Luo Jia Star Territory, Luo Jia Star.
A silver-white sword-shaped Universe spaceship detached from the Dark Universe, returning to the Endless Starry Void of the Original Universe.
In the public lounge area inside the spaceship, Ender, King Sealing Mace, and Mullie sat there, with a huge light pink virtual simulated planet in front of them.
"This is Luo Jia Star, the birthplace of the Lorgar Tribe."
"My grandfather was a member of the Lorgar Tribe's main branch, with a fourth-grade Bloodline, reaching Stellar Rank upon adulthood, so I can also be considered a member of the Lorgar Tribe." Gazing at the light pink planet, Ender thought to himself, "If it weren't for that World Master causing trouble, the Royce Family would also have become one of the Lorgar Tribe's branch families."
Ender did not object to his Family becoming a branch of the Lorgar Tribe, because it was something with more benefits than drawbacks.
The Lorgar Tribe's branches had a great deal of independence; the Royce Family could both retain its Family name and continue to develop in the Ganwu Universe Country with the Lorgar Tribe's help, without needing to move to the distant Yuan Chen Universe Country.
Moreover, the Lorgar Tribe had numerous branches, not to mention spreading throughout the Human Race's 1004 Universe Country Territory, they also radiated from the Yuan Chen Universe Country, covering more than half of the Human Territory.
If they were to become a branch of the Lorgar Tribe, with the help of many other branch families, the Royce Family would have great room for future development and the potential to become a large force spanning multiple Star Domains.
"It doesn't matter if we don't become a branch of the Lorgar Tribe; it just means we can't expand our sphere of influence to other Star Domains for now."
In Ender's view, as long as he actualized a portion of his talent, even if he only became an Immortal, his Family would grow into a colossal existence.
What's more, his goal was not just to become an Immortal; following the Beast God Path to become a Universe Master was his long-term goal, and only then could he uncover the secret of that fiery red Legacy crystal.
Ender gazed at the increasingly large light pink planet, thinking to himself, "Upon arriving at Luo Jia Star, the Virtual Universe synchronized transmission will begin, which means that from that moment on, the third stage of the Highest Points Mission will have already started."
The silver-white sword-shaped Universe spaceship continued its voyage, and after a brief communication, it passed through the planet's defense System without stopping, breaking through the atmosphere and entering the surface of Luo Jia Star.
At this moment, in the Main Hall of the majestic palace complex on the other side of the planet, after attracting the attention of over a thousand Immortals, Marquis Zhuhan spoke, "Ender is here!"
Boom!
Marquis Zhuhan's words were like a heavy bomb, 'stunning' the Immortals who were still communicating via voice transmission, causing them to stop their conversations.
...
The silver-white sword-shaped Universe spaceship continued its voyage, heading towards the core of the Lorgar Tribe's vast palace complex under guidance.
Because it was flying within the planet, the Universe spaceship's speed was slower, taking nearly ten minutes to reach the vast palace complex, and then it docked above the square in front of the Main Hall.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
With the arrival of the silver-white sword-shaped spaceship, Immortals radiating pressure, carrying the characteristic colors of their respective Immortal Divine Power attributes, flew out from the Main Hall like peculiar colorful ribbons.
In an instant, above the square in front of the Main Hall, over a thousand Immortals stood suspended, all sharing a unified feature—vertical pupils!
These thousands of Immortals stared at the silver-white sword-shaped spaceship with expressions ranging from dissatisfaction, hostility, or indifference; only a handful of Immortals had friendly gazes.
With a 'hiss', the hatch of the silver-white sword-shaped spaceship opened.
At this moment, with a 'whoosh', fifteen Immortals radiating even stronger auras flew out from the Main Hall, with Marquis Zhuhan at the forefront.
Ender flew out of the silver-white sword-shaped spaceship and saw the grand welcoming of the Immortals outside, he couldn't help but feel emotional: "Over a thousand Immortals, the Lorgar Tribe truly lives up to its reputation as a clan whose branches spread across more than half of the Human Territory."
The Human Race is a general term for countless Human branch races, and the Lorgar Tribe can only be considered a relatively small branch race, far from comparable to branch races like the Werewolves or Apeman.
Moreover, although the Lorgar Tribe had over a thousand Immortals, there was only one King Immortal, and only a dozen or so Marquis-level Immortal.
Fortunately, the sole King Immortal, King Hongzhi, possessed the strength of Invincible King, comparable to an elementary Universe Venerable, and also had several Universe Venerable friends, which gave the Lorgar Tribe its special status in the Yuan Chen Universe Country.
"The last time I saw so many Immortals was during the Pinnacle Genius Battle."
Ender sighed inwardly, his gaze falling upon Marquis Zhuhan, who was at the head of the thousand Immortals opposite him.
