Chapter 160: True Strength, Joining the Hong Alliance

Chaos City, inside Luo Yuan's private traditional Chinese-style estate.

Luo Yuan's physical body was sitting opposite Venerable Gui Yi, leisurely sipping tea, with Venerable Peilan standing respectfully to the side.

Venerable Gui Yi took a sip of tea, then continually sized Luo Yuan up with a curious gaze, making Luo Yuan feel rather strange.

"Why does Second Senior Brother keep staring at me like that? I'm not interested in men!" Luo Yuan joked.

Hearing this, the corners of Venerable Gui Yi's mouth twitched. He suddenly asked with a serious expression, "Did you really obtain the complete inheritances of both the Demon Sound God General and the Frost God General?"

Luo Yuan felt a bit helpless upon hearing this, but he still nodded. Then, he unleashed a spiritual force amplified by ten thousand times toward Venerable Gui Yi. The terrifying spiritual pressure actually made Venerable Gui Yi's face turn slightly pale, and he hurriedly gestured for Luo Yuan to stop. Only after Luo Yuan reined in his power did Venerable Gui Yi catch his breath.

"Junior Younger Brother, you are truly a monster. Those are God General inheritances, not God Envoy inheritances! I can only say you hit the jackpot, kid," Venerable Gui Yi said with evident envy.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuan suddenly grew curious. In truth, he didn't know much about the differences between God General inheritances and God Envoy inheritances—after all, when he used to read the books, he hadn't paid that much attention. Therefore, he asked, "Second Senior Brother, tell me more about these God General inheritances, as well as the God Envoy inheritances you mentioned. I only know that these inheritances are formidable, but I don't know much else."

Venerable Gui Yi smiled. Since he had nothing to do today, he patiently began to explain.

As it turned out, both the God General inheritances and the God Envoy inheritances belonged to ancient inheritances, but the God General inheritances were clearly a tier higher than the God Envoy inheritances. Even if a God Envoy inheritance was cultivated to the absolute pinnacle, its combat power would only reach the limit of the封王 (Domain Lord/Immortal King-level). On the other hand, possessing a God Envoy Inheritance Crystal was truly formidable; once fused by a World Lord, they would become a unique type of God Envoy, directly possessing the combat power of an ordinary Universe Venerable, comparable to the current True Yan King.

When Luo Yuan heard this, he was genuinely shocked. Through arduous cultivation and scavenging attribute fragments, he had managed to attain the combat power of a mid-level Universe Venerable. Yet, with merely a God Envoy Inheritance Crystal, any random World Lord who fused with it could rival the combat power of True Yan King. This was simply too heaven-defying.

However, after gaining a deeper understanding, Luo Yuan learned that these God Envoy Inheritance Crystals were somewhat of a tasteless luxury. Whether one fused with a God Envoy Inheritance Crystal or cultivated it independently, once they reached the ultimate state and became a true God Envoy, their progress would be permanently halted, unable to ever break through to the realm of a Universe Venerable. Thus, these crystals were only suitable for those Immortals who remained perpetually stuck at the peak Immortal King stage and could no longer break through to become Venerables.

Within the Virtual Universe Company and the Human Alliance (Hongmeng), a single God Envoy Inheritance Crystal sold for thirty billion contribution points, and there were only eight thousand of them in the entire Hongmeng Treasury. High-level God General inheritances, however, did not have the aforementioned drawbacks, but they could only be obtained by braving the inheritance palaces oneself. This not only required a massive amount of contribution points to exchange for a chance to receive the inheritance, but one also had to wait in line for 10,081 epochs—roughly 120,000 years.

Luo Yuan finally understood why that peak Immortal King whose quota he had usurped was so furious. The fact that Luo Yuan had managed to obtain the complete Demon Sound and Frost God General inheritances truly meant he had struck extraordinary luck. In other words, Luo Yuan's physical body currently possessed a true combat power comparable to the limit of a Universe Venerable—making him a top-tier Universe Overlord.

"Turns out I've already become this powerful? A top-tier Universe Overlord? And this is just from accepting two complete God General inheritances!" Luo Yuan found it hard to believe.

