Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy

While the peak geniuses remained relatively calm, the 1008 Universe Nations were abuzz with excitement, especially the countless citizens across hundreds of millions of galaxies in the Ganwu Universe Nation who were incredibly thrilled. After all, this was a gathering of a million geniuses from 1008 Universe Nations, and to have two from their own Universe Nation in the top 20—what an immense honor was that?

“We, our Black Dragon Mountain Empire, actually have a young genius who reached third place in the overall cosmic ranking?”

“That’s the overall cosmic ranking!”

“He’s from our Black Dragon Mountain Empire!”

“My heavens!”

“Luo Feng is just too, too powerful.”

“The overall cosmic ranking, that encompasses 1008 Universe Nations!”

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire seemed stunned by this news. Although the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield could be considered vast and boundless in territory, compared to the entirety of the 1008 Universe Nations, it was truly minuscule! Even the Ganwu Universe Nation hadn’t had a genius break into the top 20 for a long time, let alone the small Black Dragon Mountain Starfield? There might not be such an opportunity even in billions of years!

“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”

“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”

“Luo Feng, Black Dragon Mountain!”

Across the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire, all sorts of online news outlets promoted him daily, with various promotional videos about Luo Feng. Luo Feng’s popularity in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire reached an incredible level. Even the Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire once excitedly declared—‘Luo Feng is from my Black Dragon Mountain Empire, he is a hero of my Black Dragon Mountain Empire!’ This starfield, otherwise unremarkable in the vast cosmos, became known to citizens of many other Universe Nations because of Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng is a hero of my Black Dragon Mountain Empire.” In a live news broadcast on the Virtual Universe Black Dragon Mountain Island, the Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire announced in a booming voice, “He hails from the Milky Way Galaxy within my Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. I have decided… to formally bestow his home, the Milky Way Galaxy, upon him. From this day forward, he shall be the Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy!”

The Emperor made a public declaration! The Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s imperial family was clearly currying favor. In truth, the Emperor had already promised to bestow the Milky Way Galaxy upon Luo Feng earlier. But making a public announcement now… was clearly to elevate Luo Feng’s status. Luo Feng’s immense fame in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was undeniably due to the imperial family’s efforts in promoting him.

“Damn it!”

Buluolin sat in his study, gritting his teeth in hatred, crushing the cup in his hand. “It’s over, all hope is lost. The higher-ups have decided to fully win over Luo Feng.”

The imperial family and their backing, the ‘Holy Land Black Dragon Mountain,’ had their high-level officials unanimously decide to do their utmost to win over Luo Feng. They would use ‘hometown sentiment’ to maintain their relationship. As long as Luo Feng didn’t fall… with his talent, capable of ranking third, he would undoubtedly wield significant power within the core echelons of the Virtual Universe Company in the future. The Virtual Universe Company, one of the five great behemoths, was even subtly ranked higher among them. Even the 1008 Universe Nations had to look up to these five great behemoths. Once Luo Feng gained a certain level of power in the future… a little help at a critical moment would benefit the Black Dragon Mountain Empire immensely. As for the Ninth Imperial Prince Buluolin, he wasn’t even considered part of the empire’s true ruling elite, so how could he influence the empire’s decisions?

“It’s over.”

Nuolanshan stared at the screen, his eyes filled with unwillingness. “With his status as a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, if he ever finds me, killing me would be as easy as crushing an ant.”

“Lie low!”

“Lie low!”

Nuolanshan gritted his teeth. “Unless I become stronger than him in the future, I must remain silent forever, not revealing the slightest hint of my presence.”

“If that’s the case!” A cold glint flashed in Nuolanshan’s eyes. “Then I’ll go to the Outer Territory Battlefield! Otherwise, there’s no chance of ever surpassing him!” Nuolanshan was also a ruthless individual; his ability to survive a thousand life-and-death battles in the Giant Axe Martial Arena showed his decisive and ruthless nature. He had immediately abandoned his old base when he sensed danger before. And now, Nuolanshan boarded a spaceship and left the planet that very day.

Earth.

“OMG, what? Luo Feng became the Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?” In the Washington Base City on the North American continent, a group of high-ranking officials from America were completely stunned.

“Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?”

“How is that possible? The information we got from the Virtual Universe Network said that Universe-level powerhouses could only get a dozen or so planets as territory, and only Realm Lords could be granted an entire galaxy as territory, right? According to that information, a Realm Lord is a terrifying cosmic powerhouse who can destroy our Earth with a flip of their hand. Even stars and white dwarfs are nothing before a Realm Lord. How could Luo Feng be granted a galaxy?”

The American high-ranking officials were all shocked. While the five great powers on Earth were all grateful to Luo Feng, unlike the Huaxia Nation’s inherent blood connection, the other great powers were actually a bit ‘unhappy.’ “Why is the Lord of Earth a Huaxia person? Why can’t it be an American, or an Indian?” Of course, no one dared to voice this openly, but this news completely stunned them.

“Everyone, please allow me to explain in detail the meaning behind the ‘Cosmic Genius Battle’.” A blonde woman said. “After listening, I believe you will understand what Luo Feng’s current status truly represents! And why he can receive treatment comparable to a Realm Lord.”

“Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy?”

“Haha, Luo Feng is truly amazing! Old Wang, how many life planets do we have in the Milky Way Galaxy?”

“According to the information we obtained from the Virtual Universe Network, the Milky Way Galaxy has over 210,000 life planets.”

“Haha, over 210,000 life planets? They’re all Luo Feng’s all of a sudden? Good, he’s brought honor to our Earth, and to us Huaxia people. Even though we Huaxia people are considered planetary natives by them, one of our natives produced a genius who could rank third among all cosmic humans!”

The leadership of Earth’s five great powers and various Base Cities all received the news and were astounded by the title ‘Lord of the Milky Way Galaxy.’ However, the leadership did not inform the general public. In reality, the ordinary populace on Earth didn’t know much about the cosmos, and Earth’s high-ranking officials didn’t want the common people to fully engage with the cosmos so quickly.

“Third Brother’s progress is truly astonishing.” The black-clad youth, Hong, sitting cross-legged in the thatched hut, opened his eyes. “I can’t relax either. My teacher’s friend is truly strange… an Undying being, willing to live on a planet with no technology whatsoever.” His gaze passed through the hut’s door, seeing the sky hundreds of kilometers away. In that sky, savage men clad in animal skins were flying through the air. This planet was the dwelling place of an Undying, and the entire planet was in an extremely primitive state. The humans on the planet each tapped into their own potential, gradually forming various sects. Yet, the Undying resided here in seclusion, and those so-called sects had no idea… that a cosmic Undying being was among them.

“Hong, let’s go.”

Realm Lord Luo, the ‘Time Realm Lord,’ instantly appeared before the thatched hut. Hong immediately rose, then shot into the sky, boarding a spaceship and leaving the planet. The native sects on this planet had no idea that two cosmic powerhouses had arrived there.

“Well done, I permit you to rest.” Mist Lord called out.

“Not enough, still not enough. Third Brother has already reached third place, my progress isn’t enough.” On Mars in the Solar System, Lei Shen was continuously improving himself according to Mist Lord’s training plan.

Luo Feng had no idea of the immense impact his third-place overall cosmic ranking had caused. He, along with Rongjun and three others, were listening to the scaled armor giant’s lecture.

“Tomorrow’s qualification battle will depend on your performance.”

“Understood!”

“The three of you may leave first, Luo Feng and Rongjun, stay,” the scaled armor giant said. Immediately, the other three youths in the massive room respectfully departed, leaving only Luo Feng and Rongjun.

The scaled armor giant’s gaze fell upon the two of them. “Fourteenth, and third.” The scaled armor giant’s voice was deep and resonant, and the subtle pressure made both Luo Feng and Rongjun struggle to remain standing. “Do you perhaps harbor a hint of pride, believing yourselves to be very strong?”

“No!” The savage Rongjun said.

“The trials don’t prove everything,” Luo Feng also said.

“Hmph.”

The scaled armor giant let out a low grunt. “You two are still quite calm, not letting this small honor go to your heads. Indeed! Luo Feng, you are right! These trials don’t prove anything at all… I’ll tell you, among the top 10 in the overall ranking of these trials, there were two warriors and eight mental-power controllers!”

Luo Feng’s expression subtly changed; eight controllers in the top ten…

“Do you understand now? These kinds of trials are most advantageous for mental-power controllers! Next are warriors! They are most disadvantageous for mental-power ‘Illusionists’,” the scaled armor giant said. “That genius from the Howling God Race, Jialaixi, many of us Undyings unanimously agreed his strength could rank in the top ten, yet his ranking was only 189! Those who can reach the top 20 in the trials are naturally very strong. However, some ranked between 30 and 50 aren’t necessarily weaker. Especially some mental-power Illusionists, who are all ranked outside the top hundred, their actual combat strength is hard to gauge,” the scaled armor giant said solemnly. “So you must not be careless in the slightest, otherwise, you might just become stepping stones for others.”

Luo Feng and Rongjun both listened obediently.

“Of course, the trials do reflect strength to a certain extent. Based on our many Undyings’ judgment from watching your live broadcasts… Luo Feng, in our assessment, you rank among the top ten.” The scaled armor giant looked at the savage Rongjun. “Rongjun, in our assessment, you rank among the top 20!”

Neither Luo Feng nor Rongjun spoke.

The scaled armor giant looked at the two of them, and after a moment, said, “Of course, actual combat also depends on performance and the mutual restraint of fighting styles. Those ranked in the top 20 can still break into the top 10, and those in the top 10 can still be defeated by those behind them. After all, the difference in everyone’s strength isn’t that great.”

“Alright! You two can rest. You’ve both secured your spots, so you won’t be involved tomorrow. Prepare for the final slaughter. Although a thousand people can enter the core echelon, the treatment varies greatly, and there are also differences in status within the core echelon. For example, ‘Death God’ Bolan will definitely enter the ‘Primal Secret Realm.’ As for you two, work hard and strive!” the scaled armor giant said.