"Alright."
"You don't need to tell me about your conversation with the Strongest One."
"This time, I've called you here to consider your future role in overseeing the star domain."
The Red Kun Star Lord looked down at Lin Yuan and spoke.
As a teacher, with a disciple traveling far to oversee a distant star domain, it's natural to make proper arrangements.
"Your strength is far superior to your senior brother's, so I'm not worried about that." A smile appeared on the Red Kun Star Lord's face.
To be able to have nearly late-stage to peak battle strength upon entering the eighth rank is rare even in the entire Annan Star Alliance.
If you add the condition of being under a hundred years old, there are few in the Human Civilization Alliance who can compare.
The Red Kun Star Lord was unaware that Lin Yuan's true mental age was over a thousand years and also unaware that Lin Yuan had pioneered his own path of evolution from nothing.
Compared to being a thousand years old, creating a martial evolution path is even more extraordinary.
Evolver Xia Qin thus ranked Lin Yuan among the top ten or twenty geniuses in human civilization history.
"But in a strange star domain, relying on strength alone may not be enough. You need trustworthy subordinates." The Red Kun Star Lord's mind stirred.
Two figures appeared not far away.
One had dark red skin, the other had pointed ears and emerald green eyes.
It was obvious they were not human evolvers.
"Star Lord."
The two figures slightly bowed towards the Red Kun Star Lord.
"From today, you will follow my disciple," the Red Kun Star Lord pointed to Lin Yuan and said.
"Yes."
The two figures walked up to Lin Yuan.
"Them?"
Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.
Upon closer inspection, these two figures were both eighth-rank powerhouses, and not just at the early eighth rank.
"They are my servants, not human evolvers. One is called Red Skin, mid-eighth rank, and the other is Green Eyes, late-eighth rank."
"There is no problem with their loyalty."
"With their assistance, you won't be overwhelmed in the peripheral star domain," the Red Kun Star Lord said casually.
"Teacher, this is too valuable."
Lin Yuan said solemnly.
Two loyal eighth-rank non-human subordinates, this was simply beyond words.
In terms of merit points, two eighth-rank non-humans are equivalent to two million merit points.
But in reality, the value of living eighth-rank non-humans far exceeds 2 million merit points. An eighth-rank non-human, if stationed on the alien battlefield for a long time, could earn 2 million merit points over tens of thousands of years.
This doesn't include other earnings.
"Why are you being so polite with me?"
"With my current strength, do you think I need them?"
The Red Kun Star Lord glared at Lin Yuan.
"But..."
Lin Yuan felt slightly conflicted.
The Red Kun Star Lord, being invincible at the eighth rank, indeed had no use for mid-to-late eighth-rank subordinates.
But not needing them doesn't mean they have no value. Placing these two eighth-rank non-humans on the battlefield could earn the Red Kun Star Lord a massive fortune over time.
Having two eighth-rank non-humans working for you is an extravagant thing.
"No buts."
"Just take them."
The Red Kun Star Lord waved his hand, "Go back. If there's any problem, contact me in the virtual world."
"Thank you, teacher."
Lin Yuan solemnly bowed to the Red Kun Star Lord.
Although Lin Yuan had Yin and Yang Spirits, the Yin Spirit needed to accelerate the accumulation of source power in the permanent space rift on the alien battlefield.
The Yang Spirit stayed on the main Red Kun star for protection.
Relying on his main body alone, many things in the peripheral star domain would be cumbersome.
But with these two eighth-rank subordinates, many things could be easily handled.
Thirteenth Peak.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.
Red Skin and Green Eyes stood in front of him.
"Introduce yourselves."
Lin Yuan asked.
"Peak Master, I am Red Skin."
The dark red-skinned non-human said.
"My strength is mid-eighth rank, following the rules of fire and space, with an internal world of 9,800 miles in circumference."
Red Skin quickly said.
"Peak Master, I am Green Eyes."
The emerald-eyed non-human continued, "I am late-eighth rank, proficient in the rules of life, with an internal world of 32,000 miles in circumference."
"If the Peak Master suffers any injury, as long as the soul is not completely collapsed, I can at least ensure the Peak Master doesn't die immediately."
