An Encounter on the Original Star

“Please, Master, guide me,” Luo Feng listened intently. Chaos City Lord chuckled, “No matter which vortex channel you approach, the Northern Territory Alliance will likely have traps set! So, what you must do is… avoid approaching any vortex channel!” Luo Feng paused, vaguely understanding his Master’s intention. “Master, do you mean…” Luo Feng began, “I should fly aimlessly far away on the Original Star, not getting close to any vortex channel?” “Precisely.” Chaos City Lord nodded. “If you don’t go near any vortex channel, and instead move away from where the Jianhe Luo divine sword appeared, it will be difficult for even those Universe Overlords to find you. The only way they could catch you… would be to wait for a Universe Master from the Northern Territory Alliance to arrive.” Luo Feng nodded. Indeed, if he avoided the vortex channels, there wouldn’t be much danger, but an enemy Universe Master would eventually arrive… and then he would be helpless. “Your disguise methods are useless against a Universe Master,” Chaos City Lord said. “So, you don’t need to disguise yourself at all. You just need to have your Golden Horn Beast clone and Nine Nether clone act separately.” “Keep all your treasures with the Nine Nether clone.” “The Northern Territory Alliance’s Universe Master will only be tracking the two Starry Sky Behemoths, and even if they see your Nine Nether clone, they won’t recognize it,” Chaos City Lord explained. “There are Universe Venerables from various races on the Original Star; if you disguise yourself, you might be detected. But your Nine Nether clone doesn’t need to disguise itself at all; it should reveal its true form.” Luo Feng smiled. “So—even if he kills the Golden Horn Beast clone, he won’t find any treasures,” Chaos City Lord continued. “At that point, he’ll have to meticulously search all the experts on the entire Original Star.” “However, he won’t dare to act recklessly.” “Your two clones acting separately can buy a considerable amount of time. By then, I will certainly have arrived,” Chaos City Lord stated. “You just need to hold out until I descend upon that Original Star, and then you will have succeeded.” Luo Feng nodded. “Yes, Master.” This method was simple. It was about Luo Feng buying time, enduring for a while longer and not throwing himself into a trap at a vortex channel! As long as he held out until Chaos City Lord arrived, he would succeed. A very simple method… and precisely because of its simplicity, it had fewer flaws. “Go,” Chaos City Lord commanded. “Remember what I’ve told you, and also, the Northern Territory Alliance’s Universe Master might arrive before me. Once he descends… don’t let him discover any weaknesses.” “I understand.” Luo Feng nodded. … In the Thousand Treasures River territory of the Human Domain’s Original Secret Region. “Booming~~~” The vast and mighty Thousand Treasures River vanished into thin air, transforming into a robe that draped over the colossal figure of ‘Chaos City Lord,’ who stood tens of thousands of kilometers tall. Chaos City Lord, clad in the Thousand Treasures Robe, holding a broken stone staff, stood barefoot in mid-air, gazing into the void. At the same time, he spoke, “I’m going to the Original Star and will return soon. You should temporarily cease researching your ultimate technique and help me guard this Original Secret Region.” “Yes, Senior Brother,” a voice echoed directly around Chaos City Lord. Chaos City Lord nodded. He then took a single step into the void… and vanished. “Where’s the Thousand Treasures River?” “The Thousand Treasures River is gone.” “Master must have left.” The Universe Venerables and numerous servants in the palaces within the Thousand Treasures River territory all noticed that the vast Thousand Treasures River had disappeared. Luo Feng’s Earth human body also stood outside a palace, gazing at the void. “I hope everything goes smoothly,” Luo Feng murmured. … At the other end of a vortex channel, closest to where the Jianhe Luo divine sword appeared. As a stream of light approached. “Venerable Mankuo has arrived, bringing his domain-type supreme treasure… our third layer of defense is now complete, making everything even more secure. No matter how formidable that Starry Sky Behemoth’s methods are, even if it’s a heaven-defying special lifeform, even if we six Universe Overlords can’t defeat it, we can definitely trap it with our various means. It absolutely won’t escape!” “News has come that on that Original Star, some Hong Alliance experts also seem to be preparing to hunt those two Starry Sky Behemoths.” “This is troublesome.” “What should we do, stand guard here?” “Don’t worry, the Original Star is vast, and there’s no instant teleportation or God Kingdom transfers. How easy would it be to encircle and kill? We’ll stick to the plan and guard this spot.” … In the forest below a vortex channel leading to the outside. “Qixue Palace Master, Venerable Beifeng, you two have arrived. Logically, you should have been the first to get here. Venerable Wangjia said you both went to observe the situation?” Seven figures were already lurking in the forest, and Venerable Beifeng and Qixue Palace Master, who had just flown in, quickly descended. Qixue Palace Master snorted, “Of course we were observing the situation. What, did you think we’d go confront the Starry Sky Behemoth?” “Hard to say.” “Hmph.” Qixue Palace Master and Venerable Beifeng both snorted. “If I were going to confront the Starry Sky Behemoth, would I be back so quickly? Just flying a round trip from here to where the Jianhe Luo divine sword appeared would take a long time.” Qixue Palace Master looked coldly at the alien with nearly a thousand hooves. “Don’t spout nonsense without any evidence.” Qixue Palace Master and Venerable Beifeng then glanced at Venerable Wangjia, who immediately understood… they had