Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 319 Ethnic Territory
"The Thunder-Avoiding Tower is a common treasure of the flying palace type. Entering it can almost completely isolate the power of material attacks that do not exceed its tolerance limit, and it also has a sealing function. However, its weakening effect on the power of soul attacks is negligible!"

Just after Lu Qingshan made his choice, that gentle voice rang in his mind again: "The Xuanlei Tribulation Avoidance Tower is a supreme treasure of the lightning attribute, so it can only be activated by mastering the complete fundamental laws of lightning. If you do not master the complete fundamental laws of lightning, but have mastered the fundamental laws of time, you can still activate its power!"

"The Thunder-Avoiding Tower? That's it!"

After listening to the full introduction of the Xuanlei Tribulation Avoidance Tower, Lu Qingshan nodded in satisfaction and then submitted an application to exchange for the Xuanlei Tribulation Avoidance Tower.

After Lu Qingshan submitted his application, the gentle voice sounded again: "The Xuanlei Tribulation Avoidance Tower requires 27 Treasure Points to exchange. Lu Qingshan, would you like to exchange it?"

“I’ll trade!” Lu Qingshan immediately nodded and said.

Rumble!
The cyan stone disc in the center of the side hall opened again, and a beam of dark light instantly flew out from the crack.

When the dark light stopped in front of Lu Qingshan, it quickly transformed into a three-story dark pagoda.

"Mystic Thunder Avoidance Tower!"

Looking at the three-tiered pagoda before him, Lu Qingshan quickly channeled a wisp of divine power into it, completing the recognition of the pagoda as his master: "For a long time to come, I'm afraid you'll be accompanying me as I traverse the universe!"

It should be noted that even the cheapest high-level flying palace-type treasure costs over two hundred treasure points, which is something that even some ordinary universe lords might not be able to afford. It would be even more difficult for Lu Qingshan to exchange for one now.

After exchanging for the Xuanlei Tribulation Avoidance Tower, Lu Qingshan's wealth was reduced to only 6.7 Treasure Points. This was only because he had once again contributed the top-tier flying palace-type treasure, the 'Purple Gold Eight Treasures Ship,' to the human race's treasury.

……

Just as Lu Qingshan was exchanging treasures in the human race's treasury, many of the human race's universe lords also gathered together.

This is a special dimension in the virtual universe, where there is only a majestic yet simple temple within the endless space.

Inside this magnificent temple was a long stone table, with stone chairs on either side. These chairs were now filled with the cosmic lords of the human race.

As for the main seat, there sat a savage giant, who was the current guardian of the human race, the founder of the giant axe.

"Everyone is here!"

Once everyone had arrived, the Giant Axe Founder quickly looked at the group of human race universe lords and said directly, "The reason I called you all here today is that the void area adjacent to the territory of my human race and the territory of the insect race has suddenly begun to give birth to a large number of universe territories that can support the reproduction and growth of life. Its scale is at least equivalent to the size of several universe kingdoms!"

"A new territory is beginning to emerge in the Void?"

"It's actually a void zone bordering the Zerg territory!"

"Our human race has not expanded its territory for a very long time!"

"Giant Axe, what do you plan to do?"

After hearing these words from the founder of the giant axe, the surrounding human races and universe lords began to discuss among themselves.

It should be noted that the human race, along with the other three top races, occupied the most core territory in the original universe, which made the other billions of races quite envious of the four top races.

Therefore, even with the formidable strength of a top-tier clan, it would be difficult to continue expanding outwards.

Otherwise, it would face resistance from hundreds of millions of other races, as well as disruption from the other three top races.

"The reason I called everyone here today is to discuss this matter!"

The Giant Axe Founder quickly said in a deep voice, "The commotion caused by the large-scale birth of cosmic territories in that void is significant, and the Zerg must have sensed it as well! I estimate that the Zerg Queen will contact me soon to discuss how to allocate that newly born cosmic territory!"

