Without a master controlling it, the ‘Nine-Spiral Star Cloud’ formed by the Star-Devouring Tower’s energy absorption already possesses a heaven-shattering, earth-destroying power. From this, one can see that calling the Star-Devouring Tower, which spans nine light-years, a ‘supreme and invincible’ artifact might not be much of an exaggeration. Yet such a supreme artifact would emit such an intense call towards him?
“Can I obtain the Star-Devouring Tower?”
“Can I become the master of the Star-Devouring Tower?” Luo Feng himself couldn’t believe it, yet the summoning sensation that made his very soul tremble was so intense, clearly emanating from the direction of the Star-Devouring Tower.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng.” The mechanical child Babata jumped up excitedly beside him, “What’s the matter? Why are you so stunned?”
“Nothing.” Luo Feng took a deep breath, calming himself.
Stay calm.
The more critical the moment, the calmer one must be; one must not let emotions cloud judgment.
“The Star-Devouring Tower has remained in this expanse of space over the Domain battlefield for billions of years, a treasure so valuable and mysterious that even the universe’s overlords have failed to claim it,” Luo Feng mused. “My master could give me the Murderous Wu Wings, but regarding the Star-Devouring Tower, since it alone can generate infinite sealing stars, my master would never give it to me… Clearly, the Star-Devouring Tower is far more powerful than the Murderous Wu Wings.”
“If I really obtained such a supreme treasure, would I dare to use it?” Luo Feng thought to himself. “It could provoke war among the four peak races. Once discovered, many overlords of the universe would surely come after me to seize it. Even if they couldn’t control the Star-Devouring Tower themselves, they might enslave me as a soul servant to indirectly control the tower…”
Power and treasures go hand in hand.
Without sufficient power, one is not worthy of possessing such supreme treasures. Take the Murderous Wu Wings, for example; the Chaos Lord could only grant them to Luo Feng because, in the vast universe, only the Chaos Lord knew of their existence, while other powerful beings couldn’t even recognize their uniqueness.
But the Star-Devouring Tower…
Its fame is too great!
Across the countless races of the universe, who doesn’t know of the Star-Devouring Tower? Without adequate strength, obtaining it would bring only disaster! Possessing it would require hiding it away, waiting until he had the power to wield it openly without fear of the universe’s overlords coming to take it.
“I’m thinking too much. First, I should go see the Star-Devouring Tower. At the very least, it might confirm one thing: the Star-Devouring Tower must be related to the Nameless Secret Manual.” Luo Feng boarded the Yunko Starship and quickly headed toward the Star-Devouring Tower.
It’s said that seeing a mountain in the distance can kill a horse.
Though the Star-Devouring Tower loomed over half the universe, even traveling at near-light speed in the Yunko Starship took over ten days to arrive. He could have asked Zhongjian Wang for teleportation… but because the Star-Devouring Tower’s summons kept making his head feel feverish, he flew for over ten days straight, forcing himself to completely calm the fervor in his heart.
…
Around the body of the Star-Devouring Tower swirled brilliant star clouds.
However, at the base of the tower, there were no swirling star clouds surrounding it. The tower consisted of nine levels, with the lowest first level featuring nine entrances. Numerous alien monarchs and aspiring marquises who hoped to be crowned as kings casually entered through any of these gateways.
“Arrived.”
A silver streak halted, and Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and wings, stopped before the entrance.
In front of the Star-Devouring Tower, one couldn’t even see its top. How tall is nine light-years? Compared to it, the sun would seem like a speck of dust beside a mountain.
“Try to see if I can establish a master bond.” Luo Feng took a deep breath. Saying he wasn’t nervous would be a lie. Even while keeping calm, deep inside he still burned with excitement. He extended his hand, gently touching the edge of the massive tower door, which was hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide. The black surface felt icy cold. As he touched it, a flicker of hope stirred in his heart.
Back then, the weapon armor and general armor had flown into his body on their own, easily controlled.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. Touching the edge of the tower door produced no reaction whatsoever.
“Establish master bond.” He sent a thread of mental energy, attempting to imprint his spiritual mark on the Star-Devouring Tower.
But the mental energy was like a drop in the ocean, instantly swallowed and vanished. The Star-Devouring Tower remained unchanged, and Luo Feng couldn’t establish any bond or control it, which made him anxious. He tried again with his blood, then changed positions, no longer attempting the door edge but instead trying on the similarly composed ground of the tower itself.
Failure, failure, still failed!
“What’s going on?”
“How come there’s absolutely no reaction? Even if I couldn’t control it, there should at least be some response. Even when I obtained the Murderous Wu Wings and others, it wasn’t like this.” Luo Feng was filled with confusion. “I can feel it—the entire Star-Devouring Tower is emitting an infinite summons to my entire being. These calls are transmitted from every part of the tower, yet no matter how I try, there’s not the slightest reaction.”
Swoosh!
Far behind Luo Feng, a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Then in a flash, that figure reached Luo Feng’s side.
“Daohe Wang?” a cheerful voice called out.
Luo Feng turned his head and saw a fierce-looking figure. The alien male had three curved horns along the edges of his face, protruding fangs, a scorpion-like tail, four legs, and four arms. Luo Feng recognized him immediately and smiled: “Yanjiu Wang.” Yanjiu Wang was known as a peak monarch in the 024th military base, and with Luo Feng’s exceptional memory, he naturally remembered this individual.
“Haha, what a coincidence.” Yanjiu Wang laughed, which looked even fiercer, a result of his race’s facial features. Perhaps Yanjiu Wang himself thought his smile was friendly. “I’ve heard of Daohe Wang and always wanted to meet you. Imagine meeting here at the entrance of the Star-Devouring Tower. Were you just trying to establish a master bond with it?”
