"Ten billion strands of immortal energy? Wang Shouyi, are you trying to rob us?!"
"Your human race doesn't cultivate the demonic path, yet you're eyeing our demonic race's demonic energy. Are you insane!"
"Every year, we give you marine heavenly treasures and demonic beast meat worth ten million strands of immortal energy. Wang Shouyi, are you trying to start a war between land and sea?!"
"..."
Yu Zhibo listened silently to the intense negotiations in the chat channel of the four powerful figures, a hint of speechlessness on his face.
These four Rank 99 powerhouses, at this moment, had completely shed any semblance of their powerful demeanor. They felt more like petty commoners haggling in a marketplace, their words so heated they were almost ready to fight on the spot.
Finally, after heated discussions, the three nations of demons, monsters, and ghosts, in order to conclude the arena battles early, coughed up one hundred and thirty million strands of immortal energy, fifty million strands of demonic energy, a number of heavenly treasures, and agreed to incorporate 4.8 million square kilometers of land around Long Country, including the Northern and Southern Universe Nations, into Long Country's territory. In addition, tens of millions of square kilometers of nearby sea territory were also included.
Long Country had profited immensely from this arena battle. The reason was not solely due to the higher number of victories by Long Country's participants in the arena, but more importantly, because Wang Shouyi had revealed his trump card:
That is, Long Country could bear the consequences of world destruction.
For Rank 99 powerhouses, especially those like Wang Shouyi who had one foot already out of Rank 99, their spiritual power could instantly cover the entire Long Country, transferring the populace into the small world contained within his Double Pupils. There was simply no possibility of the populace not having enough time to evacuate.
Now, the giants of the demon, monster, and ghost nations could only hope that Wang Shouyi would be more prudent and be a person who loved Earth's peace.
"Dad, if you can transfer all the people to your small world, then we don't need to fear war at all. Is there some secret hidden on Earth?"
In Wang Shouyi's villa, Yu Zhibo asked with some confusion.
"I don't know what specific secret it is!" Wang Shouyi replied. "But according to the ancient texts passed down from the Liberation Sect from the Qingchu Continent, although Earth has fallen to become one of the three thousand small worlds, it is the origin of the human race's development, known as the ancestral land..."
"Although I haven't found anything specific, given that it's protected by such a powerful Star Array and can shield the perception of the upper realm, it must truly hold great fortune. Therefore, it's best if Earth is not destroyed. This is also why I've tolerated the arrogance of the demon, monster, and ghost races until now. Let's just endure for now!"
As Wang Shouyi spoke, a slow smile spread across his face. His gaze drifted towards the sky, piercing through the luxurious roof of the villa and landing on the spatial wormholes outside the protective aura of fortune.
Yu Zhibo pondered this and said, "More and more passages to the Eternal Night world are opening up, and the vortexes of immortal energy and demonic energy are increasing. Moreover, I can feel that Earth's space is becoming more stable. When will Dao Saint, that venerable elder, make his move?"
In Yu Zhibo's opinion, if Dao Saint were to make a move, no matter how much the demon, monster, and ghost races jumped around, crushing them would be as easy as crushing an ant, and they wouldn't even have a chance for mutual destruction.
"Probably when the spatial wormholes can allow Eternal Night creatures of Rank 50 to enter!" Wang Shouyi replied.
Spatial wormholes were appearing more and more frequently now. The most powerful creature that emerged from them was an ancient Kunpeng of Rank 40. Upon its appearance, it was killed and its soul refined by the Ghost Nation, seemingly becoming the artifact spirit of a ghost ship.
As for Long Country, due to the protective aura of fortune, it had not been greatly affected by the creatures invading from the Eternal Night world's wormholes.
The transcendent forces of Long Country were now flourishing. Various transcendent schools were springing up all over the country. With the resources compensated by the demon, monster, and ghost nations this time, Long Country had ample internal resources, sufficient opportunities for external training, and the added buff of the protective aura of fortune. Without mentioning anything else, just in this month alone, over a hundred Rank A powerhouses had been born.
The two chatted for a while longer. Finally, Wang Shouyi cautioned, "When you go to the world veins to search for the Heart of the World Veins, you must pay attention to your own safety. Searching for the Heart of the World Veins is just one of the country's plans to deal with various crises; it's not the only path you must take. Don't push yourself too hard."
Yu Zhibo nodded. He would not agree to this even if Wang Shouyi forced him to sacrifice himself for the country. He was never someone with lofty morals. If he were asked to exchange the lives of his loved ones for the chance to save millions of people in Long Country, he would unhesitatingly choose his loved ones.
After all, there were so many ungrateful people; why should he sacrifice himself for them? They might even slander him after his death. Keyboard warriors had no sense of right and wrong or morality. Although data-type ability users were monitoring the internet now, selfishness was a human instinct. He didn't want to be secretly slandered with all sorts of malicious words after sacrificing himself for the people.
After bidding farewell to Wang Shouyi, he returned to Ning City and immediately entered the Pure Land space.
From his last trip to the world veins, he had obtained three small worlds: the hometown of Teemo, the tree knot small world full of black toads, and the giant stone small world where he encountered chaotic demonic beasts like Hei Si.
As for the small world where his third uncle resided, it was on the verge of collapse when he left and should no longer exist. Fortunately, he had left his mark in the world veins, making it convenient to go there if needed.
At this moment, a small pebble, a giant stone, and a small tree knot were placed before him.
Each of these three contained a small world, and they could be entered with just a touch.
Yu Zhibo pondered for a moment and decided to temporarily give up on researching these small spaces. There didn't seem to be much to research. These spaces were more primitive than the fragments of the World Heart he possessed, and the dark matter within had also been cleared by the small sun he released. They were currently in a state of prosperity, and he believed that new powerhouses would emerge soon.
With a thought, his body disappeared from its original spot and reappeared before a giant light barrier.
Within the light barrier were the white crane, the three-eyed demon apes of various sizes (father and son Hei Wanjun), and Hei Si holding a toad, along with many other demonic beasts that he had brought out from the small spaces.
After being purified by the Golden Crow's radiance, these demonic beasts no longer exuded such an evil aura, but they were still different from normal demonic beasts.
Influenced by the chaotic matter within the small spaces, their abilities were more powerful and versatile, and their compatibility was higher. They were all future combat forces with immense potential.
Upon seeing him appear, the numerous chaotic exotic beasts let out joyous roars. The white crane, which had transformed into a little loli, waved its chubby little hands, wanting to be held.
Yu Zhibo found it amusing, so he waved his hand and pulled out the black snake beside it, which was holding a toad.
"Master!" Upon appearing, the black snake's body, which was originally like a mountain range, slowly shrank. The toad it was holding also shrunk with it, finally becoming a black snake about two meters long. It walked up to Yu Zhibo and greeted him with its head raised.
Yu Zhibo stared at it. He always felt that the name Hei Si sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where the familiarity came from.
After a moment of thought, he asked, "I've always wanted to ask you, why are you holding a toad?"