The Tallest Tree in the Forest

He lowered his head to glance at his palm, where a polyhedral crystal rested. The mere sight of it gave Bai Muye the illusion of thunder and lightning flashing before his eyes. With a flicker of thought, he casually tucked it into his storage space and continued his charge toward the Domain Lord of the Guyou Race.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away, only four of the five figures who had been locked in fierce combat remained.

The two Guyou Race World Lords who had teamed up to deal with Gong Nuoxiao both possessed the combat power of ordinary Immortals. However, Gong Nuoxiao's strength was far greater than that of an ordinary Immortal. By picking them off one by one, he had managed to kill one World Lord in short order, leaving the other, unable to hold his own, struggling desperately to survive.

The Guyou Race Immortal's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He attacked Dongluo like a madman, hoping to force back the human woman standing in his way, but he remained trapped within her Sword Domain.

The Guyou Race was not considered a powerful race; they had no Universe Master among them, and their peak combat power was merely that of a Universe Overlord. They were similar to the Golden Horn Race of Xiluo Duo, but after the Golden Horn Race lost Xiluo Duo, they lacked top-tier combat power and could only become vassals to the human race, serving as their vanguard.

The Guyou Race's Universe Overlord was still alive, and because the territory they occupied was quite remote, they had managed to maintain relative independence.

The two World Lords in this team were descendants of a Venerable within their race. Having shown extraordinary cultivation talent from a young age and having been personally tutored by the Venerable, they already possessed the combat power of ordinary Immortals while still at the World Lord rank. Consequently, this Immortal, who had been adventuring for many years, was tasked with bringing them to the Outer Battlefield for tempering.

Before setting out, the Venerable had strictly warned these two World Lords that they must obey the Immortal's commands.

After first entering the Outer Battlefield, they relied on the high-grade detector provided by the Venerable, allowing them to fight or flee as they pleased in standard combat zones, and they had not encountered any major danger.

But as the saying goes, "a general in the field is not bound by the orders of his sovereign." These two World Lords were accustomed to being spoiled; they had been obedient at first, but after overcoming the initial unfamiliarity, they felt the Outer Battlefield was nothing special and gradually developed a tendency to usurp the lead.

Just like this time, they had discovered Dongluo and Gong Nuoxiao from eighty million kilometers away. In the opinion of the Guyou Race Immortal, they were actually outmatched against a team composed of two Immortals, and any mistake could lead to heavy losses.

However, the two World Lords were highly dismissive, believing that the fact these two Immortals were teamed up proved their strength was low, necessitating them to huddle together for warmth. Thus, they insisted on engaging.

The Guyou Race Immortal could not sway them and had no choice but to let the spaceship approach the human side. At first, seeing no reaction from the humans, it assumed the humans' detector grade was inferior to theirs, which brought a sense of relief to the Guyou Race Immortal.

Unexpectedly, once the battle began, not only did their Domain Lord and Universe Rank battlefield suffer repeated setbacks, but the World Lord battlefield also fell into a disadvantage. Most critically, its own strength was slightly inferior to the female Immortal opposite it.

It had pinned its hopes on the two World Lords quickly slaying the male Immortal and coming to its aid, but what it received instead was a bolt from the blue!

The remaining Guyou Race World Lord was now filled with regret and remorse, no longer possessing the high spirits it had at the start. It desperately unleashed its power, but under Gong Nuoxiao's attacks, it was left stumbling and soon fell into a desperate situation.

Seeing that Gong Nuoxiao had already killed one World Lord while its own side could only suppress the other, a sharp glint appeared in Dongluo's Cyan Pupils. The Sword Domain Storm suddenly contracted, and forty-nine flying swords circled the Guyou Race Immortal, forcing it to scramble for its life, no longer daring to be distracted.

But when the dying scream of the other World Lord reached its ears, the Guyou Race Immortal could not help but lose focus. This momentary lapse immediately caused it to follow in the footsteps of the two World Lords.

As the outcome of the Immortal battlefield was decided, the Guyou Race began a full-scale retreat, starting from the World Lord battlefield down to the Domain Lord and Universe Rank levels, and began to flee.

After pursuing for a while, Dongluo and Gong Nuoxiao called off their respective teams, then boarded their spaceship and left rapidly.

Bai Muye returned to the cabin with his team. He had originally worried whether Gong Nuoxiao would come to demand that crystal, but Gong Nuoxiao and Dongluo returned to the ship together without even glancing at him.

