Though Luo Feng had only recently gained a basic understanding of this legendary figure, it did not hinder his deep admiration. In Luo Feng’s eyes, possessing a slave of a Cosmic Sovereign, constructing a virtual universe, standing at the highest peak, and waging war against the Origin of the Universe itself—until finally being permanently sealed away—each of these feats stirred profound respect within him. If such a leader of the human race could reappear in the cosmos, it would be an unparalleled blessing for humanity.
“Is there any way?” Luo Feng turned to the several Cosmic Sovereigns.
The Dark Sovereign fell silent.
Chaos City Lord sighed and said, “None.”
“Even the Founder had considered it, but found no solution,” Long Xingzhu said powerfully. “The servant of the Original Ancestor, the intelligent core of the virtual universe, also told us that the Original Ancestor himself found no way out.”
Luo Feng nodded silently, sighing inwardly.
After all, he had been permanently sealed by the Origin of the Universe itself! Who could possibly save him?
…
The moment Luo Feng and the other five returned to Thunder Island, they each received an email from the Founder, summoning them to attend the highest-level meeting of the human race.
“The highest-level meetings of the human race are divided into two types,” Chaos City Lord explained with a smile. “One is a large-scale supreme meeting attended by all Cosmic Emperors, all Cosmic Sovereigns, and the strongest beings in the universe. These large-scale meetings are usually reserved for major events or matters affecting the interests of the Cosmic Emperors. Other important matters concerning the race are generally discussed internally among the upper echelons of the race. This upper echelon meeting is attended by the Cosmic Sovereigns and the strongest beings in the universe. Since it is convened by the Founder, it is also known as the ‘Founder’s Assembly.'”
“The Founder’s Assembly?” Luo Feng nodded silently.
In fact, the last supreme meeting, where many Cosmic Emperors attended, was merely for listening to announcements from the Cosmic Sovereigns.
The true decision-makers were still the Cosmic Sovereigns and the strongest beings in the universe.
Therefore, the ‘Founder’s Assembly’ was the soul of the matter, determining all important affairs within the race.
“You’ve had your authority elevated, so you can now teleport directly to the Founder’s Temple,” Chaos City Lord said. “The Founder’s Assembly is held in front of the Founder’s Temple.”
“Oh,” Luo Feng checked and immediately noticed that more teleportation destinations had become available.
“Let’s go,” Chaos City Lord said.
Instantly, the six Cosmic Sovereigns of the virtual universe faction vanished from Thunder Island. Clearly, Chaos City Lord was the one giving orders for their faction.
…
Endless darkness stretched around them, with faint starlight twinkling in the distant horizon.
A simple temple floated midair.
In front of the temple, on a relatively small open ground, stood a long stone table. At the head of the table was a single stone chair, while on either side were rows of stone chairs. Already seated on these chairs were towering figures.
“Haha, Huang Jian, not long ago you all refused to return Earth’s ownership to Luo Feng! In the end, it was the Founder who spoke—saying that the day Luo Feng sits among us would be the day Earth’s ownership is returned to him. And now, look how soon it has come! Luo Feng is already qualified to sit with us.”
“Weren’t you also against it back then?”
“I have no family or attachments, so I neither supported nor opposed it. Looking back now, agreeing to Luo Feng’s request back then was actually a good move. After all, he traded half of Earth’s ownership for the Qijing Stone! Now, Luo Feng sits among us as an equal, and according to the Founder’s words, Earth’s ownership should now be returned to him outright—meaning you won’t even get the Qijing Stone.”
“Hmph.”
The Cosmic Sovereigns exchanged words among themselves.
They were divided into several factions, so teasing each other was natural.
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Six figures appeared almost simultaneously—it was the six powerful figures of the virtual universe faction, led by Chaos City Lord.
“Chaos.”
“Chaos, you’re here.”
“Chaos.”
The Cosmic Sovereigns who had already arrived mostly greeted Chaos City Lord first. After all, within the human race, the highest in status were undoubtedly the Founder and the Original Ancestor, who had been permanently sealed by the Origin of the Universe itself! Apart from these two, the one who had eternally guarded the Primordial Universe—Chaos City Lord—was next in rank and naturally received great respect.
“Darkness, you’re here too? It’s rare to see you show up.”
“Didn’t expect Darkness to come either. It’s been many meetings since he last appeared.”
The Cosmic Sovereigns continued their conversations.
Meanwhile, the Lord of Chaos City and the other five took their seats. The six Cosmic Sovereigns of the Virtual Universe faction sat in a row, with the Lord of Chaos City closest to the head seat, followed by Long Xingzhu, the Dark Sovereign, the Ice Peak Sovereign, the You Hou Sovereign, and the Milky Way Sovereign.
…
As soon as Luo Feng sat down, he began observing the other Cosmic Sovereigns while modestly saying, “It was just luck!” “I spent a long time cultivating in places like the Time Room to barely achieve this level.” “And I just happened to create that move by chance. Haha, those three alliances wanted to kill me, so of course I couldn’t hold back.”
As he spoke, Luo Feng carefully observed the others. After all, these were the highest echelons of the human race—previously, he had only seen them in records and had never met them in person.
“The Founder’s Martial Arena faction is led by the Founder himself, with Xu Jinzhu presiding in his absence. He was once the temporary teacher of my elder brother ‘Hong’ and also created the ‘Heavenly Void Chaos Monument,'” Luo Feng noted. Xu Jinzhu was a towering figure with radiant golden hair, a long beard reaching his chest, and a gentle smile. His demeanor was quite similar to that of the Chaos City Lord.
