novelhk Chapter 241, Lord of the Star River
Chapter 241, Lord of the Star River
Chapter 241, Lord of the Star River
In the primordial universe, in the Northern Frontier Alliance, in the starry sky where Qing Yuzhu resides...
A palace of supreme treasure descended, from which emerged a powerful being whose entire body was as crystalline as flowing water, yet whose outer perimeter resembled the dark void. This was none other than the fifth-tier top-level universe lord, the Lord of the Star River, who held immense prestige in the primordial universe.
"Lord of the Star River, what brings you here?" The jade bamboo, three hundred million kilometers tall, swayed its jade-carved branches and leaves, making a melodious sound.
"Qing Yuzhu, you have stepped into the realm of the Lord of the Universe?" The Lord of the Star River was surrounded by a dark void, his majestic divine body devouring endless light.
"I'm still one step away, but one of my clansmen has become a Universe Lord." The Jade Bamboo, swaying its branches, naturally understood the meaning behind the arrival of the Star River Lord. After all, it wasn't a secret that Ye Muxuan had become a Universe Lord; his Jade Bamboo clone had grown to over 900 million kilometers in size, and he had even left behind a bamboo shoot avatar here.
"Congratulations to Qing Yuzhu." The voice of the dark void said, "Every universe lord is extremely important to our Northern Frontier Alliance, especially the Qing Yuzhu clan. Your life gene ratio is high, your divine body is huge, and your combat power is also very strong. This is a happy event for the entire alliance."
"Thank you for the compliment, Lord of the Star River. May I ask what brings you here today?" Qingyuzhu asked, her branches and leaves swaying.
The Northern Frontier Alliance differs from elite alliances like the Human Grand Alliance. It's composed of numerous ordinary and weak races and a few powerful ones. Even if it manages to recruit a single, nominal leader, its foundation is insufficient. The recruited cosmic overlords who break through to the Universe Lord level receive no supreme treasure rewards; all supreme treasures must be fought for by the strong themselves. Furthermore, if other alliances offer better treatment, they might leave the Northern Frontier Alliance to join others.
This situation is not unprecedented in the history of the Northern Frontier Alliance, especially for those powerful lone warriors or groups with very few members like Qing Yuzhu, in which case the Northern Frontier Alliance's ability to control them is even weaker.
"I've received information that many forces in the cosmic sea are trying to gather information about the Shadow Blade Master of the human race through your clansman," the Star River Lord said, causing a slight ripple in the dark void for a moment. "Some Universe Lords have also contacted me to inquire about the Shadow Blade Master. I estimate..."
There must be three races with blood feuds against humanity behind this; perhaps they are the ones gathering intelligence.
Ripples spread across the starry sky, and a tender, jade-green bamboo, a million kilometers tall, suddenly appeared in the starry sky. Although the divine body was smaller, the jade-green bamboo and the Lord of the Star River could still feel the pressure that belonged only to the Lord of the Universe.
It was a tender young Qingyu Bamboo that was transformed from a bamboo shoot left behind by Ye Muxuan's Qingyu Bamboo clone. Although it was not in its complete state, it was still a universe master with ten thousand times the genes.
"Lord of the Galaxy!" The tender green bamboo branches of the young Qingyu bamboo bent over.
"Qing Yuzhu!" The dark void rippled.
"What are the Star River Lord's plans regarding this matter?" the young Qing Yuzhu asked.
The Northern Frontier Alliance boasts the largest number of members among all races in the entire primordial universe, with over a hundred Universe Lords, the most among all forces. Although the scattered territories occupied by the various races are not in the best locations, their combined numbers exceed those of any one of the six top races.
"According to publicly available intelligence, the human race possesses one supreme being, three sixth-tier universe lords, and at least six supreme treasures. This is an existence that no one of our races can resist. If they want to expand, apart from the other three races, our races are the best targets," the Star River Lord said. "If the three races unite to wage war against the human race, we may need to consider our options."
Although the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance is also the strongest in the universe and possesses the supreme treasure of the domain, the Qiqu Starlight Lake, he is only nominally invited back by the Northern Frontier Alliance. Even if the entire Northern Frontier Alliance were to perish, the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance would not feel sorry for him.
"So, Lord of the Star River, are you planning to side with the three races or with humanity?" the young Qing Yuzhu asked. The actual rulers of the Northern Frontier Alliance were those three top-tier fifth-order universe lords. Once the three of them made a decision, it would represent the decision of more than 90% of the universe lords.
The fact that Qing Yuzhu, who has now broken through to the level of a Universe Lord, was able to escape from the hands of two top-tier fifth-order and one top-tier fourth-order Universe Lords at the Universe Ship proves his strength. Even if he is not as powerful as a Star River Lord, he is still among the top ten of the hundreds of Universe Lords in the entire Northern Frontier Alliance, which is enough for him to enter the decision-making level.
His opinion is quite important to the entire Northern Frontier Alliance, so this is both the Lord of the Star River testing Qing Yuzhu and Ye Muxuan testing the Lord of the Star River.
"Lord Lanxing advocates siding with the three races. His Lan race is a powerful clan, currently possessing seven Universe Lords, and needs vast territories to support its members. Lord Heilian prefers to side with the human race. He represents the six major plant life groups, with fewer members and lower demands for territory, similar to your Qingyuzhu clan. He prefers members of his clan to break through to become the strongest in the universe." As he said this, a slight ripple seemed to appear in the dark void. "A clan without a strongest in the universe is destined to have no way out."
The six dominant races fought to the death, but as long as they remained in the primordial universe, they were destined to retreat to the smaller universes of the strongest beings in the universe.
No powerful being could destroy their race; even the founder of the giant axe, wielding three supreme treasures, could not.
"So, Lord of the Star River, you'd rather side with the human race?" The Lord of the Star River's own race, like Qing Yuzhu and the others, wasn't many. However, most of those who pledged allegiance to him were special life forms and weaker races; not even a Lord of the Universe was among them. Since they had pledged allegiance to him, he was willing to consider their needs if conditions allowed.
However, if things don't work out, parting ways is also an option.
"I have this idea and would like to hear your opinion," the Lord of the Star River said. Qing Yuzhu only has about a dozen members, and even with some followers, a territory the size of a medium-sized star field is enough for them to multiply. If Qing Yuzhu is willing to join the Human Alliance, humanity will definitely not hesitate to give up a medium-sized universe kingdom.
"I have a decent relationship with the Shadow Blade Master of humanity. If the Star River Master is willing, I can step in and talk to humanity to see what kind of treatment they will offer." As the tender Qingyu Bamboo said this, the jade-like branches and leaves of the Venerable-level Qingyu Bamboo, which was 300 million kilometers tall, swayed. Suddenly, he remembered the words that little guy said tens of millions of years ago when he was being courted by various forces.
There's a saying among us humans: it's better to offer help in times of need than to add flowers to brocade.
"Alright." The Lord of the Star River agreed. He had said so much because he was waiting for Qing Yuzhu, who was a newly promoted Lord of the Universe but had considerable strength and no grudges with the rulers of various forces, to contact them. This was much better than him personally making the contact.