Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 287 The Scheme of Lord Liulan

Just as Lu Qingshan and his group were opening up the extraterritorial battlefield...

"Father!"

In a remote corner of the universe.

On a desolate planet in this cosmic expanse, a burly man, over ten meters tall, clad in gray-brown armor and with a pair of fleshy wings on his back, is angrily pounding his chest, his eyes filled with endless sorrow and rage.

At this moment, scenes from the past kept replaying in his mind!

From the very beginning of his cultivation journey, his father has always been his strongest support.

When he was still just a minor universe-level being, his father broke through to become a King-level Immortal, holding a very high position within the entire Qiji Clan.

With the help of numerous cultivation resources provided by his father, he, who was already quite talented, also broke through to become an immortal god, and upon breaking through, he was immediately granted the title of Marquis.

In the years that followed, his father broke through to the realm of the Universe Venerable and became one of the six leaders of the Qiji Clan.

Later, with his father's help, he cultivated to the level of a king through his own efforts!
The countless years they spent together had long since transcended everything between him and his father, even surpassing his own life.

His father was the most important person in his life!
But now...

With the emergence of many powerful figures among the human race, his father was directly killed by these powerful figures.

Even until his father's death, the message he left him was to lead the remaining people of his tribe to live well and not to seek revenge on the human race!
"Humans! Damn humans!"

At this moment, the burly man's expression was completely distorted: "Why? Why did you annihilate my Qiji clan?"

It should be noted that the Qiji clan usually lives in the Black Pepper Secret Realm and has always been peaceful and undisturbed by the world.

Although many powerful members of the Qiji Clan went to the outer battlefields for training, they mostly dealt with other alien races and kept their distance from the powerful members of the six top races.

Just then, another powerful member of the Qiji clan suddenly appeared before the burly man 'Bradley' and respectfully said, "Master, all the clansmen have been settled in my divine kingdom!"

"Ok!"

The burly Bradley nodded slightly, then his expression softened a bit: "Steinbeck, the people are now in your hands!"

"Teacher, what are you..."

Sensing the change in Bradley's expression, Steinbeck quickly said with concern, "Teacher, all the elders of the clan have now perished, and the fates of the other King-level immortals are unknown. Our branch now only has the two of us King-level immortals left. Please don't act rashly!"

"I wasn't acting impulsively!"

Bradley quickly said in a low voice, "My father is gone, I don't care about anything else anymore!"

"Moreover, your talent far surpasses that of your master. In the future, you may have the opportunity to break through and become a Universe Venerable. With you leading the people, your master is quite at ease!"

With that, Bradley waved his hand, and a black suit of armor and a world ring instantly appeared in front of Steinbeck.

"Steinbeck!"

Bradley quickly said, "These are treasures I've accumulated over many years, and a precious suit of armor given to me by my father. Now they're all yours!"

"With the help of these things, it should make things a little easier for you."

"As for me……"

Bradley chuckled self-deprecatingly, then said, "Forgive me for running away; the future of the tribe is in your hands!"

"teacher……"

Steinbeck wanted to persuade him further, but Bradley had already opened a temporary divine kingdom teleportation channel, then stepped into it and disappeared completely.

"teacher!"

Watching Bradley's figure disappear, his disciple Steinbeck burst into tears, then knelt down in mid-air: "Teacher, this isn't running away!"

"If it weren't for your entrustment, and if it weren't for the sake of the remaining people of our tribe, I would definitely have made the same choice as you!"

After kneeling in the void for a long time, Steinbeck finally got up and put away the precious armor and world ring left by Bradley. Then, he also stepped into the temporary divine kingdom teleportation channel after opening it and disappeared.

The Qiji tribe had already been wiped out, and he was leading the remaining tribe, so he had to be even more careful in the future.

……

On the other side, within the territory of the human race, in the Yanfeng Universe Kingdom.

Near a thriving inhabited planet, a hazy light suddenly appeared, followed by the appearance of a burly figure. It was Bradley, a powerful member of the Qiji Clan, who had been transported through the divine kingdom's passage.

"Damn human race!"

Bradley's face was now contorted with madness: "Even if I die, I will make you pay the price!"

With that thought in mind, Bradley instantly burned his immortal divine power and launched a direct attack on that prosperous life-bearing planet.

That inhabited planet was the capital of a mid-level cosmic civilization, and even an ordinary immortal deity lived there.

However, under Bradley's frenzied attack after burning his divine power, this once extremely prosperous life-bearing planet exploded directly, and the ordinary humans living on it were almost all killed or injured. Even the immortal god was not spared.

Bradley then quickly traveled to another prosperous, inhabited planet belonging to the human race!

Just as Bradley was about to destroy the third thriving life-bearing planet...

Boom!

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the starry sky, followed by a powerful pressure descending, as if a divine dragon were looking down at ants.

The oppressive force that left no room for resistance instantly spread into the endless void around them. Bradley, who had been burning with divine power and was now raging with arrogance, was directly suppressed, and even the secret technique he had just unleashed was forcibly terminated.

Immediately afterwards, a blurry figure gradually emerged, which was none other than the Lord of Yanfeng Kingdom, who was in charge of guarding the Yanfeng Universe Kingdom.

