Beep!
The call request was accepted, and a light screen appeared in front of the Mechanical Race member.
"King Melting Rule."
In the light screen was another Mechanical Race member, but his appearance was handsome, like a human cast from metal. His limbs and torso were primarily silver, adorned with some red and black stripes.
This handsome Mechanical Race member was vaguely enveloped by a halo, emitting a powerful Immortal aura, clearly indicating he was a strong individual.
"King Farlight."
Upon seeing the handsome Mechanical Race member in the light screen, the Mechanical Race member with the simpler body, known as the King Melting Rule, also spoke the former's name.
King Farlight said in a deep voice, "King Melting Rule, I presume you already know my intention?"
King Melting Rule's electronic eyes flickered with red light as he asked, "What do you mean?"
"We are all smart people, don't pretend not to know." King Farlight said with an unchanging expression, "You should have also received the email sent by your servant before his demise."
"Also?" King Melting Rule suddenly realized, "So, your servant also sent you the intelligence on that Cloud Vine Lord before his demise."
"Our two servants were in the same small team, and they both died at the hands of that Cloud Vine Lord..." King Farlight said calmly, "If you can receive the intelligence, I naturally can too, so don't think of leaving me out."
"Oh..." King Melting Rule asked, "Then what do you want to do?"
"We'll team up to kill that Cloud Vine Lord, and then split the rewards equally." King Farlight replied.
"Split equally? Impossible!" Upon hearing this, King Melting Rule's electronic eyes flickered intensely with red light, "With my High Stage King-Level strength, plus a vast Mechanical Puppet army, I can completely kill the Cloud Vine Lord on my own. Why should I split it with you?"
"King Melting Rule, don't say I didn't warn you. If you want to hog it all, then I'll inform my master's other servants about the Cloud Vine Lord's intelligence!"
Although King Farlight's tone was calm when he spoke, the meaning in his words was full of threat.
Hearing the threatening words, King Melting Rule's electronic eyes gradually calmed down. He said coldly, "If you tell this news to your master's other servants, then the reward you can obtain will be extremely small."
"Of course I know, but if you want to hog it all, there's nothing I can do." King Farlight's tone remained calm, "After all, I'm just an ordinary Low Stage King level Immortal, incomparable to you, King Melting Rule, who can rival a Pinnacle Stage King-Level by relying on a Mechanical Puppet army at High Stage King-Level."
"Thirty percent!" King Melting Rule said coldly, "I'll give you a maximum of thirty percent of the kill reward!"
"No." King Farlight refused, but then he relented, "Thirty percent is too little. You must give me at least forty-five percent."
"I can't give you forty-five percent." King Melting Rule said coldly, "From the intelligence sent back by Sarin, that Cloud Vine Lord's strength rivals a Low Stage King level Immortal. The kill reward given by the Race is equivalent to a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal, and this is only the reward level from a thousand years ago..."
"I know!" King Farlight interjected, "Now, for a Genius of the Cloud Vine Lord's Rank, the kill reward is equivalent to one-third of a Limit stage King-Level."
"Forty percent, that's my bottom line." King Farlight said in a deep voice, "If you don't give me forty percent of the kill reward, I will directly inform my master's other servants about the intelligence."
King Melting Rule listened, looked at the handsome Mechanical Race member King Farlight in the light screen, and after a moment of silence, replied, "Deal. I can give you forty percent of the kill reward, but to be safe, you must act with me."
"You don't need to tell me, I will act with you." King Farlight showed a stiff smile on his face, "That Cloud Vine Lord is good at hiding, and perhaps he has other trump cards. Our joint effort can minimize the chance of error."
King Melting Rule said, "The problem now is that we haven't found the Cloud Vine Lord's whereabouts. With his strength, it's impossible for him to still be in the Universe Territory Battlefield after killing our servants."
"Issue a bounty." King Farlight said, "A bounty for the Cloud Vine Lord's whereabouts. I remember Sarin was your servant from your weaker days. Use the excuse of avenging Sarin to issue the bounty."
Upon hearing this, King Melting Rule's electronic eyes flickered slightly with red light. He felt the excuse was too forced, but he really couldn't find a better one, so he nodded and said, "Alright."
"Then you put out 200,000 Yulan Units as a bounty for the Cloud Vine Lord's whereabouts." King Farlight said, "The main bounty conditions are: Human Race World Master, uses spear-type weapons, over forty meters tall, and protected by an Immortal Cloud Vine with 108 main vines."
Finally, King Farlight emphasized, "Absolutely do not expose the Cloud Vine Lord's strength!"
As King Melting Rule issued the bounty, he said coldly, "You don't need to tell me that."
