Chapter 669: Chapter 303: Ancestor?
Even without the divine artifact, using the Space-Time Domain in conjunction with the Mist Pigeon Secret Technique, he can achieve the terrifying tunneling speed of hundreds of billions of miles per second!
Moreover, there are hardly any perilous areas that require him to make way; he simply needs to charge directly towards each Void Wormhole to travel with the highest efficiency.
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The Celestial Rainforest is a natural perilous area in the central sea area of the Void Sea.
Here, countless origin energies are swallowed by the Void Vortex, and then transformed into an endless torrential rain falling from the heights of the Sky Dome. The power of countless raindrops is so immense that even most Void Divine Positioners dare not approach.
Among the Four Emperors, the Rain Emperor is the master of this Celestial Rainforest.
Since the Rain Emperor refined the origin of this perilous area, the Celestial Rainforest seems to have become his private domain, and under his control, the endless torrential rain is more terrifying than any Domain Chaos Divine Artifact.
When the Rain Emperor is in the Celestial Rainforest, there is almost no one in the entire Void Sea—except the Three Ancestors—who dares claim they can defeat him.
While in the Celestial Rainforest, the Rain Emperor is undoubtedly regarded as the strongest among the Four Emperors!
This also greatly accelerated the development of his Void Pirate forces. They extended beyond the central sea area, even towards the Arctic Sea area, plundering untold riches.
Today is quite lively within the Celestial Rainforest.
For today is the day of tributes from his numerous pirate forces. Numerous top pirate forces spread throughout the central sea area and surrounding regions have come to present their harvests from millions of years.
In the center of that palace group deep in the Celestial Rainforest, in the majestic palace, tens of thousands of pirate leaders, each at least within the Void Dominator Level, sit in the vast hall, all looking reverently at the blue-robed old man sitting at the highest point of the hall. Until the Rain Emperor speaks, no one dares to raise their glass.
Everyone knows Rain Emperor despises those who do not follow rules or etiquette.
And those who don’t know have already perished.
"General Zuo."
The blue-robed old man sitting at the highest point of the hall held his wine glass in one hand, smilingly looking at the many pirate leaders below who were silent like cicadas in winter, suddenly glancing at a one-eyed man sitting at the lower seat, and said: "You’ve done well with your task, why hasn’t your temperament improved a bit? So many places you could loot, yet you insist on robbing the subordinates of the Life Emperor?"
The one-eyed General Zuo said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty does not fear the Life Emperor, and just so happens to have a grudge as well. Isn’t that good?"
The blue-robed old man laughed, saying: "Of course, but every time you rob, you don’t kill, nor do you wish to plunder unrelated parties. Do you still look like a pirate?"
General Zuo frowned slightly: "Hasn’t Your Majesty said that regardless of the method, as long as sufficient tribute is offered, that is enough?"
The blue-robed old man laughed, saying: "I have said that, but aren’t you afraid that targeting only the top pirate forces might lead them to join forces against you?"
"Let them come then." General Zuo said expressionlessly.
"Why not truly join my ranks?" The blue-robed old man said with a smile: "With my protection, you won’t need to worry about being targeted, what do you say?"
"No need." General Zuo replied coldly: "At most, battle death of an avatar."
"Alright, then I won’t force you." The blue-robed old man suddenly smiled and said: "However, your actions cause me some trouble. I think next time, you’ll need to increase your tribute by fifty percent."
"Increase by fifty percent?" General Zuo couldn’t help but slowly furrow his brows: "Isn’t Your Majesty’s demand a bit too excessive?"
"I’m not violating the agreement, am I?" The blue-robed old man smiled, "Nor did I ask you to slaughter the innocent or plunder unrelated parties. Moreover, your family is thriving here under my domain, all it requires is for you to work a bit harder."
General Zuo paused in silence for a moment, then said deeply: "Alright, but remember, Your Majesty, I will only serve you for one hundred million years."
"Of course." The blue-robed old man laughed.
He preferred those principled and respected strong individuals; it made them easier to manipulate.
All the families developing within the Celestial Rainforest were those valued by these strong individuals, allowing him to gather so many powerful entities under his command.
Using this method, the tribute he receives each year exceeds what his forces plunder.
