Chapter 9: The Red Moon Disaster! Chapter 42: The Top of Blood Peak: The First Holy Land!
Chu Zhou's triumphant return made the entire Panlong Villa excited!
On this day, many guests came uninvited, bringing valuable gifts to congratulate Chu Zhou!
Dicko, the butler of Panlong Villa, led many servants to receive guests from all sides and was extremely busy.
There were truly a lot of guests here. The huge Panlong Villa was filled with visitors from all over the world.
"The Blood Peak Empire's 'Red King' Jiuchen·Xuefeng has arrived. Lord Red King, on behalf of the Blood Peak Empire's royal family, sends 500 star systems to congratulate Lord Chuzhou on his promotion to Adventure King."
Suddenly, a slightly trembling roll call sounded.
As the name was called out, a majestic old man in a blood-red dragon robe, accompanied by six realm master guards, walked into Panlong Villa with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.
At this time, the guests in Panlong Villa were in an uproar.
Truly, this "gift" from the Blood Peak Empire's royal family was too scary.
That’s 500 galaxies!
"It is indeed the Scarlet King... This man has terrorized our Blood Peak Star Region more than 60 million years ago. He is the military god of the Blood Peak Empire. His power and status in the Blood Peak Empire are second only to the Emperor Dongfu Xuefeng. Although the Emperor Dongfu Xuefeng did not come in person this time, he sent the Scarlet King here, which shows his sincerity."
"It's more than just sincerity... it's too sincere. They gave 500 star systems as gifts!"
Many guests looked at the figure of the 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng and talked about it.
Chu Zhou, Long, Sol, Chanka Pasa and other senior executives of Panlong Villa were all alarmed.
They couldn't have imagined that someone would give them such an amazing gift.
Chu Zhou and others were originally in the castle. At this moment, they all walked out of the castle and into the manor.
Diko brought the Red King to Chu Zhou.
The 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng, upon seeing Chu Zhou, immediately laughed heartily and said, "Chu Zhou, you have become the Adventure King, but you have fought for our Xuefeng Star Region! For nearly 100 million years, our Xuefeng Star Region has not produced an Adventure King, which makes us feel ashamed when facing warriors from other star regions."
"Now that we have you as our Adventure King, the warriors of our Blood Peak Star Region can confidently tell the warriors of other star regions that we also have an Adventure King in our Blood Peak Star Region."
"His Majesty needs to stay in the imperial capital and cannot come in person, so I am here to congratulate you on his behalf. 500 star systems are just a small token of respect."
"You're welcome. This small gesture from you... is already a big deal to our Panlong Villa!" Chu Zhou said with a smile.
The stronger you are, the more resources you are qualified to occupy.
Chu Zhou had long since adapted to the rule of the survival of the fittest.
Therefore, he did not reject the gift from the 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng, but accepted it calmly.
This is not only for himself, but also for everyone in Panlong Villa.
The more resources Panlong Villa occupies, the faster the strength of its people can improve.
What's more, accepting the gift from 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng also means accepting the goodwill of the Xuefeng Empire, so that the two sides can get along harmoniously in the future.
Otherwise, the Emperor of the Xuefeng Empire, Dongfu Xuefeng, would probably suspect that he was hostile to the Xuefeng Empire.
Chu Zhou had no idea about the Xuefeng Empire, so there was no need to reject their kindness.
Sometimes, a small action can lead to countless meanings.
Sure enough, after seeing Chu Zhou accepting the gift, the smile on the face of the 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng became even brighter.
'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng, as a person whose power and status in the Xuefeng Empire are second only to the Emperor Dongfu Xuefeng, is naturally a person of great wisdom and vision.
He understood very well that if he could make friends with someone like Chu Zhou who had a high probability of becoming a cosmic master in the future by using 500 galaxies, it would only benefit the Blood Peak Empire and not cause any harm.
On the contrary, if they become enemies with Chu Zhou, or if it is still unclear whether Chu Zhou has any ideas about the Xuefeng Empire, this will be the biggest hidden danger for the Xuefeng Empire.
Now Chu Zhou accepted the gift calmly, which basically shows that Chu Zhou has no idea about the Blood Peak Empire.
This made the 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng feel greatly relieved.
"Niya O'Brien of the Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land has arrived. On behalf of the Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land, Niya O'Brien has presented three sets of C9-level weapons and equipment, as well as 20 star systems, to congratulate Master Chu Zhou on his promotion to Adventure King."
The loud roll call sounded again.
In Panlong Villa, many guests were in a commotion again.
Although this gift was not as shocking as the one given by the Red King Jiuchen Xuefeng just now, it was still an astonishingly valuable gift.
