“Greetings, Immortal!” murmured Lord Merlok respectfully as he bowed.
The tall, muscular man carrying a massive axe responded and turned to Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, the Palace Master wishes to see you. Follow me.” With that, an invisible force, imperceptible to the naked eye, surged forth like a giant hand, lifting Luo Feng. Then, the muscular man took Luo Feng with him, transforming into a streak of light rapidly heading toward the ninth level of Tianchi Palace.
“Is this the power of immortality?” Luo Feng sensed the undulating laws within the invisible force surrounding him.
They soared upward through layer after layer!
Each level of Tianchi Palace was incredibly vast and tall. Soon, the immortal being brought Luo Feng to the ninth level.
…
The hall on this ninth level was likely the largest among the nine levels of Tianchi Palace.
The first level housed a grand hall for docking spaceships, side halls for receiving outsiders, resting quarters for the lords, side halls specifically for monitoring the Blood-Net World, and halls for the lords to cultivate. In short, from the first to the eighth level, each level, although expansive, was divided into many sections.
The ninth level, however, was boundless and unobstructed!
The entire ninth level was undivided. The hall on this level stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers in length and width, and its height also reached tens of thousands of kilometers. Even Earth could be placed within this hall.
“Tianchi Palace Master?” As Luo Feng stepped onto the ninth level hall, his gaze immediately fell upon the distant figure standing there.
He!
Clad in a silver robe, upon closer inspection, the robe seemed to generate countless illusions. Faintly, golden threads could be seen on the robe, but in a blink, the robe once again appeared purely silver. It was illusory yet real, difficult to fully comprehend. Additionally, he had long, flowing auburn hair.
He stood there, gazing into the endless void outside Tianchi Palace.
At this moment, Luo Feng even felt that he was more expansive and magnificent than the void itself.
“Palace Master!” the muscular man respectfully saluted.
“Go.” The voice was clear and elegant, like the sound of wind rustling through bamboo groves.
“Yes.” The muscular man transformed into a streak of light and immediately departed from the ninth level. A curtain of light appeared and then vanished at the stairway of the ninth level, seemingly closing the passage.
Finally, he turned around!
He had auburn hair, translucent skin, black eyes, and a vertical mark on his forehead. Except for that mark, he was otherwise extremely similar to a human from Earth. Although of average height, before him, even giants would feel as if facing an endless sky and earth, sensing their own insignificance.
“Luo Feng.” The voice seemed to ring in his ears, yet also echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
Luo Feng finally snapped out of his trance: “Even my will was unknowingly influenced by him. This is terrifying. Compared to the true rulers of the universe, even my proudest will still falls short.” If other powerful beings in the universe learned of Luo Feng’s thoughts, they would probably laugh heartily.
The great eternal beings at the peak of the universe, through countless eons of refinement and the nurturing and influence of the universe’s very essence, would have their wills reach an inconceivable level.
A mere cosmic-level child who had lived only a few hundred years…
How could he compare to the Tianchi Palace Master?
That being was a presence capable of single-handedly intimidating the entire Blood-Net World.
“Master Luo Feng pays homage to the Palace Master.” Luo Feng respectfully bowed.
“Your will is quite commendable.” The Tianchi Palace Master nodded slightly, as if the entire heaven and earth were speaking. “Your cohort in the Genius Competition is the finest in tens of thousands of eons, for among you emerged Bolan, you, and Ronjun.”
Luo Feng felt honored and humbled.
Tens of thousands of eons meant hundreds of millions of years.
“Before you entered the Blood-Net World, the management of the Virtual Universe Company debated between you and Bolan,” the Tianchi Palace Master looked at Luo Feng. “At the time, the debate was about how your perseverance made you suitable for this arduous path of a warrior. Your talent is also extremely high! Bolan, however, was overly arrogant, though his talent was nothing short of extraordinary. Still… your willpower far surpasses Bolan’s.”
“At that time, some favored you, others favored Bolan.”
“And I, favored you.” The Tianchi Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, a slight smile in his eyes.
“Thank you, Palace Master.” Luo Feng bowed.
“You have been in the Blood-Net World for some time now. According to your teacher, you have comprehended 35 mysteries of the spatial essence?” The Tianchi Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, “Is that true?”
“Yes.” Luo Feng answered directly.
“When your teacher first mentioned it, those who favored you within the Virtual Universe Company increased,” the Tianchi Palace Master said. “I also believe that you and Ronjun have greater potential to become true warriors of our cosmic humanity.”
“Me and Ronjun?” Luo Feng was startled.
Praising himself was one thing.
Ronjun?
From the Tianchi Palace Master’s words, the debate was between him and Bolan, not Ronjun. Yet now, whether in the Tower of Heaven or the Illusory Sea, it was always him and Bolan leading the way!
“Ronjun?” Luo Feng was puzzled.
“If Bolan awakens, he will also be your rival,” the Tianchi Palace Master looked at Luo Feng. “As for Ronjun, if you can surpass him in your lifetime, that would already be a great achievement.”
“What?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened.
In a lifetime?
Being able to surpass Ronjun is already considered a great achievement? This was said by the Tianchi Palace Master.
Would he not surpass Ronjun? Since obtaining the Beast God Statue, Luo Feng had not considered Bolan or Ronjun as rivals anymore. He was destined to surpass them by far. His rivals were the legendary super beings of history! But the Tianchi Palace Master, of such stature, would not speak recklessly. And Ronjun had once caused two cosmic monarchs to vie for the right to take him as a disciple. A series of strange events made Luo Feng puzzled.
