Luo Feng knew that the Ancestor of the Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance intended to recruit him, but he hadn’t expected the offer to be so aggressive.
“No,” Luo Feng replied directly.
Come on.
The human race had treated him well, and after ten thousand years of development, Earth humans had spread throughout the Qianwu Cosmic Nation and had long been integrated into the larger family. Moreover, the Luo family’s roots now extended into various regions… Could he just abandon the human race so easily? What about his parents and wife?
“Oh, I forgot your cultivation time is still short,” the Ancestor was momentarily taken aback and nodded. “Your loved ones and friends are still around.”
“Yeah,” Luo Feng nodded.
“Then how about this?” the Ancestor continued. “Your Jingu Beast clone joins my Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance under the identity of ‘Golden Peak Venerable.’ This way, it won’t affect your status within the human race… Like in the Origin Star, you can seek help from the human race as a human, or from our alliance as a Starry Sky Giant Beast. From now on, you’ll have two powerful forces backing you!”
“But also,” Luo Feng added, “with two responsibilities.”
Joining a faction brings benefits.
But it also brings responsibilities!
Of course, Luo Feng understood why the Ancestor wanted him to join. Once he reached the level of a Cosmic Venerable, with his genetic life form enhanced over ten thousand times… his divine body would approach that of some Cosmic Lords. Combined with the ‘Ultimate Secret Art of the Cosmic Lord,’ top-tier treasures, and peak treasures, his combat power would be extremely formidable.
Once he ascended to the level of Cosmic Lord, he would rival top-tier Cosmic Lords like the Chaos City Lord.
Plus, Luo Feng had ‘Sitting Mountain Guest’ behind him!
Such combat power—how could it not be worth courting?
“Exactly. The alliance offers you support, but naturally expects you to shoulder responsibilities,” the Ancestor looked at Luo Feng. “The stronger you are, the greater your responsibilities. What do you think?”
“No problem.”
“I can handle the responsibility,” Luo Feng smiled and nodded.
“Good,” the Ancestor nodded in satisfaction.
On the path of the strong, having another backup option is ultimately a good thing.
If ever he found himself in danger and the Hong Alliance couldn’t help, there was still the Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance. Moreover, Luo Feng had visited the Starry Mountain once. Compared to the rigid hierarchy within the human race, the Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance felt more like a brotherhood.
…
Just as the Ancestor and Luo Feng reached an agreement, Sitting Mountain Guest approached from afar.
“I couldn’t hear what you two were talking about, but judging from your expressions… Starry Ancestor, it seems you’ve successfully recruited him,” Sitting Mountain Guest quickly walked over.
“Master,” Luo Feng saluted.
“Has this old guy given you any benefits, Luo Feng?” Sitting Mountain Guest asked bluntly.
Rude and direct!
Luo Feng was smart and immediately replied, “Not yet.”
Sitting Mountain Guest immediately turned to glare at the Ancestor, “When a potentially strong Cosmic Venerable emerges within the clan, your Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance should naturally bestow a Cosmic Treasure. Come on… My disciple joining your alliance is a blessing for your Starry Sky Giant Beasts! It adds another warrior to your alliance. And yet, you haven’t even given a single treasure?”
“Previously…” the Ancestor looked somewhat taken aback.
“Don’t talk to me about the Beast God Armor—that was your loss,” Sitting Mountain Guest interjected. “It’s not something your Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance gave to Luo Feng.”
The Ancestor indeed felt helpless.
The alliance’s rule for bestowing treasures was usually that if a potentially strong Cosmic Venerable didn’t already have a treasure for protection, one would be given. But if they already had one, the alliance generally wouldn’t waste a treasure on them. Instead, treasures needed to be earned through contributions to the clan.
And Luo Feng already had top-tier treasure sets—he clearly didn’t lack treasures.
“Haha, you do have a point. Now that Luo Feng has joined our Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance, he’s already among the top Cosmic Tyrants. This is a cause for celebration,” the Ancestor looked at Luo Feng. “You know, every faction grants treasures based on contributions. Even potentially strong individuals who receive treasures usually don’t get anything too valuable.”
Luo Feng nodded.
For example, Bojing King was only given an ordinary treasure armor set—free gifts usually weren’t very valuable.
“Your Jingu Beast clone already has treasures. And your human self is now better suited for close combat. I heard you’ve always used mental force weapons in the past… I’ll give you a high-grade melee weapon treasure then,” the Ancestor said.
“Thank you, Ancestor,” Luo Feng immediately replied.
Who would refuse a free gift?
A high-grade melee weapon treasure was already quite good.
“Such stinginess,” Sitting Mountain Guest muttered beside them.
“Sitting Mountain Guest, I have countless strong warriors in my Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance to take care of. Unlike you, who wanders alone and has no burdens,” the Ancestor helplessly replied. “If you think what I gave isn’t good enough, as a teacher, you should give something better.”
“Don’t worry, what I give will definitely be better than yours.”
Sitting Mountain Guest deliberately seemed to enjoy the Ancestor’s discomfort, much to the latter’s chagrin…
“What kind of melee weapon do you need?” the Ancestor turned to Luo Feng.
“A saber,” Luo Feng replied. “Preferably this style.” He pointed a single finger into the air, and his divine power spread out, directly condensing into the shape of a Blood Shadow Battle Saber.
“There’s no exact replica, but how about this one?” the Ancestor flipped his right hand, instantly teleporting a treasure from another part of the cosmos. The handle was completely a deep purple-black, intricately carved with complex patterns, while the blade itself had a slight curve.
