The hall was densely packed with jade steles. With a single glance, Xiao Chen saw that there were at least a few thousand of them. Furthermore, some of the jade steles were emitting a dense aura of time. Clearly, the owners of these jade steles had died a long time ago.
Under the gaze of the Marquis Palace Master, Xiao Chen stepped into the depths of the hall and passed through many jade steles. These jade steles were all the same in size and material, so Xiao Chen quickly chose the one with the Marquis's mark.
Buzz!
A purplish-gold mist appeared between his brows, and the ancient 'Desolate' character appeared. At this moment, this' Desolate 'character had already become solid, constantly bobbing up and down in the purplish-gold mist.
In the blink of an eye, the 'Desolate' character entered the jade stele before him. Ripples spread out, and a purplish-gold light flickered on the jade stele.
In reality, Xiao Chen still didn't know why he wanted to brand his Marquis title on it.
Buzz!
When the purplish-gold 'Desolate' character returned, there was already a 'Desolate' character on the jade stele. This was the mark of Xiao Chen's Luck title and Xiao Chen's spirit. It was impossible for other cultivators to imitate it.
When the purplish-gold mist dissipated, the originally ice-cold jade stele now had a stream of vitality flowing on it. It had also become sparkling and overflowing with colour.
"Palace Master." Very soon, Xiao Chen returned to the old man and respectfully greeted him.
"All the jade steles in this hall are actually connected to the divine item that stabilizes the Luck of my Eastern Wasteland. If you brand your Marquis title and Spiritual Will on it, it will be like it's connected to the divine item. If you die, the jade stele will lose its vitality."
Although the old man's voice was a little hoarse, it was solemn as he spoke, pointing at the many jade steles in the hall.
"Similarly, if you brand your Marquis title and Spiritual Will on it and link it with the divine item, it will be of great help to stabilise your Luck in the future. However, you will need to comprehend this yourself."
"This junior understands your teachings!"
"This King hasn't seen many Marquis at such a young age and at such a high level of cultivation. It's a great fortune for our Marquis Palace to be conferred the title of Marquis before becoming a Legend. However, you must be more careful in the future. The Hundred Races of the Heavens will not be lenient towards our Human Race's Marquis experts."
At this point, the elder's eyes were filled with intense killing intent. As the Palace Lord of the Marquis Palace, every Marquis powerhouse was the hope of the entire Human Race.
Of course, the hope of the human race was like a nightmare to the Outsiders. Naturally, it was best to kill them before they could grow.
"Alright, according to the rules, once you become a Marquis and leave a mark on Marquis Palace, you will automatically become a nominal elder of Emperor Dong's Palace. Although you won't have any real power, it will be a symbol of status. In the future, it will be more convenient for you to do things in the Human World."
As he spoke, a gold-plated token appeared in the elder's hand. The token had two sides. One side had the word Marquis, which represented Marquis Palace. The other side had the word Emperor Dong, which represented Emperor Dong's Palace.
"This token is your proof of identity. It represents that you are a member of Marquis Palace. Our Marquis Palace does not restrict the freedom of warriors. It also represents your status as a nominal elder of Emperor Dong's Palace. Leave your mark on it and keep it well."
Xiao Chen received the medallion and carefully put it away.
"Luo Mu, take Huang Hou down and find a mountain range to rest in. Also, take Huang Hou to familiarize himself with Marquis Palace!"
Soon, the Palace Lord of Marquis Palace called Luo Mu Marquis over and said.
"Yes!" Luo Mu Marquis bowed slightly and said aloud.
"Go, familiarize yourself with Marquis Palace."
The Palace Lord of Marquis Palace waved his hand at Xiao Chen and then turned to leave. He no longer cared about Xiao Chen and Luo Mu Marquis. He entered the depths of the hall and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Let's go, Huang Hou."
Seeing the elder's figure disappear, Luo Mu Marquis said to Xiao Chen, "I will take you to familiarize yourself with Marquis Palace and then choose a place to stay in Marquis Palace in the future."
On an ancient mountain that was thousands of feet high and dozens of miles wide, there was a grey palace at the peak of the ancient mountain.
The only characteristic of this mountain range was that it was barren. Ancient trees formed a forest that stretched from the foot of the mountain to the peak. However, these ancient trees were all bare, without any leaves. Only bare tree trunks and tree stumps were left, exuding an aura of decay.
"Marquis cultivates the Dao of Wood's Dead Wood Mysteries. Because there is a trace of decay in this ancient mountain, he set up the dojo here."
This withered ancient mountain immediately made Luo Mu Marquis feel a little embarrassed.
"It's alright." Xiao Chen replied with a smile.
At the peak of the ancient mountain was a palace made of dead wood. It was two to three miles wide and squarish, but it was very casual. There were even withered branches sticking out of the wooden palace. At this moment, there were four or five old men sweeping the courtyard outside the palace.
