Luo Feng swiftly dashed into the bathroom, turned on the shower head, and let the hot water rinse his entire body.
Then, with a thought, golden primal energy spread across his body surface, evaporating all the water droplets. He quickly dressed and rushed downstairs. At this moment, Xu Xin had just parked her car and was walking in with a basket of groceries.
“Screech~” Luo Feng opened the door for her.
“You bought quite a lot of vegetables,” Luo Feng said in surprise, looking at the basket.
“That’s right! Just wait and enjoy the meal,” Xu Xin replied proudly. She placed the basket in the kitchen and then took out a protective apron from her bag, putting it on.
“You’re well-prepared,” Luo Feng said with a surprised smile.
“Of course!”
Xu Xin immediately entered the kitchen and closed the door, beginning her battle with pots and pans!
Luo Feng chuckled and walked directly to the sofa, sat down, and turned on the TV. It was now winter vacation. His younger brother’s girlfriend was on holiday, and his younger brother had gone traveling with his girlfriend for a romantic getaway. Surprisingly, his parents had also chosen to go on a trip! For a while, the house was left with only Luo Feng.
Thankfully, Xu Xin often came over, and they enjoyed their own romantic time together.
About forty minutes later.
The kitchen door opened, and a delicious aroma wafted out. Luo Feng sniffed the air: “Hmm, smells pretty good. I wonder how it tastes.”
“Dinner’s ready!” Xu Xin, wearing gloves, carried a large soup pot and placed it on the dining table.
Luo Feng quickly went in, bringing bowls and dishes of steaming food.
“Done!” Xu Xin took off her gloves and apron and sat down. “Three dishes and a soup, Luo Feng, taste it!” She said, staring at Luo Feng with her bright eyes, like a child waiting eagerly for a teacher’s approval after finishing homework.
“I’ll go wash my hands first,” Luo Feng said, getting up.
“Taste it first!” Xu Xin quickly pulled Luo Feng back, slightly annoyed and glaring at him.
Luo Feng grinned: “Alright, I’ll try this potato stir-fry with meat cubes first.”
“Uh, it’s actually shredded meat,” Xu Xin corrected him.
“This is shredded meat?” Luo Feng looked surprised at the small chunks of meat in the dish. Xu Xin, a bit embarrassed, replied, “I’m not very experienced, so I couldn’t cut it finely enough. I just chopped it a few more times.”
“Well, as long as it tastes good.”
Luo Feng bit back a smile, picked up a mouthful of potatoes and meat, and chewed. He instinctively forced a smile on his face… He had already prepared himself to praise her no matter how bad it tasted, after all, it was her first time cooking for him.
But—
Luo Feng’s expression froze.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Xin was startled, looking at Luo Feng in surprise.
“Hmm? Actually, it’s pretty good!” Luo Feng looked at the dish in surprise. He picked up another bite and started eating. “Yeah, it’s really good! The flavor is almost as good as restaurant food. Who says a girl’s first attempt at cooking is always bad? That’s pure nonsense.”
Seeing Luo Feng talking to himself, Xu Xin quickly said, “What are you talking about?”
“Uh, nothing, just praising you,” Luo Feng replied hastily.
“Of course! I tasted it in the kitchen already, and it really is delicious,” Xu Xin said, picking up a bite herself and taking a bite. “I really have a talent for cooking.”
Luo Feng wasn’t lying. Xu Xin’s cooking was genuinely delicious.
Luo Feng secretly let out a sigh of relief… At least he wouldn’t have to suffer through bad food.
So, Luo Feng and Xu Xin began eating, chatting as they went. Xu Xin chatted happily about many things from her company.
“Luo Feng, this couple’s charm you gave me, wearing it makes me feel so much more alert,” Xu Xin pulled out a charm pendant from under her shirt. The so-called charm was actually a unique silver pendant with strange intricate patterns on it.
“Of course it’s a great item. You can’t buy it with money,” Luo Feng also took out a similar pendant from under his shirt.
In fact, these pendants were gifts given to Luo Feng by Babata, meant for the young couple, one for each, providing some protective effects.
“Produced from an ancient civilization’s ruins, of course it’s a great item,” Xu Xin smiled.
“Yeah, these charms are usually worn by married couples,” Luo Feng looked at Xu Xin with a slightly strange smile. “Xu Xin, when do you think we should get married? My parents are pushing for it.”
“Marriage? My family is also urging me.”
A faint blush appeared on Xu Xin’s delicate face. “But, well, maybe it’s not urgent, right?”
“Oh, not urgent at all!”
Luo Feng nodded as if understanding. “Alright, maybe in a few years.”
“You—!” Xu Xin widened her eyes, staring at Luo Feng.
“Getting angry? Haha, afraid of becoming an old maid?” Luo Feng laughed.
Xu Xin grew even more annoyed!
“Uh, don’t be angry. Then, how about we get married this month?” Luo Feng suggested.
“That’s too fast,” Xu Xin said, slightly nervous.
“Just now you said it’s too fast, and now you’re worried it’s too slow. Women!” Luo Feng sighed dramatically. Xu Xin muttered unhappily, “I’m just a bit nervous.”
Seeing Xu Xin, usually so decisive and efficient, now showing such a shy and delicate side, Luo Feng felt a warm tenderness in his heart.
