Luo Feng's Mechanical Stream Treasure

Wuhe, stared at by Luo Feng, gritted his teeth and finally took out the most important treasure he had brought to join the army… Seeing the treasure appear in the open space, Luo Feng immediately showed delight.

…

A moment later, the transaction was complete.

“Yinhe, I won’t bother you any longer.” Wuhe, having obtained the True God corpse, immediately departed.

“Alright, alright.” Luo Feng nodded with a smile, his attitude very friendly.

Wuhe transformed into a streak of light, then instantly teleported away.

Luo Feng couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, “As expected of the child of the Bei Zhen Star Master, truly extraordinary. This deal was worth it!”

In this transaction, Luo Feng paid one True God corpse.

Wuhe, in turn, paid with a True God-level combat armor, a large number of Law Master weapons and armor, and… a mechanical stream treasure! This mechanical stream treasure was named ‘Seven-Pattern Flying Armor.’ While average in other aspects, its greatest strength lay in self-preservation and escape, excelling at continuous changes in direction and dodging. To exchange for it at the armory point would require 120,000 military merit.

Of course, if this ‘Seven-Pattern Flying Armor’ were sent to the armory point, it would only fetch 100,000 military merit. This shows how ‘dark’ the armory point was.

100,000 military merit could be used to ‘offset merits and demerits’ and save one’s life. Moreover, if a mission wasn't completed, no military merit would be earned.

In reality, Wuhe getting a ‘True God corpse’ from Luo Feng not only saved his life but also earned him 10,000 military merit, which was equivalent to 110,000 military merit… Actually, Wuhe had been careless. He originally thought that with numerous treasures, he should be able to survive a disaster-level mission. But once the mission began, he was dumbfounded.

First, there was a massive chaotic battle, and he only managed to accumulate a fraction of the military merit.

After the chaotic battle, Wuhe clearly understood… Xuanyu Mountain and Nine Smoke Marsh would be extremely vigilant after a major decisive battle. Trying to slowly kill thousands of Law Masters on the outskirts of Nine Smoke Marsh? That was simply dreaming! As for getting some weapons and armor from the captain, Kufa, and Yuluo’s three groups of soldiers, he was just one person, while the other three groups were entire squads. If he got involved, he would surely be killed.

And the most crucial point was!

Before completing the mission… he couldn't make any transactions at the armory point, nor could he exchange the ‘Seven-Pattern Flying Armor’ for military merit.

So…

He could only appeal to Luo Feng!

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After trading with Wuhe, Luo Feng had over 30 True God corpses in hand and wasn't in a hurry to exchange them for treasures at the armory point.

“Yinhe, please, help me this one time. I will never forget this great kindness. I am willing to offer all my other treasures to you in exchange for one True God corpse.”

“Yinhe… if you help me, I will only obey your commands from now on. You tell me to kill the captain, and I’ll charge forward.”

“Yinhe…”

Luo Feng’s communication token was constantly receiving messages from the soldiers of his squad. They hadn't given up on obtaining a True God corpse from Luo Feng, and now that Luo Feng was in the military camp… no one could kill him, so they could only humbly negotiate a trade.

“In one sentence, exchange treasures worth 100,000 military merit for an alien beast True God corpse. If you don’t have treasures worth 100,000 military merit… I don’t care if you live or die!” Luo Feng replied very bluntly.

These soldiers hadn't cared about his life or death back then.

Why should he care about their lives or deaths now?

Of course, if they could produce treasures worth 100,000 military merit, he might consider it. After all, he still had to strive for the human race.

Luo Feng was greedy, and those soldiers were impoverished.

These poor soldiers simply couldn't produce treasures worth 100,000 military merit. The captain, of course, could, but the captain already had True God corpses in hand.

So…

Luo Feng cultivated while waiting, waiting for a full year, but no transaction was successful.

“Yinhe, you are too greedy.”

“Damn Yinhe.”

“Hateful…”

Unable to get what they wanted, those soldiers grew angry, even hateful towards Luo Feng.

“I don’t care if you all die!” Luo Feng didn’t care in the slightest.

…

In the third year after Luo Feng completed this army mission, he once again came to the armory point. He exchanged the ‘Seven-Pattern Flying Armor’ for military merit, and all 33 other True God corpses for military merit as well, then began exchanging for treasures.

He primarily exchanged for a mechanical stream treasure—the ‘Golden Claw God,’ which cost 400,000 military merit!

The remaining military merit was used to exchange for a domain-type supreme true treasure (True God-level), costing 30,000 military merit.

“Golden Claw God!”

Luo Feng stood in the hall of his huge stone house on his island.

In the empty hall, a golden sculpture stood, and Luo Feng was meticulously examining it.

“Golden Claw God?” Luo Feng murmured softly, “A single-entity mechanical type, similar to the most mysterious ‘Wuqishen,’ but its power is much smaller.”

The term ‘much smaller’ was relative to Wuqishen.

After all, this was a mechanical stream treasure obtained for 400,000 military merit; it was definitely much stronger than the Black Cloud Wings and the like.

“Defense, offense, speed… strong in every aspect.” Luo Feng nodded slightly, “Very comprehensive.”

Strong in every aspect meant that no single aspect was heaven-defying, but there were no weaknesses either.

Deep down…

Luo Feng had actually set his sights on the ‘Wuqishen,’ so he got a simplified version of Wuqishen—the Golden Claw God. And in his heart, Luo Feng liked this type of mechanical stream treasure with no weaknesses. Previously, he didn't have enough military merit, but after giving up the Seven-Pattern Flying Armor, he finally had enough.

