Divine-level Base

Chapter 310 - 309: Conditions

Shu Feng pondered for a moment before saying, "I can agree to that. But let’s forget about a marriage alliance. I want to enter your Zhu Clan’s Treasure Vault and pick one treasure. On top of that, I want to enter your Zhu Clan’s Martial Arts Vault and choose a powerful Spiritual Martial Art!"

The Zhu Clan was one of the Qianyuan Republic’s Eight Great Clans. It possessed its own territory and was protected by a living Half-Saint. At its peak, the Zhu Clan had even produced a Spirit Saint Level powerhouse.

That Spirit Saint powerhouse from the Zhu Clan had once ventured into the Black Tortoise Realm, becoming a member of the mysterious assassin organization, the Prison Skull Sect. While in the Black Tortoise Realm, he had countless fortuitous encounters and obtained many Top Level Spiritual Martial Arts.

The Zhu Clan’s Martial Arts Vault was a renowned Martial Arts Holy Land on Blue Star. Many powerhouses longed to enter it to select an incredibly powerful Martial Technique.

Zhu Guangsheng gave Shu Feng a wry smile. "Our Zhu Clan’s Martial Arts Vault and Treasure Vault are both in Beiling. Do you dare to go?"

Beiling, the Zhu Clan’s stronghold, was a land of hidden masters, concealing countless terrifying trump cards. Even a Spirit Saint Realm powerhouse could be killed there if they made the slightest misstep.

With Shu Feng’s current strength, daring to go to Beiling in person would be walking right into a trap. It would mean certain death; he wouldn’t have enough lives to lose there.

Shu Feng said calmly, "Of course I wouldn’t dare go to Beiling. However, I’m sure Patriarch Zhu can find a solution. As long as you agree to my conditions, I can let this matter drop. In the future, even if I ascend to the level of a Divine Spirit, I will never trouble the Zhu Clan over this incident."

Zhu Guangsheng raised an eyebrow. He glanced at the four hundred Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagles in the sky, then at the two experts, Xingchen and the Steel Beast. After a moment of consideration, he said, "Fine! I agree. However, you can’t choose from all of the Zhu Clan’s treasures. I can only allow you to pick from a selection."

Shu Feng had already become a major power, with countless experts under his command and an unknown number of terrifying Summoned Beasts from the Otherworld. After careful deliberation, Zhu Guangsheng chose to compromise. After all, Shu Feng’s growth rate was too terrifying. He feared that Shu Feng would become another Grand Ancestor of the Qianyuan Republic.

Although the Zhu Clan was powerful, it was no match for a monster like the Qianyuan Republic’s Grand Ancestor. In the past, countless powerhouses had fought alongside the Grand Ancestor to build his empire, including more than ten Spirit Saints. In the end, seven of those Spirit Saints were brutally killed by the Grand Ancestor, who then went on to annihilate the families they had established.

Shu Feng was already showing the same ruthlessness as the Qianyuan Republic’s Grand Ancestor, even daring to make a move against the Zhu Clan, one of the Eight Great Clans. This blatant ambition to rise to power on the backs of the Zhu Clan’s dead made even Zhu Guangsheng deeply wary.

"Good!"

With a wave of his hand, the Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagles in the sky immediately flew down and vanished into his body.

Nearby, of the fifty Zhu Ya experts, only five Grandmasters remained alive.

Luna suddenly materialized before the five Grandmasters, moving as fast as lightning and accompanied by a sonic boom. Her sword shot out like a bolt of lightning, striking at the five Zhu Ya Grandmasters.

Before the five Zhu Ya Grandmasters could even react, Luna’s sword had pierced through their bodies, sealing their Spiritual Power.

Zhu Guangsheng raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shu Feng, then directed Zhu Huan to stride away.

"Lord Shu Feng! I am Sheng Xin, and I am willing to serve you to the death."

Sheng Xin fell to his knees and spoke with the utmost respect.

Luna, the Steel Beast, and Xingchen—three Spirit Venerable Realm Level powerhouses—watched menacingly from the side. Any one of them was far stronger than the heavily injured Sheng Xin, which was why he was being so compliant.

A sonic boom cracked through the air as Luna appeared behind Sheng Xin like a bolt of lightning, thrusting her sword at him.

"My lord, I’ve already surrendered! Why are you attacking me?"

The color drained from Sheng Xin’s face. His body, prostrate on the ground, suddenly sprang up. A dagger appeared in his left hand, which he used to parry Luna’s Long Sword.

BANG!

Sheng Xin barely blocked Luna’s attack, but the terrifying force contained in the blow sent him flying back more than ten steps.

But in the next instant, an elusive sword light, leaving only a Residual Shadow, pierced Sheng Xin’s abdomen. A burst of incredibly destructive Spiritual Power erupted, grievously wounding him.

Shu Feng leaped down from one of the Hundred-Colored Dragon Eagles, landed in front of Sheng Xin, and pulled him and the five Grandmaster Level Zhu Ya experts into the Warrior Synthesis Nest to be modified.

Shu Feng’s own foundation was still too shallow; he needed countless experts to bolster the Yuanhai Shu Family. Once those five Zhu Ya Grandmasters were successfully modified, Shu Feng would have all the time in the world to "persuade" them into obediently following his orders.

In any case, with a single command from Shu Feng, those Zhu Ya Grandmasters would have to obey, regardless of their resentment. Even if those Grandmasters only fought at sixty or seventy percent of their full strength, they were still far stronger than ordinary Spirit Sect Realm experts and would make for very suitable enforcers.

Both the Zhu Clan and Shu Feng had a tacit understanding regarding this battle. They never mentioned it, pretending as if nothing had ever happened.

「A few days later.」 News spread from the Zhu Clan that Zhu Huan had trespassed into a forbidden area and murdered a fellow clansman. With conclusive evidence, Patriarch Zhu Guangsheng, placing justice above family ties, had him executed according to clan law.

A few days after that, the Zhu Clan announced that their Legitimate Son, Zhu Hao, had been tragically killed by Zhang Keji. They claimed Zhang Keji’s motive was to incite conflict between the Zhu Clan and the Yuanhai Shu Family. The Zhu Clan also issued a warrant for Zhang Keji’s arrest, placing a ten-billion-dollar bounty on his head.

Now that the matter between the Zhu Clan and the Yuanhai Shu Family was officially a "misunderstanding," the Zhu Clan’s strategic embargo was lifted. A continuous stream of resources began to pour from Holy Yuan City into the Mire Dragon Territory, and the entire territory erupted into a flurry of large-scale construction.

The various major powers within the Qianyuan Republic breathed a collective sigh of relief at this development. If the Zhu Clan and the Yuanhai Shu Family had truly had a complete falling out and waged a war to the death, it would have been tantamount to two nations going to war. They would have been forced to choose a side, and if they chose wrong, the consequences would have been dire.

「In a polluted field in Mire Dragon Territory.」

Shu Feng plunged his right hand into the contaminated soil. Numerous tentacles extended from it, burrowing into the earth to analyze its composition.

’Analysis complete! It is possible to mutate Night Grass to form a new variant plant capable of absorbing Demon Corpse Poison.’

A notification prompt sounded.

’Excellent!’

Shu Feng’s eyes lit up. He immediately entered the Base Space, retrieved several dozen newly synthesized Night Grass seeds, and tossed them into the Source Energy Evolutionary Mutation Nest.

Innumerable streams of mucus immediately sprayed out from the Source Energy Evolutionary Mutation Nest, enveloping and completely encasing the dozens of Night Grass seeds.