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Chapter 166 Target: Killing Wu Yuyi

Upon hearing the words of the Giant Axe Founder, the Chaos City Lord nodded slightly.

"Very well, with Shen Mu's current strength, he is qualified to make decisions on important clan matters."

Generally speaking, in such negotiations between different groups, only the founder of the Giant Axe and the Lord of Chaos City are qualified to make decisions within the entire human race.

If negotiations involve top-tier clans, the decision rests with the founder of the Giant Axe. As for other top-tier forces or powerful clans, the Lord of Chaos City can make his own decisions.

Seeing Shen Mu standing in the center of the crowd, the Chaos City Lord did not disturb him further.

The banquet lasted for three days. After the banquet ended, the five top powers of the human race issued an announcement: Lord Shen Mu of Hunyuan was appointed as the sixteenth Universe Lord of the human race.

Of course, this is only on the surface the sixteen universe lords; in reality, Shen Mu is the nineteenth universe lord of the human race.

……

Virtual universe, temple of chaos.

"It turns out the group intended for me to make the decision."

After listening to the words of the Chaos City Lord, Shen Mu nodded slightly and then pondered for a moment.

"The Radiant Lord of the Crystal Clan demands a supreme treasure, or a top-tier palace or domain-type treasure, as ransom."

"Let's refer to the same situation regarding the ransom for the Lord of the Lion."

As soon as Shen Mu finished speaking, the Lord of Chaos City nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, this price is just right."

Although the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan are the weakest among the six top clans, and each clan has fewer than ten universe masters, they could still be squeezed out if they really wanted to.

But there's no need for that. If we really provoke the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan, joining forces with the Demon Clan would be a losing proposition.

"As for the lord of the Thorn Ring Alliance, let the clan handle it. I don't think the Thorn Ring Alliance will offer too high a price."

The Thorn Ring Alliance was ultimately just a loose alliance of multiple races banding together for mutual support; no one was willing to pay too high a price for a foreign cosmic ruler.

The real highlight, however, is the suppression of the two cosmic lords of the demon race.

Even for the Lord of Sirius, the ransom would require at least three top-tier special treasures.

This special category of treasures basically includes souls, palaces, realms, and other treasures with extraordinary functions.

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly and said, "It probably won't be easy to get three special-type top-tier treasures from the demon race."

If the Lord of Catfish were to be exchanged for three special-type top-tier treasures, the demon race would probably not hesitate.

After all, the potential of the Catfish Lord has not been exhausted. In the long years to come, it is very likely that he will truly grow into a fifth-order universe lord.

With the help of the Catfish Lord's unique combat clone ability, he will surely become a top-tier fifth-order figure.

"We'll ask for the sky, but we'll negotiate the price down. And we're sticking to the price for three top-tier special treasures. The demon race will have to pay whether they want to or not."

Shen Mu was not joking; the value of any universe lord, even the weakest one, cannot be simply measured by the term "treasure."

"It's difficult. After all, the demon race knows that unless we really intend to fight them, we can't do anything to these two universe lords."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "The Lord of Catfish still needs to be suppressed. As for the ransom for the Lord of Sirius, we can continue to discuss it."

At this point, Shen Mu said with some regret, "It's a pity that we didn't encounter the Cosmic Lord of the Mechanical Race this time. The Mechanical Race has a treasure that I want."

The treasure that Shen Mu desired was naturally the pair of wings in the hands of the Mechanical Race's Venerable Tianyang, known as the Flowing Light Wings.

Although these radiant wings appear to be just ordinary treasures, they are actually incomplete parts of an Eternal True God-level treasure.

Luo Feng's Wu-killing wings are also one of the components of this treasure.

Shen Mu doesn't have to compete with Luo Feng for opportunities like the Star Tower, which are crucial to Luo Feng's growth.

However, this greatly diminishes the importance of the Wu-killing wings. Anyway, if Luo Feng wanted to collect them all, it would take who knows how long, so it would be better for Shen Mu to keep them.

"Master Uncle, what is the current state of our clan's diplomatic relations in the Cosmic Sea? Do we have any allies or mortal enemies?"

When Shen Mu suddenly asked about the forces in the Cosmic Sea, the Lord of Chaos City was somewhat surprised, but he did not hide it.

"We can't really call ourselves allies or mortal enemies. We are primitive cosmic life forms, and our relationship with those cosmic sea forces is mainly based on interests. Sometimes we join forces, and sometimes we confront each other head-on."

Shen Mu nodded slightly upon hearing this, indicating that the relationship between the human race and the Cosmic Sea Holy Land was not currently hostile.

There were transactions taking place at least before the emergence of ancient civilizations.

As a time traveler, Shen Mu knew exactly where the six pairs of wings of the Wu Yu Yi were located.

The others are fine, but the main problem is that three pairs of wings are in the hands of the Purple Moon Holy Land, one of the two great holy lands of the Cosmic Sea.

However, at this point in time, the Purple Moon Holy Land should not yet be aware of the true value of this treasure.

