The bustling crowd of three thousand War Beasts and warriors, led by several True Gods, marched directly toward a colossal stone archway ahead.

“Galaxy,” Bei Feng’s eyes glittered with mania as he transmitted his voice, “Go all out when the killing starts. If you perform exceptionally well, you might be selected for a special legion.”

“Special legion?” Luo Feng started in surprise.

“The Eastern Army is divided into many legions. Over ninety-nine percent are regular troops. Even among the three thousand of us being screened, it’s not guaranteed that even one will enter a special legion,” Bei Feng sent via voice transmission. “But Galaxy, your strength is immense, so you still have a chance. Oh, right, remember, we need to stay close right after we enter.”

With that, Bei Feng and Luo Feng were swept along with the surging tide and passed through the stone archway.

BOOM—

Upon entering the stone archway, space and time immediately warped, plunging them into a vast, desolate landscape covered entirely in fine sand.

“Where is this?” Luo Feng couldn't help but scan his surroundings the moment he arrived. Soon, the other 2,999 warriors and War Beasts who followed also began looking around.

Vaguely, they could discern an area spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers; beyond that lay only darkness.

It was a barren, desolate desert.

“The control these ancient civilizations had over space and time was nearly perfect,” Luo Feng silently praised. He stayed close to Bei Feng, and the other warriors from the Gan Ye Tribe were also nearby. Just as everyone was looking around, an invisible pressure suddenly descended, enveloping the entire desert.

All the warriors and War Beasts looked up.

Hovering high above was a monocled man clad in sleek, black battle armor. His icy golden pupils gazed down. Suddenly, this pair of golden eyes simultaneously shot out beams of golden light!

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The two golden beams instantly struck the desert surface, curving as they moved. They swept casually among the three thousand warriors and War Beasts, cleanly separating them into two groups: the beams separately encircled 1,500 warriors and War Beasts. Immediately, the group encircled on the left developed a faint layer of red light over their forms, while the group encircled on the right glowed faintly with yellow light.

The invisible pressure intensified.

A wave of dread washed over everyone present.

The pressure wasn't overwhelmingly strong, but the inherent sense of supreme aloofness, coupled with the trembling of their own divine power, made everyone realize that the being in the sky was likely not a True God, but a Void True God—a being on a higher plane.

Luo Feng stared upward.

A Void True God? A being capable of surpassing reincarnation?

“You, divide into two factions,” the monocled man commanded from above. “Slay each other. When I tell you to stop, the survivors will be admitted into the army. If you have the ability, unleash it fully. If there are those among you who are exceptionally outstanding, perhaps you may be selected for a special legion!”

“Begin!” the monocled man roared. Immediately, black light enveloped him, and he vanished into the darkness.

On this desolate desert, the warriors and War Beasts of the two factions, enveloped in red and yellow light respectively, involuntarily felt surges of killing intent welling up within them.

“Damn it,” Bei Feng gritted his teeth.

Luo Feng looked across at the opposing side. Although the warriors from the Gan Ye Tribe had stuck together, nearly a hundred of them had been swept into the opposite faction.

“No wonder Bei Feng told me to stay close to him,” Luo Feng subtly glanced toward his four companions.

“Kill!”

“Roar—”

The warriors and War Beasts of the two factions instantly roared, transforming into streaks of light and lightning. The warriors of the Gan Ye Tribe, naturally displaying strong coordination, avoided fighting their own tribesmen. Instead, they selected warriors from other tribes or War Beasts, each unleashing their full capabilities in a bid to destroy the enemy.

“Special legion?” A fierce glint flashed in Luo Feng's eyes.

He had three major objectives for entering the Jin World this time.

First, to gather biological samples from the Jin World, particularly the corpses of True God powerhouses, in order to study life composition and achieve a breakthrough sooner, reaching 90,000 times the life gene level to become a True God.

Second, to probe the deeper secrets of the Outer Universe Sea.

Third, Mechanical Flow treasures!

Luo Feng was familiar with the ancient civilization and knew well that Mechanical Flow treasures held immense utility for the common tiers and even the ‘powerhouses’ of that civilization. Only when reaching the level of Super Beings did these treasures become less critical. The lower the tier, the more extraordinary utility a single Mechanical Flow treasure could provide!

For instance, a True God who obtained a precious Mechanical Flow treasure could potentially contend with a Void True God!

Although he possessed the Tomb Ship, that was purely for defense. The Slaying Wu Wings were auxiliary and extremely high-end; the complete set was meant for beings of the highest order.

What Luo Feng needed... was something perfectly suited to him!

The Eastern Army, this massive military camp, possessed a staggering number of Mechanical Flow treasures, even taboo ones used collectively by millions or tens of millions of True Gods. Not to mention the treasures designed for individual use. That was Luo Feng’s target! If he could acquire just two or three of them, humanity, relying on these, would possess an unshakeable position in the Outer Universe Sea.

But Luo Feng also suspected... the Original Universe's will was fully aware of everything, which was why it allowed the Three Great Ancestor Gods to guide without obstruction. The more heaven-defying an item, the harder it would be to obtain. The fact that the True God powerhouses encountered so far lacked Mechanical Flow treasures indicated that without sufficient status, one could not acquire them. Common warriors certainly wouldn't qualify.

To get them, he had to enter a special legion!

Just like the armies on Earth used to have Special Forces, or how the Virtual Universe Company selected and nurtured geniuses... by the same logic, since the ancient civilization’s Jin World involved endless legion warfare, it was natural to create elite troops equipped with treasures unavailable to ordinary forces.

Limbs and blood flew, then rapidly reformed. The powerhouses of both factions were locked in frenzied slaughter.

“Kill!”

