Becoming the Lord God from Devouring

Chapter 135 Shakes the Golden Mist Universe

Emperor Star - Ice and Snow Manor

Wu Hao finished his cultivation and then walked out of the cultivation room, leaving behind only a golden-horned behemoth of the ninth rank of the Stellar level.

This golden-horned behemoth clone was recognized by the laws and also inherited the golden-horned behemoth race's legacy in the memories of its brain.

Even more remarkably, the Golden Horned Beast's bloodline seems to possess the same talent for creating clones.

Perhaps because the clone talent that Wu Hao exchanged was an improved version of the main god's, the Golden Horned Beast clone and the clone talent that Wu Hao exchanged in the main god's space are fundamentally different. This also allowed him to obtain two completely different clone talents under the recognition of the laws of devouring the universe.

He had a vague guess in the dark that the clone talent exchanged in the Main God Space did not have an upper limit on the gene multiplier for nurturing life, while the clone talent of the Golden Horned Beast clone had an upper limit on the gene multiplier.

This moment made Wu Hao realize the preciousness of the improved version of the God. Perhaps his development and use of the God Space was less than one percent of the God's own.

"Wu Hao, you've finally come out. Hurry up and go, your reception is about to begin. That Marquis outside has come over to ask questions several times." The Dark King spread his wings, seemingly ready to take flight at any moment.

"Which title?" Wu Hao asked the Dark Demon King while fixing his hair.

The Dark King rolled his eyes at Wu Hao and said, "Besides that barbarian, who else could it be? Everyone else can't even stand up straight when they see me, how could they possibly come several times?"

"Oh!" Wu Hao took one last look in the mirror, then said with a sense of self-satisfaction, "Let's go then. I wonder how many gifts the nobles of the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom will give me."

"Tch!" The Dark Demon King rolled his eyes at Wu Hao. "If you want to receive gifts, why don't you choose one of those super-rich universe kingdoms? For example, the Savage Universe Kingdom is a universe kingdom where the Barbarian Clan and the Wild God Clan are the royal families. There are as many as seven or eight hundred officially enfeoffed marquises in this kingdom. As the most talented person in billions of years of human history, as long as you go there to take up a post, your status will at least reach the level of a king."

"There's also the Hanyu Universe Kingdom, where the Hanyu Clan resides. Although it's not as powerful as the Savage Universe Kingdom, it still has five or six hundred marquises. You could even go to a few other universe kingdoms that have produced people from the upper echelons of humanity and receive gifts to raise your status to the level of a king. But you've chosen to come to the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, which is even weaker than your home Qianwu Universe Kingdom. The ruler of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, Venerable Jinlan, is even weaker than Venerable Qianwu. How many gifts can the marquises of his country give you?"

Wu Hao listened to the Dark King's words, but he did not feel any regret. Money is just a means to achieve one's goals, not the goals themselves.

He came to the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom to expand the territory of humankind on Earth. Incidentally, he also wanted to manage the Earthlings and increase the number of bloodlines of those few reincarnated families who had exchanged bloodlines to a certain extent, thereby accelerating human evolution.

"Ahem!" Wu Hao coughed twice and said, "Brother, stop talking. We're about to enter the banquet hall. If people hear that I'm here to collect money, it won't sound good!"

The Dark King rolled his eyes, then shut his mouth and stopped talking. The two of them quietly entered the banquet hall.

At this moment, in the banquet hall of Ice and Snow Manor, Marquis Manxing, Marquis Youyin, and Marquis Leimang are raising their glasses with every king and noble who has come to the banquet hall, celebrating the arrival of the inspector of the Virtual Universe Company.

As one of the five major forces of humanity, the Virtual Universe Corporation is a behemoth that controls the virtual universe, finance, industry, military, and law. It is closely related to the lives of almost every cosmic being.

When someone like Wu Hao came to the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, almost every king and noble of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom brought their young family members to attend the banquet.

At this moment, Emperor Star was filled with almost all the middle-level members of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom. More than 500 of the 800 kings and marquises were present, each with a smile on their face, ready to welcome Wu Hao's arrival.

Suddenly, Wu Hao walked out of the backyard of the Ice and Snow Manor, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

As the powerful figure present, Marquis Manxing, with the other two giants in his grasp, stepped out of the crowd without hesitation.

He approached Wu Hao, first respectfully bowing to the Dark Demon King, then took Wu Hao's hand and introduced him to the crowd: "Esteemed kings and nobles of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, welcome to the inauguration banquet of Wu Hao, Inspector of our Virtual Universe Company. This gentleman beside me is Wu Hao, Inspector of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom branch of the Virtual Universe Company, who is hailed as a genius of billions of epochs!"

