After sending a brief message to the faction communication channel, King Mistflare, to avoid Soul enslaved, unleashed her final Immortal technique in her fury… self-destruction!
"King Verdant End, die for me!"
Cracks appeared densely on the surface of King Mistflare's divine body, which was covered in fiery red, soft fur, and beneath the countless cracks surged hot, fire-elemental Immortal Energy.
Boom!
As King Mistflare self-destructed, the fire-elemental Immortal Energy beneath the cracks on her divine body surged out like a flood, transforming into incredibly terrifying light and heat that spread in all directions!
"Not good!"
Ender felt the violent fluctuations in King Mistflare's Immortal Energy, and after placing 'Silence' into his world ring, he rapidly retreated.
The light and heat, capable of turning even fragments of Universe space into particle streams, instantly reached him, sending him flying and continuously impacting his body's defensive force field.
Fortunately, what Ender had refined and fused was the High-level Heavy Treasure Frost Armor, which, after activating its second form, could weaken the power of attacks not exceeding Limit stage King by a thousandth.
The self-destruction power of an ordinary Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal, when reduced to a thousandth, could still reach the full power of a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal's strike.
King Mistflare's strength was very close to a Limit stage King-Level, and she achieved Immortal through the Law of Fire, but her divine body had lost over 60%, which made her current self-destruction power slightly weaker than that of an ordinary Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal at their Pinnacle.
Therefore, the current explosion power did not exceed the attack strength of a Limit stage King-Level burning their Immortal Energy, so Ender's body's defensive force field remained stable under the impact of the self-destruction power.
Boom…
Ender was continuously impacted by the light and heat from the self-destruction power, and the self-destruction power, reduced to a thousandth, was distributed and continuously caused damage to his body.
His awakened special ability, 'Source of Life', had already activated, continuously repairing the damage caused by the self-destruction power, ensuring that the self-destruction power did not cause much damage to his body; instead, the pain made him exceptionally clear-headed.
Compared to Ender's human main body, the second branch tree, which was 1,600 meters tall, instantly turned into charcoal after being continuously impacted by King Mistflare's self-destruction power.
And the charcoal, under the continuous impact of light and heat, turned into a particle stream along with the fragments of Universe space, rushing towards the edge of the Treasure Trove.
Because there was no second branch tree to cast 'Gu Yu Cage', the originally solid Universe space returned to a fragile state, collapsing over a large area under the continuous impact of the light and heat from the self-destruction power, with some of the self-destruction power diverted to the space interlayer.
Compared to the self-destruction of the Ten Thousand Branches Black Branch Willow, the light and heat from King Mistflare's self-destruction lasted for a shorter time, ending in just two seconds.
The Treasure Trove's ground, walls, and ceiling, which had been gradually solidifying, again developed numerous bright red liquids on their surfaces due to the intense heat, emitting terrifying high temperatures.
Looking at the self-destruction site, the Universe space that was gradually being repaired by the Original Universe rules, Ender shook his head slightly, "What a pity, I almost managed to Soul enslaved King Mistflare."
"If her reaction and decision had been slower, I could have stabbed 'Silence' in a bit further, and the Fei Mo Poison could have corroded more of her divine body."
It was a pity, but it is what it is.
However, Ender knew very well that every Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal active on the Extraterritorial Battlefield had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Perhaps because they walked on the edge of life and death, most of them were very emotional, but in terms of decision-making and reaction speed, they were not lacking at all.
It was very difficult to annihilate a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal's divine body to the point of slumber when they had enough time to react!
"Although I couldn't Soul enslaved King Mistflare, my gains this time are quite substantial."
Ender's face, hidden by his sealed helmet, revealed a smile, "With the weapons and battle armor of five Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal, plus the wealth and Treasures on them, my spoils of war are at least 100 billion Mixed units."
"And…"
His gaze turned to the red Treasure Chest in the center of the Treasure Trove, which emitted high temperatures, "The Treasure Chest guarded by the Black Branch Willow has fallen into my hands. I wonder what kind of Treasure it contains."
"More importantly, the tokens held by King Towering Bear and King Frost Steed are now mine alone!"
Because the Universe space collapsed, some weapons, battle armor, and world rings fell into the space interlayer, so Ender released the Star Eating Grass to collect them.
After collecting the spoils in the Treasure Trove, he flew to the red Treasure Chest in the center of the Treasure Trove, preparing to melt the Treasure Chest, which was cast from G-level metal Red Flood Essence Gold, with fire to retrieve the Treasures stored within.
Boom!
