The Potential Crisis

As for the King Mingyun who fled back to the nearest Machine Race Barracks Base, he naturally heard the conversation in the Barracks Base. This Barracks Base was the closest Machine Race Barracks Base to the Yuanming Continent, so it was naturally the most widely known. In the battle that earned him the name "King Huanshi", he, the King Mingyun, naturally became a stepping stone.

However, this stepping stone is rather insignificant. After all, Lu Yan'an's combat strength can already be described as Invincible King. It's already quite good that King Mingyun, at the limit of the Feng Wang, was able to survive. What more could he want?

"The King Mingyun narrowly escaped from the clutches of the Invincible King!" This news had already spread far and wide. Of course, even Lu Yan'an's Invincible King strength could not wash away the shame in the King Mingyun's heart.

"Damn it!" it gritted its teeth in anger. "That human was just pretending to be weak to take advantage of the situation! Invincible King, if my strength were to rise to the next level..."

"Trash, despicable trash!" King Mingyun.

At the same time, he also received call requests and even emails from some friends asking what was going on, which made the King Mingyun very embarrassed. With its pride, even being chased to such a pathetic state by Invincible King was completely unacceptable to it!

"My Divine Body is severely damaged, losing 33%, and my strength has decreased by about 50%. I estimate that my current combat power is not even as good as a typical Peak King! If I continue to stay in the Outer Region Battlefield, my enemies will definitely take advantage of my weakness to attack me. Hmm, let's go back, return to our clan, and focus on recovery." The King Mingyun arrived in the territory of the Machine Race through the teleportation channel of the Barracks Base.

In a hidden place within the territory of the Machine Race, he was directly God Kingdom Teleportation back to his God Kingdom.

The vast God Kingdom stretches to the horizon.

"Buzz!"

The Temple, suspended at the highest point of the entire God Kingdom, suddenly emitted a dazzling crimson light, which enveloped the entire God Kingdom. In the heart of the God Kingdom, within the Temple, King Mingyun sat high on his throne, listening to the heartfelt cries of the God Kingdom countless people. A faint smile appeared on his face, and his previously depressed mood improved considerably.

"Whoosh!" A Flowing Light of Flowing Light flew in from afar, followed by one after another, all flying into the Temple. In just a moment, five Immortal God stood in the Temple. These five Immortal God were all Soul Control and naturally submitted to the King Mingyun. However, only two of the five immortals were members of the King Mingyun's clan; the others were immortals from other Alien Race.

The five immortals were all at the Marquis Level, with the strongest perhaps barely qualifying as Feng Wang.

"Owner."

The five immortals bowed respectfully.

"From this moment on, I will remain in the God Kingdom. I will return after a hundred million years, and my territory will be managed by Kaiyin." The voice of the King Mingyun was magnificent, echoing throughout the towering Temple tens of thousands of kilometers high. Then he turned his gaze to a Machine Race Feng Hou below, who was the most powerful of the five immortals.

"Yes, Master," the Machine Race, its body gleaming with an alloy-like luster, replied respectfully.

"Master, your injury..." one of the bald Monster Race men under his command asked worriedly.

"You may all leave."

"The King Mingyun said in a low voice."

"Yes."

The five immortals bowed respectfully and then withdrew, leaving only the King Mingyun on the throne in the entire Temple.

By this time, the King Mingyun had calmed down and murmured softly, "The King Huanshi..."

Although he was furious and resentful, he also acknowledged that the King Huanshi was an extremely formidable opponent. This guy was facing an attack from four peak-level Feng Wang- ranked experts, including three Machine Race Feng Wang and one soul master. Even under these circumstances, he nearly annihilated them all. This alone made the King Huanshi incredibly terrifying.

Not to mention, after it fled, it instantly killed two hundred Feng Wang! This was far more significant than the ambush they had previously carried out. However, the King Mingyun had anticipated all of this, since Lu Yan'an's Heart Force Path Secret Technique was powerful enough to affect soulless beings like the Machine Race. This was why it didn't participate in the siege but fled alone. The subsequent annihilation of the 200 Machine Race Feng Wang was also within its expectations.

