“Master Mingyu!” Luo Feng called out. “I’m merely a Stellar-Level warrior. There’s no use for me to have so much territory and cash!”
Mingyu looked at Luo Feng, a smile breaking through his iron-like face. “Luo Feng, having too much territory and cash is indeed useless to you now. But… how can I, as a Domain Lord, accept your gifts without giving anything in return? Besides, owning some territory and patrolling it as a lord can be quite enjoyable. How about a little over ten thousand habitable planets?”
“Uh… how about just a hundred planets?” Luo Feng finally agreed.
Territory wouldn’t be of much use to him anyway. Having a hundred planets as his domain was just a symbolic gesture.
“Alright, a hundred it is. A hundred habitable planets won’t draw attention from powerful figures in the universe,” Mingyu smiled. “As for cash, I don’t actually have much on hand… nowhere near the value of your ‘Sky-Cutting Blade.'”
“Master Mingyu, just give me a random amount. We three brothers have already gained enough from this trip,” Luo Feng was clear that he couldn’t be too greedy.
Otherwise, if he provoked the other’s displeasure, it would bring him great trouble.
Besides…
He had obtained numerous treasures this time, and this Sky-Cutting Blade wasn’t even a tenth of the total value of the other treasures combined. It wasn’t that significant.
“Give me your account number,” Mingyu said.
“Yes,” Luo Feng immediately recited his account number at the Galaxy-Star River Bank.
“Tsk tsk, Galaxy-StarRiver Bank. You’ve got some assets yourself,” Mingyu smiled, simultaneously sending a thread of consciousness to connect to the virtual universe network to perform a ‘money transfer.’
Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu were all secretly guessing how much Master Mingyu would send.
“You’ve received an email, Luo Feng,” Ba Ba Ta’s voice sounded.
“Open it.”
Luo Feng quickly closed his eyes and connected his consciousness to the virtual universe network, allowing Ba Ba Ta to open the email. It was a notification from the Galaxy-StarRiver Bank:
“Dear Valued Customer,
Greetings.
Your consciousness-linked account at our bank has just received a deposit of 20 billion cosmic credits. Since your account balance has now reached the threshold of 10 billion cosmic credits, your account has been automatically upgraded to a ‘Two-Star Account.’ You are now a prestigious Two-Star customer of the Galaxy-StarRiver Bank. As a star-level customer, you enjoy many special privileges.
Attached below this message is a list and explanation of these special privileges.
Galaxy-StarRiver Bank”
A simple message, yet it shocked Luo Feng greatly. Back on Biyan Star, he had learned the meaning of ‘Star-Level Accounts.’ At that time, those two cosmic mercenaries only had One-Star accounts. Clearly, reaching ‘Star-Level’ was an extremely high threshold.
“So reaching a deposit of 10 billion cosmic credits automatically upgrades you to a Two-Star Account?”
“10 billion cosmic credits, with one cosmic credit equivalent to about 3,300 Qianwu credits, means 10 billion cosmic credits equal approximately 33 trillion Qianwu credits.”
“The average price of a planet is one trillion Heilong credits, equivalent to about 700 million Qianwu credits. In other words, 10 billion cosmic credits are equivalent to nearly 50,000 habitable planets.”
Thinking about it, Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel astonished.
The cash that Domain Lord Mingyu had given him was almost equivalent to the selling price of one hundred thousand habitable planets! For a Domain Lord, this was also an extremely high amount.
…
In the manor.
“Master Mingyu,” Luo Feng immediately stood up.
“Sit, sit,” Mingyu gestured with his hand, and Luo Feng instantly felt an invisible force pressing down on his shoulders. He couldn’t resist at all and was forced back into a seated position.
“Don’t think I’ve given you too much,” Mingyu slightly shook his head, a trace of a smile in his eyes. “What I’ve given you isn’t much at all. If you had only offered me a weapon like the ‘Heavenly Fire Wheel,’ then what I’ve given you would be considered generous. But you gave me the ‘Sky-Cutting Blade.’ If I gave you less, I would feel deeply guilty, and such a feeling of guilt would affect my cultivation.”
“Whoosh!”
The surrounding space slightly trembled.
Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu were all startled, for in the quiet manor, another person had suddenly appeared. He was tall and thin, with a cold and stern expression, and two antennae-like protrusions on his forehead. His black cloak fluttered in the wind, and as his eyes swept over them, the entire heavens and earth seemed to be contained within his gaze.
“Master,” Mingyu immediately stood up and respectfully saluted, simultaneously transmitting his voice to Luo Feng and the others, “This is a Monarch-level warrior from my Three-Axe Mountain.”
“Monarch,” Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu all hurriedly saluted.
A Monarch?
They had never actually seen a living Monarch before.
Luo Feng couldn’t help but steal a glance at this Monarch. His aura wasn’t very strong, but his eyes were enough to instill fear in one’s heart.
“Mingyu, you’re quite lucky,” the tall, thin man stood there, his feet slightly hovering, looking at Mingyu.
“Hehe,” Mingyu showed a simple and honest smile.
“I’ll take the Sky-Cutting Blade,” the tall, thin man said indifferently. “This blade suits me well.”
“This fifth-grade primal energy weapon, I can’t fully utilize its power anyway,” Mingyu laughed. “It would be my honor for the Master to use it.” As he spoke, Mingyu retrieved the fifth-grade primal energy weapon, the Sky-Cutting Blade, from his spatial ring. The wide-handled war blade floated directly toward the tall, thin man.
The tall, thin man extended his hand and caught the Sky-Cutting Blade, his eyes instantly lighting up!
Chi! Chi!