Luo Feng was taken aback.
“Wait a moment, let me try too.” Yanjiu Wang also tried, either by dripping blood or imprinting a spiritual mark. After trying, he turned his head and shook his head, saying, “Hmm, looks like I don’t have such fortune. Every powerful being from various races who comes to the Star-Devouring Tower for the first time will give it a try, hoping to get lucky. Unfortunately, over countless years, no powerful being from any race has ever successfully established a master bond.”
Luo Feng smiled and nodded: “I couldn’t establish a master bond either.”
“Daohe Wang, how about we explore the Star-Devouring Tower together?” Yanjiu Wang suggested. “The Star-Devouring Tower is full of hidden dangers. The tower itself is perilous, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of alien monarchs inside… battling there would indeed be terrifying.” This invitation was based on strength. Yanjiu Wang had come alone and clearly had no suitable partner for the moment, while Luo Feng, known as Daohe Wang, was renowned, so Yanjiu Wang was willing to invite him along.
“No, thank you.” Luo Feng politely declined.
Upon hearing this, Yanjiu Wang didn’t press further. After all, they were from different races, with their own thoughts and privacy, so he naturally wouldn’t pry. He smiled and said, “Then I’ll go in first.” Then he transformed into a blur and quickly darted into the tower.
Luo Feng waited a bit before entering the Star-Devouring Tower alone.
Since he felt a special connection with the Star-Devouring Tower, having other powerful beings around would often complicate things. Naturally, Luo Feng preferred to go alone, especially since he had his subordinate Zhongjian Wang… there was no need for a peak monarch like Yanjiu Wang to accompany him.
…
Luo Feng strode within the vast interior of the tower. Each step he took covered several ten thousand kilometers. His figure blurred as he moved swiftly, accompanied by the continuous sounds of “Ka ka ka~~~ Boom~~~.”
Before coming, Luo Feng had looked up a lot of information about the Star-Devouring Tower and had discussed it at length with Zhongjian Wang. He clearly understood the internal structure of the Star-Devouring Tower.
The Star-Devouring Tower was like an ‘ultra-large’ skyscraper. This super skyscraper contained countless ‘rooms’… of course, the ‘rooms’ inside the Star-Devouring Tower were actually forbidden zone spaces. Each forbidden zone space was connected to other forbidden zone spaces through hidden passages.
At the same time…
Countless ‘forbidden zone spaces’ were constantly in motion.
In other words, even if one remained stationary inside the Star-Devouring Tower, their coordinates would continuously change over time.
“Forbidden zone space.” Luo Feng was now inside one such forbidden zone space. The entrance to the passage he had previously used was already sealed and vanished. This forbidden zone space was filled with endless desert. At the farthest edges in the four cardinal directions and at the very top of the sky, there were invisible barriers preventing approach.
“Detectors, world projections, and mental exploration can only explore within the forbidden zone space. They cannot penetrate this forbidden zone space to reach another. Even teleportation can only be performed within this forbidden zone space, not to another.” Luo Feng was well aware of this.
Escaping was simple.
Using divine nation teleportation would allow one to leave the Star-Devouring Tower. If not escaping, then one had to navigate through one forbidden zone space after another, which required first finding the ‘passage’ connecting two forbidden zone spaces.
“The Star-Devouring Tower, towering nine light-years high, contains countless forbidden zone spaces.” Luo Feng looked around this forbidden zone space.
“Boom~~~”
The entire desert trembled.
“Uh?” Luo Feng was startled and turned his head. The entire desert was vibrating, and something massive seemed to be crawling out of the sand.
“I didn’t hear anything from Zhongjian Wang.” Luo Feng immediately summoned Zhongjian Wang.
Swoosh!
Zhongjian Wang appeared beside him, respectfully saying, “Master.” At the same time, he noticed the entire desert trembling violently, and his expression changed drastically. “Such a massive disturbance? Master, the Star-Devouring Tower is fraught with dangers. Each forbidden zone space may conceal hidden perils. Typically, these threats remain dormant. Even if they are triggered, the level of danger varies. Thus, within the Star-Devouring Tower, the most lethal threats usually stem from alien powerhouses battling one another. However, if the dangers within a forbidden zone space do erupt, they can be utterly terrifying. The greater the disturbance, the more perilous the situation! Master, have you just arrived? Why has this forbidden zone space erupted with such an enormous commotion?”
“This is the first forbidden zone space I’ve entered.” Luo Feng looked at the desert.
The desert kept rising!
It was as if a monster were awakening. Swish swish~~~ countless sand grains rolled away, and gradually, red armor began to emerge from the desert. A strange metallic creature, over a thousand kilometers long, with densely packed thousands of sharp claws, resembling a centipede, appeared. Its pair of emerald eyes looked down on Luo Feng, filled with killing intent.
“This, this, a thousand-kilometer-level forbidden zone guardian?” Zhongjian Wang’s eyes widened as he turned to Luo Feng, “Master, the very first forbidden zone space you entered has triggered a guardian, and not just any guardian, a thousand-kilometer-level one? I’ve spent over ten thousand years in the Star-Devouring Tower, traversing countless forbidden zone spaces, and the strongest guardian I’ve encountered was only a hundred-kilometer-level one!”
Luo Feng, however, slightly furrowed his brow: “I clearly felt the intense summons from the Star-Devouring Tower, yet I couldn’t establish a master bond, nor did I receive any special response. However, just entering the first forbidden zone space has triggered such a powerful guardian… This is at least better than having no response at all.”
Luo Feng and Zhongjian Wang, two tiny beings, looked up at the massive guardian looming above.
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