In the original story, if Luo Feng hadn't exposed the value of this treasure through his own shady actions, the Purple Moon Holy Land would never have discovered the actual situation.

If you act in advance, it's not impossible to obtain the three pairs of winged treasures from the Purple Moon Holy Land, which will save you a lot of trouble later.

"It won't be easy to gather all the wings for the assassination of Wu; it will require careful planning."

"As for now, let's get our hands on those two pairs of wings from the primordial universe first."

……

Time flies, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, many treasures have emerged on the original planet, among which the most important is the emergence of the black divine sword, a component of the Sword River Luo set.

Whenever the Sword River Divine Sword appears, the human race will come to negotiate to exchange it.

Generally speaking, the price paid is for a high-quality treasure of exceptional value.

Virtual universe, Thunder Island dimension.

On the mountainside of the Gods Mountain, countless magnificent and luxurious palaces stand in a well-organized manner.

In front of the palace of the newly promoted Venerable Zhenyan, several figures gathered and chatted, with various rare delicacies and exotic divine wines laid out on the table in front of them.

"A few days ago, a top-tier treasure appeared on the Primordial Star called the Heavenly Flowing Sail. Have you heard about it?"

A werewolf with blue fur all over his body looked at his companions around him and chatted casually.

Upon hearing the werewolf venerable's words, another burly, triangular-headed venerable, Niu Zhou venerable, nodded repeatedly.

"Of course, my friend was there at the time. It is said that a total of five universe lords and more than thirty universe overlords gathered there. It was no less than the commotion caused when Jianhe Luo was born."

"Niu Zhou, you have friends here again? In the battle when Jian He Luo was born, Lord Hunyuan suppressed four universe lords. How can this be compared?" Venerable Zhenyan looked at Venerable Niu Zhou with a suspicious expression.

"Exactly, Niu Zhou, you just spout nonsense all day long. The emergence of Jian He Luo caused such a huge stir; it's not even on the same level!"

"Leaving aside the outcome of battles between those great beings at the level of universe lords, when Jianhe Luo was born, the Yan Emperor went berserk, slaughtering countless universe venerables. Can that commotion even compare?"

"I was lucky enough to be there when Jianhe Luo was born. If Lord Hunyuan hadn't personally taken us into the Ice Mountain Palace for protection, we would probably still be waiting in line to be resurrected."

The Venerable Niu Zhou sneered smugly, "See? Your information is outdated. Now that the Heavenly Flowing Sail has appeared, guess who this treasure has fallen into?"

"Who is it?"

"It must be one of the top powers. Ordinary powers usually can't compete with top powers for such a top-tier treasure."

"You're wrong!"

The Venerable Niu Zhou downed the wine in his cup in one gulp and said, "This time, the Heavenly Flowing Sail has fallen into the hands of Emperor Yan!"

"The reason I said that the birth of Tian Liufan this time was also a big deal is because Emperor Yan has also gone mad this time."

"Although no universe lords were suppressed, that Yan Emperor slaughtered more than half of the universe venerables and universe overlords present—over four thousand in total!"

"What?!"

"He killed over four thousand. Including the battle with Jianhe Luo, Emperor Yan must have killed at least five or six thousand Universe Venerables!"

"This Yan Emperor has truly gone mad. Isn't he afraid of retaliation against the Yan God Clan?"

"Who knows? In any case, the Yan God Clan has already had its spacetime sealed off by a super strong individual. As long as the Yan Emperor reappears, it will inevitably be a bloody battle, and the entire Yan God Clan will perish."

"What if that Flame Emperor doesn't show himself and keeps hiding?"

"The purpose of sealing off the Yan God Clan's spacetime is to force the Yan Emperor to appear. If those super-powerful beings discover that the Yan Emperor will not show himself, they will surely annihilate the Yan God Clan to vent their anger!"

"Hmph, the Yan God Clan deserved to be wiped out; they were nothing but a bunch of traitors."

At this moment, the werewolf venerable suddenly looked in a certain direction.

"Zhenyan, your disciple is here."

"It really is the King of the Knife River!"

"I heard that Daohe King also plans to go to the Primal Star, but he has been in seclusion for more than a hundred years and there has been no movement."

"He probably plans to go after breaking through to the Venerable realm. With King Daohe's foundation, he'll likely be much stronger than King Zhenyan after breaking through to the Venerable realm!"

A look of pride appeared on Venerable Zhenyan's face: "Of course! If it weren't for the emergence of the dazzling Lord Hunyuan in this generation, my disciple would also be the most brilliant genius in human history, and would surely be a pillar of our human race in the future!"

As they were talking, Luo Feng's figure flew over.

"Teacher!" Luo Feng first greeted Zhenyan King, and then nodded to the other universe venerables.

They were just talking about Luo Feng, and Luo Feng naturally overheard it.

For the past hundred years, Luo Feng has not been in seclusion, but has instead allowed his Golden Horned Beast clone and Demon Slayer Clan clone to roam the Primal Star.

