A black flying saucer was soaring above the Yianji Continent. Inside the control room, Luo Feng held two cups of fruit wine and poured them.
“King Yechen, King Huchi.”
“I wish I could save you, but I am powerless,” Luo Feng said softly. “The universe is perilous; strong ones perish while the even stronger survive. I hope to see you again in a distant future.”
“Master Zhenyan, Master Hunchun, and even Master Huyanbo of the Yimo Star all told me that the universe is full of dangers and that one must be cautious. The most important advice that Master Huyanbo left for me through Babata was to always hold the universe in reverence and never to become arrogant,” Luo Feng sighed. “This is the lesson learned from countless hardships.”
“I used to think that peak-level powerhouses would be absolutely safe on the Yianji Continent.”
“I used to think that Limit King-level powerhouses would be absolutely safe throughout the entire battlefield beyond the domain.”
“I used to think that having teleportation abilities would make it hard to perish.”
“But the reality is that within just one of the sacrificial towers on the Yianji Continent, Kings Yechen and Huchi, Bingren, King Cangjin, and others all perished—even peak-level kings fell.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “Moreover, Cangjin was killed by the King of the Purple Bell, whose strength was inferior to his. One must never be the slightest bit careless.”
The outcome of a battle depends on many factors.
The unique environment of the sacrificial tower blocked teleportation and detection, among other things, resulting in such heavy casualties. Had the battle occurred in the skies above the Yianji Continent, Cangjin, who cultivated the Time Law, would have been powerless to prevent those teleportation experts from escaping. If they couldn’t win, they would have fled long before.
“What a pity—”
“This is the universe. This is merely one small sacrificial tower within the Yianji Continent. There are countless other secret and dangerous places in the universe, far more perilous than this,” Luo Feng mused.
“No matter what, always remain vigilant and never become arrogant. You may have come across such a treasure and rare opportunity, but some genius from another alien race might also have encountered something similar, or even something more powerful.”
Four king-level powerhouses perished in this battle!
How tragic!
This incident instantly sobered Luo Feng, making him no longer dare to be complacent. Previously, after obtaining the ‘Shi Wu Wings,’ along with the ‘King Armor’ and ‘General Armor,’ Luo Feng had become somewhat overly proud and confident. Just as the mighty Master Hunchun of Chaos City had pointed out… in his view, Luo Feng’s experiences were actually quite ordinary.
The King Armor and General Armor were merely external aids. As Luo Feng’s own strength improved, their usefulness would diminish significantly.
“Hmm?”
“A call request?” Luo Feng frowned.
…
Inside a bar in the Hong Alliance City within the virtual universe, Luo Feng was drinking and chatting with another human in a corner.
“Tianchen, why the rush to contact me?” Luo Feng looked at the human before him. This was ‘King Tianchen,’ one of many good friends Luo Feng had made over the years. Tianchen and King Yechen had risen during the same era, both being core disciples of the Axe Combat Arena. They had always been in competition, which eventually forged a deep bond between them.
“Yang, Yechen is dead.” Tianchen, with his long eyebrows and commanding presence, let out a soft sigh. “Before he died, he left me a message saying he was killed by the alien King Cangjin. He died on the Yianji Continent. There were three human King-level powerers on the Yianji Continent, including him, and you were also there as his friend. Do you know the details?”
“Yes, he died at the hands of King Cangjin,” Luo Feng sighed. “In the end, he was forced to self-destruct by Cangjin.”
“Who is Cangjin?” Tianchen asked urgently.
Although Cangjin was quite renowned on the Yianji Continent, he was an outsider from the Machine Race faction… naturally unfamiliar to Tianchen. Even among the over 3.2 million king-level powerhouses within the Hong Alliance, Tianchen only knew a handful, with many others remaining unknown to him.
“Cangjin is also dead,” Luo Feng said.
“Uh…” Tianchen was momentarily stunned, then nodded. “Well, wandering on the edge of life and death in the universe, death is inevitable. Come, drink with me.”
“Alright,” Luo Feng agreed and joined Tianchen in drinking.
Luo Feng didn’t wish to elaborate on this matter. His grudge with the Purple Bell King was bound to be settled eventually, and he didn’t want Tianchen to be dragged into it. Both he and the Purple Bell King possessed formidable treasures, each with strong survival capabilities. Furthermore, although Purple Bell didn’t obtain the treasures from the sacrificial tower, he still managed to acquire nearly half of the vast collection of treasures, excluding the chained treasure chest.
That massive collection represented an enormous fortune.
Purple Bell could easily purchase Flame God Crystals and other treasures to enhance his strength.
“The next battle will likely be even more perilous.”
“After all, Purple Bell has already slain a Limit Seal King-level powerhouse.” Luo Feng didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless. Yet he was unaware… that Purple Bell had actually killed two Limit Seal King-level experts, including Cangjin.
“I must find a way to deal with King Purple Bell.”
King Purple Bell regarded Luo Feng as his rival and was determined to kill him. Luo Feng was equally determined to find a way to counter Purple Bell.
…
Within a pocket dimension of a world ring, both the Mosha Clan clone and the Gold-Horned Giant Beast clone appeared.
