radicalducati Chapter 145, Crimson Flame Alliance
Chapter 145, Crimson Flame Alliance
Virtual Universe, Hongmeng City.
Ye Muxuan walked among them, listening to the clamor of discussions, the most talked-about topic being the news of the temple that had been operating on the original star for a hundred years.
A hundred years ago, on the primordial planet numbered 08314, after a century of the descent of the fundamental laws, a colossal purple temple was fully created. At that time, many cosmic lords from various races of the primordial universe gathered outside the temple. Even the most powerful cosmic overlords, like the strongest Qing Yuzhu who possessed the combat power of a cosmic lord, could only stand on the outermost perimeter.
Of course, the strongest Qing Yuzhu did not participate in this matter. The Star River Lord of the Northern Frontier Alliance went to that primordial star in person, while the strongest Qing Yuzhu went to other primordial stars. After avoiding the vortex, she instead seized a high-level treasure.
Even the clone of the Thousand-Year Demon, after leaving the vortex, not only plundered all the ordinary treasures of a primordial star in the past hundred years, but also seized two supreme treasures.
After the Purple Temple fully emerged, a massive stone tablet stood before it, inscribed with secret runes that conveyed the following information: The Netherworld Temple has appeared; the tablet has materialized. Once the tablet is destroyed, a Netherworld Sword Seal will randomly appear at any time and place on any of the 10081 primordial stars. There are twenty-four Netherworld Sword Seals in total. Once all twenty-four are fully revealed, the Netherworld Temple will open. Those possessing a sword seal can enter; any other powerful individual entering will be annihilated.
Last year, the stone tablet in front of the Netherworld Palace vanished, and subsequently, a Netherworld Sword Seal appeared on Primordial Star No. 10080. The appearance of this palm-sized Netherworld Sword Seal caused a sensation comparable to a high-grade treasure, immediately attracting the attention of three top cosmic overlords who fought over it. It ultimately fell into the hands of the Three Mountains Alliance. Later, this top cosmic overlord of the Three Mountains Alliance was killed by the Lord of the Thorn Ring Alliance, so the first Netherworld Sword Seal ultimately fell into the hands of the Thorn Ring Alliance.
As for the subsequent news that the Netherworld Sword Seal was born on a certain primordial star, it is unknown whether it is true or false, or who ultimately got its hands on it. In any case, the only confirmed information at present is the whereabouts of the first sword seal.
The information circulating among the many Venerables of the Hong Alliance is a mixture of truth and falsehood, sometimes even involving information about certain treasures from the Primordial Star from the previous or even the period before that. In reality, even Venerable Niu Zhou, who can be considered the most skilled at intelligence gathering, finds it difficult to get involved in information that concerns the level of the Lord of the Universe.
However, these things are not of much concern to Ye Muxuan. Even if he had obtained the Netherworld Sword Seal, he wouldn't be able to keep it if it were made public. As for keeping the sword seal and going to explore on his own after obtaining it, he doesn't have that idea for the time being. He's not even a Venerable yet; if he enters the Netherworld Palace, he'll just be cannon fodder.
Of course, if he has already reached the Venerable level and become the top cosmic overlord with the strength of a cosmic master, the Netherworld Palace will only open then, and he happens to possess the Netherworld Sword Seal, so he can give it a try.
However, it's extremely difficult to meet all three conditions. Even he himself wasn't very confident that he could reach the Venerable level before the Netherworld Palace opened. He had long since comprehended the three major categories of the Time Law, but he hadn't yet found the opportunity to unify them.
As for the laws of space, Ye Muxuan's Nine Netherworld clones are currently quietly comprehending them within the Divine Kingdom. Over tens of thousands of years, they have gained recognition of the fundamental laws of space, but they are still some distance from understanding the three major categories. However, since each of the five clones has an affinity for lower-level laws of space, Ye Muxuan is confident that he can comprehend at least one of the three major categories within ten thousand years.
The controversy surrounding the Netherworld Sword Seal, a token of the Netherworld Palace, continues. Over the past ten thousand years, a total of eleven seals have been confirmed to have appeared. Some have fallen into the hands of top cosmic overlords, but most are still in the hands of those cosmic lords.
