Tianhua Venerable

Upon learning the news, Chaos City Lord and other high-ranking human figures deduced that a Universe Supreme Master had likely infiltrated Purple Thorn Island. They immediately connected this to the Insectoid Race, Monster Race, and Machine Race's long-standing desire to eliminate Luo Feng. Since Luo Feng had been residing on Purple Thorn Island, it wasn't impossible that these three peak races, growing impatient, would resort to the most secure method—sending a Universe Supreme Master—to kill him!

This deduction sent a shiver down Chaos City Lord's spine.

Fortunately, Luo Feng's consciousness remained connected to the Virtual Universe, reassuring Chaos City Lord that Luo Feng was still alive. This allowed him to remain calm.

However, Chaos City Lord was still puzzled. If a Universe Supreme Master had come to kill Luo Feng, they shouldn't have failed, unless Luo Feng reacted swiftly and self-destructed! If it wasn't an assassination attempt on Luo Feng, what else could it be?

“That Universe Supreme Master was Xuzhen Demon God,” Luo Feng respectfully stated.

“Xuzhen Demon God?”

Long Xing Master and Chaos City Lord were both greatly alarmed.

“He did indeed come to Purple Thorn Island to kill me,” Luo Feng quickly considered in his mind before deciding to reveal the truth. From a normal perspective, he was a newly rising powerhouse within the human race, and while the three enemy factions desperately wanted to eliminate him, the human race would naturally strive to protect him.

He believed that the human race should take some action after he was targeted by a Universe Supreme Master. There was no need for him to bear the full brunt of it alone; he would first observe the race's response.

“He really came to kill you?” A hint of killing intent flickered in Chaos City Lord’s eyes.

“If Xuzhen Demon God personally intervened, how did you escape?” Long Xing Master couldn't help but ask. Chaos City Lord quickly added, “With Xuzhen Demon God’s strength, the island masters of your Purple Thorn Island couldn't possibly stop him. As for your Ancestral God Sect’s Ancestral God, there wouldn't have been enough time to intervene… How did you manage it?”

“Reporting to Master, it was Ancestral God who saved me,” Luo Feng replied respectfully.

Long Xing Master and Chaos City Lord exchanged glances. From the combat intelligence, they had already deduced that only Ancestral God could have moved the Five-Colored Aurora Lake without the Purple Thorn Island inheritors noticing. However, they couldn't understand how Ancestral God could have intervened in time. The speed of powerhouses in battle was incredibly swift!

“If not for Ancestral God, I fear this time…” Luo Feng shook his head. “Ever since I was recognized as a Peak Universe Overlord, Ancestral God has been secretly residing in the dwelling next to mine on Purple Thorn Island. For the past 62 years, he has been my neighbor.”

“Ah.”

“Neighbor?”

Long Xing Master and Chaos City Lord were secretly astonished, shocked by the Ancestral God Sect’s immense regard for Luo Feng, to the point of having their highest-ranking ‘Ancestral God’ act as his bodyguard. This gesture was truly impressive. The highest being of the universe's foremost power personally living next door, silently guarding for so long—anyone would be moved.

“Where are you now?” Chaos City Lord immediately asked.

“I am not currently on Purple Thorn Island,” Luo Feng replied.

“Don’t go back for now. The Insectoid Race, Machine Race, and Monster Race failed this time, but there’s no telling if they’ll try again,” Chaos City Lord solemnly instructed. “Go into secluded cultivation for now. I will carefully consider your situation.”

“Understood.”

Luo Feng immediately bowed to the two before him, then vanished into thin air.

Long Xing Master and Chaos City Lord pondered in silence for a moment.

“Chaos,” Long Xing Master finally spoke, “Purple Thorn Island is not safe. The three races’ desire to kill Luo Feng is terrifyingly strong. We only suspected it before, but it turns out to be true, and it was Xuzhen Demon God, a demon god most skilled in illusions, truly the most formidable opponent for someone with a talent clone.”

