Chapter 405: His Name is Luo

Sanfu Mountain, as the top of the four major organizations in the Heiwu Mountain Star Region, even the holy lands Heiwu Mountain and Binghai Divine Kingdom are unwilling to provoke it, all because behind Sanfu Mountain stand its three founders.

In their youth, these three founders had all once earned the title of “Domain Lord-level Axe Warrior” in the Jiufu Combat Arena.

The title “Domain Lord-level Axe Warrior” is a thousand to ten thousand times rarer than the Cosmic-level Axe Warrior!

The three founders came from different star regions, yet they deeply admired and trusted each other, becoming life-and-death friends. Since all three bore the title of Axe Warrior, the organization they founded was named “Sanfu Mountain.”

Among the three founders, two are male and one is female.

Their names are Laimento, Moreiya, and Luo!

Laimento and Moreiya have already become Eternal Existences, while ‘Luo,’ the legendary expert of Heiwu Mountain Empire, remains stuck at the peak of a World Lord. However, he is considered invincible among World Lords. No one has seen him since he vanished from the Heiwu Mountain Star Region hundreds of thousands of years ago…

No one knows whether this third founder is alive or dead!

“Is he from our Heiwu Mountain Empire?” This question revealed that this ‘General,’ this founder, was indeed from Heiwu Mountain Empire!

The three founders come from different star regions!

And the one who hails from Heiwu Mountain Empire is none other than ‘Luo!’

“Do we have information on this young one?” the elder said.

“We do.”

Jiang Tianchen respectfully replied, quickly pulling up a file and speaking softly, “His name is ‘Hong,’ and he is very close to two other young men, Luo Feng and Thunder God. It is estimated that the three of them are natives of ‘Earth’ in our Empire’s Milky Way Galaxy.”

“Native?” The elder raised his eyebrows slightly.

“Yes, though this is only an inference by our Sanfu Mountain intelligence organization. Additionally, Hong, Luo Feng, and Thunder God all participated in this year’s Genius Battle. Among them, the most outstanding is not Hong, but Luo Feng.”

“Even more outstanding?” The elder showed a surprised expression.

“Yes. Thunder God’s preliminary ranking is 5128, Hong’s is 982, and Luo Feng’s preliminary ranking is 51.” Jiang Tianchen respectfully stated.

The elder nodded slightly, watching the ongoing arena battle being broadcast on the screen ahead, and exclaimed, “This Hong actually broke through at a critical moment, advancing from sixth layer to seventh layer of Domain… Uh… That little girl has erupted, her sword techniques are incredibly powerful, continuous and layered. Hong can’t withstand it. Oh, what a pity, he still died. There’s no way around it; the difference in absolute strength was indeed too great.”

Jiang Tianchen felt secretly alarmed.

General ‘Luo’ rarely spoke so much. Now it seemed he was very concerned about ‘Hong.’

Luo!

A legend of Heiwu Mountain Empire. Even now, the two Divine Rulers of the holy lands Heiwu Mountain and Binghai Divine Kingdom would show Luo respect! One reason is that Luo’s two life-and-death friends are both Eternal Existences. The second reason is that Luo himself is indeed very strong. Jiang Tianchen’s fame mainly exists within Heiwu Mountain Empire, while ‘Luo’s’ reputation is enough to command awe and respect from the million World Lords of the Qianwoo Cosmic Nation.

If he hadn’t been distracted by studying the Time Origin Law, he would likely have become an Eternal Existence long ago.

Sighing, Jiang Tianchen looked at the elder before him, his mentor from years ago, ‘Luo,’ and couldn’t help but think, “Is this fate? The General changed his ambitions, no longer seeking great power, and instead focused on perfecting the Light Origin Law to breakthrough to ‘Eternal,’ but then encountered such a calamity, trapped for over 800,000 years! Wasting the most crucial final years… Only over 20,000 years remain until the deadline. How could Heaven punish the General so harshly…”

Jiang Tianchen felt a bitter unease.

Among the three founders, Luo had been the most outstanding and the most ambitious.

Yet fate had played a cruel trick…

The 161st group in the thousand arena battles had already concluded!

A sea of spectators in the stands sighed collectively.

A group of people from Earth sat in the audience, watching helplessly as Hong’s body lay in the arena.

“He still lost,” Thunder God shook his head helplessly.

“The opponent was indeed too strong,” Luo Feng shook his head. “Once someone begins to grasp the Origin Laws, their strength undergoes a fundamental transformation. Big Brother didn’t lose unjustly, but it’s still regrettable.”

Indeed, it was regrettable.

Hong had done exceptionally well, even managing to survive until only about twenty competitors remained, but he was ultimately killed by the female warrior’s ultimate move.

“Let’s go home,” Luo Feng stood up.

“Third Brother, now it’s all up to you. Among the three from our Heiwu Mountain Empire who passed the preliminary selection, you’re the only one left,” Thunder God also stood up and whispered.

“Me alone?”

As Luo Feng’s ears twitched, he overheard the murmurs around him. Millions of spectators in this area were all from the Heiwu Mountain Star Region. Clearly, the consecutive failures of Nania and Hong had left the people of Heiwu Mountain feeling frustrated and upset. Now, their only hope rested on Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng will definitely win.”

“Right, even making it to 51st in the preliminaries! He’ll easily dominate in the arena melee!”

“Luo Feng is the most talented genius in our Empire!”

