Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 224 The Bewildered Thunder Illusion King

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

At the foot of the central mountain range near Thunder Island, outside a luxurious mansion, Lu Qingshan, carrying a bottle of fine wine, quickly approached from a distance.

This place was the residence of King Lei Huan, and it has been closed since King Lei Huan's death.

But as soon as Lu Qingshan appeared at the entrance of the mansion, the gate opened quickly, and Lei Huanwang's voice soon came from inside: "Qingshan, come in!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly stepped into the mansion, where he saw a handsome man in a purple robe sitting in the main seat, enjoying fine wine alone!

"Teacher," Lu Qingshan greeted respectfully.

"Qingshan, you came really fast!"

Lei Huanwang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and presented a cup of fine wine to Lu Qingshan: "However, this time when I perished, not only did I lose all my treasures, but I also owed the clan a sum of resources because of my resurrection. So I don't have much to offer you!"

"This is the 'Drunken Flowing Clouds' that your thirteenth senior sister sent last time. I kept a bottle for myself!"

Lei Huanwang's family members had long since perished due to their lifespans being limited, so the people closest to him were Lu Qingshan and his disciples.

Therefore, after being resurrected by reversing time, the first thing he contacted were his disciples who had reached the King level.

In his view, through Lu Qingshan and others, he could quickly learn about some of the major events that happened after his death.

Lu Qingshan picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, then said with a smile, "Teacher, since you have been able to be resurrected this time, your disciple has also prepared a bottle of fine wine for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qingshan had a thought, and instantly he presented the wine in his hand to Lei Huanwang.

"Heavenly Dew?"

Upon seeing the fine wine that Lu Qingshan presented to him, Lei Huanwang was slightly taken aback.

In reality, a single bottle of this Heavenly Dew would typically cost trillions of Chaos Units, and even in the virtual universe, it would cost ten billion Chaos Units.

A single bottle of fine wine enjoyed in the virtual universe would cost the entire fortune of an ordinary peak-level King-rank expert. How extravagant is that?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, only beings at the level of cosmic sages would drink such precious wine.

But now, Lu Qingshan has brought out such a bottle of fine wine just to celebrate his teacher's resurrection?
"It's just nonsense!"

Lei Huanwang couldn't help but scold, "Qingshan, I know you have clones, and you might be able to acquire wealth in that extraterrestrial battlefield much faster than I am!"

"But you've only been cultivating for a short time now, and there will be many more places to spend money in the future. How can you waste such a large sum of money on such pleasures?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan was quite moved.

But for Lu Qingshan, who possessed hundreds of treasure points, such a bottle of fine wine was just a drop in the ocean. So he quickly replied, "Master, I have been wandering the battlefields beyond the realms for many years and have some savings. I have plenty of money to buy wine!"

"Oh?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lei Huanwang was quite surprised, and then said with a smile, "It seems that Qingshan, your strength has improved again during the time I was gone! However, this bottle of Heavenly Heart Dew is still too precious!"

Just as Lu Qingshan was about to say something more, two other voices soon came from outside the living room of the mansion.

"Hahaha! Teacher, you're wrong this time!"

"Indeed! What is a bottle of Heavenly Dew to the renowned King of Myriad Realms?"

Lu Qingshan and Lei Huanwang turned their heads and saw that Lu Qingshan's ninth senior brother, Ji Dianwang, thirteenth senior sister, Tongyewang, and nineteenth senior brother, Qinglinwang, had all entered the mansion at the same time.

The ones who spoke just now were the Electric King and the Crimson Leaf King.

"Meet the teacher!"

After entering the mansion, the three members of the Extreme Lightning King quickly knelt down respectfully before the Thunder Illusion King, who was seated in the main seat.

"Ok!"

Lei Huanwang nodded slightly, then said, "All three of you, get up!"

"is teacher!"

The three members of the Extreme Lightning King quickly stood up and then all looked at Lu Qingshan: "Junior Brother! Junior Brother Qingshan!"

