Greed

“Catch him!” “Seize him!” Each of the alien beast True Gods was furious. Even the True Gods from Xuanyu Mountain were astonished; a mere Law Master had killed a True God in such a short time. It was truly unbelievable. Fortunately, the Law Master had taken the corpse of a Nine Smoke Marsh True God, so Xuanyu Mountain was not in a hurry.

But Nine Smoke Marsh was truly anxious!

“Our Nine Smoke Marsh brothers’ corpses, over thirty of them, we must retrieve them, we must retrieve them!” roared the alien beast True God with three golden sharp horns.

“Retrieve them!”

“Retrieve them!”

Over a thousand alien beast True Gods roared. After all, there were only so many True Gods in Nine Smoke Marsh, and they were all very familiar with each other. Among those thirty-plus True God corpses… there might be brothers with whom they shared deep bonds, brothers who had faced life and death together. To die honorably in battle was the destiny of the strong, but they would still solemnly bury their comrades’ bodies after the war.

But now, over thirty brothers’ corpses had been stolen… and by a Law Master, no less! How could they tolerate this?

“Baku, lead your team to capture that Law Master and retrieve the corpses of our Nine Smoke Marsh brothers,” roared the three-horned alien beast True God.

“I will surely capture him.”

Boom!

Streaks of light swiftly flew through the high sky, chasing in the direction Luo Feng had fled.

Fifty streaks of light, in total, tore through the air.

…

“They think highly of me,” Luo Feng mused, having already stealthily changed direction repeatedly within the Nine Smoke Marsh’s tall grass. He had also slowed down, causing no ripples, steadily moving away from this True God-level battlefield. Because of Luo Feng’s constant changes in direction… the fifty True Gods were chasing in completely the wrong direction.

“Fifty True Gods coming to capture me, and not those half-baked True Gods from before. Most of these fifty True Gods are equipped with True God combat armor.” Though confident, Luo Feng dared not be surrounded by these fifty True Gods.

After all, it was a full fifty True Gods.

Moreover, True Gods in the Jinzhi World were generally slightly stronger than those in the Universe Ocean. Coupled with the fact that divine power was not suppressed in the Jinzhi World, their strength could be two tiers higher. Even the most ordinary eight-hoofed alien beast True God… whose secret technique was barely Tier Eight, could unleash power at a barely Tier Nine level. When it fought Luo Feng earlier, it was already injured, its strength only at the peak of Tier Eight.

And it didn’t have True God combat armor protecting it, so Luo Feng had cut it down alive!

“If I were surrounded by these fifty, it would be even more terrifying than being besieged by 500 True Gods in the Universe Ocean.”

“Even if I rode the Tomb Mausoleum Boat, I wouldn’t be absolutely certain of escaping.”

Luo Feng dared not be careless.

Whoosh!

He quietly changed direction, frequently altering his course without regularity, steadily moving towards the outer reaches of Nine Smoke Marsh.

…

The war between Nine Smoke Marsh and Xuanyu Mountain involved too many powerful individuals.

Over ten thousand True Gods were engaged in battle. Nine Smoke Marsh sending fifty True Gods to capture Luo Feng had no significant impact on Nine Smoke Marsh’s overall strength.

Near the edge of the True God-level battlefield.

Whoosh!

The Captain was quietly and swiftly retreating: “The fifty True Gods of Nine Smoke Marsh are pursuing the new recruit Yinhe. I hope they don’t fail to catch Yinhe and end up catching me instead.”

Because his location was diametrically opposite to Luo Feng’s, the Captain did not encounter any danger. After several days, he quietly returned to the Law Master battlefield area. Only then did he relax, beginning to disguise himself as a Xuanyu Mountain tribal warrior and blend into the vast, chaotic army engaged in fierce combat.

“This new recruit Yinhe is actually this strong,” the Captain thought, blending into the army, recalling the scene of Luo Feng killing a True God earlier. “Too strong. I would need to use a mechanical-stream treasure to even contend with him.”

“Over thirty True God corpses, that’s how many war merits? Enough to exchange for another mechanical-stream treasure. If I get another mechanical-stream treasure, even a Reincarnation-level mission, I’d be confident in passing. Then, I can safely temper myself in the army, and once I become a True God, I can obtain higher-level inheritances and become even stronger.”

A hint of greed flashed in the Captain’s gray eyes.

He wanted those corpses!

“How to get them?” A thought stirred in the Captain’s mind, and he came up with a plan.

“Everyone,” the Captain immediately transmitted a message to his 17 soldiers via their communication tokens.

“Captain.”

“Captain.”

“What are your orders, Captain?”

“Captain.”

Each of them responded.

The Captain continued his transmission: “Just a few days ago, that eight-hoofed alien beast True God from Nine Smoke Marsh, the one specifically collecting corpses, was killed on the battlefield by another True God. At that critical moment, the new recruit Yinhe suddenly appeared… he took the corpse of that eight-hoofed alien beast True God! And then, incredibly fortunately, he escaped!”

“What?!”

“He got the eight-hoofed alien beast True God’s corpse?”

“That corpse-collecting alien beast?”

Every soldier was shocked.

The Captain quickly replied: “Yes, it was that alien beast True God. The new recruit Yinhe took that corpse, and also took the many treasures that alien beast True God dropped, naturally including the treasure containing a large number of True God corpses. That alien beast True God had collected over thirty True God corpses before! Now all of that is with the new recruit Yinhe!”

The 17 soldiers, scattered across various areas of the Nine Smoke Marsh Law Master battlefield, felt their hearts tremble, itching with desire.

