Chapter 873: Assassination

More than 100,000 immortal experts gathered from across the universe. When the Zhenfeng Star soared into the sky, it was as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the silence. The vast armies of alien immortals surged forward, launching various long-range attacks simultaneously!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The previously tranquil void shattered like fragile paper, and countless spatial fragments flew like shattered ice in water. These spatial fragments made it far more difficult for the immortal experts of various races to fly freely.

“Space blockade!”

“Space lockdown!”

The moment the Zhenfeng Star appeared, a large group of peak King-level experts activated ‘Spatial Lockdown.’ They were absolutely determined to prevent any other experts from teleporting near the Zhenfeng Star and seizing it.

“Quickly, charge!”

“Charge!”

“The area has been sealed off, teleportation is ineffective. We must cooperate and act swiftly!” King Tianzhen and the others urgently relayed their commands.

Luo Feng, who had just been preparing for Heavy Arrow King to teleport him, witnessed the space instantly shatter into countless fragments. The self-repairing capability of space was far slower than the rate of destruction. Seeing the space forcibly sealed off by numerous experts, he had no choice but to command, “Heavy Arrow King, abort the teleportation. We’ll fly there!”

“Yes, Master.”

“Remember, your divine power must constantly surround me to prevent any expert from launching a soul attack.” Luo Feng commanded mentally. His greatest weakness was his soul defense. Although he had the secret technique ‘Beast God Roar,’ a 32-fold soul amplification, combined with his King-level comprehension of laws, and an ironclad will, along with the naturally powerful consciousness of the Gold Horned Giant Beast,

All these factors combined meant his soul defense was comparable to that of a high-level Marquis King.

Coupled with the protection of the Silver Armor and the Shiwu Wings, even an expert specializing in soul attacks at the King-level high tier would find it difficult to kill Luo Feng, though they could still cause him trouble. An expert specializing in soul attacks at the King-level peak tier could pose an extremely serious threat to Luo Feng, of course, assuming they didn’t burn immortal divine energy. If they did burn immortal divine energy, even a novice King-level expert could destroy Luo Feng’s Earth human clone in terms of soul power.

Fortunately…

Experts specializing in soul attacks were rare! Luo Feng hadn’t suffered much before, but among the more than 100,000 immortal gods of various races here, there were far too many such experts.

Although the Earth human clone was just a split body, even if destroyed it could be reborn, having a split body’s soul destroyed suddenly would be very problematic in such a dangerous environment.

“Yes, Master,” replied Heavy Arrow King as he followed Luo Feng.

They roared and charged toward the distant Zhenfeng Star, just like the other thousand immortal gods rushing toward it.

“Stop them!”

“Stop them!” King Tianzhen urgently transmitted voice commands.

Luo Feng’s group of a thousand immortal gods collectively released their immortal divine energy attacks, forming an energy shield or barrier to block the incoming devastating attacks.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chaos reigned!

Among the more than 100,000 alien immortal gods from the four factions, over 95% were at the King-level. They had secretly formed alliances of five hundred, one thousand, or two thousand members. Now, some scattered attacks and occasional combined attacks, though not as precise and coordinated as the insect race’s army, were already powerful enough to make one’s heart tremble. The only way to withstand such attacks was—

to have hundreds or thousands of experts work together to defend.

“Crazy,” Luo Feng held his breath, his pride in his defense completely gone as he dared not resist those combined attacks.

“Block!”

“Be careful.”

“Charge, charge, charge.”

Other experts at the ‘King-level Limit’ or ‘King-level Peak’ who specialized in soul attacks, including King Tianzhen, urgently transmitted voice commands.

“Not good,” Luo Feng was naturally safe within his faction. He saw that the area around the Zhenfeng Star was already surrounded by a large number of experts. The roaring and explosions there were the most intense and terrifying, causing Luo Feng’s expression to change. “Just now we were in the human faction, with tens of thousands of human immortals gathered together. Although they were divided into smaller alliances, they did not attack each other. Occasionally, a combined attack from afar would land on us, and we only needed to carefully defend once collectively. Overall, it wasn’t too dangerous.”

“But the closer we get to the Zhenfeng Star… it becomes completely chaotic.” Luo Feng had a feeling that the first immortal to perish within their alliance would likely come soon.

“Charge!”

Luo Feng’s team of over a thousand immortal gods collectively flew toward the Zhenfeng Star. At the same time, dozens of other teams also charged toward the Zhenfeng Star. Teams further back gritted their teeth and launched repeated combined attacks, simply aiming to bombard the location of the Zhenfeng Star!

“Boom~~~” The vicinity of Zhenfeng Star was continuously rumbling, as space completely shattered into streams of particles.

Although teams approached, no one dared to charge further inward.

Since the repeated joint assaults from various teams were almost entirely focused on the Zhenfeng Star, reaching an intensity capable of annihilating a Cosmic-level Venerable, yet this treasure—highly valued even by Cosmic Venerables—remained unharmed despite such relentless bombardment. As team after team advanced to the frontlines, the number of remaining teams dwindled, and the intensity of the attacks naturally diminished…

And with a large number of teams closest to the Zhenfeng Star, they could easily block the attacks from behind.

It sounds slow!

