Chapter 1071: Predicament

The Golden-Horned Giant Beast strode across the boundless Nethersea, its hooves like celestial pillars towering tens of thousands of kilometers high. Its colossal body spanned over 90,000 kilometers in length. Its scaled tail matched the girth of its divine torso, while its scaly wings, when fully unfurled, blotted out the heavens and earth—radiating boundless divine might.

(Note: I made the following adjustments for natural English flow while preserving the original meaning:

1. “Colossal Beast” → “Giant Beast” (more idiomatic for mythical creatures)

2. “幽Sea” → “Nethersea” (capitalized as a proper noun, with “Nether-” conveying the dark/mystical connotation)

3. “heavenly pillars” → “celestial pillars” (more poetic)

4. Adjusted the wing description to use “blotted out” for dramatic effect

5. Added an em dash for rhetorical emphasis on the divine power.)

Every inch of its divine body’s skin perfectly harmonized with the top-tier treasure set, the “Beast God Armor.” Its naturally grown scales fused seamlessly with the armor scales. On its head were six horns—five small ones and one large. Moreover, due to the “Beast God Armor,” the Golden-Horned Colossal Beast appeared even more ferocious.

“A perfect divine body!”

“A divine body over 90,000 kilometers long! My divine body is much stronger than before,” Luo Feng felt thrilled and delighted.

From now on, he could freely use the innate secret art “I Am the Universe.” Within his microcosm, his strength would definitely surge further.

“Roar~~~” The Golden-Horned Colossal Beast raised its head and let out a triumphant roar.

“Everything is ready. It’s time to find that Tianyang Venerable,” Luo Feng smiled. “Back then, precisely because I couldn’t deal with Tianyang Venerable and felt my strength was insufficient, I first exchanged my clan contributions for the domain-type treasure ‘Nine-Roaring River,’ then went to obtain the fourth black metal plate. I never expected so many events would follow.”

His original plan was merely to obtain the fourth black metal plate, enabling the Golden-Horned Colossal Beast to achieve the perfect divine body and allowing him to use the secret art “I Am the Universe.”

Now, things had turned out even better than planned!

The supreme treasure set “Beast God Armor,” the high-level treasure “Lonyu,” and the self-created ultimate secret technique of a universe master… After cultivating the Secret Pattern Stream for over 180 million years, Luo Feng felt incomparably confident. Facing the Machine Race’s Venerable Tianyang… He was certain to succeed and seize the other pair of treasure wings.

(Note: “尊者” is typically translated as “Respect” or “Honorable One” in some contexts, but since it appears to be part of a title/name here, I’ve retained it as “尊者Tianyang.” If a specific translation for this title is preferred (e.g., “Venerable Tianyang”), please provide guidance.)

“The current issue is, I must locate Venerable Tianyang,” said Luo Feng, clad in the Tribulation Armor, with the Lonyu Blade strapped to his back and the Slaughter Wings unfurled. Standing inside the World Ring alongside his Golden-Horned Colossal Beast avatar and other avatars, he departed directly from his divine realm, heading toward the Primitive Star.

Although several of his avatars were heading toward the Primitive Star, normally a human expert would condense a single avatar to maintain connection with the “Virtual Universe.”

But Luo Feng didn’t need to—

The following text is translated into English:

Because the Boundless Nether Sea was Luo Feng’s largest divine body and also one of his avatars. Through the Virtual Universe Sensor, Luo Feng’s consciousness could naturally connect with the Virtual Universe.

In the Virtual Universe, at Hong Alliance City among the stars, inside the inner city’s open-air bar specifically designated for exchanges of information among Hong Alliance Cosmic Lords.

Luo Feng walked in.

“Luo Feng.”

“Daohe.”

Along the way, other Cosmic Lords warmly greeted Luo Feng. However, once Luo Feng had walked further away, they all silently activated barriers and began murmuring discussions: “Back when the Primitive Star was about to open, many Cosmic Lords borrowed treasures from Luo Feng. Even his senior brother, ‘Unity Lord,’ went to borrow some, but Luo Feng refused, saying he also needed to go to the Primitive Star. However, nearly two epochs have passed since the Primitive Star opened, and he has never entered.”