Lu Qingshan quickly stood up and greeted the three, including Ji Dianwang, saying, "Third Senior Brother, Thirteenth Senior Sister, Nineteenth Senior Brother!"

"Alright, all of you, sit down!" King Lei Huan quickly instructed.

After Lu Qingshan and the other three had taken their seats, Lei Huanwang quickly spoke.

"Resk, Tongye, Qinglin, what did you mean by what you just said?"

At this moment, King Lei Huan looked quite puzzled: "The renowned King of Myriad Realms, could it be that Qingshan has done something extraordinary?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the King of Extreme Lightning quickly looked at Lu Qingshan: "Junior Brother Qingshan, you've arrived so early, haven't you told our teacher yet?"

Lu Qingshan knew that the King of Extreme Lightning was referring to his reputation for being invincible and his becoming a disciple of the Lord of Ice Peak, but he still calmly said, "Those are just minor matters!"

"Little things?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Tongye Wang couldn't help but tease him, "Junior Brother Qingshan, how dare you say such a thing!"

"But that makes sense! He casually killed the Stone Armor King on the battlefield outside the domain, killed the Insect Queen 'Rainbow Rain' despite being blocked by the invincible King-level expert, the Blue Mantis King, and together with the Monument King, he led many allies to kill the Demon Clan spy, the Hundred Flower King, and seized many treasures from her body. Finally, he instantly killed the Iron Bull King with a soul attack in front of more than 100,000 enemy immortals!"

"Such a momentous event would be something we other King-level Immortals could boast about for countless years, but for you, the disciple of the Lord of Ice Peak and our grandmaster uncle, isn't it just a trivial matter?"

At this point, King Tongye quickly continued to tease, "Compared to that, the matter of you helping your disciple kill that Flying Spear King is even less worth mentioning!"

"Senior sister, you..."

Hearing Tongye Wang address him as his grandmaster uncle, Lu Qingshan felt quite embarrassed.

Meanwhile, the Electric King and the Azure Scale King, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but smile as they watched the Crimson Leaf King tease Lu Qingshan.

To be honest, the two of them were also extremely shocked when they learned that Lu Qingshan had become a disciple of the Ice Peak Master.

Although the most important thing on the path of cultivation is the master-disciple relationship, the grandmaster and great-grandmaster are not of great influence.

However, as immortal kings, they had all received guidance from their grandmaster, Venerable Yaoguang, with the help of King Leihuan, and Lu Qingshan was no exception.

Now that Lu Qingshan directly addresses Venerable Yaoguang as Senior Brother, they naturally don't know how to address Lu Qingshan in the future.

In the end, it was Venerable Yaoguang who made the final decision, letting them each discuss their own points, and only then did they continue to address Lu Qingshan as their junior brother.

Now that they see Tongye Wang teasing Lu Qingshan, they are naturally happy to see it happen!
On the other side, Lei Huanwang was completely stunned.

He could understand every word that Tongye Wang had just said, but when put together, it left him somewhat bewildered!
He had heard of the Stone Armor King, the Green Mantis King, the Insect Queen 'Rainbow Rain', the Hundred Flowers King, the Iron Bull King, and the Flying Spear King that Tongye King had just mentioned.

Among them, the Hundred Flowers King is a member of the transportation department and is the weakest. However, since the Red Leaf King said that the other party is a spy and possesses a great treasure, there must be some things that he does not know.
Iron Bull King and Flying Spear King were both at the peak of the King-level realm. Even with Thunder Illusion King's strength, he would only have a chance to kill them if he burned his immortal divine power and fought desperately.
As for the Stone Armor King, although his strength is slightly weaker than the Thunder Illusion King, the latter is born without a soul and his divine body is extremely large. Even if he can suppress the former, he will not be able to kill him at all. If he really burns his immortal divine power and fights desperately, the Thunder Illusion King may be in danger.

The final Zerg Queen 'Rainbow Rain' and the Green Mantis King are even more terrifying in strength; both of them could pose a fatal threat to Thunder Illusion King.
Especially the invincible Green Mantis King, if the opponent fights desperately, Thunder Illusion King probably won't even have a chance to escape!
As many thoughts flashed through his mind, Lei Huanwang quickly turned to look at Lu Qingshan: "Qingshan, did all those powerful figures that Tongye just mentioned really perish at your hands?"