Upon exiting the spaceship and seeing so many Immortals, Mullie was somewhat astonished, "So many Immortals welcoming us?"
Although he didn't know the specifics of His Highness's mission, the missions arranged by the Virtual Universe Company had an extremely low probability of not offending anyone, so this welcome from a thousand Immortals, in his opinion, was not a good sign.
The young and handsome Marquis Zhuhan stood before the thousand Lorgar Tribe Immortals, nodding slightly to Ender and saying, "Lorgar Tribe's Marquis Zhuhan, along with the clan's Immortal, welcomes the Virtual Universe Company's Supervisor Envoy, Your Highness Ender."
Marquis Zhuhan's voice was not loud, but it was strong and resonant, reaching the ears of everyone present.
"Welcome, Your Highness Ender!"
Behind Marquis Zhuhan, the Fourteen Immortals radiating even stronger auras also nodded slightly in welcome.
"Welcome, Your Highness Ender!"
As the words of the Fourteen more powerful Immortal fell, a thousand Immortals shouted in unison, their voices incredibly loud, causing the surrounding buildings and the ground to tremble slightly, and the sound traveled thousands of kilometers away, making countless Lorgar Tribe members who heard it tremble with shock.
Although some of these Immortals harbored dissatisfaction and hostility towards Ender, they still, like the other Immortals, loudly proclaimed "Welcome" here.
Because they all knew that behind His Highness Ender, who had only Cultivated for a few hundred years, stood the Virtual Universe Company, and the teacher who was even greater than a Universe Venerable.
"You are too kind, everyone." Ender smiled and nodded, his voice reaching everyone present.
As he spoke, he took in the appearances of the Fourteen Immortals radiating even stronger auras, then thought to himself: "All fifteen Marquis-level Immortal of the Lorgar Tribe are here."
Before Marquis Tian Yi fell, the Lorgar Tribe had sixteen Marquis-level Immortal, but now, with one less, there were only fifteen, and all fifteen were here.
"Many of these Immortals are displeased with me." Ender felt the gazes of displeasure and even hostility, thinking to himself, "Well, it's true, I just sentenced a Lorgar Tribe Immortal to death not long ago, so their displeasure is normal."
"Moreover, I am here to conduct a trial this time, and perhaps some of their clansmen are on this trial list."
Ender thought to himself, "But speaking of which, the main branch and various major branches of the Lorgar Tribe are quite united."
Perhaps it was because King Hongzhi was no longer active and unable to compete for resources for the Lorgar Tribe, which made the Lorgar Tribe very united; perhaps only in this way could they better compete for resources.
And it was precisely because of this unity that the Lorgar Tribe was able to progress step by step to this day, even with King Hongzhi not managing affairs. Marquis Zhuhan nodded to King Sealing Mace, who was beside Ender, saying, "Greetings, King Sealing Mace."
"Mm." King Sealing Mace nodded lightly and said, "You don't need to mind me; Ender is in charge of this visit."
As a laborer dragged in by the Virtual Universe Company, King Sealing Mace was somewhat dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the Virtual Universe Company's higher-ups; he believed that this action was simply too much of an imposition.
"Your Highness Ender, I already know your purpose." Seeing King Sealing Mace speak like this, Marquis Zhuhan then said, "I will now have those criminals who have committed heinous crimes brought up."
Soon, a total of 41 criminals from the Lorgar Tribe's main and branch families, with Sealing Chains! on them, were brought up and escorted to the square in front of the Main Hall.
Ender cross-referenced the names and data of the 41 people brought up, and quickly confirmed that these 41 people were indeed the criminals he was to sentence.
Glancing at the Immortal from the main branch below, Marquis Zhuhan said in a deep voice, "Your Highness Ender, you may begin the trial."
Facing Marquis Zhuhan's urging, Ender gently shook his head and said, "Not yet, a crucial person has not arrived."
Marquis Zhuhan was puzzled, "A crucial person?"
Not only Marquis Zhuhan, but other Lorgar Tribe Immortals were also puzzled. The list of 41 people provided by the Virtual Universe Company had all been escorted here, so why was there still a crucial person?
"King Hongzhi…" Ender softly spoke, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.
"Your Highness Ender, what do you mean?" A Marquis-level Immortal coldly questioned, "Is our Lorgar Tribe's Ancestor King Hongzhi also on your trial list?!"
Hearing the Marquis-level Immortal's question, all the Lorgar Tribe Immortals stared at Ender with hostile gazes, even those Immortals who had been friendly due to his Lorgar Tribe Bloodline were the same.
Who was King Hongzhi?
He was the Lorgar Tribe's Ancestor, the absolute pillar of the Lorgar Tribe!