A crimson flame rose out of thin air and, under Ender's control of his World Energy, landed on the Treasure Chest cast from Red Flood Essence Gold.
Continuously manipulating the crimson flame, he stood in the air, contemplating his losses, "The gains this time are great, but the losses are also considerable."
"The demise of the second branch tree is the smallest part of all losses; I only need to return to the Primal Secret Realm and consume some World Energy to re-nurture it."
Ender took out the purple long spear 'Silence' and looked at the area of solidified Fei Mo Poison on the spearhead, which had been worn down and consumed by battle, and secretly thought: "Just one battle consumed nearly 20%, about 4 grams, of solidified Fei Mo Poison, with a total value of about 1.2 billion Mixed units."
"And the biggest loss is the five hundred vine Immortal Star Eating Grass, which cost hundreds of billions of Mixed units to cultivate. Its divine body has lost nearly 80%, and it will hardly be able to provide assistance in the future."
"Although the five hundred vine Immortal Star Eating Grass's divine body has lost nearly 80%, its strength will not be weaker than an ordinary Marquis-level Immortal, so it is not completely useless."
Thinking of this, Ender planned to use the five hundred vine Immortal Star Eating Grass as bodyguards for his parents.
And with so much wealth, he could naturally consider cultivating better Immortal plant life, such as the Thousand Vine Immortal Star Eating Grass, equivalent to a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal!
"Forcing King Mistflare to self-destruct, the military System determined it was me who killed her…"
Ender opened a newly received email, which was a message from the military System about gaining military merit, and he had received a whopping 100 trillion military merit for 'killing' King Mistflare!
"100 trillion military merit, at a ratio of 100,000 military merit for 1 point, my 'killing' of King Mistflare is equivalent to gaining 10 billion points."
He shook his head slightly, "The reward is very high, but Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal are too difficult to kill. Even a Limit stage King-Level would have to pay a considerable price to kill a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal."
"If I comprehend the 'Space Lockdown' profoundness, combined with the long spear 'Silence' solidified with Fei Mo Poison, and under the condition of casting Space Lockdown, perhaps I would have a chance to kill a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal."
"But that's just a chance; truly achieving a kill is too difficult."
Ender sighed inwardly: "My speed is ultimately too slow. If the opponent reacts and burns their Immortal Energy to escape, I won't be able to catch up."
"This time, killing King Mistflare earned me 100 trillion military merit. I have completed the 30 trillion military merit quota and can leave the Extraterritorial Battlefield to return to the Primal Secret Realm and Primal Chaos City for secluded cultivation."
"Hmm…" He pondered, "My Space Law comprehension has now reached the twentieth level of the Tongtian Bridge. After returning, I can shift my Law comprehension towards the Beast God Path of Wood-Space Fusion."
"There are still many opportunities to comprehend the Taas World Divine Tree, and the ten-thousand-year deadline is very close. If I don't use the comprehension opportunities, they will be wasted…"
…
While Ender was contemplating in the Treasure Trove of the Sacrificial Land, the Demon race faction's Hongwu Secret Realm communication channel was already bustling.
"King Mistflare fell? How is this possible? Her strength was close to a Limit stage King-Level!"
"I can't contact King Mistflare. It seems she really did fall."
"How could King Verdant End be so powerful? How long has he been an Immortal, and he already has Limit stage King-Level battle power?"
"From the message King Mistflare sent before her demise, it seems King Verdant End had been hiding his strength before, but it's hard to judge how strong he specifically is."
"Why would King Verdant End, being so strong, hide his strength? To play around chasing those Marquis-level Immortal?"
"Maybe it's true. Didn't King Verdant End play in the Glacial River Belt for over a thousand years? He only left when a Secret Realm evolution occurred there."
"Hey! Aren't you guys missing the point? King Mistflare said King Verdant End obtained a Treasure Trove. Don't you want to seize the Treasure Trove from him?"
"No! That's a powerhouse who can kill King Mistflare. You want me, a High stage King-level Immortal, to snatch a Treasure Trove? That's probably just going to give him military merit."
"Agreed. King Verdant End is too strong. Even if he didn't hide his strength and just let me attack him with his defensive measures, I wouldn't be able to injure him even if I exhausted all my Immortal Energy."
A group of King-level Immortal chatted in the communication channel, but almost none truly wanted to seize Treasure from Ender. Only a select few Limit stage King or Invincible stage King-Level powerhouses recorded this message.
…
Virtual Universe, special plane, within a vast hall.
In the hall, there were 108 ancient thrones, each occupied by a powerhouse, either human or from other alien races, all exuding powerful auras.
