The vast expanse within the second level of the Wuqi Tower, where the dark red earth vented plumes of searing heat that, had they appeared in the sea of the cosmos, would instantly scorch matter into nothingness, akin to a neutron star.

Five distinct zones, five miniature worlds.

"Roar~~~" "Roar~~~" "Roar~~~" Five dark red rock giants rampaged with brutal force, relentlessly trampling the five soldiers who were struggling desperately to defend themselves.

In the distance.

Luo Feng and his four fellow soldiers watched in silence, their eyes betraying worry for their comrades.

"The rock giants are essentially unkillable; we must stall for as long as possible," the other four soldiers mused on countermeasures. Having just endured the grueling fight on the first level, they hadn't received as long a respite as the initial five soldiers. Resting a little longer now allowed them to observe the dangers of the second level ahead of time.

This, too, was a form of compensation.

After the first contingent of five soldiers had battled their way through the previous half hour with great difficulty,

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The space around each of Luo Feng's five soldiers warped violently, and they were swiftly transported.

...

Luo Feng felt the surrounding space distort, much like passing through a wormhole. When the spatial turbulence subsided, he found himself inside one of the miniature worlds.

"The teleportation offered such a brief rest. However, knowing the danger in advance balances things out, making it fair," Luo Feng looked up at the sky.

In the dark clouds overhead, an immense, ancient secret pattern diagram materialized. The pattern was overwhelmingly brilliant, inscrutable and profound, enveloping this entire miniature world...

Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng!

The ancient secret pattern diagram acted like a colossal warship bristling with countless cannon barrels, relentlessly spewing down a torrent of light beams. Each beam carried the power comparable to a strike from a true god! Fortunately, this was merely a tempering trial, so the beams were dispersed across all regions. If they had focused, the combined might of billions of beams would likely cause even an Eternal True God to shrink back.

From this alone, one could see...

Just how extraordinary the Wuqi Tower, left by His Majesty the God King, truly was.

"Hm?" Luo Feng tilted his head back, and the 'Blood Shadow Blade' on his back, resembling a stone cleaver, instantly left its sheath.

"Clang!"

The Blood Shadow Blade deflected an incoming streak of light, causing Luo Feng to stumble back six heavy steps, each one stamping a deep footprint into the earth.

A moment later—

"I've blocked nine streaks of light consecutively; they differ in color, but their power is identical," Luo Feng formed a precise judgment in his mind. He glanced up at the ancient secret pattern diagram in the sky, a faint smile touching his lips, then looked down at the ground. "Rock giants... appear quickly. Otherwise, dealing with this ancient diagram alone will drain considerable divine power."

"Gold Claw God!" Luo Feng commanded mentally.

Boom!

Luo Feng's body underwent an instantaneous transformation. As a mechanical stream treasure, the surface color of the Gold Claw God could shift at will. In an instant, Luo Feng morphed into a dark, humanoid monster. The burning divine power channeled through the Gold Claw God instantly elevated Luo Feng's speed, defense, resistance, and attack—every aspect soaring by two full tiers.

Luo Feng preferred not to employ the Annihilation technique; using it would deplete his divine power too rapidly.

For a crisis of this level, his current state was more than sufficient.

"Rumble~~" The earth trembled, and Luo Feng immediately ascended, looking down.

From the depths of the great fissures splitting the earth, the incandescent, flowing scarlet magma erupted ceaselessly. In a surging tide, vast amounts of the scarlet magma rapidly converged, directly coalescing into a monstrous entity of molten rock. This molten mass quickly solidified, transforming into a dark red rock giant! Meanwhile, the magma beneath the earth continued to surge forth, constantly replenishing the giant.

"Roar~~~" The dark red rock giant tilted its head back and roared, charging directly toward Luo Feng.

"Good timing," Luo Feng showed a slight grin.

He stomped hard beneath him, leaving a massive claw print on the searing ground. The Gold Claw God Luo Feng charged headlong toward the dark red rock giant. In terms of size, the Gold Claw God Luo Feng maintained a height of one hundred thousand kilometers—the state where he could exert his maximum strength. The dark red rock giant, standing nearly two hundred thousand kilometers tall, meant the Gold Claw God Luo Feng barely reached the giant’s waist.

"Boom!" The dark red rock giant roared, and a massive stone fist, the size of a mountain peak, instantly appeared before the Gold Claw God Luo Feng.

Swish!

Luo Feng’s figure flickered, apparently trying to evade.

The dark red rock giant’s punch shifted in response, relentlessly pursuing Luo Feng. This single strike seemed capable of blotting out the heavens and earth, leaving Luo Feng no escape.

"His Majesty the God King built the Wuqi Tower; even a mere puppet formed of condensed energy possesses such exquisite martial arts," Luo Feng mused internally. The Gold Claw God Luo Feng moved like a giant blade's shadow, shifting direction almost instantly three times.

Changing direction three times might seem like a small number. But true mastery of movement wasn't about frequent changes; it was about making the opponent's attack miss with only a single evasive maneuver—that was true skill! When Luo Feng was in Jiuyan Marsh, he had easily dodged the attacks of true gods. But against this dark red rock giant, he needed three consecutive shifts in direction just to evade this one punch.

