Chapter 745: Secrets

The list of members of the Primeval Sanctuary of the Virtual Universe Company is not of the highest secrecy level. When Luo Feng became a Realm Lord and was sensed and confirmed by the ‘Virtual Universe Network Receiver,’ he was automatically promoted from ‘Domain Lord-level Primeval Sanctuary Member’ to ‘Realm Lord-level Primeval Sanctuary Member.’ This promotion changed the list, and many Immortal Deities and Super Beings became aware of it.

“Hmm?”

Luo Feng walked along the street heading toward the City Lord’s Mansion and noticed many ‘Immortal Deities’ glancing at him along the way.

“Is that Luo Feng?”

“He’s already a Primeval Sanctuary Realm Lord.”

“I heard… that Luo Feng has already succeeded in crossing the Domain Lord-level Primeval Tower.”

“Where did you get that information? Success in the Primeval Tower isn’t made public. It is said only the Cosmic Sovereigns are privy to such secrets.”

“I just heard it somewhere.”

Along the roadside, one could often hear passing Immortal Deities whispering to each other. Evidently, in the past millennium, Luo Feng had indeed become a rather famous genius in Chaos City, and nearly half of the city’s powerful beings now recognized him.

…

Amidst such murmurs, Luo Feng entered the City Lord’s Mansion, proceeded into its inner sanctum, and stepped into the Chaos Ruins Courtyard.

Space-time shifted.

A vast, desolate continent stretched before him, strewn with the corpses of countless beings. Luo Feng walked across this land and, from afar, saw a figure seated in meditation.

“Master,” Luo Feng stood aside respectfully and bowed.

Hua!

The Chaos City Lord rose. His tail of scales swept slightly, then he gazed at Luo Feng. This made Luo Feng wonder, “They say the Chaos City Lord has three avatars; this is only one of them. I wonder what the other avatars look like.”

Luo Feng already knew the Chaos City Lord had three avatars, and this was one of them.

“You finally decided to break through to the Realm Lord level,” the Chaos City Lord said with a faint smile in his eyes.

Luo Feng was taken aback.

Finally decided?

To ascend from Domain Lord 9th Stage to Realm Lord usually involved encountering some bottlenecks; it wasn’t something one could achieve at will! Yet his master’s tone…

“When did you take over the body of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast? Was it during the invasion of Earth, your home world?” the Chaos City Lord casually asked.

Luo Feng’s eyes widened to the size of saucers.

Heavens!

Taking over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast?

This… this…

He had kept it a secret so well, never revealing it to anyone! How could this be?

“Hahaha, you silly boy,” the Chaos City Lord laughed heartily. “Did you really think you could hide your taking over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast from me?”

“Master,” Luo Feng’s heart raced.

“Don’t be tense. Taking over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast isn’t a big deal,” the Chaos City Lord shook his head and smiled. “The essence of a bloodline-based life is still its ‘soul.’ No matter how many times you take over another body, no matter whose body you take, your soul remains unchanged—it is still a human soul. Naturally, you remain a member of the human race.”

Luo Feng exhaled in relief.

That made sense. There were many ‘soul transference techniques,’ and many beings at the Stellar Level or Galactic Level could perform them. It was common for beings to transfer their souls into new bodies, and if dissatisfied, they might even transfer again. For example, Hu Yanbo had also undergone a soul transference. Many powerful beings in the universe had done so during their growth to reduce the limitations imposed by their original bloodlines.

Therefore, soul transference was not something to be ashamed of.

The soul was the essence!

Even if one took over the body of a Golden-Horned Giant Beast, as long as the soul remained human, one was still human!

“Haha, don’t be deceived by appearances. If someone outwardly appears human but was actually taken over by an alien soul—an alien soul—then he is an alien, not a human,” the Chaos City Lord chuckled. “You have the ability to take over a Golden-Horned Giant Beast; that’s your talent. If you can take over an even more powerful life form, that’s even better. I only fear you won’t be able to do so.”

Luo Feng’s heart finally calmed.

Until now, he had always been worried because Hu Yanbo had only taken over another human, while he had taken over an alien being! If he were exposed and labeled as an ‘alien,’ it would be a major problem. He hadn’t dared to take that risk, hence his secrecy. However, it now seemed that the human elite were quite open-minded.

“Master, how did you discover my secret?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask.

“Every batch of newly recruited geniuses, whether from the ‘Genius Competition’ or core members recruited by the five major factions, comes to ‘Chaos City’ once,” the Chaos City Lord smiled. “When you first arrive in Chaos City, one reason is to allow you to choose a Chaos Tablet, so you know the path ahead. The second is to identify any alien spies among you. If we were to cultivate someone only to find out later that he was an alien, that would be a joke indeed.”

“In Chaos City, I can instantly see through all of you,” the Chaos City Lord said. “Back then, I saw the ‘Origin Core’ within your body.”

“Ahh,” Luo Feng was startled.

Of course.

How could humans cultivate geniuses without first identifying their true nature?

And the ‘Chaos City Lord,’ as one of the greatest beings of the human race, a Cosmic Overlord ranked among the top three in humanity… naturally could easily discern the true nature and soul of every individual!

