Above the endless ocean above Original Star No. 08625, the Blood Cloud Hall Master, clad in a blood-red battle robe, wearing a blood-red mask, and sporting golden, curved horns, sliced through the void. Inside his World Ring, his main body—the Earthling—was busy dealing with the spoils of war.
Inside the World Ring. Luo Feng, clad in black armor with a single horn on his forehead, stood upon the vast, desolate land. Before him lay a pair of massive peak Supreme Treasures in the form of hammers, a set of ancient, top-tier Supreme Treasure armor, a Supreme Treasure resembling a green seed, and a World Ring.
“Break!”
Luo Feng gazed at the Supreme Treasures and the World Ring before him, immediately projecting five streams of divine power. Two streams plunged directly into the Supreme Treasure hammers; two others pierced the Supreme Treasure armor and the green seed, respectively; the final stream shot straight into the World Ring.
Peng!
Luo Feng couldn't be bothered to waste further effort on a single World Ring. He forcefully destroyed it. With a tremendous boom, a cascade of materials, formidable treasures, and a few Supreme Treasures rained down from the sky like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers. Instantly, the surrounding earth was piled high into a veritable mountain range.
“This Chen Huo Master, even the dozen or so Supreme Treasures he collected… every single one was imprinted with a life mark. And those formidable treasures, more than half of them also bear life imprints,” Luo Feng shook his head.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streams of divine power once again surged forth, plunging into each Supreme Treasure and formidable treasure. The divine power relentlessly hammered away. As the saying goes: with deep enough effort, even an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. This forced breaking of the imprints relied on repeated impacts of divine power to cause continuous destruction until they finally disintegrated completely.
One clone, an ancient existence in the vast universe, the Blood Cloud Hall Master, was currently traversing the Original Star.
The other clone was immersed, continuously and forcibly conquering the life imprints on those Supreme Treasures and formidable treasures.
“Satisfying.”
“Exhilarating.”
Luo Feng felt a joy rising from the depths of his soul. Since the day he nervously left Earth and entered the universe, he had been striving, constantly pushing himself, always sensing immense pressure, always feeling that he could not fully control his own destiny, let alone control or protect the destiny of Earthlings.
Until now, Luo Feng finally possessed the confidence.
“Looking across the universe, while I may not be the strongest! The Universe Masters are all stronger than me.”
“There are also many on my level. Even with the Star Tower, I would only be comparable to those peak Universe Masters.”
“But at least, I have already ascended to the ranks of the peak powers in this boundless universe!”
This joy blooming from within—wasn't this very pursuit of the path of the strong meant to achieve this great freedom? This self-assurance?
“This campaign’s result, just as Teacher Chaos City Master said, confirms I am a Universe Master.” Luo Feng muttered, simultaneously using brute force to wear down the life imprints, while quietly anticipating, “I believe that after internal discussions within the Hong Alliance, I will soon qualify to become a Hall Master in the Hong Alliance!”
“When that day comes, just as Giant Axe Creator promised back then, the day I can sit with them will be the day I reclaim Earth.”
“Struggling for infinite ages…”
“One hundred and eighty million years…”
“Soon.”
Luo Feng murmured. Although other experts believed Luo Feng had only cultivated for a mere hundred thousand years, the time he personally experienced truly amounted to one hundred and eighty million years. For anyone whose will was not sufficiently firm, such a long span of time would be enough to break them or let them decay.
He forcefully cracked the life imprints.
Puff! Puff! Puff!……
One life imprint after another in the formidable treasures collapsed and vanished.
A moment later.
The life imprints in the ordinary Supreme Treasures also disintegrated one by one.
A little later still.
The life imprint on the sole High-Tier Supreme Treasure shattered.
It took a full half an hour, consuming massive amounts of divine power, before the pair of giant hammers, the top-tier armor, and the green seed (a soul-type Supreme Treasure) were all successfully unlocked.
“There are no more items belonging to Chen Huo Master here.” Luo Feng meticulously screened with his divine power, having completely “cleansed” all the spoils obtained from Chen Huo Master.
“Huh?”
Luo Feng’s gaze fell upon the mountain range-like pile of countless materials. His divine power immediately locked onto one specific piece. A crystal pillar, entirely purple, slowly floated up. Engraved upon the pillar were numerous secret pattern designs, hinting at something extraordinary, and these patterns further confirmed Luo Feng’s suspicion.
“Town Lightning Valley?” Luo Feng frowned, then smiled, “Lucky break.”
During the opening of the Original Star period, the Qishen Temple was the largest treasure trove.
However, there were several treasure sites secondary to the Qishen Temple, such as the one already revealed, Sword River Luo. Some other treasure temples had emerged but had not yet been unlocked. The Qishen Temple remained unopened, and the Town Lightning Valley was another place holding great treasures, which had surfaced but remained closed.
Luo Feng knew this information, so upon recognizing the crystal pillar, he knew it was the token for the Town Lightning Valley. Legend held that there were nine such tokens in total. When the ninth token appeared, the Town Lightning Valley would officially open!
