Solar System, Mars.
This is an extremely arid and desolate planet. However, a purely black, disc-shaped spacecraft is parked within a crater hundreds of meters in diameter.
This spacecraft is one of Luo Feng’s backup vessels, and now it serves as his temporary retreat base on Mars.
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Inside the spacecraft’s vast silent chamber, a deep bluish-green, rectangular “nutrient pod” lies horizontally. The entire pod is 21.6 meters long and 8.3 meters wide, primarily colored deep bluish-green. Its metallic surface is adorned with many intricate patterns, along with several simple buttons.
An E-grade nutrient pod, considered one of the most advanced in the vast universe among human civilization.
Its purchase price alone reaches 860 billion cosmic credits—equivalent to three or four cheaper, desolate star systems. The deep bluish-green metal on its surface is an F8-grade metal comparable to ‘Chihun Tongmu’—’Qingxuan Shimu’, an extremely expensive material.
Of course, the weapon Luo Feng uses—fragments of Chihun Tongmu—though only a small piece, would also command an astonishing price, all due to its craftsmanship!
Its value lies precisely in that ‘blade-like edge’.
Making the incredibly hard Chihun Tongmu metal extremely sharp is an extremely difficult task. The higher the grade of metal, the harder it is to process and shape. Chihun Tongmu is a terrifying metal that even an immortal being, striking it with full force, can only leave a small indentation.
Back then, the master of the Yimo Star spent a great deal of effort forging the ship’s edge into a triangular, ring-like blade shape.
This is what makes the Yimo Star spacecraft so formidable—once accelerated, it can slice through planets and asteroids as easily as vegetables.
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Because of the Qingxuan Shimu shell, even an immortal being would have to exert great effort to damage the nutrient pod.
Inside the pod:
A young, black-haired man with a perfectly proportioned, naked body lies submerged in dark gray nutrient fluid. Streams of vibrant energy seep rapidly through every pore in his skin, penetrating deep into his body. This strange, life-infused force begins improving and evolving his cellular and genetic material upon entering.
One ton of this nutrient fluid could buy over a hundred cosmic-level servants or tens of thousands of life-bearing planets.
His hair continuously grows longer, his skin becomes more translucent, his bones denser, his muscle fibers more compact, and his explosive power greater…
“Close,” Luo Feng mentally commands the pod’s AI.
“Hiss~”
The nutrient fluid rapidly drains away, leaving the pod interior empty and extremely dry. Bursts of high-pressure heat act like towels, wiping Luo Feng’s body. Then, the pod automatically fills with clean water to rinse him, followed by another drying cycle.
Luo Feng stands up and leaps out of the pod, which is over three meters tall. Instantly, a deep red battle robe forms around his body, and battle boots materialize beneath his feet.
Pap!
The boots strike the alloy floor of the spacecraft.
“This nutrient pod truly lives up to its E-grade status—its evolutionary effects are amazing,” Luo Feng says, his eyes shining as he gazes at the massive bluish-green coffin before him.
“As impressive as the evolution may be, your body still needs rest. You’ve been lying in the pod for nearly half a month—you should rest at least another half month before entering again. Oh, by the way… Luo Feng, how is your progress with the ‘Ten Thousand Sword Soul Seal’?”
A casual voice echoes through the spacecraft. This is the AI lifeform, Babata.
“I can now release 226 soul seals at once,” Luo Feng replies.
Of course, Luo Feng is not lax in cultivating the ‘Ten Thousand Sword Soul Seal’ secret technique.
Only by mastering it can he use the ‘Enslavement Soul Seal’, marking a minor achievement in the path of soul seals.
“Too slow! You still have a long way to go before releasing ten thousand soul seals, not to mention the ‘Ten Thousand Swords United’ technique,” Babata exclaims loudly.
“I understand,” Luo Feng smiles.
After half a month of continuous evolution and mental cultivation, Luo Feng is quite exhausted. He immediately exits the spacecraft’s outer door, flies out of the crater, and lands on the Martian surface.
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An endless expanse of red, icy gravel stretches into the distance. In the far horizon, a towering dust storm looms.
Luo Feng, clad in the Muyun Battle Armor, gazes across the barren landscape. Suddenly, from within the distant storm, a massive shadow rapidly approaches. It is a colossal beast as large as a mountain, its body covered in black scales. Only the two towering horns on its head, pointing menacingly toward the sky, are adorned with golden arcane patterns. Its neck and back also shimmer with golden runes.
“Wu——” The golden-horned beast lets out a thunderous roar that pierces the heavens, its cold eyes locking onto Luo Feng, the distant human.
Luo Feng also gazes at the golden-horned beast in the distance.
“It’s time to break through to the Cosmic level,” Luo Feng mutters, slightly furrowing his brow.
