Cannot sense the Divine Kingdom, unable to connect to the Virtual Universe, unable to enter the Dark Universe; maximum speed can exceed the speed of light, with no spatial fluctuations...

"Where on earth is this?" Luo Feng maintained his ultra-high-speed flight in the void, relying on inertia, while gazing at the surrounding starry sky. The distant stars twinkled brilliantly, as serene and beautiful as ever.

"No."

"My speed has already surpassed the speed of light; logically, I should only see what's ahead. The rear should be complete darkness." Luo Feng looked behind him in confusion. The view of the starry sky behind remained just as clear, which immediately puzzled him. With a thought, his divine power spread out.

Sensing the speed of every faint ray of light.

"So fast."

"This..."

"The speed of light in this desperate place is different from the speed of light in the original universe." Luo Feng quickly made a judgment. The speed of light in the original universe is 300,000 kilometers per second! But in this mysterious desperate place, the speed of light was a hundred times faster, reaching around 30 million kilometers per second!

"The speed of divine power?" Luo Feng frowned slightly.

Swish!

A thread of divine power shot out in all directions. Luo Feng sighed internally, "In the universe, the maximum speed of divine power is 300,000 kilometers per second... but in this desperate place, the extension speed of divine power has actually reached a hundred times that!"

Swish! Luo Feng accelerated again, flying through the star field.

Twice the speed of light in the original universe, three times the speed of light in the original universe...

Luo Feng's speed kept soaring.

The rules governing the universe in this desperate place had completely changed. Luo Feng currently felt as if he were beside Mountain-Seating Guest, and yet also in the Initial Universe. When beside Mountain-Seating Guest, who was one of the strongest beings in the universe, he could completely alter all surrounding laws—his words carried the weight of law. In the Initial Universe, there were fundamental changes because it was an entirely different cosmos.

Luo Feng's flying speed continued to escalate. As the speed surged, the pressure on his divine body also increased. This Demon Fiend Race avatar's divine body was a hundred times stronger than that of an ordinary peak Void True God, so it could withstand the pressure completely.

"Reached a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe!" "Speed cannot increase any further." Luo Feng tried every means possible, even burning divine power, yet couldn't raise his speed even a fraction; it remained firmly fixed at "a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe." This was the limit speed for divine power extension and the speed of light in this desperate place.

Whoosh!

The rear had already turned dark; Luo Feng could only see the stars ahead.

"Even at my maximum speed, I haven't entered the Dark Universe. It seems this desperate place does not have a Dark Universe," Luo Feng mused with some doubt.

"I must look carefully... what world is this desperate place?" Luo Feng continued flying at a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe...

Inside Luo Feng's Divine Kingdom.

The endless Gloomy Sea surged mightily. In the golden Divine Palace hovering above the Gloomy Sea, Luo Feng's Earthling true body sat cross-legged on the massive square before the palace.

"Although I am trapped in a desperate place, the gains outweigh the losses!" "At least I successfully obtained the fourth black metal plate of the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome'." Luo Feng smiled. When the Golden Horned Beast devoured the metal plate in the belly of Mountain of Craftsmen and introduced his divine power to recognize ownership, the rich information contained in that black metal plate was completely transmitted.

The first three metal plates allowed Luo Feng to piece together the cultivation methods for the Five Tribulations. This fourth black metal plate contained a large amount of missing information; when combined with the first three... it surprisingly yielded the complete cultivation methods for the first Seven Tribulations.

"I now possess the first seven tribulations of the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome'." "The last black metal plate should be able to complete the final two tribulations." "Time to cultivate!" The Earthling true body began cultivating the Sixth Tribulation of the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome'...

Meanwhile, in the star field, the Golden Horned Beast avatar, carried within the world ring of the Demon Fiend Race avatar which maintained its flight at a hundred times the speed of light, was also cultivating the Sixth Tribulation of the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome'. Even if the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome' failed halfway, reducing the physical body to dust and ashes, Luo Feng's powerful divine body had already achieved immortality. A single fragment was enough for revival! Those fragments and ashes would completely condense again... so even in this desperate place, he could fully cultivate the 'Nine Tribulations Secret Tome' without fear of mid-process failure.

Maintaining flight at a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe, the journey continued for over a year.

Luo Feng had now flown into a star system containing three planets.

"These three planets are truly beautiful," Luo Feng marveled inwardly. "One is entirely emerald green, one is a mixed pattern of yellow and white, and the last one is a dreamy kaleidoscope of colors."

As Luo Feng flew towards the heart of this star system...

"Hahaha, an alien has actually arrived in this desperate place." An ancient voice emanated from the yellow planet. After a few seconds of transmission through the starry space, it exploded around Luo Feng.

"How long have we been lonely, Charming Sword Venerable?" A ghostly voice, faintly echoing, drifted from the dreamlike multicolored planet.

"It's been over sixty thousand epochs since we last saw an alien." A chilling voice came from the emerald green planet.

Luo Feng's expression shifted slightly.

Boom! A stream of invisible, illusory divine power, a soul attack, instantly pierced into Luo Feng's body. However, this Demon Fiend Race avatar feared no soul attacks whatsoever.

"It's an energy life form, immune to soul attacks," echoed the ghostly voice.

"Then let's teach him a good lesson," the chilling voice instructed.

"Leave it to me," the ancient voice responded, filled with excited anticipation.

