Chapter 528 - 353: Hundred Battle Mountain (2)
Jelena wanted to go to the Profound Celestial Sect, and having Wang Pingyi send her there was undoubtedly the fastest method. The slightly slower alternative was to teleport via the Profound Celestial Hall.
After all, Wang Yi’s airspace extended five million kilometers high. Reaching the Profound Celestial Sect with aircraft or other conventional means, without the aid of teleportation, was no easy task.
After listening to Jelena’s account, Wang Pingyi said, "Teleporting the City Lord over is no problem, of course. But since it’s a rare occasion for someone to come and surrender, we should bring a few more people. We need to make a strong impression!"
"Alright!" Jelena nodded.
"Then I’ll go find Minister of Military Affairs Nangong Jin and Zhao Wukang now."
Wang Pingyi began to use his Teleportation Divine Techniques. He moved extremely fast, and in no time, he had gathered Wang Bushi, Nangong Jin, Zhao Wukang, Fish-Transformed Dragon, Hai Zhongxian, Xiang Yun, and others. This group formed a negotiation team and was quickly sent to the Profound Celestial Sect by Wang Pingyi.
This large procession emerged majestically from the Profound Celestial Sect. A moment later, they met with You Dazhi’s party just outside and began the negotiations.
"The Strongest Royal Court doesn’t accept trash. Tell me, what’s the benefit of making the Hundred Battle Royal Court an Affiliated Royal Court?"
Jelena asked coldly as the negotiations began.
You Dazhi said, "The benefits are many. While the Hundred Battle Royal Court’s technological level may not be the most advanced, it has its unique strengths. We are particularly skilled in infrastructure work like paving roads, building bridges, and constructing buildings. We have numerous construction teams within our Royal Court. After becoming an affiliated power of the Strongest Royal Court, we can send people to help you build cities, pave roads, and so on..."
The Lord of the Hundred Battle Royal Court spoke eloquently, praising his own territory at length. The infrastructure assistance, city building, and road paving he mentioned did hold a certain appeal for Jelena and her group.
"After becoming an affiliated territory, we are willing to accept the Strongest Royal Court’s command and guarantee annual tributes!"
With a wave of his sleeve, You Dazhi produced another 10 Treasure Chests.
"I’ve specially prepared some Treasures as a gesture of our sincerity. Please, you must accept them!"
After speaking, You Dazhi took the initiative to open the Treasure Chests, displaying the items inside for everyone to see.
And the items within these 10 Treasure Chests were indeed priceless, including Gold Coins, Star Yuan, Gemstones, Reclassification Certificates, and much more.
Jelena examined them with great interest, and her gaze was soon drawn to one particular item.
It was a Great Seal named [Hundred Battles Treasure].
The "Hundred Battles" in this [Hundred Battles Treasure] didn’t refer to the Hundred Battle Royal Court, but to Hundred Battle Mountain. It was a special item from Hundred Battle Mountain that was effective within its borders. It could be used to form battle contracts; once stamped with the Great Seal, the contract would take effect and be recognized by the system.
’Hmm, this thing seems pretty good... I wonder if Father has reached Hundred Battle Mountain yet. This might be helpful to him.’
With this thought, Jelena immediately ordered someone to send the [Hundred Battles Treasure] to the Chaos Warehouse. The rest of the negotiations went smoothly. Jelena, representing Wang Yi, signed an affiliated territory agreement with You Dazhi. From that point on, the Hundred Battle Royal Court became the Strongest Royal Court’s first Affiliated Royal Court in the Fourth Starry Sky.
You Dazhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. By becoming an affiliated territory, he had ensured the Strongest Royal Court would not retaliate against his domain, successfully averting a massacre.
After the negotiations concluded, Jelena warmly invited You Dazhi and his people to visit and tour the Strongest Royal Court. You Dazhi and the others happily accepted.
Just as they entered the Profound Celestial Sect, stunned to find the Strongest Royal Court’s airspace was five million kilometers high, the Cosmic Spaceship piloted by Mingyu materialized at Windless Cliff on Hundred Battle Mountain, having also reached its destination.
After disembarking from the spaceship, Wang Yi gazed at the massive, hazy mountain ahead, which seemed to be shrouded in white mist, and felt a sense of awe.
Hundred Battle Mountain was simply too immense!
It floated in the void, its height probably at least a million kilometers, so majestic it seemed unreal.
Windless Cliff, its entrance, was like a mountain city, with numerous buildings and bustling with a large number of Players.
