Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 98 Hidden Dangers Beneath the Scene

More than half a month later, Shen Mu's spaceship entered the Qianwu Secret Realm.

At the docking port, the spaceship slowly descended, where many of Shen Mu's old friends were already waiting to greet it.

Leading the group were his two elder brothers, Hong and Thor. In addition to these two brothers, old friends such as Teacher Hantian, Fenglun, and Paltrow were also present.

Wow!

The spaceship hatch opened, and Shen Mu and Yu Lun flew out side by side.

"Big brother, second brother."

Shen Mu's figure flashed, and he appeared directly in front of Hong and Thor.

Hong and Lei Shen were still the same as before, except that their auras had undergone earth-shattering changes, and there were also faint, powerful law fluctuations flowing around them.

Currently, among the universe-level members of the entire Qianwu Secret Realm, Hong and Lei Shen are ranked in the middle in terms of their understanding of the laws. After all, the two are not yet three hundred years old, making them among the youngest in the entire Qianwu Secret Realm's universe-level population.

A faint smile appeared on Hong's face as he said, "The king should still be waiting for you. Go and pay your respects to the king first, and then the three of us brothers will meet up again."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, and after a brief conversation, he followed Yu Lun to pay his respects to the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom.

……

On the sacred mountain in the center of the Qianwu Continent, an incomparably majestic ancient palace stands.

As soon as Shen Mu entered the palace, he saw the Qianwu King sitting on the throne, with eighteen divine generals under his command on both sides of the hall.

"Disciple Shen Mu greets Master!"

"Disciple Yulun greets Grandmaster!"

Yu Lun was somewhat agitated. Although he was a disciple of King Qingtian, he had only met the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom a few times over the long years.

"Rise, all of you. No need for formalities."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom gently raised his hand, and an invisible spatial force surged, lifting Shen Mu and Yu Lun's figures.

Looking at Shen Mu, the King of Qianwu Kingdom admired him more and more, and couldn't help but say, "Back then, my expectation for you was only to be the first place in the Genius Battle. I never expected that in just over two hundred years, you would have achieved such success. I am very pleased with you."

The achievement mentioned by the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was the inheritance of the Demon Sound God General who had passed the test.

Reaching this point signifies that Shen Mu's talent in soul and will has reached a terrifying level. As long as he doesn't perish, he will surely become a cosmic venerable one.

Compared to this feat, even cosmic-level or domain-lord-level Primordial Heavenly Mountain is nothing. Only conquering a World Lord-level Primordial Heavenly Mountain can rival Shen Mu's achievement.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Mu did not choose to venture into the primordial Tongtian Mountain, which is at the cosmic level. His potential and talent have already been proven, so there is no need to go through the trouble.

Continuing to venture into the primordial Tongtian Mountain, a cosmic-level challenge, would only yield a few more empty titles and the 100 million points typically reserved for World Lords. The consequences would be a series of changes, such as even more frenzied assassinations by alien races, making it a purely counterproductive endeavor.

"My achievements today are inseparable from your guidance, Master," Shen Mu said with a slight bow.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom laughed heartily, then asked, "What are your plans and arrangements for returning to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom this time?"

Shen Mu did not hide anything and said directly, "After completing the external training mission, I plan to return to Chaos City to cultivate in seclusion and then break through to the Realm Lord level."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom sized Shen Mu up and down, and said, "You're not planning to venture into the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which is at the Domain Lord level?"

A confident smile appeared on Shen Mu's face: "Before the end of my secluded cultivation in the Chaos City at the Domain Lord level, I will definitely be able to pass through the Primal Tongtian Mountain at the Domain Lord level."

"Good, good, it's a good thing to have confidence."

To pass through the Primordial Heavenly Mountain at the Domain Lord level, one needs to possess the ability of the sixteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, equivalent to the Law Mastery of the High-Level Marquis level.

Most of the world lords in those original areas are at this level, and without exception, they have all cultivated for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.

Shen Mu planned to conquer the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, a Domain Lord level mountain, within a few hundred years. The Qianwu Kingdom Lord could only say that having confidence was a good thing.

After a brief conversation, the master and disciple took out a token.

"Keep this token safe. If you encounter danger, just crush it. As long as it's within the territory of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, your master can arrive immediately."

This is a pale silver token, engraved with a special pattern representing the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

"Thank you, teacher."

Shen Mu put away the token and bowed deeply in gratitude once again.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom nodded slightly and then said, "Go, it's been over two hundred years. Go and catch up with your friends."