"In my Marquis Palace, every Marquis can choose a place to stay in this small world. As for the location and size of the place, it is up to personal preference. Moreover, Marquis Palace will send some guards and warriors to help you manage it."
Luo Mu Marquis began to introduce the place to Xiao Chen. He pointed at the palace in front of him and said again, "The chosen place to stay is not restricted to Marquis's family and disciples."
"In this Dead Wood Palace of Marquis, three of Marquis's disciples and some followers live together. In addition, there are some guards and warriors who help clean the courtyard. These Barren Marquis will naturally receive the same treatment."
Xiao Chen saw two warriors sitting cross-legged outside the Dead Wood Palace. They were dressed in armor, and their sabers were placed horizontally in front of their knees. They guarded the front of the palace, and there was a sharp Qi intertwined with a murderous aura.
Hmm?
Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed slightly because the two guards in front of him were Legendary powerhouses at the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. This made his heart tremble involuntarily.
An expert who could support a Legendary Marquis division was merely a martial artist guarding the main hall. This was simply too … …
At this moment, Xiao Chen could no longer describe it. It was even more shocking than when he had first teleported here and saw the warriors guarding the Void Matrix Platform.
Buzz!
The void trembled slightly, and the two warriors who were sitting cross-legged outside the hall opened their eyes. In an instant, a bright light shot out from their eyes, as if they were going to tear the space apart. However, after seeing Divine Marquis Luo Mu, they immediately restrained their auras.
"These two warriors are Marquis's followers. When Marquis was conferred the title of Marquis, they volunteered to be under Marquis."
Luo Mu Marquis's words immediately attracted Xiao Chen's interest. Although Marquis had luck on him, take Luo Mu Marquis for example. Apart from Marquis's identity, he was only a powerhouse at the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. Even if his combat power was shocking, how could he attract the followers of the same realm?
"Marquis, you will know the reason in the future." However, the Divine Marquis Fallen Wood did not tell Xiao Chen the reason. Instead, he smiled gently, appearing somewhat mysterious.
"Huang Hou, take a rest in my Withered Wood Palace. Marquis will tell you about the Small World of my Marquis Palace." Luo Mu Marquis led Xiao Chen into the palace.
Hollow World.
The Milky Way was like a silver jade belt that shone in the depths of the Hollow World. However, the current Milky Way was clearly different from a year ago. No, it was even different from half a year ago.
This was because although the Milky Way still had silver ripples, and from time to time, there would be the roars of ferocious beasts and void crocodiles emerging from one of the Milky Way, the interior of the Milky Way had already begun to generate space.
In fact, the space generated by the Milky Way was constantly expanding. Several of the Milky Way's spaces had already begun to merge together, forming an even larger space.
Roar!
At this moment, in the depths of a certain celestial river, silver spatial ripples were fluctuating, and a tyrannical aura enveloped several tens of miles of the Hollow World. An enormous head rose from the surging silver waves, and its thick horn was like a small mountain, brilliant like silver splendor. It was a Void Crocodile.
"Beast!"
As a roar rang out from the Hollow World, the massive body of the ferocious void crocodile froze above the Milky Way.
Poof!
A soft sound rang out. There wasn't much of a commotion, but the void crocodile that was filled with ferocious aura exploded into dust.
In the Milky Way's Milky Way, there was a scorpion with countless scorpion tails on its back. The barbs on its tails flickered with blue light, sending chills down one's spine.
"Why do we have to meet in such a secretive place? So what if we're discovered by the Human Race?" The scorpion expert let out a cold snort before entering the Milky Way in the next moment.
"Golden-armored Scorpion King, you're indeed late!"
This Milky Way's Milky Way's Milky Way hadn't been completely generated. There were still layers of shattered space fragments stacked on top of each other. These stacked space fragments were like interlayers, easily cutting off their auras.
"Haha, you're all here. My scorpion race isn't as powerful as your races, so we have to be careful in everything we do. We have to avoid the Human Race's kings, so naturally, we're late," the Golden-armored Scorpion King said casually.
"I think the Golden-armored Scorpion King is a little complacent after winning the Battle of Providence and devouring the Human Race's providence." At this moment, the Blood Race's Blood Sea Monarch let out a cold snort.
"I wouldn't dare. My scorpion race is small and incomparable to you guys. Even if we devour the Human Race's providence, it'll be difficult for us to develop in a short time."
Although there was a hint of modesty in his words, the other kings could feel the smugness in his voice.
"We can't compare to the Blood Race. Even if part of our providence has been devoured, the Blood Race's inheritance has lasted for generations. We're powerful, so we don't have to worry about some of our providence."
"You …" Suddenly, a sea of blood surged in the space.
"Enough! We're not here to quarrel. It's just about the gains and losses of a territory. Our races have descended into the Dongxu Realm, but we haven't even conquered the Human Race yet. Do you want to start an internal conflict?"
Suddenly, a roar rang out, and a wave of dense demonic energy swept out, cutting off the sea of blood.