Chapter 938: The Lord of Tianlang

In the palace of Ice Prison, where Tianlang resided, the atmosphere was thick with tension.

Tianlang stared anxiously, worriedly, yet expectantly at his servant girl, who was currently linked to the virtual universe to “verify” something.

“This endless era has trapped me here. Whether I can escape depends on this!” Tianlang’s emerald eyes involuntarily flashed with fierce light, revealing his true nature. “It must succeed! It must!” Time passed minute by minute, yet for Tianlang, each second felt like an entire year.

The servant girl opened her eyes.

“Done?” Tianlang growled.

“Master, there has been a response,” the servant replied respectfully.

“A response?” The massive divine body of Tianlang trembled slightly, and the blood within his body boiled. He hadn’t felt this level of excitement in countless eons.

“Hahaha, good, good, good!” Tianlang couldn’t help but let out a wolf howl, tilting his head upward.

The howl echoed directly from the palace.

Luo Feng stood watching nearby.

“Tianlang,” Luo Feng spoke.

“Haha, human, you truly keep your word,” Tianlang looked down at Luo Feng. Naturally, the “response” meant the message had been confirmed and would be delivered to his teacher. Knowing that he was about to leave, how could Tianlang not be excited? Previously, Tianlang had been as calm as a mountain of ice, but now, he was full of fighting spirit, like a volcano about to erupt.

“Then I’ll be on my way,” Luo Feng smiled.

“Hahaha…” Tianlang laughed. “Then I won’t see you off.” With a thunderous rumble, the main gate of the palace opened.

Luo Feng glanced at it, then flapped his wings and immediately transformed into a streak of light, vanishing without a trace.

“Congratulations, Master.”

“Congratulations, Master.”

The servants within the hall immediately began to celebrate.

However, Tianlang conveyed his thoughts telepathically, “There’s no need for celebration. Although the Blue Doukou Venerable cannot constantly monitor every corner of the Ice Prison, it would still be troublesome if he discovers us. Before we leave… we must avoid causing any disturbances. We should wait quietly. I believe we’ll be able to depart within a day or two.”

Tianlang raised his head, gazing through the main gate of the palace at the endless icy world outside. In his heart, he silently said, “Human, I have no desire to create more trouble. I will temporarily leave the Divine Beast Inheritance Token with you for a short while. Once the supreme existence of my race descends… Hmph, the Divine Beast Inheritance Token will still be my offering to my race.”

“Hahaha…” Tianlang couldn’t help but let out a series of laughs, though this time he intentionally controlled his volume so that the sound only reverberated within the hall.

…

Not long after Luo Feng flew out of the palace, King Jihong appeared by his side, and then they teleported… quickly moving far away.

In the depths of the Eastern Ice Prison’s snowy expanse.

Inside Luo Feng’s hideout.

“The Divine Beast Inheritance Token has been obtained,” Luo Feng’s heart brimmed with joy. “I didn’t expect the Ancestor God Church to be so powerful, with eight Divine Beast positions… Right, that golden pool from the Seven-Sword King back then, adorned with countless Divine Beast carvings.”

Suddenly, a scene from years ago flashed through Luo Feng’s mind—the emergence of the Sealed Star, when King Mingyun of the Mech Race led his subordinates to ambush the Seven-Sword King. The Seven-Sword King had summoned a peculiar golden pool.

“That must be related to the Ancestor God Church.”

“It seems the Seven-Sword King also received a special inheritance,” Luo Feng became increasingly eager. “I should also go and see how the highest-grade Divine Beast inheritance site of the Ancestor God Church is.”

“Tianlang.”

“Thanks to you this time,” Luo Feng looked up, a faint smile forming. “I wonder which existence of your race you can summon, whether it can rival my teacher, the Chaos City Lord.”

…

Indeed, the demon race had established an extensive intelligence network within the human virtual universe. However, generally speaking, even immortal-level members of the demon race were not qualified to access this intelligence network. Even elite figures like the Undying King Feng were typically barred from using it, with access only granted under special circumstances or during critical moments.

Because every use of the intelligence network was extremely risky.

Even with the utmost caution and various methods employed, the virtual universe system’s surveillance was omnipresent. Any trace of activity would draw attention. Thus, each time the virtual universe was accessed… there was a possibility of exposing a segment of the intelligence network, at an extremely high cost.

“Spuwa is actually still alive!”

In the territory of the demon race, on a planet teeming with countless young demons, a formidable cosmic-level expert from the royal family of the demon race, the Tianlang clan, secretly resided.

“Spuwa was my third disciple, the first one I took after reaching the Cosmic-level. I haven’t heard from him for who knows how long. He… he’s actually still alive.” In the quiet palace, a Tianlang, just over two meters long with feathers shimmering in a bluish-green hue, growled softly with joy. “What’s more, he’s cultivated to the invincible King-level realm. Hahaha, trapped in a place like the Ice Prison, without any resources or guidance from a master, yet he still managed to reach the invincible King-level. Haha, I always believed Spuwa had immense potential to become a Cosmic-level expert within the Tianlang clan. It seems my judgment was indeed correct.”