"Of course it's true, teacher!"

Before Lu Qingshan could answer, Tongye Wang chimed in again, teasingly saying, "Not only that, Junior Brother Qingshan has also become a disciple of the Ice Peak Master. From now on, when you see Junior Brother Qingshan, you'll probably have to call him 'Uncle-Master'!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Senior Sister, please stop teasing me!" Then, Lu Qingshan quickly turned to Lei Huanwang and respectfully said, "Teacher, most of what Senior Sister said is true, and I have indeed become a disciple of the Ice Peak Master!"

"As for the matter of address, Senior Brother Yaoguang has already said that we can each use our own terms!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan address his teacher, Venerable Yaoguang, as "senior brother," King Lei Huan was slightly taken aback.

However, he had cultivated for a long time, and although such things were not common, he had still encountered them a few times.

As for what Tongye Wang just said, how could he not tell that it was a joke?

Therefore, Lei Huanwang didn't care too much about the title. What truly shocked him was Lu Qingshan's terrifying strength.

You should know that becoming an invincible king is not something that comes easily!
Even if Lu Qingshan possessed the ability to create clones, it would still be the same!
After all, to become an invincible king, one needs to push oneself to the limit in every aspect and also have several powerful treasures to protect oneself.

At the very least, you need to have both high-quality weapons and high-quality armor!

Each of these treasures is extremely precious. Lei Huanwang had cultivated for many years and only ever possessed one treasure, which was given to him by his teacher, Yaoguang Venerable. Unfortunately, he lost it after his death!

Of course, this is also because Lei Huanwang is not good at martial arts. Otherwise, with his wealth at his peak, he would have had a certain chance of auctioning off a very ordinary treasure weapon like the Purple Thunder Sky Wing Sword, just like Lu Qingshan!

After a moment of silence, King Lei Huan couldn't help but ask again, "So how long did I actually perish this time?"

In Lei Huanwang's eyes, he must have fallen for a long enough time before being resurrected by the clan's higher-ups through time reversal. Otherwise, even if Lu Qingshan had a clone and his talent and comprehension were quite good, it would be difficult for him to reach the level of being an invincible king.

Upon hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Ji Dianwang, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, finally spoke up.

"teacher!"

The King of Extreme Lightning quickly said, "This time you have been dead for more than nine million years, which is a little shorter than the time you were dead last time!"

"After your fall, Junior Brother Qinglin and I went to your hometown to oversee things, and everything has been normal until now, without any unexpected incidents!"

"Ok!"

After hearing what the Extreme Lightning King said, the Thunder Illusion King nodded slightly.

In his family, those who were close to him had all perished long ago, so Lei Huanwang didn't actually care about his family as much as one might imagine; he only needed to ensure that no accidents occurred.

What truly shocked him was that Lu Qingshan had raised his strength to the level of an invincible king in such a short period of time.

Therefore, Lei Huanwang quickly looked at Lu Qingshan again, and then asked with great doubt, "Qingshan, how did you do it? How could you improve your strength to this level in such a short time?"

"That's a long story!" Lu Qingshan quickly replied seriously.

By this time, it was no secret that he had a clone, so Lu Qingshan naturally didn't hide it anymore. He directly recounted how he had his clone venture into the outer battlefield to accumulate resources, how he bought a precious longsword at the Hongmeng Super Auction, how his will broke through when he received the divine general's inheritance, how Venerable Yaoguang bestowed upon him a precious armor, and many other things.

In short, aside from the fact that he owned the All-Heavens Chat Group, Lu Qingshan told Lei Huanwang and the others everything else.

"So that's it!"

After listening to Lu Qingshan's explanation, Lei Huanwang said with some envy, "I never expected that your will could break through to the level of a Universe Venerable, Qingshan. This is something that I, your master, have not been able to achieve even after countless years of cultivation!"

