Taking Action

Luo Feng and the other two drank as if no one else was there. Nuolanshan stood beside them, his face grim. The two bald Cosmic Mercenaries were equally displeased, as showing respect to the strong was a fundamental courtesy in the cosmos. In their eyes, these three young men were far too arrogant and presumptuous.

"This..." He Ruo and Buleimu exchanged glances, not daring to speak.

"This wine is really good! In reality, it would probably cost a hundred times more, wouldn't it?" Lei Shen praised.

"And it would be hard to get," Hong added.

"The Virtual Universe certainly has many advantages!" Luo Feng exclaimed.

Nuolanshan, standing by the table, felt his eye twitch a few times. His gaze, like that of a venomous scorpion, swept over the three seated at the table. Suddenly, he growled, "Three disrespectful brats." Luo Feng and the others still didn't look at him. "I'll make you understand that even in the Virtual Universe, you must respect the strong!"

Whoosh! His right leg, like a great saber, cut through the air, slashing diagonally towards Luo Feng with lightning speed.

"You dare to strike?" Luo Feng roared, his body sharply recoiling. At the same time, his left arm blocked the kick. *Thump!* Nuolanshan's right leg slammed hard onto Luo Feng's arm. Luo Feng used the momentum to retreat explosively, stumbling back several steps. His eyes lit up as he stared at the wine bottles, plates, and other items nearby. The bottles and plates immediately levitated and flew rapidly towards Nuolanshan.

"Fight!" Lei Shen roared.

"Hmph!" Hong also charged forward like lightning.

All of them possessed 'Beginner Tier Wargod' level physical fitness, so who was afraid of whom?

"Be careful, his power burst is stronger!" Luo Feng shouted. He had been mentally prepared for Nuolanshan's sudden attack, but the force of that kick still exceeded his imagination. His left arm was now throbbing with unbearable pain.

"You dare to fight me?" Nuolanshan's icy kick slashed towards Lei Shen, who had charged first. Lei Shen twisted his entire waist, dodging the kick like a pretzel. His fist arced, as if accelerated by a centrifuge, whistling eerily as it smashed towards Nuolanshan. Nuolanshan frowned slightly. His extended left leg strangely swept horizontally, cutting towards Lei Shen's waist, generating a vibrating force.

"Hmph." Lei Shen's body went limp, like cotton, and he directly coiled around Nuolanshan's left leg, preparing to use a grappling kill technique.

"Soft technique?" Nuolanshan's expression shifted slightly.

*Buzz!* The muscles on his left leg instantly tensed and sprang, and like a large python, he smoothly and swiftly escaped the grapple.

*Boom!* With a terrifying explosive sound, Hong's right leg, like a sharp awl, stabbed directly towards Nuolanshan's head. Nuolanshan grinned ferociously and charged forward, merely ducking his body slightly to easily evade the kick! But Hong's thrusting right foot instantly slammed downwards, aiming directly for Nuolanshan's head!

"Scram!" Nuolanshan roared, his head actually ramming forward. His neck instantly thickened by two or three sizes.

*Boom!* His head collided head-on with Hong's right foot. Hong lost his balance entirely and flew backward to the side. Meanwhile, Lei Shen's hands moved like a lover's caress, his fingers gently fluttering, like a breeze blowing towards Nuolanshan's flushed face. But upon closer inspection, each finger seemed like a python.

*Swish, swish~~* Hong once again closed in, his fists striking like waves, each blow heavier than the last, incredibly strange.

"Shatter God!" Luo Feng, standing not far away, let out a low roar.

A surge of psychic energy, like an embroidery needle, directly pierced Nuolanshan's mind.

"Scram!!!" Nuolanshan roared, his eyes wide with fury. His arms strangely swelled and enlarged, simultaneously emitting a peculiar stinging sensation. He blasted away Lei Shen's palms and Hong's fists, then slammed into their chests, causing both Hong and Lei Shen to instantly spit blood and be sent flying.

Silence. Many people in the spacious hall of the Slaughterhouse looked towards them.

"Any damage will be deducted from my account," Nuolanshan declared, then looked coldly at Luo Feng and the other two.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were all utterly shocked.

Normally, against opponents of the same level, Luo Feng's psychic attacks could sweep them away. However... this time, because he was in the hall without psychic weapons, Luo Feng could only use mental attacks. Yet, this time, it seemed to have no effect on Nuolanshan. As for Hong and Lei Shen, before the Grand Nirvana period, one was a master of internal martial arts, and the other was proficient in ancient yoga and internal martial arts. Both were excellent in close combat, yet they were defeated by a single person this time.

One must remember that everyone's physical fitness and psychic energy strength were identical here. This was the Virtual Universe; everyone's physical attributes were exactly the same.

"You, trying to use mental attacks against me?" Nuolanshan sneered, looking at the stunned Luo Feng. "In the Giant Axe Martial Arena, if you don't have a way to counter mental attacks, how could you survive, let alone win a thousand consecutive matches to earn the title of Giant Axe Warrior!"

Although both sides had the same psychic energy, the strength of consciousness, as a Cosmic Level Ninth Tier expert with the Giant Axe title, was indeed very powerful.

