NOVEL NEXT Chapter 308: Investigating Lin'an
Lu Hong's arrogant words naturally displeased the Black Angel, but watching the other's domineering behavior from start to finish also made the Black Angel tacitly acknowledge that the Star Sea has strong power, able to conquer two worlds in a short time; his Black Heaven World, cannot afford to provoke them.
With the matter settled, Lu Hong waved his hand, and the Black Angel tactfully retreated aside. Lu Hong then spoke: "All of you have come from afar, and we of the Star Sea are reasonable people. Good wine and food are already prepared, please join me."
"Willing to drink with the Lord of the Star Sea."
The envoys were thus taken by Lu Hong to the prepared banquet, drinking and chatting.
After the banquet, Nuoshan and other high-level members of the Star Sea had gained a general understanding of the worlds these envoys came from.
After sending off the drunken envoys, Lu Hong gathered everyone, plunging into the study to discuss.
"Let's talk about everyone's findings."
Upon hearing Lu Hong's request, Nuoshan spoke: "On my side, I connected with the Black Heaven World, the Flower World, and the Union World. These three worlds have roughly this location." Nuoshan pointed to the map of the Constant Domain, marking the places of those three worlds one by one. Not to mention, quite far from Tang Shi, if marching to attack, it would take at least half a year.
"Are these three worlds strong?" Xie'an asked.
"Compared to Tang Shi, they should be a bit stronger, and these three worlds also have their own exclusive military formations. Do any of the worlds you connected with have such formations?"
"Yes." Eferot nodded and then said: "I contacted the Canghe World, the Religious World, and the Shuidong World. These three worlds also have special armies to be proud of, but... I think we still need to verify the strength of these special formations. You remember at the banquet, they all bragged about how powerful their world's special formations are."
Upon hearing that, everyone recalled the humorous scene of Canghe World arguing with the Lingji family, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"I communicated with Zhen'an World, Huma World, and Lin'an World, and based on their tone and demeanor, Lin'an World is the strongest of these three." Saying that, Xie'an marked the locations of these three worlds on the map, where the closest to the Star Sea is the Lin'an World!
Seeing the position marked by Xie'an, everyone was astonished.
Nuoshan slightly estimated and exclaimed: "This Lin'an World is just seven days away from Tang Shi?!"
As he said, everyone's eyes turned towards Tian Shengwu.
Seeing the gaze focused on himself, as if questioning why such important information wasn't reported.
Tian Shengwu quickly waved his hand: "Don't look at me, I know nothing. My Tian Wu World is isolated and self-contained, the Heavenly God ancestor controls the world, seizing all resources of Tian Wu. Although I am the Lord of Heavenly Martial, in fact, I am also just a puppet in the ancestor's hands. If not for the Du Tian ancestor having a master-disciple relationship with me, I might have been killed by the ancestor long ago."
Speaking of his past in the Tian Wu World, Tian Shengwu was quite emotional.
Relying on his exceptional talent and perseverance, he defeated many powerful enemies in Tian Wu World, ascended to the position of Lord of Heavenly Martial, thinking he could broaden his horizons and strengthen Tian Wu. But in reality, what came was the control of the Heavenly Martial ancestor.
So when the Netherworld God killed the Heavenly God ancestor of Tian Wu World, the mortals of Tian Wu World didn't actually have much of a resistant mood. On the contrary, they had a silent joy at the death of their ancestor; a mountain weighing on their shoulders for ten thousand years had finally collapsed.
"Information about the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds in Tian Wu World was controlled solely by the ancestor. If I knew anything, it would be impossible to hide it from all of you; it would have no benefit for me."
Seeing Tian Shengwu's anxious explanation, Lu Hong smiled, patting his shoulder: "Don't be excited; they're not blaming you, just want your opinion, and also... can you get some information about Lin'an World."
Under Lu Hong's reassurance, Tian Shengwu slightly calmed his emotions and then continued: "I will send someone to the Du Tian Pavilion to purchase it as soon as possible, but... the cost..."
"I'll cover the cost." Lu Hong waved generously; after all, he has money.
