Chapter 2759: Audience with the Realm Lord

Chapter 2759: Chapter 2759: Audience with the Realm Lord

"Domain Lord Fang, congratulations on your advancement. But I must remind you, after you defeat Domain Lord Rong and seize the new Domain Lord position, remember that you must bring gifts and go pay respects to Realm Master Liu."

After all the gods finished their salute, a Void God Realm powerhouse with white hair and beard stepped out from the crowd and spoke to Fang Bai with great respect.

Fang Bai knew this Void God Realm powerhouse with white hair and beard was named Gu Rong, and said, "Which one is Realm Master Liu?"

The Immortals all looked at each other.

Gu Rong said, "Realm Master Liu is one of the five Realm Lords of this Redflame Star. Including you, the twelve Domain Lords all have to be under his control. We gods also have to follow his lead."

Fang Bai said, "Do all new Domain Lords have to go pay respects to the Realm Lord?"

Gu Rong nodded and said, "This is an unwritten rule. If you don’t go, I’m afraid that Realm Master Liu will be displeased."

Fang Bai asked, "Then how many gifts do I need to bring?"

Gu Rong’s expression turned a bit strange. He hesitated for a moment, then extended three fingers and answered, "Thirty thousand Divine Crystals, at the very least. Of course, the more gifts you offer, the happier Realm Master Liu will be."

Fang Bai curled his lips, feeling very unwilling in his heart.

He had killed Domain Lord Rong and obtained the new Domain Lord position. The Divine Crystals he had gotten from the gods were only a bit over fifty thousand. If he gave thirty thousand to that Realm Master Liu, he would not have much left.

Gu Rong seemed to notice Fang Bai’s displeasure and smiled as he said, "Domain Lord Fang seems reluctant to part with his Divine Crystals?"

Fang Bai let out a light sigh and said with a bitter smile, "That’s a bit too much."

Gu Rong twirled his beard and said, "It looks like a lot, but how can Domain Lord Fang make Realm Master Liu happy? In the future, you will be able to gain even more."

"Oh? How do you mean?"

Fang Bai asked with some interest.

Gu Rong said, "Domain Lord Fang, you’ve just arrived in the Divine Realm and there are things you don’t yet know. Our Redflame Star sends a starship to the Black Crystal Sea every five years to seize Divine Crystals there..."

Fang Bai said, "Where is the Black Crystal Sea? From what you’re saying, it sounds like there are a lot of Divine Crystals there?"

Gu Rong nodded and said, "Indeed. The Black Crystal Sea is a cluster of stars near Redflame Star. On those celestial bodies, there are vast quantities of Black Divine Crystals. It is also the main source of Divine Crystals for us gods of Redflame Star."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "However, the Black Crystal Sea is ultimately limited in resources. Ordinary Divine Clan powerhouses are not allowed to enter. Every five years, only the five Realm Lords of Redflame Star may each lead six Domain Lords there."

Fang Bai said, "So that means half of the Domain Lords can’t go? Don’t those Domain Lords bear any resentment?"

Gu Rong chuckled and said, "So what if they do? The weak get pushed around! You get used to it."

After Fang Bai and Gu Rong chatted a bit more, he gained some understanding of Realm Master Liu’s temperament, then took his Divine Crystals and set out toward the Realm Lord Hall.

In the Divine Realm, one cannot tear open the void, so one can only rely on flying oneself, or taming some Divine Beasts to ride.

Fang Bai had not been in the Divine Realm for long. So far he had not encountered any Divine Beasts, much less knew how to tame them, and he wondered whether his Beast Taming Scripture would still be of use in the Divine Realm.

Fortunately, after becoming a powerhouse of the Divine Realm, his flying speed was extremely fast, almost no slower than using a Teleportation Array.

And the Realm Lord Hall was only about a million li from the Domain Lord Hall, so before long, Fang Bai discovered the Realm Lord Hall where Realm Master Liu resided.

Realm Master Liu ruled the Western Realm, one of the five great realms of Redflame Star. His Realm Lord Hall was located on an island within a vast sea of fire.

