Chapter 644: Before the Separation

“Please wait a moment,” the Ninth Army Commander closed his eyes, connected his consciousness to the virtual universe network, and reached out to the 70th Army.

After a short while, the Ninth Army Commander opened his eyes.

“The situation is still under control,” the Ninth Army Commander looked at Luo Feng. “The 70th Army hasn’t encountered any major mishaps during their missions.”

Luo Feng exhaled in relief.

Previously, countless lives had been lost in the capital planet in an instant, with a 300,000 strong army reduced to less than 10,000 soldiers. This had indeed placed a heavy psychological burden on Luo Feng. Especially the fact that the innocent and peaceful residents of the capital planet had all perished, causing Luo Feng to feel a deep sense of shock from the bottom of his heart. If such a tragedy were to happen to Earth today, what would he do?

This is war!

A war between clans!

In the face of such inter-clan warfare, especially with the super beings who truly dominate the universe, each possessed terrifying power capable of destroying the heavens and shattering the earth. A single planet? In their presence, it was as if it were a toy to be casually crushed and molded.

“I must become a true peerless expert!”

“When I reach that point and hold a high position within the Virtual Universe Company, becoming one of the elite ruling humans in the 1008 Universe Country, only then will I be able to truly protect Earth. Moreover, I could even relocate many Earthlings to my divine kingdom.” As these thoughts swiftly passed through Luo Feng’s mind, his inner resolve also became stronger.

It is because humans have various pursuits and goals that they can continuously strengthen their inner selves!

Inner strength is also a manifestation of one’s will!

In the process of constantly reflecting on himself and reinforcing his determination, Luo Feng’s willpower also grew stronger and more unshakable.

“No major mishaps?” Luo Feng frowned as he looked at the Ninth Army Commander. “You mean there were some minor issues?”

“Yes,” the Ninth Army Commander nodded.

“The other three Monarchs couldn’t be captured alive?” Luo Feng pressed further.

Because the mission required him to personally kill four Monarchs, accounting for 55% of the mission completion, he had only just killed one Monarch, ‘Aifu’. The other three were located on different planets, so in the original plan, the Ninth Army was assigned to capture those three Monarchs alive.

“The three Monarchs have been captured alive,” the Ninth Army Commander said. “As for the other targets exceeding 90 million, they are scattered across 368 planets. Based on the strength and quantity of each target, the 700,000 troops naturally divided into 368 groups.”

Luo Feng nodded.

“According to the plan, there shouldn’t be any problems at all,” the Ninth Army Commander slightly lowered his head. “Special Envoy, I’m very sorry, but one of the 368 planetary missions encountered an issue, resulting in 12 targets escaping from that planet.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng’s eyebrows furrowed.

This was exactly the kind of situation he feared the most.

According to the mission requirements, the main tasks were divided into three parts: first, to kill two Immortal Gods; second, to personally kill the four Monarchs; and third, to eliminate all 120 million targets.

The 120 million targets were an enormous number, but fortunately, the Ninth Army was assisting. Yet, despite this, there were still some escapees! The entire population of the capital planet was wiped out without a doubt… so these escapees were only 12 individuals.

“How did they manage to escape?” Luo Feng frowned.

“It’s impossible for all 368 planetary elimination missions to be perfectly synchronized,” the Ninth Army Commander explained. “The planet where the issue occurred was the highest management planet of the Mosha Clan. Upon receiving an urgent transmission from a companion on another planet, he ordered everyone in the organization, as well as various companies and private groups he could influence, to immediately evacuate aboard spacecraft… because there were countless spacecrafts. At that time, only a team of 111 soldiers was dispatched to deal with that planet, without any starships for aerial control, so they couldn’t stop the escape in time. Amid the chaos, they couldn’t confirm which spacecraft the targets were on. Despite their desperate attempts to chase and kill them, they only managed to eliminate 27 out of the 39 targets on that planet, leaving 12 to escape.”

Luo Feng’s expression darkened as he ordered, “Pursue and kill these 12 individuals. No matter what, they must be eliminated!”

The 120 million targets must all be on the list.

If even one escapes, that sub-mission is considered a failure.

“Understood,” the Ninth Army Commander nodded.

“We must act quickly. I will request assistance from the Virtual Universe Company’s intelligence department,” Luo Feng frowned. “Of course, we can only hope that these people are still fleeing towards some inhabited planets.”

As long as those 12 individuals head for inhabited planets within the Virtual Universe Company’s sphere of influence,

It would be much easier to find them.

But what if… those 12 individuals were so terrified that they became overly cautious, hiding directly on some uninhabited mineral planet in the vastness of space, purely relying on supplies within their spacecraft to survive. In such a scenario, who could possibly find them?

“Special Envoy,” the Ninth Army Commander consoled, “living alone on a desolate planet away from others, they won’t be able to endure.”

“If they can survive for a year, my mission will be a failure,” Luo Feng frowned. “Do your best. Also, issue orders to send the three captured Monarchs to the Red Dawn Planet.”

The Red Dawn Planet was also a designated meeting and parting point in Luo Feng’s plan with the Tawen Branch of the Golden-Horned Clan.

Inside a grand hall on the Red Dawn Planet.

Luo Feng, Elder Sifanqi, Dylan, the Ninth Army Commander, and others were all gathered within the hall.

“Your Highness.”

One of the Immortal Gods from the Ninth Army respectfully saluted Luo Feng. “The three captured Monarchs are within a world I carry with me.”

“Bring them out,” Luo Feng commanded.

“Yes,” the Immortal God, clad in silver-gray scaled armor, slightly bowed and looked toward the large empty space in the hall. Three dark red boxes, each three meters tall, three meters wide, and three meters long, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. As soon as these boxes emerged, they immediately shot up into the air.

