Lo Feng's eyes instantly lit up with anticipation. He recalled the Ancestor mentioning before that the Ancestor's stake in the bet was a complete set of Supreme Treasures, while Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest's stake was a Peak Supreme Treasure. If the Ancestor lost... then the Ancestor would bestow that entire set of Supreme Treasures upon him. This, this was an immense opportunity.
Clearly, something valuable enough to be wagered against a Peak Supreme Treasure would be equally matched by this set of Supreme Treasures.
Jie Jia, after all, was a Peak Supreme Treasure!
Jianhe Luo, a Top-tier Domain Supreme Treasure with extreme offensive power, was comparable to Jie Jia. Yet, the mere emergence of Jianhe Luo caused such massive repercussions. Even Emperor Yan was highly reluctant to give Jie Jia to Luo Feng... All of this indicated that Supreme Treasures of the caliber of "Jie Jia" and "Jianhe Luo" were extraordinarily precious, enough to make even Emperor Yan and Chaos City Lord yearn for them.
Perhaps only Universe Masters of the highest echelon, like the Ancestor and Sitting Mountain Guest, possessed the sheer audacity to wager such items.
"You are the Ancestor of the Beast God Alliance, one of the nine great super-powers in the universe; surely you are not stingy," Sitting Mountain Guest teased. "I’ll be waiting for that set of Supreme Treasures of yours."
The Ancestor glanced at Sitting Mountain Guest.
Regret.
Even for an existence like the Ancestor, a pang of regret surfaced. He had been utterly confident of winning Sitting Mountain Guest's Peak Supreme Treasure back then, but unexpectedly, he still lost.
"A loss is a loss," the Ancestor stated. "I can afford to lose this set of Supreme Treasures. According to our original agreement, this set should be bestowed upon Luo Feng, correct?"
"Indeed," Sitting Mountain Guest nodded with a smile. "Yes, bestow it upon my disciple."
The Ancestor turned to look at Luo Feng. "Luo Feng."
"Ancestor," Luo Feng replied respectfully. He certainly didn't think defeating the Ancestor once was something to be overly proud of; after all, it was merely a "wager." With the Ancestor's true capabilities—the mere power of "Word Becomes Law"—Luo Feng would be utterly helpless. If the Ancestor were willing to pay the price, he could even slay a Universe Master.
"Look."
The Ancestor pointed faintly toward the mid-air. Suddenly, a black beast shadow materialized in the distance.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng looked closely.
It was a beast, entirely black, possessing four powerful hooves, sharp tusks pointing heavenward, and a single horn atop its head that intertwined with the tusks... The layers of scales covering its body seemed to possess infinite magic, completely captivating Luo Feng the moment he looked at it. It was terrifyingly, stunningly beautiful.
The black beast, nearly a hundred meters long, descended directly in front of Luo Feng. Only then did Luo Feng realize with astonishment... it was an inanimate object, not a living being.
"This is the set of Supreme Treasures; I have named it the 'Beast God Armor,'" the Ancestor said, walking over and stroking the leg of the massive beast shadow.
"Hahaha," Sitting Mountain Guest watched with sheer delight and burst into laughter.
The Ancestor shot him a look, then turned back to Luo Feng: "There's a reason your teacher is proud. Back then, several factions clashed over this set of Supreme Treasures. Your teacher was incredibly insidious, launching a sneak attack before immediately fleeing. I had to pay a considerable price to defeat E'zhou before I finally obtained this set of Supreme Treasures."
Luo Feng listened, feeling a surge of excitement...
The origin of this treasure was extraordinary.
It seemed to have been the subject of a battle among the mightiest beings in the universe.
"This set of Supreme Treasures is composed of 526 Supreme Treasures, divided into: [number missing] Ordinary Supreme Treasures, 4 High-tier Supreme Treasures, and 1 Top-tier Supreme Treasure," the Ancestor explained. "For example, the tusks and the scales on the body can be detached and used individually! When combined, they form a true unified body with heaven-shattering might," Luo Feng was deeply shocked.
A set of Supreme Treasures composed of 526 individual Supreme Treasures?
People said Chaos City Lord's Thousand Treasure River was made of a thousand Supreme Treasures, yet Luo Feng’s acquisition was no less impressive, and among the 526 pieces, there was even a Top-tier Supreme Treasure.
"When disassembled, that single horn is the Top-tier Supreme Treasure. But when combined with hundreds of treasures, its might surges exponentially," the Ancestor mused. "When this set of Supreme Treasures is worn upon the divine body, every part of the divine body can be used for attack. It is absolutely best suited for an expert cultivating the Beast God Path toward becoming a Universe Master."
"I named it the 'Beast God Armor.' Originally, I intended to bestow it upon one of the Universe Masters I highly favored in my Star Beast Alliance," the Ancestor looked at Luo Feng. "Now, it belongs to you."
Luo Feng felt his heart accelerate.
Beast God Armor!
"Thank you, Ancestor," Luo Feng said respectfully.
The Ancestor smiled and nodded, simultaneously waving his hand. The black beast shadow flew straight toward Luo Feng.
A Golden-Horned Beast appeared on Luo Feng's shoulder. The Golden-Horned Beast had already temporarily stored away Jie Jia, the God-Slaying Wings, the Nine Serene River, and others within its World Ring. It flew forward, its divine power rapidly enveloping the black beast shadow, and its Life Imprint quickly branded onto the object.
"Boom!"
The black beast shadow instantly disintegrated. Hundreds of Supreme Treasures rapidly surrounded the Golden-Horned Beast, integrating into every part of its divine body.
