When the high-ranking human leaders, including City Lord Hunyuan, first learned the news and deduced that a Cosmic Sovereign must have entered Cercis Island, their immediate thought was… The Insect Race, the Monster Race, and the Mechanical Race had long sought to eliminate Luo Feng, who had been residing on Cercis Island. It was not impossible that these three top-tier races, in their desperation, had resorted to the safest method—sending a Cosmic Sovereign to assassinate him.
Drawing this conclusion immediately alarmed City Lord Hunyuan.
Fortunately, Luo Feng’s consciousness had always been connected to the virtual universe, letting City Lord Hunyuan know… Luo Feng was still alive! Thus, he could afford to stay calm.
Still, City Lord Hunyuan was puzzled… If a Cosmic Sovereign had come to kill Luo Feng, it should not have failed unless Luo Feng reacted quickly and self-destructed. If it wasn’t meant to kill Luo Feng, then what was happening?
“The Cosmic Sovereign involved is Xuzhen the Demon God,” Luo Feng respectfully said.
“Xuzhen the Demon God?”
Both Longxing Master and City Lord Hunyuan were shocked.
“He truly came to the Cercis Island to kill me,” Luo Feng immediately realized, though he chose not to voice it. After all, from a conventional standpoint, as a rapidly emerging powerhouse within the human race, he had become a prime target for the three insectoid factions. Naturally, the human race would spare no effort to safeguard him.
Since he had been attacked by a Cosmic Sovereign, the human race should respond accordingly.
Relying solely on himself to withstand the attack was unnecessary. He would first observe the response of his race.
“He really came to kill you?” City Lord Hunyuan’s eyes revealed a hint of killing intent.
“If the Demon God Xuzhen himself had gone, how could you possibly escape?” Master Longxing couldn’t help but ask.
Lord Hunyuan quickly added, “If the Demon God Xuzhen had personally gone, given his power, the Island Lord of Cercis Island would have been unable to stop him. As for your Ancestral God Cult’s Ancestral God, they wouldn’t have had time to intervene either… How did you…?”
“Report to my teacher, it was Ancestral God who saved me,” Luo Feng respectfully replied.
Longxing Master and City Lord Hunyuan exchanged glances. In truth, from the battle intelligence, they had already deduced that whoever could prevent the inheritors of Cercis Island from noticing the disturbance in the Five-Color Aurora Lake and could harness the lake’s power must be a Primal God. Yet, they couldn’t comprehend how a Primal God could have intervened in time. After all, battles among supreme beings unfolded at unimaginable speeds!
“If it weren’t for Ancestral God, this time I might have…” Luo Feng shook his head. “Ever since I was acknowledged as a top-tier Cosmic Overlord years ago, Ancestral God secretly settled near my residence on Cercis Island. For these past 62 years, he has been my neighbor.”
“Ah.”
“Neighbor?”
Both Longxing Master and City Lord Hunyuan were secretly astonished, shocked by how highly the Ancestral God Sect valued Luo Feng—to the extent of assigning the highest-ranking Ancestral God within the entire sect as his personal guardian… Such a gesture was truly remarkable. The supreme existence of the universe’s most formidable power, dwelling nearby and silently protecting him for so long, would deeply move anyone.
“Where are you now?” City Lord Hunyuan quickly asked.
“I am temporarily not on the Cercis Island,” Luo Feng replied.
“Don’t leave just yet. Although the Insect Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Demon Race failed this time, they may launch another attack,” City Lord Hunyuan advised solemnly. “First, go into seclusion to cultivate. I will give your matter more careful consideration.”
“Yes.”
Luo Feng immediately bowed to the two before him and instantly vanished into thin air.
Longxing Master and City Lord Hunyuan remained in deep thought and were silent for a while.
“Chaos,” Master Longxing finally spoke. “The Cercis Island is no longer safe. The determination of the three races to kill Luo Feng is terrifying. We initially suspected it, but now it’s confirmed. And it was Demon God Xuzhen, the most skilled in illusions, the most terrifying being against those with innate clone abilities.”
