The Golden Horned Beast strode across the waters of the Endless Sea, its hooves like celestial pillars, towering tens of thousands of kilometers high, its body spanning over ninety thousand kilometers. Its scaled tail was a perfect match for the main trunk of its divine body… and its scaled wings, when fully spread, seemed capable of eclipsing heaven and earth, imbued with infinite divine power.
Every inch of the divine body’s skin was integrated with the supreme treasure set, the ‘Beast God Armor’!
Its innate scales fused with the plates of the supreme treasure, and its head bore six sharp horns—one large and five small! Because of the ‘Beast God Armor,’ the Golden Horned Beast appeared even more ferocious.
"Perfect divine body!"
"A divine body over ninety thousand kilometers! My body mass is so much greater than before." Luo Feng felt excitement and joy.
Now, the innate secret technique, ‘I Am the Universe,’ could be unleashed at any time. Within his miniature universe, his strength was certain to increase further.
"Roar~~~" The Golden Horned Beast threw its head back and let out a triumphant roar.
"Everything is ready. It’s time to find that Tianyang Venerable," Luo Feng smiled. "Back then, precisely because I couldn't deal with Tianyang Venerable and felt too weak, I first exchanged contribution points with the clan for the domain-type supreme treasure, the ‘Nine Roaring River,’ and then sought a way to obtain the fourth black metal plate. Who would have thought so many things would follow."
The original plan was simply to obtain the fourth black metal plate so the Golden Horned Beast could achieve the perfect divine body to unleash ‘I Am the Universe.’
But now, the outcome was even better than planned!
The supreme treasure set, ‘Beast God Armor,’ the high-tier supreme treasure, ‘Zhan Yue,’ and the ultimate secret technique for a Universe Master that he had created himself… coupled with his mastery over the secret pattern flow of one hundred and eighty million years of cultivation gave Luo Feng much greater confidence. Dealing with the Mechanical Race’s Tianyang Venerable… would certainly be a cinch; he would seize the other pair of supreme treasure wings.
"The current problem is finding this Tianyang Venerable." Clad in the Jie Armor, the Zhan Yue Saber strapped to his back, and the Shi Wu Wings unfurled… Luo Feng, along with the Golden Horned Beast avatar and several other avatars resting within his world ring, departed directly from his divine kingdom and set off for the Primitive Planet.
Although several avatars had gone to the Primitive Planet, normal human powerhouses would condense an avatar to connect with the ‘Virtual Universe.’
But Luo Feng had no such need—
Because the Endless Sea was Luo Feng’s largest divine body and one of his avatars. Through the Virtual Universe sensor, Luo Feng’s consciousness could naturally connect to the Virtual Universe.
The Virtual Universe. In the Hong Alliance City among the stars, within the inner city, at the open-air bar specifically designated for Hong Alliance Universe Venerables to exchange information.
Luo Feng strolled in.
"Luo Feng."
"Dao River."
Along the way, other Universe Venerables greeted Luo Feng enthusiastically. However, once Luo Feng was out of earshot, they would shield their surroundings and whisper: "When the Primitive Planet was about to open, many Universe Venerables borrowed supreme treasures from Luo Feng. I heard even Luo Feng’s senior brother, ‘Guiyi Venerable,’ went to borrow some, but Luo Feng flatly refused, saying he was also going to the Primitive Planet. Yet, the Primitive Planet has been open for nearly two epochs, and he has never once entered."
"Is he going in to seek death because his strength isn't enough? He isn't foolish. If he enters, he’s essentially a moving treasury, and with his fame, he’d be targeted immediately, with foreign races ganging up on him. However, he really handled this poorly; if he didn't dare enter, he shouldn't have used that excuse! If he really didn't want to lend, he should have just said so!"
"Exactly, wouldn't simple honesty be better? To actually fabricate a story that he was going too, really..."
