Gao Wu: Become stronger by grinding Erlang Shen's talents

Chapter 1215 Pan Ding and Long Jin (Seeking monthly votes)
His words did not receive much recognition from the rulers.

A handsome and aloof Celestial Race ruler sneered:

"Chong Jun, you're a joke."

"Ever since you were blasted to death by the Human Race's Qingyuan Overlord during the Star God event, you have become a laughing stock of the entire universe, and this will forever haunt you."

"And now you're still spouting nonsense about the human race posing an increasingly greater threat."

"Although no ruler has emerged in our races, it is because a large number of top gods have been killed by the Qingyuan Ruler of the human race, resulting in the loss of cultivation resources and secret treasures."

"We have to spend more time making a breakthrough."

"Over the next tens of thousands of years, our various races will have star gods breaking through to new heights."

"Moreover, the human race has only produced three rulers, and the overall improvement in strength is merely a drop in the ocean."

"The number of human rulers combined is still less than the number of our Celestial race."

"Moreover, we are an alliance of five races, and we are several times smaller in number."

"Letting them break through by dozens or hundreds more places won't have a significant impact."

"Therefore, in my opinion, this meeting was completely unnecessary."

"Our Celestial Race has already joined the war. If we keep fighting, the human race will be wiped out sooner or later."

The Celestial Race Ruler's words received the support of most of the other rulers.

Meanwhile, the ruler of Chongjun had a gloomy expression.

To become a laughing stock in the universe, to be talked about in public, is simply a slap in the face for him.

In particular, some rulers made no attempt to hide their mockery of him, while those of other races were another matter.

Even some members of their demon race laughed.

He could only endure it because his strength was too weak.

He was just an ordinary ruler who had recently broken through to the level of a ruler, and he didn't even have any powerful treasures. He was a low-level existence among the rulers of various races.

This frustrated him, and he secretly resolved to work hard at his cultivation.

He is talented, but he only broke through in a very short time.

Given a few million more years, he is confident that he can elevate his understanding of the laws and his own combat power to the level of a top-tier ruler.

There is even hope that they may break through to become the ultimate ruler in the future, even if it takes a very long time.

Once he becomes a supreme ruler, let's see who dares to laugh at him.

The Supreme Ruler is the strongest being below the true Supreme Being, capable of deciding the fate of countless beings.

He could kill a ruler and nothing would happen to him.

As he pondered, the aura of a sovereign from the Prison Clan enveloped the entire conference hall. He reeked of a foul stench, as if he were the embodiment of all negative energy.

With blood-red eyes and a terrifying aura, he suddenly spoke:

"Everyone, the Ancient Saint's Secret Realm is about to open."

The moment these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall changed.

Even the ruler couldn't help but speak up:

"The Ancient Saint Realm is finally opening again. Time flies. I still remember the last time the Ancient Saint Realm opened, I fought with the human race's Kongming Overlord, and the treasures I got were snatched away by him."

"This will not happen again."

"This will be an exceptionally fierce battle, and we might even be able to kill the human race's ruler in it."

“The rulers are different from gods. If one falls, the backlash to be resurrected is a hundred times stronger than that of a star god.”

"..."

Greed was evident in the eyes of many rulers.

Including the Supreme Ruler, the Ancient Saint Realm is a terrifying secret realm in the entire universe.

Even if a ruler enters, there is a risk of death, but the risk is great, and so is the reward.

The environment inside is unique, and it contains many precious treasures.

Some of them can assist them in their cultivation.

Even the ruler would be tempted.

However, the Ancient Saint's Secret Realm only opens once every long period of time, and he had never been there before, so he was extremely curious.

If he could obtain some rare and precious materials in the Ancient Saint's Secret Realm, it might be able to improve his realm and strength.

The time it takes him to break through may also be greatly shortened.

So, in the conference hall, the rulers of the five races began to discuss the matter of the Ancient Sacred Realm again.

……

Six months later, Tianhai Residence.

"Master, it's time!"

"It's time to enter the virtual world."