"Whoosh!"

While evading, the sharp claws of the Gold Claw God Luo Feng deliberately brushed against the rock giant's arm, causing the giant’s posture to destabilize momentarily.

The Gold Claw God Luo Feng seized the opportunity to slip to the giant’s flank.

"Boom!" Countless streaks of light descended from the ancient secret pattern diagram overhead. Many slammed into the rock giant, but not a single one struck Luo Feng.

"Roar~~~" The rock giant spun around to attack Luo Feng.

"Once I close the distance, you can rest assuredly serve as my shield," the Gold Claw God Luo Feng moved like a phantom. Each movement appeared linear, yet with several lightning-fast changes in direction, he kept the dark red rock giant spinning helplessly! The giant roared, either pivoting sharply or sweeping its fists in all directions! At times, its fists even dissolved into scarlet magma, engulfing Luo Feng.

It employed every method imaginable.

But the Gold Claw God Luo Feng remained glued to the rock giant, circling it, using the giant as a shield. Not a single streak of light descending from high above managed to hit the Gold Claw God Luo Feng again.

The Gold Claw God Luo Feng preferred to occasionally trade blows with the rock giant rather than be struck even once by the descending light beams.

"For me,"

"The rock giant is not a hindrance; it's a massive asset. With it present, I have a giant shield. Utilizing this shield... I can easily evade all light beam assaults." Luo Feng fully displayed his terrifying movement technique; he dodged when possible, borrowed force when he could, and only blocked when absolutely necessary.

Luo Feng absolutely refused to clash head-on with the rock giant!

Because Luo Feng understood... even if they fought, the rock giant would recover instantly from any damage; it possessed a form of immortality. Engaging it directly would only accelerate the drain on his divine power.

And since he wasn't using Annihilation now, focusing mainly on evasion, he even had the 'Rock Giant' shield against the constant barrage of light from above. Luo Feng's divine power consumption was extremely slow...

God King Valley, the third floor of the silver-gray palace beside the Wuqi Tower.

Inside the grand hall.

A hovering light screen displayed the battle scenes unfolding in the ten miniature worlds; the scenes of all ten soldiers were clearly visible.

On the four great thrones above the hall, the massive black mist enveloping the leftmost throne suddenly shuddered.

"Movement technique..." a voice emerged from the black mist.

Whoosh!

The light screen, which had previously shown ten miniature world scenes, instantly shrunk the other nine worlds. One miniature world scene rapidly expanded, consuming ninety percent of the screen area. Within that miniature world scene... the one fighting the dark red rock giant was Luo Feng!

"This movement technique..."

"This, this..."

The commander shrouded in black mist seemed utterly astonished. As one of the four great commanders of God King Valley, having overseen the screening process across generations, it had witnessed countless elite soldiers. Yet, this was the first time it had encountered such a terrifying level of movement skill!

Though godlike movement technique didn't guarantee perfection in every other aspect, being able to elevate movement to this degree suggested that even if this soldier was slightly lacking elsewhere, he would still far surpass many elite soldiers.

"Why have the four generals never informed me about a soldier like this?"

"A soldier like this is absolutely the most crucial seed, the vital seed required by His Majesty the God King. This soldier isn't even on my roster!" The voice from the black mist commander was laced with fury. His purpose, spanning countless eons in God King Valley, was to locate that singular, peerless individual desired by His Majesty the God King.

"Soldier Galaxy?"

"Manghe Army?"

"Ah... so he has only just joined the army. No wonder the four generals didn't mention him. Undertaking a title mission immediately after joining suggests absolute confidence. Galaxy? Galaxy?" The commander’s voice held a trace of joy. "You three, stop slumbering, hurry here, hurry here!!!"

The sound boomed, traversing the entire silver palace and directly reaching the deepest subterranean levels of this silver-gray structure.

That was where the other three commanders were currently sleeping.

The commanders of God King Valley had no other responsibilities; thus, the four commanders arranged for one to manage the overall affairs of God King Valley and the entire 'God King Realm.' Only when truly exceptional matters arose were the other three summoned.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Three potent auras surged, startling some of the true god guards within God King Valley.

...

On the third floor of the silver-gray hall, among the four thrones above the hall, besides the black mist on the far left, the second throne from the left held a woman of exquisite beauty clad in silver armor. Her gaze seemed like the origin of all light; being looked upon by her was akin to being bathed in the warmest radiance, involuntarily sinking into a world of light.

Beside her sat a burly, tall commander in crimson armor. This commander wore a battle helmet adorned with nine silver horns resembling scimitars, radiating endless dominance.

On the far right, coiled was a scaled beast, utterly black, possessing two faces. Each face bore only a single eye. At this moment, the eye on the back of its head was closed, while the front eye was open. The open eye was pitch black, appearing capable of swallowing everything... exuding an infinitely dense aura of slaughter.

"You three, quickly look, look at the soldier who is wielding the Gold Claw God," the voice emerged from the black mist.