Arrival

Earth, above a certain region of the Atlantic Ocean.Whoosh, whoosh~~~ The dark, boundless sea slowly undulated.It was 9:30 AM Huaxia time, but it was deep night in this region. Above the surging sea, a silver-gray spaceship hovered. No instrument on Earth detected its presence.Inside the control room, a group of cosmic adventurers were incredibly excited."Captain!" A child's avatar appeared on the control room screen, and a clear voice rang out, "According to our estimates, this planet is nearly spherical, with a radius of almost 6400 kilometers. Its surface area is 510 million square kilometers, of which 29.2% is land and 70.8% is water. The planet's surface gravity is approximately 0.11 cosmic standard gravity units. The atmospheric composition is about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen..."The spaceship's AI, Atuka, quickly reported some of the simplest and easiest data to detect."Excellent." The Captain's expression was serious, a hint of madness in his eyes. He turned to look at the eight equally excited crew members beside him. "Gentlemen, it's almost time for us to reap the fruits of victory. However, the closer we get, the more vigilant we must be! After all, this is a planet once ruled by an invincible powerhouse, and we know almost nothing about it!"All eight crew members held their breath."When discovering an ownerless planet, one must be extremely cautious! There might be some peerless powerhouses on such native planets," the Captain said in a low voice.It's not unheard of for things to go wrong even when victory seems assured. Some cosmic adventurer teams, upon accidentally discovering a native planet, were killed by its powerhouses due to carelessness! They died at the moment closest to victory!"Understood, Captain." "Don't worry, Captain, we won't be careless." "How could we capsize in a ditch? We've faced life-or-death crises more than once or twice." The crew members assured him repeatedly.The Captain nodded in satisfaction. "Absolute caution and safety are paramount.""If there's no one stronger than us on this planet, then we can gain maximum profit.""If there are powerhouses on this planet, then we have two paths. One is to inform the slave traders. The second is to inform my family." The Captain said solemnly. Encountering powerhouses on native planets is common in cosmic history; the adventurers' mission is to 'discover planets'.There's no need to fight a desperate battle.The Captain looked at the control console screen. "Atuka, begin a comprehensive scan of this planet and acquire its data as quickly as possible.""Captain, this planet has an information network." The avatar on the console sounded a bit excited. "I can infiltrate the network and quickly obtain a lot of data about this planet.""Excellent." The Captain's eyes brightened further."It even has an information network?" The crew members smiled in surprise.Usually, in cosmic history, most native planets discovered are quite backward."Infiltrate quickly and gather information about this planet from all aspects: economy, religion, powerhouses, military, technology, and so on," the Captain ordered. "Most importantly, the data on powerhouses! Prioritize investigating powerhouse data!""Yes, Captain!" Atuka responded immediately, then effortlessly and swiftly infiltrated Earth's network.The advanced technology of this cosmic adventurer spaceship far surpassed that of present-day Earth, comparable even to the 'Heilong spaceship'.Silently, Earth's history and numerous other data were rapidly collected. Except for some secret data physically stored and kept offline, all other information available on the network was discovered! Yet, no one on Earth noticed.At this moment, on the rooftop of Luo Feng's castle in Jiangnan Base City, Huaxia Nation.Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen sat around a table."I reached the peak of planetary level nine long ago, why can't I break through?" Lei Shen grumbled, rubbing his bald head. "With the secret manual Third Brother gave me, my techniques, power exertion, and so on have all greatly improved. Now Brother Hong is already planetary level nine, and I've always been physically stronger than him as a warrior.""Show-off!" Hong glanced at him. "I just entered the ninth level, and you're already at the peak of the ninth level.""No matter what, Little Third Brother still progresses the fastest!" Lei Shen exclaimed loudly."Don't call me Little Third Brother!" Luo Feng rubbed his nose.While these three most powerful individuals on Earth were enjoying their leisure, they were unaware... that at this very moment, a cosmic adventurer spaceship had entered the planet and was rapidly infiltrating its network to collect vast amounts of data. The very thing they had always feared and thought would only happen much later was now unfolding...Above the Atlantic Ocean. Above the dark sea, the silver-gray spaceship hovered motionless. Inside the control room. The Captain and the eight crew members waited silently, for the spaceship's AI to collect data."Captain, powerhouse data collection complete!" Atuka announced.The adventurers inside the spaceship's eyes lit up. Powerhouse data was what concerned them most. If the powerhouses on a planet were stronger than them, their profits would be greatly reduced! But if the powerhouses on this planet were significantly weaker than them, then the planet would be at their mercy, and they could seize maximum profit!"Speak," the Captain urged."A translation program between the cosmic common language and this planet's native language has been established.""This planet is called 'Earth' by its inhabitants.""Earth has nearly seven billion humans, with close to a million Apprentice-level individuals! The number of Planetary-level individuals