Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

Chapter 98 Universe Lord-Level Comprehension

On the planet Meteorite, there is a colossal palace filled with terrifyingly hot flames.

Ye Xingkong gently patted the Purple-Gold Illusionary Gourd at his waist, and the endless purple and black flames vanished without a trace in an instant.

"Third Prince, the psychic weapon 'Crimson Light Wheel' has been completed. What do you think?"

Ye Xingkong waved his sleeve and handed over a deep red disc with exquisite carvings and sharp edges like a knife blade.

This disc is about three meters in diameter, and its surface is covered with countless mysterious patterns, radiating endless light and heat like a crimson sun.

"This Crimson Light Wheel has a total of 123,999 blades, and its entire body is composed of Ultimate Flame Void Gold."

"If it weren't for the lack of a few rare materials... it might not be impossible to reach the level of a pseudo-heavy treasure."

Ye Xingkong had a faint smile on his face.

"Okay! Okay!"

The Third Prince stroked the exquisite patterns on the Crimson Wheel, his eyes gleaming with countless lights, as if he were caressing a young girl's soft skin, his heart filled with indescribable excitement.

In the universe, a weapon that perfectly suits one's own needs is extremely rare.

Why would those powerful figures who have been granted the title of King go to great lengths to have a weapon refiner forge a divine weapon?
Frankly speaking, having a weapon refiner forge a weapon is not much cheaper than buying it directly, and may even be more expensive.

but……

The weapons crafted by a weapon refiner must be the most suitable for themselves.

"As expected of Master Silver Serpent, his products are absolutely top-notch!"

"Don't worry, I've already transferred the payment to your account at the world's number one bank."

The Third Prince put away the Crimson Light Wheel, in a very good mood, and laughed heartily.

Ye Xingkong nodded, and then received an email from the virtual universe, and his bank account suddenly had an extra billion Hunyuan.

"As expected of the king of the barbaric kingdom's own son, he's incredibly wealthy!"

"Which ordinary newly appointed king could be as wealthy as him?"

According to Ye Xingkong's rules, if you invite him to refine weapons, you need to prepare three sets of refining materials in advance.

Regardless of success or failure, these three sets of materials will not be returned.

If successful, a labor cost equal to one-tenth of the weapon's value will also be required.

Of course, if it fails, this fee will be waived.

Ye Xingkong is already quite conscientious; other weapon refiners would only be more unscrupulous.

The psychic weapon he crafted this time, the "Crimson Light Wheel," is estimated to be worth around 10 billion Chaos Yuan, making it a top-tier weapon among King-level Immortal Divine Weapons.

"Weapon refiners really make a lot of money!"

"He made a billion Hunyuan just by casually forging a weapon."

"It's much more profitable than fighting and killing on foreign battlefields."

Ye Xingkong sighed inwardly.

In reality, the cost of refining the ten billion Chaos Yuan was only a small part; the real bulk of the cost was the remaining two sets of refining materials.

The value of these two sets of materials alone is as high as six billion Hunyuan. If two more "Crimson Light Wheels" can be refined and sold, they can easily earn two hundred billion Hunyuan.

"No wonder all the weapon refiners are rolling in money!"

Ye Xingkong chuckled.

Of course, the prerequisite for making money is a high success rate in refining.

Otherwise, you not only won't make money, but you also risk losing money.

If your weapon-forging skills aren't up to par, who would dare come to you for weapon forging?

Moreover, the training cost for weapon refiners is extremely high. Attempting to refine a King-level Immortal Divine Weapon in the virtual universe often requires millions or even tens of millions of Chaos Yuan.

Practice a dozen or so times in the virtual universe, and hundreds of millions of Hunyuan will be wasted.

Many people only see the glamorous surface of a weapon refiner, but they don't see the massive sunk costs involved in becoming one.

Ye Xingkong made money because he had a proficiency panel, which allowed him to progress very quickly in cultivating the "Primordial Spirit Refining Treasure Technique," resulting in a high success rate.

Ordinary weapon refiners cannot achieve such a high success rate.

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A few days later.

A spaceship, about 600 meters long and shaped like a sword with the logo of Virtual Universe on its surface, pierced through the thick atmosphere of Meteorite and crashed to the ground.

"Fate is truly wondrous."

"I never imagined that I would join the Virtual Universe Company in this way, and that my status would be comparable to that of an immortal king as soon as I entered."

Ye Xingkong looked at the bronze-colored F9-class spaceship in front of him, a look of emotion on his face.

The spaceship hatch opened, and a group of people flew out. The leader was a green-skinned man with skin as rough as tree bark and limbs like tree trunks.

"Master Silver Serpent".