Mingyu Divine Lord put away her Cosmic Spaceship, then turned and donned a gray robe. The robe had a hood that could conceal her face.
"My identity is somewhat inconvenient, so I’m putting on a disguise. This gray robe can block detection. From now on, don’t call me Divine Lord. You can call me Teacher or Big Sis!"
Mingyu Divine Lord instructed Wang Yi in a low voice.
"Alright, Big Sis!" Wang Yi replied. "In that case, I’ll put on a simple disguise as well!"
With a thought, Wang Yi didn’t change his cosmetic outfit. He equipped his ancestral Battle Armor. The armor was plain and unassuming, looking just like a common soldier’s uniform, which made Wang Yi himself seem inconspicuous.
Wang Yi also faked his physical form, forging a new identity.
This identity was named "Tongtian," and his level was still 450!
Mingyu Divine Lord watched Wang Yi’s actions with curiosity. When she saw that even his identity information had changed, her curiosity grew, and she asked, "Taishang was a fake name too, wasn’t it? What is your real name?"
"Wang... Shanhe!"
Wang Yi gave a perfunctory reply.
"What about your level? What level are you now? Is it really 450?"
"A tiny bit higher than 450!"
"Very good. Let’s head up the mountain!"
Mingyu Divine Lord said no more and invited Wang Yi to ascend the mountain with her.
Soon, the two arrived at Windless Cliff. Looking up from below, they could see quite a few Players on the cliff. When they walked up to take a look, they found it was packed with people.
"You’re finally here!"
To Wang Yi’s surprise, just as he set foot on Windless Cliff, someone not far away called out and looked in his direction.
The speaker was none other than the Lord of the Life Royal Court, Emperor Tathagata.
"It’s you?"
Wang Yi was slightly surprised. ’Did my disguise fail to fool him?’
Emperor Tathagata rose to his feet. He strode over to Wang Yi, first cupping his hands in a salute toward Mingyu Divine Lord. "Mingyu Divine Lord, you’ve descended as an incarnation. Forgive me for not welcoming you sooner!"
Evidently, Mingyu Divine Lord’s disguise was also ineffective against Emperor Tathagata.
"It’s you! The Lord of the Life Royal Court, Emperor Tathagata!"
Mingyu Divine Lord seemed somewhat surprised.
Emperor Tathagata said, "What, does the great Divine Lord know of a minor Little Lord like me from the lower realms?"
"Thirty years ago, you charged into the Fifth Dimension and, by your own power, destroyed the Pandas Continent, eliminated all the Evil God Guards on it, and performed the Suppression of the level 600 Evil God [Pharmacist]. Your reputation in the Fifth Dimension is anything but small!"
"Is that so? HAHA, that’s all ancient history, not worth mentioning!"
Emperor Tathagata waved his hand dismissively. "The great Divine Lord must be here on important business. How about you let me join you?"
Mingyu Divine Lord thought for a moment, then nodded. "Why not?"
"Then the three of us are a team!"
Emperor Tathagata seemed very excited. He then explained to Wang Yi, "The entrance is up ahead. Taking that mountain path means entering Hundred Battle Mountain. You can’t leave unless you’ve won a hundred battles. A single failed battle will wipe your record clean. But with Mingyu Divine Lord’s help, you’ll have no problem passing through this Hundred Battle Mountain! Let’s go, I’ll take the lead!"
With that, Emperor Tathagata strode forward.
Mingyu Divine Lord then said to Wang Yi, "Our goal is to reach the summit, not just to get a hundred wins. Now that there are three of us, team battles should be fine, but you still need to be careful in individual battles. Let’s go!"
"Alright!"
Wang Yi nodded and then strode forward as well.
Behind Windless Cliff was a mountain path that ran between two sheer cliffs. Many Players hesitated before it, while many others had set up stalls to hawk their wares or were looking for teams.
"Level 366 Assassin looking for a carry!"
"I am the Azure Moon Sword God, professional Lord-carrier. Interested parties, come and discuss the details!"
"Getting through this Hundred Battle Mountain is so damn hard! Last time, I was trapped inside for nine whole years. I finally got lucky and ran into a group of groundhog mobs and got the ’Free Challenge Privilege,’ which was the only reason I managed to get out."
"I just want to clear Hundred Battle Mountain once to finish my system quest. Why is it so hard!"
"Bro, what level? Wanna team up...?"
Hearing the shouts of the other Players, Wang Yi felt a surreal, dreamlike feeling, and his anticipation for the Hundred Battle Mountain Secret Realm grew even stronger.