Luo Feng advanced steadily in the direction of the summons. After flying for more than four months, he finally approached his target.
1 billion kilometers… 900 million kilometers…
The distance kept shrinking.
In a short while, it reduced to 300 million kilometers.
“I’ve detected enemy scanners. The enemy is inside a cave deep within the Ice Mountains,” Bábǎtǎ mentally transmitted. “The enemy scanners have a range of 300 million kilometers as well, but their scanners are more primitive compared to ours.”
“More primitive than ours?” Luo Feng smiled.
What a relief.
After repeatedly being at a disadvantage in scanner technology, it felt great to finally have the upper hand in detection capabilities, because scanner superiority meant the battle would be under his control.
“This is the enemy’s footage,” Bábǎtǎ said.
Luo Feng raised his head and saw a projection screen materialize in midair within the control room, displaying the scene where the alien powerhouses were engaged in conversation.
There were three alien powerhouses in total.
“Your Highness, it’s a pity. Although we thoroughly defeated that alien immortal, we still couldn’t finish him off, letting him escape,” a subordinate immortal respectfully remarked.
“Our strength can wound a Sovereign Peak-level immortal, but to kill one would be very difficult unless I’m willing to burn some of my immortal power,” the youth in black armor shook his head. “It’s indeed very difficult to kill an immortal with an undying body. Without the ability to kill Sovereign Peak-level alien immortals, our rate of accumulating military merits will be much slower.”
…
The scene on the screen made Luo Feng frown.
“Capable of wounding a Sovereign Peak?” Luo Feng murmured to himself. “It’s unlikely he possesses a supreme treasure like the Shattered Void Wings. If he can injure Sovereign Peak-level immortals, then this black-armored youth must at least be a High Sovereign-level warrior… This complicates matters. Furthermore, according to my precise sensing of the treasure’s coordinates, the treasure is on this black-armored youth.”
From over 200 million kilometers away, Luo Feng’s perception of the treasure had become extremely precise.
He could now confirm—
The treasure’s coordinates perfectly matched those of the youth in black armor, clearly indicating it was on him!
“What should I do?”
“Dealing with a High Sovereign-level immortal and killing him is extremely difficult,” Luo Feng frowned. “Even if I expend all my strength, there’s probably only a ten percent chance of successfully killing him.” Luo Feng had long set up numerous plans to deal with his target, but plans were always dependent on one’s foundational strength.
If the enemy was powerful, even the most detailed plans would be useless.
Judging this youth in black armor as a High Sovereign-level warrior made things very complicated.
…
Over 200 million kilometers away, inside a cave deep in the completely frozen mountains.
The youth in black armor was conversing with two subordinates.
“All of you should reflect and cultivate properly,” the youth in black armor instructed the immortal subordinates. “Only by improving your strength can you kill Sovereign Peak-level immortals.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
On the surface, the three of them were conversing, but in reality…
The three were mentally transmitting thoughts to each other, secretly conversing.
“The enemy’s large scanner is more advanced than ours. Fortunately, although our micro scanner only has a detection range of 20 kilometers, the enemy’s detection has already been detected by our micro scanner,” the youth in black armor gravely transmitted mentally. “It can be confirmed—the enemy’s use of such a high-grade scanner indicates that the enemy’s strength must be formidable.”
“Your Highness, what should we do?” both subordinates mentally asked.
“We’ll first converse openly.”
“Since he hasn’t discovered our micro scanner yet, we’ll deliberately discuss and bluff him, intentionally implying that my strength is at the High Sovereign level. At the High Sovereign level, there’s practically no threat on the Yanji Continent. Even if powerful beings could kill High Sovereigns through soul destruction techniques, they would still weigh whether it’s worth it. A High Sovereign’s self-destruction can be terrifying.”
“Understood, Your Highness.”
After confirming secretly.
On the surface, one of the subordinates spoke: “Your Highness, it’s a pity. Although we thoroughly defeated that alien immortal, we still couldn’t finish him off, letting him escape.”
“Our strength can wound Sovereign Peak-level immortals, but killing them is very difficult unless I’m willing to burn some of my immortal power,” the youth in black armor shook his head. “The difficulty of killing an immortal with an undying body…” The youth in black armor continued speaking.
Their bluff…
Actually deceived Luo Feng. In reality, this youth in black armor’s true strength was only at the Initial Sovereign level. Although the difference between Initial and High Sovereign levels seemed small, the actual combat effectiveness was vastly different. Many immortal deities remained stuck for endless eons without progressing, whether in terms of “divine body” or “law comprehension,” there would be significant gaps.
An Initial Sovereign needed to be cautious on the Yanji Continent, while a High Sovereign could almost dominate, unless provoking a few of the most formidable beings.
The three alien powerhouses continued their telepathic exchange.
“The enemy hasn’t left yet.”
“The detection has been locked onto us,” the youth in black armor transmitted mentally. “Although we possess a micro scanner that can detect the enemy, it only has the ability to detect their presence, after all, with a detection range of merely 20 kilometers—by the time we detect the enemy, they would already be within 20 kilometers of us.”