The golden-horned beast and the Earth human body can both appear externally, either together, separately, or not at all.
When neither body is outside, the core nucleus will exist externally.
No matter what—
The core nucleus will always remain outside and cannot enter the ‘Internal World’. As for the physical bodies, whether the golden-horned beast or the Earth human, even if severely damaged, they can be repaired. For Luo Feng, his true life core is actually that nucleus containing his soul!
Of course…
The core nucleus is a ‘fatal weakness’. Luo Feng would never dare to leave it exposed—it would be pure suicide.
Previously, during battles, when the golden-horned beast appeared, the Earth human body would retreat into the Internal World to prevent others from discovering the connection between the two forms. But now, with the entire Solar System protected by a defense system, there’s no fear of anyone discovering Luo Feng and the golden-horned beast on Mars.
“Cosmic level!”
“It’s time to break through,” Luo Feng shakes his head, waves his hand, and a pile of various precious metals materializes on the ground. He then darts as a streak of light back toward the spacecraft.
The golden-horned beast, its body as vast as a mountain range, crouches on the desert ground, covering the pile of metals with its hoof.
Space twists. The pile of metals rapidly shrinks and vanishes into the palm of the golden-horned beast.
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Mars remains as tranquil as ever.
But now, two beings have joined it—one is a human hiding inside the spacecraft, the other is a starry sky beast buried deep beneath the Martian sands.
Day by day passes.
Though anxious, Luo Feng can only wait…
On December 26, 2063, in the depths of the Martian desert, the golden-horned beast crouches in its lair.
“Aowww——”
A deep, excited voice reverberates across the sky.
Boom!
A figure bursts rapidly from the spacecraft, hovering midair, gazing joyfully toward the golden-horned beast’s lair in the distance. “The Internal World has finally broken through!”
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Inside the golden-horned beast’s Internal World:
A continent shrouded in golden mist, square in shape, originally ninety kilometers long and wide. But now, the entire world trembles violently. The vast clouds of metallic mist that once surrounded the continent now surge inward, fueling the continent’s rapid expansion.
Its length, width, and height all grow rapidly, becoming thicker and denser.
The golden mist shrinks drastically, fueling the continent’s astonishing expansion.
In just a few hours, the continent expands from ninety kilometers to a thousand kilometers in both length and width—an area a hundred times greater!
The golden-horned beast’s core is the nucleus!
And the core of the nucleus is the Internal World! The massive absorption of metal is to allow the Internal World to expand and become more perfect. Only when the Internal World expands can the golden-horned beast break through!
And now—
From ninety kilometers to a thousand kilometers in an extremely short time! The Internal World has undergone a fundamental transformation.
“Rumble~~”
Deep within the Martian desert, no longer restricted by the Internal World, the golden-horned beast, long suppressed at the peak of the Stellar King 9th Order, finally undergoes a fundamental change. With an ecstatic roar, its massive body begins to grow. Its bones become thicker, its scales harder, and even a third horn begins to sprout from its forehead.
Golden runes, covering nearly half its body, emit mysterious light, continuously seeping into the golden-horned beast.
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Inside the nucleus:
Within a tower nearly encompassing the void, nine blazing fireballs orbit each other in a strange trajectory, forming an unusual celestial structure.
This is the essence of Luo Feng’s soul!
The moment the Internal World’s suppression lifts, pure cosmic energy is wildly absorbed. The nine fireballs, already at their limit, begin to vibrate and rapidly expand in volume.
“Boom~~~”
In an instant, cosmic energy across Mars’ skies is wildly devoured, forming a terrifying energy vortex. With such immense energy, the nine miniature stars swell rapidly, expanding tenfold in mere moments. The fireballs tremble violently. Then, in a flash, the largest one reaches its limit!
“Bang!”
The largest miniature star explodes violently!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
One after another, the remaining eight miniature stars explode simultaneously, exceeding their limits. They burst into countless stellar fragments, even forming massive clouds of dust and debris. After a long while, everything calms.
Inside the nucleus:
The explosion generates vast clouds and clusters of cosmic dust. Countless tiny planets form a massive spiral galaxy. At the core of this galaxy, the stars are most densely packed, numbering in the millions. The entire spiral galaxy has eight arms.
At the densest core of the spiral galaxy lies a tiny, dark region.
This is the first ‘black hole’ of the spiral galaxy. The tiny black hole slowly devours surrounding stars and cosmic dust, while simultaneously generating threads of refined power from unreachable depths.
“Hisss~”
As if appearing from nowhere, thin, mist-like psychic energy envelops the massive spiral galaxy, cloaking the entire system in a glowing halo.
This strange mist forming the halo is the very foundation of a Cosmic-level psychokineticist—psychic force!
Extremely refined psychic force!
…
The golden-horned beast has officially ascended to the Cosmic level!
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