Virtual Universe, Special Space.
To facilitate communication for the Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords in the Extraterritorial Battlefield during The Great Battle, Humanity specifically established this Special Space in the Virtual Universe.
This Special Space is a beautiful and vast island. Aside from each Universe Venerable having a fixed palace here, the center of the island is a beautiful and spacious plaza, equipped with many tables and chairs for people to use.
Universe Venerables, whether from the Human Race or the Hong Alliance, or even from distant territories, sat in small groups, chatting and conversing.
In some places, a light screen lit up, displaying combat footage of Human faction soldiers fighting against opposing factions.
And those Universe Venerables watched the combat footage while chatting.
"It's not just us Universe Venerables; even those Immortals have noticed something unusual about the Extraterritorial Battlefield. Many are frantically fighting to earn military merits, then retiring and leaving."
"Actually, this isn't hard to guess. We, Universe Venerables, don't usually descend upon the Extraterritorial Battlefield. When we do, it's often accompanied by a Great Battle."
"Indeed, too many Universe Venerables have come to the Seventh Battlefield this time. A little attention is enough to spot the anomaly."
"Moreover, those World Masters and Immortal who want to escape the Extraterritorial Battlefield will find it difficult to become true powerhouses in the future. On the contrary, those who stay and participate in The Great Battle, as long as they survive, have a higher chance of becoming powerhouses."
"The premise is to survive, but it's not easy to survive in the fierce Great Battle. And this Great Battle, even we Universe Venerables cannot guarantee our survival!"
"this Great Battle will surely be fierce. For us Elementary Universe Venerables, it's a test."
"Fortunately, even if we die in battle, as long as we are not controlled by Soul enslaved, we will be resurrected by the Hong Alliance."
These two Universe Venerables were both Hong Alliance allies, summoned to participate in The Great Battle. Even if they perished, they would be resurrected by the Human Race, and the cost of resurrection would be much lower than usual.
Not only these two Universe Venerables, but other Universe Venerables also discussed this Great Battle to varying degrees.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!!
Suddenly, white lights flashed one after another, and Ender, Venerable You Mo, and Venerable You Hou appeared in the plaza.
"It's Venerable You Mo and Venerable You Hou. These two Universe Overlord-level powerhouses came together."
"Rumor has it they are good friends. It seems this is true."
"Oh, why is Venerable Void River also here in the Extraterritorial Battlefield? Is he also here to participate in The Great Battle?"
The arrival of the three attracted the attention of many Universe Venerables, but their focus was mainly on the first two. Only a few Universe Venerables noticed Ender.
"Void River, order whatever you want."
Venerable You Hou smiled, "I'm paying today."
"Then I won't be polite."
Ender smiled upon hearing this, then ordered two bottles of fruit wine worth over 100 million Mixed units.
Seeing the two bottles of fruit wine appear on the table, Venerable You Hou was a bit surprised, "Ordering something so cheap?"
"As long as there's something, my demands for wine aren't high," Ender replied with a smile.
He remembered that when he first entered the Virtual Universe Company, the wine he, Kedi, and Le drank at gatherings was often only two or three points.
Now, after only tens of thousands of years, Ender casually ordered fruit wine worth over 100 million Mixed units, and it was still considered too cheap. One can only say that his status and strength have changed too quickly!
"Let me do it," Venerable You Hou said, then placed an order for three bottles of fine wine.
The next moment, three translucent bottles containing what looked like crimson liquid appeared out of thin air on the table.
"Sea of Blood Like a Song, You Mo's favorite wine. Try it."
Venerable You Hou poured two glasses of wine, delivering them to Ender and Venerable You Mo respectively.
"Sea of Blood Like a Song?"
Upon hearing this, Ender's consciousness searched in the Virtual Universe.
He didn't know until he searched, and even he was slightly surprised, because this fine wine named 'Sea of Blood Like a Song' was worth nearly a trillion Mixed units per bottle.
And at this moment, there were three bottles of 'Sea of Blood Like a Song' on the table, worth the equivalent of a pseudo Heavy Treasure!
"As expected of a Universe Overlord. Just the wine they drink in the Virtual Universe exceeds the net worth of most Pinnacle stage King-Level powerhouses."
While sighing inwardly, Ender raised the wine glass in his hand and slowly savored it.
...
Upon witnessing Venerable You Hou pouring wine for Ender, the surrounding Universe Venerables observing the three were all incredulous!
"Venerable You Hou actually poured wine for Venerable Void River!"
"Is this still Venerable You Hou from my memory? Could it be that I saw it wrong?"
"How proud is Venerable You Hou? How could he be so polite to Void River, a newly promoted Venerable?!"
"Could it be that Ender's strength is extremely formidable, enough to earn the recognition of the arrogant and proud Venerable You Hou?"
