Go to Your Death

This silent, ancient cosmos felt frozen, incredibly oppressive. Four colossal illusory figures, formed from four wills, occupied three different positions. Among them, the enormous silver-white snake head and a strange beast covered in a serrated shell were in the same position. The graceful figure was in another position. The colossal oval black spherical illusion was also in a solitary position. “Everyone is aware of the situation.” The graceful figure, the Insectoid Queen, spoke with her usual gentle, endlessly alluring voice. “Luo Feng unleashed the Universe Master’s most powerful secret technique, forming a miniature universe. In an instant, over 6,000 Universe Knights within that miniature universe perished. He also repelled Ban Fu Master and escaped back to his teacher Chaos City Lord’s Thousand Treasures River domain.” “Queen, Ban Fu Master was *your* choice!” The black spherical illusion roared. An ancient voice emanated from the strange beast with the serrated shell: “Insectoid Queen, this matter was executed by your Insectoid Alliance’s Ban Fu Master. Given the outcome, your Insectoid Race must bear more responsibility.” “You all agreed to it as well.” The Insectoid Queen’s voice grew subtly cold. “Moreover, who among you could have predicted Luo Feng would unleash the Universe Master’s most powerful secret technique? It was completely unexpected. Even if your Monster Race Alliance or Machine Race Alliance had dispatched a Universe Master, could they have done any better?” The two Monster Ancestors of the Monster Race and the Machine Race Father God naturally understood the logic, but the losses this time were, after all, immense. While some of those over 6,000 Universe Knights possessed clone abilities, they were a distinct minority. Adding the more than 800 Luo Feng killed previously, the total number of Universe Knights requiring revival was approximately 7,000! And every single one was at least a Universe High Knight! This was a terrifying number. This involved the allocation of responsibility, determining which of the three parties bore more. Thus, from the outset, the Monster Race and Machine Race began to bring up ‘Ban Fu Master’s ineffective execution,’ clearly preparing to make further demands later. “Hmph!” The Insectoid Queen snorted coldly, “Our three parties will each revive our own Universe Knights! You two factions shouldn’t dream of making my Insectoid Alliance bear more responsibility.” “Queen.” The colossal silver-white snake head also spoke, “In this operation, our Monster Race Alliance dispatched the most Universe Knights. On that Primal Star, over half of the Universe Knights were from our Monster Race Alliance! More than half of the deceased Universe Knights were also ours. During the operation... we contributed the most, and now you want us to bear the most? That’s unfair!” “I didn’t force your Monster Race to send so many Universe Knights,” the Insectoid Queen said. “You did so purely voluntarily. With so many dead, you naturally bear the responsibility. Furthermore, we all stated at the time... that fallen Universe Knights would naturally be the responsibility of their respective alliances.” Previously, no one had anticipated so many Universe Knights would perish. They even thought very few Universe Knights would die. It was only when Luo Feng’s Demon Killer Clan clone appeared that the three alliances realized their miscalculation, but even then, it was still within acceptable limits. It was only the final great annihilation... that truly pained all three alliances. ... The three parties argued. Even beings as noble as Universe Overlords would not easily yield when tribal interests were involved. This was because the interests at stake were truly immense. Reviving a single Universe High Knight would severely injure a Universe Master! Only those with extraordinary talents, like Universe Masters with exceptionally large divine bodies such as the World Tree or Mountain Giant, could revive more. The number of Universe Knights that could be revived had no relation to strength, but rather to the divine body! The more resilient the body, the more could be revived! But after all, the number this time was too great, approximately 7,000! Just the fallen Universe Overlords alone... put immense pressure on the four Universe Overlords. And how many Universe Masters did the three alliances collectively possess? Even if all their powerhouses were severely injured, they couldn’t revive so many Universe Knights. “In my opinion,” the black spherical illusion said, “there’s no need to argue further. Our three alliances should collectively invite Jiuyou Master! Let Jiuyou Master handle the revivals... His Jiuyou Sea is comparable to a supreme treasure. It is fully capable of reviving 7,000 Universe Knights!” “The more revived, the stronger the universe’s punitive backlash!” the silver snake head said. “With Jiuyou Master’s capabilities, his Jiuyou Sea can indeed withstand increasingly terrifying backlash. However... the vast majority of those 7,000 Universe Knights have never been to the Jiuyou Sea. Jiuyou Master would have to come to our three alliances to revive them, but the Jiuyou Sea cannot move. Relying solely on a single divine body manifested by Jiuyou Master...” “Initially, one of his divine bodies could revive a single Universe Knight. Even if a divine body were teleported over each time, in the later stages, the backlash would become stronger, and a single divine body’s divine power might not be able to resist it... making it impossible to revive even one Universe Knight.” The three parties fell silent once more. Reversing time and space to revive powerhouses incurred the punishment of the universe’s operational laws; it was a violation of those laws. Violating it once, twice, thrice... too many violations constituted a provocation to the universe’s origin! The punishment would also grow increasingly severe! Of