One year later
Located in the hinterland of the Ganwu Great Star Zone, the Rongbing Starfield, home to the medium civilized nation of the Rongbing Empire, was a well-deserved prosperous region within the Primitive Universe. A considerable number of medium civilizations had been established by relying on the starfield.
On this day, in an inconspicuous corner of the border region where the Rongbing Starfield and the neighboring Hufeng Starfield met, inside a stellar system composed of two stars and over twenty planets, a full several hundred cosmic spacecraft were hovering in the outer space of one of the planets, pointing far down below.
The barrels of the railguns flashed with an ice-cold, biting metallic chill, while scorching cosmic energy condensed at the energy convergence points of the laser cannons. Every single spacecraft was a high-grade ship of E-class or above, and they were constantly prepared to open fire.
Opposite this fleet, another fleet of cosmic spacecraft of a similarly low level was locked in a standoff with them, ready at any moment to ignite an interstellar war and blast the other side into a cluster of fireworks in the starry sky in the most cruel manner.
"Sir, the detector scan is complete. Two F-Class Spaceships have been detected within the enemy fleet, containing a total of three Undying-level energy sources. At the same time, 642 E-class cosmic spacecraft have been detected, along with a total of..."
When Li Che followed the two Immortal Military Lords, Rong Bing and Qi Yao, to the planet that concealed the heritage of the Marquis-level Undying Deity, the intelligent assistant Bai Yue automatically activated its detection function and reported the basic information of the opposing fleet to Li Che.
Today was precisely the day agreed upon by the two Divine Masters of the Rongbing Empire and the Divine Master of the Hufeng Empire, to determine the ownership of the Marquis-level Undying Deity's heritage through combat.
"Look, on the surface of the planet below, there is a basin landform with a diameter of 1,300 kilometers. The central location there is where Marquis Yuchen's heritage is situated."
Divine Master Rongbing gestured for Li Che to look at the planet's surface below. There indeed was a large basin of considerable size upon it, which appeared to be an impact crater left behind by the spacecraft of the deceased Undying Deity, Marquis Yuchen, back in the day.
"We and the Hufeng Empire have already jointly blocked all news. Once this conflict ends, the victor will be able to directly take away the F-class spacecraft wreckage and the Intelligent Lifeform within it, and then distribute them afterward."
Divine Master Qiyao was also overlooking that region. This Undying Deity of the Law of Light was perpetually shrouded in a gentle radiance, and at this moment, her eyes were also filled with a look of anticipation.
The heritage of a Marquis-level Undying Deity—even if it could not be obtained entirely for the time being—was something the Universe Mercenary Alliance was willing to purchase at a price of millions of Hunyuan Units. This sum of money was by no means a small amount for an Immortal Military Lord.
Divine Master Rongbing's cold gaze moved away from the planet's surface below, and she then looked toward one of the distant cosmic spacecraft.
Seemingly in response to Li Che and the others, the divine power of the laws surged within that F-Class Spaceship, and three energy sources akin to vast oceans trembled, stepping out from the spacecraft.
Without a doubt, the owners of the three energy sources were precisely three Undying Deities.
One of the Undying Deities was about four meters tall with dual horns growing from his head, crimson skin, and his entire body surged with raging fluctuations of the Origin Laws of Wind. The rumbling sound of the laws propagated with absolute clarity even within the vacuum.
That was precisely the person in charge of the other medium civilized nation who was contending with Divine Master Rongbing for the Marquis-level Undying Deity's heritage—Divine Master Hufeng of the Hufeng Empire.
The two people behind him were a plain-looking man dressed in drab gray robes, and another who was a burly ape-man.
According to intelligence reports, they were both the Soul Servants of the Master of Yunmo Star.
"Rong Bing Army Master! Qi Yao Army Master!"
Divine Master Hufeng stood at the very front. He looked like a very bold and rugged man, wearing a set of heavy Divine Battle Armor, and every step he took stirred up surging violent winds of the laws in the vacuum.
"Hu Feng Army Lord!"
Seeing this, the two Undying Deities, Rong Bing and Qi Yao, stepped forward without the slightest hesitation. The equally grand aura of the Origin Laws of frost and light dispersed, forming a distant standoff with Divine Master Hufeng.
Even though they reined in the power of the laws, the tiny, ordinary planet beneath their feet was still ravaged by three completely distinct Origin Laws. A terrifying cold wave, fierce winds, and brilliant light instantly swept across the surface, and the biological communities on the planet's surface that had originally just begun to sprout were almost exterminated clean in the blink of an eye.
"It's incomprehensible why Divine Master Hufeng rejected our proposal. For the two empires to divide Marquis Yuchen's heritage, no matter how you look at it, it wouldn't be a loss."
Divine Master Rongbing spoke softly. She, Divine Master Qiyao, and Divine Master Hufeng could all be considered mid-to-high-tier Immortal Military Lords, with basic strengths at the 650-to-750-fold peak World Lord level, and very little gap in law comprehension and secret techniques; their statuses were entirely equal.
"Hehe!"
Hearing this, Divine Master Hufeng only chuckled a few times and shook his head, saying,
"My apologies, I owe the Master of Yunmo Star a not-insignificant favor. Even if we split it equally with the two of you, a large portion of it would still have to be given to the Master of Yunmo Star. Rather than doing that, it's better to kick the two of you out, and by then I can still end up with a stash of Hunyuan Units for myself."
"Swish!"
As his voice fell, a divine power fluctuation far grander than his own erupted abruptly behind Divine Master Hufeng. The surging Law of Gold slashed out countless blade edges in the vacuum, splitting the space to the extent that quite a few cracks emerged within it.
That was the mighty power of the Origin Laws of Gold and Space, which had already surpassed the level of an Immortal Military Lord.
At the same time, Rong Bing, Qi Yao, and Li Che behind them all saw a man carrying a heavy sword step forward to block in front of Divine Master Hufeng.
That person looked nowhere near as majestic as Hu Feng Army Lord. He wore plain clothing and had an ordinary appearance, and even his gaze was deeply restrained, lacking any sharp edge.
Yet the instant they caught sight of that person, a strong sense of crisis spontaneously arose in everyone's hearts.
"Marquis-level Undying Deity Iron Sword Marquis! The Master of Yunmo Star actually dispatched him!"
Taking in the facial features of the heavy-sword-carrying man, Divine Master Rongbing exclaimed in shock, a hint of dread coloring her gaze as she looked at that Iron Sword Marquis.
"To deal with you, naturally there's no need to trouble Master into making a move personally."
Hearing this, the man lifted the gray-black heavy sword from his back into his hand. His voice was low, yet it emanated an unhurried and calm composure that came from the bottom of his heart.
"End this swiftly, or simply concede. Marquis Yuchen's wealth belongs to my master; you do not have the qualifications to compete."
He, Iron Sword Marquis, was a Marquis-level Undying Deity recognized by humanity's Extraterrestrial Battlefield military system, and at the same time possessed an undying body. Naturally, he would not take ordinary Immortal Military Lords seriously.
Going all out and rapidly obliterating 10% of the divine power of a high-tier Immortal Military Lord was no difficult task for a Marquis-level Undying possessing an undying body.
"Ha!"
Just as Iron Sword Marquis prepared to make a move, he suddenly saw a man wearing pitch-black Divine Battle Armor sneer from behind the two Immortal Military Lords, Rong Bing and Qi Yao, stepping directly between himself and those two Undying Deities.
That did not appear to be any sort of Undying Deity.
It was a World Lord!
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