Chapter 507 – Establishing the Celestial Court!

“We can cooperate to jointly resist calamities.”

Upon discovering that Mu Lin held absolute control over Spirit Algae and could not seize the life planet, the other side immediately softened their stance.

In response, Mu Lin did not press them further.

“You’re right, we can indeed cooperate… but cooperation must be mutually beneficial. I can create life planets for you to inhabit and develop. But what can you offer me in return?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the other side immediately responded:

“We can help you deal with the hidden enemies…”

“Not enough, and I don’t trust you either.”

Mu Lin rejected their initial conditions, but after his refusal, the relationship between the two sides actually eased.

Clearly, both parties understood that negotiation involved making high demands and bargaining back and forth. As long as they were willing to talk, things were moving in a positive direction.

…

Mu Lin did not participate in the specific negotiation process.

He entrusted it to Heavenly Martial True Lord, Tribulation Thunder True Lord, and Yan Yunyu.

What Mu Lin did was make the final decisions and approvals.

This was also the role of a Deity and a ruler—they did not need to handle every detail personally, as long as they controlled the overall situation.

To Mu Lin’s surprise, the negotiation proceeded quite smoothly. In just three days, Heavenly Martial True Lord and Yan Yunyu reached agreements with several Foreign Races.

Moreover, what they secured through the negotiations was substantial.

“Brother Mu, the Cultivation Methods, cultural information, and various collections of books you demanded from the Foreign Races—they have all agreed. They are also willing to provide you with special resources…”

Mu Lin sought Cultivation Methods not to learn them but for reference.

After reaching the Grandmaster level, further advancement required studying extensively for a century and integrating all knowledge.

Only with sufficient accumulation could one innovate and break new ground.

Now, although Mu Lin possessed an intelligent mainframe—the Starry Sky Brain Server—it was well known that AI also required vast amounts of data to grow and develop.

By acquiring various Cultivation Methods and information from the hundred races of the Alien Realm, Mu Lin aimed to accumulate enough data for the Starry Sky Brain Server.

As for various resources, especially biological resources, they could enrich Mu Lin’s Life Catalog, strengthening his Life Authority and enabling him to create even more extraordinary creatures in the future.

He had expected the Foreign Races to agree to these two conditions.

After all, although these things were highly valuable, the life planets he provided were also immensely precious. The trees and fruits on these planets were all extraordinary, and life planets were precisely what they urgently needed now.

It would have been strange if they had refused such a trade.

What Mu Lin cared more about was his subsequent proposal.

“Are there any Foreign Races willing to trade Divinity or become vassals of our Human Race, attaching themselves to us?”

When asking this, Mu Lin did not hold much hope.

Admittedly, among the refugee Foreign Races, many of their Deities and True Lords had perished. It was plausible that some Foreign Races carried blank Celestial Deity positions.

But the price of such things was exorbitantly high, and Mu Lin doubted the Foreign Races would be willing to trade them.

Persuading the Foreign Races to become vassals of the Human Race was also no easy task, as they were indeed in decline now.

But those foreign races capable of navigating the cosmic void, evading various calamities, and arriving near the Profound Spirit World were mostly the rulers and superpowers of their own worlds… Only such powerful races could possibly escape with some semblance of life when their worlds fell.

Their former status as overlords, along with their pride, made it difficult for them to submit to others.

Just as Mu Lin was thinking this, something unexpected happened.

Looking at Mu Lin, Heavenly Martial True Lord said with a complicated expression, “After I conveyed your proposal, several foreign races showed interest, and some extraterritorial races even want to trade their Divinity to you.”

“Huh??”

Receiving a definite reply actually left Mu Lin stunned.

“Wait, those foreign races are willing to submit to humans and even trade their Divinity to us? Are you sure?”

“I remember they were quite arrogant. Moreover, many foreign races look down on our Human Race, thinking we were just lucky not to have been affected, and that when the calamity arrives, our world will also fall… With such thoughts, how could they be willing to submit?”

Upon hearing Mu Lin’s words, whether it was Heavenly Martial True Lord, Tribulation Thunder True Lord, or Yan Yunyu, their expressions grew increasingly peculiar.

Finally, Tribulation Thunder True Lord shook his head with profound emotion and said, “Mu Lin, you’ve misunderstood one thing. Those foreign races have no intention of siding with our Human Race.”

“???”

First, they said they would submit, and now they say they won’t—this left Mu Lin somewhat confused.

Before he could voice his doubts, Tribulation Thunder True Lord spoke with a complex and solemn expression, “They are submitting to you!”

“…”

This time, Mu Lin was truly stunned. It took him a while to react, and he pointed at himself in disbelief.

“Me? Just me alone?”

“Yes, just you… Those foreign races indeed don’t think much of humans, nor do they believe humans are stronger than themselves. Even us True Lords, they don’t particularly care about… In their heyday, which race didn’t have True Lords or Celestial Deities?”

“However, while they had ordinary True Lords, they’ve never seen a Celestial Deity who could elevate and transform an entire race or turn a barren, lifeless planet into a living one.”

As soon as Tribulation Thunder True Lord finished speaking, Heavenly Martial True Lord nodded in strong agreement.

“Not just them—even I have never seen anything so astonishing… Submitting to the Human Race or bowing to a True Lord would be a humiliation for those former overlords. But if it’s you they submit to, it’s something they would dream of.”

Yan Yunyu: “Brother Mu, there are also foreign races who want to trade their Divinity to you, but they don’t intend to exchange it for territory. Instead, they hope you can optimize the genes of their race.”

“They also said that if you’re willing to do it, besides the Divinity, they would worship you as the Primordial Ancestor of Life, the Mother of All Things… And they added that as long as they exist, their worship and offerings to you as High Priest would never cease.”

“There are other foreign races willing to submit to you and honor you as the God Above Gods, the King of Kings, but they will only obey your commands.”

“…”

Subduing foreign races through his own abilities rather than the power of the Human Race was something Mu Lin had never anticipated.

However, this was ultimately a good thing, and it would also bring Mu Lin gains far beyond his expectations. Therefore, he had no intention of refusing.

“Tell them I accept these terms.”

…

The reverence shown by the Foreign Races’ Deities toward him somewhat exceeded Mu Lin’s expectations, which slightly disrupted his plans. But soon, he devised a response.

Turning his gaze to Heavenly Martial True Lord, Mu Lin spoke with utmost sincerity: “To confront the impending calamity, I plan to unite the Deities who wish to pledge allegiance to us, along with the True Lords within the Human Race, to jointly establish an organization.”

“I tentatively name this organization—the Celestial Court!”

“Its establishment aims to respond more swiftly and effectively in the face of crises.”

“For this Celestial Court, I intend to establish ranks such as the Three Purities, Four Sovereigns, Five Elders, Six Bureaus, Seven Origins, Eight Extremes, Nine Luminaries, Ten Capitals, and so on.”

“Among these, the Four Sovereigns and Five Elders are both Deity-level positions. The Human Race will hold the Four Sovereigns, while the Alien Realm Deities will serve as the Five Directions Five Elders.”

“I ask all True Lords to assist me in ascending to the position of Four Sovereigns Emperor Lord, so we may jointly suppress the Alien Realm Deities!”

(End of Chapter)