The Lord of Fanuo sat in the hall atop the skyscraper when suddenly the doorbell chimed. "Enter," the Lord of Fanuo commanded.

Whoosh, the doors slid automatically to either side, and an alien male with numerous soft tentacles covering his face, possessing four hooves and two hands, walked in from outside. "Boss, here are this year's detailed financial reports." The alien respectfully handed over the documents, which were densely covered in various alien scripts.

The Lord of Fanuo took them and flipped through them. This was a corporation he had set up while disguised as an ordinary being on this planet.

Although it seemed somewhat amusing for a great, top-tier cosmic overlord to occupy himself with such trivialities, the Lord of Fanuo enjoyed the feeling—being close to the most common stratum of the universe. Sensing the competition within this common stratum often gave the Lord of Fanuo moments of insight, occasionally even triggering breakthroughs in the path of the Laws.

"You can go down for now. I will call a meeting shortly," the Lord of Fanuo ordered.

"Yes, sir." The ordinary beings working for this company could hardly imagine the terrifying existence their boss truly was, even for a universe-level expert, the nominal strong one on this planet. In the eyes of the Lord of Fanuo, such beings were merely a joke...

He had lived on this planet, secretly manipulating multiple shifts in the planet's power structures; for him, it was merely the work of a single thought. If he wished...

A single thought could extinguish the twin suns hanging in the sky. "Luo Feng was actually taken over by the Golden Horned Beast?

Immortal Gods cannot be successfully possessed. Does that mean Luo Feng was possessed when he was at the Sector Lord level?

Back when Luo Feng made such a great name for himself on Purple Thorn Island, was he already possessed beneath the surface? No wonder Luo Feng died and then resurrected—it turns out he was merely a new incarnation after the Golden Horned Beast took over." The Lord of Fanuo mused internally.

Possession meant the soul entering a new body, abandoning the original one. The Golden Horned Beast possessed a main body and three avatars.

If the consciousness or soul from one of those avatars detached to possess a new body, abandoning the original flesh, it could naturally occupy the new form. However, the target of 'possession' had to be below the level of an Immortal...

one could not possess an Immortal God! "Hm?" The Lord of Fanuo abruptly stood up.

"That's not right!" "Luo Feng, as a Sector Lord, could kill a Peak Feng King, and as an Immortal, he killed the Howling Mirror King. His physical body is comparable to a heaven-defying special lifeform.

But even so... a Sector Lord level body, even with thousands of times the life gene level, cannot bear the soul of a Universe Venerable!" The Lord of Fanuo suddenly grasped this point.

"Could it be that the Golden Horned Beast was still an Immortal back then?" "Yes." "Only this can explain why the possession succeeded! And why I didn't recognize him, given his relatively low profile.

But how could he unleash such a powerful secret technique? Even the innate secret techniques of a heaven-defying special lifeform aren't that strong." The Lord of Fanuo's thoughts hit a dead end.

Luo Feng possessing the Golden Horned Beast? Impossible!

Luo Feng's period of growth was too short; he couldn't have created such a terrifying secret technique. The Golden Horned Beast possessing Luo Feng?

Also impossible! Luo Feng's body back then couldn't possibly contain the soul of a Universe Venerable.

The Golden Horned Beast must have only been an Immortal then... In such a short time, it couldn't have created such a powerful, terrifying technique either.

"But they use the identical secret technique; clearly, it's the same consciousness! It must have been possession." "What is going on?" "What in the world is happening?" The Lord of Fanuo pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

He could only sigh inwardly... The universe truly is mysterious and unfathomable, with many unexplainable phenomena still existing.

The Lord of Fanuo continued his life on this ordinary planet, while Luo Feng had returned to his God Country to quietly meditate, striving to break through that final layer and step into the realm of Universe Venerables. At this moment, atop Thunder Island in the Virtual Universe, within a palace shrouded by endless chaotic currents.

City Lord Chaos was sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, at the edge of a cliff. Suddenly, a light screen lit up beside him, displaying detailed text data along with an image—a picture of the Qijing Stone.

"Hm?" "The Virtual Universe System sent this directly? What important message is this?" City Lord Chaos opened his eyes and looked at the screen with suspicion.

The moment he saw it, astonishment bloomed across his face. "Luo Feng obtained the Qijing Stone?" "Chaos!" A voice sounded out of thin air in the surroundings.

"Giant Axe," City Lord Chaos replied, his tone holding a degree of respect. Among all beings in the entire Human Race, only two could speak to him directly without requesting a communication link; the Founder Giant Axe was one of them.

"Chaos, you know that Luo Feng used the Virtual Universe System to authenticate the Qijing Stone earlier, right?" The voice echoed around him. "The other Universe Masters also learned of this at the same time.

I am now preparing to convene a high-level resolution regarding the ownership of this Qijing Stone. Do you agree?" "I agree," City Lord Chaos nodded.

City Lord Chaos understood that the Qijing Stone was tied to the most significant supreme treasure unearthed since the opening of this Primitive True God World. Ordinary supreme treasures meant nothing to the Universe Masters...

but the peak supreme treasure poised to emerge from the Qishen Temple was coveted by every major force in the universe. The Founder Giant Axe choosing to hold a 'high-level resolution' rather than directly demanding it from Luo Feng was already a sign of restraint.

... The Virtual Universe System, after all, belonged to the Human Race!

