"Soul enslaved? Venerable Quakebound wants to Soul enslaved Venerable Xuan Mai!"
"Isn't this punishment too severe? Even if Venerable Xuan Mai assassinated Human King Void River in front of Venerable Quakebound and the Beast God, it shouldn't lead to Soul enslaved, right?"
"The punishment is too severe! That's Soul enslaved! Even dying ten times is better than being Soul enslaved!"
In the eyes of all the Immortal Venerables present, even if Venerable Xuan Mai was killed and fell, it would be much, much better than being Soul enslaved!
Because Soul enslaved is definitely the most severe punishment in the Universe!
Once Soul enslaved, one's will would be twisted. Even if the enslaver was a mortal enemy, the enslaved would revere them as the supreme master, absolutely obeying the master's commands!
What's more terrifying is that Soul enslaved is irreversible; even after falling and being resurrected, one would still be another's Soul slave.
"No!"
Hearing Venerable Quakebound's judgment against him, Venerable Xuan Mai immediately let out a desperate cry, "Venerable Quakebound, I am a member of the Demon Race Alliance, you cannot Soul enslaved me!"
"You wish! Even if I die…"
Venerable Xuan Mai roared, but before he could finish his sentence, an invisible Soul illusion attack struck, causing a look of confusion in his eyes.
Boom!
That invisible Soul illusion attack was extremely powerful, easily breaking through Venerable Xuan Mai's Soul core and eroding and tampering with his Soul will.
"If you were a Demon Race member, perhaps you would only fall once…"
Venerable Quakebound said coldly, "But you are not!"
Venerable Xuan Mai's eyes regained clarity, then he respectfully saluted, "Greetings, Master."
Seeing Venerable Xuan Mai, who moments ago wanted to self-destruct and then was Soul enslaved, many Immortal Venerables from weaker, ordinary Races felt a sense of sorrow.
"Venerable Xuan Mai has been Soul enslaved."
"Ultimately, it's because Venerable Xuan Mai's Race lacked the strength for Venerable Quakebound to take them seriously. If he were a Demon Race member, how could he have been enslaved?"
"My Race's strength is even inferior to Venerable Xuan Mai's Pilo Race. Perhaps in the future, I too will be Soul enslaved by a powerful foreign race…"
In their view, today's Venerable Xuan Mai might be their future; this is the sorrow of a weak Race!
"Venerable Xuan Mai has been Soul enslaved. I won't be able to personally take revenge in the future, which is a bit of a pity."
Ender saw Venerable Xuan Mai respectfully salute from close range and felt a sense of pity in his heart. Then his expression changed slightly, "What's that?"
He saw.
Again, a glow converged in the sky, and a huge, brilliant colorful light sword appeared, pointing directly at Venerable Xuan Mai, who had already been Soul enslaved.
Boom!
The colorful light sword struck down, directly piercing through Venerable Xuan Mai's black body. Its terrifying power caused the earth to tremble, and a long crack appeared on the ground.
Venerable Xuan Mai was pierced by the colorful light sword, and his remaining less than 20% Divine Body instantly dissipated, leaving only two world rings and a few pseudo Heavy Treasures.
At this point, Venerable Xuan Mai, who had just been Soul enslaved, fell!
"This is the consequence of daring to assassinate other Cultivators on Aurora Radiance Continent in front of the Beast God and me!"
Venerable Quakebound overlooked the Immortal Venerables, and wherever his cold gaze passed, no one dared to meet his eyes.
However, Venerable Quakebound's actions actually made the Immortal Venerables from those weaker, ordinary Races breathe a sigh of relief. Their fear of Venerable Quakebound lessened somewhat, turning into reverence.
In their view, being permanently fallen after being Soul enslaved and then killed was not much different from them being killed.
Because their Races did not have Universe Masters, they naturally would not be resurrected by such great existences after falling. Thus, being killed often meant permanent falling.
Compared to living with a twisted will after being Soul enslaved, permanent falling was the best outcome.
"Human, King Void River."
After intimidating the Immortal Venerables, Venerable Quakebound's gaze fell on Ender.
"Yes!."
Ender responded respectfully.
Venerable Quakebound took out a green hexagonal token and said gently, "You were assassinated by Venerable Xuan Mai. The reason for this was my unintentional exposure of your identity. As compensation, I bestow upon you this Beast God Inheritance Order."
"What?! a Beast God Inheritance Order?!"
"Venerable Quakebound actually bestowed a Beast God Inheritance Order upon a Human as compensation, and it's even the Beast God of Wood's Inheritance Token, which is most suitable for us."
"That is the credential to enter the Ancestral God Sect to receive the Beast God Legacy, an invaluable treasure for us Beast God Path Cultivators."
"Beast God Inheritance Order, if only I could obtain a Beast God Inheritance Order, perhaps I could Break through and become a Universe Venerable."