“The Pagoda Treasure,” Luo Feng in black robes gazed into the distance, his eyes fixed on the chained treasure chest at the center of the vast treasure hoard.
“All the other treasures combined are far less valuable than this chained chest,” Black-robed Luo Feng mused. “Just protecting it cost several hundred million mixed yuan units. The treasure inside must be astonishing. Let me try to use my Mosha Clan clone to transform into a native of the Yianji Continent, fooling the sensing system to open this chest.”
“If that fails, I’ll have to make the effort to return to the Primeval Universe ‘Chaos City,’ go see Master Hunchun, and ask him to help open it.”
This chained treasure chest, Luo Feng estimated… even Master Zhenyan would find it difficult to open.
But for Master Hunchun, it would undoubtedly be effortless.
Although he was reluctant to bother Master Hunchun, such a treasure from the sacrificial pagoda would certainly warrant a visit. For Master Hunchun, opening it would be a trivial matter.
“Let’s give it a try.”
“Transform!”
The black-robed Luo Feng instantly transformed into a stream of air, which then coalesced into a six-armed native of the Yianji Continent. Within the residential area of the sacrificial tower, there lay some ruins—remnants of several peak Jie Zhu (World God)-level powerhouses from the Yianji Continent. The most durable parts of their bodies were their bones. For example, one of Master Huyanbo’s disciples still had his golden skeleton perfectly preserved even after thousands of years.
At the peak Realm Lord level, the body was already incredibly robust, with the bones being the strongest component.
Compared to the flesh of an immortal, the bones of a World Lord were already quite similar… While muscles might decay, bones often endured for an extremely long time. With this transformation concept to deceive the chest, Luo Feng naturally carried a bone fragment with him. He used its genetic material to directly simulate the skeletal genetics of the native and transformed accordingly.
“Talent Secret Method—Replication!”
The Mosha Yianji clone’s aura abruptly changed, becoming the aura of Qiu Chika.
After all, among the living Yianji clan elites, Luo Feng had only encountered Qiu Chika. As for the deceased Yianji natives… Luo Feng wasn’t sure whether replicating the aura of the dead would be effective. He always felt it wouldn’t be as potent as replicating the living.
“Communication Token.” The Mosha Yianji clone flipped his hand and produced a communication token, which already bore Luo Feng’s spiritual imprint. The three clones shared the same soul imprint, so naturally, the token was already attuned to him. The token immediately merged into his body.
“Everything is ready.”
“Genetics, aura, and communication token are all set. I just hope this is enough to open the treasure chest,” Mosha Luo Feng approached the chained treasure chest.
Twelve chains were still connected to some metal fragments, all binding the chest. The chest bore mysterious ritual patterns. Mosha Luo Feng took a deep breath and gently placed his right hand on the chest.
“Beep!”
The chest’s internal sensing system began to identify.
“Please succeed, please succeed,” Mosha Luo Feng’s heart was tense as he silently hoped. Although he could ask Master Hunchun for help, deep down, he would never ask his teacher unless absolutely necessary. He would try to rely on himself as much as possible. Only when there was no other way would he consider wasting such a treasure without trying first.
“I hope this chest’s sensing system isn’t too advanced. I hope it can be opened.”
…
In reality, the sensing system wasn’t as sophisticated as Luo Feng imagined. It actually only detected two things: the communication token and the life aura! As for the genetic structure… while different lifeforms indeed have different genetic structures, there were many deceptive techniques for collecting genetic material.
The life aura was different. Different lifeforms had entirely different auras.
Humans, although each individual had a unique aura,
collectively shared a similar aura type.
For example, the aura of ‘humans’ was vastly different from that of ‘insect races,’ and life aura was something that couldn’t be imitated at all, except for very few unique races in the universe that possessed ‘innate secret methods.’ What are innate secret methods? They are special abilities directly granted by the universe, some of which couldn’t be acquired through cultivation at all.
“Beep.”
Life aura… confirmed!
Communication token… confirmed!
“Click!” The lid of the chest, previously locked, automatically loosened.
“Hahaha…” The tense Mosha Luo Feng immediately broke into a smile and quickly opened the lid.
Inside the chest were three world rings.
Scanning with world energy, these three world rings were all unclaimed.
“One by one,” Luo Feng hurriedly picked up the three world rings to inspect them. His world energy penetrated the first ring… within this ring was a vast world. There were rows of metallic mountains, countless lakes formed from rare and precious liquids, and fleets of E-class spacecraft… densely packed like swarms of locusts.
All the items were in massive quantities.
“Wow.”
“This… this…” Luo Feng was completely stunned.
Luo Feng then picked up the second and third world rings to examine.
“Heaven.”
“This time… I’ve really struck gold.”
“This treasure must represent a substantial portion of the wealth of the indigenous people of the Yianji Continent, even during their golden age!” Luo Feng was utterly stunned by the sheer magnitude of the treasure. He had no idea… that those few cosmic monarchs, aware their days were numbered, had distributed the majority of their treasures primarily among the 100 genuine inheritance towers.
This was one percent of the entire wealth of the Yianji Continent natives!
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