“Could it be that he’s not strong enough and is just going to get himself killed? He’s not a fool. Entering would make him a walking treasure vault, with his fame attracting attention. As soon as he steps in, he would be targeted and attacked by those alien races. But he really handled this poorly—if he’s too scared to go in, he shouldn’t make such excuses! If he really doesn’t want to lend, he could just straightforwardly say he refuses.”

“Yeah, wouldn’t it be better to just be honest? Pretending that he also had to go in—it’s just…”

The open-air bar gathered thousands of Hong Alliance Cosmic Lords. When Luo Feng arrived, it indeed caused some whispers, albeit all done in hushed tones… After all, Luo Feng had killed the King of Howling Mirror even as an Immortal, and once he ascends to the Cosmic Lord stage and becomes a ‘Cosmic Overlord,’ it’s practically a foregone conclusion. No one truly wishes to offend Luo Feng.

“Niuzhou Lord,” Luo Feng called out.

The stout, triangular-headed giant holding a large drinking cup turned his head, immediately bursting into laughter: “Daohe!” He quickly walked over.

“Let’s sit over there,” Luo Feng directly walked to an empty table and sat on the giant chair. Because the Hong Alliance’s various races had different divine body structures, these chairs, though exquisite, shared one common feature—they were all big enough!

Niuzhou Lord sat down directly.

Luo Feng casually ordered a fruit wine. The immortal server immediately brought the fine wine. Being a server here was a dream job for many immortal warriors, as it was rare to see Cosmic Lords in daily life. If one was lucky, they might even establish connections with certain Cosmic Lords. Occasionally, they could also overhear some secret information about the universe.

“Daohe, you’re usually busy, so you wouldn’t come to me without reason,” Niuzhou Lord put down his large wine cup and laughed heartily. “Tell me, what’s up?” The surrounding sounds had already been blocked.

“Help me find an alien Cosmic Lord,” Luo Feng said.

“Who?” Niuzhou Lord asked.

“Tianyang Lord,” Luo Feng replied. “I want to know about Tianyang Lord—where he is, on which Primitive Star, and its coordinates.”

“The cosmic overlord of the Machine Clan, ‘Tianyang Lord,’ famous across the universe for his ‘Eight-Shuttle’ techniques?” Niuzhou Lord asked in surprise.

“What do you need him for? He’s not easy to deal with. Though not as fearsome as those cosmic overlords who are extraordinary lifeforms, he’s still one of the most difficult cosmic overlords to handle.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Just help me out,” Luo Feng said. “Once you get the information, notify me.”

“Sure, no problem.”

Niuzhou Lord nodded.

“Haha, thanks. Come, let’s drink,” Luo Feng raised his wine glass. Since only his consciousness from the Infinite Nether Sea had entered the Virtual Universe, he naturally had the leisure to chat casually with Niuzhou Lord about events happening on the Primitive Star. Indeed, many things had occurred over the past twenty thousand years.

As Luo Feng and Niuzhou Lord were drinking, suddenly a loud roar was heard.

“Qianwu! I’m not being too harsh on you, but I was just killed on the Primitive Star and revived through time reversal by a Cosmic Sovereign! You must understand that resurrection comes at a cost… This time, the time-reversal revival has left me owing the clan’s contribution value 1.3 treasure points! All the contributions I accumulated over countless eons have gone to repay this debt to the clan, but it’s still not enough. I still owe some. As for the treasures you owe me… I didn’t pressure you before, but now…” An angry, high-pitched voice rang out.

This drew the attention of many Cosmic Lords in the open-air bar.

Luo Feng and Niuzhou Lord also looked over.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng slightly furrowed his brows. In another distant corner, two powerful beings sat—one was furiously berating, an alien Cosmic Lord with purple skin and silver scalp, and the other was King Qianwu.

King Qianwu also looked embarrassed, glancing around before hastily activating a sound barrier and pleading with the other in a softer tone.

“Why block it!”

