Chapter 925: Searching for Humanity

When Luo Feng began studying to create a supreme technique suitable for the Star Chart through the virtual universe, news started to spread within the Ice Prison.

“Could there be any mistake? At that time, the battle between the Whitebone King and that human was so intense, the energy fluctuations were so strong that even I could sense them. I secretly watched the fight from a distance… I saw it clearly with my own eyes, so how could I be wrong?”

“How could that be possible? What you’re saying is too absurd. You claim the human’s instantaneous movement speed was ten, even dozens of times faster than the Whitebone King’s, fast enough to be the fastest in the Ice Prison? Among the five major powers in the Ice Prison, each is extraordinary, and three of them are special lifeforms. How could none of them be faster than him?”

“That’s the truth!”

“I don’t doubt you. We have shared life and death, supported each other, and barely survived in this Ice Prison. How could I not believe you? But such speed is just too absurd. I really can’t believe it, nor dare to believe it.”

“I sensed the battle fluctuations and flew out from the sea surface to secretly watch. I saw it with my own eyes.”

“Ha! Don’t make up lies so absurdly. It’s obviously fake.”

Since the Ice Prison wasn’t particularly vast, many individuals hiding within icebergs, deep in the snowfields, or beneath the frozen ocean sensed the disturbances and covertly observed the battle, leading to the rapid spread of the news. However, apart from the handful of powerful figures who had witnessed the conflict firsthand, most who heard the rumors dismissed them as unbelievable.

It wasn’t until a year later when the Whitebone King publicly praised the human, declaring him the fastest in the Ice Prison!

This immediately changed the tone of the secret messages circulating within the Ice Prison. Since one of the battle’s participants, the Whitebone King himself, had spoken, the credibility was much higher. Moreover, the Whitebone King’s status and pride meant he wouldn’t lie about such a thing.

Ten years later.

Chian, one of the five major powers in the Ice Prison, publicly released a new “Ice Prison Ranking,” placing the newly arrived human at 18th!

This new human had only fought three battles upon arrival—against a lifeform from the Cangjiang Clan, a lifeform from the Katu Clan, and the Whitebone King—and yet he had already reached 18th place! Clearly, Chian, one of the five major powers, had high hopes for the human, and the description in the ranking records stated: “Extremely fast speed.”

If the initial rumors about the new human in the Ice Prison were somewhat beneficial to Luo Feng, then the later rumors were not so favorable.

“That human must possess an unregistered account to connect to the virtual universe.”

“He is the only human in the entire Ice Prison. Regardless of anything else, he himself must be able to connect to the virtual universe. Given his strength, he must hold a high status in the outside world. It’s also said that he is a mental controller, so it’s not strange for him to control some servants. If he controls servants, then naturally having many unregistered accounts connected to the virtual universe would make sense!”

These rumors were quite logical and believable.

Connecting to the virtual universe?

Unregistered accounts?

This was enough to drive the powerhouses in the Ice Prison to madness with desire. The long years had endowed them with immense patience, so initially, no one made a move. However, as time passed, some powerhouses began secretly searching for Luo Feng. Yet, given Luo Feng’s strength, those bold enough to set their sights on him were exceedingly few.

Those who actually searched for Luo Feng were even fewer, only about two or three.

“How come we can’t find him?”

“Where is he hiding?”

“The Ice Prison isn’t that large. We’ve combed through the entire place. Why can’t we locate him?” The few powerful individuals searching for Luo Feng were growing increasingly frustrated. They utilized their divine abilities to scan the area… in theory, they should have found him effortlessly. However, they were unaware that Luo Feng possessed an extremely sophisticated “micro-detector” that completely masked his presence.

Among all the powerhouses in the Ice Prison, a few did possess micro-detectors, but none could compare to Luo Feng’s.

They simply couldn’t find Luo Feng!

At the peak of an iceberg mountain range resided the strongest being in the Northern Ice Prison. A magnificent palace was built there, housing the special lifeform known as “Silver-Eyed.”

Silver-Eyed, one of the five major powers in the Ice Prison, ranked second in the Ice Prison Rankings. His eyes were always closed, and once opened… whoever was targeted would almost certainly perish.

“Virtual universe?” Upon the throne of the palace sat a deity nearly thirty meters tall, clad in snow-white battle armor. A massive horizontal eye adorned his face, currently closed. His entire divine form faintly emitted ripples, and intangible waves radiated outward from him, subtly distorting the flow of time in his vicinity.

“Master, according to the intelligence, although no one has seen the human with an unregistered account, since he is a mental controller, the possibility of him having one is quite high.”

“I think the same, Master.”

Two king-level powerhouses knelt below, both mentally enslaved by Silver-Eyed.

In the Ice Prison, overwhelmed by despair, no strong individual was willing to serve another, thus servants could only be acquired through soul manipulation.

“I want to meet this human.” Silver-Eyed commanded from his throne.

“Master, no one has found the human yet.”

“The human’s hiding techniques are quite impressive,” both servants replied.

“Oh?”