On this day, Lin Qi, who was sitting cross-legged in the training ground observing the ultimate technique, stored the ultimate technique into his source core.

Xiao Chan, who was wearing a blue dress and had a sweet appearance, spoke up.

"Whoo~"

Lin Qi exhaled a breath of stale air, then turned on his smart device and chose to log into the virtual world.

The high-level meeting of the human race takes place in a completely new virtual world.

"Buzz!!"

……

Lin Qi felt his consciousness being transmitted to the virtual world.

Now that he has broken through to become a master, his understanding of virtual reality technology has become even more profound.

The technology in the entire virtual world is incredibly advanced; it can even fool the soul consciousness that dominates it.

It can't even be called a deception; it's more like an extremely terrifying illusionary technique of the soul.

Through illusion magic, all rulers are drawn into an illusionary realm.

The illusion was used to hold meetings for them.

However, using it for combat is too difficult, as the power of the universe and the physical body that dominate it have transformed to an unbelievable level.

To simulate it 100% accurately is incredibly difficult.

Therefore, once you reach the Dominator level, you basically won't spar in the virtual world anymore.

It's usually used as a place for communication and meetings.

He was now looking around at a magnificent square palace suspended in the starry sky. The palace had a simple structure with only a central hall.

Inside the hall are rows of exquisitely crafted metal seats.

The carvings on each seat are all in completely different colors.

It consists of four layers, arranged in a circular, stepped pattern.

From the ground up to the high platform suspended in the starry sky.

As for Lin Qi himself, as soon as he logged into the virtual world, he found himself already sitting in his own seat.

His chair was entirely deep black, accented with gold foil, deep purple, and flowing silver.

It also features unique patterns, with the shape of a sharp spear visible on the carving of the seat.

This seat was specially made for him.

At the top of the seat, four large characters are clearly engraved: "Qingyuan Master".

The owner's name is engraved on each seat.

He looked around; his seat was in the lowest row, which also represented his current level of attainment.

Even though he had just broken through to become a ruler, he was only an ordinary ruler, so he sat in the lowest position.

The second row is occupied by top-tier rulers, and the third row by peak rulers.

The highest position, with the most luxurious and magnificent seat, is reserved for the supreme being.

They're called seats, but they're more like thrones.

"Buzz!!"

After he went online, the other rulers also went online one after another.

The two people next to him were acquaintances.

They are the newly upgraded Thunder Lord and the Crimson Flame Lord, respectively.

"Lin Qi!"

"Junior Brother!"

After they logged on, they looked around curiously and saw Lin Qi, so they greeted him.

The Thunder Lord looked around and sighed:
"Is this the Deep Space Temple where the high-level human race meetings are held?"

"The entire virtual world is specifically used for meetings of the human race's high-ranking officials, and only the Overlord and the Supreme Being can participate."

"I had only heard of it before, this is my first time participating."

"Zhen Lei, you'll have plenty of opportunities to participate in the future."

A familiar voice came from the second floor in the distance. Looking up, one could see the handsome Kongming Ruler, wearing a green robe.

He waved from the second floor.

Moreover, there are other rulers.

For example, the Azure Sea Sovereign I met at the celebration banquet, and the Heavenly Abyss Sovereign I met outside the Destruction Secret Realm, and the Profound Gold Sovereign, the father of Blade Emperor.

Lin Qi looked at the Xuanjin Sovereign, who, along with the Xuyuan Sovereign, the Cangming Sovereign, and the Tianyuan Sovereign, were all seated on the third floor.

Of all the rulers, the number of those who reach the peak ruler level is the smallest.

So far, no more than ten have appeared.

The Crimson Flame Sovereign, clad in a crimson robe, spoke:

"Third Senior Sister and the others won't be online anymore; they all have their own things to do."

"Or perhaps they are going into seclusion to prepare for a breakthrough to the highest level."

"There are quite a few such rulers among our human race."

"Their seclusion typically lasts for hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years."

"Several of them existed even tens of billions of years ago."