“The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is led by Huang Jianzhu,” Luo Feng observed carefully.
Huang Jianzhu had a fierce appearance, his entire body covered in complex scales, with three sharp horns on his head. At first glance, he resembled a humanoid beast, his aura equally domineering. Huang Jianzhu had already scrutinized Luo Feng several times, ranking among the top three Cosmic Sovereigns who looked at Luo Feng the most.
“The First Cosmic Bank is led by Qing Dongzhu.”
Qing Dongzhu wore a cyan battle armor and a matching long cape. The complex patterns on his cape formed a beautiful image of a mythical beast—one not belonging to any of the Eight Divine Beasts.
“The Cosmic Galaxy Bank is led by Peng Gongzhu.”
Luo Feng glanced at Peng Gongzhu.
Peng Gongzhu was the Cosmic Sovereign who looked at Luo Feng the most. He had a stout build, was bald, and had a long beard. In terms of aura, he seemed to be the weakest among all the Cosmic Sovereigns present. Moreover, his faction, the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, had only two Cosmic Sovereigns in total—the smallest faction.
However, according to Luo Feng’s research, Peng Gongzhu was actually among the top-tier Cosmic Sovereigns in the human race, possibly even surpassing Xu Jinzhu and rivaling Chaos City Lord.
“How powerful the human race truly is,” Luo Feng mused inwardly.
“In terms of Cosmic Sovereigns, we have many at the peak level, and even several among the absolute top tiers. In terms of quality, we are among the highest in the vast cosmos.”
Based on Luo Feng’s current understanding, Cosmic Sovereigns could be categorized into four levels: ‘Newly Ascended,’ ‘Ordinary,’ ‘Peak,’ and ‘Top-tier.’
‘Newly Ascended’ refers to those who had just become Cosmic Sovereigns, with a genetic enhancement of 100 times but had yet to create their ultimate secret techniques. These types of Cosmic Sovereigns rarely appeared publicly and usually secluded themselves to focus on improving.
‘Ordinary’ refers to those who had spent resources to elevate their genetic enhancement to a temporarily difficult-to-improve level, such as 1000 times. They had created their ultimate secret techniques and obtained decent treasures.
‘Peak’ refers to those who either possessed extraordinary treasures, created the strongest secret techniques, or had genetic enhancements reaching around 10,000 times. Meeting one of these conditions, while being close to the other two, would place them at the peak level.
‘Top-tier’ refers to Sovereigns like Star River Sovereign, Chaos City Lord, and the Dark Sovereign—those who had reached an extremely high level in life form, treasures, and secret techniques.
“The human race is divided into five factions.
“From my current perspective, the virtual universe faction seems the strongest. Especially the three disciples trained by the Original Ancestor—my teacher, the Dark Sovereign, and the Ice Peak Sovereign—each of them is nearly at the top-tier level,” Luo Feng mused inwardly. The Original Ancestor was indeed a master at training disciples, while the other four factions were slightly inferior in overall quality.
In fact, even the Founder himself had been guided and mentored by the Original Ancestor.
…
As Luo Feng sat there calculating the military power of the human race’s highest echelons, lamenting his own lowly position at the end of the line… the Founder finally made his appearance as the last to arrive.
Hua!
A wild, giant figure with loose hair appeared at the head seat.
Instantly, all the Cosmic Sovereigns fell silent, their expressions turning respectful. Luo Feng, though immediately displaying a respectful demeanor, couldn’t hide a trace of surprise. The wild giant gave Luo Feng a slight nod: “Luo Feng! This is our first meeting.”
“Founder,” Luo Feng respectfully replied, also glancing at the Founder. The more he looked at the wild giant, the more he felt an uncanny resemblance to his old friend ‘Ronjun.’ Though Ronjun’s bearing was far inferior to the Founder’s, there was still a vague similarity in their demeanor.
Both exuded a bold and unrestrained aura, and even shared similar facial features and overall appearance.
Just as there is a general difference in temperament between Han Chinese and Westerners, the Founder and the wild Ronjun clearly shared the same type of demeanor, even in terms of appearance. Luo Feng’s first impression was that they seemed like they could belong to the same ethnicity!
“When Ronjun first appeared in Chaos City, he wasn’t particularly impressive. At that time, we were just a group of younglings newly emerged from the Genius Competition… many Cosmic Emperors probably didn’t even pay attention to us. Just like me, who now has no time to focus on such low-level younglings. At that time, even Bolan hadn’t been taken as a disciple by any Cosmic Emperor, yet Ronjun was the first to be accepted by a Cosmic King,” Luo Feng recalled.
Ronjun being accepted as a disciple by a Cosmic King had stirred jealousy and resentment among their Genius Competition peers. Luo Feng himself had gritted his teeth, determined to surpass Ronjun even with the guidance of a Cosmic King.
In fact…
Later, when Luo Feng himself achieved remarkable results, some beings like Tian Shi Lord even made bets, claiming that Luo Feng might still not surpass Ronjun.
“Why were they so confident in Ronjun? It’s very likely because he belonged to the Founder’s lineage,” Luo Feng muttered inwardly. “Who are the powerful figures in the Founder’s lineage?” Luo Feng’s mind quickly recalled a vast amount of information about the Cosmic Emperors. However, the Cosmic Emperors were all clad in armor and battle boots, unlike Ronjun’s wild, uncultivated appearance…
“There seem to be four or five who exude the same aura,” Luo Feng recalled carefully, gradually forming some certainty.
After all, he had only recently become a powerful being himself, and aside from a few close friends like Niu Zongzhu, he had only superficial acquaintances with most other Cosmic Emperors.
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