The key to the Lorgar Tribe's prosperity and strength to this day, and the core existence that allowed the Lorgar Tribe to be so united, it was no exaggeration to say that without King Hongzhi, there would be no powerful Lorgar Tribe as it is today.
"No, I didn't say King Hongzhi was on my trial list." Ender explained, "According to the Virtual Universe Company's orders, King Hongzhi must be present for this trial."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask King Sealing Mace." Ender said, tilting his head slightly, signaling everyone to inquire with King Sealing Mace.
"King Sealing Mace." Marquis Zhuhan asked in a deep voice, "Does our clan's Ancestor King Hongzhi have to be present? He hasn't left his residence for countless eras."
"According to the Virtual Universe Company's orders, King Hongzhi must be present." King Sealing Mace said, "Marquis Zhuhan, you should notify King Hongzhi; you must understand that this is an order from the Virtual Universe Company."
"Virtual Universe Company!"
Hearing King Sealing Mace's words, the Immortals, whose gazes had been filled with intense hostility earlier, fell silent. Faced with the orders of a colossal entity like the Virtual Universe Company, they were clearly unable to disobey, and their Ancestor King Hongzhi was no exception.
It should be known that the ownership of all 1004 Universe Countries of the Human Race is not in the hands of the various high-level Universe Country Lords, but in the hands of the five Leviathans of Humanity: Huge Axe Dojo, Virtual Universe Company, Universe First Bank, Universe Mercenary Alliance, and Universe Star River Bank.
Among them, Huge Axe Dojo and Virtual Universe Company, these two Great Giants, own the most high-level Universe Countries, which is one of the reasons why they can host the Peak Battle.
And the Yuan Chen Universe Country, where the Lorgar Tribe is located, is owned by the Virtual Universe Company, which is also the reason why Ender can mobilize the army of the Yuan Chen Universe Country.
The Marquis-level Immortal who had questioned Ender earlier, upon hearing King Sealing Mace's words, lowered his head and said, "Since it is an order from the Virtual Universe Company… then we naturally obey."
"I will now contact our clan's Ancestor King Hongzhi."
Facing the Virtual Universe Company's order, Marquis Zhuhan also dared not disobey, and could only enter the Virtual Universe to contact King Hongzhi.
...
Virtual Universe, Thunder Island, inside an ancient palace.
King Hongzhi, who looked like a young man, quite handsome, with a weary look between his brows, was currently chatting with a werewolf man wearing purple armor.
King Hongzhi softly said, "Vulture Wind, it's been dozens of eras since we last met, hasn't it?"
"It has been dozens of eras." The werewolf man nodded and said, "I've been in the Ancestor God Sect for many years, and it's been over a thousand eras since I returned to the Human Territory."
The werewolf man advised, "Hong Zhi, you have been dormant on Luo Jia Star for countless years; it's time you went out and walked around."
"Luo Jia Star is quite good." King Hongzhi gently shook his head and said, "This is my hometown; I wouldn't adapt to other places."
Hearing King Hongzhi say that Luo Jia Star was his 'hometown', the werewolf man's eyes showed a hint of sigh. His friend's personality made the blow he suffered particularly severe, causing him to be so decadent even now.
He knew that, in a true sense, Luo Jia Star could no longer be considered King Hongzhi's hometown, because his original hometown had been destroyed in the first assassination, and everyone on the planet had died with its destruction.
The current Luo Jia Star was an artificial planet created by collecting planetary debris and ashes, along with some Materials, rather than a natural planet formed by the Universe.
Looking at his still decadent friend, the werewolf man thought to himself, "Calculated by time, it should be about time. Hong Zhi, I hope you don't blame me."
"Vulture Wind…" King Hongzhi had just opened his mouth when he frowned slightly and said, "I have an important matter and need to leave for a moment, so I won't keep you company."
The werewolf man nodded slightly and said, "It's alright, you go ahead."
For powerhouses like them, unless it was something that required their undivided attention, they could completely multitask, but focusing on one thing was often a matter of attitude. Multitasking when facing friends and Family was a sign of disrespect.
This was also the reason why King Hongzhi's consciousness left the Virtual Universe and returned to the real world.
...
Luo Jia Star.
In a mountain range designated as a Forbidden Land, there was a very ancient castle. This castle was built not long after Luo Jia Star was reshaped.
In the Main Hall of the castle, King Hongzhi, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes that had been sealed for hundreds of eras. His vertical pupils showed a hint of confusion, "The Virtual Universe Company ordered me to the trial site, why didn't they directly issue the order to me?"
Buzz!
King Hongzhi slowly stood up. When he was fully standing, he instantly disappeared from the castle, and only then did a slight spatial fluctuation appear...