Indeed, this past year had been warm and peaceful.
His parents were happy, his younger brother had even started an investment company, and Luo Feng himself had steadily improved in his cultivation journey. His relationship with Xu Xin had deepened, and they were already at the stage of discussing marriage.
…
Since the Fog Island incident a year ago, the entire Earth had experienced an unprecedented peace!
The five major powers, the HR Alliance, and the two martial arts academies each obtained between three to four or even seven or eight Muya crystals during the Fog Island battle. This led to the emergence of new council-level experts within each faction over the past year. The year 2059 was the year with the most new council-level experts in human history, exceeding thirty in total!
Although some council-level experts perished during the Fog Island battle,
The current number of council-level experts on Earth had reached an astonishing 81! Humanity’s growing strength made it easier to resist sea monsters. Major powers no longer struggled to deploy star-level experts when needed.
…
On the evening of January 13, 2060, in the former New York State, North America, United States.
Before the Great Devastation, New York was the economic center of the Earth, known as the capital of the world! Back then, the predecessors of the HR Alliance, the major super-corporations and families, almost all had branches in New York. However, during the Great Devastation, because it was near the Atlantic Ocean, it was among the first regions to suffer.
Thus, it became a paradise for monsters!
…
Just like Shanghai in China, which connects to the East Sea, New York connects to the Atlantic Ocean.
Therefore, the United States established a major military district near New York and built a war base in New York to block sea monsters from entering inland.
The war base, over 500 meters long, resembled a ferocious monster crouching on the river.
Inside the war base.
The last rays of the setting sun shone through the top, illuminating a dark bunker below where five American soldiers were sitting cross-legged, gambling. Since most of the time in the war base was uneventful and battles often resulted in deaths, the soldiers usually gambled during their downtime, and the military leadership didn’t interfere.
“OMG, what terrible cards!”
A black young man cursed and threw away his cards.
“Spades ten, spades ten, spades ten!” A bald white youth kept shouting, staring at the card dealt to him. He slightly flipped it over and saw it, “What crap! I lost again!”
“Haha, I won again.”
A young man with curly golden hair laughed heartily. Through a small hole in the bunker, he blew a kiss outside, “Beautiful Statue of Liberty, keep giving me good luck!” The hole faced the former location of the Statue of Liberty, but the statue had long collapsed into ruins.
“What crap! The Statue of Liberty has long collapsed. I don’t believe you can still win. Let’s play again,” shouted the bald youth beside him.
“Oh, look! What is that!”
One of the soldiers pointed toward the bunker hole. The other soldiers immediately looked.
“Heavens!”
“My God!”
“King-Level Monster!”
Suddenly, a piercing alarm blared throughout the entire war base. The previously relaxed soldiers instantly sprang into action as if the base had been wound up. Countless soldiers rushed to their posts, preparing for battle!
Under the last rays of the setting sun, in front of the massive war base… a colossal creature appeared!
It was a monster over 180 meters long, shaped like a lion. Its body was covered with black scales the size of houses, each edge as sharp as a blade. It had a pair of massive wings, over 200 meters wide, covered in black scales and as solid as steel!
A towering horn, as if piercing the sky!
Wrapped around the black horn were golden patterns. These complex golden patterns spread from the horn to the neck, then to the entire back and tail, as if it wore a golden-black armored cloak. Most chilling were its dark golden eyes!
A pair of massive dark golden eyes, like the eyes of a god, overlooking all beings!
A ferociousness hidden within its gaze.
Cold!
Brutal!
That was it! A terrifying existence never before seen on Earth!
“The King-Level monster is in the air. It’s asking for death.”
“Shoot it with laser cannons!”
“It’s doomed.”
Although many soldiers in the war base felt fear, they remained confident. Laser cannons were humanity’s strongest weapon!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Three white beams of light, moving at terrifying speed, struck the unknown monster’s black-and-gold armored scales!
The beams dissipated!
The scales… remained completely unscathed!!!
“Roar—” a deep sound, like a god’s low growl, echoed through the endless sky and earth.
All the monsters in the ruined New York crouched in fear, overwhelmed by a soul-piercing oppression. All the soldiers in the war base felt extreme terror. In the command hall, American generals stared in horror at the colossal creature filling most of the screen.
“What kind of monster is this?”
“Even the maximum power laser cannon can’t scratch it at all?”
Suddenly—
The monster opened its mouth!
“Roar!”
Boom!
The sky darkened. In an instant, space around the monster’s mouth twisted, and the entire war base lifted into the air, flying toward the monster’s mouth. As it flew, the war base rapidly shrank! The once massive base, larger than the monster’s entire body, now shrank to less than five meters in length and width. The soldiers inside, like ants, screamed in terror.
The monster closed its mouth, swallowing the war base whole!
“Oh, my God!”
Some soldiers at distant laser cannon outposts on ruined skyscrapers turned pale, staring in disbelief at the scene.
Boom! Boom!
Two equally massive sea monsters emerged from the water. If Luo Feng, Hong, or others were here, they would recognize these two as the two Emperor-Level sea monsters. The waters boiled, and countless sea monsters began to rise from the depths, gazing at the mysterious unknown monster as if it were a god.
“Wo!” The monster raised its head and roared, its horn pointing to the heavens!
As if declaring… its arrival!
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