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Chapter 99 Single-handedly Annihilating a Marquis

Inside the quiet and elegant manor, Shen Mu and Yu Lun walked side by side.

"Your Highness, this courtyard is exactly the same as the manor you stayed in in the Primal Secret Realm. These three giants are truly..."

Yu Lun didn't know how to describe it, after all, the other party was a peak Marquis, and some things were not convenient to say.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "It seems that these three giants have some rather dirty hands."

As he spoke, Shen Mu shook his head slightly. He had no interest in actually becoming a special envoy for a virtual universe company. In short, as long as these three ministers didn't cause trouble during their terms, he didn't care about anything else.

Just as Shen Mu and Yu Lun were talking, Tuanzi's voice suddenly rang in Shen Mu's ears.

"Master, the King of Qianwu Kingdom wishes to see you."

Shen Mu was slightly taken aback, and then quickly connected a wisp of his consciousness to the virtual universe network, logging into one of his residences in the Qianwu Temple.

Inside the main hall, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had apparently waited for a while before Shen Mu entered.

"teacher."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom glanced at his young disciple and then said with some emotion, "As soon as you returned, my Qianwu Universe Kingdom was never at peace."

As he spoke, the King of Qianwu Kingdom gently raised his hand, and a light screen appeared in front of Shen Mu.

"It has been confirmed that Yao Hai, the ancestor of the Dreamworld Empire, was controlled by the soul of the Zerg..."

Shen Mu glanced at it and immediately understood why his teacher had summoned him in such a hurry.

The Dreamy Empire is one of the many mid-level kingdoms under the jurisdiction of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and it is much stronger than Shen Mu's hometown, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

The ancestor of the Dreamy Empire's royal family, Yao Hai, was originally an Immortal Military Lord, and previously a High-Level Immortal Military Lord. However, according to the Virtual Universe Company's long-term investigation...

The immortal god Yaohai has become a tool of his race, completely controlled by his soul. He has also cultivated a soul-related secret manual from the insectoid race, and his instantaneous soul attack is barely comparable to that of a low-level Marquis Immortal.

In order to obtain this intelligence, Virtual Universe Company had been monitoring this traitor Yao Hai for a long time and was planning to launch a swift and decisive attack to kill him.

Unexpectedly, Shen Mu's arrival caused some changes. The treacherous Yao Hai suddenly used all kinds of resources and connections to obtain an invitation to a welcome banquet at almost no cost.

Such unusual behavior, if it were done by an ordinary immortal, might just be seen as an attempt to curry favor with Shen Mu.

However, if this were applied to an immortal being controlled by the Zerg soul, it would be almost certain that the Zerg would make a move against Shen Mu at this welcoming banquet.

"It seems the Zerg are planning to assassinate their disciple at this welcome banquet." Shen Mu smiled helplessly and looked at his teacher.

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom nodded and said, "That's right, but the insectoids don't know that their spies, who have been buried in my Qianwu Universe Kingdom for millions of years, have been exposed."

"According to the Virtual Universe Company, the welcome banquet will proceed as planned, and powerful individuals will be assigned to protect you. Your master will also intervene if necessary."

Shen Mu bowed deeply and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, teacher."

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom shook his head slightly and said, "You are my personal disciple, so there's no need to be so polite. Besides, although you already know about the Zerg's assassination plan, you cannot be careless; on the contrary, you need to be even more vigilant."

"Your disciple will remember your teachings."

……

At Tianyue Star Manor, Shen Mu came to his senses and looked at Yu Lun beside him.

"Yulun, you might have a tough time this time. My teacher just summoned me and told me that I might be assassinated by alien races at this welcome banquet."

Yu Lun's expression turned serious. As the commander of Shen Mu's guards, his duty was to protect Shen Mu's safety at all costs.

"Your Highness, no matter what danger we face, Yu Lun will stand in your way. However, Your Highness's safety is of utmost importance, while I am merely an ordinary immortal, not even having reached the Marquis level..."

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Don't worry, the company has already made arrangements in this regard."

After informing Yu Lun, Shen Mu entered the secluded cultivation room in the manor. This room couldn't compare to the one in the original secret realm, but it was still made of F-grade metal, making it relatively safe.

"After being nourished by spiritual power for so long, it should be able to barely recognize its master."

With a thought, a transparent crystal sphere appeared out of thin air in front of Shen Mu. To be precise, it was a multifaceted sphere with 10081 facets, from which a faint, strange, and magical sound could be heard.

It was the soul defense treasure obtained after passing the Demon Sound God General's inheritance. Although it was just an ordinary treasure, it was already extremely precious.

The more powerful the treasure or weapon, the longer it takes to recognize its master. Even the most basic master, the Nine Divine Weapons, needs to be nurtured with spiritual power for a period of time before a spiritual imprint can be left.

It naturally takes longer for a treasure to recognize its owner, and even with Shen Mu's realm master level, he would need the special mental power of the Demon Sound God General lineage to recognize this treasure as his owner.

hum!

