Chapter 668: Return to the Milky Way

182 years had swiftly passed. Around the colossal statue of the Beast God, hundreds of millions of ascetics sat in meditation, and within the rocky cliffs, 99% of them had not risen at all.

To these cosmic titans with their near-eternal lifespans, a mere 182 years was but the blink of an eye.

Elder Sifanqi and Dylan were seated cross-legged behind Luo Feng, their immortal auras forming an invisible protective barrier around him.

“Mr. Dylan, Master Luo Feng has been cultivating for nearly two centuries now. Does he have any clear plan for when his cultivation will end?” Sifanqi turned to Dylan and asked. Dylan smiled calmly and shook his head. “His Highness naturally cultivates for as long as he wishes.”

“Hmm?”

Sifanqi and Dylan simultaneously turned their gazes toward Luo Feng.

The seated Luo Feng twisted his neck and rolled his shoulders, then suddenly stood up with a swish.

“Your Highness,” Dylan and Sifanqi quickly rose to their feet, prompting Kashna and the five human Monarchs behind—who had long been meditating with their eyes closed—to awaken in surprise and also stand.

“Thanks to all of you these past years,” Luo Feng turned his head and smiled.

“It was our duty,” Dylan replied.

“Two centuries is nothing. I thought His Highness might stay here for cultivation for tens of thousands of years,” Sifanqi chuckled.

Luo Feng turned his gaze toward the colossal statue of the Beast God, sighing inwardly.

Tens of thousands of years of cultivation—indeed.

If it weren’t for the ‘Zerg Hive’ back on Earth, he wouldn’t be in any rush to return. Observing and copying the colossal statue of the Beast God had been extremely beneficial for him to grasp a clearer ‘Beast God Intent.’ Although the ‘Colossal Statue Projection’ synthesized from numerous photographs taken by the Yimo Starship also exuded pressure, its effect was still slightly inferior.

It simply lacked a certain depth of sensation.

“My current realm is still low. Copying the projection of the colossal statue is also acceptable. After all, I can experience the true essence through the smaller statue. The speed of comprehension is only about half as fast as here, which is still acceptable,” Luo Feng thought helplessly. After all, he was a member of the Virtual Universe Company.

Moreover, he was now an Inspector.

This meant he couldn’t stay here for long.

First, he might be assigned missions at any time.

Second, he needed to return to Earth to refine and control the Zerg Hive. He had paid such a high price for it, and once fully developed, the Zerg Hive would become his right-hand asset. Even Hu Yanbo had believed that, if controlled, an infinite swarm of Zerg could hinder that terrifying ancient enemy. In other words, a Monarch-level Zerg Hive was comparable to an extremely powerful immortal deity, at least in terms of its ability to trap, hinder, and entangle enemies. And once this Zerg Hive was cultivated to the ‘Immortal’ level, he would truly rise to power, capable of creating an immortal Zerg warrior legion—an unimaginable force.

“Are you leaving now?” Elder Sifanqi asked in surprise. Kashna beside him quickly added, “If Your Highness has no urgent matters, you needn’t rush. You can take your time touring our Jinkorn homeland.”

“No, I really do have urgent matters, otherwise I wouldn’t have interrupted my cultivation before the colossal statue of the Beast God,” Luo Feng shook his head.

“Has Your Highness achieved some insight?” Sifanqi asked curiously.

“Just studying those scale patterns,” Luo Feng replied.

“Hmm,” Sifanqi nodded. “Our Jinkorn race has long observed the unique properties of those scales. The texture of the scales on the Beast God statue causes ripples in the natural laws, yet they differ from any known principles. Any immortal deity would instantly sense this anomaly… It is precisely these scale patterns that have drawn countless powerful beings to cultivate here, even attracting human elites. Look, just beyond Your Highness, in the distance, stand three human champions. All three are human monarch-level immortals.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng glanced back. The three had their auras suppressed and were seated in meditation, but Luo Feng didn’t recognize them at all.

Most Jinkorn individuals gave off a stony aura, an internal sensation.

But whether it was the Star-Sea Giant Beasts or humans, they exuded a more organic, flesh-and-blood presence.

“There might even be more powerful humans, but perhaps they are residing in the nearby Elder God Palace,” Sifanqi explained. “As for individuals of such standing, I cannot say.”

“Haha,” Luo Feng chuckled and nodded. “Well, I won’t say more. This time I’ve had a wonderful time in the Lasao World. Elder Sifanqi, I’ll remember this favor you’ve done for me.”

“Haha, nothing at all, nothing at all,” Elder Sifanqi was clearly delighted.

Gift-giving is only frustrating when met with ungratefulness. But Luo Feng’s words now brought immense satisfaction to Elder Sifanqi, who had spent nearly two centuries by his side, almost like a servant tending to a young master, protecting and accompanying Luo Feng all the while.

“Elder Sifanqi,” Dylan also spoke up. “Then we shall part ways here.”

“Alright,” Sifanqi nodded.

“Kashna, we’ll meet again in the future,” Luo Feng smiled at the young heir of the Tawen Clan.

“Yes, we shall meet again,” Kashna quickly nodded.

Luo Feng and Dylan both smiled.

“Let’s go!” Luo Feng commanded.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Luo Feng, Dylan, and the five Monarch guards shot into the sky. As they soared to high altitude, Luo Feng quickly summoned the Yimo Starship from his inner world, instantly materializing it beside them midair. The hatch automatically opened, and the seven of them flew directly inside.

Inside the control room of the Yimo Starship.

Luo Feng, Dylan, and the five Monarchs stood there, gazing through the virtual display at the colossal statue of the Beast God far below.

