Farewell

Chaos City, the sacred cultivation ground of the human race. At a glance, ancient cultivation residences often featured human powerhouses meditating cross-legged on their rooftops, exuding a rich atmosphere of cultivation. “Universe-level?” As Luo Feng descended from high above, he noticed some of the cultivators on the rooftops were actually Universe-level. “To be able to come to Chaos City with such strength, could they be members from a previous Genius Battle?”

“Look, it’s Lord Luo Feng.”

“It’s Lord Luo Feng.”

Many cultivators, who had been gazing up at the sky, observing the visible secret patterns of the universe’s operational laws, immediately recognized Luo Feng. After all, Luo Feng’s rise to fame was swift, and he was arguably the most dazzling figure in the human race over the past hundred thousand years. Ancient figures like the Sky Eclipse Palace Master, for instance, were unknown to many cultivators. If billions of years were to pass, and this generation of cultivators either died of old age or perished, with Luo Feng’s identity and information access set to an extremely high clearance, very few would naturally still recognize him.

But currently, Luo Feng was exceptionally brilliant.

“Is that Lord Luo Feng from the ‘Legendary Genius Battle’ 110,000 years ago?”

“It is Lord Luo Feng.”

“Of the three peerless geniuses from that Genius Battle 110,000 years ago, Bolan and Rongjun have both broken through to Immortality and become King-level! Lord Luo Feng, it’s said, has long since advanced to the Cosmic Nation Master and Cosmic Venerable levels.”

“Truly formidable. They say even Cosmic Venerables have fallen at Lord Luo Feng’s hands.”

The Universe-level youngsters were instantly thrilled.

Their awe for Luo Feng surpassed the awe Luo Feng and his peers once held for Jiujian Venerable. After all, Luo Feng rose to prominence in the Genius Battle 110,000 years ago, and his fame and various legends far outstripped those of Jiujian Venerable. However, these Immortals, Sector Lords, Domain Lords, and Universe-levels held lower statuses... they were unaware of Luo Feng’s feats in slaying Cosmic Overlords, otherwise, they would have been even more dumbfounded.

Such high-level information was known to all Cosmic Venerables, and among the King-level Immortals, only the well-informed were aware.

“With each generation of Genius Battle participants rising, the number of powerhouses in the human race will only continue to grow.” Luo Feng glanced below, a faint smile gracing his lips, then took a step and swiftly headed towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

…

Luo Feng entered through the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion, and his consciousness began to connect to the Virtual Universe. This was the first time he had activated Virtual Universe reception since the news of its shutdown was announced.

“82,901 emails!”

“9,010 call requests!”

“106 important emails!”

“11 important call requests!”

As soon as he connected, his virtual assistant Babata (an auxiliary AI branched from Babata) immediately notified Luo Feng.

“So many emails?” Luo Feng walked inside the City Lord’s Mansion, his consciousness rapidly scanning and opening all the emails. With the speed of his mental processing, he finished reading them all in moments.

“Besides the Chaos City Lord, three Cosmic Masters actually contacted me, especially the Founder of the Giant Axe… he even contacted me.” A hint of surprise flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. The three Cosmic Masters and the Founder of the Giant Axe had all sent a simple congratulatory email.

Seemingly simple.

But what were their statuses? Cosmic Masters and the strongest beings in the universe! Their emails… were anything but ordinary.

“I should send a thank you.” Luo Feng immediately replied with thank you letters to the three Cosmic Masters and the Founder of the Giant Axe.

…

After handling these matters, Luo Feng applied to contribute supreme treasures to the race. Only after submitting the application could he enter the side hall within the City Lord’s Mansion.

…

The bronze gate slowly opened, and Luo Feng stepped inside. Then, the bronze gate closed once more.

“Let’s begin.”

Luo Feng waved his hand.

*Whoosh!* Immediately, supreme treasures floated in mid-air, then gracefully drifted towards the stone platform in the center of the side hall. Countless azure light rays coiled upwards, enveloping each supreme treasure. These treasures were all acquired by Luo Feng through numerous battles; a total of four high-grade supreme treasures were laid out.

