Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 107 The Master of the Ink Tablet
In the dark universe, a pitch-black, triangular spaceship was traveling at a speed a hundred times faster than light, heading straight for the Northern Branch of the Virtual Universe Company.

This time, Yu Duan was going to cause trouble for a group of immortal gods, so the cosmic venerables in charge of discussing this matter arranged for more than one immortal god at the King level to assist him in order to ensure his safety.

These cosmic venerables could not possibly know that Yu Duan possessed an avatar, so their arrangements for Yu Duan naturally required even greater caution.

……

Virtual universe, Sky Island.

This island is the headquarters of the North Star branch of Virtual Universe Corporation.

"special envoy!"

"..."

"I have met His Highness!"

Yu Duan walked through a magnificent palace, where many realm lords and immortals paid their respects.

At this moment, a figure engulfed in flames rushed forward.

"Your Highness!"

This figure is one of the three department heads of the Northern Branch of the Virtual Universe Company, known as Firefly, a powerful expert at the peak of the Marquis level.

"Lord Firefly," Yu Duan nodded in response.

Firefly Marquis smiled warmly: "Your Highness, the nine elders of the Nobus tribe are awaiting your orders."

The Nobus are a vassal race of the human race.

The race has only one Cosmic Venerable, making it a relatively weak existence among the many vassal races.

"Alright, let me meet with the elders of the Nobus tribe first."

Yu nodded, and then, led by Firefly Lord, arrived at a magnificent ice palace.

At this moment, nine figures with extremely cold auras were already waiting at the round table inside the palace.

These nine people had appearances that were clearly different from those of humans. Although their physiques were similar to those of humans, their bodies were covered in ice crystals, with hundreds of strands of ice and snow forming braids, and they had only one eye.

As Yu Duan entered the main hall, the nine powerful members of the Nobus clan quickly stood up.

"Elder Norscheng of the Norbus tribe, along with his entourage, pays respects to His Highness Yu Duan!"

The leader, Norschen, was the strongest among the immortal gods of the Norbus race, a being at the pinnacle of the King level.

As for the remaining eight powerful members of the Nobus clan, each of them was an immortal at the King level.

The virtual universe specifically arranged for nine powerful individuals from vassal clans who had no connection with the Northern Ming Universe, in order to avoid some unnecessary trouble.

Furthermore, the Norbus race is a soulless race, and it is impossible for them to be enslaved by the souls of other races, so their loyalty is relatively reliable.

"There's no need for formalities, everyone. We will need your assistance for the tasks ahead."

Yu Duan's attitude was very warm, without the arrogance of a genius or the haughtiness towards weaker races.

This greatly increased the favorability of the nine king-level powerhouses of the Nobus clan towards Duan.

Before they set off this time, the strongest member of the Nobus tribe, the only Cosmic Venerable in the entire tribe, repeatedly gave them instructions.

Whatever requests His Highness may have, they must be fulfilled.

Furthermore, if faced with a life-threatening situation, anyone can die, but His Highness cannot die.

Therefore, before these nine powerful Nobus clan kings arrived, they were all worried that Yu Duan would be difficult to serve.

"Your Highness, the Virtual Universe Company has provided us with the following operational plan this time..."

The leader, King Limit Nors, quickly shared the detailed action plan with Yu Duan.

After explaining everything, North's one eye lit up with enthusiasm: "Does Your Highness have any other instructions?"

Yu Duan nodded and smiled, "I have no objections. We will strictly follow the company's plan."

"Yes, Your Highness." North bowed slightly.

Next, several powerful members of the Nobus tribe discussed some details with Yu Duan and finalized some important points.

……

In the blink of an eye, about a month has passed.

Tianyue Star, a star system directly under the jurisdiction of the Beiming Universe Kingdom.

Yu Duan's spaceship slowly landed in the docking port. Its entire body was a deep, dark black, and the solidified law patterns on it emitted strong law fluctuations.

At this moment, the nine powerful kings of the Nobus clan had already gathered in the docking area to wait.

"This is... a spaceship forged by the Black-Veined Gold Mother!"

An immortal king of the Nobus race looked at Yu Duan's spaceship with some astonishment.

Black-veined gold mother-of-pearl, as the top-grade F9 metal, is far more valuable than ordinary F9 metals such as red mixed copper mother-of-pearl and tungsten flame stone mother-of-pearl.

Based on the size of Yu Duan's spacecraft, the material costs alone could not be less than 2000 million mixed units.

More than 90% of those who have achieved the rank of Marquis and Immortal are unable to afford a spaceship of this level.

"Wow!"

The spaceship's hatch opened, and Yu Duan's figure flew out, followed by Tu Yu, the commander of the guard.

"I have met His Highness!"

The nine powerful kings of the Nobus clan bowed slightly in greeting.

Yu Duan returned the greeting with a smile and said, "Nine elders, let's set off now and not waste any time."

"Um... I'll do as Your Highness says."

North, who was in charge, was somewhat unaccustomed to Duan's decisive and efficient personality.

However, the more cheerful Yu Duan was, the easier it was for them to carry out their mission.

...After Yu Duan and the nine immortal kings of the Nobus clan reunited, this 'strolling' mission began.