"I am the Dust King, dispatched by the Virtual Universe Corporation to escort you to headquarters."

The Dust King wore a suit of emerald green armor, and his voice was sharp, like the friction of metal.

"Greetings, King of Grinding Dust."

Ye Xingkong smiled, and at the same time recognized that the immortal king in front of him should be from the "Deadwood Clan", a vassal race of humans.

Indeed, the human race's own kings and immortals are all extremely arrogant. They would rather fight on the battlefields beyond the realm than accept escort missions like "bodyguards".

Naturally, these escort missions were entrusted to the strongest members of the vassal tribes.

Behind King Mochen were seven other Marquis-level Immortals, all of whom were from the Drywood Clan.

After entering the spaceship, King Modus suddenly revealed a very ferocious smile.

Of course, he might have thought it was a very kind smile, but there was nothing he could do; that was how the Dryad Clan was born.

“Master Silver Serpent, even if the spaceship travels at fifty times the speed of light, it will take about two years to reach the headquarters of Virtual Universe Company.”

"The Dust King roared."

"Then I'll go cultivate first. Call me when we're almost at headquarters."

Ye Xingkong remained calm and turned to walk into a cultivation room.

King Mochen was somewhat disappointed upon seeing this.

I had originally planned to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with this newly appointed weapon-forging master so that I could get a cheaper price when I asked him to forge weapons in the future.

Unfortunately, this Silver Serpent Master didn't give him that chance at all!
"Ugh~ Chief, these humans are really disrespecting my Drywood Clan!"

"That's right. The chieftain is at least a King-level Immortal, how dare this mere ordinary Immortal be so rude?"

"If this were a battlefield outside the region, I could kill this kind of trash with a single strike!"

Several Marquis-level Immortals from the Drywood Clan spoke indignantly.

"Shut up! You idiot!"

King Mochen frowned, roared, and said coldly, "It's fine if you say such things to me today, but if human experts hear them in the future, even I won't be able to protect you! It might even implicate your entire race."

The oppressive aura of a King-level Immortal was released, causing several Marquis-level Immortals of the Drywood Clan to tremble involuntarily.

They looked astonished and were deeply shocked.

For countless millennia, these nobles of the withered wood clan had never witnessed the Dust King so enraged towards a powerful member of his own clan.

Indeed, they are merely granted the title of Marquis and are far too short-sighted to have grasped the true power of the human race.

They only knew that the human race was one of the six supreme races in the universe, but they did not know why humans could become a supreme race.

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Virtual Universe's spaceships maintain a speed of 50 times the speed of light in the dark universe.

Ye Xingkong sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, his expression very calm.

His greatest breakthrough in the past three hundred years was that he finally reached the second level of the "Primordial Soul Refining Method".

This elevated Ye Xingkong's comprehension and will to the level of "Lord of the Universe".

The Lord of the Universe—how terrifying is that?
The entire human race has produced only a dozen or so Universe Lords. Even for unparalleled geniuses like Cody and the Fiery Venerable, who are hailed as once-in-ten-millions-of-epochs-years in the human race, the chance of becoming a Universe Lord is extremely slim.

"Only now do I truly deserve to reach the pinnacle of this universe!"

Ye Xingkong sighed softly.

Comprehension and willpower are fundamental; once a breakthrough is achieved, it triggers many chain reactions.

The most obvious change is that Ye Xingkong's efficiency in cultivating various secret manuals and comprehending the fundamental laws of the universe has improved significantly.

……

[Hongmeng Body Refining Technique: 82/100 (First Level)]

[Primordial Soul Refining Technique: 2/1000 (Second Level)]

[Hongmeng Body Refining Method: 91/100 (First Level)]

[Primordial Spirit Refining Treasure Technique: Third Level (3000/10000)]

[Golden Soul Technique: Second Level (2000/10000)]

[Space Law: 13000/100000]

……

"After I go to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company this time, I will focus on comprehending the laws."

"Laws are the foundation. I am still somewhat weak in the laws of space. I am equivalent to the fifteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven, and I have only just reached the level of Marquis Immortal."

"Whether you create your own secret techniques or pursue the path of weapon crafting, you need a relatively profound foundation in the laws of nature."

"My understanding of the laws at the Marquis level is still lagging behind."

Ye Xingkong sighed softly.

Of course, the slow progress of the law is also related to the fact that he has spent most of his energy on the "Primordial Spirit Refining Treasure Technique" and the "Primordial Body Refining Method" over the past three hundred years.

The Primordial Body Refining Technique... is only one step away from the second level.

Once the breakthrough is achieved, whether it is the Five Elements Avatar or the original body, the level of life genes will reach one hundred times!
"Alright, let's go into the virtual universe and take a look first."

