Chapter 853: It Begins

In the battlefield of the seventh star region of the extraterrestrial battlefield, within the Base 026 barracks of the human camp, Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and wings, stood on the snow-covered mountain speaking with a delivery person from the Virtual Universe Company.

This scene was witnessed by two distant Monarchs.

“Look, it’s the human ‘Yang.'”

“It’s him.”

“The alien elites from other factions on the Yanji Continent have been desperately searching for him. Who would have thought Yang would hide in the barracks? Ha… Those aliens from other factions won’t find him no matter how hard they search. Even if they know Yang is in the barracks, they can do nothing about it.”

“Do you think Yang obtained the treasure from the Yanji Tower?”

“I personally visited the Yanji Tower and carefully examined the traces of battles inside. It appears to be authentic.”

“Yang sure has great luck. Look, he’s meeting with the delivery person from the Virtual Universe Company. He must have purchased a lot of treasures.”

“Even if you’re jealous, there’s nothing you can do about it. Now that Yang has obtained the treasure from the Yanji Tower, what can you possibly do?”

“Yeah, I can’t do anything. Within the same faction, who dares to act? But I can say this… If it weren’t for the military system’s control, even within the human race, there might be powerful individuals who would go after Yang.”

The two alien Monarchs gazed at the mountains hundreds of kilometers away. With their vision, they could clearly see even the fine hairs on a person’s face from hundreds of kilometers away.

They watched and conversed with each other.

…

Word of Luo Feng’s arrival at the human camp’s Base 026 barracks spread rapidly, reaching the ears of the greedy alien powerhouses on the Yanji Continent, who erupted in furious curses.

“Coward!”

“Weakling!”

“A cowardly fellow.”

“This human actually hides in the barracks. Damn it!”

“Let’s go, leave the Yanji Continent! This human is so scared he hides in the barracks. What can we do? Even a Cosmic Sovereign can’t do anything about the barracks. We’re wasting our time here. Let’s go back to the Star Tower! Maybe there will be treasures there!”

Many powerful alien beings who had previously held onto hope began to feel disappointed. In truth, they had suspected that if the human ‘Yang’ obtained the treasure, he might depart, but none of them wanted to accept it without confirmation.

After all, in the extraterrestrial battlefield, the chance to obtain treasures is extremely rare.

“Human!” the Purple Bell King in a cave muttered with cold eyes. “So cautious and cowardly.”

“But by hiding in the barracks, you only make the powerful beings from various races across the universe think you’re weak, further convincing them that you possess the treasure!”

“But I know…”

“Your cowardice is just an act.” The Purple Bell King had always been wary of Luo Feng. He had encountered Luo Feng before and witnessed his actions during the search for the Yanji Tower treasure. Luo Feng had always been low-key, yet never hesitated to take risks or strike decisively when necessary. “He knows when to stay low, when to show off, and when to be ruthless.”

“Human Yang, what exactly are you waiting for?” murmured the Purple Bell King softly. “Are you waiting for the right moment to strike at me? If you’re going to act, do it soon.”

He had a feeling that this human was biding his time, waiting for the opportunity.

…

Luo Feng specially prepared a brand-new world ring, creating a pocket dimension.

In a vast grassland,

Luo Feng, clad in black, sat cross-legged with a solemn expression, staring at the black briefcase in front of him.

“Femto Toxin!” Luo Feng whispered. This briefcase contained the expensive and terrifying Femto Toxin. Out of the 560 billion Mixed Yuan units he had spent, only 10 billion remained, nearly all of it. The biggest expense was the purchase of one kilogram of Femto Toxin for 300 billion Mixed Yuan units.

“Be careful.”

“Just a single leak, and my Mosha Clan clone will be finished.” Luo Feng, in black, took a deep breath. He dared not handle the Femto Toxin within his inner world, fearing that an accident might cause his inner world to collapse and lead to his death, which would be a truly ridiculous demise.

The Mosha Clan clone and the pocket dimension of the world ring.

If this clone perishes, a new one can be cultivated. This pocket dimension is also from a brand-new world ring. Even if this world collapses, it’s not a big loss.

“Open.” The black-clad Luo Feng gently commanded.

Click!

The black briefcase opened, revealing ten crystals inside. Each crystal contained undulating, heart-stirring purple liquid, slowly flowing like mercury.

“Femto Toxin, ten vials, each containing 100 grams of Femto Toxin.” The black-clad Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with excitement.

Femto Toxin: 1 gram is worth 300 million Mixed Yuan units. It is a terrifying potion created by the formidable human alchemist ‘Femto,’ hence named after him. This Femto Toxin possesses potent corrosive properties and was specifically designed to erode ‘Immortal Bodies.’ Typically, 10 grams can corrode and kill a Monarch-Level Limit powerhouse, while 100 grams of Femto Toxin (the amount contained in one vial) is sufficient to eliminate a ‘Monarch-Level Invincible’ powerhouse (such as those at the Zhenyan level).

Its power is terrifying.

However, it has very obvious weaknesses.

Firstly, it is a one-time-use item. Each use consumes some of the toxin.

Secondly, the toxin must make contact with an Immortal Body to take effect. Nearly all cosmic powerhouses wear armor, and the toxin has almost no effect on the metallic components of armor. Therefore, the armor must be breached to allow the toxin to reach the enemy’s Immortal Body. Alternatively, one can target the face or other unprotected areas not shielded by armor.