Over thirty True God corpses!

What an enormous amount of war merits!

“The True Gods of Nine Smoke Marsh are furious, and immediately fifty True Gods are searching extensively for the new recruit Yinhe across the battlefield,” the Captain continued his transmission. “They want to capture Yinhe.”

“I saw it just now, there were quite a few alien beast True Gods. I was wondering… why were alien beast True Gods flying around on the battlefield without fighting.”

“I saw them too.”

“I also saw many alien beast True Gods yesterday.”

Each soldier responded.

The Captain immediately said: “Now those alien beast True Gods are still flying around everywhere. Clearly, they haven’t captured the new recruit Yinhe yet. And now the entire Nine Smoke Marsh… has been completely isolated from the outside by a Void True God, which means the new recruit Yinhe must be within the Nine Smoke Marsh. If he’s within Nine Smoke Marsh, but those alien beast True Gods can’t find him, then there’s only one possibility… he’s blended into the Xuanyu Mountain army.”

“Right.”

“Yes, he must have blended into the Xuanyu Mountain army. Xuanyu Mountain and Nine Smoke Marsh are enemies, so he’s hiding among the Xuanyu Mountain Law Master army… those alien beast True Gods from Nine Smoke Marsh wouldn’t dare to charge into a Law Master army.”

True Gods were strong.

But with tens of thousands or even more Law Masters gathered together, even a True God wouldn’t dare to charge in.

“Everyone,” the Captain immediately said, “Those alien beast True Gods cannot enter the Xuanyu Mountain army, but we can. Let’s now disperse and search. Once we find the new recruit Yinhe… immediately notify the other soldiers, and we’ll quickly gather to use our combined techniques to deal with the new recruit Yinhe.”

“We don’t have the confidence to kill the new recruit Yinhe, do we?”

“The new recruit Yinhe is very strong.”

Each soldier responded.

The Captain, however, said: “I know, killing him will be difficult. But what he fears most now is exposure! As long as we threaten him… force him to hand over most of the True God corpses, he can keep a small portion. If he dares not comply… and the alien beast True Gods find out where he is, he’ll be dead for sure.”

“Right, it’s hard for us to accumulate enough war merits. It’s a death either way, so why not threaten him! Drag him down with us!”

“He’ll definitely hand them over.”

“He has so many True God corpses, I only need one.”

“Force him to hand them over.”

Each soldier immediately became filled with desire.

A cold glint appeared in the Captain’s eyes as he spread the message through his communication token. Everything was as he expected. He hadn’t even mentioned… that the new recruit Yinhe had directly killed that alien beast True God. Because he didn’t say it, his 17 subordinates were naturally in high spirits, not fearing Luo Feng in the slightest.

“Although the new recruit Yinhe is strong, each of these soldiers has True God combat armor. Killing him won’t be easy,” the Captain thought to himself. “They know I might be using them, but for the army mission, they will still fight.”

“No matter what… most of these True God corpses will belong to me,” a hint of madness gleamed in the Captain’s eyes.

He had originally intended to befriend Luo Feng.

But seeing the temptation of enormous war merits, he chose a different path.

After all…

His own strength was the greatest guarantee of survival.

…

“Can’t find him.”

“That Law Master has disappeared, completely untraceable.” Alien beast True Gods were scattered across the Nine Smoke Marsh battlefield, searching rapidly.

“He must be hiding in the Xuanyu Mountain army, he must have blended in with the large number of Law Masters.”

“He must be!”

These alien beast True Gods all guessed this, but even knowing it, they dared not charge into those vast Law Master armies.

…

Regardless of whether it was the alien beast True Gods or the Captain and his group of soldiers, they all suspected Luo Feng was in the Xuanyu Mountain army.

And in fact, that was exactly where he was.

“Hiding anywhere else carries the risk of being discovered. But here… they know I’m here, yet the alien beast True Gods simply don’t dare to trespass.” Around him, vast numbers of tribal warriors roared, clashing with large groups of alien beasts. Luo Feng was one of tens of thousands of tribal warriors.

The fighting seemed chaotic.

But if a True God dared to charge in, if an alien beast True God rushed in, all tribal warriors would spontaneously unite their attacks, sweeping them away. If a tribal True God charged over, then all Law Master alien beasts would spontaneously unite their attacks and sweep them away.

This was an unspoken rule!

Law Masters could engage in fair combat.

If a True God dared to interfere… then they couldn’t be blamed for their combined assault.

“Nine Smoke Marsh, there are several such battlefields where large groups of tribal warriors gather. The alien beast True Gods clearly suspect I’m in one of them, but they just don’t dare to investigate. Once the war ends, I can leave Nine Smoke Marsh and depart quickly.” Luo Feng bided his time.

A month passed, then another month.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Feng had spent over three months blending in with the Xuanyu Mountain tribal warrior army. With Luo Feng’s strength, he naturally found it incredibly easy within this army.

Just as Luo Feng was enjoying his comfortable days, waiting only to leave—

“Kill the scum of Nine Smoke Marsh!” Luo Feng, with his burly and tall physique, his disheveled hair like a wild man, roared as he and other tribal warriors streaked across the sky to fight. Suddenly, his speed sharply decreased.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s gaze swept around.

In the distance, a tribal warrior looked over…

“Yinhe.” The tribal warrior grinned, his mouth moving. Though no sound was made, Luo Feng understood the meaning.

“It’s a soldier under the Captain of one of the three small groups,” Luo Feng immediately recognized.