"As for you two," Nuolanshan glanced at Hong and Lei Shen, "I admit your close combat techniques aren't inferior to mine. Unfortunately, your power generation is terrible. My power generation is more than double yours. Don't think that just because this is the Virtual Universe Network, you can look down on Cosmic Level experts! Even with identical bodies, a strong individual can still easily crush you."

"Well said!" shouted Quincy, a Cosmic Mercenary nearby.

"Exactly!" "In the Virtual Universe Network, even the weak must respect the strong!" "In terms of consciousness, technique, experience, power generation, and so on, these youngsters are far too lacking. And yet they're so arrogant!" Several Cosmic Level experts immediately spoke up, and suddenly many people present looked at Luo Feng and the other two with strange expressions. These three youngsters actually dared to disrespect a Cosmic Level expert?

Respecting the strong was the most fundamental courtesy in the cosmos!

"Serves them right." "They deserve to be crushed." Many people muttered to each other.

Hong, Luo Feng, and Lei Shen's faces were icy.

"Nuolanshan!" Luo Feng said coldly. "Respecting the strong is the most basic courtesy, and before this, I have never offended a single senior expert in this Slaughterhouse hall! But you, you scoundrel, because of your greed, thousands of my people have died by your hand, haven't they?" Indeed, many Earthlings had died because of the Nuolanshan family. Many were caught in the crossfire during several battles. Furthermore, with the Nuolanshan family's arrival, various Base Cities worldwide erupted in chaos, with many looting and rioting, leading to even more deaths in the turmoil.

"You even tried to forcibly buy my planet just now?" "You killed my people, tried to forcibly buy my planet, and you still expect my respect? Bullshit! Dream on." Luo Feng lowered his head and spat fiercely. Nuolanshan's expression flickered, but he couldn't refute it; what Luo Feng said was indeed true.

Some influential figures from various parts of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire nearby nodded slightly. So that was it; no wonder this young man was clashing with a Giant Axe Warrior.

"Oh..." "No wonder." "This young man has guts." The onlookers were no longer surprised. With such animosity between them, there was naturally no talk of respect or disrespect.

...Nuolanshan looked at Luo Feng and nodded slightly: "Quite the eloquent speaker."

"It's not about being eloquent, it's about being in the right! When you're in the right, you're confident, so naturally, I won't fear you, nor will I bow my head to you." Luo Feng stared at Nuolanshan and sneered, "Mr. Nuolanshan, if you weren't so greedy, my two brothers and I would just be drinking here. Why bother bullying us three juniors?"

Nuolanshan was furious inside but didn't know what to say, clenching his fists in anger.

"What, you want to fight again?" Lei Shen shrieked.

"We certainly can't beat a senior Cosmic Level Ninth Tier expert like you, who holds the 'Giant Axe Warrior' title," Hong said, a rare sarcastic remark from him.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, let's go," Luo Feng called out.

"Let's go," Hong said.

"No need to say more to people like him," Lei Shen echoed.

Luo Feng and the other two walked directly out of the hall.

Nuolanshan's face was ashen, and he was seething with anger. However, he knew that he was indeed coveting Earth and its treasures. Since he was 'greedy,' he naturally couldn't be self-righteous. Moreover, he didn't want to reveal this matter now, because he didn't want others to discover Earth's treasures!

"Luo Feng!" Nuolanshan said coldly.

Luo Feng turned around, looked at Nuolanshan, and smiled faintly, "Mr. Nuolanshan, is there anything else?"

"I attacked you just now, are you unconvinced?" Nuolanshan narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, I am unconvinced," Luo Feng sneered. "You're a Cosmic Level Ninth Tier expert, superior to us in experience, power generation, consciousness, and all other aspects. The fight was fundamentally unfair, so how could we be convinced?"

"I'll give you a chance," Nuolanshan grunted. "I'll find three of my subordinates, of the same level and tier as you, and they will fight you in three separate matches! As long as you win one match out of the three... then you win this wager. I will give you 10 billion Ganwu coins. If you don't win a single match, your planet will be mine."

"A wager is fine, but the stake is my planet? No," Luo Feng said, looking at Nuolanshan.

Nuolanshan was so angry his teeth itched. This Luo Feng, he valued Earth far too much.

Didn't Luo Feng know... even if he possessed treasures like the mechanical race's spaceship, with Luo Feng's background, once revealed, they would surely be snatched away.

"He wouldn't even trade it for 100 billion Ganwu coins directly, and that's 100 billion Ganwu coins!"

He truly yearned to obtain legal ownership of Earth. If he did, even if the treasures on Earth couldn't be excavated, he could directly auction off Earth, selling all those treasures as a package! With legal ownership, many things would be much more convenient; there would be no need to secretly dispatch two Cosmic Level experts to infiltrate Earth as they were doing now. Such an act was called theft!

Furthermore, Nuolanshan's biggest worry was that Luo Feng had already applied for ownership of Earth in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. If so, the influential families of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire would know how to travel to Earth.

Nuolanshan feared... that those influential families might also develop an interest in Earth, dispatching forces through wormholes to reach it. After all, the Nuolanshan family was only the third-ranked family in the Carlo Empire. The truly significant influential families in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire usually had 'Realm Lord' experts as their founders! If such families intervened, his Nuolanshan family would have no hope at all.