In the vast territory of the Qianwu Cosmic Empire, there lies a breathtakingly beautiful pale red planet known as “Fula Planet.” This planet is quite renowned within the empire, for it is the ancestral home of a great immortal’s family, and this immortal holds a high position within the Virtual Cosmic Company.
On the planet’s surface, a legion of cosmic warriors belonging to the “Virtual Cosmic Company” is stationed. Within this legion, even the lowest-ranking soldiers are Cosmic-level experts.
“Hurry!”
“Hurry up! The Qianwu Auction is about to end. The one hundred brothers who won the duels earlier should quickly enter the Virtual Universe to prepare to greet the dignitaries.”
“Ha ha, the auction is finally over. Everyone’s been waiting anxiously.”
In a vast military camp, the atmosphere suddenly became noisy.
“Second Brother, I heard that the Qianwu Auction gathered almost all the important figures from our cosmic empire—over a million Monarchs were there, along with many immortals and numerous young individuals with powerful backgrounds. You’ve got to help us keep an eye out and tell us all about it afterward. We went to the battlefield in the outer regions but barely saw any immortals.”
“Don’t worry! Over a million Monarchs… I’ll tell you all about it later.”
“Before returning to our homeworld after completing our military service, I never imagined I’d get a chance to witness such a grand event. I heard that the minimum requirement to attend the Qianwu Auction is a ‘Three-Star Account.’ We probably won’t ever have the chance to attend ourselves. It’s such good fortune that our legion was selected to send one hundred people this time.”
“What are the requirements for a Three-Star Account?”
“I heard you need to have a deposit of ten trillion cosmic credits.”
“Good heavens! Ten trillion cosmic credits? My territory only consists of a few hundred life-bearing planets. I couldn’t even afford the down payment!”
As the Cosmic-level soldiers chatted, the one hundred winners among them proudly entered the Virtual Universe network.
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Within the Virtual Universe, inside one of the floating islands above the Qianwu Continent.
The central structure within the floating island was the colossal auction hall. At this moment, figures began appearing one after another within the island, quickly taking positions at key locations. There were thousands of them, and every single one of these service personnel was at least a Cosmic-level expert.
“Kart, I heard nearly all the guests here are Monarchs—over a million of them.”
“I’ve never seen so many Monarchs in my entire life.”
Two men in formal attire stood by a small bridge, whispering to each other while trying to contain their excitement.
Cosmic-level experts…
Although they could dominate a single galaxy, within an entire star region, their status was much lower. And within the vast expanse of the cosmic empire, they were practically insignificant! The Qianwu Cosmic Empire alone encompassed hundreds of millions of galaxies. Within the empire, there were over a million Monarchs, each leading numerous organizations.
With so many Monarchs training and guiding others, the probability of producing Cosmic-level experts was much higher.
Across the entire cosmic empire, with hundreds of millions of galaxies, there were at least a billion Cosmic-level experts! Even the soldiers sent to the outer battlefield were all Cosmic-level.
The cosmic warriors were well aware that within the empire, they were merely at the grassroots level. The guests attending the highest gathering in the entire cosmic empire—the Qianwu Auction—were the true elite of the empire.
“The auction has officially concluded. All guests will begin leaving the auction hall one by one. All guides must remember their duties—your performance will be linked to your contribution points.” A cold voice quickly echoed into the minds of all the service personnel across the floating island. The two men, who had been whispering moments ago, immediately stood at attention.
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Whoosh!
From the various exits of the grand, exquisitely beautiful auction hall in the distance, a massive flow of people began to emerge. Over 1.8 million guests poured out, with more than 99% of them being Monarchs. There were also some immortals and a few wealthy young individuals with powerful backgrounds.
“Sir, this way leads to the teleportation point. The other directions allow you to tour our floating island.” The attendants wore smiles and were extremely courteous.
“Alright.”
Three tall, muscular men walked side by side, glancing occasionally at the attendants. However, the immense willpower hidden in their gazes made the attendants’ hearts tremble: “This is still within the Virtual Universe. If this were reality, a single glance from a Monarch’s powerful will could shatter our souls.”
One Monarch after another…
Here, Monarchs were nothing special. Occasionally, even more terrifying presences appeared—though their forms in the Virtual Universe were ordinary, the immortal willpower they exuded, connected to the fundamental laws of the cosmos, made the attendants even more respectful.
“There are so many Monarchs. The two who just passed by were even more terrifying—they must be immortals!” The attendants even held their breath.
“Another young man is coming up ahead. He doesn’t seem like a Monarch, let alone an immortal. Hmm, probably another young individual with a powerful background.” The attendants grew even more cautious. As the distant black-haired young man approached, one of them smiled respectfully and said, “Sir, this way leads to the teleportation point. The other directions allow you to tour our floating island.”
“Oh.” The black-haired young man nodded slightly, gave the attendant a brief smile, and then walked toward the teleportation point.
“He smiled at me? This young man really isn’t arrogant at all.” The Cosmic-level attendant felt a surge of excitement. Having seen so many cold and indifferent Monarchs, encountering someone with a warm smile made his heart feel warm.
