Xueluo Continent

Within the Taichu District.

Thin mist permeated the entire void. Around a massive ice star, countless stellar fragments orbited, and Luo Feng's residence was among them.

“Hey, what do you think His Highness is planning? He’s bought so much stuff! Spaceships have been flying in and out several times these past few days.”

“Who knows? Anyway, His Highness has immense wealth, so he can buy whatever he wants.”

Several Universe-level warrior guards patrolled the manor, chatting idly.

“Silence! Stop discussing His Highness’s affairs!” A Domain Lord-level captain, who was directing people to move boxes in the distance, turned and barked.

“Yes, sir.”

The guards immediately fell silent.

“Hmph.” The captain then turned his head back and continued to direct, “You, move that large crate over there, yes. And this large crate, place it carefully here, it’s very important, handle with care.”

Throughout the entire manor.

Various crates were laid out, covering an area of nearly ten kilometers. What an astonishing amount of goods!

***

In Luo Feng’s cultivation room, the nutrient pod sat. For the past three months, Luo Feng had been continuously lying inside it.

“Beep!”

The nutrient pod’s lid slowly opened. A naked, muscular, black-haired youth surged out of the nutrient fluid, which had become almost clear water. He stepped out, and simultaneously, a strong heat wave instantly rose from Luo Feng’s body, evaporating the liquid from his skin. A deep red casual outfit immediately materialized on his body.

“Body at Universe-level Ninth Tier, spirit energy at Universe-level Ninth Tier.” Luo Feng exerted a slight force throughout his body, and every tough, resilient muscle pulsed with powerful energy, causing the surrounding space to subtly crackle and vibrate.

“It feels strange.”

“It’s this nutrient pod.” Luo Feng turned to look at the nutrient pod. There was still a lot of precious nutrient fluid unused in its storage compartment. “In just about three months, it allowed me to directly advance to Universe-level Ninth Tier in one go. My physical quality, which had just undergone a leap, has now completely reached saturation.”

Luo Feng’s physical strength had reached saturation and could not be further improved. Unless he broke through to the Domain Lord-level, causing a change in his body’s genes and a fundamental leap in his physical form, there would be no new round of improvement. Of course… in reality, Luo Feng could now advance to the Domain Lord-level, but his inner world was only at the ‘Domain Lord-level Sixth Tier’ state, preventing his body from reaching Domain Lord-level Ninth Tier in one go. For now, he could only endure.

***

When Luo Feng emerged from his main building, the servants and guards busy in the manor were all greatly surprised.

“Your Highness!”

“Your Highness!”

Everyone immediately bowed respectfully.

“Your Highness.” Realm Lord Aoduo also flew out from his residence as a streak of light, respectfully saluting Luo Feng.

“Haha…” Luo Feng looked at the large number of crates in the manor and said with a smile, “So many goods these past few days, Aoduo, I’ve troubled you.”

“It’s my duty,” Aoduo quickly replied.

“Are all the goods here?” Luo Feng asked.

“All the goods ordered by Your Highness have been delivered, they are all here,” Aoduo said respectfully.

Luo Feng nodded slightly, his eyes shining as he looked at the items before him. This vast quantity of goods, covering over ten kilometers… he had spent a full 860 mixed-element units to purchase them all! Knowing that points were incredibly precious, he tried not to use them unless absolutely necessary.

860 mixed-element units. This was still after Pinghai Company’s annual dividends, especially from that financing round, which gave Luo Feng, as a major shareholder, a huge dividend. Of course, most of the money was constantly rolling over within Pinghai Company, but Luo Feng himself also had nearly 1000 mixed-element units, and this time he spent 860 mixed-element units in one go.

“With these!”

“The Golden Horned Beast’s ‘Original Body World’ second layer can be partially mastered,” Luo Feng thought to himself. These goods included ‘various precious items for cultivating the Moyun Teng,’ ‘various items prepared for going to the Xueluo Continent,’ but most importantly, various precious materials for the Golden Horned Beast to cultivate ‘Original Body World’.

Cultivating ‘Original Body World’ had extremely strict requirements; the weaker one’s strength, the easier it was to cultivate. Luo Feng had already mastered the first layer in Chaos City. This was because the Golden Horned Beast was still relatively weak, and Luo Feng was able to purchase many precious materials, thus he succeeded. Many Golden Horned Beasts only ever master the first layer in their entire lives!

The second layer required incredibly rare and precious materials. Unfortunately, some of these precious materials Luo Feng couldn’t afford. This time, Luo Feng spent 860 mixed-element units, of which over 830 mixed-element units were used to purchase a portion of the various precious items needed for cultivating the second layer. This was considered the cheaper part!

As for the special ones, they weren’t even in the ‘Treasury’! The expensive ones, Luo Feng simply couldn’t afford.

“‘Original Body World’ was incredibly powerful, but its conditions were too stringent. For example, the second layer required something called ‘Kanluosi’s Feather’.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. “The ‘Treasury’ actually listed it for 12 million points. Some items couldn’t even be found in the ‘Treasury’ at all. No wonder this powerful secret technique was so difficult to cultivate.”

To fully master the second layer, the cost was enormous! At least… Luo Feng, merely a minor figure in the Virtual Universe Company, couldn’t yet see the dawn of its completion!

“Whoosh!” Luo Feng reached out, and Babata stored all these goods into its storage space. So many goods, when laid out, would cover ten kilometers, but the actual space they occupied wasn’t astonishing. At least with Luo Feng’s current status, purchasing a large-capacity spatial ring was easy.