Only those holding a token could enter the valley. Otherwise, entry was impossible.…… While the Earthling main body was inside the World Ring breaking life imprints and examining the Town Lightning Valley token, the Blood Cloud Hall Master, who had already been flying wildly, fleeing to another Original Star, was now being relentlessly hunted down.
And by this time, the news of Chen Huo Master’s clone being killed had rapidly spread among the high-ranking officials of the major powers across the universe.
“Chen Huo Master’s Nine Fiery Clone was actually killed, and his Supreme Treasure seized!” “Chen Huo Master has released word that the Blood Cloud Hall Master’s strength surpasses even that from three million eras ago, and he has also switched his Supreme Treasure to a prism-shaped one.” “Even Chen Huo Master couldn't hold him; we must be cautious. Without sufficient life-saving capabilities, one should not engage the Blood Cloud Hall Master in solitary combat.”
Consequently……
Universe Masters moved in small groups of two or three. There were also those who dared to hunt the Blood Cloud Hall Master alone—those possessing extraordinarily large divine bodies, extremely strong defensive Supreme Treasures, flying palace-type Supreme Treasures, or those who themselves belonged to the peak echelon of Universe Masters. In short, only those with absolute certainty dared to act independently.
“Chasing me?” Luo Feng flew through the void, laughing heartily. “Every Original Star has dozens of space vortexes, allowing me to change my flight path at will. How many Universe Masters can the major powers across the universe dispatch in total? And those whose strength is insufficient simply cannot stop me.”
He decided to use this “Notorious Debut Plan” to let the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Master roam free for a while.
Firstly, to test the might of the Ultimate Supreme Treasure. Secondly, the emergence of the Blood Cloud Hall Master was enough to divert attention, temporarily shifting the anger of the Three Major Alliances. After all, compared to the Blood Cloud Hall Master hunting Luo Feng—which was merely an internal conflict among the four peak races—the Blood Cloud Hall Master’s actions had genuinely incited the fury of powers across the entire universe.
“Objective achieved.”
“Time to return to the Divine Kingdom,” Luo Feng mumbled inwardly. “But how to get back?”
He flew in an erratic pattern, sometimes even approaching the vortex channels leading to the outside world, yet he never entered them. He understood that an easily predictable route would surely lead to ambush by strong experts waiting outside the vortex passage.
As Luo Feng pondered how to leave the Original Star and return to his Divine Kingdom, he arrived at yet another vortex channel and unhesitatingly stepped through it.
“Blood Cloud Hall Master, stop fleeing!”
“Blood Cloud Hall Master, fight us if you have the guts!” The three Universe Masters who had been chasing him could only watch in frustration as Luo Feng escaped into the next Original Star, designated 'Jue Miao' Number.
Original Star Jue Miao No.
As Luo Feng entered this vast expanse of cosmos, he spotted six figures in the distance. They were less than a hundred million kilometers away. Leading them was a distorted patch of dark void, and the other five towering figures also radiated extraordinary auras.
“Northern Frontier Alliance!” Luo Feng recognized them instantly.
“Blood Cloud Hall Master!”
Several voices cried out almost simultaneously from the six figures.
“Hahaha, Blood Cloud Hall Master, we were just preparing to head to that Original Star to hunt you down, but we never expected you to come here to meet us. What incredible luck!”
“Blood Cloud Hall Master, of all the paths you could choose, you ended up crossing ours! You keep jumping between Original Stars, and we’ve been constantly changing routes to keep up; finally, we’ve run into you,” The six Universe Masters of the Northern Frontier Alliance had worked hard for this.
Along the way, they constantly received intelligence: the Blood Cloud Hall Master had gone to Original Star *, then to Original Star *…
His speed of change was astonishing.
Naturally, this forced the six Universe Masters of the Northern Frontier Alliance to constantly alter their routes. After all, they couldn't simply chase behind him; they’d never catch up. They had to intercept him ahead of time! But this interception required luck, as there were so many spatial vortexes, and no one knew where Luo Feng would jump next.
A slight change in direction meant a massive separation.
Luo Feng paid no mind to their excited shouts. Among the six Universe Masters facing him, five were incredibly powerful and renowned figures in the universe, but with the Star Tower in his possession, they posed no real threat to him. What truly drew his attention was the leading figure who manifested as the dark void.
“Star River Master?” Luo Feng spoke.
“Blood Cloud Hall Master.” The tall figure of the dark void replied, “This is our first meeting, isn't it? I chased you twice before, but you slipped away. This time, luck is on our side—we actually managed to intercept you.”
Whoosh!
Instantly, countless specks of starlight enveloped the entire Original Star, a powerful binding force descending everywhere—this was clearly a top-tier domain-type Supreme Treasure.
“Now that I’ve found you, you won't escape. Chen Huo Master told me you are formidable. I am very eager to see it for myself. If you can survive my hands, perhaps you can escape the whole encirclement plan this time,” the tall dark void figure proclaimed.
Luo Feng stared from a distance but dared not be careless in the slightest.
Because……
The Star River Master’s reputation preceded him. In terms of strength, status, and fame, he was no less renowned than Luo Feng’s own teacher, Chaos City Master! He absolutely belonged to the very top echelon of Universe Masters. Even the Universe Masters could not hope to harm the Star River Master, and all these factors forged his boundless prestige.