Signing a contract naturally means following its terms.
The Giant Axe Arena of Combat would not dare to approach Luo Feng again, while the Virtual Universe Company proved extremely efficient. They directly dispatched a large number of personnel through divine realm teleportation from their celestial domain, arriving at Earth to immediately begin constructing a floating city. Additionally, they erected a temple at the edge of the solar system’s starry expanse, a temple nearly rivaling the Sun in sheer size.
Clearly, a supreme presence was stationed within that temple, for Earth was simply too important.
“The Virtual Universe Company has indeed honored its promise, not interfering with the lives of Earth’s original inhabitants,” Luo Feng observed quietly, watching everything unfold.
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Luo Feng, silently staying on Earth, was also waiting for the “Ultimate Merit Task.” Regarding the first stage involving the Fire Phoenix Group, Luo Feng could be said to have indulged in endless slaughter… yet the final completion rate remained uncertain.
Five days later.
“Luofeng, message! Message!” Babata’s voice echoed within Luo Feng’s consciousness.
Sitting in the courtyard, sipping tea with his younger brother Luo Hua, Luo Feng immediately split a thread of awareness and linked into the Virtual Universe network.
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Within the estate of the Primordial Region of Yuxiang Mountain in the Virtual Universe…
Study room.
As soon as Luo Feng sat down at his desk, Babata on his shoulder cheered, “It’s a message from the Virtual Universe Company. Judging by the title, it’s about the Ultimate Merit Task.”
“Hmm.”
Luo Feng lightly clicked the screen and opened the message.
The message read:
“The first stage of the Ultimate Merit Task has been completed. After evaluation by all members, Luo Feng, your final completion rate for the first stage is 82%. You will receive 82,000 merit points and qualify to proceed to the second stage.”
“Commentary: The task originally required Luo Feng to judge the eighteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group, not their guards or the decadent guests of the Fire Phoenix Group. However, Luo Feng indulged in massive slaughter, killing over a million. Clearly, he has an innate inclination toward killing. According to your methods of slaughter, you used claw techniques and blade techniques in close combat, killing over a million without any psychological discomfort, not even a flicker in your eyes… deep down, you enjoy killing, especially the thrill of close-range carnage. This is extremely dangerous. Humans are not naturally a race of killers. Although the human population is vast, those who are truly innately bloodthirsty and enjoy killing are extremely rare.”
“Such bloodthirsty races are also a minority in the universe.”
“However!”
“Considering that Luo Feng’s slaughter was extremely calm, clearly distinguishing who should die and who should not. Even after killing over a million, you were not blinded by bloodshed… still able to make accurate judgments. Obviously, you are not controlled by killing; the slaughter has not affected your true nature in the slightest.”
“Considering both aspects, although you are inclined toward bloodlust, we still grant you an 82% completion rate!”
After reading the message, Luo Feng smiled.
82% completion rate? That was close. The entire Ultimate Merit Task could have ended right there.
The commentary made sense.
Indeed.
The task had merely instructed him to judge the eighteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group, but he had gone ahead and killed everyone he deemed worthy of death, including many decadent guests and their subordinates.
“I guess what allowed me to pass was my extreme calmness, not letting slaughter affect my true nature,” Luo Feng mused with a smile. The commentary was reasonable, but even if he did it again, the outcome would remain the same. Luo Feng would absolutely not change his way of doing things because of such comments.
Those scum were nothing but parasites feeding on humanity.
They were already completely rotten!
If he didn’t see them, it was fine. But if he did, they would naturally be executed!
“I’ll just stick to my own way of doing things. Whatever merit points I can earn, I’ll take,” Luo Feng muttered to himself. “I don’t want to change who I am to please others.”
“Beep!”
Suddenly, a new message notification appeared on the screen. Babata shouted directly, “It’s the second stage task message!”
Luo Feng raised his eyebrows and opened the new message. The title read: “The Second Stage of the Ultimate Merit Task.”
The content:
“This is the second stage of the Ultimate Merit Task.”
“Background: Within the territory of the Gurlun Cosmic Nation, there is a powerful immortal king-level immortal named ‘Bloodthirsty King.’ The Bloodthirsty King is a lone wolf, with a solitary nature, not belonging to any of the Five Major Powers. He controls a star region—Tuotuo Star Region—within the Gurlun Cosmic Nation’s territory. Tuotuo Star Region is his exclusive domain, fully under his control. Because he is an important member of the Hong Alliance, his domain is independent of the Gurlun Cosmic Nation, and the Cosmic Nation has no administrative authority over this star region.”
After reading this background, Luo Feng was immediately drawn to two words.
Hong Alliance!
“Hong Alliance?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows slightly as he muttered, “It says the Bloodthirsty King is a solitary, lone wolf, yet also an important member of the Hong Alliance.”
“It’s simple. It shows that the Hong Alliance is a very loose organization with no strict requirements for its members, just a loose alliance. That’s why a lone wolf can join,” Babata on his shoulder sighed. “However, the requirements for joining the Hong Alliance must be extremely strict. I followed your master for so many years, and at least your master had never even heard of the Hong Alliance, indicating that he didn’t meet the threshold for joining.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
At the same time, he recalled when he was inside the core of the Mount Muyin, one of the inheritance palaces. At that time, two immortal gods had also arrived at the core, and their conversation was still vivid in Luo Feng’s memory:
“Hey, why are there only 8 unoccupied inheritance palaces out of 32? The others are already occupied?”