Shen Mu channeled a wisp of his spiritual power into the precious pearl, and then attempted to imprint his own spiritual mark upon it.

boom!

Multicolored light radiated outwards from the multifaceted sphere, just like a dazzling colorful sun. The endless light instantly transformed into a vast world.

"Roar! Whoosh! Buzz! Hum..."

An eternal, ancient pressure and a strange, demonic sound instantly swept across most of the courtyard, and the many guards on patrol fell into a coma in an instant.

Not only the guards, but Yu Lun, who had been guarding the entrance to Shen Mu's secluded cultivation room, also fell into the illusion almost without resistance. And this was only due to a slight leak of his aura.

call out!

The next instant, the aura of the precious pearl subsided, and then it transformed into a stream of light that entered Shen Mu's forehead.

A series of mysterious and ancient runes appeared on Shen Mu's forehead before disappearing.

"As expected of a treasure." Shen Mu couldn't help but say.

With this Demonic Sound Bead protecting Shen Mu's soul, he is directly immune to any soul-related attacks below the Immortal level.

Soul attacks at the Immortal level can be weakened by a hundredfold, which is arguably the most practical ability for Shen Mu.

As for soul attacks at the Venerable level, this treasure can only be weakened tenfold, which is its limit. However, if a Venerable attacks Shen Mu, this tenfold weakening will be completely unnecessary.

"Soul attacks at the Immortal level are weakened by a hundredfold, and any soul attack below the Marquis level can be ignored."

As for soul attacks at the Marquis level, even a soul attack at the peak of the Marquis level, as long as it doesn't burn divine power, after being weakened a hundredfold, it's only at the initial stage of immortality.

Shen Mu's soul was at the peak of the Realm Lord level, with a soul amplitude a hundredfold, and his basic defense was comparable to that of a newly ascended Immortal. With the protection of his "Demonic Sound Soul Defense" secret technique, he was able to easily block it.

The inheritance of the Demonic Sound God is divided into basic amplitude and three ultimate moves: the first stage is the Demonic Sound Attack Secret Technique, the second stage is the Demonic Sound Defense Secret Technique, and the ultimate move can only be obtained in the third stage.

"It's best to be careful when facing an Immortal Lord; burning divine power is still too powerful."

A Marquis-level Immortal, possessing power exceeding 1000 times that of a peak World Lord. Most importantly, he has condensed an immortal body, capable of burning divine power.

Burning divine power can increase one's attack power by thousands of times; the two are not even in the same league.

Just then, Yu Lun's voice came from outside the secluded room.

"Your Highness, just now..."

Before Yu Lun could finish speaking, Shen Mu interrupted him: "Yu Lun, don't worry, that was just the noise I made when I was recognizing a special treasure as my master."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lun, who was outside the door, breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know what treasure His Highness just recognized as his master... Perhaps it's a legendary treasure?"

"That's right. With Your Highness's talent, it's quite normal for the clan to bestow upon you one or two precious treasures that can save your life."

Yu Lun couldn't help but wonder which treasure Shen Mu was trying to acquire. In his understanding, the most powerful treasure was a precious artifact.

Even his teacher, the strongest disciple of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, Qingtian King, did not possess a supreme treasure of this level.

……

A month passed in the blink of an eye. On Tianyue Star, inside the magnificent palace where the banquet was being held.

Inside the main hall of the banquet hall, the three giants of the Qianwu branch stood not far from the entrance, their presence radiating laws and subtly distorting the surrounding space.

One powerful figure after another appeared, greeting the three giants, but the three merely responded casually and then continued to wait.

"Marquis Golden Feather, Marquis Purple Lightning, Marquis Black Annihilation!"

A one-horned man dressed in a magnificent dark gold robe strode over and greeted the three men, including Hei Yanhou, warmly.

"Dragon Wing King, it's been a long time!" Marquis Jin Yu greeted him with a smile as he stepped forward.

This Dragon Wing King was the same teacher who taught Shen Mu the laws of space in the Qianwu Secret Realm.

The three giants were still quite enthusiastic when facing the Dragon Wing King, after all, he was a strongman who was no weaker than them.

The eighteen divine generals and thirty-two kings under the command of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler are all at the level of marquises, with the Dragon Wing King being one of the best among them, a peak marquis.

Dragon Wing King looked around the hall, puzzled, and asked, "Lord Purple Lightning, why don't I see the Inspector General, His Highness Shen Mu?"

Originally, Dragon Wing King had planned to curry favor with Shen Mu, since he had once taught this prince and should be able to improve their relationship. He didn't expect Shen Mu to help him; he just wanted to avoid causing him trouble.

"Your Highness will arrive shortly," Marquis Zidian said softly.

One immortal deity after another arrived with their subordinates, and the three giants of the Qianwu branch received them one by one, but the number of people around them also increased.

If you look closely, you'll find that the immortals surrounding the three giants are all immortals with extremely high strength and status.

Meanwhile, some of the less powerful immortals had already entered the banquet hall and were chatting in twos and threes.

"His Highness Shen Mu has arrived!"

Someone announced it loudly, and immediately everyone's eyes turned to look.

