As Luo Feng and the old bearded man were conducting an exchange, Prince Bolin, the ninth prince of the Heilongshan Empire, was in another ancient house.
Inside the dimly lit ancient house.
Bolin stood there, smiling as he called out, “I would like to exchange for treasures.”
“Young man, why the rush?” a deep voice echoed within the house, “One at a time. After this little one finishes his exchange, I will handle yours.”
“Hmm?”
A glint of coldness flashed in Bolin’s eyes.
One at a time?
“Was the person who came in before genuinely exchanging for treasures instead of just pretending?” A thought arose in Bolin’s mind. He then smiled coldly, closed his eyes, and connected his consciousness to the virtual universe network.
…
In the virtual universe, on the Heilongshan Island.
It was a vast city filled with rows of palaces. Among them stood an inconspicuous purple palace, guarded by two sentries at its entrance.
Swoosh!
Inside the palace hall, a sudden figure appeared on the throne—an elegant, fair-skinned man, none other than Prince Bolin, the ninth prince of the Heilongshan Empire.
Dressed in royal attire primarily black with golden trim, Bolin sat high on the throne and immediately initiated a communication request, contacting one of his nine bodyguards. Each of his bodyguards were slaves, utterly loyal to him. Unfortunately, one had died when the castle gate was opened. Fortunately, the ‘Lightning’ of the Lightning Castle had not destroyed the space ring, so the rifle inside the guard’s space ring remained intact.
Swoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared in the palace hall, wearing black guard attire and sporting a head of hair like green flames shooting skyward.
“Your Highness,” the guard respectfully knelt on one knee.
“Katuruo.”
Bolin looked down at the guard from above and ordered, “The young man who entered the Lightning Castle before me was wearing an alloy combat suit and a helmet. He had a lot of Thunder Stones and was exchanging treasures with the intelligent life of the Lightning Castle.”
“What?” The guard was surprised.
Occasionally, people entered the Lightning Castle, mostly as distractions, with few actually exchanging for treasures.
“I am certain he was genuinely exchanging for treasures,” Bolin said coldly, “So you keep a close watch on him. You understand my meaning?”
“I understand!” the guard replied respectfully.
“Good.”
Satisfied, Bolin nodded, and his form dissolved into nothingness, disappearing from the throne.
…
In the Realm Within a Realm.
The old bearded man entered Bolin’s ancient house, and upon seeing him, Bolin smiled.
“Young one, what are you exchanging for?” the old man looked at Bolin.
“The first level password of the Inheritance Crystal Ball,” Bolin looked at the old man, “And another ‘Life Fruit.'”
A look of surprise involuntarily appeared on the old man’s face.
…
As Bolin was exchanging, Luo Feng had just walked out of the gates of the Lightning Castle. As he exited, from afar, among the 200,000 allied forces surrounding the Lightning Castle, at least ten thousand people turned their gazes toward Luo Feng, scrutinizing him carefully, while Luo Feng remained calm.
The Lightning Castle often had people entering it, mostly as distractions, and few knew that he was actually exchanging for treasures.
“It’s him.”
“He entered before the Prince.”
“Keep a close watch.”
Among the thousands of people looking at Luo Feng, some had special intentions, exchanging silent transmissions of their will-force.
…
Luo Feng mingled into the crowd of the allied forces, wandering around for a while before finally meeting up with Hong, Leishen, Tienanhe, and Aogu. Naturally, Aogu erected a barrier of mental force to block others from hearing their conversation.
“How did it go?” Hong and Leishen both looked at Luo Feng.
“Everything went smoothly, just as planned,” Luo Feng smiled, “One Life Fruit and two fifth-stage weapons.”
Leishen’s face lit up with delight, “That’s great! One Life Fruit can allow your Yunmu Vine to undergo a major evolution! This way, our team won’t have to run away so pitifully whenever we encounter a larger group in the Realm Within a Realm anymore!”
“First invest, then reap the rewards,” Hong smiled, “Brother Three, do you remember what you said… once we get another batch of Thunder Stones, you’ll exchange another Life Fruit for my Yunmu Vine.”
“Definitely!” Luo Feng laughed.
“Pfft!” Leishen rubbed his nose and glanced at Hong, “Don’t think too highly of it. Life Fruits are precious. If Brother Three exchanges for them, others might also want to exchange. And there are only three Life Fruits in total. By the time we get another batch of Thunder Stones, who knows if there will still be Life Fruits left!”
Hong did not argue with Leishen.
This exchange plan, after discussing with Hong and Leishen, was strongly supported by both. Because none of them had known before that Life Fruits could allow the Yunmu Vine to undergo a super evolution. Even Hong said… that he would also like to evolve his Yunmu Vine when the opportunity arises.
However, Hong’s Yunmu Vine was inherently much inferior to Luo Feng’s.
Currently, Luo Feng’s Yunmu Vine was at the fourth stage of the Stellar King level, while Hong’s Yunmu Vine had only just entered the first stage of the Stellar King level. Therefore, with the incredibly pure and powerful life force of the Life Fruit, Luo Feng’s Yunmu Vine had a much higher chance of absorbing it successfully.
“Actually, the weapons we exchanged for this time are already enough to allow us to do a lot once we leave,” Leishen said with a beaming smile.
