Among the many princes, Brolin could be considered one of the most powerful. Firstly, he had money. Secondly, he had powerful backing.
Now that his backer, Hargreaves, had lost influence in the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain, and all the treasures he had obtained in the Realm Within a Realm had been given to his maternal grandfather to compensate those World Lords, Brolin was left with very little.
“Money!”
“Money can make World Lords bow their heads. Without money, nothing can be accomplished!” A cold glint flashed through Brolin’s eyes. “The Empire’s intelligence systems and its central citizen information database are strictly off limits to us princes. If I had enough money, I could also make someone risk their life to help me use the intelligence and information systems to investigate Luo Feng!”
The Empire’s laws were extremely strict.
Because the Emperor of the Empire had a very long lifespan, he generally kept his princes under close watch. The Empire’s central citizen information database, intelligence systems and other such systems were absolutely off limits to the princes.
However…
Laws were created by people, and laws were also enforced by people. As long as one had enough money, one could make someone risk breaking the law.
“Back then, when I attacked the Three Axe Mountain forces, I used a laser gun to fire at twelve targets. Eleven died, but this Luo Feng survived.” Brolin pondered. “Moreover, he exchanged treasures in the ancient castle, and he even had a spatial ring capable of storing a spaceship… He survived a C2-grade laser gun shot, so he must have quite a few treasures on him!”
Brolin wanted to obtain money, but he looked down on ordinary sums. Naturally, he thought of Luo Feng. Just from what was visible on the surface, Luo Feng already possessed quite a few treasures.
Any treasure from the Realm Within a Realm would fetch an astronomical price.
“I can only do this.” Brolin gritted his teeth.
Brolin changed into ordinary clothes and left his palace.
The Imperial Palace on Imperial Star was an entire city floating in the air. There were countless connected palaces throughout the city, and the entire Imperial Palace was heavily guarded.
“It is His Highness Brolin.”
Several guards immediately stepped aside. Brolin walked directly towards the depths of the palace and soon arrived at a vast courtyard. At the edge of the courtyard stood what appeared to be an ordinary stone tablet.
Brolin walked directly towards the stone tablet.
Ripples appeared across its surface, and Brolin’s entire body entered the stone tablet.
On a towering mountain peak that seemed to reach the clouds, ripples like waves appeared, and a figure emerged from within.
“His Highness Brolin, what are you doing in the Holy Land?”
A cold shout rang out. An intimidating aura spread through the surroundings. A lean man with a pair of wings on his back instantly appeared on the mountain peak, his green eyes staring at Brolin.
Brolin was startled and hurriedly said, “I have something I wish to discuss with my maternal grandfather.”
“Let him come over.”
A voice travelled across a million kilometres and echoed over the mountain peak.
The winged man glanced at Brolin and said coldly, “Remember, go directly to Lord Hargreaves. You are forbidden from wandering into other places.”
“Yes!”
Brolin was extremely respectful.
The Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain was the greatest backing behind the Imperial Royal Family.
The founding Emperor of the Empire, who was now the Lord of the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain, had once merged the spatial laws of the universe with his internal world, forming the magnificent and vast divine kingdom, the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain.
“Divine kingdom.”
Brolin flew out from the mountain peak and looked at the vast world before him. It was an ocean whose end could not be seen. Above the ocean hung a sun.
That was a genuine star, brought in from the outside by an Immortal existence and placed inside the divine kingdom.
Creating the heavens and earth, plucking stars from the sky.
That was what an Immortal could do.
“The Holy Land is countless times larger than Imperial Star.” While flying, Brolin raised his head and looked at the star in the sky. “It can even contain a star. Immortal beings really are incredible. If one day I could become Immortal…”
After thinking about it, Brolin shook his head with a bitter smile.
Immortality seemed far too distant to him.
There were fewer than a hundred World Lords in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, and according to probability, almost all of them would eventually die of old age. Breaking through to become Immortal was simply far too difficult.
World Lords had limited lifespans.
Immortal beings were truly eternal existences.
“Whoosh!”
With a thought, Brolin released his spaceship from his spatial ring.
Whoosh!
The spaceship flew through the vast divine kingdom, rapidly heading towards the place where his maternal grandfather was located. After flying for nearly a million kilometres, he saw the most magnificent mountain range in the entire divine kingdom, a gigantic black mountain range floating above the ocean, over one hundred thousand kilometres high.
A floating mountain range more than one hundred thousand kilometres high!
It was far larger than Earth!
The entire mountain range was completely black, resembling a black giant dragon with a pair of wings.
This mountain range was the legendary Black Dragon Mountain.
“Black Dragon Mountain.”
Although Brolin had come here several times, he was still shaken by the sight.
As he approached Black Dragon Mountain, he could not see its peak with his naked eyes, nor could he see its end.
“Come to me.”
A voice rang in Brolin’s ears.
“Yes.”
After Brolin’s spaceship flew to Black Dragon Mountain, he immediately stored it away and flew directly towards a luxurious palace. At the edge of the cliff in front of the palace stood a bald, hooked-nosed old man. The temperature of the surrounding space seemed to have dropped by several degrees.
He was Hargreaves, one of the top three super experts among the World Lords of the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain!
“Maternal grandfather.”
Brolin hurriedly ran over.
“Hmm.”
Hargreaves looked at Brolin and rarely showed a trace of a smile.
“Abu, what brings you here?”
“Maternal grandfather, things haven’t been going well for me lately.” Brolin put on a bitter expression.
“I understand.”
Seeing his grandson like this, Hargreaves felt somewhat guilty as well. His grandson had performed very well during the expedition into the Realm Within a Realm. It was only because of the inheritance crystal ball that they had ended up with such a result. Moreover, all the treasures his grandson had obtained had eventually fallen into Hargreaves’ hands.
