Home, Earth

Leaving the Martial Arena, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen returned to reality from the Virtual Universe Network. In the cosmic spaceship's control room, the three of them felt a heavy weight on their hearts. "Damn this universe!" Lei Shen couldn't help but curse. Luo Feng remained silent. "Don't curse, it's pointless," Hong shook his head. "Where there is light, there is darkness; where there are classes, there will naturally be competition. Even on a small planet like Earth, there are assassins, prostitutes, swindlers, robbers, corrupt officials, and schemers. What kind of people aren't there? Let alone the vast, boundless cosmos." "The cosmos is immense, so there are even more insidious, cruel, and insane people. But similarly, there are also many with bright hearts, pursuing their dreams." "Diverse and all-encompassing," Hong concluded. "What we can do now is to be our best selves and protect our Earth race. Only when we become significant figures in the entire cosmos will we have the power to truly make a difference. For now, let's not overthink it." Luo Feng and Lei Shen nodded slightly. *** The spaceship continued its journey. After more than eight hours of flight, the cosmic spaceship finally reached the coordinates corresponding to the Solar System in the Dark Universe. The spatial coordinates here had been completely concealed by the Yunmo Star Master using spatial secret techniques. Therefore, other cosmic spaceships wanting to reach Earth could only do so via a 'wormhole,' followed by a long journey through the cosmos. Luo Feng's group, however, could perform a direct 'cosmic teleportation.' "10, 9, 8, 7, 6… 3, 2, 1! Cosmic Teleportation!" In the Dark Universe, as the cosmic spaceship came to a standstill, it was directly repelled from the Dark Universe, teleporting back to the Solar System in the original universe. *** At 10:08 PM on November 16, 2063, Huaxia time, a triangular cosmic spaceship entered Earth, arriving above Yangzhou City, a guardian city of Jiangnan Base City in Huaxia Nation. Upon their arrival on Earth, Luo Feng had already sent Hong and Lei Shen to their respective homes. At West Lake Courtyard in Yangzhou City, when Luo Feng, clad in an alloy battle suit and battle boots, appeared at the castle gate with his servant Aogu, his family, who had been waiting after receiving news, immediately rushed towards him. His two sons, Luo Hai and Luo Ping, excitedly shouted, "Papa! Papa!" "Haha, Pingping, Xiaohai," Luo Feng's face was filled with an uncontrollable smile as he saw his family. "Oh, wow, you're much heavier than last time," Luo Feng said, laughing as he held his two sons. "Papa, your battle suit is so hard," Pingping swung his small fists, thumping against Luo Feng's alloy battle suit. "You're back and still haven't changed your clothes," Xu Xin walked over, smiling. "Wearing that metal lump." "I'm used to wearing it outside, didn't have time to change," Luo Feng chuckled. Indeed, he had worn the alloy battle suit for a very long time. Although the alloy battle suit appeared rigid on the outside, it was designed for comfort on the inside. Of course, it couldn't compare to ordinary cotton casual wear, but over time, one naturally grew accustomed to it. "Xiao Feng, dinner is all ready. We've been waiting for you," his mother, Gong Xinlan, said with a smile. "Yes, Mom's cooking is the best," Luo Feng laughed. "I'll go change and shower first, then we'll eat together right away." After changing out of his alloy battle suit and battle boots into comfortable casual clothes, Luo Feng had dinner with his family. Breathing the air of his hometown, gazing at the moon of his hometown, and eating and chatting with his family… After spending so long venturing through the cosmos, he truly missed this feeling. *** The five major powers on Earth quickly learned of Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen's return. On the third morning after Luo Feng's return, fifteen representatives from the five major powers collectively arrived at Luo Feng's home to discuss cosmic immigration. In the meeting room, Hong and Lei Shen were also present. The discussion primarily involved the fifteen representatives and the three of them. These fifteen representatives fully represented various factions within the five major powers. "Mr. Luo, fear cannot solve problems. We all understand that many dangers exist in the cosmos, but… we cannot wait for danger to arrive before facing it. The best approach is to contact other human races in the cosmos as early as possible and make all necessary preparations," a female party chairwoman from the European Union stated very earnestly. "Yes. Please understand, the three of you, that our nations are ready," the new white president of America looked at Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen. Representatives from Huaxia Nation, India, and Soviet Russia also looked at the three, having already said all they could. Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen exchanged glances, and Luo Feng finally nodded. The three had made their decision. "I understand everyone's thoughts." Luo Feng looked at the leaders of the five nations seated around the conference table. "I admit, what you've said makes a lot of sense." "You want cosmic immigration? You can!" Luo Feng stated solemnly. A hint of barely concealed joy appeared in the eyes of the leaders of the five major powers. "However, I must warn everyone." "First, upon reaching other life planets in the cosmos, I will provide the immigrants with the most basic living guarantees. But you must understand that only those who reach the 'Planetary-level' can obtain Cosmic Citizen status. Therefore, once these immigrants leave the planets I control, I cannot guarantee their safety." "Second, leaving Earth is easy, but returning is difficult. From other life planets in the cosmos, returning to Earth alone will take three years of travel time!" "Third, information