In terms of the ratio between blade and hilt, if the Blood Shadow Battle Saber was a one-handed saber, this one was more like a two-handed saber, somewhat resembling the historical Chinese Zhan Ma Dao.
“The blade is very close to what you need, just with a longer handle,” the Ancestor explained.
“Great,” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
This saber looked even fiercer than the Blood Shadow Battle Saber!
“Take it.”
With a smile, the Ancestor sent the ancient saber flying toward Luo Feng. He reached out and caught it, immediately channeling his divine power into it. At the same time, a wave of information entered his consciousness.
This saber’s original name was ‘Zhan Yue.’
“Zhan Yue…” Luo Feng gripped the saber and casually slashed through space. With a tearing sound, faint cuts appeared in the space around him, making Luo Feng even more satisfied. It felt just like the first time he used the Blood Shadow Battle Saber back on Earth—an exhilarating feeling.
“This is some information about our alliance,” the Ancestor casually tossed over a golden book. “Besides our headquarters, the ‘Starry Mountain,’ the Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance has many other gathering places. Each gathering place has a teleportation channel to the Starry Mountain! You can leave a token at some of these places, allowing you to teleport there anytime and head to the Starry Mountain.”
“Also, when you have time, return to the Starry Mountain. At the very least, you should obtain the tokens from your Jingu Beast lineage’s ‘Golden Horn Lord’ and ‘Xuanmie Lord.’ In times of danger, you can call on their help. According to the rules, you’re considered part of the Jingu Beast lineage,” the Ancestor added.
“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.
The Starry Sky Giant Beast Alliance was divided into many branches, and the leaders of his own branch were the Golden Horn Lord and Xuanmie Lord.
“Then I’ll take Luo Feng and leave now?” Sitting Mountain Guest spoke up.
“You’re free to go,” the Ancestor smiled and nodded. “I’ll send you back—it’ll be faster.”
Boom!
In an instant, space and time twisted…
…
Suddenly, two figures appeared in the vast starry sky—Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain Guest.
“We’ve returned to the original universe. I’ll temporarily isolate the cosmic operation rules for now,” Sitting Mountain Guest looked at Luo Feng. “In a moment… the cosmic operation rules will sense the change in your genetic life form level, triggering a transformation in your Jingu Beast! Your divine body will rapidly grow… reaching the level of a perfect divine body in a short time.”
“It’ll be similar to last time, except this time there won’t be any innate secret techniques bestowed.”
“No innate secret techniques?” Luo Feng was momentarily stunned, showing some disappointment.
“Correct.”
Sitting Mountain Guest nodded. “The best innate secret techniques are bestowed once upon reaching the perfect genetic life form level. Every powerful cultivator gets this opportunity once. Their consciousness will be drawn to the core of the cosmic origin, where they receive an inheritance. This inheritance is received through consciousness… and your consciousness has already received it once. You can’t receive it a second time. Every life only gets one chance.”
Luo Feng suddenly understood.
“In truth, it’s not meaningful for you anyway,” Sitting Mountain Guest shook his head. “You already have the best innate secret technique. Moreover, you’ve already comprehended the ‘Ultimate Secret Art of the Cosmic Lord’! If you still need secret techniques, you can create them yourself in the future.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Also, once you can control the Starry Tower! Its power is extremely formidable, no need for the best innate secret techniques,” Sitting Mountain Guest smiled. “Once you can activate the complex secret techniques engraved on the Starry Tower, the more you activate, the greater its power. It surpasses any innate secret technique.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Even though he was already highly skilled in secret techniques, the secret inscriptions on the Starry Tower were still unfathomably complex in his current eyes!
The supreme treasure… was indeed extraordinary!
In the future, if he could use the Starry Tower, just as Sitting Mountain Guest said, all he needed to do was strive to activate the secret techniques on the Starry Tower, maximizing its power.
“This is a token,” Sitting Mountain Guest tossed Luo Feng a stone tablet that looked like it was carved from green stone.
Luo Feng caught it.
“This token has been specially refined by me—it’s practically an ordinary treasure now. If you need to contact me, just enter your consciousness into it and send a message. I’ll receive it immediately,” Sitting Mountain Guest explained.
“Understood,” Luo Feng replied.
“Alright, return to your divine kingdom. When your divine body grows from one thousand kilometers to over ninety thousand kilometers, it will require a lot of energy. And that energy must come from yourself,” Sitting Mountain Guest said.
Luo Feng nodded.
He had experience with this. The cosmic operational rules only triggered the divine body’s evolution… the energy required for the evolution had to be self-provided. Last time, the Nethersea clone absorbed world power during its evolution.
“Go,” Sitting Mountain Guest ordered.
“Understood.”
Luo Feng could already clearly sense his divine kingdom and the location of his Earth human self. Instantly—his Earth human self dispatched an immortal servant to activate the divine kingdom’s teleportation and rushed over.
“Buzz~~~”
In the emerald-green glow of the divine kingdom’s teleportation, Luo Feng quickly departed…
…
Luo Feng performed three instantaneous movements through the spatial chaos and rapidly returned to his divine kingdom. He could already feel the oppressive presence of the cosmic operation rules.
“Boom~~~”
“Roar~~~”
The ‘Golden Bone Beast,’ clad in the Beast God Armor, stood in the boundless abyssal sky, roaring toward the heavens. With a series of cracking sounds, its bones, horns, muscles, and everything else began to rapidly expand. Simultaneously, it greedily absorbed vast amounts of divine power from the endless abyss, causing the Golden Bone Beast’s body to grow continuously in length…
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