"Have you heard? The Realm Alliance actually set up an ambush over at the Nightmare Forest, trying to trap and kill the Tier Nine Lords of other realms."

"What? Is that true? What happened afterward?"

"Seems like the plan failed, but over a thousand Tier Nine Lords were killed."

"Damn! Over a thousand? How did the Realm Alliance get the guts to go against so many realms?"

"No one knows, but it’s said that the Great Emperors of various realms have begun discussions on how to deal with them, and there should be a result soon."

...

In just half a day.

The great change that happened in the Nightmare Forest has already spread across the realms.

Walking on the Floating Islands, everywhere was filled with voices discussing this matter.

The Lords had varied reactions.

Some were shocked, some feared, and others were furious.

If the previous hunting of Lords from other realms in the Demon Plane was just small-scale trouble.

The action of the Realm Alliance this time is equivalent to officially standing against the Ten Thousand Realms, and declaring war on all realms outside the alliance.

Where did they get the courage to do this?

Many people couldn’t make sense of it.

So they can only wait for the results of the Emperors’ discussions and privately keep speculating.

As the person involved, Lin You was on the platform at this moment, listening to the discussions around, his brows gradually furrowing.

He realized.

Almost everyone’s discussions were focused on the ambush action of the Realm Alliance this time.

Yet few mentioned the body sealed under the Ancient Origin Tree.

He knew very well, the consequences of letting that thing out would be terrifying.

At the same time, he was very puzzled.

Why didn’t the Seventy-Two Celestial Demons appear this time to prevent the seal from being touched?

Could it be, as the Saint Radiance Emperor said.

Something has kept them occupied, making them temporarily unable to break free?

If that was true, then the situation could be quite troublesome.

...

On the other side.

In the Demon Plane, over the Ancient Origin Tree.

Representatives of each realm’s Great Emperor gathered here, standing in the void, below where the battle had just taken place.

"What do you all think of this matter?"

A Great Emperor of the Angel Race, surrounded by Holy Light, took the lead to speak.

"What else can we think? Of course, we should go there directly and wipe out that damn alliance!"

Another Great Emperor of the Beast Race, muscular and filled with explosive power, responded gruffly.

Upon hearing this, some Great Emperors silently nodded, while others did not change their expression, yet no one stood out to agree.

After a while, an elderly figure with an immortal demeanor slowly spoke:

"Ten thousand years ago, our Ten Thousand Realms made an agreement, unless it threatens the survival of realms, Divine Level and above are not to intervene in the conflicts between realms. Although the Realm Alliance’s actions are excessive this time, they haven’t crossed the line."

"Hmph! Rules are dead, people are alive. If we keep allowing this, who knows what trouble these guys will stir up again."

"Indeed, we might ignore the battles between Lords, but the thing suppressed beneath this plane, as you all should be aware, the Realm Alliance wants to release it, which will plunge us into endless calamity."

"I fully agree with that point. However, I heard... some people in our realms have secretly joined them?"

"..."

These words caused silence among the Great Emperors.

Subtle changes appeared on each of their faces.

Currently, the realms exposed by the Realm Alliance number less than a hundred.

But no one can say for sure how many realms secretly joined them, wanting to use their power to deal with other realms.

After all, the relationships between realms are already strained, who doesn’t have a few old and new grudges?

Trying to unify them is undoubtedly difficult.

Making the Great Emperors present feel complex, silently observing each other’s expressions, the atmosphere on the scene becoming increasingly subtle.

"Enough, let’s talk about this matter later."

Finally, a middle-aged man, wearing a Purple Gold Dragon Robe, standing at the very front spoke, breaking the silence.

When the man spoke, all the Great Emperors were startled.

Because the person was the supreme Great Emperor of the Beast God Realm, known as the ’Dragon Emperor.’

His terrifying power, even among all Great Emperors of the Ten Thousand Realms, ranks within the top five!

With his words, the other Great Emperors naturally wouldn’t disrespect him, putting away their suspicion.

"What we need to do now is to unite and pressure the Realm Alliance."

"If necessary, I won’t mind destroying a few realms to issue them a warning."

After speaking, the Dragon Emperor’s eyes flashed coldly, making the Great Emperors secretly shocked.

This statement was clearly aimed at the hidden agents of the Realm Alliance present, to warn them.

Moreover, the Beast God Realm indeed possesses this capability.

Making those hidden agents more cautious, not daring to sow discord again.

Thus.

With the Dragon Emperor leading, the entire discussion process became much smoother, with the Great Emperors gathering together, starting to discuss how to suppress the Realm Alliance.

Because this time, they indeed went too far.

...

Lin You was unaware of the happenings in the Demon Plane.

After wandering around the Floating Platform and gathering some information, he directly teleported back to his territory.

Open the private message interface and send a message to the Tier Nine Lord who previously provided information about the Ancient Origin Tree on behalf of the King.

