The Golden Horned Beast's dark gold eyes held endless fighting intent! "I accept!

Slaughter? The path of the strong?

A new journey? Quite interesting!

"You are bloodthirsty to the core..." Sitting Mountain Guest looked at the Golden Horned Beast and nodded with a smile, "It suits you perfectly to take on the identity of the 'Blood Cloud Hall Master.' With that, he tossed the blood-red orb in his hand—the 'Blood Cloud Bead.' "A life imprint is branded within it; control the Blood Cloud Bead," Sitting Mountain Guest instructed. The Golden Horned Beast gazed over, and a sliver of divine power swiftly enveloped the Blood Cloud Bead hanging in mid-air, a trace instantly permeating it.

It was instantly recognized as the master. As a supreme treasure personally refined by Sitting Mountain Guest, the Blood Cloud Bead contained no inherent information, and its function was strangely peculiar.

In truth, many of the supreme treasures Sitting Mountain Guest refined were unusual. Peak supreme treasures like the Primal Soul and the Armor of Tribulation had stringent requirements for their owners; other powerful beings could not use them even if obtained!

This reflected Sitting Mountain Guest's skill in refining supreme treasures. "Hoo!" The Golden Horned Beast opened its mouth, and the Blood Cloud Bead flew directly inside.

Immediately, the Golden Horned Beast's divine body began to change. Its hind limbs rapidly grew longer and thicker, and its chest and abdomen became more powerful, transforming it completely from its previous crawler form into an upright stance!

Its face was covered with a silver mask, and two golden horns jutted from its forehead. The scales and wings on its back rapidly retracted and vanished.

Even the appearance and color of the 'Beast God Armor' covering its divine body slowly transformed, turning into a blood-red battle robe, with a scaled tail extending from beneath the battle skirt. An endless aura of slaughter radiated forth!

Evil! Madness!

It was identical to the Blood Cloud Hall Master Sitting Mountain Guest had transformed into before. "Hahahaha...

My Blood Cloud Bead is quite nice, isn't it?" Sitting Mountain Guest stood nearby, as if admiring a supremely beautiful work of art. "It's astonishing." Luo Feng couldn't help but marvel, "My aura and might are all released by the Blood Cloud Bead!

It can even alter my divine body structure. Transforming from the Golden Horned Beast form into this appearance through the Blood Cloud Bead hasn't affected my strength!

And it can disguise my Beast God Armor—it's truly miraculous." "To refine one Blood Cloud Bead, one must kill a Universe Master," Sitting Mountain Guest sighed with admiration. "And the soul must be utterly destroyed while preserving the divine body!

Then, using vast amounts of materials alongside the preserved divine body, it is converted into the Blood Cloud Bead, allowing it to emit a specific aura and might! It can even transform your divine body into the fixed structure I designed and disguise supreme treasures..." Luo Feng was stunned.

The Blood Cloud Bead was a very unique and special supreme treasure, possessing no direct combat power itself, yet it was enough to make many super-beings covet it. But he never imagined the conditions for its creation were so outrageous, starting with soul-killing a Universe Master.

Perhaps only a Universe Supreme Being could be certain of achieving this. "Remember!" Sitting Mountain Guest cautioned.

"Once you use your Star Tower, be extremely careful. Using the Star Tower to attack, other powerful beings might not recognize it, but if you use it to save your life, it will certainly be exposed." "Understood," Luo Feng nodded.

The Star Tower shrank to the size of a palm, taking a conical shape, and with slight alteration to its exterior, it could easily be used as a 'spike.' But if used to save his life, the Star Tower would naturally enlarge, and Luo Feng would hide inside... At that point, the Star Tower would inevitably be exposed.

"Using it for life-saving will certainly expose it," Sitting Mountain Guest smiled faintly. "Whether you let the Blood Cloud Hall Master use the Star Tower or use it with your true identity is up to you." Luo Feng nodded.

