Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 97 Frost God Weapon Seventh Level

In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed.

Virtual universe, Yuxiang Mountain, Shenmu Manor.

A light screen appeared in front of Shen Mu, displaying the "Official Appointment of Primal Secret Realm Domain Lord-level Members".

"It was supposed to take at most six months to get it done, but I didn't expect it to take this long."

Shen Mu shook his head and complained about the "extremely high" efficiency of the virtual universe.

Yu Lun, standing beside him, smiled and said, "Your Highness's talent far surpasses that of ordinary members of the primitive region. Every move you make is a major event, so naturally, it must be arranged properly."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, then asked, "Yulun, is there any progress on the 'Fire Phoenix' organization that I asked you to investigate?"

As early as after Shen Mu broke through to the Domain Lord realm, he began to have designs on the Fire Phoenix Organization.

After all, that's Locke Divine Water, worth 62 billion Chaos Units. It's a superior alternative to the Fruit of Life, and it's the kind that's priceless and unavailable.

If used to cultivate auxiliary plant life, its effect is even slightly stronger than that cultivated with billions of precious resources.

At the time, Shen Mu said that he had heard about the Fire Phoenix Organization's numerous crimes during the planetary stage, and now he wanted to investigate to see if the rumors were true.

Given Shen Mu's current status, naturally no one would pry into his motives; they simply investigated the Fire Phoenix organization thoroughly.

However, to Yu Lun's surprise, the Fire Phoenix Organization had already been targeted by the Virtual Universe Company, which was planning to take action to eliminate the organization.

Yu Lun's expression turned serious, and he said, "Your Highness, the Fire Phoenix Organization has been thoroughly investigated. Here is some information about the Fire Phoenix Organization."

As he spoke, Yu Lun shared information about the 18 highest-ranking members of the Fire Phoenix Organization with Shen Mu.

Shen Mu only glanced at it and didn't look closely.

"I won't look at it in detail. I'll plan the route back to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. The moment I arrive in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, I will uproot the entire Fire Phoenix Organization."

"Your Highness, rest assured, the Fire Phoenix Organization will be annihilated this time!"

Yu Lun was very confident in his own strength. He was a powerful figure who was close to being a Marquis, possessing more than 800 times the power of a peak Realm Lord. The mere Fire Phoenix Organization could not cause any trouble.

……

Half a day later, outside the primeval secret realm.

Ripples spread across the void, and then a triangular spaceship with a jet-black body emerged, its surface gleaming with a bright silver metallic luster, and magnificent starry patterns spreading across the entire spaceship.

The edge of the spaceship was incredibly sharp, and its fierce aura was almost like a blade. To be precise, it was a blade. Theoretically speaking, even an immortal powerhouse without an immortal body would be unable to withstand the attack from the edge of this spaceship.

This spaceship is a top-tier F-class spaceship customized by Shen Mu using a full ten million points. It is also engraved with soul defense-type secret runes, making it impossible for any expert below the Marquis level to shake this spaceship.

Inside the spaceship's main hall, Yu Lun bowed slightly to Shen Mu and said, "Your Highness, we have now left the Primal Secret Realm and can use the Divine Kingdom Teleportation."

The Primal Secret Realm is the core of the Virtual Universe Company, surrounded by 136 Black Star Planets, possessing the power to isolate time and space. Ordinary immortals simply cannot use the Divine Kingdom Teleportation within the Primal Secret Realm.

Shen Mu nodded curiously and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yu Lun."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Lun was enveloped in a dazzling divine light that covered several kilometers around him.

A moment later, the dazzling light suddenly receded, and Shen Mu's spaceship also disappeared from the spot.

……

Not long after, in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, on a remote and lonely star in outer space.

A burst of brilliant divine light erupted, and a triangular starlight spaceship flew out from the core of the star.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the Chiyue Starfield of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. The 'Cuilang' Starfield, where the Fire Phoenix Organization's headquarters is located, is right next door."

Inside the hall, Yu Lun bowed slightly to Shen Mu and reported the current situation.

Shen Mu lightly tapped his finger in mid-air, and the intelligent life-generating gluten brought up a light screen, which displayed the coordinates of the 18 high-ranking members of the Fire Phoenix Organization.

