Powerful Beings Come Knocking

“10 years from now, our human race will advance into the Original Star!” With the Chaos City Lord’s majestic voice, calm as a vast ocean, the supreme council concluded.Rumble~~~ The doors of the Pantheon opened, and almost all Universe Venerables immediately rose to their feet.“That fast?” Luo Feng and Zhenyan Venerable also stood up with the crowd. They watched as the other Universe Venerables, chatting and laughing amongst themselves, walked directly towards the golden, radiant doors of the Pantheon. As soon as they stepped through, they all teleported away.“What are you two hesitating for?” Bloodwing Venerable walked over.“Just surprised by how quickly this supreme council concluded,” Luo Feng chuckled.Bloodwing Venerable laughed, “The first time I attended a supreme council, I was also astonished by how short it was. But later I understood… major events concerning the human race only happen once in a very long while! And for many supreme councils, more than half don’t require discussion; they’re merely announcements from the Universe Masters! Only a few that require voting take a significant amount of time; those that don’t are very brief. After all, the high and mighty Universe Masters don’t have time to chatter with us or explain too much.”Luo Feng nodded. The efficiency was indeed high.Chaos City Lord didn’t say much; he merely mentioned the ‘Original Star’, and then screens appeared before each Universe Venerable, detailing all relevant information with extreme precision.“Let’s go,” Bloodwing Venerable said.“Mhm.” Luo Feng, Zhenyan Venerable, and Bloodwing Venerable walked almost side-by-side, stepping together into the golden, radiant doors of the Pantheon.“Look, it’s Daohe King.” “They say Daohe King possesses at least six supreme treasures.” Some other Universe Venerables behind them quietly discussed amongst themselves.“Although he could kill Howling Mirror King, making him an incredibly heaven-defying figure among Immortals, in terms of combat power, he’s barely a mid-tier Universe Venerable. With his current strength… if he goes to the Original Star, he’ll likely become a target for the super-strong foreign races.”“Exactly! He possesses at least six supreme treasures, including a soul-type supreme treasure and a flying palace-type supreme treasure… On the Original Star, he’s practically a walking treasure vault! The Original Star is where super-strong individuals from billions of races gather; some foreign race Universe Masters might even attack Daohe King on sight.”“Any foreign race Universe Overlord or Universe Master will attack him if they encounter him.”“What are you thinking? Every time the Original Star opens, most weaker Universe Venerables don’t go. Daohe King isn’t foolish; if he doesn’t go, what can those foreign races do to him?”Amidst their discussions, they also stepped through the golden doors and teleported away.…On the mountainside of Thunder Island, beneath the pavilion outside Luo Feng’s palace complex.Luo Feng, Bloodwing Venerable, and Zhenyan Venerable were sitting together, drinking and discussing the Original Star… or more accurately, Bloodwing Venerable was speaking about the Original Star, and Luo Feng and Zhenyan Venerable were listening intently.“The 10,081 Original Stars are all treasure stars, yet they also draw together the major super-forces of the universe,” Bloodwing Venerable sighed, shaking his head. “The competition for some heavy treasures and ordinary supreme treasures isn’t too fierce, but for truly precious supreme treasures! Like flying palace-type, domain-type, or soul-type supreme treasures, and even some high-grade or top-tier supreme treasures… the more valuable the supreme treasure that appears, the greater the commotion, and the Universe Masters of various races will fight and kill over them. Historically… every time the Original Star opens, Universe Masters fall!”Luo Feng couldn’t help but say, “Many Universe Masters have life-saving methods like innate clones, right? Those without such innate clone abilities probably wouldn’t go to the Original Star, would they?”“Wrong!” “You’re mistaken,” Bloodwing Venerable shook his head. “The number of Universe Masters is extremely small. As long as a race has one Universe Master presiding over it, that race can be considered a ‘powerful race’! Even our human race, a peak race… has an extremely small number of Universe Masters.”“Few who can become Universe Masters are timid or afraid of death.” “While they are cautious, the ‘opening of the Original Star’ is an opportunity for them to acquire some top-tier supreme treasures, and many will take a gamble,” Bloodwing Venerable said. “If they obtain some top-tier or peak supreme treasures from it… they can then rely on those treasures to roam the universe, almost unrivaled.”Luo Feng nodded. Supreme treasures were incredibly useful.For instance, the ‘Thousand Treasures River’ made one of Chaos City Lord’s major clones incredibly powerful, so much so that even Sirius Master, relying on the Sirius Hall, had to avoid it.For example, ‘Purple Doukou Venerable’ was one of the 72 God Generals, inheriting the position of a God General. He was much stronger than candidate God Generals like Peifeng Venerable and Jiufeng Venerable, truly possessing the combat power of a Universe Master! However… Sirius Master, with the Sirius Hall, could easily suppress Purple Doukou Venerable.“I’ve experienced the opening of the Original Star once before, and that time, I nearly perished.”…Just as Bloodwing Venerable was recounting his experience with the opening of the Original Star, a figure suddenly flew over from a distance.“Luo Feng!” A clear voice rang out.Luo Feng turned his head to look…“Jiujian Venerable?” Luo Feng was somewhat taken aback. After he became an Immortal, many Universe Venerables had come to congratulate him, but Jiujian Venerable had never shown up.Luo Feng could guess why; after all, if he had developed normally, he would theoretically be Jiujian Venerable’s subordinate… so Jiujian Venerable’s pride and arrogance prevented him from coming.