Three Rewards

Luo Feng himself didn't know that normally only one reward was given; he thought choosing one out of three was standard.

"Three rewards?" Luo Feng looked with a hint of anticipation at Tian Yu King on the throne above the grand hall.

"The first is the 'Chrysalis Armor'," Tian Yu King on the throne slowly stated. "The Chrysalis Armor is a combat armor favored by Undying Gods. Its defensive power is quite impressive. If a Sector Lord level First-tier or Second-tier uses the Chrysalis Armor, they can resist all non-soul attacks below the Undying level without a scratch. As a Psychic Controller, you should pay even more attention to physical defense, so this set of armor is quite suitable for you."

Luo Feng was secretly shocked. A Sector Lord First-tier wearing that armor could resist all non-soul attacks below the Undying level? Truly worthy of being a combat armor beloved by Undying Gods.

Babata also shouted in Luo Feng's mind, "Chrysalis Armor, Luo Feng! Your teacher only stopped needing such armor after the Moyun Teng transformed and reached the Undying level. Otherwise... even for your teacher, the Chrysalis Armor would have been excellent. The auction price for Chrysalis Armor typically reaches 800,000 to 1 million primal chaos units."

Luo Feng jumped in fright.

800,000 to 1 million primal chaos units?

The entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield was only worth 300,000 to 1 million primal chaos units. A single piece of combat armor was more expensive than a vast starfield?

"The second is a palm-sized piece of 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold', weighing approximately 3.1 tons," Tian Yu King on the throne continued. "Ultimate Flame Void Gold is a very precious material for crafting weapons. Before you reach the Undying level, you can purchase some standard Psychic Controller weapons. But once you become Undying, you'll need to create weapons best suited to your own secret technique. Ultimate Flame Void Gold... is an extremely rare material for weapon crafting."

Luo Feng blinked.

A palm-sized piece of material?

"The third is cash," Tian Yu King on the throne said. "The Chrysalis Armor and Ultimate Flame Void Gold are both valued at around 500,000 primal chaos units. Therefore, the third reward is 500,000 primal chaos units in cash. If you're not satisfied with the first two options, you can choose the money and then purchase what you need yourself."

"You can only choose one of the three," Tian Yu King declared, looking down at Luo Feng. "Make your choice."

The other 24 Marquis-level Undyings below the grand hall all changed their expressions, each filled with shock.

They had been stationed here with Tian Yu King for too long and hadn't seen him so accommodating in ages. The so-called massive rewards actually had a stipulated range from the Virtual Universe Company. Normally, any suitable reward would be enough to send off those Highnesses who had collected 10,000 black tokens.

But this time—

Firstly, the three rewards Tian Yu King offered were all astonishing.

The Chrysalis Armor, a combat armor that even Undying Gods would scramble to bid on. If Luo Feng used it, he could continue using it all the way to the Undying God stage.

Ultimate Flame Void Gold was even more precious and rare. Even Tian Yu King himself described it as 'very precious' and 'extremely rare'. A mere palm-sized piece of raw material was valuable to that extent.

Finally, there was cash.

In comparison, cash was actually the weakest of the three, but... hadn't Tian Yu King said, 'If you're not satisfied with the first two, you can take the cash and buy what you need'? This was clearly showing complete consideration for Luo Feng. They had truly rarely seen Tian Yu King treat anyone with such courtesy.

"Babata, which one should I choose?" Luo Feng asked in his mind.

Although he had some judgment, his experience was limited. Babata's knowledge was far more extensive.

"The Chrysalis Armor isn't necessary for now," Babata advised. "Because we can cultivate the Moyun Teng to quickly advance to the 'Sector Lord level', and cultivating it to Sector Lord Ninth-tier isn't difficult... As for becoming an Undying God in the future! Once you become an Undying God, with your background and the Virtual Universe Company's regard for you, the combat armor you use will likely be even better than the Chrysalis Armor! Moreover, once you find a way for the Moyun Teng to become 'Undying', there will be even less need for the Chrysalis Armor."

"As for cash! Also unnecessary!"

"Because all of your teacher's assets are in a bank account. As long as you, as a Domain Lord level, go to any Cosmic River Bank in any starfield in the universe, you can withdraw the inheritance your teacher left you. So... you don't lack money."

"What's actually most important for you is the 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold'!"

"Although Tian Yu King said that both the 'Chrysalis Armor' and a piece of 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold' are valued at 500,000 primal chaos units, I must tell you... Tian Yu King holds an incredibly esteemed position, which is why he can acquire the Chrysalis Armor and Ultimate Flame Void Gold for 500,000 primal chaos units. In reality, as I mentioned before, the Chrysalis Armor's auction price is 800,000 to 1 million primal chaos units. And the Ultimate Flame Void Gold... would be auctioned for even more, 1.5 to 2 million primal chaos units," Babata explained continuously.

"Why is Ultimate Flame Void Gold so much more expensive than the Chrysalis Armor? And how could Tian Yu King... acquire it for only 500,000 primal chaos units?" Luo Feng wondered.

"Because!"

"Ultimate Flame Void Gold is simply too rare; it's almost entirely monopolized by some super-entities," Babata continued. "Rarity makes it valuable! Perhaps Tian Yu King can acquire it, but for other Undying Gods... even if they were willing to pay double the price, they wouldn't be able to get it. In comparison, there are far more Chrysalis Armors than Ultimate Flame Void Gold."

"Furthermore!"