"A human venerable one?"

Bradley, a powerful member of the Qiji Clan, looked at the terrifying figure in front of him, but there was not a trace of fear in his eyes.

"The Qiji Clan's title of Immortal King? They actually dare to venture deep into the territory of my human race to carry out revenge. How laughable!"

The King of Yanfeng sneered, and then with a thought, Bradley didn't even have time to self-destruct before everything went black and he completely lost consciousness.

call!
With a wave of his hand, the King of Yanfeng directly put away Bradley's sleeping divine body.

"Why bother? Do you want to take revenge on our human race?"

King Yanfeng shook his head and said, "Then I'll just put you at the auction in Hongmeng City and make you serve my human race for the rest of your life!"

Such thoughts from the King of Yanfeng were absolutely the most desperate thing for this immortal king of the Qiji clan.

But different perspectives naturally lead to different ideas!

As the saying goes, "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts," the ruler of Yanfeng Kingdom did not directly kill this powerful member of the Qiji clan. His purpose was to put him into a deep sleep so that in the future, he could both weaken the alien race and enhance the overall strength of the human race.

Although a single immortal king is insignificant compared to the overall strength of the human race, perseverance will eventually prevail.

By accumulating little by little in this way, the strength of the human race can be continuously improved over time.

……

Just as Bradley was suppressed and fell into a deep sleep by the ruler of Yanfeng Kingdom...

Beyond the Black Pepper Secret Realm lies a void in the vast universe.

Two towering figures, exuding a terrifying aura, stood in this cosmic sky, as if they were the very core of this cosmic sky.

Majesty is inviolable!
One of the figures had an extremely beautiful figure, and her slender figure could be vaguely seen. There were even endless starlight surrounding her body. From a distance, she looked extremely noble and unapproachable.
The other figure was a plant life form resembling a black lotus, incredibly large in size. Its numerous petals, when gathered together, had a diameter of millions of kilometers. If all of them were to stretch out, they would absolutely blot out the sky!
Both of these figures can be considered super beings in the universe.

One of them is the Lord of Liulan Star, a top-tier power in the Liulan Alliance; the other is the Lord of Black Lotus, the leader of the six major plant life groups.

Both the Lord of Liulan Star and the Lord of the Black Lotus are Universe Lords with fifth-tier combat power, and their strength is in no way inferior to that of the Chaos City Lord and Lord Penggong of the human race. "Liulan!"

The Black Lotus Lord's flower stamen trembled slightly, then she calmly asked, "Did you summon me here for something?"

"Of course, I have something important to discuss with you!"

Lord Liulan quickly said, "This matter concerns the rise and fall of our race. You and I have shared life and death experiences in the cosmic sea, so naturally we must discuss it with you!"

"Regarding the rise and fall of our people?"

After hearing what Lord Liulan said, Lord Black Lotus frowned and then asked, "Liulan, what do you mean by that?"

"Black Lotus!"

Lord Liulan quickly asked, "Are you aware that the Black Pepper Lord of my Liulan Alliance has perished in the cosmic sea?"

"Of course I know that!"

The Lord of Black Lotus immediately replied, "Speaking of which, the Lord of Black Pepper is quite strong. I even traveled with him in the Cosmic Sea for a while! It's just a pity that he encountered those madmen from the Divine Eye Clan. The Lord of Five Chaos and the Lord of Pure Eye are even stronger than you and me. In addition, they are about to reach the end of their lifespan, so their actions are naturally a bit crazy!"

"But the fall of the Black Pepper Lord shouldn't have anything to do with the rise and fall of our races, right?"

"Black Lotus, you only know one side of the story, not the other!"

Lord Liulan quickly continued, "After the fall of the Black Pepper Lord, the Black Pepper tribe was relatively peaceful for a time under the protection of my Liulan Alliance! Originally, they planned to shrink their territory and then cede a portion of it to other tribes within my Liulan Alliance!"

"But not long ago, the four top races—humans, demons, insects, and machines—suddenly dispatched a large number of powerful individuals to the Black Pepper Secret Realm, intending to turn it into the eleventh extraterritorial battlefield between their four factions!"

Upon hearing Liulan Star Lord's words, the Black Lotus Lord was slightly taken aback, and then continued, "Liulan, didn't the four top clans discuss this with you before opening up the extraterritorial battlefield?"

"of course not!"

Lord Liulan harbored endless resentment: "If they had discussed this with me beforehand, I would definitely have arranged for the Black Pepper Clan to leave the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

"But the four top clans only informed me after they started opening up the extraterritorial battlefield, and then they started opening up the Black Pepper Secret Realm as if no one else was there!"

"If I had a choice, I would really like to fight those powerful figures from the four top clans and see if their so-called strength is truly as good as it sounds!"

"Liulan, don't be impulsive!"

The Lord of the Black Lotus quickly spoke up to advise, "The actions of those four top-tier clans are indeed excessive, but their strength is simply too great. It would be unwise to rashly become their enemy!"

"I see!"

Lord Liulan nodded slightly, then continued, "Black Lotus, have you never considered that your own clan might face the same fate as the Black Pepper Clan in the future?"