A young man dressed in white entered the main hall, his long hair casually tied behind him, and a glimmer of light and radiance could be seen in his eyes.

Marquis Heiyan smiled and said, "Everyone, I probably don't need to introduce Prince Shen Mu much, but many of you may not know that Prince Shen Mu is now hailed as a peerless genius, appearing only once every hundred million epochs!"

A deity of the rank of Marquis warmly greeted him: "Welcome back to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Your Highness. I am Marquis Dingtian."

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Back when I was in the Qianwu Secret Realm, I was fortunate enough to attend a public lecture by Senior Ding Tianhou."

"Haha, Your Highness, do you still remember me, Old Dragon?"

"..."

As Shen Mu arrived, many immortal gods stepped forward to greet him warmly and surrounded him in the center.

Beside Shen Mu, the three leaders of the Qianwu branch also followed, introducing the identities of these immortal gods to Shen Mu.

Among the many immortal gods, a handsome young man wearing emerald green battle armor and with a strange crystal embedded in his forehead also approached Shen Mu without him noticing.

Before long, the young man in the emerald green battle armor approached Shen Mu.

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

Yao Hai approached Shen Mu with a fawning smile, then extended his hand and said, "I heard that shaking hands is a custom in Your Highness's hometown?"

Shen Mu glanced at the man silently, then smiled and said, "Mr. Yaohai, it seems you've made a special effort to inquire about this. You're very thoughtful."

As they spoke, Shen Mu extended his hand and shook hands with Yao Hai.

The next instant, the crystal between the eyebrows of the young man Yao Hai emitted a visible emerald green light, and then a thin, emerald green soul-destroying needle shot out with an eerie fluctuation.

Shen Mu and Yao Hai were face to face; it all happened so fast.

"not good!"

"Yohai is a traitor!"

Immediately, many immortal gods sensed the change and quickly stepped in to protect Shen Mu.

The one who reacted the fastest was Jin Yuhou. The spatial law changes he comprehended were limited teleportation, which belonged to some of the strongest changes under the teleportation ultimate technique.

The effect is somewhat similar to instant teleportation; as long as you leave divine coordinates within a certain range, you can instantly teleport there. The only difference from teleportation is that you cannot blink randomly.

call out!

With a flash of golden light, Jin Yuhou appeared directly in front of Shen Mu, blocking the attack of the Soul-Destroying Needle.

Besides Jin Yuhou, there was another person whose reaction speed was no less than Jin Yuhou's.

A terrifying burst of extreme cold power erupted instantly, as if the surrounding space had frozen, directly enveloping Yao Hai.

"Is Your Highness alright?"

Within the extreme cold divine light, a giant about ten meters tall shattered Yao Hai with a single palm strike before turning his gaze to Shen Mu. He was King Han Sui, a peak-level Marquis-level expert no weaker than King Long Yi.

Shen Mu's once clear eyes became weathered and cloudy as his gaze fell upon the King of Han Sui.

"Han Sui, I never expected that even you would be controlled by an alien race."

The aged, hoarse voice that came from Shen Mu's mouth caused everyone's expression to change slightly.

When King Han Sui made his move, his aura had already locked onto Shen Mu. Even when it finally landed on Yao Hai, Shen Mu still sensed it.

"If Jin Yu hadn't stepped in front of me immediately, your palm strike would have been aimed at me, not Yao Hai."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dreamlike bubble suddenly appeared around Shen Mu's body, and then the bubble burst violently.

The spirited young man Shen Mu had vanished, replaced by an old man with a hunched back, his life force fading with age.

"Lord Tochen!"

"Senior Te Chen!"

Upon seeing the arrival of this special minister, all the nobles and immortals present immediately bowed and paid their respects, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

Even the three men, including Jin Yuhou, became respectful and said, "Greetings, Senior Special Minister!"

King Han Sui, sweating profusely, looked at the special minister and said, "Your Excellency, have you misunderstood? I..."

Te Chen gently raised his hand, and an invisible wave instantly enveloped the entire Tianyue Star.

The entire ancient star of life was sealed off at this moment, and then a giant hand reached out.

In that instant, Te Chen even slightly burned a bit of divine power. His palm seemed unchanged, but he unleashed a special spatial transformation, similar to a Buddha Kingdom in the palm of his hand, instantly suppressing Han Suiwang.

"No need to explain, you should just die."

With a flick of his wrist, Te Chen killed a powerful expert at the peak of the Marquis level.

This scene immediately made everyone present even more respectful.

The rumors from back then were indeed true; Lord Te Chen did indeed win his duel against the King's second disciple, the Sky-Supporting King. With such strength, he could easily kill a peak-level Marquis.

Te Chen raised his head, his cloudy eyes scanning his surroundings. No one dared to meet his gaze; they all held their breath, afraid of being suspected of being foreign spies.

"Jin Yu, His Highness's safety is paramount. This welcoming banquet should end here."

The special minister looked at the three giants of the virtual universe company and gave them orders. The three giants dared not disobey and could only agree repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)