“Hmm,” Hong nodded.
“With enough wealth, there’s a lot we can do,” Luo Feng was also very excited.
Ice Soul Blade, Zhenkong Cauldron.
These were both fifth-stage primal energy weapons and mental force weapons—only World Kings could truly utilize their combat potential. As for Luo Feng, Hong, and Leishen, who were only at the Stellar King level… these weapons were simply beyond their capabilities. Using fifth-stage weapons, Luo Feng’s effectiveness might not even match his use of the Runheaven Shuttle.
Only the most suitable weapons are the best.
Therefore…
These two weapons were bought by Luo Feng for the purpose of ‘making money’! These were fifth-stage weapons! Selling them within the Realm Within a Realm would be a loss, but if taken outside, they would bring a fortune. These two fifth-stage weapons represented an immense amount of wealth.
“I have to think about what to do once I have so much wealth,” Leishen muttered.
“First, eliminate the Noranshan family,” Hong said grimly, “As long as the Noranshan family remains, the threat will never cease.”
“It’s easy to deal with others, but Noranshan himself is difficult to handle,” Luo Feng shook his head, “Buying cosmic-level servants, the highest we can get is at the ninth stage of the Cosmic level… but Noranshan has received the title of Axe Warrior. A regular ninth-stage Cosmic-level warrior would stand no chance against him.”
“No need to rush. With money, things get easier,” Leishen laughed.
“Everyone, rest first.”
Luo Feng whispered, “We’ll wait until nightfall to leave the allied forces.”
The Yunmu Vine needs to evolve, which requires it to display its maximum size to accommodate and absorb as much life force as possible. Given the massive size of the Yunmu Vine and the commotion during evolution… it would be impossible to do so in the core area.
“Alright, we’ll leave at night.”
…
The five of them, Luo Feng and his companions, were quite ordinary within the vast allied forces. However, someone was secretly watching them.
The allied forces numbered about 200,000.
It was impossible for Stellar King adventurers to crowd together like soldiers on Earth, because once their speed was unleashed, they could cover several kilometers in an instant. This was even within the Realm Within a Realm! Therefore, usually, each team kept a considerable distance from each other. Luo Feng and his five companions gathered together, while others also casually grouped up.
And some large teams kept distances of one or two kilometers apart.
Too close, and it would be difficult to manage.
This distance…
For Stellar King adventurers, it was easy to see with one glance and reach in a blink. Therefore, the entire allied forces spread out over an area with a diameter of about sixty to seventy kilometers.
The powerful and influential ninth prince, Prince Bolin, was stationed at the core position of the Heilongshan forces. The distance between him and Luo Feng’s group was over thirty kilometers, making it impossible for Babata to detect Bolin! Moreover, the signals around Bolin were blocked; his equipment was obtained from the Heilongshan holy land.
It was not much inferior to Babata.
Night fell, with howling winds.
Inside the tent.
Prince Bolin sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
“Your Highness,” Katuruo respectfully addressed him.
“The five-man squad hasn’t been lost, has it?” Bolin’s voice was calm.
“No,” Katuruo replied respectfully, “There are 20,000 people under the Prince’s control within the allied forces! With our spies placed everywhere, the entire allied forces are almost under our surveillance. Moreover, the allied forces are spread out over just tens of kilometers, so that five-man squad has no way of escaping our surveillance.”
“Hmm.”
Bolin responded, suddenly opening his eyes, his gaze like a sharp blade staring at Katuruo, who immediately bowed.
“According to the joint agreement, killing within the allied forces is prohibited,” Bolin said coldly, “I can’t easily break the rules. Keep a close watch… Once they leave the allied forces’ territory, immediately dispatch a small team to eliminate them, retrieve their space storage devices, and bring them to me. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Your Highness,” Katuruo replied respectfully, “I will arrange it immediately.”
“Good, go,” Bolin said indifferently.
Katuruo respectfully left the tent, and at that moment, a man entered, knelt on one knee, and respectfully said, “Your Highness, the Sixth Squadron killed six teams today, approximately 5,000 adventurers. They obtained approximately 2,590,000 Thunder Stones.” He respectfully handed over a space ring.
“Hmm, the Sixth Squadron did well.”
A rare smile appeared on Bolin’s face, “Tell the other squadrons to work hard and seize more Thunder Stones.”
“Yes.”
The man left.
In the tent, Bolin held the space ring, weighed it in his hand, and a confident, superior smile appeared on his face: “Almost a million Thunder Stones again! It should be enough to exchange for the second level password. However, the Thunder Stones in various areas have been almost completely excavated. Now it’s time for mutual slaughter to seize the Thunder Stones.”
…
To the lofty ninth prince, Prince Bolin, even if these two million people were to perish, he wouldn’t care.
Born into the royal family.
His mother’s lineage was also immensely powerful. He had witnessed too much of the universe’s survival of the fittest—orders to enslave all the people of dozens of planets. Such events made him believe it was only natural to kill those small teams to seize Thunder Stones. As for arranging someone to kill Luo Feng…
Bolin didn’t even care.
To Bolin, that five-man team was nothing but ants. A mere order from him would send someone to crush those ants.
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