A Major Increase in Strength

"The second floor?" Yang Wu's heart skipped a beat.

Universe Treasure Hall is the most well-stocked shop in Hong Alliance City; even the treasures on the first floor are virtually endless.

Some of these precious treasures are even priced at over a hundred billion Hunyuan Unit.

But these treasures are insignificant compared to the treasures on the second floor.

As far as Yang Wu knew, only some of the treasures on the second floor could be purchased with Hunyuan Unit. The most precious ones, however, could not be bought with money and had to be exchanged for treasures of equal value, following a barter system.

Cultivating Peak King Level Auxiliary Metal Lifeform is something that only Universe Venerable can accomplish.

While those at the Limit King Level possessed the financial resources, they wouldn't invest all of them. After all, both weapons and armor were extremely expensive!

Aside from the cost of these equipment, even a Limit King Level has very few resources at their disposal.

Therefore, even the strongest beings at the Limit King Level can only cultivate Auxiliary Life at the Elementary King Level at most.

Only those with astonishing backgrounds, or those with even greater strength like the Seven Swords King, could possibly cultivate Auxiliary Life at the Peak King Level.

Therefore, among those treasures that aid in breakthroughs, quite a few precious items were placed on the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall.

With this in mind, Yang Wu immediately went to the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall under the guidance of King Canxin.

Because of the Gold Card bestowed upon Lord of Longxing, he was not subject to any restrictions based on his star rating or bank account balance.

Second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall.

"As expected of the largest goods store in Hong Alliance City!"

Looking at the array of treasures before him, Yang Wu's gaze swept over them one by one, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Soul Annihilation Aurora: A reserve of mysterious light collected from the Cosmic Secret Realm. Once released, it will injure even ordinary Universe Venerable, and those below the Universe Venerable will surely die! Price: 12 trillion Hunyuan Unit."

"Kaso Dagger: Forged entirely from Kaso Metal, it possesses an incredibly powerful Destruction effect on Immortal Divine Body. Even if it pierces the body of Limit King Level expert, it can instantly annihilate them. Price: 20 trillion Hunyuan Unit."

"Black Hole Weapon..."

"Silent Wind Weapon..."

Yang Wu looked at the more valuable items on the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall, each item starting at a trillion Hunyuan Unit.

And these are not even the most valuable items among them.

Yang Wu turned to look at the central area on the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall. There weren't many treasures there, and none of them were priced.

However, the aura emanating from those treasures was comparable to the God Slayer Spear in his hand, and the aura of several of the more powerful treasures even surpassed that of the Burning Heaven Treasure Mirror, a top- Heavy Treasure of the soul category.

Seeing where Yang Wu's gaze was directed, King Canxin smiled and explained, "Guest, the treasures in the core area all require the exchange of other treasures. If you don't have a treasure of equal value, no matter how much wealth you have, you won't be able to buy them!"

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded slightly.

To enter the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall, besides a four-star expert, one must have at least 100 billion Hunyuan Unit in savings.

A Limit King Level might have a total net worth of only close to 100 billion Hunyuan Unit, which includes many fixed assets such as weapons and armor.

It's safe to say that almost all the powerful individuals who possess hundreds of billions of Hunyuan Unit in savings are at the Limit King Level, such as King Jianhuang and Huanling King...

The second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall serves as a platform for these super beings to conduct transactions.

For example, if a powerful individual accidentally acquires a precious Heavy Treasure that is not suitable for them, they can exchange it here for a treasure that is more suitable for them, thereby greatly enhancing their strength.

Of course, Universe Treasure Hall will also make a corresponding profit during the exchange process.

The variety of treasures dazzled Yang Wu.

Moreover, many of those entering and leaving the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall were Universe Venerable. In a short while, Yang Wu had already seen quite a few powerful figures.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Hello, I've never seen you before. Are you new here?"

Yang Wu turned his head and saw a human powerhouse and an Alien Race powerhouse walking towards him side by side.

The human was wearing a very ordinary suit of armor, had short, blue hair, blue eyes, and mysterious blue markings on his face. His smile was incredibly friendly.