The island covered ten thousand li in circumference, and to Fang Bai’s surprise, he saw many flowers, plants, trees, as well as some Divine Beasts on the island.

Those flowers, plants, and trees were all of the Fire System; they needed no water source and instead lived off fire. Their luxuriant branches and leaves were all scarlet, looking like clusters of flames, dazzling and brilliant.

And those Divine Beasts were naturally also Fire System Divine Beasts, the breath from their mouths and noses was waves of scorching heat.

The entire Realm Lord Island left Fang Bai with the impression of nothing but fire and heat.

If Fang Bai had come to this Realm Lord Island back when he was still in the Great Emperor Realm, he would probably have had to form a protective shield to protect himself.

Fang Bai landed in front of the Realm Lord Hall on Realm Lord Island and sensed a vast aura filling the hall. His Divine Sense could not enter, making it difficult to probe the true appearance of Realm Master Liu.

"Fang Bai, Domain Lord of Fire Cloud Mountain in the Western Realm, pays respects to Realm Master Liu."

Fang Bai walked to the front of the Temple, clasped his fists, and bent slightly.

In the Immortal Realm, Fang Bai’s status had been supreme, and it was always other Immortals who came to pay him homage.

But now that he had arrived in the Divine Realm, where everything was unfamiliar and his strength was also at the lower tiers, he had no choice but to bow his head to other powerhouses of the Divine Realm.

In fact, Fang Bai’s current realm was already at the early stage of the Void God Realm. If he went all out, he might not be unable to defeat that Realm Master Liu and take his place.

However, Fang Bai never fought battles he wasn’t sure of. Without absolute confidence, he would never make a move lightly.

Temporarily bowing to Realm Master Liu was also a stopgap measure. If he could follow him to make a foray into the Black Crystal Sea, so much the better.

A moment later, a voice filled with majesty echoed from within the Temple.

"Oh? The Domain Lord of Fire Cloud Mountain has already changed again... It seems you’ve killed Domain Lord Rong. I don’t care who serves as Domain Lord, so long as you know the rules!"

Fang Bai said, "Naturally, I understand the rules. I have specially brought thirty thousand Divine Crystals as tribute, and will often come in the future to offer Tribute."

Realm Master Liu seemed very satisfied with Fang Bai’s attitude and said with a hearty laugh, "Very good. Come in."

Fang Bai lifted his steps and entered the Temple.

The main hall of the Temple was broad and magnificent. On the high platform ahead, upon a great chair, sat a Divine Realm powerhouse clad in black armor.

This was precisely Liu Yun, the Realm Lord of the Western Realm of Redflame Star.

Realm Master Liu was over a zhang tall, with tiger eyes and a broad mouth. His gaze was sharp and piercing. When he saw Fang Bai walking into the hall, surprise flashed in his eyes, as if he had not expected Fang Bai to be so young.

There were many powerhouses in the Divine Realm, but so far, aside from those gods born and raised here, among the powerhouses who had entered the Divine Realm from the various planes, not a single one was as young as Fang Bai.

The younger a powerhouse of the Divine Realm, the better it proved his talent to be, and the greater his potential for future growth.

Thus, Realm Master Liu also began to take Fang Bai seriously.

"What a young Domain Lord!"

Seeing Fang Bai, Realm Master Liu’s eyes lit up and he voiced his praise.

The twelve Domain Lords under his rule in the Western Realm were all much older than Fang Bai. Looking across all of Redflame Star, there was absolutely no one else as young as Fang Bai.

Fang Bai smiled faintly, knowing that startling a powerhouse in the Divine Realm like this meant that his aptitude in the Divine Realm surpassed that of most powerhouses.

This also gave him confidence in his future ventures in the Divine Realm.

"Put the Divine Crystals you’re offering over there."

Realm Master Liu pointed at a man-height black box-like object in the middle of the Temple’s main hall.

With a single glance, Fang Bai guessed that this object was a large storage Divine Artifact forged by fusing Black Divine Crystals with other materials and inscribing a spatial formation.

Such a large storage Divine Artifact must have a vast internal space; who knew how many Divine Crystals had already been stored inside.