Chapter 2003: Chapter 2001: The Truth About Animitta Palace
In a unique place like the All Phenomena Ocean, having one power dominate is actually not a good thing. For countless years, it is precisely because the All Phenomena Ocean has this characteristic of accommodating all waters that it has flourished and prospered.
The major top powers saw this point and tacitly allowed the control of the All Phenomena Ocean by the local star system because every force needs such a place for the exchange of materials and the flow of information with other forces.
Now that the All Phenomena Ocean has changed hands, as long as the Three Worlds Island does not touch the interests of other forces, maintaining the previous situation will not face too much resistance.
Taking stock of the materials does not take much effort. This is presided over by Tang Jun, who brought down those thousands of storage rings.
Lu Ye then looked at Luan Xiao’e and asked, "Have any Sun Blaze arrived recently?"
Counting the time, the Sun Blaze of the major forces should have already arrived at the All Phenomena Ocean. Given there is communication through the Insect Path, the message exchange should not be so closed. According to the instructions he left earlier, any Sun Blaze coming should first report and register at the Three Worlds Island.
But in fact, he did not sense the arrival of any Sun Blaze aura at the Three Worlds Island.
Luan Xiao’e said, "Recently, I have indeed sensed quite a few Sun Blaze auras, but none of them entered the All Phenomena Ocean; they all stayed on the outskirts of the ocean."
Lu Ye’s eyes flashed, sensing something.
It seems that completely controlling the All Phenomena Ocean isn’t such an easy task. This can be seen merely from the attitude of these Sun Blaze.
They received messages sent back by their own forces, and now, having arrived at the All Phenomena Star System, they stay on the outskirts of the ocean, clearly adopting a wait-and-see attitude.
They want to see if the Three Worlds Island really has the ability to control this vast All Phenomena Ocean.
Not entering is because they do not want to offend the Three Worlds Island. Because once they enter the All Phenomena Ocean, they only have one choice, which is under the premise of recognizing the rule of the Three Worlds Island, to report and register at the Three Worlds Island. Otherwise, they would be breaking the rules Lu Ye set previously.
So, what are they waiting for? Waiting for tomorrow’s material delivery?
Lu Ye thinks not. Although the total volume of materials looted from various Spirit Islands this time is indeed huge, when apportioned to a particular Spirit Island, it is not a lot, especially for the Sun Blaze. The loss of those materials is of little significance.
They don’t need to wait for these materials.
Lu Ye didn’t think any further, for the Three Worlds Island controlling the All Phenomena Ocean is already a set fact, and any who attempt to disrupt it are enemies. As the saying goes, soldiers will come to block, water will come to cover.
He waved his hand, letting Luan Xiao’e busy herself, as he arose and walked into the Spirit Jade Vein.
Soon, he arrived deep inside.
A figure was sitting here in meditation, quietly healing—it was Ma Bin.
Compared to ten days ago, his condition did not seem to have improved much, except the aura around him was slightly more stable.
When Lu Ye arrived, Ma Bin slowly opened his eyes, "What’s the matter?"
At such a critical moment, if there were nothing, Lu Ye would not have come to disturb him. Looking at this Nine Provinces junior, Ma Bin’s expression was complex...
Previously, his Dao foundation was damaged, and he had resigned himself to fate, for it was impossible given his reputation to find a Spirit Jade Vein to heal with.
But Lu Ye gave him hope, so he came.
Unexpectedly, he encountered such an event. Amid the chaos, he pursued and killed Black Cloud across thousands of miles, forcibly slaying Black Cloud before an entrance to the Insect Path. But precisely because of this, he missed the subsequent transformations.
When he returned, Lu Ye had somehow already ascended to Sun Blaze and was intimidating Animitta Palace. Afterward, Animitta Palace was forced to retreat, and the six Sun Blaze of the All Phenomena Ocean fled in disgrace.
It’s hard to imagine that a newly ascended Sun Blaze could do such a thing. Even Chao Nian from millennia ago pales in comparison to today’s Lu Ye.
At least, when Chao Nian first ascended to Sun Blaze, he lacked such boldness and skill.
"Senior, what is the origin of Animitta Palace?" Lu Ye sat down opposite Ma Bin and asked.
This time, he came mainly to ask about Animitta Palace. This force he had never heard of before, but just one encounter let him sense the other’s strong foundation.
On the level of Sun Blaze experts, eleven were dispatched at once, which did not even include the two who initially pursued Yaya.
This confrontation has resulted in enmity, with enemies hidden and himself manifestly exposed. Lu Ye naturally needs to gather as much information on the opponent as possible.
"Animitta Palace..." Ma Bin murmured, "It is indeed a force not known to ordinary people."
In the time that followed, under Ma Bin’s narration, Lu Ye gradually learned about Animitta Palace.
In the stellar space, there is a vast region, empty and desolate, full of magnificent marvels, extremely dangerous, where even Sun Blaze going deep within cannot ensure their own safety.
