The spaceship soared through the dark cosmos for about eight hours, traversing the vastness of space, and finally arrived at the planet Bolan, located 11,800 light-years from Earth.
In the northern region of Bolan, within the extreme cold zone,
A deep-blue C9-class spaceship landed before the castle at the center of the warehouse base. The castle guard immediately came forward to greet them.
“We’ll stay on Bolan for three days first. It will take the Virtual Universe Company about three days to deliver the Bloodline Evolution Serum,” Luo Feng said directly, leaping down from the cabin and landing on the thick layer of snow, which crunched underfoot. Beside him, Hong and Thunderclaw also leapt down and walked alongside Luo Feng.
Luo Feng wore a blood-red battle robe, tightly fastened at the waist, its hem billowing in the frigid wind.
Thunderclaw wore a white battle robe, while Hong wore a black one.
Luo Feng and Hong’s robes were transformed from the ‘Moyun Vine,’ known as Moyun battle robes, while Thunderclaw wore a second-tier primordial energy battle robe he had specially purchased.
“That external director, Mingyu, hyped up the Bloodline Evolution Serum like it was some miracle drug. I wonder if it’s really that good,” Thunderclaw muttered, “I couldn’t even find any information about it on the Virtual Universe Network.”
“That’s because your access level is too low,” Luo Feng chuckled. “On the Virtual Universe Network, we’re just ordinary users. We can easily find unimportant, non-confidential, and public information, but for restricted-level information… you need high enough clearance to view it.”
“Pfft, hierarchies everywhere,” Thunderclaw shook his head.
“Where isn’t there a hierarchy? The rich and the poor, the powerful and the common people,” Hong said calmly.
…
It was the evening of the third day on Bolan.
The snow-covered landscape still reflected enough light to keep the sky bright when a deep-gray, saucer-shaped spaceship bypassed the planetary docking port entirely and flew straight to the warehouse base where Luo Feng and the others were stationed. The ship bore the massive insignia of the Virtual Universe, clearly marking its identity.
Boom~~~
The ship came to a halt.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunderclaw stood on the snowy ground, eagerly watching the vessel.
“Whoosh~~” The cabin door opened, and three figures in black battle robes emerged. The leading woman carried a briefcase, while the other two flanked her. They flew directly from the cabin and landed before Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunderclaw.
The woman, wearing black glasses, glanced at the trio, her glasses flashing a stream of data only she could see.
“Identity confirmed. Delivery can proceed.”
“Luo Feng, Hong, Thunderclaw, this is your Bloodline Evolution Serum.” The pale-skinned, expressionless woman opened the briefcase, revealing three long, slender syringes filled with colorful liquid that shimmered with iridescent light. She then snapped the case shut and handed it to the three.
“Thank you,” Luo Feng reached out to take it.
The three figures turned and flew back into the spaceship. Within seconds, the ship lifted off, ascending rapidly into the sky, piercing through the atmosphere and departing from Bolan.
“Bloodline Evolution Serum,” Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunderclaw all gazed at the briefcase.
“Let’s go inside,” Luo Feng called out.
“Haha, can’t wait,” Thunderclaw’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
…
Each of the three took a dose of the Bloodline Evolution Serum and entered their respective cultivation chambers.
“Bloodline Evolution Serum,” Luo Feng looked at the slender syringe in his hand, the colorful liquid inside shimmering with an unparalleled beauty that made his heart race. “Let’s begin!”
Without hesitation,
He removed the cap from the syringe and plunged the needle into his skin, slowly injecting the colorful liquid. The liquid began to integrate into Luo Feng’s body, spreading like a swarm of aggressive cancer cells, devouring every cell within him. Excruciating pain surged into his mind.
“Damn it!” Luo Feng gritted his teeth and curled up on the floor.
His teeth clenched tightly, making a grinding sound, blood seeping from his gums and trickling down the corners of his lips.
“This hurts!”
“Luo Feng, endure it. This stuff is meant to improve your bloodline, changing it from the deepest level. It’s bound to be extremely painful. Keep enduring, and it will pass,” Babata comforted him.
“How much longer?” Luo Feng felt his consciousness trembling.
“Not long, less than an hour,” Babata replied.
“An hour?” Luo Feng could only bite down hard.
No matter how much it hurt, he had to endure. He hadn’t heard any cries of pain from the other two chambers, clearly Hong and Thunderclaw were also enduring the immense agony.
“Hmm. Ugh!” Luo Feng let out low, pained grunts through his nose.
…
Inside his body,
Every cell in Luo Feng’s body became a battlefield. Whether muscle cells, bone cells, or any other, all were engaged in a fierce struggle. Human bloodline evolution is, by nature, a long and gradual transformation process. The Bloodline Evolution Serum, developed by the Virtual Universe Company, accelerated this fundamental transformation.
Each dose was extremely costly.
…
Inside the cultivation chamber,
Luo Feng lay sprawled on the floor, his clothes soaked and clinging to his body, revealing his extremely muscular physique. He was utterly exhausted, motionless.
“So tired.”
“Extremely tired.”