Green Eyes said.
"Life rules?"
Lin Yuan glanced at Green Eyes.
The rules of life, along with the rules of space and time, are one of the pillars of the universe.
Currently, Lin Yuan's understanding of the rules of life is only slightly better than entry-level.
"I understand."
Lin Yuan nodded.
"You will stay in my internal world."
Lin Yuan glanced at the two non-humans, moved his mind, and brought them into his internal world.
In the internal world, Lin Yuan is like a creator god, able to easily manipulate the entire world's power.
"Teacher has really helped me this time."
Lin Yuan thought silently.
With the assistance of Red Skin and Green Eyes, Lin Yuan felt much more at ease.
Establishing a star domain and governing billions of citizens involves many aspects. Having two capable assistants saves a lot of trouble.
Half a day later.
"Master, your customized Class A spaceship has arrived," the intelligent assistant's voice sounded in Lin Yuan's ear.
"The spaceship has arrived."
Lin Yuan felt a slight excitement.
Previously, the spaceships Lin Yuan bought were all standard ones with average performance.
For wormhole travel, both the distance and cooldown time couldn't compare to B-class and A-class spaceships.
Of course, at that time, Lin Yuan didn't care much about the spaceship's performance, as it was mainly used by his Yin and Yang Spirits for travel.
As long as it was functional, it was fine.
But now, with Lin Yuan going to the peripheral star domain in person, a high-quality spaceship was necessary.
This type of spaceship not only had a significant speed advantage but also had special functions for escape and survival.
Lin Yuan walked out of the hall and immediately saw a black spaceship parked there.
From the outside, it looked no different from standard spaceships, but the aura it emitted subtly vibrated the air.
The spaceship was only 500 meters long, with faint engravings on the surface, representing the manifestation of essential rules, allowing for faster speeds and easier wormhole travel.
"Not bad, not bad."
Lin Yuan felt pleased. This spaceship was entirely made of red copper gold, which typical eighth-rank attacks couldn't penetrate.
From startup to wormhole travel, it only took twelve seconds.
"Eight thousand universe crystals..."
Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh at the spaceship's value.
As a star lord, he couldn't use those standard spaceships. An A-class spaceship would serve him well for a long time.
In human civilization, traveling by spaceship is the most common choice, even for ninth-rank evolvers who master large-scale teleportation. Unless in a hurry, they typically use spaceships.
Large-scale teleportation requires evolvers to merge with space rules, instantly crossing hundreds to thousands of light-years.
The mental strain is enormous.
Most ninth-rank evolvers can't maintain it for long and need to rest frequently.
Like Vice Tower Master Nalan, who crossed countless light-years in half a month to deliver the treasure to Lin Yuan, not all ninth-rank evolvers could do that.
Stowing away the A-class spaceship, Lin Yuan returned to the hall.
"It's almost time to set off."
Lin Yuan thought.
"Yang Spirit."
Lin Yuan's mind stirred, and a phantom figure appeared, materializing into reality, looking at Lin Yuan.
"You will stay here from now on."
Lin Yuan looked at the Yang Spirit and instructed.
"And this drop of essence blood..."
Lin Yuan left a drop of essence blood.
The divine power "Blood Rebirth" allowed Lin Yuan to fully control each drop of his essence blood, as it contained fragments of his soul and consciousness.
"My main body will go to the Milky Way Star Domain. What treasures should I bring..." Lin Yuan began to ponder.
First was the Divine Sealing Bead bestowed by the Strongest One Xia Qin.
This treasure was Lin Yuan's greatest life-saving asset in front of the strongest and had to be kept on him.
"The eighth-rank soul defense treasure Water Drop..."
"And the eighth-rank armor..."
Lin Yuan pondered and decided to bring these two items as well.
Lin Yuan always valued soul defense.
"The original gold essence..."
With a thought, a "bell-shaped" weapon appeared before Lin Yuan.
This bell-shaped weapon was only palm-sized but emitted an aura stronger than the eighth-rank soul defense treasure.
"I won't bring this."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
First, he had just advanced to the eighth rank, and the original gold essence needed time to nurture to keep up with Lin Yuan's level.
