Luo Feng in the 189th year on the Flame Sacrifice Continent.
At the edge of the Flame Sacrifice Continent, atop a towering mountain that stretched a million kilometers high, a young man clad in silver armor with wings lay leisurely on a massive boulder. Beside him rested a blood-red war saber as he murmured to himself, “The King of Nightstar has something important to tell me? I hope it’s not just a waste of my time.”
“Swoosh!” A figure suddenly appeared beside him.
“He’s here,” the silver-armored, winged youth finally rose.
“Yang, you’re indeed at ease,” teased King Nightchen. He was clad in dark red battle armor, with a pair of wings and golden eyes.
“Just occasionally stealing a bit of leisure.”
Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed like lightning, exuding a domineering aura. As a Black Warrior, he possessed a strong Bestial Deity bloodline and continuously maintained the transformation of the Bestial Deity. Combined with the pressure emitted by the Shattered Wu Wings, how could he not be domineering?
“Alright, tell me what you’ve come here for. Why not just say it in the Virtual Universe but specially come here?” Luo Feng looked at King Night Chen.
“A major matter, a great opportunity,” King Nightchen said solemnly.
“What great opportunity?” Luo Feng asked with interest.
Over time, Luo Feng indeed formed a large circle of King-ranked friends. Some of them were on the Flame Sacrifice Continent, primarily Earthlings who befriended him under his true identity as “Yang.” Of course, his Golden-Horned Beast avatar also made a few friends, such as the Star Phantom King. However, most of the friends acquired through his Golden-Horned Beast avatar were from distant alien races, and he had only established three such friendships.
The Earthling’s true form made many friends, and among them, the closest was King Nightchen.
King Night Chen was a member of a branch of the Winged Human Race, a peak King-level warrior with the ability to teleport. Fierce and bloodthirsty by nature, he seldom accepted others easily. However, once he regarded someone as a friend, he was exceedingly generous. Luo Feng became his friend after an intense duel, during which his strength won King Night Chen’s recognition.
As King Nightchen once remarked, “Your instantaneous speed changes too rapidly. Though I can teleport, by the time I do, you’ve already moved. Unless one specializes in soul attacks, it’s extremely difficult to harm you in combat.”
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“Let’s talk inside your cave,” King Nightchen appeared very cautious.
“Being so cautious?” Luo Feng smiled, sensing that something major was indeed unfolding. He then flew alongside King Nightchen back to his cave abode.
Inside the cave.
The two sat down separately.
“Yang, you should be aware of some legends regarding the Flame Sacrifice Continent,” King Nightchen communicated telepathically. “From now on, we will only use mental transmission to communicate, to prevent any powerful beings from detecting our conversation with surveillance devices more advanced than ours. Haha… Of course, it’s exceedingly rare to find detection equipment more sophisticated than yours on the Flame Sacrifice Continent. Nevertheless, we must remain vigilant.”
“Legends of the Yanji Continent?” Luo Feng was stunned. “You mean… the Sacrificial Tower?”
“Yes,” King Nightchen nodded solemnly.
There were many mysterious places in the battlefield of the Seventh Star Domain.
Many high-end battlefields, such as the Yanji Continent and the Star Tower, had their own legends. For instance, the numerous sacrificial engravings frequently seen on the Yanji Continent had not completely eroded even after billions of years. The efficiency of energy utilization was truly remarkable, leading many powerful warriors on the battlefield to speculate about the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent.
“I’ve heard some of them,” Luo Feng frowned. “When the Seventh Battlefield was opened, it was said that some experts from the four peak races swept through many areas to establish the battlefield. Naturally, the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent fled in panic, too late to resist the four peak races, and only some managed to escape while the majority were slaughtered.”
The most renowned feature of the Yanji Continent is the ‘Sacrificial Towers.’ Each Sacrificial Tower serves as a massive survival base. Many treasures belonging to the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent were stored within these towers before they fled with them.
“But in their hasty escape, some pagodas couldn’t flee in time.”
(Note: I translated “祭塔” as “pagodas” assuming it refers to temple towers. If “祭塔” has a more specific cultural meaning in this context, please provide additional details for a more precise translation.)
“Some sacrificial towers were directly seized by the four peak races back then, while others were hidden in certain regions of the Yanji Continent. It is said that these sacrificial towers were crafted with great mystery—even the divine detection power of a Cosmic Sovereign couldn’t locate them, nor could detection devices,” Luo Feng explained. “Historically, more than ten sacrificial towers have been discovered on the Yanji Continent.”
“You’re calling me here, could it be that you’ve discovered a sacrificial tower?” Luo Feng smiled at him.
King Nightchen’s expression was serious as he nodded.
“Damn.”
Luo Feng suddenly stood up, staring at King Nightchen. “You’re not kidding me? Could such good fortune really fall from the sky onto me?”
“I’m not kidding you,” King Nightchen said solemnly.
“What’s going on?” Luo Feng frowned slightly, smiling as he looked at King Nightchen. “It’s true that you and I are good friends, but these sacrificial towers were survival bases for the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent when they fled. They contain vast treasures—the accumulated wealth of entire clans. Although each sacrificial tower holds only a fraction, for us Kings, it’s already an immense fortune. Such boundless riches and treasures—there’s simply no reason to give them away.”
Every place has its story.
Just like the Shattered Star Belt in the past, and now here on the Flame Sacrifice Continent, the Star Tower.
Each had its own tales.
The altars of the Flame Sacrifice Continent were renowned, while the Star Tower, one of the most supreme battlefields in the Seventh Warzone, housed treasures that could drive even Kings to madness. Of course, such treasures appeared only once in a great while, but the likelihood of discovering them was still higher than stumbling upon the altars.