Ye Xingkong separated a wisp of his consciousness and linked it into the virtual universe.

Since he chose to join the Virtual Universe Company, he has been granted special privileges, allowing him to directly teleport to the headquarters plane of the Virtual Universe Company.

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Virtual headquarters plane.

This is a suspended mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, even larger than an ordinary star in reality, surrounded by endless electric snakes.

A figure suddenly appeared on a blue stone path on the mountain peak; it was Ye Xingkong.

"Is this the legendary Thunder Island?"

"A gathering place for the true powerhouses of Virtual Universe Company!"

Ye Xingkong looked up and saw an incredibly majestic mountain range in the center of Thunder Island, seemingly shrouded in endless clouds and mist.

Through layers of mist, the outlines of magnificent palaces can be seen faintly.

There resides the true high-ranking members of the Virtual Universe Company, the Cosmic Venerable!
"You are the Silver Serpent?"

At that moment, a clear and dreamlike voice rang out.

A female immortal queen slowly walked up. Behind her were a pair of hazy wings, her body was semi-transparent, and she wore a suit of armor as thin as gauze. Her eyes, as deep as the sea, were fixed on Ye Xingkong.

"you are?"

Ye Xingkong looked at the stunningly beautiful woman before him, a look of confusion on his face.

“My name is Qinghuan Wang, and I am your guide.”

A smile appeared on Qinghuan Wang's beautiful face.

"Come with me."

Qinghuan Wang looked at Ye Xingkong with a smile, his eyes, as clear as lake water, seemed to have a life of their own.

Ye Xingkong followed Qinghuan Wang, curiously observing everything around him.

"Thunder Island, also known as Immortal Island, is home to all the Immortals and above from my Virtual Universe Company."

"Silver Serpent, you were granted the authority to be crowned king as soon as you entered the Virtual Universe Company. This is extremely rare, given the vast number of eras that have been passed down through the ages."

Qinghuan King looked at Ye Xingkong with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"I just have some talent in weapon crafting."

Ye Xingkong said in a very low-key manner.

Thunder Island is divided into three main areas: the foot of the mountain, the middle of the mountain, and the top of the mountain.

"At the foot of the mountain is where the immortals gather, on the mountainside are the cosmic venerables, and as for the summit... that is the true highest level of the Virtual Universe Company."

Qinghuan King turned to look at Ye Xingkong and smiled, "Your status is equivalent to that of a king, so you can build a palace near the mountainside. In short, the closer you are to the summit, the higher your status."

"How many immortals and how many venerable ones are there on this Thunder Island?"

Ye Xingkong couldn't help but ask.

"secret."

The Azure Illusion King chuckled and said, "Perhaps only the true elites of my human race are qualified to know."

Ye Xingkong nodded and then asked no more questions.

"There are actually many benefits to joining Virtual Universe Company."

"The biggest advantage is that you can exchange items in the treasure vault. Silver Serpent, believe me, the treasures in the vault will definitely exceed your imagination."

"For us weapon refiners, there are many rare weapon refining materials inside that can drive people crazy."

A faint smile appeared on Qinghuan Wang's lips as he introduced a lot of information about the Virtual Universe Company.

"Huh, us?"

Ye Xingkong looked at Qinghuan King with slight surprise.

"You don't think you're the only weapon refiner, do you?"

"In our Virtual Universe Company, there are naturally many weapon-refining masters... All weapon refiners belong to the weapon-refining department."

The Azure Illusion King smiled, pursing his lips.

As a behemoth, Virtual Universe Corporation naturally has a variety of departments.

The most common departments are the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of War.

In addition, there are intelligence departments, weapon crafting departments, medicine departments, and so on.

Among these, the intelligence department is the most powerful department in Virtual Universe Company.

Of course, due to the special nature of the weapon refiner profession, the weapon refining department also holds a very high status, and generally, powerful people dare not offend them easily.

"Let's go, the Venerable One wishes to see you in person."

Qinghuan Wang smiled faintly.

"Venerable One, which Venerable One is it?"

Ye Xingkong was slightly startled, not expecting that on his first day at the Virtual Universe Company, he would be received by a figure like the Universe Venerable.

“Venerable Youhuo, he is the third-in-command of our weapon-refining department, a master weapon refiner capable of crafting supreme treasures.”

"You were able to join my Virtual Universe Company so easily, thanks in no small part to Venerable Youhuo's efforts."

"The Azure Illusion King said with a smile."

"They can actually refine supreme treasures..."

Ye Xingkong was also somewhat surprised.

It seems that Virtual Universe Company is indeed full of hidden talents, including some true masters of weapon crafting in the universe. Compared to them, I am really nothing.

(End of this chapter)