The Allure of the Wings

Above the Tilted Peak Sector Water Region, a colossal celestial mountain, moving at several times the speed of light, transformed into a streaking current. Three figures, each radiating a hazy white light, were gathered together.

“Jiayu died without even a chance to leave a message. What kind of terrifying danger must he have encountered? Even within the inner region of the Tilted Peak Sector, for the Jiayu Master to die without leaving a message, it could only happen in a few specific places. It’s only common in the Tilted Peak Sector Core.” One of the God-Eye Clan powerhouses remarked.

“Indeed, this situation is extremely perilous.”

“We are merely following the First True Master’s orders. If we discover a dangerous or unusual location, we are to report it immediately.”

“I fear we might be wasting our time. The place where Jiayu fell might not be within that 193293rd reference system region at all.”

“Right.”

“This is the location from some time before Jiayu’s demise. His actual place of death should be nearby. It’s even possible he teleported to the inner region of the Tilted Peak Sector and died there.”

“Regardless, we must obey. I’ll be responsible for this one-third of the area, An Yong Master for another third, and Suinian, you take the last third.”

“Understood.”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three God-Eye Clan powerhouses instantly split up, flying directly towards the vast water region below to begin their investigation.

...

The Tilted Peak Sector Water Region was simply too immense. Its depths harbored a multitude of innate creatures known as ‘Water Spirits.’ Even nearly a hundred factions dared not claim to have explored the entire water region, and its structure was constantly changing over time.

Six days later.

“Brief exploration complete.”

“I’ve explored my area too.”

“Nothing.”

The three Universe Masters met, exchanging glances. They hadn’t found a single clue. What now?

“A single reference system region is too vast. Our searches rely on domain-type supreme true treasures, allowing us to scan a radius of several light-years at once,” An Yong Master stated directly. “While this method is fast, some true treasure locations, influenced by the Tilted Peak Sector itself, cannot be detected by domains.”

“We know that, of course. What should we do? Are we really going to explore every single spot?”

“How can we explore every spot? Forget everything else, just a single light-year distance, walking slowly, checking every place—how long would that take? And a region one light-year long, one light-year wide, and one light-year high? How much longer?”

Exploration wasn't just flying.

Like the deceased Jiayu Master, one had to meticulously investigate every cave, retreating after finding no treasure, then moving on to the next canyon, cave, mountain, patch of vegetation, and so on… The speed was incredibly slow. A straight path of one light-year would likely take ten thousand eras, and a cubic light-year? Even a hundred million eras wouldn’t be enough!

“Detailed exploration is simply impossible. We can only conduct a brief one.”

“Let’s report back.”

“Yes, let’s report.”

...

An Yong Master and the other two had no choice but to report back.

“Continue the search!”

“Jiayu was in that reference system region long before his demise. When he truly fell, he likely left that reference system to explore the surrounding areas. You three… conduct a brief search of the hundred reference systems surrounding the 193293rd reference system.” The First True Master issued the command.

“Yes,” An Yong Master and the other two could only comply.

Since it was only a brief exploration, they wouldn’t resist.

In the blink of an eye, several more years passed. The three of them, relying on their domain-type supreme true treasures, had thoroughly searched the hundred surrounding reference system regions. They even had a stroke of luck, obtaining a high-grade supreme true treasure weapon hidden deep within a grand canyon, and discovered two unusual locations… However, when the God-Eye Clan’s Sixth True Master personally arrived to investigate, he found nothing of significance.

“It truly was a wasted effort.”

“Who knows where Jiayu died? Perhaps he perished in the inner region of the Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain!”

It was all for naught.

The God-Eye Clan had also investigated thoroughly for a long time.

First, they investigated the most probable water region, then they checked if any of Jiayu Master’s supreme true treasures appeared in the hands of other alien powerhouses, and third, the Sixth True Master personally investigated…

In the end, they could only admit defeat. With no results, if a God-Eye Clan powerhouse was usually killed, the other members of the God-Eye Clan would not let it go easily! But this time… with no trace found, they could only swallow their anger. An Yong Master, Suinian Master, and Buzhen Master were naturally disbanded, as there was no need to continue the search.

Suinian Master and Buzhen Master left directly.

Only An Yong Master continued deeper into the water region…

“I met Jiayu some years before his demise. At that time, he seemed to have made some gains in the water region, and he was continuing to explore it. There’s a ninety percent chance his death occurred in the water region. I will meticulously search that 193293rd reference system.”

...

Time flowed by, and in a flash, it was the twelfth year since Jiayu Master’s demise.

“They say the Tilted Peak Sector is dangerous, one of the three ultimate forbidden lands.”

“I’ve been here for thirty years and haven’t encountered a single true danger.” Luo Feng flew through the void, gazing at the boundless waterfall cascading down the majestic Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain in the distance, rumbling~~~ This colossal waterfall, tens of millions of light-years high, with every water droplet comparable to a star, what kind of terrifying impact was this boundless cascade? If this impact could be concentrated at a single point, even a Universe Supreme Master would likely be annihilated! However, dispersed as it was, constantly impacting the water region below, it caused continuous changes in the vast water body.

“I’ll go take a look at the Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain’s body.”

“As long as I don’t enter the mountain’s interior, the danger isn’t too great.” Luo Feng teleported repeatedly.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He rapidly approached the Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain’s body… This was his first time approaching the Main Mountain’s body in thirty years since arriving at the Tilted Peak Sector.