Watching the green token fly towards Ender, a group of Immortal Venerables who knew what the Beast God Inheritance Order was showed envy and jealousy in their eyes, wishing they could claim the Beast God Inheritance Order for themselves!
"Teacher bestowing the Beast God Inheritance Order upon that Human little fellow, he probably intends to take him under his wing in the future."
Venerable Chan Li watched this scene and thought, "That little fellow's identity being exposed might have been deliberately orchestrated by Teacher, just to have sufficient reason to bestow the Beast God Inheritance Order."
"However, with that little fellow's Genius and attainment in the Wood-Space Beast God Path, he is worthy of Teacher bestowing a Beast God Inheritance Order. Perhaps in a million epochs, he can grow to my level."
…
"Ender is King Void River, and King Void River is Ender, and he even survived a Universe Venerable's burning Immortal Energy attack!"
King Sealing Mace stood among the many Immortals, looking at Ender, who was being bestowed the Beast God Inheritance Order, and felt his worldview collapsing.
From Ender's identity being exposed, to being ambushed by Venerable Xuan Mai burning Immortal Energy, and finally being bestowed the Purple Extreme Six-Ring Fruit and the Beast God Inheritance Order by Venerable Quakebound—treasures that even Universe Venerables coveted.
Everything changed too quickly, too suddenly!
"When he was at the Domain Master and performing the highest Points Tasks, I was responsible for protecting him."
King Sealing Mace felt melancholic inside, "I never thought that in less than twenty thousand years, Ender would grow to a height that even I have to look up to…"
Whether it was enslaving and killing a Limit stage King, or directly enduring a Universe Venerable's burning Immortal Energy attack, these were terrifying strengths that he could only dream of and never achieve!
…
"Beast God Inheritance Order…"
Looking at the green Beast God Inheritance Order flying towards him, Ender reached out both hands to receive it and respectfully said, "Thank you, Venerable, for the bestowal."
"Beast God Inheritance Order…"
Ender examined the Beast God Inheritance Order in his hand.
The Inheritance Token was palm-sized, appearing to be a hexagonal stone tablet made of a special stone material, with an engraved pattern of a natural Beast God of Wood roaring with its head tilted back.
He put the Beast God Inheritance Order into his world ring and thought, "Although I currently have no intention of entering the Ancestral God Sect to receive the Beast God Legacy, having this Beast God Inheritance Order will be very useful in the future, whether for exchanging treasures or when my Cultivation of Wood-Space Fusion Laws reaches a Bottleneck."
"Alright, Human King Void River, you may leave Aurora Radiance Continent now."
Venerable Quakebound's voice remained gentle, "Don't worry, for a short period after you leave via Divine Kingdom Teleportation, I will not allow anyone else to leave Aurora Radiance Continent."
Upon hearing this, some Universe Venerables immediately showed disappointment in their eyes. They had originally planned to follow the Space fluctuations and then risk killing Ender to obtain the Demon Race's huge bounty and the many treasures on him.
Unfortunately, Venerable Quakebound clearly knew their intentions, which was why he forbade them from leaving for a short period.
"Many thanks, World Master." Ender's face showed joy.
He could clearly feel that the Space Lockdown in his area had disappeared, while the Space Lockdown effect in other areas still existed.
Originally, he was preparing to ask his Teacher to pick him up and return to the Primal Secret Realm, but he didn't expect Venerable Quakebound to also help him block others, which saved him the trouble of asking his Teacher to act. Ender released the Cloud Vine from his world ring and transmitted a command: "Cloud, Divine Kingdom Teleportation back to the Primal Secret Realm."
Buzz!
The Cloud Vine appeared and immediately performed Divine Kingdom Teleportation. A brilliant light rose, enveloping Ender, who then teleported away with the Space fluctuations.
Some Universe Venerables, seeing Ender teleport away and being unable to pursue him due to Space Lockdown, promptly reported Ender's news to their Races through their Immortal Energy Avatars remaining with their Races.
And before this, Human powerhouses and Hong Alliance members had already reported Ender's news through the Virtual Universe.
…
Not long ago.
Hong Alliance Virtual City, Outer City.
At an outdoor bar in a residential area, hundreds of King-level Immortals sat at over a hundred tables, chatting and drinking, occasionally bursting into laughter when discussing interesting anecdotes.
Just then, a foreign race King-level Immortal came online and rushed out from his residence to this outdoor bar.
As the foreign race King-level Immortal hurried over, a familiar King-level Immortal asked, "King Fierce Poison, why are you in such a rush? Did something happen?"
"Big news, shocking news!"
King Fierce Poison said loudly, "You'll definitely be startled when you hear this news!"
"We'll be startled? What news is so astonishing?"
"Yes, King Fierce Poison, what news did you receive?"
"Tell us quickly."
Upon hearing this, the King-level Immortals asked curiously and urged him to speak quickly.
"I'm sure you all know that a few millennia ago, a Universe Venerable offered 10 billion Mixed units to purchase the Virtual Universe contact number of the newly emerged Invincible stage King-level Immortal, King Void River."
