Chapter 507

Chapter 507: Establishing the Celestial Court!

“We could work together to face the calamity.”

Seeing Mu Lin’s absolute control over the spiritual algae and realizing they couldn’t seize the life-sustaining planet, the other side backed down quickly.

Mu Lin didn’t push them further.

“True, cooperation benefits both sides. I can make life-sustaining worlds for your people to live and grow. But what will you give me in return?”

The opposition responded immediately:

“We’ll help fight your hidden enemies—”

“Not enough. And I don’t trust you.”

Though Mu Lin rejected their first offer, tensions eased afterward. Both sides knew negotiations meant starting high but settling lower—as long as talks continued, progress was possible.

……

Mu Lin did not handle the detailed bargaining.

He left it to True Lord Tianwu, Thunderbolt True Lord, and Yan Yunyu. His job was to give the final approval—the proper role for a deity and ruler, who steers the big picture without meddling in every detail.

Surprisingly, the talks went well. Within three days, True Lord Tianwu and Yan Yunyu struck deals with multiple alien tribes. And they managed to get a lot through the talks.

“Mu brother, those alien tribes agreed to share their cultivation methods, cultural records, books… even rare resources.”

Mu Lin wanted the cultivation methods not to copy, but to study. Reaching mastery required broad learning and synthesis. Only through deep knowledge could he innovate.

His Starry Sky Brain server—an intelligent AI—needed massive data to grow. The alien tribes’ methods and Information would feed it. Biological resources would expand his life catalog, strengthening his powers of life to create stranger, stronger beings.

The aliens’ agreement didn’t surprise him. His life-sustaining worlds held immense value, their trees bearing miraculous fruits. For desperate refugees, this trade made sense.

What mattered more was his next ask:

“Did any tribe offer to trade divine quality or swear loyalty to our human race?”

He expected little. Though some fleeing tribes carried empty celestial ranks after losing their Deities, such treasures came at sky-high prices. Mu Lin doubted they’d bargain.

Making those alien tribes vassals of the human race wasn’t easy, for they had indeed declined. Yet those capable of sailing through the cosmic void, evading calamities, and reaching the Xuanling world’s vicinity were mostly former rulers and supreme overlords of their worlds… Only such powerful tribes could preserve remnants of their kind when their worlds fell.

Their former dominance and pride made submission difficult. As Mu Lin pondered this, something unexpected happened.

True Lord Tianwu looked at Mu Lin with mixed emotions. "After sharing your proposal, several alien tribes expressed interest. Some beings from beyond even offered to trade their divine quality."

"Huh???"

The confirmation left Mu Lin speechless. "Wait—they’d submit to humans? Trade divine quality? But I remember their arrogance! Many still mock us as merely lucky survivors, claiming our world will fall when calamity strikes. Why would they yield?"

The expressions of True Lord Tianwu, Thunderbolt True Lord, and Yan Yunyu grew increasingly peculiar. Thunderbolt True Lord finally sighed. "You misunderstand. They’ve no intention of joining the human race."

"???"

Mu Lin blinked in confusion. Before he could speak, Thunderbolt True Lord solemnly added, "They’re submitting to you."

"……"

Mu Lin froze. After a long pause, he pointed at himself. "Me? Just me?"

"Yes. They scorn humans and don’t respect True Lords. When their tribes flourished, each had True Lords and deities. But ordinary True Lords they’ve seen—never a deity who elevates entire races or transforms barren rocks into life-sustaining planets."

True Lord Tianwu nodded vigorously. "Even I’ve never witnessed such power. Bowing to humans shames former overlords… but submitting to you? They’d beg for the honor."

Yan Yunyu chimed in, "Mu brother, some want to trade divine quality not for land, but for you to improve their genes. They’ll worship you as Life’s Ancestor, Mother of All Things—pledging eternal rituals. Others vow obedience only to you, hailing you as God Above Gods, King of Kings."

Using his own power—not humanity’s—to command aliens surprised Mu Lin. Yet this boon surpassed his expectations. "Tell them I accept."

The alien deities’ reverence disrupted his plans slightly, but he quickly adapted. Turning to True Lord Tianwu, Mu Lin declared, "To face the coming calamity, I’ll unite willing deities and human True Lords into one force—the Celestial Court. Its ranks shall include Three Pure Ones, Four Sovereigns, Five Elders, Six Ministries, Seven Primordials, Eight Extremes, Nine Luminaries, Ten Capitals… The Four Sovereigns and Five Elders will hold divine ranks—humans as Four Sovereigns, alien deities as Five Elders. Help me secure the Four Sovereign thrones to suppress these alien deities."