Within the main hall of the floating palace cluster, encircled by an endless sea of flames surrounding three continents in the Yan God Territory. “The human Luo Feng possesses the strength of a peak Universe Overlord? He killed the Brilliant Light Lord with a single strike? Impossible!” Emperor Yan roared under his breath, his eyes burning with twisted, manic flames. He was inherently extremely proud and had always believed he was the one personally nurtured by 'Sitting Mountain Guest.'
He disdained his senior disciple, who originated as a mere servant of their master. In every aspect—talent, supreme treasures—the senior disciple was inferior to him.
He had always yearned to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with his master, Sitting Mountain Guest, or even surpass him!
However, with the emergence of Luo Feng, the "third disciple," also nurtured by Sitting Mountain Guest through boundless effort—and even more meticulously, evidenced by the preparation of the ultimate supreme treasure, the Star Tower! Emperor Yan was intensely covetous of that ultimate supreme treasure, but covetousness was useless. He felt intensely vigilant toward this junior brother, believing... this was his greatest threat.
“One hundred thousand years!”
“In a mere hundred thousand years, he reached the strength of a peak Universe Overlord! How could it be so fast? How!” Emperor Yan growled, “It must be Sitting Mountain Guest’s arrangement. Luo Feng couldn't have accomplished all this on his own! Favoritism, Master Sitting Mountain Guest is too biased toward the third disciple.”
“He got the ultimate supreme treasure!”
“And now he’s getting help, allowing a fellow who only entered the Undying stage twenty thousand years ago to achieve the strength of a peak Universe Overlord!”
Emperor Yan’s face contorted into a snarl.
“Watch.”
“Just watch! Master Sitting Mountain Guest, no matter how much you help him, he will never catch up to me, forever beneath my heel! I will become stronger, even stronger than you!” As Emperor Yan spoke, the space around him warped, revealing cracks, and the eyes beneath his single horn blazed with terrifying madness.
The news spread, shaking all powers across the universe. And almost on the same day, another piece of news followed.
The Thorn Ring Alliance announced that Venerable Zhong Zhan had been resurrected through temporal reversal. Venerable Zhong Zhan possessed high-grade supreme armor, yet he was still killed by Luo Feng. Venerable Zhong Zhan himself stated: “It was Luo Feng who humiliated me back then. I possessed high-grade supreme armor and was supremely confident in my defense… but just one strike… depleted more than half of my divine body! Two strikes annihilated me!”
This news was even more explosive!
A Universe Overlord wearing high-grade supreme armor was killed, and it only took two strikes. This was even more terrifying than killing the Brilliant Light Lord with one strike!
“High-grade supreme armor, humiliated even while wearing high-grade supreme armor? That’s a Universe Overlord!”
“This is too exaggerated.”
“Definitely the strength of a top-tier Universe Overlord!”
“What a coincidence… The Northern Frontier Alliance just released news, and the Thorn Ring Alliance released this news on the same day.”
“The Thorn Ring Alliance surely knew this beforehand but were unwilling to easily offend the Human Race. Now that the Northern Frontier Alliance has confirmed Luo Feng’s strength, the Thorn Ring Alliance naturally no longer needs to conceal it. After all, Venerable Zhong Zhan was indeed killed by Luo Feng, and it is not wrong for Venerable Zhong Zhan to disclose it himself.”
The two pieces of news, one following the other on the same day.
The first was Luo Feng killing the Brilliant Light Lord! The second was even more outrageous: killing Venerable Zhong Zhan, who wore high-grade supreme armor!
These two successive reports were like two storms… sweeping directly across the entire universe!
On a solitary planet possessed by the Mechanical Race.
Countless crystalline light threads connected planets and stars… the entire universe seemed like a massive net woven with these luminous threads reaching everywhere.
“My children, that human youngster who cultivated for only a hundred thousand years… possesses such terrifying strength? Capable of killing a Universe Overlord wearing high-grade supreme armor? Is this true?” A voice echoed through every corner of this cosmos.
“Father God! I have contacted the Thorn Ring Alliance; this is indeed the absolute truth.”
“I have also investigated; it is indeed true. I have viewed the memory images of Venerable Zhong Zhan’s demise.”
“Father God… Luo Feng cannot be allowed to live!”
“Father God!”
From every corner of the universe, voices arose.
The Mechanical Race is a peculiar species; because all its members are intelligent beings, deep within their core intelligence, at the most fundamental level, lies the command to obey! Toward the founder of the Mechanical Race—that most supreme existence, the strongest in the universe, the Father God—every member holds profound reverence.
Under the Father God’s command, they would not hesitate even if ordered to march to their deaths.
This is the Mechanical Race… the incredibly unified Mechanical Race!
“He entered the Undying stage a short time ago, possessing peak Universe Overlord strength in just twenty thousand years. Allowing him to grow unchecked will certainly become a threat to our Mechanical Race!” The Father God’s voice permeated every part of this universe. “Children, issue the decree. Begin searching for all information regarding Luo Feng… eliminate him as soon as possible. He must be exterminated before he becomes a Universe Master!”
“Yes!”
“Yes, Father God!”
The Mechanical Race, Bug Race, and Demon Race… were all shaken to their core, and the news traveled all the way to the highest echelon—the strongest beings in the universe!
It must be remembered that the Human Race, Bug Race, Demon Race, and Mechanical Race… were four neighboring factions, engaged in endless conflict and slaughter across the territories. Over countless ages, deep-seated hatred had accumulated. Through this mutual slaughter, powerful figures had emerged within each race! They inherently held a degree of disdain for the Hell Race and Crystal Race, but they both hated and respected their immediate rivals.