“So the upper echelons favor Ronjun the most, followed by me and Bolan?” Luo Feng mused.
“Hmph!”
“They can favor whoever they like.”
“I possess the Beast God Statue to comprehend the ‘Sky-Rending Claw,’ a Mosha Clan avatar to study the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele, and my Earthling true body integrating myriad techniques. Even now, I have already surpassed Ronjun. Upon my return this time… I shall surpass Bolan as well! And after this transcendence, I will continue to advance, leaving them both far behind in the dust.” Luo Feng’s resolve burned with unshakable determination.
Although he valued the words of the Tianchi Palace Master, was his determination shaken?
He must become stronger!
Continuously stronger!
His progress would accelerate, as for Ronjun? Bolan? Let’s see if they can keep up with his pace.
“Your mindset is indeed firm,” the Tianchi Palace Master, seeing through Luo Feng’s eyes, could guess his thoughts and laughed. “The universe is vast and mysterious, each person has their own secret opportunities. All three of you are quite good. However, for someone your age, reaching such a level of willpower is truly admirable. My good friend favors Ronjun the most; as long as Ronjun doesn’t perish, he will indeed achieve great things in the future. Still, I have placed my bet on you.”
A bet?
Luo Feng was stunned. Did this Tianchi Palace Master know some secret about Ronjun, yet still choose to back him?
“Don’t let me lose,” the Tianchi Palace Master’s eyes carried a smile. “Since you have comprehended 35 mysteries.” Then he pointed to the air.
Invisible energy converged, instantly forming a stone tablet.
On the tablet was a painting – the Drizzle Picture!
There were a total of 36 raindrops on the Drizzle Picture.
“Of these 36 mysteries, which one have you not comprehended?” the Tianchi Palace Master said.
“This one.” Luo Feng raised his hand, his mental force flew out and landed directly on one of the raindrops.
“Since we have the chance to meet, I will give you a helping hand.” The Tianchi Palace Master waved his hand, and instantly, several black fireballs, each about hundreds of kilometers in diameter, flew out and hovered in the palace’s air. Each black fireball was hundreds of kilometers in diameter, pitch black in color, with black flames burning on the surface of the spheres. There were nine black fireballs in total!
Hissing~~~
The space around the black fireballs was directly burned and cracked. The spatial turbulence after the rupture was suppressed by the black fireballs. Further away, the space was even twisted.
As if an ultra-strong gravitational force caused the space to be unable to withstand it.
Only the space around Luo Feng and the Tianchi Palace Master remained stable.
“What kind of thing is this? Those immortals can already play with stars, what are these nine black planets?” Luo Feng looked up, somewhat dazed. Although under the control of Tianchi Palace, he only felt the surrounding temperature rise to thousands of degrees, which for a ninth-stage cosmic-level expert was nothing.
But just the temperature was enough to burn and crack the space, even burning and suppressing the spatial turbulence so it dared not approach.
This was absolutely thousands of times more terrifying than a star!
“I will completely demonstrate the 36th mystery you have not yet comprehended before your eyes. This will only happen once; whether you can comprehend it depends entirely on yourself.” The Tianchi Palace Master looked at the nine black flame planets floating in the air. Then the nine black flame planets began to move. As they moved…
The heaven and earth disappeared.
Luo Feng instinctively immersed his consciousness entirely within it. The motion of the nine black flame planets fully activated the fundamental laws of cosmic space, which were entirely under their dominion. At this moment, the experience was even more profound than comprehending the Nine Heavens Chaos Stele. This was primarily because the ‘Nine Heavens Chaos Stele’ was merely a relic left behind by a supreme being of the cosmos, whereas now, the Tianchi Palace Master was personally demonstrating the 36th profound mystery.
After demonstrating the 36th mystery, the nine black flame planets continued to perform, but became increasingly profound…
Luo Feng was completely immersed in it, with many insights emerging in his mind, but later he felt increasingly unable to understand.
No one knew how long it had been…
Boom!
The nine dark flame planets had vanished from sight, leaving behind only countless fiery trails that gradually coalesced into an utterly bizarre beastly silhouette. This very form matched the enigmatic seventh to ninth engravings on the “Nine Heavens Chaos Stele” that Luo Feng had never managed to decipher.
Then, the nine black flame planets vanished into thin air, and the grand hall returned to normal. The Tianchi Palace Master looked at Luo Feng, who was still immersed in his cultivation, and waved his hand.
Flash!
Luo Feng disappeared and reappeared in the control room of an F-class spaceship on the first level of Tianchi Palace. Luo Feng was still sitting cross-legged in the control room, cultivating, completely unaware that he had already arrived on the spaceship.
“Send Luo Feng away, don’t disturb his cultivation,” the Tianchi Palace Master transmitted his voice.
“Yes, Palace Master.”
The Tianchi Palace Master looked down, as if seeing through layers of palaces to the control room of the spaceship where Luo Feng was still immersed in his cultivation. He softly laughed, “Luo Feng, how much you can comprehend depends entirely on yourself.” Then the Tianchi Palace Master sat cross-legged, still softly laughing, “Such a young age, with such strong willpower. Interesting, interesting. When I was a Domain Lord, my willpower wasn’t this strong.”
The palace returned to silence.
The ninth level of Tianchi Palace remained as quiet as it had been for countless eons.
Meanwhile, a spindle-shaped F-class spaceship carried Luo Feng, who was still immersed in his cultivation, away from Tianchi Palace…
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