"King Mengsui?" Yang Wu was somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect to encounter this peerless genius among the Human Race here.

However, given King Mengsui's strength and wealth, he could indeed freely enter and exit the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall.

Yang Wu didn't know many of the powerful beings in the Human Race at this time. But this King Mengsui was an exception.

Because King Mengsui is one of the most amazing geniuses to have emerged among the Human Race in recent years.

Even the Seven Swords King, who was incredibly talented in the Giant Axe Fighting Arena, was slightly inferior to him at the World Lord stage.

The war between the Four Peak Races— humans, Monster Race, and others—has lasted for countless years. Against this backdrop, each dominant race has its own assassination mechanisms for geniuses from Alien Race.

However, assassinations of geniuses usually stop before reaching the level of Immortal God. Once a genius breaks through to become Immortal God, the assassination attempts will mostly cease.

Because after breaking through to Immortal and completely transforming the body into Immortal Divine Power, the ability to protect oneself is vastly different from that of the World Lord stage.

Especially those peerless geniuses who deserve special attention, once they break through to the Immortal stage, even the weakest among them are Marquis experts, each possessing Undying Body, and the cost of killing them is extremely high.

Only the most extraordinary geniuses, those who defy the heavens, will continue to be targeted and hunted down by Alien Race after becoming Immortal God.

Because each and every one of them has the potential to become Universe Venerable!

Among the many geniuses at the Immortal God stage of the human race, King Mengsui from the Universe Mercenary Alliance ranked first.

Moreover, before Yang Wu rose to prominence, even among the human geniuses below the Immortal level, none could rival the threat level posed by the King Mengsui.

While King Mengsui's talent may not be comparable to that of a once-in-ten-million-epoch genius like 'Kedi,' it is still superior to that of the Seven Swords King.

Comparatively speaking, King Mengsui's experience is somewhat similar to that of Yang Wu's teacher, the Nine Sword Venerable, both of whom exerted their power in the later stages of cultivation.

However, while King Mengsui displayed astonishing talent at the World Lord stage, the Nine Sword Venerable's cultivation speed became even more astonishing after he became Immortal God.

"I once heard Master King Jianhuang mention that King Mengsui's strength is even slightly greater than his!" Yang Wu thought to himself, "Even with the added benefit of Heavy Treasure, this is enough to demonstrate King Mengsui's extraordinary abilities!"

Among the King Level Immortal of the Human Race, King Mengsui and Seven Swords King are very famous.

Even when Yang Wu first went to Chaos City to cultivate, some people compared him to the Seven Swords King.

Among the Human Race, besides Invincible King Level like King Zhenyan and King Tianyu, there are only a few who are Limit King Level Invincible King Level, and can be stronger than King Mengsui.

But King Mengsui's cultivation time is extremely short, less than 100,000 years. And his teacher is also a Universe Master of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

In the blink of an eye, King Mengsui and the powerful Alien Race warriors beside him had arrived in front of Yang Wu. He smiled and said, "Hello, I am King Mengsui. May I ask your name?"

Although King Mengsui was powerful, he was not arrogant and enjoyed making friends.

Although the person before him was only a one-star expert, the fact that he could enter the second floor of the Universe Treasure Hall and be accompanied by the Vice Hall Master, King Canxin, clearly indicated that he had an astonishing background. Naturally, he wanted to make his acquaintance with him.

"I've long heard of your great name, King Mengsui!" Yang Wu replied with a smile. "My name is Xia, and I have indeed only recently joined the Hong Alliance!"

"Haha, just as I thought! Our Human Race has gained another King Rank expert, what a joyous occasion!" King Mengsui laughed happily.

Immediately, King Mengsui pointed to the powerful Alien Race warrior beside him and introduced him, "Xia, this is King Nanshi of the Tuoma Race. He is the most outstanding young King Level Immortal among the Tuoma Race!"

"Xia, it's a pleasure to meet you!" King Nanshi, with his honest and simple face, also smiled.