Luo Feng looked towards the three directions, seeing three figures soaring out from their respective planets. Their speeds rapidly increased, and within moments, they reached a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe, closing in directly on Luo Feng.

"My Demon Fiend Race avatar isn't strong enough for combat."

Whoosh!

The Golden Horned Beast, spanning about a meter long, spread its wings and hovered in the void. The Demon Fiend Race avatar quickly retreated into the world ring, securely stowed by the Golden Horned Beast.

"Oh, it's a Void Beast? And it's the Golden Horned Beast."

"The Golden Horned Beast is even better," the emerald green figure said, her voice cold and vast, carrying endless killing intent.

The Golden Horned Beast hovered in the void, carefully observing the three directions. In an instant, it recognized them. These three alien powerhouses were all renowned powerful Universe Hegemons in the universe—except they had all disappeared an incredibly long time ago, with no news of them since. They were Charming Sword Venerable, Strategizing Heaven Venerable, and Feathered Gloom Lord.

"Charming Sword Venerable, Strategizing Heaven Venerable, Feathered Gloom Lord... I never expected the three of you were still alive!" the Golden Horned Beast proclaimed, its voice vast, reverberating across the endless starry space.

The speeds of the three figures gradually slowed, and they stopped tens of thousands of kilometers away from Luo Feng. The three great powerhouses seemed stunned.

"The outside world still remembers us."

"We haven't been forgotten." Strategizing Heaven Venerable's ancient voice and Feathered Gloom Lord's ghostly voice sounded out. The Charming Sword Venerable, the emerald green figure, merely looked at the Golden Horned Beast with coldness in her eyes, shouting sternly, "Speak! What has happened in the outside world over these last two hundred thousand epochs?" Strategizing Heaven Venerable and Feathered Gloom Lord also fixed their gazes on the Golden Horned Beast.

"Charming Sword Venerable," the Golden Horned Beast roared, "Are you giving orders to your servant? I really dislike your tone... Although I pity your fate and am willing to explain things to you, your attitude displeases me greatly."

"Seeking death!" Charming Sword Venerable's vertical eye filled with icy coldness. "If you won't speak... then we will kill the information out of you!" Boom! Her divine body instantly ignited, her vertical eye filled with icy resolve.

Whoosh!

A beam of emerald green sword light instantly sliced across the starry void, crossing the tens of thousands of kilometers distance to cleave directly at the Golden Horned Beast. Luo Feng hadn't expected Charming Sword Venerable to be this reckless. If she had been polite, Luo Feng would have spoken; moreover, deep down, Luo Feng had genuinely wanted to converse with these three Universe Hegemons trapped in the desperate place for endless ages. But it seemed Charming Sword Venerable never considered him an equal.

"Move," Strategizing Heaven Venerable instantly raised a pitch-black long staff and swept it forward. The staff transformed instantly to thousands of kilometers long, sweeping towards Luo Feng.

"Hahahaha..."

Feathered Gloom Lord laughed wildly, but his voice continuously burrowed into the Golden Horned Beast's body. Even though Luo Feng's will and consciousness were at the level of a Universe Hegemon, he was still subtly affected. The Golden Horned Beast had no time for anything else and immediately ignited its divine body, flapping its wings to dodge, but that cold sword light was terrifyingly fast.

Tear! It struck the Golden Horned Beast directly, sending it flying backward.

"Bury!"

A heavy strike, like shattering the universe, landed almost immediately on the Golden Horned Beast's head. Charming Sword Venerable and Strategizing Heaven Venerable coordinated with remarkable skill, especially with Feathered Gloom Lord constantly interfering with Luo Feng's will and consciousness... In an instant, the Golden Horned Beast was completely besieged. Firstly, the Golden Horned Beast's inherent combat strength was weaker than these three Universe Hegemons; secondly, its divine body was still heavily injured, its power reduced to only one-tenth of its former strength, meaning it could only endure the beating.

"Its wings are a Supreme Treasure!" Strategizing Heaven Venerable shouted repeatedly.

"It has Supreme Treasure armor on its body," Feathered Gloom Lord added. "The three of us are ganging up on it, yet it can still hold on. This Golden Horned Beast must possess high-grade Supreme Treasure armor."

"Kill it."

"Seize the treasure."

"The Supreme Treasure armor is mine; divide the rest," Charming Sword Venerable stated coldly. Strategizing Heaven Venerable and Feathered Gloom Lord were slightly annoyed, but they knew Charming Sword Venerable was somewhat stronger than them... moreover, they still hadn't found a way to leave this desperate place.

"Good."

"Good." Strategizing Heaven Venerable and Feathered Gloom Lord both nodded.

"Golden Horned Beast, what happened outside—whether you speak or not holds little meaning for us. Your Supreme Treasure is far more important," Charming Sword Venerable looked coldly at the Golden Horned Beast. "Die."

"Roar~!!!" A heaven-shaking roar echoed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~ Endless golden river water materialized out of thin air, spreading out to envelop the surrounding starry space across tens of millions of kilometers. Within this endless golden river, nine strange beasts swam lazily, with the Golden Horned Beast at the center.

"A Domain-type Supreme Treasure!" Feathered Gloom Lord, Strategizing Heaven Venerable, and Charming Sword Venerable were all greatly shocked.

"Kill me and steal my treasure?" Under the pressure of the boundless golden river, the three Universe Hegemons couldn't even touch the Golden Horned Beast. The Golden Horned Beast's eyes, burning with endless fury, swept over them. "See who dies first!"