Shen Mu bowed and agreed, then led Yu Lun to bid farewell to the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom.

……

That night, in a private room of a luxurious restaurant in the living area of ​​the Qianwu Secret Realm.

Shen Mu, Hong, Lei Shen, and other old friends gathered together, and the banquet was quite enjoyable.

After the banquet ended, Hong and Lei Shen got down to business.

Thor was the first to speak: "Amu, I have something I'd like to ask you."

Shen Mu was slightly taken aback and looked at Hong. Could it be that dating thing again?

Hong said, "Amu, as you know, before entering the Qianwu Secret Realm, I studied under Lord Luo of the Three Axes Mountain."

"Some time ago, my teacher applied for a spot for me to take the assessment at the core level of the Giant Axe Arena. If I pass the assessment, I can join the core level of the Giant Axe Arena."

"However, I plan to cultivate with Lei Zi and wait for the cosmic-level powerhouse battle more than four thousand years from now. At that time, the four of us brothers will join the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company together, which will be a great story."

Although Luo, the Lord of Time Realm, is only an outer member of the Giant Axe Arena, he is a Lord-level Giant Axe Warrior and possesses law attainments close to the Marquis level.

In terms of actual combat strength, most realm lords of the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company are no match for this person. Of course, the biggest reason for this is also because the Time Realm Lord Luo is too old, having cultivated for over nine million years.

If we only consider talent, Luo's talent is roughly equivalent to that of a genius in the Virtual Universe Company's Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. If he hadn't been arrogant and went down the wrong path in his youth, he would have broken through to become an immortal god long ago.

Although Lord Luo is nearing the end of his life, many people believe that he has a chance to become immortal before his time comes, so he has quite a good network of connections in the Giant Axe Arena.

Shen Mu looked at Hong with some surprise: "Big brother, just how high is your current mastery of the laws?"

The average level of the universe-level members of the Qianwu Secret Realm is around the first level of the Tongtian Bridge, and Hong Da is probably at the same level.

However, based on previous battles of cosmic-level powerhouses, without mastery of the laws of the third level of the Bridge to Heaven, there is no hope of joining the core layer of a top power.

Hong explained, "Unlike the rules of the Genius Battle, the core level assessment has an age limit. I'm not even five hundred years old yet, so as long as I pass the most basic assessment, I have a chance to join the core level of the Giant Axe Arena."

Shen Mu suddenly understood, and after a moment's thought, he said, "If we can join the core layer, then there's no need to hesitate."

"For us, it doesn't really matter which top power we join. The treatment is basically the same. The sooner we join the core, the sooner we can enjoy various resources and training."

After saying that, Shen Mu changed the subject and said, "I'm going to attend a banquet in a while, and my two elder brothers should come with me."

The three giants of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company sent an email a long time ago, asking when Shen Mu would arrive in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, so that they could hold a welcome banquet for him.

However, Shen Mu had been ignoring these people for a while without any response, and now he couldn't delay any longer.

……

Inside a magnificent palace at the heart of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company.

"Fortunately, His Highness Shen Mu has finally agreed to attend the welcoming banquet. It seems that the matter with the Fire Phoenix Organization was just a misunderstanding, not a show of force."

The one who spoke was Marquis Zidian, who was in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, and he had a relieved expression on his face.

Although the Fire Phoenix Organization was nothing in front of the Purple Lightning Marquis, after Shen Mu dealt with the Fire Phoenix Organization, the Purple Lightning Marquis immediately investigated and found that several of his Immortal-level confidants did indeed have some dealings with the Fire Phoenix Organization.

Although it was a normal transaction, it still gave this powerful expert at the peak of the Marquis level a fright.

Marquis Jin Yu said, "We must make sure to leave a good impression on His Highness at this welcoming banquet. This is probably our last chance. Monkey, don't let us down here."

Marquis Zidian nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

Soon, invitations were sent out one after another, and in no time, all the major powers in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom knew about the return of His Highness Shen Mu.

Regardless of how talented this prince is or what his status is within the Virtual Universe Company, the fact that he is the personal disciple of the King is enough to make them dare not be negligent.

Immediately, the entire upper echelons of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom became lively, but beneath this excitement lay a surging undercurrent of murderous intent.

……

In a corner of the territory of the Northern Miasma Universe Kingdom, there lies a desolate space.

Hidden within the spatial interlayer of this space is an exceptionally vast divine kingdom.

This is a vast divine kingdom with a diameter exceeding one light-year. It should be noted that the divine kingdoms of most cosmic lords are not even one light-year in diameter.