"I've long admired your name!" Yang Wu said politely, looking at the honest-looking King Nanshi.

Although King Nanshi belongs to the younger generation of the Tuoma Race, he is of course no match for the Human Race. He has been cultivating for over a million years, and his strength is comparable to that of King Mengsui.

However, although King Nanshi appeared to be honest and simple, he was actually extremely cruel and bloodthirsty at heart!

His reputation was built through his constant slaughter of powerful Alien Race on the Outer-Region Battlefield. If the Tuoma Race had not been a powerful race, he might even have been hunted down by Universe Venerable.

Even powerful figures from the same faction on the Outer-Region Battlefield would feel some fear when they saw King Nanshi.

However, this incredibly ferocious King Nanshi became sworn brothers with the very friendly King Mengsui tens of thousands of years ago, a fascinating anecdote that caused quite a stir among the Human Faction at the time.

However, although Yang Wu may have a special identity, King Mengsui and the other two also held high positions, so they naturally wouldn't pay much attention to them.

Therefore, after a brief introduction, King Mengsui and his companion did not linger and left immediately.

Under the guidance of King Canxin, Yang Wu began to search for various precious resources suitable for Auxiliary Metal Lifeform Kashi in breaking through to the Peak King Level.

But every time Yang Wu saw the treasures needed for a breakthrough in Kashi, his heart ached.

"Peak King Level Auxiliary Metal Lifeform is indeed not something everyone can afford!" Yang Wu couldn't help but sigh after purchasing all the treasures needed for Kashi's breakthrough.

Even with the Gold Card bestowed upon him by the Lord of Longxing, which allowed him to purchase these precious treasures at half price, it still cost him a full 85.3 billion Hunyuan Unit.

Yang Wu, who thought he would have no more worries about money after passing through the World Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain, found his wealth suddenly becoming strained again after purchasing these treasures.

He had originally intended to purchase other treasures, such as Femo Poison, which had an astonishing corrosive effect on Immortal Divine Body, and so on...

In this way, he might even be able to kill Peak King Level experts in the future.

But now, Yang Wu has no choice but to temporarily cancel this plan.

Finally, after signing the delivery agreement with King Canxin and successfully making payment, Yang Wu immediately left Hong Alliance City.

After consciousness returned to reality.

Yang Wu immediately handed over a large amount of his spoils to the transportation department of the Virtual Universe Company within the Barracks Base, and began delivering them to the Alien Race powerhouses he had traded with.

These transactions are all signed under the witness of the Virtual Universe System, with payment made before delivery, and no one can violate this rule.

Meanwhile, the Yan God Race Gold Armor that Yang Wu had purchased, along with a large number of other treasures, were delivered to Yang Wu three days later.

The Barracks Base is located outside the island where Yang Wu resides.

"Sir, here are the goods you purchased!"

After verifying Yang Wu's identity, the staff of the Virtual Universe Company's transportation department handed him a golden World Ring and respectfully said, "Thank you for your support of our Virtual Universe Company!"

"Thanks!" Yang Wu reached out and took the World Ring.

The deliveryman bowed respectfully and then left.

Yang Wu's wisp of World Energy directly penetrated into the World Ring in his hand, easily discovering the Yan God Race's Gold Armor and a large number of treasures provided for Kashi's breakthrough.

"This way, my ability to survive will be significantly improved!"

With this in mind, Yang Wu immediately returned to his residence and, with a thought, transferred the many treasures from his World Ring into his Internal World.

Yang Wu's Internal World.

On the vast grassland, a burly figure was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Suddenly, he stood up abruptly and stared intently at the newly appeared golden-armored Gold Armor Yan God Race Yan God Race Clone, whose Life Gene had been enhanced to 64 times.

The moment the Yan God Race's Gold Armor appeared, the Yan God Race Clone's entire body erupted in excitement.

Because Yang Wu's Earthling Main Body was currently using the Flame Dragon Armor, the Yan God Race Clone didn't need to remove the armor.

This type of defensive armor, which can be integrated into the body, can only be used once, but Auxiliary Life can be used simultaneously.

