Opportunity

'Humans?' The black-skinned youth's gaze instantly fell upon Luo Feng and his companions, quickly determining that they were indeed human. 'You're the leader?' The black-skinned youth looked at Luo Feng in surprise. From where Luo Feng's group stood, it was clear that Luo Feng was at the very front, Dilun, an Immortal God, stood to one side, while the other five human Realm Lords and Kashina were behind him. 'Hello,' Luo Feng said with a smile, looking at him. 'Haha...' The fierce youth, who had just been radiating hostility, now chuckled, sweeping his gaze over the large group of youths. 'I see it clearly now. No wonder you all gathered here. Oh, Jia'ai, you've arrived too. Haha... it seems everyone wants to challenge the human genius.' The fierce youth, whose skin shimmered with a black luster as if cast from iron, stared at Luo Feng. 'Human, I, Bei Chuang of the Elder God Palace lineage, formally challenge you!' 'This Bei Chuang is truly disgusting.' 'Bei Chuang is taught by the Elder God Palace; his strength is indeed formidable.' The thousands of Golden Horn Clan members nearby discussed amongst themselves. 'Bei Chuang?' Luo Feng looked at the fierce black-skinned youth, immediately discerning that he was indeed a Ninth-tier Domain Lord. 'Please accept my challenge.' The fierce black-skinned youth's eyes blazed like lightning, as if he wanted to devour Luo Feng, staring intently. Luo Feng shook his head with a smile, about to refuse, but as his gaze swept over the thousands of Golden Horn Clan youths in the distance, an idea suddenly struck him. 'Elder God Palace lineage? Hmm, it seems my human identity has indeed attracted many geniuses from the Golden Horn Clan who wish to challenge me. Instead of facing an endless stream of challenges, it might be better to accept one, display my strength, and at least deter some weaker geniuses from bothering me.' 'Please accept my challenge!' the fierce youth roared again. 'I'll accept, but... you need to agree to one condition,' Luo Feng said, looking at him. The fierce youth, Bei Chuang, paused, then his face lit up with wild joy. Staring at Luo Feng, he asked, 'What condition? Tell me!' 'I heard those God Palace guards call you commander earlier, so you have some status in the Elder God Palace,' Luo Feng said, pointing to the towering Huisuo Behemoth in the distance, which was almost as tall as the God Palace itself. 'I've never seen a Starry Sky Behemoth up close, so I'd like to observe it from a short distance and interact with it. Is that possible?' 'Close proximity?' The youth, Bei Chuang, frowned slightly. 'Going in to look is a minor matter, but that Huisuo Behemoth possesses the strength to contend with an ordinary Immortal God. If you go in, your safety...' If a peerless human genius were to die in the world of the Golden Horn Clan, the consequences would be severe. 'Don't worry,' Luo Feng said, looking at Dilun beside him. Dilun nodded. After all, Dilun was an Immortal God who could almost be considered a Feudal Lord, or at least barely one, possessing immense strength. 'Since you can guarantee safety, observing the Huisuo Behemoth up close is a minor matter, and I can authorize it.' The youth, Bei Chuang, glanced at the guards within the confinement array. 'Let these humans go in and take a look. Have them enter through the safe passage.' 'Yes, Commander,' the group of guards responded. Observing the Huisuo Behemoth up close was indeed a minor matter. What harm could come from just looking? Many influential figures within the Golden Horn Clan often observed the Huisuo Behemoth up close; after all, it was the only Starry Sky Behemoth in the entire Lasiao world. 'Click!' The metal door opened. 'This is the only way to enter without triggering the confinement array,' the youth, Bei Chuang, said. Luo Feng smiled and led Dilun and the others along this passage into the area spanning over a thousand kilometers—the region where the Huisuo Behemoth usually lived. ... Walking through the wild mountains, Luo Feng caught a faint, slightly fishy, unique scent emanating from the Huisuo Behemoth's body. On the ground, some black, dried bloodstains were still visible, along with scattered, shed fur. 'Luo Feng, that dried blood has probably been there too long to extract life genes for cloning, but those hairs that haven't fully decayed definitely can be used,' Babata's voice echoed in his mind. 'Understood.' Luo Feng crouched down, gently stroking a strand of fur. Though called fur, it was actually thicker than a large tree, each strand several meters thick and astonishingly several kilometers long. From a distance, it appeared slender and soft, like the fur of an ape, but this was normal considering the Huisuo Behemoth stood over 1000 kilometers tall. Looking around, the wild terrain was strewn with tangled fur, with hundreds of strands in any given spot. There was a vast amount of shed fur throughout the wild mountains. 'Bei Chuang, may I take a strand of fur as a souvenir?' Luo Feng turned to ask. The youth, Bei Chuang, standing outside the confinement array, couldn't help but feel puzzled. A strand of fur as a souvenir? This thing was pure garbage. Only a very few clan members who had come into close contact had ever taken one or two strands as souvenirs, but they were truly useless. 'Human, if you wish to take a shed strand of Huisuo Behemoth fur, of course you may,' Bei Chuang said loudly. 'Thank you.' Luo Feng nodded, then directly placed a strand of the Huisuo Behemoth's fur into his space ring. 