After refining the Original Treasure of the Celestial Rainforest, he is considered its dominator. With his strongest avatar stationed here, he has no worry of rebellion from these strong individuals and needs only another avatar to act outside.
This General Zuo was the one he valued most, a powerhouse comparable to the Seven Marshals.
"This batch of tribute is more than the last..."
The blue-robed old man smiled while drinking and checking the tribute from his subordinates, "At this rate, in two to thirty million years, the wealth I accumulate can be exchanged with the Chaos Main God for the fifth-generation lineage of the Void Divine Race..."
"But it’s still somewhat slow..."
The blue-robed old man looked at the tribute list and those with obviously insufficient amounts, pondered slightly, and immediately spoke: "Lord of Rainbow Universe, Tian Nan Division, this batch of your tribute is quite lacking, isn’t it?"
"Please forgive, Your Majesty. This year, I happened to be spotted by the Cosmic Star Patrol Alliance, and the main body carrying the treasure was extinct. Otherwise, I would replenish it myself. I promise to make up for it next batch."
"Next batch I’ll offer an additional fifty percent, please forgive me."
The two below quickly stood up, apologizing profusely.
The blue-robed old man shook his head slightly and said: "Replenish it? Wrongdoings must be punished, or there are no rules."
He waved his sleeve, instructing: "Someone, the amount these two lacked in tribute, randomly select the same proportion of people from their families and sentence them to Flame Water Prison for a million years."
The two below changed their expressions.
In Flame Water Prison, a place like an infernal prison, surviving a million years was exceedingly rare, sending someone in was practically a death sentence!
If randomly selected, what if someone closest was picked?
"Your Majesty!"
Before the two could plead, the blue-robed old man waved his sleeve, and countless raindrops converged into a wave, flushing them out of the hall.
After this act of killing a few as a warning to many, the blue-robed old man chuckled and glanced over the numerous silent attendees below, raising his glass: "No need to worry, continue celebrating. As long as the tribute is sufficient, then you are meritorious."
Suddenly——
"Finally gathered? Perfect for a thorough sweep."
A cold voice sounded, followed by a blurry figure suddenly appearing inside the hall. Around that figure, the space-time was completely distorted, making it impossible to sense its aura or see its appearance clearly.
The blue-robed old man’s face changed: "Space-Time Means?"
Only the three exalted Holy Land Ancestors in the Void Sea can control space-time!
The blue-robed old man hurriedly stepped down the throne, humbly bowed his head and said: "Which Ancestor’s presence is honored? I have always treated the Holy Land’s people with respect, never offended them, how did I provoke the senior?"
The blurred silhouette in the distorted space-time chuckled lowly: "Why? Do you only kill because others provoke you?"
The blue-robed old man’s expression changed, he quickly said: "Senior, one of my avatars resides with the great Chaos Main God, and the god once promised shelter for a period. I implore you..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt dazzling and frightening lights flying from the twisted space-time, scattering throughout the hall, accompanied by terrifying domain pressure, causing space-time to briefly stagnate!
Under the engulfing of this terrifying domain, except for the Rain Emperor borrowing celestial rainforest origin protection, barely able to move, other strong individuals could not even budge.
"Domain? Such a terrifying domain?" The blue-robed old man’s fear intensified.
The next moment, the vague figure within the twisted space-time glanced over everyone in the hall, then the terrifying domain suddenly trembled.
Under the frightening power of the domain’s tremor, a few present in the hall were immediately obliterated.
The blue-robed old man couldn’t help but be stunned, not expecting the senior, whose ancestor origin was unknown, would actually spare him?
But soon, he realized that those obliterated were precisely those principled in behavior, with minor sins against the Cosmic Star Patrol Alliance, and having avatars among pirates!
After all, those pirates weren’t originally pirates but were coerced by threats to their families to serve him.
Could it be that the mysterious senior was merely extinguishing their avatars as a minor punishment?
The blue-robed old man felt a surge of unease.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw the figure in the distorted space-time turn to look at him, simultaneously revealing an illusory yet vast world enveloping his spirit, and the spirit of most present.
Thereafter, this illusory world shattered, everything returned to nothingness.
Along with their consciousness.