Luo Feng and Venerable Zhenyan exchanged a glance. They had both simultaneously received emails from the Virtual Universe System.
“I’ve never attended the Supreme Assembly before,” Venerable Zhenyan said with anticipation.
“Neither have I,” Luo Feng replied with a smile.
“Let’s go!”
Their consciousnesses connected to the Virtual Universe.
…
“Head to Mount Divine,” Luo Feng said softly, standing in his palace halfway up Thunder Island.
The Divine Hall atop Mount Divine was where the Supreme Assembly would be held.
The Supreme Assembly would be held today. When the Virtual Universe System sent out its notifications, Mount Divine would automatically open—it remained closed at all other times.
…
Clouds and mist swirled around, partially concealing the mountain peaks.
One after another, powerful human figures appeared. Luo Feng and Venerable Zhenyan arrived in succession.
“Daohe.”
“Luofeng.”
“Luofeng.”
As soon as Luo Feng appeared, he immediately drew enthusiastic greetings from several nearby conversing Cosmic Sovereigns.
“Jiuyan, Leiming,” Luo Feng also greeted the Cosmic Sovereigns, as many among the human race’s Cosmic Sovereigns were on good terms with him.
“Luofeng, after the Howling Mirror King revived by reversing time, you’ve certainly faced quite a bit of trouble,” said a winged man with a smile. “Treasures of the soul category, flying palace category… well, many alien Cosmic Overlords must be envious and greedy. You’ll have to be careful from now on.”
Luo Feng walked over. “It’s indeed a bit troublesome, but if those aliens want to kill me, they’ll have to see if they have the strength. They might end up being killed by me instead.”
“Facing such danger yet staying so calm—you’re truly Daohe!” The winged man raised his wine cup.
“Don’t tease me, Xueyi,” Luo Feng chuckled, shaking his head.
Though Luo Feng had met many Cosmic Sovereigns, only a few were truly close friends with mutual understanding. Xueyi Sovereign was one of them! Xueyi was famously aloof and difficult to get along with, yet after meeting Luo Feng, the two had come to deeply admire each other.
“To be honest,” the winged Sovereign lowered his voice seriously, “the news the Howling Mirror King spread is indeed shocking. Even I, if I were an alien, couldn’t help but target you.”
“Right,” Luo Feng nodded.
“Take a look around,” the winged Sovereign said.
Luo Feng swept his gaze outward. Already, over a thousand Cosmic Sovereigns had gathered nearby, with even more in the distance. He faintly saw some unfamiliar Cosmic Sovereigns glancing his way, seemingly discussing something, though Luo Feng couldn’t hear their conversation—just as they couldn’t hear his and Xueyi’s.
“I’d bet many Cosmic Sovereigns are talking about you,” the winged Sovereign murmured. “Especially those who don’t know you well or who envy you.”
“Envy?” Luo Feng raised his eyebrows.
“The Divine Mountain gathers powerhouses in two locations,” the winged Sovereign explained. “One is here, where Four-Star, Five-Star, and Six-Star powerhouses gather—typically those with ‘Low-Level Cosmic Sovereign combat strength,’ ‘Mid-Level Cosmic Sovereign combat strength,’ and ‘High-Level Cosmic Sovereign combat strength.’ The other location is where the Seven-Star Sovereigns and Hall Masters gather—the assembly place for Cosmic Overlords and Cosmic Lords.”
Luo Feng nodded.
He indeed hadn’t noticed any Cosmic Overlords nearby.
“The strongest here is only at my level—High-Level Cosmic Sovereign,” the winged Sovereign said in a low tone. “Even among High-Level Cosmic Sovereigns, only a few occasionally possess a single treasure. Mid-Level and Low-Level Sovereigns almost never have any treasures.”
“Treasures are usually owned in multiples by Cosmic Overlords.”
“And you, Luo Feng… although you’re exceptional, your strength is still far below that of a Cosmic Overlord! Yet you possess treasures—everyone knows you have at least six treasures! And you even have a treasure of the soul category, possibly even a flying palace category treasure. Even Cosmic Overlords would rarely be so extravagant.”
“Do you think the Cosmic Sovereigns gathered here wouldn’t envy you?” Xueyi Sovereign chuckled. “Even I feel a bit envious.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“Of course, being of the same human race, few would dare to act against you,” Xueyi Sovereign continued. “But out of jealousy, besides those close to you, these unfamiliar Cosmic Sovereigns might subtly or unconsciously reject you.”
“Reject me?” Luo Feng murmured.
“They’re simply resentful,” Xueyi Sovereign said.
“Then I’ll make them respect me with my strength,” Luo Feng replied. “When I eventually rival or surpass Cosmic Overlords, they’ll surely treat me with utmost respect and dare not harbor any disrespectful thoughts.”
“Haha… probably not until you break through to become a Cosmic Sovereign,” Xueyi Sovereign laughed.
Luo Feng turned his gaze toward the distance.
…
“At least six treasures!”