'Done. With this fur... I can use the Golden Horned Beast's innate clone ability to nurture an embryo and give birth to a Huisuo Behemoth,' Luo Feng thought to himself, then walked towards the Huisuo Behemoth. He looked up, approaching it. Watching this Huisuo Behemoth, bound and crouched, a Starry Sky Behemoth that should have roamed the cosmos freely, now tied up like a cat or dog—it was a tragedy. And given Luo Feng's special identity... seeing the Huisuo Behemoth in such a state, he felt a sense of empathy. 'Roar~~' A low growl reverberated through the mountains. The crouching Huisuo Behemoth opened its massive eyes, a pair of greenish-gold eyes, looking down at Luo Feng. Luo Feng also looked up at it, while Dilun stood to the side, cautiously alert. 'Human?' the Huisuo Behemoth uttered in a deep voice. 'Hello,' Luo Feng nodded. One human and one Starry Sky Behemoth, one looking up, the other looking down. In their eyes... they both subtly sensed something similar—the same cold disposition! The same suppressed and restrained brutal killing intent! Luo Feng suppressed and restrained the Golden Horned Beast's fierce killing intent because of his human identity, while the Huisuo Behemoth similarly suppressed its brutal killing intent because it had been bound. 'Human,' the Huisuo Behemoth's voice directly entered Luo Feng's mind. 'You give me a very familiar feeling. You have some similarities with me.' Similarities? Luo Feng sighed inwardly. Yes. Similar, because in a way, he was also a Starry Sky Behemoth! If he had the ability, he would definitely rescue this Huisuo Behemoth. But he was merely a human genius. The Elders of the Golden Horn Clan were existences comparable to Universe Venerables. Even if the clan was affiliated with humanity, such existences were not ones he could easily provoke. 'Is there anything I can help you with?' Luo Feng asked mentally. 'No.' The Huisuo Behemoth's greenish-gold eyes looked down at Luo Feng, transmitting its thoughts. 'You can't help me, and the Elder from the God Palace made a promise to me when he bound me three million years ago—that as long as I can break through to become an Immortal God, he will grant me freedom.' 'What?' Luo Feng was startled. There was such an agreement? To make such an agreement after three million years of binding, perhaps that Elder had developed a hint of admiration for the Starry Sky Behemoth's stubbornness, but deep down, the high and mighty Elder would never easily release it. So, he set the requirement of reaching 'Immortal God' status. 'Is reaching Immortality difficult?' Luo Feng asked. 'Thousands, tens of thousands of times harder than for you humans,' the Huisuo Behemoth said. 'I can already defeat ordinary Immortal Gods, but I still can't break through the final threshold. I've endured twenty million years. Breaking through to Immortality... I will definitely succeed, definitely!' 'Human.' 'It's rare to see a life form that feels familiar to me. I've said enough. You should go, go now.' The Huisuo Behemoth slowly closed its eyes again. Luo Feng sighed. Indeed. He couldn't help it. Even to observe and comprehend the Holy Stele, he had to submit an application and see if the Elder would agree. He had no right to make demands. 'Your Highness Luo Feng, why are you inside?' 'Hmm?' Luo Feng turned to look. Outside the confinement array was the golden-armored elder, Elder Sifanqi. Luo Feng quickly led Dilun and the others out through the passage. 'I went to observe the Huisuo Behemoth up close,' Luo Feng said to Elder Sifanqi. 'Elder, how is it?' Elder Sifanqi laughed heartily. 'After a discussion with the Elder, he agreed to allow Your Highness to observe and comprehend the Holy Stele, and specifically granted you one month to do so alone! Furthermore... after observing and comprehending the Holy Stele, Your Highness may choose one secret technique stored in the Holy Land.' 'One month of solo observation and one secret technique?' Luo Feng was surprised. 'Yes, the Holy Stele only allows for comprehension and doesn't contain systematic secret techniques. The secret techniques stored in the Holy Land are systematic secret techniques left by various great powerhouses of our Golden Horn Clan throughout history, all combining 'space and metal' elements, belonging to the Xiluoduo lineage,' Elder Sifanqi said with a smile. 'Your Highness may choose any one, but only one.' Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded. 'So your name is Luo Feng? You've seen the Huisuo Behemoth up close, so you wouldn't want to postpone this duel until after you've comprehended the Holy Stele, would you?' The black-skinned youth, Bei Chuang, wearing green battle armor, stood not far away, his voice fierce. 'Let's go to the Martial Arena and fight now.' Luo Feng looked at him. 'Your Highness Luo Feng, you're going to duel him?' Elder Sifanqi was startled and quickly transmitted a message. 'Your Highness, don't agree. You've only recently advanced to Ninth-tier Domain Lord... but this Bei Chuang is one of the two genius Bei brothers cultivated by the Elder from the nearby God Palace. His comprehension of laws, according to your human classification, should be equivalent to the ninth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge.' Luo Feng was stunned. Comprehension of laws reaching the ninth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge? Damn! Even the most peak geniuses of the Golden Horn Clan were terrifying.