...
Mechanical Race camp, Yulan World.
Mechanical Race members and many other non-Mechanical Race aliens moved through the vast streets.
Two non-Mechanical Race Immortal beings were walking side by side, communicating telepathically, when they suddenly received a message. The content of the message shocked them immensely!
"King Melting Rule, a King-level Immortal powerhouse of the Mechanical Race, has issued a bounty for the coordinate information of a Cloud Vine Lord in the 03 Area of the Universe Territory Battlefield. The bounty amount is as high as 200,000 Yulan Units!"
"No way! 200,000 Yulan Units just to buy coordinate information? King Melting Rule is really generous for revenge!"
"It's not just about providing coordinates; King Melting Rule needs continuous coordinate provision for a long time, and he will only issue the bounty reward after personally arriving and verifying it."
"Even so, the reward is very high, a full 200,000 Yulan Units, which is equivalent to the entire fortune of many Immortals!"
"The price is high, but the danger is not low. I received a distress call from Mantis-Sarin's small team in the Universe Battlefield. The Cloud Vine Lord's Immortal Cloud Vine has 108 main vines, and its strength rivals a Marquis-level Immortal!"
"Hiss! An Immortal Cloud Vine comparable to a Marquis-level Immortal. That Human Race Cloud Vine Lord is too rich, no wonder Mantis-Sarin's small team fell into his hands."
"So, this 200,000 Yulan Units reward is not easy to get. One must have considerable strength."
"200,000 Yulan Units, it's estimated that it can make many Marquis-level powerhouses tempted, after all, there's no need to fight that Cloud Vine Lord, just continuously provide coordinate information."
Not only were these two alien Immortals discussing the bounty, but Military Lord Immortals and some Marquis-level Immortal beings throughout the entire Mechanical camp in the First Battlefield were also very tempted by the 200,000 Yulan Units reward, as it was a considerable fortune.
...
Universe Battlefield 04 Area, Dark Universe.
"As expected of the Mechanical Race, one of the Pinnacle Races. The combined net worth of three Immortals is over 100,000 Mixed units, far exceeding that of Immortals from ordinary or weak Races."
Inside the E9-level Spaceship, which was currently flying at multiple times the speed of light, Ender was sitting in the control room, checking the wealth and treasures of the three Immortals he had killed earlier.
"Water-attribute G-level metal 'Radiant Black Cobalt', each ton is worth 70,000 to 100,000 Mixed units."
With a gentle flip of his hand, a piece of black metal appeared in his palm. The black metal, only two fingers long in height and width, weighed a full half-ton.
Ender shook his head slightly, "What a pity, it's not a Space Law G-level metal, otherwise it could be used to refine a treasure that increases speed."
"Hmm..." Speaking of this, he pondered for a moment, "Treasures used to increase speed are nothing more than wing-type auxiliary weapons or flying Spirit Weapons."
"While comprehending Space Law, I primarily use long spears, and wing-type auxiliary weapons are not suitable for spear performance."
Indeed, wing-type auxiliary weapons are worn on the back in the form of wings, increasing speed by activating the secret patterns on the wings and suitable secret techniques.
However, when fighting with a long spear, it often rotates across the back, and having an extra pair of wings on the back would undoubtedly affect combat.
"So my only remaining choice is flying Spirit Weapons."
Ender said softly, "Using flying Spirit Weapons won't affect my combat. After all, I entered the Core Region of the Virtual Universe Company as a Spiritual Master."
"Hmm..." Finally, he nodded slightly and made a decision, "Then, when I arrive at the Endless Island Secret Realm, I'll first refine a flying Spirit Weapon, and then proceed with my adventures."
After the battle with Mantis-Sarin's small team, Ender understood the importance of speed.
Although the three alien Immortal beings were crushed by super-large spatial fragments in the Divine Kingdom layer, this was the first time in over a year on the Extraterritorial Battlefield that an alien Immortal had escaped from his grasp.
"The entrance to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield is in the 04 Area of the Universe Territory Battlefield..."
Ender opened the star chart given to him by the army, projecting the map of the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield, which ranked second in danger level, in front of him. It also included a background introduction to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield.
The Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield has a diameter of 247,000 light-years. In the Secret Realm, there were once many continents with diameters exceeding one light-year, and numerous planets with diameters reaching hundreds of millions of kilometers.
However, due to the battle between our Human Race Universe Overlord powerhouse Venerable Juyan and a Demon race Universe Overlord powerhouse, all the continents and planets within the entire Secret Realm were shattered. Countless continental fragments and planetary debris float within the Secret Realm, making the entire Secret Realm, apart from the Void, an endless number of islands of varying sizes.