“Let’s try it.” With a thought from Luo Feng, the golden sculpture in front of him swiftly flew onto his body.

Whoosh~~~

Golden light flowed, instantly covering Luo Feng’s entire body. In an instant, Luo Feng transformed into a tall, golden monster wearing a mask. This golden monster was humanoid, but its hands were claw-like, its feet were also claw-like, and its head was triangular, exuding an endless wild and ferocious aura.

Because the ‘Golden Claw God’ was worn on his body, it forced the Python River Army’s standard combat armor to temporarily recede; the two could not coexist.

Luo Feng felt as if he had changed into a supreme true treasure combat armor.

“Divine power burning!” Luo Feng thought.

Boom~~~~

The burning divine power rapidly integrated into the Golden Claw God armor on his body. The powerful energy immediately passed through the secret patterns within the ‘Golden Claw God,’ but the result was… he couldn't control it! Clearly, the internal secret patterns were too complex. Luo Feng could only temporarily stop the divine power burning and first meticulously study the secret patterns.

With Luo Feng’s level of secret techniques… it took him more than three days to finally comprehend the control of the entire Golden Claw God. Soon, with a massive infusion of burning divine power, following the countless secret patterns, precisely combined, it finally converged at five central points: one on the back, two on the shoulders, and two on the knees of the entire Golden Claw God armor.

Five central hubs in total.

Energy conversion!

Hiss, hiss~~~

Golden, tough, filamentous energy, after conversion, rapidly transmitted throughout every part of the Golden Claw God. This golden filamentous energy was incredibly compatible with the ‘Golden Claw God,’ and its power immediately surged.

“It’s truly different. With just one conversion, the power has increased by two tiers.” Luo Feng was overjoyed, “My Ninth Tier attack, if unleashed through the Golden Claw God, would be an Eleventh Tier attack?”

Luo Feng truly felt the might of mechanical stream treasures.

“With this treasure!”

“I already stand at the pinnacle of the Universe Ocean. With this ancient civilization’s ‘Golden Claw God,’ who in the Universe Ocean can be my opponent?” Luo Feng felt incredibly exhilarated. In terms of combat power, he was even stronger than the Original Ancestor back then!

Of course, the reason for this was, firstly, the Original Ancestor didn't understand the divine power burning secret art, and secondly, the Original Ancestor didn't have mechanical stream treasures.

He believed that as the major forces of the Universe Ocean entered the ‘Jinzhi World,’ the overall combat power of the entire Universe Ocean would also increase. However, mechanical stream treasures were generally only available to special military unit soldiers, and the required military merit was very high. It would likely be difficult for the major forces of the Universe Ocean to acquire mechanical stream treasures in a short time.

…

Having obtained the Golden Claw God, Luo Feng naturally devoted himself to studying it, even specifically wearing the Golden Claw God to cultivate in the ‘inheritance space’ within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat.

Each cultivation session made Luo Feng feel even more emotional.

No wonder ancient civilization records greatly praised mechanical stream treasures. Except for beings at the pinnacle of ancient civilization, ordinary powerhouses using mechanical stream treasures could unleash power far exceeding their own. Just like himself, even with a very comprehensive Golden Claw God, his power could soar by two tiers.

“And this is just a single-entity mechanical type. Imagine those group-based ones, mechanical stream treasures controlled by tens of thousands, or even millions, of True Gods…” Luo Feng mused.

Large-scale warfare was like this.

Millions of True Gods controlling a mechanical stream treasure would dare to chase after an Eternal True God!

…

Time flowed on.

Around the 5600th year of Luo Feng’s arrival in Jinzhi World, Wuhe quietly came to Luo Feng’s island.

“Yinhe, Yinhe, did you know? The captain and his team are back.” Wuhe seemed to gloat.

“Oh?” Luo Feng was surprised. Half an epoch had passed; he had almost forgotten about the captain and his group of soldiers. “How did it go?”

“How could it go? Of course, it was terrible.” Wuhe shook his ugly head. “More than half of their three groups of soldiers died, and even Yuluo died! Kufa, however, returned alive.”

“Yuluo died?” Luo Feng was surprised.

Yuluo was the leader of that group; accumulating enough military merit shouldn't have been difficult for him.

“Who knows, they say the fighting was intense.” Wuhe sighed, “Originally, a disaster-level mission shouldn’t have resulted in so many deaths. It’s said that the captain was too sinister, forcing Kufa and Yuluo to finally go mad. Yuluo died, and Kufa miraculously survived. However, that captain seems to have gained quite a bit.”

The old soldiers suffered heavy losses this time, and Luo Feng and Wuhe, the two new recruits, felt no sympathy whatsoever.

Some of the surviving soldiers harbored hatred towards Luo Feng, even cursing angrily when they flew past Luo Feng’s lake island. They only thought Luo Feng was good at moving and dodging and weren't afraid of him… If they had seen Luo Feng kill a True God, they probably wouldn't have dared, but unfortunately, only the captain witnessed it, and the captain never revealed it.

Of course, some hated Luo Feng, some ignored him, and a final portion even actively sought to befriend Luo Feng.

“Let them make a fuss.”

“I’m just a passerby. I hope you’re still alive when I leave Jinzhi World.” Luo Feng didn't care about these soldiers at all, and during this quiet period, he also applied for a ‘title mission’ at the armory point.

Obtaining a title was dangerous.

But at least there was a 10% survival rate. Luo Feng considered himself among the top one-thousandth of elite soldiers, so surviving shouldn't be difficult. Moreover, he had the ability to create clones… How could he not try this title mission?

Just like that, time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, Luo Feng’s first epoch in Jinzhi World had passed.