“If he had access to resources and guidance within the clan, he might have already become a Cosmic-level expert.”

“Hmm.”

This seemingly ordinary Tianlang paced back and forth on its four legs.

Suddenly, a voice came: “Teacher, you’ve emerged from seclusion?” In the main hall of the towering palace, a Tianlang over ten kilometers long slowly appeared, then rapidly shrank to just over two meters long. This King-level immortal Tianlang was another disciple of the Cosmic-level expert and also the ruler of the entire planet.

“I still have matters to attend to,” the greenish-blue Tianlang growled and then vanished into thin air. “I’ll return in a few days.”

“Yes, Teacher.”

…

Deep within the demon territory, a palace floated in the endless starry sky, completely enveloped in flames. Clusters of black, white, purple, red, green, blue… flames of various colors, each as massive as a star, revolved around the palace.

From a distance, one wouldn’t even see this.

Clearly, the space-time around the palace had been distorted, forming its own realm.

The floating palace’s shape resembled solidified flames. The palace was silent and still, a realm of death. On the massive plaza in front of the palace, a hazy light appeared out of nowhere, then condensed into a greenish-blue Tianlang over ten kilometers long.

“Leader,” the greenish-blue Tianlang respectfully knelt.

This solidified flame palace, with carvings resembling eyes, suddenly blinked. The entire palace emitted a thunderous sound: “Speak.”

“Leader, I just received news from my disciple. He was my disciple when I first became a Cosmic-level expert. I had high hopes for him, but… shortly after becoming my disciple, he disappeared.” The greenish-blue Tianlang knelt respectfully. “His name is Spuwa.”

“I…” The thunderous voice rumbled, “I know him. Long ago, his name was on the list for time-reversal resurrection. I tried to bring him back, but… failed. Unable to resurrect, I assumed he was under another powerful being’s soul control. I didn’t expect him to still be alive.”

Spuwa’s disappearance, though not as formidable back then as now, had still warranted a time-reversal resurrection attempt due to his status as a rising genius within the Tianlang clan. Unfortunately, the attempt failed, and he was naturally forgotten.

“I received his message,” the greenish-blue Tianlang knelt respectfully. “He is currently imprisoned in the Ice Prison of the Wuhua Secret Realm. For countless eons, he has been trapped there.”

“The Ice Prison of Blue Doukou and Cyan Doukou?” the thunderous voice boomed.

“Yes, Leader.”

The azure-blue Tianlang knelt respectfully. “He has been imprisoned in the Ice Prison, without resources or guidance from experts, yet has now cultivated to the invincible King-level.”

“King-level invincible?” The thunderous voice carried a hint of surprise.

“He wouldn’t dare lie,” said the bluish-green Tianlang. “Leader, I wish to rescue my disciple, but facing the Cyan Doukou Venerable and the Purple Doukou Venerable—especially the latter, who is one of the 72 Divine Generals of the Ancestor God Church—I lack the confidence to retrieve my disciple. Therefore, I hope to request assistance from ‘Tianhua Venerable,’ but I fear he may not grant me this favor. Hence, I ask you, Leader, to intercede on my behalf.”

Tianhua Venerable was the second most powerful figure in the Tianlang clan of the demon race, possessing immense strength. Though only a peak Cosmic-level expert, his combat prowess rivaled that of an ordinary Cosmic Overlord… unquestionably a ‘Cosmic Overlord.’

The first-ranked in the Tianlang clan was the Tianlang Sovereign!

The master of this palace.

“If Tianhua steps in, coupled with the intimidation from the demon clan… the Cyan Doukou Venerable and the Purple Doukou Venerable will certainly not dare to refuse,” said the bluish-green Tianlang.

“Tianhua is currently in a dangerous place, and I cannot contact him. His departure from the original universe means I don’t know when he will return,” the palace boomed with a thunderous voice. “Since he is a King-level invincible of our Tianlang clan, I shall go personally.”

“Leader, you going personally…” the greenish-blue Tianlang quickly knelt in gratitude. “Spuwa will surely be thrilled and honored beyond measure.”

“It’s been a while since I last saw that Purple Doukou.”

Suddenly—

The clusters of star-sized flames surrounding the floating palace began rapidly flying toward it. As each flame approached the palace, it rapidly compressed and shrank, becoming small flames that quickly merged into the solidified flame carvings on the palace. Once merged, the palace’s aura grew increasingly powerful.

In just a short while, all the colorful flames around the palace vanished, while the solidified flame carvings on the palace itself began to flicker with real flames.

“This is a divine treasure,” the greenish-blue Tianlang thought with admiration.

This palace…

was the most revered divine treasure of the entire Tianlang clan, the ‘Tianlang Palace,’ a treasure obtained by the Tianlang Sovereign shortly after the universe’s birth.

“I’m off.”

The entire palace vanished into thin air.

Only the greenish-blue Tianlang remained floating in space, his emerald eyes brimming with joy: “With the Leader going, Spuwa will surely be brought back.”