Luo Feng, wielding the Blood Shadow Blade, charged toward the warriors and War Beasts enveloped in the ‘red light’ array. If it glowed red... he would simply kill!

The blade light whistled!

This pocket of space was extremely stable; even with so many Universe Masters fighting, not the slightest spatial ripple was generated.

“The Jin World is a world of protracted warfare. Furthermore, since the ancient civilization has not been completely extinguished, the strength of the powerhouses here is generally a notch above those in the Outer Universe Sea,” Luo Feng mused. He observed that the lowest tier he saw seemed to be the pinnacle of the Fourth Stage; most could reach the Fifth Stage, or even the peak of the Fifth Stage.

Even Bei Feng, shrouded in gray light, reached Sixth Stage combat power with every punch and claw. As the core representative of the Gan Ye Tribe this time, Bei Feng possessed a Supreme Ultimate Treasure armor.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

The slaughter was furious. In the mass combat, a momentary lapse in attention meant another enemy from the opposing faction could strike, making the battle incredibly vicious! Since they were all Universe Masters, instant kills were rare, but because Universe Masters are inherently fast, losing two-thirds of the force within half an hour was normal. Thus, the weaker the combatant, the more cautious they needed to be, trying to prolong their survival until the monocled man called a halt.

The weak focused on caution.

But the strong, especially the two wielding Supreme Ultimate Treasures, exerted themselves to the utmost, hoping to perform excellently and be selected for a special legion. These two were Bei Feng in the yellow light faction and a War Beast in the red light faction.

“Ang—” The War Beast roared and charged directly at Bei Feng. “Die.”

“You should be the one to die!” Bei Feng charged forward as well.

Boom! Boom!

The two clashed like lightning. After only a few exchanges, Bei Feng was slammed in the head by a claw and sent tumbling backward. He immediately stood up, gritting his teeth: “Divine Power Burning Secret Technique!”

“My father is the master of Bei Zhen Sea! This is the Burning Divine Power Secret Technique passed down in my Bei Zhen Sea!” the War Beast, which sported two wings on its neck, roared wildly, making Bei Feng’s expression turn even uglier.

Luo Feng, having just sent a warrior from the opposing faction flying in the distance, turned his head and roared in anger: “Bei Feng, let me handle it.”

Boom!

Luo Feng shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

“Good,” Bei Feng immediately retreated. Their brief exchange had shown him how terrifying that War Beast was. It absolutely carried a set of Supreme Ultimate Treasures and possessed a Divine Power Burning Secret Technique. Although armies had rules, and certain inherited techniques or retired powerhouses were forbidden from being passed down, those one comprehended naturally fell outside that restriction.

Bei Zhen Sea was a super-force among War Beasts. Its master, leading nine Void True Gods, possessed the strength of the ‘Void True God Limit’ and was extremely powerful. They were major figures in the entire Jin World—certainly not something a small Gan Ye Tribe could contend with.

“Die,” the War Beast roared, charging toward Luo Feng.

“Divine Power Burning Secret Technique?” Luo Feng sneered internally. He wasn't surprised; the Annihilation created by the Third Ancestor Master was divided into many volumes, and even the first three volumes could be learned at the Universe’s Strongest stage! Therefore, it wasn't surprising that some powerful beings had grasped techniques similar to the first or even second volumes. After all, the Jin World also contained the extremely rich heritage of the ancient civilization.

“Slash!” Luo Feng’s figure drifted ethereally.

Whoosh—

In an instant, he bypassed the War Beast, moving to its rear. Then, the Blood Shadow Blade instantly narrowed into a thin ray of light, which rapidly expanded to form a miniature universe, completely enveloping the War Beast within it.

The slaughter was brutal. As time passed, warriors and War Beasts fell one after another.

The most intense and eye-catching combatants were undoubtedly Luo Feng and that War Beast.

The War Beast possessed a set of Supreme Ultimate Treasures and a burning secret technique.

Luo Feng, however, had spent over 8 million years cultivating recently, translating to over 8 million epochs under 10,000 times acceleration. This long period of training had vastly improved his blade techniques and close-combat movement skills. Since he was still unsure about the internal structure of the military camp, Luo Feng held back his full power. If he unleashed it completely, it would be too terrifying.

That was the result of the full guidance from the inheritance lineage of ‘Duan Dong River,’ cultivating such a heaven-defying genius.

In the Jin World, the most precious inheritances were held within the army. If he was this heaven-defying without a special inheritance, it was unrealistic! It would likely invite intense scrutiny from the army regarding his origins, causing trouble. He needed to wait until he understood the army better, felt confident, and then gradually increase his strength to obtain what he desired.

“Your divine power is below 50%, yet you dare fight me!” Luo Feng moved with insane speed, his figure flashing like lightning, terrifyingly fast. During the 8 million epochs of free time, he had studied the close-combat movement techniques from the Sea of Blood, created by the Ninth Ancestor Master of the Duan Dong River lineage, and had created his own close-combat secret technique, Flowing Gold.

Peng!

The War Beast tumbled, crashing against the endless desert, sending sand flying. Its divine body was below 50%, its strength diminished tenfold, making it no match for Luo Feng.

“Stop!”

A powerful wave of pressure descended instantly.

If the previous pressure, though superior, was like a gentle breeze, this new pressure was like an endless mountain pressing down. With a deafening roar, all the fighting Universe Masters were forced to the ground, unable to resist. Luo Feng also lay flat, completely powerless.

“This is the strength of a Void True God,” Luo Feng was deeply shocked.

The monocled man descended from the sky and looked down.

Only 921 survivors remained below.

“You, and you!” The monocled man pointed at Luo Feng and the War Beast. “The two of you, enter the Mang Tong Legion.”