The Sword God of the Universe

Luli Divine Domain, Main City, Domain Lord Mansion of Xin Bian.

On the square of the mansion, thousands of martial artists were densely kneeling.

In front of these martial artists kneeling on the ground, a red figure was sitting boldly. He was holding a wine pot, drinking Green Bamboo Wine vigorously. Around him were many beautiful women carefully kneading his shoulders and thighs.

The figure in the red robe emitted terrifying power, sealing off this entire world with its fearsome might.

The thousands of martial artists kneeling on the square had difficulty even mobilizing their divine power. Many of their clothes were soaked with sweat.

Some were trembling all over, while others had a spark of anger burning in their eyes.

"Xin Bian, come here!" The red-robed figure, squinting his narrow eyes, beckoned to Domain Lord Xin Bian, who was kneeling on the square, and said.

Domain Lord Xin Bian quickly got up and stepped forward.

"Greetings, Divine Sovereign Gui Zhen!" Xin Bian knelt down again in front of the man, shouting loudly.

This old man, dressed in a red robe and with a hooked nose, was none other than Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign, a renowned Great Ability in the God Realm. Many referred to him as Ancestor Gui Zhen.

In the God Realm, he was considered a second-tier God Master, with extremely powerful strength and reputed to have a very bad temper, often resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement.

Gui Zhen's reputation in the God Realm was terrible.

Unlike many Divine Lord Great Powers, who generally wouldn't entangle with martial artists of lower strength, Gui Zhen was different.

As long as those martial artists of lower strength didn't provoke them, most Great Abilities would maintain their status and not actively seek trouble with a Main God realm martial artist.

But Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign was different. He often traveled around the God Realm, and wherever he went, he almost always killed. Even if the opponent was merely a small Void God, he showed no mercy.

Sometimes, as he walked down city streets, if some martial artist happened to glance at him, he would not hesitate to kill them.

This was an extremely ruthless Great Ability.

However, he mostly roamed in high-class Divine Domains and it was rare to hear that he would go to intermediate Divine Domains, much less a low-class Divine Domain like Luli Divine Domain.

This time, Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign's visit to the Luli Divine Domain was directly related to Jing Yan.

Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign came to Luli Divine Domain specifically to find Jing Yan. After the Immortal Bridge Meeting, he heard that Jing Yan was a highly skilled High-level Divine Pill Master and wanted to meet him to ask for alchemy assistance.

He first went to the Vast Smoke Divine Realm, and later heard that Jing Yan had returned to Luli Divine Domain, so he chased after him. But by the time he reached Luli Divine Domain, Jing Yan had left for the Land of Descent.

Failing to meet Jing Yan, Gui Zhen was extremely pissed off, so he stayed in the Luli Divine Domain.

Him staying wasn't a problem, but it was a disaster for the Luli Divine Domain.

From Domain Lord Xin Bian, to major powers like Luo Jiu Divine Palace, down to second-rate forces and the various large families, no one had peace.

"It's about time; let them present their tribute one by one!" Gui Zhen took a sip of Green Bamboo Wine, his half-closed eyes sweeping slowly over the thousands of martial artists kneeling there.

"Yes!" Xin Bian replied, then stood up, facing the martial artists kneeling.

"Zhu Family, present your tribute!" Xin Bian called out.

A figure quickly ran out from the crowd, kneeling again before Gui Zhen God Lord.

This person was the master of the Zhu Family. In the Luli Divine Domain, the Zhu Family was a relatively influential family. Within the Zhu Family, there were quite a few descendants at the True God Realm, and the Zhu Family Master was at the Nine-star True God Realm.

"Zhu Family Master, according to the rules, your Zhu Family should present one billion first-class Divine Crystals to Divine Sovereign over the past ten years. Bring out the Divine Crystals!" Xin Bian said to the Zhu Family Master kneeling there.

"Divine Sovereign, Domain Lord!" The Zhu Family Master, kneeling there with his forehead pressed to the ground, spoke with a trembling voice.

"In the past ten years, my Zhu Family really couldn't gather ten billion Divine Crystals! We've done our best and could only scrape together six billion first-class Divine Crystals," he said with a sobbing tone.

With Gui Zhen Ancestor residing in the Luli Divine Domain, the relatively significant forces in the domain had to present tribute. The tribute was once every ten years. For forces like the Zhu Family, ten billion first-class Divine Crystals were required every ten years. The larger the power, the more Divine Crystals required for tribute.

Powers like the Luo Jiu Divine Palace and Winter Divine Palace were required to present one hundred billion first-class Divine Crystals every ten years.

Gui Zhen Ancestor had been residing in the Luli Divine Domain for hundreds of years, and every ten years, the heads of these forces had to personally come to the Main City Domain Lord Mansion to present the Divine Crystals to Gui Zhen Ancestor.

Before, for forces like the Zhu Family, coming up with ten billion Divine Crystals was quite easy. But the problem was that this tribute wasn't a one-time deal; it had to be done every ten years, and the Zhu Family had already been depleted a hundred years ago. Over the last hundred years or so, the Zhu Family had significantly reduced the cultivation resources available to their family descendants.

This time, the Zhu Family really couldn't come up with ten billion Divine Crystals; they just managed to scrape together six billion first-class Divine Crystals.

"Oh?" A fierce light flashed in Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign's eyes as he looked at the Zhu Family Master kneeling before him.

"What do you mean by that?" Gui Zhen's voice was deep.

"God Lord, my... my Zhu Family couldn't gather one billion Divine Crystals this time. I beg Divine Sovereign for forgiveness and promise to make up what we lack in the next tribute," the Zhu Family Master said tremulously.

"Didn't gather enough?"

"Make it up next time?" Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign's face twisted into an ugly smile.

"You old fool, do you think you can fool Gui Zhen so easily? You came here to try and deceive me, isn't that right?" Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign said in a leisurely tone.

"I dare not! I dare not! Divine Sovereign, my Zhu Family truly has done its utmost! Please, give me a chance. I promise to make up the missing Divine Crystals in the next tribute," the Zhu Family Master said, his face pale.

"Next time? You still want a next time?"

"Hmph, since you didn't gather enough tribute this time, then there's no need for the tribute—use your life to make up for it!" Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign raised his arm.

A murderous intent immediately enveloped the kneeling Zhu Family Master. Then, a frightening energy ripple swept forth.

"Puff!"

The Zhu Family Master didn't even have a chance to scream before his entire body was instantly turned into a mist of blood.

All that remained where the Zhu Family Master knelt was a shocking pool of blood—within the blood, a mobile space.

"Xin Bian, bring the next one up for tribute!" Gui Zhen Divine Sovereign waved his hand, speaking again to Xin Bian.