Zhenchang Valley

On Original Star No. 08625, above the endless ocean, the Blood Cloud Palace Master, clad in blood-red battle robes, a blood-red mask, and golden curved horns, soared through the void. Inside his world ring, his Earthling true body was busy processing the spoils of war.

Within the world ring,

Luo Feng, wearing black armor and with a single horn on his forehead, stood on a vast land. Before him lay a pair of massive supreme treasure divine hammers, a set of ancient top-tier supreme treasure armor, a green seed-like supreme treasure, and a world ring.

“Break!”

Luo Feng gazed at the supreme treasures and the world ring before him, instantly splitting five streams of divine power. Two streams directly pierced the supreme treasure divine hammers, two more entered the supreme treasure armor and the green seed respectively, and the final stream plunged directly into the world ring.

*Boom!*

Luo Feng couldn't be bothered to spend more effort on a single world ring, so he forcibly destroyed it. With a thunderous roar, a massive amount of materials, heavy treasures, and some supreme treasures rained down from above like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, instantly piling up into a mountain range on the surrounding land.

“This Lord of Scorching Fire, too, imprinted life imprints on all dozen or so supreme treasures he collected. And those heavy treasures, most of them also bore life imprints,” Luo Feng muttered, shaking his head.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Immediately, more streams of divine power surged forth, directly entering each supreme treasure and heavy treasure. The divine power continuously impacted them. As the saying goes, with persistent effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle. This forceful breaking of imprints relied on divine power repeatedly impacting and destroying them until they naturally disintegrated completely.

...

One clone, in the guise of the Blood Cloud Palace Master, an ancient existence of the vast universe, roamed the Original Star.

The other clone was immersed in forcibly breaking the life imprints on the supreme treasures and heavy treasures.

“Exhilarating.”

“Fantastic.”

Luo Feng felt an inner exhilaration. Ever since he had left Earth with trepidation and entered the cosmos, he had been striving and fighting relentlessly, constantly feeling immense pressure. He always felt that he couldn't fully control his own destiny, let alone control and protect the destiny of Earthlings.

But now, Luo Feng had gained confidence.

“Looking across the universe, I may not be the strongest! Every Universe Supreme Master is stronger than me.”

“There are also many who are on par with me. Even with the Star Tower, I can probably only rival those peak Universe Masters.”

“But at least… I have already stood among the pinnacle ranks of this vast universe!”

This joy came from deep within. Wasn't this great freedom and confidence precisely what he sought on this path of strength?

“This achievement, as my teacher Chaos City Lord said, makes me a Universe Master.” Luo Feng continued to silently anticipate, even as he violently broke the life imprints. “I believe that after internal discussions within the Hong Alliance, I will soon be qualified to become a Hall Master of the Hong Alliance Hall!”

“At that time, as the Founder of Giant Axe once promised, the day I can sit alongside them will be the day Earth is reclaimed.”

“Struggling for countless years…”

“One hundred and eighty million years…”

“It’s coming soon.”

Luo Feng murmured. Although other powerhouses believed Luo Feng had only cultivated for over a hundred thousand years, Luo Feng had indeed personally experienced one hundred and eighty million years. For those with insufficient willpower, such long years would be enough to make them collapse and decay.

He continued to forcibly break the life imprints.

*“Puff!” “Puff!” “Puff!”*...

The life imprints within the heavy treasures collapsed and dissipated one after another.

After a moment,

The life imprints within the ordinary supreme treasures also collapsed and dissipated one by one.

A little later,

The life imprint of the sole high-tier supreme treasure also collapsed.

It took over half an hour, consuming a vast amount of divine power, but the massive pair of divine hammers and the top-tier armor were finally all broken.

“These items no longer belong to the Lord of Scorching Fire.” Luo Feng meticulously filtered through them with his divine power, ensuring all spoils of war obtained from the Lord of Scorching Fire were completely ‘cleaned.’

“Oh?”

Luo Feng’s gaze fell upon the massive pile of materials that formed a mountain. His divine power immediately locked onto one particular material. A purple crystal pillar slowly floated up, covered in secret patterns. It subtly exuded an unusual aura, and these patterns further confirmed Luo Feng’s suspicion.

“Zhenchang Valley?” Luo Feng frowned, then smiled. “Quite lucky, aren’t I?”

During the opening period of the Original Star,

Qi God Palace was the greatest treasure. However, there were several others of a slightly lower tier, such as the already revealed Jianhe Luo. Some treasure temples or palaces had appeared but had not yet opened. Qi God Palace, for instance, had not yet opened… And ‘Zhenchang Valley’ was also a place containing treasures. Although it had appeared, it hadn't opened either.

Luo Feng was aware of this information, so he immediately recognized the crystal pillar as a token for ‘Zhenchang Valley.’ It was rumored that there were nine such tokens in total, and the moment all nine tokens appeared, Zhenchang Valley would officially open!

Those holding a token could enter Zhenchang Valley.

Otherwise, entry would be impossible.

...

While his Earthling true body was breaking life imprints and examining the Zhenchang Valley token inside the world ring… the Blood Cloud Palace Master, who had been flying erratically and fleeing to another Original Star, was now being relentlessly pursued.

