Star Tear Gold

Cetian Venerable and Yuan Lord Yu An exchanged glances, their eyes conveying a mutual understanding of each other's thoughts. While they were somewhat wary of the Golden Horned Beast, it was merely wariness. After all, they were flying far away, and the Golden Horned Beast's Nine Xia River couldn't possibly cover them. Without the pressure of the Nine Xia River, they could naturally accelerate to a hundred times the speed of light in the original universe, ensuring the Golden Horned Beast would never catch them. Yet, no one wished to be chased like a stray dog, fleeing in disarray. “We never intended to be your enemies. It was Venerable Bajian's killing intent that was too strong; we merely followed his lead,” Cetian Venerable's aged voice rumbled. The Golden Horned Beast gazed at the two figures in the distance and spoke with a mighty roar, “Could you tell me how you arrived here? And how much do you know about this Desperate Land?” Yuan Lord Yu An's eerie voice echoed, “Many powerful beings throughout history have fallen into this Desperate Land. Most were adventuring in cosmic secret realms and were inadvertently teleported here through various bizarre means. Others were simply drifting in the cosmos, suddenly swallowed by a seemingly normal star field, and found themselves in this Desperate Land.” “There's no pattern to it,” Cetian Venerable's aged voice added. The Golden Horned Beast fell silent. After a moment of silence, it asked, “Has anyone ever left?” “Neither Yuan Lord Yu An, Venerable Bajian, nor I possess clones. Once trapped in this Desperate Land, our avatars collapsed. So, we know nothing of the outside world… However, a 'Canghua Venerable' we knew possessed the ability to create clones. His clone in the outside world once discovered that some powerful beings who entered this Desperate Land later reappeared outside.” “Canghua Venerable?” the Golden Horned Beast inquired, “Where is he?” “He ultimately abandoned that divine body clone, sacrificed a supreme treasure, and self-destructed to leave,” Cetian Venerable replied. “Are there other trapped beings in the Desperate Land?” the Golden Horned Beast pressed. “Yes.” “There are quite a few,” both Cetian Venerable and Yuan Lord Yu An affirmed. “Where are they?” the Golden Horned Beast looked at the two. “They are certainly within this vast, boundless star field of the Desperate Land. As for their exact location? The foreign powerhouses frequently drift and change their positions, so we cannot confirm,” Yuan Lord Yu An said. “How large is the Desperate Land?” the Golden Horned Beast asked, a question of great concern. “The Desperate Land has a diameter of nearly a hundred thousand light-years, appearing like an ordinary star field,” Yuan Lord Yu An sighed. “But no matter how much one flies, one can only traverse this 100,000 light-year region. After flying out of this area, one unknowingly returns to the star field previously passed through, as if it's a maze, forever flying within it.” Luo Feng was secretly astonished. A diameter of nearly a hundred thousand light-years? A maze? Since it was like a maze, yet these foreign powerhouses had clearly explored it thoroughly, they must have flown within it for a very long time. “This is a giant cage, and we foreign powerhouses are its prisoners, forever confined within. There's no escape,” Yuan Lord Yu An looked at the Golden Horned Beast. “You are a Golden Horned Beast, you must possess the ability to create clones… If you are willing to abandon a supreme treasure, you can completely self-destruct your divine body and leave.” Cetian Venerable's aged voice advised, “Golden Horned Beast, I urge you to self-destruct. You have a clone, after all. Once you are trapped here for endless years, you will understand the agony of eternal confinement. As for supreme treasures, as long as you live, there will always be a day to rise again once you're out.” “Roar~~~” The Golden Horned Beast let out a roar that echoed through the starry sky. “Cetian Venerable, Yuan Lord Yu An, I will not make such a decision to self-destruct so easily. I'm leaving now.” Whoosh! The surging, endless golden waves vanished, and the Golden Horned Beast also disappeared. A black figure appeared out of thin air, rapidly transforming into a streak of light and accelerating its flight. They watched the distant streak of light disappear at the edge of their vision. “Venerable Bajian has fallen,” Cetian Venerable sighed softly. “Whose fault is that?” Yuan Lord Yu An scoffed. “He always relied on his power to oppress us. Hmph, to fall into the hands of this Golden Horned Beast, he was truly unlucky.” … In the starry sky. The Demon Killer Clan clone sat cross-legged on an asteroid, drifting through space as a streak of light. “To actually be able to kill a Cosmic Overlord,” Black-Clad Luo Feng mused to himself. “Fortunately, this is the Desperate Land, completely cut off from external contact and unable to call for aid. Otherwise, how could a Cosmic Overlord die so easily?” Cosmic Overlords were extremely difficult to kill. First, if things looked bad, they could escape! Even if they couldn't escape for various reasons, they could find ways to buy time and immediately call for reinforcements! If Venerable Bajian had fought the Golden Horned Beast on an Original Star, he would at most have been injured by the Golden Horned Beast. The other powerhouses of the Nine Domains Alliance would have immediately come to his aid. But in the Desperate Land, there was no way to call for help, leading to Venerable Bajian's death. “Among the numerous Cosmic Overlords in my human race, some don't even have a record of killing another Cosmic Overlord. Yet, I've now killed one.” “Haha…” Black-Clad Luo Feng shook his head and chuckled. This time, killing Venerable Bajian only caused the Golden Horned Beast's divine body to drop slightly below 42%, reaching 41.9%. Whoosh! Sitting cross-legged on the asteroid, he continued to fly rapidly through the starry sky. … Another two months passed in a flash. In Luo Feng's vast and boundless God Kingdom, before the golden palace