Chaos City, the sacred land for the Human Race's cultivation. At a glance, on the rooftops of those ancient cultivation residences, one could often see powerful humans sitting cross-legged, enveloped in a dense atmosphere of cultivation.
“Universe level?” Luo Feng descended from the high altitude, spotting that some of the figures on the rooftops were actually Universe level. “Such strength, yet they come to Chaos City? Are they members from a previous Genius Battle?”
“Look, it’s Lord Luo Feng.”
“It’s Lord Luo Feng.”
Among the cultivators who had been gazing upward at the visible universe laws and secret patterns in the sky, quite a few immediately recognized Luo Feng. After all, Luo Feng had risen to fame in a short time; he was arguably the most dazzling figure of the Human Race over the past 100,000 years. Figures as ancient as the Palace Master of Heavenly Erosion, many cultivators wouldn't recognize them. If countless eons passed, these cultivators would either pass away or be forgotten. Information regarding Luo Feng’s identity was highly restricted, so naturally, very few could recognize him.
But currently, Luo Feng was exceptionally brilliant.
“Is that Lord Luo Feng from the legendary Genius Battle eleven thousand years ago?”
“It’s Lord Luo Feng.”
“The three peerless geniuses from that Genius Battle eleven thousand years ago, Bolan and Rong Jun have both broken through to Undying and have even been crowned Kings! Lord Luo Feng is rumored to have long since reached the level of Universe Country Master and Universe Venerable.”
The young ones at the Universe level were instantly thrilled.
They looked at Luo Feng with even greater awe than Luo Feng and his peers had regarded the Nine Swords Venerable back then! After all, Luo Feng had emerged from the Genius Battle eleven thousand years ago, and his fame and all the surrounding legends… were far greater than those surrounding the Nine Swords Venerable. If these Undying, Sector Lords, Domain Lords, and Universe levels knew about Luo Feng killing several Universe Hegemons, they would likely be utterly dumbfounded.
This high-level intelligence was common knowledge among the Universe Venerables, and only the well-informed among the King-level Undying knew about it.
“As generation after generation of Genius Battle members rise, the number of powerful experts in the Human Race will only grow,” Luo Feng glanced down, a faint smile gracing his lips before he took a step, swiftly heading towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
Luo Feng entered through the main gate of the City Lord’s Mansion, and his consciousness began connecting to the Virtual Universe. This was the first time he enabled the reception of the Virtual Universe since the message had spread about shutting it down.
“8290 codes pending!”
“9010 communication requests!”
“106 important emails!”
“11 important communication requests!”
As soon as the connection was established, the virtual assistant Babata (an auxiliary intelligence split off from Babata) immediately notified Luo Feng.
“So many messages?” Luo Feng walked through the City Lord’s Mansion while his consciousness rapidly scanned and opened all the pending codes. At the speed of his consciousness, he finished reading them all in a flash.
“Besides the Chaos City Lord, three Universe Masters have contacted me. Especially Giant Axe Creator… he even contacted me,” a flicker of surprise crossed Luo Feng’s eyes. The three Universe Masters and Giant Axe Creator had all sent him a simple congratulatory code.
Seemingly simple.
But consider their status—Universe Masters and the strongest being in the universe! A code from them was extraordinary.
“I’ll send a reply of thanks,” Luo Feng immediately sent thank-you notes to the three Universe Masters and Giant Axe Creator.
After dealing with these matters, Luo Feng applied to contribute treasures to the clan. Only after submitting the application could he enter the side hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.
The bronze gate opened slowly, and Luo Feng stepped inside, after which the bronze gate closed again.
“Let’s begin.”
Luo Feng waved his hand—whoosh!
Instantly, treasures materialized and hovered in mid-air, then gracefully floated towards the stone platform in the center of the side hall. Countless cyan light beams coiled up, enveloping those treasures. These treasures were all acquired by Luo Feng through repeated battles; there were a total of four high-level treasures placed out.
“Contributing all four of these high-level treasures might not even be enough,” Luo Feng mused inwardly.
Back when Luo Feng was thrown into that vortex passage and into a desperate situation by ‘Craftsman God Master,’ he had obtained two treasures (one of which was a high-level treasure) from killing the Charming Sword Venerable. After returning from the Beast God Realm, during nearly a year on the Primitive Planet, he killed numerous Universe Hegemons and a large number of Universe Venerables, acquiring a total of four high-level treasures! The harvest after killing the Heavenly Intestine Venerable was even greater, yielding not only the Flowing Light Wings and the Qijing Stone but also an attack set of treasures, a high-level treasure battle armor, and an ordinary domain-type treasure.
However, the Youhai avatar had taken three of those high-level treasures.
Thus, Luo Feng currently had only five high-level treasures (including the Octagonal) that he did not need to use immediately. Luo Feng kept one high-level treasure armor, contributing the other four to the clan.
“Contributing four high-level treasures only yields 52.1 treasure points; that’s quite a distance from a top-tier treasure,” Luo Feng shook his head privately.
Next, Luo Feng began exchanging for treasures.
A palace-type ordinary treasure for flying, the “Muhe Boat,” was an earth-attributed treasure, requiring 23 treasure points.
A domain-type ordinary treasure, “Fan Jie,” required 19 treasure points.
A high-level blade weapon, “Bo He,” similar to the Blood Shadow Battle Blade, required 28 treasure points.
The three treasures cost a total of 70 treasure points.
True Yan Venerable’s Residence in Chaos City.
“Master!”
“Senior Brother!”
“Senior Brother is back.”