Whoosh!

The Yan God Race Clone transformed into a blur and swiftly flew towards the Yan God Race King Armor.

At the same time, the Yan God Race King Armor, which was falling in mid-air, seemed to be summoned by something, and immediately changed direction, quickly transforming into a Golden Flowing Light and rushing towards the Yan God Race Clone.

The moment the two drew near, the Yan God Race King Armor merged entirely into the Yan God Race Clone's body, then transformed into countless golden threads that seeped into every part of the Yan God Race Clone's body. On the Yan God Race Clone's chest, a strange mark gradually began to condense.

A character from the Yan God Race, 'King,' faintly appeared on the strange mark before quickly disappearing.

"Let's test the power of this King Armor!"

Yang Wu's heart stirred, and he immediately began to activate the power of the King Armor.

At the beginning, even though the Yan God Race Clone used the Xueluo Power and all the Amplitude Secret Technique it had learned, it still could not unleash the full potential of the King Armor.

Finally, Yang Wu transferred the Auxiliary Metal Lifeform Kashi used by his Earthling Main Body to his Yan God Race Clone, which allowed him to successfully unleash the full power of the Yan God Race King Armor.

Xueluo Power, various Amplitude Secret Technique, Auxiliary Metal Lifeform...

All the necessary means are in place!

The power of the Yan God Race Clone surged continuously, and in the blink of an eye, his entire body turned into a dazzling gold, and an incomparably powerful pressure instantly spread out.

On the surface of the Yan God Race Clone, a new Yan God Race King Armor appeared again. It looked almost identical to the one Yang Wu had just purchased, but the cracks on the King Armor had disappeared, and the helmet could now cover the entire face.

"After being pushed to its limit, the Yan God Race King Armor has once again granted me 100,000x World Lord Power!" Yang Wu was quite delighted.

Although the 100,000x World Lord Power could not be amplified again, it greatly enhanced his own power.

Before using the King Armor, the Yan God Race Clone could only unleash a maximum of 250,000 times the World Lord Power it went all out. But now, with the power provided by the King Armor, it can unleash 350,000 times the World Lord Power.

Although their strength didn't more than double, it still improved considerably!

"Next, it's time to cultivate a Peak King Level Auxiliary Metal Lifeform!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

If the appearance of the Yan God Race King Armor slightly enhanced Yang Wu's strength, then the Peak King Level Auxiliary Metal Lifeform would significantly improve his survivability!

With that thought in mind, Yang Wu immediately returned to the Human Territory through the teleportation channel of the Barracks Base.

Although occasionally a World Lord in the Barracks Base breaks through to Immortal, Kashi is going to break through directly to the Peak King Level, so the commotion will definitely be huge.

Therefore, Yang Wu still planned to return to Human Territory and let Kashi break through.

A vast expanse of starry sky, utterly silent.

Suddenly, space trembled slightly, and then a blood-red triangular spaceship appeared out of thin air.

"Master, we have arrived at the coordinates. There is no life here!"

Inside the spaceship's control room, Chi Yan's voice echoed in Yang Wu's mind.

"Hmm!" Yang Wu nodded slightly. "Let Kashi break through here. According to the plan, Kashi's evolution will take three days, and theoretically there's a 40% success rate. Let's hope it succeeds!"

If he fails, he won't have enough wealth to cultivate it again!

In the vast starry sky.

A massive Auxiliary Metal Lifeform form appeared out of thin air, just like a pure metal mountain.

This is the complete form of the Auxiliary Metal Lifeform, Kashi, and the one in front of you is the same Metal Lifeform that the three giants of the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Branch gave to Yang Wu.

He hadn't considered the staggering resources required for perfect cultivation, so he temporarily abandoned it after reaching the Peak World Lord. Now, he finally has a chance to put his skills to use again.

"Kashi!" Yang Wu flashed and appeared directly beside the metal mountain range.

Of the three Kashi Race Metal Lifeform he nurtured, this one held the deepest affection for him.