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Following the attendant’s directions, Luo Feng quickly reached the teleportation point.
“The guests here are almost all Monarchs. Even within the Virtual Universe, the willpower in their gazes is still terrifying. These attendants must be at least Cosmic-level, or else they’d surely be overwhelmed,” Babata explained.
“I don’t feel it’s that scary,” Luo Feng replied.
“First, your willpower is strong—your main body, the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, is already at the sixth Cosmic stage. Second, when those Monarchs see you, they’ll treat you as an equal and hold themselves back a bit. After all, in the cosmos, there are two types of people you must never offend—one is a supreme expert, and the other is someone with a powerful background,” Babata said. “Those who come here with weaker abilities usually have strong backgrounds.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Without a strong background, even if one obtained a treasure, one probably wouldn’t have the channels to sell it.
“Sir, welcome to this year’s auction. Thank you for your support,” a beautiful girl with long, chestnut-red hair smiled. Her every smile and glance exuded a strange allure.
Under the girl’s soft voice, Luo Feng stepped into the teleportation point. As he teleported, he also glanced back at the floating island one last time…
On the floating island, a group of Cosmic-level attendants stood in utmost reverence, while Monarchs and even immortals passed by.
“Coming here really made me feel a bit nervous,” Luo Feng chuckled, shaking his head.
Flash!
His figure vanished.
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For Luo Feng, attending the highest gathering in the Qianwu Cosmic Empire—the Qianwu Auction—felt like a dream. In that dream… the treasures were worth entire galaxies. Now the dream had ended, and Luo Feng had returned to his homeland, a small, unremarkable planet—Earth—in the Qianwu Cosmic Empire’s Heilongshan Star Region, Milky Way Galaxy.
Fifteen days after the Qianwu Auction, Luo Feng, accompanied by Difan, traveled aboard a spaceship to Bailand.
Bailand was still covered in snow.
Luo Feng walked ahead, with Difan following behind, their footsteps crunching through the snow as they approached the beautiful spaceship in the distance—it was a spacecraft belonging to the Virtual Cosmic Company.
“Customer identity confirmed. Transaction permitted.”
At the sound of the electronic voice,
Staff from the Virtual Cosmic Company placed several large crates on the ground. With a wave of his hand, Luo Feng directly stored them into his spatial ring.
“Respected customer, thank you for your continued support of the Virtual Cosmic Company. Have a pleasant journey.”
Luo Feng shook hands with a silver-haired middle-aged man, and the two parties parted ways. Luo Feng and Difan quickly flew back to the spaceship.
“Got the goods. Return to Earth!” Luo Feng ordered.
The spaceship soared into the sky, breaking through Bailand’s atmosphere, then entered cosmic space, heading toward Earth’s corresponding coordinates in the dark universe.
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Inside the spaceship’s control room,
Several large crates were placed on the floor.
“I spent enough wealth to buy dozens of galaxies just to obtain these treasures,” Luo Feng sighed. Beside him, Difan smiled and said, “The greater the investment, the greater the return. This time, Master spent an enormous amount of resources. I believe in the future, you will gain a hundredfold or even a thousandfold in return.”
“Haha!”
Luo Feng laughed and strode forward, directly opening the first crate. “Crack!” The first crate opened, revealing rows of crystalline boxes inside. Each box contained a delicate fruit, glistening with dew—Lanke fruits. Though not as valuable as Life Fruits,
A single Lanke fruit was worth a thousand life-bearing planets.
“Crack!” The second crate was also filled with stacked crystalline boxes, all containing Lanke fruits.
Crack! The third crate opened.
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
Inside this crate was a peculiar, dark golden long rod—the Yanshen Weapon, one of the nine divine treasures of the Mental Projectionist Controllers. Luo Feng crouched down and touched the dark golden rod, feeling an intense cold radiating from the metal. His heart swelled with anticipation.
This Yanshen Weapon… would accompany him for thousands or even tens of thousands of years!
“Crack!” Luo Feng turned and opened the last crate. Inside was a piece of dark golden, incomplete black skin covered in strange patterns.
“My Second Clone!” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with excitement, his heart burning with hope.
In the cosmos, hard work and insight are indeed important, but talent, background, and resources are equally crucial.
An individual with great effort and insight might dominate a single galaxy.
But those with talent, powerful backgrounds, abundant resources, and equal effort and insight will naturally achieve even greater heights!
“My goal is to become a powerful expert, an immortal among immortals, even surpassing my master! Therefore, the foundation must be as solid as possible.” Luo Feng’s eyes burned with passion. This incomplete skin was his hope for cultivating his second clone. Once the second clone was complete, his main body, the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, would focus on the “Cosmic Origin of Gold,” while the second clone would specialize in the “Spatial Origin.”
As for Luo Feng’s Earthling body, it would be dedicated to studying “Yanshen Weapon techniques.”
Combined together…
His future was limitless.
“I won’t dwell on these thoughts anymore. Oh, right, it’s already the twelfth month. The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. I should start thinking about what gifts to give Pingping and Xiao Hai.” Luo Feng scratched his nose thoughtfully.
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