"It's not about money." Tian Shengwu hesitated slightly, then spoke: "The Du Tian Pavilion charges World Origin for providing information. It's very precious; I have already used up mine with the last purchase. If we want to buy information from Du Tian Pavilion again, we must refine World Origin."
"World Origin?"
Everyone curiously asked, "What's that?"
"It's a special item refined using the essence of world origin. Its value is generally average, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Moreover, only Heavenly Gods above the Earth Realm can use the essence of the world as material to refine this item. Generally, it takes about five years for an Earth Realm peak Heavenly God to refine one World Origin.
Du Tian Pavilion charges one World Origin for information that does not involve world matters, Heavenly Realm gods, or third-level domain events below domain boundary. For intelligence on world matters, Heavenly Realm gods, and large-scale domain event news, the fee is unspecified, based on Du Tian Pavilion's pricing."
After hearing the introduction from Tian Shengwu, everyone was astonished; the cost of information from Du Tian Pavilion was not low at all.
For an Earth Realm peak Heavenly God to refine one World Origin requires five years; five years, with that time, who knows how much wealth and resources the Earth Realm Celestial Gods could accumulate.
Lu Hong pondered for a moment, then asked: "What can World Origin be used for?"
Tian Shengwu shook his head: "I don't know; perhaps only upon reaching the Heavenly God Realm will one understand its use."
Thus, without World Origin, the idea of getting information from Du Tian Pavilion was considered dashed. Though Netherworld God could be asked to attempt refining, even if the god was willing to help, it would probably take a year or so, by which time they could conduct their own investigation and have results; no need to rely on Du Tian Pavilion?
Ultimately, after some discussion, Lu Hong insisted and decided to personally go to the Lin'an World, which is very close to Tang Shi, to investigate, with Tian Shengwu accompanying.
After sending the envoys out of the Tang Shi World, Lu Hong and Tian Shengwu also traveled light, setting out on the Ancient Road of All Heavens.
Along the way, Lu Hong and Tian Shengwu also chatted amicably. Truth be told, if it weren't for Bloodthirst being a bug-tier presence on the battlefield, Lu Hong wouldn't be able to defeat him.
"By the way, how is the execution of our previously planned military formation?"
"Brother Lu." Not suitable to call 'Master' outside, Tian Shengwu smiled: "Tian Wu disciples show amazing talent in accepting the warrior profession you bestowed. Quickly selecting excellent elite talents, with the cooperation of your directly subordinate Holy Peace Unit, we've drawn out thirty thousand elites, forming three exclusive professional corps of Great War Master, Angry Blood Warrior, and Steel Guardian. Currently, their cultivation is stable; with the inclined resources for training, I believe they will soon advance to the Third Transition."
"Advancement is one aspect; actual combat cannot be neglected." Many large worlds have their own unique military formations, and Lu Hong naturally also desires this. The warrior profession is born for war, forming the strongest warrior corps becomes a necessary measure, and for establishing this special army, Lu Hong also brought out his strongest foundation—Heavenly God Descent!
Every warrior selected, upon advancing to the Third Transition, can learn this top divine skill.
However... Dragon Blood is easy to get (after all, Ancestor Dragon accompanies the army), but Hellfire is hard to obtain.
Lu Hong specially asked Ancestor Dragon to return to the Star Sea, entering the Abyss to scour for Demon Fire. The result, Ancestor Dragon returned with news that Hell is gone, nowhere to be found!
Then Lu Hong went to ask Netherworld God, and the answer he got was that Hell moved house, most likely to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.
The hell thousands of planes, moving house?
Can a plane be moved?
That's unheard of, simply brutal.
According to Netherworld God's speculation, Hell should have moved into the Ghost Domain or Burial Domain, and these two domains are not generally far.
And upon learning why Lu Hong sought Hell, Netherworld God agreed to help him get Hellfire, though it would certainly require some time, exactly how long, depends on the mood of the person handling it.
The person handling it...?
Lu Hong pondered briefly; it's likely the Fate Goddess.