Qiulong Star

“Second brother, do you realize the gap?” Hong teased. “Then hurry up and cultivate diligently! Either raise your domain by one level, or break through from Ninth-tier Planetary to First-tier Stellar. Any breakthrough will do. You’ll be able to surpass me and Luo Feng.” Broadly speaking, cultivation realms are divided into four major layers: Foundation, Conception, Domain, and World. Beyond that are the Undying powerhouses. Each layer is further subdivided. The Domain realm has nine levels! Many Universe-level and Domain Lord experts struggle arduously within the nine levels of the Domain, finding it incredibly difficult to advance even a single level. “Breaking through from Ninth-tier Planetary to Stellar is no less difficult than advancing from First-tier Planetary to Ninth-tier! Not to mention the even more challenging Domain realm,” Lei Shen stroked his chin. “Brother Hong, you’ve always kept me down, and the third brother is even more monstrous, catching up at such a young age. My old face is almost completely lost.” Luo Feng and Hong both chuckled. “Hmm?” Hong’s communication watch suddenly vibrated. He glanced at it briefly. “The Martial Arts Hall has something. Let’s call it a day here.” “The Thunder Dragon Emperor is also dead, time to go home.” Lei Shen waved a hand and flew off directly. Luo Feng also parted ways with Hong, each returning home. … Flying over the Huaxia Nation’s mainland, Luo Feng looked down and saw the decaying, ruined cities, the monsters foraging and surviving within them, and the warriors cautiously honing themselves in those dilapidated cities. Seeing those warriors, Luo Feng felt as if he was seeing his past self. “Luo Feng, Luo Feng.” Babata called out excitedly. “What’s got you so happy?” Luo Feng asked mentally. “The auxiliary power system is ready! From now on, everything on the Heilong Mountain X81 spaceship is in perfect condition. Just one more day, and once I finish installing the auxiliary power system, then... you’ll be able to ride the Heilong spaceship, travel through space, roam the vast cosmos, and witness the countless races in the universe!” Babata was extremely excited. It had been too long. It had been trapped underground for too long and had yearned to venture into the universe. “I can travel through space and roam the cosmos?” Luo Feng was greatly surprised, stopping his flight and hovering in mid-air. “Yes, yes, yes!” Babata was overjoyed. Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel his blood boil with excitement. An ordinary Earthling, if they imagined going to the moon one day, would probably be too excited to sleep. Not to mention... Luo Feng now had the hope of traveling through space, roaming the cosmos, and witnessing the countless human races within the universe. This kind of excitement was indeed irrepressible. Luo Feng naturally cherished his home, Earth. But occasionally visiting other planets in the universe would also be wonderful! “Luo Feng! Once your Earth is discovered by other adventurers or nations in the universe, it will be disastrous. Therefore, you must integrate into the cosmos as soon as possible. This will benefit Earth’s future survival.” Babata tried every means to persuade Luo Feng to venture into the universe. “To integrate into the universe, the most important thing is... you must open an account on the ‘Virtual Universe Network.’ That way, you can enter the Virtual Universe and communicate with countless races,” Babata quickly added. For an intelligent lifeform like Babata, the allure of roaming the ‘Virtual Universe’ was no less than venturing into the real universe. “Just go to an alien planet once, open an account, and then you can return to Earth,” Babata urged anxiously. “Don’t worry!” Luo Feng grinned. “Of course I’ll go! I even want to go right now, but I just thought... my inner world will probably undergo its transformation in about a month. At that time, the ‘Golden Horned Beast’ will be even stronger. It’s better to wait until after the transformation before going to a planet!” “A month? Oh, alright,” Babata was a bit helpless but still agreed. “The cosmos?” Luo Feng stood high above the wilderness, gazing at the vast landscape, his mind already drifting to the mysterious and boundless starry sky. … In the starry cosmos, within the Milky Way Galaxy’s rather famous ‘Void Region.’ Whoosh! A silver disc-shaped spaceship, maintaining an astonishingly stable speed, was steadily approaching Earth. Inside the spaceship. A handsome middle-aged man in a silver-gray combat suit stood before the control panel. Beside him, a strong, burly crew member, with black fur on his face and resembling a black gorilla, about 2.2 meters tall, said with some concern, “Captain, your family’s fleet is already in the Void Region. When the time comes... will the family seize your interests? Only giving you a small share?” “Hmph,” the handsome middle-aged man said coldly. “Although my relationship with my grandfather is strained, he’s not that kind of person.” “But this is a life planet after all,” the black gorilla-like man quickly said. “We haven’t seen this planet, so its value is inestimable. But this is a life planet once occupied by an invincible powerhouse, so its value is definitely higher than an ordinary life planet. In the face of immense profit, even blood brothers turn on each other, Captain, you must be careful.” The handsome middle-aged man glanced at the black gorilla-like man, then surveyed the other crew members, revealing a slight smile: “Gentlemen, no matter what, our adventurer squad’s interests will not be diminished. After all, you are my partners who share life and death with