It made sense; the Internal World of a World Lord was at least ten thousand kilometers in diameter, and the items stored within were vast. When an Internal World was shattered, the contents scattered in all directions. In the heat of intense combat, even if Gong Nuoxiao was an Immortal, he could not possibly memorize every item at a glance, nor could he keep track of the location of every object flying through the sky.

At that time, he had just happened to kill a Guyou Race Domain Lord, and there were no teammates nearby, so he certainly had no intention of voluntarily handing it over.

"If heaven gives you something and you do not take it, you will instead suffer the consequences..."

Since the crystal had flown to him on its own, he would accept it with a clear conscience.

This battle did not last long, but the harvest was significant. Dongluo had slain an alien Immortal; although that Immortal's strength was still some distance from Military Lord High-Level, it was enough to net her 100 million Military Merit, bringing a rare smile to her cold, stern face.

The World Lord and Domain Lord/Universe Rank battlefields were both great victories with many enemies killed and few losses sustained, so they did not seek a temporary military camp to rest, but instead continued to search for targets.

Unlike the towering peaks of the Black Meteor Mountain Range, Chaotic Star Isle was filled with numerous stellar fragments scattered across the cosmos. The range a detector could scan was not large, usually around 100 million kilometers.

There were many elite World Lord teams in Chaotic Star Isle, and occasionally, squads led by Marquis Immortals.

The spaceship traveled at sub-light speed, but sometimes it would suddenly change course—at such times, it was either to pursue enemies or to avoid teams with many Immortal Gods.

Ten days later, the spaceship encountered an alien team by chance on a small stellar fragment. This time, the team belonged to the Monster Race and was led by two Immortals.

Their detector grade was similar to that of Dongluo and Gong Nuoxiao. They had originally been resting on the other side of this stellar fragment, and it was only when both sides approached within ten million kilometers that their detectors simultaneously picked each other up, and thus, a battle broke out just like that.

The two Monster Race Immortals possessed significant strength, on par with the two human Immortals.

The strength of the World Lords was also similar. Although the human side had a World Lord General like Zhu Ang, the opponents also had World Lords whose strength was not below his, and the two sides fought to a stalemate.

On the Domain Lord and Universe Rank battlefield, although Bai Muye could be said to have the lowest cultivation level among all the Domain Lords on both sides, his strength was in a league of its own. After he killed three Monster Race Domain Lords and his squad slaughtered all three of the opposing squads, such a performance immediately drew the attention of the Monster Race World Lords. As the old rivals of the human race, the Monster Race naturally knew that once such a Domain Lord grew up, he would at least be another existence like a World Lord General.

Immediately, several Monster Race World Lords communicated via secret messages, then pinned down one of the human World Lords, allowing a liberated fifth-tier Monster Race World Lord to come and ambush Bai Muye.

"Careful, a Monster Race World Lord is coming to kill you—it's that pig with two horns on its head!"

Xiao Si suddenly spoke from the Singularity.

Bai Muye's heart tightened. He turned his head and saw, sure enough, a pig-like monster beast with two sharp horns on its forehead approaching rapidly.

"Lord Zhu Ang, a Monster Race World Lord is coming to kill me!"

Bai Muye's thoughts raced. He immediately broke away from his team and sent a message to Zhu Ang.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, changing his direction to steer clear of the pig monster and instead moving closer to the World Lord battlefield.

The two battlefields were nearly ten thousand kilometers apart. The pig monster had just broken away from its own camp when it was noticed, and seeing Bai Muye change direction, it immediately adjusted its angle to pursue him.

Zhu Ang received his message, and his World Power spread out, instantly making him aware of the situation on the field. Even if he cast aside his opponent to rush over now, it would be too late.

He reached out and took back the Wind Chaser Halberd that Bai Muye had returned to him, flicking his wrist to launch it at the pig monster while shouting:

"You pig, if you dare to kill a Domain Lord of our side, I will surely kill you!"

The Wind Chaser Halberd transformed into a streak of light, shooting toward the pig monster with a speed akin to teleportation, forcing the beast to twist its body to dodge.

Hearing Zhu Ang's words, a flicker of wariness crossed its eyes, but unwilling to turn back in disgrace, it whipped its head around to face Bai Muye directly. The two sharp horns on its forehead lit up, firing a beam of fiery red light.