The final battle was imminent. Through Mo Luo Sha, he knew the final deadline, and time was running short. At this moment, he had no other thought than to see his loved ones.

"Whoosh!"

Luo Feng descended onto a corridor paved with bluestone. Ahead lay a simple courtyard, and standing just outside the gate was a graceful woman dressed in white. Looking at this woman in white, Luo Feng smiled—this was his wife, Xu Xin! A wife who always supported him silently from behind, without complaint or regret. She didn't demand much of him, nor did she pressure him to spend more time with her. Did that mean she didn't love him? But when he was prepared to perish together with the Devouring Beast, when everyone—and Xu Xin among them—believed him dead, she chose to die alongside him after giving birth to their children.

Love is not a constraint.

It is silent care and support.

"Feng," Xu Xin smiled, her expression like a crescent moon in the night sky, bringing tranquility to Luo Feng's heart. His wife was the harbor for his soul.

Luo Feng extended his hand and took his wife's: "Let's go see Mom and Dad."

"Mhm." Xu Xin didn't ask further. She had been waiting at this very gate; this courtyard was where his parents resided.

Entering the yard.

Soon, he saw Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan sitting there, chatting together. Even though endless epochs had passed, their appearance remained the same as before.

"Ah Feng." Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan both stood up instantly.

"Dad, Mom," Luo Feng called out.

Seeing his parents, it was as if he were still that trainee diligently practicing in the martial arts hall back in the Earth Base City era.

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan exchanged a look; both sensed something amiss with Luo Feng. Now, Luo Feng stood at the peak of countless races, looking down upon all beings. Usually, when with his parents, he was steady and composed, but in this moment, Luo Feng seemed slightly unrestrained, like a child yearning for his parents.

This was highly unusual.

They realized it but said nothing more.

"Come, sit. Xu Xin, you sit down too." Gong Xinlan took her son's hand and pulled him to sit nearby, with Xu Xin settling down beside Luo Feng.

Luo Feng spoke with his parents and wife, just like an ordinary person chatting. Soon, his two sons, Luo Ping and Luo Hai, arrived, as did his younger brother, Luo Hua. The entire family gathered, talking and laughing. Yet, having lived long ages, they all sensed Luo Feng's strangeness.

It appeared normal, but because it was too normal, it was abnormal.

What time was it now?

Now was the time to face the Beast God Calamity! Luo Feng had always shouldered this responsibility; how could he be casually laughing and chatting with his family? Yet, none of them pointed it out.

After a long conversation.

Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, Luo Ping, and Luo Hai spoke the most.

"It's about time," Luo Feng suddenly said.

Everyone fell silent. Luo Feng looked at them—his father and mother who had always loved him, no matter how powerful he became; his brother who grew up with him! His two sons who idolized him... and his wife with whom he had supported each other to reach this day.

"You must have realized it too," Luo Feng nodded. "There is indeed a major event happening, one I've kept hidden, but I won't hide it this time."

He hadn't told them about the slaughter in the Beast God's lair, the battles against ninety thousand Beast Gods, and so on. Although his family knew about the 'Beast God Calamity,' they were unaware of the specifics. But this time... if he failed, every race, everything, would be annihilated, including himself!

So, there was no need to hide it anymore.

"What is it? Brother," Luo Hua asked immediately.

"Father."

"Father."

Luo Ping and Luo Hai also looked anxiously at Luo Feng.

His parents and wife gazed at him with concern.

"The Beast God Calamity has reached its final moment," Luo Feng stated. "This battle has only two outcomes. One, I win, and my humanity and all other races will be safe. The other outcome is... I lose, and then all races will be annihilated, humanity will perish entirely, the entire original universe will be destroyed, and I will also die... not one year surviving."

"This is the final battle," Luo Feng concluded.

His parents, wife, sons, and brother were stunned.

The life and death of billions of races were at stake?

"I am about to depart," Luo Feng said softly. "In this final moment, I simply wanted to come see Mom and Dad, to see all of you."

Luo Feng's gaze swept over each of his closest relatives.

These were his dearest!

"Ah Feng," Luo Hongguo reached out, resting his hand on his son's shoulder, pulling his son into an embrace, and then smiled. "Your dad is actually very proud and pleased. Do you remember when I was young, the apocalypse descended, surviving arduously in that chaotic world, walking the edge of life and death countless times, only managing to enter the Base City to survive, which allowed for the birth of you and Ah Hua."

Gong Xinlan beside him also hugged her son.

"Your mother and I are both very proud. We never imagined traveling the vast universe! We never imagined experiencing one virtual game after another, as if living true lives. Others only live one lifetime, but your mother and I have lived countless lifetimes already."

"Our lives have been magnificent."

"Because of you!"

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan both looked at their son.

"Don't carry any burden. There's an old saying in our Huaxia: 'A hundred years of life.' But we have lived countless hundreds of years. If we two old folks die, we will die smiling," Luo Hongguo chuckled. "Go now, don't place any burden on yourself, fight with all you have. If you win, it is endless glory. If you lose, Mom and Dad will sleep alongside you."