"Although you and I are stronger than the Black Pepper Lord, who can guarantee that they won't perish?"

"Once we perish, the fate of our race will surely be as tragic as that of the Black Pepper Clan!"

"So, the main reason I called you here today is to discuss something important with you!"

"What important matter?" the Lord of the Black Lotus asked quickly, puzzled.

"The reason I invited you here is that I want to form a super alliance with you!"

Lord Liulan quickly said, "An alliance that can rival super powers like the Starry Sky Beast Alliance and the Ancestral God Sect! Only in this way can our race not be bullied by those top races; only in this way can we occupy more resources in this vast universe!"

"Liulan, I understand what you mean!"

The Lord of the Black Lotus quickly said, "But forming a super alliance is not as simple as you think! You must know that the reason why the eight super powers are super powers is because they all have the strongest beings in the universe!"

“Every strongest being in the universe is invincible in this primordial universe. Even in the cosmic sea, they rarely encounter fatal danger! Moreover, the strongest beings in the universe can reverse time and space to resurrect all those below the level of the universe lord. This is the true source of the confidence of the eight super powers!”

"If our two forces were to truly unite, our strength would naturally increase considerably. However, no matter how many universe lords or universe venerables we have, without the strongest being in the universe to oversee us, we can never be considered a super power!"

"Of course I understand!"

Lord Liulan's voice quickly became excited: "If there is no strongest person in the universe, we can find a way to create one!"

"You and I are now only one step away from becoming the strongest beings in the universe. Once we can take that step, the alliance will naturally have the strongest being in the universe to oversee it!"

"Even if the two of us can't break through, we can still invite a lone, strongest being in the universe to oversee things!"

"Invite the strongest being in the universe to oversee things?"

After hearing Lord Liulan's last words, Lord Black Lotus was also moved.

He didn't pay too much attention to what the Star Lord Liulan had said about the two of them breaking through to the realm of the strongest in the universe.

After all, becoming the strongest in the universe is extremely difficult. Although he has some confidence, it's not something he can achieve in a short time.

In comparison, inviting the strongest being in the universe to oversee the alliance would be a better option.

Thinking of this, the Lord of the Black Lotus quickly asked, "Liu Lan, which strongest being in the universe do you plan to invite to oversee the alliance?"

"I have not decided yet!"

Lord Liulan quickly said, "Among the many strongest lone warriors, the Demon Beast Ancestor should be the easiest to invite! However, the Demon Beast Ancestor likes to wield power. The Demon Race and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance broke away from his control because of his excessive desire for control. If we invite the Demon Beast Ancestor to oversee the alliance, we might really be doing all the work for him!"

"Aside from the progenitor of demonic beasts, inviting the strongest beings in other universes will be much more difficult! However, I have some connections with the Mountain-Sitting Guest, the True Demon God, the Northern Frontier True God, and the Black Universe Founder, so I can try to invite some of them!"

"If any one of them is willing to take charge of the alliance, we will surely become the ninth superpower in the original universe!"

"That's a good idea!"

The Lord of the Black Lotus quickly nodded and said, "However, those lone, strongest beings in the universe are not so easy to persuade. This matter needs to be carefully planned!"

"Of course!"

The Star Lord of Liulan's voice had now completely calmed down: "Besides inviting the strongest person in the universe to take charge, I also plan to invite the Lord of the Star River to join the alliance!"

"Although the Lord of the Star River is a special life form, he is extremely skilled at reversing time and space to resurrect powerful beings. Many cosmic venerables from ordinary races have been resurrected by him through time reversal, so those ordinary races are very grateful to him!"

"If we can invite the Lord of the Galaxy to join the alliance, our alliance's power will naturally become even stronger!"

"The Lord of the Galaxy is indeed a good choice!"

The Lord of the Black Lotus quickly nodded and said, "However, inviting them to form an alliance with us will definitely not be an easy task!"

"Moreover, these things must be done in secret. Once other super powers find out, they will definitely try to stop it. After all, no one wants another super power to appear in the universe!"

"Of course I know that!"

Lord Liulan said with a sense of loss, "Actually, I haven't mentioned this to anyone yet. Black Lotus, you and I have a life-and-death bond, so it's naturally fine!"

"Furthermore, if the two of us can reach an agreement, it will be much easier to recruit others to join the alliance in the future!"

Upon hearing Liulan Star Lord's words, the Black Lotus Lord hesitated.

"Liu Lan!"

After hesitating for a moment, the Lord of the Black Lotus quickly said in a deep voice, "Logically speaking, since you and I have a life-and-death bond, I should indeed support your actions!"

“But I have six major plant life groups behind me, and you haven’t even decided which strongest being in the universe to invite yet, so it’s impossible for me to directly stand up and support you for the time being!”

"I can only guarantee that if you really manage to invite the strongest person in the universe and the Lord of the Star River, I will definitely join the alliance!"

"I see!"

Lord Liulan quickly nodded and said, "However, this matter cannot be rushed; it still needs to be planned slowly!"

"But I believe that day will eventually come!"

(End of this chapter)