"To catch the thief, you must first catch the king, so let's start with this Pansy!" Shen Mu pointed to Pansy's information on the screen.

Pansy, the leader of the Fire Phoenix Organization, is a third-tier World Lord level powerhouse, currently located at the Fire Phoenix Organization's headquarters, the 'Bain Asteroid Cluster'.

Of course, this is the information available publicly. Behind the scenes, Panxi is also cultivating several plant life forms at the peak of the World Lord level, which would be difficult for even a weaker Immortal Army Lord to subdue.

"Very well, Your Highness, I will take down Panxi at your command." Yu Lun bowed and said.

The projection of the dumpling appeared: "Flight speed 60 times the speed of light, estimated to take 2.6 days to reach the destination Bain asteroid group."

While Shen Mu was heading to the Bain asteroid cluster, a meeting was taking place on Amethyst Island in the virtual universe, on the continent of Qianwu.

Inside the magnificent palace, the three giants of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company—Golden Feather Marquis, Purple Lightning Marquis, and Black Annihilation Marquis—gathered together.

"As expected, Prince Shen Mu has been sent to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. I just didn't expect it to be only a little over two hundred years ago."

Jin Yuhou had a headache. Back in the days of the Genius Battle, after Shen Mu rose to prominence, these three giants had a vague premonition of this day.

None of these three were fools to have managed to sit in the position of head of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company. First, they took precautions to win over Shen Mu, and then they began to deal with some shady things left over from the past years.

What these three giants didn't expect was that Shen Mu returned too quickly, only a little over two hundred years after the Genius Battle ended.

According to past practice, which prince in the core layer of a virtual universe didn't cultivate at the cosmic level for thousands of years before breaking through?

"Let's think of a solution first. Time is too tight. We've made quite a few mistakes over the years, and we can't clean things up properly at all," said Marquis Zidian with a worried expression.

As the head of the Ministry of Commerce, he, the Marquis of Purple Lightning, had the most to deal with. As for the Marquis of Golden Feather and the Marquis of Black Annihilation, they were at most dismissed and investigated.

He, the Marquis of Purple Lightning, probably wouldn't even have the chance to be dismissed or investigated; he might even be thrown into one of the most dangerous prisons to be punished. With his strength, entering those prisons would be no different from waiting to die.

"We were too stingy back then, only giving out 100,000 Hunyuan Units. If we had known, we would have gathered a million Hunyuan Units to give to His Highness, and we wouldn't be having this headache now."

An ordinary Marquis-level Immortal's worth is around ten million Hunyuan units, but these three giants are not ordinary Immortals. Not only are they at the peak of the Marquis level, but they also hold important positions, and their worth must be over one hundred million Hunyuan units.

Of course, this refers to his entire fortune. If we're talking about cash, it's only a few million Hunyuan units. Perhaps only the Marquis of Zidian, who is in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, could come up with tens of millions of Hunyuan units in cash.

The only woman among the three giants, Hei Yanhou, spoke, her beautiful voice carrying a hint of allure: "What else can we do? Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate."

"We still need to win them over, and we also need to deal with the evidence that needs to be dealt with. I'm warning you two, don't do anything foolish."

"Even if this Prince Shen Mu really intends to harm the three of us, there is still a glimmer of hope if we obediently accept the punishment; otherwise, we will surely die and implicate our clans as well."

A prince from an ordinary primeval realm wouldn't cause these three giants to be so pessimistic, but Shen Mu is different.

He is not only the personal disciple of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, but also one of the most dazzling geniuses in the entire human race today. Some powerful figures have even commented that as long as this prince does not die, he will surely become a Venerable in the future.

Faced with Hei Yanhou's prompting, Jin Yuhou and Zi Dianhou both nodded solemnly; they couldn't possibly not understand this simple truth.

If you honestly accept the punishment, only you will suffer. Otherwise, your family, sect, and clan will all suffer.

……

Two days and one night later, Shen Mu's spaceship traveled a long distance through the dark universe and finally arrived at the Bain asteroid group.

In the spacecraft control room, Shen Mu and Yu Lun gazed at the distant starry sky.