“Even if I contribute all four of these high-grade supreme treasures, it probably won’t be enough,” Luo Feng mused.

Back then, Luo Feng was thrown into a vortex passage by the ‘Craftsman God Master’ and entered a perilous land, where he killed Ba Jian Venerable and obtained two supreme treasures (one of which was a high-grade supreme treasure). After returning from the Beast God Realm, during nearly a year spent in the Original Star, he killed numerous Cosmic Overlords and many Cosmic Venerables, acquiring a total of four high-grade supreme treasures! After slaying Tianyang Venerable, his gains were immense, including not only the Flowing Light Wings and Qi Mirror Stone, but also an attack set supreme treasure, a high-grade supreme treasure combat armor, and an ordinary domain-type supreme treasure.

However, the ‘Youhai Clone’ took three of those high-grade supreme treasures.

Therefore—

Luo Feng currently had only five high-grade supreme treasures he didn’t immediately need (including the Eight Shuttles). Luo Feng kept one high-grade supreme treasure armor, contributing the other four to the race.

…

“Contributing four high-grade supreme treasures only yielded 52.1 supreme treasure points, still a significant gap from a top-tier supreme treasure,” Luo Feng secretly shook his head.

Following this, Luo Feng began to exchange for supreme treasures.

A flying palace-type ordinary supreme treasure, the ‘Muhe Boat,’ which was an earth-attribute supreme treasure, required 23 supreme treasure points.

An ordinary domain-type supreme treasure, ‘Fanjie,’ required 18 supreme treasure points.

A high-grade combat saber-type weapon, ‘Bohe,’ similar to the Blood Shadow Battle Saber, required 9 supreme treasure points.

The three supreme treasures cost 50 supreme treasure points.

…

Chaos City, Zhenyan Venerable’s mansion.

“Senior Brother.”

“Senior Brother.”

“Senior Brother is back.”

“Junior Brother.”

As Luo Feng walked through the mansion, the fellow disciples he encountered were all extremely respectful and reserved. Firstly, Luo Feng hadn’t spent much time with them, and secondly, as disciples of Zhenyan Venerable, they were well-informed and knew that several Cosmic Overlords of other races had fallen at Luo Feng’s hands.

Luo Feng, however, smiled and greeted them casually along the way. Only after Luo Feng departed did the group of disciples excitedly begin to discuss.

“Junior Brother Luo Feng is too powerful! Even Cosmic Overlords have fallen. Isn’t he already approaching the level of a Cosmic Master?”

“Indeed, he has far surpassed our teacher. I believe that in the future, Junior Brother Luo Feng will also have a place among the Hall Masters of the Hong Alliance Hall…”

…

Luo Feng clearly heard the distant discussions, yet remained as calm as water, walking towards Zhenyan Venerable’s residence.

“Teacher,” Luo Feng stood outside the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened automatically. Zhenyan Venerable was seated at a distant table, where fine wine had already been laid out.

“Tsk, tsk, Teacher, this wine is truly excellent, quite an expense!” Luo Feng reached the table in two steps, sat opposite him, and immediately picked up a flat container of wine to examine it closely. “Is this the epoch-grade ‘Zhegui Wine’?”

“My disciple’s fame has soared, known throughout billions of races in the universe, with everyone regarding you as a super-being. In an ordinary race, your strength alone would be enough to lead them across the cosmos.” Zhenyan Venerable stroked the golden beard on his chin, a hint of pride in his voice. “Several Cosmic Overlords have even fallen at my disciple’s hands. How can I not celebrate such an event? How could I begrudge a little wine at a time like this?”

Luo Feng blinked. “Teacher, too much praise will make your disciple conceited.”

“You can already fly!” Zhenyan Venerable quipped.

This made Luo Feng’s heart feel even warmer, as if he had returned to the past.

Zhenyan Venerable had a straightforward personality and often joked with his disciples, completely disregarding their respective statuses.

“Aren’t you drinking?” Zhenyan Venerable poured his own glass full.

