Chapter 693: Two Years

“Ben-Zun Heaven and Earth!” The giant golden-horned beast let out a low roar and immediately activated the Ben-Zun Heaven and Earth secret technique. Its massive body, with a tail exceeding 1200 kilometers, began to shrink rapidly. The shrinking speed was astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a golden-horned beast with a body only slightly over 100 kilometers long.

Because of the surging density of bones, muscles, and scales, the golden-horned beast’s body had actually become even stronger.

The thin layer of black shell integrated into each scale and claw radiated power that now flowed through the beast’s body—a power that was extremely savage and formidable!

“It’s exactly as I expected,” Luo Feng in black clothing stood beneath the giant golden-horned beast on the vast grassland, looking upward. “Earlier, the golden-horned beast had already pushed its battle armor to the limit. Even after activating ‘Ben-Zun Heaven and Earth,’ the power of the battle armor remains at about 1000 times the peak power of a Monarch. The limit of this mysterious battle armor should indeed be 1000 times the power of a Monarch.”

“Indeed.”

“But this is already incredibly amazing. 1000 times the power of a Monarch—purely in terms of strength… it should be comparable to a rather powerful Immortal Lord.” Luo Feng murmured.

Previously, Luo Feng had fought against a flame-wielding immortal deity using the golden-horned beast’s clone, so he had a rough understanding of the strength of Immortal deities.

That flame immortal deity was a rather ordinary Immortal deity. Its immortal body’s strength was estimated to be at about 100 times the peak power of a Monarch.

At that time, the golden-horned beast had reached 330 times the peak power of a Monarch.

However, the flame immortal deity did master a complete Flame Origin Law, while Luo Feng, though he had grasped a trace of the Beasts’ Godly Intent, still had a very shallow understanding. His comprehension of the laws was still far too shallow due to the short time he had studied them. Compared to a true Immortal deity who had fully mastered an entire law, there was a significant gap.

Because of the gap in the laws, he could only rely on his superior foundation to gain a slight advantage over his opponent, which was why the two were evenly matched.

A common Immortal deity, when unleashing their full power, would reach 100 times the peak power of a Monarch.

Estimating that an Immortal Lord at peak strength would approach the level of a Marquis-ranked existence…

That would be 1000 times the peak power of a Monarch!

Luo Feng in black clothing stood on the grassland, stroking his chin in thought: “A Marquis at peak strength approaching the level of a King-ranked existence—just the immortal body’s strength should reach 10,000 times the peak power of a Monarch. And for a King-ranked Immortal at peak strength… by this reasoning, his immortal divine body, when fully unleashed, should reach 100,000 times the peak power of a Monarch.”

Luo Feng knew quite a bit about deities. Although the inheritance memory contained very little information about Immortal deities, his status as a member of the Primordial Secret Region granted him access to many valuable insights.

At the stage of “Immortal deity,” the differences in strength were astonishing.

Even the immortal divine body itself could vary greatly in strength. Because over the long eons, Immortal deities continuously refined their “divine body,” initially reaching the “Undying Body” state, which was the pursuit of many Immortal deities. As their strength improved, their immortal divine body became increasingly powerful… reaching the level of Zhenyan, even the immortal divine body alone was already incomparably formidable.

Combined with the laws, they truly had the qualifications to dominate the universe.

“100 to 1000 times the peak power of a Monarch is a common Immortal.”

“1000 to 10,000 times the peak power of a Monarch is a Marquis-ranked Immortal.”

“10,000 to 100,000 times the peak power of a Monarch is a King-ranked Immortal.” Luo Feng murmured, “This is merely my deduction and speculation. However, based on the many pieces of information I have gathered, my reasoning should be over 60% accurate.”

Luo Feng’s mind calculation speed was astonishing, and his logical reasoning was naturally high. Combined with the vast amount of information accessible through the Virtual Universe Company’s network, his interactions with his teacher, Zhenyan, and Dylan, and his personal combat experience against the flame-wielding Immortal deity, he had made this deduction.

Of course, the above only referred to the basic power output of the immortal divine body.

As for the laws, they belonged to the realm of techniques.

From the most basic “Immortal divine body” to the mastery of laws, there was a vast gap between the three levels of King-ranked, Marquis-ranked, and common Immortal. This was why the differences in strength were so immense.

“If my calculations are correct, even a King-ranked Immortal at the early stage, when unleashing the power of their immortal divine body alone, would only reach one or two hundred thousand times the peak power of a Monarch.” Luo Feng thought inwardly. “But I have a million Monarch-level legion. Once they unite their attacks… quantity transforms into quality. Even a low-level King-ranked Immortal might have to evade if encountering my Monarch legion.”

Luo Feng was delighted to have obtained this mysterious battle armor. After leaving this garbage mountain, he continued searching for other shell fragments.

In the dark universe, a standard spacecraft was flying.

In the control room of the spacecraft, two white-robed figures stood obediently, occasionally glancing at Luo Feng with a hint of helplessness in their eyes.

“Stop here. Head to the nearest docking point.” Luo Feng ordered in high spirits.

“Your Highness, we cannot stop anymore.” The black-skinned white-robed figure said in a low voice.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head in confusion, looking at the white-robed figure.

Both white-robed figures looked at Luo Feng.

“What’s going on?” Luo Feng frowned, asking.

The green-skinned black-robed figure respectfully bowed and then spoke slowly, “Your Highness Luo Feng, we have already accompanied you in scavenging treasures from the garbage mountains of the Wulong Star Region for a whole year! The maximum time allowed for scavenging in garbage mountains is one year.”