In that vast expanse of space, countless asteroids seemingly scattered around the star in specific orbits. This is the headquarters of the Fire Phoenix Organization and the location of the Locke Divine Water Treasure.

Tuanzi's voice rang out: "Master, the exploration is complete. All the planets in the entire Bain asteroid belt have been terraformed."

"Each asteroid has been transformed into a mechanical fortress, filled with various technological weapons, which even the army of this medium-sized universe country probably cannot defeat."

"Lock on Pansie's location, bombard her with the Star Destroyer!"

Shen Mu disliked idle chatter and simply used the Star Destroyer Cannon to bombard the enemy.

As a human-restricted technological weapon, the Star Destroyer Cannon is as powerful as a full-force attack from a newly ascended immortal being, making the destruction of planets effortless.

However, the energy spread of the Star Destroyer Cannon is very large, making it impossible for an Immortal powerhouse to concentrate it into a single point when attacking. Its actual destructive power is far less than that of an Immortal's full-force strike.

With Pansy protected by a peak-level plant life form at the realm master level, Shen Mu wasn't worried about directly destroying the Locke Divine Water.

"Yes!" Tuanzi followed Shen Mu's order and activated the planet-destroying cannon.

Yu Lun's lips twitched slightly; it seemed he wouldn't need to intervene. A mere third-tier Realm Lord couldn't possibly withstand a single blow from a Planet Destroyer Cannon—it was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Wow!

A hatch opened on the surface of the spaceship, and a cannon with a cold, eerie light extended out, beginning to charge!

As a human-restricted technological weapon, the Star Destroyer Cannon is comparable to an Immortal's full-force attack. However, its range is wide. Shen Mu deliberately deviated from the angle to avoid asteroid 86, so he was not afraid of damaging the treasure he wanted.

hum!

A dazzling sphere of light began to condense and compress at the muzzle, becoming increasingly brilliant.

"10...9...8..."

"Power up!"

"emission!"

laugh!

The ball of light instantly transformed into a massive pillar of light, shooting towards the Bane asteroid belt in a flash, following the trajectory calculated by the ball!

The asteroid that the beam of light passed by instantly vanished into nothingness, and the energy, gathered, compressed, and then formed the final explosion!

Wow!

Suddenly, within one of the asteroids, countless colorful vines spread out, sheltering the entire asteroid.

Moreover, after the colorful vine defenses unfolded, blood-red vines extended out, forming a second layer of defense.

Two peak-level support life forms at the realm master level: Iron Vine Grass and Butterfly Flower. Among them, the Butterfly Flower is a top-grade plant life form that is no weaker than Cloud-Piercing Vine, only slightly weaker than Star-Eating Grass, a restricted-level plant life form.

Inside the spaceship's control room, Yu Lun couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"This Pansy actually possesses two ninth-tier World Lord-level life forms, and even an Iron Vine Grass! How is this possible?!"

Yu Lun couldn't help but be shocked. Generally speaking, top-grade plant life forms like the Snail Flower and the Cloud Vine, when cultivated to the ninth level of the Realm Lord, would only have around 100,000 Chaos Units at most.

Iron vine grass is a common plant with very little potential; its cultivation to the cosmic level is generally its limit.

Therefore, cultivating a World Lord-level Iron Vine Grass requires far more resources and treasures than cultivating a World Lord-level Cloud-Piercing Vine. Moreover, its strength is inferior to that of a Cloud-Piercing Vine or a Conch Flower of the same level, making it an extremely wasteful endeavor.

Seeing this, Shen Mu raised an eyebrow and said, "Originally, I only intended to rid the people of a scourge, but I didn't expect there to be a surprise. Being able to cultivate a ninth-order Iron Vine Grass at the World Lord level, it seems that Pan Xi has quite a bit of luck."

Under the protection of the iron vine grass and the stag flower, Pansy managed to withstand the blow from the planet-destroying cannon, but at a heavy price.

The Iron Vine Grass was burned to nothingness, and the Butterfly Flower was also severely injured and on the verge of death. The money needed to save it was not much less than that needed to cultivate a brand new World Lord-level ninth-tier plant life.

call out!

