Kingdom Lord of Mingyou

"Once you arrive at the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, follow the staff's arrangements. I won't be the one sending you into the Initial Universe; a Venerable will personally escort you there," Demon Blade King said before turning back to his meditation room.

Hundreds of thousands of epochs ago, he had been one of these people. After entering the Initial Universe, his exceptional performance led to him being courted by the five major powers. Ultimately, he chose to join the Giant Axe Dojo and became a core member. He broke through to become an Immortal, was taken as a disciple by a Kingdom Lord, and stepped onto the Outer Battlefield to temper himself, step by step achieving the status of a King, eventually reaching the limit of a King.

As for the World Lords and Immortals from his own batch, every one of them who was still alive today was at least a Marquis, and several were Kings. Although they were only entry-level Kings, there were truly very few of them left now.

Whether on the Outer Battlefield, in cosmic secret realms, or even within a Universe Kingdom, the dangers did not just come from alien races; they included all kinds of environments, and even, but not limited to, the internal affairs of the human race!

The path to the pinnacle of power is paved with corpses!

Looking at a mountain while the horse dies of exhaustion—in reality, just looking at this continent, a spaceship could fly until it ran out of fuel. Even though this ship was traveling at near-light speed through the starry sky, it still took nearly thirteen hours to approach the continent.

At one of the entrances to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, the authorized spaceship flew at sub-light speed for several minutes before slowly decelerating and finally stopping at a docking platform.

The cabin door opened, and Ye Muxuan and the other 119 powerhouses stepped off the ship. Outside, eleven male and female attendants dressed in blue and white uniforms were already waiting for them.

Seeing Ye Muxuan and the others disembark, the leader of the eleven attendants, a middle-aged man in blue combat robes, stepped forward and said, "Greetings, cosmic warriors. By the order of the Venerable, please proceed to the main hall to assemble."

Ye Muxuan and the 119 powerhouses looked at each other. Being newcomers, they clearly had no choice but to follow the arrangements of these staff members!

The remaining ten attendants formed two rows to lead the way. As they walked, the middle-aged man in the blue robe began to explain, "Cosmic warriors, travel to the Initial Universe requires unified scheduling. We only depart once a certain number of people are reached or a specified time is met. Unless there are special circumstances, your batch only needs to wait for seven more days."

"The hall is just ahead. Everyone heading to the Initial Universe is gathering there. However, they are all individuals who purchased their spots at the auctions of various Universe Kingdoms, whereas you are here via spots exchanged with military merits from the Outer Battlefield. The final three teams will arrive within seven days, and at that time, the Venerable will personally take you to the Initial Universe."

Everyone here was at least a World Lord-level powerhouse, each step covering dozens of kilometers. A few minutes later, they arrived at a luxuriously decorated hall. Inside, the hall was bustling with figures; at a glance, there were at least a thousand people.

Just like the spots for the Outer Battlefield, the five major powers release a certain number of spots every epoch across the 1,000,800 Universe Kingdoms, which are then auctioned off at the Universe Kingdom auctions. Generally, each Universe Kingdom only gets one World Lord spot per epoch, while Immortal spots are much rarer, usually granted to only one out of every two or three Universe Kingdoms. Because of this, World Lord spots are typically bid up to 30,000, 40,000, or even 50,000 Hunyuan Units, usually purchased by Immortals for their subordinates. Immortal spots, however, basically auction for 300, 400, or even 500 million Hunyuan Units; ordinary Immortals, or even Marquis Immortals, aren't qualified to buy them! Thus, many Marquis Immortals have no choice but to take the other path: going to the Outer Battlefield to fight alien races for hundreds of thousands of years, then exchanging their massive military merits for a spot.

Of course, the risks on the Outer Battlefield are too great. Even an Immortal cannot guarantee they will survive fighting for hundreds of thousands of years. Just like World Lords, not every World Lord can fight for 50,000 years and accumulate 2 billion military merits; especially those new World Lords, who die even faster.

Inside the hall, sharp-eyed powerhouses had already spotted the hundred-plus people approaching from afar. Upon seeing the ten attendants leading the way, their eyes first lit up, followed by expressions of wariness.

Every attendant was at least a World Lord recognized by the origin laws, and the middle-aged man in the blue robe who was explaining things was an Immortal! When they had arrived here from their respective Universe Kingdoms earlier, only one World Lord-level attendant had greeted them. But now, with an Immortal leading and ten World Lords following, anyone who wasn't a fool knew these people had a significant background.

"It's Number One greeting them personally. It seems the warriors from the Outer Battlefield have arrived." Not only the powerhouses in the hall but even some staff members on the second floor noticed Ye Muxuan and the others, and they began to whisper among themselves.

"The Outer Battlefield..."

"That's a group of true powerhouses, and quite a few of them are lunatics!" As internal staff, they clearly knew the conditions required for World Lords and Immortals to exchange for these spots.

"World Lords who can survive at least 50,000 years of fighting on the Outer Battlefield need more than just strength; they need luck!" one staff member remarked. "When they enter the Initial Universe, the probability of a World Lord becoming an Immortal Deity exceeds fifty percent. As for the others, even if they enter the Initial Universe, their chances are only ten or twenty percent higher than they were originally."

No matter the time, the battlefield is always the best place to temper a powerhouse. It is rumored in the outside world that the probability of a peak World Lord successfully breaking through to become an Immortal upon entering the Initial Universe reaches fifty percent. In reality, World Lords who come from the battlefield are superior to those from within the Universe Kingdoms in every aspect. Even their breakthrough probability is far higher.

For ordinary World Lords, even if they reach the peak, the probability of breaking through to become an Immortal is basically zero. Even entering the Initial Universe is of little use. But the World Lords who can exchange for spots via the Outer Battlefield have survived time and again in life-and-death trials; that kind of willpower is incomparable to those World Lords within the Universe Kingdoms!

The most important thing for breaking through to become an Immortal is willpower!

"Notify the Venerable. The warriors from the Outer Battlefield have arrived, and the time to enter the Initial Universe is drawing near."

"Understood. Does anyone know which Venerable is leading the team this time?"

"Not sure."

"I heard last time that it was scheduled for Venerable Lijian?"

"Why did I hear it was Mingyou Kingdom Lord?"

"It should be Mingyou Kingdom Lord."

"The Mingyou Kingdom Lord of the Mingyou Universe Kingdom?" a staff member asked in surprise. "That is a very, very ancient Kingdom Lord. I didn't expect to see him appear this time."

"Let me check... So that's how it is." Another staff member looked up the information. "It was originally scheduled for Venerable Lijian to lead the team, but since Mingyou Kingdom Lord happens to be going to the Initial Universe, there's no need to trouble Venerable Lijian."

"I see. Then send the message to request instructions from Mingyou Kingdom Lord."

The staff members didn't need to know too much; they only needed to know which Venerable was leading the team and then request instructions when the time came. As for what this Venerable was going to do in the Initial Universe, that was not something they were qualified to know.