"I called everyone here today to see what you all think. Do you want to negotiate a solution with the Zerg, or do you want to fight?"

"If it's negotiation, how should it be conducted? If it's going to escalate into a fight, at what level should it be kept under control?"

Upon hearing the words of the Giant Axe Founder, the surrounding human races and universe lords began to ponder.

After a moment, the Lord of the Universe finally spoke.

"I think if it can be resolved through negotiation, it's better to resolve it through negotiation!"

The first to speak was Lord Huangjian, the leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance: "We are currently in the process of opening the Primal Star. If we really have to fight the Zerg, I'm afraid our human race will not be able to gain much during this period of opening the Primal Star!"

Upon hearing Lord Huangjian's words, all the other human universe lords around him nodded in agreement.

In battles that do not involve the level of the cosmic rulers, it is generally difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time; it is quite normal for them to last for millions or even tens of millions of years.

"I also think it's better to resolve this through negotiation!"

The Qingdong Master of the Universe's First Bank nodded in agreement, saying, "Many of our clan's Universe Venerables are currently adventuring on that Primordial Star. If we were to recall them now to fight the Zerg, it would indeed be quite troublesome!"

"So I think we should focus on negotiating with the Zerg, but our human race must occupy at least half of the core territory!"

"That's right!"

The Dragon Lord of the Virtual Universe Company nodded in agreement, saying, "If the Zerg don't agree, then let's have a fight. My human race will definitely fight to the bitter end!"

"In my opinion, the Zerg might not even want to fight against our human race!"

Peng Gong, the leader of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, quickly spoke up: "Just as Huang Jian said, we are currently in the opening period of the primordial star. If our human race is unwilling to fight, then the insect race certainly won't want to fight either!"

"Although the Zerg have swarm tactics, those are reserves they have accumulated over countless years. I don't think they would start a full-scale war against our human race over such a small territory!"

Faced with the newly emerging core territory, none of the human race's cosmic rulers showed any sign of backing down.

Although this core territory is of no use to them anymore, it can continuously cultivate many powerful individuals for the human race.

The more powerful individuals a human race has, the greater its status will naturally be in this vast universe!
"I agree with everyone's opinion!"

The Chaos City Lord, sitting next to the Giant Axe Founder, quickly spoke up: "However, we still need to be wary of the demon race and the mechanical race interfering when allocating territories this time!"

"Especially the demon race. They rely on having two of the strongest beings in the universe, and their territory is already the largest among the four top races. Moreover, every time a new territory appears, they always try to take more and more!"

"Don't worry, Chaos!"

The Lord of the Desolate Mirror quickly said, "The territory that was born this time is still quite far from the territory of the demon race. Even if they wanted to interfere, they wouldn't be able to reach it!"

"If that demon race still wants to cause trouble, we'll join forces with the insect race to teach them a lesson they won't forget!"

"Well!"

The deep voice of the Giant Axe Founder rang in everyone's ears once again: "I will discuss this matter with the Zerg Queen later to see if the Zerg want to fight!"

"Also, now that our human race has occupied that core territory, it is adjacent to the insectoid territory, and the demon race and the machine race may cause trouble. We definitely need a powerful overlord to take charge of the overall situation. Who do you all think would be suitable to send?"

"The stronger the people we send, the better!"

The Void Gold Lord of the Giant Axe Arena quickly said, "However, our human race's four top cosmic overlords all have important missions, so we can only send others to take charge!"

"I think Lu Qingshan under Bingfeng's command is quite good!"

Lord of the Desolate Mirror glanced at Lord of the Ice Peak, then smiled and said, "I heard that little guy has recently killed several cosmic overlords on that Primordial Star. His strength is definitely among the top tier below the top cosmic overlords!"

"Moreover, he also possesses the ability to create clones; he only needs to send out one clone to oversee that newly opened cosmic territory!"

"I think that little guy named Lu Qingshan is quite suitable!"

"That's fine with me!"