And the highest-ranking figures in the Human Race were naturally the Founder Giant Axe, City Lord Chaos, Master of Void Gold, Master of Yan Shan, Master of Dragon Travel, and a dozen other great existences. Once Luo Feng authenticated the Qijing Stone, the Virtual Universe System performed a logical assessment and transmitted the information directly to these high-level figures.

... The Virtual Universe, in one of its plane spaces—endless darkness punctuated by distant starlight.

A simple, modest temple floated in mid-air. In front of the temple was a long stone table, with stone chairs arranged on both sides.

Only a single stone chair occupied the main seat at the head of the long table, where a giant, wild-looking brute was seated. Figures materialized out of thin air in the chairs lining the table—they were precisely City Lord Chaos and the other Universe Masters.

Moments later, everyone had arrived. "Everyone is here," the wild giant looked across both sides, yet every Universe Master waited respectfully...

The Founder Giant Axe before them was the strongest being in the universe! "Luo Feng obtained the Qijing Stone, and the Qijing Stone is tied to a treasure at the level of a peak domain-type supreme treasure." The wild giant spoke directly.

"This involves a great deal concerning the prosperity of our race. However, Luo Feng obtained this through his own capabilities, so we cannot simply demand it.

Let's discuss what should be done..." When the Founder Giant Axe spoke, he set the ground rule—it could not be directly demanded! "The Qijing Stone," a cold voice rang out.

"It concerns the Qishen Temple! What is Luo Feng's meager strength?

It is useless for him to have it! For the sake of our race's strength...

let him hand over the Qijing Stone directly. We can compensate him with something, perhaps a high-tier supreme treasure?

If that’s not enough, we give more, isn't that sufficient?" "Mhm," a Universe Master nodded in agreement. "I concur." "Right, although he acquired it, giving it to him is a waste!

Once the period when the Qishen Temple opens passes, the Qijing Stone will lose its value. Yet, the Qijing Stone could bring our Human Race another super supreme treasure." "I agree." "Agreed." One after another, the Universe Masters voiced their opinions.

"Although I agree with everyone, we must pay attention to one thing... Luo Feng's rise to this point has been dazzling.

He is a genius rarely seen in our Human Race across billions of years. His pride must be immense!

While the Qijing Stone is crucial, we must avoid souring relations with Luo Feng over this matter. Back in the day, Yan Di had such an erratic temper...

even if he wanted to seize the treasure of a fellow race member, it shouldn't have escalated to the point where he severed ties with the race. This matter appears simple, but we must be cautious...

lest we push him too far. Luo Feng's talent and ability are in no way inferior to Yan Di's back then; he is likely to become a Universe Master in the future," a gentle voice sounded.

"It's different." "Luo Feng is entirely different from Yan Di. Yan Di was extremely selfish.

Although our race tolerated super experts, we could not tolerate someone who lacked the most basic protection for our own strong members! He attacked his own kind, and to this day, he doesn't believe he was wrong...

For such an extremely selfish person to leave our Human Race, I felt no regret, only satisfaction! Fighting alongside him would have been an insult to me!" "Yan Di and Luo Feng have different personalities." The gentle voice continued, "Even if they are different, everyone understands the arrogance of a supreme genius.

The more heaven-defying they are, the more utterly self-confident they become! If mishandled, it can easily incite discontent.

From a logical standpoint, the Qijing Stone was indeed obtained by Luo Feng himself, and even if it is wasted, it is his right! No matter how much we regret it for the race, interfering is improper.

Of course, from the race's perspective... it would be best if Giant Axe held the Qijing Stone and entered personally.

With Giant Axe's capability, the probability of obtaining that super supreme treasure would naturally be very high." "Mhm." "I agree with what Master of Qing Dong said." "Caution is indeed necessary." "So, it's a waste for Luo Feng to hold it, but how to persuade Luo Feng is crucial." "Getting it back from Luo Feng... but persuading him will be rather difficult." One by one, the Universe Masters spoke.

Except for City Lord Chaos, all other Universe Masters spoke, and they quickly reached a consensus—the Qijing Stone must be recovered, and ideally, Luo Feng should be appeased. Although these Universe Masters were the true ruling echelon of the Human Race, they still placed immense importance on Luo Feng and others like him.

"Chaos, what is your opinion?" The Founder Giant Axe looked over. City Lord Chaos smiled and shook his head: "What more can I say?

Since everyone has reached a unanimous conclusion, I naturally have no objection. The Qijing Stone...

must be taken back, but the prerequisite is not to escalate conflict. We let one Yan Di leave; we must not allow Luo Feng to leave as well." The various Universe Masters nodded slightly.

When a supreme expert breaks away from their original faction and joins another... such things happened frequently in the universe.

Firstly, the relatives of supreme experts were often long dead. Secondly, the higher one stood in the hierarchy, the more self-assured they became, holding firm personal convictions.

If provoked to true rage... many had indeed severed ties with their factions.

"Chaos, you handle this matter," the wild giant said with a slight smile. "You are his teacher; if you speak, his resistance should be minimal." "Haha, Chaos, this trouble is yours," others chuckled.

"Haha..." Laughter erupted among the surrounding Universe Masters. City Lord Chaos could only nod.

"You must do everything possible to make Luo Feng agree," the wild giant stated solemnly. "The Qijing Stone, after all, is tied to the super supreme treasure within the Qishen Temple." "I will persuade him," City Lord Chaos affirmed.

... Three chapters complete!

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