“Look, Prince Luo Feng is about to win,” Elder Sifanqi said with a smile, watching the scene inside the spatial prison.
Inside the spatial prison.
The face of Realm Lord Red was pierced directly, with sharp sword intent surging into his body. With a loud bang, his body exploded, scattering blood and flesh that splattered against the invisible spatial barrier before falling to the ground.
“Hu.”
Luo Feng, standing on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, slowly descended to the ground, staring at the blood and fragments of flesh. “This Red was merely a Realm Lord of the third stage. I didn’t expect that killing him would be this exhausting. If we consider power alone, he should be dozens of times stronger than me.”
The leap from Domain Lord of the ninth stage to Realm Lord of the first stage is a major threshold. Once reaching Realm Lord of the first stage, one gains command over world force and a domain of their own, with strength increasing by over tenfold.
Considering energy alone:
A Realm Lord of the third stage is four times stronger than one of the first stage.
In total, in terms of energy, a Realm Lord of the third stage is dozens of times stronger than a Domain Lord of the ninth stage! Moreover, Red’s comprehension of the laws was nearly at the “Sixth Level of the Heaven-Soaring Bridge”! Luo Feng had completely relied on his superior comprehension of the laws and the astonishing amplification of his mental strength to suppress and ultimately kill his opponent.
“I exerted myself fully in using law-based attacks, yet he forced me to amplify my mental strength to 1200,” Luo Feng murmured. “A mere Realm Lord of the third stage could achieve the law comprehension of the Sixth Level of the Heaven-Soaring Bridge. His name may not be well known, but he is a quite typical Realm Lord.”
“During the Realm Lord stage, the comprehension and cultivation of laws indeed progresses rapidly.”
“Boom!”
The spatial prison collapsed and vanished.
“Congratulations, Your Highness, on your great victory,” Elder Sifanqi approached first and said with a smile. “Your Highness, as a Domain Lord of the ninth stage, defeating a mental warrior of the third stage of Realm Lord in a direct confrontation is truly admirable. The human race will surely grow even stronger with a genius like you among them.”
Luo Feng smiled, and mentally commanded, “Babata, deactivate the synchronized transmission.”
“You had just finished fighting, so I shut it down already,” Babata quickly replied.
Luo Feng could only sigh helplessly.
The difference between an intelligent lifeform and a standard AI is that the former acts on its own initiative—of course, as long as it doesn’t violate Luo Feng’s most fundamental commands.
“Prince Luo Feng,” the armored youth Kashna asked eagerly, “how much of your strength did you use to defeat this Realm Lord of the third stage?”
“Kashna,” Elder Sifanqi immediately reprimanded, “hold your tongue.”
Kashna lowered his head slightly.
As a Realm Lord himself, he naturally felt intrigued and curious to see someone at Domain Lord of the ninth stage kill a Realm Lord of the third stage.
“Elder Sifanqi, Kashna’s question isn’t inappropriate,” Luo Feng said lightly. “This Red did force me to use most of my strength.”
“Most of your strength?”
Elder Sifanqi, Kashna, and everyone else present, including the immortal guard Dylan, were all stunned.
Luo Feng had already displayed the all-pervasive realm of the ‘World of Swords’ with his Divine Projection Armament, yet he hadn’t even reached his limit?
Luo Feng secretly smiled. His mental amplification had only reached 1200, far below his maximum of 3200. Adding in his strongest flying weapon, the Lofe Disc, his speed and unpredictability would surge even further! However, the Lofe Disc is extremely expensive, typically standard equipment for immortal warriors of the Marquis rank. Luo Feng naturally wouldn’t bring it out for a battle like this.
In summary:
In this battle, Luo Feng had probably used only about a third of his strength—though, of course, this was only with his Earthling body.
…
Shortly after.
Inside the banquet hall, a lavish feast was laid out.
Before Luo Feng, Dylan, the five Realm Lord guards, and the Ninth Army Commander were human delicacies—exotic fruits, delicious meats, and so on. On the other side, before Elder Sifanqi, the seven immortal warriors of the Marquis rank, and Kashna were special alloys and other unique materials.
Just like the Gold-Horned Giant Beast, which mainly feeds on metal, different lifeforms have vastly different food preferences due to their differing physical structures.
“Elder Sifanqi, thank you all very much for your help this time. Without you and Mr. Longcher, killing Yaohai and Jeffers would have been no easy feat,” Luo Feng raised his wine cup with a smile. “I propose a toast to all of you.”
“Your Highness is too polite.”
Elder Sifanqi and the other immortal warriors of the Tawen Clan all raised their cups, Kashna quickly following suit.
“This time, Mr. Longcher contributed greatly, unfortunately he left early,” Elder Sifanqi said with a smile, drinking some thick liquid. Luo Feng and the others couldn’t even bear to look at it, but the others seemed to enjoy it immensely, drinking it all down.
“Your Highness,”
Elder Sifanqi put down his cup and smiled. “After finishing the meal, we will return to our homeland and our clan. Before that… I sincerely invite Prince Luo Feng to visit the homeland of our Gold-Horned Clan.”
Luo Feng was taken aback.
Visiting the homeland of the Gold-Horned Clan?
“Your Highness, our Gold-Horned Clan is also a great clan in the universe,” Elder Sifanqi said proudly. “We have a history as ancient and enduring as that of the humans, and we possess our own unique heritage. Let’s not talk about anything else—let’s talk about the Divine Projection Armament you use.”