“Even before our Holy Land’s Lord became the supreme being, he was already the ruler.”

“They are all elders of our human race. Unless it is a matter of life and death for the race, they will not come out of seclusion.”

"At this high-level human meeting, about one-third of the Overlords will be unable to log in."

Lin Qi nodded after hearing this, secretly marveling to himself.

A ruler that has lived for billions of years is indeed ancient enough.

Such beings would spend an unknown amount of time in seclusion.

These individuals may also be top geniuses, but they are still trapped in the realm of dominance and unable to break through.

It's easy to imagine just how difficult it is to break through and become a supreme being.

The Crimson Flame Overlord spoke again:

"The teacher is not old, but he is exceptionally talented. His talent is extremely rare in the history of the human race. He became a supreme being in just tens of millions of years, less than a hundred million years."

"This caused a huge sensation at the time."

"As for the eldest senior brother, second senior brother, and third senior sister, I have never actually met them."

"Because when I entered the Primordial Holy Land, they were already at the peak of the rulers, and they entered seclusion in order to break through and become the supreme beings."

"Perhaps in the future, when I become the supreme ruler, I may not even be able to see it."

The Thunder Lord beside him shared the same sentiment, shaking his head and saying:
"Me too."

"Moreover, my teacher hasn't returned yet. By the time this genius comes back, Lin Qi, you might already be a peak ruler."

"Your talent is the strongest I've ever seen. You'll break through to become a peak ruler even faster than us in the future." As they chatted, hundreds of rulers' terms expired one after another.

Lin Qi looked at these rulers; it was the first time he had ever seen so many rulers.

These rulers are the result of billions of years of human history, with one being born on average every hundred million years.

In addition, the lifespan of the Overlords is infinite, which is why so many Overlords can be accumulated.

Even so, many seats are still empty.

"BOOM!!!!"

Then several terrifying auras appeared one after another, immediately attracting the attention of all the rulers.

It even transformed into a pillar of light that descended from the starry sky and landed on the highest seats.

The four beams of light transformed into four figures. Even a single wisp of their aura seemed like an unfathomable abyss, as if they were facing a black hole.

The terrifying aura was like the vast universe, suppressing the oppressive power of all rulers.

The fourth floor has a total of 13 seats, but only four have arrived so far.

Lin Qi looked at the four supreme beings who had descended, and among them was a familiar figure.

The other party was dressed in a chaotic-colored robe, had heterochromatic eyes, a handsome face, and an ancient and powerful aura.

He was Lynch's teacher—the head of the Deep Space Institute.

The head of the Deep Space Institute sat in a position relatively close to the center of the 13 seats.

The other three were two men and one woman, all emanating equally powerful and terrifying auras, and each possessed a unique charisma.

One of the supreme male beings was a tall and imposing figure, over five meters in height, with a dignified face and a thick, black beard.

It has a bronze-colored body and is draped in a fitted black robe with a large, ancient-looking cauldron pattern on it.

On his throne, four words were clearly displayed: Lord of the Pan Ding!
The other male supreme being had a tall and imposing figure, and even a sharp crimson dragon horn, with unique crimson dragon scales on his skin.

Its eyes exuded the majesty of a dragon, and its body was tall, standing at three meters high, draped in a crimson robe.

At the same time, his body was covered with crimson dragon patterns, and even a wisp of his aura carried endless heat, as if it could burn the universe.

As time went on, it seemed as if one could see an endless fiery hell.

Looking at him, Lin Qi seemed to see the future Crimson Flame Overlord.

His title was also on the other party's throne—Lord of Dragon Ashes!
The last female supreme being was dressed in a dark blue robe, with fair skin, delicate features, and a tall figure.

Its temperament is like the flowing surface of the sea, but beneath the surface lies a bottomless abyss.

Lin Qi was also very familiar with her title—Lord of the Void Abyss.

Lord of the Void Abyss, Lord of the Cauldron, Lord of the Dragon Ashes.

Including the Deep Space Academy Master, there are four supreme beings.