“Maternal grandfather, everything I do on Imperial Star requires money.” Brolin said helplessly. “I know that there was a stellar-level fellow in the Realm Within a Realm who obtained quite a few treasures, but I can’t use the Empire’s intelligence system or central citizen information database to investigate him. I know there are treasures, but I have no way to obtain them.”
“Oh?”
Hargreaves’ eyes lit up.
“You’re certain?”
“I am absolutely certain.”
Brolin hurriedly nodded. “First, I am certain that he exchanged treasures in the ancient castle. Second, he has a spatial ring capable of storing a spaceship. Third, he was hit by a C2-grade laser gun and did not die.”
“What is his name? What information do you know about him?”
Hargreaves immediately began questioning him.
The expedition into the Realm Within a Realm had nearly bankrupted Hargreaves.
An ordinary World Lord might possess assets worth ten Primal Chaos Units, but Hargreaves could not even take out one Primal Chaos Unit now.
“His name is Luo Feng. In the Realm Within a Realm, he entered the allied army under the identity of Ming Yu’s subordinate from Three Axe Mountain.” Brolin said. “But I have no way to investigate him. As a prince, I don’t have much authority.”
“I’ll investigate.”
Hargreaves spoke directly.
At the same time, a strand of his consciousness entered the Virtual Universe Network and began issuing orders.
A prince had little authority.
But although Hargreaves had lost influence, he was still one of the top three World Lords in the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain. Not only could he use the Empire’s central citizen information database, he could also use the Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain’s special intelligence network to investigate.
Only a few minutes later, Hargreaves received a response.
“Hmm?”
Hargreaves frowned slightly.
“Did you find him?”
Brolin looked expectant.
“Yes, I found him.”
Hargreaves frowned and said, “Luo Feng. He was indeed under Ming Yu’s command. After the battle in the Realm Within a Realm, he received a hundred planetary territories from Ming Yu. Ming Yu, meanwhile, obtained a fifth-tier Force weapon, the Cleaving Void Blade, and later sold it to a general of Three Axe Mountain. That Cleaving Void Blade was probably the treasure Luo Feng obtained.”
“Luo Feng originally had a planet under his command called Earth.”
“Getting to Earth is troublesome. One has to pass through a wormhole and then fly for nearly three years to reach it.”
“The Holy Land’s intelligence organisation discovered through the Potterley Family that the Potterley Family once sent a team there, spending nearly three years travelling to Earth. However, there was actually a ninth-order Universe-level expert on Earth who stopped the Potterley Family team and declared that Earth was within Three Axe Mountain’s sphere of influence.”
Brolin was stunned. He could not help saying, “Maternal grandfather…”
“It is troublesome.” Hargreaves shook his head. “First, we don’t know whether Luo Feng is on Earth. Second, travelling to Earth takes too long. Third, there is at least a ninth-order Universe-level expert on Earth. If we send someone, we would have to dispatch at least a Domain Lord, and I have only three Domain Lords under my command. Fourth, the treasure Luo Feng obtained, the Cleaving Void Blade, has already been handed over. Fifth, and most importantly, that place is Three Axe Mountain’s territory.”
Three Axe Mountain was the number one of the four major organisations. The Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain was unwilling to offend Three Axe Mountain easily.
“Let’s leave this matter for now. I’ll have the Holy Land’s intelligence system focus on investigating Luo Feng.” Hargreaves said solemnly. “I’m also very busy lately. I need to devote myself to training a group of disciples under my command.”
“Understood.”
Brolin also knew there was nothing they could do.
“Maternal grandfather, you said you are training disciples?”
Brolin was very surprised. A peak World Lord would at most occasionally give guidance to his disciples. He had never heard his maternal grandfather say that he would devote himself to training disciples.
“This is an assignment from the Holy Land.”
Hargreaves sighed. “Right now, throughout the vast universe, many universe countries, numerous divine kingdoms, and countless organisations are all seriously training their disciples. Even many independent experts are devoting themselves to training disciples. After all, there isn’t much time left.”
“What?”
Brolin became even more confused.
“The battle between the two pinnacle powers…”
Hargreaves reminded him.
“Ah!”
Brolin’s eyes widened.
“Maternal grandfather, you mean…”
Brolin’s breathing became rapid.
“Is it the Peerless Genius Battle or the Strongest Warriors Battle?” Brolin hurriedly asked.
“The Genius Battle.”
Hargreaves answered.
Brolin’s heart began beating faster.
In the vast universe, the strong preyed upon the weak. Humanity was one of the pinnacle races among the countless races in the universe. However, being a pinnacle race now did not mean it would remain one forever. Therefore, humanity also worked hard to cultivate its elites.
Within humanity, there were two grandest selection battles.
One was the “Universe Humanity, Pinnacle Genius” selection battle, and the other was the “Universe Humanity, Pinnacle Warriors” selection battle.
The Pinnacle Genius Selection Battle was open to stellar-level humans throughout the countless universe countries of humanity. As long as one was a stellar-level human, one could participate!
The Pinnacle Warriors Battle was open to Universe-level experts from all human universe countries. Any Universe-level human could participate in the selection!
“Countless stellar-level humans from billions of star systems across the various universe countries will fight under absolutely fair conditions. Those who ultimately emerge will all be peerless super geniuses among countless star systems!” Hargreaves sighed. “At the stellar level, one can already see a person’s talent, comprehension, and potential. A selection held across all the universe countries… I wonder whether the number one genius of the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield can rank among the top million in the entire universe.”