In the grand hall.
Luo Feng, who had always resented Emperor Yan, was instantly filled with rage. The Jiaprotector is my own item. Whether I can use it or whether I have lost it—what does it have to do with you, Emperor Yan? I came here under Master Situ’s orders to retrieve the Jiaprotector. You, Emperor Yan, only need to hand it over to me. Why are you nagging?
Though furious, Luo Feng could only suppress his anger.
Emperor Yan smiled at Luo Feng. “Junior brother, cultivate diligently and step into the rank of Cosmic Sovereign as soon as possible. Only then can you fully utilize the Jiaprotector.”
“Second senior brother,” Luo Feng replied with a smile, “junior brother survived countless pursuits and attacks from powerful beings across the cosmos even without the Jiaprotector. With it, naturally my strength will surge, and I will be even less likely to perish. Senior brother needn’t worry about me—just hand over the Jiaprotector.”
“Do not harbor any illusions!” Emperor Yan suddenly roared, his voice directly shaking Luo Feng’s soul.
“The Jiaprotector is a supreme treasure coveted even by the Sovereigns of the cosmos. How could you possess such luck?” Emperor Yan fixed his gaze on Luo Feng, his overwhelming aura pressing down like a colossal mountain. “Though the Jiaprotector is yours, it was painstakingly forged by Master Situ at tremendous cost. You must ensure it is never lost.”
“Senior brother is only acting for your own good!”
“Cultivate diligently and reach the Cosmic Sovereign rank, and I will naturally deliver the Jiaprotector to you,” Emperor Yan’s voice thundered, reverberating through Luo Feng’s soul.
However, Luo Feng’s will was extremely firm. Even without the Tower Pearl to stabilize his consciousness, his mental strength was at the Cosmic Overlord level. Emperor Yan, though a mighty Cosmic Sovereign specializing in close combat, could not possibly sway a Cosmic Overlord merely with his voice.
“Second senior brother, are you simply unwilling to give me the Jiaprotector?” Luo Feng stared at Emperor Yan.
“Hmph.”
Emperor Yan’s fury surged, instantly filling the entire hall with waves of wrath. The pressure bore down on Luo Feng as Emperor Yan’s deep voice rang out, “Third junior brother, I have been safeguarding this Jiaprotector for billions of years on Master Situ’s orders. I will give it to you only when you are strong enough! Though you can activate it now, your current strength is still weak. Senior brother is only acting for your own good! If you lose the Jiaprotector, wouldn’t you disappoint Master Situ?”
“Then that won’t be necessary,” Luo Feng replied unflinchingly. “If the Jiaprotector is lost, I will personally explain it to Master Situ.”
“Explain? How will you explain it?” Emperor Yan barked.
“That is no longer senior brother’s concern,” Luo Feng replied bluntly.
“You’ve become arrogant with just a little achievement,” Emperor Yan shook his head.
Luo Feng looked at Emperor Yan calmly. “Second senior brother, let’s not waste words. I came here today to retrieve the Jiaprotector. Will you give it to me or not?”
“Your strength is insufficient!” Emperor Yan had just begun to speak—
“If senior brother refuses to give it, and junior brother lacks the power to seize it by force, then junior brother will have no choice but to report to Master Situ. If Master Situ believes the Jiaprotector should remain in senior brother’s hands, junior brother will naturally not bother senior brother again.” Luo Feng slightly bowed. “I’ll take my leave now. No need to see me off.”
Luo Feng turned and left!
Emperor Yan’s expression shifted as he watched.
He had never dared to outright refuse from beginning to end! He had always hoped Luo Feng would back down on his own. If Luo Feng truly gave up, Emperor Yan believed Master Situ would not interfere, since it would be Luo Feng’s own decision to temporarily abandon retrieving the Jiaprotector.
No matter what, he, Emperor Yan, could not outright refuse—it would be directly disobeying Master Situ’s command.
“Third junior brother,” Emperor Yan called out.
Luo Feng did not stop, flying straight out.
“Halt!” Emperor Yan’s low growl caused the surrounding space-time to tremble. Luo Feng felt his vision shift, and he was back in the grand hall.
Luo Feng looked at Emperor Yan. “Why are you forcibly stopping me, senior brother? I still need to see Master Situ.”
“When have I said I wouldn’t give you the Jiaprotector? I only said your strength is still weak,” Emperor Yan frowned. “Since you insist on taking it, I, as senior brother, have already said all I needed to say and given all the warnings. If you refuse to listen, there’s nothing I can do. If you lose the Jiaprotector in the future… don’t blame your senior brother!”
“Here is the Jiaprotector!”
With a wave of his hand, Emperor Yan revealed a completely transparent, diamond-like armor, exquisitely carved and resting in his palm. Secret patterns flowed across its surface, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden. The Jiaprotector resting in Emperor Yan’s palm felt like an insurmountable divine mountain pressing down on Luo Feng’s heart, causing him to hold his breath.
Luo Feng stared at the Jiaprotector, his heart unable to suppress its excitement.
The Jiaprotector! This was the Jiaprotector!
It had given rise to countless armors—Soldier Armor, General Armor, King Armor, Emperor Armor. It was a supreme treasure prepared by Master Situ for his third disciple. Even Emperor Yan, standing at the peak of the Cosmic Sovereigns, was reluctant to part with it. After countless eons, he had never managed to obtain a treasure comparable to the Jiaprotector or the Flame Emperor Halberd.
“Why haven’t you taken it yet?” Emperor Yan asked.
Luo Feng immediately extended his hand, his divine power weaving like threads, wrapping around the Jiaprotector. A thin strand of divine power entered the armor, imprinting Luo Feng’s life mark upon it. Instantly, an ancient stream of information flowed into Luo Feng’s consciousness.