“I will immediately notify Giant Axe and gather all Universe Masters to discuss this matter,” Chaos City Lord could no longer hold back.

…

While the human Universe Masters gathered again due to this incident, Luo Feng was in a grand hall of his palace, continuing to review the data of various Peak Universe Overlords.

“Our human race, including myself, only has four Peak Universe Overlords.”

“The Machine Race has four Peak Universe Overlords.”

“The Monster Race has a staggering 21 Peak Universe Overlords. After all, among the Monster Race, bloodlines vary, and many possess the talent clone technique, leading to a large number of Peak Universe Overlords.”

“The Insectoid Race… The Insectoid Race has 81 Universe Overlords, with 2 Peak Universe Overlords. However, when the Insectoid Race’s Universe Overlords launch their insect sea tactics, they can completely rival the Peak Universe Overlords of other races.” Luo Feng nodded inwardly. The Insectoid Race was terrifying. An Insectoid Mother Queen, though perhaps only a Universe Overlord in terms of her own combat power, could, at any cost, create a swarm of Universe Venerable-level Insectoid warriors. Although these warriors only possessed powerful divine bodies, the Mother Queen could split her consciousness to inhabit each soldier, granting them extremely strong combat capabilities.

“The Machine Race’s allies have a total of 12 Peak Universe Overlords.”

“The Monster Race’s allies have a total of 16 Peak Universe Overlords.”

“The Insectoid Race’s allies have a total of 9 Peak Universe Overlords.”

“Who should I choose?”

Luo Feng first ruled out the Insectoid Race. An Insectoid Mother Queen Overlord herself wasn't terrifying, but she could control powerful Insectoid warriors! Even if he could kill individual Insectoid warriors, the Mother Queen could use them to block Luo Feng, allowing herself to escape swiftly and calmly.

The Machine Race?

The Machine Race only had four Peak Universe Overlords in total, just like the human race previously only had three. Their supreme treasures and secret techniques were all extremely powerful! Moreover, each of them was located in important Machine Race strongholds, similar to how Sky-Eating Palace Master and Star Prison Demon Master were in human strongholds.

“The Monster Race, then.”

“The Monster Race has a large number of Peak Universe Overlords, and they are dispersed.” Luo Feng looked at the floating data in mid-air, then suddenly fixed his gaze on one particular entry: “It’s him—Tianhua Venerable!”

Tianhua Venerable, a Peak Universe Overlord of the Monster Race, was second only to ‘Sky Wolf Master’ in the Sky Wolf Race. He was the pride of the entire Sky Wolf Race, a direct disciple of Sky Wolf Master, and also a disciple of the Monster Race’s ‘Dream Monster Ancestor.’

“Tianhua Venerable?”

“Sky Wolf Master?”

Luo Feng chuckled softly.

He couldn't forget how, after emerging from the Ice Prison, the high and mighty Sky Wolf Master had tried to kill him. Fortunately, his Master, Chaos City Lord, had appeared!

“Tianhua Venerable, you’re out of luck. You’re the one.”

…

Having chosen ‘Tianhua Venerable’ as his prey, Luo Feng naturally began to gather detailed intelligence for his plan, investigating his supreme treasures, secret techniques, and usual dwelling places to understand his full strength.

However, just as Luo Feng was formulating his plan, Chaos City Lord sent him a direct communication.

“Luo Feng.”

“Come see me in Chaos Ruins.”

“Understood.”

Without hesitation, since his Master had given the order, Luo Feng quickly left his God Kingdom and arrived at the Virtual Universe Company’s headquarters. He boarded a spaceship, traveled through a cosmic wormhole, and reached Chaos City.

…

Walking through the City Lord’s Mansion, all the guards showed respect.

In the vast Chaos Ruins, Chaos City Lord sat cross-legged. Only when Luo Feng approached did he open his eyes.

“Master,” Luo Feng bowed slightly.