Two golden beams shot out from his eyes, illuminating the blade’s surface. The blade’s strange secret patterns made him even more eager.
“Excellent blade,” the tall, thin man gripped the Sky-Cutting Blade and instantly slashed it toward the sky.
Hua!
The clear, bright blue sky was like a giant piece of fabric, directly cut with a slash that was two to three kilometers long yet incredibly thin! Faintly visible behind the rift were illusions of floating life and destruction, but the rift quickly vanished, and the sky returned to its calm state.
“Hahaha…” The tall, thin man, who had been cold and indifferent all along, finally couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Congratulations, Master,” Mingyu hurriedly bowed.
“Haha, the Sky-Cutting Blade lives up to its name. My understanding of spatial essence is only superficial, but with this Sky-Cutting Blade, my power has greatly increased,” the tall, thin man laughed as he looked at Mingyu. “Mingyu, since I’ve taken your Sky-Cutting Blade, I naturally won’t let you suffer a loss. I’ve already transferred the money to your account, and… I owe you a favor!”
Swoosh!
The tall, thin man disappeared directly.
…
Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ao Gu were left in stunned silence.
Just now, the Monarch had appeared instantly, taken the Sky-Cutting Blade, slashed out a spatial rift, and then vanished as if by teleportation.
“A spatial rift? A two-to-three-kilometer-long spatial rift?” Luo Feng was shocked in his heart. “Actually tearing through the cosmic space? And… was that teleportation at the end?”
“It’s not teleportation, it’s flight. Just extremely fast flight. As for not causing any air disturbance, that’s related to the Monarch’s ability to control the fundamental forces of the universe,” Ba Ba Ta’s voice sounded.
“Flight? How fast?”
“His instantaneous speed when leaving was 32,169 kilometers per second.”
Luo Feng blinked twice. The speed of light was only 300,000 kilometers per second. Although the Monarch hadn’t reached his maximum speed, his instantaneous speed had already reached one-tenth of the speed of light. No wonder he was a super-being capable of destroying all life on a planet with a mere flip of his hand.
…
In the manor, the burly ‘Mingyu’ Domain Lord laughed heartily and stood up.
“Luo Feng, I took the Sky-Cutting Blade you presented to me and resold it for a high price. I really should thank you properly,” Mingyu smiled at Luo Feng. “Tell me, who was the Cosmic-Level 9th Stage warrior you previously asked me to kill?”
“Nuolan Mountain,” Luo Feng said.
Hong and Thunder God also looked at Mingyu expectantly.
“Nuolan Mountain?” Mingyu was slightly taken aback, his brows slightly furrowed. “Him?”
“Any problem?” Luo Feng immediately asked.
“Just a minor issue, nothing too serious,” Mingyu shook his head and smiled. “He has earned the title of ‘Axe Warrior,’ so the probability of him breaking through to ‘Domain Lord’ is very high. Therefore, he has always been regarded as an elite within the Hundred Tigers Mansion. However, he hasn’t broken through all these years. Especially now, as his life limit approaches, his status within the Hundred Tigers Mansion has declined. He’s not that significant anymore.”
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God all exhaled in relief, exchanging glances.
Nuolan Mountain…
He must die!
Only then could they truly feel at ease.
“I’ll check where he is on Canglan Star first,” Mingyu closed his eyes, and an invisible mental force quickly spread out, completely enveloping the entire Canglan Star, deliberately avoiding those Monarchs.
One second later, Mingyu opened his eyes.
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God looked at him hopefully.
“He’s not on Canglan Star,” Mingyu shook his head.
“Not there?” The three of them were startled.
“I’ve already searched the entire Canglan Star. He’s definitely not there,” Mingyu said apologetically. “I’m sorry… If I encounter him next time, I will surely kill him and fulfill my promise.”
“It’s not your fault, Master Mingyu. Nuolan Mountain just got lucky,” Luo Feng quickly said, though he felt a deep sense of regret in his heart.
Such a great opportunity, and they still couldn’t kill Nuolan Mountain!
If they could eliminate Nuolan Mountain in one fell swoop, this trip to the Realm Within a Realm would have been truly perfect.
…
In the dark cosmos.
A spaceship was rapidly flying through space, inside the control room of the vessel.
“Master, why are we returning so soon? There are so many powerful beings on Canglan Star. It’s a rare occasion like this. Wouldn’t it be better to stay a little longer?” Two Cosmic-Level warriors stood nearby, while Nuolan Mountain stood deep in thought.
“The entire team I sent was wiped out, and we gained nothing. Staying on Canglan Star would just be a waste of time,” Nuolan Mountain’s cold gaze swept over his two disciples. “Also, I asked you to investigate through your network of friends. Have you found out the relationship between Luo Feng and Domain Lord Mingyu?”
The two Cosmic-Level warriors shook their heads.
“I asked a few people, but no one knows.”
“Same with me. I haven’t heard of anyone important named Luo Feng associated with Domain Lord Mingyu.”
As Nuolan Mountain listened to his disciples’ responses, his expression grew even darker.
“Luo Feng knows I want to kill him, and he has a very good relationship with Domain Lord Mingyu. It’s very likely that he will ask Domain Lord Mingyu to eliminate me,” Nuolan Mountain thought to himself. “And since I and Mingyu aren’t from the same organization, Mingyu won’t have many reservations… No matter what, I should leave Canglan Star as soon as possible.”
Ever since he discovered that Luo Feng and the others had been taken away by Mingyu, Nuolan Mountain had been unable to feel at ease.
He made an immediate decision and quickly boarded a spaceship to leave Canglan Star!
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