Seeing Luo Yuan acting as though he had scored a massive bargain while still pretending to be innocent, Venerable Gui Yi felt a strong urge to beat him up. However, judging by Luo Yuan's current strength, he estimated he couldn't even defeat Luo Yuan anymore.

After calming down, Luo Yuan couldn't help rubbing his chin and smiling, "Second Senior Brother, what do you think would happen if I went and snatched the quotas of those other Immortal Kings to accept other God General inheritances?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Gui Yi spat out a mouthful of tea on the spot. He loudly warned, "Absolutely not! If you do that, you'll be beaten to death by all the other factions. Even if the Venerables can't defeat you, the Masters of the Universe would step in, and you would be finished! Back then, when you went alone to usurp the quotas of the Demon Sound and Frost God Generals, it already caused a great deal of dissatisfaction among those Masters of the Universe. It was only because our teacher stepped forward to say that you hadn't joined Hongmeng yet and didn't understand the rules that the matter was dropped."

Luo Yuan smiled somewhat awkwardly upon hearing this. So everything had its cause and effect; he never expected City Lord of Chaos to have smoothed over such a huge matter for him. Looking at Venerable Gui Yi's indignant expression, Luo Yuan decided to change the subject.

"Second Senior Brother, tell me about Hongmeng. I'm quite interested," Luo Yuan said with a smile.

Venerable Gui Yi calmed his emotions, took another sip of tea, and set down his cup. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Hongmeng is an alliance formed by the human race and a vast number of other races in the universe. It is extremely inclusive. Of course, it doesn't place overly strict constraints on its members, making it a somewhat loose organization. However, once you join, you are not allowed to withdraw or betray it; otherwise, Hongmeng will dispatch powerful warriors to hunt you down."

Luo Yuan nodded, signaling for Venerable Gui Yi to continue.

Venerable Gui Yi took another sip of tea, paused for a moment, and said, "Our teacher, all of your senior brothers and sisters, and I are all members of Hongmeng. Oh, Peilan is too. Our teacher is even one of the Palace Masters of Hongmeng. Therefore, Junior Younger Brother, you must join Hongmeng as well.

"The condition for Hongmeng to recruit members is to at least possess the combat power of an Immortal King. Although your cultivation realm hasn't reached it yet, your combat power is more than enough. Almost all human Immortal Immortals have joined this Hongmeng organization. This is the true supreme governing body of the human race. Ah, Hongmeng's special envoy delegation has arrived. Quick, come with me into the Virtual Universe."

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Virtual Universe, Primeval Region of Yuxiang Mountain, Luo Feng's traditional Chinese-style estate.

Luo Yuan and Venerable Gui Yi were receiving the special envoy delegation from Hongmeng. There were ten members in total, all of whom were Immortal King-level divine beings. Judging by their bizarre appearances, they must have come from different alien races. Leading them was a human-like male who closely resembled an Earthling, except for a single black horn protruding from his forehead.

The single-horned man stepped forward and said very politely, "Your Excellency Luo Yuan, we are the delegation sent by Hongmeng to confer upon you the official membership status of Hongmeng. I am Black Horn King. There's no need for us to waste time; let's begin right away."

Luo Yuan nodded upon hearing this. It seemed this single-horned man was quite swift and decisive.

Black Horn King stepped forward and asked with a solemn expression, "Your Excellency Luo Yuan, we will now conduct the Hongmeng initiation ceremony. Hongmeng, the supreme power organization of humanity—are you willing to join Hongmeng, contribute to the prosperity of the human race, and never betray it?"

Seeing this setup, which looked remarkably like the ceremonies from his past life when joining certain organizations, Luo Yuan's mouth twitched, but he still nodded and said, "I am willing!"

"Beep!" The moment Luo Yuan finished speaking, a brilliant star suddenly appeared in the sky above the estate. The star then descended, transforming into a small star emblem on his battle armor. This signified that he had become a one-star member of Hongmeng—the lowest rank of membership. Luo Yuan felt that the whole process actually carried a strong sense of ritual.

Suddenly, a human holographic projection appeared in the sky. Luo Yuan figured this must be some high-ranking official of Hongmeng. The high-ranking official then delivered an impassioned and inspiring speech about fighting for Hongmeng and fighting for humanity. Having grown accustomed to listening to leaders' speeches in his past life, Luo Yuan maintained a completely calm expression.

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