This Purple Moon Holy Land—again and again, has acted in opposition to me. Before, they even interfered with the ‘Inner War of the Primal Universe,’ trying to utterly destroy the foundation of humanity... and now they seek to destroy me within the World of Jin.
“Fortunately, fortunately I obtained a Title.”
“Otherwise, caught off guard, merely managing to self-detonate my avatars to save my life would have been fortunate,” Luo Feng felt a wave of lingering fear. Had he not been Titled.
The result would have been one of two things: either being directly killed by Hou, resulting in a death beyond resurrection.
The second possibility: his will was strong enough that he could seize a sliver of time before falling into the illusion to self-destruct! If he could self-detruct, sacrificing both avatars to save his life, but the treasures he carried—the Blood Shadow Saber and the Tomb Barge—would be lost. Especially the Tomb Barge, which contained the Inheritance Space.
Of course, an Inheritor would need to enter the Inheritance Space! And the space was controlled by his own energy avatar. If the enemy obtained it, they still couldn't enter. But if they couldn't enter... his main body also wouldn't have a chance to enter, forcing his energy avatar to remain permanently inside the Inheritance Space. And the Inheritance Space would remain lost externally.
Xue Yong looked towards Luo Feng: “Galaxy, how do you intend to deal with Commander Hou and Commander Huo Zhuo?”
“Hou and Huo Zhuo?” Luo Feng’s brow furrowed, clearly showing anger.
Xue Yong quickly explained: “They two also did not know your identity beforehand. They only thought you were an ordinary soldier, which is why they...” Xue Yong paused slightly, “Galaxy, perhaps you could be a little lenient...”
“Xue Yong.” Luo Feng cut him off. “Rest assured, I do not seek their lives. However, letting them climb over my head and escape so easily is not an option.”
Xue Yong was overjoyed: “Naturally. Galaxy, please state your terms. Allowing them to live will be a grand act of grace.”
Luo Feng nodded: “The punishment for them is simple...”
What Luo Feng proposed made Xue Yong blink, clearly surprised that the God King’s heir, Galaxy, would devise such a method of dealing with them.
“Understood?” Luo Feng asked.
Huo Zhuo and Hou were both utterly humiliated, bound tightly by ropes condensed from airflow, unable to move, lying on the ground. Though their surface appearance was pathetic, their hearts were consumed by anxiety and panic. They both looked towards Luo Feng and Xue Yong, who stood not far away. But even seeing them, they couldn't catch any detail of the conversation.
“Hou, you have truly ruined me this time,” Huo Zhuo hissed, a mixture of anger and resentment in his voice.
“I am ruined too!” Hou could not help but retort. “How was I supposed to know? Back then, I only knew the strongest in our World of Jin were the Four Great Generals at most. Now, suddenly, Lord Galaxy appears! Our World of Jin is clearly not what it seems on the surface; it must be far more mysterious. I never imagined we would stumble into this situation.”
Huo Zhuo shook his head painfully as well.
When the Jin Kingdom fell, there were quite a few heaven-defying powerhouses who followed the God King in battle that were stronger than the Four Great Generals. Perhaps this Lord Galaxy was one of those super-beings who followed the God King and was still alive...
“Let’s wait.”
“Hopefully, we survive.”
Huo Zhuo and Hou lay on the ground, hoping.
Just then, General Xue Yong walked over from where he stood in the distance.
“General.”
“General.” Their eyes lit up. They were both old subordinates of the General; perhaps they still had a chance to survive.
General Xue Yong approached, looking down at Huo Zhuo and Hou lying on the ground, and immediately declared: “You two are lucky. Lord Galaxy does not intend to take your lives.”
Hou and Huo Zhuo immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Being alive was enough, just being alive! If they had died in a war against another faction, so be it, but dying on their own turf felt too suffocating.
“However, a death sentence may be pardoned, but punishment while living is unavoidable,” General Xue Yong glanced at them. “You two have accumulated vast military merits over countless ages, and you possess many treasures. Well... all your military merits and all your treasures will be stripped away, as a form of chastisement.”
“Ah!” Hou and Huo Zhuo stared wide-eyed in shock.
Heavens, how could this be?
This, this, this is too much...
“Didn’t you hear?” General Xue Yong frowned and barked: “Leave your treasures and leave, or stay?”
The airflow ropes binding Huo Zhuo and Hou automatically dissolved.
“If you don't leave the treasures, do you intend to keep your lives?” A cold light flashed in General Xue Yong’s eyes. What was Galaxy’s status? He was the heir most valued by His Majesty the God King. To the God King, a general could be dismissed with a word, but the heir was different. Did two mere Void True Gods think they could bargain?
“Yes, yes.” Huo Zhuo spoke first. “We thank Lord Galaxy for sparing our lives, and thank the General for mediating.”
Whoosh.
Instantly, a pile of treasures appeared nearby. In a flash, all of Huo Zhuo’s mechanical-stream treasures, soul treasures, armor, weapons, and even all other materials were left behind, not a single thing remaining. Even the armor he wore at that moment was merely condensed divine power.
“Hmm?” Xue Yong looked at Hou.
Although Hou was unwilling, he did not wish to die either: “I will leave mine too.”
Moments later, after leaving behind a pile of treasures, Hou and Huo Zhuo flew away in utter disarray. When they departed, they no longer had the grand momentum they possessed before. Hou no longer left the streaming rainbow light trails when flying, but instead slipped away silently and shamefully. No other soldier noticed this scene.
“They’re gone,” General Xue Yong stated.
“Mm.” Luo Feng walked over, looked at the pile of treasures on the ground, nodded, and waved his hand, collecting them all.