“Why hide it?” The alien Cosmic Lord again shattered the surrounding sound barrier, shouting furiously, “Qianwu, we’ve been friends for countless eons. I know you’re in a tough spot, and I never pressed you before… But now I’m in such a dire situation. I urged you, but you kept delaying… You really made me…”

King Qianwu sat there, his face darkening.

Seeing this, the alien Cosmic Lord gradually lowered his voice and stopped shouting.

“What’s going on?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows.

“Still about time-reversal resurrection!” Lord Niuzhou sighed and shook his head. “Resurrection through time reversal violates the fundamental laws of the cosmos. Each attempt inflicts injuries even on a Cosmic Sovereign. Take that alien Cosmic Lord just now—Venerable Meiga. He is a high-level Cosmic Lord… You should know that reviving a Cosmic Overlord requires the personal intervention of the Founding Father of the Axe.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Yes, even if the Chaos City Lord tried to revive a Cosmic Overlord, the backlash would be enough to kill him.

“Reviving a high-level Cosmic Lord will harm the Cosmic Sovereign, and the harm won’t be minor,” sighed the Niuzhou Lord. “Since the Cosmic Sovereign must personally intervene and sustain injuries, the cost of each such act is naturally immense. Take Venerable Meiga here as an example—after being resurrected following his death on the Primitive Star, he now owes the clan 1.3 treasure points, equivalent to an ordinary treasure. Ordinary Cosmic Lords could never repay such a debt and can only gradually work it off over an extended period.”

“As for King Qianwu, his situation is even more dire than that of Venerable Meiga.”

“Worse?” Luo Feng frowned.

“Yes.”

Niuzhou Lord continued, “Among the 1008 cosmic monarchs, all are extremely ancient cosmic lords.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Indeed, since the number of human cosmic realms reached 1008, no new cosmic realms have been established by the human race, mainly due to the lack of sufficient territory. Obviously, holding one of these 1008 cosmic monarch positions indeed signifies being an extremely ancient cosmic lord.

“Living long also means their potential has nearly been exhausted,” Niuzhou Lord shook his head with a sigh. “Throughout endless eons, King Qianwu has perished three times, each time being resurrected through time reversal. However, the cost of resurrection has been immense. Especially once, he died on the Primitive Star and lost the treasures he had borrowed. Although the other two times didn’t result in losing treasures, he still lost some important treasure sets.”

Luo Feng listened and sighed inwardly.

Yes.

Upon death, treasures are lost.

“If he had truly died, that would be the end. But after resurrection, those who lent him treasures naturally came to claim them back,” Niuzhou Lord continued. “Debts owed to the clan can be repaid slowly without too much pressure. But debts owed to other powerful beings are frequently demanded. Other powerful beings having even a single treasure is not easy.”

“King Qianwu has been resurrected through time reversal three times, owing six cosmic lords and also the clan,” Niuzhou Lord said helplessly. “He’s unlikely to recover unless he significantly boosts his strength and ascends to the level of a cosmic overlord. But he has cultivated for so long without ascending. Do you think it’s easy to ascend? Difficult!”

“In fact, among those ancient monarchs, even with the ability to create avatars, none dare to borrow treasures and venture into dangerous places like the Primitive Star, fearing they wouldn’t be able to repay the treasures if they die.”

“Unless one has the strength or ambition, one wouldn’t dare to borrow treasures.”

“Currently, King Qianwu remains in his Qianwu Cosmic Realm, cultivating in seclusion for a long time while managing the cosmic realm and nurturing generations of successors. This is also a way to earn contributions, albeit very slowly, but without danger. Or he might venture into some low-risk cosmic secret realms,” Niuzhou Lord said. “Falling into such a state… it’s just his misfortune.”

“However, this is within our human race, where a Cosmic Sovereign can repeatedly resurrect through time reversal.”

“If it were in a weaker race, once dead, it would truly be the end. So in a way, he’s still lucky to have been resurrected three times after death.”

Luo Feng turned his head to look.

King Qianwu and Venerable Meiga were still in conversation, clearly attempting to soothe each other.