This open-air bar gathered thousands of Universe Venerables from the Hong Alliance. Luo Feng's arrival did indeed spark some discussion, but it was all discreet… After all, Luo Feng killed Fei Jing King during the Immortal stage, meaning his ascension to Universe Venerable and becoming a ‘Universe Overlord’ was almost a certainty. No one wanted to truly offend Luo Feng.
"Niu Zhou Venerable." Luo Feng called out.
The stout man with three horns on his head, holding a large wine goblet, turned around and immediately burst into laughter: "Dao River!" He walked over without hesitation.
"Let's sit over there." Luo Feng walked directly to an empty table and sat down in one of the massive chairs. Because the divine body structures of the powerhouses from various races in the Hong Alliance differed widely, all these chairs, though exquisite, shared one common feature—they were large enough!
Niu Zhou Venerable sat down beside him.
Luo Feng casually ordered a fruit wine, and the Immortal attendant immediately brought the fine drink. Being an attendant here was the dream of many Immortal experts, as they could easily meet Universe Venerables rarely seen otherwise. If lucky, they might even establish a connection with a Universe Venerable. Normally, they could also occasionally overhear snippets of secret information about the universe.
"Dao River, you must be busy; you wouldn't come looking for me for no reason," Niu Zhou Venerable put down his large wine goblet and laughed heartily. "Go ahead, what is it." The surrounding noise had long been shielded.
"Help me check on a foreign race Venerable," Luo Feng requested.
"Who?" Niu Zhou Venerable.
"Tianyang Venerable," Luo Feng stated. "I want to know the information about this Tianyang Venerable—which Primitive Planet he is on, and his coordinates there."
"The Mechanical Race Universe Overlord, 'Tianyang Venerable,' the one famous throughout the universe for the Eight Spindles?" Niu Zhou Venerable was surprised. "Why are you looking for him? He’s not easy to provoke. Although he isn't as terrifying as some aberrant special lifeform Universe Overlords, he is still considered a very troublesome Universe Overlord."
"You don't need to worry about that; just do me this favor," Luo Feng instructed. "Once you get this information, notify me."
"Deal, minor matter."
Niu Zhou Venerable nodded.
"Haha, thanks. Come, let’s drink." Luo Feng raised his cup. Since it was only the consciousness of the Endless Sea entering the Virtual Universe, he was naturally relaxed. He immediately began chatting casually with Niu Zhou Venerable about some of the events that had occurred on the Primitive Planet. Indeed, a lot had happened over the last nearly twenty thousand years.
...
As Luo Feng drank with Niu Zhou Venerable, he suddenly heard an enraged shout.
"Qianwu! It's not that I'm being overly harsh, but I was just killed on the Primitive Planet and revived by a Universe Master reversing time and space! You must understand the cost of this revival… This time-reversal revival caused me to owe the clan contribution points equivalent to 1.3 supreme treasure points! All my accumulated wealth from the long ages has been dedicated to the clan, yet it can't cover this debt owed to the clan; there’s still a shortage. The treasures you owe me… I didn't pressure you before, but now…" The high-pitched, angry voice rang out.
Many Universe Venerables in the open-air bar looked over.
Luo Feng and Niu Zhou Venerable also turned to look.
"Hmm?" Luo Feng frowned slightly. In another distant corner sat two powerhouses: one was a foreign Venerable with purple skin and silver hair on his scalp, angrily denouncing the other, who was the Master of Qianwu Kingdom.
The Master of Qianwu Kingdom looked embarrassed. He glanced around, then shielded the surroundings to continue persuading the other in a gentle tone.
"Shield what!"
"Why shield it?" the foreign Venerable roared again, breaking the surrounding shields. "Qianwu, we've been friends for hundreds of millions of years. I know you're struggling with what you owe me, and I never pressed you… but now I’m in this predicament. I urge you, yet you keep delaying… You truly make me…"
The Master of Qianwu Kingdom sat there, his expression grim.