After hearing Lord Huangjian's words, two other Universe Lords nearby quickly spoke up.

"Ice Peak, what do you think?" The founder of the giant axe quickly turned his gaze to the Ice Peak Lord beside him.

Upon hearing the words of the Giant Axe Founder, the Ice Peak Lord quickly nodded and said, "Since everyone is interested in Green Mountain, I will discuss it with him later. I don't think there will be any problems!"

"it is good!"

The founder of the giant axe nodded slightly, then continued, "Then let's leave it at that for now. After I finish discussing it with the Zerg Queen, we'll convene a high-level meeting to further discuss this matter!"

"no problem!"

"I agree!"

"I don't have any problem either!"

The surrounding human races, the masters of the universe, all nodded in agreement.

……

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan had just finished exchanging treasures in the human race's treasury and was about to leave Chaos City when he suddenly received an extremely important email. "Master Ice Peak Lord wants to see me?"

Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback after reading the email.

It should be noted that although he was the disciple of the Ice Peak Lord, he would at most go to the Ice Peak Lord to receive guidance, while the Ice Peak Lord rarely summoned him.

In fact, it wasn't just Lu Qingshan; the other disciples under the Ice Peak Master were the same!

"Could it be because I recently killed several cosmic overlords on the Primal Star?"

After such a thought flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, he quickly connected his consciousness to the virtual universe and rushed to the residence of the Ice Peak Lord.

When Lu Qingshan arrived at the palace of the Ice Peak Lord located on the summit of Thunder Island in the virtual universe, he quickly stepped inside and saw the Ice Peak Lord sitting high on a huge throne.

"Disciple greets Master!" Lu Qingshan immediately bowed respectfully.

"Ok!"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Green Mountain, you've made quite a name for yourself on that Primitive Star these past few years. I wonder how much benefit you've gained this time?"

"I only had the advantage of those powerful alien races not knowing my exact strength at the beginning!"

Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "During my time adventuring on that primordial star, I only gained less than thirty Treasure Points in total!"

"I just exchanged a flying palace-type treasure in the clan's treasury, and now I'm almost out of treasure points!"

"You little guy!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Lord of Ice Peak quickly smiled and said, "In just a hundred years, you have accumulated wealth that other universe overlords might not be able to accumulate in endless years. Are you still not satisfied?"

"I just wanted to take this opportunity to earn more resources!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "It's just that those alien races have become smarter recently. Those who aren't good at protecting themselves now run far away when they see me. It's already very difficult for me to kill those alien races again!"

"That's perfectly normal!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Lord of Ice Peak quickly smiled and said, "Any of those alien races who can cultivate to the level of a Universe Venerable are fools?"

"They know they are no match for you, and may even perish at your hands. Why would they willingly run into your most precious treasure?"

"As your fame grows, fewer and fewer powerful individuals will dare to challenge you! You'll gradually understand this as you cultivate for longer!"

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

"All right!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks quickly said again, "The main reason I called you here today is to discuss something with you!"

"Please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything, teacher!"

After hearing the words of the Ice Peak Master, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "This disciple will do his utmost!"

"It's not my business, but the tribe wants to give you a task!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks quickly continued, "Not long ago, a large number of cosmic territories capable of supporting the growth and reproduction of life suddenly emerged in the void adjacent to our human race and the Zerg. Their scale is conservatively estimated to be the size of several cosmic kingdoms!"

"The Giant Axe Founder is currently negotiating with the Zerg Queen on how to handle this cosmic territory, but in any case, our human race will definitely be allocated a portion of it!"

"Because this newly created territory is adjacent to the Zerg territory, there will likely be many conflicts between them in the future. Therefore, the race plans to send a powerful cosmic overlord there to take charge!"

"Several universe lords within our clan have mentioned your name, which is why I summoned you here. I wanted to ask you what your thoughts are?"

"To open up new cosmic territories?" Upon hearing the words of the Ice Peak Lord, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

Even before he arrived, the human race consisted of only 1003 interdimensional kingdoms, and that remains the case to this day.