“Luo Feng must be hiding his strength. His actual strength is stronger than his ranking suggests. His rise in the later stages of the preliminaries shows he wasn’t even trying at first. He only started fighting seriously at the end to earn points. If he had gone all out from the beginning, he could have made it into the top ten, even top three in the world region!”

“That’s right, exactly!”

“Tomorrow Luo Feng will be joining the arena melee. I’ve already bought my tickets.”

“Luo Feng will sweep through all opponents!”

“Sweep them all!”

Many citizens of the Heiwu Mountain Empire, bitter and unwilling to accept their losses, voiced such sentiments. And indeed, Luo Feng had always been their greatest pillar of confidence!

“Third Brother, I lost. You must work hard,” Hong said.

“Third Brother, do what you must,” Thunder God said.

“I can even climb to the top rankings in virtual games. My dad is the strongest, definitely the strongest in the entire Qianwoo Cosmic Nation!” Xiao Hai said.

“Luo Feng, work hard. Countless citizens of our Heiwu Mountain Empire are watching you,” the Emperor of Heiwu Mountain Empire said in a communication call with Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng! Luo Feng! Luo Feng!”

“Luo Feng will definitely succeed.”

“He will definitely win.”

“He’s going to win for sure.”

Almost all the residents of Heiwu Mountain Island were citizens of the Empire, so on this day, the entire island of billions of people was in a state of wild excitement. In bars, public places, gatherings of tens or even hundreds of millions of people gathered in certain venues to watch the live broadcast together!

Luo Feng…

The only remaining citizen of Heiwu Mountain Empire still in the Genius Battle. If Luo Feng wins, it will be the glory of the entire Heiwu Mountain Empire.

“How intense,” Luo Feng felt his breath catch.

“Dad, even in virtual games, there are national wars. Our Heiwu Mountain Empire fights against other Empires!”

“Xiao Hai, that’s just a virtual game,” Xu Xin smiled.

“But Dad, he’s the real deal.”

“Yeah, he’s the top-ranked expert in the star region, a super expert ranked on the Celestial List in our virtual games.” Xiao Hai said. Luo Feng, who had been silent until now, finally looked at his son in surprise: “What game are you playing?”

“Just a combat game.”

Xiao Hai grinned.

Night passed, and day arrived.

Although countless people in the Heiwu Mountain Star Region were going wild over the upcoming arena battle, Luo Feng himself was alone in the wilderness area of Earth, silently sitting on the rooftop of a high-rise in a desolate city.

Caw!

A flock of flying beast ‘Blood Ravens’ flew overhead. In this ruined city, flocks of beasts were often seen, and occasionally human warriors could be spotted. But Luo Feng naturally emitted his will-pressure without suppressing it, causing no beast to dare approach, and no human warrior to dare come near.

Sitting silently on the rooftop for a long time.

Luo Feng was controlling his mindset. According to the teachings of his senior brothers, whether it was ancient yoga or internal martial arts, mindset was extremely important. ‘Mind cultivation’ was very important, yet in the universe, there was no concept of mind cultivation at all. Mindset was considered too abstract… seemingly having little impact on combat power. An ordinary Earthling with the highest mindset could still be blown to dust by a Cosmic-level expert in one breath!

Anger sometimes allows one to exceed their limits! Yet at other times, it causes one to underperform!

That is the power of mindset!

According to his senior brothers’ words, in their opinion, the reason they were able to possess their own domains at the Stellar level was related to ‘mindset.’ Thunder God could instantly enter a state of perfect calmness, sincerity, and unity with Heaven and Earth. Hong could also instantly enter a state of extreme clarity, merging completely with the natural environment, allowing his senses and domain to naturally combine and reach maximum effectiveness.

It took Thunder God and Hong decades of cultivation to reach such a mindset.

Luo Feng could not…

“My mind isn’t empty. Because of the influence of the Blood Horn Beast bloodline, deep within my heart is filled with killing intent. This is an innate murderous nature.”

“But what Second Brother said is correct.”

“Whether it’s anger, sadness, joy, excitement, or bloodlust, all emotions are natural reactions. Maintain a childlike heart, let all emotions arise naturally, laugh when you should laugh, be angry when you should be angry.” Luo Feng thought to himself. “Bloodlust is also a natural part of me. Accept it with a sincere heart, and you can naturally achieve sincerity and unity with Heaven and Earth.”

Luo Feng understood the principle, but when it came to actual killing…

At most, Luo Feng could maintain a cold and calm mindset, without any fluctuations. As for reaching sincerity and merging with nature… that was extremely difficult.

“Luofeng, the arena battle is about to begin. You should enter the virtual universe now.”

“Hmph!” Luofeng opened his eyes, a glint of coldness in his gaze.

He no longer suppressed his killing intent, letting it flow naturally.

“You look different now. Did your mind cultivation bear fruit?”

Luofeng didn’t respond but simply said, “Connect to the virtual universe.”

In the virtual universe, within the preparation hall of the arena on island number 29109, where many arenas were located, each chair was occupied by a genius expert. These were the upcoming combatants, all prodigies ready for the fierce battle ahead.

Whoosh!

A black-haired man in a dark gray battle uniform appeared out of thin air.

Many of the genius experts in the preparation hall turned to look. The black-haired man swept his gaze over the gathered geniuses, said nothing, and directly found a seat. He sat down, closed his eyes, remained still, and waited for the battle to begin.