“Drink, of course I’ll drink,” Luo Feng quickly said.

“Haha… come, let me fill yours.”

“I’ll do it myself.”

Luo Feng and Zhenyan Venerable drank wine while discussing the recent external situation. Luo Feng had been cultivating for some time, but the outside world had indeed undergone immense changes.

“You truly gave the alien races of the universe quite a fright this time.” Zhenyan Venerable put down his wine glass and sighed. “Your growth speed has even startled me, your teacher, let alone those alien races. All sorts of rumors are flying around the universe now, saying that if Luo Feng is allowed to grow, he will very likely reach the level of the Chaos City Lord.”

“There are plenty of alien spies!”

“Our race has even hunted down a large number of alien spies, some of whom even tried to infiltrate Chaos City, and even my own disciples.” Zhenyan Venerable looked at Luo Feng. “The race has killed many spies, but there are still too many to eliminate. Clearly, the alien races are sparing no expense, willing to expose a large number of their hidden spies… all to frantically search for information about you.”

“Oh?” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

“Each lost hidden spy is a considerable cost. Yet, they are losing them one by one. It’s speculated that the alien races already know you are cultivating in your God Kingdom and are investigating its location. The Bug Clan, Machine Clan, and Monster Clan… are likely trying to find a way to directly enter human territory to kill you,” Zhenyan Venerable said. “Otherwise, there’s no need to be so hasty. You must be careful.”

“Ha…”

Luo Feng smiled. “Teacher, let’s not talk about that. I’m already prepared. I came to see you today for something else.”

Luo Feng waved his hand—

Immediately, three supreme treasures floated in mid-air: an earthy yellow wooden boat, a crystal ball, and a black combat armor.

The wooden boat was a flying palace-type supreme treasure, the crystal ball was the domain-type supreme treasure ‘Fanjie,’ and the black combat armor was a high-grade supreme treasure armor! With these three supreme treasures, Zhenyan Venerable’s survival capability would reach an extremely high level. However, the lowest ‘soul-type ordinary supreme treasure’ cost 36 supreme treasure points, which Luo Feng couldn’t afford to exchange.

“You, this is…” Zhenyan Venerable stood up, staring at the three supreme treasures in shock.

“Teacher, your disciple is about to leave human territory for a journey,” Luo Feng respectfully said. “If my predictions are correct, there will likely be a storm of blood and gore! You are my teacher, and I fear bringing you trouble, so these three supreme treasures can help you. Please, Teacher, do not refuse them.”

Luo Feng was afraid Zhenyan Venerable would refuse them due to their immense value, so he didn’t even introduce their true worth.

“You’re leaving human territory?” Zhenyan Venerable was greatly alarmed.

“Yes,” Luo Feng nodded.

He still needed to retrieve the Star Tower and the fifth black metal plate, so he naturally had to leave.

“Do you know that the Machine Clan, Bug Clan, and Monster Clan… are determined to eliminate you? Even within human territory, you might face assassination. And you’re still going out? Once you leave, without the timely protection of human powerhouses, it will be extremely dangerous,” Zhenyan Venerable said anxiously.

“Your disciple also knows that this journey will undoubtedly be a storm of blood and gore,” Luo Feng smiled faintly. “But Teacher, please rest assured.”

Luo Feng bowed slightly. “Your disciple will take his leave now.”

Turning, Luo Feng took a step and vanished into thin air.

Zhenyan Venerable watched this scene, silent for a long time. He understood… Luo Feng had reached a higher level.

“Three supreme treasures… even a Cosmic Overlord would only have three supreme treasures, right?” Zhenyan Venerable initially thought they were ordinary supreme treasures. He immediately extended a finger, and threads of divine power shot out, rapidly permeating the three supreme treasures. Instantly, a surge of information flooded his mind… flying palace-type, domain-type, high-grade supreme treasure armor…

This left Zhenyan Venerable standing there for a long time. “Leaving directly without telling me, was he afraid I wouldn’t accept them if I knew? My disciple…”