King Fierce Poison snatched a fruit wine from a familiar King-level Immortal's hand, gulped it down, and excitedly said, "But even at the high price of 10 billion Mixed units, no one came forward to sell King Void River's contact number."
"At that time, some speculated whether King Void River was a fake identity, and now I have seen with my own eyes and can confirm that King Void River is indeed a fake identity!"
"Do you know who King Void River's true identity is?"
Finally, King Fierce Poison scanned the crowd, seemingly waiting for everyone to guess.
Seeing this, a King-level Immortal impatiently said, "Stop playing coy! Tell us quickly, who exactly is King Void River?!"
"Yes, tell us now!"
"If you keep playing coy, be careful, I'll lower the price when I trade with you in the future!"
The King-level Immortals urged him, some even threatening.
Seeing that he was about to incur public wrath, King Fierce Poison quickly said, "That King Void River's true identity is the Human Race's greatest Heaven-Defying Genius of this era—Ender!"
Upon hearing this, the King-level Immortals looked surprised and speechless, feeling as if they had heard false news.
"Ender? Isn't he a World Master? How could he be King Void River?!"
"Even if a World Master is Heaven-Defying, it's impossible to disguise as a King-level Immortal, let alone an Invincible stage King-Level powerhouse."
"That's right, King Void River's true identity is definitely not Ender. King Fierce Poison, are you trying to trick us?"
"King Void River is an Invincible stage King-Level powerhouse who can Soul enslaved a Limit stage King Immortal in a very short time. It's impossible for him to be a World Master!"
For a moment, King Fierce Poison almost became a public enemy, being verbally attacked by the hundred or so King-level Immortals present.
"I'm not lying to you, King Void River really is Human Ender!"
King Fierce Poison tried hard to explain, "I heard this myself on Aurora Radiance Continent in Beichen Secret Realm, from Venerable Quakebound, who is even stronger than a Universe Venerable, that King Void River is a World Master!"
"Among the Human contemporary World Master Level Geniuses, only Ender has talent in the Wood-Space Beast God Path and also possesses precious treasures that can disguise his aura for protection."
King Fierce Poison excitedly said, "You should know that when King Void River's identity was exposed, a foreign race Universe Venerable burned Immortal Energy to ambush and try to kill him. Although the attack landed, it didn't succeed, which shows how precious the treasures on him are."
Upon hearing this, the King-level Immortals all showed incredulous expressions.
"King Fierce Poison! What are you talking about? A Universe Venerable burning Immortal Energy failed to kill a World Master?"
"Exactly, that's a Universe Venerable who has comprehended the higher Law. Even an Invincible stage King-Level can only escape from a Universe Venerable. How could he not be able to kill a World Master?!"
"This joke isn't funny at all. A Universe Venerable can easily kill a Limit stage King-Level powerhouse, and they can't kill a World Master?"
The King-level Immortals scoffed at what King Fierce Poison said.
A Universe Venerable, such a supreme and powerful existence, being unable to kill a World Master—this was even more outrageous than King Void River being a World Master.
"Why don't you believe me?!"
Seeing that the King-level Immortals didn't believe him, King Fierce Poison could only say, "Then you wait for the specific news. There will definitely be other Hong Alliance members who witnessed this. If it's not just me who saw it, then you should believe it, right?"
"Hard to say. What if you collude with other King-level Immortals to trick us?" a King-level Immortal said.
"If I'm lying to you, may I die a terrible death!" King Fierce Poison swore a venomous oath.
"Haha, everyone, I just received some fake news."
Just then, a King-level Immortal rushed over, his voice preceding his arrival, "A King-level Immortal from my Race said that King Void River is a World Master, and his true identity is the Human Heaven-Defying Genius Ender."
Upon hearing this, the King-level Immortals at the outdoor bar looked surprised or curious, all turning to look at the newly arrived King-level Immortal.
"Why are you looking at me?"
The King-level Immortal, seeing this, couldn't help but look at himself, "I'm fine."
"You said a King-level Immortal from your Race said Human King Void River is a World Master. Where did he get that news?" a King-level Immortal stood up and asked.
"He said he saw it with his own eyes on Aurora Radiance Continent."
The King-level Immortal answered without thinking, with a smile in his voice, "He also said that Venerable Quakebound said it himself. Don't you think this is funny?"
As the King-level Immortal's words fell, the outdoor bar fell silent. Most of the King-level Immortals looked shocked, while the rest seemed to be deep in thought.
"Hey, what's wrong with you all?"
Seeing the King-level Immortals silent, the King-level Immortal asked in confusion, "Why aren't you talking?"
"Haha!"
King Fierce Poison, hearing this, laughed unrestrainedly, "I told you King Void River is Ender, but you wouldn't believe it. Now do you believe it?!"
"Ah! Is that true?!"
The newly arrived King-level Immortal, hearing this, showed a look of astonishment.