Massive Reward

The environment within Demonic Sound Mountain had always been one of rock and ice. As Luo Feng flew out of the outermost cave, he immediately saw the boundless void in the distance, and his heart instantly felt relieved and free.

“I’m out!”

“My journey to Demonic Sound Mountain has finally concluded.”

Luo Feng turned his head, gazing at the colossal, endless Demonic Mountain, secretly marveling at the truly astonishing gains he had made during this trip. The Demonic Sound God General inheritance had boosted his psychic energy amplitude to over 3200, whereas many mental-force masters typically reached a limit of only 100.

Even cultivating the ‘Ben Zun Tian Di’ to mastery only increased his strength by 27 times.

“This inheritance is a priceless treasure!”

“It’s a pity my strength is too weak, and my soul can only bear so much of the inheritance. If I were at the pinnacle of the Realm Lord stage and then consumed a Golden Soul Fruit, I might be able to break through to the second stage. Once I step onto the second stage’s ladder, I might even glimpse the hall at its end.” Luo Feng’s heart was filled with anticipation and longing.

At that time, Luo Feng had only advanced about a tenth of the way up the first stage’s ladder when the first stage’s hall appeared!

According to Luo Feng’s conjecture, he would need to advance a tenth of the way up the second stage’s inheritance ladder for the second stage’s hall to appear. Only when that hall manifested could he obtain the treasures within it.

“Unfortunately, I only reached the very late period of the first stage.”

“If I could reach a tenth of the way into the second stage, I could use my Demon Killer Clan clone to retrieve the treasures from the ‘second stage hall.’ After consuming them, I could advance significantly further.”

…

As Luo Feng gazed at Demonic Sound Mountain with a sigh, a squad of silver-clad attendants swiftly flew over from a distance.

“Your Highness!”

“Your Highness Luo Feng!” The moment the silver-clad attendants arrived, they bowed respectfully. One of them even added, “Congratulations on emerging from Demonic Sound Mountain, Your Highness.”

“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded.

“Please follow us, Your Highness.” This squad of silver-clad attendants dared not be negligent. Recently, there had been only two Highnesses within Demonic Sound Mountain: Luo Feng and another Highness from the Apocalypse Secret Realm. In terms of status… Luo Feng was naturally far superior.

With utmost respect, the silver-clad attendants led Luo Feng towards the palace complex at the foot of the Demonic Mountain.

“Your Highness Luo Feng!” A white-robed figure swiftly flew over.

“Oh, it’s you, Yi Chang?” Luo Feng recognized the white-robed youth before him at a glance. He was the one who had received him 12 years ago when he first came to the Demonic Mountain.

“Your Highness still remembers Yi Chang’s name.” The white-robed youth appeared very excited, and quickly added, “It’s truly remarkable that Your Highness spent a full 12 years in Demonic Sound Mountain and emerged safely.” Though he said this aloud, the white-robed youth Yi Chang secretly sighed in his heart… Po Yu Marquis would probably be very displeased to learn that Luo Feng had survived.

…

Inside the cold, desolate hall.

Po Yu Marquis sat on her throne, her Immortal power silently sweeping over Luo Feng and the white-robed youth Yi Chang. With her capabilities, even Babata, with all his instruments, couldn’t detect it. After all, in terms of strength… Po Yu Marquis was slightly stronger than Huyan Bo back then, and she specialized in soul research.

“This Luo Feng is actually still alive, having stayed in Demonic Sound Mountain for 12 years… He has some ability!” Po Yu Marquis murmured softly, her eyes cold. *Crack*~~~ Her right hand, crystalline as if carved from jade, directly crushed the armrest of her throne.

“However, one day—” Po Yu Marquis’s voice deepened.

“What?!” Po Yu Marquis’s expression changed drastically.

“10,000 black tokens? That Luo Feng actually collected 10,000 black tokens?” Po Yu Marquis no longer possessed her previous composure; only shock and fury remained.

…

Luo Feng was chatting with the white-robed youth Yi Chang as they walked.

“10,000 black tokens?” The white-robed Yi Chang looked at Luo Feng in astonishment. “Your Highness Luo Feng, collecting 10,000 black tokens is far more difficult than a survival mission. It’s been a long time since any Highness managed to collect 10,000 black tokens. Only His Highness Mo Luo achieved it previously.”

“Mo Luo?” Luo Feng frowned. “He completed it too?”

The fastest way to collect 10,000 black tokens was to kill Realm Lord powerhouses. And for a Universe-level Ninth Tier to kill a Realm Lord, how incredible was that?

It was impossible to rely solely on one’s own martial prowess; it usually required auxiliary lifeforms, technological weapons, and so on.

He himself had only succeeded by combining his Demon Killer Clan clone with an E9 laser gun. What did Mo Luo rely on?

“Yes.” The white-robed youth nodded repeatedly. “His Highness Mo Luo indeed completed it, but he only stayed in Demonic Sound Mountain for a little over three years before coming out.”

“His speed is quite fast.” Luo Feng smiled faintly. “Collecting 10,000 black tokens is extremely difficult. I also spent 12 years to successfully gather them. This Mo Luo… was faster than me in collecting black tokens.”

The white-robed youth quickly said, “The perseverance of Your Highness Luo Feng to persist for 12 years in collecting black tokens is truly astonishing.”

Though he said this aloud, he felt a hint of disdain in his heart.

This peerless genius, His Highness Luo Feng, was perhaps too reckless with his life. To collect enough black tokens, he actually stayed in Demonic Sound Mountain for 12 years. Demonic Sound Mountain was the location for ‘Desperate-level missions.’ Staying for 12 years, no matter how good one’s luck, one would inevitably encounter indigenous Realm Lords or illusory beast Realm Lords…

“I really don’t know how he survived,” the white-robed youth Yi Chang muttered to himself.

