In the more than half a year Luo Feng spent in the Shattered Star Belt, he had slain numerous Monarchs and even five Eternal Beings. Although he had given away some valuable spoils from the five Eternals to his fellow warriors in the Monarch Elite Squad, Luo Feng still kept a few items for himself—such as spaceships!
These alien Monarchs and Eternal Beings had survived countless battles, slain many human and Machine Clan elites, and seized numerous spaceships. However, Luo Feng wiped them all out, leading to his possession of a massive fleet.
Among them was only one F-grade spaceship—the Yimo Star.
There were 1,821 E-grade spaceships.
302 D-grade spaceships.
And surprisingly, over 800 million C-grade spaceships—though these were also the cheapest.
In addition, Luo Feng had acquired over 100 million bio-spaceships of various levels.
“Captain Taiwo, who is at least an Eternal, still pilots a C9-grade spaceship daily in the Shattered Star Belt. He only recently purchased a batch of E9-grade vessels, treating those C9 ships as mere consumables. No one knows just how many he’s acquired,” Luo Feng pondered. Many formidable warriors spend tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years battling beyond the borders.
It was common practice to order large quantities of C-grade ships to use as expendable units.
After all, they were cheap!
…
Inside the control room of this standard E9-grade spaceship, Luo Feng sat leisurely on a sofa, holding a cup of steaming tea.
“Purchasing these advanced detection devices allows me to calmly drink tea during battles, without worrying about sudden attacks,” Luo Feng said as he sipped his tea. The screen on his wrist display showed information about various teams within a one billion kilometer radius around the ship, while those alien teams couldn’t detect Luo Feng at all.
Only a handful of people in the Shattered Star Belt could afford to spend millions of Yuan units on such purchases, let alone have the means to acquire them.
“Luo Feng, you’ve got a message,” called Babata.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng slightly furrowed his brow and connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe Network. Most of the time in the battlefield beyond the borders was spent connected to the Virtual Universe, as it allowed one to perceive nearby allies and comrades. During combat, it was essential to keep it active to maintain synchronization.
“Forward the message to my wrist display,” Luo Feng instructed, looking down at the screen on his wrist.
The military system issued a direct command.
“Warrior Luo Feng, you have completed your quota of military merits and left your team. You now have two choices: one, continue fighting in the battlefield beyond the borders. Two, retire and leave the battlefield.”
“Continue fighting,” Luo Feng said softly.
The monitoring system received Luo Feng’s verbal response and quickly sent another message.
“As a free agent, you now have the right to redeem treasures. You may also choose to convert them directly into currency. Every 100,000 military merits equals one Yuan unit. Since you are a member of the Virtual Universe Company, every 100,000 military merits can also be exchanged for one point. You can redeem treasures using military merits within the military system or exchange them for points to redeem treasures from the Virtual Universe vault.”
“You have chosen to continue fighting.”
“One, you can fight alone.”
“Two, you can choose to lead an army consisting of 100 Monarchs, 1,000 Domain Lords, and 10,000 Cosmic-level warriors. Your task is to lead this army in battle on the battlefield beyond the borders. When facing alien elites, you will engage the Eternals among them, while your army will fight against the alien forces.”
“Choosing the first option means your military merits will accumulate normally.”
“Choosing the second option to lead an army and protect it will grant you an additional 50% in military merits. For example, if you kill a common Eternal and earn 100 million merits, leading an army while killing the same Eternal would earn you 150 million merits. Additionally, when leading an army, you don’t need to protect your subordinates. Your only responsibility is to engage the alien Eternals and prevent them from slaughtering your forces.”
“Please make your choice.”
Luo Feng smiled slightly.
Acting as a guardian?
The benefits were considerable, offering an additional 50% in military merits. Although it was a relatively burdensome task, the extra merits were a tempting reward. Many Eternals might choose this option. Unfortunately, Luo Feng had many hidden strengths, especially his Gold-Horned Giant Beast clone and others. How could he fully utilize his power while leading a large army?
“I choose the first option—fighting alone,” Luo Feng said softly.
“Your choice has been recorded. Warrior Luo Feng, you may apply to lead an army at any time. Now, the battlefield control system will send you the latest star chart for the ‘Seventh Battlefield.’ Please receive it.” Through the Virtual Universe, the military control system directly transmitted the star chart and then severed the connection.
…
“Star chart,” Luo Feng sat on the sofa, sipping his tea and looking up at the projected image in front of him.
The three-dimensional virtual projection formed the star chart of the entire Seventh Battlefield. It was extremely complex, filled with densely packed special zones. Locations like the Shattered Star Belt numbered in the tens of thousands, and there were billions of regions even lower in rank than the Shattered Star Belt. These areas had very few powerful beings, typically serving as hunting grounds for Monarchs, Domain Lords, and Cosmic-level warriors.
“The Shattered Star Belt has numerous Monarch squads and quite a few teams led by Eternals, but very few Marquis-level Eternals,” Luo Feng shook his head. “It offers no challenge to me whatsoever, and there are far too few Eternals. It’s even a hassle to locate them, making the hunt highly inefficient.”