“Hmph,” the silver-gray scaled armor-clad Immortal God let out a low hum, his Immortal power radiated outward, directly suppressing and binding the three boxes.

“Your Highness, these three boxes are constructed from E9-grade alloy, and those three Monarchs cannot escape,” the Immortal God explained. “However, they tend to fly around uncontrollably.”

“You may withdraw,” Elder Sifanqi instructed.

“Yes,” the Immortal God slightly bowed and then withdrew.

Elder Sifanqi coldly observed the three boxes. With ease, he manipulated the space and directly trapped the three boxes. At the same time, invisible Immortal power quickly opened the three alloy box cells, revealing three Monarchs, all male.

“Roar~~”

“Release me.”

“Why have you captured me?” The reactions of the three were completely different.

However, when they sensed the powerful presence of those gathered before them and confirmed that the majority were indeed Immortal Gods, they all immediately became subdued.

“The matter is simple. I offer you a chance to live, as long as… you can defeat me.” Luo Feng looked at the three of them. “Otherwise, you will only meet your doom.”

“Defeat you?”

Gaisili, Tanbulin, and Red, the three Monarch-level warriors, stared in astonishment at this young man who was a Domain Lord at the ninth stage.

“Are you Luo Feng?”

“The Luo Feng from the Genius War?”

“You say defeat you?”

These three Monarchs, who had already lost hope upon seeing a group of Immortal Gods, were ignited with fighting spirit upon hearing Luo Feng’s words. However, when the actual battle began—

The 100-meter by 100-meter by 100-meter space within the hall was transformed by Elder Sifanqi into a spatial prison.

“Spit!” Luo Feng’s finger moved like an extremely sharp claw, forming a claw shape, directly piercing through Tanbulin’s throat. The terrifying claw power directly burst forth from his finger, shattering the life core inside Tanbulin’s body. Tanbulin’s eyes, which had been wide open in shock, immediately dimmed.

“Hmph.” Luo Feng, still with Tanbulin’s throat impaled, casually flicked his wrist. Tanbulin’s corpse flew out like a meteor, crashing into the spatial barrier with a bone-shattering impact, blood scattering everywhere.

Luo Feng’s eyes were filled with a murderous aura.

He had always been filled with innate ferocity, and after witnessing countless deaths during this mission, especially the billions of ordinary people who perished on the capital planet, his anger had been building up.

“The last one.” Luo Feng turned his head.

Standing in the distance, a man about 2.3 meters tall, with a solemn expression and a robust build, was the strongest among the four Monarchs Luo Feng needed to personally kill—the third-stage Monarch ‘Red’. Red no longer looked down on Luo Feng as he had at the beginning. He finally realized… the most supreme genius in the universe could still kill a first or second-stage Monarch while at the ninth stage of Domain Lord!

“Prince Luo Feng, I am different from them. My strength is greater than theirs.” Red was bound and fell into the spatial prison, then regained his freedom of movement.

“And—”

Red’s eyes flashed.

Xiu!

Silently, a mental attack pierced into Luo Feng’s mind.

“Hmm?” Red’s face changed, the soul attack had failed!

Luo Feng, however, looked at him coldly. Relying on his Earth-based body to confront a third-stage Monarch psychic wasn’t very promising. Because according to the information, this Monarch psychic had also attained a profound understanding of the laws. Combined with the Monarch’s own world and the suppression of world power… it posed a significant threat to him.

This was also the greatest test given to him by the Virtual Universe Company.

To prevent a disaster, Luo Feng had long ago transformed his Mosha Clan clone into a battle sword and placed it in a quiet room, with the Yuan Core also within the Mosha Clan clone’s body.

Only because he had no attachments could Luo Feng truly engage in a life-or-death battle with a third-stage Monarch psychic.

“The fourth level of the Void Pagoda, combined with my powerful consciousness and will, actually succeeded in resisting the soul attack from this third-stage Monarch psychic. That’s great,” Luo Feng thought to himself. “The Void Pagoda” was a soul defense technique, requiring strict mastery of mental force and law comprehension. As for Luo Feng’s law comprehension…

It was on par with ordinary Monarch peak experts!

Luo Feng’s mental force amplification reached over 3200, a level many King-ranked Immortal Gods didn’t possess!

This allowed Luo Feng to finally cultivate the fourth level of the Pagoda state after 50 years and fully consolidate it!

It should be noted that when Huyan Bo died, he was at the sixth level of the Pagoda state!

The fourth level of the Pagoda state was already the limit for many Monarch peak experts! This fourth-level Pagoda protecting the soul, combined with the enhancement of consciousness and willpower, made the Pagoda’s defense even stronger… naturally, it directly withstood the impact.

“You are stronger than them, so you deserve me to use the Yanshen Weapon,” Luo Feng looked at Red, and behind him, a dark golden long staff appeared out of nowhere.

Watching the battle within the spatial prison between Luo Feng and Red, one using the projection of his inner world to form a personal realm, and the other directly relying on the Yanshen Weapon and the ultimate laws to form a ‘Sword World’, their two realms collided, their powers clashing repeatedly in fierce combat.

“What incredible strength! Can a ninth-stage Domain Lord actually kill a third-stage Monarch? And this third-stage Monarch isn’t the weakling from before, but a psychic with profound law comprehension!” The golden-armored elder, Sifanqi, had a slightly changed expression. “The human race’s peerless genius is truly terrifying. No wonder humans have been able to thrive in the universe for so long.”

“Chief, shall we invite Luo Feng to our clan to build some rapport?” A short, muscular, steel-like Golden-Horned Clan member rumbled in a low voice.

“Invite him to our place?” Elder Sifanqi’s skin faintly shimmered with silver light, and a hint of a smile appeared on his stiff face.