The Arrival of All Parties

Following the arrival of Eternal Heart, other invited forces arrived one after another.

Big Boss had also summoned his Blessing Parrot, which perched on a gantry beside the teleportation array to act as a live announcer.

A bright light flashed, and a group of martial artists wearing martial arts uniforms appeared within the teleportation array.

The Blessing Parrot strained its throat and shrieked loudly.

"Distinguished guests from the Universe Martial World have arrived!"

Before the words had even faded, the teleportation array on the other side lit up as well. The Blessing Parrot kept its beak open to announce while flapping its wings to fly toward the other array.

"Distinguished guests from the Extreme Martial World have arrived!"

The leader of the Universe Martial World delegation was none other than the eldest disciple of the Yin-Yang Dao Lord, the Star-Plucker, Bu Xingtian.

Behind him followed a large group of progeny, inner, and outer disciples. Li Hu, that 'wine gourd,' was among them.

Beside Li Hu, Zhenyuan, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, had blended into the team to return to the Land of the Undead.

The moment it returned to the Land of the Undead and smelled the familiar necrotic aura in the air, Zhenyuan instantly relaxed, a sense of ease washing over it.

It extended a branch and draped it over Li Hu. When Li Hu looked up at it, Zhenyuan used a branch as a substitute for an arm to point at the ground and then at itself.

"Gourd, this is my turf. I've got you covered, so just have fun."

"Oh? Brother Zhenyuan, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Zhenyuan shook its branches, signaling that Li Hu didn't need to be polite.

"Does your Land of the Undead have any special local wines?"

This question stumped Zhenyuan, causing the Ginseng Fruit Tree to freeze for a moment.

Fortunately, the brain of a Heaven-Earth Spiritual Root worked fast. Zhenyuan immediately remembered that the Whispering Tree seemed to have stored a lot of wine in that laboratory it was always tinkering with.

However, that was the Necrotic Dao Court, not the Land of the Undead. Zhenyuan had a Soul Contract with Chen Xu and could enter and exit the Necrotic Dao Court freely, but Li Hu could not.

Zhenyuan wanted to refuse, but it didn't want to lose face in front of its fellow Heaven-Earth Spiritual Root friend. It gritted its teeth and agreed.

What Zhenyuan didn't know was that the moment it appeared in the Land of the Undead, Chen Xu's gaze had locked onto it.

Every ripple in its soul and every bit of thought it had was captured by Chen Xu.

This Ginseng Fruit Tree was far too rowdy and didn't have a very good reputation among the local undead. To prevent it from causing trouble again, Chen Xu had focused his attention on it immediately.

Sure enough, Zhenyuan was not settled at all. It was actually thinking about sneaking back into the Necrotic Dao Court to steal various strange wines produced by the Mad Alchemy Lab.

However, since it was a request from Li Hu, a guest, Chen Xu allowed it to proceed.

He simply complained inwardly that the gourd and the fruit tree were truly a match made in heaven—one stole his senior brother's private collection, while the other stole his master's.

After the two martial arts forces, guests from other factions arrived in succession.

The Blessing Parrot constantly shifted back and forth between the various teleportation arrays. Ever since it joined the management of Wanbao Pavilion, it hadn't been this tired in a long time.

If its own realm hadn't been decent—at the Epic-tier—it might have become the first Blessing Parrot to die from exhaustion while making announcements.

Another flash of light occurred, and a group of Chen Xu's old acquaintances arrived at the Land of the Undead.

"Distinguished guests from Blue Star have arrived!"

For such a major event, Chen Xu naturally hadn't forgotten Blue Star or his old friends in Daxia.

Although he rarely returned to Blue Star after ascending to the Unique-tier and becoming the Lord of the Undead, his connection with that side had never been severed.

In response to Chen Xu's invitation, Blue Star had sent its highest-specification delegation, with each country sending its top powerhouses as representatives to the Land of the Undead.

On Daxia's side, Xia Qiming led the team. Most of the people in the group were Chen Xu's acquaintances or people who had a relationship with him.

Ye Bufan and Xiang Longwu went without saying. People like Tang Hezhou and Liu Yisi, whose realms weren't at the top but were familiar with Chen Xu, were also included in the team.

