Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

"Very well!"

Wang Yi returned the cupped-fist salute. He always reciprocated politeness.

The Yellow Robe Daoist, seeing Wang Yi was about to leave, quickly spoke up. "Young friend, forgive my forwardness, but may I ask if you are on the Path of the Divine King?"

"The Path of the Divine King." Wang Yi’s eyes narrowed as he asked in return, "And what is the Path of the Divine King?"

"’Divine’ represents might, and ’King’ represents control. The Path of the Divine King is the path of Laws—to control Laws and pursue one’s own power! Only a powerful Lord who has mastered the Power of Law can be called a Divine King!"

"What are Laws?"

"You can think of a Law as a supreme skill, or a system of skills. If I’m not mistaken, you must have obtained skills related to the Starlight Law."

"Oh? And what makes you say that, Daoist?"

"I won’t hide it from you. I witnessed your entire battle with the Black Dragon Venerable from a distance. The Starlight River and Star Vortex are cosmic wonders. They are sights an ordinary person would rarely see, let alone control. And I happen to know that only one who controls the Starlight Destruction Law can command the Starlight River and the Star Vortex!"

"Perhaps you’ve guessed wrong, Daoist."

"Don’t be so quick to deny it. What I wish to say is that our Great Profound Divine Country possesses a collected ray of Destructive Starlight. This Destructive Starlight is the single brightest ray of light that can only bloom at the moment a Divine Country collapses or a celestial body is destroyed. It holds infinite destructive power. If you are willing to join our Great Profound Divine Country, you will have the chance to obtain it. For someone trying to comprehend the Starlight Destruction Law, this is an unparalleled opportunity."

Wang Yi considered this for a moment, then replied in a low voice, "I appreciate your kind offer, Daoist. If I ever need the protection of a Divine Country, I will certainly make my way to Purple Jade Mountain to trouble you."

The Yellow Robe Daoist, Shen Fengzhou, nodded at his words. Stroking his beard, he said, "Good, good, good!"

Wang Yi delayed no longer. He gave Shen Fengzhou another cupped-fist salute, then used a Town Recall Scroll and returned to his Huaguo Mountain territory.

After Wang Yi’s figure vanished, Shen Fengzhou didn’t leave. He gazed at the spot where Wang Yi had disappeared, stroking his beard and thinking to himself, ’Panshan Monarch was killed, so the Mingyu Divine Country will certainly not let this matter rest. And for this Immortal Zhenyuan to be able to slay a Venerable before even ascending... he must possess some heaven-sent opportunity. If we support him and help him master the Starlight Destruction Law, he’ll surely become a powerful pillar of our Divine Country in the future. I must forge this connection. It seems I’ll have to ask the Divine Lord to personally intervene and ensure his safety!’

After another moment of thought, Shen Fengzhou flicked his sleeve and gracefully departed.

Meanwhile, clouds gathered in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the heavens were blotted out by dark clouds. With a crash of thunder, a torrential downpour began, as if to scour the very earth.

Wang Yi’s battle with the Black Dragon Venerable had attracted more than just Shen Fengzhou. After Shen Fengzhou left, others began to arrive one by one at the battle site. Some were Divine Kingdom Transmission Envoys, others were Starry Sky Gods.

However, the torrential rain had washed away all traces of the battle, making it difficult for the newcomers to find any useful information.

「Huaguo Mountain. In front of the Eco-Castle.」

Wang Yi appeared before Wang Bushi, Jelena, and the others.

"Father!"

Seeing Wang Yi, Wang Sanmei gave a joyful leap and ran over to hug his arm.

A joyful expression also lit up Wang Bushi’s face. "See? I told you! Our invincible father would be fine!"

Jelena looked relieved as well, but her brow quickly furrowed. "Father," she said to Wang Yi, "we lost about 600 troops in this battle. The World Line’s Durability was depleted by a little less than half. We have less than five billion left now!"

"Good. As long as you’re all safe, I can rest easy." Wang Yi nodded. "The World Line shattering is just a matter of time. Invasions from the Starry Sky will become more frequent, and there will be no peace for the Typhon World from now on. We just need to take care of ourselves and not worry about too much else."

"Father, what should we do with the corpses of the Extraterrestrial Giant Insects?"

"Use them for Alchemy or whatever else you see fit. You all can decide. I’m going to inspect the territory."

Wang Yi shook his head. A moment later, he boarded a Bronze Spaceship and began to patrol his territory.

The impact of Huaguo Mountain’s ecological degradation was even greater than he had imagined.

Huaguo Mountain had lost its former beauty. As far as Wang Yi could see, the mountains once covered in peach blossoms were now nothing but withered trees and broken branches.