Thirdly, the Femto Toxin needs a carrier. It must be applied to a weapon, solidified, and then used in an attack. However, after the weapon cuts through the opponent’s Immortal Body, only a small amount of the toxin on the weapon might enter the enemy’s body. Each attack delivers only a tiny amount of toxin, resulting in minimal damage to the enemy.

Fourthly, assuming 100 grams of toxin enters Zhenyan’s body at once, with Zhenyan’s power, upon detecting the toxin’s fierce corrosion and destruction of his Immortal Body, he would instantly abandon part of his Immortal Power, wrapping around the toxin and expelling it from his body. Probably only one or two grams of toxin would have time to corrode before the rest is expelled, wasting most of it. Therefore, each dose must be small enough so that the enemy cannot expel the toxin before it fully takes effect.

These four weaknesses

make Femto Toxin’s value incomparable to some world-class weapons.

Take the ‘Kaso Dagger’ for example. It can be used continuously and permanently. When stabbed into the body of a Monarch-Level Limit powerhouse, it can instantly kill them. Whether it’s ‘permanent use’ or efficiency, it far surpasses Femto Toxin. However, its price is also so high that it scares people away.

…

The black-clad Luo Feng flipped his palm and retrieved a blood-red battle blade. This was a newly customized weapon, forged from premium G-grade metal, its defensive capabilities on par with the treasure chest of the Yanji Tower. The Femto Toxin had minimal impact on metal and was utterly incapable of corroding the fresh blood-red battle blade.

Of course, this new blood-red war blade cost nearly 100 million points.

“I’ve simulated experiments thousands of times in the Virtual Universe. It shouldn’t go wrong.” The black-clad Luo Feng carefully began to coat the blood-red war blade with ‘Femto Toxin,’ solidifying 50 grams of toxin on the blade’s small volume.

Moments later…

Luo Feng held the new blood-red war blade in his hand, looking at the purple glow on the blade’s edge, a smile appearing on his face: “From today on, this war blade will be called ‘Poison Shadow War Blade.’ One blood-red war blade, one poison shadow war blade… I’ll use the blood-red war blade normally, and use the poison shadow war blade in critical moments.”

“I must wait patiently.”

“The Gold-Horned Giant Beast needs to cultivate ‘Benzun Tian Di,’ and the Moyun Vine also needs to evolve. I must endure for a while longer…” A sharp glint flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. “Purple Bell King, it’s coming soon!”

…

A year later, within his inner world.

“Wo!” The Gold-Horned Giant Beast lifted its head, letting out an excited roar. It had finally consumed a large amount of precious resources purchased for 110 billion Mixed Yuan units, cultivating the ‘Ben Tian’ technique to a 16-fold amplification.

“Everything is ready!” Standing on the grassland, Luo Feng’s eyes sparkled with anticipation. “Moyun.”

Zhiu!

A streak of light flew from afar, it was the Moyun Vine with 256 primary vines. After spending approximately 8 billion points, the Moyun Vine was finally upgraded from 216 primary vines to 256 primary vines, its strength rising from Marquis-Level Peak to Monarch-Level Initial!

If one wishes to upgrade it to 360 primary vines (Monarch-Level High), it would require more than 100 billion points, and the success rate would be less than 50%.

However, if cultivated from the juvenile stage, cultivating a 360 primary vine immortal Moyun Vine would only cost more than 10 billion points.

This shows that if one is weak at birth, the cost to advance later may increase tenfold.

“Whoosh!”

The Moyun Vine flew over, instantly wrapping around Luo Feng like an octopus before merging into his skin. “Master.” Moyun’s consciousness transmitted, his voice filled with gratitude and excitement.

“Haha…” Luo Feng smiled.

Moyun has accompanied him for so many years, going through life and death together. Even if it cost extra points, what of it? Rather than spending extra points, he would not want to cultivate another Moyun Vine from scratch. But now, he is not yet wealthy enough, and with numerous threats and pressures, he has not yet reached a point where he can casually spend over 100 billion Mixed Yuan units to gamble on a success rate of less than 50%.

“Locking Arm.” Luo Feng placed a Water God Source Crystal inside the energy nest of the Locking Arm.

“Silver Armor.” A layer of silver battle armor appeared, protecting the Moyun Battle Suit and the Locking Arm.

“Shi Wu Wings.” A pair of silver wings unfurled from his back, which had previously concealed the Sovereign’s aura, now radiating the overwhelming pressure of a supreme powerhouse.

Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and wings, his eyes shining brightly, grinned.

“Ba Ba Ta.” Luo Feng commanded. “Immediately send out mass emails to all the human faction Monarchs I know on the Yanji Continent, asking them to help find the location of ‘Purple Bell King’ from the Qixian Clan of the Mechanical Race.”

“Yes!”

Mass emails were sent out, seeking help.

“I wonder if we can find that Purple Bell King.” Ba Ba Ta said. “After spreading that message, he probably fears that you will come after him, so he might have hidden himself.”

“If we can’t find him, we’ll put a bounty on him.” Luo Feng said softly.

Just like when the Mechanical Race’s Tsvika placed a bounty on Luo Feng years ago, offering several million Mixed Yuan units would drive all the powerhouses in the human faction into a frenzy to hunt him down.