“Junior Brother…”
Luo Feng walked through the residence. The fellow disciples he encountered along the way were all respectful and extremely reserved. Firstly, Luo Feng hadn't spent much time with them, and secondly, as disciples of True Yan Venerable, they were very well-informed, knowing that several Universe Hegemons from alien races had fallen by Luo Feng’s hand.
Luo Feng greeted them all cheerfully and casually, but once he passed, the group of disciples immediately began discussing excitedly.
“Junior Brother Luo Feng is too powerful; even Universe Hegemons fall to him. Isn't he approaching the level of a Universe Master?”
“Yes, he has far surpassed our Master. I believe the Hall Master of the Hong Alliance… in the future, Junior Brother Luo Feng will have a seat there too.”
Luo Feng could clearly hear the discussions in the distance, yet his demeanor remained calm as water as he proceeded to True Yan Venerable’s living quarters.
“Master,” Luo Feng stood outside the door.
“Come in.”
The door opened automatically. True Yan Venerable was seated at a nearby table, upon which fine wine had already been laid out.
“Tsk tsk… Master, this wine is exquisite; you must have spent a fortune,” Luo Feng reached the table in two steps and sat opposite, immediately picking up the wine from a flat container for a closer look. “This is an Epoch-level wine, the ‘Jiyuan Jiuchao’?”
“My disciple’s reputation has soared! Countless races in the universe know of you, treating you as a supreme existence. In an ordinary race, your strength could lead a race to dominate the universe,” True Yan Venerable stroked his golden beard, sounding slightly proud. “Several Universe Hegemons have perished by my disciple’s hand—how could I not celebrate? How could I spare the expense on wine at a time like this?”
Luo Feng blinked: “Master, praising me too much will make your disciple complacent.”
“You are already flying!” True Yan Venerable joked.
This made Luo Feng feel increasingly delighted.
True Yan Venerable had a frank personality and often joked with his disciples without any regard for hierarchy.
“You’re not drinking?” True Yan Venerable poured a full cup for himself.
“I am, of course, I’ll drink,” Luo Feng replied immediately.
“Hahahaha… Come, let me pour you a full cup.”
“I’ll do it myself.”
Luo Feng and True Yan Venerable drank and chatted about recent external events. Luo Feng had been cultivating recently, but the outside world had indeed undergone immense changes.
“You have certainly frightened the alien races quite thoroughly this time,” True Yan Venerable set down his cup and sighed. “Your growth rate has even startled me, your teacher, let alone those alien races. News is flying everywhere in the universe, saying that if you, Luo Feng, are allowed to grow, you might reach the level of Chaos City Lord in the future.”
“There are plenty of alien spies!”
“The clan has captured a large number of alien spies, and some even tried to infiltrate Chaos City, even my own lineage,” True Yan Venerable looked at Luo Feng. “The clan has killed many spies, but they are endless. It’s clear the alien races are paying any price, willing to expose numerous dormant spies… still frantically searching for your information.”
“Oh?” Luo Feng nodded slightly.
“Losing even one of those dormant spies is a considerable cost. But now they are being lost one after another. It is speculated that the alien races already know you are cultivating in your God Nation and are investigating its location. The Bug Race, Machine Race, Demon Race… they probably plan to directly enter human territory to kill you,” True Yan Venerable warned. “Otherwise, there’s no need to be this anxious. You must be careful.”
“Ha…”
Luo Feng smiled, “Master, let’s not talk about that. I’ve long been prepared. I came to see you today for another reason.”
Luo Feng waved his hand, and three treasures hovered in mid-air: an earth-yellow wooden boat, a crystal sphere, and a black suit of armor.
The wooden boat was a palace-type flying treasure, the crystal sphere was a domain-type treasure, and the black armor was a high-level treasure armor! With these three treasures, True Yan Venerable’s survivability would reach an extremely high level. However, even a soul-type ordinary treasure costs at least 20 treasure points, which Luo Feng couldn't afford to exchange for.
“You, this is going to…” True Yan Venerable stood up, looking at the three treasures in shock.
“Master, your disciple is about to leave Human Territory for a trip,” Luo Feng said respectfully. “If my prediction is correct, there might be a torrent of blood and gore ahead! Master is my teacher, and I fear I might bring you trouble. These three treasures can assist you. I implore you not to refuse.”
Luo Feng worried that True Yan Venerable would refuse out of propriety, so he did not immediately reveal the true value of these three treasures.
“You are leaving Human Territory?” True Yan Venerable was greatly alarmed.
“Yes,” Luo Feng nodded.
He still needed to retrieve the Star Tower and the fifth black metal plate; he had to go out.
“Do you know that the Machine Race, Bug Race, Demon Race… they are determined to eradicate you? Even within Human Territory, you face assassination attempts. And you are still going out? Once you leave, without the timely protection of human powerhouses, it will be extremely dangerous,” True Yan Venerable grew anxious.
“Your disciple knows that leaving this time will surely bring a storm of violence,” Luo Feng smiled faintly. “But please rest assured, Master.”
Luo Feng bowed slightly: “Your disciple will depart now.”
Turning, Luo Feng took a step and vanished into thin air.
True Yan Venerable watched this scene, falling silent for a long time, only sighing inwardly… Luo Feng had already entered a whole new realm.
“Three treasures; even a Universe Hegemon usually only has three treasures,” True Yan Venerable initially assumed they were ordinary treasures. He immediately extended a finger, and threads of divine power shot out, swiftly penetrating the three treasures. Immediately, overwhelming information flooded his senses: a palace-type flying treasure, a domain treasure, and a high-level treasure armor. True Yan Venerable stood frozen for a long time. “You left directly without telling me—were you afraid I wouldn't accept them if I knew?”