"I've gathered everyone because, according to the information from the Extraterritorial Battlefield military System, the newly risen Human King Verdant End killed the Demon race Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal, King Mistflare."
On one of the thrones, a tall human covered in purple armor with a strange cross-star helmet on his head spoke in a deep voice.
"Human King Verdant End? Newly risen? Since he can kill a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal, then let's invite him to join the Hong Alliance."
"I have a question. According to the information I know, Human King Verdant End just became an Immortal not long ago, and he shouldn't possess the ability to kill King Mistflare, or even a Low Stage King-level Immortal."
"According to the data I just checked, there is too little information on Human King Verdant End. I doubt whether he can kill a Pinnacle Stage King-Level Immortal."
One after another, knowledgeable powerhouses expressed their disagreement, and those who had just checked the data held the same opinion.
"Everyone, King Verdant End's identity is mysterious. Even I know very little about his data, but what cannot be denied is that he indeed has King-level Immortal strength."
The tall being in purple armor said in a deep voice, "Furthermore, the military merit for killing King Mistflare accumulated on him, indicating that he might have used some special means, or killed King Mistflare by relying on his own strength."
"According to our Hong Alliance's internal management regulations, since he has achieved this, regardless of whether it was by Treasure or by what means, as long as he can kill a King Immortal… then we can accept him."
The purple-armored being's gaze swept over the other super powerhouses, whether human or alien, and he said in a deep voice, "Everything will be handled according to the regulations. Since he meets the requirements, King Verdant End should be accpted."
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
Upon hearing this, some powerhouses hesitated slightly before agreeing.
At this moment, a powerhouse resembling a human but with numerous tentacles on his head spoke, "In principle, I agree, but the official members accepted by the Hong Alliance must be true powerhouses of various races. I have doubts about King Verdant End's strength, so I request to watch King Verdant End's combat video."
"Yes, retrieve and watch the combat video. Only then can we make a judgment on King Verdant End's strength and use it for his star rating."
"Venerable Yezheng, please bring up the combat video," a powerhouse suggested to the tall human in purple armor.
"I regret to inform you that the viewing permissions for all of King Verdant End's combat videos far exceed our own permissions," the tall human in purple armor said in a deep voice, "None of us have the authority to view them."
"How is that possible?"
"I will personally apply to the military System…"
"Application failed."
"Ah, the permission really isn't enough."
"What exactly is King Verdant End's identity?"
"Exactly! He's neither a Universe Venerable, nor a Prodigy-level Genius like Ender or Kedi, nor is he a disciple of a great existence like a Universe Master. How could he have such high permissions?"
The originally relatively calm hall suddenly became noisy, with over a hundred super powerhouses from various races, clearly unable to comprehend or imagine the extremely high viewing permissions for this combat video.
The tall human in purple armor said in a deep voice, "This is a permission set by a Human Hall Master within the Hong Alliance."
Upon hearing this, there was a moment of silence.
The other hundred-plus powerhouses in the main hall all fell silent, looking at each other, their eyes filled with understanding and helplessness.
The Hong Alliance is an Alliance formed primarily by humans and a large number of other races.
Within the Alliance, strength is divided by the number of stars, with a minimum of one star and a maximum of seven stars.
Among them, one star represents the most ordinary King Immortal, while seven stars represent the initial levels of Universe Overlord and Universe Master.
Hall Masters, on the other hand, are existences beyond seven stars, and every Hall Master is a powerhouse among the Universe Masters!
And Human Hall Masters, in terms of authority, surpass alien Hall Masters. It's estimated that even among Human Hall Masters, only a handful would be able to view the combat video.
"Are there any more objections to accepting King Verdant End into the Hong Alliance?" The tall human in purple armor looked at the representatives of the various races present.
"No objection."
"No objection."
"Seconded."
"Seconded."
The various existences quickly nodded, no longer mentioning any requests to watch the video.
By this point, how could they not understand that King Verdant End was clearly a super Genius secretly cultivated by humanity, and moreover, was a disciple of a certain Human Hall Master.
"Since everyone has approved, I will immediately arrange for an envoy team to depart and formally invite King Verdant End to join our Hong Alliance." The tall human in purple armor nodded slightly, then disappeared into thin air.
The powerhouses on the other thrones also disappeared one by one, and instantly, only the 108 ancient thrones remained in the entire hall.
…
Sacrificial Land, in the Treasure Trove.
After waiting for a short period, the Star Eating Grass finished collecting the spoils that had fallen into the space interlayer and returned to Ender's side…
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