Luo Feng's eyes welled up.

There was no pain, only boundless happiness.

Luo Feng looked at his family surrounding him, devoid of any fear or worry.

"I am actually quite selfish," Luo Feng confessed. "I haven't had much time to spend with Xu Xin, with my sons, with Mom and Dad... Most of my time has been spent adventuring in the universe, exploring, and fighting. Although I did it for the survival of the Earth lineage, in truth, I had long grown accustomed to a life of adventure and combat."

"I love exploring, to see all the mysteries of the universe."

"I love fighting; dancing between life and death makes my blood surge."

"If all of this disappeared, if my life became monotonous, I would only find it bland as water." Luo Feng shook his head. "Although simplicity is a blessing, I am accustomed to battle, accustomed to this life."

Luo Feng looked at each of his family members: "My life is made brilliant by battle! Without battle, it is merely ordinary."

"But you," Luo Feng looked at his embracing parents, his wife holding his hand, and his son and brother standing nearby, "are the most important wealth I possess in this world! The most crucial guardianship in my heart, you are more important than my own life. Without you, this world would be plunged into darkness."

Yes, family is the most important, surpassing one's own life, something requiring every effort to protect! Without family, one would be forever lost in darkness, life worse than death.

"My life is made brilliant and colorful by battle. Because of you, it is filled with endless light!" Luo Feng declared to his relatives.

Luo Feng released his parents and stood up. "I must go."

The final battle, involving the survival of billions of races, Luo Feng naturally did not conceal; all True Gods of the races were aware.

In the square before Luo Feng's palace in the Galaxy Holy Land, True Gods of various races and a large number of Universe Masters had already gathered. Luo Feng walked out with his family, and all the assembled races looked on.

"Galaxy Lord."

"Galaxy, everything is entrusted to you."

"Galaxy..."

All races understood that the final moment had arrived.

Luo Feng walked past, past True Gods of races, seeing his teacher, Chaos City Master, Sitting Mountain Guest, Zhen Yan, and also seeing his sworn brothers Hong and Thunder God, Rong Jun, Wu Ka, as well as Hu Yan Bo, Babata, and some experts from the Earth lineage, even his brother Wei Wen had come. There were also experts from the Youhai lineage (the faction formed by the numerous races Luo Feng created), and Luo Feng's disciples.

"Teacher."

"Ah Feng."

"Galaxy."

"Luo Feng."

They called out various titles.

Luo Feng lingered the longest before his three teachers. Chaos City Master nodded: "You have never disappointed me."

Sitting Mountain Guest smiled: "I expended endless effort to cultivate you, and you are even more outstanding than I predicted... But you haven't done what I asked—you absolutely do not qualify to fall before the Beast God. This time, you must win."

Zhen Yan gently patted Luo Feng's shoulder: "You are my most outstanding disciple, always have been."

Luo Feng walked to the very front, turned, and looked at the countless experts gathered on the palace square. There were True Gods from the Demon Race and Insect Race with whom he had once fought, vassal races awaiting his command, his friends, and those he cared for...

Everything.

At this moment, Luo Feng felt even more strongly what he needed to protect in his heart.

"I will not allow what I guard to be destroyed!" Luo Feng murmured silently. "I will use my life, everything I am, to protect it. I will not allow it! Absolutely not allow destruction!"

All experts of the races looked at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng also looked at all the experts and smiled: "I will return!" "Swish!"

Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light and shot directly into the distant void, disappearing.

If he could return, it meant success.

If he did not return, everything would vanish into nothingness. The experts of this cycle, like Luo Feng, might only find residual traces of them in the three major forbidden zones in the future cycles.

Luo Feng was filled with power—the power of the heart!

Because of his family, because of his teachers, because of his friends... for all this, he must protect!

All beautiful things absolutely must not be shattered!

For this, he was willing to pay any price!

"Boom!" A ferocious Beast God figure pierced through the universe's membrane wall, flying directly into the void, where a silver-armored, silver-winged man stood waiting.

"Master," the Beast God Mo Luo Sha said respectfully.

Luo Feng glanced at Mo Luo Sha. The current Mo Luo Sha had reached the limit of the fifth tier. Normally, crossing each threshold—from the first to the second, to the third, to the fourth, to the fifth—required time to consolidate. But under the influence of the Supreme Rules, Mo Luo Sha had advanced in a straight line without any obstruction.

Now, only one free Beast God remained among those enslaved.

"Master, Mo He is continuously advancing toward this location, and very fast. Its teleportation range clearly far exceeds mine," Mo Luo Sha worried. "Master, are you confident in this battle?" Mo Luo Sha himself was not confident.

"This battle... I will definitely win!" Luo Feng said softly. "Definitely."

Though his voice was light, it was utterly firm.

Because Luo Feng had a reason he had to win.

For everything he held in his heart to protect!

"Go!" Luo Feng directly took Mo Luo Sha and, with a sudden teleportation, vanished into the void, heading straight toward the approaching Beast God Mo He.

Preview: The Beast God storyline concludes tomorrow! Hope everyone continues to vote and support Fanqie! To be continued...