"However, now that your will has broken through, combined with other advantages, and the precious armor bestowed upon you by your teacher, it is not surprising that you have made such a name for yourself on the battlefield outside the realm!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's explanation, the three members of the Extreme Lightning King group were also amazed.

Although they had previously pondered why Lu Qingshan possessed the invincible strength to be crowned a king, their relationship with Lu Qingshan was far less solid than the master-disciple relationship between Lei Huanwang and Lu Qingshan, so they naturally wouldn't rashly inquire.

Now that Lu Qingshan has said this, they naturally understand.

As for the matter of Venerable Yaoguang bestowing a precious treasure upon Lu Qingshan, they felt no jealousy whatsoever.

After all, they are disciples of Venerable Yaoguang, just like Lu Qingshan. If they possess clones and can reach Lu Qingshan's level of strength, Venerable Yaoguang will surely bestow upon them great treasures.

Unfortunately, even the strongest of the three, the Extreme Lightning King, only managed to pass the nineteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Bridge. Even with all his abilities, he could only barely rival a peak King-level expert!

After hearing Lei Huanwang's exclamation, Lu Qingshan humbly replied, "This disciple was just lucky; my will just happened to rise to the level of a Universe Venerable!"

"Even now, I am still somewhat inferior to you, Master, in creating my own secret techniques!"

"Qingshan, you're too modest!"

Lei Huanwang quickly said, "Your biggest weakness right now is that you haven't been cultivating for long enough!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan was speechless.

He has cultivated for over 20 million years.

In the original novel, Luo Feng's cultivation over a hundred thousand years was enough to kill an ordinary Universe Venerable!

However, since the one who said this was Lei Huanwang, who had lived for countless years and even died several times, Lu Qingshan naturally appeared to be quite young.

"Don't worry, Aoyama!"

Lei Huanwang continued, "With the speed at which you create your own combat techniques, given enough time, creating a top-tier combat technique will definitely be no problem at all!"

"When your physical and soul attacks combine, your strength will be absolutely top-tier among the invincible kings of our human race!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

What he wanted to do was not just create a pinnacle secret technique, but an ultimate secret technique at an even higher level.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore!"

Lei Huanwang quickly smiled and said, "It just so happens that Qingshan brought a bottle of 'Heavenly Heart Dew'. Today, my master and I will take advantage of the fame of this renowned King of Myriad Realms and taste this fine wine, which is worth tens of billions of Hunyuan units in the virtual universe!"

"The teacher is right!"

Standing to the side, King Tongye chuckled and teased again, "Junior Brother Qingshan reaped countless benefits on the extraterritorial battlefield before, this time we must make him bleed!"

And so, Lu Qingshan and his disciples soon began to drink heartily.

During this time, the topic of King Fengyan came up again.

Lei Huanwang felt quite disappointed after recalling that Feng Yanwang had not been resurrected by reversing time.

After all, King Lei Huan had spent a long time with King Feng Yan.

Now that he knows that the other party cannot be resurrected by the clan's higher-ups because of unpaid debts to the clan, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Of course, Lei Huanwang would not be willing to spend his own money to revive Feng Yanwang.

Firstly, the cost of reviving a powerful figure like King Fengyan is still very high;
Secondly, his relationship with King Fengyan wasn't that serious. If it were King Jinglei, there might be some possibility!
Then, King Lei Huan directly instructed, "Resk, Tongye, Qinglin, and Qingshan, the four of you must learn from this lesson!"

"Although the higher-ups of our human race can reverse time and resurrect the fallen, if we act recklessly because of this, we will eventually end up like King Fengyan!"

"Especially Qingshan, even though you have a clone, you must be even more careful, after all, the ability to create a clone is not invincible!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan and his group quickly nodded respectfully in response.

　Something really came up today and I was delayed.

　　I originally planned to write more today and finish writing the breakthrough plot!

　　But a promise is a promise; if it's a breakthrough today, then even if it means staying up all night, I'll finish it.

　　However, to make it run more smoothly, it still needs some polishing. It will probably be around 1 or 2 a.m., so don't wait up, check it out tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)