Due to that battle and the Race wars over endless years, the inherent threat of the Secret Realm itself within the Endless Island Secret Realm has been weakened to a negligible extent. The only threat is the alien races!
"Venerable Juyan? Universe Overlord powerhouse?"
Ender felt puzzled, not expecting the introduction to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield to mention a so-called Universe Overlord powerhouse.
"To be called an Universe Overlord powerhouse in the army's introduction, this Venerable Juyan should be a Universe Overlord."
After careful recollection, he secretly thought, "This Universe Overlord, known as Venerable Juyan, was not mentioned in the original work. He is likely a powerful Universe Overlord who never made an appearance.."
"During Luo Feng's Universe Venerable period, our Human Race had just over 3,000 Universe Venerables. Although the number of Universe Overlords was relatively small, there were also dozens to hundreds."
"Compared to the three Pinnacle Races—Zerg, Demon race, and Mechanical Race—our Human Race Venerables are not much different. Except for the Top-tier Universe Overlords who have a poor foundation, with only Tian Shi Palace Master, Star Prison Devil Lord, and Venerable Ancestral Tree, the number of Universe Overlords should exceed that of the other three major Races."
Ender knew that the Human Race had a poor foundation, and this was universally acknowledged in the Universe. Individuals like him, who had Heaven-Defying Opportunities, were very, very rare.
The Demon race Imperial Family has twenty-eight Races, each of which reaches Domain Master upon adulthood, and their gene multiples are all 5 to 7 times, and their bodies are quite massive.
For example, the Demon race Imperial Family's Celestial Wolf, whose innate life gene level is 7 times, and growing to World Master Level with a body length exceeding ten kilometers is very common.
Therefore, in terms of life gene level and divine body size, humans are at a disadvantage compared to many alien Races.
However, the Human Race possesses the unique Virtual Universe Network, which allows for optimal distribution of treasure resources, and was once a dominant force in the Original Universe.
Although they lost a large amount of Universe Territory due to unforeseen circumstances, their foundation remains, leading to generally higher strength among Universe Venerables. High-stage Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords are estimated to be around a thousand.
"I remember it was mentioned in the original work that our Human Race's World Master and Immortal combat power are generally inferior to the other three major Races, but in terms of high-end combat power at Universe Venerable and above, we surpass the three Pinnacle Races."
"Among the Human Race, very few Invincible King can surpass ordinary Universe Venerables. Even King Zhan Yan, who had extraordinary Opportunities and increased his life gene to 10 times, only managed to rival ordinary Universe Venerables."
Ender secretly thought, "But I am different. If I become an Immortal in the future, with a life gene level comparable to a unique special life form, and a divine body reaching several hundred kilometers, I will be able to suppress ordinary Universe Venerables!"
"If I also add the body amplification of the 'Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body', I'm afraid I can rival a Mid-stage, or even High-stage Universe Venerable during my Immortal period!"
The 'Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body' is an extremely domineering and powerful amplification secret technique. It doesn't require any precious Materials for Cultivation, but its drawback is that Cultivation speed is very slow, and it cannot be stacked with other body amplification secret techniques.
Of course, the slow Cultivation drawback doesn't concern Ender. On the contrary, his Cultivation of this 'Ancient Inheritance secret technique' is incredibly fast!
At this point, he couldn't help but secretly think, "My Cultivation progress for 'Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body' is fast. Perhaps during my World Master period, I can increase my body amplification to 100 times!"
100 times body amplification is the Universe Limit amplification, generally only achieved by a very small number of Top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters. If he can reach 100 times during his World Master period, it would definitely be astonishing!
"Hmm..."
Just as Ender was looking into the future, he received a reminder from Little Dawn, and immediately commanded, "Project."
Swish!
As the command was given, a light screen appeared in front of him, from which the conversation of two Immortal beings from the Mechanical Race camp could be heard.
"As long as you find the Cloud Vine Lord, you can get the 200,000 Yulan Units bounty offered by King Melting Rule."
"It's a pity that the First Battlefield is vast and boundless. Besides the most dangerous Hong Wu Secret Battlefield, there are four other vast battlefields. It's too difficult to find a Cloud Vine Lord."
"Yes! Too difficult, can only rely on luck..."
Ender listened to the conversation of the two Immortal beings from the Mechanical Race camp, and his brows couldn't help but furrow slightly, "I really was targeted by King Melting Rule, the master mentioned by Sarin. 100,000 Mixed units just to buy my coordinates..."
"It's a bit troublesome. It seems the plan needs to change..."
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