The Choice

While Luo Feng was deeply impressed by the treasure vault list, it was still within his capacity to process. Firstly, the Golden Horned Beast's inherited memories contained numerous secret techniques, though these were specifically suited for the Golden Horned Beast. Secondly, many of the treasures and secret techniques, to Luo Feng, were merely names; he had no idea what they truly represented.

Babata, however, was different!

Babata had followed Yunmo Star Master, Huyan Bo, through countless star systems, experiencing life-and-death trials repeatedly and witnessing innumerable battles between powerful experts. He understood perfectly the significance behind those 'names.'

A single secret technique could lead to the downfall of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

A single treasure could drive tens of thousands of Immortals to madness.

...

Babata grasped the profound implications behind this massive treasure vault, and it completely overwhelmed him.

“Insane, absolutely insane.” The little demon stared at the laptop screen, tears welling in his eyes, and whispered, “Boss, if you had only been willing to humble yourself and follow that great being back then, even if it was just in the outer periphery of the Virtual Universe Company. Once you became an Immortal, you would naturally enter the core, and then, how could you have ended up like this?”

Luo Feng turned to look at the little demon on his shoulder.

“It’s nothing.”

The little demon shook his head. “Just lamenting your teacher’s fate. You Earthlings have a saying, ‘the slow bird flies first,’ but if a clever bird starts flying early, the slow bird can never catch up, no matter how hard it tries. It’s the same principle! If you surpass others at the starting line and continuously lead, you’ll naturally stand at the very top!”

“You’re already far ahead of your teacher at the starting line,” the little demon sighed.

“I’m only Star-level, yet Teacher could create a secret technique like 'Soul Imprint.' I still have a long way to go,” Luo Feng said.

“Yes, that’s the right mindset. You absolutely mustn’t become arrogant. The Genius Battle, no matter how impressive, is only for Star-level. This path of power… has only just begun!” The little demon nodded repeatedly. “What you need to do now is seize these precious resources, constantly strengthen yourself, and strengthen yourself again! Make sure you leave everyone else far behind!”

Luo Feng nodded.

Suddenly, the email icon on the screen flickered, indicating a new message.

He clicked to open his inbox.

An email had been received.

“Luo Feng:

Congratulations on becoming an official member of the Primal Chaos Secret Region. The Virtual Universe Company’s training programs for the younger generation begin at the ‘Universe-level.’ Therefore, your first priority is to reach the Universe-level. You don’t need to worry about this; by the time you emerge from training in the ‘Primal Universe,’ you will undoubtedly have broken through to the Universe-level.

You have been granted 10,000 free points. You can use these 10,000 points to purchase any item from the treasure vault list, provided you have enough points.

We recommend you purchase the secret techniques you need. The three years of your journey will be best spent cultivating secret techniques.

Also!

A reminder: there’s no need to waste time cultivating primal energy or psychic energy.

From Star-level Tier 1 to Tier 9 is a quantitative accumulation. However, the leap from Star-level Tier 9 to Universe-level Tier 1 is a life gene evolution.

Universe-level Tier 1 to Tier 9, Domain Lord Tier 1 to Tier 9, and Sector Lord Tier 1 to Tier 9 are all quantitative accumulations!

Planet-level, Star-level, Universe-level, Domain Lord, Sector Lord—each breakthrough in these levels represents a life gene evolution, a qualitative breakthrough.

The company can spend incredibly valuable resources to freely enhance and strengthen the bodies of every core member, boosting their primal energy and psychic energy, allowing them to advance from Tier 1 to Tier 9 in a short period, bringing their bodies to a saturated state. As for the ‘life gene evolution,’ the qualitative breakthrough, each core member must strive to achieve that on their own.

The company will not allow core members to waste time accumulating energy. All core members should save their time to improve their combat power, comprehend origin laws, and learn secret techniques!

...

Virtual Universe Company”

The email wasn’t long, but Luo Feng and Babata were stunned for a long time after reading it.

“What?”

“Tier 1 to Tier 9, the company provides free resources to strengthen the body?” Luo Feng found it hard to believe.

“The legend, the legend is true?” Babata was also dumbfounded.

It was common knowledge in the universe that powerful experts diligently cultivated and absorbed energy. However, there were countless treasures in the universe, such as 'life fruits' that could allow a Moyun Teng to continuously break through to Universe-level Tier 2. Humans couldn't withstand such intense treasures, but for the 'Virtual Universe Company,' a giant ranked among the top in the entire universe, it freely strengthened the bodies of every core member.

Once you reached Universe-level Tier 1, the company would help you strengthen to Universe-level Tier 9!

If you broke through to Domain Lord (Sector Lord) Tier 1, the company would directly help you reach Domain Lord (Sector Lord) Tier 9!

You wouldn't need to waste time meditating and absorbing cosmic energy; it was unnecessary!

“Wealthy and influential, truly wealthy and influential,” Babata shook his head repeatedly. “Even your teacher’s old base, Yunmo Star, wouldn’t dare to play like this with his most important disciples. To directly raise a Sector Lord from Tier 1 to Tier 9 would require an immense amount of energy infusion and countless treasures. Your teacher’s fortune wouldn’t be enough for that. No wonder… no wonder the Virtual Universe Company is so strict about controlling the number of core members.”

“Your Highness!”

“Your Highness!” A voice came from outside.

“Aoduo.” Luo Feng walked to the balcony, looking at Aoduo standing at the entrance of the three-story building. “Is something the matter?”

