Chapter 637: The Golden-Horned Clan

The cosmic army of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation is composed of 100 field armies, with over 100 million cosmic warriors!

In reality, such a massive army does not pose a significant burden to a cosmic nation. First of all, the Qianwu Cosmic Nation itself governs over hundreds of millions of star systems, and under natural development, each system could produce a Cosmic-level warrior! Not to mention the countless Monarchs and Lords, with Qianwu Dojos spread throughout the entire cosmic nation.

Under such tutelage, the number of Cosmic-level warriors in the Qianwu Cosmic Nation averages over ten per star system, totaling more than ten billion!

With such figures in mind,

An army of over 100 million Cosmic warriors indeed does not represent an overwhelming burden, as the cosmic nation has ample resources to continuously supply such forces.

“Luofeng, the Ninth Army Lord comes from our Virtual Universe Company, and is also a member of it,” the black-veiled girl smiled as she introduced.

“In the future, we’ll likely trouble the Ninth Army Lord often,” Luofeng replied with a smile.

“It’s only natural,” the tall, thin man looked toward the black-veiled girl. “We are also under the jurisdiction of the ‘Military Department’ of the Qianwu Branch. If the Envoy has any tasks, please feel free to command us; there’s no need to consider it a bother.”

Luofeng glanced at the large group of Eternal Spirits behind the tall, thin man.

Seeing this, the tall man spoke in a low tone, “These are the 100 Army Lords under my Ninth Legion, some from the Virtual Monarch Company, others from the Qianwu Cosmic Nation.”

Luofeng nodded.

According to the information he had previously read in emails, the cosmic army of the Qianwu Cosmic Nation had over ten thousand Eternal Spirits serving in military roles. Among these Eternal Spirits, half came from the Virtual Universe Company, and half from the Qianwu Cosmic Nation itself, intermingled throughout the various field armies.

This ensured the entire cosmic legion would not fracture.

Moreover…

The Qianwu Cosmic Nation would never dare to break away from the Virtual Universe Company.

“Envoy, may I ask what tasks you have planned for my Ninth Legion this time?” the tall, thin man looked at Luofeng.

“There’s no rush. I will soon send you the detailed mission instructions,” Luofeng replied.

“Hahaha… Then I’ll be waiting for the Envoy’s orders,” the tall man smiled.

Prior to this, the entire Ninth Legion had no knowledge of the mission.

The mission had to be absolutely confidential.

According to Luofeng’s plan… even when it came time to execute the mission, he would not disclose all the information to the Ninth Legion.

The Ninth Legion was merely a resource, a pawn he could use.

Time passed. Luofeng, through the Virtual Universe network, contacted the company’s intelligence system to confirm the detailed information of the 120 million targets he needed to eliminate. Then he quickly formulated a battle plan—

He would send the detailed information of these 120 million individuals, along with the planets they were located on, to the Ninth Army Lord.

Once the order was given, the planets would be immediately blockaded, and the targets trapped like fish in a barrel!

Not a single one must be allowed to escape!

They must all be slaughtered without mercy!

“The next step is to make contact with the Tawen Branch of the Golden-Horned Race,” Luofeng sat in the study of his villa in the Primordial Region of the Virtual Universe’s Yuxiang Mountain, looking at the large amount of information displayed on his laptop screen. It was all data on the Tawen Branch of the Golden-Horned Race.

“The Golden-Horned Race has a name very similar to the Golden-Horned Colossus,” Luofeng chuckled.

Babata snorted, “The Golden-Horned Colossus is one of the ‘Star Colossi’ from the flesh-blood lifeforms. As for this Golden-Horned Race… they don’t even belong to flesh-blood lifeforms.”

In the universe, lifeforms are broadly categorized into flesh-blood lifeforms, metal-based lifeforms, intelligent lifeforms, energy-based lifeforms, plant-based lifeforms, and rock-based lifeforms…

Even within the same category of life, there can still be significant differences in appearance and body structure.

For example, among rock-based lifeforms, some races resemble rocks, some look like mountains, some like boulders, while others show no outward signs of being rock-based at all. At first glance, some even appear identical to humans or certain flesh-blood beasts, except their internal structures are different.

“How fascinating a race,” Luofeng looked at the detailed information and exclaimed. “The Golden-Horned Race belongs to the rock-based lifeforms, and resembles the Bolan race among humans. At least outwardly, there’s no way to tell the difference.”

“They eat soil and rubber,” Babata scoffed. “Even when they defecate, they excrete crystals. If you cut open their bodies, it’s like cutting through alloys—there’s no blood, no internal organs. Rock-based lifeforms don’t even need to breathe.”

Luofeng nodded.

“The Golden-Horned Race is an ordinary race among the countless races of the universe,” Babata continued disdainfully. “Their power is weak, their population large, and they require vast territories to survive. As a result, they couldn’t make it on their own in the universe, so they became vassals of humanity, a subservient race to the dominant human race.”

Cosmic races can be divided into four categories: dominant races, powerful races, ordinary races, and weak races.

The Yan Shen Race was a powerful race.

The Golden-Horned Race was an ordinary race.

