Chapter 500: Trap! My Name is Zhuang Long

Chapter 500: Trap! My Name is Zhuang Long

"I wish to teleport to the Great Boulder Star," Li Yuan said with a smile, gazing at the other party.

Before him stood a humanoid Void Deity, towering at approximately six meters tall, clad in heavy black battle armor. He had two arms and two legs, but also a long tail, emanating a rather formidable aura.

Li Yuan had already activated the probing function of the Divine Palace.

54th level! A mid-tier Void Deity.

However, just because it appeared humanoid didn't mean it belonged to the Human Race.

After cultivating to the Void Deity realm, beings like Divine Beasts or other races could use transformation techniques to alter their appearances into humanoid forms.

The Human Race was the largest race in the Divine Realm, boasting the most powerful individuals. Over the long years, they had also produced the most dominant overlords.

Therefore, maintaining a humanoid appearance was a mainstream trend among the powerful beings in the Divine Realm.

Only during battles would the true forms of other races be revealed.

Only in their true forms could they unleash their full strength.

"The Great Boulder Star? That's the royal capital of the Great Rock God Kingdom, an incredibly distant place," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity said, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. "Who are you? I'm stationed here, and I've met most of the Void Deities in the nearby stars. Why haven't I seen you before?"

As a stationed guard, he had the right to inquire about the origins of those using the teleportation array.

"I'm originally a Demigod from the South Willow Star, and I've been there ever since I luckily broke through to the Void Deity realm," Li Yuan explained with a smile. "I've heard that the Great Rock Star has countless powerful beings and many cultivation opportunities, so I want to go there to broaden my horizons."

The South Willow Star was one of the most remote planets among the numerous ones Li Yuan had passed through before coming to the Wan Long Star.

It was an identity fabricated by Li Yuan.

There were two reasons why he didn't directly present the Purple Robe Token.

First, in small places like the Wan Long Star, these stationed Void Deities were unlikely to be official members of the Chaos Divine Court, and they probably wouldn't recognize the Purple Robe Token.

Second, if he showed the Purple Robe Token, he would expose his Demigod identity. Purple Robed Demigods were extremely rare, with only one born every tens of thousands of years in the entire Mo River Star Domain. It was too uncommon, and doing so might lead to unexpected troubles.

After all, just like in the Mundane Realm, major civilizations would send spies and assassins to eliminate the young geniuses of rival civilizations.

The Divine Realm was no different.

The various Divine Courts and God Kingdoms would plant countless spies in each other's territories, and they wouldn't hesitate to eliminate a Purple Robed Demigod if given the chance.

Therefore, when Purple Robed Demigods from the Chaos Divine Court traveled outside, they mostly disguised their identities.

"Even though this is within the Great Rock God Kingdom's territory, it's still best to be cautious," Li Yuan thought to himself. "If the news leaks out, and with bad luck, it might even attract the Azure Devil Sky God."

Although the probability of attracting a Sky God was minuscule, Li Yuan didn't want to take that risk.

As long as he didn't encounter any Sky Gods, even if he faced some trouble, Li Yuan wasn't overly worried.

"The South Willow Star, there seems to be such a planet," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity nodded.

There weren't many planets around Wan Long Star, and he hadn't been to every one of them, so he couldn't tell them apart.

He was just asking out of routine.

"The teleportation fee to the Great Rock Star is one hundred and twenty Square Divine Crystals," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity said. "The galaxy teleportation array is activated once a month. If you're lucky, there are still six days until the next activation. Pay up first."

"One hundred and twenty Square Divine Crystals? That's so expensive!" Li Yuan's face showed a hint of pain.

Since he was pretending, he had to act naturally.

As a Void Deity, it was only natural for him to feel the pinch of paying such a large amount of Divine Crystals.

"Even this is expensive? Do you know how far the Great Rock Star is?" The Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity shook his head. "It's separated by dozens of star systems, with millions of light-years between them... If you think it's expensive, you can buy a Wormhole Star Map and slowly drill through the wormholes yourself."

"I estimate it will take about a hundred years to get there," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity added.

"Of course, I'll teleport," Li Yuan replied promptly.

Quickly, Li Yuan winced and took out one hundred and twenty Square Divine Crystals.

"Alright, go and meditate in the hovering divine temple over there," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity instructed. "When it's time to activate the teleportation array, I'll send you a message."

Huff! The Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity threw a woman named Aily.

Suddenly, another figure appeared in the void, approaching them. This person's aura was relatively weak, and he flew straight towards the Wan Long Star.

"How dare you intrude!"

"Who allowed you to barge in?" The Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity roared, his voice echoing through the spatial vibrations. Simultaneously, he released a terrifying pressure, directly crushing the Red Robed Demigod hundreds of kilometers away.

The terrifying pressure caused the Red Robed Demigod's face to change, and his speed decreased.

"Senior, spare me, please! I want to teleport to the Duo Jing Star," the Red Robed Demigod pleaded.

"One Square Divine Crystal," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity scolded.

The Red Robed Demigod quickly took out the crystal.