failed. “Fortunately, I expended some resources and treasures to fully restore my divine body,” Qixue Palace Master swept his gaze around, then sat cross-legged, thinking, “If they had noticed my damaged divine body, it would have caused considerable trouble.” Just then— Boom! Boom! Two figures suddenly appeared in the vortex channel in the air above. “Look!” “Something’s happening.” The nine super experts of the Northern Territory Alliance simultaneously looked up at the sky. “Don’t rush, they are Universe Venerables entering the Original Star from outside. They are two Hong Alliance Universe Venerables.” “Huh, two more Hong Alliance Universe Venerables? What’s going on? Why are Hong Alliance experts arriving one after another?” This made the lurking Northern Territory Alliance experts feel uneasy. Venerable Beifeng softly transmitted, “We discovered the information about the Jianhe Luo component; perhaps the Hong Alliance discovered it too.” “Venerable Wangjia, quickly report this news to the alliance. If the Hong Alliance competes with us, it will be troublesome.” “Alright.” … Ever since the news of the Jianhe Luo spread in Hong Alliance City in the virtual universe, a large number of Universe Venerables wanted to rush there, some purely to join the excitement. They all knew that this ‘Jianhe Luo component’ would cause a huge stir, and how could such an event be easily missed? Thus, some of the closest Universe Venerables arrived one after another, while many other experts were still en route. … On the Original Star where Luo Feng was located, undercurrents had already begun to surge. Many Hong Alliance experts were flying towards the place where the Jianhe Luo appeared, while the Northern Territory Alliance was systematically deploying its forces. … After Luo Feng finished his conversation with Chaos City Lord. “Whoosh!” A stream of light rapidly flew into the distance over the wilderness. “There’s a forest not far from here.” The Golden Horn Beast gazed into the distance, flying at sub-light speed. “Once I reach the forest, I’ll have the Golden Horn Beast and my Nine Nether clone act separately.” The Golden Horn Beast was incredibly fast, quickly reaching the sky above the forest, then diving down. “Whoosh!” As it dove into the forest, the Golden Horn Beast suddenly stopped, its hooves landing directly on a thick, ancient tree branch. At the same time, the Golden Horn Beast slightly turned its head to look at its wings… its golden wings were trembling slightly. “What’s going on?” Luo Feng was utterly shocked at this moment. The Shi Wu Wings, integrated with his scaled wings, were vibrating wildly, *ang ang ang*~~~ The trembling was extremely rapid and completely beyond Luo Feng’s control, as if a peculiar source from a certain direction in the distance was frantically attracting Luo Feng’s Shi Wu Wings. Like a magnet. Desperately pulling the Shi Wu Wings. “The Shi Wu Wings have long recognized me as their master,” Luo Feng was astonished. “A supreme treasure that has recognized a master should absolutely obey its master’s commands. How can something uncontrollable happen? And that direction—” The Golden Horn Beast looked up towards a distant direction in the sky. He felt that if he didn’t suppress it… the Shi Wu Wings would carry him directly towards that direction. “What, what is this?” … In the same direction Luo Feng sensed, a figure stood in mid-air in the distance. He had a divine body about eight meters tall, with thick legs and eight arms. His entire body was like cast metal, without a single hair, and his head was bald and shiny! A perfect mechanical race appearance… This bald, eight-armed mechanical race being wore black combat armor, and on his back was a pair of black wings. *Ang ang ang*~~~ These black wings were also trembling slightly. Although the amplitude of the tremor was small, they were vibrating frantically. “Hmm?” The eight-armed bald Venerable turned his head to look at his wings, then gazed towards the direction from which the attraction came. “What’s going on? My wings are a supreme treasure. I’ve controlled them for billions of years, and I’ve never encountered a situation where they were uncontrollable.” He was powerful and held a respected position. He had experienced the opening of the Original Star eight times, and even more dangerous and terrifying situations, but this was the first time his supreme treasure wings had acted uncontrollably. “What exactly is the reason?” A cold light flashed in the eight-armed bald Venerable’s eyes. Whoosh! Spreading his wings, he cut through the air like a strange black stream of light, flying rapidly towards the direction he sensed. … The Golden Horn Beast stood on the branch with its four hooves, wings slightly spread, looking up into the sky. He could clearly feel that the attraction was growing stronger, as if the source of the pull was constantly approaching. “That’s the direction.” “A black dot!” The Golden Horn Beast instantly saw a black stream of light, within which a black dot was rapidly approaching—clearly a super expert. “It’s him.” The Golden Horn Beast stared intently. Meanwhile, the distant black light continuously approached, also looking down towards this direction, and saw the Golden Horn Beast with its golden wings. Both saw each other. Their gazes met! “No, it’s the wings on his back.” The Golden Horn Beast’s gaze quickly fell on the black wings on the back of that powerful figure. And the eight-armed bald expert looked down, his gaze also falling on the Golden Horn Beast’s golden wings. Both simultaneously sensed… that the two pairs of wings were attracting each other. “Could my wings only be part of a supreme treasure?” Luo Feng was greatly shocked, then ecstatic. “Are my wings incomplete?” The eight-armed bald expert also showed a look of ecstasy. Their gazes met across the distance. Their killing intent was completely undisguised.