***

The next day.

Luo Feng wore black combat armor, combat boots, and carried a hexagonal shield and a Blood Shadow combat saber on his back. These were all custom-made weapons and armor that conformed to the ‘Xueluo Continent’s’ conventional standards. As for the Moyun Teng, arm-mounted screen, and other items that didn’t conform to the Xueluo Continent’s conventions, they were all entrusted to his Demon Killer Clan clone for safekeeping.

Of course, Babata was hidden in its own storage space. As Luo Feng put it: “Babata, when we go to the Xueluo Continent, you are forbidden from revealing your existence to outsiders. At most, you can communicate with me telepathically.”

“Damn it, your teacher and I also went through countless life-and-death trials, so don’t worry,” Babata said.

“Mm.” Luo Feng stood in the manor, looking at the distant sky shrouded in thin mist.

“Rumble~~” A spaceship slowly descended in the distance onto Luo Feng’s star territory.

“Your Highness, please be careful when undertaking your cultivation mission,” Aoduo respectfully urged.

“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards it.

“Farewell, Your Highness!”

Over a hundred guards and a thousand servants respectfully said in unison. In the distance, Luo Feng had already entered the spaceship sent by the Virtual Universe Company, and soon the spaceship departed and disappeared.

***

In the dark universe, the fish-shaped spaceship was rapidly advancing.

“Your Highness, we are heading to the Xueluo Continent. Our speed has reached 36 times the speed of light, and we are estimated to arrive in 19 hours.” A woman with short, dark purple hair, an enchanting appearance, and a fluffy tail, yet a very serious demeanor, introduced to Luo Feng, “I will notify Your Highness in 19 hours. Your Highness may rest now.”

“Thank you.” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Luo Feng then sat on a nearby sofa, poured himself a glass of fine wine, and savored it. At the same time, he split a wisp of his consciousness to enter the virtual universe network to practice the saber technique ‘Seven Absolute Shadow Blades’. By now, every blade strike of ‘Seven Absolute Shadow Blades’ had been fully integrated into Luo Feng’s comprehension.

Even so… among the seven blades, Luo Feng was still more proficient in ‘Epiphyllum’! Perhaps it was because his Demon Killer Clan clone was inherently skilled in assassination, and long-term cultivation of saber techniques led to the deepest comprehension of ‘Epiphyllum’. This resulted in Luo Feng’s Earthling true body also being most skilled in the ‘Epiphyllum’ technique when executing saber arts.

***

While familiarizing himself with saber techniques and movement skills, 19 hours quickly passed.

“Your Highness, we are about to perform a cosmic jump and return to the original universe,” the short, dark purple-haired woman said coldly. Simultaneously, a jump countdown echoed in the spaceship’s control room. Ten seconds later, the entire spaceship began to vibrate slightly. Soon, everything returned to calm, and the spaceship had arrived at its destination.

“External view virtualized,” the short, dark purple-haired woman commanded.

Luo Feng’s eyes lit up as the surrounding scenery shifted, revealing the void outside.

“So beautiful,” Luo Feng exclaimed. Outside, thin mist permeated, and various void dust fragments appeared even more dreamlike. In the far distance, an incredibly tall palace floated in the void.

“This palace is called Sky Eclipse Palace. Some of our Virtual Universe Company’s super powerhouses cultivate here and are also responsible for monitoring the Xueluo Continent,” the short, dark purple-haired woman introduced. “Not far from Sky Eclipse Palace, there’s a large cleared area, sufficient for spaceships to accelerate for cosmic jumps.”

“Sky Eclipse Palace, monitoring?” Luo Feng asked in surprise.

“Correct.” The short, dark purple-haired woman nodded, “Anyone flying out of the Xueluo Continent will be detected. If they are our people, they will naturally be safely escorted away. If they are natives of the Xueluo Continent… they certainly won’t be so lucky.”

“I’ll take you this far!”

“From here, it’s not far from the Xueluo Continent. Your Highness Luo Feng will have to take your own spaceship,” the short, dark purple-haired woman said. “Your Highness should have brought your own spaceship, right? This was mentioned in the cultivation mission brief.”

“Understood.” Luo Feng nodded.

“Whoosh!”

The hatch opened, and Luo Feng, clad in all-black combat armor and boots, carrying a shield and combat saber on his back, flew directly out of the spaceship and into the void.

“Sky Eclipse Palace.” Luo Feng stood in the void, gazing at the distant palace. With a wave of his hand, a silver pyramid-shaped spaceship appeared beside him. It was the mechanical race spaceship Luo Feng had obtained on Earth. This mechanical race spaceship… was definitely a high-quality vessel, excellent in terms of maneuverability, defense, and other aspects.

“Spaceship camouflage simulation, simulate as an ordinary meteorite fragment,” Luo Feng flew into the silver pyramid-shaped spaceship and issued the command.

“Yes, Master.”

The mechanical race spaceship’s exterior transformed, quickly becoming a deep gray, seemingly ordinary meteorite fragment, completely inconspicuous in the void. It then rapidly flew towards the Xueluo Continent at an astonishing speed.

Standing in the control room, Luo Feng gazed forward.

In the far distance, an incredibly vast, almost boundless continent floated in the void, entirely enveloped in a layer of clouds.

This was the Xueluo Continent!

“Only 3 hours left until we enter the outer cloud layer.”

“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

The Xueluo Continent welcomed another visitor from beyond the stars!