"Luo Feng, you will definitely need to create a secret technique that is most suitable for you. This is a path every powerful individual must take, and typically, during the peak of the Sector Lord level, one begins to create secret techniques. When creating a secret technique, you can already start gathering materials to craft your own weapons," Babata said.

...

The three rewards offered by Tian Yu King indeed caused the 24 Marquis-level Undyings below to be utterly perplexed... What kind of background did this Luo Feng have to warrant such treatment from Tian Yu King?

Zhenyan King's disciple?

Surely not.

After all, Tian Yu King's status was nearly on par with Zhenyan King's. There was no need to curry favor with Zhenyan King through this. Moreover, 'Tian Yu King' possessed an incredibly proud personality; he sometimes didn't even care much for some Universe Country Lords. Perhaps a Universe Country Lord was stronger than him, but once Tian Yu King unleashed his strongest secret technique...

If he was determined to escape, even a Universe Country Lord would find it difficult to kill Tian Yu King.

In the vast universe, that group of King-level Undyings, often referred to as 'infinitely close' to Universe Country Lords, might not be a match for a Universe Country Lord in a direct confrontation. However, each possessed great divine abilities and powers to traverse the universe, and at the very least, they had the ability to preserve their lives.

This was also why they didn't need to rely on Universe Country Lords.

"Lord Tian Yu King, I choose the second reward, 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold'," Luo Feng respectfully stated.

"Hmph!" Po Yu Marquis below the grand hall frowned slightly, letting out a cold snort in his heart. "This brat is only Universe Level Ninth-tier, yet he knows Ultimate Flame Void Gold is the best option. Hmph, he probably just got lucky." Po Yu Marquis had a strong dislike for Luo Feng.

"Haha..."

In the grand hall, Tian Yu King rarely laughed, "Good, this piece of Ultimate Flame Void Gold is yours."

With a casual toss, a nearly completely transparent crystal, subtly threaded with golden filaments, instantly traversed space and appeared directly before Luo Feng.

"My heavens, teleportation?" Luo Feng was startled.

He saw it clearly: the crystal vanished into thin air after Tian Yu King flicked his hand, then reappeared out of thin air before him. Even with his perception of cosmic space, he could only detect a very faint spatial fluctuation.

"Having completed the Demonic Mountain mission, you should be returning directly to the Primal Secret Region, correct?" Tian Yu King in the grand hall asked.

Luo Feng didn't bother to examine the precious Ultimate Flame Void Gold, immediately storing it in his space ring. Then he respectfully replied, "Yes, although I've been a member of the Primal Secret Region for several years, I've been on the Demonic Mountain the entire time. So I haven't actually been to the Primal Secret Region yet."

"Understood. The spaceship arranged for your return will take you directly to the Primal Secret Region."

After Tian Yu King finished speaking, he vanished from the throne into thin air.

...

A moment later.

Luo Feng boarded a spaceship specially arranged by Tian Yu King and departed the Demonic Mountain. It accelerated in a cleared area not far from the Demonic Mountain, preparing for cosmic travel.

"Tian Yu King is truly courteous," Luo Feng mused in the resting cabin, examining the palm-sized, 3.1-ton transparent metal in his hand. The entire metal resembled transparent crystal, even clearer than crystal! If one wasn't careful... they would simply mistake it for air, save for a few very fine golden filaments within it.

Touching this piece of Ultimate Flame Void Gold, Luo Feng could feel the surrounding space subtly fluctuating with it.

"What a peculiar metal," Luo Feng marveled in his heart.

He immediately connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe Network and sent an email to his teacher, Zhenyan King, detailing the reward of 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold' he received on the Demonic Mountain, including the entire process... because Luo Feng himself had noticed that Tian Yu King was indeed very friendly.

Just a moment later, Luo Feng received an email, a reply from his teacher.

Luo Feng opened it and saw—

"Your teacher once saved Tian Yu King's life, but very few in the universe know about this. Don't spread it around... Tian Yu King is a very proud man. Give him an inch of respect, and he'll return a mile."

"Teacher, you're ruthless!"

Luo Feng's eyes widened.

So that was it. Generally, the prouder a person was, the less they liked owing favors. Especially a life-saving debt?

"My teacher is straightforward and hot-tempered; I heard he's offended quite a few people. Before, he told me to be cautious when I become a Domain Lord and serve as a high-ranking official. But now it seems... while my teacher might have some hidden enemies, he also has some friends. And such powerful friends at that," Luo Feng mused with a smile.

...

Time flowed on, and after three months, the spaceship finally entered the Primal Secret Region.

After cosmic travel brought them back to the original universe, they flew for most of a day before arriving at the residence of the core geniuses within the Primal Secret Region.

"His Highness Luo Feng, ahead is where the 113 Highnesses reside," a tall man with three pairs of silver wings pointed into the distance. In this external virtual display, Luo Feng immediately saw 136 stars in the distant void.

Those 136 massive stars continuously revolved around each other in the void, their trajectories incredibly profound.

As Luo Feng watched, a scene suddenly flashed in his mind: Sky Eclipse Palace Master demonstrating Space Law with nine black flame planets.

"It's somewhat similar," Luo Feng vaguely felt the profound mysteries contained within the trajectories of those 136 planets.

"These 136 stars form their own space-time, ensuring the absolute safety of the Highnesses residing within. Even powerful beings like Universe Country Lords cannot intrude upon that space-time," the silver-winged man explained with a smile. "This was also built by the Virtual Universe Company, expending countless efforts for generations of Highnesses."

Luo Feng was shocked in his heart.

136 planets, forming their own space-time?