There is no supreme being among the nine supreme forces.

"The supreme being has arrived!"

A sovereign slowly spoke, and the entire hall fell silent, all eyes fixed on the four supreme beings.

"Greetings, Head of the Deep Space Institute!"

"Lord of the Void Abyss!"

"The Lord of the Pan Ding!"

"Lord of Dragon Ashes!"

The rulers stood up and spoke, and Lin Qi followed suit, greeting them as well.

The abbot of the Deep Space Academy waved his hand and said:
"Please sit down!"

Everyone sat down, and Lin Qi heard the voice of the Lord of Kongming again.

"Junior brother, let me give you a brief explanation of the situation."

"The number of supreme beings attending each high-level meeting of the human race is usually not large, around four each time."

"As for the leaders of the nine supreme powers, they rarely come here. They usually let other supreme powers preside over the meetings."

"Of the four supreme beings who came this time, Xu Yuan and Teacher are both from our Primordial Holy Land, so there's no need to say more."

"The master of the Pan Ding comes from the Immortal Holy Land."

"The Lord of Dragon Ashes comes from the Immortal Holy Land."

"Among the nine supreme holy lands of our human race, apart from our three major holy lands, our Primordial Era possesses the most three supreme beings."

"The Time-Space and the Immortal Holy Land each have only two supreme beings, while the other forces each have only one."

"The leader of a power group usually does not appear in high-level meetings."

"So each time it's basically the head of the Deep Space Academy who presides, along with the Lord of the Void Abyss and the Lord of the Pan Ding."

“When the Lord of the Void Abyss was not present, there were even three supreme beings present.”

Lin Qi suddenly realized that these were almost all the supreme beings of their human race.

Primordial Beginning, Time and Space, Immortal, Desolate Martial Arts, Myriad Stars, Starry Sky, Heavenly Ruins, Heart Abyss, Eternal Radiance, Void Abyss, Deep Space, Pan Ding, Dragon Ashes.

There are a total of 13 supreme beings.

This is the result of hundreds of billions of years of accumulation by their human race, which is already an astonishing amount.

Several of them were even contemporaries of the Primordial Lord.

His teacher, the Master of the Deep Space Academy, possesses astonishing talent. Although he is the youngest, his combat strength may already rank fourth.

Lin Qi then looked at the Lord of Dragon Ashes, a puzzled expression on his face, and asked the Crimson Flame Overlord:
"Senior sister, the Lord of Dragon Ashes seems to have dragon blood and also seems to be good at the laws of fire. He may be cultivating the Great Dao of Fire."

Why don't you go to the Immortal Sanctuary?

The Crimson Flame Overlord laughed and said, "The Lord of Dragon Ashes can actually be considered an ancestor of our race."

"He once unexpectedly obtained the bloodline of the Crimson Flame Ancient Dragon clan, and his talent was greatly enhanced after the fusion."

"It might even allow him to break through and become a supreme being."

"Thus the Dragon People lineage came into being."

"As for why I came to the Primordial Holy Land, it's because there are too many dragon people in the Immortal Holy Land. Some of them have backgrounds but no real strength."

“I didn’t want to stay with them, so I came to the Primordial Holy Land.”

"Most importantly, the Primordial Holy Land has more geniuses and is more competitive."

"Moreover, the Great Dao cultivated by both the Primordial Lord and our teachers is much more powerful than that of ordinary, single Great Daos."

"By cultivating their legacy, one's combat strength will be stronger among those at the same level."

"However, I will eventually break through to become a supreme being, or even surpass the Lord of Dragon Ashes."

Lin Qi nodded secretly, not expecting that the Crimson Flame Overlord was actually a descendant of the supreme being.

No wonder he has such great talent.

Of course, he felt that the potential of the Crimson Flame Overlord was indeed higher.

If one only cultivates the legacy of the Lord of Dragon Ashes, one may never be able to surpass him.

Only by coming to the Primordial Holy Land can this be done.

His gaze then fell upon the four supreme beings.