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On the original star number 02785, the clone of the Jadeite avatar retrieved a blue triangular cone-shaped ordinary treasure from a deep underwater canyon millions of kilometers deep. After examining it, he stored it in his world ring.
Obtaining a common soul-type treasure no longer excites him, after all, he was a powerful figure who snatched a common soul treasure from a cosmic overlord of the Northern Frontier Alliance three thousand years ago.
While the original body is unnecessary, the avatar of the Jade Beast is essential. Even the Crystal Fragment avatar, a metallic life form, possesses a soul and requires a soul treasure. Not to mention the Nine Netherworld avatar and the Jade Bamboo avatar. If there were any extras, Yan Tong, Qing Que, and the children, or even exceptionally talented clansmen or future disciples, no amount of soul treasures would be enough.
Over tens of thousands of years, Li Yan's clone had already absorbed fire-attribute treasures, increasing his gene multiplier by a thousandfold. Now, he needed to absorb supreme fire-attribute treasures to further increase his gene multiplier, which put even more pressure on Ye Muxuan.
Therefore, ten thousand years ago, not long after the Netherworld Palace emerged, Ye Muxuan sent Li Yan's clone into the Primordial Star. He even made a special trip back to Chaos City to exchange for some suitable treasures. With a treasured battle blade, treasured armor, a soul treasure, and a domain treasure, Li Yan's clone possessed the strength of a cosmic overlord on the Primordial Star. Especially his innate secret technique, "Breaking the Domain," which, in a battle for a set of treasures, even the spatial seal of a cosmic overlord couldn't suppress him, ultimately allowing him to steal one treasure and escape.
The appearance of Li Yan's clone has led some top-tier and super-powerful forces to try and win him over. However, what they value is Li Yan's combat power, not his contributions. After all, the alliances that now possess Li Yan know one thing: Li Yan is indeed very strong, but he is also very poor. The only way to rely on Li Yan for contributions to the alliance is in battle or when he becomes a Universe Master. Therefore, the cost of winning him over is far less than that of Qing Yuzhu back then.
In the end, Li Yan chose to join the Crimson Flame Alliance, one of the twelve top powers. This alliance has more than 50,000 races of all sizes, 63 universe lords, and the alliance leader is a special life form known as the Dark Night Evil Lord. His true form is a star, and he is a top-level powerhouse in the vast universe.
When the ultimate treasure sword appeared tens of thousands of years ago, Dark Night Evil Lord also participated. Although he suffered some losses due to the domain treasures, the final ultimate treasure fell into the hands of the Lord of the Yellow Springs, and the three top-tier treasure swords fell into the hands of the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of the Star River, and the Lord of Golden Horn respectively. However, he also managed to snatch three of the twelve high-level treasures.
The sixty-three Universe Lords within the Crimson Flame Alliance are roughly divided into three factions. The Alliance Leader, Dark Night Evil Lord, is the strongest and holds the highest position. His clansmen are somewhat similar to those of Thunderstorm Star, all being celestial beings with extremely large divine bodies, and all reaching the World Lord level upon adulthood. Among the hundreds of clansmen still existing, besides him, there are four Universe Venerables, one of whom is considered a Universe Overlord. There are also over a hundred Immortals among the remaining clansmen, making them one of the most powerful factions among these races. Many races and Universe Lords are willing to follow him, representing the rock-based and metal-based life forms.
There is another cosmic ruler, the Lord of Thorns, whose strength is comparable to that of the Dark Night Evil Lord. Also of special life form origin, he is a fire-attribute plant life form and the leader of the Crimson Flame Thorns, the largest clan in the Crimson Flame Alliance. His life form is somewhat similar to Huo Sang's, although he is far inferior to Huo Sang in terms of divine body. He even tried to recruit Huo Sang, but unfortunately, Huo Sang ultimately followed the strongest Qing Yuzhu and joined the Northern Frontier Alliance. He primarily represents the plant life and flesh life factions within the alliance.
The last one is the Lord of Flames, a fire energy life form, most similar to Li Yan. Although his strength is weaker than the other two, he is still a well-known powerhouse in the universe. He mainly represents the energy life faction in the Crimson Flame Alliance and other races.
Li Yan joined the Crimson Flame Alliance and received a common fire-attribute treasure weapon from the alliance, which is currently under the control of the Lord of Flames.