After collecting the crystal, the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity scolded, "Get lost and wait far away. Observe the teleportation array yourself, and as soon as you see it activate, hurry over... If you miss this teleportation, you'll have to pay again next time."

"Yes, yes, junior understands." The Red Robe Demigod nodded like a chick pecking at rice and flew off into the distance.

"Some unruly fellows, probably without any senior guidance," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity shook his head.

Li Yuan instantly understood that the other party was treating him well, probably because he was a Void Deity.

Holding the token, Li Yuan quickly flew to the temple thousands of kilometers away.

"A Void Deity artifact?" Li Yuan judged the level of the temple, and it seemed to be a treasure.

"Senior, here's the entry token," said a Demigod guarding the entrance.

"Take it," Li Yuan tossed the token and entered the temple.

The temple was quite spacious.

"There are already three Void Deities? Are they all here to use the teleportation array?" Li Yuan scanned the hall and noticed three Void Deities inside.

Although the soul auras they emitted were similar.

But under Li Yuan's Divine Palace's probing, he discerned them quite clearly; two were 51st level.

One was 57th level.

"Two Void Deities at the initial stage," Li Yuan was surprised, "There's actually a Void Deity at the peak stage? A Seven-Star Pulse Void Deity? The aura he's disguising seems to be that of a mid-stage Void Deity."

To cultivate to the 57th level, one must awaken the Seven-Star Pulse and have an understanding of the laws at the eighth level of the high stage.

It was quite rare for a Void Deity to awaken the Seven-Star Pulse, usually only one in a few thousand Void Deities would have it.

Li Yuan couldn't help but take another look at the 57th-level Void Deity.

He was a Black-Robe Youth, who merely glanced at Li Yuan as he entered the temple and then closed his eyes again.

Li Yuan didn't find it strange, as he was using the Dreamstone to disguise himself as a Void Deity at the initial stage, so it was natural that he couldn't see through the other's disguise.

Hoo!

Li Yuan sat cross-legged, silently cultivating as his soul consciousness split into multiple streams. One stream deduced the true meaning of space, another deduced the wind and earth laws, and another deduced the ninth style of the Boundary Cloud Spear.

With his mind on multiple tasks, he advanced simultaneously.

"With my accumulation of law comprehension, the combination of the three laws theoretically gives me a chance to comprehend the ninth style of the Boundary Cloud Spear," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Law comprehension was just the foundation.

But in the end, what determines one's combat prowess is the combat secret arts, one in theory and one in practice.

"Life is limited, and not a moment should be wasted," Li Yuan immersed himself in cultivation.

...

After seeing Li Yuan enter the temple.

Whoosh!

The Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity's figure flashed through the void.

Soon, he arrived at another temple tens of thousands of miles away, which was even more majestic and grand. Inside, over ten figures sat cross-legged.

"Qingyun, how is it?" a golden-robed man with a terrifying aura asked in a hoarse voice, "Did anything unexpected happen? Who came?"

"A newly promoted Void Deity from the Meteor Ball, just at the initial stage. He's not much of a threat, so I let him into the temple," the Black-Armored Long-Tailed Void Deity replied.

"A Void Deity at the initial stage?"

"Just right for us." The golden-robed man nodded slightly, "Get ready. In two days, when the temple's array covers the area, we'll take action."

"Star Lord," the black-armored youth beside him couldn't help but speak up, "This time there are four Void Deities, and one seems to be a mid-stage Void Deity. Isn't it a bit risky? Shouldn't we wait for the next batch?"

The other Void Deities in the hall looked at the golden-robed man, waiting for his decision.

"Give up?"

"It's just a mid-stage Void Deity, not much of a threat," the golden-robed man said coldly, "We've done this many times before. What's the problem? Fang Qu, are you scared?"

"We've tested these four, and they don't have any notable backgrounds. We can deal with them in one encounter," the golden-robed man said.

The black-robed youth clenched his teeth.

Since they stationed here a hundred years ago, they would occasionally ambush passing 'Void Deities' and seize their treasures.

So far, quite a few Void Deities had died at their hands.

"I just feel like we're taking action more and more frequently," the black-robed youth couldn't help but say, "Initially, we only acted once every ten years, but now we act once every few months..."

"In a few more years, we'll move to another place," the golden-robed man frowned, "What? Are you scared now? Why didn't you do it earlier?"

"Why don't you report us to a True God?" The golden-robed man sneered.

The black-robed youth dared not speak.

He had participated in the previous ambushes, and even if he reported it, he would likely still be sentenced to death... Moreover, there was a Void Deity in their group who tried to report them, but in the end, nothing came of it.

Even that informant mysteriously disappeared.

"Alright."

"We'll work for a few more years, accumulate more divine crystals, and then we can exchange them for some heavy treasures and return home in glory," the golden-robed man said in a low voice, "Although there are some dangers, it's still safer than venturing into dangerous places."

Many Void Deities nodded.

Most of them were from third-rate planets and were not part of the elite. The path of cultivation required various opportunities and treasures.

It was extremely difficult to succeed without these advantages.