The first stop was a branch of the Jinwu Empire, under the jurisdiction of the Northern Ming Universe Kingdom.

According to intelligence from Virtual Universe Company, the head of the Jinwu Empire branch committed serious dereliction of duty by illegally recruiting several members of the Jinwu Empire royal family who lacked talent into an elite training camp.

Traveling at a speed a hundred times faster than light in the dark universe, it took Yu Duan's spaceship about eight days to reach the company's branch building in the Jinwu Empire.

A moment later, on the top floor of the company's branch building.

Yu Duan sat upright in the main seat, with Tu Yu and the nine powerful kings of the Nobus clan standing on either side.

"Your Highness, I...I am guilty!"

The head of the Jinwu branch, an Immortal Army Master, knelt trembling on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all.

Even without releasing their full power, the mere aura emanating from these immortal kings caused cracks to appear in the space-time around them.

The sheer power of that aura was enough to overwhelm the space, something no ordinary King-level expert could achieve.

This time, Venerable Nobus directly dispatched his nine most powerful immortal gods, maximizing his power.

“Very well, according to company regulations, I sentence you to... dismissal and imprisonment for 100 epochs.”

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness! Thank you for your kindness!"

Upon hearing that he was to be imprisoned for a million years, this immortal deity was unusually grateful and knelt down to Yu Duan.

Because this is already the lightest punishment.

Immortal gods who commit crimes will be imprisoned for at least 100 epochs, then for 1000 epochs, 1 epochs, and finally for eternity.

After the judgment is completed, the ruler of Beiming will dispatch his divine generals to personally escort this immortal deity to the Star Prison for punishment.

The Star Prison is not a series of cells, but rather a series of extremely harsh cosmic secret realms where it is easy to enter but difficult to leave.

On the same day, after the handover was successfully completed, Yu Duan's spacecraft took off again, heading straight for the second stop.

……

Three days after the head of the Jinwu Empire Company's branch was dismissed.

Deep within the desolate starry sky of the Northern Miasma Universe Kingdom.

"Master, the latest intelligence indicates that NO.1 seems to have started a Domain Lord-level points mission, but it appears that a King-level expert is protecting him."

Inside the temple within the divine realm, an immortal deity hurriedly bowed and reported to the Time-Space Nightmare Beast avatar on the temple.

"It's normal to have a powerful king protecting you; it would be strange if you didn't."

The Time-Space Nightmare Beast avatar grinned and said, "You must not act rashly. Await my command."

After the immortal god departed, the Time Nightmare Beast relayed this news to its clan.

This divine kingdom is merely an intelligence hub for the demon race within the Northern Ming Universe Kingdom. Its power is limited, making it impossible for it to detect Yu Duan's movements.

The only hope of finding out about Yu Duan is through the highest-ranking spy hidden within the human race.

……

On the 26th day of the wandering mission, Yu Duan dealt with the third derelict immortal.

On the 34th day of the wandering mission, Yu Duan dealt with the fourth dereliction of duty by the immortal.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed.

Yu Duan's spaceship traveled around the territory of most of the Northern Ming Universe Kingdom, making surprise visits to 42 branches of medium-sized universe companies, and also dealing with 42 immortal gods.

One of them is almost certainly a spy controlled by the demon race through soul manipulation.

Therefore, a lot of information and intelligence about the end was successfully transmitted to the highest intelligence department of the demon race.

……

In the virtual world set up within the demon race.

The endless river surges on, and the vast continents appear as tiny reefs in its midst.

On one of the islands, strange beasts with three tails, scaly bodies, and triangular heads roam freely.

"Look, it's a foreign race!"

"That's the Crescent Moon Venerable from within the alliance, a cosmic overlord. Be polite to him."

"Hmph, what's there to be polite about? Before the great Lord of the Universe, you are nothing."

These strange beasts secretly communicated with each other, staring at the slender figure with a crescent moon-shaped ornament behind her head.

A moment later, the figure of the Crescent Moon Venerable arrived in front of a magnificent temple.

The temple doors were wide open, and two guards stood on either side of the doors, watching the Crescent Moon Venerable enter the temple without offering any obstruction.

Upon entering the temple, the Crescent Moon Venerable immediately bowed to the figure above the temple.

"Crescent Moon of the Star-Eating Clan pays respects to the great Lord of the Ink Tablet!" Venerable Crescent Moon hurriedly bowed, his voice clear and melodious.

A somewhat shrill voice rang out: "Crescent Moon, I remember you have the ability to create clones and are skilled in the art of soul control."

"Yes, great master of the Ink Tablet!" the slender figure quickly bowed and said.

"Very good. This time, there is a task that requires your clone to carry out. If successful, I will bestow upon you a domain-level treasure."

"Even if you fail, you can still obtain a supreme weapon."

"At the same time, the Alliance will compensate you tenfold for all the losses you suffered in this operation!"

Deep within the main hall, an even more majestic and strange beast opened its eyes and stared at the Crescent Moon Venerable.

In an instant, an immense pressure was applied to this cosmic overlord.

The Lord of the Ink Tablet is a true ancestor among the demon race. Most universe lords are not as old as him. He is a being from the same era as the two great demon ancestors.

(End of this chapter)