Chapter 805: The Choice

In the outer space beyond the Yanji Continent, a silver-blue, C9-class cosmic saucer was flying through the void.

“The distance is closing.”

“The gap between us is narrowing continuously,” Luo Feng, inside the control room, wore a solemn expression. Every cell in his body was vibrating with excitement, each one locked onto a distant point, allowing Luo Feng to clearly determine that with the passage of time, that “point” was steadily moving toward the Yanji Continent.

“It’s moving.”

“What exactly is it? How could it exert such a strong pull on me from such an incredible distance?” Luo Feng furrowed his brows in thought. “It’s likely connected to the Nameless Scripture. Only treasures related to the Nameless Scripture—such as Battle Armor or General Armor—would generate such a summoning sensation in me.”

This so-called summoning sensation had always seemed too mysterious to Luo Feng. After all, even treasures shouldn’t naturally produce such a feeling.

Take the ‘Shi Wu Wings’ or ‘Beast God Weapons’—in Chaos City, where experts abounded and treasures were countless, there had never been such a summoning sensation. Luo Feng had even searched the Virtual Universe Network, but found no mention of any treasure calling out to a person. Therefore, Luo Feng could only deduce one possibility—

This treasure must have strict requirements for its owner, such as the need to cultivate the Nameless Scripture to use it, which explained the intense summoning.

“I’ve checked.”

“There is no mysterious armor in the Virtual Universe Company’s treasure vault that grants its user 1,000 times or even 10,000 times the strength of a Domain Lord. Such special armor—at least within my access level—hasn’t appeared in the vault. Furthermore, fragments of Battle Armor or General Armor have been scattered throughout the Mulong Star Region for countless years, treated like trash, likely because no one ever recognized their true nature.”

“Right,” Luo Feng nodded.

In summary…

Treasures connected to the Nameless Scripture must be extremely rare, and at the very least, humanity still knows little about them.

“It’s moving.”

“So what is it? Is it a treasure? Or is it a living being?” Luo Feng was filled with questions.

…

Time passed day by day.

Luo Feng continued flying in outer space beyond the Yanji Continent aboard his spaceship. However, the Yanji Continent was simply too vast. Even flying at sub-light speed for three months, the spaceship had yet to leave the main continent’s area.

“Getting closer.”

“The distance between it and me is shrinking. I estimate we’ll meet in about ten days or half a month.” Luo Feng tried to suppress his excitement. “These past three months, it has been flying nonstop, maintaining a speed close to light-speed. So… it’s highly likely that it’s inside a spaceship.”

…

The distance continued to shrink.

When it was down to about 1 billion kilometers, Luo Feng deliberately ordered the ship to stop.

“Halt.” Luo Feng’s eyes blazed as he gazed into the infinite void, seemingly seeing that distant spaceship.

One billion kilometers away!

Nine hundred million, eight hundred million… the distance kept shrinking, and five hours passed in an instant.

“No…” Luo Feng frowned and shook his head. “It’s not heading directly toward me. It continues flying within the Yanji Continent. I can sense it, but that spaceship probably can’t sense me. Otherwise, it would have flown straight here already. This suggests that the owner of that spaceship doesn’t possess the ability to sense treasures like Battle Armor or General Armor, as I do.”

“Good.” Luo Feng smiled.

The opponent lacked the ability to sense treasures—an encouraging sign.

“Approach it.” Luo Feng ordered. “Move in closer.”

“Understood.” Babata responded.

Luo Feng pointed the direction, and the spaceship advanced toward the mysterious treasure. The distance kept shrinking—300 million kilometers, 200 million kilometers…

…

The sword-shaped spaceship was flying above the Yanji Continent.

Inside the ship, the black-armored young man stood in the control room, gazing at the boundless scenery outside and laughing heartily. “No wonder it’s called the battlefield beyond the borders. The Yanji Continent truly teems with experts. Within one or two months of entering the main continent, I’ve already fought more than ten battles with alien experts. Their techniques are indeed diverse. This is exhilarating! Staying within the clan, how could I ever encounter so many alien experts? Only by coming to this vast universe, the battlefield where the strongest gather—the ‘battlefield beyond the borders’—can one truly appreciate the immensity of the cosmos and the diversity of its species. The alien squads I’ve encountered—almost none of them are from the same race. Most are from different clans.”

“This is the battlefield beyond the borders, the battlefield of the four peak clans,” a servant respectfully replied.

“When will our clan ever become a peak clan?” the black-armored young man sighed. “Although our clan is already a powerful one, there’s still a gap between us and the peak clans. Yet that gap is immense. Whether it’s the number of basic Immortal experts or the number of super experts, we’re nowhere near their level. Our clan can only stand against the peak clans by forming alliances with many other powerful clans.”

“Your Highness.”

Another servant respectfully said, “After all, there are only six peak clans in the universe. Becoming one is naturally extremely difficult. Moreover, with our alliances with many powerful clans, a major alliance like ours can naturally stand on equal footing with the peak clans, at the very least.”

“Right,” the black-armored young man nodded.