In reality, just 12 seconds after the Zhenfeng Star’s appearance, it finally stopped being bombarded and flew downward at an angle due to inertia.

“Seize the treasure!”

“Seize the treasure!”

Countless immortals from various races crazily charged toward the Zhenfeng Star. Almost instantly, over ten thousand alien immortals reached the surface of the Zhenfeng Star. After all, it was a star comparable to a planet; even if more than 100,000 immortals landed on it, it wouldn’t be crowded. These alien immortals were using their ‘immortal power’ at the fastest speed to penetrate the Zhenfeng Star, attempting to imprint their soul marks.

To control a powerful treasure, one must fully imprint their soul mark, which requires a relatively short amount of time.

However, with over ten thousand alien immortals, the fastest and slowest among them differed by no more than 0.1 seconds. In such a short time, with so many soul marks… naturally, all failed.

Imprinting a mark must be done by a single mark, without interference. After all, a powerful treasure can have only one master.

Luo Feng’s team was among the second wave to land on the Zhenfeng Star, by which time more than 30,000 alien immortals were already on its surface.

“How is this possible to subdue,” Luo Feng touched the Zhenfeng Star, his imprint failing, and shook his head in secret. The number of immortal gods on the Zhenfeng Star was increasing rapidly—40,000, 50,000, 60,000…

“Boom!”

A terrifying combined attack suddenly descended from afar.

Thousands of immortals on the Zhenfeng Star, facing the threat of this attack, almost simultaneously unleashed defenses, easily blocking the strike. However, due to the impact force… the Zhenfeng Star accelerated downward.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”…

One strike after another attacked from afar, but each was easily blocked by the alien immortal gods on the Zhenfeng Star.

“It’s them,” Luo Feng looked and saw that about 30,000 immortal gods were still hovering in midair in the distance, divided into various teams. Among them, the teams led by King Talong, King Xuanmu, King Qijian, and six other terrifying existences were also stationed there, not rushing forward.

“Strong and weak differ in how they seize treasures,” Luo Feng muttered. “King Tianzhen and other weaker immortals can only try their best to reach the Zhenfeng Star first. But for terrifying existences like King Talong, even if some lucky immortal obtains the Zhenfeng Star, they are confident they can kill that immortal and seize the treasure.”

“Run!”

“Run!”

Desperate voice transmissions echoed from all directions. Many immortal gods anxiously transmitted warnings to all sides, frantically fleeing from the Zhenfeng Star.

“Boom~~” The Zhenfeng Star plummeted downward at an extremely high speed. The invisible barrier below, although previously pierced and torn, was actually the energy of the Star Tower. Though shattered, the resulting waves from its fragmentation became even more violent. Some fleeing immortals who were attacked by opposing factions were not killed but were blasted backward, touching the violent energy of the Star Tower below…

Puff!

Whether they were at the King-level Initial, King-level Peak, or King-level Limit, once they fell downward and couldn’t dodge in time, being caught in the wave of violent energy instantly turned them to ashes. Some experts’ weapons were destroyed, some inferior World Rings shattered, while superior ones might survive.

“What terrifying power,” Luo Feng couldn’t help but exclaim.

The invisible barrier had been stable in the past, suppressing countless Zhenfeng Stars and the terrifying energy below.

But once shattered.

The invisible barrier itself transformed into violent energy, combined with other aggressive energies. These were the miraculous forces nurtured by the Star Tower… easily annihilating Kings. Anyone daring to touch them would die without a doubt.

“Treasures.”

“World Ring of King Qianshen.”

“It’s mine.”

The region below, close to where the countless Zhenfeng Stars were positioned, was perilously terrifying for all experts. Yet, the unfortunate fallen immortals had left behind a vast array of floating treasures, prompting numerous experts to scramble for these relics. After all, those artifacts that had withstood the ‘violent energy impact’ could be easily gathered.

Amid the chaos, the nine powerful experts and their teams remained calm and unhurried.

“Is the Zhenfeng Star so easy to obtain?” A mechanoid expert named Mingyun Wang, clad in golden armor and with skin emitting a black luster, coldly gazed into the distance. “They are all too hasty… with none of the ten thousand exits appearing yet. Even if they obtain the Zhenfeng Star now, they won’t be able to escape, only becoming targets.”

Mingyun Wang had forgotten…

Other immortals weren’t as strong as him. If they didn’t act early, foolishly watching from afar, by the final moment, they wouldn’t have the qualifications to intervene at all, leaving them with no hope whatsoever.

“Obtaining the Zhenfeng Star is our secondary objective. The primary objective of this operation is King Qijian.”

Mingyun Wang glanced toward King Qijian in the distance.

The mechanoid race had detailed intelligence on the human ‘King Qijian,’ who was currently the third-ranked human genius the mechanoids wanted to assassinate.

Ranked first was the human Sovereign Luo Feng, whose talent was comparable to ‘Kedi.’ He had been directly taken as a personal disciple by the terrifying Chaos City Lord among the humans. According to the information, Luo Feng should now be in the battlefield outside the domain, having killed several immortal gods. However, he later disappeared, likely hiding due to the danger.

Ranked second was the human ‘King Mengsui.’

Ranked third was King Qijian.