worth amounted to just over 10 billion Hunyuan Unit, barely comparable to some Peak King Level Immortal God.

Of course, if the value of the Heavy Treasure is taken into account, his net worth would be much greater.

Even ordinary High Universe Venerable might not have his wealth.

After all, the Burning Heaven Treasure Mirror, Top-tier Soul Heavy Treasure, alone is already priceless.

"These treasures..."

Yang Wu's eyes grew increasingly envious as he looked at the countless treasures before him; he couldn't resist the urge to buy them.

But he also knew very well in his heart that he was a poor man.

The treasures that could tempt him to buy, he simply couldn't afford.

This includes a Yan God Race King Armor worth 5 billion Hunyuan Unit, as well as a large number of precious treasures that can help the Auxiliary Metal Lifeform Kashi break through to the Peak King Level...

"Whether it's the Yan God Race King Armor or Kashi, who is at the Peak King Level, they can both enhance my strength to some extent!" Yang Wu secretly planned in his heart.

Among them, the Yan God Race King Armor has similar effects to the Flame Dragon Armor. Of course, the Yan God Race King Armor's maximum endurance is much lower than that of the Flame Dragon Armor, but it is still sufficient for use in battles at the King-Level.

Moreover, the Yan God Race King Armor has an advantage that the Flame Dragon Armor does not: it can boost the Yan God Race Clone 100,000x World Lord Power, which is enough to increase the Yan God Race Clone's combat power by another level.

As for the Peak King Level Auxiliary Metal Lifeform Kashi, although it cannot allow the Yan God Race Clone to mobilize higher power for the time being, it can provide stronger defensive capabilities, making the Yan God Race Clone safer in battle.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu took a deep breath. "Let's just go and challenge the Primal Heavenly Mountain!"

Unfortunately, although over 10 billion Hunyuan Unit was a considerable amount, it was far from enough compared to the resources he wanted to purchase.

With his current strength, he could easily conquer the Heavenly Mountain, World Lord Level Heavenly Mountain, and directly obtain a reward of 100 billion points.

In this way, he can do whatever he wants, and maybe even make the Time Palace operate at an even higher time flow rate!

"Breaking through the World Lord Level Heavenly Mountain will earn you 100 billion points!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "With these 100 billion points, my strength will increase significantly!"

Whoosh!

With that thought, Yang Wu's figure instantly disappeared from Hong Alliance City.