“I will immediately notify Ju Fu and have all the Cosmic Lords gather together to discuss this matter,” City Lord Hunyuan could no longer hold back.
…
When the Cosmic Lords of the human race gathered again due to this matter, Luo Feng was in a hall of his palace, continuing to browse through the data of numerous top-tier Cosmic Overlords.
“In our human race, including me, there are only four top-tier Cosmic Overlords.”
“The Mechanical Race has four top-tier Cosmic Overlords.”
The demon race boasts as many as 21 top-tier Cosmic Overlords. After all, among the demon race, bloodlines vary in strength, and there are quite a few demons with innate clone abilities, resulting in a large number of top-tier Cosmic Overlords.
“As for the Insect Race… the Insect Race has 81 Cosmic Overlords and two top-tier Cosmic Overlords. However, when the Insect Race launches a swarm tactic, they can rival the top-tier Cosmic Overlords of other races.” Luo Feng nodded inwardly. The Insect Race was terrifying. A single Insect Queen Overlord might only be a Cosmic Overlord in individual combat strength.
However, she could spare no expense to create a group of Cosmic Sovereign-level insect warriors. Although their divine bodies might only be powerful, the Insect Queen could split her consciousness and descend into each soldier, granting them formidable combat strength.
“The allied races of the Mechanical Race have a total of 12 top-tier Cosmic Overlords.”
“The allied races of the demonic clans have a total of 16 top-tier Cosmic Overlords.”
“The allied races of the Insect Race have a total of nine top-tier Cosmic Overlords.”
“Who should I choose?”
Luo Feng first ruled out the Insect Race. Although an Insect Queen Overlord herself wasn’t terrifying, she could control powerful insect warriors! Even if he could kill each insect warrior, the Insect Queen could use those soldiers to block Luo Feng and then escape quickly.
The Mechanical Race?
The Mechanical Race had only four supreme Cosmic Overlords, similar to how the human race previously had three supreme Cosmic Overlords. They wielded immensely powerful supreme treasures, among other artifacts. Additionally, each of them was stationed at crucial strongholds within the Mechanical Race, much like the human race’s Celestial Master Palace Lord, the Starry Abyss Demon Lord, and others, who were all positioned at vital strategic locations.
“The demon clan.”
“The demon race has many top-tier Cosmic Overlords, and they are scattered.” Luo Feng looked at the data floating in midair and suddenly focused on one file. “Him—Tianhua Venerable!”
Tianhua Venerable, a supreme Cosmic Overlord of the Demon Clan, was second only to the ‘Tianlang Master’ within the Tianlang Race. He was the pride of the entire Tianlang Race, the direct disciple of Tianlang Master, and also a disciple of the Demon Clan’s Meng Yaozu.
“Tianhua Venerable?”
“Tianlang Master?”
Luo Feng softly smiled.
He couldn’t forget how, after escaping from the Ice Prison years ago, the mighty Tianlang Master had wanted to kill him, only for Master City Lord Hunyuan to appear and save him!
“Tianhua Venerable, you’re just unlucky. It’s you.”
…
Having chosen ‘Tianhua Venerable’ as his target, Luo Feng naturally began collecting detailed intelligence to formulate his plans. He investigated the Venerable’s treasures, secret techniques, and other aspects to gauge his exact strength and determine his usual whereabouts.
However, as Luo Feng was formulating his plan, City Lord Hunyuan directly sent him a call.
“Luo Feng.”
“Come to Hunyuan’s Domain and see me.”
“Yes.”
Without hesitation, Luo Feng immediately left his divine country and quickly arrived at the headquarters of the virtual universe company. Taking a spaceship through cosmic channels, he reached Hunyuan City.
…
Walking through the palace, every guard was respectful.
In the vast Hunyuan Domain, City Lord Hunyuan was sitting cross-legged. As Luo Feng approached, he opened his eyes.
“Teacher.” Luo Feng slightly bowed.
“Whoosh.” City Lord Hunyuan flicked his hand, sending a streak of light toward Luo Feng.