Then, the voice of the Deep Space Academy Master rang out:
"After 20,000 years, our human race's high-level meeting has been held again, this time because our human race has given birth to two more rulers."

"They are the Pure Source Ruler of the Primordial Holy Land and the Thunder Ruler, respectively."

"Their breakthrough is a significant boost to the overall strength of our human race."

"This means that our human race has not only not weakened under the siege of the alien races, but has become even stronger!"

After he finished speaking, all the rulers' gazes fell on Lin Qi and Thunder Ruler.

They suddenly became the focus of all the rulers.

"Congratulations, Lord Qingyuan! Welcome to our human race's high-ranking ranks."

"The Qingyuan Ruler was originally the strongest god, and he was even able to kill the Demon Race's Chongjun Ruler. Now that he has become a ruler, his combat power will only be even stronger."

"Perhaps he will soon possess the strength of a top-tier ruler."

"And there's also the Crimson Flame Overlord and the Thunder Overlord."

"The three of them are all disciples of supreme beings, and each of them has great talent."

"Two of them are disciples of the Master of the Deep Space Academy. He is considered to be one of the most skilled at teaching disciples among all the supreme beings."

"If he relaxes the requirements for accepting disciples, perhaps our human race can produce more rulers."

"That's not necessarily true."

"Even with a large number of people, it's not necessarily possible to guide them all."

"Haven't you heard the saying, 'The quality of disciples is more important than the quantity'?"

"It is more worthwhile to give birth to a ruler than to give birth to a hundred star gods."

"However, recently the frequency of the emergence of Overlords among our human race has been increasing."

"Perhaps the pressure from the Five Races Alliance is too great, which forces the geniuses to cultivate desperately."

"It's not just the Star Gods; even we, the Rulers, can't have an easy time."

"The number of alien rulers is greater than ours, and we are also in danger if we are besieged on the battlefield."

"..."

……

While the many rulers were discussing this, the expressions of several rulers turned quite ugly.

Among them was a ruler with a burly physique, wearing a crimson-gold robe and also possessing dragon horns; he was the Crimson Dragon Ruler.

He also comes from the Dragonkin race, is a descendant of the Lord of Dragon Ashes, and is one of the most talented among his descendants.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to break through and become the ruler.

However, his expression was quite unpleasant, especially when he looked at Lin Qi in the first row, who was now the ruler of Qingyuan.

He and several other rulers once advocated to seize and divide Blue Star, but were stopped by the Cangming Ruler and the Xuanjin Ruler.

They had already offended the Blue Star civilization, especially the Qingyuan Overlord, since then.

At that time, the other party was just an ordinary genius.

If you've offended someone, you've offended them.

Little did he know that the other party had progressed too quickly. He had only gone into seclusion once, and when he came out, the other party had not only become the disciple of the Master of the Deep Space Academy, but also...

He also became the strongest god among humans, crossed borders to kill the ruler of the demon race, and obtained the title of Emperor.

Originally, it was thought that the opponent would likely perish in the face of the encirclement and attack of the alien overlord, but the opponent successfully escaped.

When he emerged from seclusion, the other party had actually broken through to become a ruler.

He was utterly bewildered when he heard the news; the pace was simply too fast!
Back then, relying on the powerful bloodline of the dragon people and the resources of his race, it took him millions of years to break through and become a ruler.

Although he is now a top-tier ruler, he feels inexplicably uneasy.

He had completely offended the other party; he hadn't intervened when the alien ruler surrounded and killed him.

There's absolutely no chance of reconciliation now.

Humanity is not without internal struggles, which can sometimes escalate to the point of life and death.

It's not that no ruler has fallen, or even been resurrected.

The current Qingyuan Overlord is no match for him, but with the opponent's talent, becoming the Supreme Being is only a matter of time.

At that point, a single thought from the other party could ensure his certain death.

This left him with mixed feelings and deep regret.

He should have apologized and smoothed things over.

It's too late now; all I can do is hope they won't retaliate.

……

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