about Earth must be strictly confidential and not leaked in the slightest." Luo Feng spoke with gravity. In truth, there wasn't much crucial information about Earth, the only truly important piece being about the Golden Horned Beast. However, ordinary Earthlings didn't know that the 'Devouring Beast' was the Golden Horned Beast, and Luo Feng would absolutely not allow any immigrants to take any photos or videos of the Golden Horned Beast. Once immigrants left Earth and arrived at the planets Luo Feng controlled, the other races on those planets were ordinary people; who would know about the Devouring Beast or the Golden Horned Beast? "Anyone who leaks information about Earth will be executed for treason against Earth's humanity," Luo Feng declared solemnly. "No problem." "Agreed." "Agreed." "Mr. Luo, it doesn't take three years for you to return from the cosmos, does it?" the American female Secretary of State asked Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen. Luo Feng frowned, staring at her. The invisible mental pressure made cold sweat break out on the Secretary of State's forehead. Luo Feng sternly said, "This first batch of immigrants is Earth humanity's first contact with the cosmos. I don't want any accidents! If an accident occurs, you will be a sinner against Earth's humanity!" "Remember my three points. Agree, and I can approve immigration." "Disagree, then you can work hard to build your own spaceships," Luo Feng said coldly. "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Luo, I was just curious, I didn't mean anything else," the Secretary of State quickly said. "That's how it is. Formal immigration from Earth will depart in six months. During this half-year, you can select your people carefully. Remember, if you want to return, the journey alone will take three years." Luo Feng stated. *** The fifteen representatives from the five major powers left. Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were left. "This has its benefits," Hong said. "We can't always bear all the pressure ourselves; they should experience some setbacks outside. Without pressure, there's no motivation. If they're always under our protection, the progress of Earth's humanity will slow down." "Mm," Luo Feng nodded. "Even if those people cause trouble, it won't be significant. Moreover, with the rule 'leaking Earth's information is treason against Earth's humanity,' and everyone being from Earth, fewer would dare to leak anything. Even if information is leaked, everything will be under my control, as it's my territory after all." Luo Feng currently possessed hundreds of planetary territories. However, for Earth's human immigrants, Luo Feng planned to specifically purchase a few more planetary territories. For the current Luo Feng, purchasing a few planets was indeed very easy. *** After staying on Earth for a few days, Luo Feng took his cosmic spaceship to Mars. He also ordered a 'nutrient cabin' through the Virtual Universe Network. "Sir, are you sure you want to purchase this E-tier nutrient cabin? As the highest-grade E-tier nutrient cabin, it can even repair and evolve the bodies of Sector Lord experts. At the same time, it is also a 'Warrior Evolution Cabin' that can directly create Cosmic-level experts." "However, it only evolves the warrior's physical body to the 'Cosmic-level'." "To break through further, one needs to comprehend domains and so on; relying solely on this nutrient cabin is insufficient. Moreover, breaking through using an evolution cabin can easily lead to an unstable foundation, making it impossible to comprehend domains and thus forever preventing a breakthrough to Domain Lord." "And…" "The consumption of the nutrient cabin is astonishing. Spending a hundred years to create one Cosmic-level expert costs enough money to purchase a hundred Cosmic-level servants. Therefore, using it as a 'Warrior Evolution Cabin' is highly inefficient." "Its sole practical function is for repairing Sector Lord experts who are injured, or even whose internal genes are damaged or altered. This is its most practical use; its healing effect is paramount. We must solemnly remind you of this. If you find no issues, please sign here to purchase." "The E-tier nutrient cabin costs 860 billion Cosmic currency." "As for the nutrient fluid you need, one ton costs 10 billion Cosmic currency. One ton of nutrient fluid is enough to create one Cosmic-level expert. Of course, with 10 billion Cosmic currency, you could purchase a hundred Cosmic-level servants. Oh, you need 10 tons of nutrient fluid, understood. Here is the contract!" When Sector Lord experts battle, some directly damage the essence of the soul, while others directly damage the genes themselves. This is where such nutrient cabins are used for repair. Hence, this nutrient cabin was very expensive. It had a 'side effect' – the Warrior Evolution Cabin! And Luo Feng bought it precisely to accelerate the evolution speed of his Earthling body. As for the inability to break through? "With the Golden Horned Beast body as a foundation, Luo Feng, you have no bottlenecks, nor any issue of an unstable foundation. And since you're rich, of course, you should buy the best! This E-tier nutrient cabin also offers the fastest evolution speed," Babata had told Luo Feng. *** Luo Feng, with the nutrient cabin, began a relatively long period of seclusion, stationed on Mars in the Solar System. This was because his Golden Horned Beast body was about to break through to Cosmic-level, and this breakthrough involved many crucial aspects, so he chose Mars for an undisturbed breakthrough. In the Thunder World, the Golden Horned Beast was Star-level Ninth-tier. Breaking through from Star-level Ninth-tier to Cosmic-level usually takes over 50 years, but Luo Feng's metal combination could accelerate evolution by 89 times, so he had already reached the critical point in just over half a year. And now, Luo Feng was at the critical juncture of breakthrough!