Second, with the eighth-rank soul defense treasure, eighth-rank armor, and the Devil Jade Mark, Lin Yuan felt his defense was at its peak for now.
Even against invincible eighth-rank beings, he could take a few hits and wouldn't die from a single soul attack like Ouyin.
Unknowingly, Lin Yuan had surpassed the late eighth-rank evolver Ouyin from a million years ago.
Currently, the original gold essence didn't significantly enhance Lin Yuan and couldn't cause a "qualitative change."
Taking it or not made little difference.
"The current situation in the Milky Way Star Domain..."
Lin Yuan opened the files and reviewed them carefully.
The Milky Way Star Domain originally belonged to the Shadow Clan.
Although the Shadow Clan wasn't a peak race, it was one of the strongest below the peak, more powerful than the Black Abyss Clan.
After defeating the Shadow Clan on the battlefield, human civilization gained vast territories, including the Milky Way Star Domain that Lin Yuan would oversee.
In the Milky Way Star Domain, besides the Shadow Clan, there were also some special life clans and lone non-human powerhouses.
These special life clans and lone non-human powerhouses either occupied a cosmic secret realm or several star systems.
When the Shadow Clan was there, they coexisted peacefully with these entities, not interfering with each other.
Now that the Shadow Clan had been driven back, the entire Milky Way Star Domain fell under human civilization, and it was up to Lin Yuan to decide how to deal with these entities.
"Nine special life clans and thirteen lone non-human powerhouses?"
Lin Yuan reviewed the data, noting that these groups had not shown hostility towards human civilization.
"How to handle them?"
Lin Yuan knew that the Shadow Clan left these groups alone probably because direct action would be troublesome.
Most likely, these special life clans or lone non-human powerhouses were either tough to deal with or had significant backgrounds that made the Shadow Clan cautious.
"We'll see their attitude then."
Lin Yuan pondered, having an idea.
At the edge of human territory.
In a vast star domain.
A massive figure was wantonly devouring one planet after another.
"Delightful."
"Everything in this universe is our food."
"In the past, the Shadow Clan kept us in check, but now that they've been defeated and left this star domain, these planetary resources are all mine."
This massive figure, resembling an octopus with blood-red skin and countless tentacles, enveloped a planet and devoured it within days.
"Unfortunately, these resource planets are hard to digest. If only they were life planets..."
The blood-red octopus was tempted.
A life planet, with at least billions of lives, devoured all at once, with countless flesh and souls, made the blood-red octopus tremble with excitement.
"Let's see."
"Hopefully, I can find some indigenous planets."
The blood-red octopus extended its massive perception, spreading in all directions.
With the Shadow Clan gone, they must have taken their people, but in such a vast star domain, there were surely many undiscovered planets.
Some of which might be life planets.
Months later.
The blood-red octopus contentedly devoured several life planets.
Countless lives became its food, making it feel ecstatic.
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Time to digest."
The blood-red octopus returned to a giant planet, its lair for training and resting.
The blood-red octopus quickly shrank, turning into a figure with dozens of arms.
"Aodu, you're back?" On the other side of the giant planet, a massive meat mountain sent a mental wave.
This meat mountain was a special life form, having a good relationship with the blood-red octopus, often interacting.
"How many planets did you devour this time?" The meat mountain asked casually.
"Just over ten, but those resource planets are hard to digest, so I secretly devoured a few life planets. That feeling..."
The blood-red octopus said with pleasure.
"Life planets?" The meat mountain was also tempted.
"When I finish digesting, you come with me, and we'll devour those life planets together," the blood-red octopus said.
It had a special talent for detecting nearby planets, otherwise, finding life planets in the vast cosmos wouldn't be so easy.
"Forget it."
"Aodu, you should restrain yourself in the future."
The meat mountain said.
"Restrain? Why restrain?" The blood-red octopus was puzzled.
"This star domain was ceded by the Shadow Clan. Do you know who they ceded it to?" The meat mountain said, "I heard that soon, a human civilization star lord will come to oversee this star domain."
"Which star lord?" The blood-red octopus asked.
The meat mountain replied:
"The Milky Way Star Lord."
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