“Then… if you knew I had taken over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, and my Golden-Horned Giant Beast was already a Realm Lord, why did you still treat me as a Domain Lord-level member?”

“I knew you had taken over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, but others didn’t,” the Chaos City Lord replied calmly.

Luo Feng blinked.

“My responsibility is to identify any alien spies among you,” the Chaos City Lord sighed. “There are countless strange encounters in the universe. Your taking over a Golden-Horned Giant Beast is nothing extraordinary. As long as I confirm that you are human, that’s sufficient! As for the lower-level administrators who failed to detect your soul transference and still regarded you as a Cosmic-Level or Domain Lord… naturally, I didn’t bother to interfere.”

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Indeed.

The Chaos City Lord was the supreme boss of the Virtual Universe Company—what importance could he place on such trivial matters?

“Master, if you could discover this, why couldn’t others?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

“I control a space-time realm,” the Chaos City Lord smiled lightly. “Within this realm, I can easily investigate everything. But those Cosmic Sovereigns, or those who have only grasped the Space Laws, or only grasped the Time Laws—they cannot do as I do. Unless they deliberately send a single thread of divine power into your body to investigate, they cannot detect that you have taken over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast.”

Luo Feng understood.

A ‘Cosmic Lord’ who controlled space-time was naturally far more powerful than a ‘Cosmic Sovereign.’

“Fortunately, you were still weak when you first came to Chaos City,” the Chaos City Lord remarked. “If you had come to Chaos City for the first time as an Immortal Deity, I might have mistaken you for a spy from the Star-Beast Clan.”

Luo Feng was puzzled.

“Once one becomes an Immortal Deity, the soul begins to fully merge with the body, even integrating every mental imprint into every cell,” the Chaos City Lord smiled. “At that point, every cell can be considered a part of your soul. Since there is no clearly visible soul, only the most basic ‘mental imprints’ can be examined, and every living being with a soul has different mental imprints.”

“One cannot determine from the mental imprints whether you are human.”

“Therefore—I would suspect you of being an alien spy,” the Chaos City Lord chuckled.

Luo Feng nodded.

Ah.

Right. From an ordinary human up to a Realm Lord, the soul remained gathered together. At the Domain Lord level, it was a ‘Soul Crystal’; at the Realm Lord level, it was the ‘Origin Pearl,’ with the entire soul concentrated in one place. Naturally, the Chaos City Lord could easily see whether it was a human soul.

But once one became an ‘Immortal Deity,’ the soul would collapse and disintegrate, merging into every cell. At that point, there would no longer be a clearly visible soul—it would become part of the ‘Immortal Divine Body.’

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t the Immortal Deities who come to Chaos City for the first time be impossible to confirm as spies or not?” Luo Feng asked.

“Exactly.”

The Chaos City Lord nodded. “They cannot be confirmed, so the first-time visiting ‘Immortal Deities’ are considered suspects and will be placed under surveillance.”

…

After hearing this, Luo Feng felt that the human holy city ‘Chaos City’ was indeed heavily guarded. What his master had told him was only one aspect of the precautions—there were likely many other defensive measures. He had always thought his Golden-Horned Giant Beast avatar was a secret, but in reality, the Chaos City Lord had known all along.

Back then, the Chaos City Lord had simply not bothered with a small fry.

“Taking over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast is only considered an above-average encounter among the countless races of the universe,” the Chaos City Lord smiled. “The only advantage is that you can obtain its bloodline talent ability ‘Avatar.’ Choosing the right avatar is extremely important. How many avatars have you cultivated so far?”

“Two,” Luo Feng replied respectfully.

“Hmm, it seems you only have one avatar left to cultivate,” the Chaos City Lord nodded. “Let me remind you…”

Luo Feng listened attentively.

“The universe is fair; such a talent for cultivating avatars cannot be limitless,” the Chaos City Lord said solemnly. “From what I know, first, there are some extremely rare and terrifying lives in the universe, even unique ones. Even if they are only at the Realm Lord level… your Golden-Horned Giant Beast’s inner world cannot produce such beings. The Golden-Horned Giant Beast’s inner world can cultivate life, but at most, it can produce beings ten or a hundred times stronger than itself. To cultivate such an extraordinary life is not realistic. Of course, the Golden-Horned Giant Beast itself has a noble bloodline, so nearly all Realm Lord-level beings in the universe can be cultivated within it, with only a few extremely rare exceptions.”

“Secondly, if you choose to cultivate some powerful beings that are nearly at the ‘inner world cultivation limit’—beings ten or a hundred times stronger than the Golden-Horned Giant Beast—yes, you can successfully cultivate them. However, the universe is fair. If your avatar is too extraordinary, you will encounter some obstacles during its growth.”

Luo Feng was taken aback.

“Obstacles?”

“Yes,” the Chaos City Lord nodded. “The stronger your avatar is, the more difficulties will arise to hinder you.”

“One reaps what one sows; fortune and misfortune are intertwined,” the Chaos City Lord smiled. “This is the fairness of the universe. Although there are difficulties, once you overcome them, you will attain even greater strength.”