"Soldier Lu Qingshan, you have completed your military merit quota and have left the unit. You now have two choices: retire or continue fighting."
In the silent starry sky, the ' Void Boat,' disguised as E-class spaceship, was traveling at high speed. When Lu Qingshan entered the Virtual Universe again, he received an email notification.
"Keep fighting!"
It's called a choice, but there really isn't one.
He had only completed the 1 billion military merits required for him in the Outer Domain Battlefield, but he was still far from achieving the 100 trillion military merits required in the Virtual Universe.
Such a massive military achievement would require him to independently kill at least one High King expert, or ten Initial King experts, to accomplish quickly.
However, you can also slowly accumulate merit by killing Immortal God and Marquis Immortal in low-risk areas, but that would take a long time.
This is the main purpose of the Virtual Universe Company.
After making a choice, the system displayed two more options.
Fight alone, or lead an army into battle.
Lu Qingshan chose to fight alone without hesitation.
Leading an army into battle can earn you military merit bonuses, but with a bunch of burdens, it's impossible to enter high-level combat zones. It would probably take forever to accumulate enough military merits to leave the Outer Domain Battlefield.
Lu Qingshan already had a detailed plan for what he should do next.
First, hunt down some Marquis Immortal God have been granted titles, then cultivate the Body of Time until it reaches its limit.
After that, try to go to the higher-level areas, kill one High King or ten Initial King, and then leave the Outer Domain Battlefield directly.
As for the Star Tower or the True Treasure that Sealing Star, Lu Qingshan had absolutely no interest in them.
He knew better than anyone else that it was Supreme Treasure left by the Sitting Mountain Guest to the leader of the Earth Lineage, something that no one else could obtain, not even the Giant Axe or the Chaos City Lord.
He wasn't from the Earth Lineage, so going there would be pointless. Moreover, his will was far from meeting the standards for the Star Tower to recognize him as its master. His son, Lu Lingxiao, could barely be considered from the Earth Lineage, since he was born on Earth, but in terms of both talent and will, they were worlds apart.
This thing will kill you if you touch it; let's leave it for Luo Feng to recognize as his master in the future.
Lu Qingshan took out the last bottle of the Three Thousand Dreams of the Star River, poured himself a glass, and savored it slowly.
Even on the Outer Domain Battlefield, he had to be careful and dared not drink too much strong liquor.
He is not a true Immortal God; he does not possess Law Divine Body, and he will still get drunk if he drinks too much fine wine.
The reason he could be so comfortable in such a dangerous place was thanks to the two high-level detectors given to him by the Ganwu Country Lord.
This not only allows him to spot the enemy first, but also shields him from the enemy's perception.
" Nasus, activate the detector at full power. Let me know if there's any danger."
After slowly finishing the wine.
Lu Qingshan examined the spoils of his previous battle. In the Shattered Star Belt, he had killed three Machine Race Marquis Immortal in one battle, and naturally obtained a great deal of treasure.
Although he gave the smallest portion to Azure Feather Marquis, he still kept the lion's share.
He first inspected the storage containers of the Early Marquis.
"Not bad! Quite a few Metal Puppet, and they're all intact. If these were packaged and sold to the Virtual Universe Company, they could fetch at least a million Hunyuan Unit."
Metal Puppet were just one example; there were many other things that Lu Qingshan had never even seen before.
He had Nasus do a simple assessment based on the acquisition price from the Virtual Universe Company, and the reward for this Marquis was approximately 15 million Hunyuan Unit.
As expected of a Marquis expert from the Machine Race, his title is more valuable than Marquis of a human... In the Outer Domain Battlefield, dangers abound. Apart from things that help their combat power, many powerful individuals keep their important treasures in their Divine Kingdom. Treasures worth tens of millions of Hunyuan Unit at once are extremely rare.
It can only be said that the Machine Race are all big spenders, and their mechanical equipment generally commands a premium among Human Race.
Within the Machine Race, it wouldn't actually be worth that much.
Among these treasures are 1,000 E-class peak-level Machine Race spaceships.
At an internal auction within the Human Race, one of these items would cost at least 2,000 Hunyuan Unit, which is two million Hunyuan.
There are also D-class Machine Race spaceships. When he left Qiu Long Star, his father-in-law Kevin gave him one. These things aren't expensive; even a strong Domain Lord could afford one. However, they are plentiful. In Lu Qingshan's storage space, there are more than ten thousand of them.
In Outer Domain Battlefield, spaceships are consumables. They had fought for a long time in the Heavenly Thunder Archipelago, and these spaceships were probably meant for backup.
Some powerful human beings even directly order C9-Class Spaceship, which are much cheaper. Since they are basically disposable anyway, whether they are C-class, D-class, or even E-class, they can be destroyed in one hit.
After taking stock of the Early Marquis, Lu Qingshan turned his attention to the treasures of the Light Sword Marquis.
The Light Sword Marquis detonated the Fire God Source Crystal and then self-destructed his divine body. Most of his ordinary treasures were destroyed, such as the detector worth tens of millions of Yulan Unit, as well as many spaceships and puppets. However, what remained were all exquisite items.
"This Light Sword is one of the high-tech weapons of the Machine Race. Its power is comparable to the divine weapons used by King Rank experts, and it is much easier to operate... Its value is approximately 25 million Hunyuan Unit."
As soon as Lu Qingshan took out the Light Sword, Nasus gave it a rough assessment of its value.
Having followed Lu Qingshan for so long, Nasus's permissions and database have improved considerably, and his knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary Intelligent Life forms. If it were Babata, he probably wouldn't be able to judge the value of this Light Sword, since it's a treasure that even his master Hu Yanbo, couldn't access.