A black streak of light flew out from the asteroid; it was Pansy, the leader of the Fire Phoenix organization.

Pansy first glanced at the dying snail flower, and then looked at the spaceship in the distance that was slowly retracting its cannons.

Panxi certainly had an eye for things; he recognized at a glance that this spaceship was a top-tier F-class vessel. Within the Qianwu Universe, only the legendary three hundred kings possessed spaceships of this caliber.

"I wonder which esteemed guest graced us with their presence and played a little joke on Pansy?"

Pansy bowed respectfully in mid-air, without even considering resistance. The attack of the planet-destroying cannon was treated as a joke by him.

At this moment, Panxi's mind was racing. Under these circumstances, his only hope of survival rested on his powerful backer, the prince of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Wow!

The spaceship's hatch opened, and Shen Mu and Yu Lun stepped out side by side.

"Pansy, your crimes are heinous, and I sentence you to death according to the law. Of course, I'll also give you a chance; if you can defeat me, I'll spare your life!"

Shen Mu spoke, his voice sweeping across the entire space through his mental power.

Is this aura from a ninth-level Domain Lord?

Pan Xi was slightly taken aback, then her gaze fell on Shen Mu, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

In just a few seconds, Pan Xi found out Shen Mu's identity: the number one genius from two hundred years ago, and the youngest personal disciple of the great king!

"So it is His Highness Shen Mu who has arrived... I wonder if His Highness's promise stands?"

Pan Xi didn't even ask why Shen Mu wanted to get rid of him; it was pointless. This kind of big shot could kill him with a single word. He just hoped that His Highness Shen Mu would keep his promise.

Without wasting words, Shen Mu transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards Pan Xi.

At the same time, countless blue divine lights burst forth from behind Shen Mu, and the Frost God Weapon reappeared!

In an instant, the endless blue light transformed into a vast body of water, an endless marshland, spreading throughout the entire void.

"Pansy, you're going to die!"

Shen Mu's voice rang out again, and a 9999-fold increase in mental power burst forth, instantly condensing the vast waters into a dark blue divine sword that flashed across the endless starry sky.

This is the seventh level of the Frost God Weapon, where water has no constant form.

Under the burst of Shen Mu's ten-thousand-fold increase in mental power, it directly reached the peak of the seventh level, evolving the essence of the ever-changing nature of water, which can be transformed into any attack.

Although Pan Xi is at the peak of the third tier of the Realm Lord level, his basic strength is 32 times that of an ordinary peak of the ninth tier of the Domain Lord level.

However, Shen Mu is no ordinary ninth-level domain lord. His mastery of laws is comparable to that of an immortal powerhouse, and with the amplification of the Blood Luo Power, he possesses a genetic level that is more than 20 times higher.

Finally, with the amplification of psychic power increased ten thousand times, Shen Mu's Frost Divine Weapon unleashed an incomparably terrifying power.

Boom!

Pansi attempted to resist, and a world projection with a diameter of approximately 30,000 kilometers spread out, trying to suppress Shen Mu.

But the world projection that could normally suppress a domain lord-level being to the extreme seemed to become a virtual projection in front of Shen Mu, completely powerless to resist, and was cut in half by the Youlan Divine Sword.

Clang!

The sharp sword light was incredibly concentrated, bursting out with unparalleled power, truly cutting a void rift in space, and catching up with the fleeing Pansy at an extremely terrifying speed!

call out!

The sword light flashed and disappeared in an instant, directly annihilating Panxi's vital source bead, which could be described as an instant kill.

With Pansy's demise, his inner world collapsed, exploding into countless objects, and the surrounding space was immediately filled with a large number of various treasures.

Shen Mu wasn't sure which item contained the Locke Divine Water, so he simply put all the spoils into a large world ring.

hum!

Shen Mu channeled a wisp of his spiritual power into the World Ring, beginning his search for the location of the Locke Divine Water.

A moment later, Shen Mu discovered a small world spanning a hundred miles within a seemingly ordinary silver plaque. In it was a lake emanating a faint chill and containing astonishing life energy.

A slight smile appeared on Shen Mu's face. The Locke Divine Water Lake, worth at least 62 billion points, had finally fallen into his hands.

(End of this chapter)