“Whoosh.” Chaos City Lord casually flicked his hand, and a stream of light flew towards Luo Feng.

Luo Feng quickly reached out to catch it. Looking down, he saw a triangular prism crystal in his palm, resembling amethyst, adorned with beautiful, ancient patterns. The entire crystal exuded a strange, captivating power.

“This is a superior-grade among high-grade soul-type supreme treasures, named ‘Yuxiang’,” Chaos City Lord said.

“Yuxiang?” Luo Feng was startled.

When he had previously exchanged for the top-tier supreme treasure battle blade, Blood Shadow Blade, he had glanced through many exchange catalogs. With his incredible memory, he clearly remembered that ‘Yuxiang’ required a staggering 620 treasure points in the soul-type supreme treasure section!

High-grade soul-type supreme treasures were more valuable than ordinary top-tier supreme treasure weapons.

Top-tier supreme treasure battle blades, etc., usually cost around 80 treasure points.

But high-grade soul-type supreme treasures started at two to three hundred treasure points… Yuxiang was an exceptional one, reaching 620 treasure points.

Of course, if it were a ‘top-tier soul-type supreme treasure,’ its value would be even higher… It would be comparable to weapons like Thousand Treasures River and Jianhe Luo, typically requiring several thousand treasure points.

“Master…” Luo Feng looked up at Chaos City Lord.

“It’s not from me, but from the race,” Chaos City Lord smiled. “This exceptional high-grade soul-type supreme treasure—‘Yuxiang’—is worth several top-tier supreme treasure weapons! This was a decision made by the race after learning you were pursued by Xuzhen Demon God, to grant you this ‘Yuxiang’ supreme treasure to guard your soul.”

“Your will and consciousness have already reached the Universe Master level, and Yuxiang is an exceptional item among high-grade soul-type supreme treasures.”

“If you encounter Xuzhen Demon God again, with ‘Yuxiang’ guarding your soul, you won’t be infiltrated by soul attacks, nor will your soul be controlled. You can calmly self-destruct,” Chaos City Lord explained.

Luo Feng nodded.

Indeed.

Even a true Peak Universe Overlord, with soul-protecting supreme treasures, would still be unable to escape a Universe Supreme Master. They would typically choose to self-destruct. Being able to self-destruct was already considered a success… But he was different. He had the ultimate supreme treasure ‘Star Tower’ for protection, and the peak supreme treasure ‘Robe Armor’ for defense.

“Thank you, Master,” Luo Feng still expressed his gratitude. He truly lacked a soul-type supreme treasure.

Although he had Star Tower, both his Earthling Original Body and Golden Horned Beast Clone needed soul-type supreme treasures. Upon receiving this ‘Yuxiang,’ Luo Feng instantly made a decision: “Yuxiang will be used by my Earthling Original Body. My Earthling Original Body already has Robe Armor, which itself has the effect of weakening soul attacks. Yuxiang and Robe Armor, when combined, can completely rival a top-tier soul-type supreme treasure! With this, I might even be able to withstand Xuzhen Demon God’s soul attacks.”

“My Golden Horned Beast Clone has Star Tower, giving it ample confidence.”

“When adventuring as Blood Cloud Palace Master… I won’t tarnish his reputation,” Luo Feng secretly decided.

This treasure had indeed arrived at a timely moment.

Yuxiang, requiring 620 treasure points, was far beyond what Luo Feng could acquire even if he offered all his remaining supreme treasures to the race.

“With this supreme treasure, you can go out and adventure. After all, it’s not easy for the Insectoid Race and the other two races to invite a Universe Supreme Master again, so you don’t need to worry too much,” Chaos City Lord solemnly stated. “Your strength has reached this level, so you must temper yourself in battle. Every Universe Master is born from battle and tempering; secluded cultivation alone will not make one a Universe Master. Go.”

“Understood.” Luo Feng bowed and immediately withdrew.