“Hmm? That’s strange. The message from the Hong Alliance said there were 9 unoccupied. Well, never mind. Anyway, there are only two of us. Whether it’s 8 or 9, we have enough.”
That brief conversation between the two immortal gods had puzzled Luo Feng at the time.
The inheritance spots of the Muyin Divine General were obviously extremely precious. Later, discussions with his master, Zhenyan King, confirmed this… he had unintentionally taken the spot originally meant for Monarch Mengcang! Even immortal kings valued those spots immensely… not decided by the Virtual Universe Company, not by the Giant Axe Arena, but by this unheard-of Hong Alliance.
Luo Feng had a feeling.
The influence of the Hong Alliance was immense!
“Indeed, powerful.”
“A lone wolf, simply because he is an important member of the Hong Alliance, can control a star region domain independent of the Cosmic Nation. It is entirely a nation within a nation.” Luo Feng marveled. In reality, for example, the Qianwu Cosmic Nation had some vassal states like the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and also had some immortal gods’ fiefdoms.
Yet the Qianwu Cosmic Nation still maintained administrative authority over its subordinates.
…
Amazed by this mysterious Hong Alliance, Luo Feng was filled with curiosity. He immediately searched the network for “Hong Alliance” information, clicking the screen lightly to begin the search.
“Beep.”
The search completed.
The screen was blank.
“What? My clearance is high enough, yet I can’t find any information about the Hong Alliance? The information clearance for the Hong Alliance is set so high… what exactly is its background?” Luo Feng thought to himself, immediately searching for information on the Bloodthirsty King.
“Beep!”
A piece of information immediately appeared on the screen.
Luo Feng clicked to open it.
The message read: “Bloodthirsty King, real name ‘Tuotuo,’ with a rebellious nature, yet possessing immense power. Among immortal kings, he is extremely strong. He has long been stationed in his territory, the Tuotuo Star Region, with a total of 363 immortal gods under his command. He is a relatively powerful independent force within the Gurlun Cosmic Nation.”
This message did not mention the Hong Alliance but did mention his immortal god subordinates.
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Luo Feng sat at his desk, pondering the information about the Bloodthirsty King and the Hong Alliance. However, with such limited data, he could only deduce… the Bloodthirsty King was arrogant yet a member of the Hong Alliance, and this Hong Alliance now seemed… very powerful. Even the internal inheritance spots of Mount Muyin were decided by the Hong Alliance.
Shaking his head, Luo Feng continued reading the email, delving into the detailed mission.
“Mission Content: Within the Tuotuo Star Region controlled by the Bloodthirsty King, there is a brutal selection process known as the Bloodthirsty Trial. This trial is secretly referred to by the people of the Tuotuo Star Region as the ‘Bloodthirsty Hell.’ This trial is held in each of the tens of thousands of star systems within the Tuotuo Star Region, though the intervals between trials are long. In one month, the ‘Mengya Star System’ and ‘Weili Star System’ of the Tuotuo Star Region will simultaneously hold the Bloodthirsty Trial.
The Mengya Star System will host the High-Level Bloodthirsty Trial: 1,000,000 star-level humans will be captured and placed on a mineral planet, forced to kill each other until only 10 remain, at which point the trial ends. The 10 survivors will be absorbed by the ‘Bloodthirsty Planet.’
The Weili Star System will host the Low-Level Bloodthirsty Trial: 10,000,000,000 planet-level humans will be captured and placed on a mineral planet, forced to kill each other until only 100 remain, at which point the trial ends. The 100 survivors will be absorbed by the ‘Bloodthirsty Planet.’
Due to the extremely high mortality rate.
Out of 10 billion people, only 100 survive, or out of 1 million star-level humans, only 10 survive… such an extremely high mortality rate has caused great fear of the Bloodthirsty Trial throughout the Tuotuo Star Region. However, the entire Tuotuo Star Region is under strict rule, with all technology abolished, leaving many planets without spacecraft or even basic technological tools.
The Tuotuo Star Region is a massive prison.
However, aside from the Bloodthirsty Trial, the Bloodthirsty King is quite benevolent toward the countless life-bearing planets under his rule. Since the population killed is not excessive and hasn’t crossed the line, he cannot be openly challenged.
Mission Requirements:
The Bloodthirsty Trials in the Mengya Star System and Weili Star System will be held simultaneously, but they are held in their respective star systems, separated in two locations… Luo Feng, with your immortal guards’ divine realm teleportation, you can only reach one of the star systems in time to save.
Your mission is—
To stop the Bloodthirsty Trial and rescue the participants, absorbing them into your world ring.
As for which star system to choose for the rescue, the decision is yours! Please remember, once you begin executing the mission, you must activate the Virtual Universe network transmission to send all mission details to the Virtual Universe.
Billions of lives hang in your hands…
Luo Feng, the choice is yours!
If the final mission completion rate reaches 80%, you may proceed to the third stage. If the completion rate falls below 80%, the Ultimate Merit Task will end.”
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The message wasn’t long, but as Luo Feng read, his expression changed.
Two locations holding the Bloodthirsty Trials simultaneously, and he could only choose to save one. Which one would he choose?
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