Forging a Reputation

High above another Primal Star, a vast, golden river hung suspended, with nine exotic beasts roaming and roaring within its currents. “It’s a domain-type supreme treasure!” “Such powerful resistance. I never expected this Luo Feng to possess such a treasure. The benefits received by super geniuses from peak races are truly different; he’s so weak yet already has a domain-type supreme treasure.” “It seems we won’t be able to kill that human, Luo Feng, this time. Let’s go.” “We’re leaving.” The three Cosmic Venerables from the Northern Territory Alliance exchanged telepathic messages, struggling to break through the layers of river water and fly outwards. However, their flight speed was incredibly slow. This made the three Cosmic Venerables curse inwardly. A mere Immortal-level genius, though he had killed Howling Mirror King, only possessed mid-tier Cosmic Venerable combat power, yet he had obtained a domain-type supreme treasure! Coupled with the already confirmed ‘soul-type supreme treasure,’ these were better than the supreme treasures of many Cosmic Overlords. “If not for the domain-type supreme treasure, he wouldn’t have escaped.” “Consider him lucky.” Suddenly— Within the vast golden river ahead, a faintly discernible black exotic beast abruptly appeared. The chilling killing intent in its dark golden eyes instantly sent a shiver down the spine of the Cosmic Venerable flying at the front, who urgently shouted via telepathy, “Watch out!!!” “Roar~~~” The black exotic beast instantly transformed into a golden streak of light, accompanied by a faint, ancient roar. With unbelievable speed, it directly slammed into the scaled chest of the Cosmic Venerable at the forefront. Boom! The top-tier supreme treasure armor on that Cosmic Venerable shattered instantly, and his divine body was directly annihilated. The black exotic beast’s momentum remained unchecked… it accelerated again and crashed into the second Cosmic Venerable. It was like a road roller crushing a wolf. Though a wolf is ferocious, once crushed by a road roller… it inevitably turns into pulp. “It’s a trap, it’s a trap.” The sole surviving third Cosmic Venerable stared in horror with his three emerald green eyes, letting out a terrified and furious divine power roar from his purple lips, “Luo Feng, the human, is bait, he’s bait!!!” Swish! A cold golden blade light struck directly from behind. The third Cosmic Venerable was still desperately trying to fend off the black exotic beast when he suddenly felt his divine body violently shake, and then he knew nothing more. “Only realizing it’s a trap now? Too late.” Luo Feng, clad in silver armor and silver wings, stepped forward, holding the Zhan Yue Blade. He glanced at the floating fragments of supreme treasures, weapons, and world rings, then waved his hand to collect everything. Afterward, he sheathed the Zhan Yue Blade, and the Golden Horned Beast instantly vanished into his world ring. “This is what happens when information is slow.” “Other cosmic factions don’t have the Virtual Universe, so they can’t achieve real-time information transmission,” Luo Feng murmured. “Especially factions like the Northern Territory Alliance and Nine Domains Alliance, which have numerous races. The Northern Territory Alliance, in particular… truly has many races. Nearly a third of the alien Venerables I’ve killed belong to them.” Only by adventuring on the Primal Stars did he truly feel the vast numbers of the Northern Territory Alliance. Back then, in the open-air plaza on Purple Thorn Island, the Hong Alliance’s Beast God inheritors usually numbered just over a thousand, but the Northern Territory Alliance had hundreds of thousands! From this ratio, one could vaguely discern the proportion of powerhouses. “Some Cosmic Venerables already know… they need to retreat when they encounter me.” “But there are still some Cosmic Venerables who haven’t received this news.” Luo Feng’s mind stirred, and the endless golden waves vanished, transforming into a silver stream of light that flew into the distance. There were no traces left in the air where the battle had taken place; Luo Feng had taken every last fragment of supreme treasure. … In the open-air bar of Hong Alliance City within the Virtual Universe. Connected to the Virtual Universe through the consciousness of the Endless Abyssal Sea, Luo Feng usually visited once every ten to fifteen days. He had been silently waiting for news from Tianyang Venerable. However, the 10,081 Primal Stars were simply too vast, and Tianyang Venerable, being a Cosmic Overlord, acted alone. Once he went into hiding in a certain place, he might remain concealed for a hundred or even a thousand years. Finding his location indeed required time and luck. “Luo Feng.” “Daohe.” Walking through the open-air bar, many Cosmic Venerables greeted him warmly. Even the rare Cosmic Overlords who occasionally appeared were very polite to Luo Feng. After all, Luo Feng’s achievements in the nearly one year since entering the Primal Star were truly astonishing. While other factions were slow to spread news, the Hong Alliance powerhouses quickly circulated it. In the past year, the number of alien Venerables and Cosmic Overlords who had perished because of Luo Feng was not small. Although they all believed it was the work of a peak Cosmic Overlord hidden in Luo Feng’s world ring, the fact that such a peak Cosmic Overlord was willing to reside in Luo Feng’s world ring proved Luo Feng’s status! Every powerhouse was naturally eager to befriend such a peak Cosmic Overlord. Even Universe Masters would highly value peak Cosmic Overlords. Because— The combat power of peak Cosmic Overlords was very close to that of Universe Masters. Moreover, they could revive after death. However, Universe Masters, once dead, could never be revived! This gave