Especially Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast clone, with its genes and amplitude maxed out, its divine body strength is absolutely comparable to that of a cosmic overlord.

Although the secret technique was relatively weak, Luo Feng obtained a supreme treasure armor from the clan's treasury, which would make him invincible even when facing a cosmic overlord.

Moreover, Luo Feng recently acquired the Sword River Divine Sword on the Primordial Star and has just returned to his clan's territory.

Luo Feng's purpose in coming to Mount Zhongshen was to see Shen Mu, but he stopped by the palace of Venerable Zhenyan to pay his respects.

After talking with Venerable Zhenyan for a while, Luo Feng got up to take his leave and headed straight for the palace at the summit of Mount Zhongshen.

……

A moment later, at the Hunyuan Temple.

The temple is a separate plane, and the whole world is like a valley with floating, upside-down mountains of all sizes.

On one of the upside-down mountain platforms, Shen Mu and Luo Feng sat cross-legged in front of a stone table.

"Senior brother, I just happened to obtain a sword, the River Luo Divine Sword, during my expedition to the Primordial Star. How many more do you need?"

Shen Mu didn't hide anything and said directly, "I've already collected seven. Counting your divine sword, there's only one left."

"It seems that once the last divine sword is born, your treasure will be complete, Senior Brother."

The Sword River God Sword, on its own, is only an ordinary treasure, yet Luo Feng simply gifted it to Shen Mu.

Shen Mu smiled and shook his head: "You're wrong. Yours is the last one to be born. There's another one in the hands of the Lord of Fengshan in the Piaofeng Alliance."

"That old bastard actually tried to extort a top-tier treasure from me. I'm planning to go and cause him trouble."

It's impossible to give away top-tier treasures for a price; otherwise, if everyone wanted top-tier treasures, how many top-tier treasures would we have to pay?

Nine top-tier treasures are enough to exchange for even the most ordinary peak-level treasure.

Even a complete Sword River Luo Supreme Treasure is only worth about 4000 Supreme Treasure Points, equivalent to three of the most ordinary peak Supreme Treasures.

"Senior brother, you're not planning to directly hunt down and kill this Lord of Fengshan, are you?"

"Chasing them down is too much trouble. I plan to storm the headquarters of the Misty Alliance and see if the Lord of Fengshan still dares to extort money from me."

Luo Feng's lips twitched slightly when he heard Shen Mu's plan.

Lord of Fengshan, why did you provoke your senior brother?

Shen Mu waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's not talk about that now. How's your Wu-killing weapon going?"

"The Wings of the Wu Emperor? Not bad. This treasure has saved me quite a few times, but its level is a bit low. It's just an ordinary supreme treasure." Luo Feng was a little confused about Shen Mu's thoughts.

Shen Mu didn't waste any words and said, "This treasure should be a missing part of a supreme treasure. If all the parts are collected, it should be an extremely powerful supreme treasure. I intend to exchange it with you for this treasure."

As he spoke, a projection of a pair of winged treasures appeared in front of Shen Mu; these were Shen Mu's Wings of Time and Space.

"This is the Wings of Time and Space, a top-tier domain-level treasure. Once you reach the Venerable Realm and activate it, it will be enough to go head-to-head with the Universe Lord's control over time and space."

"At the same time, the Wings of Time are extremely fast at escaping, no less than top-tier winged treasures. Shall we exchange them?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but say, "Senior brother, are you serious? Even if the Wu-Slaying Wings are strong in their complete state, the other missing parts are hard to find, and might not even have been born yet!"

Shen Mu shook his head slightly and said, "That's true, but I don't care for ordinary treasures unless they are comparable to your Star Tower."

"Star Tower? The Wu-Slaying Wings are a missing piece of the most powerful treasure!?" Luo Feng looked somewhat shocked.

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Supreme treasure? The Star Tower is no ordinary supreme treasure. I can assure you that the Star Tower is an existence that surpasses even the supreme treasure."

Luo Feng's expression shifted slightly, and he said, "So, the complete Wu-Slaying Wings are also an existence surpassing even the most powerful treasures?"

Shen Mu nodded slightly and said, "From what I know, there are six pairs of these wings. If you collect them all, they will surely surpass even the most powerful treasures. So, Junior Brother, do you still want to exchange them?"

Luo Feng didn't waste any words: "At first, I didn't plan to change it, after all, you're at a huge disadvantage, Senior Brother."

"But now... Senior Brother, you should think it over carefully. Even if the complete Wu-Slaying Wings are powerful, the possibility of obtaining all six pairs of wings is extremely slim."

Whether I can gather the money or not is my problem.

"Since that's the case, let's exchange it! I just happen to be missing a powerful domain-type treasure!"

Luo Feng's personality was such that he didn't like to take advantage of people close to him. Now that he knew that the value of the Wu Yu Yi was not low, he no longer hesitated.

Although the Wu-killing wings are powerful, the possibility of collecting all of them is too low. It would be better to exchange them for a more powerful treasure to increase one's survival ability.

(End of this chapter)