me!” The crew members all smiled. “Once we reach the life planet, we’ll immediately collect samples and data. Just the sampling and data collection will take several days,” the handsome middle-aged man said. “At that time, I can immediately enter the ‘Virtual Universe Network’ and find buyers! The family won’t be able to move faster than us.” “Everything is in our hands,” the handsome middle-aged man chuckled. “The more benefits the family gives me, the more I’ll share with them. For you brothers, there will definitely be no less!” Immediately, a burst of laughter erupted. “Atuka, how much longer until we reach the first life planet?” the handsome middle-aged man asked. A child’s avatar appeared on the control panel screen, saying crisply, “Captain, we will arrive in 91 days.” “Excellent!” The handsome middle-aged man smiled. … The silver-gray adventurer spaceship continued its journey towards Earth! … In late September, 8,000 meters above Jiangnan Base City in Huaxia Nation, Earth, a massive black spaceship hovered. Inside the spaceship, in a spacious, quiet room on the middle deck. Luo Feng stood calmly. With a wave of his hand, a small pile of dark red metal was placed on the ground—exactly 92 tons of Profound Iron Essence. “92 tons! Consuming 92 tons of Profound Iron Essence every day. The Profound Iron Essence I obtained last winter is almost depleted now.” Luo Feng felt the pressure. His inner world was like a bottomless pit; although it didn’t consume much daily, it couldn’t withstand the constant daily consumption of the Profound Iron Essence left behind by millions of miners. In less than a year, it was almost gone. “Today is the day of transformation.” Luo Feng extended his right hand, and the surrounding space seemed to twist, enveloping the 92 tons of Profound Iron Essence. Whoosh! The Profound Iron Essence vanished. … On the metal continent, large amounts of golden mist swirled around, and the sky above was also filled with golden mist. A phantom in mid-air suddenly stopped—it was a massive Golden Horned Beast covered in black scales. The Golden Horned Beast looked at the pile of Profound Iron Essence that had suddenly appeared on the metal continent, and a hint of joy appeared in its huge, dark golden eyes. “Hoo-hoo~~” The pile of Profound Iron Essence seemed to vaporize into a dense golden mist, its volume slowly shrinking. The surrounding golden mist grew thicker and thicker. In about five minutes, the 92 tons of Profound Iron Essence completely vanished. “Rumble~~~” The metal continent trembled. Overwhelming golden mist enveloped the entire continent, wrapping around it. Large amounts of golden mist rapidly solidified, becoming part of the continent, making the entire continent grow larger and larger. After an unknown period. Everything stopped! The golden mist that enveloped the metal continent dispersed, flying beyond the continent, high above the metal continent! Only a mass of golden mist remained, integrating into the Golden Horned Beast’s body. The Golden Horned Beast’s body size also continuously increased with crackling sounds until it stopped growing. At this moment, its body length had reached 420 meters! The entire metal continent was 40 kilometers in circumference! Its height was also 40 kilometers. Beyond 40 kilometers in altitude, there was only golden mist. … Inside the Heilong spaceship, in the quiet room. “The Golden Horned Beast is already Fourth-tier Stellar,” Luo Feng opened his eyes with a hint of joy. “Although using Profound Iron Essence is costly, the speed is fast!” In the growth of the inner world, the first three tiers are the fastest. The middle three tiers are more difficult, and the last three tiers are extremely difficult! The final Ninth-tier breakthrough, entering a new level—the time spent is the sum of all previous breakthroughs. First-tier to Third-tier Stellar, with ordinary evolution, takes about a year and a half. Third-tier to Sixth-tier, with ordinary evolution, takes six years (about two years per tier)! Sixth-tier to Ninth-tier, however, takes 36 years (about 12 years per tier)! And from Ninth-tier Stellar to First-tier Universe-level, it takes over 50 years! One can imagine how difficult the final breakthrough step is! This is still for the Golden Horned Beast; if it were other races, the difficulty would be even greater. … That evening. Luo Feng sat in the living room, watching TV, accompanying his wife and son. “Luo Feng, why aren’t you cultivating today? You decided to watch TV with us?” Xu Xin said with a smile, holding their younger son on her lap. “Just spending time with you. Tomorrow, I’m preparing to go out for something. This trip will probably take a while,” Luo Feng said. “Going out for something, for how long?” Xu Xin couldn’t help but ask. “About a month,” Luo Feng replied. “That long?” Xu Xin was surprised. What on Earth could possibly take Luo Feng so much time now? Luo Feng, however, clearly remembered what Babata had told him earlier. The destination this time was Qiulong Star, a prosperous and powerful planet 320,000 light-years away from Earth! It was a super planet, thousands of times more prosperous than even the Silverblue Empire’s capital planet, a gathering place for powerhouses. It was the kind of place where upper-class individuals with status in the universe liked to go. Such places... paradoxically had far fewer barbaric and bloody incidents and were relatively safer. Of course, the prerequisite was having wealth and status! Otherwise, one wouldn’t even qualify for entry. “Qiulong Star!” Luo Feng murmured to himself. “Luo Feng, you’re going out for a month, where are you going?” Xu Xin couldn’t help but ask.