“Time to go.”

“Colossal statue of the Beast God,” Luo Feng looked down, sighing inwardly.

Compared to his experiences in the Holy City, his time in the Beast God Canyon had been even more extraordinary, and far more significant to his cultivation path!

Observing the Holy Stele and obtaining the ‘Thirty-Six Divine Transformations’ could not compare to the 182 years he had spent, undergoing hundreds of millions of repetitions of copying and continuously strengthening and consolidating the ‘Beast God Intent’! At the very beginning, after two years of cultivation, he had barely grasped the faintest hint of the Beast God Intent—its effect was extremely weak, barely enough to enhance the ‘Tearing Heaven Claw’ of the Jinkorn Beast with a slight sense of pressure.

But now!

After 182 years, Luo Feng’s mastery of the Beast God Intent had already achieved a modest level of success. Perhaps it was only a billionth of the true power of the mysterious laws of the Beast God, but at least now the ‘colossal statue’ carved by the Jinkorn Beast exuded a very faint trace of pressure.

Yes.

Pressure!

And with the Beast God Intent integrated into the ‘Tearing Heaven Claw,’ the Jinkorn Beast’s attack had reached an extremely terrifying level.

“Now, my mastery of the Metal Law and Spatial Law, in terms of power, has already been slightly surpassed by the Beast God Intent,” Luo Feng mused. “If I continue cultivating, the Beast God Intent will only grow stronger. It will ultimately become my ultimate ultimate technique.”

He could use it, but he didn’t understand the principles behind it.

The mysterious law fluctuations from the Beast God statue—Luo Feng understood absolutely nothing about them. Not even one percent.

But not understanding it didn’t hinder his use of it. Thanks to hundreds of millions of repetitions of copying and guided by the smaller Beast God statue, Luo Feng had managed to grasp the Beast God Intent, whose power-amplifying effect slightly exceeded his mastery of the laws.

The Beast God Intent!

Law comprehension!

‘The Ten Thousand Hearts Soul Control Method’!

These three aspects were what Luo Feng had mainly studied over the past 182 years.

The Beast God Intent had been the most surprising.

His progress in the laws was also quite satisfying. As a Monarch, his comprehension speed was fast—each day equivalent to a year as a Domain Lord. In 182 years, his law comprehension was comparable to what would have taken tens of thousands of years at the Domain Lord level.

And ‘The Ten Thousand Hearts Soul Control Method’ was cultivated at an extremely rapid pace.

First layer—mastered in three days.

Second layer—mastered in one year.

Third layer—just mastered in the 182nd year. Compared to normal Monarch-level mentalists who would take over a million years to master the third layer, Luo Feng completing it in just over a hundred years was truly extraordinary. His foundation was incredibly solid, but the technique was still complex and profound, requiring over a hundred years to finally master.

Once the third layer was mastered, Luo Feng could no longer contain himself and naturally decided… to leave immediately and return to Earth.

Standing inside the control room, Luo Feng gazed down at the colossal statue of the Beast God below. All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

“Xiluodo, thank you for allowing me to grasp the Beast God Intent,” Luo Feng silently mused. “And thank you, Elder Kebu. Without you, I would never have come to the Beast God Canyon.”

“Barbara, let’s go.”

With a command from Luo Feng,

“Boom~~~”

The Yimo Starship suddenly accelerated, shooting straight up into the sky, ascending higher and higher above the Lasao World. Soon, it pierced through the cloud layers and flew into the vast void beyond the Lasao World…

In the Beast God Canyon,

Elder Sifanqi and Kashna looked up, watching the Yimo Starship soar into the distance, vanishing into the highest reaches of the sky.

“He’s gone,” Kashna murmured softly.

“The mission of receiving Luo Feng is considered successfully completed. Kashna, let’s return to the tribe,” Elder Sifanqi said. Kashna respectfully replied, “Yes, teacher.”

With a wave of Elder Sifanqi’s hand, Kashna entered a pocket dimension carried by him.

Whoosh!

Teleportation!

In an instant, Kashna had already vanished from the Beast God Canyon and reappeared within the Tawen Tribe.

On the cliffside, Elder Kebu, clad in his gray stone-like battle armor, looked up at the Yimo Starship disappearing into the distant sky, clenching his teeth in frustration: “This human, Luo Feng, is completely insane! He came to the Beast God Canyon but didn’t even visit the Elder God Palace or meet with any other humans. He just sat there cultivating. And Sifanqi and Dylan were like mechanical beings, guarding him without ever leaving even once. And now, right after finishing his cultivation… he just boarded his spaceship and left! That… that guy is truly…!”

How could Elder Kebu not be furious?

Among the billions of ascetics in the Beast God Canyon, hundreds were actually Domain Lords and Monarchs secretly controlled by Elder Kebu, carefully placed as his pawns.

Several plans had already been made, and Elder Kebu had even prepared for sacrifices.

But unexpectedly…

Luo Feng had arrived, cultivated, and once done, immediately left—leaving not even a sliver of opportunity.

“Master, the plan to kill the human Luo Feng has failed,” Elder Kebu immediately transmitted the report through one of the Monarchs he controlled. That Monarch sent the encrypted intelligence via the Virtual Universe Network. The message was relayed several times… and in the endless sea of emails on the Virtual Universe Network, it was utterly unremarkable.

Eventually, it reached the inbox of a Star-Sea Level member.

That Star-Sea Level member was situated within a concealed divine domain, nestled deep within a spatial fissure aligned with a particular stellar expanse in the untamed reaches of the Galactic Empire. Without delay, he relayed the message to his superiors.