Back when he hunted Chaos Beast in Chaos City, hunted Xueluo Crystal in the Xueluo World, and went through various trials in numerous missions afterward... this Metal Lifeform accompanied him throughout.

Call out!

With a flick of his wrist, Yang Wu conjured a small piece of strange metal radiating a dazzling light in mid-air.

This strange metal is the core resource needed for the perfect breakthrough of the Kashi Race's Metal Lifeform. Molten Violet Gold, which cost Yang Wu a total of 43.2 billion Hunyuan Unit when he bought it!

"First step!" Yang Wu's expression turned serious, and he directly ordered, "Kashi, swallow it!"

Boom!

A hole appeared directly in the massive metal mountain range, and the terrifying suction force pulled the Molten Violet Gold in Yang Wu's hand into it.

The moment it was inhaled, a dazzling red light began to flow across the metal mountain, and the temperature continued to soar.

Before long, Kashi's Divine Body, comparable to F-Grade Metal, began to gradually melt!

"Master, it hurts, it hurts..."

Yang Wu's mind was constantly filled with the consciousness fluctuations of Kashi.

"Bear with it!" Yang Wu produced various other treasures again and continuously poured them into Kashi's body.

Time flew by, and a day had passed in the blink of an eye. Kashi had finally absorbed all the materials worth 85.3 billion Hunyuan Unit.

Whether you can break through next, whether you can ascend to the Peak King Level Immortal God in one step, or whether everything will be in vain, depends on your own destiny!

Yang Wu was filled with anticipation.

The very next day, the massive metal mountain began to transform, emitting a dazzling array of colors that were breathtaking.

Countless metal fragments detached continuously, while the main body of the mountain was constantly regenerating.

The detached metal fragments were all F-Grade Metal, enough to drive ordinary Immortal God mad, but Yang Wu paid them no attention.

Shatter, regenerate!

The old body keeps splitting off, while new bodies keep being regenerated.

The entire metal mountain range is undergoing a transformation every moment, as if it has been reborn.

Time continued to pass, and Yang Wu stood in the void, watching the metal mountain range undergoing its transformation.

"We absolutely must succeed! The cost of failure is simply too high!"

Day three.

The massive metal mountain remained motionless, just like a real mountain range, with only very faint energy fluctuations indicating that subtle changes were taking place inside.

"It's the last day!"

Yang Wu looked down at the massive metal mountain range below. "This is the final step. Only by surviving this can we ensure our eternal existence!"

For the Auxiliary Metal Lifeform Kashi, the first two days of this breakthrough were not too dangerous; even if it failed, it would not endanger his life.

But this final day is a pure test of will; if one's will dissipates, there will be no chance of survival.

All Yang Wu could gain was this metal mountain range that was incredibly close to G-grade metal.

However, if they complete the final examination, this Peak World Lord Kashi Race Metal Lifeform will be able to soar to the heavens and become a true Peak King Level Immortal God!

This silence lasted for a full day, and Kashi finally reached its evolutionary limit.

"Boom!"

A strange, soul-stirring wave arose!

"Whether we can successfully connect to the Universe Origin at this very last moment depends on this final moment!"

Yang Wu stood in the void, gazing at the massive metal mountain range in the distance.

Although he had already cultivated a Kashi Race Metal Lifeform at the Elementary King Level back then, the resources he invested were nearly a hundred times less than they are now!

The success rate for those initially Elementary King Level was also significantly higher!

"Buzz!!"

Accompanied by a strange fluctuation, an invisible pressure descended.

If Yang Wu, who was not far away, had not had the Burning Heaven Treasure Mirror protecting his soul, he would probably have been intimidated by this pressure.

"The oppressive force of the Universe Origin!" Yang Wu's face lit up with joy. "Success!"

Consciousness connects to the Origin Land of the Universe!

The Universe Origin Law have arrived!

At this moment, Kashi truly broke free from the shackles of life and became an eternal and Immortal!

I could have made 8000 today, but I have to go out to pick someone up tonight, so I'll make up for it tomorrow!