“Your Highness Rongjun and Your Highness Wuka are here to visit,” Aoduo respectfully replied.

“Rongjun, Wuka?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “I’ll be right there.”

...

A moment later.

Luo Feng welcomed Rongjun and Wuka into his living room.

“Rongjun and I just came from the library. We heard you arrived, so we rushed over to see you,” the Manka Star youth, Wuka, plopped down on the sofa, laughing heartily. “This Virtual Universe Company is indeed impressive. The treatment in this Primal Chaos Secret Region is even better than what I received on Manka Star.”

Luo Feng and Rongjun exchanged glances.

“You’re something else,” Luo Feng said. “I was pretty stunned when I saw that email.”

“Stunned by an email? What’s so surprising? Are you talking about the ‘Pool of Life’?” Wuka said nonchalantly. “On our Manka Star, it’s common for the younger generation. As long as they reach Universe-level Tier 1, they immediately go to soak in the Pool of Life to advance to Universe-level Tier 9. This kind of quantitative accumulation… to cultivate it yourself is a pure waste of time. In the universe, not only on our Manka Star, but also among the Desolate God Race, the Dream Snail-Wing Race, the Mother Ancestor Star… and even the top dozens or hundreds of geniuses in the major secret regions of the 1008 Cosmic Nations receive this kind of treatment!”

Luo Feng and Rongjun were speechless.

He was a Manka Star prince; his perspective was naturally different.

Luo Feng and Rongjun already had good perspectives, but even Immortal experts didn’t have the capital to train disciples this way. Only core forces like the ‘Ganwu Secret Region’ and ‘Manka Star’ dared to do something like this. But even then, they only trained dozens or hundreds.

The Virtual Universe Company, however, trained millions!

What immense wealth!

“These are all external conditions,” Wuka shook his head. “The Virtual Universe Company just provides good conditions, the best environment… As for what achievements one makes, that still depends on oneself!”

“The universe is mysterious and unpredictable, with countless fortuitous encounters.”

“But how many super-experts rise in the universe every ten million years?” Wuka lamented. “Don’t look at Yuxiang Mountain having over ten million people, countless Sector Lords, and astonishingly good conditions. But after ten million years, 99.9% will have fallen, and the remaining will become Immortals! But most of them will only be ordinary Immortals.”

“To become a super-expert among Immortals!” Wuka shook his head. “Batch after batch every ten million years, over billions of years, countless geniuses are cultivated, and then countless fall. As long as a few super-beings emerge, that’s considered a success!”

“Among our current batch of a thousand people, according to historical probability, fewer than 10 will still be alive after ten million years,” Wuka stated.

...

The three talked for a long time, all feeling the pressure.

Ordinary people would be proud to become Universe-level. Even some geniuses would be content to become Sector Lords and own a star system territory. However, different perspectives lead to different goals. Luo Feng, Rongjun, and Wuka all had extremely high aspirations.

Luo Feng possessed the Golden Horned Beast and Demon Killer Clan as his two bodies; becoming a Sector Lord was something he could achieve even in his sleep. Even becoming an Immortal, he had to be a peak existence among Immortals. Luo Feng even yearned to… reach the level of the Ganwu Nation Master, to establish a Cosmic Nation and preside over it for billions of years.

Rongjun, whose background and talent were no less than Luo Feng’s, had enemies who were terrifyingly strong. Becoming an ordinary Immortal would simply not satisfy him.

Wuka, a peerless genius rarely seen on Manka Star for many years, had a father who was a super-expert in the universe. With his father as his goal, his aspirations were equally high.

...

Yet, facts were facts. According to historical probability, out of a thousand people, no more than ten would become Immortals!

Even among the Golden Horned Beasts, many generations were stuck at Sector Lord and unable to break through to Immortal. The path to Immortality was indeed incredibly arduous. Luo Feng’s journey had only just begun!

...

Luo Feng sat in front of the computer, selecting secret techniques.

“The Golden Horned Beast itself has inherited memories and countless secret techniques, so there’s no need to purchase any for it.”

“The Demon Killer Clan body has no inherited memories. Although its talent is high… its combat skills currently rely entirely on instinct. It completely lacks effective combat secret techniques.” Luo Feng clicked on a large number of close-combat warrior weapons. “For weapons, I’ll choose…”

“The Tier 5 primal energy weapon ‘Shadow Gold Blade’ requires 12 points. Custom design, hmm, I’ll design it in the style of the Blood Shadow Battle Blade.”

“For a shield, I’ll choose the Tier 5 primal energy weapon ‘Sky-Severing Shield,’ which requires 8 points. I’ll set its style to be a hexagonal shield.”

The Shadow Gold Blade and Sky-Severing Shield were both for his Demon Killer Clan body.

“Combat secret techniques.” Luo Feng clicked on the secret technique category and quickly searched for suitable ones. With Babata’s help, he soon made a decision.

'Absolute Space' was suitable for the Golden Horned Beast, and 'Nine-Line Flow' was for controller-type flyers. But what about warriors?

“Secret techniques are so expensive?” Luo Feng was startled.

The Shadow Gold Blade was only 12 points, but the secret techniques before him ranged from dozens of points for cheap ones, to hundreds or thousands for most, and even millions or tens of millions for the most expensive ones. It was outrageous.

“Secret techniques are the culmination of an expert’s hard work, something they would never willingly pass on! They are their life’s blood! Your teacher’s 'Soul Imprint,' though profound and unique, I estimate would only be worth around 10,000 points,” Babata said.