Swoosh!
With a flip of his hand, Luo Feng stored the Jiaprotector inside his world ring.
“Second senior brother, junior brother will take my leave now. If there’s an opportunity in the future, I’ll visit senior brother again,” Luo Feng smiled.
“Third junior brother, you are always welcome here,” Emperor Yan replied.
Luo Feng turned and strode away, quickly exiting the main hall. Moments later, he followed the endless fiery pathways through the palace complex. Since the spatial fluctuations inside the palace complex were completely isolated from the outside world, teleportation was impossible within it—only Emperor Yan, the palace’s master, could teleport directly out.
Swoosh!
As soon as he left the palace complex, Luo Feng teleported away immediately, then used his slave’s divine realm to swiftly leave the territory of the Flame Emperor Clan.
…
Standing outside the main hall, Emperor Yan leaned on the railing, gazing through space, watching Luo Feng leave via divine realm teleportation.
“Hmph.”
“Third junior brother…” Emperor Yan murmured softly, “truly impressive. The Life-and-Death Inheritance… the first two extraordinary candidates died, yet he succeeded.”
Earlier, he had outwardly claimed Luo Feng was merely lucky, but deep down, Emperor Yan knew the truth—Master Situ selected disciples through a wide net. Across countless eons, Earth had birthed countless lives, yet only Luo Feng had succeeded. It wasn’t just Master Situ’s cultivation—it was Luo Feng’s own excellence.
Emperor Yan himself had endured numerous trials and tribulations. He knew that the challenges Master Situ had set for him were not particularly harsh.
The ‘Life-and-Death Inheritance’ his third junior brother faced… that was true terror!
“The Jiaprotector has finally been taken by him,” Emperor Yan gradually calmed down. Though wary of Luo Feng, he did not truly fear him. After all, even if Luo Feng became a Cosmic Sovereign with the Star Tower, he would merely be among the most extraordinary Cosmic Sovereigns—strong enough to suppress Emperor Yan, but not enough to kill him.
Unless Luo Feng became a Sovereign of the Heavens…
“How rare are Sovereigns of the Heavens! A race possessing one becomes a supreme race! A force protected by a Sovereign of the Heavens becomes a top-tier superpower.” Emperor Yan sighed. “They can reverse time and resurrect Cosmic Overlords, withstand cosmic backlash effortlessly, their power beyond imagination… wherever they go, that becomes their domain, their words shaping reality, even the cosmic laws temporarily yielding to them…”
“Master Situ is one of them.”
“To become the strongest, is to truly stand alone at the peak!” Emperor Yan’s eyes burned with longing. He harbored a fierce unwillingness to submit, and it was precisely this ambition that had driven his rapid rise in power. Though nurtured by Master Situ, his cultivation breakthroughs were ultimately his own achievements.
He was already among the top Cosmic Sovereigns.
Just one more step… stepping onto the highest throne, and he would join the ranks of the ‘Sovereigns of the Heavens’!
What is a Sovereign of the Heavens?
The very title ‘Sovereign of the Heavens’ embodies its meaning—it means absolute supremacy!
To command a force… one can dominate a region of the cosmos! To walk alone… no corner of the universe dares to provoke! To recruit geniuses… one can storm into other races to seize them, and none dare resist! This is the Sovereign of the Heavens!
“Once I take that step forward, Master Situ, I will stand side by side with you. But this final step…” Emperor Yan turned and strode back into the main hall.
…
In the vast starry expanse of the human territory, within the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom.
The Moshafeng emerged from a deep crater on an ordinary desolate planet.
“From here to my divine realm is approximately 3,300 light-years,” the Moshafeng’s clone took a step forward—
And in an instant, he was a thousand light-years away.
In terms of spatial affinity, the Moshafeng’s clone was actually stronger than Cosmic Sovereigns. After absorbing the essence of a ‘Spatial Heart’ and transforming into a unique lifeform, the Moshafeng’s clone achieved an extremely high affinity with space, even gaining the innate secret art ‘Domain.’ Back then, he could teleport over a hundred light-years in a single jump.
After becoming an Immortal, his divine power, consciousness, and perception had grown immeasurably stronger. His teleportation range was now no less than that of a Cosmic Sovereign.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Three teleportations later, he tore through space and entered the spatial rift, then teleported directly into his divine realm.
…
The divine realm was boundless, and the Endless Abyss Sea was continuously expanding at a slow pace.
Above the Endless Sea…
In the dazzling golden temple, Luo Feng appeared through teleportation. Taking a step forward, he stood directly on the surface of the Endless Sea.
“Jiaprotector!” Luo Feng’s divine body was faintly covered by a transparent armor. The armor perfectly fused with his divine body, as if every tiny component of the armor had completely merged with every cell of Luo Feng’s muscles and organs. An endless torrent of power surged through Luo Feng’s divine body, immense and overwhelming.
Luo Feng closed his eyes, savoring its might.
“No wonder this is a treasure specially prepared for me by Master Situ,” Luo Feng whispered. Ever since claiming the Jiaprotector from Emperor Yan and establishing a soul connection, he had received its information.
The Jiaprotector was a very special armor.
Unlike ordinary supreme treasures, which relied on law comprehension for activation, the Jiaprotector was different. Like the Soldier Armor, General Armor, King Armor, and others, its activation depended on the strength of the physical body!
The stronger the divine body, the greater the Jiaprotector’s power!
“Boom!” A massive figure suddenly appeared in the distant sky—it was the Golden-Horned Beast.
“Let’s test this Jiaprotector,” Luo Feng smiled.
Swoosh!
A crystalline armor emerged from Luo Feng’s divine body, flowing as a streak of light, directly flying toward the Golden-Horned Beast and merging into its massive divine body.
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