If you venture into dangerous areas, the chances of perishing are incredibly high... However, it's quite the opposite for them; using the 'Garrison Army' as a cover, they secretly ambush and kill, with a surprisingly high success rate and greater gains.

...

Numerous hovering divine temples outside Wanlong Star were constantly orbiting the planet.

For two days, Li Yuan and the other three Ethereal Immortals had been meditating inside the temple, and no other Ethereal Immortals had arrived.

"Hmm? Have we entered an array zone?" Li Yuan's divine perception noticed something.

He had been meditating, and although he was inside this garrison temple, which should have been safe, Li Yuan never relied on others for his safety. He always maintained a vigilant awareness of the outside world.

The temple's entrance wasn't sealed.

Thus, with Li Yuan's powerful divine perception, he silently scanned the surroundings through the temple, sensing a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers.

Li Yuan felt that the temple he was in seemed to have entered an array zone while orbiting.

"Something's wrong. Why are so many temples gathering here?" Li Yuan's divine perception enveloped the area, and he noticed that over ten thousand kilometers away, in different directions, more than ten temples had appeared and were rapidly approaching.

These temples were Ethereal Immortal artifacts, sealed shut.

Although Li Yuan's divine perception was at the True Immortal level, he couldn't directly penetrate these Ethereal Immortal-level temples to investigate their interiors.

Li Yuan instinctively felt something amiss.

"Could it be that we've encountered the 'Black Garrison'?" Li Yuan was on high alert.

As the saying goes, "Combing through soldiers, and picking through bandits!" In the Divine Realm, some powerful cultivators thrive on plundering. Some plunder backward planets, and some True Immortals even dare to attack Second-Class and First-Class planets.

Similarly, some important planets' garrisons also secretly target passing cultivators.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Twelve temples hovered and stopped about three thousand kilometers away from Li Yuan and his companions' temple?

This distance was precisely at the limit of an Ethereal Immortal's divine perception range.

The next moment—

Boom! Boom! Boom! The twelve temples simultaneously burst forth with dazzling black light, merging with the void as if activating hidden arrays, distorting thousands of kilometers of starry sky.

Space subtly warped, and the sky was filled with hazy black mist, shrouding several thousand kilometers of starry sky, and blocking external perception.

Clank! Clank! The two entrances of Li Yuan's temple suddenly erupted with layers of brilliance, and massive gates slammed down, attempting to completely seal the exits.

Everything happened too quickly.

Boom! The 57th-level black-robed youth reacted swiftly; almost as the gates were about to close, he opened his eyes and darted out of the temple.

His reaction was fast, but Li Yuan's was even faster.

Boom! Li Yuan's figure moved, rushing into the temple, and at the same time, his arms suddenly swelled, extending to hundreds of meters, directly grabbing the two Ethereal Immortal beginners who didn't have time to react, one in each hand.

He also dashed out of the temple.

"Boom~" The two temple gates completely sealed, but Li Yuan, the black-robed youth, and the other two had all rushed out.

"What's this?"

"An array? What's going on?" The two Ethereal Immortal beginners, both in white robes, were still dazed, staring at the overwhelming black mist.

"We've encountered the Black Garrison." The black-robed youth's voice was icy.

"The Black Garrison?" The two Ethereal Immortal beginners were startled.

"You two idiots, aren't you going to thank this brother?" The black-robed youth scolded coldly, "If not for his kindness in bringing you out, you two would have been locked in the temple, and it would have been the end of you."

"Thank you, brother."

"Thank you, brother." The two Ethereal Immortal beginners bowed to Li Yuan in gratitude.

"No need for thanks. It's just a helping hand when out and about." Li Yuan said indifferently.

If they were in a dangerous area, he might not have helped these two Ethereal Immortals. After all, when entering a perilous place, one should be prepared for death.

But this was a 'Safe Planet,' and they were just passing through, using the teleportation array. This unprovoked ambush was something Li Yuan couldn't get used to.

"Brother, you have a good heart. Such a fast reaction speed suggests formidable strength. I like to make friends with upright and straightforward heroes." The black-robed youth directly looked at Li Yuan and transmitted his voice, "I'm Zhuang Long. What's your name?"

"Xu Yuan." Li Yuan smiled and transmitted his voice, "Brother Zhuang Long, let's chat later. For now, let's figure out how to get out of this situation."

Under Li Yuan's divine perception, the overwhelming black mist, twelve temples had swiftly rushed over.

"Hmm."

"A bunch of trash." The black-robed youth's eyes were icy, filled with killing intent, "The God Kingdom sent them here to guard the teleportation array, yet they dare to secretly ambush and kill. According to the laws of the God Kingdom, this is a capital offense, punishable by death!"

"You two, be careful and stay hidden." The black-robed youth scolded.

"Yes." The two white-robed Ethereal Immortals also realized that Li Yuan and the black-robed youth were incredibly powerful.

"Brother Xu Yuan, are you willing to join forces to defeat the enemy?" The black-robed youth looked at Li Yuan.

"Sure." Li Yuan nodded.

(End of Chapter)

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