"This is really eye-opening... I've heard that gifts given as gifts include treasures and weapons. But today , two waves of guests came and gave away star systems!"
Many guests expressed their feelings.
Soon, Panlong Villa's butler Dicko came towards Chu Zhou with a group of people.
Leading the group was a gorgeous woman with a plump figure, fair skin, and a long off-shoulder dress.
Following behind this beautiful woman was the Sith Holy Lord of the Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land, who was famous throughout the Blood Peak Star Region.
There was also a figure that Chu Zhou was familiar with— Regina, the genius from the Jingyue Lake Holy Land.
"I didn't expect that she would come in person!"
Seeing the stunningly beautiful woman, Jiuchen Xuefeng was slightly surprised.
"Red King, do you know her?"
Chu Zhou asked.
Jiuchen Xuefeng said: "She is the previous Holy Lord of Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land, Niya O'Brien, and she is also the greatest asset of Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land... Well, she is a very powerful person."
“Old ghost Jiuchen, are you saying bad things about me?” Niya O’Brien walked over and glared at Jiuchen Xuefeng with her beautiful eyes. Then she said to Chu Zhou with a smile, “Chu Zhou, do you know? Your becoming the Adventure King is a big slap in the face to all the Super Realm Masters in our Xuefeng Star Region!”
"What do you mean?" Chu Zhou was slightly stunned.
Nia O'Brien sighed, "You don't know... In the past 100 million years, the number of Transcendent Realm Masters born in our Blood Peak Star Region is actually not less than that in other star regions. But including me, no one dares to apply to participate in the Adventure King Assessment. To put it bluntly, everyone is afraid of death."
"And you, not only participated, but also succeeded... Isn't this a big slap in the face to all of us?"
Jiuchen Xuefeng nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are all too afraid of death!"
Chu Zhou smiled and said nothing.
He is actually afraid of death.
He is just strong enough and is confident that the Adventure King Assessment will not be difficult for him.
Otherwise, he would not have participated in the Adventure King Assessment... After all, isn't it good to live a good life? It's not worth it to risk one's life for the sake of reputation!
"He has grown to this point so quickly... We can't even see his back."
Regina looked at Chu Zhou chatting and laughing with her ancestor and the 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng, and felt secretly moved.
Next, the Holy Lord Tianmang of the Blood Peak Holy Land, the Lord of the Crazy Blood Realm of the Iron Blood Alliance, the Holy Lord Cang Gu of the Tyrant Dragon Mountain, the Holy Lord Hemans of the Black Flag Society, the Holy Lord Wuyang of the Hundred Generals Hall, and the patriarchs of the seventeen major families also came with valuable gifts to congratulate Chu Zhou.
The Holy Lord of Tianmang and the Holy Lords of the four major organizations, including the Lord of Crazy Blood Realm, also donated 20 galaxies.
The patriarchs of the seventeen major families each gave away 10 star systems.
The many guests of Panlong Villa were all stunned when they saw the gifts that super powers such as the Xuefeng Empire gave to Chu Zhou today.
Giving away galaxies at every turn.
Such a grand gesture, such a gift, has never been heard of in the Blood Peak Star Region in billions of years.
And everyone knows that the status of Panlong Villa has changed quietly and silently.
There is no doubt that after today, Panlong Villa will surpass the Xuefeng Holy Land and Jingyue Lake Holy Land and become the number one holy land in the Xuefeng Star Region.
The celebration at Panlong Villa did not end until late at night.
Many guests said goodbye and left.
The 'Red King' Jiuchen Xuefeng also left on a spaceship.
However, Nia O'Brien and others from the Jingyue Lake Holy Land stayed.
In the castle, Chu Zhou sat on the soft sofa in a comfortable and casual posture, looking calmly at Nia O'Brien opposite him.
"Niya, is there anything you need to tell me alone?" Chu Zhou asked.
Nia O'Brien wore a shoulder-baring floor-length dress, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, highlighting her plump figure, forming an undulating curve, which was very tempting.
"Chu Zhou, we, the Jingyue Lake Holy Land, want to become allies with your Panlong Villa and form an offensive and defensive alliance!"
Nia O'Brien stared into Chu Zhou's eyes and said.
Chu Zhou was slightly stunned when he heard this!
"Offensive and defensive alliance? There's no need for that!" Chu Zhou refused directly.
If it were in the past, Chu Zhou might have considered it.
But since he took part in the Adventure King Assessment, not only has his own strength increased dramatically, he also controls nearly a thousand extremely powerful soul slaves.
It can be said that with the power he currently possesses, it is enough to sweep away all forces in the Blood Peak Star Region.