“You’re right. A friend wouldn’t just hand over such wealth without reason,” King Nightchen smiled. “I’m inviting you because I value your flying, dodging, and escaping abilities. If spatial sealing occurs at a critical moment, we’ll rely on your flying ability to escape. I’ve sparred with you so many times; your flying ability is truly amazing.”
(Note: “封锁” is translated as “blockade” in this context, assuming it refers to spatial restrictions or barriers. If it has a different technical meaning in the original context, please specify for a more accurate translation.)
(Note: “封锁” is translated as “blockade” in this context, but if it refers to a specific ability or phenomenon in the story, it might be better to keep it as “spatial封锁” or provide a more precise translation based on the context.)
“Haha…” Luo Feng chuckled.
“Let me tell you the details,” King Nightchen said solemnly. “I was battling an alien King-level opponent. He was hiding deep underground. Although his strength was slightly inferior to mine, he remained a high-tier King. In our intense combat, we employed every possible means. The underground collapsed, space fractured. My alien adversary was already gravely wounded. While engaged with me, he fled in panic and accidentally discovered an altar tower underground!”
The Sacrificial Tower is enigmatic and unfathomable; even a Cosmic Sovereign cannot destroy or detect it. It served as a survival base for the original inhabitants of the Flaming Sacrifice Continent when they fled. Neither my opponent nor I could forcibly store it in our world rings.
However, on the bodies of some original inhabitants near the entrance of the Sacrificial Tower, both my alien opponent and I discovered ‘tokens’ required to enter the tower. Instantly, we engaged in a fierce battle over them. Primarily, he held a slight geographical advantage over me at the Sacrificial Tower site. Though my strength was marginally superior, I only succeeded in securing half of the tokens.
“There were six tokens in total.”
“I grabbed three, and he grabbed three.”
“Based on the items we found on the bodies, one of the fleeing original inhabitants had issued an order: only those carrying tokens could enter the Sacrificial Tower. The six token holders must enter from six different directions simultaneously to open the clan treasure inside the Sacrificial Tower,” King Nightchen shook his head helplessly. “Both my alien opponent and I carried tokens and could safely enter the Sacrificial Tower… but we could only move around in the living areas of the tower. The treasure area was heavily guarded, and the treasure door could only be opened when six lives entered from six directions!”
“Nightchen King, these six lives are most likely the original inhabitants,” Luo Feng frowned. “The design of the sacrificial tower must have been intended to ensure that the original inhabitants obtain the treasures with near certainty, and it won’t allow outsiders like us to acquire them. Even if we possess six tokens, we may still be unable to secure the treasures.”
“I naturally understand what you mean,” King Nightchen quickly replied. “However… historically, haven’t other experts obtained treasures from the sacrificial tower?”
“In any case, the treasure left by the original inhabitants of the Flame Sacrifice Continent—even if it’s just from one Sacrificial Tower—should be comparable to the wealth of a Cosmic Sovereign. Moreover, after countless years, some of the defense mechanisms inside may have already deteriorated or failed,” King Nightchen continued eagerly. “Taking this risk for such a treasure is absolutely worth it. Yang, are you in?”
“Wealth lies within danger.”
Luo Feng smiled. “I’m in!”
Luo Feng believed his survival skills were more than adequate. Given that historical records showed experts had successfully obtained treasures from the sacrificial tower, why couldn’t he acquire one as well?
“Alright, let’s go and invite King Hucì,” King Nightchen said.
“King Hucì?” Luo Feng raised his eyebrows. “Let’s go.”
Swish!
King Night Chen took Luo Feng and teleported directly.
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In another remote region of the Yanji Continent, King Huci and his team were stationed in a mountain cave. Living in mountain caves and underground caverns were the two most common options.
Inside a grand hall.
Luo Feng, King Nightchen, and King Huci were all present. Although King Huci was not human, he belonged to the human faction and had a good relationship with both Luo Feng and King Nightchen.
“Yang, King Nightchen, what brings you two to my place?” King Huci transmitted telepathically. “And we must communicate through mental transmission, forbidding my other subordinates from approaching. It seems to be a significant matter.”
“It’s a great opportunity,” King Nightchen began recounting the entire story again, once more enticing King Huci with the prospect of the Sacrificial Tower.
“I’m in!”
King Hucì slammed the table. “How could I miss such an opportunity? Even if it means entering some extremely dangerous secret regions of the universe and repeatedly risking my life, it might still not yield treasures of such a level.”
“Great,” King Nightchen appeared very excited. “I’m good at teleportation, King Huci; you’re skilled in spatial sealing and brute-force attacks, and Yang excels in flying… with the three of us working together, and all of us having auxiliary plant lives… we’re sure to seize the treasure.”
(Note: “封锁” is translated as “blockade” or “sealing” depending on context. If it refers to spatial confinement, “spatial sealing” or “dimensional blockade” might be more accurate. Please confirm the intended meaning for precise translation.)
“Regarding the distribution of treasures, how about we split it in a 2-1-1 ratio?” King Nightchen looked at the two of them. “The three of us will collaborate to secure the inner treasures, with me taking two portions and each of you receiving one.”
King Hucì and Luo Feng exchanged glances.
Then they both nodded toward King Night Chen. “Alright.”
“Great,” King Night Chen also smiled.
He was also clear that the two he had invited were no ordinary individuals. King Hucì’s strength was on par with his own, while ‘Yang’s’ flying ability was truly unparalleled. Moreover, both King Hucì and Yang, in his judgment, had hidden cards. Especially Yang… every time he saw Yang’s wings vibrating as he flew, he felt amazed. If this flying technique was created by Yang himself, it represented his extraordinary talent, and he must have been a key candidate for focused cultivation by his clan. If it was taught by Yang’s master, it also signified a formidable backing.
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