If Luo Feng's main body used the Star Tower, it would be exposed! If the Blood Cloud Hall Master used the Star Tower, it would also be exposed!

Wouldn't that be telling the countless races in the universe... that Luo Feng is the Blood Cloud Hall Master!

"The Blood Cloud Hall Master has another treasure for life-saving... the Blood Cloud Palace." "I have just reclaimed the life imprint," Sitting Mountain Guest chuckled.

"It is now yours." "The Blood Cloud Palace?" Luo Feng turned his head, looking at the towering palace. Without hesitation, his divine power surged directly into the ground beneath his feet.

As the life imprint branded itself within, a sense of intimacy washed over him. The entire Blood Cloud Palace instantly felt like an extension of his own limbs.

He could control the entire interior range of the palace, even clearly observing the former treasure vault. "The Blood Cloud Palace is a top-tier flying palace supreme treasure," Sitting Mountain Guest told Luo Feng.

"Extremely precious! You can only use it when you are in the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Master.

You are forbidden from using it during your normal journeys across the universe, or your identity will be exposed." Luo Feng nodded. "I hope...

this Blood Cloud Palace is never taken back by me," Sitting Mountain Guest smiled faintly. "I am not Second Senior Brother," Luo Feng stated directly.

"Just like with your Second Senior Brother back then," Sitting Mountain Guest smiled. "I also give you a promise." "A promise?" Luo Feng listened closely.

Sitting Mountain Guest smiled: "During your Universe Venerate period, if you can kill ten top-tier Universe Overlords, or kill one Universe Master! Then I promise...

I will refine a peak supreme treasure for you free of charge, provided you supply the materials. The materials required to refine a peak supreme treasure are worth about one-tenth of the value of the peak supreme treasure itself." Luo Feng's eyes immediately lit up.

A peak-tier supreme treasure... something that would make even City Lord of Chaos or Giant Axe Creator’s hearts beat faster.

The gamble between Original Ancestor and Sitting Mountain Guest was merely on this level. "If you become a Universe Master, the requirement increases.

You must kill 100 top-tier Universe Overlords or 10 Universe Masters! Only then will I refine a peak supreme treasure for you for free." Sitting Mountain Guest displayed a strange smile, "The peak supreme treasure I speak of includes peak domain-type supreme treasures, peak flying palace supreme treasures, and so on..." Luo Feng's eyes instantly turned red!

Damn. This was insane!

The Human Race’s strongest item currently was only at the level of a peak domain-type supreme treasure. "The higher your requirement, the more I will propose a list of materials based on the supreme treasure you need," Sitting Mountain Guest cheerfully continued.

"Don't aim too high. The rarity of materials alone needed for a supreme treasure at the peak domain type level—your Human Race might not even be able to gather them." "There will surely be a way to gather them," Luo Feng countered, filled with fighting spirit.

"Remember, the requirement for the Universe Venerate level is 10 top-tier Universe Overlords or 1 Universe Master. Once you become a Universe Master, the requirement is ten times that," Sitting Mountain Guest sighed.

"Back then, I made the same promise to your Second Senior Brother. He had already become a Universe Master when he inherited the identity of the North Prisoner Lord, but sadly, he never met my condition." Luo Feng was speechless.

Killing 10 Universe Masters? What an incredibly difficult and harsh requirement.

It wasn't just about being stronger; Universe Masters had exceptional escape abilities. Let alone killing Universe Masters, even killing top-tier Universe Overlords...

First, any top-tier Universe Overlord could stall for time, or even call for aid, possibly bringing down a super-being from a major faction, or even a 'Universe Supreme Being' in person! After all, everyone had backgrounds and backing; calling for help when their life was in danger was perfectly normal.

Killing 10 Universe Masters... Even a Universe Supreme Being would find it extremely arduous and troublesome.