In the universe…

The six peak clans were the strongest among countless others.

But that didn’t mean they were invincible. Although other clans were individually far weaker than the six peak clans, collectively, their combined strength could surpass the six peak clans by a thousand or even ten thousand times. After all, the number of alien clans was simply too vast. Hence, various alliances also existed in the universe.

Even the weakest individuals could form alliances and rival the six peak clans.

Alliances varied in strength.

The battle for dominion across the cosmos was utterly merciless. Even the haughty Celestial Beasts, bound by the laws of the universe, had no choice but to forge the “Celestial Pact” – a coalition fierce enough to make alien civilizations tremble at the mere thought of defiance. Yet this was the absolute limit of their compromise. As for those scheming Yaoguai who sought to devour the Celestial Beasts into their fold? The stellar predators spat upon such ambitions, their pride ensuring they’d sooner see the galaxies burn than bow to demonic assimilation.

…

The distance between the two spaceships kept shrinking.

One billion kilometers—that was the detection limit of Luo Feng’s scanner.

“The distance should be around 990 million kilometers,” Luo Feng clearly sensed the treasure’s coordinates. “Babata, have you detected it yet?”

“990 million kilometers? But, Luo Feng, the scanner hasn’t detected any spaceship at that distance. I only detected two spaceships at 510 million and 780 million kilometers respectively,” Babata replied. “No sign of the target you’re looking for.”

“Hmm?” Luo Feng frowned.

“Continue approaching, following the coordinates.” Luo Feng ordered.

The distance continued to shrink.

800 million, 700 million, 600 million kilometers…

“No detection.”

“Nothing.”

“There’s no spaceship detected within a 420 million kilometer radius now,” Babata reported. “Nor any object moving at sub-light speed.”

Luo Feng’s face darkened.

He could clearly sense that point moving at sub-light speed, yet the scanner couldn’t detect it. That strongly suggested the other party possessed a scanner more advanced than his own.

“The last time I encountered the Mechanical Race, their scanner was more advanced than mine. Could it be that whoever this is now also has a scanner superior to mine?” Luo Feng clenched his teeth in frustration.

“Stop.” Luo Feng ordered.

The spaceship halted.

Meanwhile, the distant sword-shaped spaceship continued moving forward, not directly toward Luo Feng, yet the distance was still shrinking.

380 million kilometers… 360 million… 300 million!

“Hmm?” Luo Feng, constantly sensing the movement of that ‘point,’ clearly felt it suddenly change direction, flying directly toward his location with pinpoint accuracy, clearly targeting Luo Feng’s spaceship.

“Detected.”

Luo Feng’s eyes flared open.

“The other party has discovered me.”

Luo Feng glanced at the screen on his arm protector, which still showed no sign of his target, not even any object moving at sub-light speed. “My scanner can’t detect them at all, yet they immediately pinpointed my location at 300 million kilometers and changed course, flying straight toward me with precision.”

“Clearly, they possess a more advanced scanner.”

…

Inside the sword-shaped spaceship.

“There’s a black-winged human far away. The entire ship has only one occupant, likely a Winged Race expert from the human race,” a servant respectfully reported. “The scanner Your Highness possesses was bestowed by a Venerable, and is absolutely top-tier on the Yanji Continent. That human Immortal has no awareness of us at all.”

“Right,” the black-armored young man slightly nodded.

…

The distance between them continued to shrink.

200 million kilometers, 100 million kilometers—the sword-shaped spaceship flew directly toward Luo Feng’s ship, moving precisely and without hesitation.

“What should I do?” Luo Feng felt his entire body trembling with excitement, his blood boiling.

Excitement.

Triumph.

It felt as though he were about to obtain an extraordinary treasure. This instinctive impulse surged through his body, but Luo Feng forcibly suppressed it.

“Should I fight with all my might?”

“Or should I immediately flee?”

“If I choose to fight, the Zerg swarm must be within 100,000 kilometers. If the distance is too great, it will be too easy for them to evade. If I deploy the Jingshan Beast clone… there’s a risk of exposing its coordinates. I don’t know which faction this enemy ship belongs to, but I’m certain it’s not from the human faction. If it’s from the Mechanical Race… upon seeing the Jingshan Beast clone, they would likely immediately notify their Mechanical Race enemies, who might instantly teleport in.”

Luo Feng’s mind raced with intense calculations.

“Yaya!”

“What should I do?”

“Anyone who possesses such an advanced scanner is undoubtedly no ordinary Fenghou-level Immortal—either a figure of immense prestige or overwhelming power. My Earth human body can only contend with a beginner-level Fenghou Immortal. Whoever can afford such cutting-edge scanning technology must wield at least that tier of combat prowess.”

Luo Feng was anxious.

He wanted to fight and seize the treasure.

But his strength was insufficient.

The only glimmer of hope—the Jingshan Beast clone—posed an exposure risk. If exposed, the retaliation from the well-prepared Mechanical Race experts would be terrifying, possibly leading to his death.

“90 million kilometers… 80 million kilometers…” Luo Feng clearly sensed the distance continuing to shrink.