One Year and Three Months

After learning the news, Luo Feng’s family plunged into agony. Yet, like drowning individuals, they desperately clung to the last straw—after all, Luo Feng hadn't been confirmed dead! So they waited anxiously, not daring to inform Luo Feng’s girlfriend, Xu Xin, of the news.

Days turned into weeks, and there was no secret that could be kept forever. Especially since Xu Xin was a member of the Xu family. Five months after Luo Feng’s disappearance, Xu Xin learned the truth. When she anxiously questioned Luo Feng’s parents, they could only tell her the real situation…

Though heartbroken and in pain, they all waited!

Without absolute confirmation, they would not give up.

Deep within the No. 9 Relics of Civilization, inside the crystal room of the maze.

Luo Feng, with a full beard, his eyes shining like brilliant stars, looked down at his communication watch.

“One year, a full year.”

“I’ve been trapped in this ancient civilization relic for a full year.” Luo Feng’s thoughts stirred, and an invisible yet powerful mental-force, like flood dragons soaring out, swept up a series of blades. Fourteen curved blades danced around him, then transformed into fourteen streaks of light, concentrating their force to violently strike the crystal wall!

Boom!

Each of the fourteen blades struck with over 500,000 kilograms of impact force, totaling over 7,000,000 kilograms of impact force! Even an Advanced Wargod wearing a Black God Set would likely be severely injured by such an impact. A few more hits, and their internal organs would probably rupture, killing them!

“Rumble~~” The crystal room trembled slightly.

“Still not enough. Over 7,000,000 kilograms of impact force isn’t enough?”

One must know that an ordinary ‘Advanced Wargod,’ for instance, who could punch with 300,000 kilograms of force and had a power amplification of 3, would only deliver about 900,000 kilograms of impact force with a single blade strike. Luo Feng’s power was eight times that, or even more! This level of strength absolutely far surpassed any Advanced Wargod.

It even threatened ‘beings beyond Wargods.’

But—

It was still not enough!

“I will definitely get out.”

“Dad, Mom, Xu Xin… wait for me to come back.” Luo Feng closed his eyes, and two tears involuntarily slid down his face, leaving clear streaks on his dust-covered cheeks.

In the virtual space, within the large conference hall.

Silver floors, silver walls, and a massive silver round table, with only six chairs so utterly black they seemed to swallow even sunlight! At this moment, five white-robed figures and one black-clad figure sat on the six black chairs! This was the ‘Round Table Meeting’ of the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo’s highest echelon.

Dojo Master Hong and the five inspectors were all present.

“Dojo Master, Luo Feng has been in the No. 9 Relics of Civilization for a full year. Even those who initially couldn’t understand the language or read the text, the longest anyone survived and came out was just over seven months! After understanding everything, the longest was only a month and a half.” A white man slowly said, “Can we confirm it now?”

The black-clad man, Hong, said indifferently, “Confirm Luo Feng’s death.”

The expressions of the five inspectors changed slightly.

“Transfer Luo Feng’s estate to his family,” the black-clad man, Hong, said coldly. “The intelligent fighter jet will remain with the Dojo.”

“Yes.”

The five inspectors complied, but inwardly, they marveled at Hong’s concern for Luo Feng’s family. For someone of Hong’s status, handling Luo Feng’s estate was a minor matter, yet he personally gave the order. And don’t overlook Hong’s command to keep the intelligent fighter jet at the Dojo; a King-tier intelligent fighter jet is incredibly expensive, exceeding 200 billion! While Luo Feng used the intelligent fighter jet, no one dared to object. But if Luo Feng’s family possessed this intelligent fighter jet… it would be a disaster!

Moreover, Hong personally ordered the transfer of the estate, ensuring no one would dare to skim money from it.

One must remember, Luo Feng’s estate was a huge sum!

“It’s a pity Luo Feng died in the No. 9 Relics of Civilization; we can’t even hold a memorial service for him.” Inspector Liu sighed. Typically, fallen Wargod powerhouses would have nationally televised public memorial services! National leaders and numerous Wargods would attend, and the entire nation would watch the live broadcast.

However…

No public memorial services were held for Wargods who died in the No. 9 Relics of Civilization.

Firstly, holding a memorial service would require fabricating the cause of death.

Secondly, historically, the Thunder Dojo once held a memorial service for a Wargod who had stayed in the No. 9 Relics of Civilization for over seven months. But who would have thought that after seven months, that person reappeared. Wouldn’t it be awkward to publicly declare someone dead to the entire nation, only for them to come back to life?

Since that incident, no public memorial services have been held for those who died in the No. 9 Relics of Civilization.

“Dojo Master, it’s time to discuss the new Inspector for Jiangnan Base City.”

On September 30th, 2058, an announcement was posted on the official website of the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo.

The news of Wargod Luo Feng’s death!

Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan learned of it that very day.

Although they also received a massive fortune from Luo Feng’s estate that day, Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan were still utterly heartbroken.

And Xu Xin, unable to bear the blow upon receiving the news, directly chose to withdraw from school and leave. She traveled alone by train from Jiangnan Base City to a distant land. Although the Xu family had powerful means to find Xu Xin, the Xu family patriarch strictly ordered—

Let Xu Xin be out there; protect her secretly, but do not disturb her.