When one of these four adjacent pinnacle races grew too powerful, the other three would subtly unite. They didn't need to convene secret meetings; they naturally found common ground on certain matters.
If an unbelievably transcendent genius emerged from one race, the other three would quietly move against them.
The accumulated hatred ran too deep…
They absolutely could not allow one faction to become dominant! Of course, if a certain race suddenly declined, the other three would be more than happy to watch and even kick them while they were down.
“His growth rate is too fast!”
“If left unchecked, he will inevitably become another Chaos City Master. By then, even the strongest beings in the universe might not be able to kill him. He must be eliminated early!”
“Exterminate him!”
“Before he becomes a Universe Master, eliminate him!”
“Issue the order! All experts of our Demon Race Alliance currently on Primitive Star, pay close attention to Luo Feng’s movements. Once spotted, report immediately!”
“Transmit the order…”
The Mechanical Race, Bug Race, and Demon Race all treated this as their top priority. They understood the implications of a single supreme entity arising within a race. For example, the Nine Nether Lord—although not the strongest being in the universe—was enough to cause severe headaches for a pinnacle race just by himself.
And one must remember that Luo Feng possessed a talented avatar! Even if one divine body was destroyed in battle, he could resurrect!
A Universe Master with formidable strength and a talented avatar… that would absolutely be a nightmare for enemy factions and a solid pillar for their own race!
“He must be eliminated!”
Although the Northern Frontier Alliance also wished for Luo Feng’s demise, from the perspective of the entire alliance, they were relatively relaxed. After all, the ones who truly needed to worry were the Mechanical Race, Demon Race, and Bug Race! Races like the Ancestral God Sect, Star Beast Alliance, Hell Race, and Crystal Race… were naturally content to watch the spectacle of the four pinnacle races fighting amongst themselves.
“But that human Luo Feng is truly formidable.” Even while observing from the sidelines, various factions expressed their awe. “If he can survive this tribulation and become a Universe Master, his ascendancy will be truly unstoppable; perhaps no one will be able to touch him then.”
The alien races of the universe were shaken, but the shock within the Giant Axe Alliance and the Human Race was even greater.
Inside the inner city of Giant Axe City in the virtual universe, an open-air bar.
Most Universe Venerables of the entire Giant Axe Alliance were gathered here. Normally, there might be a few thousand Universe Venerables, but today the number was frighteningly high. Over ninety percent of the thousands of Human Race Universe Venerables were present! Universe Venerables from other races within the Giant Axe Alliance had also arrived.
“Luo Feng is truly incredible.”
“How could he become so strong?”
“His progress is defying the heavens.”
“Even compared to Emperor Yan from your Human Race back then, Emperor Yan’s speed of growth cannot match his.”
Discussions erupted everywhere.
When one’s strength approaches another’s, jealousy arises, much like when Luo Feng first moved to the mountainside of Thunder Island, causing discontent among many Universe Venerables. But now, Luo Feng’s strength had reached a level that left them dumbfounded, capable of killing a Universe Overlord with a single strike—a level that caused the Universe Venerables gathered here to look up in awe!
“A miracle.”
“A legend!”
“This is a great miracle in the history of the Human Race. By the way, where is Venerable Zhen Yan? He is Luo Feng’s teacher.”
“Zhen Yan fled long ago, even shutting off communications. Too many Universe Venerables are probably looking for him, ha ha…”
In the bar, the laughter of the Dry Witch Lord rang out clearly as he discussed Luo Feng with other Universe Venerables. Regarding Luo Feng’s might… the Dry Witch Lord was somewhat stunned, followed immediately by elation. Luo Feng was closely related to him; after all, he was the teacher of Luo Feng’s son!
“Luo Feng’s son is your disciple, right?”
“Haha, yes.”
“I heard Luo Feng has another son.”
Within his divine kingdom, the endless dark sea surged and continuously expanded. Vast amounts of life were created only to be reabsorbed into the sea, causing its perpetual expansion.
“Truly insane.”
In the divine hall bathed in golden light high above, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, shaking his head with a faint smile. When he killed certain Universe Venerables and Overlords, he never concealed his identity. Thus, he knew that once those powerful figures were resurrected, the news would inevitably become public. Luo Feng was prepared, but he hadn't expected the resulting frenzy to reach this magnitude.
After communicating with his two teachers, Chaos City Master and Venerable Zhen Yan, and a few close friends, the sheer volume of communication requests caused Luo Feng to simply sever all incoming connections in the virtual universe.
“Better to cultivate in peace.”
Luo Feng closed his eyes with a faint smile.
Let the universe rage, let countless experts be shaken, let the friends of the Human Race rejoice and the enemies be consumed by envy…
The outside world was overwhelmingly noisy, yet within this divine kingdom, there was absolute stillness.
“Whoosh, whoosh…” Only the endless dark sea water lapped and surged.
The clamorous outside world!
The silent divine kingdom!
Luo Feng, alone…
“Teleportation, slaughter, sealing.” Luo Feng murmured, opening his eyes. His divine power surged, and countless threads of divine power intertwined, manifesting as strands of law in mid-air. Three incomplete mystic pattern diagrams appeared, which then instantly fused together, forming perfect knots… culminating in one magnificent, perfect mystic pattern diagram.
This was similar to the seventh diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Tablet, the one resembling that monstrous beast.
“Space Law, success.” Luo Feng revealed a hint of a smile.
“Rumble!”
The immense pressure of the universe’s primordial law descended directly upon the divine kingdom… the endless dark sea boiled violently…
(Editor’s Note: The twentieth chapter concludes!)