“Oh.” Luo Feng was momentarily stunned.

Has the time expired?

“Just now, we received instructions from the Wulong Star Region management system, ordering us to take Your Highness Luo Feng away.” The green-skinned black-robed figure spoke slowly, but the fatigue could not be hidden.

How could they not be tired?

For an entire year, the two of them had barely rested at all. Luo Feng searched for garbage mountains purely by instinct, sometimes ordering them to fly continuously for more than ten or twenty days, suddenly stopping to scavenge in a garbage mountain for less than half an hour before rushing to an even more distant garbage mountain.

They hadn’t had a proper rest for a whole year.

This was the first time they had encountered such a difficult customer.

“Oh, so the time is up.” Luo Feng nodded. “Then let’s go back.”

The two white-robed figures exchanged glances.

Finally, they were free!

“By the way, you should also have this garbage mountain scavenging business, right?” Luo Feng frowned. “I previously chatted with King Longjue, and he mentioned that besides buying goods with a treasure-hunting world ring given as a gift, one can also come specifically for treasure hunting. It seems that one mixed yuan buys a small world ring, ten mixed yuan buys a medium world ring, and a hundred mixed yuan buys a large world ring. Also, the treasure hunting time can be purchased separately… one can scavenge for one year, ten years, or even a hundred years?”

The two white-robed figures’ faces changed dramatically.

Yes, there was indeed such a treasure hunting business. It was purely because the garbage mountains had little profit, and the cost of dealing with them was also significant, so they had set up this treasure hunting business. This way, many people who wanted to try their luck would “consume” the garbage mountains, and they could also earn extra money. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

“The garbage mountain treasure hunting business?”

“Uh—” The black-skinned white-robed figure’s face turned even darker. “Yes, there is.”

They dared not lie.

“Oh.” Luo Feng smiled and nodded. “I’ll purchase world rings and ‘treasure hunting time’ later. You two have indeed worked very hard. When I go treasure hunting in the garbage mountains again, I will continue to ask you two to guide me. I wonder if that would be possible?”

The two white-robed figures’ hearts trembled.

Would this life of constant high-speed flying without rest continue? A year? Ten years? A hundred years? This was a thousand times more exhausting than their usual inspector duties.

“Hahaha…” Luo Feng laughed loudly. “I’m just kidding. Maintaining a high-speed flight of 100,000 kilometers per second for almost an entire year is tiring for anyone. I will definitely hire other guides next time.”

The two white-robed figures immediately felt relieved.

“Your Highness Luo Feng,” the two of them hurriedly bowed, feeling slightly ashamed.

“Humans are not machines; you don’t need to say anything more,” Luo Feng smiled.

In this year, Luo Feng had obtained a total of 132 black shell fragments, 7 silver shell fragments, and 1 broken blade. Among them, 116 black shell fragments were combined into a perfect set of battle armor. On average, he obtained about 11 black shell fragments and half a silver shell fragment each month.

“Now that the golden-horned beast has a set of battle armor, my Earth human main body should also have a set of battle armor,” Luo Feng thought inwardly.

Luo Feng purchased a medium-sized world ring and also bought one year of treasure hunting time. Naturally, the management of the Wulong Star Region arranged two new guides for him.

“Luo Feng, you are now at the Domain Lord stage, which is a crucial phase for cultivation,” King Longjue looked at Luo Feng. Originally, he had come to see him off because he knew Luo Feng’s garbage mountain treasure hunting had expired, but he was surprised to find that Luo Feng was continuing. “Treasure hunting in garbage mountains is just for fun. Don’t spend too much time on it.”

“I understand,” Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

“If you make a big discovery, be sure to let me know. If you find any valuable items, I can help you sell them. I will definitely help you sell them for an exorbitant price,” King Longjue said.

“Of course.”

After exchanging a few words with King Longjue, Luo Feng, accompanied by the two new guides, entered the Wulong Star Region once again for garbage mountain treasure hunting.

Luo Feng had already carefully studied the battle armor. This armor was incredibly magical, inherently containing power. However, under normal circumstances, the energy consumption was drawn from the ‘host’s’ body, so one must have a strong enough body to fully unleash the armor’s combat power.

In addition to this, the armor’s material had an effect of obstructing the ‘mental force’ and ‘world force’ that had undergone virtualization. In other words, it was estimated that a psychic attack would lose about 90% of its power when penetrating this layer of armor. As for whether the ‘immortal force’ of an immortal deity, which had undergone virtualization, would also be hindered… Luo Feng was currently unsure.

Luo Feng was not an immortal deity and could not test this point.

“To fully unleash the armor’s combat power, one must have the physical quality of a peak Monarch,” Luo Feng thought inwardly. “Obviously, this armor was prepared for someone at the peak Monarch level.”

“A Monarch wearing this armor could fight against a common Immortal deity. However… a common Immortal deity’s soul attack is usually something a peak Monarch cannot withstand. Therefore, this armor likely also weakens the effects of soul attacks. Only in this way could a peak Monarch wearing this armor be able to rival a true common Immortal deity.”

Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

Which mysterious race had created this mysterious armor? Just the ‘battle armor’ was already this incredible.

What about the armor made from higher-quality ‘silver shell’?

This must be an extremely terrifying race! From this, it is clear that no race capable of surviving in the universe should be underestimated.

“Humans are a top-tier race. I suppose humans also have some hidden cards, but my status is still relatively low, so I don’t know many of these hidden cards,” Luo Feng thought inwardly.

In the blink of an eye, another year had passed while scavenging the garbage mountains. Luo Feng finally decided it was time to leave the Wulong Star Region and return to Earth.