"Whoosh!" All eyes turned to him, and there stood an ordinary-looking young man, exuding an aura of harmlessness and purity that made people want to get close to him and feel good about him.

"Is this... some kind of illusion?" a Marquis-level immortal muttered to himself, then shook his head a few times, but still couldn't help feeling close to the other party, as if subconsciously feeling that the other party wasn't a bad person. "Strange, why do I have this feeling!"

This idea not only resonated in the mind of this immortal marquis, but also arose in the minds of many other marquises.

Looking at the expressions of the many who had been granted titles, Marquis Manxing couldn't help but sigh. When he first saw Wu Hao with his own eyes, he was also shocked by the other party's gentle and holy feeling. He thought that the other party was casting an illusion on him. Later, he realized that it was not an illusion, but a talent from his bloodline, a pure and otherworldly biological temperament.

"Clap clap clap!" A king reacted and immediately took the initiative to applaud Wu Hao. As a human race, clapping with both hands is something that every creature that recognizes itself as human can do. Therefore, this is a courtesy that is universal to all mankind.

The other princes and nobles also applauded, and the entire scene was filled with celebratory cheers.

Wu Hao returned the greetings to everyone, looking at each of the kings and nobles who had arrived, memorizing their faces one by one.

Then, the Barbarian Star King looked at Wu Hao, and then at the Dark Demon King behind Wu Hao, as if asking whether he should introduce this King to everyone.

Wu Hao shook his head. It was against the rules for the Dark Demon King to protect him, and it was not appropriate to expose it to everyone. Otherwise, the other geniuses would definitely be jealous of him.

We're all geniuses from the original secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company, so why do you get protection from kings when you go out, while I'm just a marquis-level bodyguard? And those genius clansmen who were assassinated by alien races will secretly harbor resentment towards Wu Hao.

Even if they don't say it outright, they will secretly target the geniuses of the Earthling lineage behind the scenes in the future.

Upon seeing Wu Hao shake his head, the Barbarian Star King immediately arranged for Wu Hao to take a seat, and the banquet began. As the new official of the Virtual Universe Company, he certainly needed to get to know the families and forces he was cooperating with.

However, being of a higher status, he did not need to visit them one by one. Instead, the young people brought to the banquet by his collaborators were introduced to Wu Hao.

Xiong Ba comes from a race called the Wild Bear Clan. The average height of the Wild Bear Clan is about 4 meters. They are strong and robust and are the race in the Jinlan Universe Kingdom that specializes in martial arts. Xiong Ba is the youngest and most powerful genius of the Wild Bear Clan.

Years ago, when he reached the Stellar level, he missed the pinnacle genius competition held by the Virtual Universe Company, but he had the opportunity to become a disciple of an immortal who had been granted the title of Marquis. However, he believed that his level was absolutely no less than that of those who participated in the pinnacle genius competition at the same time.

Now, ten thousand years later, a member of the Peak Genius Battle of a virtual universe company appears before him, making him excited and eager to fight.

In ten thousand years, he rose from the planetary level to the domain lord level, and his reputation has spread far and wide throughout the genius circle of the entire Golden Mist Universe Kingdom. He is the undisputed number one among his peers.

At the level of a Domain Lord, apart from a few old fogies who haven't yet advanced to become Domain Lords, almost no one can rival him.

But the introduction that Barbarian Star Marquis gave to Wu Hao just now undoubtedly aroused his interest in fighting. A genius of billions of epochs, and an opponent of the same level as him, who could resist challenging him?

When his master, Bo Wanghou, stepped forward to try and communicate with Wu Hao, Xiong Ba immediately became full of fighting spirit, his eyes filled with provocation: "Your Highness Wu Hao, everyone says you are a genius of billions of epochs, but I, Xiong Ba, don't believe it. I challenge you. Do you dare to fight me?"

"Clatter!" The banquet hall was momentarily frozen in shock. After a series of clattering sounds from the tables and chairs, everyone looked at Xiong Ba with strange expressions, as if they were looking at a fool.

Bo Wanghou's face turned pale. He knew that his disciple was very reckless, but his strength was indeed a source of pride for him.

Before coming, he repeatedly warned him not to cause any trouble at the banquet, but what exactly was Xiong Ba doing, provoking a genius from the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, a genius at the pinnacle of all humanity?
Who gave him the courage? Didn't he see that even the dignified Marquis Bowang was humbly trying to please the other party?