“My whole body feels like it’s fallen apart. I don’t even want to move a single finger,” Luo Feng communicated with Babata through his consciousness. “Yet, there’s a deep, innate sense of comfort, an indescribable sense of ease.”
“Of course, the process of bloodline evolution is painful, but afterward, it brings immense comfort. This process also consumes a significant amount of your life force. Right now, you should immediately use the Muya Crystal. The Muya Crystal contains abundant life force energy, a treasure that promotes life evolution. Now is the best time to use it,” Babata urged.
“I understand,” Luo Feng nodded.
“Notify my brothers to use the Muya Crystal as well,” Luo Feng instructed. Babata immediately sent a message to Hong and Thunderclaw through the communicator.
…
On Bolan,
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunderclaw were immersed in cultivation. A single Muya Crystal contained tremendous energy. Normally, Luo Feng could only absorb a small amount each day before his body became saturated. But today, after undergoing a major bloodline evolution, his body, now ravenous, was frantically absorbing the energy from the Muya Crystal.
“Indescribably wonderful.”
Luo Feng sat cross-legged, holding a Muya Crystal in his hand.
Massive amounts of life-force energy surged into his body, and every cell that had just undergone a fundamental transformation was desperately hungry, devouring the energy with insatiable hunger. Each stream of energy that entered his body was immediately consumed. This process of absorption continued without pause.
Approximately 23 hours later, the Muya Crystal was completely drained. Luo Feng took out another one!
Absorbing the energy of the Muya Crystal was also a process of Luo Feng’s physical evolution. As his body continued to evolve and grow stronger, naturally, his capacity to withstand psychokinetic energy also increased. A large amount of refined mental energy flowed directly from his core into his consciousness sea, causing the mental energy within to grow continuously.
…
“Boom~~~”
The crimson mental energy surged like waves in a blood ocean, then gathered wildly, forming a massive blood sphere that expanded and contracted repeatedly. The entire world seemed to contain only this blood sphere. With the final contraction, a thunderous resonance echoed through the consciousness sea, and a dazzling, radiant miniature ‘star’ was formed.
Adding to the original miniature star.
Within the consciousness sea, the new star orbited the old one, while the old star also rotated slightly, forming a twin-star system.
“Whoosh~~” More refined mental energy, purified within the twin stars, spread like mist throughout the consciousness sea. At the same time, the ‘Void Tower’ within the consciousness sea began to undergo transformation.
He had reached the Second Stage of the Stellar Level!
Luo Feng’s body had advanced from the Seventh Stage of the Planetary Level to the Eighth Stage of the Planetary Level. His psychokinetic power had ascended to the Second Stage of the Stellar Level!
…
A day later,
Luo Feng stood atop the Dun Tian Shuttle, a streak of light, rapidly flying through the extreme cold zone in the northern region of Bolan. The terrifying speed even caused the hard-packed snow below to shatter, creating a trench-like channel. A frozen mountain was pierced repeatedly by a golden swordfish, then exploded violently, sending avalanches of snow cascading down.
“Amazing!” Luo Feng hovered mid-air, watching the mountain collapse, feeling an immense sense of exhilaration.
“Third Brother.”
“Third Brother.”
Two voices echoed from a distance.
“They’re coming,” Luo Feng maneuvered the Dun Tian Shuttle in an arc and shot toward the distant figures. On the snowy ground stood two men, one in black and one in white battle robes—Hong and Thunderclaw. Both were now brimming with confidence. After using the Bloodline Evolution Serum, they had immediately followed Luo Feng’s advice to use the Muya Crystal.
It was the perfect time to do so.
Hong had indeed broken through his barrier, reaching the First Stage of the Stellar Level.
Thunderclaw, on the other hand, had seized the opportunity and advanced to the Second Stage of the Stellar Level! However… such opportunities were rare. The Bloodline Evolution Serum was effective only once; using it again would yield almost no effect. Still, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunderclaw were satisfied, for the most important effect of the Bloodline Evolution Serum was—
It made their future evolutionary path much smoother and faster!
“Third Brother,” Hong smiled at Luo Feng.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng descended and landed on the snow.
“Third Brother, Big Brother and I were thinking… we want to apply for the Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Exam. What do you think?” Thunderclaw looked at Luo Feng.
“The Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Exam?” Luo Feng was taken aback.
That was right. Now that Big Brother had reached the First Stage of the Stellar Level, he was eligible for the Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Exam.
This exam was the entry-level test among many conducted by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Their old comrades, He Ruo and Bureimu, had once participated in the Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Exam. This entry-level test was designed to eliminate those unsuited for the perilous path of a mercenary!
And the way to eliminate them…
Was often through death. Only the lucky ones could survive.
Thus, the Apprentice Mercenary Exam was notoriously known for its high mortality rate.
“The Cosmic Apprentice Mercenary Exam?” Luo Feng murmured.
“What do you think?” Hong and Thunderclaw watched Luo Feng.
“When are you planning to leave?” Luo Feng asked.
“The sooner, the better!” Thunderclaw couldn’t help but exclaim. “Of course, first, we should check the Virtual Universe Network thoroughly to find out what we need to be careful about during the exam.”
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