Seeing a mountain from afar makes it seem close, but even with Luo Feng’s teleportation, approaching the Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain was quite exhausting. After teleporting for over thirty million light-years… he was already very close to the Main Mountain’s body.

“Hmm?”

Whoosh, Luo Feng suddenly stopped mid-air. Ahead lay the Tilted Peak Sector Main Mountain, seemingly obscuring the endless Universe Ocean, yet Luo Feng frowned, looking down. “What…?”

“My Shi Wu Wings?” Luo Feng glanced back at the Shi Wu Wings behind him. The Shi Wu Wings occasionally trembled slightly.

A summons!

Like magnets attracting each other, the Shi Wu Wings were currently being drawn.

“A very faint summons, seemingly in that direction? Coming from deep within the water region.” Luo Feng looked down at the endless water region, his brows furrowed. This wasn’t his first experience with such a phenomenon; previously, Tianyang Venerable’s Flowing Light Wings and his own wings had attracted each other, and that attraction was terrifyingly strong. This attraction, however, was extremely faint, to the point of being almost imperceptible.

“Could the third pair of wings be down there?” Luo Feng mused.

“Let’s go see.”

Swoosh!

Luo Feng first teleported ten light-years downwards.

“It’s much stronger.” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. The trembling of the Shi Wu Wings behind him had intensified significantly; clearly, the summons was now very strong.

“Down we go.”

Luo Feng teleported again, and with a boom~~~ he plunged into the shallow waters of the endless water region.

“Rumble~~~” The Shi Wu Wings on Luo Feng’s back were now vibrating wildly.

“What a powerful summons.” Luo Feng’s face lit up with joy. He immediately activated his Golden Kingdom… A hazy golden light instantly spread out, forming a massive hazy golden region with a radius of 10 light-years. Of course, this wasn’t the limit of the Golden Kingdom’s range. But in the dangerous water region, Luo Feng dared not teleport too far.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng advanced another three light-years. After that, he had entered a dangerous zone and could no longer teleport so freely. Long-distance teleportation in the ‘water region’ was generally only dared in shallow waters; in deep waters, even with domain assistance, it was limited to very short, small-scale teleports.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Guided by the intense summons, Luo Feng, with an incredibly familiar sense, continuously approached the direction of the call. However, each teleportation distance was incredibly short, only about a hundred million kilometers.

“It must be another component of the Shi Wu Wings.”

“Hahaha, I knew it, I knew there were other components, but I never expected to find it so easily, right here in the outer region of the Tilted Peak Sector.” Luo Feng was extremely excited. After obtaining Tianyang Venerable’s pair of supreme true treasure wings, which transformed his Shi Wu Wings into ‘four wings,’ he discovered upon research that the third layer of secret patterns was incomplete.

Clearly, there were other components… Luo Feng had initially thought they might have fallen into the hands of other powerhouses in the Universe Ocean, as many powerhouses possessed wing treasures, and those who found a pair of supreme true treasure wings, deeming their power insufficient, might have bestowed them upon Universe Venerables or others. This was one possibility. Another was that they were somewhere within the Tilted Peak Sector itself…

“I never thought I’d sense it so easily.”

“I wonder if it’s on a powerhouse, or in some specific location.” Luo Feng mused.

Luo Feng flew at high speed, quickly descending to the entrance of a cave.

“It’s inside.”

“The summons is coming from within.” Luo Feng looked at the deep, dark cave before him and immediately began to advance cautiously.

The cave was wide, winding, and unfathomably deep.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz~~” The Shi Wu Wings on Luo Feng’s back were vibrating wildly, forcing Luo Feng, their master, to suppress them with his divine power to prevent them from flying out on their own.

“This summons is too strong.”

“The last time I faced Tianyang Venerable, the summons wasn’t this intense.” Luo Feng muttered to himself, “Could it be that my Shi Wu Wings are more complete, making the summoning sensation stronger?” Luo Feng was quite puzzled by this.

He advanced cautiously…

After more than three hours of careful vigilance, Luo Feng finally saw a light screen in the distance.

“A light screen?” Luo Feng cautiously approached, frowning at the distant light screen. Although the Shi Wu Wings behind him were struggling desperately, seemingly wanting to break free, Luo Feng remained calm and cautious.

“Something’s not right!”

“Something is very wrong.”

Luo Feng frowned.

“If there are other components of the Shi Wu Wings inside, and they are without an owner, then under normal circumstances, those components should actively fly towards me.”

“If the components have an owner, and that owner is suppressing them, then the owner should also feel the summons. Wouldn’t they be curious and come to investigate?” Luo Feng looked at the light screen before him. “Based on my understanding of the Tilted Peak Sector, only special treasures typically have light screens and other unique phenomena.”

Ordinary supreme true treasures, high-grade supreme true treasures, and top-tier supreme true treasures were usually hidden in some random corner. Only powerful treasures, or even exotic items, would exhibit special phenomena.

“A light screen?”

“The summons of the Shi Wu Wings.”

“The component isn’t actively flying over.” Although Luo Feng yearned deeply inside, even wanting to rush in directly, the Tilted Peak Sector’s fearsome reputation meant Luo Feng dared not act recklessly.

“Something is very wrong.”

“I’ll send my Demon Killer Clan clone to investigate.” Luo Feng naturally made this decision. In his years of exploring the Tilted Peak Sector Water Region, whenever he encountered unusual situations, he always sent his Demon Killer Clan clone.

Whoosh!

A black-clad Demon Killer Clan clone appeared out of thin air beside him, flying directly towards the front. Upon touching the light screen, it easily passed through.