“I have also transferred all their military merits to you,” General Xue Yong sighed emotionally. “Your move is quite ruthless. When they were Law Masters and True Gods, they could gain military merits through army missions. But once they become Void True Gods... army missions become virtually non-existent, and gaining merits is incredibly difficult. Yet, you have stripped away the gains of their endless years in one stroke.”
Luo Feng smiled. He certainly understood.
This was how things were in the World of Jin. Law Masters and True Gods had army missions, but if Void True God commanders had missions, what would they do? Would they go kill other Void True Gods within the World of Jin?
So, they had no army missions.
Unless some foolish Void True God dared to provoke the army, a few Void True Gods might be dispatched to resolve the matter, and some merits would be issued then. But provoke the army? How many Void True Gods were foolish enough to dare challenge the army? Therefore, the only way for Void True God commanders to earn military merits was generally... commanding armies and instructing troops. Because commanding brought merit, they would naturally be bestowed with some merits at each stage.
But accumulating merits this way was too slow.
General Xue Yong also departed.
Luo Feng then headed towards the armory point. As he entered the main hall, the world instantly transformed.
“Whoosh!”
A golden, radiant figure appeared before Luo Feng, bowing deeply: “Greetings, Lord Galaxy.”
Luo Feng smiled. Every soldier entering would encounter this golden figure. In the past, this golden figure had been utterly cold, but now he was extremely respectful.
“There isn't a single soldier around,” Luo Feng observed the empty surroundings, realizing Luo Feng had been led to an independent area.
“Lord Galaxy, this is the ‘Armory Ring,’” the golden figure flipped his hand, and an exquisite circular ring appeared in his palm. “With this Armory Ring, Lord Galaxy can enter the ‘Armory World’ at any time. As long as you are within the World of Jin, you can access the Armory World. There is no need to come to the armory point every time.”
Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.
“Lord Galaxy’s authority certainly warrants the Armory Ring.” The ring in the golden figure’s hand flew directly toward Luo Feng.
Luo Feng reached out and accepted it.
“I want to check the information of all Law Master soldiers who joined the Four Great Armies in the last three epochs,” Luo Feng commanded. “Also, can you simulate the aura of these soldiers?”
“Certainly. Life aura is the most accurate identifier for confirming their identities, and of course, it can be simulated,” the golden figure replied. “Lord Galaxy’s authority is sufficient.”
Instantly, a rustling sound followed—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Figures began to appear in the adjacent space. They were all simulated soldier figures, representing every soldier who had joined the Four Great Armies within the last three epochs. At a glance, they formed a vast, surging multitude.
“There really are so many,” Luo Feng muttered to himself. “Fortunately, it’s only three epochs’ worth.”
Luo Feng was among the earliest batch, having entered the World of Jin only a little over two epochs ago. The soldiers sent by the Purple Moon Holy Land would certainly fall within this scope.
“Begin.”
Luo Feng swiftly started reviewing the data.
How fast were the calculation speeds of a powerhouse’s consciousness and the sensing speed of divine power? In just a short moment, he rapidly screened the results.
“Purple Moon Holy Land: a total of 96 individuals joined the Four Great Armies,” Luo Feng noted internally.
In reality, the Purple Moon Holy Land had sent more than this number, but joining the army required passing screenings. No matter how prepared the Purple Moon Holy Land was, they couldn't achieve a one-hundred percent entry rate.
“Regarding these 96 individuals...” Luo Feng mused, “Killing them... must be done all at once, not piecemeal. If we act slowly, they will become wary and escape quickly.”
“Hmm?”
“Not right!”
While contemplating how to eliminate these 96 Universe Masters from the Purple Moon Holy Land, Luo Feng’s expression shifted slightly. “If I kill them this time, won’t it make the Purple Moon Holy Land vigilant? Then, in the next epoch, will the Purple Moon Holy Land still send Universe Masters in?”
Primal Universe, Primal Secret Realm.
Within the boundless Abyss Sea.
“Teacher.” Amidst the mighty ocean waves, a figure materialized—it was Luo Feng.
“Luo Feng,” City Lord of Chaos looked at him. “You say you have the authority to kill all the Universe Masters from the Purple Moon Holy Land within the World of Jin?”
“Yes.”
Luo Feng nodded.
He didn't need to explain the task from Wu Qi Lou, the deal with the God King, or other details.
“The Purple Moon Holy Land has always been opposed to us humans,” Luo Feng said in a low voice. “If it weren't for my different status and authority in the World of Jin this time, I would have nearly been killed by them. This time, we must take thorough revenge. We must ensure the Purple Moon Holy Land cannot recover its vitality for several reincarnation eras. But I am thinking, the ones who entered in the second epoch were only a portion; they will likely send in many more in the third epoch. And the third epoch is approaching quickly. We can sweep them all up then!”
City Lord of Chaos’s eyes brightened, and he nodded repeatedly: “Good! The first epoch was mere exploration, and the second epoch only saw a partial entry. We must wait until the third epoch when the majority of the major powers in the Universe Sea have entered in large numbers. That is when we should make our move!”
“Moreover! We shouldn't just target the Purple Moon Holy Land,” City Lord of Chaos continued. “We must also strike the Allied Forces camp. That Allied Forces camp has been locked in struggle with our human faction. While we currently have a slight advantage, it’s unknown how long it will take to gain absolute superiority. If you can wipe them out in the World of Jin in one go... the strength of the Demon Race, Insect Race, Machine Race, and others will surely weaken, leaving them with no ability to resist.” Frenzy and expectation flickered in the City Lord of Chaos’s eyes.