The Shattered Star Belt was no longer suitable for him.
“So then, I should go…”
Luo Feng gazed at the star chart.
The star chart was a miniaturized representation of the ‘Seventh Battlefield,’ filled with countless locations, each labeled with text.
“Yanji Continent,” Luo Feng’s eyes immediately landed on this location. “This is the only highest-level combat zone within the 026 barracks’ influence.”
“Zoom in,” Luo Feng ordered.
“Zooming in on Yanji Continent.”
Among the countless points on the star chart, the point labeled ‘Yanji Continent’ rapidly expanded. The projection displayed an irregularly shaped continent, with fragments of other continents floating around it. Alongside it, dense blocks of text provided detailed information about Yanji Continent.
“Yanji Continent: The highest-level combat zone within the control range of the 026 barracks in the Seventh Battlefield. Any human or alien elite daring to enter Yanji Continent must be part of a team led by an Eternal. If it’s an army, it must also be led by an Eternal.”
“Every team possesses Eternals, and Marquis-level Eternals are exceedingly abundant.”
Among the Eternals, the “Eternal Lords” constitute roughly two-thirds, “Marquis-level” beings account for about one-third, while the exceedingly rare “King-level” Eternals also exist.
“Without an immortal body, survival chances here are very low.”
…
“The main continent of Yanji Continent has a maximum diameter of 1.8 light-years, with thousands of continental fragments floating around it. These fragments range from hundreds of thousands of kilometers to trillions of kilometers in diameter.”
…
Luo Feng sat in the control room, sipping tea while watching the three-dimensional star chart projected before him.
“The Yanji Continent is the highest-level combat zone under the jurisdiction of Barracks 026,” Luo Feng whispered. “Yet in the grand scheme of the Seventh Battlefield, it’s merely classified as a second-tier combat zone. Beyond it lies an even deadlier first-tier zone, governed by Barracks 022 through 036. However, only the mightiest Marquis-level warriors dare venture there. As for the King-level Eternals… they typically roam the most treacherous realms of all.”
“Yeah.”
“Even with my battle armor, my Earth human body only possesses the strength of a thousand Monarchs—barely reaching the level of a low-rank Marquis Eternal. Though my comprehension of the laws is slightly superior to that of a low-rank Marquis Eternal, I still lack an immortal body,” Luo Feng shook his head. “Facing even an ordinary Marquis Eternal would be a fierce struggle for my Earth human body…”
“That most perilous realm, where countless Monarch-tier Eternals converge… I shall have to postpone my visit until another time.”
“My current strength isn’t enough yet.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly. “I must first become a dominant force in Yanji Continent before I can qualify to enter that most dangerous first-tier zone.”
“Let’s go, Babata,” Luo Feng ordered.
“Understood.”
…
Thanks to Luo Feng’s early deployment of detection equipment, enemies could be detected early, and the spaceship could easily avoid them. Therefore, this E9-grade spaceship reached the ‘cosmic transit point’ without encountering any ambushes. Then Luo Feng switched to the Yimo Star.
“Initiate cosmic transit.”
“Accelerating to 50 times light speed.”
“In approximately two hours, we’ll reach the transfer point near the Yanji Continent. After arriving at the transit station, it will take nearly six more days of flight to enter the domain of the Yanji Continent. Although our cutting-edge detection systems greatly minimize the risk of ambush, you must remain vigilant, Luo Feng. There’s always a possibility—no matter how slight—that you might encounter a King-class alien warrior. Such formidable adversaries could possess detection technology superior to yours, enabling them to evade your sensors and strike when you least anticipate it!”
(Note: “封王-level” is retained as “封王-tier” to preserve the fantasy ranking terminology, assuming it’s a designated power classification within the setting.)
“If ambushed by a King-Sealing level warrior, it would be perilous.”
“So, stay alert at all times.”
“Understood,” Luo Feng nodded.
…
Six days later.
After a long flight through the battlefield beyond the borders, the black flying saucer finally reached its destination.
Whoosh!
The alloy door of the control room automatically slid open, and Luo Feng strode inside, giving the command, “Activate 100% external view simulation.” Instantly, the starry expanse outside became clearly visible.
“Yanji Continent,” Luo Feng stood in the control room, gazing ahead. “Finally arrived.”
In the distant cosmos, an endless continent floated in space, with several large continental fragments orbiting around it.
“In the thousands of years or more I’ll spend on the battlefield beyond the borders, I’ll likely be wandering through the Yanji Continent,” Luo Feng’s mind conjured images of various figures—Taiwo, Poison, Hammer, Enchantress…
“They’re probably still in the Shattered Star Belt. Taiwo, I hope you all survive to retire.”
“I hope I can survive to retire too.”
A smile formed on Luo Feng’s face.
Swoosh!
The E9-grade spaceship swiftly flew toward Yanji Continent. From now on, Taiwo’s elite squad would continue battling alien forces in the Shattered Star Belt, while Luo Feng would engage in even fiercer battles against stronger alien warriors in Yanji Continent. What the future held remained uncertain.
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