Many Universe Venerables discussed and speculated. If it weren't for Ender gaining Venerable You Hou's recognition, he wouldn't be so kind to Ender.
One must know that Venerable You Hou is an extremely arrogant and proud person, generally disdaining to interact with Low-level and Intermediate Venerables. Even among Advanced Venerables, only a few are on equal terms with him.
Yet, Ender, who had just become a Venerable, not only managed to converse on equal terms with Venerable You Hou but even made him actively pour wine!
At a nearby table.
Two Universe Venerables belonging to the Huge Axe Dojo, upon seeing the situation with Ender, immediately communicated via telepathy.
"Why is Venerable You Hou so polite to Void River? Is it just because he is a member of the Virtual Universe Company?"
"Although this Void River has extraordinary talent, he is ultimately a newly promoted Universe Venerable. I can accept him being ranked as a Intermediate Universe Venerable, but on what basis is he an Advanced Universe Venerable?!"
"Exactly, to be ranked as an Advanced Venerable without any achievements, this is completely breaking the rules!"
The two Universe Venerables complained via telepathy, believing that Ender was enjoying special treatment that they had not.
But what they didn't know was that the reason Ender could be ranked as an Advanced Universe Venerable was because he was recognized by multiple Universe Masters among the five Leviathans of Humanity.
And for such great existences as Universe Masters, time is extremely precious, so why would they come forward to explain why Ender was ranked as an Advanced Universe Venerable?
Aside from those great Universe Masters, only Venerable You Mo and Venerable Ling Tu knew Ender's actual identity and combat power.
Venerable Ling Tu was in seclusion recovering his Immortal Energy, and had turned off non-emergency email notifications, so he was unaware of the outside situation.
As for Venerable You Mo, he was simply too lazy to explain. Anyway, once The Great Battle began, the other Universe Venerables would know why Ender could be ranked as an Advanced Universe Venerable.
Ender's thoughts were similar to his Senior Brother's, and his own growth speed was too fast. He also possessed treasures that other Universe Venerables did not, so it was normal for Venerables to be envious and resentful.
Of course, most Human Race Universe Venerables would envy Ender for obtaining an Arcana treasure and having such a treasure as the Beast God Inheritance Token, but they wouldn't be overly resentful.
Only some Universe Venerables from the Huge Axe Dojo and the Universe Mercenary Alliance, due to their upbringing during their Genius period, had more or less problematic personalities, being more prone to jealousy and arrogance.
For example, Venerable Yaomie, the Ape-man Race Venerable whom Ender encountered outside the Treasure Vault of the Race, belonged to the Universe Mercenary Alliance.
However, these character flaws were not considered significant by the Human Race's highest echelons.
As powerhouses, who could be perfect?
...
Time flowed.
As Ender was savoring the last bottle of 'Sea of Blood Like a Song' with Venerable You Mo and Venerable You Hou, a mass email was sent to the inboxes of all present Universe Venerables.
"Great Battle..."
Upon being reminded, Ender opened his inbox and immediately his eyes showed a hint of excitement, "It's finally here!"
"Demon Clan Alliance's Venerable Eyebird has appeared near the Star Tower, coordinates..."
"Venerable Eyebird, an Elementary Universe Venerable, is the first to enter the battlefield. He's quite bold."
"That Venerable Eyebird, an Elementary Venerable from an ordinary race, dares to show his face. Isn't he afraid of being killed by an Advanced Universe Venerable?"
Having also received the email, the assembled Universe Venerables began discussing. Some praised Venerable Eyebird's courage, others disdained him, and some even felt eager to try their hand.
"Void River."
Venerable You Hou smiled, "an Elementary Universe Venerable from an ordinary race is a good target to establish prestige. Do you want to make a move?"
"Too weak."
Before Ender could answer, Venerable You Mo's hoarse voice sounded, "Fighting such an opponent holds little meaning."
"Indeed," Ender nodded slightly.
He searched the Virtual Universe and found information on Venerable Eyebird. He had become Immortal through the Law of Wind and achieved the rank of Venerable through the Time Law.
He had no desire to fight this Time Venerable, who was only at the strength of an Elementary Venerable.
What he lacked was a confrontation with Universe Venerables, and only by fighting strong Universe Venerables would it benefit him in gaining insights into the Space Law and taking the final step to becoming a Venerable!
"True, an Elementary Venerable is indeed weak," Venerable You Hou nodded upon hearing this.
It would be too easy for Ender, whose strength was close to a Universe Overlord, to defeat Venerable Eyebird, who was at the strength of an Elementary Universe Venerable.
If there were no strong opponents to block him, completing the kill would also be no difficulty.
Venerable You Mo spoke, "Since a Universe Venerable has entered the battlefield, we can now depart for the Star Tower."
"Alright," Venerable You Hou nodded in agreement.
Ender nodded upon hearing this, indicating his consent.