Yes, this Tier Nine Lord is precisely the person under the King responsible for the exchange of Origin Fruits.

After several days of contention, Lin You managed to seize a total of 3 Origin Fruits, equivalent to 3000 points of Faith.

It’s time for an exchange.

So very quickly.

He got in touch with the other party and arranged a meeting at the main city on the border.

There was only one Teleportation Array in the main city, so it was much more efficient than the Holy Sanctuary.

In less than five minutes, Lin You arrived on the Teleportation Plaza and met with an elderly man with a kindly face.

"You must be the Lord of Yellow Sand City, Lin You?"

The old man was the first to speak upon meeting.

He was accompanied by a rare Tier Nine Demon Type species, the Golden-eyed Night Demon.

It was a species skilled in spiritual attacks, highly sensitive to spiritual fluctuations, making it perfect for negotiation tasks.

No wonder the King entrusted such an important task to him.

The Tier Nine Golden-eyed Night Demon, and Lingxi beside Lin You.

The powerful aura they emitted immediately caused the passing low-tier lords to pause, each looking on in astonishment.

Tier Eight and Nine Lords were still very rare in the main city.

"Yes, it’s me. How should I address you, sir?" Lin You politely inquired.

"I don’t deserve to be called ’sir.’ The King holds you in high regard, so just call me Brother Wu in the future." The old man smiled slightly.

As a high-ranking minister responsible for resource distribution under the King, he naturally knew how highly the King valued Lin You, having even specifically instructed him not to neglect his duties.

So he didn’t waste words and immediately sent Lin You a trade application.

"You should already know the exchange rules, so I won’t explain them further."

"I understand."

Lin You nodded, thought for a moment, and directly placed three Origin Fruits into the trade interface.

"Three?"

Seeing the fruits appear on the interface, the old man was surprised and couldn’t help but glance at Lin You again.

He had thought that since Lin You had only recently joined the contention for the fruits and was only Tier Eight himself, providing even one would be quite impressive.

Yet unexpectedly, there were as many as three.

This was beyond his expectations, and he finally understood why the King was so attentive to this matter.

With only Tier Eight, he managed to gather so many fruits in such a short time.

What would happen if he advanced to Tier Nine?

Lin You didn’t notice the change in his expression and said, "I wish to exchange for 3000 points of Faith, is that alright?"

"Of course, no problem." The old man quickly responded, promptly placing three High-level Faith Treasure Pearls into the trade interface and confirming the selection.

After the operation, Lin You finally received what he had longed for, and immediately said happily, "Thank you very much."

"You’re too kind. Right now, all nations are collecting Origin Fruits, preparing for the next joint recruitment. You providing so many fruits means I should be thanking you for your contribution to the Duchy."

"Joint recruitment?" Lin You’s eyes flickered.

Joint recruitment occurs once every three months.

Calculating the time, it had indeed been more than two months since he last recruited a new lord.

Once he returned from this Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms, a new round of recruitment would begin.

"Well, the transaction is finished, and I should be going back. Let’s chat again when there’s a chance."

The old man clearly had many affairs to attend to and did not linger long with Lin You.

Taking his leave, he gradually faded into a shadow, vanishing on the spot, truly swift and efficient in his tasks.

Lin You looked around and, finding nothing else to do in the main city, also teleported back to his territory.

Then he hurried beneath the World Tree, taking out the newly acquired Faith Treasure Pearls.

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"Use them all!"

As the words fell, the light shone brightly.

His Power of Faith shot up to over 28,000, and with the daily accumulation of around 100 points, reaching 30,000 was no longer far away.

At this rate, with a bit of luck, he should be able to reach Tier Nine after this Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms ends.

"I wonder how things are going on the Ancient Origin Tree side."

Lin You’s gaze was profound.

According to his plan, he intended to capture as many Origin Fruits as possible during this time and directly upgrade to Tier Nine once he returned from the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms.

This way, he would have ample time to study Tier Nine Species.

Otherwise, upgrading in three months would be too delayed.

Especially now that the Realm Alliance was making so many big moves, something unexpected might happen.

If he advanced to Tier Nine, his ability to self-preserve would increase significantly, not needing to flee every time he encountered a Tier Nine Lord.

And his advantage was quite clear.

That advantage being the Divine Fragment.

With the Divine Fragment, he wouldn’t be blocked by the Tier Ten threshold, unlike other Tier Nine Lords who had to toil for decades.

"In that case, I should check it out again tomorrow."

Lin You ultimately couldn’t bear to give up this rapid advancement method.

As long as he was cautious and avoided falling into the Realm Alliance’s traps, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

With that thought in mind.

He opened the recruitment interface and began recruiting species to fill the gaps.

Though the battle within the formidable array hadn’t lasted long, he had still lost quite a number of close combat species under the powerful onslaught of the Tier Ten Demons.

Fortunately, the Royal Species were unharmed.

He wasn’t heartbroken about that.