This was the drawback of the micro scanner! At most, it could serve as a warning, and relying on it to detect the enemy’s position would be laughable.
“We can’t confirm the enemy’s exact location. We wouldn’t know where to escape, blindly fleeing. With even a slight directional error, the enemy could catch up. The chance of escaping is less than one in a thousand,” the youth in black armor said. “The only way now is to intimidate the opponent, engage in a head-on battle with them, and look for an opportunity to escape.”
“Understood,” the two subordinates replied.
“My plan is…”
The youth in black armor quickly informed the two subordinates of his battle plan.
…
Luo Feng was steadily approaching the enemy, constantly monitoring their movements with the scanner.
On the projection screen in the control room, the enemy’s every move in the distant cave was being broadcast.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng suddenly furrowed his brows. “What is he doing?”
On the screen, the youth in black armor flipped his hand, and a beautiful purple flower floated beside him. Then, the purple flower began to rapidly spread and extend outward, wildly diffusing along the cave’s passage toward the outside. At the same time, the thorny green leaves and countless petals drilled into the rock layers.
Almost instantly!
The purple flower covered the surrounding hundreds of thousands of kilometers, enveloping the youth in black armor and the two subordinates in layers of purple flowers.
“Alien powerhouse!”
The black-armored youth on the screen said coldly, “I know you can hear what I’m saying.”
Luo Feng, in the control room far away, immediately furrowed his brow: “Damn, the worst-case scenario has happened.”
Luo Feng himself possessed a micro scanner… so he was afraid of exactly this situation. He couldn’t avoid it and could only rely on luck, hoping the other side didn’t have a high-grade micro scanner. But now, it was clear that the other side’s micro scanner was indeed very advanced. Although its range was extremely small, it could detect his scanner.
“I don’t want to be an enemy of a powerful being like you,” the black-armored youth said solemnly. “You should also know that a battle between Sovereigns will have serious consequences. I’ve already invited my Sovereign allies. Once the battle begins, my Sovereign allies will arrive. Then… whoever lives or dies will depend on strength!”
Snap!
The screen instantly lost its image, obviously because the black-armored youth had shielded the 20-kilometer range around him using his micro scanner, leaving Luo Feng unable to see anything anymore.
…
“Master, you’ve invited Sovereign allies?” the two subordinates asked in surprise.
“Fooling him,” the black-armored youth snorted coldly. “You don’t even understand this? Hmph… That opponent’s strength is unpredictable, likely a super powerful being. Do you think my Sovereign allies would come to help me fight without accurate intelligence and knowing how strong the enemy is? Even if I could enlist a super powerful being, the cost would be enormous.”
In the battlefield of the outer regions, no one was foolish.
A battle between Sovereigns meant life and death. Those who became Sovereign immortals all possessed numerous means of survival. Who would willingly help others recklessly? If they lost some life-saving trump cards by accident, they would regret it too late.
For example, when the Mechanical Race powerhouse invited two Sovereign Peak-level warriors.
Firstly, they had a good relationship.
Secondly, the Mechanical Race’s powerhouse accurately described the strength and combat characteristics of the Silver-Winged King, providing those two Sovereign Peak-level warriors with a clear understanding.
Thirdly, it cost an enormous price—billions of mixed yuan units. Not everyone could afford such a cost. Of course, if it wasn’t for inviting two Sovereign Peak-level warriors, the cost wouldn’t have been so exorbitant.
“Prepare for battle.”
“Hmph, maybe I can’t defeat him, but I’m confident in surviving,” the black-armored youth flipped his hand, and a saucer-shaped black spaceship appeared among the petals. “Board the spaceship. If attacked from a distance, with Yanhua flowers exploding across hundreds of thousands of kilometers and F9-level spaceship hindering, at least initially, we won’t be at too much of a disadvantage.”
…
Watching the image disappear from the projection screen, Luo Feng clearly knew he could no longer discern how the enemy had set up their defenses.
“But…”
“They’ve tricked me once, but they won’t trick me twice,” Luo Feng said coldly. “High Sovereign? If he were truly a High Sovereign, he wouldn’t act like this. Inviting Sovereign allies? Those Sovereign allies wouldn’t dare to help him recklessly without knowing my true strength. Moreover, even if they could be persuaded, it would take time to convince them, at the cost of a huge fortune. It’s not that easy.”
“Barbara,” Luo Feng ordered.
“Turn off the large scanner, keep the micro scanner active, and approach him, closing the distance to within 10 million kilometers.”
“Understood.”
Although the large scanner was no longer in use, since he could still sense the precise coordinates of the treasure, he was able to confirm the enemy’s location. The spacecraft continued to approach…
The reason he had activated the large scanner earlier was that Luo Feng needed to identify the nature of his opponent and determine which race they belonged to. Now it appeared that this was an alien race known as the “Nashizhi Clan,” hailing from a remote border region. They were a formidable race, not subordinate to any of the peak races. On the outer region battlefields, Nashizhi powerhouses were exceedingly rare.
This indicated one thing…
It would be difficult for the opponent to find fellow clansmen to help.
“Friend of the Nashizhi Clan, I’ll welcome you with the most dazzling fireworks,” Luo Feng said softly.
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