No wonder Emperor Yan couldn't achieve it back then! "For me at the Universe Venerate level, kill 10 top-tier Universe Overlords?

Or one Universe Master?" Luo Feng sighed inwardly. "None of the top-tier Universe Overlords are easy to provoke, and they will summon Universe Masters and others to descend.

As for Universe Masters... it's already a good feat if I can withstand one in a one-on-one fight, let alone kill one?" Difficult.

The conditions Sitting Mountain Guest set were indeed hard, but he kept offering a promise... constantly tempting Luo Feng.

"My Teacher clearly wants me to engage in slaughter," Luo Feng understood Sitting Mountain Guest's intentions. "This is the Blood Cloud Token," Sitting Mountain Guest flicked his hand, tossing out a blood-red token.

As Luo Feng caught it, he realized it strongly resembled the token his teacher had given him for contact back then. "Once you claim ownership, you can issue orders to your subordinates through the Blood Cloud Token," Sitting Mountain Guest instructed.

"All subordinates are Universe Venerates, and they each manage other special life forms." "Subordinates?" Luo Feng was curious. "When I created the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Master, I unintentionally saved some special life forms during my travels across the universe.

They begged to become my masters... Since I originated from a special life form, I took the chance to shelter these little guys.

Over time, the number of these little guys under me grew, and with some guidance from me, some even reached the Universe Venerate level, including three top-tier Universe Overlords. You can view their basic information through the Blood Cloud Token.

I have sheltered them for infinite years; if you can, look after them within your capabilities." "Star Tower, Armor of Tribulation, Blood Cloud Child... you have obtained them all." "Everything Teacher could do, he has already done." "As for how far you can go, that is up to you." Sitting Mountain Guest gazed deeply at Luo Feng before vanishing into thin air.

Luo Feng remained standing there. He felt the anticipation contained within Sitting Mountain Guest's previous gaze, like the expectation of watching a child grow.

Sitting Mountain Guest nurtured Emperor Yan and now nurtured Luo Feng; clearly, he desperately wanted to cultivate a disciple who could become a Universe Supreme Being. "There must be some secret involved," Luo Feng mused inwardly.

Immediately afterward, Luo Feng picked up the Blood Cloud Token in his hand. Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest had asked him to look after these special life forms within his ability, so he naturally needed to do his part.

Through the Blood Cloud Token, Luo Feng commanded the 18 subordinates to bring all their respective controlled special life forms to the Blood Cloud Palace to meet him. "The Master wants to see us." "Hurry." "Little ones, you are lucky; the Master actually wants to see you." "Ah, we are only Sector Lords; can we really see the Master?" The teams of special life forms, controlled by the Blood Cloud Hall Master, who currently occupied nearly one-sixth of the territory in the 'Ancient Ke Secret Realm,' rapidly rushed toward the Blood Cloud Palace.

To them, it was akin to a pilgrimage. Normally, the Blood Cloud Hall Master only communicated with the 18 Venerates; the other special life forms had no direct contact with him.

It took more than a day to gather them all completely. The Universe Venerates led their respective groups of special life forms.

Streams of various special life forms advanced in the darkness, flying toward the gates of the Blood Cloud Palace. The palace gates opened wide.

Countless streams of light flew through... The main hall of the Blood Cloud Palace.

Lord Black Sky, Venerable Silver Eel, and Demon Lord Thorn Bird, the three top-tier Universe Overlords, stood at the very front. Behind them were 15 special life forms possessing the strength of 'Universe Overlord' or 'Universe High Venerate.' Further back were hundreds of Immortal special life forms, and finally, thousands of Sector Lord special life forms.

"Greetings, Master." Lord Black Sky and the other two top-tier Universe Overlords led the way, kneeling down. "Greetings, Master." The thousands of special life forms behind them, a dense black mass, all knelt down respectfully.

And upon the blood-colored throne in the main hall, the Blood Cloud Hall Master sat high above, looking down upon those below.