In the original novel, when Luo Feng began to rise to power, the human race consisted of 1008 cosmic kingdoms!
Therefore, before Luo Feng begins to rise, the human race must have established new cosmic kingdoms, including the Qianwu cosmic kingdom from the original work.

"Could it be that the Qianwu Universe Kingdom was created during this period?"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but think to himself, "It just so happens that Venerable Qianwu has already fallen three times. Perhaps when we open up a new universe kingdom this time, we can let him take charge of a region of the universe kingdom and then slowly cultivate future geniuses to repay the debts he owes!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "Teacher, I am willing to accept the clan's mission, but I don't know how the clan will arrange for me?"

"There's a high chance you'll be in charge of a regional universe!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks quickly replied, "You only need to send one avatar to oversee the situation. Under normal circumstances, there won't be anything you need to do!"

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

While governing a region of the universe might not be of much use to him, it would be of great benefit to his family.

After all, the Lu family has been developing within the Yanfeng Universe, which puts considerable pressure on the royal family of the Yanfeng Universe.

If Lu Qingshan's strength is relatively weak, that's one thing, but the family of the Nine Li Venerable has developed quite well within the Yanfeng Universe.

However, Lu Qingshan's strength was too great, and it was inevitable that his family would clash with the royal family of Yanfeng Universe Kingdom and other major families during its development!

"You can prepare for this in advance!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks quickly added, "I estimate that the race will soon hold a supreme meeting to discuss this matter. At that time, they will determine the number of universe kingdoms to be established and the personnel to oversee them!"

"However, when we establish a cosmic kingdom, our human race will definitely send out a large number of immortal gods. As a cosmic venerable, you only need to stay in one place and don't need to spend too much effort. Your main battle avatar can still roam around that primordial star!"

"Yes, teacher!" Lu Qingshan replied respectfully once again.

……

Knowing that the human race was going to expand its territory, Lu Qingshan did not immediately go to the Primal Star after leaving Chaos City. Instead, he stayed on the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters continent to wait.

After all, the opening of the Primordial Star will last for a full thousand epochs. Now that his strength has been exposed, there is naturally no need for him to continue to rush to venture onto the Primordial Star.

And just like that, several more days passed quickly.

In the dark void, starlight twinkles.

On either side of the long stone table inside the majestic temple, the cosmic lords of the human race once again took their seats.

"Giant Axe, any results?"

"Did you summon us here because you reached an agreement with the Zerg Queen?"

"Did the Zerg agree to our terms, or do they want to fight us?"

One by one, the rulers of the universe spoke up.

"Everyone!"

As soon as the Giant Axe Founder in the main seat spoke, all the other universe lords around him instantly fell silent.

"I have reached an agreement with the Zerg Queen!"

The Giant Axe Founder quickly spoke up: "In this newly created core territory, our human race and the Zerg race each occupy about half. These are the star coordinates of the territory allocated to our human race!"

After saying this, the founder of the giant axe waved his hand, and a star map immediately appeared in front of everyone.

"Hahaha!"

"It seems the Zerg are also unwilling to engage in a major conflict with our human race!"

"That's right!"

Looking at the map of the territories drawn up by the Giant Axe Founder, the surrounding cosmic lords all spoke up.

Humans and Zerg are both top-tier races, so their strength is naturally roughly equal.

If the two sides were to actually fight, whether it was a battle at the level of a Cosmic Venerable or a battle at the level of a Cosmic Lord, it would result in significant losses for both sides.

Furthermore, the territory created this time is not very large, so resolving it through negotiation is quite appropriate.

　I'm a bit sleepy, so this is the only update for today. I'll organize my thoughts tomorrow.

　　Do you guys think it's reasonable for new territories to appear in the Void Realm, or is it just the encroachment on the territories of other races? Leave your suggestions in the comments, and I'll revise the article if I have any good ideas.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)