The entire mountain looked as if it had been plunged into a harsh winter. Flowers and fruit had fallen to the ground, all vegetation was withered, and a great number of peach trees had died completely.

Even the Ecological Houses were affected; cracks had appeared in the Eco-Castle itself.

’This is just what’s on the surface. The ecological damage runs deep.’

Wang Yi sighed to himself. He opened his territory management panel and saw that the Huaguo Mountain ecosystem had degraded severely. It had previously completed a transformation, but now all that progress was lost. The Flower Fruit Trees had also regressed, and both their first skill, [Flowers and Fruit Flourishing], and second skill, [Flower and Fruit Spirit], were sealed and unusable.

Furthermore, many Divine Bodies could no longer grow stronger through Cultivation and had fallen into a dormant state. Because of the territory’s weakened foundation, the power of their Divine Techniques would be diminished, making them more difficult, or even impossible, to use.

Fortunately, only the Flower and Fruit Ecosystem had been affected; the Battle Ecosystem of the Battle Sacred Land remained untouched.

’The battle was exhilarating, but it left the territory in ruins. The Flower and Fruit Ecosystem must be restored...’

Wang Yi’s brow furrowed. According to the information he had, the only thing that could restore the ecosystem with immediate effect was a Spirit Vein!

To obtain a Spirit Vein, Wang Yi would have to find and perform Refinement on a Spiritual Vein Mountain, then use a Moving Mountains technique to relocate it here.

Wang Yi’s thoughts raced. After a moment of silent deliberation, he decided to head to Yamero Star first.

He needed to replenish his Chaos Energy. He also needed to perform Refinement on a Starlight River—at least a small one that would allow him to use Starlight Rush—before he could go searching for Spirit Veins.

A moment later, Wang Yi arrived on Yamero Star. After absorbing a large number of Chaos Crystal Stones, he went to see Li Longyu. When his seven young children saw him, they ran over joyfully, babbling as they grabbed his clothes and tried to climb him, quickly becoming little ornaments hanging off his body.

"Good children, you’re all good children!"

Wang Yi was suddenly overcome with a feeling of happiness.

After playing with his seven children for half a day and speaking with Li Longyu, Wang Yi quickly departed to find a suitable Starlight River for Refinement.

During this process, Wang Yi opened the seven blind boxes that Jelena and the others had brought back from the World of Suffering: three green, two blue, one purple, and one gold.

He didn’t get any particularly powerful items. The only ones worth mentioning were a purple-quality Ancestral Wooden Sword (Enhance +6) and a flying carpet (Enhance +6).

Undoubtedly, after being enhanced, the ancestral wooden sword was now considered to be forged from "bronze," giving it the display value of an heirloom. It also had a [Demon Suppression] trait, which dealt heavy damage to Demon and Monster Units when used as a weapon.

The Enhance +6 flying carpet was a Gold-quality flight tool. Unfurled, it was 192 meters long and could be used as a flying vehicle. Its speed was quite decent.

Wang Yi also checked the Dark Golden Quality Chaos Egg he had obtained from the Alien Star Royal Court.

This Chaos Egg was meant to hatch a Dark Golden Quality Cosmic Spaceship, but it wasn’t mature yet. Its maturity level was stuck at 92%. After Wang Yi had taken it, its maturity had stopped increasing, making it impossible to hatch.

And so, this Chaos Egg became another addition to Wang Yi’s collection, which he carefully stored away in his Chaos Realm.

「Three days passed.」

Wang Yi returned to Huaguo Mountain.

In those three days, Wang Yi had performed Refinement on eight Starlight Rivers, consuming a total of over 300 million Chaos Energy. Unfortunately, he hadn’t found a small Starlight River suitable for using Starlight Rush.

’My Commanding Mountains and Rivers technique has Nine Mountains and Nine Rivers. The Star Vortex is occupying one of the ’river’ slots. It can merge with Starlight Rivers and other objects... should I try fusing it with something?’

At this thought, Wang Yi pondered for a moment before taking out his Bronze War Chariot.

’I’ll fuse the Star Vortex into this chariot!’

Acting on his thought, a point of light flew from between Wang Yi’s brows and transformed into a Star Vortex. The vortex flew toward the Bronze War Chariot, rapidly dissolving into fine motes of light that merged into the vehicle. The Bronze War Chariot began to shine with starlight and slowly floated into the air.

"Ding! Your Bronze War Chariot has merged with the Star Vortex. Its collection value has increased to ten million Gold Coins!"

"Ding! Your Bronze War Chariot has merged with the Star Vortex and obtained Starlight Power. It can now travel through the sky and will automatically pave a Starlight River before it!"