Seeing this, the foreign Venerable gradually lowered his voice and ceased his loud outburst.
...
"What's going on?" Luo Feng frowned.
"It's all because of time-space reversal revival!" Niu Zhou Venerable shook his head with a sigh. "Reversing time and space violates the laws of the universe’s operation, so every time, even a Universe Master must be injured. Like that foreign Venerable, ‘Mei Pu Venerable,’ just now. He is a High-tier Universe Venerable… you know that, reviving a Universe Overlord requires the Giant Axe Creator to act."
Luo Feng nodded.
Yes, even if Chaos City Master were to resurrect a Universe Overlord, the backlash would be enough to cause Chaos City Master's demise.
"Reviving a High-tier Universe Venerable will injure a Universe Master, and the injury won't be light," Niu Zhou Venerable sighed. "A Universe Master acting and being injured—the price for each action is certainly not small. Like when Mei Pu Venerable fell on the Primitive Planet this time, after being revived… he owed the clan contribution points reaching 1.3 supreme treasure points. That’s equivalent to an ordinary supreme treasure. Most Universe Venerables can never repay it and must rely on long periods of time to slowly clear the debt."
"As for the Master of Qianwu Kingdom, he is in an even worse state than Mei Pu Venerable."
"Worse?" Luo Feng frowned.
"Indeed."
Niu Zhou Venerable explained, "The 1008 Universe Kingdom Masters are all extremely ancient Universe Venerables."
Luo Feng nodded.
That’s right. Ever since the number of Universe Kingdoms reached 1008, the human race had not established any new ones, mainly due to a lack of sufficient territory. Clearly, occupying a position as a Universe Kingdom Master among the 1008 indeed meant one was an extremely ancient Universe Venerable.
"Living long also implies that their potential has nearly been fully excavated," Niu Zhou Venerable shook his head with a sigh. "Over countless ages, the Master of Qianwu Kingdom has perished three times, revived by time-space reversal each time. But the cost of revival… was huge. Especially one time when he died on the Primitive Planet, losing the supreme treasures he had borrowed. Although he didn't lose supreme treasures in the other two instances, he lost some treasure sets and the like."
Luo Feng sighed inwardly hearing this.
Indeed.
Death meant the loss of supreme treasures.
"If he had truly died, it would be over. But after being revived, those who lent him treasures naturally came to claim them," Niu Zhou Venerable continued. "What he owes the clan can be repaid slowly; they won't press too hard. But what he owes other powerhouses will frequently be demanded. It’s not easy for other powerhouses to possess even one supreme treasure."
"The Master of Qianwu Kingdom has been revived by time-space reversal three times, owing favors to six Universe Venerables, in addition to what he owes the clan," Niu Zhou Venerable said helplessly. "It’s hard for him to turn things around unless his strength increases significantly and he steps into the Universe Overlord level. But he has cultivated for so long and hasn't broken through; wanting to break through now? Unlikely!"
"Actually, that batch of ancient Kingdom Masters, even if they possessed the ability to have avatars, dared not borrow supreme treasures to venture into dangerous places like the Primitive Planet. They feared they couldn't repay if they died."
"Only those with strength, or ambition, dared borrow supreme treasures."
"The current Master of Qianwu Kingdom has been staying in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom for long-term secluded cultivation, managing the universe kingdom and nurturing generations of successors. This is also a way to earn contribution points. Slow, slow, but without danger. Or he goes to some universe secret realms with low danger levels," Niu Zhou Venerable concluded. "Falling to this state… can only be counted as his bad luck."
"However, this is within our human race; there are Universe Masters repeatedly reversing time and space to resurrect him."
"If he were in a weak race, death would be final. So, he’s quite lucky; he was resurrected even after dying three times."
Luo Feng turned his head to look.
The Master of Qianwu Kingdom and Venerable Mei Pu were communicating, clearly trying to soothe the other's emotions.
:Chapter Two complete, Tomato will continue writing Chapter Three! RO