“The Divine Projection Armament?” Luo Feng was puzzled. Why bring this up?
“The Divine Projection Armament is one of the Nine Divine Armaments of Mental Warriors,” Elder Sifanqi smiled. “Not only humans use it. Many other clans in the universe that follow the path of Mental Warriors also use Divine Projection Armaments. Truly great inventions are adopted across many clans.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Your Highness, do you know that the creator of the Divine Projection Armament was the greatest Elder in our Gold-Horned Clan’s history?” Elder Sifanqi said.
“Elder?” Luo Feng asked curiously.
What kind of position was an Elder in the Gold-Horned Clan?
“Oh, Your Highness may not be familiar,” Elder Sifanqi smiled. “Our Gold-Horned Clan differs from humans. Humans are governed by a cosmic nation-state structure. Our Gold-Horned Clan, however, consists of one hundred thousand tribes, countless tribes competing with one another. The entire Gold-Horned Clan, with its one hundred thousand tribes, is governed by the supreme Elder Council! Only by becoming an Elder can one enter the Elder Council.”
“What level of power do the Elders possess?” Luo Feng asked.
What was the peak power level of this entire clan?
“One must become a Venerable of the cosmos to become an Elder,” Elder Sifanqi’s eyes gleamed with a trace of yearning. “The Elders in the Elder Council have all become Venerables of the cosmos.”
Luo Feng inhaled sharply.
The Qianwu Cosmic Nation had only one Venerable—the King of Qianwu.
Yet the peak military strength of the Gold-Horned Clan was a group of Elders—all Venerables of the cosmos.
“I wonder how many Elders the Gold-Horned Clan has?” Luo Feng asked curiously.
“Apologies,” Elder Sifanqi shook his head. “The peak military strength of any clan is always a secret. How many Elders our Gold-Horned Clan has… even I do not know. It is one of the highest secrets of our clan.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
That was understandable.
When the bottom cards were fully exposed, if the clan was not strong enough, its extinction would not be far off.
“And the one who created the Divine Projection Armament was the greatest Elder in our clan’s history—the mighty Hierodo!” Elder Sifanqi’s voice rose with excitement. The other seven immortal warriors of the Marquis rank and Kashna all had expressions of pride and admiration in their eyes. “Hierodo, the mighty Hierodo! The eternal pride of our Gold-Horned Clan—Hierodo!”
The nine members of the clan, including Elder Sifanqi, were all in a state of excitement and admiration.
Luo Feng could also feel their intense fervor.
“Under the leadership of the mighty Hierodo, our Gold-Horned Clan was able to establish itself in the universe,” Elder Sifanqi’s eyes suddenly dimmed. “However, ever since Elder Hierodo entered a terrifying cosmic secret realm and never returned, our clan’s status has sharply declined.”
Luo Feng was stunned.
Could the status of an entire clan really fall simply because of the disappearance or demise of one great leader? This could only mean that the leader was personally too powerful, and the overall strength of the clan was far behind that of the leader.
“After that, our Gold-Horned Clan became a vassal clan of the humans,” Elder Sifanqi said. “With the help of the humans, we were able to secure enough territory to survive.”
Luo Feng sighed.
Hierodo…
It seemed… he was a truly supreme being who roamed the cosmos. He must have been much stronger than the King of Qianwu, otherwise how could he dominate an entire clan?
“Elder Hierodo left behind a Sacred Tablet in his time,” Elder Sifanqi said proudly. “This Sacred Tablet is similar to the Chaos Tablets of your human race.”
Luo Feng was taken aback.
Indeed.
In Chaos City, there were fifty-two Chaos Tablets, which nurtured generations of human elites. Unexpectedly, the Gold-Horned Clan also had a Sacred Tablet similar to the Chaos Tablets, left behind by Hierodo.
“In our clan, only the most outstanding genius warriors have the qualification to study the Sacred Tablet,” Elder Sifanqi sighed. “Over billions of years, many of our immortals have broken through to immortality by studying this Sacred Tablet. Even after Elder Hierodo’s disappearance, he remains the greatest existence in our clan.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Without the Sacred Tablet left by Hierodo, the Gold-Horned Clan would likely have a much slower rate of cultivating strong warriors.
“Your Highness, the Divine Projection Armament was a divine weapon created by Elder Hierodo in his time, particularly suitable for Realm Lords,” Elder Sifanqi continued. “And the inheritance of Elder Hierodo is a further development of the Divine Projection Armament. Over billions of years, countless elites of our clan have studied the Sacred Tablet, yet most have only grasped fragments of its power.”
“If Your Highness would visit our Gold-Horned Clan homeland, I would personally apply to the Elders. If the Elders agree, Your Highness would be allowed to observe and study the Sacred Tablet,” Elder Sifanqi smiled at Luo Feng. “Your Highness uses the Divine Projection Armament and follows the path of space and metal. I believe studying the Sacred Tablet would greatly benefit you. Of course… this requires the approval of the Elders to allow Your Highness into our clan’s most sacred site. I cannot guarantee success at this time.”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
The fifty-two Chaos Tablets in Chaos City included those describing two combined laws, those describing time alone, those describing space alone, and even those describing space-time.
However—
There was no Chaos Tablet describing the combined path of space and metal.
And now, from an alien race, he learned that their greatest existence had left behind such a Sacred Tablet.
“Your Highness,” Elder Sifanqi smiled at Luo Feng. “Would you be willing to visit the homeland of our Gold-Horned Clan?”
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