A moment later.

Yi Chang led Luo Feng to a palace.

“Your Highness Luo Feng, because you obtained 10,000 black tokens, you will naturally receive a massive reward. This massive reward will be personally presented to you by our Virtual Universe Company’s resident ‘Tian Yu King’ here,” Yi Chang said with a smile. “Please wait a moment; I will go and inform him… Please wait patiently for Tian Yu King to grant you an audience.”

“Understood.” Luo Feng nodded.

Watching Yi Chang depart, Luo Feng was secretly astonished…

Tian Yu King?

Having followed his teacher, Zhenyan King, for so many years, Luo Feng had heard of some names of super-existences. Among the King-level Immortals, there were also distinctions in power, and a very small number of them were ‘infinitely close’ to the Universe Nation Master level.

Like his teacher, Zhenyan King!

And Tian Yu King was a name his teacher had once mentioned and specifically praised. Among King-level Immortals… those whom Zhenyan King couldn’t contend with were few and far between, and Tian Yu King was one of them.

“According to my teacher, this Tian Yu King is skilled in the two great laws of ‘space’ and ‘time,’ and is a super-existence who cultivates the ‘Cosmic Chaos Stele.’ Even my teacher couldn’t do anything against him, and he holds an extremely high position in the Virtual Universe Company.” Luo Feng secretly looked forward to meeting this legendary figure.

Compared to legendary existences like Zhenyan King and Tian Yu King, Meng Cang King was far inferior.

…

A moment later.

“Your Highness Luo Feng, Lord Tian Yu King is waiting for Your Highness in his ‘Feather Emperor Palace’.” The white-robed youth Yi Chang said with a smile, “Please follow me, Your Highness.”

“Mm.”

Luo Feng nodded and immediately followed the white-robed youth Yi Chang, flying among the palace complexes at the foot of the Demonic Mountain. After flying for about two minutes, they arrived at a majestic palace, hundreds of thousands of kilometers tall. More than half of the palace’s exterior walls were carved with a bizarre-looking bird.

This bird had three pairs of wings, three eyes, and crown-like feathers on its head.

Especially one of its vertical eyes, even though it was just a giant carving, this carved bird’s vertical eye still exuded a terrifying sense of seeing through time and space.

“Your Highness, please enter. I cannot accompany Your Highness inside.” The white-robed youth Yi Chang stood outside the palace.

The gold-armored guards outside the palace uniformly cleared a path. There were over a thousand guards, and among them were a full 10 Immortal Gods.

“Immortal Gods guarding outside the palace?” Luo Feng found it unbelievable. Even his teacher, Zhenyan King, wasn’t that impressive… Moreover, Immortal Gods usually had their pride; even if they submitted to a powerful existence, being ordered to guard a door was generally something they wouldn’t agree to. Unless there were some special reasons.

Luo Feng immediately stepped into the Feather Emperor Palace.

The main hall on the first floor of the Feather Emperor Palace was incredibly majestic and resplendent, primarily decorated in golden and dark black hues.

“Whoosh!”

Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light and flew through the main hall. After flying for a moment, he saw the dazzling figure seated on the throne, and the figures seated on either side below the hall.

“Greetings, Tian Yu King!” Luo Feng bowed respectfully.

“Zhenyan has taken a good disciple.” As the dazzling figure on the throne spoke, his voice resonated throughout the entire hall. This main hall was nearly a hundred thousand kilometers long and wide, so theoretically, sound transmission should take a long time, but the dazzling figure’s words instantly spread throughout the entire hall.

Only then did Luo Feng raise his head to look at the dazzling figure on the throne.

He had long golden hair, one pair of eyes was azure blue, but the vertical eye on his brow had golden pupils! His nose was high-bridged, and his lips were thin, yet his gaze, looking down, made Luo Feng feel as if he was facing the infinite cosmos when he looked up.

That natural nobility! It unconsciously made people want to submit.

“What a terrifying individual, truly worthy of being a great existence on par with my teacher.” Luo Feng was secretly astonished. Individuals like Zhenyan King and Tian Yu King, who were infinitely close to the ‘Universe Nation Master’ level, would not serve under any Nation Master or Venerable, even within the Virtual Universe Company. They no longer needed to rely on Universe Nation Masters or Venerables.

“And those beside him…”

Luo Feng’s gaze swept across.

Below the hall, on both sides, sat a full 24 individuals, each with unique appearances—some tall and burly, some enchanting, some stern. But based on Luo Feng’s long-term experience with his fellow disciples in Chaos City, he estimated that these 24 individuals… were likely all powerful Immortal Gods.

“Present your 10,000 black tokens,” the dazzling figure on the throne commanded.

“Yes.”

Luo Feng waved his hand, and a pile of black tokens immediately appeared beside him.

“Mm, according to the rules of this Demonic Mountain, if you can collect 10,000 black tokens, you will receive a reward.” Tian Yu King looked down at the tiny figure below, stating calmly, “I will now give you three reward options. You may only choose one.”

Upon hearing this.

Almost all of the 24 powerful Immortal Gods seated below showed a slight change in expression, but none dared to utter a sound. Among the 24 Immortal Gods, Po Yu Marquis secretly thought, “What’s wrong with Lord Tian Yu King? Doesn’t he usually just bestow a single reward? Why is he giving this boy options this time?”

Po Yu Marquis was deeply displeased in her heart but dared not voice any complaints.

Tian Yu King’s domineering nature meant that defying him could very likely result in annihilation!