above the endless Abyssal Sea. “Finally, success.” Luo Feng stood up. It had taken him over a year to fully master the sixth and seventh stages of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. Of course, this was due to the relatively small divine body of his Earthling original body… His Golden Horned Beast clone, even now, was only just beginning to cultivate the sixth stage. Clearly, a massive divine body meant extremely slow divine body evolution. “When I completed the first five stages, my divine body gene level was 48 times. After fusing with 100 Xueluo Crystals, which should theoretically increase it by a hundredfold, the effect seemed to gradually diminish the further I progressed… It only allowed me to reach the 3000x level.” “Now I've cultivated two more stages.” “My divine body is approximately 9800 times, not yet reaching the perfect gene level.” Luo Feng sighed slightly. Clearly, the increase in gene level from Xueluo Crystals, at least for his Earthling original body, couldn't achieve a perfect 100% compatibility! The Golden Horned Beast, however, had perfect compatibility! The first seven stages of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual had already brought his gene level to 192 times… and the effect of 100 Xueluo Crystals only added a little over 50 times. “9800 times.” “Among the unique special life forms in the cosmos, very few can be this strong. I should be satisfied. Moreover, there's still the eighth stage and the ninth stage in the future! I refuse to believe that after cultivating all nine stages… I still won't reach the perfect gene level.” Luo Feng felt a secret anticipation. “And my Golden Horned Beast clone should be able to achieve the perfect gene level in one go with this.” The Golden Horned Beast clone was already over 6000 times before! The sixth and seventh stages are extremely powerful, and Xueluo Crystals are 100% compatible with the Golden Horned Beast… As long as no accidents occur, it will definitely reach the perfect gene level. “By then, the Golden Horned Beast will truly be heaven-defying.” “At least then it will be able to unleash that incredible innate secret technique, 'I Am the Universe'.” Luo Feng looked forward to that day, but according to his calculations, the Golden Horned Beast would likely need to cultivate for a hundred years to fully master the sixth and seventh stages. “Only a hundred years.” “It will pass in the blink of an eye.” … In the vast starry sky. Black-Clad Luo Feng sat cross-legged on an asteroid, seemingly moving at an extremely high speed, yet relative to the immensity of space, he was merely drifting slowly. “Whoosh~~~” Suddenly, countless ripples spread through the starry sky ahead. “What is that?” Luo Feng, sitting on the asteroid, passed directly through this layer of ripples due to inertia, encountering no obstruction. However, as his divine body swept through the ripples, it was subjected to an invisible force that passed through his divine body, even penetrating his World Ring and directly affecting the Golden Horned Beast's divine body. Nothing could block it. He was completely 'swept' over by the ripples. The sensation of the ripples passing through his divine body was incredibly uncomfortable, like layers of knives scraping against it. When he flew past this ripple layer, the Demon Killer Clan clone was left with only about 30% of its divine body. “Such terrifying star ripples.” “What exactly was that?” “This, this… how has the starry sky changed?” Luo Feng was astonished to discover that after passing through the ripples, the starry sky before him had completely transformed. The previous starry sky was very similar to a normal cosmic star field, with stars generally far apart and planets appearing ordinary. But this star field… It was so beautiful and vibrant, with star systems much closer together, forming beautiful patterns. Luo Feng even vaguely sensed the profound essence of law patterns contained within these countless planetary arrangements. “Is there another star field hidden within the Desperate Land?” Luo Feng wondered. Sitting on the asteroid, Luo Feng slowly flew forward, soon approaching the nearest planet. That planet was a dull yellow, seemingly ordinary. But Luo Feng's brief scan… “This planet, entirely dull yellow, devoid of any life, with a diameter of 21,000 kilometers…” “Star Tear Gold!” “It actually contains a Star Tear Gold ore vein!” Luo Feng, his face pale, sat on the flying asteroid, looking at the lifeless planet, utterly astonished. “The reserves are so immense! If I were to devour it, even my Golden Horned Beast's massive divine body could recover to 80%.” Luo Feng found it incredible. Star Tear Gold, though a G-grade metal, was extremely special. Legend had it that when a super-large star finally collapsed into a black hole, it would produce a metal—Star Tear Gold. This Star Tear Gold was called the 'tears of a star'! Although it was a G-grade metal, its utility made it far more valuable. Luo Feng had never seen such a precious metal forming an ore vein that almost covered an entire planet! Even a Cosmic Overlord-level divine body, even one as massive as a thousand kilometers, could recover to 80% after devouring this planet. “Whoosh!” Luo Feng instantly vanished, and the Golden Horned Beast appeared. Swoosh! The Golden Horned Beast flew directly out of the asteroid, rapidly heading towards the dull yellow planet. A moment later— As it was about to reach the dull yellow planet, the Golden Horned Beast was also very close to a golden planet in the distance. Its divine power casually extended to sense it, but the result left the Golden Horned Beast stunned: “What? That golden planet contains a Void Stone Vein, with terrifying reserves! In terms of value, it's almost on par with the Star Tear Gold on this planet.” “Boom!” The Golden Horned Beast landed on the dull yellow planet, raising its head to gaze at the countless planets in the starry sky. “I've checked two planets, and both contain precious ore veins. And this mysterious space has countless planets. Do they all contain precious ore veins?”