This colossal divine kingdom is the intelligence headquarters of the Zerg, infiltrated within the human race. The true master of this divine kingdom is an unfortunate cosmic lord enslaved by the Zerg.

After becoming a soul slave, the unfortunate cosmic lord's divine kingdom was also offered up, becoming a hub for information exchange among countless Zerg spies within the human race.

At the very heart of the divine kingdom, a magnificent temple floats in mid-air, radiating dazzling light like a great sun.

Within this temple, there are a total of 1008 side halls. Each side hall is responsible for transmitting various information and intelligence of a human universe nation.

At this moment, a man shrouded in a black robe, his figure transforming into a stream of light, was moving through the corridors of the temple.

A moment later, the man in black robes entered the side hall that represented the intelligence department of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

Inside the palace, a man in a silver robe sat cross-legged on the throne, meditating with his eyes closed.

"Master!" The man in black robes immediately knelt on the ground.

The silver-robed man spoke in an utterly cold voice: "What is it?"

"Intelligence has just arrived from within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Shen Mu, the number one on the assassination list and an unparalleled genius of the human race, has been transferred to the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company as a special envoy for monitoring."

"No. 1?" The silver-robed man was startled, his expression turned serious, and he stood up to look at the black-robed man.

"The intelligence is confirmed? It's only been a little over two hundred years, and Shen Mu actually chose to break through to the Domain Lord level and be sent to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom?"

"Yes, Master!" the man in black robes said respectfully.

"Just one month from now, the three giants of the Virtual Universe Company's Qianwu branch will host a welcome banquet for No. 1 on Tianyue Star, one of the nine first-level administrative stars of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and have invited more than five hundred immortal gods!"

"hehe!"

The silver-robed man sneered and said, "Humanity's methods of cultivating geniuses are still so crude. Such a monstrous genius is actually sent out to a cosmic kingdom for training; aren't they afraid of him dying young?"

Although the silver-robed man still appeared human, his soul had been enslaved by the Zerg Queen, making him a spiritual Zergman who usually considered himself a member of the Zerg.

"Continue to gather all information about No. 1, especially regarding this welcoming banquet. See if any powerful members of our Zerg are on the invitation list!"

"If you can't get in, then spend money, pull strings, use your connections—basically, find a way to get in!"

"This is a golden opportunity. Perhaps we only need to sacrifice a few ordinary immortals to kill No. 1. We must be careful."

Their most important role in infiltrating human territory is to gather information and assassinate human geniuses, eliminating those who will pose a threat to the Zerg in the future!

Especially for those with exceptionally high talent like Shen Mu, once they become immortal gods, they are almost all directly granted titles of nobility or kingship, with the potential to advance even further in the future.

If the loss of only a few ordinary Immortal-level Dark Agents is enough to wipe them out, it's a huge win.

Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation level, the higher the priority of assassination. Shen Mu's status as the No. 1 assassination target at the cosmic level already demonstrates the importance the alien race places on him; he is truly a thorn in their side.

"Yes, Master!"

The man in black robes prostrated himself on the ground once more before hurriedly returning to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom to continue gathering information about the welcoming banquet.

After the man in black robes left, the man in silver robes immediately set off for the main hall in the very center of the temple to report information about Shen Mu to his master.

……

Six days later, Shen Mu's spaceship finally arrived at Tianyue Star.

Within the heart of Tianyue Star's bustling city, there lies a newly built, tranquil manor. This is the residence and office space arranged for Shen Mu by the three giants of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company.

At the entrance of the manor, the three giants were giving an exceptionally warm welcome to Shen Mu, who had just arrived.

Marquis Heiyan spoke softly, "Your Highness, we have already made arrangements for the welcoming banquet, which will be held in a month."

"At that time, three hundred kings and marquises of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, as well as many powerful immortals, will participate. They wish to admire Your Highness's demeanor and hope that Your Highness will personally attend and provide guidance."

"You three are very kind. I feel unworthy of such a large-scale undertaking," Shen Mu said with a smile.

Marquis Zidian wore an unusually warm and friendly smile: "It is an honor for those royal families to be invited. If Your Highness needs anything in the future, please just give the order to them."

Shen Mu smiled and nodded, saying, "If needed, I certainly won't hesitate."

Seeing Shen Mu's lack of interest, Marquis Jin Yu, with keen insight, said, "Your Highness has had a long journey, so we will not disturb your rest any longer. A special envoy will be sent to escort Your Highness to a banquet a month from now!"

(End of this chapter)