The original Golden-Horned Beast instantly transformed into a giant beast covered entirely in black. Every scale on its divine body resembled a blade, its tusks aggressively elongated, and the five sharp horns on its head transformed into six! The central horn was now the longest, nearly half a meter in length! (The Golden-Horned Beast maintained its smaller, one-meter-long divine body form at this time).
"Too wonderful," Luo Feng's consciousness rejoiced.
Claws! Tail! Divine Body! Horns!
Every part was a Supreme Treasure! Moreover, this 'Beast God Armor' also possessed defensive capabilities... though because it was primarily an offensive Supreme Treasure, its defensive prowess was slightly lacking—roughly equivalent to an ordinary 'Top-tier Supreme Treasure defensive armor' standard.
"Hmm? The original name of this Beast God Armor is 'Bei Yan'?" Luo Feng wondered secretly. The ancient information was transmitted the moment the Life Imprint was branded, allowing him to know its name. "What a strange name."
Many treasures had original names, such as 'Silver Python Phantom Ship' or 'Gold Shock Sniper King Armor,' etc.
It was just that users generally named them themselves, like 'Galaxy' for the ancient ship or 'Gold Armor.' But this Beast God Armor’s original name was peculiar: 'Bei Yan.'
"Regardless of the original name, this Beast God Armor is indeed the most suitable for the Golden-Horned Beast clone."
"Satisfying."
"Roar!" The Golden-Horned Beast also let out an excited roar of elation.
The Ancestor nodded with satisfaction.
"Luo Feng, come here," Sitting Mountain Guest called out.
Luo Feng obediently walked over.
Sitting Mountain Guest immediately led Luo Feng to the side and directly altered the surrounding universe operation rules. If the Ancestor wished to listen, he could certainly forcefully suppress them using the origin of the universe, but the Ancestor wouldn't go that far. Clearly, Sitting Mountain Guest had something specific to discuss with his disciple.
"Teacher," Luo Feng said, following closely beside Sitting Mountain Guest.
"To succeed in a mere one hundred and eighty million years, not bad," Sitting Mountain Guest nodded. "Better than your Second Senior Brother."
Luo Feng listened quietly.
"The Star Chart I casually refined for you back then probably isn't very helpful to you now," Sitting Mountain Guest remarked. "But it's fine. Although you are currently only at the pinnacle of Immortal level, your achievements in the Secret Tome Diagram school are exceptionally high! With such high-level insight, studying the Dao of Laws again will allow you to break through to Universe Venerable in a very short time. Even if stepping into the threshold of a Universe Venerable slightly affects you, a thousand years will suffice."
Luo Feng nodded.
He was also very confident. Studying the Secret Tome Diagram school made him feel how easy and superficial the Dao of Laws was back then! But due to the bet, Luo Feng had strictly refrained from studying it.
"Once you reach Universe Venerable, although you can only use the Star Tower partially at first, you can finally drive it completely," Sitting Mountain Guest said. "By then, the Star Chart will be useless with the Star Tower available."
Luo Feng nodded, unable to help asking: "Teacher... is the fifth black metal plate of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual another form of tempering?"
The third black metal plate had thrown him into the Ice Prison.
The fourth black metal plate had landed him in this Beast God Realm.
"No," Sitting Mountain Guest glanced at Luo Feng and smiled. "If you could guess my methods, how could I still be your teacher?" Luo Feng was stunned.
"In terms of tempering, this Beast God Realm has provided sufficient trials for you. In one hundred and eighty million years, you managed to create an Ultimate Secret Skill for a Universe Master! Verifying and cross-referencing the Secret Tome Diagram school with the Dao of Laws is enough." Sitting Mountain Guest concluded.
"Then what about the fifth black metal plate?" Luo Feng truly wanted to obtain the fifth black metal plate immediately.
"You will know when the time comes," Sitting Mountain Guest stated evasively.
Luo Feng felt quite helpless.
"Keep working hard!" Sitting Mountain Guest looked at Luo Feng with satisfaction. "Your current strength is already extremely formidable... and the day you can use the Star Tower, no one in the universe will dare look down on you... However, Teacher hopes you become even stronger."
"Yes." Luo Feng was also filled with anticipation.
In these one hundred and eighty million years, he had been utterly transformed!
He was no longer the Luo Feng whose combat methods were weak, who could only rely on burning his divine body to wear down opponents until they died! Wearing down opponents was only possible in absolute dead zones where he couldn't summon powerful beings from his clan; in places like the Primitive Planet, if real danger arose, he would seek help from other experts.
After all, every supreme expert was incredibly important.
"Star Ancestor," Sitting Mountain Guest turned around, his voice spreading out so the distant Ancestor could hear. "Thank you for these years. He has now reached my requirements; I will take him and leave."
"Don't rush off; wait a moment," the Ancestor's divine body flashed, and he was instantly nearby.
Sitting Mountain Guest looked at the Ancestor. "Is there something else?"
"It has nothing to do with you," the Ancestor said, looking at Luo Feng. "I have some things to discuss with Luo Feng."
"He is my disciple, how could it not concern me? Luo Feng, I suggest you focus on staying within the Human Race faction," Sitting Mountain Guest said, then suddenly burst into laughter. "Luo Feng, since this Star Ancestor has something to discuss with you, you can chat with him. I will wait here for you, and then we will return to the Original Universe together."
"Yes, Teacher," Luo Feng replied.
Indeed.
It was time to return to the Original Universe!
Sitting Mountain Guest walked off into the distance, while Luo Feng approached the Ancestor, first bowing to show respect: "Ancestor."
"Do you have any thoughts about leaving the Human Race faction?" the Ancestor asked Luo Feng directly.