is close to one hundred! The number of Star-level individuals is zero!" Atuka stated directly.Silence fell within the spaceship. The Captain and the eight crew members were somewhat stunned."Hahahaha..." The Captain was the first to burst into excited laughter."Haha, excellent." The gorilla-like adventurer was also incredibly excited."There are only about a hundred Planetary-level individuals; the powerhouses on this planet are too weak. There isn't even a single Star-level individual."The group of crew members was incredibly excited. On their spaceship, the Captain's strength was undoubtedly the greatest, and each of the other crew members had their own unique skills. Including the Captain, there were three Star-level powerhouses in total! Of the other six, four were Planetary-level nine, and two were auxiliary spaceship personnel. Such a force completely overpowered the powerhouses on Earth.This way, they could do as they pleased and seize maximum profit from this planet."Captain, there's also detailed information you absolutely must see," the spaceship AI Atuka reminded him."What information?" the Captain asked with a slight smile. If he had been cautious, careful, and nervous upon first entering Earth, he was certainly relaxed now, hearing that there wasn't even a single Star-level individual on the entire planet. Very few on Earth currently knew about the strongest guard team Luo Feng purchased on Qiulong Star; even the various nations were unaware. It was even less likely to be found online."Captain, Earth has three extremely famous peak powerhouses, named Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen respectively," the AI Atuka said."This is a combat video of Luo Feng and a monster."Beep! A virtual projection appeared in the middle of the control room, showing the video of Luo Feng killing the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor."This Earthling flies quite fast, what is he standing on?" a green-skinned woman asked in surprise."It's a psychic weapon!""To fly so fast within a planet, with such high air resistance. It must be a psychic weapon.""A Planetary-level kid actually has a psychic weapon?""Foolish! This was one of the planets once controlled by an invincible powerhouse; what's so strange about some treasures being left behind?" The adventurers discussed among themselves.But when Luo Feng used the Arc Blade Disc to kill the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor in the video..."Arc Blade Disc!""A Third-tier psychic weapon, the Arc Blade Disc!"The Captain and the gorilla-like man exclaimed simultaneously. The gorilla-like man's eyes glowed, and he howled, "Captain, we're rich, we're rich!!! This planet definitely has treasures left behind by an invincible powerhouse, otherwise, a native planet absolutely couldn't produce a Third-tier psychic weapon!""Indeed." The Captain's eyes also glowed.He also understood... this Earth was different from ordinary native planets."Captain, this is the second video. It's a combat video of two individuals named 'Hong' and 'Lei Shen'!" The AI Atuka then played a second video that was widely circulated online.Hong and Lei Shen teamed up, fiercely battling the starry sky behemoth 'Golden Horned Beast'.In the video... both Hong and Lei Shen unleashed their domains, burning their souls in a desperate fight."Damn, these are Planetary-level, right? How do they both have domains? Both of them?""Freaks, Planetary-level individuals with domains? And two of them appearing at once? Looking across the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire, it's quite unrealistic for a single planet to produce two Planetary-level individuals with domains, isn't it?""Too abnormal.""Look, a pile of metal instantly appeared in front of the black-clothed man; he definitely has a spatial storage item! And its capacity isn't small.""A spatial item, indeed worthy of a place once governed by an invincible powerhouse.""Look at what they're wearing.""The black-clothed man's combat armor is so strange! It's definitely not ordinary combat attire."The crew members all exclaimed. But the Captain's expression was serious, his gaze fixed on Hong and Lei Shen's opponent—the Golden Horned Beast!Information on starry sky behemoths has always been extremely scarce, and not many people specifically pay attention to such data! While there is some public information in the 'Virtual Universe Network', it only provides a general introduction to some starry sky behemoths. There is no detailed introduction to the 'Golden Horned Beast'.It must be known... even the Yunmo Star Master, an immortal powerhouse, only knew some basic information about the Golden Horned Beast. Most other ordinary adventurers knew nothing, and only a very few had a general idea."This?""This, what is this?"The Captain stared intently at the Golden Horned Beast in the video. As a direct descendant of the Nuolanshan family, he had received an excellent education and was considered a highly qualified and outstanding 'apprentice mercenary' of the cosmos. He had once seen introductions to some of the most terrifying starry sky behemoths, and among them was this monster known for its tyranny and bloodlust—the Golden Horned Beast!"A Golden Horned Beast, it's actually a Golden Horned Beast! And from the looks of it, it's only a Star-level First-tier Golden Horned Beast? It can only be considered a Golden Horned Beast infant!""My heavens!""Such a young Golden Horned Beast, if captured alive, would be worth more than ten planets!" The Captain felt completely breathless, sweat beaded on his forehead, and his entire body flushed with excitement.This was an incredibly immense fortune! There were definitely immortal beings willing to pay a huge price for such a top-tier bloodline starry sky behemoth cub!