There is no need to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Jingyue Lake Holy Land, so as not to add trouble to yourself.
Nia O'Brien was stunned when she saw that Chu Zhou rejected her proposal without hesitation.
Chu Zhou refused too decisively.
It seems that he has not considered the benefits of forming an alliance with their Jingyue Lake Holy Land at all!
This is a bit abnormal!
“Chu Zhou, although the power of your Panlong Villa is very strong, with you, the Adventure King, here, it can be said to be the number one holy place in the Blood Peak Star Region.”
"However, Panlong Villa has only been around for a few years, and there are still many shortcomings... If you form an offensive and defensive alliance with our Jingyue Lake Holy Land, it will only benefit Panlong Villa, not harm it!"
Nia O'Brien said tentatively.
"There's no need for that... Our Panlong Villa is developing very well now, and there is no need to form an alliance for the time being!" Chu Zhou waved his hand and refused again.
"He has rejected my proposals so decisively... Could it be that Panlong Villa is not just as simple as it seems on the surface, but also hides other powers, so that it does not need to cooperate with our Jingyue Lake Holy Land at all, and is completely capable of withstanding any storm?"
Once again being decisively rejected by Chu Zhou, Nia O'Brien had to think more.
She was a little anxious.
She had a vague feeling that a huge storm was about to sweep across the Blood Peak Star Region, and her strength was probably not enough to protect the Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land.
Therefore, she was eager to cooperate with Chu Zhou.
However, now Chu Zhou rejected her proposal.
Nia O'Brien's expression kept changing. After a moment, she suddenly gritted her teeth and made a new proposal to Chu Zhou...
Only Chu Zhou and Nia O'Brien knew what this proposal was.
This time, Chu Zhou agreed to this proposal.
The next day, Nia O'Brien left Panlong Villa with mixed feelings.
And on this day, everything that happened in Panlong Villa yesterday also spread to countless planets in the Xuefeng Star Region.
Countless warriors were stunned when they learned that the Blood Peak Empire and many other forces had given Chu Zhou a total of 790 star systems as gifts.
This is truly amazing.
After Panlong Villa took over the power of the Ryan family, it already owned more than 600 directly-controlled star systems.
Now add 790 more galaxies.
In this way, the number of galaxies directly controlled by Panlong Villa has reached more than 1,390.
The sphere of influence directly under its jurisdiction has far exceeded that of the Blood Peak Holy Land and the Mirror Moon Lake Holy Land, as well as the other four major organizations and seventeen large families.
In the Blood Peak Star Region, it is second only to the Blood Peak Empire.
The foundation of Panlong Villa suddenly skyrocketed.
In the eyes of everyone, the current Panlong Villa has surpassed the Xuefeng Holy Land and the Jingyue Lake Holy Land, and has become the true number one holy land in the Xuefeng star domain.
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The headquarters of the Red Moon Cult.
The four highest ranking hall masters of the Scarlet Moon Cult, namely the First Hall Master, the Second Hall Master, the Third Hall Master, and the Fourth Hall Master, sat on the four thrones at the front of the temple.
On both sides below, other hall masters sat.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was a little depressing.
"Damn it! The Blood Peak Empire and other superpowers in the Blood Peak Star Region are treating us too differently. When Panlong Villa rose to prominence, they tried their best to curry favor with it, even giving away star systems and treasures. They simply treated Panlong Villa like their father..."
"…But they are suppressing our Crimson Moon Divine Sect with all their might. It seems that they will not stop until our Crimson Moon Divine Sect is completely destroyed."
A hall master grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Yes, these superpowers in the Blood Peak Star Region actually treat us differently... It's damn right!"
Many hall masters echoed.
"Okay, stop arguing!" The Grand Hall Master sitting at the top pressed his palms together to quiet down the other hall masters.
"Grand Hall Master, it's not that we like to complain... but Panlong Villa has risen too fast and has now become the number one holy place in the Blood Peak Star Region. I'm afraid Panlong Villa will affect our plans."
A hall master spoke up.
"Humph, if Chu Zhou dares to interfere with our plan, then let him die!"
The Third Palace Master suddenly spoke coldly, and a terrifying pressure from the Super Limit Master level suddenly burst out from him.
"That's right. The plan we have prepared for many years must not be disrupted. This is our Crimson Moon Divine Cult's chance to return to the top."
The Second Palace Master also spoke, and he also exuded a heavy and oppressive aura of a Super-Limited Realm Master. That aura was like a prison and an abyss, causing people to feel uneasy.
"The plan is proceeding normally, don't worry about Chu Zhou..." The Grand Hall Master said coldly, "If he gets in our way, get rid of him!"