“Jiujian Venerable,” Luo Feng said with a smile, walking to greet him.“Luo Feng.” Jiujian Venerable had a smile on his face and glanced at Zhenyan Venerable and Bloodwing Venerable beside him. “Zhenyan and Bloodwing are here too.”“Hahaha, Jiujian, you’re here… to borrow a supreme treasure?” Bloodwing Venerable asked.Jiujian Venerable’s expression stiffened slightly.He had indeed intended to borrow a supreme treasure… After all, among the human race in the universe, those who possessed supreme treasures were generally high-tier Universe Venerables or even ‘Universe Overlords’. These super-beings usually went to the Original Star. Those who possessed supreme treasures but wouldn’t go to the Original Star were few and far between. And clearly, Luo Feng, who had at least six supreme treasures… was very likely not going.“I have no enmity with Luo Feng; in fact, we’re old acquaintances.” “A slight lowering of my head, and naturally, Luo Feng and I will become friends.” “Moreover, with this opening of the Original Star, if I have a supreme treasure for protection… then the probability of obtaining treasures within will be much higher. It’s just a slight lowering of my head…” Jiujian Venerable gritted his teeth and decisively came over immediately.After all, on the path of a strong individual, strength comes first! If you are strong, other strong individuals will respect you.“Luo Feng, I did indeed come here to borrow a supreme treasure from you,” Jiujian Venerable said. “I specialize in close-quarters combat, so I’d like to borrow that supreme treasure armor.” He also knew his limits and didn’t dare to ask for a soul-type supreme treasure.“Borrow a supreme treasure?” Luo Feng was startled.“It was a bit rash of me to come and borrow a supreme treasure,” Jiujian Venerable quickly said with a smile. “When I return from the Original Star… I will immediately return the supreme treasure armor and offer ten heavy treasures as compensation. This borrowing of a supreme treasure… can be fully notarized by the Virtual Universe system, with a borrowing contract signed. Unless I dared to betray the race, I would absolutely not dare to fail to return it.”Luo Feng hesitated slightly. Would a direct refusal be too disrespectful?“Jiujian Venerable,” Luo Feng began, “This, this, this is somewhat regrettable.”Jiujian Venerable immediately understood that his attempt to borrow a supreme treasure had failed.“Luo Feng, the Original Star remains open for a thousand epochs, and one can leave at any time during that period. Once I obtain a treasure, I will immediately exit. So, I might only spend a few hundred to a thousand years inside the Original Star,” Jiujian Venerable quickly added.“It’s not that I don’t want to lend it,” Luo Feng said, “it’s that I also plan to go to the Original Star myself.”Jiujian Venerable was immediately speechless. Since Luo Feng intended to enter the Original Star himself, it was naturally best for him to be as strong as possible.“Haha, Jiujian, I actually intended to borrow a supreme treasure from Luo Feng too, but I didn’t expect you to come first…” Bloodwing Venerable, sitting nearby, burst into laughter. “Now that I know Luo Feng plans to go to the Original Star, there’s no need for me to embarrass myself by asking, haha, I should really thank you, Jiujian.”Jiujian Venerable also smiled; he secretly thanked Bloodwing Venerable, whose words had diffused his awkwardness.…Jiujian Venerable soon left, but only a moment later, another powerful individual arrived to borrow a supreme treasure…“Second Senior Brother,” Luo Feng quickly went to greet him.A bald man in a fiery red robe floated gracefully over; it was Guiyi Venerable, who had served by Chaos City Lord’s side for many years.“Luo Feng, you must have guessed my intention,” Guiyi Venerable said, his bare feet touching the ground as he smiled at Luo Feng. “I’ve come to borrow that soul-type supreme treasure from you. I guessed… you probably wouldn’t go to the Original Star this time, so I came! When I return from the Original Star, I will certainly return the soul-type supreme treasure and offer three ordinary supreme treasures as compensation.”Three supreme treasures as compensation? Luo Feng was secretly startled. Many Universe Overlords only possessed a few supreme treasures; for example, Peifeng Venerable only had four.Guiyi Venerable had served by Chaos City Lord’s side for many years, so he might have slightly more supreme treasures, but to offer three supreme treasures as direct compensation… that was definitely a grand gesture.“Second Senior Brother,” Luo Feng quickly said, “This indeed tempts me, but I, your junior brother, also plan to go to the Original Star.”“Luo Feng,” Guiyi Venerable exclaimed in surprise, “You’re going too?”“Mhm,” Luo Feng nodded.“Junior Brother Luo Feng, do you not know how perilous that place is? Ordinary Universe Venerables have no certainty of obtaining supreme treasures,” Guiyi Venerable said. “Even a Universe Overlord, without enough supreme treasures for protection, would likely find it difficult to acquire three supreme treasures.”Luo Feng understood. Guiyi Venerable was clearly telling Luo Feng… that even a Universe Overlord going there might not obtain three ordinary supreme treasures. Now, if Luo Feng just lent him a soul-type supreme treasure, he would receive three supreme treasures as compensation. It was a very worthwhile deal.Luo Feng was secretly helpless… Second Senior Brother, how could you know that my soul-type supreme treasure is the ‘Pagoda Pearl’, an item recognized by the ‘Star Tower’ as its master? Any Universe Venerable who tries to integrate it into their soul would surely die.“I still plan to go in and give it a try, if only to gain some experience,” Luo Feng said.“Oh,” Guiyi Venerable nodded slightly and chuckled, “Then I’ll be going. It seems I’ll have to find other ways to borrow a supreme treasure.”