In Jiangnan Base City, the Huayao Peak mountain villa in Jiangnan Landscape Residential District welcomed its owner again after more than a year.

Inside the villa.

“Haha, hahahaha, I’m so happy, so happy!!!” Standing in the villa, Li Yao raised his hands high, then clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and turned to his wife, Wenina. “The Extreme Martial Arts Dojo has finally confirmed Luo Feng’s death, but I couldn’t kill him with my own hands!”

Wenina whispered, “No, doesn’t he also have family? He dared to kill our child, so we…”

“Exactly.” Li Yao’s eyes seemed to glow with a terrifying green light.

“However, his family members are still dependents of the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo,” Li Yao sneered. “Killing them would also bring us bad luck. The best method is to use worldly means to torment Luo Feng’s family! Let them break down themselves, even… commit suicide in agony! That way, no one can blame us.”

Li Yao looked at Wenina: “This time, I’ve arranged for the HR Alliance’s influence; no one will stop us, right?”

Last time, when Li Yao tried to use worldly means, he was stopped by the chairman of the HR Alliance’s underground council.

“Luo Feng is dead. Who would care about a dead man’s family?” Wenina said with an indifferent smile.

When Luo Feng was alive…

Even the HR Alliance had some reservations, but now that he was dead, what was there to fear?

“Then let’s begin!” Li Yao smiled.

“I’ll arrange it. Our HR Alliance has plenty of psychology masters. Tormenting them, making them break down psychologically, is a simple matter,” Wenina smiled.

Mingyue Residential District.

“What? My mom got into an argument with someone at Lotus Pond Park and was hit?” Luo Hua couldn’t believe it. “But even if it was a brawl, why was my mom crying like that?”

Nanny Qin, standing nearby, quickly said, “That shrew said such awful things, I was fuming. But she had several women helping her.”

Luo Hua’s eyes narrowed.

Although Luo Feng was the most dazzling in the Luo family, Luo Hua’s talent was astonishing, especially his intelligence. Even Luo Feng himself admitted he was inferior to his younger brother in that regard. At a young age, he could stir up trouble in the stock market, which is the best place to reflect human nature. The disabled Luo Hua had been fighting in the stock market all along.

Now, he was definitely a master in the stock market.

It was just… he had always been overshadowed by Luo Feng’s brilliance! No matter how good he was at making money, it couldn’t compare to Luo Feng’s speed! But… he wasn’t foolish; on the contrary, he was very clever!

“I’ve always been afraid of my brother’s enemy, Li Yao, returning.”

“Could it be him?”

Perhaps he was a bit oversensitive, but Luo Hua still didn’t dare to relax. Currently, he managed his brother Luo Feng’s vast assets of hundreds of billions, and also possessed a ‘Thousand-Year Black Wugeng’ spirit plant, rumored to be incredibly expensive and priceless.

Two months later.

“What?”

Li Yao and Wenina’s expressions were not good.

“We can’t do anything. That Luo family kid, Luo Hua, actually hired six ‘Advanced Warlords’ as bodyguards. Whenever his parents go out, two Advanced Warlords accompany them!” A young man respectfully reported. “We don’t have the ability to arrange for ‘Wargod’ powerhouses to act, so a direct approach is impossible.”

“We tried a softer approach, but—”

“Luo Hua has now become the eighth largest shareholder of the Huaxia Nation Industrial and Commercial Bank, allowing him to mobilize Huaxia Nation’s special departments to protect his family.”

Li Yao and Wenina listened, dumbfounded.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank was the largest bank in the Huaxia Nation, with a market value of nearly ten trillion. The Ministry of Finance and Central Huijin alone controlled over 50% of the shares, and the top ten shareholders indeed possessed astonishing privileges. However, the top five shareholders were all major powers, not individuals! How could Luo Hua, a mere youth, become the eighth largest shareholder of the Industrial and Commercial Bank?

Even with hundreds of billions, someone would have to be willing to sell that many shares.

In the stock market, absorbing so many shares in a short period was almost impossible.

“In the Huaxia Nation, our HR Alliance’s influence cannot compare to the nation’s special departments; this is their territory,” the young man bowed and said.

“Get out.” Li Yao roared angrily.

The young man dared not speak and quickly left.

Li Yao’s face was grim: “I didn’t expect Luo Feng of the Luo family to be so troublesome, and this ordinary person named Luo Hua is also so difficult. How did he manage to become the eighth largest shareholder of the Industrial and Commercial Bank?”

“Hmph, I couldn’t defeat your brother.”

“I still refuse to believe I can’t defeat you!”

“The Luo family…” Li Yao’s eyes flashed with fierce light.

While Li Yao began to employ various methods against the Luo family.

On December 26th, 2058, which was approximately one year and three months after Luo Feng was trapped in the crystal room.

In the maze, the crystal room was sparkling and translucent, beautiful and enchanting, yet it was even tougher than the scales of a King-tier beast. It had trapped Luo Feng for one year and three months!

“Boom!”

With a roar, streaks of light broke through the crystal room’s wall and shot out. A tall, dark figure excitedly strode out.

“Finally out.”

“I’m finally out!”