"These Mechanical Puppet wreckage pieces are made of F-Grade Metal and still have recycling value. The recycling price will be much lower than the original price, probably only a few million Hunyuan Unit. As for those F-class Machine Race spaceship wreckage pieces... they should be able to sell for some as well."
"The most expensive item is the Machine Race weapon, the Four Directions Thunder Prison, but unfortunately, a small part of it was damaged, so only the Thunderlight Prison can be deployed."
Finally, Nasus summarized that all the treasures Lu Qingshan possessed were sold off, and the total value was approximately 40 million Hunyuan Unit.
This is a figure that even someone like Azure Feather Marquis, who was granted the Marquis, could never reach even after a lifetime of striving.
For Lu Qingshan, it was nothing special...
He came to the Outer Domain Battlefield mainly because it was arranged by the company. The spoils of war were nothing to him, far less than the income from the rebates he received from his disciples. However, it wasn't without its surprises; at least he discovered the secret of the Time Compass.
This gave him another opportunity to cultivate the Body of Time.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
"Master, we are about to reach our destination."
Upon hearing Nasus's reminder, Lu Qingshan opened the nearby Star Map to check. The green dots indicated the spaceship's current location, and not far in front of him, a massive celestial body almost completely occupied the map.
On that massive celestial body, its name was marked: Yanji Continent!
Near Base 026 in the Seventh Battlefield, the highest-level combat zone.
Here, it is difficult to survive without Immortal God who possess Undying Body, and even Marquis Immortal God of Undying Body and are immortal are in great danger.
Here, powerful figures who have reached the highest level of the King Rank are quite common, and occasionally even those at the Pinnacle King Rank will appear.
Lu Qingshan's goal is not the Yanji Continent; his current objective is simply to hunt down those who have been granted Marquis.
Therefore, there is absolutely no need to go to a dangerous region like the Yanji Continent. You only need to find a place to quietly hide among the star fragments surrounding the Yanji Continent.
These star fragments are also battlefields for many powerful individuals, and it is generally safe for him to avoid the appearance of King Rank.
While they're called continental fragments, that's actually quite exaggerated. For example, the continental fragment Nasus recommended has a diameter of a full trillion kilometers.
"Fragment No. 017 of the Yanji Continent, also known as Mist Island, is mostly mountainous, with many areas shrouded in mist year-round, hence the name given to it by the powerful figures from the Outer Domain Battlefield."
Before even approaching the island, red dots appeared on Lu Qingshan's large probe, which has a detection range of 1 billion kilometers.
Those represent Alien Race, and there are also some green dots, but they are few in number; those are Human Race or teammates of the Human Race Alliance.
On Mist Island, the number of Alien Race is countless times that of the Human Race Alliance.
Lu Qingshan randomly clicked on the most recent one and took a look.
An Immortal God, like a phantom shadow, was drinking and enjoying himself, completely unaware that he had fallen into the sight of others.
"This is the Starlight Race, extremely rare. They are energy life forms, born without souls, and therefore unafraid of Soul Attack!"
Information about this Alien Race also surfaced before Lu Qingshan.
"They're similar to the Moshan Clan, a lower-tier version of the Moshan Clan? This Starlight Race belongs to the Zerg faction. Indeed, the Zerg are troublesome no matter where they are."
Lu Qingshan then looked at the others.
The Kawu Race, one of the rock-based life forms, stands a full 20 meters tall, more than ten times the height of Lu Qingshan. Its body, gleaming with Golden Light, seems to be made of alloy. Even from the images, Lu Qingshan could tell that this guy was incredibly tough. If you were not strong enough and insisted on clashing with him, you might just break a few of your teeth.
The Kawu Race is also part of the Zerg faction. Although the number of Zerg Mother Emperor is small, they have a large number of subordinate races, each unique and many of them extremely difficult to deal with.
Both of them possess the strength of Early Marquis and have already condensed Undying Body. On this Mist Island, they can already be considered powerful figures.
Before coming here, Lu Qingshan had checked the information of the Alien Race powerhouses here through the Military Merit System. The strongest of them was only at the Peak Marquis.
This is the range of the detector, and it can only detect two Marquis. Judging from their positions, they should still be in a mutually supportive relationship. After all, they are on the same side, so it's normal for them to cooperate when faced with danger.
As for the Immortal God, there are many; some are lone wolves, but most have formed small teams.
Some Immortal are also fighting here with their armies.
The Demon Race, the Zerg, the Machine Race... This small Mist Island is merely a fragment of the Yanji Continent. The Immortal God of these major races are hostile to each other and secretly plot against each other, which shows just how tense the relationship between the major races in the Outer Domain Battlefield is.
On Mist Island, Lu Qingshan chose to set up camp in an area with a relatively large number of the Human Race Alliance.
He plunged into the ground, tens of thousands of kilometers underground, and created a Cultivation Space.
The Time Compass has been successfully recharged, and he no longer needs to kill to Marquis Immortal, so he naturally won't make a move easily.
" Cloud-Touching Vine, Star-Eating Grass, you two keep an eye on the house. Nasus, keep a close watch and alert me immediately if there's any danger."
Although Lu Qingshan was in almost no danger on Mist Island where there was no King-level Immortal, he was still very careful. Anything could happen on the Outer Domain Battlefield, and caution was the only way to survive longer.
After arranging everything, Lu Qingshan took out the Time Compass and many other treasures.
Before leaving the Initial Universe, he exchanged all of his points—approximately several billion—for treasures to aid his cultivation, all for this day.
The Time Compass emitted a faint white light. Lu Qingshan, with a serious expression, entered a meditative state...
In the blink of an eye, a century has passed!
(End of this chapter)