“Back then, when Luo Feng was pursued by the Howling Mirror King in the Nine Nether Temporal Realm, he hadn’t even acquired the treasure or received the Thunder Beast God’s blessing yet! Even at that time, he already possessed three treasures, especially that soul-type treasure… As a mere Monarch back then, how could he possibly obtain such treasures on his own? They must have been bestowed by a supreme powerhouse!”
“Right, Chaos City Lord was too biased!”
“How could a soul category treasure be given to a mere Monarch so easily! We, numerous Cosmic Sovereigns, don’t even have ordinary treasures, yet he already had a soul treasure at the Monarch level.”
Super experts from other major factions like the Axe Battleground, First Bank of the Universe, Star River Bank of the Universe, and the Universe Mercenary Alliance, especially those unfamiliar with Luo Feng, discussed this matter freely with their friends. The more they talked, the more upset they became!
Why!
How could a mere Monarch possess three treasures at that time, especially a soul category treasure!
Even many human Cosmic Overlords didn’t have soul category treasures.
Even if those were Chaos City Lord’s own treasures, he couldn’t distribute them like that—it was simply unfair to the crowd!
…
Although there was much private discontent, not a single person dared to directly confront Chaos City Lord about it, after all—Chaos City Lord was the highest authority in the ‘Virtual Universe Company’ faction! No one dared provoke him.
…
Time passed, and more and more Cosmic Sovereigns gathered on Mount Divine, gradually approaching the time for the Supreme Assembly to begin.
“Luofeng,” Venerable Zhenyan approached.
“Teacher,” Luo Feng turned around.
Venerable Zhenyan soundproofed the surrounding area and frowned. “It seems many Cosmic Sovereigns are unhappy about you having three treasures even at the Monarch level. Especially the fact that you already had a soul category treasure back then has caused much resentment. They think Chaos City Lord was unfair in his rewards and punishments. Why don’t you go talk to your teacher, Chaos City Lord, about this and see how to resolve the situation.”
“Three treasures at the Monarch level? Unfair?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
Chaos City Lord had only bestowed one treasure on him—the Murderous Wu Wings!
The Star Chart and Tower Pearl… those were given by the Old Man Who Sits on the Mountain!
Especially the soul category treasure ‘Tower Pearl,’ which was actually an important component of the Star Tower—the control core of the sealing space. It had nothing to do with the human race at all!
“This matter—” Luo Feng shook his head.
He couldn’t really explain it.
Should he say it was given by the Old Man Who Sits on the Mountain?
“I’ll think of a way,” Luo Feng shook his head. “Even if I can’t resolve it, it doesn’t matter much. I can’t expect all strong individuals to be on good terms with me. There are those who get along with me, those who envy me, and those who hate me! That’s nothing unusual.”
“That’s true for you,” Venerable Zhenyan said. “But it does affect Chaos City Lord’s authority a bit.”
“Even if Chaos City Lord did give me treasures, he didn’t use the human race’s shared resources. They were his own treasures—he can use them however he wants. What can jealousy do?” Luo Feng sneered. “Moreover, Chaos City Lord’s status is based on unmatched strength.”
In the Primordial Universe, Chaos City Lord was an invincible existence!
Just that alone meant that no matter how biased or doting on juniors he might be, his position remained unshakable.
Yet over the long years… Chaos City Lord had always been very fair in handling affairs, so even a slight act of favoritism now stirred discontent among many powerhouses. Conversely, some Cosmos Lords with notoriously bad tempers could act recklessly, yet no Cosmic Sovereign dared to criticize them.
…
More and more powerful individuals gathered on Mount Divine.
“Boom~~~” The heavens and earth thundered.
Thousands of Cosmic Sovereigns, including Luo Feng, simultaneously looked up to the sky. From the clouds above, two massive golden doors slowly opened, adorned with a dazzling starry sky. The meeting place was inside the palace floating above Mount Divine—the Divine Hall of Mount Divine.
“All mighty warriors, assemble!”
A mighty voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth.
Whoosh!
All the Cosmic Sovereigns on Mount Divine instantly vanished, teleported into the Divine Hall.
“Boom~~~” The two golden doors, illuminating the entire space, shut with a deafening sound.
…
Inside the Divine Hall stood an enormous, intricately carved round table. Luo Feng could only see a portion of it—the rest seemed shrouded in mist, invisible.
Innumerable thrones surrounded the table.
The thrones stretched beyond sight.
Luo Feng sat on one of them.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng ran his hands over the armrests, then looked back. On the backrest of his throne were the words ‘Daohe’ in common human script.
“So many Cosmic Sovereigns,” Luo Feng glanced around.
He noticed that the Cosmic Sovereigns sitting furthest down were the Low-Level Cosmic Sovereigns. Their thrones were the smallest—about two meters wide!
Mid-Level Cosmic Sovereigns’ thrones were ten meters wide.
High-Level Cosmic Sovereigns’ thrones were fifty meters wide.
Luo Feng was sitting on a ten-meter-wide throne.
“Moreover,” Luo Feng mused, running his hands over the armrests, “my divine body fits this throne perfectly.” He sat on the ten-meter-wide throne, his hands resting naturally on the armrests.
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