Behind them were the other members of Chen Xu's Dragon Seed class: Zhou Zitong, who had studied abroad in Akhan with Chen Xu; Shen Mengqi, who had participated in the Tianxin Assessment; and the other members.

What made Chen Xu even more speechless were the familiar yet strange faces following behind the Dragon Seed members.

Daxia had actually included Liu Qi, the academy senior who had once met Chen Xu and guided him, in the team.

What was this? Was this a group tour?

Was Daxia so peaceful lately? Based on the timeline, this batch of Dragon Seed members should have grown into Daxia's backbone. With so many people coming at once, didn't Daxia need to go on expeditions?

Could it be that a single expedition had turned the Blue Star's Heavenly Dao into a fat man, one that would take a long time to digest its gains?

Although Chen Xu was full of questions, he did not step forward to receive the Daxia group personally. He still had Xuan Chu handle the reception.

As the Overlord of the Land of the Undead, he still had to maintain a certain level of status on the surface.

"Wow, so this is Brother Chen's territory, the Land of the Undead? It truly deserves to be one of the special worlds. Not only do the sun and moon share the sky, but there are as many as nine of them."

Xiang Longwu looked up at the sky and sighed with emotion.

Behind Xiang Longwu, Ye Bufan also narrowed his eyes and focused on one of the moons in the sky.

"Do you guys feel like that moon looks a bit similar to the one that was once in the Immortal Island world?"

In an instant, everyone present looked toward the moon Ye Bufan pointed at, falling into deep thought.

"Now that you mention it, it does... indeed... look a bit like it."

Following Blue Star, another heavyweight guest appeared.

"Distinguished guests from Heaven have arrived!!!"

The guest sent by Heaven this time was none other than Chen Xu's old friend, Alifa.

Alifa was no longer the ordinary Angel Priest he used to be; he was now ranked eleventh, the Titled High Priest of Time.

This priest was extremely low-profile. He wore no armor and did not display his light wings. He wore simple white monk robes, the same as when the two had first met.

Alifa's appearance immediately caused quite a stir.

"Look! Even Heaven has sent someone. That is the holy Saint Light!"

"What's so strange about that? The alliance between Heaven and the Land of the Undead has been public knowledge for a long time. My friend, which world are you from? Don't tell me you haven't connected to the network yet?"

"But this is the Land of the Undead! An angel from Heaven—no, even a ten-winged angel is following behind him. He is a High Priest! Sending a High Priest over... this friendship is no small matter."

Alifa ignored these discussions and walked straight to Xuan Chu.

"Lord Alifa, my Master welcomes your arrival."

"You are too kind. I represent the great Lord of Heaven to express our congratulations to the great Lord of the Undead, His Excellency Chen Xu."

Alifa looked behind him and continued, "These gifts were each personally selected by the Lord of Heaven to express its sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Chu immediately bowed. After thinking for a moment, he felt it wasn't enough and added a prayer gesture from the Heavenly Pantheon.

"My gratitude to the great Lord of Heaven. I will immediately send people to deliver these gifts to my Master."

With a wave of Xuan Chu's hand, ten Black Knights appeared beside him in a flash. They formed a formation and stepped forward in unison to receive the gifts from the angels.

After receiving the gifts, Alifa took a small box from his robes and handed it to Xuan Chu.

"This is a small token of my personal appreciation. I offer my congratulations to His Excellency Chen Xu as a friend."

Xuan Chu carefully accepted it and expressed his gratitude to Alifa.

...

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

By now, the guests had experienced the special features of Bone City and Soul City. They gathered together in the Wanbao Pavilion auction house in End City.

Big Boss straightened his clothes, making the final preparations before taking the stage.

Today, he would take this opportunity to ascend to Godhood.

Big Boss exhaled softly, checked the pocket watch in his hand, pulled back the curtain, and walked onto the stage.

"Everyone! Welcome to the Wanbao Pavilion auction house!"

"I wonder how everyone has enjoyed themselves these past few days and if you are satisfied with the special services of the Land of the Undead."

"The following auction will be hosted by me! We have Treasures of the Myriad Worlds, Wanbao Pavilion's years of collection, various rare and precious treasures from the Land of the Undead, and even personal creations by the great Lord of the Undead!"

"I wonder if I have piqued your interest. Without further ado, the auction begins now! Let us bring the first auction item onto the stage!"