peak Cosmic Overlords… a very special status. “Luo Feng.” A familiar voice called out. Luo Feng turned his head and saw two powerhouses sitting in a corner, with no other powerhouses nearby. “Guiyi Venerable, Undying Venerable?” Luo Feng was secretly surprised. He understood why no other powerhouses approached; these two held extraordinary status. Guiyi Venerable was a disciple highly valued by Chaos City Lord, and Undying Venerable was a disciple of the Giant Axe Founder, both exceptional individuals. Luo Feng immediately walked over with a smile. Guiyi Venerable, as always, wore a fiery red battle robe, was barefoot, and bald. Seeing him naturally brought a sense of tranquility to one’s heart. However, Luo Feng, who had cultivated for 180 million years, had a will that was now a notch stronger than before, reaching the threshold of a Universe Master, and was completely unaffected. Luo Feng had met Undying Venerable once before, through a Virtual Universe communication. Undying Venerable was dressed as before, in strange battle armor adorned with tens of thousands of vines, his face obscured by some of them, only his eerie green eyes remained as sinister as ever. Back then, when Luo Feng was still very weak, he had once fallen victim to those eyes. … In the eyes of Luo Feng and Zhenyan King back then, Undying Venerable and Guiyi Venerable were both Cosmic Overlords, unattainable existences. But now, Luo Feng clearly understood their capabilities. Guiyi Venerable was at the level of a normal Cosmic Overlord, but his supreme treasures were better, and he excelled in both illusion techniques and close combat. Undying Venerable was extremely famous; his true combat power was only at the level of a normal Cosmic Overlord, but his survival ability was eerily strong, and no one had been able to kill him to this day. He had been given the universally recognized title of ‘Undying.’ “Senior Brother,” Luo Feng said, walking over with a smile, “Undying Venerable.” “Sit,” Guiyi Venerable said with a smile. “You’ve grown so fast. You were so weak back then, far from Immortal. Just one glance from me affected you, but even then, you managed to break free from my gaze. Now, it seems you are indeed extraordinary. I hear dozens of Cosmic Venerables have perished because of you, haha, impressive, truly impressive.” Undying Venerable’s voice was strange and sharp, but Luo Feng, having spoken with him before, knew that Undying Venerable was naturally like this. “Luo Feng, Undying Venerable and I are both curious, exactly how many alien Venerables and Overlords have perished because of your peak Cosmic Overlord friend?” Guiyi Venerable asked with a smile. “Not too many,” Luo Feng replied with a smile. “82 Cosmic Venerables and 5 Cosmic Overlords.” “5 Cosmic Overlords?” Guiyi Venerable and Undying Venerable exchanged a look of surprise. They themselves were only at this level. Of course, both of them had immense backing and powerful supreme treasures, making their chances of survival much higher. But even so, they still found it incredible. “Mainly, at first, those alien Venerables who saw me and grew greedy tried to encircle me, only to be killed instead… especially in the first half-month, many aliens perished. But later, as the news spread, more and more aliens learned about these events. They now avoid me from afar, and I only occasionally encounter an alien who is out of the loop. It’s been three months, and I’ve only just met one unlucky fellow.” Luo Feng explained. This was indeed the truth. News spread faster and wider, and the successive deaths of several well-known Cosmic Venerables had completely forged Luo Feng’s reputation! Even alien Cosmic Overlords would steer clear of Luo Feng, not daring to approach him. “Who exactly is your friend?” Guiyi Venerable couldn’t help but ask. “Can you tell us?” “His name is Luo Feng,” Luo Feng said with a slight smile. “Don’t joke around,” Guiyi Venerable laughed. “If you can’t say, you don’t have to.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. No one truly believed him; to this day, not a single powerhouse believed he had done it himself! It was understandable. In the eyes of these powerhouses… even if he broke through to become a Cosmic Venerable, law comprehension couldn’t be rushed. Cultivating from the fourth to the seventh stage of the Path of the Beast God could easily take hundreds of millions of years. Now, in just under twenty thousand years, in the eyes of those powerhouses, his secret technique level must be very low. Even if his divine body was stronger… he was still far inferior to heaven-defying Cosmic Overlords like ‘World Tree,’ ‘Purple Rain Venerable,’ or ‘Sky-Eating Palace Master.’ “If you really want a name… Jinfeng Venerable,” Luo Feng said. “Jinfeng Venerable?” Guiyi Venerable and Undying Venerable exchanged glances, both feeling confused. Who? They hadn’t heard of him. “Are you messing with us?” Undying Venerable’s eerie green eyes showed a hint of suspicion. “I’m not lying to you, you’ll know in the future,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “Is he an alien?” Guiyi Venerable asked, puzzled. “You could say he’s an alien,” Luo Feng nodded. Just then, Luo Feng’s peripheral vision caught sight of a figure in the distance repeatedly looking his way. Upon closer inspection, it was Niuzhou Venerable. Seeing Luo Feng look over, Niuzhou Venerable quickly signaled with his eyes. “Senior Brother, Undying Venerable, I’m going to meet a friend,” Luo Feng said, rising with a smile. He then walked towards Niuzhou Venerable, who quickly came to meet him. As they met, Niuzhou Venerable lowered his voice and shielded their surroundings, “Daohe, Tianyang Venerable has been found.” Tianyang Venerable? Like a bucket of ice water poured over his head, Luo Feng jolted, his eyes instantly lighting up.