Moreover, news of the Lord of Scorching Fire’s clone being killed had rapidly spread among the high-ranking officials of the major cosmic powers.

“The Lord of Scorching Fire’s Jiuhuo clone was actually killed, and his supreme treasure stolen!”

“The Lord of Scorching Fire has already released news, stating that the Blood Cloud Palace Master’s strength is even greater than it was over three million eras ago, and he has also acquired a new supreme treasure, a long shuttle-type supreme treasure.”

“Even the Lord of Scorching Fire couldn’t withstand him. We must be careful and vigilant. Without sufficient life-saving ability, one cannot fight the Blood Cloud Palace Master alone.”

And so…

Universe Masters began to act in groups of two or three. Of course, some also pursued the Blood Cloud Palace Master alone. These were either those with extremely large divine bodies, exceptionally strong protective supreme treasures, or flying palace-type supreme treasures, or those who were already among the pinnacle ranks of Universe Masters. In short, only those with sufficient confidence dared to act alone.

...

“Chasing me?” Luo Feng laughed as he flew through the void. “Each Original Star has a full 10,081 spatial vortexes, allowing me to change my route at will. Even if all major cosmic powers sent out several Universe Masters, how many Universe Masters are there in total? And if their strength isn’t enough, they can’t stop me at all.”

He was using this ‘fame-making battle’ plan to let the Blood Cloud Palace Master identity roam around.

Firstly, to test the power of his ultimate supreme treasure.

Secondly, the appearance of the Blood Cloud Palace Master was enough to divert attention, temporarily shifting the anger of the three major alliances. After all, compared to the Blood Cloud Palace Master… pursuing Luo Feng was merely an internal struggle among the four pinnacle races, whereas the Blood Cloud Palace Master had truly aroused the anger of various cosmic powers.

“The objective has been achieved.”

“It’s time to return to my God Kingdom.” Luo Feng muttered to himself, “How should I go back?”

He flew erratically, sometimes even approaching vortex passages leading to the outside, but Luo Feng didn't enter them. He understood that if the path was too easily guessed, there might be powerhouses lying in ambush outside those vortex passages.

...

As Luo Feng pondered how to leave the Original Star and return to his God Kingdom, he arrived at a vortex passage. Luo Feng stepped into it without hesitation.

“Blood Cloud Palace Master, don’t run!”

“Blood Cloud Palace Master, dare you fight me?” The three Universe Masters who had been chasing him could only watch helplessly as Luo Feng escaped into the next Original Star — Original Star No. 08605.

...

Original Star No. 08605.

As soon as Luo Feng stepped into this vast universe, he saw six figures in the distance. The distance between them was less than a hundred million kilometers. The leader was a distorted dark void, and the other five towering figures also exuded extraordinary auras.

“Northern Territory Alliance!” Luo Feng recognized them at a glance.

“Blood Cloud Palace Master!”

Several voices from the six figures shouted almost simultaneously.

“Hahaha, Blood Cloud Palace Master, we were just about to head to that Original Star to hunt you down, but who would have thought you’d come to this Original Star and run into us?”

“What luck we have.”

“Blood Cloud Palace Master, you chose no other path, but precisely the one that overlapped with ours! You keep switching Original Stars, and we keep changing our routes, and finally, we’ve managed to meet you.”

These six Universe Masters from the Northern Territory Alliance had not had an easy time.

Along the way, they constantly received messages: the Blood Cloud Palace Master has gone to XX Original Star, the Blood Cloud Palace Master has gone to XX Original Star again…

The changes were extremely rapid.

Naturally, the six Universe Masters of the Northern Territory Alliance also had to constantly change their routes. After all, they couldn't just chase behind the Blood Cloud Palace Master; they would never catch him that way. They had to go ahead and block him! But blocking… required luck, because with so many spatial vortexes, no one knew which one Luo Feng would take.

A slight change in direction would lead to a vast difference in distance.

Luo Feng, however, couldn't be bothered with those voices. Among the six Universe Masters before him, while the other five were extremely powerful and renowned throughout the universe, they posed no threat to Luo Feng, who possessed the Star Tower. What truly caught his attention was the leader — the dark void existence.

“Star River Master?” Luo Feng spoke.

“Blood Cloud Palace Master.” The tall dark void emitted a voice. “This is our first meeting, isn’t it? I tried to hunt you twice before, but you had already slipped away before I could even see you. This time, my luck is good… to actually encounter you.”

*Whoosh~~~~*

Immediately, an infinite expanse of starlight instantly enveloped the entire Original Star. A powerful restraint covered everything; it was a top-tier domain-type supreme treasure.

“Since you’ve met me, don’t try to escape. Lord of Scorching Fire said you’re very formidable, so I’m eager to witness it… If you can survive my grasp, then you might also escape this encirclement plan.” The tall dark void spoke.

Luo Feng watched from afar, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Because…

Star River Master’s reputation was well-known. In terms of strength, status, and fame, he was no less than his teacher, Chaos City Lord! He absolutely belonged to the most top-tier ranks among Universe Masters! Even Universe Supreme Masters couldn't do anything to Star River Master, and all of this contributed to his boundless prestige.