Luo Feng quickly reached out and caught it. Looking down, there was a triangular prism crystal in his palm, resembling a purple crystal, with beautiful ancient patterns on it. The entire crystal exuded a strange, enchanting power.
“This is a relatively superior high-grade soul treasure, named ‘Yu Xiang’,” City Lord Hunyuan said.
“Yu Xiang?” Luo Feng was startled.
When he previously exchanged for the top-tier soul treasure, the Blood Shadow Blade, he had glanced through many exchange catalogs. With his exceptional ability, he naturally had a photographic memory, clearly remembering that in the soul treasure category, ‘Yu Xiang’ required a full 620 treasure points to exchange!
High-grade soul treasures were more valuable than general top-tier weapon treasures.
Top-tier soul treasures like battle blades generally cost around 80 treasure points to obtain.
However, high-grade soul treasures cost at least two or three hundred treasure points… Yu Xiang was an exceptional one among them, reaching 620 treasure points.
Of course, if it were a ‘top-tier soul treasure,’ its value would be even higher… It could rival treasures like the Thousand Treasure River or the Sword River Luo, generally requiring thousands of treasure points.
“Teacher…” Luo Feng looked up at City Lord Hunyuan.
“This does not come from me, but from the clan,” City Lord Hunyuan said with a smile. “This supreme high-grade soul treasure, ‘Jade Fragrance,’ is worth several top-tier weapon treasures! After the clan learned that you were pursued by the Demon God Xu Zhen, they decided to bestow this ‘Jade Fragrance’ treasure upon you to protect your soul.”
“Your will and consciousness have already reached the Cosmic Lord level, and Yu Xiang is a supreme-grade soul treasure among high-grade ones.”
“If you encounter Xu Zhen the Demon God again, with ‘Yu Xiang’ protecting your soul, you at least won’t be infiltrated or controlled by soul attacks, and you can calmly self-destruct,” City Lord Hunyuan said.
Luo Feng nodded.
Indeed.
If it were a genuine supreme Cosmic Overlord, even with soul-protecting treasures, they would still be unable to escape when facing a Cosmic Sovereign. Typically, they would choose to self-destruct—merely succeeding in self-destruction would already be considered an achievement… But he was different. He possessed the supreme treasure, the “Star Tower,” to shield his body, and the peak-tier treasure, the “Armor of Tribulation,” for protection.
“Thank you, Teacher.” Luo Feng still expressed his gratitude. He indeed lacked a soul treasure.
Although he owned the Star Tower, both his Earthling true body and the Golden Horned Beast clone needed soul treasures. Upon acquiring this “Yu Xiang,” Luo Feng immediately decided: “The Yu Xiang will be used by my Earthling true body. Previously, my Earthling form carried the Robe of Thorns, which inherently weakens soul attacks. With both Yu Xiang and the Robe of Thorns combined… their combined power can rival even supreme-grade soul treasures! This way, I’ll be able to withstand even the soul assaults of Demon God Xu Zhen.”
(Note: “劫甲” is transliterated as “Jie Jia” since it appears to be a proper noun in the context. If it has an established English translation in the series, that should be used instead.)
“The Golden Horned Beast clone has the Star Tower, so it also has enough confidence.”
“When I go out as the Blood Cloud Pavilion Master… I won’t disgrace the Blood Cloud Pavilion Master’s reputation.” Luo Feng secretly made his decision.
This treasure indeed came just in time.
This Yu Xiang requires 620 treasure points. With the remaining treasures Luo Feng had, even if he offered them to the race, he could only obtain a small portion of it.
“With this treasure on you, you can go out and explore. After all, the three races, including the Insect Race, won’t easily invite another Cosmic Sovereign again, so you don’t need to worry too much,” City Lord Hunyuan said solemnly. “Your strength has now reached this level. You must hone it through battle. Every Cosmic Lord is born from battle training. Buried in hard training alone won’t make you a Cosmic Lord. Go now.”
“Yes.” Luo Feng bowed and immediately left.
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