Thus, the three left a small portion of their consciousness in the Virtual Universe, and their true bodies located at Barracks Base 035 officially set off for the Star Tower.
...
Seventh Battlefield, Star Tower.
It was a majestic nine-story tower, square and conical, very similar to some towers in Ender's vague memories.
At the same time, around this majestic nine-story tower, there were endless spiraling nebulae, and those colorful nebulae made people involuntarily lose themselves in them.
The Star Tower is nine light-years tall.
Since the Star Tower appeared in this space-time, it has continuously devoured endless energy from the Universe for countless years. The surge of energy it devours formed the '9 Nebula Whirlpool', which looks like a nebula but is actually an incredibly terrifying energy vortex.
The 9 Nebula Whirlpool has nine spirals. The further inward one goes, the more terrifying the tearing force of the vortex becomes.
At the fourth spiral, King-level Immortal can barely withstand it; only Universe Venerables can safely be within it.
At the seventh spiral, even Universe Venerables would be torn apart and annihilated.
...
The ancient Star Tower was entirely black. As a Xeon Arcana treasure, its material of construction is unknown.
It had endured large-scale wars between the four Pinnacle races and the struggles for supremacy among numerous Universe Masters without any damage, proving its extreme solidity!
...
The Star Tower nurtured the treasure 'Sealed Star'. Each 'Sealed Star' original body was the size of an ordinary planet.
After refining it, one could Seal powerhouses through the Sealed Star. Once an enemy was defeated and sealed within a 'Sealed Star', they would never be able to escape.
Such ordinary Heavy Treasures of the sealing type were treasures that even Universe Venerables sought to acquire.
Unfortunately, the Star Tower was located in the Seventh Battlefield of the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and normally, Universe Venerables were not allowed to descend, so they could only watch helplessly.
However, within the nine light-year tall Star Tower, countless Sealed Star were nurtured, just like 'water droplets' to the ocean. Although these Sealed Star were Heavy Treasures, they were incredibly common within the Star Tower.
Yet—
Unless the Sealed Star voluntarily appeared, even existences like Universe Masters could not forcefully take those 'Sealed Star' from the Star Tower.
...
The black body of the Star Tower was surrounded by brilliant spiraling nebulae.
However, the bottom of the tower body was not surrounded by spiraling nebulae. This tower body was divided into nine layers, and the lowest first layer had nine entrances. Normally, King Immortal could freely enter through any of the entrances.
Ender and the two others teleported and arrived at the bottom of the Star Tower.
"Still no good."
Venerable You Hou placed a hand on the tower wall, sighing softly, "Still unable to take ownership of Star Tower."
"Void River."
Venerable You Hou turned his head, "You try too."
Upon hearing this, Ender reached out and placed his hand on the nearby tower wall, a trace of Immortal Energy permeating into it, attempting to imprint his spiritual mark on the Star Tower.
However, after the Immortal Energy permeated, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, directly devoured completely, without any reaction.
"Also unable to take ownership."
Ender shook his head slightly, "It seems I am fated not to have this Star Tower."
The inability to take ownership was within his expectations, because to control the Star Tower, one had to refine the Star Tower's core, the 'Tower Pearl'.
And the 'Tower Pearl' of the Star Tower was in a Special Space inside the Star Tower. One could not reach that Special Space without Cultivating the 'Nine Calamities Secret Manual'.
"Although I covet this Star Tower, it ultimately doesn't belong to me..."
Even if he Cultivated the 'Nine Calamities Secret Manual', Ender couldn't guarantee that he could refine the Star Tower's Tower Pearl.
No other reason, the requirements for refining the Tower Pearl were too high!
For a World Master to recognize a master, it required a Soul will at the Universe Venerable level.
He was now an Immortal, and the required Soul will would be even higher. With his Universe Overlord-level Soul will, he still hadn't met the refining requirements!
"Multiple Universe Venerables from the Zerg Alliance have attacked Venerable Eyebird. The battle has begun!"
Venerable You Mo's hoarse voice sounded, a hint of excitement detectable in his words.
"It's still a long way from us Universe Overlords making a move."
Venerable You Hou interjected, "When a large number of Advanced Venerables enter the battlefield, that's when we Universe Overlords will make our move."
"Yes, it's not time yet..." Venerable You Mo's words carried a hint of regret.
"Although we cannot make a move, Void River can..."
Venerable You Hou looked at Ender and smiled, "When some Intermediate Venerables enter, Void River, you can make a move to speed things up."
"Speed things up."
Ender nodded silently, gazing at the distant battlefield, "Is he trying to make me draw Universe Overlords into the field...?"
...
Distance.
Where originally there was only Venerable Eyebird of the Demon Clan Alliance, now there were over ten Elementary Universe Venerables in a chaotic battle, and terrifying powers vibrated through space...