“They’re not that weak. At least the Golden-Horned Race has many tribes. Each tribe can field a squad consisting of one King-ranked Eternal Spirit and seven Marquis-ranked Eternal Spirits,” Luofeng remarked. “If a single tribe is that powerful, the entire Golden-Horned Race must be quite formidable.”

“What I mean by weak is in comparison to humans!” Babata scoffed. “You must understand, no matter what, it’s still a race!”

“In the universe, no race should ever be underestimated. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have survived in the cosmos for so long—they’d have been swallowed up by stronger races long ago,” Babata explained. “Take the Golden-Horned Race, for instance. From what I estimate, they must have at least hundreds of King-ranked Eternal Spirits and perhaps two or three Cosmic Lords. They could easily wipe out the Qianwu Cosmic Nation!”

Luofeng nodded.

According to the intelligence reports, the Golden-Horned Race indeed could easily overpower the Qianwu Cosmic Nation.

However—

The peak powers of humanity are actually concentrated within the Five Great Factions. Just looking at the forces displayed by the Virtual Universe Company alone… such as the Primordial Universe, which exists independently outside the Original Universe; such as their ability to easily suppress the Blood-Net World; such as their ability to easily create entire spaces and times… humanity’s strength is truly unfathomable.

“Of course, they are merely human vassals,” Babata said. “They take on the dirty, exhausting, and dangerous tasks, while humans take the good, joyful, and rewarding ones.”

Luofeng smiled, while feeling a sense of admiration in his heart.

Indeed, survival in the universe is not easy. Even a race as powerful as the Golden-Horned Race can only serve as a vassal to humanity, sacrificing themselves to obtain the resources necessary for their race’s development.

“They’re actually quite fortunate. Some even weaker races don’t even have the qualification to become vassals,” Babata scoffed. “They’re simply captured and enslaved like beasts.”

Luofeng nodded.

And he also formed a thought—

He himself should become one of the pillars upon which humanity stands in the vast universe, allowing the countless humans across the 1008 Cosmic Nations to live a relatively peaceful life.

As the Yumos Star still traveled through the dark universe toward Red Dawn Star, a mysterious and powerful squad had already arrived at Red Dawn Star.

Red Dawn Star was an ordinary life-bearing planet, located within a station of the Virtual Universe Company.

Inside a grand, golden hall.

Nine powerful beings were seated separately. Their skin was all a shade of blue, and each had a vertical golden mark on their forehead. Before them were plates filled with delicately arranged items—some bar-shaped compounds, others spherical materials.

“Crunch, crunch, crunch,” one young man wearing golden battle armor took a spherical metal object and began eating it with big bites, exclaiming, “This tastes amazing! The flavor of this alloy is truly exquisite!”

“Everyone, take a look at the files,” a hoarse voice spoke up.

The eldest among them, a figure completely wrapped in golden armor, revealing only a pair of aged eyes, spoke in a deep voice, “This is the information on the human contact assigned to us this time—some of the details on the human we must obey. Kashna, finish eating later! Look at the files first.”

“Yes, Master,” the armored youth quickly nodded.

The other seven Eternal Spirits also turned their attention to the projected data on the screen.

“Luofeng?” the armored youth muttered. “A young man from the primitive planet ‘Earth,’ he participated in the Genius War of the Virtual Universe Company at the Stellar Lord level and immediately gained fame. He placed among the top ten in the ultimate showdown among countless peerless geniuses across the 1008 Cosmic Nations, and entered the Primordial Secret Realm. Hey, Master, this guy is pretty impressive.”

“Keep reading!”

The elder barked.

“Oh,” the armored youth obediently continued reading.

“Woah!”

The armored youth’s eyes widened. “He even entered the Primordial Secret Realm during his first internal qualification battle? He’s one of the rarest geniuses in tens of thousands of cosmic epochs? Hmm, he’s been serving as an Inspector Envoy for fifty years already, and there’s not even any new information about him.”

“Everyone has seen enough now.”

The elder scanned the room, then fixed his gaze on the armored youth. “Kashna, this time, the Leader specifically requested that you accompany us. However, you are only a Monarch-level warrior, so behave yourself, listen carefully, and don’t cause us any trouble, understand?”

“I understand, Master,” the armored youth nodded, though his eyes were already darting around.

The elder no longer looked at his disciple but spoke aloud, “Based on the data, this is no ordinary Primordial Secret Realm genius. His rate of progress is astonishing. Even among all the Monarch-level geniuses in the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company, Luofeng’s potential ranks among the top few!”

“Hmm,” the seven Eternal Spirits of the Golden-Horned Race’s Tawen Branch all nodded.

“According to our clan’s regulations, such peerless human geniuses who have the potential to reach high positions in humanity must be befriended,” the elder, clad in golden battle armor, said, his voice gradually turning fierce, like clashing blades. “This mission is a perfect opportunity to establish ties with this human named Luofeng. Our Golden-Horned Race must survive. Even if it’s difficult to befriend the upper echelons of humanity, we must befriend their future leaders. Everything, for the sake of our race!”

“Everything, for the sake of our race!” the seven Eternal Spirits, including the armored youth, solemnly replied.

“Let us enjoy the feast,” the elder in golden armor declared.

The elite members of the Tawen Branch of the Golden-Horned Race began to eat the customized alloys and special compounds specially prepared for them by the Virtual Universe Company, their laughter echoing through the grand hall.