The massive figure stepped down from the throne. “Then I shall go find him myself! I haven’t left the Northern Ice Prison in a very long time, but if I can obtain an unregistered account to connect to the virtual universe and relieve some of my loneliness, it will be worth it.” With that, he strode out of the palace to search for Luo Feng.

Silver-Eyed, ranked second in the Ice Prison.

However, it was difficult to accurately judge the strength of the five major powers. Over countless eons, each had claimed their own territory. Moreover, Silver-Eyed specialized in the Time Laws and, as a special lifeform, possessed unique abilities. He was not afraid of Luo Feng’s speed, for against “Time Stop,” no amount of speed could help.

Confident that Luo Feng couldn’t escape, he decided to go personally.

Silver-Eyed began searching for Luo Feng openly, making no attempt to conceal his actions. The news of “Silver-Eyed hunting for the human” quickly spread throughout the Ice Prison. However, what stunned the powerful beings in the Ice Prison was that even Silver-Eyed couldn’t locate the human.

Deep within the snowy expanse of the Eastern Ice Prison, inside an underground cave.

Luo Feng’s micro-detector was always activated to maintain concealment. Previously, during the “battlefield outside the domain,” Luo Feng had earned a massive fortune, selling his old detector for a micro-detector worth hundreds of billions of Chaos Units! This was a detector Luo Feng had planned specifically for surviving in cosmic secret realms, so he was naturally willing to purchase the highest grade.

Luo Feng’s Earth human body was sitting cross-legged in the hall, his consciousness connected to the virtual universe.

In the virtual universe training ground.

“Roar~~” A massive beast resembling a centipede, bathed in flames, coiled in space, spewing flames and roaring at Luo Feng.

“Beast God’s Tail, Condense!”

Suspended before Luo Feng were countless golden orbs, each engraved with intricate secret patterns. Under Luo Feng’s control, the 160 golden orbs immediately transformed into streaks of light, flying out and weaving countless golden threads mid-air. In an instant, a beast god over a kilometer long appeared in space.

This beast god was very different from attacks executed through the “Beast God Soldier” technique.

The “Beast God Soldier” technique consisted of six forms, created by Hierodo. Once unleashed, the beast god’s illusion gradually transformed from illusory to solid, with the entire figure evolving. It was said that when the sixth form was mastered, it would almost resemble the true descent of a beast god, only a small step away from the “True Beast God.”

The beast god illusion Luo Feng had created himself was completely different. The beast god illusion in mid-air was overall ethereal and unstable, appearing hazy and indistinct, except for its tail! Each scale on the tail, even the faintly visible mysterious patterns on the scales, combined into this long tail.

At first glance, it looked like the real tail of a beast god!

“Hierodo might not have seen a real ‘Beast God Statue,’ but I possess one and can observe every scale’s secret patterns with my own eyes. Over the past century, my Gold-Horned Beast clone has been deeply researching the tail’s secret patterns. Thus, the technique I’ve developed focuses more on the tail! The other parts are illusory; only the tail is the real killing move.”

“Hierodo wasn’t wrong either. Without a real Beast God Statue, the best path for him was gradual overall evolution and integration to unleash deadly techniques.”

“But with the Beast God Statue, I can concentrate all my mental power on the crucial parts.”

Luo Feng murmured silently.

“Roar~~” The centipede-like beast bathed in flames suddenly lunged forward, leaving an afterimage across a million kilometers of sky, directly charging toward Luo Feng.

The beast god roared and charged as well.

Boom!

The two collided mid-air. The beast god’s head and hooves were like mist, shattering on impact. However, as the centipede’s many claws swept past, the hazy head illusion reformed again. Only that long, scale-covered tail was utterly real, and finally, it moved.

“Bang!” It was as if a curved lightning bolt had appeared mid-air, moving at an absurd speed.

It struck the centipede beast’s head directly, shattering it instantly. The shockwave rippled through its body segment by segment, and then with a thunderous boom… it disintegrated into dust.

“It worked.” Luo Feng stood in space, a hint of joy on his face.

Suddenly, a golden-robed figure appeared in the sky, radiating a faint pressure. Luo Feng turned and respectfully saluted: “Teacher.” He felt puzzled inside because even when he had previously created the “Moonlight Strategy,” he had personally visited the Thunder Island palace to see his teacher. This time, why had Master Hunchun come to the “training ground”?

“Your proficiency in controlling mental weapons is now no less than your swordsmanship.” Master Hunchun praised.

Luo Feng listened respectfully.

“However, training in the practice field is still slightly different from real combat.” Master Hunchun said. “After fighting ten battles in the real world, come see me again.”

“Yes, Teacher.” Luo Feng respectfully replied. Having just created a new supreme technique, he was eager to test it out.

“Go.” Master Hunchun said.

Luo Feng respectfully bowed and then immediately withdrew his consciousness from the virtual universe.

As Luo Feng vanished, Master Hunchun couldn’t help shaking his head: “Martial artists and mental controllers are two different schools. Although he follows the path of the Beast God, even the most powerful experts would fully commit to one path, yet he divides his focus, pursuing both martial arts and mental control simultaneously. Truly… I should let him face some challenges.”

With that, Master Hunchun disappeared.