You, unknown and obscure.

"This battle was your moment of fame... I became your stepping stone, but I know that someone capable of using illusions that can affect soulless life forms will not be limited to this achievement," the King Mingyun murmured. "Unless I can break through to become Universe Venerable, I will be no match for you."

"I will return after a billion years. But before I do, I hope you can withstand the pressure from my Machine Race! Heh, an illusion that can affect soulless life..."

Rumble...

The Temple gates closed, and the King Mingyun began his long cultivation journey...

In fact, for super strong individuals like the King Mingyun, their lifespans are extremely long. For example, the billions of years Years people like the "King Shiyue" in Chaos City are just a relatively short period in their lifespans. For many ancient strong individuals, the Temple being closed for hundreds of millions of years for seclusion and cultivation is a very common thing.

However, what is most concerning is what the King Mingyun said before he went into seclusion, which foreshadows the storm that Lu Yan'an is about to face.

In the Chaos Ruins, countless Alien Race corpses littered the ground, and the City Lord of Chaos sat cross-legged amidst the silent ruins.

"Junior Brother's disciple is quite peculiar! Illusion techniques capable of affecting soulless life forms—I've never heard of such a thing before. Could that Secret Pattern inheritance be some kind of inheritance from before the Great Destruction?"

Although the City Lord of Chaos also paid attention to Lu Yan'an, he was, after all, at the pinnacle of the Human Race, with many important matters concerning his clan and many more pressing issues. He only occasionally paid attention to Lu Yan'an. Even so, given the City Lord of Chaos's status, occasional attention meant he had investigated everything about Lu Yan'an through this Virtual Universe. He was quite certain that before inheriting the Secret Pattern of the Yuanming Continent, this little fellow didn't possess such methods!

He knew very well that the universe was fair. Even if a World Lord obtained Supreme Treasure, he couldn't exert much combat power. What's more, to kill 200 Feng Wang, including multiple Feng Wang at their Peak King, was simply impossible because it completely violated the basic laws of the universe.

"In that case, this Secret Pattern inheritance must undoubtedly be a legacy from before the Great Destruction. If this inheritance is effective for all humans, then the soulless Machine Race will no longer be a major threat!"

The City Lord of Chaos said softly, "It seems I need to find a time to have a proper talk with him..."

"The King Huanshi..."

"World Lord, to possess the strength to Invincible King, and to have also casually acquired a title, is quite interesting." The City Lord of Chaos then closed his eyes. Regarding Lu Yan'an's matter, he now needed to make some arrangements to mitigate some risks from outside the game...

When news of the battle that made the King Huanshi famous spread, many of the Human Faction Feng Wang were on good terms with Lu Yan'an him with great enthusiasm. At first, Lu Yan'an responded, "I was forced into it. The Thick Earth King and the others wanted to kill me. To kill me, he even joined forces with the Alien Races! He's truly inhuman! Fortunately, the Shenmu Tree guy still managed to get out."

"It's just luck, nothing more."

"Haha, thank you."

Lu Yan'an dealt with some friends, but then there were just too many people. Some were just acquaintances, and some were complete strangers who came over to try and establish connections, which annoyed him so much that he finally shut down the Virtual Universe message reception.

"These people are such opportunists. When I was unknown, they all treated me like a weed by the roadside. But now that my achievements have been publicized, they all come to try and curry favor with me. Ha, strength really is a real thing!"

"Young Lu, the reality of this universe is that the strong rule!" The voice of the Lord Shen resounded in Lu Yan'an's consciousness. "When you become stronger, you will find that what you are facing is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go, so you have to get used to it!" The Lord Shen admonished in an old-fashioned manner.

"Yes, yes, I understand! It was just a little rant, you don't need to react so strongly." Lu Yan'an nodded, then gave a helpless smile and explained.

"Good that you understand. Now let's consider your situation! Next time, you'll be facing those Invincible Kings. You need to prepare well to avoid being caught off guard."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Lu Yan'an nodded seriously. He valued his personal safety extremely highly, and he had already devised a preliminary plan to deal with his Invincible King opponent. Now, everything was ready except for the final push!

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