course, the boundless Jiuyou Sea could fully withstand such a thing. Alas, the Jiuyou Sea was immobile. “Having all our Universe Masters from the three alliances perform the revivals is impossible,” the black spherical illusion stated. “This would cause our three alliances’ strength to weaken to an unprecedented degree. And not reviving them, or delaying the revivals for too long... that’s also not an option. Since we made a promise, we must fulfill it.” “In my opinion, we should specifically invite those special lifeform Universe Masters with exceptionally large divine bodies,” the black sphere suggested. “Our three alliances also have several such individuals. In the Northern Territory Alliance and the Ancestral God Sect, there are quite a few more special lifeform Universe Masters. If we invite them, each of them can revive hundreds of Universe Knights or even more! After reviving the Universe Overlords, we estimate we can also revive some more Universe Knights.” ... The Universe Overlords quickly deliberated. Their thought processes were astonishingly fast, and they swiftly formulated a detailed plan. This was already the plan with the smallest cost. The three alliances would share the burden equally! Each alliance effectively lost a peak domain-type supreme treasure, which deeply pained all four Universe Overlords. “The revival plan is set. Let’s discuss Luo Feng,” the black spherical illusion said. “Luo Feng must die!” the Insectoid Queen declared. “He possesses the innate talent of cloning and is incredibly powerful. Even Universe Masters might not be able to deal with him. Unless we intervene ourselves, but there are only four of us. Are we all to act? That would be a joke! And if one of us acts alone, how could we possibly catch him on the Primal Star?” The serrated-shelled strange beast’s voice was ancient. “However, I agree with your view, Queen. Our three alliances’ plan failed this time, and we suffered a great loss. If we simply let it end here, our three alliances will become the laughingstock of countless other forces throughout the cosmos! Even if it’s just killing a clone, we must conclude this by killing one of his clones!” “Indeed,” the colossal silver snake head also spoke. “We must destroy his clone and seize his supreme treasures! Otherwise, if we let him swagger away, we’ll likely be ridiculed even more,” the black spherical illusion added. “Luo Feng has a Demon Killer Clan clone, and its escape speed is extremely fast. We might not make it in time,” the ancient voice said. “Even if he escapes the Primal Star,” the Insectoid Queen said coldly, though still full of allure, “we will continue to pursue him. We must kill him once and seize his supreme treasures. That would at least somewhat offset the humiliation of this failure.” These four supreme beings understood... The moment Luo Feng annihilated over 6,000 Universe Knights, it was destined that the three alliances had lost face. Even if killing one of Luo Feng’s clones was the outcome... it would still be somewhat humiliating. But if they didn’t kill Luo Feng’s clone, allowing him to freely roam after slapping the three alliances’ faces... That would be even more humiliating, and they would become a complete laughingstock! “Have other Universe Masters track Luo Feng’s whereabouts, and ideally, restrain him!” “Meng Cha, you shall make your move.” “Very well.” ... Primal Star No. 02933. Within the Thousand Treasures River domain, a blurry figure of Chaos City Lord materialized before Luo Feng. Of course, Chaos City Lord’s true body was over 30 billion kilometers away from Luo Feng. “Teacher, you want me to go to my death?” Luo Feng asked, shocked. “What you did this time was exhilarating. Our Hong Alliance cheered for it. If I were in your shoes, I would have done the same,” the Chaos City Lord’s illusion said. “While it’s done, the three alliances were in the wrong for trying to kill you first. So, even though you acted, they can’t openly retaliate too harshly.” Luo Feng nodded. Between super-factions, Universe Masters were generally forbidden from widespread slaughter. Such an act would be a provocation to the other side, and could even lead to war. However, this time, the three parties tried to kill Luo Feng but fell into his trap, so it naturally wouldn’t ignite a war. “Even if they can’t openly retaliate, they must save face! The three super-factions suffered such a massive loss at your hands. If they silently endured it, they would likely be ridiculed by the entire cosmos,” the Chaos City Lord’s illusion said. “They will definitely make a move, and it’s even possible a Universe Overlord will descend.” Luo Feng’s heart stirred. “They need to save face, and it must end with your death. Even if it’s just killing one of your clones,” Chaos City Lord said. “You should place all your supreme treasures on your other clones, and send out one clone, for example, your Demon Killer Clan clone... to directly go to its death! A single Demon Killer Clan clone, without any supreme treasures, would only consume a small amount of your divine power. The three alliances... would then publicly kill you, considering the matter settled and their reputation somewhat salvaged.” “What do you think?” Chaos City Lord looked at Luo Feng. Luo Feng pondered silently. He wasn’t a fool. If he hadn’t already made a series of plans, he would have nodded. After all, having a Demon Killer Clan clone die at the hands of a Universe Overlord wasn’t too humiliating. However... if he did that, his other ‘Blood Cloud’ plan would be impossible to execute. “Teacher, I won’t entangle with them, but I also don’t want to directly go to my death,” Luo Feng said directly. “Teacher, you know my capabilities. I can easily escape the Primal Star.” “Even if you escape the Primal Star, they will continue to pursue you,” Chaos City Lord said. “If you use your Demon Killer Clan clone to go to its death, this matter will be considered settled.”