"Insolence!" Marquis Bowang was furious and almost instinctively slapped Xiong Ba, wanting to kill this traitor on the spot.

An angry attack from someone who barely achieved the title of Immortal Marquis, even without using their full strength, possessed the power of nearly a hundred World Lords. It was almost a foregone conclusion that they would kill a Ninth-Rank Domain Lord.

However, his hand remained there, as if stopped by something, and he couldn't bring himself to slap her anymore.

It was Wu Hao who stopped him. Wu Hao activated the seventh level of Divine Light Flow, using the force of nearly ten thousand superimposed time to barely block the casual attack of the Immortal Marquis.

"Hahaha!" Wu Hao laughed heartily, then released his hand that was controlling Bo Wanghou. "Your disciple is really interesting. Ever since I became a genius of the Primal Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company, no one of my level has dared to challenge me, especially considering the huge gap between our statuses!"

"Xiong Ba, you're quite good! You have the courage to defy authority!" Wu Hao praised him, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Xiong Ba remained silent. From the moment he blocked his master Bo Wanghou's attack, he had already clearly seen the vast difference between himself and his opponent, as if they were worlds apart.

Wu Hao's gaze grew colder. What day was it? Today was his inauguration banquet as the Inspector. No matter the reason for the provocation, Wu Hao would regard it as a covert test by his opponent.

He only spent thirty years cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City, the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, and yet he has already eagerly advanced to the Domain Lord level. Is someone secretly testing him, trying to gauge his strength? Reaching the eighth level of the Heavenly Bridge—doesn't that prove something?

"But you shouldn't have chosen this time and this place to challenge me! Get out!"

Wu Hao didn't even use his full strength; he simply relied on his understanding of the laws of light to shoot out a pure laser beam that cleaved Xiong Ba, who had just launched the challenge, in two.

Of course, he used a horizontal cut, not a vertical cut.

"Today is my joyous day of taking office, so I won't hold your challenge against me against you!" Wu Hao coldly stared at Bo Wanghou. "Take your disciple away and see if he's a spy or agent of the alien race, plotting against me!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Marquis Bowang looked at Xiong Ba with murderous eyes. He had never hated anyone so much in his life, especially someone who had once been the apple of his eye.

After the farce ended, all the princes and nobles resumed their lively activities. Everyone still came forward to toast and drink with me, but the initial disdain was gone, and everyone respectfully addressed me as "Your Highness."

The domain lord blocked a Marquis's attack, and even a casual attack from a barely qualified Marquis was enough to shock all the kings and marquises present.

Many kings and nobles in the universe kingdoms are merely titles bestowed by the kingdoms; their true strength is certainly not as valuable as the titles bestowed by the five major organizations.

After the banquet, Wu Hao became famous throughout the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom. Everyone knew that a genius from the Virtual Universe Company, a genius of billions of epochs, had come to the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom.

After the banquet, Wu Hao carefully reviewed the gift list and asked the angel to analyze and quote prices.

"You, Qingxuan Marquis, actually brought a gift worth only 5 Hunyuan! Do you really think my blade is useless?! Damn it, this Lancang Marquis is even more shameless, daring to come here with a gift worth only 2 Hunyuan!"

"This Marquis Lantu is quite a heavyweight. He actually came here with such a shameless attitude, without even bringing a gift. I'll write this down for you. I'll thoroughly investigate the businesses of his family and organizations!"

The Dark King looked at Wu Hao speechlessly. If he really wanted to be so concerned about money and resources, why didn't he establish standards for everyone's gift-giving beforehand? Now that the banquet is over, he's making a fuss about everyone's little notebooks.

Wu Hao was furious. He thought his name would be renowned throughout the Golden Orchid Universe. But to his surprise, as a genius selected from within the Virtual Universe Company, most people didn't even know him, let alone offer him an exorbitantly priced gift.

The total value of the gifts, when combined, amounted to 210 million Hunyuan, with the bulk coming from the Snake-Man Immortal who did not come to greet him, the Youyin Marquis, the head of the business department of the Virtual Universe Company of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom.

He alone contributed 40 Chaos Units as a gift, truly befitting a giant in the Department of Commerce, his generosity is undeniable.

Wu Hao secretly made a note of the other person's actions. This person had given too many gifts, which definitely indicated something was wrong with him and that he was likely a compulsive embezzler.

He needs to pay attention to the other party's problems early on to prevent them from becoming part of his mental and physical trials.

(End of this chapter)