This vast region, when calculated, is about as large as a hundred All Phenomena Galaxies, making it the most barren part of stellar space. There are no living beings, nor any decent domain, even more barren than the remote Jade Conch Galaxy.
Although Jade Conch Galaxy is remote, it still boasts three large domains along with other smaller ones.
But the area where Animitta Palace is located is truly barren, where even spirit jade is rarely nurtured in that part of stellar space.
Yet in the very center of such a place, the only top-level domain emerged — Animitta Planet.
If everything goes as expected, people wouldn’t discover Animitta Planet, because there are too many marvels and dangers in that stellar area.
Until one day, a powerful warrior emerged from Animitta Planet. With a vicious heart and ruthless means, he came from such a place, acting unscrupulously, naturally drawing many enemies.
However, his strength was formidable, so even with many foes, he always emerged victorious from combat, accumulating more grievances and gaining notoriety.
Gradually, he gathered around him a group of lawless figures, committing misdeeds everywhere.
"The predecessor of Animitta Palace was actually a group of galactic pirates, just a very powerful lot," Ma Bin slowly explained, "As their havoc grew, it finally caught the attention of top forces, making a siege inevitable."
That battle cost Animitta Palace heavily, and rumors said that even the powerful warrior from Animitta Planet was killed.
After that, this figure vanished for a time.
However, only a few decades later, he reappeared, stronger than before, causing more harm, and Animitta Palace’s reputation gradually spread.
Then it continuously attracted some villainous figures or those with nowhere else to go to enlist.
Over the years of development, Animitta Palace now gathers an unknown number of powerful warriors from diverse races. They hide within Animitta Planet, rarely accessible to outsiders. Even if major forces want to ally for a siege, finding Animitta Planet’s exact location in that vast barren region proves challenging.
Once, Yellow Dragon World spearheaded a siege, but suffered heavy losses due to the eruption of an unstable stellar marvel midway, forcing them to retreat. Since then, Animitta Palace became even more arrogant.
Listening to Ma Bin’s account, Lu Ye pondered and realized Animitta Palace’s Sun Blaze members indeed had diverse backgrounds. Among them, he noticed the human race, Shadow Race, Bone Race, Demon Race, and Demon Race...
It was practically a den of nefarious beings.
"With nurturing spirit jade being extremely difficult in that stellar region, Animitta Palace frequently goes out for looting. This time, though, who knows why they targeted All Phenomena Ocean."
Lu Ye understood why they’d target All Phenomena Ocean, just a coincidence, really.
"Senior, how do they achieve such long-distance teleportation from Animitta Palace? As you said, aren’t they directly teleporting from Animitta Planet to All Phenomena Ocean? Is such long distances feasible?"
This was the point Lu Ye found most puzzling.
Just the stellar space where Animitta Planet is located alone is as large as a hundred All Phenomena Galaxies. How far Animitta Planet is from All Phenomena Ocean remains unknown. What kind of method can directly connect such distant locations?
"I’m not sure how they do it exactly. All I know is, Animitta Palace has an affiliated treasure, and they use this treasure’s powers for teleportation during each looting."
"Affiliated treasure..." Lu Ye’s expression slightly changed.
He suddenly recalled encountering the Filth Race before.
Filth Race controls a supreme treasure called the Celestial Frost Mirror. That treasure can emit Celestial Frost Freezing Air anywhere in stellar space, freezing and breaking space, forming an accessible Insect Path.
Animitta Palace’s teleportation method resembles Filth Race’s creation of Insect Paths, but the ways of transit differ.
One creates an Insect Path, the other teleports, so Animitta Palace’s treasure shouldn’t be the Celestial Frost Mirror’s affiliated treasure.
He thought of another question: "Senior, do all supreme treasures have their affiliated treasures?"
So far, he had encountered few supreme treasures, but whether it was the Creation Vine in Taichu Realm, Constellation Palace, or Asura Field, they all possessed their affiliated treasures.
Moreover, the power of affiliated treasures greatly extends the supreme treasure’s own powers.
Even his Dice of Fate is an affiliated treasure.
This undoubtedly seems odd — why does a supreme treasure have its affiliated treasure?
Rumors say supreme treasures were born alongside stellar space, some evolving from stellar marvels; how do affiliated treasures come about?
Since supreme treasures aren’t living beings, they can’t reproduce.
"Basically, supreme treasures all have their affiliated treasures, though there are exceptions," Ma Bin nodded, "You had limited interactions with them due to your previous strength, but now you’re Sun Blaze. You might encounter various affiliated treasures. Remember, the power of affiliated treasures varies, but the destructive affiliated treasure powers generally can’t be repelled by Sun Blaze. Only an affiliated treasure can negate a treasure’s might. You could think that the full activation of most affiliated treasures represents an extreme Sun Blaze warrior taking action!"
